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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Eurasian Economic Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on November 9, 2022.
  • A growing number of country in Europe say they will arrest Putin if he crosses their borders.
  • Ireland, Croatia, Austria, and Germany said this week they arrest him, in line with an ICC warrant.
  • The likelihood this would happen is low, but the warrant is a further blow to Russia's reputation.

A growing number of countries in Europe said they would arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he ever goes there.

Although the threat is largely symbolic, it is nonetheless embarrassing for Putin, who is increasingly being treated in the West as a criminal rather than a national leader.