this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain's prime minister warns europe could be on the verge of the biggest conflict since the second world war... if russia invades ukraine. people need to understand the sheer cost in human life that could entail, notjust ukrainians but russians too. this is the east of ukraine — where a day of clashes has left two ukrainian soldiers dead , but the country's president says it won't be provoked into war. and a demonstration of power, a hundred miles from ukraine's border , russia and belarus take

part in huge military exercises. storm eunice leaves a trail of destruction across europe. over a dozen people been killed , and millions are without power. pushing back against the protesters — canadian police use pepper spray and stun grenades to clear demonstrators from outside parliament. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. in an exclusive interview with bbc news, the british prime minister has warned that a russian invasion of ukraine would be the biggest conflict in europe since the second world war.

earlier, borisjohnson told a security conference of world leaders in munich that the military alliance nato, a group of 30 nations, was united at "a moment of extreme danger". ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky — who was also in munich — said it was difficult for him tojudge the us intelligence behind the warnings of an imminent attack. but he said his country is determined to protect itself from russia —— with or without the support of western allies. paul adams has the latest from kyiv. no need to panic yet. a country already at war for eight years still somehow taking this crisis in its stride. i am not scared but my friends, some of them are nervous a little, but i don't think that we will have a war. gunfire

but in the east, the situation is increasingly volatile. ukraine's interior minister and visiting journalists forced to flee when their convoy came under shell fire, close to areas controlled by pro—russia separatists. the separatists are evacuating their civilians across the border to russia, arguing, without evidence, that ukraine is about to attack. temporary housing being set up to receive women, children and the elderly. men of fighting age being told to stay back. translation: my husband is a reserve officer. - the men were warned to stay where they were and children over 18 years old are not allowed out so that everyone is in place. in munich, a conference dominated by russia's challenge to european security. borisjohnson warning that ukraine cannot be abandoned. ..and if ukraine is overwhelmed, we will witness the destruction of a democratic state,

a country that has been free for a generation with a proud history of elections. but ukraine's president was there, too, undiplomatically accusing the west of allowing all this to happen. translation: for eight years, ukraine has been a shield. - for eight years ukraine has been holding back one of the greatest armies in the world which stands along our borders, not the borders of the european union. the government here says that russia, through its proxies in the east, is trying to goad ukraine into taking action, to give moscow an excuse to intervene. the government says it won't be provoked, but these are very dangerous times, and any of the sparks now flying could ignite a much wider conflict. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. in ukraine itself tensions continue to rise. international monitors in the donbas

region of eastern ukraine say a third day of clashes between the ukrainian military and russian—backed separatists has been dramatic and two ukrainian soldiers were killed on saturday. meanwhile, north of ukraine, russia and belarus are carrying out huge military drills, while still insisting there's no plan to attack ukraine. our correspondent steve rosenberg is in belarus — and a warning this report contains flash photography. definition of muscle flexing? this. gunfire 100 miles from ukraine's border, russia and belarus are holding joint exercises on an unprecedented scale. nato says it's the biggest deployment of russian troops in belarus since the cold war.

at least 10,000 russian soldiers within easy reach of ukraine. but both moscow and minsk deny they are threatening anyone. translation: our country isn't | helping russia to capture ukraine. and russia doesn't want to capture ukraine. we don't need war in belarus or in russia. we've had enough war. we still remember world war ii. russia insists that these exercises are purely defensive. ukraine says this is psychological pressure, at the very least, and at most, well, there is concern in kyiv and in the west that if there is a full—scale attack on ukraine then russian troops in belarus could be part of that. america seems to think so... for months now, russia has been building up its military forces in and around ukraine.

including in belarus. they're uncoiling and are now poised to strike. meanwhile, in moscow... "you may begin," vladimir putin told army chiefs, and they began... the president oversaw drills by russia's strategic nuclearforces, showing off his country's state—of—the—art missiles. a message, perhaps, to russia's rivals, and not a subtle one, that for now, at least, the kremlin is in no mood to compromise. steve rosenberg, bbc news, minsk. as mentioned earlier, borisjohnson gave an exclusive interview to the bbc on the sidelines of the munich security conference, and he has this warning.

