the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko, has said that he will not stop the flow of thousands uropean union. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, president lukashenko admitted that his armed forces may actually be helping migrants cross the heavily—guarded border into poland. steve rosenberg spoke to the belarusian leader at the presidential palace in minsk. it is not often you get the chance to meet the man who has been labelled europe's last dictator. the west says alexander lukashenko is using migrants as a political weapon. we confronted him with claims his troops have been cutting border fences to help migrants into the eu. translation: our guys - are helping the migrants get into the polish territory? it is possible. i think that is absolutely possible. maybe someone helped them. i won't even look into this. thousands of migrants have been coming to belarus to try to slip into europe. alexander lukashenko denies bringing them here. but he warned the eu six months ago. translation: you told the eu that belarus has been stopping migrants and now they would have to catch

the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko, has said that he will not stop the flow of thousands hey try to enter the european union. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, president lukashenko admitted that his armed forces may actually be helping migrants cross the heavily—guarded border into poland. our correspondent steve rosenberg spoke to him at the presidential palace in minsk. it is not often you get the chance to meet the man who has been labelled europe's last dictator. the west says alexander lukashenko is using migrants as a political weapon. we confronted him with claims his troops have been cutting border fences to help migrants into the eu. translation: our guys are helping the migrants get into polish territory? it is perfectly possible. i think that is absolutely possible. maybe somebody help them. i won't even look into this. thousands of migrants have been coming to belarus to try and slip into europe. alexander lukashenko denies bringing them here, but he warned the eu six months ago. you told the eu that belarus had been stopping migrants and but now they wou

the west says alexander lukashenko is using migrants as a political weapon.ing borderfences to help migrants into the eu. translation: our guys - are helping the migrants get into polish territory? it's perfectly possible. i think that's absolutely possible. maybe somebody helped them. i won't even look into this. thousands of migrants have been coming to belarus to try to slip into europe. alexander lukashenko denies bringing them here, but he warned the eu six months ago. translation: you told the eu that belarus had been stopping migrants but now, they would have to catch them themselves. the migrants took that to mean belarus is open to them. i told the eu i'm not going to detain migrants on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them because they're not coming to my country, they're going to yours. the west stopped talking to us and working with us. if you don't want to, then fine, we will sort this problem out ourselves as best we can. this was belarus last year. alexander lukashenko under intense pr

belarus�*s authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, speaks exclusively to the bbc.e admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to detain - migrants on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. the women's tennis association threatens to pull out of china as the outcry intensifies over missing chinese tennis star peng shuai. and kamala harris becomes the first woman ever to hold us presidential powers whilejoe biden had a medical procedure. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. thank you forjoining us. a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests in wisconsin last year has been found not guilty of murder. kyle rittenhouse had argued that he was repeatedly attacked and had acted in self—defence. the protests in the city of kenosha came after a black man, jacob blake, was shot by police. mr rittenhouse and the men he shot are all white. prosecutors said that the teenage

, between the regime of alexander lukashenko and the european union. when you had protests that started in belarus where they said there was an election they say was rigged, was severely rigged. the european union and the united states saying exactly the same thing. there were large scale protests and those protests were brutally crushed by the lukashenko regime. i was actually on the ground there for quite a while in the summer of last year when we saw a lot of those detentions taking place and the crackdown has only accelerated since then. most of the opposition leaders are either in jail or fled the country. then you had a situation this year where the belarusian regime forced a plane from the european carrier to land in minsk and then detained an activist from that plane. that obviously led to more sanctions from the european union. and essentially europe believes because of these sanctions, because of the standoff that's going on is that essentially alexander lukashenko is trying to get back at the european union, but also trying to test the europ

laura: the president of belarus alexander lukashenko has told the bbs he will not stop migrants from through his country as they try to enter the eu. president lukashenko admitted his armed forces may be helping migrants cross the border into poland. steve rosenberg talk -- spoke to him. steve: the west says lukashenko is using migrants as a political weapon. we confronted him with claims that his troops have been cutting border fences to help migrants into the eu. >> our guys are helping the migrants get into the territory. it is perfectly possible. maybe someone helped to them. i won't even look into this. steve: thousands of migrants have been coming to belarus to slip into europe. alexander lukashenko denies bringing them here. he said belarus had been stopping migrants. the migrants took that to mean that belarus was open. >> i told the eu we would not detain migrants the border, and if they keep coming, i still won't stop them. they aren't coming to my country. they will go to yours. we will sorthis problem out ourselves as best we can. steve: this was belarus last year. alexand

