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coming up, john, as president announces he is heading to russia. teaching ping will travel to moscow next week. aging has offered the kremlin proposals to end the war in ukraine. and the west fee is china could be trying to portray itself as of turkeys president. finally approved spin lands, a beat to join nato. he's president richard typo on announced the move after talks with the finished president in ankara. ah, i'm anthony how'd walk into the program? we start with some breaking news just in the international criminal court in the hague is issued an arrest warrant for vladimir putin of alleged war crimes in you credit for it and has not responded to the warrant, but he's foreign ministry dismissed it as being of no significance, the court said,

warrant was issued on the 13th suspected involvement in the unlawful deportation and transfer children from occupied areas of ukraine to russia. russia is not a member of the i c. c. so it has no legal obligation to cooperate with it. as a denies committing atrocities in ukraine. let's get more from our correspondent this year shilton in brussels. good to see you. let's start by what does the court warrant actually say, and what crimes is person accused of? so thank you very much. the actor arrest warrant is not publicly available. there has been a statement issue today by the i see where they specify a little bit of what this is about. as already mentioned before, it is a is being accused of being responsible for the war, crime of unlawful deputation of population and their, their specify children and that of unlawful transfer of pop you,

of the unlawful transfer of these from occupied areas of ukraine to the russian federation, the i c, c, or investigator of the i. c. c is saying that there are reasonable grounds to believe that mister putin bears individual criminal responsibility for the, for these crimes. i'm sorry, this is basically what has been put towards to team. so the say we know the chargers we know the case if you like, what is expected to happen next? well i'm now of course they, they have issued an arrest warrant in order to get hold of him as long as there is a person not been taken custody off. there is nothing that can seriously happen. no judicial proceeding can go forward. m. s. already heard

as well that russia is not a member of this court and is not a signature state of the rome statute, which is the basis of this. but another 123 states are and these are 123 states, are bound by the obligations. so for now, it is maybe more symbolic, but it is nevertheless, a strong sign. it's only the early stages of this story, but had there been any reactions to the one thing you should there and there has been reactions, they have been reactions from the both parties involved, basically. so for once, the ukraine's presidency has said that this is only an initial step in restoring justice. although russia's invasion then there's also a reaction from the russian foreign ministry spokeswoman that has stated that russia is not a member of the rome statute. as i already have mentioned,

and underpinning that, the i, c, c, would have no arrest that russia has no responsibility to watch the i c, c, m and, and said therefore that the legal meaning of this would be limited. nevertheless, for you train, they have hailed this and, and also maybe just to remember you and that ukraine has been looking for getting international justice now for a while. and they have also been asking the grime crime of aggression that there would be a special tribunal being erected for, for pursuing or for going against russia for the crime of aggression. so this is maybe only the beginning of a longer process of internet international justice looking into this war in ukraine, they w correspondent, the see a short in the, in brussels. thank you so much,

which i'm as president jim ping will made with his russian counterpart vladimir putin in moscow next week. but this will be geez, 1st to russia in nearly 4 years. a kremlin official says the 2 leaders will discuss the conflict in ukraine, as well as military cooperation. visit signals, a strong show of china support for russia, food and faces, increasing international isolation over his invasion of ukraine. well andrew small is a senior transatlantic fellow with the german marshall funds indo pacific program here in berlin at good to have you with us, andrew. this is essentially, she's 1st i visit since being reconfirmed as chinese later. it's also his 1st visit since the invasion. what do you make of the timing of this movie? or she can thing has taken virtually every major opportunity. he's had that these

important junctures absence. he 1st became general sack fear coffee to meet with pearson and conduct these symbolic trips. and so in one way this is become, is, is the demonstration that he's prepared to go ahead with these kind of routine exchanges in which he has continued to deepen relations with russia. even at a sensitive juncture. m, as, as we're seeing now, am barely a year off to the russian invasion. that the criticism that he knew would come from being going a heck with a state visit in this context is something that he's am comfortable pushing back against. the one thing that he is doing around the is it in order to provide some level of political cover for it and is also putting a cool in it would appear after the trip ab to zalinski and which he refused to do over the entirety of last year despite claiming to be neutral, and this can be portrayed in some sense rather as part of chinese peace efforts. we

