today, borisjohnson said "delicate discussions" were still going on. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley set of circumstances today, is this the most hopeful position that she has been in, do you think? i most hopeful position that she has been in, do you think?— been in, do you think? i think it is as far as i — been in, do you think? i think it is as far as i can _ been in, do you think? i think it is as far as i can remember. - been in, do you think? i think it is as far as i can remember. i think. as far as i can remember. i think there are a lot of fingers and toes crossed tonight, i think something is clearly in the works. we know that her passport was returned to her on sunday, we know that british negotiated are currently in tehran, borisjohnson said he didn't want to tempt fate, in his words it is important to say as little as possible unless and until the thing is actually concluded. richard ratcliffe her husband has also gone unusually quiet, as has the wife of another british national being held in iran. iran has made absolutely clear that it won't freak them in return for no

caroline hawley _ school run. caroline, thank you very much. caroline hawley there. - much. let's talk about ukraine. president zelensky has accused russia of committing war crimes in the southern port of mariupol, where heavy fighting has reached the city centre. with more on that, and the fighting around the capital, kiyv, let'sjoin my colleague ben brown in the city of lviv. good evening. thank you. tonight the ukrainian capital, kyiv, is under a new curfew. the city was hit by several large explosions last night. at least eight people are known to have died in the attacks. the russian defence ministry said it hit the shopping centre because rockets were stored there. russian forces have been trying to encircle and cut off the capital, but large areas around kyiv remain very much under ukrainian control, especially in the south. our international correspondent orla guerin reports. footage of the shopping centre in kyiv released by russia appears to show a military vehicle driving up. and this was the russian attack which moscow says was targeting rocket launchers stored a

caroline hawley, bbc news.i—ratcliffe's release comes after years of campaigning and diplomacy by herfamily and british ministers, and crucially, the payment as we've been hearing, of that longstanding debt that britain owed iran. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. it's now almost six years since nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was arrested at tehran airport. repeated attempts to secure her release failed, so why is she being freed now? ultimately, it's because iran's revolutionary guards and judges have decided they no longer need to keep her hostage to put diplomatic pressure on the uk. that's in part because the uk has paid iran a long—standing debt. britain owed iran money for tanks sold in the 1970s but never delivered after the revolution. the uk feared paying the debt would fund terrorism and breach sanctions. but in a deal finessed by the gulf state of oman, £393 million was finally transferred to iran today, money the government claims will be used for humanitarian purposes, thus avoiding th

caroline hawley, bbc news.moment, we'll talk to our north america editor, sarah smith, but first our correspondent in berlin, damian grammaticas. update from you on what is happening with refugees arriving in berlin? we are at with refugees arriving in berlin? - are at berlin central railway station and we have seen this evening these refugees arriving from that ukrainian border, there was a train of 800 arriving earlier, many women and children, they kept coming into the evening and out of this reception area, they are offered food and drink and free taxi rides, free train rides to anywhere in europe, and there are people taken after hostels, and over behind me we have german families coming to offer to take people into their homes, short—stay or long stay, so a real effort building up here. what we have seen in the european political sphere, we saw the speech from volodymyr zelensky, the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, she said ukrainians were holding up the torch of freedom, and e

our correspondent, caroline hawley, has the latest on the the privacy. ne: for weeks, diplomats tried to avert this war to spare ukraine agony of a conflict with truly global consequences. in geneva this afternoon, another emergency meeting, this time of the u.n. human rights council, with one burning question, how to hold pssure to account as allegations of violations mount. >> massive damage to residential buildings have been inflicted. the use of rep - weapons with wide area effects in public urban areas risk of being indiscriminate. i call for the immediate cessation of such force. >> the russian troops carry out most blatant violations and abuses of human rights just to engage and acts that clearly amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. caroline: but the kremlin is showing no signs of retreat. in fact, the reverse. today, vladimir putin called president macron of france. they spoke for an hour and a half. it didn't go well. president putin said russia will continue to fight until it achieves its goals, the demilitarization of ukraine. the

