and political crimes, ah, in our series guardians of truth and watch now on youtube dw documentary. ah ah, ah, this is dw news lived from berlin wanted for war crimes and international arrest warrant for russian president vladimir putin. the international criminal court in the hague accuses proven of illegally deporting ukrainian children to russia. also on the program, turkeys president finally approved finland's bid to join nato. wretched tie of air

to want announced to move after talks to finish president, an anchor up. but what about sweden and former pakistani prime minister in ron con, agrees to appear in court to face corruption charges easy political standoff. ah, i'm labriola, welcome to the show. the international criminal court in the hague has issued an arrest warrant for russia's president vladimir putin. the court said that the warrant was issued over a legit war crimes in ukraine, while putin is suspected of involvement in the unlawful deportation of children from occupied areas of ukraine to russia. while the kremlin has dismissed the allegations and said the i c. c is warrant was meaningless. the charges are the

says that the i c. c has even laid against the heat of a permanent member of the you in security council, russian president vladimir putin and his commissioner for children's rights and now wanted for war crimes. there alleged to have been responsible for ukrainian children being forced from the occupied cities and seemed to live in russia. judges f, review the information, and evidence submitted by the prosecutor and determined that debt are credible allegation against dees persons for the alleged crimes. dicey c is doing it's part of work as a court of law. the judges ition arrest warrants the execution depends on international corporation. the charge is being welcomed in ukraine, where officials have been sounding the alarm for months while it was

there, suspect in the illegal forced transfer of ukrainian children. this means that from now until is arrest president of russia as the head of a terrace did, will be afraid to travel outside russia because of the possibility that he will be extradited to the international criminal court. russia is not a member of the i c. c, and has no legal obligation to cooperate with it. moscow's rejection of the charges came quick and fast portions, pre secret tracy, the decision was null, and void form a president. dmitri mid. that if compared the a response to toilet paper, while the charges i get another condemnation of puritans invasion, they are unlikely to bring any swift justice a ukrainian children in russia. did the news asked la professor yvonne mcdermott rees, what consequences the icy c warrant could have for president putin?

yeah, i think the biggest consequence of say, certainly simon nodes. and for his colleague, maria volva biloba, who's been and also subject to an arrest bar. and she's a, the biggest consequence for them is that it becomes more difficult to travel internationally. so the international criminal court has a 123 state parties. and now every single one of them is under an obligation to transfer person. or am the children's commissioner to the court in the hague to stand trial? should he travel to any of those countries above includes, you know, strategic allies of russia includes most countries in all countries, in europe and south america. a lot of countries in africa. so of course, you know, the, the responses to be expected, like we're not piracy this gorge, we recognize us, but i think they internally conversations with gust this is say,

this has consequences law professor, even mcdermott reese there. and vladimir putin is due to welcome china's president . she's paying for talks in moscow next week. the visit will be, she's 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. the visit signals, a strong show of china's support for russia as prudent face is increasing international isolation over his invasion of ukraine. turkish president, wretch, uptight ardon has finally given his backing for finland to join nato. that clears the way for turkey's parliament to ratify finished membership. but so far as the one has given no indication, he will also accept sweden's bid to join the alliance. turkey and hungary are the only nato members, yet to approve the 2 countries applications. that rainy day in and kara

has a piece of good news for hanson key at the presidential palace lodge up. they a bad one, greeted the finish president. turkey has been in the spotlight for dragging its feet in the ratification process. it's normal to the other kid thought that in we've seen that finland has taken sincere and concrete steps in a to fulfill their commitments under the trilateral memorandum. you don't make young the agatha and considering the sensitivity demonstrated and you eliminate our country's security concerns of her and the progress swollen that has been achieved . vicki falling as she has invasion of ukraine. fin. leonard, sweden applied for nato membership. all 30 nato members must certify the applications. unlike vinland, sweden must continue to wait for the approval from turkey by lumen loser. fin

length president welcomed the decision and repeated his dance that suit and must join nato. nito, but i have a feeling that her phineas nato. membership is not complete without sweden. we have so much common interest having it being to really neighbor santa having in the baltic sea area on our sure. so i would like to see in real news that we really need to the alley us over 32 members. edwin's criticism of sweden became more pressing as turkey's next elections are approaching. critics off our the and see he wants to vent support from his nationalist water. well, the w's. terry schultz has been covering this story from brussels. she told us more

