asl as i say, there was a ovation? as i say, there was a sli . htl ovation? as i say, there was a slightly lower _ ovation? as i say, there was a slightly lower expectation - ovation? as i say, there was a - slightly lower expectation perhaps of what president zelensky would do. he seemed to be having a wait—and—see game behind the scenes, behind the scenes trying to get intelligence of what was going on in russia and using those tight connections between the countries to do that, but there was not a sense, and these are a fairly hardened bunch around the security circuit who turn up in munich, butjust this extraordinary bravery and i think the fact he did show that he was someone who was not only going to rally his own people but he understood how important it was to get the international community behind him. this will continue to be the case, i expect a very heavy night of fighting and bombardment later in ukraine, because russian

armed forces really need to make progress in their eyes. and the fact that he has been able to withstand this and has been able to show a face for ukraine that it has the world behind it largely, unless you take out some random folk and a lot of authoritarians, but he has really done a good job for his country and he will definitely stand in the history books and not only as a footnote. i history books and not only as a footnote. ., , ., . ., ., ~ footnote. i wonder if you could take is to the front _ footnote. i wonder if you could take is to the front page _ footnote. i wonder if you could take is to the front page of— footnote. i wonder if you could take is to the front page of the _ footnote. i wonder if you could take is to the front page of the sunday i is to the front page of the sunday times, terror stalks the streets. this is the sunday times report of what _ this is the sunday times report of what it_ this is the sunday times report of what it is— this is the sunday times report of what it is really like on the streets _ what it is really like on the streets of kyiv and actually it picks — streets of kyiv and actually it picks up _ streets of kyiv and actually it picks up perfectly on what and was saying _ picks up perfectly on what and was saying about president zelensky because — saying about president zelensky because one of his most effective weapons — because one of his most effective weapons is his ability to keep confidence and keep morale and as reported _ confidence and keep morale and as reported from the states of ukraine, a lot reported from the states of ukraine, 6 lot of— reported from the states of ukraine, a lot of civilians are taking up arms— a lot of civilians are taking up arms and _ a lot of civilians are taking up arms and taking it on themselves, i

think— arms and taking it on themselves, i think 18,000 weapons have been distributed to civilians in the capital— distributed to civilians in the capital in _ distributed to civilians in the capital in the last day, and it tells — capital in the last day, and it tells the _ capital in the last day, and it tells the story of how the mayor, a former_ tells the story of how the mayor, a former boxer and multimillionaire who could — former boxer and multimillionaire who could be anywhere in the world if he chose, — who could be anywhere in the world if he chose, but like president zelensky, _ if he chose, but like president zelensky, though the men under 60 have no— zelensky, though the men under 60 have no choice at the moment, but men: _ have no choice at the moment, but men, women and even the elderly are taking _ men, women and even the elderly are taking up— men, women and even the elderly are taking up arms and that is the story — taking up arms and that is the story and _ taking up arms and that is the story. and the sunday times talks about _ story. and the sunday times talks about the — story. and the sunday times talks about the blocks of flats where residents are climbing up on the rooftops — residents are climbing up on the rooftops to look out for suspicious vehicles, — rooftops to look out for suspicious vehicles, where people are being hauled _ vehicles, where people are being hauled out of their cars as they tried _ hauled out of their cars as they tried to — hauled out of their cars as they tried to come into kyiv and the major— tried to come into kyiv and the major cities to check whether they are russian in one of the reasons for that— are russian in one of the reasons for that making them so nervous as there _ for that making them so nervous as there have — for that making them so nervous as there have been reports of russians dressing _ there have been reports of russians dressing up in ukrainian uniforms to try to _ dressing up in ukrainian uniforms to try to bypass checkpoints. there was one report _ try to bypass checkpoints. there was one report where they tracked some ukrainians— one report where they tracked some ukrainians and shot them. that of course _ ukrainians and shot them. that of course is —

ukrainians and shot them. that of course is a — ukrainians and shot them. that of course is a war crime and showsjust the e>

swept up. i should say for russians in ukraine, i am a russian speaker or aspiring to be for 20 years, and i do feel very much for innocent russians, because there is something terrible when you are being attacked by the great megalithic superpower next door and the suspicion of russians inevitably rise. it is of course what happened in the case benjamin described, a war crime, but other crimes will arise because of this terribly muddled situation and the desperation, but the fact we are now seeing war crimes committed raises the stakes a lot. vladimir putin i don't think cares any more and he will go down in flames but there must be people around him including his intelligence chiefs and some of his senior military, let alone who i will come unto oligarchs and the people who support him, who must be wondering where this ends for them and they will be lucky if

