it was a classic case of self—deception. putin's big supporter now is china, underxijinping. no condemnation over ukraine from mrxi. suddenly, the world has changed. we're in new territory now, and it looks distinctly like cold war, mark ii. john simpson, bbc news. as we've been doing this week, let's get a final thought from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. i suppose the big question is, what now? i mean, where do we go from here after this incredible day? clive, it may not be the time to quote lenin, but i can't help but think of his famous phrase where there are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen. this week started

with president putin quoting lenin in saying that ukraine was a fake country, created by lenin. and here we have it. a week in which a member of the un security council invades a country while they are presiding over a security council. we are seeing this unprecedented resolve and coordination of sanctions by western nations and even that is not enough to change president putin's mind. more than anything else, tonight is a night in europe where, just behind you, thousands of ukrainians spending the night in the underground and in bomb shelters. and they are thinking the unthinkable. we all thought it was the unthinkable, that russian forces could be on their way to kyiv tomorrow. mil could be on their way to kyiv tomorrow— could be on their way to kyiv tomorrow. �* , ., , , tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that _ tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that is _ tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that is it _ tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that is it from - tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that is it from kyiv . tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that is it from kyiv on j tomorrow. all right, you, lyse - doucet. that is it from kyiv on what has been a turbulent and frankly terrifying day for ukraine and its people and the beginning of a dark

and uncertain future for europe and the world. there will be more reaction on question time with fiona in a few minutes. now time for the news where you are, good this is bbc news. the headlines... it is time to look at the first front pages of the national and international press in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, current director of communications at demo and former director of policy to former deputy prime minister nick clegg, and dr leslie vinjamuri, director at the us and americas programme and dean at queen elizabeth ii academy for the chatham house. think you both very much indeed for joining us.

of course, the situation in ukraine dominates many pages. the financial times leads with the title putin unleashes ukraine assault. moscow launches one of europe's largest military offensives since the second world war. the new york times carries a picture of smoke rising from a military airport targeted by the russian forces. amongst the british papers, the daily telegraph tells the invasion a new cold world. —— called the invasion a new cold war. the i has a stark headline, ukrainian�*s agony. in the war. the i has a stark headline, ukrainian's agony. in the guardian, a photo of an injured woman after an air strike in a photo of an injured woman after an airstrike in the a photo of an injured woman after an air strike in the city of the northeast of ukraine. the daily mail reports the warning by us officials saying ukraine's capital could fall within days. let us begin. if i can begin with

you, polly, on the guardian. a very striking front page. two words, putin invades. inaudible forgive me, the pictures were striking. it's one of i think many images that we've seen coming out of ukraine today, along with the footage which is a reminder ofjust how horrific, how shocking this invasion is and what an extraordinary difference it is already making to the lives of ukrainian citizens. the scale of putin's ambition, i think, and the accuracy of the western intelligence that we've seen involving over the last few weeks which was disputed is now shown to have been, in fact, correct. putin was willing to take these extraordinary steps. when he went into those two breakaway

regions, it seemed this would be an incremental invasion. but what happened today, it's truly massive. leslie, have the west underestimated putin or misjudge what was coming, despite the fact the intelligence has been a released? i despite the fact the intelligence has been a released?— has been a released? i think if we've been — has been a released? i think if we've been listening _ has been a released? i think if we've been listening to - has been a released? i think if we've been listening to the - has been a released? i think if we've been listening to the us president by then, he's been channeling very clearly, very strongly, _ channeling very clearly, very strongly, releasing that intelligent —— president biden. putin has made it clear_ —— president biden. putin has made it clear that — —— president biden. putin has made it clear that his intention was to engrave — it clear that his intention was to engrave ukraine, to go all the way -- to— engrave ukraine, to go all the way -- to invade _ engrave ukraine, to go all the way —— to invade. clearly first and foremost_ —— to invade. clearly first and foremost for the ukrainian people, from a _ foremost for the ukrainian people, from a humanitarian perspective, but also for— from a humanitarian perspective, but also for the _ from a humanitarian perspective, but also for the entire postwar order. i think— also for the entire postwar order. i think the _ also for the entire postwar order. i think the gravity has been channelled. not to say many people