about when turkey's parliament could ratify finland's session and where that leaves hungry. now that the biggest obstacle, what was believed to be the biggest obstacle turkeys, disapproval of both finish and swedish membership, is now unblocked for finland. it will move quickly for helsinki. so president air to one today said he would like to see this ratified by the turkish parliament before elections in turkey. in may, hungary has said it will also prove within the next month or 2, they keep changing the date. so i hesitate to believe exactly which day hungary will ratify, they had said they would do it before christmas. but in any case, this is due to happen within the next couple of months and then it will move very quickly. president mean mister has said he would like to wrap it up on their side before the next parliament is elected. but that's the 1st week of april. remember that the other use terry shoulds in brussels. im ron con, has agreed to appear in court on saturday, ending

a volatile standoff between his supporters and pakistani police. earlier khan had refused to attend hearings on corruption charges leading to the court issuing an arrest warrant against him. efforts to arrest him led to a violent confrontation outside his house between the police and can supporters, the warrant was later cancelled. dozens of cases have been filed against com since he was removed from office by parliament last year. but he denies any wrongdoing. d w reported being his job, it asked him, ron con, why he had initially refused to appear in court. i was betting all the cases against me. i was a bearing and gods. then i got shot on my leg and i was incapacitated for almost 4 months. the moment i recovered, i went back to god's one in the hall. hi gord. been in islam, but i got the bully. this whole big thing blew up because one of the better that i

didn't make and that a parent was in this and of god. when all my security team told me that there was no protection the same gordon has twice been tagged by dead wrist. judges have been killed. the lawyers have been gil, it's like a death drug. so the only reason i did the den was because they couldn't get into mr. curity there. and because they did it, ministry has, has a now, i mean, they've given, written to be that my life was on the thread. i mean, i had one fascination attempt and now there is a strong john, so, but other one. so therefore there on one hand, the government says your life is under threat. secondly, they want me to abandon this. and in this particular court, which is destro. so therefore, it was only that one of the benefits i missed and that led to the war. and let's

take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world in australia . authorities are trying to determine what caused hundreds of thousands of fish to die in a river. a 1000 kilometers west of the capital. sidney about 5 years ago, up to a 1000000 of fish died in the same area due to poor water flow, poor water quality, and sudden temperature changes. protestors have blocked streets and clashed with police in paris for a 2nd night. that's after the french president emanuel microns government imposed a bill to reform pensions without a vote in parliament. the law would see the retirement age rise from 62 to 64. similar protests took place in other cities across france. u. s. media reports that the department of justice is investigating the chinese company that owns the popular video sharing apps, tick tock for the illegal surveillance of american citizens and for obtaining users

details illicitly. dozens of us states have blocked the out from government phones in recent months. german chancellor, olaf shoals has landed in tokyo on a visit aimed at strengthening ties, but japan, he's due to meet with prime minister for mio, casita. they're expected to explore ways to strengthen economic security and reduce dependence on chinese raw materials. the war in ukraine is also on the agenda. revellers around the world have been marching at saint patrick's day. big crowds cheered on folk dancers and acrobats in dublin in new york. this city's famous parade, celebrated irish heritage and river in florida, which even died green for the occasion. ah, germany football coach hands if lake is undoubtedly under immense pressure

following the teams dismal showing at the world cup in could tar with 2 friendly matches just around the corner. flick admitted one big name from his selection. thomas miller, the 33 year old will not be part of the squad because flick wants to give younger talent a chance to shine. ah, 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. at consecutive world

cuts. germany fell hard after that peak failing to make it beyond the group stage in both russia and guitar. mueller was drug by former coach. you were 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. and here's one for the record books, the world longest ever surfing session. blake johnston, who's a former professional in the sport, broke from world record in sydney. on friday, the australian shattered the previous record held by south africa's jobs as lynn for 30 hours and 11 minutes and to the cheers from dedicated onlookers. johnson didn't stop there. he stayed in the water on his board into the evening to achieve a full 40 hours of non stop surfing. before we go, here's

a reminder of the top story we're following for you. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russian president vladimir putin. the court in the hag says it's for his alleged involvement in abductions of children and ukraine. the kremlin has dismissed the allegations, calling them meaningless. that's all for the show coming up next. how addictive are apps are technology show shift, looks at how developers get you to check your phone dozens of times a day. thanks so much for watching daily news. i'll see you at the top of the hour . ah, every journey is full of surprises. we've gone all out to give you some tips with the recruiting.