hello, i'm kasia madera. this is outside source. the us secretary of state seth russia could fabricate an excuse to invade his neighbour, ukraine. our information indicates clearly that these forces — including ground troops, aircraft, ships — are preparing to launch an attack against ukraine in the coming days. at a un security council meeting, russia accuses ukraine of violating the 2015 minsk agreement aimed at bringing peace to the donbas region. western leaders have cast further doubt on russian claims that its forces are withdrawing from ukraine's borders.

saying that in fact more units are arriving near ukraine's borders. also in the programme, the uk's met office issues its strongest possible weather warning, a threat to life, for friday, when storm eunice is set to hit. battening down the hatches — with winds of up to 145 kph expected in some areas. and france and its allies are to withdraw their troops from mali, ending a ten—year military campaign against militants in the region. the last few hours have seen intense diplomacy in it russia's continuing dispute over ukraine. russia has accused the us of whipping up tension around ukraine while the west fears a pretext to invasion

could already be under way. here is the un security council and the us territory of state. our information indicates clearly that these forces — including ground troops, aircraft, ships — are preparing to launch an attack against ukraine in the coming days. we don't know precisely how things will play out, but here's what the world can expect to see unfold. in fact, it's unfolding right now, today, as russia take steps down the path to war and reissued the threat of military action. so, the us says an attack could happen in days. the nato defence alliance shares those concerns. so, we are concerned that russia is trying to stage a pretext for an armed attack against ukraine. it is still no clarity, no certainty about the russian intentions. we don't know what will happen, but what we do know is that russia

has amassed the biggest force we have seen in europe for decades in and around ukraine. and we also know that there are many russian intelligence officers operating in ukraine. they are present in donbas, and we have seen attempts to stage a pretext, false flag operations. tensions in ukraine are high. in focus is the donbas region and its two breakaway regions highlighted here. russian—backed separatists and the ukrainian army have been in conflict there since 2014. these pictures were released by the ukrainian police, showing damage to a kindergarten they say had been shelled. other video shows debris in the play area. ukraine's army say 32 shells landed in the area. they're blaming rebels for the attack. ukraine's president has called it a big provocation. the kremlin is clear

on who it blames. translation: we are deeply concerned with it. _ we warned many times - that the excessive concentration of ukraine's armed forces close to the contact line and possible provocations could be hazardous. we hope that our opponents from the western capitals, i from the united states and nato, iwill use their influence to warn. ukraine authorities from further escalating the tensions. - let's just recap on the events this week. the us claims that at least 150,000 russian troops are now postioned close to ukraine's borders, and they say more have been arriving, even as moscow claims its completed military exercises and that units are returning to their permanent bases. russia released more pictures today. these are said to show military equipment being moved back to bases after exercises in crimea. again, the west says it has no evidence of this. this is us presidentjoe biden.

they have not moved any of their troops out. they've moved more troops in, number one. number two, we have reason to believe that they are engaged in a false flag operation to have an excuse to go in. every indication we have is they're prepared to go into ukraine, attack ukraine. remember, wednesday, february the 16th was the day the us and its allies said russia would invade. that didn't happen. also remember that russia throughout insists it poses no threat. both these points were put to the nato secretary—general earlier. this was his reply. we have shared intelligence, we have shared information that we have collected, but this is also information which is now available for everyone. it's something you can monitor by commercial satellites. so, actually, now, no—one is trying to deny the fact that russia has a large force on the border of ukraine.

so, that's publicly available information. what nobody knows, and we have been clear about that the whole time, is that we know their capacity, we know the forces they have amassed, but of course we don't know with certainty their intentions. but if we combine what we know about the forces, what we know about their threatening rhetoric... they have stated clearly that if we don't meet their demands, there will be military—technical consequences. and we know the track record of russia. they've used force against ukraine before. these are some of the satellite imagesjens stoltenberg is referring to. this was taken by a private american company on monday, a day before russia said it was withdrawing its troops. in this photo, you can see a build—up of armed vehicles, helicopters and artillery. this satellite image was taken on tuesday.

it shows the construction of a bridge across a river in belarus less than four kilometres from ukraine's border. here's the defence secretary lloyd austin. the russian say that they are - withdrawing some of those forces now that exercises are complete. but we don't see that. quite the contrary, we see them add to the more than 150,000 troops - that they already have arrayed along that border. _ we see some of those troops inch closer to that border. _ we've seen them fly in more combat and support aircraft. _ we've seen them sharpen - their readiness in the black sea. russia denies it's planning to invade ukraine. for its part, it says nato is escalating the situation. russia also says joint drills with belarus taking place north of ukraine's border will end this

week as previously planned. this is foreign minister sergey lavrov. translation: with respect i to when de-escalation starts or when de—escalation would end, these are not our words. these are the words introduced by the propaganda machines. these words about escalation and de—escalation is something that every european politician simply has to say right now. they cannot help it. russia has also expelled america's second—highest diplomat in moscow. it is also formally responded to an earlier letter from the us which expressed moscow concerns. in another development, russia has formally responded to an earlier letter from the us which addressed moscow's security concerns. according to russia media, it said... paul adams is in kyiv.

