kremlin spokesman _ going on in ukraine. kremlin spokesman actually - going on in ukraine. kremlin spokesman actually said - going on in ukraine. kremlin i spokesman actually said today going on in ukraine. kremlin - spokesman actually said today that russia would only use nuclear weapons if its very existence was threatened. how do you interpret that? ~ , ., , ., ., that? well, i still hope that we are deafinu that? well, i still hope that we are dealing with _ that? well, i still hope that we are dealing with the _ that? well, i still hope that we are dealing with the kremlin _ that? well, i still hope that we are dealing with the kremlin below. i dealing with the kremlin below. putin loves to escalate is a problem but there are several levels for him to escalate in ukraine without using a nuclear weapon. iliiui’ith to escalate in ukraine without using a nuclear weapon.— a nuclear weapon. with so many russian soldiers _ a nuclear weapon. with so many russian soldiers being _ a nuclear weapon. with so many russian soldiers being killed - a nuclear weapon. with so many

how far do the kremlin territorial ambitions go? where do they stop finland's delicate geostrategic balance? a civil relationship with moscow plus a well equipped, highly trained military has been shaken suddenly and for the 1st time, a majority of fins believe they need nato. the turn about is a reaction to russia's aggression says defense minister, auntie chi gonan. be able, have thought that we would live in a peacetime into, into twenties, but now we have factored. i was in the middle of europe, but so far from finland. russia's assault has re ignited painful memories of the soviet invasion of finland in world war 2. just like its attack on ukraine. back then, moscow said it was responding to provocation fins maintain their independence at huge cost. fighting alone, the experience led the country to become self reliant for its national security. with each adult trained to play a specific role in any emergency from natural disasters to weather events, to war. themes are not as scared as such, but they are aware, reservist trainin

the kremlin has _ as horrible as it sounds. the kremlin has tightened rules on what the media can report in russia. what are russians being told about alexei navalny�*s sentence, and how much of what is going on in ukraine played into this?— into this? unfortunately, the ukraine situation _ into this? unfortunately, the ukraine situation has - ukraine situation has distracted this major process, major trial, the public attention from this trial, and unfortunately — it is very well—deserved that you gets all of the attention but all of these other horrible things unravelling and russia therefore are not noticed by many, including the domestics. especially now there is a huge breakdown on all independent media. we practically have no independent media lab, even on internet in russia at all. and now, navalny is seen as somebody who allegedly committed another crime and will be placed in a special high security colony, where any public access or even his lawyers�* access will be extremely complicated. we will hear less an

yes, they learned they are on a kremlin hit list. in the head from| a kremlin hit list. in the head from russian troops in the hospital and disguised themselves in the hospital and pretended to be doctors and ukrainians find them for the russians did and they needed to get out of there and they managed to do so and luckily, obviously begs the question and reporting on atrocities, by the russian government, the kremlin not like that. and internationaljournalists to read this and clearly, we're going to hear more from them still trapped there from ukrainians on the ground, ukrainianjournalists those ground, ukrainian journalists those affected ground, ukrainianjournalists those affected by it it does show you as russian forces drive out and they might become harder to get a sense of what's really going on. that might become harder to get a sense of what's really going on. fit a of what's really going on. at a strikin: of what's really going on. at a striking photograph, which was taken by one of these journalists. it is a remarkable story which highlights how extraordinar

how far do the kremlin territorial ambitions go? where do they stop finland's delicate geostrategic balance? a civil relationship with moscow plus a well equipped, highly trained military has been shaken suddenly and for the 1st time, a majority of fins believe they need nato. the turn about is a reaction to russia's aggression says defense minister, auntie chi gonan. be able, have thought that we would live in a peacetime into, into twenties, but now we have factored. i was in the middle of europe, but so far from finland. russia's assault has re ignited painful memories of the soviet invasion of finland in world war 2. just like its attack on ukraine. back then, moscow said it was responding to provocation. finns maintained their independence at huge cost. fighting alone, the experience led the country to become self reliant for its national security. with each adult trained to play a specific role in any emergency from natural disasters to weather events, to war. themes are not as scared as such, but they are aware, reservist tra

how far do the kremlin territorial ambitions go? where do they stop? ah, it is week for a rush as invasion of ukraine and the ukrainian air force is still intact. rushing planes do not control the skies over our country. it believed would surrender quickly. american and british defense officials believe the crumb when's plan to encircle the capital. keith has stalled, but as in any war, innocent civilians are faced with unimaginable anguish. more than 3000000 have fled ukraine, and hundreds of thousands are trapped in cities like mary opal with food and water in short supply. the un chief, antonio quoterush, says negotiations are the only way to end this war and end the suffering. these war isn't winnable soon or late, that it will have to move from the battlefield to the peace table. and that is inevitable. the only question is o, many more lives must be lost, or many more bombs must fall. or many mighty bulls must be destroyed, or many more ukrainians and russians will be killed. before everyone realizes that these waters, no windows, only loosens an