i'm afraid to say that the plan that we are seeing is for something that could be really the biggest war in europe since i945just in terms of sheer scale. i think people need to understand that sheer cost of human life that that could entail, notjust for ukrainians but also for russians and for young russians. that was the point i was trying to make earlier on in my speech today. chief international correspondent lyse doucet says many leaders at the munich security conference still can't answer the question — of how likely a russian invasion is. that is the question of the hour, the question of our time. and it is a question not being asked just by you and me, the jarring reality of this moment is that that question has been asked around the clock for the last 48 hours, and

even before by defence ministers, foreign _ even before by defence ministers, foreign ministers, prime ministers and presidents. the countries commanding some of the world's most powerful— commanding some of the world's most powerful armies. would president putin_ powerful armies. would president putin do— powerful armies. would president putin do something which seems so illogical, _ putin do something which seems so illogical, so— putin do something which seems so illogical, so out of keeping with our time — illogical, so out of keeping with our time to notjust any illogical, so out of keeping with our time to not just any day and i need _ our time to not just any day and i need to— our time to not just any day and i need to bang country, even to try to take over_ need to bang country, even to try to take over its — need to bang country, even to try to take over its capital. the world leaders — take over its capital. the world leaders who have been meeting here are all_ leaders who have been meeting here are all looking at the same intelligence, real—time intelligence. it is on president bide“— intelligence. it is on president biden who has come out and said, "i'm convinced that president putin has decided to invade." but it's noticeable _ has decided to invade." but it's noticeable here. even borisjohnson pulled _ noticeable here. even borisjohnson pulled back a bit in his comments to this gathering, saying that there was stiii— this gathering, saying that there was still a — this gathering, saying that there was still a chance that president putin— was still a chance that president putin would pull back from the brink — putin would pull back from the brink is— putin would pull back from the brink is it _ putin would pull back from the brink. is it because people are hoping — brink. is it because people are hoping against hope? maybe they do believe _ hoping against hope? maybe they do believe that president putin has not made _ believe that president putin has not made up _ believe that president putin has not made up his mind, because in

reality. — made up his mind, because in reality, the only person who can answer — reality, the only person who can answer your question tonight is president — answer your question tonight is president putin himself. i'm joined now by yoshiko herrera, who's a professor of russian politics at the university of wisconsin—madison. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i wonder if i could start off by asking you that question as well, how likely getting russian invasion is? it how likely getting russian invasion is? ., ., ~' how likely getting russian invasion is? ~' ~' how likely getting russian invasion is? it looks like the likelihood has one u, is? it looks like the likelihood has gone up. i— is? it looks like the likelihood has gone up. i guess— is? it looks like the likelihood has gone up. i guess i _ is? it looks like the likelihood has gone up, i guess i still— is? it looks like the likelihood has gone up, i guess i still hold - is? it looks like the likelihood has gone up, i guess i still hold out i gone up, i guess i still hold out hope that a full—scale invasion is, i had been thinking it's unlikely and i still think a full—scale invasion would be completely crazy and hopefully it won't take place. it looks like there's going to probably be some action in the east where there has been continuing conflict since 2014.— conflict since 2014. what do you think the rationale _ conflict since 2014. what do you think the rationale is _ conflict since 2014. what do you think the rationale is for - conflict since 2014. what do you think the rationale is for the - think the rationale is for the military build—up? think the rationale is for the military build-up?— think the rationale is for the military build-up? well, this is a big question- _ military build-up? well, this is a big question- i— military build-up? well, this is a big question. i think _ military build-up? well, this is a big question. i think one - military build-up? well, this is a big question. i think one of- military build-up? well, this is a

