back in st. petersburg, anatoly sobchak had a problem. he'd just lost the election and was the subject of yet another corruption investigation. >> (translated): in 1996, when sobchak stopped being mayor, as is often the case in the russian elite, a lot of people immediately turned their backs on him. vladimir putin was nearly the only one that didn't do that. >> narrator: this time, sobchak was questioned by prosecutors. but suddenly, he had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. >> (translated): so when my husband had the heart attack and it was hard to get him treatment because people were calling the chief cardiologist of the city who was treating him, telling him, "don't treat sobchak, let him die," that's when i decided to take him overseas for treatment. >> narrator: it was an orchestrated escape. sobchak took off on a national holiday weekend aboard a private plane apparently arranged by vladimir putin. weeks later, he showed up in paris looking surprisingly healthy. >> (translated): vladimir putin helped me organize that,

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the train from st. petersburg to helsinki takes about 3 and a half hours. it's been booked out for days. flights between russia and western europe have been suspended. most of the arrivals here want nothing more than to observe political and economic developments in russia from a safe distance. and the goal worth, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time only russian passengers with a valid visa or residency permit can enter the european union. alina, who is a translator left russia. the day after russia began its assault on ukraine. she's staying with friends in helsinki, but her visa expires in 3 months. and it's uncertain whether she will be able to remain in finland. she's deeply shocked by what has happened crying in her sleeping scene. chance it's all started for the shower. sheila, i'm not sure that i'm going, but i'm not sure if i will be able to leave but this fear in russia criticizing the war, can land you in jail, which is why more and more russians are leaving the country. finland has welcomed them with open

the train from st. petersburg to helsinki takes about 3 and a half hours. it's been booked out for days. flights between russia and western europe have been suspended. most of the arrivals here want nothing more than to observe political and economic developments in russia from a safe distance. and the goal worth, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time only russian passengers with a valid visa or residency permit can enter the european union. alina, who is a translator left russia. the day after russia began its assault on ukraine. she's staying with friends in helsinki, but her visa expires in 3 months. and it's uncertain whether she will be able to remain in finland. she's deeply shocked by what has happened. crying and not sleeping, seen it chance it's all started. that's how i sheila i'm sure that them then going back i'm not sure if i will be able to leave but this fear in russia criticizing the war, can land you in jail, which is why more and more russians are leaving the country. finland has welcomed them with op

petersburg to the finish capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and if the things go worse, i will make the decision to find the ground to where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining routes from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of west on sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitating only those with a valid e. u visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping. seen it chance it's all started. that's how i feel. i'm pretty sure that i am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them, but this fear, this fear of landing in prison. the one's opinion is leading more and mor

the train from st. petersburg to helsinki takes about 3 and a half hours. it's been booked out for days. flights between russia and western europe have been suspended. most of the arrivals here want nothing more than to observe political and economic developments in russia from a safe distance. and the goal worth that my room may decision to find the ground to where i can stay for more time. only russian passengers with a valid visa or residency permit can enter the european union. alina, who is a translator left russia the day after russia began its assault on ukraine. she's staying with friends in helsinki, but her visa expires in 3 months. and it's uncertain whether she will be able to remain in finland. she's deeply shocked by what has happened. crying and not sleeping, seen it since it's all started for the shower. she'll she'll now to assure that and then going back i'm not sure if i will be able to leave but this fear in russia criticizing the war, can land you in jail, which is why more and more russians are leaving the country. finland has welcomed

the train from st. petersburg to helsinki takes about 3 and a half hours. it's been booked out for days. flights between russia and western europe have been suspended. most of the arrivals here, one, nothing more than to observe political and economic developments in russia from a safe distance. and the goal worth and i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time only russian passengers with a valid visa or residency permit can enter the european union. alina, who is a translator left russia, the day after russia began its assault on ukraine. she staying with friends in helsinki, but her visa expires in 3 months. and it's uncertain whether she will be able to remain in finland. she's deeply shocked by what has happened. i am crying and not sleeping. seen it chance it's all started for the shower. sheila, she'll now to assure that and then going back i'm not sure if i will be able to leave i but this fear in russia criticizing the war, can land you in jail, which is why more and more russians are leaving the country. finland ha

