this detail, a couple of quite in this detail, a couple of quite intriguing points about the relationship, i remembersomebody relationship, i remember somebody saying relationship, i remembersomebody saying to me of course ukraine give up saying to me of course ukraine give up the nuclear weapons it inherited with the collapse of the soviet unit in turn for guaranteed securities from russia. as a 1994 treaty torn up from russia. as a 1994 treaty torn up by from russia. as a 1994 treaty torn up by the russian invasion. yet, it looks like if this is accurate that ukraine could effectively say, not only we will remain neutral, we won't allow any foreign bases on our site and we look except some kind of security guarantee from russia, the country that's just invaded. i441431111. security guarantee from russia, the country that's just invaded.- country that's “ust invaded. well, i think the country that'sjust invaded. well, i think the detail _ country that'sjust invaded. well, i think the detail in _ country that'sjust invaded. well, i think the detail in the _ country that'sjust invaded. well, i think the detail in the financial - think the detail in the financial times piece, the fees that stood out for me was the ukrainian officials being quite sceptical that pugin was committed to this deal and that it's notjust —— putin. a sort of buying time to regroup and continue his

invasion of the country. i think also when you set these peace talks against what's happening in marable where the russian troops are allegedly bombed a theatre where hundreds of civilians were sheltering today the peace talks don't feel very real, unfortunately. we will come onto theatre attack. interesting that the person who seems to be cited as the international lead on this is the israeli prime minister. probably not a figure that we know much of in this country. people may know he became prime minister, he was a tech entrepreneur and in the states, he moved back to israel and got into politics regarded as a hardliner for a long time, seems to have played in domestic politics was up taking

quite a big role in trying to bring some sort of peace agreement, even taking issue with ukrainian born housing minister to meet president putin in moscow a couple of weekends ago. all to try and build the trust and relationship that might unlock some kind of deal. it and relationship that might unlock some kind of deal.— and relationship that might unlock some kind of deal. it does seem as if israel is the _ some kind of deal. it does seem as if israel is the wrong _ some kind of deal. it does seem as if israel is the wrong country - if israel is the wrong country perhaps— if israel is the wrong country perhaps that has good relationships on both_ perhaps that has good relationships on both sides. a noted expert in geopolitics to know about it in but perhaps _ geopolitics to know about it in but perhaps that is going to be a root through— perhaps that is going to be a root through to — perhaps that is going to be a root through to possible success. i don't know, _ through to possible success. i don't know. i_ through to possible success. i don't know. i go— through to possible success. i don't know, i go back to it being striking that it _ know, i go back to it being striking that it seems to be only the financial_ that it seems to be only the financial times. when i listen to tv broadcast _ financial times. when i listen to tv broadcast tonight there seems to be that the _ broadcast tonight there seems to be that the reporters who are on the ground _ that the reporters who are on the ground there seem to be very sceptical— ground there seem to be very sceptical with we are anywhere hearm — sceptical with we are anywhere near... ., , sceptical with we are anywhere near... .,, ., ~ sceptical with we are anywhere near... , sceptical with we are anywhere near... ., ., near... rob, take us to theguardian. this is the sort _

