How CAN Putin be arrested for war crimes?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : In June, he travelled to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan before visiting Iran the following month.
45% : Although the court is supported by many United Nations members and the European Union, other major powers like the United States, China and Russia are not members, arguing it could be used for politically motivated prosecutions.
45% : No one thought Milosevic would face trial during his lifetime, but he was overthrown and extradited to face charges in 2001 after the then Prime Minister of Serbia Zoran Djindjic faced increasing pressure from the US and EU to cooperate with the ICC or risk losing financial aid.
41% : Under the Rome Statute system of international criminal justice, the court has no police force of its own to enforce warrants.

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