like everything we hear from the kremlin right now, it is designed to be deliberately ambiguous. it is a phrase we heard as russia gave its initial reply to the american response to russian concerns in december which included the pledge that ukraine should never become a member of nato and nato should somehow withdraw its presence in eastern europe and so forth. that has been a back—and—forth that's been going on ever since december, and when the russians replied initially, they used the same phrase and they had done it again today. and i think we are all supposed to be guessing what exactly it means. the flare—up in donbas, how significant is this and how concerned is key of? we significant is this and how concerned is key of? significant is this and how concerned is ke of? ~ ., �* ~ ., concerned is key of? we don't know how significant _ concerned is key of? we don't know how significant it _ concerned is key of? we don't know how significant it is _ concerned is key of? we don't know how significant it is because - concerned is key of? we don't know how significant it is because let's i how significant it is because let's not forget the war has raised in that part of the country for the last eight years and flare—ups are

pretty common. this was pretty ugly. these were shells landed on a and a school. no children were injured. three teachers had shell—shocked as a result of the attack. and of course it raises the spectre at least of a kind of escalation across that contact line, as it's called, between government —controlled territory and separatist controlled territory. they could into something much more serious and western officials and a warning about this, they may warning that the russians might try and manufacture something on the other side, on the rebel side as a pretext for an attack. so definitely a situation to watch, but no sign yet that represents anything more than the usual. £31 no sign yet that represents anything more than the usual.— more than the usual. of course the international _ more than the usual. of course the international community _ more than the usual. of course the international community is - more than the usual. of course the i international community is concerned and we saw the meeting at the un security council. what would take away from that? i security council. what would take away from that?— security council. what would take away from that? i think that there is no meeting _ away from that? i think that there is no meeting of— away from that? i think that there

is no meeting of minds. _ away from that? i think that there is no meeting of minds. the - away from that? i think that there is no meeting of minds. the us i is no meeting of minds. the us secretary of state to the unusual sum of making the presentation himself, laying out what he describes as russia's plans to invade in some detail and saying that by laying it out and showing it to the world, the hope is that somehow russia can be persuaded at this late hour to abandon its plans as of now the russians dismiss all of that and they say there are no plans to invade and this is no final 11th hour. this is all western propaganda and that we have got, the west is got its hand in the sand when it comes to addressing russia's wider security concerns in europe. so we have had this kind of failure to have a meeting of minds before and it was pretty start today. we also heard joe biden saying that he has no plans of the moment to speak to vladimir putin camas was not quite clear where the mimetic track goes for now and that's honestly very worrying.

in the uk, the met office has issued its most serious red weather warning, meaning a risk to life, when storm eunice reaches the uk tomorrow morning. alerts are in place across the country. the government held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss its response to the impending storm, and borisjohnson said the army was "on standby". here's our science editor rebecca morelle. taking the measure of storm dudley and its damaging winds. in the yorkshire dales, trees were ripped from the ground. roads were blocked in hertfordshire, and in south wales, this wind turbine couldn't cope with the gusts. thousands of homes have been left without power. an emergency cobra meeting was called to discuss the situation. i extend my sympathies to those who are still without power. we're working with the power companies and local authorities to get them, get theirjuice

restored as fast as possible. but also, of course, the army's on standby. but much worse is on the way. in st ives, they're preparing for the arrival of storm eunice. so, we've got our flood defence boards that go on the front of the pub, with sandbags behind them. hopefully stops the sea coming in. the met office has issued a rare red weather morning for friday morning for parts of south west england and south wales, meaning there's a danger to life. it's going to be a bad one, yeah. as long as people take notice of what the warnings are, - don't take any risks on the quay, i don't get washed away, life is more precious than a photograph. what's making storm eunice so potent is a combination of events. it's being driven by an extremely active jet stream, blowing at more than 200 mph high up in the atmosphere. this is creating very strong winds, forecast up to 90mph in exposed areas and 70—80 mph inland, which is unusualfor the south of the uk.

the problem is this is coinciding with a spring tide on friday morning. measuring up to 12.8 metres, that's more than a0 feet in some areas, which could bring storm surges at the coast and result in flooding inland. meteorologists are concerned because the storm will hit in the morning when people are out and about. in these kind of storms, and it's going to hit highly populated areas. so, it's going to have a really big impact. and the recommendation, really, if you don't have to travel tomorrow, if you don't have to go out and about, is to stay indoors. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987. forecasters say eunice shouldn't be as bad, but is climate change affecting storms? the met office says they haven't seen any compelling trends of increased storminess, but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. a storm like eunice only comes along once a decade or more.

schools are closing and train services cancelled. the country is bracing itself for what lies ahead. rebecca morelle, bbc news. we saw a picture thing out there in cornwall bracing itself ahead of the storm we will cross over there now to speak to jenny. storm we will cross over there now to speak tojenny. you are right in the path of storm eunice. how are people preparing? the path of storm eunice. how are peeple preparing?— the path of storm eunice. how are people preparing? today it has been fairl calm people preparing? today it has been fairly calm but _ people preparing? today it has been fairly calm but the _ people preparing? today it has been fairly calm but the reason _ people preparing? today it has been fairly calm but the reason is - fairly calm but the reason is preparing itself or a battering. so, today, businesses, fishermen may have been securing the property, securing their equipment, a number of schools have announced in cornwall that they won't be opening tomorrow. and what we are expecting if you heard in that package is perhaps the strongest storm come worst storm since 2014, which was when we saw those iconic images of