i telling you about the atmosphere in the kremlin?— the kremlin? i think it is very clear from — the kremlin? i think it is very clear from what _ the kremlin? i think it is very clear from what we _ the kremlin? i think it is very clear from what we are - the kremlin? i think it is very clear from what we are being | the kremlin? i think it is very - clear from what we are being told that very few people in the kremlin knew exactly what this operation was going to be beforehand and i think that probably explains quite a lot of what we have seen, for example, the fact that the central bank funds, hard currency fund, much of which was vulnerable and stored abroad or was vulnerable to freezing, it is a clear indication that economic decision—makers high up that economic decision—makers high up in the government did not know the scale of this operation or what it might entail. fin the scale of this operation or what it might entail.— it might entail. on that point, i will show our _ it might entail. on that point, i will show our viewers - it

the ukrainian capital, that's the primary military objective for the kremlin. but as its force is trying to move in to keep, it continues to face resistance. ukraine now says it's regain control of a key suburb. on tuesday, the defense ministry says that success prevents russia from surrounding the capital from the northwest and as ukrainian forces keep up. the defense of their country. western allies are continuing to work out their collective response to the invasion . u. s. president joe biden is set to meet with nato and european leaders in brussels on thursday on the agenda steps to take. should the kremlin resort to use in chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons? as frustration grows on the battlefield, i now be called arson, and this is the day. ah, says the invention has been going on for 27 days. practically a month. we need more sanctions, more pressure, these systematic bombardments that arise sitting in the shelling of hospital schemes, apartment buildings, and shelters. now we cause the 3500000 mark in terms of refugees where we are seen as a rece

how far do the kremlin territorial ambitions go? where do they stop? ah, it is weak for a rush as invasion of ukraine, and the ukrainian air force is still intact. russian planes do not control the skies over our country. it believed with surrender. quickly. american and british defense officials believe the crumb when's plan to encircle the capital. keith has stalled, but as in any war, innocent civilians are faced with unimaginable anguish. more than 3000000 have fled ukraine, and hundreds of thousands are trapped in cities like mary opal with food and water in short supply. the un chief, antonio quoterush, says, negotiations are the only way to end this war and end the suffering. these war isn't reasonable. soon at all late that he will have to move from the battlefield to the peace table. and that is inevitable. the only question is o, many more lives must be lost, or many more bombs must fall. or many mighty bulls must be destroyed, or many more ukrainians and russians will be killed. before every one realizes that these waters, no windows, only l

how far do the kremlin territorial ambitions go? where do they stop? ah, it is week for a rush as invasion of ukraine and the ukrainian air force is still intact. rushing planes do not control the skies over our country. it believed with surrender. quickly. american and british defense officials believe the crumb when's plan to encircle the capital? keith has stalled, but as in any war, innocent civilians are faced with unimaginable anguish. more than 3000000 have fled ukraine, and hundreds of thousands are trapped in cities like mary opal with food and water in short supply. the un chief antonia quoterush, says negotiations are the only way to end this war and end the suffering. these war isn't winnable soon or late, that it will have to move from the battlefield to the peace table. and that is inevitable. the only question is o, many more lives must be lost, or many more bombs must fall. or many mighty bulls must be destroyed, or many more ukrainians and russians will be killed. before everyone realizes that these waters, no windows, only loosens and

the kremlin has already tried to kill him. of course, on tv, on state—owned control tv, people do not hear anything about this. the very best of what they hear is that alexei navalny as a traitor. you know, traitors should be eliminated, particularly during these times of crisis when, as putin has said, they need unity and defence. you mention the high security colony. he has been sentenced to nine years of strict regime. what does that mean for him? unfortunately, it means way less public access, stricter conditions under which he will be held, less freedom, essentially inside of the colony. most importantly, the public lawyers, journalists will have very limited access to him. every week at this time we take a look at the climate crisis, bringing you stories with big implications for our planet. this week, after a month of war in ukraine, we focus on energy security — how the world can replace its so—called addiction to russian coal, oil and gas. many countries are urgently looking to strike fossil fuel deals elsewhere

from the kremlin. _ for decades to come. from the kremlin, though, _ for decades to come. from the kremlin, though, no _ for decades to come. from the kremlin, though, no hint- for decades to come. from the kremlin, though, no hint of. for decades to come. from the - kremlin, though, no hint of retreat. russia's foreign minister today described the west's response to the invasion of ukraine as hysteria. translation:— invasion of ukraine as hysteria. translation: , ., , ., translation: they are listening to us but they are _ translation: they are listening to us but they are not _ translation: they are listening to us but they are not hearing - translation: they are listening to us but they are not hearing us. - translation: they are listening toj us but they are not hearing us. they are trying to force on us their own understanding of how europe should live henceforth. to be honest, the following comparisons come to mind for me. at one time, both napoleon and hitler set the task of subjugating europe. now the americans have taken over. but as russia writes _ americans ha

