The International Criminal Court intervenes during Vladimir Putin's visit to a partner state. The call from The Hague
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a meeting with Deputy Mayor Marat Khusnullin, in Kremlin, Moscow, on September 30, 2025. Photo: Vladimir Putin, Credit Line: Alexander Kazakov / AP / Profimedia
The International Criminal Court (CPI) appealed to Tadjikistan to comply with his obligations and to detain Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is currently in a state visit to the territory of this country in Central Asia, given that the Russian leader is targeted by an arrest warrant issued by the International Court, according to Ukraine.
In a letter sent to Tadjikistan on Tuesday and made public on Thursday, Paiva Kaukoranta, the president of the Assembly of the States of Rome (CPI), recalls that Putin is given international CPI in March 2023 for the war crime represented by the deportation of Ukrainian children in Russia.
The letter points out that the CPI's member states have the legal obligation to fully cooperate with the Court, which provides for the arrest and surrender of the persons sought by the court. “The capacity of the Court to fulfill its mandate depends on the fulfillment by the States of their cooperation obligations, especially in terms of arrest and delivery of persons who are the subject of arrest warrants,” warns the international court based in The Hague.
Despite the warning, Putin landed in Dusanbe on Wednesday, the capital of Tadjikistan, where he was welcomed by President Emomali Rahmon. The two then went to the “National Unit and Renaissance of Tadjikistan” complex, where the Russian president laid a wreath in front of Ismail Somoni's statue, an important leader of the Samani dynasty of Central Asia, considered the father of the Tadjice nation.
The visit, foreseen to last three days, coincides with the Russia-Central Summit, as well as a meeting of the Council of State Chiefs of the Independent States (CIS), and Putin is trying to take advantage of his stay to meet with several regional leaders, including Azer President Ilham Aliev.
Upon his arrival in Tajikistan, Putin emphasized the role of Tadjici immigrants in the Russian economy, despite the intensification of Xenophobic discourse in Russia and the massive raids in this country after the Crocus City Hall attack in 2024. he declared, according to Tass.
Tadjikistan is a signatory state of the Statute in Rome, therefore it has the legal obligation to cooperate with the CPI, including in terms of arrest and teaching the persons sought by the court, notes EFE.
This is not the first time that a signatory state of the founding act of the CPI ignores the arrest warrant against Putin. Last year, the CPI denounced Mongolia in front of his supervisory body because he did not respond to the arrest request of the Russian leader when he traveled on his territory.
Hungary followed the same example in April last April, refusing to arrest the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the country, despite the existence of an arrest warrant against war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza strip, recalls the agency quoted by the press.