the railway in dollars in devon collapsing into the sea. that was left on the region was hit by such bad weather. now we are expecting the bad weather, the strong wind to come in from around 7am tomorrow, between seven a:m.— noon, and midday we expect really strong winds and it's this combination of high winds and the high spring tide which is causing concern. some other experts describing it as a beast of a weather system. the people preparing for some very difficult conditions potentially tomorrow.— for some very difficult conditions potentially tomorrow. yes, indeed the are potentially tomorrow. yes, indeed they are in — potentially tomorrow. yes, indeed they are in large — potentially tomorrow. yes, indeed they are in large part _ potentially tomorrow. yes, indeed they are in large part of— potentially tomorrow. yes, indeed they are in large part of the - they are in large part of the country on red alert. it's very rare to have a rattler in the last time was last year and then back in 2018. he will being told to stay at home if they can. he will being told to stay at home if they can-— if they can. yes so there are warnings — if they can. yes so there are warnings of _ if they can. yes so there are warnings of flying _ if they can. yes so there are warnings of flying debris - if they can. yes so there are i warnings of flying debris from if they can. yes so there are . warnings of flying debris from a potential for falling power lines. the council says it's been planning with emergency services, with power companies in their emergency centre

is due to start running from 5am tomorrow and preparation for the strong winds due to come in at 7am in the morning. so the advice is avoid travel, avoid coastal areas and do look on the website and check the flood risk in your area. qm. the flood risk in your area. 0k, aood the flood risk in your area. 0k, good advice — the flood risk in your area. 0k, good advice as _ the flood risk in your area. 0k, good advice as always. - the flood risk in your area. 0k, good advice as always. stay safe there and say knives, thank you. france is withdrawing its troops from mali in west africa. they've been fighting islamist militants there for almost a decade. the french president says he made the decision to leave because relations with mali have deteriorated since the army seized power in a coup in 2020. he also said this. translation: we cannot stay engaged militarily side-by-side _ with de facto authorities

with whom we do not share strategy nor objectives. that's the situation we're dealing with in mali. the fight against terrorism cannot justify everything. french troops have been involved in the fight against islamist militants in mali since 2013. around 2400 soldiers are based there, but france says it can no longer work alongside mali's militaryjunta, which refused to stick to a plan to reinstate civilian rule. they were also angry because of what western allies called the deployment of "russian mercenaries" to mali. emmanuel macron was asked if withdrawing meant failure in fighting terrorism. "i completely reject that term," he said. mali's armed forces don't agree. a spokesperson said... let's get more from our senior africa correspondent anne soy, who sent this report from neaby ivory coast. this is a shooting range in cote d'ivoire.

this is where military exercises have been taking place. it's the annual flintlock event. this year, it brings together 11 countries. four of them are african. and here you get the sense of the importance of regional military cooperation, especially when you think about this region, where violent extremism is spreading and the three countries that are really at the eye of the storm — mali, burkina faso and niger — it is only niger that is taking part, that has been invited. the other two, because of political instability, coups that have happened in those countries, they have not been invited. they are increasingly isolated from the international community, and this only exacerbates the situation back home. and now, the withdrawal of french forces as well as their allies from mali just further complicates the situation for the region. and there are concerns about what that means for mali and for west africa.

there are deep fears that it will only help extremism to spread further and come south. even though it says it is withdrawing from the region, france says it will continue to fight against extremist violence in the region, and that is really the spirit here. there is that sense of urgency in cooperating militarily across borders. i'm joined by our paris correspondent hugh schofield and by beverly ochieng from bbc monitoring in nairobi. good to see you both. talk us through the reasoning behind france leaving now. it’s through the reasoning behind france leaving nova— leaving now. it's because there is but a complete — leaving now. it's because there is but a complete breakdown - leaving now. it's because there is but a complete breakdown in - but a complete breakdown in relations _ but a complete breakdown in relations with _ but a complete breakdown in relations with the _ but a complete breakdown in relations with the military. relations with the military government— relations with the military government in— relations with the military government in bamako. i relations with the military- government in bamako. they have relations with the military— government in bamako. they have been excluded _ government in bamako. they have been excluded from _ government in bamako. they have been excluded from african _ government in bamako. they have been excluded from african bodies _ government in bamako. they have been excluded from african bodies is - excluded from african bodies is well _ excluded from african bodies is well this — excluded from african bodies is well this is _ excluded from african bodies is well. this is not _ excluded from african bodies is well. this is notjust_ excluded from african bodies is well. this is notjust a - excluded from african bodies is well. this is notjust a french l excluded from african bodies is . well. this is notjust a french who were _ well. this is notjust a french who were saying — well. this is notjust a french who were saying the _ well. this is notjust a french who

