and in other news, a new yorkjudge orders donald trump to pay more than 350—million dollars for inflating the value of his assets. russia's most prominent opposition leader, alexey navalny, has died in prison, according to the country's prison service. his death has sparked shock, outrage, and grief around the world. known as president vladmir putin's most vociferous critic, mr navalny was recognized internationally for risking his own life to stand up to mr putin's regime.his cause of death is not yet his cause of death is not yet known. many world leaders on friday condemned the russian president for navalny�*s death, and for the years navalny had spent in prison while his condition deteriorated. make no mistake. vladimir putin is responsible for alexei navalny�*s death. what has happened to him is proof of

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to south america, to here in washington, people in dozens of cities came together at vigils, laying flowers and photos of navalny. some vigils took place in states from the former soviet bloc, including armenia, georgia, and despite a stark warning from the kremlin for russians to avoid mass protests. . .. people still showed up to pay their respects what was your reaction when you heard the news about his death? i was with friends. i was broken _ i was with friends. i was broken i_ i was with friends. i was broken. i really thought that it could _ broken. i really thought that it could happen, but never. our correspondent will vernon spent many years reporting on russia and alexei navalny, and hejoined me earlier in the studio. we saw these dramatic images of

when alexei navalny returned to russia, could you tell us about that iconic moment? ml; that iconic moment? my colleagues _ that iconic moment? my colleagues and - that iconic moment? my colleagues and i - that iconic moment? iji colleagues and i were that iconic moment? m colleagues and i were in that iconic moment? m1 colleagues and i were in moscow airports and he'd been recovering from a poisoning in germany. and they were overwhelming the arrivals hall. his plane was diverted to another airport so the whole plane of people sent to another part of moscow and it soon became clear to us, and we were left there scratching your head, but we soon realise why they'd done this because as soon as alexei navalny got off the plane he was arrested at passport control and he remained in custody from then on. but i suspect the authorities had got nervous,

moving him from the airport. . moving him from the airport. , you met him, of course, recovering. what was he like? he was a very engaging man. an excellent public speaker. his speeches were entertaining to listen to. he was funny, he didn't lose his sense of humour despite all his trials, literally trolls, and accusations that were thrown at him. he was very courageous. a brave man and that's what we have heard a lot today in the tributes paid to him, how brave he was and that decision to return to russia in 2021 was an incredibly courageous thing to do. he was also very good at persuading people. i remember

being on a campaign trail with him in the mountains and a group of pro—kremlin grannies appeared at the door, calling him all manner of names. he asked for the door to be open to let them in to talk to them. so they were letting. he talked to them, calmed them down. even managed to convince them. that was a kind of man he was. very good at explaining. the death of alexei navalny could bring new urgency to us efforts to approve new funding for ukraine. for more on the stalled aid bills on capitol hill and reaction to friday's events, my colleage sumi somaskanda spoke with representative victoria spartz, a republican congresswoman from indiana and ukrainian—american. i want to talk to you about alexei navalny�*s death because you said this is a consequence of letting vladimir putin get

away for too much for too long. think about who we are dealing with, run by the kgb and unfortunately these people only understand strength. the uk and others have been pretty weak letting him get away with entering georgia, crimea and now ukraine. he understands the west is busy with drama, not dealing with security situations.— dealing with security situations. ~ ., ., ~' situations. what do you think the response _ situations. what do you think the response should - situations. what do you think the response should be - situations. what do you think the response should be to . the response should be to alexei navalny�*s death? ladle alexei navalny's death? we should deal— alexei navalny's death? - should deal with russia and take them seriously. 0ne should deal with russia and take them seriously. one thing peyton has said is that we do not take him seriously. we need