.— on in the kremlin. it's been really interesting _ thank you, we will stay in touch. i wonder if i could put to you what we have just been discussing, i wonder what you thought of president putin's appearance today? tt what you thought of president putin's appearance today? it was certainly incredibly _ putin's appearance today? it was certainly incredibly chilling, - putin's appearance today? it was certainly incredibly chilling, but i certainly incredibly chilling, but the comments he made about the russian oligarchs keeping their money abroad, that is not necessarily new. after the illegal annexation of crimea putin made similar comments, saying, itold you, you think you are protecting your money and assets by keeping them abroad, but you're not because the west will turn on us and then you are better off keeping them here in russia, so in many ways putin is flipping this on us, he is saying, you think you can get me my hurting people close to me, but actually, no, this is how i will heal two to make

the kremlin is doing everything _ on air. the kremlin is doing everything it _ on air. the kremlin is doing everything it can _ on air. the kremlin is doing everything it can at - on air. the kremlin is doing everything it can at home . on air. the kremlin is doing | everything it can at home to control the narrative about what�*s happening in ukraine. virtually all independent russian news outlets have been either block or shutdown. and the new law has made it a criminal offence to spread what the authorities deemed to be fake news about the russian armed forces, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.— to 15 years in prison. given that climate, _ to 15 years in prison. given that climate, marjorie - to 15 years in prison. given - that climate, marjorie morning star was concerned about the resumption of reporting by the bbc in russia, wondering why take the risk. and peter stewart had this advice. well, let�*s discuss all of this with jamie angus, senior controller for with jamie angus, senior controllerfor bbc news with jamie angus, senior controller for bbc new

how far do the kremlin territorial ambitions go? where do they stop finland's delicate geo strategic balance? a civil relationship with moscow plus a well equipped, highly trained military has been shaken suddenly and for the 1st time, a majority of thins, believe they need nato. the turn about is a reaction to russia's aggression, says, defense minister aunty guy couldn't be able, have thought that we would live in a peacetime into into twenties. but now we have directed i wore in the middle of europe. mitchell far from finland. russia's assault has re ignited painful memories of the soviet invasion of finland in world war 2, just like its attack on ukraine. back then, moscow said it was responding to provocation. finns maintained their independence at huge cost. fighting alone, the experience led the country to become self reliant for its national security. with each adult trained to play a specific role in any emergency from natural disasters to weather events to war. themes are not as scared as such, but they are aware, reservis

first.— kremlin first. anna holligan at the hauue, kremlin first. anna holligan at the hague. thank— kremlin first. anna holligan at the hague, thank you. _ kremlin first. anna holligan at the hague, thank you. the _ kremlin first. anna holligan at the hague, thank you. the home - kremlin first. anna holligan at the hague, thank you. the home of i kremlin first. anna holligan at the | hague, thank you. the home of the international criminal court. russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has told the un conference on disarmament in geneva that it's time for us nuclear weapons in europe to go home. in a pre—recorded message, he also appeared to offer a newjustification for russia's invasion of ukraine — saying it's to prevent kyiv from acquiring its own nuclear weapons. many ambassadors, including from the uk, germany, australia, canada, america, and the eu, walked out when mr lavrov began to speak. our correspondentjenny hill is in moscow, and jenny, the kremlin is denying it's targeting civillians.

five ethnic chechen, some linked to kremlin backed warlord . linked to kremlin backed warlord were convicted of the murder, but who ordered the killing? his friends suspected vladimir putin himself. the kremlin has always denied the allegation. now, we have uncovered evidence which lends fresh credibility to the suspicion that the kremlin wanted him dead. we can reveal that in the year leading up to his death, he was being tracked across russia, by a government agent. nothing unusual in that, you might think, the kremlin keeps tabs on the opposition. but this man wasn't some low ranking recruit on routine business. all the evidence tells us that he was an officer with the fsb. russia's main security agency and deeply connected to a secret assassination squad. is according to his documents name is s kursk har —— sukharev. when he compare his moments, a chilling pattern emerges. in the year running up to his murder, the travel record shows that he tailed him on 13 round trips round russia. phone and travel records link him to at least two apparent assassination attempts both aimed at other

steve who serve him in the kremlin. rosenberg has mort details. the images are grainy, but the meaning was clear. kremlin critic alexei navalny, already a prisoner, was about to receive anotherjail term. his prison colony had been turned into a courtroom. his supporters call it a show trial. he was sentenced to nine years, maximum security, for fraud. this was mr navalnyjust over a year ago, russia's most prominent opposition figure detained when he flew into moscow. his arrest and imprisonment sparked nationwide protests. but what followed was a kremlin crackdown. the result — more repression, less freedom. so much has happened here in the last year. the russian opposition has been crushed, kremlin critics have been silenced. this feels like a very different russia. and that feeling is all the stronger after president putin's decision to send his troops into ukraine. the kremlin calls what it's doing in ukraine a special military operation. it demands that everyone do the same. the freedom of speech is non—existent. this is the horrible war t