ukraine. but i think the focus of this, as indicated, is very much the ongoing deepening of sinai russian eyes at which we've seen continue over the last yet economically in energy ties and literary. now all eyes on this, making britain for want of searching thing to use, the making to put pressure on potent to withdraw from your crime. but the question being is j even interested in ending this war? especially in lot of intelligence reports that by ging is considering providing russia with weapons and ammunition yes, we know that they'll be no real bilateral prussia put on putin from, from, from teaching ping. am he values this relationship with eyes the personal relationship with, with putin as well? it's been seen as a real success. and by him that they've been able to pull china russia relations to the current state in the wider context of the struggle that china sees itself engaged in with the united states and the seat and ping laid out in the last couple

of weeks with the west in general, this is just the u. s. question. this is at the west to then russia is a critical partner and put in is very helpful. i'm in this regard. so i don't think we can expect that to be pressure put on, on, on, put in or, or russia happened during, during these meetings. there are some costs for china, of the war, certainly made it harder to transact with, with russia and some of the global full out has and has been economically costly. and, but there are also advantages which china certainly am in terms of what russia's willing to offer them am. and in terms of the degree to which it's hide the us down with a strategic focus in, in europe and, or she is not just meeting with put, know, he's also expected in the near future to make with ukrainian president brought a missile lensky with j casting himself as this global statesman. what do we know about his vision for pace in ukraine? well,

the chinese government put out this 12 point position paper am around the anniversary of the, the invasion, which was not really a piece class. a lot of it was as much kind of standard points, m a chinese foreign policy positions, including blaming cold war mentality and essentially nato expansion as being am the at the, the root cause of the conflict. and there's not yet any indication that that china has a plan such, and they want to be seen to be engaged as a lease makers. they know it matters reputation, lee am, but there's, there's no indication that they're really putting in the effort to find common ground, figure out common positions and to be fed to them. it's not clear that that's meaningfully possible at the moment that either but they do want to be positioning themselves, nonetheless. am as focused on piece. that's what chinese diplomats are briefing at the moment because they know of course, otherwise how this visit will be seen,

which is, you know, a strong show of, of support for clayton as a very delicate juncture. great to get your thoughts and very small from the german marshal fund. thank you. thank you. target president richard. typo to one has announced ankara is approving finland's bid to join nato. the move comes off the talks between 2 to one and his finished counterpart saline stove in ankara. ratification will still formerly need to pass through a vote in turkey, parliament and career decision. clee is one of finland's last hurdles to joining the alliance. hungry is now the only night on member who has not approved the nordic countries bid. is he said it on diploma? let's see now what the turkish and finish presidents had to say. i believe that natal, which i believe i did come, could i say even stronger, it's true or villains are membership renewal will play more efficient role in reserving global security and stability. nanda,

with the completion of the application process, our relationships with him lent will be fortified on the grounds of nato alliance. our discussion as witness sweet dom movies in parallel, genetic eoc bush. i'm not a must, melinda. so that will be maintained on the grounds of the principles of the alliance and our approach regarding counter terrorism. i've heard it is, sir, surely for a whole field lanta very important. i just want to tell you that from our parliament, 95 percent of members. so parliament sit and vaulted last spring that we are to apply for membership. now we have got an awesome thank you her button. and we have a neighbor, sweden, and bought, i now say is not only due to the fact that they are nice people and we have

excellent relations with our neighborhood. but i have a feeling that her phineas nato membership is not complete without her sweden. moments ago i talked to d w as dorian jones in istanbul. i asked him about today's announcement and turkeys my mentors decision to start the process for finland. nato bid ratification one day . this will be up, but then to stay for lunch, they have be over again. now waiting to join nato, off the receiving, they are you not overwhelming? so pro, killed their location, but it has been held up by turkey and hungry over concerns. what turkey says is that failures who deal with good terror problems. turkey face president, one said the following, this agreement last summer with nato, finland, and turkey, the pin. and had that carried out all the aspects of that agreement. kentucky was

ready to admit, fin the finish president. i pay praise to the relationship between $10.00 and particular praise for president, for his relationship over the ukranian war with close ties of the cranium, president and the russian president vladimir putin say he's probably the only person, the whirlpool. suddenly one of the few that has context across the bolt and has successfully broke the deal for grain be distributed from ukraine and that will certainly be welcomed by one who is in a very difficult election campaign. when this meeting is taking place. so there was a great deal of warmness with both sides following this agreement. although there was this disappointment, sweden to has not been agreed to join nato as of yet by token. during what's the process from here? finland have turkey tick. when can the fans expect to get the official to took his ratification from him? well, it should be

