it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake.ut belarus�* leader, alexander luckoshenko, tells foreign journalists he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again for any new invasion. translation: yes, i'm ready. you say invasion, we have different views of this. i'm ready to provide territory again. in other news... the state of ohio asks washington forfederal support after a train derailment releases toxic chemicals into the air, soil and water. a year after retiring, the family of hollywood actor bruce willis say his health�*s deteriorated. he's now suffering from a type of dementia. and stars gather for a fashionable farewell. a memorial�*s held in london for dame vivienne westwood who died in december aged 81. two leaders on opposing sides of the war in ukraine have spoken to the bbc in the run—up to the one year anniversary of russia's invasion. ukraine's president zelensky tells us he won't concede territory to russia in any future peace deal to end the war. he insists doing so would leave ukraine "weaker as

it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake. belarus�* leader, alexander luckoshenko tells foreign journalists he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again — for any new invasion. translation: yes, i'm ready. you say invasion, we have different views of this. i'm ready to provide territory again. in other news, the state of ohio asks washington forfederal support after a train derailment releases toxic chemicals into the air, soil and water. the british prime minister travels to northern ireland — amid speculation about a post—brexit trade deal. if there is this possibility of a deal being agreed early next week, the prime minister is here and is going to want to try to smooth the way with the political parties. a year after retiring, the family of hollywood actor, bruce willis say his health�*s deteriorated — he's now suffering from a type of dementia. and stars gather for a fashionable farewell, at a memorial service for dame vivienne westwood who died at the age of 81. two leaders on opposing sides of the war

it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake. the british prime minister is in northern ireland for talks about a post—brexit trade deal, prompting hopes of a reformed power—sharing assembly. the spanish parliament introduces new laws approving teen abortion, transgender protections, and paid menstrual leave. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the die hard and pulp fiction star is now suffering from a type of dementia. and stars gather for a fashionable farewell. a memorial is held in london for dame vivienne westwood, who died in december aged 81. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia's invasion. ahead of that, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has warned belarus against helping a renewed russian offensive. speaking to our world affairs editor — mr zelensky said such a decision would be a big mistake. the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko, says he's prepared to let moscow launch attacks again from his territory. here'sjohn simpson, and a warning there are

it will be a big mistake, for him and for belarussia. it will be a historical mistake.e itself with the attack, can you survive? we will fight. we will survive. we will survive, yeah. john simpson, bbc news, kyiv. meanwhile — the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, says he's ready to allow russia, to use his country as a �*staging post�* for a new offensive in ukraine. last year, the russian military�*s — failed attempt — to seize the capital kyiv, was launched from belarus. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does. alexander lu kashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he has agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine, and his role in it. one year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you prepared to do that again? translation: i am ready to provide territory again | but i am also ready to wage war, together with the russians, from the territory of belarus, but only if anyone, even one soldier, comes to our land from ukraine to kill my peo

it will be a big mistake, for him and for belarussia. it will be a historical mistake.ia does involve itself with the attack, can you survive? we will fight. we will survive. we will survive, yeah. john simpson, bbc news, kyiv. more from john a little later. well, you heard president zelensky there, responding to the possibility that belarus could allow russian troops to launch a new attack on ukraine from belarusian soil. a year ago, alexander lukashenko granted permission for russian forces to mass on his border, from where their gound invasion began. lukashenko is a close ally of vladimir putin, but isn't recognised in the west as the legitimate president of belarus. steve rosenberg has more from the capital, minsk. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does. alexander lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he has agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine, and his role in it. one year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you prepared to do that again? translation: i am ready to provide terr

it will be a big mistake, for him and for belarussia. it will be a historical mistake.involve itself with the attack, can you survive? we will fight. we will survive. we will survive, yeah. john simpson, bbc news, kyiv. meanwhile — the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, says he's ready to allow russia, to use his country as a �*staging post�* for a new offensive in ukraine. last year, the russian military�*s — failed attempt — to seize the capital kyiv, was launched from belarus. translation: i'm ready to fight together with the russians - from the territory of belarus in only one case — if so much as one soldier from ukraine comes to our territory with a gun to kill my people. president biden says three aerial objects shot down by the us in recent days appear to have nothing to do with china. he told reporters they were probably being used by private companies or for research purposes. alarm had been raised by the discovery earlier this month that a balloon floating over south carolina was part of chinese intelligence gathering. mr biden said there was no evidenc