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do you know, when i put in my first request to interview alexander lukashenko, it was a 1999, it wasthe first request, and it was a "no" that came back. so it's taken more than two decades. but basically, this time around, we went to belarus to cover the migrant crisis that's taking place on the border of belarus and the eu, poland. several thousand migrants have gathered there trying to get into the eu, and alexander lukashenko has been accused by the west of basically inviting them to come to belarus to use his country get them into europe to try and put pressure on europe, pressure on the eu as basically revenge for eu sanctions. he denies that. but this is one of the things which has kept 10, put him in the headlines over the last year and a half, but think back to august of last year, he was accused of rigging the presidential election, then he launched a brutal crackdown on his critics, tens of thousands of people were detained. then he was accused of air piracy, rememberthe case of the ryan air passengerjet, which he forced to land in minsk so he could arrest one of his critic

europe| doesn't see alexander lukashenko you have been paying for? care. a pariah in the west he knows there is also vladimir putin's russia to fall back on. the brexit minister david frost says significant gaps remain across most issues relating to the northern ireland protocol, that's the part of the brexit deal designed to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. the uk and the european union have been holding talks to try to ease the row about trading arrangements for northern ireland, with european from brussels, jessica parker reports. the uk may have left the eu, but britain is still here talking. morning, everybody. because of issues with the treaty that both sides signed up to. our preference is to see if we can find a negotiated way through this problem. if we can't, article 16 remains on the table. that means potentially suspending parts of the protocol. so, how are discussions going? i wouldn't expect any breakthroughs on anything today, but there are some issues that we are making better progress on than others. thanks very much. th

several thousand migrants have gathered there trying to get into the eu and alexander lukashenko hasiting them to come to belarus, to use his country get them into europe to try and put pressure on europe, pressure on the eu as basically revenge for eu sanctions. he denies that. but this is one of the things which has kept him — put him in the headlines over the last year and a half. think back to august of last year, he was accused of rigging the presidential election, then he launched a brutal crackdown on his critics and opponents — tens of thousands of people were detained. then he was accused of air piracy — remember the case of the ryan air passengerjet, which he forced to land in minsk so he could arrest one of his critics. and now being accused of weaponising migrants, so we put in a request to interview him, we didn't expect to get a yes, but he agreed. and then you went — tell us about what it was like when you arrived to do the interview. well, we had to set up all the equipment, all the cameras, the lights the day before in the palace of independence. then we came back th

steve: alexander lukashenko and vladimir putin had a conversation and talked about the migrant crisisid they say? the kremlin readout gave very few clues. the minsk readout had more details. they both expressed concern about polish soldiers moving close to the polish-belarusian border. judging by what state tv has been saying in russia, moscow is supporting alexander lukashenko and the belarusian side. mr. lukashenko gave an interview today to an editor in chief of a russian defense journal who was gushing his praise of mr. lukashenko and called him an outstanding politician that gave lukashenko the opportunity to put forward his view of the world. as he so often does, he called lack white and white black. for months now he's been accused by the european leaders of weaponizing migration. turned everything around in the interview and blamed european leaders for the current crisis. ♪ ross: let's shift from steve to the conflict in ethiopia. the u.n. says more than a dozen local staff have been detained in the capital addis ababa. we don't know why but last month several officials were e