a formality. i mean president one's a p policy controls. parliament has an overwhelming majority. so rectification should be very quick, although no one did seem to indicate the middle of it about it. hopefully this will be rectified before the polymer closes for the election in may. now quite what that possible delay could be is unclear, but i think that will be a little bit of concern and send them over. this appeared to be a formality, but if everything goes to plan that there should be enough time in the next couple of weeks for parliament to ratify what you've seen as a mere formality. sweet. now dorian is the clear and obvious exception here. one has significant reservations. why is it one okay, to sign off on finland to join but not sweet? well, part of that was very clear about that. he said that since the swedish case is all very different, he said walton and has met all the parts of the agreement that was reached last

summer between nato and turkey. they say finland hasn't been on still so sweet and still hasn't met all the criteria. in particular, the concern is that they say that sweden is aubrey. various terrorist organizations that are fighting the 30 state of the kurdish workers policy, the p k. k, which is been fighting for decades and also a group of turkey playing for a fail, coo attempts against president one. and one says that these harris group have for free to protest on the streets of sweden. and he said that simply is unacceptable. and he also made it very clear that they had present to the list of a 124 people, but turkey wanted extra, di, could back to turkey from sweden. now sweden, this is purely a matter of course. they say that hands on time, but on christ says that's not good enough. they say they want to see action on the part of sweden. so they doesn't appear to be any soft. ready on turkey starts, at least until after the elections in may, although there is also an element here that took the possibly using the blocking

suite them for concessions from washington. they washington, it's very keen for him to join and talk to you some concessions from washington as part of any final agreement. korean john, thank you. all right, let's take a look now. some of the other stories making headlines around the world, which multi was seen, some supporters of former pakistani prime minister in montana, as he travelled to appear in court in the hall after a warrant for his arrest was canceled. can have been hold up in his hand to avoid arrest leading to classes. earlier this week, russians defense minister has decorated the pilots of 25 digits that intercept that a u. s. run over the black sea on tuesday. the pentagon says a video is released shows one of the russian plains dumping fuel on the drug. washington has called the russian conduct, in the incident, unprofessional and irresponsible. the death toll from cycling freddie has risen

to more than 400 across southern africa. more than 300 have died in malawi, a rescue, as i still discovering more bodies. the tropical storm hit madagascar and mozambique in february. they moved out to the indian ocean before making land for a 2nd time. this week. group of big u. s. banks have handed a lifeline to struggling 1st republic bank after investors lost confidence in the regional linda. the group provided a $30000000000.00 cash injection to shore up its balance sheet. emit fears of a bankrupt. markets have been spooked by the sudden collapse of 2 u. s. banks in last week. ah! sport now and germany football coach, nancy flick has undoubtedly a man under immense pressure following the teams dismal showing at the world cup in cutter with 2 friendly matches just around the corner. they committed one big name from his selection. thomas miller, the 33. rob will not be part of the squad,

because flick wants to give younger talent a chance to shine. thomas mueller has been a mainstay on the german team for more than a decade. but football b, a young man's game flick is leaving the legend off the roster, at least for now. mueller, as a fresh faced 20 year old, put the world of international football on notice that the 2010 world cur. he was named as the tournaments best young player, and he also won the golden boot with 5 goals. at the following world cup in 2014 germany won it all in mueller, once again, let the offense becoming only the 2nd player to score 5 goals. that consecutive world curves, germany fell hard after that peak, failing to make it beyond the group stage and both russia and guitar. mueller was

drug by former coach. you are him love after the russia debacle. but recall 2 years later. now with flicks decision to leave miller of germany's latest roster his international career finally looks to have come to a neighbor. or for more on the germany team selection chris sentences from date of the sports press good to see it and in this day would come. what do you make of the non selection of thomas miller? well, you don't like having thomas mueller, obviously the history. he's won the world cup. the silverware is there. he was known as this space interpreter, you know, always in the rates, but at the right time. but harvey flick made it very clear that he's looking to go in a new direction. you have to consider the under 21 team in germany, one the european championship in 2021. so they're no fluke. the youngsters in germany, it only makes sense, but he did not shut the door on thomas mueller. he did say, obviously there was the potentially