james landale, bbc news. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley is here.ordealfor nazanin, for herfamily and friends, a dreadful ordealfor nazanin, for her family and friends, but today a resolution that we can all rejoice in. resolution that we can all re'oice in. �* , ,., , ., , resolution that we can all re'oice in. absolutely. the families have said they were _ in. absolutely. the families have said they were held _ in. absolutely. the families have said they were held as _ in. absolutely. the families have said they were held as hostages| in. absolutely. the families have i said they were held as hostages as bargaining chips. this was the day that they daren't believe it would ever happen. it has finally happened, they are flying home. it has been an absolute roller—coaster for the families. their whole lives have been hijacked by this, they have been hijacked by this, they have been hijacked by this, they have been campaigning hard and there have been campaigning hard and there have been campaigning hard and there have been many false dawns. enormous

caroline hawley, finally being able to hold each otheragain. caroline hawley, bbc news.ed? i so, caroline, what has happened, what changed?— so, caroline, what has happened, what changed? ithink, brutally, for iran, this what changed? ithink, brutally, for iran. this was _ what changed? ithink, brutally, for iran, this was always _ what changed? ithink, brutally, for iran, this was always a _ what changed? ithink, brutally, for iran, this was always a transaction. | iran, this was always a transaction. anoosheh ashoori, a 68—year—old retired engineer and nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, theirfamilies zaghari—ratcliffe, their families always said zaghari—ratcliffe, theirfamilies always said were being held hostage, being held as pawns, bargaining chips, largely over this debt, £400 million or thereabouts that britain has owed for decades and never found a way to pay. now the iranian state media is saying $530 million have been paid to iran, so i think this is what has unlocked it and this is what the families have said all along. she will not be released, nazanin will not be a

caroline hawley, bbc news. look at the other news now, in pakistan, at least 56 people have died after a bomb blast at a mosque in this city. police said nearly 200 people were injured in the suspected suicide attack on this mosque. the prime minister has strongly condemned the attack. in south korea, firefighters are battling but worst wildfire in a cade. dozens of homes are destroyed and the -- 5000 people have been evacuated. there were fears the blaze threatened a nuclear power plant, but they say the area is under control. in recent days, ukraine's president zelensky has taken to social media reassuring his people but he is not leaving the country. amid the turmoil of russia's invasion, president zelensky is become a figure of stability for many ukrainians. prior to being president, he was an actor with no experience in politics. our correspondent jenna fischer followed mr. zelensky -- jonah fisher followed mr. linsky -- zelensky. >> ukraine's wartime president now has my rose all around the world. >> my n

caroline hawley, bbc news. against the war in ukraine. 0lga smirnova has left moscow to join the dutch national ballet in another public display of opposition to the war inside russia. thanks for watching. hello there. there's going to be a different look to the weather on thurday and a change of fortune for much of the country as well. with the rain having cleared away we had the sunnier skies across more western parts of scotland. there was almost an inch of rain in wiltshire for a while, we had some quite heavy rain here in lincolnshire as well. with that wetter weather clearing out into the north sea and these showers yet to arrive from the northwest, we're going to have some clear skies developing. by the time we get to 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. we'll find those showers coming in from the northwest across scotland and northern ireland — notjust one band of showers, but two

caroline hawley, bbc news.aine conflict is being fought on many fronts including that of social media, disinformation and cyber attacks. 0lga boichak, a lecturer in digital cultures at the university of sydney and an expert in digital war gave her assessment on the information warfare in this current conflict. in this instance, as is the instance with the recent wars we saw, we can intimately observe this conflict, right, there is a lot of footage of films by citizen journalists that makes it to the news, so right now a lot of the imagery, a lot of the witnessing that is happening of this conflict is really raw and unfiltered and hugely traumatising. from what i can tell, it is impressive and amazing that the ukrainian army has been able to do what they did, and i guess the world is watching it has been 12 days of the conflict and they have demonstrated their capacity to defend ukraine from this threat. we know that russia has suffered massive losses, above 10,000 troops, a lot of military equipment and such. a

