commissioner for children s rights are facing war crimes charges from the international criminal court which has issued warrants for their arrest. so is the message today nobody is above the law? i think the message must be that basic principles of humanity bind everybody and nobody should feel they have a free pass. that is kareem khan, the icc chief prosecutor. we spoke to him at the start of the invasion in ukraine and spoke to him extensively throughout the war on the ukrainian people and their identity. tonight an exclusive interview with him on this history making day along with coverage only as cnn can of the impact of it. first, though, here s what president biden said about the icc s decision to cnn s jeremy diamond. i think it s justified, but the question is it s not recognized by us either, but i think it makes a very strong point. let s go to clarissa ward who joins us from the hague. a historic interview for you. reporter: historic interview for us a
Indepth interviews with leading newsmakers, plus discussions with Americas preeminent political minds. Indepth interviews with leading newsmakers, plus discussions with Americas preeminent political minds. Indepth interviews with leading newsmakers, plus discussions with Americas preeminent political minds. Havent read the Washington Post story, part of that is that donald trump has become enamored of the new Talking Point from his tv lawyer Rudy Giuliani that collusion is not a crime so they have gone from no collusion, no collusion, no collusion to collusion isnt a crime and give us more about whats reported about his mood and raging. He privately has been raging about whats happening vrnl hes upset about the News Coverage, about why isnt he getting more credit for what he views as the good works hes done and as the post reported on friday on the front page, 4,229 lies in the first six month of the this year alone. The reason hes not getting the favorable News Coverage is because the
spokesperson. he has said essentially that the warrants are outrageous and unacceptable. we also heard from the spokesperson for the foreign ministry who said they have no meaning because russia is not actually a signator of the icc s roam statute and therefore does not fall under its jurisdiction and we heard from the high commissioner for children of russia who had a sort of sarcastic response saying it s great that the international community appreciates our work. so fairly sardonic, but i think beneath that one can be sure there is an understanding at the very least this is an irritant that certainly will have some concrete impact. whether or not we see president putin in the dock, it s a significant day. in theory or on paper, it
support for the ukraiian armed forces is weapon assistance. is the u.s. a signator to the cluster bomb treaty? we re not. we re still going through a policy review on this. i don t have anything to update you on that. phil? hi there. real quickly. what message would you have to american citizens including retired u.s. military personnel who may want to go and fight in the ukraine? also, could you comment on the new york times report about and apparent chinese request to russia that they delay the start of the war until after the