have been_ channelled. not to say many people have been debating on certain whether— have been debating on certain whether this was a bluff, despite the fact— whether this was a bluff, despite the fact there were 190,000 troops mobilised _ the fact there were 190,000 troops mobilised on the borders and still many— mobilised on the borders and still many people who thought maybe putin had limited intentions to try and claim _ had limited intentions to try and claim those breakaway separatist areas _ claim those breakaway separatist areas. but quickly, it's been clear that his motivation is very rapidly and significantly beyond that. polly. — and significantly beyond that. polly. if — and significantly beyond that. polly, if i could bring in the new york times. one part of the headlines is putin issues warning not to interfere. they quote him describing the operation of the response to a question of life or death, saying russia was facing the result of the expansion of nato. does nato have any responsibility in failing to see russia's vulnerabilities or putin's and visions in terms of presenting

—— putin's intentions in getting to the stage? -- putin's intentions in getting to the stage?— -- putin's intentions in getting to the state? . , , ., the stage? certainly interesting to read this piece, _ the stage? certainly interesting to read this piece, which _ the stage? certainly interesting to read this piece, which is _ the stage? certainly interesting to read this piece, which is written i read this piece, which is written from a more sympathetic angle. it starts with putin's perspective, which is this is not an invasion, it'sjust a military which is this is not an invasion, it's just a military exercise, and it's just a military exercise, and it is essentially all nato's fault for aggression. they do give some minds as well and the piece. dashed lines. ukraine has expressed interest injoining, and putin has this narrative view, which is that the russian people must be united under a single flag. he's made no secret that that is his ambition. just very quickly. we're very short

of time. at a time when we know that this country has many others, did not do as much as they could to perhaps for store russian and stress. —— russian interests. but stress. -- russian interests. but the criticism _ stress. -- russian interests. but the criticism for _ stress. —— russian interests. emit the criticism for me is nato and the west haven't done enough to disentangle our economies. we allowed the annexation of crimea, we allowed... we found food and we are weak and standing up for our principles, whether that will be changed now. let me move on to the daily telegraph. millions _ changed now. let me move on to the daily telegraph. millions jolted - daily telegraph. millions jolted into reality. i was here 2a hours ago, realsense into reality. i was here 2a hours ago, real sense of nervousness that this was starting to unfold as we saw it unfold overnight. this really striking talking to people, people

were not fleeing the country in the way that one might predict, yet that has... we've seen that much more today. has... we've seen that much more toda . ~ �* , has... we've seen that much more toda. �* , has... we've seen that much more toda . �* , , today. we've seen blocked roads. it's very difficult _ today. we've seen blocked roads. it's very difficult to _ today. we've seen blocked roads. it's very difficult to get _ today. we've seen blocked roads. it's very difficult to get out. - today. we've seen blocked roads. it's very difficult to get out. a - it's very difficult to get out. a search— it's very difficult to get out. a search for— it's very difficult to get out. a search for food, for fuel, exactly what _ search for food, for fuel, exactly what you — search for food, for fuel, exactly what you would expect in a crisis of this scale — what you would expect in a crisis of this scale. and great uncertainty. but i _ this scale. and great uncertainty. but i know — this scale. and great uncertainty. but i know one of the really interesting things we've seen our protests— interesting things we've seen our protests on the streets in russia at large _ protests on the streets in russia at large scale. — protests on the streets in russia at large scale, which should just that this is— large scale, which should just that this is a _ large scale, which should just that this is a crisis that's being driven by putin — this is a crisis that's being driven by putin. some people think he's moved faster than he would, because there is— moved faster than he would, because there is no— moved faster than he would, because there is no consensus across those senior— there is no consensus across those senior leaders that support him. this is— senior leaders that support him. this is a — senior leaders that support him. this is a man who is very much a grieved — this is a man who is very much a grieved not — this is a man who is very much a grieved not only by nato. i think the question is not only one of nato expansion — the question is not only one of nato expansion. it clearly goes to the fact that — expansion. it clearly goes to the fact that he believes that ukraine is part of— fact that he believes that ukraine is part of russia's sovereignty. if

