On Thursday, February 1, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court entered into force in Armenia. From now on, in the event of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country will be able to arrest him under an ICC warrant, Armenpress reports.

It is noted that Armenia's ratification of the Rome Statute caused dissatisfaction with the Russian side, and the Russian Foreign Ministry even sent a note of protest in connection with the Armenian government's sending the Rome Statute to the National Assembly for ratification.

At the same time, Armenian officials stated that the decision to join the Rome Statute was due to the fact that they saw it as an opportunity to bring Azerbaijan to justice "for committing war crimes."

It is worth noting that on March 17, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Russian Children's Ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova. They are accused of illegally deporting children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation since February 24, 2022.