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, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow’s “desperation”.

TASS reported that the Russian Interior Ministry database showed Zelenskiy was on a wanted list but gave no further details. Ukraine’s foreign ministry noted Russian President Vladimir Putin was himself subject to arrest under an International Criminal Court warrant.

“We would like to remind you that unlike the worthless Russian announcements, an International Criminal Court warrant for the arrest of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on suspicion of war crimes is quite real, and subject to implementation in 123 countries,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

It said the Russian announcement was “evidence of the desperation of the Russian state machine and propaganda, which can think of no other way to attract attention”.

  • girlfreddyOP
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    8 months ago

    I hope Zelenskiy stays away from windows and airplanes.

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      8 months ago

      Why would he? He’s not in Russia (no matter how much Putin plays pretend on that).

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        8 months ago

        Not being in Russia didn’t help Alexander Litvinenko

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          8 months ago

          Yes, but Ukraine is currently at war with Russia and on hyper-alert for Russians trying to assassinate their president. They’ve stopped numerous assassination plots against him.

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            8 months ago

            So your previous comment was meaningless and your sentiment around not needing to be careful is that they have been extremely careful

            Or you could just have a laugh