it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake.r luckoshenko tells foreign journalists he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again — for any new invasion. translation: yes, i'm ready. you say invasion, we have different views of this. i'm ready to provide territory again. in other news, the state of ohio asks washington forfederal support after a train derailment releases toxic chemicals into the air, soil and water. the british prime minister travels to northern ireland —

it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake.sts he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again for any new invasion. translation: yes, i'm ready. you say invasion, we have different views of this. i'm ready to provide territory again. in other news... the state of ohio asks washington forfederal support after a train derailment releases toxic chemicals into the air, soil, and water. a year after retiring, the family of hollywood actor bruce willis say his health�*s deteriorated. he's now suffering from a type of dementia.

it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake.a reformed power—sharing assembly. the spanish parliament introduces new laws approving teen abortion, transgender protections, and paid menstrual leave. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the die hard and pulp fiction star is now suffering from a type of dementia.

it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake.erritory to be used again for any new invasion. translation: yes, i'm ready. you say invasion, we have different views of this. i'm ready to provide territory again. in other news... the state of ohio asks washington forfederal support after a train derailment releases toxic chemicals into the air, soil and water. a year after retiring, the family of hollywood actor bruce willis say his health's deteriorated.

it will be a big mistake, for him and for belarussia. it will be a historical mistake.spective buyers of manchester united have until today to reveal their interest in buying the club. the owners of the club — the glazer family— are considering selling the club as they "explore strategic alternatives". so far there's only been one public declaration from the businessman sirjim ratcliffe — but there are reports of a possible bid from qatar. kieran maguire is a football finance lecturer from the university of liverpool. the university of liverpool are doing well out of this today. we had one of your colleagues on earlier as well. who is going to be interested, besides the very wealthy man some jet —— sirjim ratcliffe that we just mentionwe have seen interest from the qatari sports investment authority. they already own paris saint—germain, but that would not prevent them from a premier league perspective of acquiring manchester united. �* ,., perspective of acquiring manchester united. �* . perspective of acquiring manchester united. ~ ., ., , ., united. also a loss of in

but if belarussia does involve itself, can you survive? we will fight. we will survive. yeah.increasing attacks which the russians are likely to unleash for the anniversary of their invasion? "attacks are going on from several directions," he told me, switching into ukrainian. "our defence is holding. we need powerful modern weapons. they're the only language russia understands, we're responding in their language." russian forces have been making gains in eastern ukraine during the past week or so. but president zelensky certainly isn't in any mood to make concessions to russia. "any territorial compromises," he told me, "are only going to weaken our country. so it's not about compromise. we make millions of compromises every day. but the question is, with putin, no, because we don't trust putin." of course, president zelensky knows he's got to look and sound confident. otherwise it would be seen as weakness. but there's no doubt that he's talking much tougher and more uncompromisingly now. john simpson, bbc news, kyiv. i interviewed him in october, and it was noticeable that

it will be a big mistake, for him and for belarussia. it will be a historical mistake.involve itself with the attack, can you survive? we will fight. we will survive. we will survive, yeah. john simpson, bbc news, kyiv. russia has been accused of "breaking with civilisation" by the chairman of this year's munich security conference, which begins today. no russian delegation has been invited to the annual event, which is expected to see ukraine at the top of the agenda, amid pressure on european countries to increase spending on defence. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is there and gave us more details on what to expect from the conference. well, this conference is an opportunity for effectively the western alliance, the americans and many european leaders, to come together and make their own assessment of not just the state of the war, almost a year on, but also what might happen in the future. what is the future security framework of europe going to look like, how might nato need to change, how might europe's relationship with russia change in the future? in

but if belarussia does involve itself, can you survive? we will fight. we will survive. yeah.ertain was he that ukraine could withstand the increasing attacks which the russians are likely to unleash for the anniversary of their invasion? "attacks are going on from several directions," he told me, switching into ukrainian. "our defence is holding. we need powerful modern weapons. they're the only language russia understands, we're responding in their language." russian forces have been making gains in eastern ukraine during the past week or so. but president zelensky certainly isn't in any mood to make concessions to russia. "any territorial compromises," he told me, "are only going to weaken our country. so it's not about compromise. we make millions of compromises every day. but the question is, with putin, no, because we don't trust putin." of course, president zelensky knows he's got to look and sound confident. otherwise it would be seen as weakness. but there's no doubt that he's talking much tougher and more uncompromisingly now. our world affairs editor, john simpson t