caroline hawley, bbc news.say russian forces have bombed a theatre in the besieged port city of mariupol, where it's thought more than 1200 civilians were sheltering. the number of casualties is not yet known, and russia denies it's responsible. in the capital, kyiv — currently under a 35—hour curfew — emergency services say russia shelled a residential building. advancing russian troops have faced serious logistical problems, with many vehicles reportedly running out of fuel, as well as strong ukrainian resistance. this report is from jeremy bowen in kyiv. a warning — it contains some flashing images. just after dawn, another attack at a residential area in kyiv. ukrainian forces say they're keeping russian artillery out of range, but missiles can be fired from russia, and they are harder to stop. it was another harsh day. in the besieged city of mariupol, a theatre was hit, where the deputy mayor says civilians were sheltering. it isn't yet clear how many were in there when it was destroyed. siren blares. and

caroline hawley, bbc news.d g7 foreign ministers. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is there. is there any hope that there could be some sort of diplomatic solution to this crisis?— to this crisis? there is a lot of diplomacy _ to this crisis? there is a lot of diplomacy but _ to this crisis? there is a lot of diplomacy but not a _ to this crisis? there is a lot of| diplomacy but not a great deal to this crisis? there is a lot of. diplomacy but not a great deal of hope at the moment. the focus of the foreign ministers tomorrow is to maintain western unity, to keep pressure on russia, to keep supporting ukraine. inevitably on the margins they will be discussions about whether it is possible to end this war by talking rather than fighting. that might seem a dim prospect at the moment but there is some dialogue going on, present macron talking to president putin, diplomats putting feelers out their russian counterparts, the talks taking place between russia and ukraine. the problem is that all that is a l

caroline hawley, bbc news.en have now fled russian bombardment to neighbouring countries, according to the united nations. unicef and other humanitarian organizations have warned these children along with their mothers and otherfemale ukrainian refugees are at a heightened risk of trafficking and exploitation. our europe editor katya adler sent this report from the polish ukrainian border. they grabbed what mattered most and fled for their lives. ukrainian children and women now farfrom home are forced to put their trust in strangers. the chaos of war now behind them, the truth is they're not always safe here either. the refugees come in. they have no idea what's going on. they can believe everybody. volunteer margarita from kyiv hopes to stop fellow refugees falling into the wrong hands. we caught three persons who search for beautiful women to sell them for sex work. it's horrible. so horrible, many poles feel driven to take action. we have 605 amazing women who drive as much as they can to the border. this w

caroline hawley, bbc news.has warned the price of oil could $300 a barrel if the west by then with an oil embargo against moscow. they are looking for ways to reduce imports from russia and that affects send a delegation to venezuela over the weekend who will recall the sanctions in attempt to keep the president from power in 2019. would venezuela now but the answer to this particular energy problem? for more on this, i'm joined now by richard goldberg, sanctions expert with the foundation for the defense of democracies. richard, thank you forjoining us. goodness me, talk of doing deals with venezuela and iran, you could hardly have imagined that two weeks ago. it is you could hardly have imagined that two weeks ago.— that two weeks ago. it is a bit hoke , that two weeks ago. it is a bit hokey. even _ that two weeks ago. it is a bit hokey, even to _ that two weeks ago. it is a bit hokey, even to an _ that two weeks ago. it is a bit hokey, even to an american l hokey, even to an american audience. we are not tha

