The arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin is a symbolic action that will not hasten the end of the war in Ukraine. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Economy and Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Levente Moder, said this in a comment to Suspilny.

Of the International Criminal Court warrant for Putin's arrest, a Hungarian official said: "

Moder says his country prefers to focus on concrete measures to support Ukraine instead of engaging in EU 'symbolic war'. In particular, the Hungarian official says, they are concerned about how to improve the lives of Ukrainian children attending public schools in Hungary, and how to make them feel more comfortable, calmer in this country..

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As for whether to prosecute Putin at all, Moder noted that all people responsible for war crimes must be dealt with according to the law, regardless of nationality, country or any affiliation..

March 17, 2023. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Putin and Russian children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova. They are suspected of illegal deportation and displacement of Ukrainian children. The ICC cannot condemn the very fact of Russia's attack on Ukraine, since neither Ukraine nor Russia ratified the founding document of the court - the Rome Statute. Meanwhile, if the suspects leave for countries that are members of the ICC and have ratified the Rome Statute, they should be arrested and brought to trial..

However, not all ICC member states are ready to arrest Putin if he appears on their territory.. The same Hungary stated that it would refrain from such a step. But the Lithuanians say that their hand will not waver if they have the opportunity to arrest the head of Russia.

Political relations between Ukraine and Hungary remain tense. Hungary often does not support sanctions against the aggressor, its Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the West should stop arming Ukraine and focus on a peaceful settlement.