"This is an important moment in the process of justice before the ICC."

The International Criminal Court on Fri. issued an arrest warrant for Pres. Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine.

According to a statement released Fri., the ICC charged Putin with illegally deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.

14K+ Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia since Feb. 2022, according to Ukrainian officials. (CNN)

Moscow's regional governor in Oct. reported 800 Ukrainian children living in the Moscow region. (CNN)

Putin wasn't alone: the ICC also issued a warrant for Russian children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova. (CNN)

What does this mean? It means that Putin could get arrested if he visits any one of the 123 ICC member states. (CNN)