you saw — is part of russia's sovereignty. if you saw on— is part of russia's sovereignty. if you saw on the new york times alongside — you saw on the new york times alongside the other piece, richard haas, _ alongside the other piece, richard haas. the — alongside the other piece, richard haas, the president, makes it clear that the _ haas, the president, makes it clear that the pretext that has been created. — that the pretext that has been created, whether it's nato expansion or russians _ created, whether it's nato expansion or russians within ukraine are threatened, it's simply a legitimate and this— threatened, it's simply a legitimate and this is— threatened, it's simply a legitimate and this is purely an excuse that putin— and this is purely an excuse that putin has— and this is purely an excuse that putin has been using to manufacture an argument for what is very clearly the violation of the sovereign integrity— the violation of the sovereign integrity of ukraine, something that is the _ integrity of ukraine, something that is the grade of gravis crisis we've seen _ we will come back to you both at 11:30 p:m.. for now, thank you very much indeed forjoining me. ijust want to mention the financial times, which we will hopefully get you next time. this work could ultimately

destabilise russia itself. this is bbc news. stay with us. it's been a cold day with frequent wintry showers, even some sleet in the south of the country during the afternoon on thursday. we can look forward to a much calmer day with lighter winds and more sunshine on friday, although the morning is going to be a little on the nippy side. here's our radar, and this is the extent of our wintry showers across scotland. you can see where the white is, that's where it's been snowing. a few wintry showers further south as well. still very blustery through this evening, gusts of wind in excess of 30—a0 mph, but the winds will start to ease as we go through the course of the night, and this is because high pressure is building in from the southwest. when high pressure builds, things tend to settle down. these showers become less frequent and we have clearing skies.

the temperatures drop as well, so i think widespread frosts to come across more northern parts of the uk. in the south, just that little bit less cold, 4—5 celsius. now, here's that high—pressure on friday building in from the southwest. notice that there is a weather front and low pressure to the north. that will come close to us. it will brush the very far northwest of the british isles, but generally speaking, it is a fine day on friday, might be one or two showers around in the morning, but they should quickly fade. and then, for england and wales, it's sunshine all around, very decent weather in eastern scotland. decent enough, i think, in belfast, but you can see here in the western isles and certainly for the hebrides, it will be pretty cloudy and wet at times. temperatures not desperately low, but around about 9—11 degrees. so, high pressure is dominating the weather across many western and central parts of europe. it's also driving our weather here in the uk, butjust on the edge of that high pressure, which means the weather fronts and the low pressure tends to sort of go around that area of high pressure.

and here, i think always more breezy, always a bit more cloud, whereas further east and south, the better the weather will be. but overall, saturday is looking dry and bright at the very least for most of us with temperatures of around 12 degrees in the south, 10 degrees in aberdeen. and then on sunday, it looks as though we are in for another fine day across most parts of the country, but come monday, i think it will cloud over, one of these weather fronts will come in and bring some outbreaks of rain. you can see the rain here on monday in some of the towns and cities. bye— bye.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. russia launches a full scale assault on ukraine with missiles hitting multiple targets. vladimir putin has this warning. translation: whoever tries to interfere with us or threaten our country should know that russia's response will be of immediate and lead to such consequences that have never been experienced in history. queues on the roads in ukraine's capital kyiv — with an exodus of fearful residents. armoured personnel carriers here and

a whole lot of traffic going as far as the eye can