Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will receive guarantees of immunity from arrest if he takes part in peace talks in Switzerland.
This is reported by The Times.
Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman Nicolas Bideau said that Bern is constantly informing Kyiv, Washington and Moscow about its readiness to organize a new summit to find ways to peace in Ukraine. At the same time, the country is legally obliged to execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Putin, but the government has the authority to make an exception for peace talks.
Recall that Putin has the status of a suspect in an international crime due to the illegal transfer and deportation of people, including children, from the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia. According to the warrant, he can be detained and brought to trial in any country that has signed and ratified the Rome Statute.
Switzerland also belongs to such states. At the same time, last year it adopted its own rules that prevent people with international arrest warrants from being detained while attending “peace conferences.”
Despite the warrant, Putin has already made a number of foreign trips. In 2023, he visited Kyrgyzstan, which is not a party to the Rome Statute. He later traveled to Mongolia, which has ratified the Statute but has not arrested him because of its dependence on Russian energy.
Putin also recently visited Alaska, where he met in person with US President Donald Trump, the leader of a country that remains a key ally of Ukraine.