the west says alexander lukashenko is using migrants as a political weapon.y possible. i think that�*s absolutely possible. maybe someone helped them. i won�*t even look into this. thousands of migrants have been coming to belarus to try to slip into europe. alexander lukashenko denies bringing them here. but he warned the eu six months ago. translation: you told the eu that belarus has been stopping migrants and now they would have to catch them themselves. the migrants took that to mean belarus is open to them. translation: i told the eu i won't hold migrants. - they�*re not coming to my country, they�*re going to yours, the west stopped talking to us and working with us. if you don�*t want to, fine, we�*ll sort this problem out ourselves as best we can. this was belarus last year. alexander lukashenko under pressure, accused of rigging an election and stealing the presidency. but he launched a brutal crackdown on his critics and on civil society. translation: we saw protesters being beaten, and we saw young people coming out of detention tention centres wi

happening right now. >> what do we know about the relationship between vladimir putin and alexander lukashenkod president lukashenko be able to do this without the support of vladimir putin? peter: russia and belarus are very close. in fact, russia is between two countries and these relations, russia is called like an elder brother with the upper hand in this relationship, first of all because of the belarusian economy which is heavily dependent on russia's financial and resources support. still, president lukashenko is trying to be like in equal partner, and it is of course difficult to be an equal partner, but we know that he behaves quite unpredictably, his policies, playing between russia and the west and be contradictory, and is trying to get some advantage in these relations. so possibly sometimes he can do somewhat unpredictable things that could be not even related to moscow. >> let's turn to the u.k., where a man killed in a taxi explosion outside a hospital in liverpool has been named. officers expect -- suspect the passenger made the explosive device, but so far the motive is unknow

there are people who think that no one on this side of that order should be speaking with alexander lukashenkot: it is interesting that the german chancellor spoke with lukashenko when this crisis was erupting the first person merkel formed was the russian president, vladimir putin. this begs the question tonight does the european union has a clear plan on how to bring this crisis to an end? guest: you know, we have spoken about this several times, and the plan that the e.u. is putting in place does seem to be having some effect. the first thing they are doing this week is to go directly to capitals and ask them to stop the flight. stop people from getting on the flights to add to people getting on the borders. and we have seen airlines in iraq and syria and qatar, the uae and turkey, many of them now saying they will no longer allow people to get on fights to minsk, because it is obvious they will counter no good end. but that does not solve the problem of the people who are already on the border, the people in this tug-of-war between belarus and poland. it is not clear how this will turn out

what's going on is that for a while now, the european union has been imposing sanctions on alexander lukashenkof belarus and eastern europe's mypillow guy. and, you see, he's been stealing elections, cracking down on protesters, jailing journalists, basic dictator shit. and now lukashenko is trying to get back at the european union by flying in migrants from the middle east, and then sending them into poland to create a border crisis, which is the most passive aggressive military tactic i have ever heard of. this is like when your parents start cooking with peanuts to get you to move out of the house because they know you're allergic. it's a dick move. and, honestly, everyone is really mad about this, not just because it's inhumane to these migrants, but because, unlike ukraine, we can't let anything happen to poland. i mean, that's where all our water comes from. because you realize, people, this is especially cruel. it's especially cruel to these migrants. these are real people who are just trying to live better lives. it's disgusting to use them as weapons. i mean, say what you will about dr

ros: the eu is very much focused on the president, alexander lukashenko.s exasperated the crisis by luring them to the border. the situation we can be certain of is migrants are in dire conditions. they've been camped out in freezing conditions for over a week and at least eight migrants have died from hypothermia. this is the assessment from one charity helping the migrants. >> the boundary of poland is dominated by thick and remote woods that extend for thousands of kilometers. the migrants who managed to cross the border, they are walking through that forested area for thousands of kilometers, especially during the night, when temperatures are at the lowest. there are multiple cases of hypothermia, there are conditions like diabetes, various cases of trauma, and while very often the medical teams operating ambulance, we are receiving distress calls and sometimes we have to track 30 or 40 minutes to reach the people in need. saving lives, saving the well-being of anybody in this area is of utmost concern because during wintertime, poland records about 50

