based on the evidence before him. we support accountability for perpetrators of war crimes. now on friday, i had had an opportunity to ask president biden for his reaction to this arrest warrant. here s what he said. i think it justified it, but the question is it s not recognized international ly by s either. i think it makes a very strong point. reporter: what you hear from the president is why we re not hearing a full-throated endorsement from the administration of the latest move by the icc. that s because the united states is not a cig any na toir. and the u.s. has questioned and fought the jurisdiction of the international criminal court, particularly as it relates to u.s. military personnel pointing out that it is not a cig is na toir to that. russia is not either. inside the administration, there s been a rolling debate over how much support the u.s. should extend to the criminal court as it investigates war crimes by the russians in ukraine. in december, though, congress
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it is not as if the country is on the brink of a massive civil insurrection, but it is a worrying mood across the country now. remember, in paris now, the bins are piling up, the mountain of bin bags outside my home here, as there are across the city. a general feeling that we are in a very tense moment. let me return to our top story this hour, the violent scenes we have seen on occasion in the last progress of imran khan and his supporters to islamabad, the capital, where mr khan is due to appear in court to answer corruption charges. these are some pictures from a little earlier. they show a series of packing cases, shipping containers, that have been laid across the route towards parliament in order to create a barrier to
to believe that crimes - within our court s jurisdiction have been committed, - so those that feel that you canj commit a crime in the daytime and sleep well at night should perhaps look at history. - vladimir putin may never be arrested or appear in court, but it s not everyday that a serving head of state is accused of war crimes, and it s a signal from the international community that they will seek justice for what has been happening in ukraine. helena wilkinson, bbc news. i spoke to our correspondent anna holligan, who is at the hague, who gave us more details. there are so many people talking about this being a symbolic move, but actually what stands out as being very significant is that in order to issue these arrest warrants, the icc needs to have sufficient grounds, sufficient evidence to be able to actually point the finger at president putin,
a very clear message, even though it can t try defendants in absentia and russia is not a party to the court. i think theyjustified it but the question is, it s not recognised internationally by us either, but i think it makes a very strong point. he s clearly committed a war crimes. translation: this is a historic decision from which historic - responsibility will begin. the head of the terrorist state and another russian official have become suspects in a war crime. the kremlin has predictably dismissed the allegations, calling them outrageous and unacceptable. russia says the warrant has no legal meaning but it is a highly symbolic move in ukraine s quest forjustice. let s not forget about the impact something like this can have on the victims and survivors, who are seeing crimes that have been committed against them being treated seriously and being taken to task by the highest court, as far as international crimes are concerned. many other investigations are continuing in ukraine,