moscow has dismissed the move as political and a significant number of governments and people around the world appear to agree. and, of course, putin will not be removed from office, still less arrested. well, my guest is the world renowned human rights lawyer geoffrey robertson. is the campaign for global cooperation to uphold international law and human rights going backwards? geoffrey robertson, welcome to hardtalk. how big a deal is the icc s decision to charge vladimir putin with war crimes and issue an arrest warrant? it s very important because it has removed a credibility that he would otherwise have had. he is banned now from 123 countries. so, in addition, he may well end up in the hague, not soon, of course, but in years to come, there may be a coup and he may, like milosevic, be handed overfor. to ease sanctions. he may, in time, he s only 69, be stumbling into the dock like some old nazi, as there are at the moment in germany, so it is not without significance. i
he joins us as well as ivan watson from ukraine. this is a story that he and 360 have been reporting on extensively. we start things off with carissa ward and her interview. reporter: john, he was keen to tell us that this is really just the first step in what promises to be a long journey. the arrest warrants that were given out today for president putin and also the russian height commissioner for children, these are just the first two, essentially. there may be more coming. there may be other areas that they will be exploring. there is no shortage of alleged war crimes that have taken place. the prosecutor s office that we hear from the icc have made multiple trips to ukraine, but they were keen really to stress the importance of this historic day. take a look. there are many different war crimes for potential war crimes that we have seen playing out in ukraine, whether it is the bombing of the theater in mariupol where people were sheltering, civilians were sheltering,
karim khan, the icc s chief prosecutor. she joins us from the hague. cnn s matthew chance is monitoring russian reaction. he joins us as well as does cnn s ivan watson from ukraine. this is a story he and 360 have been reporting on extensively. we start things off with carissa ward and her interview at the hague. carissa. reporter: john, well, karim khan was keen to tell us that this is really just the first step in what promises to be a long journey. the arrest warrants that were given out today for president putin and also for the russia high commissioner for children maria l vova-belova, these are just the first two essentially. there may be more coming. there may be other areas that they will be exploring. there is no shortage of alleged war crimes that have taken place in ukraine. the prosecutor s office here from the icc have made multiple trips to ukraine. but they were keen really to stress the importance of this historic day. take a look. there are many differe
wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes. but could he actually be taken into custody? former u.s. president donald trump s legal troubles could come to a head quickly. a new york grand jury may indict him as soon as next week. and hundreds of people detained across france following fiery protests. that after the government pushes through a controversial pension reform plan. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. the u.s. president is voicing support for a historic decision by the international criminal court against russia s leader. joe biden says the icc had good reason to issue an arrest warrant for vladimir putin over alleged war crimes in ukraine. well, i think it s justified, but the question is it s not recognized internationally by us either. but i think it makes a very strong point. the icc on friday says mr. putin bears responsibility for an alleged scheme to illegally deport thousands of child
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