. ., ,,., intensify economic pressure on the kremlin. ., �* ., ~ kremlin. professor, you've talked about the next _ kremlin. professor, you've talked about the next steps _ kremlin. professor, you've talked about the next steps in _ kremlin. professor, you've talked about the next steps in terms of. about the next steps in terms of diplomacy and economics, but when those routes run out, what happens next? �* . , ., ., ., next? the biden administration and many eumpean _ next? the biden administration and many european countries _ next? the biden administration and many european countries have - next? the biden administration and| many european countries have made pretty clear that they are willing to support ukraine militarily in terms of providing supplies and weaponry, but they're not willing to get militarily involved themselves, so ultimately this is a fight that will be waged between the russians and ukrainians, and the outcome will be determined on the battlefield in ukraine. , ., , be determined on the battlefield in ukraine. , . , ., ~ ukraine. gi

platforms like wakeboard boost pro kremlin lines. go putin, russia's justice will prevail, writes one person. hooting is my idol, says another. yet there is another significant group e are, those who want the war to stop. i ask people in beijing about the ukraine conflict. translation: . , ., translation: piece is the solution. talkin: is translation: piece is the solution. talking is what _ translation: piece is the solution. talking is what solves _ translation: piece is the solution. talking is what solves disputes, - talking is what solves disputes, peace, — talking is what solves disputes, peace, we — talking is what solves disputes, peace, we hope for peace. china's leaders are _ peace, we hope for peace. china's leaders are watching _ peace, we hope for peace. china's leaders are watching the - leaders are watching the ukraine war. they have their own motherland reunification ambitions, and have threatened to retake the self—governing island of taiwan by force if necessary. the western response to ukraine and the economi

this is who the kremlin is- and for way _ disturbing. this is who the kremlin is. and for way too _ disturbing. this is who the kremlin is. and for way too long _ disturbing. this is who the kremlin is. and for way too long anyone . disturbing. this is who the kremlin l is. and for way too long anyone who has followed the kremlin or anyone from the region, especially ukraine and other neighbours that russia has attacked, they will tell you, this is who they are. even when russia invaded and annexed crimea in 2014, you had a huge support inside of russia and especially by the hardliners supporting putin. we have the aim is zero and off ski in russia who was a politician who comes out with fascist statements and annihilation of the west i mean, he's constantly. this is what you have, you have a set of hardliners who have never adopted it to the west except to park their money, of course. but they've never adapted to the west and they continuously push this fascist, isolationist, never mind. point of view. for russia is on his own and everyone else around is their ene

to persuade some people within the system that what the kremlin is doing is right. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's eight in the morning in singapore and two o'clock in ukraine, where many civilian and military targets have been hit including a television hit, including a television tower and a kindergarten. russia is continuing to bombard many areas of the country as it closes in on the capital kyiv. at least one person has died and 12 people were injured following an russian air strike on a block of flats following a russian air strike on a block of flats in the obolon district in the north of the city. as the violence continues, talks between russian and ukrainian representatives resume again on tuesday after a fourth round of discussions ended without a breakthrough. in the obolon district in the north of the city. jeremy bowen has the latest from kyiv. the attack happened not long before dawn. it could have been worse for the residents. many had gone to the shelters. kyiv is feeling the pressure of the war much more shar

the kremlin's work for them. they ma be the kremlin's work for them. they may be unhelpful _ the kremlin's work for them. they may be unhelpful but _ the kremlin's work for them. they may be unhelpful but are they true? well, are they true? invincible, i think very few things are invincible and my point is that this is the headline that constructs putin as somehow only powerful witches examine how he wants us see him. what the express gets absolutely right is that this is a missile that has landed in the west of ukraine, not that far into ukraine, there has been some of the coverage elsewhere over the past day which a lot of security experts have condemned, which has in western papers suggested it got much further, right into the east, and i think all of that... and is false. but that relies me that we are very much a propaganda war here. for most of us, let's be honest, we can't be entirely sure about what is happening in ukraine and where exactly missiles are falling but we have to be really careful about talking up putin's invisibility when he was t

in russia, tv is tightly controlled to transmit the kremlin line. but look what happened tonight, live on the main evening news. a woman runs onto the set to condemn russia's onslaught in ukraine. she is marina ovsyannikova, a channel one editor. her sign reads, "no war, stop the war, "don't believe the propaganda, they are lying to you here, russians against war." before her protest, she'd recorded this message. "russia was committing a crime in ukraine," she said, "and vladimir putin was responsible." quite extraordinary. i have never seen anything like that here. and what it shows is that despite the kremlin�*s almost total control of the media, it is still struggling to persuade some people within the system that what the kremlin is doing is right. as for marina ovsyannikova, she is reportedly being detained by police and the tv channel, channel one russia, has launched an internal investigation. three weeks ago, 44 million people lived in ukraine, now 1.7 million of them, mostly women and children, have escaped to poland. in the last 19 days,

