in ukraine and her work investigating suspected war crimes committed by the russian military and government in the invasion of ukraine. welcome. good afternoon. thank you very much for having me on your platform. before we start, we want to hear from you and our audience. you can share thoughts as with all of our guest by tweeting to us. if we get questions we can use, i will ask them later in the show. let me begin with the news about the verdict convicting a russian sergeant in the first war crimes case. he is 21 years old and convicted of shooting a 62-year-old ukrainian civilian in the northern town. he had pleaded guilty. he is sentenced to life in prison. let me ask you, are you satisfied with this verdict and the sentence? what message does it send to ukrainians and russians? for me, it s very important to speak about the current situation in ukraine. we have the verdict we started to prosecute. is it enough or are we satisfied or not? we have more than 13,000 ca
welcome. interest wonderful to see everyone back. it is wonderful to see everyone back. my number is name is john allen. i want to welcome the ambassador from sweden and finland. they are here to discuss finland and sweden s path to nato membership and the implications of their two countries as they joined the alliance. russia s unprovoked attack on ukraine had an enormous effect on the european security architecture and around the world. to include prompting of the countries of finland and sweden to reassess their long-held defense doctrine and pose alignment. just last wednesday, finland and sweden officially applied for a nato membership. it came after weeks of internal debate, as it should be in their countries. it was a big risk debates. after significant public opinion following russia s invasion of ukraine, today finland and sweden demonstrate the popular support and parliamentary support of the decision by seeking to join the alliance. this decision has received s
davo s. davos. thank you for your unprecedented leadership in challenging times. [applause] i think the war in ukraine has put in a nato front and center of the discussion on the future of security and stability in europe. as a result, finland and sweden have formerly formally applied to join the alliance, and next month nato leaders will meet to agree on the strategic priorities for the alliance for the next decade. it is therefore my great pleasure to invite you to the stage to share with our audience here in davos, and globally, the impact of the war in ukraine and the long-term implications on the world of strategic competition. welcome, mr. secretary-general. [applause] many thanks. it is great to be back here in davos and see you all in person after two years without this gathering. for half a century the world economic forum has brought the global community together to exchange ideas, insights, and solutions. on some of the world s most difficult problems. toda
am here to welcome you to this hour-long conversation of the view from capitol hill and i must warn you before we start that i have i think an impossible task. trying to moderate in one hour a panel with six senators and one us congressman is literally impossible. i can t think of one, herd of cats possibly but gentlemen thank you and senator, thank you for joining us. this is really an extraordinary bunch of people who individually are themselves making a huge difference in what the american congress does and we couldn t be here more important time. you had the other voices from ukraine and just a couple of days ago president biden signed a $40 billion a package for ukraine. it was a remarkably bipartisan passage so this happened at a time when most of the headlines were here so this is an era of partisanship and it was an extraordinary achievement. i d like to start with that but there are other things where does the us go on climate change, what will happen after the midte
interview with the ukrainian prosecutor general. this was the first guilty verdict against a russian soldier for crimes. live coverage is here on c-span. welcome to washington post live. i am david ignatius. our guest today is the prosecutor general of ukraine. she is going to discuss the war in ukraine and her work investigating suspected war crimes committed by the russian military and government in the invasion of ukraine. welcome. good afternoon. thank you very much for having me on your platform. before we start, we want to hear from you and our audience. you can share thoughts as with all of our guest by tweeting to us. if we get questions we can use, i will ask them later in the show. let me begin with the news about the verdict convicting a russian sergeant in the first war crimes case. he is 21 years old and convicted of shooting a 62-year-old ukrainian civilian in the northern town. he had pleaded guilty. he is sentenced to life in prison. let me ask you, are