to start thinking about it, the dependency on germany for russian gas. we have these issues in europe, now middle eastern fights. it's an extreme situation we have to start thinking about how our words and actions are going to be allowed. we've been slowly getting aid to ukraine, slow with sanctions. putin cares about action not talks and europe, and the united states and the west have done a lot of talk. ~ ., , talk. we heard president biden criticising congress _ talk. we heard president biden criticising congress for - talk. we heard president biden criticising congress for not - criticising congress for not getting aid for ukraine to the house. ~ , , ., getting aid for ukraine to the house. ~ , , . . , , house. why is that happening? i wish president _

house. why is that happening? i wish president biden _ house. why is that happening? i wish president biden was - wish president biden was faster. he's been slow giving weapons. we have domestic problems and we have now inflation and issues with border security and we can't even deal with domestic issues. we need to have a strategy with foreign policy, not to lose to actually win.— foreign policy, not to lose to actually win. there was a bill in the senate _ actually win. there was a bill in the senate that _ actually win. there was a bill in the senate that was - in the senate that was torpedoed by the republicans which would have had border control in the house. i which would have had border control in the house.- control in the house. i think we do need _ control in the house. i think we do need to _ control in the house. i think we do need to have - control in the house. i think we do need to have a - control in the house. i think. we do need to have a serious word with provisions. he didn't have to take the whole bill but

the republicans don't want to do it. so now we can have this conversation again because we have to make sure that they support our lives like israel, like with ukraine, such little aid, no funds. unfortunately i think will have to start this conversation again. we haven't dealt with the situation. pare dealt with the situation. are ou dealt with the situation. are you worried _ dealt with the situation. are you worried about the state of the war war in ukraine right now? �* , ., , ., now? i'm there, personally, and ithink now? i'm there, personally, and i think i'd _ now? i'm there, personally, and i think i'd rather— now? i'm there, personally, and i think i'd rather be _ now? i'm there, personally, and i think i'd rather be in _ now? i'm there, personally, and i think i'd rather be in europe i i think i'd rather be in europe and i will have a strong message for allies in europe that we need to step up and have a strategy because we have to deter aggression is from iran, china and russia because if we fail there will be significant consequences for all of us. ., ~ i. significant consequences for all of us. ., ~ ., all of us. thank you for joining _ all of us. thank you for joining us _ all of us. thank you for joining us with - all of us. thank you for joining us with your- joining us with your perspective. the issue of aid to ukraine has

featured heavily as a topic at the munich security conference — after former president donald trump's comments last weekend at a campaign rally — where he said he would not protect nato allies from a russian invasion, if they did not pay their dues. ukraine is of course not a nato member, but the comments have raised questoins about washington's commitment to its allies. for more on the fallout after mr trump's comments, and reaction to the news of navalny's death, i spoke withjohn bolton — former us ambassador to the united nations and former national security advisor under the trump administration. thank you so much forjoining us. first off, i want to get your reaction to alexei navalny's death.- your reaction to alexei navalny's death. it's a sad occurrence _ navalny's death. it's a sad occurrence but _ navalny's death. it's a sad occurrence but i _ navalny's death. it's a sad occurrence but i think - navalny's death. it's a sad occurrence but i think it i navalny's death. it's a sad occurrence but i think it is| navalny's death. it's a sad l occurrence but i think it is a demonstration that putin thinks he can operate with impunity, on this very day with his wife and parents at the uk security conference. d0 and parents at the uk security

conference.— and parents at the uk security conference. do you think he is freed from _ conference. do you think he is freed from domestic— freed from domestic repercussions. do you think he is strengthen?— is strengthen? death does wonders — is strengthen? death does wonders in _ is strengthen? death does wonders in authoritarian . wonders in authoritarian countries and there really is no structure of government in russia today, unlike even in cold war days when there is a bureau to tell you when to retire and a nuclear missile crisis. the only way putin would go is via military in his own country. he feels still in charge. own country. he feels still in chare. own country. he feels still in charae. , ., own country. he feels still in charae. ,, own country. he feels still in chare. ., charge. -- you said no repercussions. - charge. -- you said no - repercussions. international fi u ures repercussions. international figures are _ repercussions. international figures are very _ repercussions. international figures are very good - repercussions. international figures are very good at - figures are very good at expressing outrage when it comes to delivering on hard