it is the hague, the international tribunalfor war it is the hague, the international tribunal for war crimes. band it is the hague, the international tribunal for war crimes.— it is the hague, the international tribunal for war crimes. and as we turn to the — tribunal for war crimes. and as we turn to the observer, _ tribunal for war crimes. and as we turn to the observer, picking - tribunal for war crimes. and as we turn to the observer, picking up i turn to the observer, picking up another strand of this, and it is this idea of propaganda. how have you found it, filtering it out and trying to verify what has been posted, because social media as you have both said is playing a vital role in this conflict? it is have both said is playing a vital role in this conflict?— role in this conflict? it is and propaganda _ role in this conflict? it is and propaganda has _ role in this conflict? it is and propaganda has always - role in this conflict? it is and propaganda has always beenj role in this conflict? it is and - propaganda has always been putin's most powerful tool against his own people _ most powerful tool against his own people. steve rosenberg from the bbc has been _ people. steve rosenberg from the bbc has been reporting all week and it looks— has been reporting all week and it looks like — has been reporting all week and it looks like regular russians in russia — looks like regular russians in russia are not buying into the propaganda to the same extent putin anticipated band that may be one of his key— anticipated band that may be one of his key undoing is if his own people revott— his key undoing is if his own people revolt against this war. but looking at social _ revolt against this war. but looking at social media, the amounts of this information. — at social media, the amounts of this information, whether intentional or accidental— information, whether intentional or accidental coming out of ukraine, this fog _ accidental coming out of ukraine, this fog of— accidental coming out of ukraine, this fog of war and i have spoken about— this fog of war and i have spoken about is— this fog of war and i have spoken about is very much alive online. the photograph— about is very much alive online. the photograph of a woman who was heavily _ photograph of a woman who was heavily injured but made the front

pa-e heavily injured but made the front page of— heavily injured but made the front page ofjust about every newspaper on friday. _ page ofjust about every newspaper on friday, there was a completely false _ on friday, there was a completely false claim — on friday, there was a completely false claim put out online, you wonder— false claim put out online, you wonder whether it originated from russian _ wonder whether it originated from russian bots, trying to claim this was a _ russian bots, trying to claim this was a photo from 2018. it wasn't, but you _ was a photo from 2018. it wasn't, but you clicked on hundreds of those stories— but you clicked on hundreds of those stories reporting what happened then that bombing and the fake news is below— that bombing and the fake news is below it. _ that bombing and the fake news is below it, and this is the kind of disinformation that has become key to putin's _ disinformation that has become key to putin's campaign and clearly that is not _ to putin's campaign and clearly that is not going to go anywhere. the front page _ is not going to go anywhere. the front page of _ is not going to go anywhere. tue: front page of the observer is not going to go anywhere. ti2 front page of the observer is talking about vladimir putin becoming a pariah. we are seeing those protests in his own country as well. does he care? i those protests in his own country as well. does he care?— well. does he care? i don't think he cares about — well. does he care? i don't think he cares about becoming _ well. does he care? i don't think he cares about becoming a _ well. does he care? i don't think he cares about becoming a pariah - cares about becoming a pariah because as he sees it, he has a very angry man and the way that he speaks now, i'm not looking to make excuses for the vladimir putin of a few years ago, he was absolutely

dreadful, but a lot of people seeing changes in him, analysing his language and expressions. this he sees as his way of being in the russian history books, his conquering of ukraine. i don't even think he is not so far ahead is to even think that everybody gives up and he wins. he couldn't run ukraine and he wins. he couldn't run ukraine and they are never going to agree to be ruled by vladimir putin, especially after this, certainly not now. where i think the pariah status matters is that affect those around him, and no russian leader can survive a withdrawal of power from those around them. this is what we saw happen with boris yeltsin, is that when things start to get shaky around them, they moment for me, and four days seems like a world ago, he humiliated his own foreign intelligence chief, which in the russian system is not something you should do. i think a lot of people

thought this guy is already looking uncomfortable but what is happening. on the inside of the kremlin it is fear and terror, not loyalty. brute fear and terror, not loyalty. we need to go _ fear and terror, not loyalty. we need to go to — fear and terror, not loyalty. we need to go to the front page of the sunday times and it is the story of roman abramovich giving up control of chelsea. what did you make of this, because of course he is an ally of vladimir putin?- this, because of course he is an ally of vladimir putin? there have been questions _ ally of vladimir putin? there have been questions all _ ally of vladimir putin? there have been questions all week— ally of vladimir putin? there have been questions all week about. ally of vladimir putin? there have been questions all week about hisj been questions all week about his involvement with the kremlin and whether— involvement with the kremlin and whether he would be affected by sanctions and so it seems like he is probably— sanctions and so it seems like he is probably at— sanctions and so it seems like he is probably at the very least three meditating anything that can happen on that— meditating anything that can happen on that front by giving up the stewardship of chelsea football club _ stewardship of chelsea football club it — stewardship of chelsea football club. it is a very interesting, and iant— club. it is a very interesting, and lam sure— club. it is a very interesting, and i am sure intentional, use of words. because _ i am sure intentional, use of words. because it _ i am sure intentional, use of words. because it doesn't mean he is selling — because it doesn't mean he is selling it _ because it doesn't mean he is selling it. he is handing it over to the chelsea charitable foundation to run. the chelsea charitable foundation to run the _ the chelsea charitable foundation to run. the word stewardship has no particular— run. the word stewardship has no particular definition in law, which no doubt — particular definition in law, which no doubt is — particular definition in law, which no doubt is why he has chosen that word _

