caroline davis reporting _ rest of the world. caroline davis reporting there - rest of the world. scow. as the fighting continue so too does the wave of people trying to flee to safety. the un says that more than i safety. the un says that more thani million people have now left ukraine since the invasion began. almost all of them are women and children. men aged between 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country because they could be called up to fight. most of the women and children have gone to neighbouring poland, slovakia, hungary and moldova. our correspondent is in the moldovan character —— capital and she sent this report from there. out of the bunkers and basements of ukraine has risen a village. moldova's main exhibition hall now a waiting room for ukrainian refugees. the trade here is in hope and information. the hall has room for 600 refugees, but it often sees a thousand people a day. each one of these tiny cubicles belongs to a ukrainian family. this one belongs to valentina — she came here on saturday with her two daughters. the women here are part of a family of

caroline davies, - place. caroline, thank you very much. caroline davies, our- place. ndent. the head of nato, jens stoltenberg, has said vladimir putin made a "big mistake" by invading ukraine and had undestimated the strength and bravery of the ukrainian people. this morning, president biden has joined borisjohnson and other nato leaders in brussels for an emergency summit to try and find solutions. nick beake sent this report. joe biden back in europe as it faces its biggest security crisis since the second world war. the west trying to find a path to peace in ukraine. today all roads lead to brussels where nato allies are deciding how best to deal with vladimir putin, a man in the us president now calls a war criminal. britain says sanctions on russia should get tougher. the britain says sanctions on russia should get tougher.— britain says sanctions on russia should get tougher. the harder our sanctions, that _ should get tougher. the harder our sanctions, that offer _ should get tougher. the harder our sanctions, that offer our _ should get tougher. the harder our

she has been speaking to our correspondent in moscow, caroline davies. marina ovsyannikova is not used to being the story. she worked in state media for 18 years until she decided to state her own protest against russian actions in ukraine. >> [speaking ukrainian] on monday evening, she interrupted the broadcast and held up a poster saying, they are lying to you here. >> there are a lot of conspiracy theories building up that this was a fake, that it was set up by fsp or i am a project of western special services. that is why i had to explain to the world what happened, the fact that i am a normal russian woman but i could not remain indifferent after russia invaded ukraine. >> you worked at state media for years. you have a sense of guilt about that? >> i feel come of course, some responsibility lying on me. i was a cog in a propaganda machine. until the last moment, i didn't think about it too much. i was happy with my life. but discontent was piling up. i feel responsibility. caroline: yesterday, president putin made it clear what he thought of anyone

thank you, caroline davies reporting _ start and end.t and end. thank you, caroline davies reporting from moscow. - western countries have increased the pressure on moscow by applying more sanctions today. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has been looking at new ways to support ukraine during a meeting with other european leaders. the talks between ukraine and russia have continued, as ukraine's president said his country should accept that it won't join the military alliance of nato. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. ukrainian troops north—west of kyiv, slowing the advance of russian forces, hoping to save their capital and perhaps focus minds in moscow. 0fficials and perhaps focus minds in moscow. officials from both sides continue to talk, looking for a negotiated settlement. the ukrainian said the talks were positive, but neither side says whether progress has been made. from ukraine's tireless president a hint today of what might be part of a new deal, a move away from joining the nato military alliance. fromjoin

laura: our correspondent caroline davies easy in moscow with more of the court case. this case was about that marina ovsyannikova made a video justifying the protest. it is not necessarily about the protest itself on state tv. the concern of lawyers is that she could be potentially tried under this new law where military disinformation or something deemed disinformation by the authorities can lead to a potential jail sentence. this new law has worried many independent journalists and virtually all independent media here in russia has been shut down. this case shows that at least some people within state media might feeling state media is portraying the situation in ukraine, there are already rumors, unsubstantiated at the moment, about whether there might be more people from state media who decide to leave altogether and resign. there is a sense of uncertainty in the media and russia. people know the rules of the game have changed. but the concern people have at the moment is where new redlines start and end. laura: caroline davies in moscow. iran's foreign minister wa