consequences, not so much. look, russia has been under sanctions for two years because of its invasion for the ukraine. its economy is still humming along, getting supplies from iran and north korea, china for oil and gas purchases, tightening sanctions are making them effective would be a good start to impose real consequences.— be a good start to impose real consequences. that something president biden _ consequences. that something president biden said _ consequences. that something president biden said would - consequences. that something president biden said would be | president biden said would be considered. and the use of assets to pay for rebuilding of ukraine and adding to defence. the question of the frozen assets, the russian central bank, the government of russia, this is uncharted territory that traditionally has not been done using the frozen assets of the government itself, only a private citizens. the us has a

lot of take there too. i would like to see that taken away. the former president donald trump has a double down on his comments to nato, saying that they should "do whatever the hell they want." if donald trump is president again could he pull out of nato? i trump is president again could he pull out of nato?_ he pull out of nato? i was at the summit _ he pull out of nato? i was at the summit in _ he pull out of nato? i was at the summit in brussels - he pull out of nato? i was at the summit in brussels in i he pull out of nato? i was at i the summit in brussels in 2018 where he came within a millimetre of withdrawing. we did not know what he would say the speech he gave to other nato leaders and i think it's been really... it's something he's been considering ever since. he didn't come back to it when i was national security

adviser but he did come back to it later in the rally you mentioned. he doesn't like the eu's better attempts to get good trade terms with the us. and he doesn't think europe has lived up to the kind of commitment required, so this is very deep seeded in trump and that anyone who thinks he won't do it, i think it's time to wake up. do it, i think it's time to wake oo— do it, i think it's time to wake u. ~ , wake up. we saw president biden's team _ wake up. we saw president biden's team release - wake up. we saw president biden's team release a - wake up. we saw presidenti biden's team release a new wake up. we saw president - biden's team release a new ads. every president has been a supporter of nato except the donald trump. he wants to walk away, even giving the green light for russia to attack america buzz allies. i would encourage _ america buzz allies. i would encourage them _ america buzz allies. i would encourage them to - america buzz allies. i would encourage them to do - america buzz allies. i would - encourage them to do whatever the hell— encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. no

president _ the hell they want. no president has - the hell they want. iir> president has ever done this. it's shameful, it's president has ever done this. it's shameful, its weak, it's dangerous and un—american. pam; dangerous and un-american. any - resident dangerous and un-american. any president who — dangerous and un—american. any president who questions the nato — president who questions the nato alliance to the extent of considering withdrawal does not understand it. there are plenty of improvements that nato needs to make _ of improvements that nato needs to make and our friends in europe _ to make and our friends in europe and canada need to spend more _ europe and canada need to spend more on — europe and canada need to spend more on their national defence. trump — more on their national defence. trump has _ more on their national defence. trump has said nothing new in being — trump has said nothing new in being critical of those not spending enough. the difference is that— spending enough. the difference is that those like myself and hundreds of others who at the urging — hundreds of others who at the urging of— hundreds of others who at the urging of the nato partners to spend — urging of the nato partners to spend more on the alliance, trump — spend more on the alliance, trump wants to tear it down. make — trump wants to tear it down. make no _ trump wants to tear it down. make no mistake. the death of alexei navalny comes close to the two—year mark of russia's invasion of ukraine. what more

can be done by us allies? ladle can be done by us allies? we made can be done by us allies? - made mistakes. we fail by deterring —— we failed by not deterring —— we failed by not deterring russia. we have not provided assistance to ukraine. ukraine have said if we provided long—range missiles, by not supplying assistance to ukraine in a strategic factor and by piecemeal and dribbling it in, we have allowed russia to find not an offensive capability but a defensive cater capability so they've got more territory than they had two years ago. it's been a