caroline hawley, bbc news. a little later in the programme, but for now it's back to huw in the studio. thanks, reeta. tomorrow will mark a new departure for the house of commons, when mps will be able to watch a live video link of an address by president zelensky of ukraine. screens are being installed in the chamber overnight, and more than 500 headsets will be provided. the president is expected to call for more arms to help defend his country, and to renew demands for a no—fly zone over ukraine. earliertoday, boris johnson met the dutch and canadian prime ministers, and spoke to leaders in france, germany and the us, all of whom agreed that the goal was to isolate president putin and to ensure russia's failure. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. lining up allies has not been the hard part. the chaos in ukraine, a contrast to the neat ranks of uk air men and women. thanks for looking after us. "thank you for looking after us," he says. the prime minister, the dutch and the canadian leader trying

caroline hawley, bbc news.n ukrainian children have now fled russian bombardment to neighbouring countries, according to the united nations. unicef and other humanitarian organisations have warned these children, along with their mothers and otherfemale ukrainian refugees, are at a heightened risk of trafficking and exploitation. our europe editor, katya adler, sent this report from the polish ukrainian border. they grabbed what mattered most and fled for their lives. ukrainian children and women, now farfrom home, are forced to put their trust in strangers. the chaos of war now behind them, the truth is they're not always safe here either. the refugees come in. they have no idea what's going on. they can believe everybody. volunteer margherita hopes to stop fellow hopes to stop fellow refugees falling into the wrong hands. we caught a person who search for beautiful women to sell them for sex work. it's horrible. so horrible, many polish people are driven to take action. we have 605 amazing women who drive as

caroline hawley, bbc news. and ukraine have broken up with little sign of progress. turkey has said it will host a meeting between the russian and ukrainian foreign ministers on thursday. in the uk, borisjohnson held discussions with the canadian and dutch prime ministers about further sanctions on vladmir putin's regime and increasing long term support for ukraine. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. lining up allies has not been the hard part. the chaos in ukraine, a contrast to the neat ranks of uk air men and women. thanks for looking after us. "thank you for looking after us," he says. the prime minister, the dutch and the canadian leader trying together to look after ukraine. 0ur three countries stand shoulder to shoulder against russia's barbaric invasion. we are standing up for democracy, against authoritarianism, and standing with ukraine. as war and violence once again. cast a dark shadow over europe, we are working together. there was a promise of extra cash, more coordination of humanitar

caroline hawley, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.ving in peace to living in a warzone: our special correspondent fergal keane speaks to ukrainians he metjust before russia's invasion. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly, sick leader, and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. _ then he came out| through a fire exit and started firing shots. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. reporter: paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? - it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really — _ i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: russia's proposal for civilians to escape to its own territo

caroline hawley, bbc news. the magnitude was 7.3 — and the epicentre was near that of the earthquake 11 years ago which left more than 18,000 dead and destroyed the fukishima nuclear power plant. this earthquake shook japan for two minutes, causing a blackout in the capital, tokyo and derailing a bullet train. none of its passengers were hurt. the japanese authorities issued a tsunami warning, although the wave that hit the coast was smaller than expected. let's turn to the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. since the taliban seized control last august, foreign aid has been almost completely cut off. that's led to widespread hunger and malnutrition, which has made it easier for infectious diseases like measles and tuberculosis to spread — especially among children. one of the worst affected areas is helmand province, and our correspondent yogita limaye reports. we should warn you, you may find parts of her report distressing. these remote areas of helmand province are where afghan and foreign troops fought har

caroline hawley, bbc news.ncluding that of social media, disinformation and cyber attacks. it's part of hybrid warfare that has begun to emerge in recent years — and means using technology and information campaigns as well as the military to win the war. for more on this let's cross to australia and to 0lga boichak. 0lga has relatives in ukraine, is also is a lecturer in digital cultures at the university of sydney and an expert in digital war. wonderful to have you on the programme. i do hope that your loved ones, yourfriends and programme. i do hope that your loved ones, your friends and family are safe in ukraine. if i can start by asking you, from your professional assessment, how is the war going in terms of perceptions on either side? so, we can, of course, i can gauge more from that ukrainian perceptions because i am very tuned into that information stream and trying to follow the ukrainian state media and also see what's happening in social media. of course, in this instance, as is the instance with the