the literacy and leader alexander lukashenko -- belarusian leader alexander lukashenko said he askedermany and the e.u. to take 2000 refugees. berlin rejected the proposal. >> we have said this in recent weeks and interior minister said this during his visit to his polish counterpart, the idea that there can be a humanitarian corridor to germany for 2000 migrants is not acceptable for germany or further e.u. reporter: the polish prime minister called the crisis on the borderhe greatest attempt to destabilize europe since the cold war. >> over the last few months, belarus has reinforced its actions against the e.u., and for us, it is important to understand that this is not an artificial conflict with poland or lithuania. this is an attempt to breach the eastern borders of plato and the european union. reporter: he said he fears the crisis could be a prelude for something much worse. and he is not alone. an opinion poll by a major polish newspaper has found that 55% of poles our worried that the crisis could become an all-out war. michael: i am joined now by our correspondent, nick co

belarus�*s authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, speaks exclusively to the bbc.e admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union, and that he won't stop people from reaching the border. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to detain - migrants on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. as coronavirus cases surge in europe, austria is reimposing a national lockdown and making vaccinations compulsory. and kamala harris becomes the first woman ever to hold us presidential powers whilejoe biden had a medical procedure. hello and welcome. a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests in wisconsin last year has been found not guilty of murder. kyle rittenhouse had argued that he was repeatedly attacked and had acted in self—defence. mr rittenhouse and the men he shot are all white. prosecutors said that the teenager had behaved like an armed vigilante who provoked several violent encounters. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from t

it says alexander lukashenko is using the migrants to pressure the european union into dropping sanctionsinst his government . reporter: hundreds of men, women, and children headed to the belarussian border. they want to enter the european union by crossing into poland, a member state, and many have a particular destination in mind. >> don't come to poland. we are going to germany. no poland. everyone here. babies, women. reporter: that they were met by barbed wire and polish soldiers stationed along the border. some migrants tried to breach the fence but they were pushed back. poland says the situation is under control. the e.u. accuses belarussian president aleksandr lukashenko of instrumental raising the migrants, mostly from the middle east, to put pressure on the bloc, allowing them to fly into belarus and then encouraging them to cross into neighboring e.u. countries like poland and lithuania. >> this is a continuation of the desperate attempt by the lukashenko regime to use people as pawns to destabilize the european union and, of course, the values that we stand for. we have repea

they say alexander lukashenko is taking revenge on the eu for sanctions imposed after his violent crackdownpolitical opposition at home. for months, belarus has been granting migrants visas, promising them an easy route into the eu. >> as i have told merkel, the problem is if we do not save those people, we would both lose. both belarus and the european union. if we didn't let through the refugees -- that is why i propose on solving this in general. we agreed, but we won't talk about it specifically. she asked for time to talk about a proposal with the eu. that is fine. >> as the numbers grow, so too does the desperation. they can't go back, poland says they cannot enter, that means we are likely to see more people pushing forward and polish forces using tougher tactics to keep them out. >> alayna kluge a is the director of the globe sack policy enters -- she says very little aid is getting to those in need. >> it is very difficult to assess what exactly is going on because the access of journalists is limited on both sides of the border. definitely there is violence on both sides, there ar

increasing, too, is alexander lukashenko's rhetoric.to europe if the eu imposes more sanctions on belarus. but those who see belarus as a stepping stone to the eu, they couldn't care less about sanctions or geopolitics. they just want a better future. many of them have paid thousands of dollars for package tours that bring them to belarus and deliver them to the border with europe. but no further. for most, the journey stops here. and so they have to wait, in the cold, while governments argue. waiting and hoping to be let through. well, belarus rejects accusations that it well, belarus rejects accusations thatitis well, belarus rejects accusations that it is using migrants to wage hybrid warfare against the european union, using civilians as a political weapon. many of the migrants who have been arriving in belarus have been arriving on flights via turkey. well, today, the turkish authorities announced they are stopping citizens of syria, iraq and yemen from boarding flights to belarus and that could block a key migration route for peop