terrible human cost but they don't have the same calculus on human life that we do. ajudge has ordered that donald trump and his trump 0rganization pay $354 million in penalties in a landmark new york civil fraud case. the former us president was found to have unlawfully overstated the value of his wealth to obtain more favourable loans. the judge's order also puts a three—year ban on mr trump serving as an officer or director of any new york corporation. trump's two eldest sons, eric and donald trumpjunior — are barred from serving as officers or directors for two years for more, our north america editor, sarah smith sent this report. this is a political witchhunt... witchhunt. .. it's a witchhunt... i've been going through a witchhunt for years. donald trump's fame and fortune are based in new york real estate. that's why he chose his beloved trump tower from which to launch his political career.

now his lies about the value of his properties have led to a massive fine and seen him banned from running a business in new york for three years. his lack of remorse throughout the case was described by the judge as pathological. his lawyer has responded, saying, "this verdict is a manifest injustice, plain and simple. it is the culmination of a multi—year politically fuelled witchhunt that was designed to take down donald trump." mr trump says his mar—a—lago estate in florida is worth over $1 billion. more like 18 million, said the court. when valuing his own penthouse apartment in trump tower, he claimed it was three times its actual size. this fraud scored trump better rates on loans and insurance deals. during the trial, he said there was no victim and no crime. these loans were all paid off, just so you understand that. they were all paid off. these aren't loans that are due or defaulted on at all. we never even got a notice of any difficulty. the bank, deutsche bank, was extremely happy, they testified they were extremely happy. they paid their full money and some of the loans were paid off early. this is just a witchhunt. inside as well as outside

the courtroom, donald trump raged against the charges. judge engoron has ruled his irrelevant speeches and refusal to answer questions directly severely compromised his credibility. the attorney general, letitia james, did run for office promising to get trump, whom she called a conman, and he says she only brought this case because she hates him. the only thing that matters are the facts and the numbers. and numbers, my friends, don't lie. both of donald trump's sons, eric and donjunior, were also on trial. they have each been fined $4 million and banned from running a new york business for two years. it is just three weeks since another court awarded the writer ejean carroll $83 million in damages from donald trump for defamation. now he has another enormous fine to pay. costs are mounting up and he still faces four criminal trials later this year. mr trump has been speaking in the past hour, following the ruling. here's what he had to say.

we will be appealing but more important than that, this is russia, this is china, this is the same game. it all comes out of the doj. the same game. it all comes out of the d0]. it the same game. it all comes out of the doj. it comes out of biden. it's a witchhunt against an opponent, the likes of which you've never seen before. you see it in other countries, banana republics, but you do not see it here. let's turn to some other news from around the world... as we mentioned earlier, the presidents of france and ukraine have signed a security pact in paris that guarantees kyiv an aid package worth more than $3 billion this year. the agreement was announced during a visit by volodymyr zelensky to paris. zelenskyy to paris. it follows a similar pact announced by germany, and a promise by g7 countries last year to set up such arrangements with ukraine to help boost its long—term security. senegal�*s president macky sall has said he will hold a presidential vote "as soon as possible." the announcement comes after a week of violent protests against a bill that would have delayed february's

elections until december. on thursday, senegal�*s constitutional court ruled against the delay. at least three people have died in recent demonstrations. two juveniles have been charged in connection to wednesday's shootings at the super bowl celebration in kansas city, missouri. one person died and more than two dozen others were injured when shots were fired during the chiefs' victory parade. police say several weapons have been recovered. the incident began as a dispute among several people outside the city's main train station. to south america now. argentina's president has defended his huge public spending cuts after annual inflation in the country reached more than 250% this week. that's the highest in the world. javier milei says slashing the state is needed to tackle inflation in the long term. 0ur south america correspondent, ione wells, has been finding out how people in argentina are responding to his plans. "how much is that?" "and that? "