st petersburg riot police made this video to show they back it. the letter z has become the symbol for the kremlin�*s special operation. and many russians believe their president has got it right. "i trust him 100%," dennis says, "no, iso%." but then vladimir putin controls the media here and the messaging. without that, it would be much harder to convince his people that he is taking russia in the right direction. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. now some of the day's other news. ethiopia has declared an indefinite humanitarian truce, which it says will allow aid to get to the tigray region in the north of the country. aid flows have been constantly prevented during 16 months of civil war and no aid trucks at all have reached tigray since mid—december. so far, tigrayan insurgents have not responded to the announcement. the uk transport secretary, grant shapps, has said he'll bring forward measures to stop companies employing foreign workers on pay below the uk minimum wage. the boss of p&o ferries has admitted the company broke uk em

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has been in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, since the start of the invasion. shejoins us now. lyse, your reflections today, after a month an unimaginable suffering in this country? well, this entire programme tells all of us that this has been a month like no other for all of us that this has been a month like no otherfor ukraine, for europe and the rest of the world. but, for every ukrainian, life as they knew it has been upended brutally, homes, streets, entire towns, a city, mariupol, wiped off the map, and everyone you meet here, you feel that pain, but also this patriotism. a month ago, you could feel the dark foreboding here, that russian soldiers would be on the streets in a matter of days, but that hasn't happened yet. as the war enters its second month, no one can say with any certainty what lies ahead. will president putin halt this invasion if and when he secures that land corridor along the southern coast, or does he still h

the train from st. petersburg to helsinki takes about 3 and a half hours. it's been booked out for days. flights between russia and western europe have been suspended. most of the arrivals here want nothing more than to observe political and economic developments in russia from a safe distance. and the goal worth, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time only russian passengers with a valid visa or residency permit can enter the european union. alina, who is a translator left russia. the day after russia began its assault on ukraine. she's staying with friends in helsinki, but her visa expires in 3 months. and it's uncertain whether she will be able to remain in finland. she's deeply shocked by what has happened. crying and not sleeping, seen it since it's all started for the shower. he'll, he'll now to sure that am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave i but this fear in russia criticizing the war, can land you in jail, which is why more and more russians are leaving the country. finland has welcomed t

the train from st. petersburg to helsinki takes about 3 and a half hours. it's been booked out for days. flights between russia and western europe have been suspended. most of the arrivals here want nothing more than to observe political and economic developments in russia from a safe distance. and the things goal worth i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time only russian passengers with a valid visa or residency permit can enter the european union alena, who is a translator left russia. the day after russia began its assault on ukraine. she's staying with friends in helsinki, but her visa expires in 3 months. and it's uncertain whether she will be able to remain in finland. she's deeply shocked by what has happened. crying and not sleeping, seen it chance it's all started for the shower. sheila, she'll now to sure that and then going back i'm not sure if i will be able to leave. oh, but this fear in russia criticizing the war, can land you in jail, which is why more and more russians are leaving the country. finland has

the train from st. petersburg to helsinki takes about 3 and a half hours. it's been booked out for days. flights between russia and western europe have been suspended. most of the arrivals here, one, nothing more than to observe political and economic developments in russia from a safe distance. and the goal worth and i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time only russian passengers with a valid visa or residency permit can enter the european union. alina, who is a translator left russia, the day after russia began its assault on ukraine. she staying with friends in helsinki, but her visa expires in 3 months. and it's uncertain whether she will be able to remain in finland. she's deeply shocked by what has happened. i'm crying and not sleeping, seen it since it's all started for the shower. she'll she'll now to sure that and then going back i'm not sure if i will be able to leave. oh, but this fear in russia criticizing the war, can land you in jail, which is why more and more russians are leaving the country. finland has

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in that home country from the safety of abroad and the things go worse. i will make the decision to find the front to where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining routes from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and have the key only those with a valid e visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping. seen it chance it's all started. that's how i feel. i'm pretty sure that i'm then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them, but they sphere. ah, this fear of landing in prison. the one's opinion is leading more and more

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and the things role worth. i will make the decision to find the ground to where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining routes from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and have the key only those with a valid e. u visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping. seen it chance it's all started. that's how i feel. i'm pretty sure that i am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them, but this fear this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more and mor