, kremlin. how did you read it, the seech kremlin. how did you read it, the speech itself. _ kremlin. how did you read it, the speech itself, some _ kremlin. how did you read it, the speech itself, some people - kremlin. how did you read it, the speech itself, some people said i kremlin. how did you read it, the| speech itself, some people said it was ad—libbed perhaps, throwaway line at the end, not part of the script or do you think it was deliberate and reveals his true thinking, what do you make of that? i think it is his true thinking and i think it is his true thinking and i think it is his true thinking and i think what has become clear and in some ways there was a lot about france and been able to allow putin to find a way out of this and save face, i think the brutality of the last weeks and people who have followed vladimir putin over years and former moscow correspondence, i was talking to one tonight, saying this is in some ways the same man and in other ways are much more dangerou

it's a direct challenge — one woman taking on the kremlin. quite extraordinary. i have never seen anything like that here. what it shows is that despite the kremlin�*s almost total control of the media, it is still struggling to persuade some people within the system but what the kremlin is doing is right. as for marina, she has reportedly been detained by police, and the tv channel, channel 0ne police, and the tv channel, channel one russia, has launched an internal investigation. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg in yuroslav, russia. meanwhile, the war of words between the us and china over russia's invasion of ukraine is heating up. a us official has warned that china may be willing to provide military assistance to russia. it comes after an intelligence report suggested russia has asked china support. china has called the claims, fake news. from beijing here's our correspondent stephen mcdonell. a new security partnership without limits — that's what xijinping and vladimir putin pledged to just six weeks ago, just before the opening ceremony of the winter

the meeting in the kremlin had sealed his fate. he was arrested, his oil company dismantled and divided among putin loyalists. russia's richest man would serve ten years in a siberian prison camp. today, he lives in exile in switzerland and has no doubts about the system putin put in place. >> (translated): at first, he thought he could build a sort of democratic model that he could control. a model like this does not exist, so he started to slide towards, at first, mild totalitarianism and then an increasingly harsh totalitarianism. if the situation develops further, he will reach a full totalitarian model. in reality, every authoritarian system is a kleptocracy. >> narrator: some early evidence of that kleptocracy and how it worked was found in 2003, when police raided the offices of a small company called spag in a suburb of frankfurt, germany. author and journalist jurgen roth has written extensively about the raid, which targeted money laundering in several countries, allegedly by st. petersburg's tambovskaya mafia group. >> i

what's going on inside the kremlin? and does russia's leadership know what's really going on inside ukraine? western spies say they believe vladimir putin is not getting the full picture. his own advisers are afraid to tell russia's leader the truth, the head of gchq claimed today, saying that has led to mistakes. it's clear he's misjudged the resistance of the ukrainian people. he underestimated the strength of the coalition his actions would galvanise. he underplayed the economic consequences of the sanctions regime, and he overestimated the abilities of his military to secure a rapid victory. russian morale was low, the spy chief said, troops sabotaging their equipment, and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft. the head of britain's armed forces today said some had been misled into thinking they were going on exercise. it's shocking in a professional sense that russian officers might take people into combat, and those people don't even know that they're going into combat. it seems an insane thing to do

state department simply don't understand what goes on in the kremlin. they don't understand president putin. that is worrying, he said, because total misunderstanding could lead to wrong decisions and bad consequences. the kremlin continues to claim that attacking ukraine was the right decision. many russians agree, but not everyone. >> her son sergei is a police officer. their family is originally from ukraine. a few days ago, sergei was arrested and charged under a new law, spreading ke news about the russian army. he is suspected of criticizing the russian offensive on the telephone. >> this is a very heavy blow for me, for the family, the children. suddenly, their dad just disappeared. he never went to protests. he has no social media. he just spoke to friends on the phone. i can't rule out that he said something like, war is bad, people are dying, homes are being destroyed and that is bad. >> she still can't believe this is happening to her family. she is still struggling to understand why. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. nora: more than 100,000

