welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin, in connection with war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children since last year s invasion, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia. 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. it is a war that he ordered. a war that brought death and devastation. a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that has now left president putin accused of war crimes by an international court and even
it s almost a week since two earthquakes devastated parts of turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations says that figure could double. remarkably though, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria, but the head of the un s relief mission says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman robbie wright have managed to gain access, and sent us their first report from inside the rebel held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the earthquake s aftermath, syria and turkey couldn t be further apart. we ve just crossed into syria at the border crossing. there were about a dozen aid trucks, fuel tankers coming in, but actually, there were more refugees, more corpses coming out than there was
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russian offensive to coincide with that date. do you think this event could encourage them to further aggression? i this event could encourage them to further aggression? to further aggression? i think the russians, to further aggression? i think the russians, the to further aggression? i think the russians, the bottom - to further aggression? i think| the russians, the bottom line is they have been looking for some type of victory, something that. bakhmut has been in the headlines on and off now for about five months, and i think they were just looking for some type of success, so i think they will trumpet this. again, though, i don t believe it is going to significantly contribute to a change in the battlefield. i think the ukrainians will successfully defend in some places and i do believe they are going to launch their own series of counterattacks here as the weather continues to improve late into february and specifically further into march. ., ~ specifically further into mar
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