andy, thank you. thanks for joining me. i m paula reed in for fredericka witfield. we begin this hour with the u.s. announcing new actions in response to russia s, quote, barbaric and inhumane war in ukraine. vice president kamala harris and the secretary of state meeting with world leaders at the munich security conference today, formally declaring russia has committed crimes against humanity. nick, what are you hearing on the ground? reporter: there is support here in europe sharing that view that russia is committing these crimes against humanity. i think it was encouraging for the audience here in europe to hear that accountability will be held. there is a sense in europe that they need to build a system and a mechanism here in europe and there s talk about doing it in the hague in the netherlands, a traditional place where leaders can be held to account. they have been historically in the past. i think the vice president s words resonating. this is exactly how sh
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going to end up in court any time soon, but this mechanism is being created. certainly for russian front line troops, they re now going to get the understanding if the ukrainians capture them, they may not just end up in a ukrainian jail, but they could face international court over their actions. the vice president also called out china for its support of russia during the war. what did you make of that moment? reporter: an important moment here, because it really resonates around the room. there are similar concerns shared with european partners and allies, this idea that china is giving increasing support to russia, buying its oil for example, which puts money back into russia s economy which supports it on the war. there s real attention here at the moment to look at precisely what china does in this context. i spoke with the european commission president ursula von