Karoline Edtstadler, the Minister for EU and Constitution in the Austrian government, has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be arrested if he visits the country, Ednews reports citing European Pravda.
According to Edtstadler, the announcement and issuance of an international arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court means that if Putin "set foot on Austrian soil, he should have been arrested".
"Austria will fulfil its obligations under international and criminal law," she added.
Earlier, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said that it would fulfil its obligations as parties to the Rome Statute and arrest Putin, who will be extradited to the International Criminal Court if he decides to come to the country.