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. a reminder of our top story....ants in exchange for a peace deal in ukraine. he laid out his demands in a phone call with the president of turkey — who's acting as a go—between in peace talks. they include a guarantee that ukraine neverjoins nato. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ l vaughanjones. hello there. the weather is really settling down. there's going to be a lot of dry weather, probably, for the next week or so. now, on thursday, we saw more cloud mainly across northern parts of the uk, giving us a few showers. but we're going to see less of this and more of this — blue skies over the next few days, very colourful picture there in the centre of london. now, this was the cloud that gave us the rain on wednesday. that's well out of the way. this cloud is not really reaching our shores, and the speckle cloud, the showers in the north of scotland are tending to fade away. so, with clear skies, light winds, it is going to be a chilly start to friday morning with some frost, particularly across scotland and nor

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow."senseless war" in ukraine in a video appeal to russians and russian troops, using russian subtitiles. he warned them not to fall into the same trap as his father, who fought for the nazis, as he said that broke his father's will, physically and mentally. the austrian—born bodybuilder said the world's turned against russia. asa as a long—term friend of the russian people i hope that you will hear what i have to say. it is a humanitarian crisis. because of its brutality, russia is now isolated. from the society of nations. you are not being told the truth about the consequences of this war on russia itself. i regret to tell you that thousands of russian soldiers that have been killed. a reminder of our main news: russia has set out its demands for a possible deal which could bring the war in ukraine to an end. president putin told his turkish counterpart, recep tayyip erdogan, that he would need ukraine to agree never to apply to join nato and to protect the russian language. but the co

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.ran cameraman for fox news and a ukrainianjournalist working for the network were killed by gunfire near kyiv. pierre zakrzewski, seen in the foreground of this photograph, was a veteran war—zone photographer for the network. and 0leksandra kuvshynova, who's in the back of this image, had been helping fox's team find their way around kyiv. she was just 2a years old. both were killed when a vehicle they were in was fired on. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — keeping the supplies coming in and the refugees going out. we meet the man making sure ukraine's rail network stays on track. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. cheering. more than 3000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and the dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the sear

our moscow correspondent caroline davies has more.ight — today, marina ovsyannikova talked for the first time about what happened after she protested on russian state tv. i don't like... russia started this invasion, and it's been very terrible. "these days have been very hard for me", she says. "i spent two days without sleep, i was being questioned "for over 14 hours. "they did not provide me with any legal help. "i was in a hard situation." last night, shouting "no war" and holding a sign that says, "they're lying to you here," this was her protest against her employer and the president. but today, she was in court because of this video. in it, she explains why she protested and calls on others to do the same. that fell foul of russia's anti—protest laws, and she was fined 30,000 roubles, around £220. while their employee was being questioned, the channel she worked for made no mention of the protest, continuing to closely follow the kremlin�*s line. russian state tv is still the main source of news for millions here. others covere

caroline davies in moscow.s foreign minister was in moscow today, as moscow says it's received guarantees that western sanctions over the war in ukraine won't affect its trade with iran. talks to try and revive the deal limiting iran's ability to make a nuclear weapon are reaching a critical stage. michael singh is the former middle east directorfor the us national security council. i asked him how the war in ukraine is affecting calculations about rebooting the iran nuclear deal. russia, through this curveball at the last moment. and before they agreed to a deal and they wanted this broad exemption from sanctions in order to do business with iran at all really be an acceptable for the united states because obviously it will relieve some of the pressure on russia that we have tried so hard to build up. and taken by surprise by russia's gambit and that is why you have iranian foreign ministers flying to moscow because of the relationship the two may have, the not exactly allies i don't think iran is eager to hit