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increasing, too, is alexander lukashenko's rhetoric.nctions on belarus. but those who see belarus as a stepping stone to the eu, they couldn't care less about sanctions or geopolitics — they just want a betterfuture. many of them have paid thousands of dollars for package tours that bring them to belarus and deliver them to the border with europe, but no further. for most, the journey stops here. and so, they have to wait, in the cold, while governments argue, waiting and hoping to be let through. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. nearly 1,200 people crossed the english channel by boat to reach the uk on thursday — a new record for migrant crossings in a single day. more than 23,000 people have arrived from france in small boats so far this year — nearly three times the number in 2020. mark easton reports from dover. it was a day the uk lost control of its border. 1200 arrivals in 2a hours up the gangplank at dover's tug haven and into a hired marquee for processing, but the border force just couldn't cope. there's limited sanitary fa

increasing, too, is alexander lukashenko's rhetoric.ian gas to europe if the eu imposes more sanctions on belarus. but those who see belarus as a stepping stone to the eu, they couldn't care less about sanctions or geopolitics. they just want a better future. many of them have paid thousands of dollars for package tours that bring them to belarus and deliver them to the border with europe. but no further. for most, the journey stops here. and so they have to wait, in the cold, while governments argue. waiting and hoping to be let through. its a week today since protests against iraq s election results turned violent. supporters of pro—iranian groups — who lost many of their seats ? clashed with security forces at the edge of the secure green zone. just days later, prime minister mustafa al—kadhimi survived an assassination attempt, when a weaponised drone hit his house there. it was hoped this vote would move the country forward, and address many iraqis concerns about corruption and unemployment. but disputes over the results only seem

increasing, too, is alexander lukashenko's rhetoric.n gas to europe if the eu imposes more sanctions on belarus. but those who see belarus as a stepping stone to the eu, they couldn't care less about sanctions or geopolitics. they just want a better future. many of them have paid thousands of dollars for package tours that bring them to belarus and deliver them to the border with europe. but no further. for most, the journey stops here. and so they have to wait, in the cold, while governments argue. waiting and hoping to be let through. the dutch government has announced a three—week partial lockdown to try to control surging coronavirus infections. the netherlands is one of the european countries worst affected by a fourth wave of the virus, but the restrictions have sparked violents protests. anna holligan has more from the hague. this is a partial, evening—mostly lockdown. so bars, restaurants, cafes and shops will have to close by 8pm. it's really targeting social lives. and actually the netherlands was initially criticised for bein

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increasing, too, is alexander lukashenko's rhetoric.n gas to europe if the eu imposes more sanctions on belarus. but those who see belarus as a stepping stone to the eu, they couldn't care less about sanctions or geopolitics. they just want a better future. many of them have paid thousands of dollars for package tours that bring them to belarus and deliver them to the border with europe. but no further. for most, the journey stops here. and so they have to wait, in the cold, while governments argue. waiting and hoping to be let through. in an interview with russia's state broadcaster, president vladimir putin has denied moscow's involvement in the migrant crisis on the belarus—poland border. poland and other western countries accused moscow of working with minsk to orchestrate the sending of thousands of migrants to the border. he also said that alexander lukashenko never consulted him before raising the possibility of belarus cutting russian gas supplies to europe, and said such a prospect would damage russia's ties with bealrus and th

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belarus's authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko speaks exclusively to the bbc.s forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to detain migrants - on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. the women's tennis association threatens to pull out of china

belarus' authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko says he will not stop the flow of thousands of migrantshrough his country as they try to enter the eu. speaking to the bbc, mr lukashenko admitted his armed forces may actually be helping migrants cross the border into poland. it's already illegal to call or text on a handheld phone while you're driving in the uk but from next year, the rules are getting even tighter. drivers will be banned from taking photos, filming, searching playlists or playing games — even while stationary — on mobiles and tablets. those who break the law will face six points on their licence and a £200 fine. caroline davies reports. # happy birthday to you... joe cairns was 1a years old when his mother last waved him off to school. i always told him, you know, "i love ya". not always would he say it back. chuckles. sometimes he would. we got him settled in the van and i waved goodbye to him. the minibusjoe was riding in was hit by a lorry. the lorry driver was checking his social media on his phone moments before the crash. finding that out, i do remember being phys