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and if the things go worse, i will make the decision to find the time to where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining roots from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitated only those with a valid e. u visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she's devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and that sleeping scene is chance. it's all started. that's how i hear that. i'm pretty sure that i am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them. but they sphere. this fi of landing in prison. the one's opinion is leading more and m

petersburg to the finished capital, helsinki had been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and other things grow worse, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining routes from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and has the key only those with a valid e visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping. seen it chance it's all started. that's how i feel it. i'm pretty sure that i'm then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them, but they sphere. ah, this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more a

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st. petersburg. laura: i am laura trevelyan. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provideby... man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the urgency of war. ukrainian forces claim to sink a russian ship in the black sea, as president biden and other world leaders hold emergency meetings, pledging more humanitarian aid. then, desperate journey. the mass exodus of ukrainians strains the capacity of nearby nations. we report from on the ground in neighboring moldova. >> you try to help as much as you can and at some point you feel like, okay, i do as much as i can, and it's s

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st. petersburg. laura: i am laura trevelyan. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is proviby... man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the urgency of war -- ukrainian forces claim to sink a russian ship in the black sea, as president biden and other world leaders hold emergency meetings, pledging more humanitarian aid. then, desperate journey -- the mass exodus of ukrainians strains the capacity of nearby nations. we report from on the ground in neighboring moldova. >> you try to help as much as you can and at some point you feel like okay, i do as much as i can, and it's still like it's not enough. judy: and, deployed to clas

toyota is halting production at this factory in st. petersburg. but the president remains defiant. tonight, vladimir putin declared russia's operation in ukraine is going according to plan. he honored the memory of russian servicemen that have been killed there. in ukraine, the kremlin's invasion is resulting in human casualties, a casualty of this war in russia is free speech. ros: meanwhile, a second rather talk between ukrainian and russian delegations got underway in belarus. the ukrainian negotiator tweeted this picture and said we have started talking to russian representatives. key issues on the agenda, an immediate cease-fire, second, armistice, and humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians. for more on those talks, here is james in kyiv. >> negotiators from ukraine and russia continued to sit at the table and discuss a possible way out of this finding. i have to say on both sides, expectations are low. top of the agenda is a cease fire, armistice, for weapons to be moved out, as well as corridors for humanitarian aid to move in. ros: the u.k. defense secretary

so we just ran. >> reporter: escaping st. petersburg with the only things that mattered. >> i took -- the main thing is here, you know. the main thing is here. >> reporter: since the invasion began, the kremlin has passed a law saying that anyone who spreads what they deem fake information about the war could face up to 15 years in jail. just this week, a court banned facebook and instagram. a russian court finding meta, their parent organization, guilty of extremist activity. >> now repression is massive. everyone can be arrested for anything. >> reporter: the couple, outspoken critics of putin, regularly attending protests against the regime. while supporting vocal dissident alexei navalny. in august 2020, the kremlin critic accusing putin of being responsible for his poisoning with a deadly nerve agent. navalny returning to moscow in defiance only to be arrested for parole violations shortly after landing. the jailed opposition leader now sentenced to nine more years in prison, found guilty yesterday by a russian court of

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving one to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad and the things grow worse, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining roots from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of west on sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitated only those with a valid e visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day off to the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping, seen it since it's all started. that's how i feel it. i'm pretty sure that i'm then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them, but they sphere. ah, this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion is leading more and more

today, i spoke to someone in st petersburg in my hometown who is quite concerned as well, there's no food shortages, there are no panic on the streets there are no accused in front of the atms, but there's a very strong sense of something which can be really worse in the weeks and months to come. it seems that numerous younger and well educated russians are now leaving the country. i actually know of a couple of cases within my own circle of friends. can you confirm that? and what impact will that have on the country as far as i know the capital of armenia. yerevan is packed with young russians professionals and journalists arriving from st. petersburg and moscow. the flights are full. there's dozens 20-25 flights daily arriving from russian cities to armenia alone i'm hearing stories of people who are trying to get out of russia via via armenia georgia and then further to europope, the people are desperate to get a visa for the european union to flee russia. it's it's a huge movement of young smart rest reminding people from the country right now ventolin many of us had thought befo