caroline davies reports. chanting for peace in russia can get you detained.esting was quickly swept away. the atmosphere here in the square is really quite tense, it's obviously the police officers outnumber the protesters by far and at the moment you just say a sudden surge of activity and the police will run and grab people and carry them and put them into the vans behind me. this location had been shared on social media so the police were prepared. while the press were tolerated, some tried to stop us filming too closely. get back, this officer shouts. even wearing a yellow press vest did not stop some being taken by the police. holding flowers in the square was enough for this woman to be questioned. she was released without charge. she does not want us to use her name. in a quiet street, away from the protest, she tells me that with each passing week it becomes harder. the further it gets, the more police and fewer people. people get demotivated to go out. i go because i have not been arrested yet, so i can afford it. if i do, then for the second time, i

our moscow correspondent, caroline davies, has more.t — today, marina ovsyannikova talked for the first time about what happened after she protested on russian state tv. i don't like... i don't russia started this invasion, and it's been very terrible. "these days have been very hard for me", she says. "i spent two days without sleep, i was being questioned "for over 14 hours. "they did not provide me with any legal help. "i was in a hard situation." last night, shouting "no war" and holding a sign that says, "they're lying to you here," this was her protest against her employer and the president. but today, she was in court because of this video. in it, she explains why she protested and calls on others to do the same. that fell foul of russia's anti—protest laws, and she was fined 30,000 roubles, around £220. while their employee was being questioned, the channel she worked for made no mention of the protest, continuing to closely follow the kremlin's line. russian state tv is still the main source of news for millions here. others co

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. weekend protesting russia's invasion of ukraine, including several in cities in australia, where around 20 thousand russian citizens currently live. one of them is ilya fomin, he's a geologist and member of a pro—democracy group of russians in australia called the svoboda alliance, who are critical of vladimir putin. we can speak to ilya now live from sydney. thank you forjoining us on newsday. you were at one of those protests in city this weekend. tell me, as a russian, describe how you feel watching these events unfolding in europe. hello thanks for this opportunity to speak. of course it is a tragedy. it's an unbelievable tragedy from the very first day. it is happened that we couldn't ever believe that there would be a war between russia and ukraine. every day russians and ukrainians of course, we are just crying i believe it'sjust a tragedy unfolds every day and gets worse. since the invasion started just over three weeks ago, has the weight you are treated because of your natio

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.inst russia. one in five of the regular ukrainian armed forces is female,

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.tries have increased the pressure on moscow by applying more sanctions today. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has been looking at new ways to support ukraine during a meeting with other european leaders. the talks between ukraine and russia have continued, as ukraine's president said his country should recognise that it won'tjoin the military alliance of nato. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. ukrainian troops north—west of kyiv, slowing the advance of russian forces, hoping to save their capital and perhaps focus minds in moscow. officials from both sides continue to talk, looking for a negotiated settlement. the kremlin said the talks were positive, but neither side says where progress has been made. today there was a hint of what might be a future settlement. translation: ukraine | is not a member of nato. we have heard for years that the doors were open, but we have also heard we could notjoin. it is a truth and it must be recognised. that hint of giving up the

caroline davies reporting from moscow.a houthi attack in saudi arabia. this has disrupted the formula 1 this has disrupted the formula i event injeddah. two oil tanks were hit by the houthi rebels were there were no reports of any casualties. organisers say the formula i race will still go ahead this weekend as planned. a p&o ferries ship has been detained in northern ireland in the past few hours over safety concerns. the vessel was detained in the port of larne and is being held while checks are carried out on the ship's documentation and staff training. it's thought the ship was detained before re—entering service after crews were sacked last week. the company has faced wide criticism after sacking the staff last week without warning and replacing them with foreign workers pay less in the uk at minimum wage. the duke and duchess of cambridge have spent the day in the bahamas on the final leg of their caribbean tour. the couple left jamaica yesterday after a visit which attracted the usual crowds, but also some criticism

