Russia puts Ukraine's president Zelenskiy on wanted list
Russia has initiated a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and placed him on a wanted list, according to the state news agency TASS. This action is part of Russia's pattern of issuing arrest warrants for Ukrainian and other European politicians since the conflict with Ukraine began in February 2022. Previously, Russian police had targeted Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Lithuania's culture minister, and members of the Latvian parliament for their alleged involvement in the destruction of Soviet-era monuments
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- Published Date: 04:12 | 04 May 2024
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Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, citing the Interior Ministry's database.
The entry it cited gave no further details.
Russia has issued arrest warrants for a number of Ukrainian and other European politicians since the start of the conflict with Ukraine in February 2022.
Russian police in February put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Lithuania's culture minister and members of the previous Latvian parliament on a wanted list for destroying Soviet-era monuments.
Russia also issued an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor who last year prepared a warrant for President Vladimir Putin on war crimes charges.