No evidence has been found to confirm the authenticity of the aforementioned film.
No independent publication to confirm the public kiss is found.
On the other side, the movie illustrates the concept that explains why Putin
was not arrested upon arrival to the USA, as the International Criminal Court suggests.
In this sense, the movie shows the self-consistent model that shows good agreement
with other publications.
Consider to suggest another explanation: why and how the USA administration had ignored the MCC warrant?
Published: 21 Aug 2025 //
Why Putin wasn’t arrested in the US despite ICC warrant and won’t be nabbed in Europe either
The Russian leader moved freely in Alaska meeting Trump. Now, a European summit with Zelensky may follow and legal loopholes could once again protect him.
By Katharina Loesche.
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains a wanted man by the International Criminal Court (ICC), yet he faced no arrest threat during his visit in Alaska and ahead of a potential peace summit with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in Europe.
The ICC issued a warrant against Putin in March 2023 for alleged war crimes, specifically the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. The Kremlin denies the charge.
So far, this warrant has been largely symbolic.
The court, based in The Hague, Netherlands, has no enforcement arm and relies on member states to arrest suspects.
Currently 125 states have ratified the ICC: 19 in the Asia-Pacific, 28 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 33 in Africa, and 45 in Europe, meaning Putin could, in theory, be arrested in most parts of the world.
Australia, like all other countries having signed the ratification, is obligated to arrest Putin if he enters the country, for example.
However, enforcing such a warrant against a sitting head of state, particularly one from a major nuclear power, would be diplomatically and logistically complicated in practice.
Why was Putin not detained during his recent visit to Alaska?
Putin met with US President Donald Trump in the US state of Alaska last week to discuss a potential peace deal for Ukraine.
But the United States, like Russia, do not recognise the ICC and is under no legal obligation to enforce its decisions.
With Trump acting as host, the scenario provided legal and logistical protection for the Kremlin leader.
Trump has taken on a mediator role, meeting with both sides and several European leaders.
Now talks are underway for a potential summit between Putin and Zelensky, their first since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
“I think President Putin will make peace. I think President Zelensky will make peace. We’ll see if they can get along,” Trump said on Monday.
Trump’s spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Putin had agreed in principle to a summit.
While Ukrainian and Russian officials have expressed a tentative willingness to engage in direct talks, hopes for a Putin-Zelensky summit have taken a hit after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov poured cold water on any sense of urgency.
A meeting would have to be prepared “gradually, starting with the expert level and going through all the required steps,” Lavrov said on Russian state TV, sticking to the Kremlin’s noncommittal script.
President Trump says President Vladimir Putin of Russia has agreed to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, but Putin has not confirmed.
President Trump says President Vladimir Putin of Russia has agreed to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, but Putin has not confirmed. Credit: NYT
Zelensky and Trump at the White House. Credit: NYT
Locations for talks between Putin and Zelensky
Despite the remarks casting further doubt on whether a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders will happen any time soon, the risk of Putin being arrested is significantly reduced if the location of the talks is chosen in a country either not bound by ICC obligations, or willing to make exceptions.
According to Politico, signs point to Budapest, where the Hungarian government under Viktor Orban is reportedly preparing security arrangements.
Hungary, once an ICC member, formally withdrew from the court’s jurisdiction in May 2025, removing any legal requirement to detain Putin.
Austria and Switzerland have also offered to host the summit.
Austria is a member of the European Union and has taken positions against Russian aggression in the past.
Still, Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker stated his country would allow Putin to enter for the summit, citing Vienna’s “long tradition” as a venue for international diplomacy.
Vienna is home to more than 40 intergovernmental organisations and known the world over as one of just four major office sites of the United Nations (UN).
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the conflict between the two countries which began in 2014.
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. Credit: NYT
Switzerland, meanwhile, maintains its neutrality and would likely extend similar diplomatic protections.
France has also proposed Geneva in Switzerland as a host city, with President Emmanuel Macron stressing the importance of selecting a neutral country.
Also on the cards is Istanbul in Turkey, where the most recent delegations from the two countries took place, a White House official said, as Turkey is not an ICC member.
Whether the summit actually takes place remains uncertain, but if it does, the ICC warrant will not be what stops Vladimir Putin from walking into the room.
2023.03.17. https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and Press Release: 17 March 2023 Situation in Ukraine: ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova
2025.08.18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEaewN2GBJ4?t=2 Trump & Putin’s Alaskan Love Story // Fake It or Leave It Aug 18, 2025 #ukrainewar #kiss #putin Trump meets Putin in Alaska. The two got along very well.
2025.08.21. https://7news.com.au/news/world/why-putin-wasnt-arrested-in-the-us-despite-icc-warrant-and-wont-be-nabbed-in-europe-either-c-19758554 Published: 21 Aug 2025 // Why Putin wasn’t arrested in the US despite ICC warrant and won’t be nabbed in Europe either // The Russian leader moved freely in Alaska meeting Trump. Now, a European summit with Zelensky may follow and legal loopholes could once again protect him. By Katharina Loesche.
2025.08.21. https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2025/08/21/letter-putin-charged-with-war-crimes-so-why-was-he-not-arrested-in-alaska/ LETTER: Putin charged with war crimes so why was he not arrested in Alaska? Published 10:00 pm Thursday, August 21, 2025 By Staff reports
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summit The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was held on August 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. .. Participants // United States Donald Trump// United States Marco Rubio// United States Steve Witkoff// Russia Vladimir Putin// Russia Sergey Lavrov// Russia Yuri Ushakov .. // It was the first time Putin was invited to a Western country since he ordered the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Putin faces an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (of which the U.S. is not a member)[5] for alleged[6] war crimes. ..