![The ICC's arrest warrant for Putin amid the Russia-Ukraine war could have serious consequences.](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/icc-putin-russia-ukraine-genocide-war-crimes-03282023-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
Last week, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. The ICC’s decision to focus on the deportation of children, rather than other horrific crimes allegedly committed by Russian forces, is not as surprising as it might seem.