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which were in big encampments ago would be removed from mali and . which were in big encampments agoj would be removed from mali and we will see _ would be removed from mali and we will see french _ would be removed from mali and we will see french forces _ would be removed from mali and we will see french forces still _ would be removed from mali and we will see french forces still in - would be removed from mali and we will see french forces still in the - will see french forces still in the region— will see french forces still in the region but— will see french forces still in the region but in— will see french forces still in the region but in smaller— will see french forces still in the region but in smaller numbers . will see french forces still in the . region but in smaller numbers and will see french forces still in the - region but in smaller numbers and in other— region but in smaller numbers and in other countries — region but in smaller numbers and in other countries and _ region but in smaller numbers and in other countries and not _ region but in smaller numbers and in other countries and not in _ region but in smaller numbers and in other countries and not in these - other countries and not in these great _ other countries and not in these great big — other countries and not in these great big encampments- other countries and not in these great big encampments but- other countries and not in these i great big encampments but ready, poised _ great big encampments but ready, poised with— great big encampments but ready, poised with other— great big encampments but ready, poised with other european - great big encampments but ready, . poised with other european countries to act— poised with other european countries to act as _ poised with other european countries to act as federal _ poised with other european countries to act as federal forces _ poised with other european countries to act as federal forces in _ to act as federal forces in conjunction _ to act as federal forces in conjunction its _ to act as federal forces in conjunction its hopes- to act as federal forces in| conjunction its hopes with to act as federal forces in - conjunction its hopes with niger to act as federal forces in _ conjunction its hopes with niger and country further _ conjunction its hopes with niger and country further south on _ conjunction its hopes with niger and country further south on the gulf- conjunction its hopes with niger and country further south on the gulf ofl country further south on the gulf of guinea _ country further south on the gulf of guinea if— country further south on the gulf of guinea if you — country further south on the gulf of guinea if you were _ country further south on the gulf of guinea if you were here _ country further south on the gulf of guinea if you were here before - country further south on the gulf of guinea if you were here before in. guinea if you were here before in that report — guinea if you were here before in that report-— that report. so, beverly, talking about deterioration _ that report. so, beverly, talking about deterioration in _ that report. so, beverly, talking about deterioration in relations | that report. so, beverly, talking i about deterioration in relations so what is mali saying?— about deterioration in relations so what is mali saying? there's been no official statement _ what is mali saying? there's been no official statement currently _ what is mali saying? there's been no official statement currently for - official statement currently for mali but there was a measured remark tjy mali but there was a measured remark by the army official during a press briefing today who said mali is not alone and will not remain alone.

there was also a meeting between the defence minister and the foreign minister and european partners in the country and the foreign minister said that there will be willing to work with people who will and are willing to support mali. there is been to be mixed public reaction. in bamako there is already been blowing anti—french protest or pro—government groups likely to react with euphoria at france plus my imminent departure but in the northern regions, the tribal area where there have been increasing clashes between niger, mali and brick faso, there will be spite because militants could easily areas an area for the french have left and there are even reports that russia and others are moving into the area. which french forces have left earlier this year.— which french forces have left earlier this year. and in terms of security concerns _ earlier this year. and in terms of security concerns for _ earlier this year. and in terms of security concerns for the - earlier this year. and in terms of security concerns for the wider i security concerns for the wider region, can you give us perspective on that as well?— on that as well? there is already bent on ebbing _ on that as well? there is already bent on ebbing away _ on that as well? there is already bent on ebbing away in - on that as well? there is already bent on ebbing away in the - on that as well? there is already - bent on ebbing away in the countries like ivory coast where people were

killed and one was a former french military instructor also so there are concerns that this insurgency is spreading much more outward and it is would be very difficult for mali to be excluded from security exercises as the plan by european and french because partners mali is the epicentre of violence. most of these groups are transnational groups that are not operating in isolation but i'm moving between borders, so it might be as easy to contain interest the sea outside some of the areas where they are already or where security is originally becoming undermined. {lilia originally becoming undermined. 0k, beverl and originally becoming undermined. 0k, beverly and you schofield in paris, thank you both for being with us tonight. a swedish teacher who has spent six years making a full—size replica of the biochemistry says she is halfway there. she lives in the uk it is made a 34 metre artwork that depicts the norman conquest of

england in 1066. she spoke to bbc about why she is doing it. england in1066. she spoke to bbc about why she is doing it.- england in 1066. she spoke to bbc about why she is doing it. because i was bored and _ about why she is doing it. because i was bored and that's _ about why she is doing it. because i was bored and that's the _ was bored and that's the short answer. i make replica viking age clothing and i had no orderfor me we needed to project that i could not finish in a hurry. so i thought the bayeux tapestry would be perfect. it's like part of me now. and if i have to go somewhere, i think with a pet time should be safe and when the factory behind us with open flames and i thought, oh, no, it will become home to a house in the tapestry, never mind the house with the tapestry is going to be damaged. but it was not. it was fine. but, yes, it definitely become a big part of my life.— a big part of my life. certainly is a big part of my life. certainly is a big part of _ a big part of my life. certainly is a big part of her _ a big part of my life. certainly is a big part of her life _ a big part of my life. certainly is a big part of her life most - a big part of my life. certainly is a big part of her life most of- a big part of my life. certainly is a big part of her life most of the thing is huge, ice and the real thing and it is incredible and i will be introduced to the level of detail that are brilliant guest gary gets too. lots more coming up so stay with us on outside source and

if you want to get on touch be a social media, it is on twitter. good to hear from you. storm eunice looks to be a very dangerous weather system indeed. it's coming our way for friday. the met office have already issued a top—tier rare red weather warning for eunice. it's for strong winds across southern wales and south west england, where gusts could reach 90 mph. widespread disruption here, a large number of trees down, and as well as that, there will be a surge of ocean water pushing up the severn estuary combined with high tide, large battering waves, we could see coastal inundation. a much broader amber weather warning in force for large parts of england and wales. because of that, there's going to be a large number of trees down with widespread disruption expected. here is eunice continuing to develop. this is its emerging cloudhead, the part of the storm system that has the most fierce, destructive winds. it's already starting to show its hand on the satellite picture.