near. .. rob, take us to theguardian. this is the sort of— near... rob, take us to theguardian. this is the sort of evidence - near... rob, take us to theguardian. this is the sort of evidence that - this is the sort of evidence that either it's an attempt to soften up ukraine to get them to the negotiating table more quickly, to get them signed quickly or that this is the reality that they are playing for time. is the reality that they are playing fortime. meanwhile, is the reality that they are playing for time. meanwhile, they are weakening and weakening the cities and at some point they will move in. it couldn't be all good news tonight, could a? the report tonight that this _ tonight, could a? the report tonight that this theatre has been bombed with 1200 — that this theatre has been bombed with 1200 people in there, this can be a with 1200 people in there, this can he a huge — with 1200 people in there, this can be a huge loss of life, it may turn out to _ be a huge loss of life, it may turn out to he — be a huge loss of life, it may turn out to be the worst atrocity of the war so _ out to be the worst atrocity of the war so far — out to be the worst atrocity of the war so far. it is not the only terrible _ war so far. it is not the only terrible news. there are reports of a convoy— terrible news. there are reports of a convoy being shelled, people queuing — a convoy being shelled, people queuing for bread being bombed and kitted~ _ queuing for bread being bombed and kitted~ the _ queuing for bread being bombed and killed. the morgues are overflowing. bodies _ killed. the morgues are overflowing. bodies are _ killed. the morgues are overflowing. bodies are lying and picked up in the streets. as a reminder of what we might— the streets. as a reminder of what we might hope for is going to happen that is— we might hope for is going to happen that is the _ we might hope for is going to happen that is the reality today, tonight in that is the reality today, tonight ih that— that is the reality today, tonight in that city. of course just three weeks _ in that city. of course just three weeks ago — in that city. of course just three weeks ago it was a normal european city where _

weeks ago it was a normal european city where people work living normal lives and _ city where people work living normal lives and going about them without possible _ lives and going about them without possible thought of the horrors to come _ possible thought of the horrors to come. , , ., ., ., . ~ come. this is the theatre attack which it is _ come. this is the theatre attack which it is thought _ come. this is the theatre attack which it is thought that - come. this is the theatre attack which it is thought that up - come. this is the theatre attack which it is thought that up to i come. this is the theatre attack i which it is thought that up to 1000 people were sheltering inside this building. i'm not clear, this talk of a bomb shelter presumably they were sheltering in a building because it's a risky but presumably there was a shelter under the building and the failure collapse on it. i don't know that's the best the story. it. i don't know that's the best the sto . ~ ., ., it. i don't know that's the best the sto .~ ., ., ., it. i don't know that's the best the sto . ~ ., ., ., story. what do you make of it? that's what _ story. what do you make of it? that's what i _ story. what do you make of it? that's what i make _ story. what do you make of it? that's what i make of - story. what do you make of it? that's what i make of it - story. what do you make of it? that's what i make of it that i story. what do you make of it? | that's what i make of it that the people were sheltering under the theatre in some sort of basement. the report seem to be that it was bombed from the air and that the building collapsed, the last thing i heard about it was that hundreds of people are maybe still trapped in a basement and people are trying to get them out. they don't know what the death toll is. but the

ukrainians are saying that this is a designated safe soldier, people knew it was a safe shelter but the russian commanders would have known that it was a safe shelter. i think roger is denying that they are responsible for the attack. joe biden has called putin a war criminal today. and this kind of atrocity, this kind of shelling of civilians, it is a war crime. very, very difficult situation. it looks as though what's happening in mariupol is a humanitarian catastrophe now. president zelensky calling on the us again to enforce a no—fly zone above ukraine. june these repeated calls from the president for help in, at the moment

not being answered. it's hard to see how much worse things have to get into ukraine before other countries decide to take more action, to help the ukrainians.— decide to take more action, to help the ukrainians. thank you both very much for now _ the ukrainians. thank you both very much for now. we _ the ukrainians. thank you both very much for now. we will _ the ukrainians. thank you both very much for now. we will be _ the ukrainians. thank you both very much for now. we will be back- the ukrainians. thank you both very much for now. we will be back at i much for now. we will be back at half past 11 with another look at the papers. i will be back injust a moment with some of the other daily news. let's return to the release of those two british nationals it currently on their way home to be reunited with theirfamilies. on their way home to be reunited with their families. this on their way home to be reunited with theirfamilies. this is nazanin zaghari ratcliffe she was arriving from tehran on a flight to oman where she was changing planes. you can see it anoosheh ashoori with or they are the other british hostage that has been released, anoosheh

