accountable based on those charges? well in the long run, yes i think in the long run puti as to think about his movements, especially when he is no longe the head of state. it will be with him for th rest of his life, this indictment in the short run, i think what this helps to do is to deter others from committing these kinds of crimes inside russia. putin is unlikely to b arrested anytime soon, let s b clear about that but others that might face indictment and others that might fit commit these crime against humanity, they may fac trial, they may face arrest. this acts as a deterrence in the short run. in the long run, someday, hope he too will face justice. a part of this as we turn from the meeting with putin an xi certainly she at the moment ha tried to portray himself as mediator, but at the same time reportedly they re givin russia lethal weapons as well. why now and what do you thin
alliance between china and russia as beijing to consider moscow lethal weapons for pooch and spring offensive. the increasing cooperation has been on full display this week as putin met with chinese foreign minister at the kremlin the russian leader also suggested president xi could visit soon. that state visit potentially expected the spring. michael is with the senior felt the heritage foundation for china strategy. good to see you. how is china playing this? you trying to bounce support for putin. although not completely not full on. what is president xi strategy? i think what he s doing here s what the chinese have been doing for about 30 years. it s a group of wishful thinking to people in in our congress and our executive branch and our universities that have wishful thinking china is on the good side. somehow 12-point peace plan is a
alliance. we ll defend every inch of nato, every inch of nato. reporter: that message is just not for russia anymore. it is for what could be described as a new axis of super powers. of course, we are waiting for the head of china s people republic to visit russia. reporter: xi s top adviser got a friendly welcome from moscow today. although crisis and chaos often appear in front of us, there are opportunities in crisis. reporter: as the u.s. worries china may give russia lethal weapons. a ministry person says we welcome china s readiness to play a positive role in the ukrainian crisis. china wants to dominate the world and they are working
vision. do you think from what you ve heard so far and watching the press conference as with rishi sunak today, that we are moving toward some sort of announcement on planes? it is hard to tell. i think we are still it is hard to tell. i think we are still some it is hard to tell. i think we are still some time it is hard to tell. i think we are still some time away it is hard to tell. i think we are still some time away from - it is hard to tell. i think we are - still some time away from the planes but it still some time away from the planes but it is still some time away from the planes but it is nothing still some time away from the planes but it is nothing on still some time away from the planes but it is nothing on the still some time away from the planes but it is nothing on the off but it is nothing on the off the table but it is nothing on the off the table as but it is nothing on the off the table as a but it is nothing on the off the table. as a prime bu