caroline hawley, bbc news.he world's biggest super yacht, belonging to the metal tycoon alisher usmanov, was impounded in hamburg. a second yacht was seized in marseille. meanwhile, the head of ukraine's largest energy company has told the bbc that the west must stop buying any oil or gas from russia, if it wants to stop the war spreading. here's our economics editor faisal islam. seized — the floating palaces of top russian billionaires, accused by the european union of being too close to vladimir putin. this yacht, the largest in the world, with two helipads, owned by the british football—linked alisher usmanov and now seized by german officials. and on the south coast of france today, french customs seizing this vessel, owned by long—term putin ally igor sechin, boss of the rosneft oil company. here in the uk there are questions about the speed with which the government is acting, with one lawyer, who advises wealthy clients on sanctions, saying russians were being given time to sell up. it's absurd amongst

caroline hawley has that story.ressure, president putin can't and won't travel far himself these days, but he did find time today to attend remotely a ceremony inaugurating a new passenger ferry. and claimed that russia had no ill intentions to its neighbours. he warned them not to escalate tensions and he said russia would continue to develop, in spite of sanctions. anyone not toeing the kremlin's line is now being silenced. "no war," the last words of a final gathering of staff at tv rain, once a symbol of young, independent, liberaljournalism. they resigned live on—air and left viewers with a pointed message. tchaikovsky's swan lake aired when the soviet union collapsed and in other times of turmoil. in the lower house of parliament, they met to make another big move in the information war, though in russia now, you're not allowed to use the word "war". on a growing list of casualties, facebook, used by millions of russians, now blocked. translation: all these companies, from instagram to others, _ are located in

anoosheh ashoori speaking to caroline hawley.e royal family will gather at westminster abbey for a thanksgiving service, in memory of prince philip. it's hoped the queen will be able to attend. it will also be prince andrew's first public appearance, since his father's funeral last april. for so many families, like the royals, who had to hold funerals under covid restrictions, later celebrations of a life, are an important part of the grieving process. our royal correspondent, daniela relph has more. giving thanks for 99 years of life. as a public servant. as a naval officer. and as a family man. it's almost a year since prince philip died. like so many others, the royal family held a funeral with only 30 guests. the queen, a vivid image of grieving during covid restrictions. seeing her dressed in black alone, this speaks of so, so many people's experience. even in death, really, losing somebody, she still keeps that dignity. a chance to say thank you, i think, would be wonderful, and healing as well at the same time. the thanksg

caroline hawley has that story.utin can't and won't travel far himself these days, but he did find time today to attend remotely a ceremony inaugurating a new passenger ferry. and claimed that russia had no ill intentions to its neighbours. he warned them not to escalate tensions and he said russia would continue to develop, in spite of sanctions. anyone not towing the kremlin's line is now being silenced. "no war," the last words of a final gathering of staff at tv rain, once a symbol of independent, liberal journalism. they resigned live on—air and left viewers with a pointed message. tchaikovsky's swan lake, aired when the soviet union collapsed, and in other times of turmoil. this morning, in the lower house of parliament, another big move in the information war, though in russia now, you're not allowed to use the word "war". translation: all these companies, from instagram to others, _ are located in the united states. it's clear they're used as a weapon, they carry enmity, lies, we must resist this, protect th

caroline hawley, bbc news.tional criminal court has begun an investigation into possible war crimes in ukraine. the chief prosecutor says evidence is being collected on alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. it came after 39 nations called for an inquiry to be opened. anna holligan is our hague correspondent, and joins me now. flag this main charge seems to be the use of prohibited weaponry and the use of prohibited weaponry and the targeting of civilian weaponry is. —— civilian areas. this the targeting of civilian weaponry is. -- civilian areas.— is. -- civilian areas. this is more thanjust— is. -- civilian areas. this is more than just symbolic _ is. -- civilian areas. this is more than just symbolic because - is. -- civilian areas. this is more than just symbolic because it - is. -- civilian areas. this is more i than just symbolic because it means the investigation can start immediately. the icc prosecutor told the bbc he has already dispatched a team into the region to start gathering a