the kremlin calls what it's doing in ukraine a special military operation. it demands that everyone do the same. the freedom of speech is non—existent. this is the horrible war that we are not even allowed to call the war because here it is called a special operation. and people that come onto the streets with a banner saying no war are detained. this russian mp thinks that in times of trouble, russians should support the motherland. as for alexei navalny? he cheated on government, he cheated on certain businesses. it is widely seen politically motivated. it is not. so, there are no political prisoners in russia? there are no political prisoners in russia. not a single one? not a single one, absolutely. and that is precisely the picture the kremlin paints for the russian people, hoping they will believe that there is no repression here, no war, no problem. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: william and kate are welcomed to jamaica, but they may face some protests about the monarchy�*s pa

do you think is likely _ kremlin stole access to. do you think is likely to _ kremlin stole access to. do you think is likely to use _ kremlin stole access to. do you think is likely to use novichok l think is likely to use novichok or will it be something different? i or will it be something different?— or will it be something different? ~ , or will it be something different? ~' , ., different? i think the use of something _ different? i think the use of something like _ different? i think the use of something like novichok. different? i think the use of something like novichok or| something like novichok or other nerve agents is unlikely because these are such deadly weapons that are so closely associated with russia. to use these on the battlefield in ukraine or against civilians would send a very cursed and clear signal that russia has escalated the conflict to an entirely new level and i don't think that russia is ready to do this at this time.- think that russia is ready to do this at this time. but, but what, do this at this

the kremlin critic fell severely ill on a flight in siberia. he was transferred to a hospital in germany, where doctors found traces of a soviet era, nov agent, novi chalk the kremlin, denied any involvement in the poisoning, but russian authorities arrested nevada. as soon as he returned to moscow, under the charge of why leading federal volley has long been critical of putin in 2016, he announced that he would run as a presidential candidate against him in the next election. more recently, he has criticized putin's war on ukraine. no one, there was a powerful voice of people who spoke about corruption and short trash and said the alternative is the same as to be my husband who was sentenced to 18 years in jail from when you are russians. and for bill ross says, of course, he's a true, he is a true freedom fighter. and watching this as a recap of our mind story roches efforts to occupy the key cranium. port of mary poll continue with bomb striking and industrial compound. president landscape now says there is nothing left of the city. the cred

those headlines out of the kremlin this morning. lisa: it gives the indication that you're going to get a conflict because it is unclear what the offramp is for either side. what we want to see today is a gauge of the policy ramifications of this conflict on a prolonged level. the ecb came out with the report minutes ago and they were talking about how it could potentially reduce growth will -- global growth by one percentage point and increase the inflation the average consumer feels by 2% this year. she the economist laurence boone is joining us. and expecting the third consecutive raise hike -- rate hike where they did make a move. what is the longer-term projection? if you take a look at what is going on in the rates market, they've actually brought back expectations along the line, thinking that because of the war in ukraine, with respect to gas and oil prices, they are not going to be able to hike as much. at 8:30, we will get a slew of economic data from the united states and initial jobless claims. i am watching this as fed

kremlin critic's have been silenced. that feeling is all stronger after president higgins decision to send his troops into ukraine. the kremlin calls what it is doing in ukraine a special military operation. it demands that everyone do the same. >> the freedom of speech is nonexistent. this is a horrible war that we are not even lowed to call a war. here it is called a special operation. people that come on the streets with a banner that ss no war, are detained. >> they think that in times of trouble, russians should support the motherland. >> he cheated the government, he cheated businesses. >> it is not politically motivated. so in not. >> there are no political prisoners in russia? >> not a single one. absolutely. >> that is precisely the picture the kremlin paints for the russian people. hoping they will believe that there is no repression here. no war, no problem. steve rosenberg, bbc news. moscow. laura: russian investigative journalist and an expert on the country's intelligence services. he joins us now from lond

(speaking russian) (translated): this kremlin, the power these days is always in singular. it doesn't matter where it is. it belongs to the president, it comes from the president, flows out of the president. >> the attack on the school in beslan was a signature moment of revelation about who is vladimir putin. what kind of brutality would use the tragedy of piles and piles of dead bodies of kids to eliminate democracy? and now we're seeing vladimir putin use dead ukrainian children to eliminate democracy and its vestiges inside of russia. and that domestic crackdown goes hand in hand with putin's war-- those are one and the same phenomenon. >> narrator: as he cemented control in russia during those formative years, he had to contend with another dangerous challenge: popular uprisings in former soviet republics. >> (cheering and chanting) >> people in the streets is a really frightening sight to putin. people in the streets can make all sorts of things happen. >> (chanting) >> narrator: they were called the color revolutions, and he saw in them a threat from the united state