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.tin, now, let's get a sense of how russia and vladimir putin, in particular see how the war in ukraine is going and how seriously nato will take the strike at the ukrainian base near the polish border. mark galeotti is an honorary professor at university college london school of slavonic and east european studies and the author of the weaponisation of everything. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. that attack was so close to the polish border. what does this tell you about president putin really pushing it here? he tell you about president putin really pushing it here?- tell you about president putin really pushing it here? he is and he is very much _ really pushing it here? he is and he is very much trying _ really pushing it here? he is and he is very much trying to _ really pushing it here? he is and he is very much trying to send - really pushing it here? he is and he is very much trying to send a - is very much trying to send a message. is trying to a message to the west th

. —— caroline davies.ian military saying now about their war aims in ukraine, russian military saying now about theirwaraims in ukraine, and russian military saying now about their war aims in ukraine, and does itamount toa change their war aims in ukraine, and does it amount to a change of strategy? according to the ministry of defence here in_ according to the ministry of defence here in russia everything is going to plan— here in russia everything is going to plan and the first phase of the plan is _ to plan and the first phase of the plan is now— to plan and the first phase of the plan is now nearly complete which means _ plan is now nearly complete which means russia can focus on what it always _ means russia can focus on what it always intended to focus on, the liberation — always intended to focus on, the liberation of donbas, in their words. — liberation of donbas, in their words. in _ liberation of donbas, in their words, in eastern ukraine. many might— words, in eastern ukraine. many might ask— w

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.e could be the odd interesting sunrise for some of you across the south as we start wednesday, and there could be a few deposits on the car from this. this satellite imagery from tuesday afternoon shows a vast swathe of saharan dust sitting in the sky across much of western europe, and it's tracking its way northwards, but will start to interact with this weather front pushing in from the west. that'll have brought rain through the night and into the start of the day across parts of scotland and northern ireland. but our weather system thatjust drags up that dust is a developing one. it will be a lot of cloud to begin with and not quite as chilly as it was on tuesday morning. greatest chance of frost where we see the clearer skies across western scotland and northern ireland. but here, vastly brighter day, lighter winds compared with tuesday. that brighter weather pushes into eastern scotland during the afternoon, outbreaks of rain through the morning across the western half of england

caroline davies is in moscow. of defence here in russia, everything is going to plan and the first phase of the plan is now nearly complete, which means that russia can focus on what it always intended to focus on — the liberation of donbas, in their words, in eastern ukraine. now, many might then ask, if this was always the intention, why are there russian troops in multiple places around ukraine that are not donbas? and why did president putin justify this about being about denazification and demilitarisation of all of ukraine? so are we seeing a potential change in strategy? i think it's possibly too early to say that for certain. during the course of this statement as well, the defence secretaries were talking about the fact that it is also important to make sure that president putin's aims are fulfilled. and of course, here in russia, there's been a consistent justification for russia being involved in ukraine because they say that they are supporting people in these separatist—held areas in eastern ukraine.

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. properties that once belonged to him. that could leave them beyond the reach of government sanctions. they included a multi—million pound mansion in north london and a tudor manor house in surrey. it raises serious questions about the effectiveness of sanctions imposed since the invasion of ukraine began, as andy verity reports. he's been described as one of president putin's favourite oligarchs. alisher usmanov is said to be worth an estimated $18.4 billion and used to own nearly a third of arsenal. three weeks ago the government announced it was freezing all his uk assets, but how effective will those sanctions really be? mr usmanov�*s $600 million yacht was reportedly seized in hamburg, but the german authorities later denied that. days later, the uk government targeted two huge properties in the south of england, beechwood house in north london, now estimated to be worth about £80 million, and also a tudor manor house in surrey once owned by the world's then richest man, paul gett

