Putin ordered Russia to scrub its signature from the founding documents of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Russian supremo ordered his ambassadors to notify the UN he refused to be subject to its laws and decrees policing war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
The symbolic act stirs fears Putin has been emboldened by the presidential election victory of his pal Donald Trump – striking up renewed friendly relations between the US and Russia.
But their friendship leaves Putin free to aggressively move into the Baltic – as NATO admitted they were planning for the "worst case scenario".
Putin is thought to be chumming up to Trump while simultanously taking an axe to his ties with the Western alliance – who the billonaire branded "obsolete".
Putin was facing calls for the ICC to indict him over "war crimes" in Syria as Russia restarts its bombing operation in the Middle East.
Yesterday, the ICC also released a decision which classified Russia"s presence in Crimea as a military occupation – something which has been repeatedly denied by Putin.
Russia"s severing of any ties with the court leaves major questions over the superpower"s intentions in Syria and the Baltic.
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