Scholz Comments After International Arrest Warrant Issued for Putin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that it shows "no one is above the law." In a joint press conference in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Scholz pointed out that "the International Criminal Court is the right institution to investigate war crimes... The truth is that no one is above the law, and this has now become clear."