no doubt is why he has chosen that word call— no doubt is why he has chosen that word. call me a cynic but it seems pretty— word. call me a cynic but it seems pretty clear — word. call me a cynic but it seems pretty clear to me that this is more a pr exercise and a managing the issue _ a pr exercise and a managing the issue exercise than any principled position — issue exercise than any principled position. the statement that came out tonight makes no reference to condemning what russia or putin has done and _ condemning what russia or putin has done and i_ condemning what russia or putin has done and i think if abramovich was serious _ done and i think if abramovich was serious in — done and i think if abramovich was serious in that way he would say it but of _ serious in that way he would say it but of course that is never going to happen _ but of course that is never going to happen it— but of course that is never going to ha en. . , ., but of course that is never going to hauen. . , ., ., happen. it is the wider question of the oligarchs _ happen. it is the wider question of the oligarchs as _ happen. it is the wider question of the oligarchs as well. _ happen. it is the wider question of the oligarchs as well. abramovich| happen. it is the wider question of| the oligarchs as well. abramovich i doubt at least _ the oligarchs as well. abramovich i doubt at least in _ the oligarchs as well. abramovich i doubt at least in the _ the oligarchs as well. abramovich i doubt at least in the foreseeable i doubt at least in the foreseeable future, although quite a lot of people wouldn't expect a few months ago for him to be coming out against putin against the war. one should make a distinction. it is quite interesting that people, and these are ruthless, ruthless people, and abramovich i rememberfrom a personal contact several years ago would suddenly completely change countries and completely change. he is lawyer and up to the health

any status. it is a way of distancing himself and buying some time, a cordon sanity. but i will make a wild guess. i think reading the sunday times story and others, the sunday times story and others, the oligarchs are also the weak link. they are loyal to themselves and not loyal to putin and certainly not loyal to the war, and increasingly i notice, and i am compiling a list, their children. those connected with them are coming out against the war. that tells you that not all is well here. this is really a sort of dreadful situation for those you could say have brought it on themselves absolutely, but there is something breaking and cracking inside russia itself. it is not enough to save ukraine in the short term. not enough to save ukraine in the short term-— not enough to save ukraine in the short term. ., ., ~ , ., ., . not enough to save ukraine in the shortterm. ., ., ~ , ., ., . , short term. roman abramovich was my own daughter — short term. roman abramovich was my own daughter came _ short term. roman abramovich was my own daughter came out _ short term. roman abramovich was my own daughter came out on _ short term. roman abramovich was my own daughter came out on social - own daughter came out on social

media. see you next hour, thank you very much indeed, we will see you shortly. good evening. saturday brought a largely dry and settled today across england and wales, a few showers at workloads across parts of scotland and northern ireland but this was the scene as the sun went down early on in norfolk. we will keep the clear skies through the rest of tonight across england and wales but we have this band of cloud sitting to the north—west spelling and across northern ireland and scotland at times, down to a weather front slowly nudging in from the north—west but high—pressure to the east dominating our weather through the remainder of the weekend. for

this evening and tonight, clear skies in england and wales and eastern scotland and a little more cloud across the north—west of the uk and by the end of the night summary and working on for northern ireland towards the western isles as well. under clearskies ireland towards the western isles as well. under clear skies with light winds it is quite chilly across england and wales in particular and we could see a touch of frost in the countryside with the temperature below freezing. sunday dry and settled weather once again the space you across england, wales and eastern scotland, a bit more cloud through the irish sea and down towards pembrokeshire in south—west england. a few showers towards the western isles. fairly light winds coming in from a southerly direction so reasonably mild for this time of year with the top temperature 8—11 on sunday. a fairly quiet and settled into the weekend but overnight into monday the next weather front moving in from the north—west. that will bring more cloud and rain compared to the front we have during the weekend so

heading into monday morning, not as cold, with cloud and outbreaks of rain towards the west first wingback monday's weather will be a different sort of day with this frontal system is slowly pushing across much of the uk. bringing a lot more cloud and outbreaks of rain for england and wales and to southern scotland and north—west england, gales towards the western isles. sunshine across scotland and northern ireland in the afternoon. rain edging slowly eastwards into east anglia and south—east by the end of the day. high—pressure setting across much of the uk but a lingering weatherfront to the south and could spell on some outbreaks of rain. looking towards the middle of the week, perhaps a little rain in the south but largely dry and settled for most.

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