big question. i think one of the l big question. i think one of the things to consider is that the rationale and russia may be something that we disagree with, but it's worth considering that perspective, which is that russia felt humiliated after the end of the soviet union and humiliated by nato expansion. dave said repeatedly that thatis expansion. dave said repeatedly that that is one of the motivating factors in their interest in making european security institutions, so even though, you know, we may disagree with their right to have a say because they clearly don't respect ukrainian sovereignty or the sovereignty of the many other foreign states, there rationale seems to be that they want to be taken seriously and european security. taken seriously and european securi . ~ , ., taken seriously and european securi . ~ , security. when you say they, deeming russia as in — security. when you say they, deeming russia as in leadership, _ security. when you say they, deeming russia as in leadership, or _ security. when you say they, deeming russia as in leadership, or ordinary i russia as in leadership, or ordinary russians because my comments up or do they have her that's? this russians because my comments up or do they have her that's?— do they have her that's? this is putin's russia. _ do they have her that's? this is putin's russia. he _ do they have her that's? this is putin's russia. he is _ do they have her that's? this is putin's russia. he is a - do they have her that's? this is putin's russia. he is a dictator| do they have her that's? this is i putin's russia. he is a dictator and he's shown that he is willing to use violence against his own position —— citizens and the people in russia.

people in russia are increasingly limited in being able to voice opposition, let alone actually oppose him. the person who has done the most on this front, electing saint avani is in prison. i think the possibility of war is extremely unpopular and an invasion is extremely and popular in russia but they don't have interest so this is his strategy in his decision —— or two. his strategy in his decision -- or two. ~ , ., �* , . ., two. with you're in experience of russian mindset _ two. with you're in experience of russian mindset and _ two. with you're in experience of russian mindset and what - two. with you're in experience of russian mindset and what you i two. with you're in experience of i russian mindset and what you know two. with you're in experience of - russian mindset and what you know of vladimir putin and how he operates, how do you deal with vladimir putin? i think it's important to consider that we know he is interest worthy. we know he is a bad actor in terms of having malevolence intentions, but unfortunately, he is also committed to staying in power as long as he can. so whether it's going to be bid for conflict, during conflict or after the conflict, we

will still have to figure out a way to deal with him and his regime. that's i think some of the discussion of diplomacy, it's not diplomacy versus armed conflict. we're going to have to figure out a way to deal with putin and his intentions for europe one way or another. ~ , , ., ., ., ., ., another. why is nato a threat to president putin _ another. why is nato a threat to president putin is _ another. why is nato a threat to president putin is mike - another. why is nato a threat to president putin is mike what - another. why is nato a threat to president putin is mike what is i another. why is nato a threat to| president putin is mike what is it about nato and russia that don't mix, don't gel? it’s about nato and russia that don't mix. don't get?— mix, don't gel? it's important to se arate mix, don't gel? it's important to separate the _ mix, don't gel? it's important to separate the larger _ mix, don't gel? it's important to separate the larger concept - mix, don't gel? it's important to separate the larger concept of i separate the larger concept of russia feeling they should generally have a say in what they considered the broad picture, it's not ukraine and nato per se, but the larger piece of russia being able to dictate who can be in nato and which states should be in their sphere of influence, etc. ukraine is a

particular problem because i've had two successful social revolutions, and that's very worrisome to putin because that something that he fears. ukraine represents a number of, it's a representation of a number of security issues for putin. the possibility of democratic revolution and the russian sphere of influence and the increasing size of an alliance, which is meant to protect europe from russian aggression. protect europe from russian aggression-— protect europe from russian an uression. ., , , ., aggression. 0k, of the university of wisconsin madison, _ aggression. 0k, of the university of wisconsin madison, thank - aggression. 0k, of the university of wisconsin madison, thank you - aggression. 0k, of the university of wisconsin madison, thank you very | wisconsin madison, thank you very much indeed. thank you.— much indeed. thank you. you're welcome. _ much indeed. thank you. you're welcome, thank _ much indeed. thank you. you're welcome, thank you. _ across the uk, 150,000 households remain they were struck by falling trees and flying debris in belgium, germany and poland. ——storm eunice has wreaked havoc across europe, causing power outages and killing at least 16 people. the victims were struck by falling trees and flying debris in britain,

