the outgoing prime minister sanna marin congratulated mr orpo on his victory. voters in paris have opted overwhelmingly to ban rented electric scooters from the streets of the french capital. the public consultation was called by the city s mayor anne hidalgo after three people died and more than four hundred were injured in accidents involving e scooters last year. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the international criminal court s arrest warrant for vladimir putin on war crimes charges represents a massive boost for advocates of internationaljustice, or does it? moscow has dismissed the move as political and a significant number of governments and people around the world appear to agree. and, of course, putin will not be removed from office, still less arrested. well, my guest is the world renowned human rights lawyer geoffrey robertson. is the campaign for global cooperation to uphold international law and human r
around the world appear to agree. and, of course, putin will not be removed from office, still less arrested. well, my guest is the world renowned human rights lawyer geoffrey robertson. is the campaign for global cooperation to uphold international law and human rights going backwards? geoffrey robertson, welcome to hardtalk. how big a deal is the icc s decision to charge vladimir putin with war crimes and issue an arrest warrant? it s very important because it has removed a credibility that he would otherwise have had. he is banned now from 123 countries. so, in addition, he may well end up in the hague, not soon, of course, but in years to come, there may be a coup and he may, like milosevic, be handed overfor. to ease sanctions. he may, in time, he s only 69, be stumbling into the dock like some old nazi, as there are at the moment in germany, so it is not without significance. i m imagining people listening to you in moscow and giving a look of complete disdain to what t
geoffrey robertson, welcome to hardtalk. how big a deal is the icc s decision to charge vladimir putin with war crimes and issue an arrest warrant? it s very important because it has removed a credibility that he would otherwise have had. he is banned now from 123 countries. so, in addition, he may well end up in the hague, not soon, of course, but in years to come, there may be a coup and he may, like milosevic, be handed over for. to ease sanctions. he may, in time, he s only 69, be stumbling into the dock like some old nazi, as there are at the moment in germany, so it is not without significance. i m imagining people listening to you in moscow and giving a look of complete distain to what they have just heard. the fact is vladimir putin is still president of russia, comfortable in the kremlin. you say he can t travel. actually, i spoke to a member of the duma, the russian parliament, just a few days ago yevgeny popov who said, forget it. of course, vladimir putin is
been killed in a russian missile strike in vinnytsia southwest of the capital, kyiv. ukrainian officials say the missiles fired from a submarine in the black sea hit a commercial building in the city centre. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. ethiopians have known much conflict in recent history but the war which broke out between the government and the people s liberation front, 2.5 years ago, has been particularly devastating. tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced. plus there are also ethnic conflicts and other parts of ethiopia such as in the west and the communities are restless. my guest is meaza ashenafi, the first woman to be appointed chiefjustice of the federal supreme court of ethiopia. now there is hope of making progress in the peace talks taking place but will there be justice for the victims of war? chiefjustice meaza chief justice meaza ashenafi chiefjustice meaza ashenafi in addis ababa, welcome to hardtalk. you h
my guest is meaza ashenafi, the first woman to be appointed chiefjustice of the federal supreme court of ethiopia. now there is hope of making progress in the peace talks taking place, but will there be justice for the victims of war? chiefjustice meaza ashenafi in abbas ababa, welcome to hardtalk. look, you ve got violence across many parts of ethiopia, you ve got an acute food crisis as well, which means that 30 million of the country s 100 million population are in urgent need of help. this is a tough time for you to be a senior official in ethiopia. you are absolutely correct, zeinab, and this government and the people of this country have embarked on a very promising transition. but unfortunately we re facing the harsh realities that you havejust mentioned, and this has been a combination of conflict, drought, and other gross violations of human rights. and, yeah, it is a reality, but i am hopeful that we will come out of this difficult situation. what gives you cause to