ashoori who was arrested third, a retired engineer who was arrested and then held. a third british national has been released from prison but has been furloughed. in other words he has to stay in tehran. afterfour years in tehran. after four years in detention tehran. afterfour years in detention in many diplomatic efforts to release them some are asking why this is happening now. here's ross atkins nazanin zaghari ratcliffe has been released by aransas appears he is on the plane home. the british iranian detainee anoosheh ashoori has been released to. so far nazanin zaghari ratcliffe six years in detention are over and the reasons why have little to do with the charges of spying she pays, no evidence was ever offered. rather is the disease james landau puts it... two factors help explain why that calculation has changed. the first is a debt. calculation has changed. the first isa debt. . . calculation has changed. the first is a debt. ., ., ., ., calculation has changed. the first isadebt. ., ., ., ., , is a debt. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was told directly _ is a debt. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was told directly by _ is a debt. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was told directly by the _ is a debt. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was told directly by the people - is a debt. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe| was told directly by the people who imprisoned her the reason she was

being held was because of our failure to pay the £500 million debt that we as a country owe iran. this debt reaches _ that we as a country owe iran. this debt reaches back _ that we as a country owe iran. this debt reaches back to the 70s iran bought over a thousand thanks for the uk but after the iranian revolution in 1979, britain refused to deliver them. iran has always maintained it was owed its money backin maintained it was owed its money back in 2009 the international chamber of commerce agreed. the uk always resisted any kind of connection between the debt and nazanin zaghari ratcliffe. last year borisjohnson nazanin zaghari ratcliffe. last year boris johnson described nazanin zaghari ratcliffe. last year borisjohnson described them as entirely separate issues. that may be but the money is not been paid. after highly complex and exhaustive negotiations the more than 40 mac—year—old debt has now been settled. liz mac-year-old debt has now been settled. , , , ., ,., mac-year-old debt has now been settled. ,, , ., ., settled. liz truss is also clear that macro — settled. liz truss is also clear that macro once _ settled. liz truss is also clear that macro once believes - settled. liz truss is also clear that macro once believes is l settled. liz truss is also clearj that macro once believes is in parallel not in exchange without the uk governments raises this question.

it will uk governments raises this question. it will be uk governments raises this question. it will be good uk governments raises this question. it will be good the uk governments raises this question. it will be good the chair uk governments raises this question. it will be good the chair of uk governments raises this question. it will be good the chair of house for the fair committee was asked by the bbc. it will western sanctions on iran have made paying the debt harder though those engines remain. there are also questions about how the money would be spent which is why the uk says this has been settled indirectly. tote the uk says this has been settled indirectl . ~ ., ., ., . ., indirectly. we have announced today that we have — indirectly. we have announced today that we have now _ indirectly. we have announced today that we have now transferred - indirectly. we have announced today that we have now transferred that i that we have now transferred that money to a third country, to enable iran to draw down on it for humanitarian and sanction compliance products and that is what we will

do. ., , , ., ., ., do. how this debt and nazanin zachari do. how this debt and nazanin zaghari ratcliffe _ do. how this debt and nazanin zaghari ratcliffe this _ do. how this debt and nazanin zaghari ratcliffe this release l do. how this debt and nazanin| zaghari ratcliffe this release is connected is disputed. at the payment and her release and coincided. if that's one factor this is another. coincided. if that's one factor this is another-— is another. there were efforts to revive the _ is another. there were efforts to revive the iran _ is another. there were efforts to revive the iran nuclear— is another. there were efforts to revive the iran nuclear deal, - revive the iran nuclear deal, progress _ revive the iran nuclear deal, progress being made there. it's in that context that this little side deal appears to have been made. the deal appears to have been made. iran nuclear deal appears to have been made. tue: iran nuclear deal was deal appears to have been made. ti9 iran nuclear deal was signed deal appears to have been made. ti9: iran nuclear deal was signed in 2015, the uk, the us and others were signatories in exchange for curtailing his nuclear programme sanctions on iran with ease. in 2018 donald trump pulled out of that deal. we know more recently efforts have been well under way to revive it him. we also know westerners in detention and iran have been an obstacle to that. injanuary detention and iran have been an obstacle to that. in january the detention and iran have been an obstacle to that. injanuary the us envoy said... it's likely that for the uk nazanin zaghari ratcliffe fell into the same category. this from a us diplomat think so. i think

