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Putin and his supporters should be tried in The Hague in absentia, – Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin commented to the Reuters agency. According to Kostin, this will ensure the certainty of punishment for war crimes, even if Putin fails to be arrested and brought to the International Criminal Court. "I believe that judicial proceedings can be carried out in absentia because it is important to achieve justice for international crimes, even if the perpetrators are not on the dock," the Prosecutor General emphasized. According to ICC rules, an accused suspect must be present during the trial. 123 member countries of the Rome Statute and countries undertaking relevant obligations can arrest Putin on a court warrant.