welcome to the programme. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children from childrens homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia, since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky has hailed the decision as historic, but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from kyiv. vladimir vladimirovich putin, president of the russian federation and now alleged war criminal. accused along with a senior official of illegally removing children from ukraine, accused by this man s court. the judges have reviewed the information and evidence submitted by th
plus, the benefits of early exposure to peanut butter. why a spoonful for babies may help prevent an allergic reaction. welcome to bbc news. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky, has hailed the decision as historic but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous , saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. awar a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that is now left president putin to make accused of war crimes by an international c
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criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russian president vladmir putin for his alleged role in deporting ukrainian children to russia. china s president, xijinping, is to make a state visit to russia next week for talks with president putin. turkey says it s decided to start the process of ratifying finland s application to join nato, after long delays. but it says, more talks are needed about sweden s bid. president recep tayyip erdogan, says finland has kept the agreement the 3 countries made last year, while sweden still hadn t handed over people he referred to as terrorists. turkey has delayed ratifying the bids of the two countries saying they haven t done enough to combat kurdish militant groups. here s mr erdogan making the annnouncement. translation: we have decided to start the protocol of finland s accession to nato in our parliament. i wish that this decision will be good for our countries and our alliance. the news came amid a visit by finland s leader to a
too joined as soon as possible. president erdogan said sweden still hadn t handed over people he called terrorists. now on bbc news the media show: writing a first draft of history. my my guest today has covered some of the most defining stories of our time stop gary younge briefly became part of nelson mandela s entourage, joined revellers as president obama was elected, and has covered mock els two, gay marriage, brexit, the windrush scandal, and the black lives matter. he left as a full time journalist to become professor of sociology at the university managers. although he continues write articles for various publications and books. his new one is a collection of his journalism called dispatches from the diaspora. gary younge,