Putin should be arrested in Alaska, not feted

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/11/putin-should-be-arrested-not-feted/

by A_Lazko

27 comments

  1. USA is not part ICC, so its arrest order doesnt work on USA soil.

  2. The 70 countries that have not ratified the Rome Statute are under no obligation whatsoever to care about ICC indictments.

    Given that, why would the US start arresting Putin with massive ramifications for its own diplomats abroad? Diplomatic immunity is almost completely about reciprocity – don’t touch another country’s diplomats, and then they won’t touch your diplomats.

    It would basically be begging for Russia and allied countries to arrest American diplomats because the US wants to arrest Putin on charges by a court with no legal relevance whatsoever in the US.

    Moreover, if one wants to solve this war, locking away the President of Russia would only strengthen the narrative that the West is not only in a proxy war with Russia but actively attacking Russian sovereignty

  4. Stupid article. The US doesn’t recognize the ICC and the current administration sympathizes more with Putin than with Zelensky. An article written just for the sake of writing something.

  5. Ignoring everything else, what’s the point of arresting a body double? No way he’s going to the US.

  7. I really hate that Putin will never have to pay for his crimes. And not only will he not have to pay, he’s being rewarded with more Ukrainian territory every day.

  8. He’s a literal war criminal by every definition of the term.

  9. TIL

    Fete: to praise or welcome someone publicly because of their achievements

  11. A Pedophile and a War Criminal get together in Alaska, days after *Russia releases a catalogue of children* they’ve kidnapped from Ukraine, and are now up for trafficking.

    J.D. Vance has also stated the U.S. will no longer support Ukraine.

    Given that Trump is a Pedophile – child rapist & trafficker – one can only assume *that catalogue of children has something to do with Trump’s eagerness.*

  12. Washington is under Kremls control, not going to happen.

  14. Well, Alaska is Russian territory now so of course he does not get arrested on home soil.

    Proof of that? It is ruled by a kleptocratic oligarch.

  15. What would happen? This is one of those moments where I’m wondering if intrusive thoughts might be winning out.

    How would Russia respond? How about the rest of the world?

  16. Putin’s presidential limousine lighter, or the button to roll down the windows, or the door locks, or the latch on his seatbelt, the list goes on….. One of these things should’ve triggered an explosion a very long time ago.

  17. Netenyahu is doing the exact same. Will you call for him to be arrested?

  19. Orange man is more likely to hand zelensky over to putin

  21. It’s so sad European countries do not even have balls to pua bounty on his head. 1 billion € for alive Putin in The Hague or 500 million € for him dead.

  22. Oh yes brilliant plan. For sure only positive outcomes would come out of that.

    Edit:/s

  23. Technically both Putin and Trump should be arrested, but here we are. One dictator appeasing the other.

  24. Trump is going to come back from there having sold Ukraine, Alaska, and negotiations on Hawaii :))

  26. By the time Putin is arrested, Trump will have been dead for years.

  27. Whoever wrote (or agrees with) this article are not smart for simple reason:
    If Putin sense at least slightest possibility of being arrested – he will cancel the visit. What is all.
    So, it you want to prevent this visit – *that* is a different question., but be fair, at least.

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