but first to our moscow correspondent caroline davies. moscow plus my ambitions in this war, do you think?— you think? well, not if you listen to the ministry _ you think? well, not if you listen to the ministry of— you think? well, not if you listen to the ministry of defence - you think? well, not if you listen to the ministry of defence today. they were talking about how this is all going to plan, in fact this is stage one of the plan that is now completed and they can now focus on donbas and eastern ukraine. given that the west is saying the complete opposite about how russian plans are going this could be an attempt by russia to try to rebut that, we don't know for definite at this stage whether this will be a dramatic change in strategy. the mod statement suddenly left room for manoeuvre if russia decides to do anything it decides to do next. we also heard from president putin today, talking notjust about the war in ukraine but also about culture wars?— war in ukraine but also about culture wars? yes, so president putin was _ cultur

marina ovsyannikova speaking to our moscow correspondent caroline davies. a multinational operation, it could be here of timbuktu. i it's a multinational operation, it could be here of timbuktu. i hear other some _ could be here of timbuktu. i hear other some excellent _ could be here of timbuktu. i hear other some excellent properties. could be here of timbuktu. i hearl other some excellent properties in timbuktu — bowles played self—made businessman richard devere alongside dame penelope keith in the show, which aired from 1979 to 1981. he began his long stage career at the old vic theatre in 1956, with his last appearance in the exorcist at the phoenix theatre at the age of 81. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.

caroline davis, abc news, moscow. —— bbc news.ng separated, mostly men staying to fight, and women taking their younger children to safety. but those who have escaped leaving others behind remain shocked and traumatised by what has happened. reeta chakrabarti has been speaking to a mother and son, whom she met within an hour of them arriving in lviv, after they escaped from kyiv. now i have no tears because all my tears i left in kyiv. we 'ust my tears i left in kyiv. we just want _ my tears i left in kyiv. we just want to _ my tears i left in kyiv. we just want to live _ my tears i left in kyiv. we just want to live in - my tears i left in kyiv. we just want to live in a - my tears i left in kyiv. we just want to live in a country with— just want to live in a country with no— just want to live in a country with no fear.— just want to live in a country with no fear. tatiana and her 15-year-old _ with no fear. tatiana and her 15-year-old son _ with no fear. tatiana and her 15-year-old son david - with no fear. tatiana and her 15-ye

hopefully we will bring you that piece from caroline davis about that piece from caroline davis abouter in the programme. i apologise for that. as millions of women and children flee across ukraine's borders in the face of russian aggression, concerns are growing over how to protect the most vulnerable from being targeted by human traffickers. earlier we heard from shawn kohl — a director at the internationaljustice mission. it is important for this message to be heard, and there is a risk when you have millions of individuals that are extremely vulnerable all coming through in large waves, then there is the potential for human trafficking, and we already know that it exists and we know that it exists in strong numbers between romania and the uk and from poland in the uk and other areas. so it's really important that we have good tools available and good resources available for individuals as they are crossing, for instance, communications, send cards, proper reporting mechanisms as it's known. so i would say, yes, it already existed and this exacerbates the possibility that there wou

our moscow correspondent caroline davies.al correspondent lyse doucet is in kyiv. a short while ago, she gave her assessment on how the announcement from russia is being read in ukraine. when this invasion began, there seemed to be wide reaching goals by president putin, who made it clear he did not accept the existence of ukraine and what he called a puppet government. the statement from moscow talked about the "first phase" of the military operation had gone according to plan, it was a success. we don't know how many phases of this military campaign there are going to be, but we have always known that it is that area of eastern ukraine, the donbas, which of course includes mariupol, and that land corridor around the south linking to the crimean peninsula, at the very minimum, were the main goals of moscow. and that has again been confirmed in this statement. is what's happening around kyiv — and there was just an explosion before we went on air — is this a diversionary tactic? is it meant to create pressure? we have known i