the meeting in the kremlin had sealed his fate. he was arrested, his oil company dismantled and divided among putin loyalists. russia's richest man would serve ten yearin a siberian prison camp. today, he lives in exile in switzerland and has no doubts about the system putin put in place. >> (translated): at first, he thought he could build a sort of democratic model that he could control. a model like this does not exist, so he started to slide towards, at first, mild totalitarianism and then an creasingly harsh totalitarianism. if the situation develops further, he will reach a full totalitarian model. in reality, every authoritarian system is a kleptocracy. >> narrator: some early evidence of that kleptocracy and how it worked w found in 2003, when police raided the offices of a small company called spag in a suburb of frankfurt, germany. author and journalist jurgen roth has written extensively about the raid, which targeted money laundering in several countries, allegedly by st. peteburg's tambovskaya mafia group. >> in this r

what's going on inside the kremlin? and does russia's leadership know what's really going on inside ukraine? western spies say they believe vladimir putin is not getting the full picture. his own advisers are afraid to tell russia's leader the truth, the head of gchq claimed today, saying that has led to mistakes. it's clear he's misjudged the resistance of the ukrainian people. he underestimated the strength of the coalition his actions would galvanise. he underplayed the economic consequences of the sanctions regime, and he overestimated the abilities of his military to secure a rapid victory. russian morale was low, the spy chief said, troops sabotaging their equipment, and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft. the head of britain's armed forces today said some had been misled into thinking they were going on exercise. it's shocking in a professional sense that russian officers might take people into combat, and those people don't even know that they're going into combat. it seems an insane thing to do

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that is precisely the picture at the kremlin _ absolutely. that is precisely the picture at the kremlin paints - absolutely. that is precisely the picture at the kremlin paints for the russian people, hoping they will believe that there is no repression here, no war, no problem. more than 150,000 people in the uk have said they want to provide a temporary home for ukrainian refugees since the scheme was launched last week. but the scheme has been criticised for being too complicated. people wanting to open up their homes need to find the ukrainians they want to sponsor. but there's no formal process to do that. our special correspondent, lucy manning, has been speaking to people who have signed up for the scheme in buckinghamshire. tranquil marlow on the river, signs of renewal, a long way from the thunder of shells where lives end. but ukraine isn't forgotten here — farfrom it. houses are ready, but those sponsoring refugees complain the system isn't. how many houses have you got in the community for ukrainian refugees? we've got 35. and h

what it is a war as opposed to the kremlin sport? well, in turn, a special military operation is now at risk of 15 years behind bars. that new law applies to foreign journalist as well, and has effectively paralyzed their outlets operating in russia, normally based in moscow. but since the kremlin shut down after that re folks accreditation with television brought to heal long ago, the authorities used to tolerate a few independent news outlets in print and online. that is no longer the case, dodged a news channel that lived on youtube and the radio station, eco mosque. feet are now out of business. many of their journalists have fled the country. independent media outlets and russia brought an alternative point of view . they brought a little bit of a breathing space, but now it's back to the u. s. a. sorry, but back to the kind of the saline seawright. it was incredible to see a homeless squeeze. one of the most iconic radio independent radio stations in russia shut down. so yes, that's face has been squeezed to it's absolute limit

the kremlin designated him as a terrorist. his health deteriorated, but his criticism of putin remained as fiery as ever. on the eve of russia's invasion, tweeting this criticism of putin's combative national security council meeting. "putin demanding loyalty from his security chiefs." navalny likens it to the soviet leadership, ordering the invasion of afghanistan in 1979. navalny's skill is knowing and exploiting putin's political vulnerabilities. and today the price for his success just went up. nic robertson, cnn, brussels. >>> two years ago, canadian filmmaker daniel roy spent months with navalny making a documentary titled "navalny." an intense, personal upclose look at a man a threat to putin's hold on power. here is a clip from the documentary. navalny is talking after discovering details about the kremlin plans to kill him. >> the whole idea of poisoning with a chemical weapon, what the [ bleep ]. this is why -- this is so smart because even reasonable people, they refuse to believe like what? come on. poisoned? serio

instead, concern over what most of the world calls war and what the kremlin calls an operation. laura: steve joins us now from moscow. tell us how you and your team are able to resume reporting from russia despite this very strict new-media law passed by parliament? >> we are talking about amendments to the russian criminal code last week that would make it a criminal offense to spread fake news, as the authorities see it, about the russian armed forces. so we paused our reporting to think about the repercussions, the consequences that these changes would have. but we believe it is important to continue broadcasting and telling what is a very important story. anwhat is happening in moscow and russia is central to this. it's laura: our ordinary russians beginning to feel the impact of the sanctions? >> absolutely. russia is the most sanctioned country in the world. it's it is like an avalanche. so many western companies, big names like mcdonald's and coca-cola suspending operations there. and russians are feeling it in many other ways. a number of supermarkets have introduced res