and as we go through this evening and overnight, rain starts to move its way north—eastwards, turning to snow across the high ground of scotland, northern ireland, northern england. the winds really beginning to ramp up. but the strongest winds will start to move through during friday morning around this hook in the weather system. now, across wales and south west england, first of all, we'll get those fierce winds, but then they spread to the midlands, central, southern england, east anglia and the south east. the winds for these areas strong enough to blow down a large number of trees. there'll be widespread disruption to travel, both road, rail and at the airports. and as well as that, quite a high chance of getting some power cuts as well. further north, with that snow continuing to affect the high ground of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, there'll be blizzards. and because the snow�*s going to come down so quickly, in those blizzard conditions, gritters and snowplows may struggle to keep up. we may well see a number of vehicles stranded on those high—level routes. so, multiple hazards from this dangerous storm system for friday. it's bringing the strong winds to europe into the weekend,

but we get another area of low pressure chasing its way in. now, this is going to continue the theme of very windy weather, with gales or even some severe gales around through saturday and sunday. rain and showers around as well, so it stays very unsettled and blustery as well. but the main focus is on the multiple hazards from storm eunice. gusts of wind up to 90 mph, as well as those blizzard conditions across the hills of northern england, we are expecting widespread disruption. there could be further updates to our weather warnings.

the us secretary of state says russia could fabricate an excuse to invade its neighbour, ukraine. fiur invade its neighbour, ukraine. our information _ invade its neighbour, ukraine. oi information indicates these forces including ground troops, aircraft, ships, are preparing to launch an attack against ukraine in the coming days. fist attack against ukraine in the coming da s. �* ., ,, . , attack against ukraine in the coming das. days. at a un security council meetin: days. at a un security council meeting russia _ days. at a un security council meeting russia puts - days. at a un security council meeting russia puts the - days. at a un security councill meeting russia puts the blame days. at a un security council- meeting russia puts the blame on ukraine coming losing it of violating the minx agreement. western leaders cast further doubt on russian claims units are returning to their permanent basis.

they say more are arriving near ukraine's borders. a bbc investigation reveals how a culture complicity in denial reveals the true scale of clerical six abuse in italy. apple investors are urged to reject a bumper pay award for its boss input. we look at the disparity in pay of the top ceos and their employees. let's get more on our top story. moscow maintains there are no plans to invade ukraine, but large scale military drills are still taking place. the us claims that at least 150,000 russian troops are now postioned close to ukraine's borders, and say more have been arriving — even as moscow claims that units are returning to their permanent bases.

in belarus, 30,000 men, equipped with tanks and artillery, have been on manoeuvres. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled from the nearby border town of senkivka in ukraine to the capital kyiv — meeting people who could be in the path of any russian advance. nothing's changed. the same forest and beyond it the same enemy. the ukrainian patrols that will be the first to see any advancing army. here on the border, with the russians just over there, there's no sense that things have been conclusively resolved, not at all. it's just a pause in what remains a very tense situation. this major grew up in a border town. his father served in soviet times.

now his task is to help keep moscow out of ukraine. the independence of ukraine is enshrined in all our documents. it is in our constitution. as a military man, i need to protect this. we drove south, along the road towards kyiv, to hear the voices of those who must live with the tension of these days. this is slavutych, a soviet model town, built after the nuclear disaster at nearby chernobyl in 1986. a place where evacuated workers and their families could start life again, and where they know the cost of dramatic upheaval. what year did you move in here? 1989. just before the berlin wall fell? like these two, married 40 years.

he's ukrainian, she's russian. it's terrible because we lose a lot of friends. some of our connections are broken, completely. i think, unfortunately, that our kind of brotherhood never will get back. it's a very big problem. my parents lived in russia. our daughter lives in russia now. but there is some tension between us. even in the family? even in the family. in kyiv, at the end of this journey, in a city that feels weary with the endless speculation about war, i met vitali and his wife, olga, with their two—day—old baby, jaromir.

we can't be sure there won't be another putin tomorrow who will want to create chaos. but i think peace will prevail and we'll do everything we can to create peace. we need to think about a better life, especially now, when we have such a miracle in our arms. we can't think about bad things any more. they've named him jaromir. it means "peace," a name given out of the hope that remains constant here and further north in the quiet towns and villages closer to the border, despite the nervousness about the days to come. fergal keane, bbc news, ukraine. the bbc has uncovered how a culture of complicity and denial conceals the true scale of clerical sex abuse in italy. despite having the most priests

of any country and the seat of the catholic church on its doorstep, italy has not documented the crime. calls are growing for it to follow france, which last year found more than 200,000 cases there since the 1950s. in the shadow of the vatican are dark secrets that italy itself has buried. clerical sex abuse of minors, thought to be extensive but undocumented. with the most priests of any country and the seat of the catholic church in the heart of its capital, italy is failing to confront its sins. countless survivors have kept silent but one, who we will call mario, agreed to talk for the first time. he said he was abused. he says he was abused for 16 years from the age of eight by his local priest, who was accused of repeated premeditated rape. when i was very young, this abuse

happened to me in the vestry. in the vestry of the church! he told me it was a secret between him, me and jesus. but it was fully fledged sexual slavery. when mario soughtjustice, the bishop began a canon law or church trial by the vatican's congregation for the doctrine of the faith. we have obtained the verdict. while some details were disputed, he confessed the abuse took place. the trial recognised his guilt, he even paid mario 112,000 euros as a sort of damages. but he was not defrocked, as mario requested, instead banned from working with minors for life. when mario's case came to the italian courts, a time limit for trials or statute of limitations meant he was never convicted. it all shows the legal quagmire that has failed survivors. there are probably hundreds

of thousands here, based on what countries that have investigated abuse have found. the vatican still has a hold over some parts of italy, perpetuating the culture of silence here. we tracked down mario's abuser and asked him, is it appropriate he is still a practising priest? translation: there are documents of a trial that | reached its conclusions, i urge you to read them. i showed him thejudgment we had and public photos of him celebrating mass with minors present. those are people in general, not specifically minors. then i asked directly — is he a paedophile? this is what you are saying, thanks for your work. that is what your victim says, i add. in our search for the truth, we went up a level to the bishop. why, iasked, hadn't he defrocked the man? the victim was listened to.