here is caroline hawley. >> it's the moment she and her family have drank of for almost six desperatefmed by irani and state tv. safe in the plane at last, relief written all over her face, knowing who is waiting for her. [indiscernible] -- t normal squabbles we had before, but i think we are very lucky. >> gabriella was not yetwo when her mother was arrested. she is now nearly eight. have been to many false starts for the family that richards says she won't believe this is real until she is back in her mother's arms. >> you can't get back the time that is gone. that ia fact. but, we live in the future. so, we take it one day at a time. >> day after day, week after week, richard radcliffe waged a campaign around the clock. last year went on hunger strike for nearly three weeks, a co-active desperation to get the government to do more. he has always said she was being held as a bargaining chip to get the u.k. to pay outstanding military debt. >> i think it is wonderful news. we must always realize that sadly, the regime in tehran is capable of holding people in this way. we do need to

our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley comments on the global response to the war. >> st shockwaves putin has done in ukraine reverberate around the world, the consequences of the conflict are growing. russia and ukraine today held their first talks since the invasion, on the border with belarus. zelenskyy said he had sent the delegation only so that everyone of his citizens knew he had taken every chance, however small, to end the war. >> europeans are aware that soldiers are fighting for our country, and therefore the whole of europe. for peace for all the countries of the eu, for the lives of children, for democracy. >> underlining the gravity of the moment, no ordinary meeting of the u.n. general assembly, it opened with calls for cease-fire and one minute of silence for ukraine. >> i invite the -- to stand and observe one minute of silent prayer or meditation. >> special sessions like this have only been held 10 times before in the u.n. history. it is being seen as an international opinion poll on putin. country after country lined up to condemn. >> the fighting in ukraine must

caroline hawley, bbc news.nce for country who oppose what russia is doing to detail both russian actions, but also the consequences of those actions. during this briefing, we can expect a great deal of detail about the humanitarian cost of russia's actions. the number of civilians have lost their lives and the impact of health care, on the refugee crisis, forcing many ukrainians to leave their home in their country. we'll continue to listen across this. it's not going to draw to a particular conclusion, but it is designed to take a very high—profile platform and use it to apply pressure on russia. we will continue our coverage of the story in a couple minutes. hello again. we've had lots of sunshine across most of england and wales. dry weather through thursday. 14 degrees in a few spots. further north, a bit more cloud with some sunshine, but also some passing shower clouds across scotland and northern ireland. looking in the forecast for the rest of this week, the weekend and next week, you can see there isn'

here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. out of the darkness into the spotlight. speak for her — of the psychological torture she endured, the agony of being separated from her daughter. but today, at last, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe got to have her say. and she began with some important thank yous. my amazing husband, who has been tirelessly campaigning for me, so thank you so much. and my daughter for being very, very patient with mummy to be coming home. so i am so grateful. at this point, gabriella, who's seven, is much more interested in the games on a mobile phone. nazanin flew home in the early hours of thursday morning, along with another british national, anoosheh ashoori, after the uk repaid a long overdue military debt. but she wasn't keen to give the government any credit today. i was told many, many times that, "oh, we're going to get you home." that never happened. so there was a time that i felt like, do you know what? i'm not even going to trust you, because i've been told many, many times that i was going to be taken home, but that never happened.