but several western brands are leaving st. petersburg, seen as russia's most european city ikea has shut up shop. zara stores are locked but the sign says we are temporarily closed and there is a number to dial for refunds. russia shut down instagram today used bring millions here. russia's stock market will not reopen this week, the country is battling to default saying they'll pay its foreign debt in rubles. tonight the world watching how russia's close partner china responds some hoping beijing will mediate and others fears it will help russia get around western sanctions. a move the u.s. has warned against keir simmons, nbc news, moscow >>> no direct talks with russia but tonight we learned that president biden could be makin a trip to europe to meet nato allies. kelly o'donell is at the white house. what's being considered here? >> reporter: several officials say discussions are underway about a potential presidential trip in the coming weeks. president biden on the ground in europe closer to the fighting and the refugee

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and if the things go worse, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining roots from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and have the key only those with a valid e. u visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping. seen it chance it's all started. that's how i feel. i'm pretty sure that i'm not going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them, but this fear this of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more and more russia

today i spoke to someone in st. petersburg in my home tom, who is quite a concern as well. there's no food shortages there, no panic on the streets. there are no use on in front of the a to him, but these are very strong sense of something, something which can really war us in the weeks and months to come. it seems that numerous younger and a well educated russians are now leaving the country. i actually know of a couple of cases within my own circle of friends. can you confirm that and what impact will that have on the country? as far as i know, the cap is all of our media. you do on a spec to with young cross ins professionals, and the job is, and journalists arriving from st. petersburg and moscow. the flights are full. there's thousands. 20 to 25 flights daily arriving from russian. see, just to armenia alone. i've hearing stories of people who are trying to get the out the for us or via, via armenia, georgia, and then sure that the europe, the people are just for it to get visa for the european union to flee or i. so it's, it's a huge movement of young smart rest of mi

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad and the things grow worse, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining roots from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of west on sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitated only those with a valid e visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day off to the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping, seen it since it's all started. that's how i feel it. i'm pretty sure that i'm then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them, but this fear, ah, this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more and more

petersburg to the finish capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad and other things grow worse, i will make a decision to find the brand to where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining routes from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and heavy can only those with a valid e. u visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is. it is stated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping, seen it since it's all started. so i hear. i'm pretty sure that am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave. but this fear, this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more and more russians to fle

petersburg and moscow. the flights are full, their documents, 20 to 25 flights daily arriving from russ and see just to armenia alone. i've hearing stories of people who are trying to get out the rasa via, via armenia, georgia, and then sure that the europe, the people are just trying to get visa for the european union to flee or are. so it's a huge movement of young smart rest are mine, and people from the country right now. eventually, many of us had thought before this war began, that russia had sanction proofed the economy since 2014. it has seen successive rounds of sanctions since the annexation of the crimea. and yet apparently that's sanction proofing hasn't worked so well. why? well, because the sanctions that we are being deployed now are enough. i'm a much, much bigger, stronger, mightier than whatever we did after the annexation of the crimea. for instance, that we cut off russia from the swiss to the swift, a payment system, which is for international transfers. we didn't do that in the past. t

petersburg to the finish capital helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and other things roll worth. i will make the decision to find the found to where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining routes from russia to the you for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitated. only those with the valid e. u visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i am crying and not sleeping, seen it chance it's all started. so i hear that we're pretty sure that them and then going back and sure if i will be able to leave. but this fear, this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more and more russ

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad and the things role worth. i will make the decision to find the frontier where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining routes from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitate only those with a valid e visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping, seen it since it's all started. that's how i feel. i'm pretty sure that i am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave. ah. with this fear, this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more and more russian

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been in the ukrainian capital kyiv since the start of the invasion. shejoins us now. today, what are your reflections after a month of the conflict? well, look at this — after a month of the conflict? well, look at this programme, _ after a month of the conflict? well, look at this programme, what - after a month of the conflict? it look at this programme, what have we heard? this has been a month like no other. for ukraine, for europe, for the rest of the world. so many around the world took

