Kremlin likely to spin ICC arrest warrant as proof west wants to remove Putin

Supporters of the invasion of Ukraine are portraying the court's decision as a sign of western antagonism to Russia

The international criminal court's arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin will probably be portrayed as a point of no return in Russia, where the Kremlin will spin the court's decision as proof that the west is seeking nothing short of regime change.

While Putin has already been preparing his public for a long war, the arrest warrant will for the first time raise the concrete possibility that Russia's leaders and other prominent supporters of the war could face justice at The Hague if they ever find themselves under arrest.