caroline hawley, bbc news.und. at kyiv�*s okmadet children's hospital, where they treat young ones with cancer, they're having to use makeshift beds laid out on concrete floors in the basement. graham satchell has been speaking to one of the doctors working there. a teenage boy, injured in a russian attack. he's been brought to the children's hospital in kyiv. the boy is operated on and stabilised. just a week ago, none of the staff here could have imagined the situation they are now in. at this moment, we are actually exhausted. we are tired because we live at work 2a/7. baby cries there are normally 600 babies and children at this hospital. most have now been evacuated to safer parts of the country. but still there are more than 200 children here. they've been moved out of the wards, away from windows for their own safety. some are in beds, others on chairs. in the basement, a makeshift cancer ward. it is the safest part of the hospital, but an awful environment for the youngest of patients, toddlers and babi

caroline hawley, bbc news. that russian forces are using increasingly brutal methods in ukraine, including attacking civilian populations. he was speaking in brussels after meeting his european union counterparts. he said what we are seeing on the battlefield is russian forces seeking to encircle the major cities including kyiv and dc these increasingly brutal methods including them going out civilians and indian populations. he also said he thought the terrible expectation was that the suffering that we are seeing is likely to get worse before it gets that as russia perceives those methods. the secretary of state to go on to say that moscow had never been so and that the attack on ukraine was meeting to writing international support for democracy. hiking discontinued around ukraine with the port city and the second car keys remaining under siege and within officials say a a0 mile long russian military convoy which is north of the captive has not made significant progress but of course it does continue to move

with the very latest on the global response, here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley.parliament today. they got to their feet for president zelensky, the former comedian turned ukrainian commander in chief. as he made an impassioned appeal for support, the translator couldn't conceal his feelings. we are fighting. justforourland... choking up. ..and for ourfreedom.

caroline hawley, bbc news. let's return now to lviv, and reeta.in ukraine on a live tv news programme says she's a normal russian woman who could not remain on the sidelines. marina ovsyannikova was detained, fined and then released. she's 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 stage her own protest against russia's actions in ukraine. on monday evening, she interrupted the broadcast, shouting, "no war," and holding up a poster that read, "they're lying to you here." translation: there are lots of conspiracy theories - building up about me, that this was a fake, that it was set up by the fsb, or i am a project of western special services. that's why i had to explain to the world what really happened, the fact that i'm just a normal russian woman but i could not remain indifferent after russia invaded ukraine. you worked at state media for years. do you have a sense of guilt about that? ifeel, of course, some respo

he's been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. finally free and back home.describes as hell. he can hardly believe the nightmare's over. i'm trying to pinch myself, to see that this is the reality, and i don't want to wake up to my cell. he drew a sketch of one of the cells. this was where he was held after he attempted several times to take his own life. can you describe that hell for us? i know in your cell, you had bedbugs, cockroaches, there were rats, but what was it like? i mean, there are people there who are like zombies. theyjust go back and forth, and they are... sometimes, you see they're talking to themselves and gesticulating and they are in their own world. because of what they've been through? yes. when you're in your cell, you are always looking behind you, you are always trying to remember all the good memories that you had with your family. you're living in your memories, i think? yeah, in fact, you are living in your memories. and is it those memories that keep you going? yes. otherwise i would go insane. why do you think you were arrested

our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. out of the darkness into the spotlight.f the darkness into the spotlight. for six long years she was silence, it was her husband who spoke for her, went on hunger strike for her. but today at last nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe today herself got to have her say. she began with some important psyches. my to have her say. she began with some important psyches-— important psyches. my amazing husband who — important psyches. my amazing husband who has _ important psyches. my amazing husband who has been - important psyches. my amazing | husband who has been tirelessly campaigning for me, and my daughter for being very patient with mummy to be coming home. i am so grateful. nazanin flew home in the early hours of thursday morning along with another british national, anoosheh ashoori, after the uk paid a long overdue military debt. but she was not keen to give the government any credit today. i not keen to give the government any credit today-— credit today. i have seen five foreian credit today. i have seen five foreign secretaries _