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. the war here has united the population in the fight against russia. one in five of the regular ukrainian armed forces is female, but the russian invasion has prompted both younger women — and veterans — tojoin the fightback. i spoke to two of them. each day brings with it the hope in ukraine that their collective fightback will drive the russians out. and it is here, in a regular market in the suburbs of lviv, that we find a base for these female military medics. elena has just returned from the front line where she was working as an army medic. she is now helping irina with supplies for civilians and fighters. translation: our women are very tough. _ doubt and fear wouldn't stop them. they continued working as medics, volunteers — i'm very proud of them. she served in bucha, a city near the capital being attacked by the russians, helping to set up a field hospital there. while we were walking across bucha, we saw a lot of dead bodies, women, children, men, teenagers. and they wouldn'

caroline davies in moscow. thank _ anywhere else. caroline davies in moscow.in guangxi province in southern china. there�*s no reports of any survivors. the china eastern airlines boeing 737 was flying from kunming to guangzhou when it rapidly lost height and broke apart, crashing into a mountain forest. rescue workers are at the scene. the chinese president, xijinping, has ordered an immediate investigation to determine the cause. china eastern airlines has reportedly grounded all its 737 planes. stephen mcdonnel has more from beijing. what has really shocked people in this country which normal hazard very good sat record has been this image of a passengerjet plummeting vertically towards the ground. now there�*s been a clip at this that has been shared on social media and the information on the flight tracking at would appear to corroborate this footage to show that is indeed what happened to the plane. rescue teams that battled to get to this remote mountain area say that the plane, when it hit the ground, was completely obliterated, starting a fire in a ba

caroline davies is in moscow with more. >> the list of media organizations and websites that have beenby russia, the kremlin wants everybody to play by its rules and everybody they don't, they are threatened with banishment. in particular they have talked about the fact that they want their actions in ukraine to be referred to as special operations rather than a war and they use fear to keep people silent. later this week they will be looking at a rule meaning that anyone who published something that was deemed to be fake news about the military could face 15 years in prison. russia said today that nearly five -- 500 of their troops have died in ukraine but state media here is still very full of bravado and on social media there are images of people smashing their apple products, saying they don't need western goods. though there is no fear of a military attack here there is a real fear among some about what might happen to their savings as the ruble crumbles and what happens if you do decide to speak out and fear about what happens next and the sort of country that russia is becoming

yes indeed, ok, - caroline, thank you, caroline davies in moscow.crimes. the prime minister told mps that vladimir putin has gravely miscalculated in his "abhorrent" assault on a sovereign nation. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, looks at russia's military strategy and its progress so far in the war. one week into this invasion, and this is how it's looking. the areas in red are the ones that the russian forces have taken. they're making slow but significant progress, moving into ukraine on three fronts. they've taken a lot of casualties — ukraine says over 6,000 russians have been killed. but ukrainian civilians are dying too, as russia unleashes some of its lethal firepower in heavily populated areas. there's talk of a war crimes tribunal when this all ends. russia's main effort is to capture the capital city, kyiv, here. it's the seat of the government and the centre of resistance. much of the armoured column that is moving down towards kyiv is composed of logistics, implying that russia is planning for a long haul, possibly even a sieg

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. the war in ukraine is being felt far beyond the region.e a lot of wheat. and in africa, a jump in oil prices and wheat prices is having a huge impact on livelihoods. we have correspondents in zimbabwe, egypt, kenya and nigeria. the rising global oil and grain prices are beginning to biten in zimbabwe especially at the pump. since february fuel prices have soared as much as 18%. march saw two price increases inside a week. translation: the only way we have managed to keep things going is buying fuel on the black market. that is how we have been able to stabilise the prizes for our passengers. before the russian invasion of ukraine zimbabwe was already battling a double—digit inflation and these price increases are likely to worsen the economic outlook. egypt is the world's largest importer of wheat, nearly 70% of the wheat imports come from russia. bread prices have soared already as a result of the war burdening millions of egyptian families living from hand to mouth. but it's not just about food, tourism in which is a lifeline to the egyp

