Minister: Vladimir Putin will be arrested if he visits Austria

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, Report informs, citing European Pravda.

According to Edtstadler, the announcement and issuance of an international arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court mean that if Putin "set foot on Austrian soil, he should have been arrested".

"Austria will fulfill its obligations under international and criminal law," she told Tagesspiegel.

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