Switzerland is considering granting diplomatic immunity to Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow him to participate in potential peace talks on the conflict in Ukraine. This was announced in a statement by Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, as quoted by international news agencies. The decision, which allows an exception to international legal norms, comes against the backdrop of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the Russian head of state.
During a press conference in Bern, Switzerland's top diplomat explained his country's position in detail. He specified that Putin's access to Swiss territory would only be possible under strictly defined conditions that exclude his personal presence and limit it to the purposes of organizing a peace conference.
"Last year, the federal government defined the rules for granting immunity to a person who is under international arrest. This is in case "they come for a peace conference, not for personal reasons", explained Ignazio Cassis."
This statement by the Swiss government is seen as a potential facilitator of efforts to start a dialogue, especially after French President Emmanuel Macron raised the topic of a peace summit. Macron, who is one of the leading European voices for finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict, proposed Switzerland as a neutral venue for such a meeting between Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. "In a neutral country, maybe Switzerland. I insist on Geneva", the French leader said in an interview with the LCI television channel earlier on Tuesday.
The ICC Arrest Warrant
Cassis' statement draws attention to the legal and political challenges associated with the international charges against the Russian president. On March 17, 2023, the ICC in The Hague issued an official arrest warrant for Putin on charges related to the "unlawful deportation" and "transfer" of Ukrainian children from the occupied regions of Ukraine to Russia. These actions were qualified by the international court as war crimes. An arrest warrant was also issued on the same charges for Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova.
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The ICC's decision provoked sharp reactions. Ukraine and the European Union welcomed the court's actions as a key step towards restoring international justice and affirming the principles of international law. At the same time, the Kremlin rejected the charges and categorically refused to recognize the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague. The Russian authorities condemned the arrest warrant, describing it as a manifestation of Western hostility toward Russia. In response, Moscow initiated criminal prosecution against the ICC prosecutor and judges who issued the warrant.
Коментари (44)
kaka_2014
19.08.2025, 19:48Добра стъпка към мира!!!
E99CF
19.08.2025, 19:51факт!
x. стоянов
19.08.2025, 19:52!!
Barona
19.08.2025, 19:50Путинн е герой, западът ще си получи заслуженото!
факт
19.08.2025, 19:51Факт! Европа ннай-после проявява разум.
МАЙСТОРА
19.08.2025, 19:53точно така! умни хора, поне един изход от тази лудница
gringo_77
19.08.2025, 19:55Типично-опитзалъжливадипломация,коятосамощеудълживойната!
niki_bg
19.08.2025, 19:53само при гараннции за мир и оттегляне от украйна.
4. Георгиев
19.08.2025, 19:56!! 👏
факт
19.08.2025, 19:57факт!
[email protected]
19.08.2025, 20:07браво на швейцария! разумно решение за мир 🕊️👏
ZLATA_KOTI
19.08.2025, 20:07Пак ще стане както си знаем... 🙄
maga
19.08.2025, 20:07Добра стъпка към деескалация на конфликта 🇪🇺!!
гошо
19.08.2025, 20:09Западът ннай-накрая проумява, че Путин е прав! 🇷🇺
AVTORITET
19.08.2025, 20:12яко, ама путин си е пич, кой го зачита вече 🤷♂️
peshaka1993
19.08.2025, 20:18Путин е прав, Западът е виновен!
BLAGOI
19.08.2025, 20:19Факт! България трябва да подкрепи такава инициатива за мир
THEREALIVAN
19.08.2025, 20:20Нqмам думи - браво на Швейцария!
BABAGANKA
19.08.2025, 20:21Суперяко!Европанай-сетнепроявяваразум
FAD
19.08.2025, 20:21Супер! Накраq някой разбра как да спре войната, respect на Швейцария 🇧🇬
KOMENTAR_BG
19.08.2025, 20:20BravonaShveytsariya!Razumnoresheniezamir.!!
p. Петров
19.08.2025, 20:20добра дипломатическа стъпка към деескалация
holera1979
19.08.2025, 20:20putineprestapnik,nikakvipregovori!
f. стоянов
19.08.2025, 20:24chakay malko, neshto ne eyasno! putin da pregovarya? 🤨 absurd! 🚫!
SUPERMAN
19.08.2025, 20:20Европа трябва да спри тази война незабавно
s. тодоров
19.08.2025, 20:22Западът е виновен, Русия търси справедливост
KRISKO_BG
19.08.2025, 22:17путинеистинскиатгерой!западътлъже!🇷🇺 🤔
ZLATA_KOTI
19.08.2025, 22:20абе моля те, путин е престъпник, не герой! 🇪🇺
asd123
19.08.2025, 22:20Абе браво на Швейцария! 🇨🇭 Дипломацията е по-добра от войната 💪!!
t. петров
19.08.2025, 22:20Ya stiga tolkova litsemerie! Koy vyarva na tiya pazarlatsi? 🙄
MAGA
19.08.2025, 22:22е, друг път! путин може и да преговаря в женева, но не му вярвам нито секунда 😂🇧🇬!
гражданин_х
19.08.2025, 22:25Класика-дипломациязадкулисите😏Пакщеизлезенещомръсно...
shefa
19.08.2025, 22:21Умно решение, така може да се спре кървенето 👍!
DOKTORA
19.08.2025, 22:58Типично западно лицемерие! Путин трябва да преговаря от позицията си на силата.
PeshoFromSofia1979
19.08.2025, 22:59Браво на Швейцария! Накрая някой разумен поодход към мира 👍
fan_451972
19.08.2025, 22:59Путин е герой, Западат ни лъже!
[email protected]
19.08.2025, 23:01Добра стратегиа за спиране на войната
Shefa
19.08.2025, 23:01Абсурд!Престъпникнеможедаполучаваимунитет!
asdasd
19.08.2025, 23:02Западните марионетки пак си играят на дипломация!
ninja2009
19.08.2025, 23:03Добра стъпка към мира, ЕС трябва да подкрепи този опит!
Kombinator2007
19.08.2025, 23:57Добра стъпка към мирнно решение на конфликта.
A5607
19.08.2025, 23:59придателство! путин е герой срещу западната пропаганда!
superman2008
20.08.2025, 00:00absolutely right! европа трябва да спре войната чрез дипломация.
peshaka2002
20.08.2025, 00:00Западът ннай-накрая разбра истината!