ireland, the netherlands, belgium, germany and poland. anna holligan reports. amsterdam's famous tree—lined streets were transformed into death traps. four people were killed by falling trunks, including someone riding a bicycle. coastal areas experienced the most intense winds, with gusts of up to 90 mph. this was scheveningen, on the edge of the hague. the highest code red weather warning has been lifted, for now. this is just one garden in one city, but people are clearing up scenes like these and far, far worse right across the netherlands this lunchtime. over the border in belgium, 80 mph winds sent the tip of a crane crashing through the roof of a hospital in tournai. according to local media, none of the patients were killed, but some were injured. across the continent, storm eunice will remain in the memories long after these winds have subsided. anna holligan, bbc news in the hague. across the uk, 150,000 households remain

they were struck by falling trees and flying without power and many train services are still disrupted a day after storm eunice killed three people. insurance pay—outs for the damage from the worst storm to hit the country for decades could reach £350 million, according to one estimate. there are two fresh weather warnings in place for tomorrow — one for wind for much of the country, and heavy rain in the north west of england. danny savage has more. it has been a day of assessing storm damage, right across the country. in brentwood in essex, a 400—year—old oak tree came crashing down on a family home, causing extensive damage. all of us were working from home, and about 1130 yesterday morning, probably the height of the wind speed, i would say, we just felt the house move, and that was a big gust of wind,

and seconds later, the tree just crashed into the house, and we were covered in dust and just general debris, and we ran outside to see what had happened and we were confronted with what you can see behind us. 140 miles away in gloucestershire, aston on carrant near tewkesbury is just one of many places which has been without power since yesterday afternoon. the storm here didn'tjust knock over one tree. it destroyed a whole coppice, and when the bigger ones came down, they took out that electricity wire, knocking out power for everyone around here. it just went like that. this all happened in pauline's garden. very very bad. i have never seen the trees moving like they were yesterday. i shouted to my husband, "look at the trees," and i walked back into the kitchen, and said, they are going, they are going, it's gone. it was the needles on the isle of wight where a gust of 122mph

was recorded yesterday, as the storm moved across the country. numerous trees were uprooted. and vehicles were blown over on the roads. passengers at preston station were typical of those trying to travel today. it was absolutely awful, carnage. we got on at the first stop, got a seat, but it was standing for a lot of people all the way down. people lost their lives in these - winds, and because we were stood up on a train we were just grateful to get home _ wales was badly hit by the storm, too. in newport, today was about assessing damage and making things safe for the time being. the weather was still causing issues in some areas. snow fell across parts of northern england. storm eunice may have gone, but the problems caused by it are very much still with us. danny savage, bbc news.

police in the canadian capital ottawa have used stun grenades as they continue to remove protesters near the federal parliament building. officers said they'd been met with aggression by those who remain. for their part, protesters — who object to covid manadates — claim the police have been heavy—handed. dozens of arrests have been made. let's hear from the acting chief of police in ottawa. residents, we're focused on your safety. we are not going anywhere until you have your streets back. we are aware of protesters leaving the parliamentary precinct moving to surrounding neighbourhoods. we are working with our partners and we will remove these protesters peacefully from your area. this operation is still moving forward. it is not over and it will take more time until we have achieved our goals. let's speak to steve scherer,