a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. thomas really, himself even chimed in on social media saying, hey, i stay in touch with flick, you know, i wish the young kids all the best and i'm always ready to serve my country. basically letting them know he's ready to go of calls upon. but as of now, he'll be supporting from the sidelines. a lot of questions about this production line of gym and talent, putting pressure on paypal. lock miller. but for now, the question goes to you. that was keeping thomas miller out of the squad, the right choice. well, i think it was the right choice, i think a reza right choice as i just, you know, but basically touched on. but in terms of his selection, he picked 5 newcomers. you know, be he said he wanted to go on a younger route in i think that's a very good call. you know, thomasville that we're looking at now. you know, he was obviously a historical figure leadership and everything like that. but when you look at the back to back dismal showings at the world cup the main stage of international football, it's only right to go in a new direction. thomasville was part of this golden generation without question,

but other youngsters, it's time to give them a go up. flick has a lot of time. he said he's going to experiment with a couple of friendlies here and there, but he'll start fine tuning around september in preparation for the european championships. it's because he's got a lot to do in terms of pressure ease. there a lot of pressure on he showed us right now coming off this world cup for has he flip? yeah, i think i was of course there is, you know that there was this big a murmur about the possibility of him actually being fired. you know, the jury football association already let go of his best friend, his right hand man, the team director in people thought flick would follow, but they're sticking next to flick because it doesn't make sense to go to another direction that every coach is available right now. it's you know, timing when it comes to getting the right piece, they thought flake would be a great replacement for you or him love. and the european championships in 2024, hosted by germany, germany has a free ticket being the host. so obviously they're trying to just recover a repair from the image in the destroy the i guess,

the damage reputation left by the guitar showing try to galvanize germany a lot more in a kazi flick is going to try to get some youngsters to do that. and get the crowd back behind the national team at the dawn of a new year in gym and football, chris harrington from database sports. thank you. thank you. alice. stay with sport and take a quick look at some of the other stories from the world of sport. now, start with tennis, where spain's callous alcaraz b canadas, felix osha alice him took his place in the semi finals of the indian was master. the 2nd champion of her as had been now injured the 3 months he's back and he's, i mean, to return to the top of the will rankings. it was the youngest, under the combo show until a light rally from the indiana paces put the brakes on one of the best teams in the in b, a places victim walkie box 139 to 123 after trading by double digits. at some point in this game, is also marked there 1st win over the box in tim,

attended by johnson. that man has sent a new record for the world's longest searching session. the former striving pro server shattered the previous record of a measly 30 hours and 11 minutes. johnson didn't stop one said big network. your though he stayed in the water on his board, white into the evening to achieve a full 40 hours of non stop. so for saudi arabia, $21000000.00 us dollars at stake as the inaugural camel come into its final day in the desert of allah, campbell, owners and breeders from all over the world have gathered to take part. it's repeated to be the biggest and most lucrative event of its kind. now here's one for the record books. we had a little of this story about the world's longest ever surfing session. the former professional set of like johnson might history by cocking up more than 40 hours

riding wives. on friday, he shattered the previous mark of 30000 some 11 minutes. and he did it by writing money for mental health initiatives. ah serve some for well over a day, blake johnston, breaking the record for the longest continuous serving session. he was catching waves for 30 hours, 11 minutes, and kept going from there. the dial said 40 so i believe i roll a pretty good. the former surfing pro briefly celebrated with supporters lining sydney's granola beach. during one of the short breaks he was allowed to then peddled back out to stay in the water. for a full 40 hours spotlights were set up to provide nighttime illumination. in total, he was estimated to have caught more than $500.00 waves raising charity money for the bid was personal, as this marked 10 years since losing his father to suicide. by that, yeah, he had

a story say, yeah, he's off 10 years ago and that is a stated he, it is love yourself at most and force yourself so hot in for johnston a day to celebrate and to raise awareness for a cause that affects many families before he got his reminder of the top stories we're following for you, this el international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russian president vladimir putin court in the hague, says it's for his alleged involvement in abductions of children and youth crime and took his president richard typo on has announced that ankara is approving finland. speed to join. nato move comes off to talks between $2.00 to $1.00 and his finished counterpart, sally iniesta. in ankara. i remodel. you can always get the w news on the go. you just download our app from google plight or from the apple app store

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