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and the things grow worse, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining roots from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of west on sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitating only those with a valid e visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and not sleeping, seen it since it's all started. that's how i feel. i'm pretty sure that i'm then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them. but this fear, ah, this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more and more ru

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you for watching world news america. good evening. we certainly are being spoiled at the moment. another day of the glorious spring sunshine and warmth for many. this was cornwall earlier on today. a story which suggests a warm summer's afternoon, not a spring afternoon. high pressure still with us. this little weather front toppling across the north—west of the high has introduced more in the way of cloud, more moisture as well. so, highland scotland this afternoon certainly a cloudier story in comparison to earlier on in the week, and there were a few isolated showers. if we take a look at the satellite picture, it was scotland, northern ireland, north west england impacted by that cloud. there were some breaks and some sunny spells, but the best of the sunshine certainly across england and wales. now, over the next few hours, a lot of that cloud is going to retreat back to the north—west coast, and under clearing skies once again, temperatures falling away quite sharply.

. >> i left the kgb and went to work for the mayor of st. petersburg. >> there is a question of whether he really left the kgb or whether he was there man on the staff of one and there leading reforms of politicians. >> he stays and that until he loses his reelection bid in 1996. at that point he reaches out to various people that he worked with in st. petersburg mayor's office that a dirty condo moscow and worked for the wilson a administration. putin started in 1996 and by luck or design in short order he went from mid level bureaucrat to one of the most powerful man in russia. he identifies him as someone he thinks is good at his job. he carries out what is supposed to do without much fuss. in 1998 he appoints him to be the director of the federal security service which is the main successor organization to the kgb. >> putin emerged on the scene, no one anticipated him. >> unfortunately he was a drunkard and he had a cricket family. his worry was how to get out of the presidency and without facing arrest and prison. only the fsp. >> he th

the growing number of russians boldly protesting in the streets from moscow to st. petersburg to siberia and online are making clear potent is also inclusive the trust of everyday russians. particularly of the younger dgenerations who he is likely leaning on for conscripts and who will inherit a decimated economy. even the daughter of putin's own spokesman posted on instagram note to war. which went viral before is deleted. russian protestsep have spread more than 250 cities and in keeping with the kgb pass, putin's response has been to detain protesters and restrict access to facebook and t twitte. fortunately for him however it has become clear he will now beo able to fully hide the truth from the russian people russians are clearly coming to know putin as a murderous warmonger will isolate them from the free world. mr. president it's unfortunate the world did not take a more aggressive stance against vladimir putin before he invaded the sovereign nation of ukraine. i supported sanctions against nordic stream to and the other punitive measures of the act before ru

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki had been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and other things goal worth. i will susan to find the front to where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining routes from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitated only those with a valid e visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day off to the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine and crying and not sleeping, seen it chance it's all started. that's how i feel it. i'm pretty sure that i am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them, but this fear, ah, this fear of landing in prison for one's opinion, is leading more and more russian

petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki had been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and other things grow worse, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining roots from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitating only those with a valid e visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she is devastated by events in ukraine. i am crying and then sleeping, seen it since it's all started. that's how i feel it. i'm pretty sure that i am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them. but this fear.

then you get things like the st. petersburg declaration. moving on, you get the hague declaration. after world war ii, you get the geneva conventions, which are the modern basis for the laws governing armed conflict. host: the geneva convention after world war ii, those were meant to apply to any future conflicts. this seems in every conflict since that claims of violations of the geneva convention have come even from nations that signed that invention. guest: one of the notable features of the geneva conventions is they have been universally ratified. russia is a member. ukraine is a member. there are additional agreements after the geneva conventions that not all countries have signed. the basic agreements have been signed by all countries. in almost every conflict, there are allegations of violations. it is clear that whenever there is fighting, there are going to be allegations of violations. i think that is because violence and warfare are so hard to control. part of the -- what is being attempted here is to control and put limits on violence. that is hard to do. i don't think

in st petersburg, the main thoroughfare was blocked off by police vans to prevent people gathering. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 0n the baftas' red carpet, benedict cumberbatch reveals he hopes to give a home to a ukrainian refugee. today we have closed the book on our heartbreak and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was - on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international. trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has i become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the main story this hour: a russian missile attack on a military training base in ukraine kills at least 35 people and injures more than a hundred. the us secretary of state antony blinken has held talks with his ukrainian counterpart in the last few hours, looking fo