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.tion in ukraine. including the very latest from the city of kherson. we will be talking to someone from our russian service about the lack of food and medicine in that city, the situation is becoming more and more dire as time goes by. we will also bring you the very latest news what is happening in ukraine, including more on president zelensky telling italian mps that he thinks ukraine is on the brink of surviving the war. and we will also talk about other issues including those crossing the border into romania and poland. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam. hello, there. it's feeling very springlike out there now, plenty of sunshine around, notjust for today, for the rest of the week, all thanks to high pressure. most places will be dry, sunny and warm pretty much as we head on into the weekend. but the warmth could just set off an isolated shower here or there, though most places will escape them and stay dry. we have got high pressure to the east of us, low pressure to th

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.. it's been a fine, dry, sunny day for most of us. it's been the warmest day of the year so far. besides top temperatures of 21 celsius in both wales and in england. now, the next few days, it's going to stay warm, dry and sunny, thanks to high pressure. and there will still be that very outside chance of an isolated shower, but most places will stay dry. our weather will be influenced by high pressure sitting to the east of us. influenced by high pressure we will have lower pressure out to the west — that's why we're drying up this warm air from the south or southeast. so, any showers this evening will tend to fade away through central and northern areas. most places will be drier overnight. there will be patchy cloud and mist and fog patches developing. most places will see clear skies. it will be chilly out of town, but i think towns and cities seeing temperatures no lower than around 3—5 degrees. so, it's a fine start to wednesday morning. any early mist and fog patches should tend

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.o we think president vladimir putin sees the war in ukraine going and how seriously nato will take the strike at the ukrainian base near the polish border. mark galeotti is an honorary professor at university college london school of slavonic and east european studies and the author of the weaponisation of everything. i asked him whether the attack near the polish border tells us that president putin is really pushing it here. he is. and he is very much trying to send a message, send a message to the west that although he is not willing to cross the border and actually do something with nato, which are true trigger the security guarantee. he is mad about the arms shipments and the notion that they would send fighterjets to support ukraine. he's making a point that he can reach out in a range of the country with his missiles, block pieces and generally will do what he can to stop these supplies. i5 pieces and generally will do what he can to stop these supplies.- can to stop these suppl

caroline davies reports. accounting for peace in russia can get you detained.suspected of protesting was quickly swept away. the atmosphere here was quite tense, obviously police officers are outnumbering protesters by far stop at the moment you just see a sudden surge in activity and police run throughout people and carry them into police vans behind me. this location had been shared on social media so police were prepared. while the press were tolerated, some tried to stop us filming too closely. get back, this officer shouts. even wearing a yellow precipice didn't stop someone from being by the police force. holding flowers in the square was enough for this woman to be questioned. she was released without charge, she doesn't want us to use her name stop in a quiet street away from the protest she tells me with each passing week, it becomes harder. , harder. the further it gets the more police — harder. the further it gets the more police and _ harder. the further it gets the more police and fewer - harder. the further it gets the | more police and fewer peop

let's get more now from our correspondent in moscow, caroline davies. good to see you.ake of this change of strategy? has this come as a surprise from the russians? i come as a surprise from the russians?— come as a surprise from the russians? ~ ., ., , russians? i think we have to be careful about _ russians? i think we have to be careful about exactly _ russians? i think we have to be careful about exactly how - russians? i think we have to be careful about exactly how far i russians? i think we have to be l careful about exactly how far this change of strategy might go. of course we heard from the ministry of defence earlier talking about the fact that the plan is all going according to exactly as they intended it to. at the first stage of the operation now is complete, as you say, it means they are able to focus their attention on liberating, in their words, dom bess in eastern ukraine. many people will point to the fact that when this conflict started, one of the justifications for it was demilitarisation and denazification of all of ukraine and many people will al

