ICC says it made warrants public in effort to prevent further crimes
Let's take another look at the ICC statement on the arrest warrant.
The court alleges Vladimir Putin is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from occupied Ukraine to Russia.
It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 - when Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Russia's commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, is also wanted by the ICC for same crimes.
Judges had mulled issuing secret warrants but decided that making them public could "contribute to the prevention of the further commission of crimes".