all the material was sent to the congregation for the doctrine of the faith. it is they who issued the sentence, it wasn't the diocese. but being aware of his guilt, wasn't it immoral not to have advised the vatican to dismiss him? a defendant's guilt can be based on different facts. they could turn out to be of a different scale, a different time frame, a different reality. legal technicalities and interpretations of the verdicts have taken the place of accountability, as survivors wait for italy to look deep inside its soul and atone. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. let's speak to mark, now in rome. your now in rome. investigation is absolutely harrowing. your investigation is absolutely harrowing. the scale of the abuse overwhelming. i harrowing. the scale of the abuse overwhelming-—

overwhelming. i think really that heisse is illustrative _ overwhelming. i think really that heisse is illustrative of _ overwhelming. i think really that heisse is illustrative of the - overwhelming. i think really that heisse is illustrative of the widerj heisse is illustrative of the wider issues here. a combination of the culture of silence but also the legal loopholes, the procedural issues that have allowed so many cases to run beyond the statute of limitations or not be investigated. there is also an issue that in 1929 the bended dictator of italy signed an agreement with the vatican. —— as the then dictator. at agreement in 1929 afforded the vatican legal autonomy from italy allowing the clergy to have legal records to vatican law over that of italy. in a sense they kind of shielded it from the italian justice system. that is one of the key issues here. really the sense is that if italy chose to let it could find hundreds of thousands of cases here that have

been buried over the decades. haste been buried over the decades. have s stem been buried over the decades. have system working _ been buried over the decades. have system working with _ been buried over the decades. have system working with this? you have spoken at length to lawyers about this. .. . spoken at length to lawyers about this. ., , spoken at length to lawyers about this. ., this. the fact that mario's case in m iece this. the fact that mario's case in my piece went — this. the fact that mario's case in my piece went through _ this. the fact that mario's case in my piece went through two - this. the fact that mario's case in | my piece went through two trials, this. the fact that mario's case in i my piece went through two trials, a canon trial, church tribunal and the italian justice system which found it had expired. either is. the legal system has failed them. one group i spoke to today said i pay my taxes to the italian state and italy has failed us. that is what is at the heart of this. we are talking about hundreds of thousands of people, his notjust hundreds of thousands of people, his not just the childhood hundreds of thousands of people, his notjust the childhood lives were stolen and robbed by abusers. i was struck by the fact their entire lives are destroyed by six abuse. they are waiting for the italian

states to respond to them. they have not seen it. they want to try to get some traction. i have to say if you are interested, if your viewers are interested in watching the full investigation, it is on bbc news from friday onwards. it is on the bbc news channel on saturday and sunday at 21:30pm. that is how italy, where the highest number of priests and a seat at the vatican has failed to confront the issue. you have written an extensive article about it. tech giant apple is facing a backlash over a $99 million pay package awarded to its ceo tim cook last year. that's up from $14.8

million the previous year. a shareholder advisory firm, the institutional shareholder services, is urging investors to vote against it. much of tim cook's remuneration was in the form of stock awards, which will be paid out over time, depending on the performance of apple's shares. so let's look at how his pay package compares with some other top global ceos. netflix co—ceos reed hastings and ted sarandos both did well in 2020 as the pandemic boosted subscribers, getting $43 million and $39 million respectively. on wall street, jpmorgan chase raised its boss, jamie dimon's, total compensation by 10% in 2021 to $34.5 million. sundar pichai's total pay at google parent company

alphabet was $7.43 million in 2020. but the previous year, he got almost $277 million in stock awards. tim cook's pay rise — a 570% pay rise to be precise — comes as poverty rates and social inequality have surged, according to a study released last month by oxfam. we have really had during the pandemic and inequality explanation. it has been a period that has been an unprecedented boom for billionaires. one of the biggest recognitions and findings research shows is that inequality doesn't just create unhealthy and unhappy societies, it is violent and it kills. we have research showing how inequality is contributing to the death of one person every four microseconds through preventable,

solvable problems. it is microseconds through preventable, solvable problems.— solvable problems. it is worth notin: solvable problems. it is worth noting how — solvable problems. it is worth noting how mr _ solvable problems. it is worth noting how mr cook's - solvable problems. it is worth noting how mr cook's pay - solvable problems. it is worth - noting how mr cook's pay compares with that of his apple stuff. according to the tech giant, it was 1447 times the pay of technical employees who collected an average of $68,000. it is worth noting that returns for apple shareholders are up returns for apple shareholders are up by more than 1000% since mr cook took over in 2011. a lot of figures took over in 2011. a lot of figures to digester. let's do that with lawrence. he is in washington and an expert in income distribution and policy. this increases following the trend, isn't it? it is policy. this increases following the trend, isn't it?— trend, isn't it? it is an outsized trend. seeing _ trend, isn't it? it is an outsized trend. seeing such _ trend, isn't it? it is an outsized trend. seeing such wealth - trend, isn't it? it is an outsized| trend. seeing such wealth being