our moscow correspondent, caroline davies, reports. upbeat music.sorts of videos you might see. upbeat russian patriotism, as the country becomes more isolated. in russia, even cheese can be political. the owner of this factory posted a video on social media praising president putin. his business wouldn't exist if the russian leader hadn't put sanctions on european cheese. some are already bound economically to the kremlin's success. translation: in 2011, - i was going out with a poster saying, "putin, go away. " i didn't support the president then. i was thinking our country was going the wrong way. but in 2014 he returned us crimea, started protecting russian products, started supporting agriculture. i changed my mind and started supporting him. but signs of support don't only exist on screens. since we've been driving around the outskirts of moscow, we have now seen several vehicles with z markings on. some havejust been drawn in the dirt on the back of them. others have been marked in tape. all of them, a sign of support for the russian army in

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. weeks of conflict. delegates from the warring parties have been cautiously optimistic about the talks so far. here's our correspondentjenny hill in moscow for more on this. what can you tell us? as you say, i am a -- there _ what can you tell us? as you say, i am a -- there is— what can you tell us? as you say, i am a -- there is a _ what can you tell us? as you say, i am a -- there is a cautious - what can you tell us? as you say, i i am a -- there is a cautious optimism am a —— there is a cautious optimism from both sides and from the russian side. in recent days, we have heard from a member of the delegation who is involved in the talks, saying that the positions of both sides has moved closer together. sounded optimistic that there might be good outcomes here. it is interesting if you dig deeper here because actually, of all the talks which have taken place so far, nothing has come out, other than the desire to keep on talking, which of course, some would say is grounds for optimi

caroline davies has more now on moscow's control of the media.d by russia keeps on growing. the kremlin wants everybody to pay by its rules and anyone who doesn't threatens with banning them. in particular it has talked about the fact that once its actions in ukraine to be referred to as special operations rather than a war and it uses fear to keep people silence, the duma is looking later this week at a rule that would mean anyone who publish something deemed to be fake news about the military, could face 15 years in prison. russia has said today nearly 500 of its troops have died in ukraine, but state media here is still very full of bravado, and if you look on social media images of people smashing up their apple products saying they don't need western goods, but although there is not a fear of a military attack here, there is a realfear among some, fear about what might happen to savings of the rouble crumbles, fear if what will happen about what happens next in the sort of country is becoming, now it is shutting itself off from the rest of t

caroline davies joins me from moscow. le to get the truth about what is going on here. , ., ., on here. clive, the list of media organisations _ on here. clive, the list of media organisations and _ on here. clive, the list of media organisations and websites - on here. clive, the list of media organisations and websites that| on here. clive, the list of media - organisations and websites that have been banned by russia keeps on growing. the kremlin wants everyone to play by its rules and anyone who doesn't, it threatens with banning them. in particular, it has talked about the fact it wants its actions in ukraine to be referred to as special operation, rather than a war. and it uses fear to keep people silent, the dumb ma is looking later week as a rule that would mean that anyone who published something that was deemed to be fake news about the military, could face 15 years in prison. russia has said today troops have died in ukraine, but state media has still very full of brave do. if you look on social media there are

caroline davies, bbc news, moscow.pilgrims in saint peter's square, he described russia's invasion as an unacceptable armed aggression that must end before ukrainian cities were reduced to "cemeteries". he called for safe humanitarian corridors, and condemned the bombing of hospitals and other non—strategic civilian targets as "barbaric". in the past few hours we've received these latest pictures of president zelensky. the ukrainian leader visited a hospital in kyiv where he met staff and wounded soldiers. he told some of them they would be given medals for military service. earlier the president claimed almost 13,000 ukrainians have been killed since the russian invasion began 18 days ago. that figure can't be independently confirmed. he paid tribute to the soldiers on his visit. translation: get better soon. wishing you strength. you are great, this is all for you and all this is on your shoulders.— this is all for you and all this is on your shoulders. this is the most im ortant on your shoulders. this is the most i