ottawa bureau chief for reuters. thank you forjoining us. take us through the significance of what happened today. through the significance of what happened today-— happened today. today, police continued what _ happened today. today, police continued what they _ happened today. today, police continued what they started i continued what they started yesterday, so a portion of the protesters cleared yesterday and they picked up where they left off this morning and cleared most of the area in front of parliament and below the prime minister's office. so it was cleared today, you can see fewer protesters out today. the numbers are diminishing. a lot of them were very resisted the police cordon and there were a number of arrests. a total of 170 arrests between yesterday and today. and as you mentioned, the police used stun grenades and pepper spray at different moments to move the crowds back. ., , , ,

back. how is this being regarded in canada? think _ back. how is this being regarded in canada? think canadians _ back. how is this being regarded in canada? think canadians are - back. how is this being regarded in . canada? think canadians are shocked. this is not the — canada? think canadians are shocked. this is not the kind _ canada? think canadians are shocked. this is not the kind of _ canada? think canadians are shocked. this is not the kind of protest - canada? think canadians are shocked. this is not the kind of protest that - this is not the kind of protest that canadians are used to seeing, and it certainly i had to see the police moving determined and with discipline, but certainly the wrong people on the ground and tying their hands with zip ties and arresting them, that is unusual for canada, where as may be in the united states or in europe, it's a bit more common. or in europe, it's a bit more common-— or in europe, it's a bit more common. ~ ., , ., or in europe, it's a bit more common. ., ., ., common. we saw a short while ago some of those _ common. we saw a short while ago some of those protesters _ common. we saw a short while ago some of those protesters outside i common. we saw a short while ago i some of those protesters outside the parliament. what about the truckers themselves? what is happening at those blockades?— those blockades? well, today we heard that those _ those blockades? well, today we heard that those blockades - those blockades? well, today we heard that those blockades at - those blockades? well, today we| heard that those blockades at the border have been cleared, but we heard there is currently a blockade in bc out west south of vancouver, so a new loan was put up today. the truckers themselves a lot of them left today, i think faced with the prospect of losing their track and

having it impounded, they decided to leave on their own. they said it was in part because they didn't want to encourage the clashes or scuffles with police because they accused, as he said, the police of being heavy—handed in their tactics. i’ge heavy-handed in their tactics. i've 'ust seen heavy-handed in their tactics. i've just seen a _ heavy—handed in their tactics. i've just seen a couple of lines they are saying thatjournalists are also being targeted now. what is it like covering this story? it’s being targeted now. what is it like covering this story?— being targeted now. what is it like covering this story? it's been much worse, covering this story? it's been much worse. you — covering this story? it's been much worse. you know. _ covering this story? it's been much worse, you know, in _ covering this story? it's been much worse, you know, in the _ covering this story? it's been much worse, you know, in the text - worse, you know, in the text journalist, so when i go out, i'm talking to people. i don't have a big television camera, but a lap of the tv journalists big television camera, but a lap of the tvjournalists in particular have been targeted. they have a hard time doing their stand up on the street, they are heckled, jeered, all kinds of terrible language thrown their way. it's been really hard and basically they think that the coverage has not been fair, you know, i disagree with that. i think that, you know, it'sjust different

from what you see if you look at a live facebook video feed, which is what most of them are doing most of the time, anyway, it has been very difficult for some journalists here in ottawa to cover it, particularly the ones working for a television. 0k, the ones working for a television. ok, thank you very much for your time. if the hype is to be believed, the digital art world is in the grip of a revolution which is changing not only how it's bought and sold, but also ideas about the kind of art and artists we value. non fungible tokens — or nfts — are apparently bringing about this market change — giving all creative content producers a new platform to profit from their work, as well as greater digital protection. sophie long has been to seattle, where the first nft museum has just opened. my dad didn't believe it at first. he was kind of like, "this has to be, like, fake money. are people really paying this much?" you know? once a bit of it hit the bank, he was like, "whoa!". it's like, "this is real". jayden stitt made his first piece of digital art on a whim