created with high capitation provided in the midst of a pandemic when people are struggling. in the united states during the pandemic government has taken action to prevent a property from rising and wages have done ok. that being the case, billionaires are doing well. a lot of wealth has been created at the very top. the stock market has gone up. the stock market going up doesn't mean ceos are working harder or being more effective. that is happening across—the—board. as she pointed out there are a lot of tech companies doing very well during the pandemic. companies doing very well during the andemic. ~ ., ., ~' companies doing very well during the andemic. ~ ., ., ~ ., ., pandemic. even if mr cook and other ceos aren't — pandemic. even if mr cook and other ceos aren't working _ pandemic. even if mr cook and other ceos aren't working as _ pandemic. even if mr cook and other ceos aren't working as hard, - pandemic. even if mr cook and other ceos aren't working as hard, their. ceos aren't working as hard, their stocks have really gone up. when it comes to apple shareholders enjoyed 1000% return since mr cook took

over. is he not worth it? the stock market has — over. is he not worth it? the stock market has gone _ over. is he not worth it? the stock market has gone up _ over. is he not worth it? the stock market has gone up a _ over. is he not worth it? the stock market has gone up a lot. - over. is he not worth it? the stock market has gone up a lot. the - over. is he not worth it? the stock. market has gone up a lot. the stock market has gone up a lot. the stock market has gone up a lot. the stock market has not gone up a lot because ceos are doing a betterjob. they are doing it to make it has gone up for a lot of different prisons. it is amazing ceo composition is tied to a stock price. if you were the head of an auto company in the stock price goes up and you get more stock awards, stock options, they are more valuable to you, it is not because your firm valuable to you, it is not because yourfirm necessary valuable to you, it is not because your firm necessary to better than other auto firms, it is just the stock price went up. if the overall stock price went up. if the overall stock goes up because the man has been fuelled by government stimulus, or companies have it —— as a whole have been able to squeeze workers.

what about people who say these ceos are giving a nod in terms of philanthropy. tim cook himself has donated an awful lot of money to good causes. donated an awful lot of money to good causes-— donated an awful lot of money to aood causes. ., , ., . good causes. that is wonderful. we -a taxes good causes. that is wonderful. we pay taxes so _ good causes. that is wonderful. we pay taxes so the — good causes. that is wonderful. we pay taxes so the public _ good causes. that is wonderful. we pay taxes so the public purposes i good causes. that is wonderful. we pay taxes so the public purposes as j pay taxes so the public purposes as determined by policymakers determine what their needs are, the social safety net, whatever. there is no substitute for a private person or millionaire running his or her own private government. it is not a substitute for what we should have, which is very high taxes on people who make a lot of money. a special billionaire's tax so that all these huge gains that have accrued under the pandemic can be used to pay for

investments in clean energy, building a social safety net, infrastructure and so on. really aood infrastructure and so on. really good to get your _ infrastructure and so on. really good to get your thoughts. - infrastructure and so on. really good to get your thoughts. we | infrastructure and so on. really i good to get your thoughts. we did ask apple for a comment but nothing ask apple for a comment but nothing as yet. if tim cook does want to come onto the programme, he is welcome. drama at the winter olympics. the 15—year—old russian skater who failed a drugs test failed to win a medal at the final. an 85 your grandfather has found fame after performing tiktoks with his grandfather.

# wise men say... hanging with her grandad, 22—year—old singer songwriter yazzi and her 85—year—old grandad are attracting a lot of attention with the singing. it has been pretty crazy, i didn't expect the response. obviously i love grandad so i knew everyone else would love grandad. the pair started singing together during lockdown whenjohn couldn't get to choir practice. from the day i was born i think i was in a choir. born methodist. singing charles and john wesley's hymns. they wrote the most beautiful hymns in a book and that's how it started. now one of the duets has gone viral. it's one of the most recent videos on tiktok. it's a cover of hallelujah and has just hit 4.5 million views, which is really crazy. well, i don't think it's really sunk in yet. that's a lot of people, isn't it? ..i don't know what i do.

theirfame is spreading with an appearance on television in the usa. this granddaughter and her grandfather in the united kingdom are showcasing their beautiful voices and beautiful bond. so many people around the world are seeing this and really loving your videos. # i can't help falling in love with you.# this grandad and granddaughter plan to keep singing togetherfor as long as they can. andrea ormsby, bbc news. welcome. our main story... anthony brink and has urged russia to

formally announce it will not invade ukraine as fears mount it is preparing to fabricate an excuse for war. let's get the latest from the winter olympics now. one of the most controversial moments of the games entered into his today. —— ended in tears today. the russian teenager had been in the spotlight after a court ruled on monday that she could compete in beijing after a failed drugs test. these are images from today's competition. ms valieva had been favourite for gold but she finished in fourth place, after numerous falls and errors in herfree skate routine and finished her session in tears. she'd been expected to win gold. the international olympic committee had said there would be no ceremony if ms valieva came in the top three while the doping investigation was still ongoing. the skaters will now get their medals. michael payne, author of the book