the kremlin agreed to support his plan and combined the valuable oil facilities. a giant oil company called sibneft was formed. it was then auctioned off. but the auction was rigged so roman abramovich would win. was this an auction in any real sense? absolutely not, no, absolutely not. it was like a pre—arranged deal which was dressed up as an auction. but nobody else really was allowed to participate. that's corruption. this is what you call corruption. this is where the bidding for sibneft took place. by the time the auction had begun, the opposition had been neutralised and the price had been fixed. it was a complete stitch—up. and the main beneficiary? roman abramovich. and there's more. it looks like most of the money borrowed by roman abramovich to buy the new oil company came from the russian government. the secret document says: "shortly before the auction, a government minister deposited "$137 million of the budget money —" that's russian taxpayers' cash — "ina bank." that bank then lent mr abramovich the money to buy sibneft. russia's former chi

putin's kremlin double down on the lie. blaming the u.s. and europe for the civilian death. >> the russian armed forces do not bomb cities. this is well known to everyone. no matter how many videos are edited in nato. no matter how many clips and fake photos thrown in. >> yet, an indication how flimsy the kremlin may fear its fabrications are, putin held a rare rally. seemingly seating to scotch concerns over mounting casualties and low moral among soldiers. >> our boys are fighting in this operation. shoulder to shoulder. shielding one another with their bodies on the battlefield. we haven't had this unity for a long time. >> for many russians knowing fact from kremlin fiction. is getting impossible. heavy handed riot police drag airnt war protesters off the streets. new laws ban criticism of the war. max penalty, 15 years in jail. access to facebook and twitter. restricted. and since the war began, russia's few remaining independent media out lets have been shut down. including tv rain. viewer ship rocketed. news director and anchor -- fl

on the other hand, they are lied with the kremlin. what do you think their incentives look like right now? it's not as if they would like to be cut off from western markets, from the e.u. and united states where they make a whole lot of their money. their trade with china, their trade with the e.u. is $838.1 billion in 2021. it was $755.6 billion in 201 with us. it's $146 billion with russia. why on earth are they not just turning on russia with the rest of the world? >> well, joy, it's a calculations you have to make. on one hand, you're right, they depend on the relationship with the united states and europe and democratic countries that have stood against this invasion and they don't like the kind of massive instability of the global economy that we're seeing. frankly, also, they're looking at the sanctions being imposed on russia and probably causing some concern that those types of sanctions could come their way for instance if they make a move on taijuan. if you ask what might be in their interest, first of all, the disruption i

kremlin critic's have been silenced. that feeling is all stronger after president higgins decision to send his troops into ukraine. the kremlin calls what it is doing in ukraine a special military operation. it demands that everyone do the same. >> the freedom of speech is nonexistent. this is a horrible war that we are not even lowed to call a war. here it is called a special operation. people that come on the streets with a banner that says no war, are detained. >> they think that in times of trouble, russians should support the motherland. >> he cheated the government, he cheated businesses. >> it is not politically motivated. so in not. >> there are no political prisoners in russia? >> not a single one. absolutely. >> that is precisely the picture the kremlin paints for the russian people. hoping they will believe that there is no repression here. no war, no problem. steve rosenberg, bbc news. moscow. laura: russian investigative journalist and an expert on the country's intelligence services. he joins us now from lo

and despite the kremlin saying this, in the last i kremlin saying this, in the last couple of hours we have heard these explosions in the west of the country in the city of lviv. do you think this could be deliberate sort of confusion creating tactics to try and be saying one thing and doing another deliberately to cause uncertainty about their strategy? there will be a little bit of that, yes, but i think the location tells a story for itself. president biden is not that far away anyway so it might be sending a bit of a message. but lviv is a route out of his refugees but also a route in almost certainly for equipment and resupply is from nato. and we have seen a little bit more, there has been some shocking indiscriminate targeting but we have seen some more deliberate targeting of ammunition dumps and of facilities. this all speaks to the sustainment of the ukrainian forces as well as the russian forces.— russian forces. and then i understand _ russian forces. and then i understand you _ russian forces. and then i understand you yourself i russian forces. and then i i understand y

the russian opposition has been crushed, kremlin critics have been silenced. this feels like a very different russia. and that feeling is all the stronger after president putin's decision to send his troops into ukraine. the kremlin calls what it's doing in ukraine a �*special military operation'. it demands that everyone do the same. the freedom of speech is non—existent. this is the horrible war that we are not even allowed to call the war, because here it is called a �*special operation'. and people that come onto the streets with a banner "no war" are detained. russian mp maria butina thinks that in times of trouble, russians should support the motherland. as for alexei navalny? he cheated on the government. he cheated on certain businesses. it is widely seen as politically motivated. it is not politically motivated. absolutely not. so there are no political prisoners in russia? there are no political prisoners in russia. not a single one? not a single one, absolutely. and that is precisely the picture that the kremlin paints for the russian people,