this probably _ from a us diplomat think so. i think this probably is _ from a us diplomat think so. i think this probably is a _ from a us diplomat think so. i think this probably is a good _ from a us diplomat think so. i think this probably is a good indication i this probably is a good indication that the talks in vienna are soon to succeed. :, ., :, :, _, , succeed. the motivation to complete a deal with iran _ succeed. the motivation to complete a deal with iran is _ succeed. the motivation to complete a deal with iran is only _ succeed. the motivation to complete a deal with iran is only increased i a deal with iran is only increased because of the war in ukraine. western sanctions on russia putting part of pressures on global energy supplies energy with iran can help with bringing back oil into the market. so far all of these reason not to 1's freedom has arrived now. the bbc tweeted earlier... right now are iran and the west or something to gain from a better relationship. for nazanin zaghari ratcliffe and her family politics and diplomacy took away their life together now six years on dave returned it. ross atkins of outside source. newsday is coming up next. i will be back at half past 11 with all the papers. now let's join their bets for the weather. a change of fortune for much of the

country with the rain clear way we are skies across more western parts of scotland was up it was almost an inch of rain in wiltshire for a while they had some quite heavy rain and link a chair. with that winter weather clearing way out into the north say and the showers let yet to arrive from the northwest were going to have some clear skies developing. by to have some clear skies developing. by the time we get too early thursday morning it could be quite cold and frosty in a few places temperatures will be close to freezing, maybe down to —4 in the northeast of scotland. will fido showers coming in from the northwest across scotland and northern ireland notjust across scotland and northern ireland not just one across scotland and northern ireland notjust one band of showers but to. they could be quite heavy. some sunshine in between. though i was tending to die out as they move over the irish sea, one or two in the afternoon for another parts of england and wales but for much of england and wales but for much of england and wales it will be dry with more the way of sunshine this time and lighter winds to at the southeast. temperatures here making 14 perhaps even 15 degrees. we do have weaker weather fronts moving from the northwest bring in the

bands of showers with a high pressure is going to be building by the end of the week and it looks like it's gotta be dry on friday. could have some left over from the earlier showers given us patchy misted fog across parts of it wales and the midlands. that will tend to lift and will see a good deal of sunshine on friday, the breeze start to pick up and sam areas later in the day up those temperatures climbing as well. 13 degrees in the central bells of scotland, 15 or 16 perhaps in the east midlands and towards the fans. the weekend remains quiet and dry. the a lot of sunshine around this weekend but we are likely to have stronger winds to put up after a chilly start on saturday it looks like a fine spring day, lots of sunshine around, dry day, lots of sunshine around, dry day but ate noticeably stronger easter southeasterly wind which means the highest temperatures are likely to be along the coast of northwest england, 16 or 17 celsius with a high pressure and charge this weekend. the centre of the highest drifting to the east of the uk allowing the stronger winds to

arrive. may be threatening one or two showers in the evening on sunday in the far southeast of england. otherwise sunday is a dry day. temperatures a little bit lower. we may see a bit more cloud on monday and perhaps one or two showers.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... the bombardment of ukraine continues, as russia hits a theatre where civilians were sheltering in the city of mariupol. civilians hit in the capital, kyiv, too. russian forces bomb a residential building as people shelter in their homes because of a strict curfew. president biden brands vladimir putin a war criminal, as the us pledges a further $800 million of military support for ukraine. the american people are answering president zelensky�*s call for more help, more weapons for ukraine, more tools to fight russian aggression — and that's what we're doing. russia counts its dead in the war, but vladimir putin

insists the invasion is going to plan.