"I hope it is followed by actions": Ukrainians in Kyiv react to ICC arrest warrant for Putin
CNN asked people on the streets of Kyiv their reactions to the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.
Here's what they said:
Tatiana Kostiuchenko, 25, massage therapist: "I think Russians will kill Putin before there is a chance for him to stand trial. He knows too much. This is the way they do stuff. The arrest warrant actually gives me a sense of calm.
Because it’s like Ukrainians were alone saying all of these terrible things are happening, that Putin is a criminal. But now everyone will say it, know it. The fact that this is because of the children deportation is even better. It highlights the suffering of civilians, especially children. People think war is about two armies but it’s not — civilians are suffering, so many children."
Natalia Saloviova, 68, teacher: "I am happy to hear it, but I am not sure that it will be implemented because he will hide. He will hide. He will go abroad with the help of China maybe or Iran ... But I hope, I hope. I want to believe in this."
https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-03-17-23/h_126d6fc91edccd92632ada188aa8c7c0