in st. petersburg and 30 other cities have also made dozens of arrests. ukraine's black sea port of odessa is preparing for a russian attack. the city's mer says russian troops could soon surround his city on 3 sides, effectively cutting it off from the rest of the country. locals volunteering to defend their hometown and say they are ready to fight as the w to alexandra fall nomine report. we are in the center of odessa. you can see that the port city has been turned into a fortress. checkpoints and barricades built of sandbags have been erected throughout the city. makoto ruger, polkas, the jin moves we are ready. every day we go to sleep, fully dressed, to be ready to see shelter in anticipation of a missile strike. mortal printed for cuba, shoveling sand into sand bags on odessa speech to strengthen the city's defences. volunteers such as alexander an engineer, say they want to make themselves useful, but the we are trying to support each other. we are trying to organize ourself. and oh,

in st. petersburg, this brave old lady stood up to a goon squad of armored police during an antiwar protest. she's said to be a childhood survivor of the gnatsy siege of leningrad during world war ii. >> some saying they'd rather risk arrest than live with guilt. i want the whole world to see we don't want it, one woman says. >> one video showed russian security forces in st. petersburg roughing up a woman holding a peace sign and a baby. >> this woman burning her russian passport in an antiwar protest in germany. ( cheering ) >> trevor: yeah, turns out russian women all over the globe are also standing up against this unjust war. i mean, that granny survived nazis, and now she's fighting for this. that mother was arrested with her baby attached to her chest. i'm sorry, armored police shouldn't be rushing a baby. only armored police baby should do that. called a fair fight. i don't know if ukraine or russian's women will be able to stop putin but on this international women's day, it's worth

their president started, but like here in st. petersburg that can mean ending up in handcuffs. those who dare to criticize the kremlin fe severe punishment. still, people across russia showing their courage, rising up to show solidarity with ukraine. yes. hooton's invasion of ukraine is reviving memories of world wars scattered throughout this collection put together by artists, alexandra pet, laura, or relics of the former soviet union. that laura comes from an area of eastern ukraine where there's heavy fighting laws, nieces on the phone. both are worried about the family. oh my god. as far as russian troops are on the hill here again. oh oh, it's right near home on the top it's lighting breaks out. of course you would be really bad. it is up there was nash, but no greeting them up again. if i were to find out to morrow that my sister in ukraine has died, lay away. it would cause me so much pain that i'd put on a bullet proof vest gonna take up any old rifle and go down there myself either. starting with the tip of the rug over, but yet kirkwood but for now life goes on in mo

you a 1st stripped st. petersburg gas prom arina of the hosting rights for this year's champions league. final like shall kill you a for has also decided to cut ties with gas prom. the energy giant was one of the organisations key sponsors since 2012. the partnership were 40000000 years a year, had previously already attracted criticism. russia is being told clearly that at present it is unwelcome in the world of sports. one of the 1st athletes to openly condemn vladimir putin aggression in ukraine was bloodiest love yet as if it's just weeks ago. you may have seen his face and his call for peace during the winter olympics in beijing. he's the ukranian skeleton athlete who put his no war message out there after one of his runs at the games. as russia was amassing nearly 200000 troops on his country's borders. that his law, the ask of, it's always been out from north west ukraine. welcome to the w at the i a c and china both said the athletes shouldn't protest, but you did. so anyway, tell us about that mome

petersburg. and they are constantly talking to customers, shipping clients, and others to see whether shipments are allowed or so. but robin on to token vote you've yvonne's in the same uncertainty is also felt by companies in hamburg. says the local chamber of commerce, 900 businesses here have relations with russia. a group of experts tries to sort out, the situation was on the name, the large companies with business all over the world are diversified to a point where they can compensate the loss of some partnerships with others. but specialized providers who might only do trade with russia. they are very directly affected and have a problem. it's like the baton mild among germany's trading partners. russia only ranks 15th and yet the current sanctions are a huge challenge to many german businesses and the economy. and as our show, as to last time take care ah barbed wire, straight across georgia for yes, russia has been pushing its borderline deeper and deeper. as citizens militia bravely resi