British Defense Secretary John Healey has said that he would love to take the Russian president into custody<\/p>\n
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has derided the head of Britain\u2019s Defense Ministry for saying that he would like to abduct Russian President Vladimir Putin.
\nOn Friday, UK Defense Secretary John Healey told the Kyiv Independent that if he could kidnap any leader, he would \u201ctake Putin into custody\u201d and hold him accountable for what he described as \u201cwar crimes\u201d \u2013 particularly the alleged abduction of Ukrainian children \u2013 something Moscow denies has taken place.
\nIn an interview with \u2018TV Center\u2019 on Sunday, Zakharova dismissed Healey\u2019s comments as \u201csalacious fantasies of British perverts.\u201d<\/p>\n
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UK defense secretary names world leader he\u2019d like to kidnap<\/p>\n
Healey\u2019s remarks came after the US launched an unprecedented raid on Venezuela, during which it kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan leader, along with his wife, was flown to New York to face charges of drug trafficking and weapons offences, to which he has pleaded not guilty. The operation has also sparked fierce debate over its legality.
\nMoscow has condemned the US military operation as \u201carmed aggression,\u201d an unacceptable infringement on the Venezuelan sovereignty and a violation of international law. The UK, however, has refrained from denouncing Washington\u2019s move, noting that it \u201chas long supported a transition of power in Venezuela.\u201d
\nPutin is the target of a 2023 arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court over the alleged unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children. Britain is a member of the court, meaning it would be obliged to act on the warrant if Putin were to enter British jurisdiction. Russia is not a party to the ICC and has dismissed the warrant as legally void.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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