less than a year ago, when he was just 15. after the first sale, a lot of collectors started reaching out to me. and so within that first sale, they saw that work that i had already up and they're like, "hey, would you mint this for me?" minting basically means publishing your work so people can buy it. and so three more collectors asked me to make pieces for them for 20 etherium each. that's a cryptocurrency. and so i ended up selling four pieces for 20 etherium in one day, so that was around $120,000. it was crazy in one day. that's a good day! yeah, that was like... my parents didn't believe it. they were like, "what? !" now he's making big bucks and branching out. his mum has quit herjob to be his manager, and he's got his own creative team. i'm hoping sometime this year to be in a major auction house sale, either sotheby�*s or christie's or phillips, any of them, and be the youngest artist ever. well, that is not beyond the realm of possibility. this wild west of art, flooded with young, digitally native talent,

is going mainstream, with teenagers making millions. and the first nft museum has just opened in seattle. i'm just useless when it comes to this kind of stuff. charles peterson was taking pictures of the grunge music scene 30 years ago. now he's turning them into digital art. the blockchain is great as an archival means. the blockchain is a network that stores cryptocurrencies and records transactions. someday i'm going to pass away and my website's going to go away and all that but, theoretically, the blockchain won't, so my work will be up there in eternity. the creators have basically brought art from the digital world into the physical world to give people who wouldn't normally come across it — so—called normies — a taste in the hope of building a bridge between the two. i consistently post these kind of rooms that have become this metaverse world of neon saltwater. that's basically a virtual reality

space where users can interact. now, nfts has given me an opportunity to put them on the marketplace and sort of monetise my work, and it also allows me to have my artwork stay in the digital realm. critics say this is about generating money, not art, and it uses an incredible amount of energy to keep this growing market moving, but young digital artists are hoping to flourish in a technicolour future. sophie long, bbc news, seattle. now, it's time for a look at the weather. hello. sunday, i'm afraid, is going to be a windier day right across the uk once again. we've got a low pressure system that's getting closer, sending wet weather southwards across us. but as it approaches, the winds strengthen too and theyjust get stronger through sunday. it stays very windy overnight sunday night and through much

of monday before easing. the potential, again, for strong, disruptive gusts of wind. there are some met office weather warnings. rain moving south, then showers, and after a mild start, it will be turning colder from the north later in the day. a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain to begin the day and a focus on the rain in north—west england — 20 to 40 mm, more into the hills, on saturated ground, so this could bring some problems. it'll take a while before the rain clears away from northern ireland and southern scotland. a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain in wales and england, but then you see this narrow band of quite intense, even torrential rain forms and moves southwards as the day goes on with particularly squally winds along it. now, wind gusts 40—50 mph quite widely, more around some western and southern coasts. but along this narrow band of intense rain, those winds could be gusting in excess of 60 mph, potentially disruptive gusts of wind. and as for temperatures, turning colder behind the area of rain, initially in scotland and northern ireland, and the showers that follow will be

increasingly wintry even to lower levels and some of those will filter further south through sunday night. and the winds get stronger still, at this stage, around some of the coasts of scotland, northern ireland and through the irish sea, maybe up to around 70 mph in places, so potential disruption out of those going into monday morning. and then on monday, the low pressure is pulling away, but still a squeeze in the isobars, still batches of showers moving southwards, though easing later. some sunny spells in between, but it remains very windy out there and still gusting quite widely 50—60 mph for a time, particularly towards western and southern areas. and then those winds will gradually ease later in the day, but not until we've dealt with some more potentially disruptive gusts out there. and temperatures will be close to average, if not a little bit above for the time of year. there is a bit of a lull on monday night. after that, it stays unsettled with further spells of rain and wind, though perhaps not as windy as it's been at the moment. friday is looking like a fine day. it doesn't look like it will last.

hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. ukraine's president says international rules, protecting countries from attack, are no longer working — amid fears of a russian invasion. and, as reports emerge of shelling in eastern ukraine, the prime minister issues a new warning about the consquences of any russian invasion. counting the cost of storm eunice — three deaths and more than 155,000 homes across the uk still without power as the big clean—up gets underway.