International Criminal Court Judges Issue Arrest Warrant Against Vladimir Putin, Maria Alekseyevna For War Crimes

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• The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine.
• Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations of atrocities during its one-year invasion of Ukraine.
• The Court says Putin is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of the population (children) and unlawful transfer of the population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia. 
• The ICC has also issued an arrest warrant against Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia's President's Office.
• The judges said there are reasonable grounds to believe that each suspect bears responsibility for the war crime in prejudice of Ukrainian children.
• In reaction, Gold Futures jumped 2.30%, while crude oil futures slumped 3.85%.
• United States Oil ETF USO is down 2.73%, while SPDR Gold Trust ETF GLD is up 2.12% on the last check Friday.
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