people in argentina looking for bargains. meat at this market has gone up 30% injust two months. asking people "how's life?" — the struggle is clear. translation: i have three jobs and i can't make ends meet. - i think about all the people who don't have anything — that breaks my soul. rising prices are constant here, but these latest ones didn't come out of nowhere. chainsaw in hand, the new president, javier milei, has slashed subsidies, slashed the value of the currency, slashed public spending. telling the world the state is the problem — not the solution — to people's hardships. and deep cuts are needed to tackle inflation. this shop—owner is used to changing prices daily. translation: we live - through inflation day by day, and no—one gives us an answer. today, we have someone who tells it how it is. we will wait as long as we need to. but down the road, her sister

sylvia has relied on state support, and is fearful. translation: my refrigerator is literally empty. _ people can't buy food. the policies they're carrying out will kill the people. milei is crazy. milei wants people to give him time. i asked his spokesman when specifically we could judge if his measures are working. translation: for many years, argentina swept l in a short period, the government will begin to show results in this fight against inflation. we have a country to remake. when you look up at the grand architecture in buenos aires, it's a reminder of its wealthy past. down on the street, with people shouting "cambio, cambio!", illegally trading pesos and dollars a reminder how fragile the economy now is. cambio — change — is what many people voted for. the "libertarian lads" pace the city at night with posters defending milei's policies.

how would you describe milei in one word? crazy. most people call him that. but i think it's good crazy — socialist or interventionist ideas were the norm and milei was crazy enough to defy all that. his fans and critics both describe him as crazy, but disagree if he'll rescue or ruin argentina. ione wells, bbc news, buenos aires. before we go, let's recap what we know about the reported death of alexei navalny. the prison service of the region where he had been serving his sentence announced earlier on friday that he had died. navalny was an outspoken critic of president putin. he had been in russianjail since 2021 on charges widely viewed as politically motivated. us president biden said putin is �*responsible' for the death. putin's spokesman said russian's penitentiary service is looking into what happened, but provided no further information.

and remember, our coverage of the death of alexei navalny continues online. check out our website — you can find our live page with the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region, and around the globe. that's all at bbc.com/news. stay with us on bbc news. hello, there. once again, it's been another week that's been dominated by some wet weather at times, but when we have had the sunshine, it's felt pleasant enough. and some of us on friday had a beautiful scene, just like carmarthenshire. hope you made the most of it, though, because particularly out to the west, the start of the weekend looks decidedly unsettled, with more wet and windy weather arriving. ahead of it, we'll see quite a lot of cloud, and the cloud thick enough for a spot or two of light drizzle that'll be easing away from north—east england and eastern scotland. misty, murky conditions behind,

and then some heavy rain by the middle part of the afternoon. so a west—east divide as we go through the day. some of the rain will be quite heavy, still quite mild with it, 1a degrees. and you can see across south—east england and east of the pennines, we may well continue to see some brief glimpses of sunshine. but the rain through wales, stretching up through north—west england, northern ireland and western scotland will turn increasingly heavy, accompanied by gusts of winds potentially around a0 mph. a little bit fresher as well into the north—east of scotland, but generally that mild theme set to continue. now, as we go through saturday evening and into the early hours of sunday morning, our weather front will continue to sink its way steadily south and east. the heaviest of the rain is likely to be now through the midlands and down towards south—east england, and that's going to take its time to clear. so during the early hours of sunday morning, expect a spell of wet weather. that'll probably still be there across east anglia and south—east england for early birds on sunday, but it will start to ease away through the middle part of the morning. a few scattered showers tucking in behind, and then sunday generally will be a case of sunny spells, a few isolated

showers and still relatively mild for this stage in february, 10—14 degrees the high. now, as we move out of sunday into the new working week, once again we will see spells of wet weather at times. brief drier interludes to follow, but by the middle part of the week, we'll see a spell of particularly wet and windy weather right across the country. and that will have an impact on the feel of the weather. we'll lose that mild south—westerly flow, a north—westerly returns, cooler story for all from midweek onwards. so planning ahead, might be a mild, relatively sunny start, but it'll be wet and windy through the middle part of the week and then colder air to follow behind.

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