it�*s allegation is this: belarussian president alexander lukashenko — is flying migrants to belarus luding syria, iran and qatar and then directing them to the belarussian border with poland. the eu says president lukashenko is doing this in revenge against eu sanctions over human rights abuses during its crackdown on protests last year. president lukashenko denies this. he also denies provoking violence. here he is earlier. those are pictures from the border. he insists belarus is acting as a hospitable country. here�*s a belarusian journalist on whether that message is resonating in belarus. despite the lack of independent information because websites have been blocked, and independent media pushed out of the country, belarusian is inside the country actually see so many migrants on the streets who rough sleep, who dream about coming to the eu and who said that they have been brought to belarus with the support of those belarusian state agencies. tourism agencies. so people here that and people understand that belarus was never a route, never a destination for tourists from the mid

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its president, alexander lukashenko, has been in power for 27 years.oday he threatened to shut down a key pipeline which carries natural gas from russia to europe, and most important to germany. the european union, which has not recognized lukashenko's victory in last year's elections, threatens him with more severe sanctions if he does not stop migrants from entering belarus and trying to jump across the border. today, several thousand people, including children and women, are stuck on the border with poland, causing something which starts to remind us of a major human to terry and crisis. the u.s. has also planned more sections against belarus and russia which is belarus' major ally. guy: -- some signs of weakening. bloomberg u.k., and he reporter lizzie burden joining us to talk about what this means, particularly for the bank of england. is this in some way vindication of the governor's decision not to vote for a rate a couple of days back? reporter: yes, kind of. the monthly figures came in slightly above forecast, but the corley figures for third

the eu says the belarusian president alexander lukashenko is instigating the crisis, accusing him ofmigrants is dire. thousands have been camped out in make—shift tents in freezing conditions for over a week now. at least 8 migrants have died from hypothermia. this is the assessment of a charity helping the migrants. the boundary of poland is expanded from kilometres and those smashed across the border, they're walking through that forested area and in those columbus, especially during night, when the temperatures at the lowest, there are multiple cases of hypothermia. the durations of pre—existing conditions and their various cases of trauma and very often, the medical teams, such as the one that we are running through the one that we are running through the ambulance, we are seeing distress calls from the middle—of—the—road, sometimes you have to track for 3040 minutes to reach the people. and saving lives, saving the wellbeing of anybody in this area is of utmost concern because during wintertime, poland records about 50 people freezing to death every winter. so, i can only sympat

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we also have a crisis in belarus, on the border of belarus and poland, and alexander lukashenko, thearus. and belarus has been under siege from russia since the outbreak of warren buffet going back to 2014. so this has a long tail to it now. and ukraine is trying to stabilize the economy with the discussions with the imf and getting a new tranche of loans to ukraine. and they just hosted general austin and the u.s. defense secretary in talks about his close relationship with nato and reviving a lot of the military ties and exchanges with the united states, that got russia's attention. we have a major gas crisis with europe right now. putin has been trying to put pressure on europe to open up the nord stream 2 pipeline, which has created a lot of scandal and tension with the united states as well. you can see there's an awful lot going on. there's a lot of complexity here and all of these divisions between not just the europeans and united states but within europe itself. there's a fight with poland, germany is in the midst of a changeover from chancellor merkel to a new coalition gov

belarus' authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko speaks exclusively to the bbc.

as a lot of the folks who are there are camped out there, and the european union accuses alexander lukashenkof what they call state-sponsored human trafficking. they say that the belarusian regime is luring people from middle eastern countries to belarus, and essentially telling them they can cross into the european union, of course that is not true. from what we are hearing from the polish government, they say that they are going to stand firm because they believe, they say, that alexander lukashenko is trying to blackmail them, rosemary. >> all right. many thanks to our fred pleitgen br bringing us up to date on the situation. >>> as the situation at the belarusian confrontation continues, c.i.a. director bill burns had a call with vladimir putin. the call was reportedly intended to convey growing u.s. concerns over russia's military buildup on the border with ukraine. some inside the biden administration are said to be worried russia could be preparing for an invasion or simply trying to intimidate kiev. >>> we are tracking a major development in the biden administration's fight against ra