�*olympic turnaround' joins us, and you'rejust back from the beijing games. you competed on the international ski circuit. you know the pressure international athletes come under. did the pressure get the better of her? i did the pressure get the better of her? . . did the pressure get the better of her? ., . ., her? i watched her in the team event a week ago — her? i watched her in the team event a week ago and _ her? i watched her in the team event a week ago and she _ her? i watched her in the team event a week ago and she was _ her? i watched her in the team event a week ago and she was without - a week ago and she was without question the greatest female skater ever seen. question the greatest female skater everseen. head question the greatest female skater ever seen. head and shoulders above any other skater. then the doping affair blew up. for a week she was not clear whether she would compete or not. i watch to compete in the short programme a few days ago. you could already see the pressure was getting to her. could already see the pressure was getting to her-— getting to her. today all spilled out. this getting to her. today all spilled out- this is _ getting to her. today all spilled out. this is not _ getting to her. today all spilled out. this is not the _ getting to her. today all spilled out. this is not the result - getting to her. today all spilled out. this is not the result that l getting to her. today all spilled i out. this is not the result that she would have wanted, she was expected to get old. she is so very good. you are a marketing spokesperson for the

ioc and you are speaking in your own personal capacity. is this the best outcome that the olympics could have? ., .., , outcome that the olympics could have? ., .. , ., outcome that the olympics could have? ., , ., ., , have? not cattle. it is a tragedy. first of all _ have? not cattle. it is a tragedy. first of all for _ have? not cattle. it is a tragedy. first of all for a _ have? not cattle. it is a tragedy. first of all for a 15-year-old - have? not cattle. it is a tragedy. first of all for a 15-year-old who | first of all for a 15—year—old who clearly was not privy to what her coaches or managers were proposing to her. this whole story began in the middle of december and frankie should have been cleared up long before she came to the games. the swedish doping lab, whether it was reasons of coronavirus closing down, they didn't confirm she tested positive until she had already started competing in beijing. thereafter you had a series of precedents and events that had never materialised in this way before. unfortunately that lead to a major legal debate as to whether she should or should not be allowed to compete. should or should not be allowed to com ete. ., ., ,

compete. how did it get to this advanced stage? _ compete. how did it get to this advanced stage? we _ compete. how did it get to this advanced stage? we are - compete. how did it get to this| advanced stage? we are talking compete. how did it get to this - advanced stage? we are talking about this young athlete, and she is so very young, being put into this position. what does it say about the whole system at such a high level? the system was designed to make sure all of the athletes who were coming to beijing where clean, were cleared and were fully tested. the tests that she failed were back in mid—december and the russian doping lab sent her to sweden to be verified and the delays were much longer than had in the case previously. she was already in beijing when the positive test was first announced. did beijing when the positive test was first announced.— beijing when the positive test was first announced. did a view to give us our first announced. did a view to give us your time- _ first announced. did a view to give us your time. you _ first announced. did a view to give us your time. you have _ first announced. did a view to give us your time. you have just - first announced. did a view to give us your time. you have just come | us your time. you have just come back from the beijing games. —— did of you to give us your time. thank you very much forjoining us. lots more on the website. lots more

detail and analysis of all of our stories. join us. storm eunice looks to be a very dangerous weather system indeed. it's coming our way for friday. the met office have already issued a top—tier rare red weather warning for eunice. it's for strong winds across southern wales and south west england, where gusts could reach 90 mph. widespread disruption here, a large number of trees down. and as well as that, there will be a surge of ocean water pushing up the severn estuary combined with high tide and large battering waves, we could see coastal inundation. a much broader amber weather warning in force for large parts of england and wales. because of that, there's going to be a large number of trees down with widespread disruption expected. here is eunice continuing to develop. this is its emerging cloudhead, the part of the storm system that has the most fierce, destructive winds. it's already starting to show its hand on the satellite picture.

and as we go through this evening and overnight, rain starts to move its way north—eastwards, turning to snow across the high ground of scotland, northern ireland, northern england. the winds really beginning to ramp up. but the strongest winds will start to move through during friday morning around this hook in the weather system. now, across wales and south west england, first of all, we'll get those fierce winds, but then they spread to the midlands, central, southern england, east anglia and the south east. the winds for these areas strong enough to blow down a large number of trees. there'll be widespread disruption to travel, both road, rail and at the airports. and as well as that, quite a high chance of getting some power cuts as well. further north, with that snow continuing to affect the high ground of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, there'll be blizzards. and because the snow�*s going to come down so quickly, in those blizzard conditions, gritters and snowplows may struggle to keep up. we may well see a number of vehicles stranded on those high—level routes.

so, multiple hazards from this dangerous storm system for friday. it's bringing the strong winds to europe into the weekend, but we get another area of low pressure chasing its way in. now, this is going to continue the theme of very windy weather, with gales or even some severe gales around through saturday and sunday. rain and showers around as well, so it stays very unsettled and blustery as well. but the main focus is on the multiple hazards from storm eunice. gusts of wind up to 90 mph, as well as those blizzard conditions across the hills of northern england, we are expecting widespread disruption. there could be further updates to our weather warnings.

this is bbc news, i'm james reynolds. the headlines at 8pm... the met office issues its strongest possible weather warning a threat to life for tomorrow morning, when storm eunice is set to hit. it comes as scotland and the north of england recover from storm dudley, which caused widespread travel problems and powercuts. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than we'd normally see in these kind of storms, and it's going to hit highly—populated areas. so it's going to have a really big impact. president biden warns that russian military manoeuvres on ukraine's borders are not evidence of them moving out — and they could invade within days. boris johnson says the situation remains bleak. i have to tell you that the picture is continuing to be very grim.

a british man, simon nellist, is named as the victim of a fatal