caroline hawley, bbc news.hich is under siege, the mayor says food is running out and there's no water, heating or electricity. the russian advance is also gaining momentum to the east by it is one of the drug many tragedies of this conflict that the vast majority of ordinary russians don't know what is going on here. they don't know about the schools and hospitals they don't know what happened in the attack on a school in a rental at the site residential area. russian propaganda and censorship have marked —— mask the true impact of this war for russians and what it really means. that is dangerous as there is little to hold back a leader determined to prosecute this war to victory. we know the russian people would be appalled if they fully understood what is happening. more so because the brutality is taking place apparently, in their name.— is taking place apparently, in their name. ., ., their name. the world? leading luxury brands — their name. the world? leading luxury brands are _ their name. the world? le

caroline hawley, bbc news. the humanitarian situation just gets worse, day by day, hour by hour.fugees who've already fled, millions more could be forced from this country if the fighting is prolonged. this map shows the extent of the exodus. the larger the arrows, the greater the population flow. refugees are crossing into neighbouring countries to the west. more than 100,000 people have fled to moldova, and our correspondent lucy williamson is on the palanca border crossing point, about 30 miles from the ukrainian port city of odesa. when odesa flinches, palanca catches the blow. the fear in ukraine's southern city is reflected in the queues, the emotions spilling out at this once little—known border post. a bus to an emergency shelter, oversubscribed. an official loses control. "there's a five—year—old waiting," he shouts, "move back." svetlana had been waiting for a visa tojoin her husband in the uk. with the conflict spreading and her passport stuck at the british embassy in lviv, she's crossed into moldova without it. "it is impossible to understand what has happened," she

here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. i think he is a war criminal.is a war criminal. a i think he is a war criminal. a butcher. is i think he is a war criminal. a butcher. , ., , , butcher. is not the first time his off-the-cuff _ butcher. is not the first time his off-the-cuff remarks _ butcher. is not the first time his off-the-cuff remarks on - butcher. is not the first time his | off-the-cuff remarks on vladimir off—the—cuff remarks on vladimir putin have left is partner scrambling. he went off on this message again. pow of a brighter future in democracy, and possibilities stability for gods sake, this man cannot remain in power. visiting the middle east, some damage control. i power. visiting the middle east, some damage control.— power. visiting the middle east, some damage control. i think the resident some damage control. i think the president of _ some damage control. i think the president of the _ some damage control. i think the president of the white _ some damage control. i think the president of the white house - some damage control. i

fall—out from president biden�*s speech in warsaw on saturday, and our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawleywar criminal. he's a butcher. it's not the first time joe biden�*s off—the—cuff remarks on vladimir putin have left his partners scrambling. he went off on this message again. for a brighterfuture in democracy, and possibilities stability for gods sake, this man cannot remain in power. visiting the middle east, some damage control. i think the president of the white house made the point last night quite simply, president putin cannot be in power to wage war or engage in aggression against ukraine or anyone else. as you know, as you've heard us say repeatedly, we do not have a strategy of regime change in russia or anywhere else, for that matter. the same message came from the government here. it is only the russian people that can make that decision. - i suspect most are pretty fed up with putin and his cronies. - as they cause more destruction, president biden may be burning bridges with the kremlin which could be needed to stop the war. the federal and diplomat said his comments made

caroline hawley, bbc news.nin zaghari—ratcliffe, and he told us their family will �*live in the future', not reflect on the many years lost. let's hear what he said. it has been a long time, hasn't it? wejust said, last it has been a long time, hasn't it? we just said, last night, it has been a long time, hasn't it? wejust said, last night, gabriella was asking if her mother was really coming back and i said i don't know for sure, coming back and i said i don't know forsure, but coming back and i said i don't know for sure, but i now pretty sure that she is coming home. and, of course, it is a happy day but also there will be plenty of rain to get through and challenges ahead, six years is a long time apart for any family. it years is a long time apart for any famil . , ., , , years is a long time apart for any family-_ we - years is a long time apart for any family._ we have l years is a long time apart for any i family._ we have not family. it is not sunny. we have not soken, family. it is not sunny. we have

national has also been released after serving a ten year sentence. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawleyheer relief, the joy are written all over her face. this is the moment nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and her relatives have dreamt of for almost six desperate years. gratitude for those that made it happen, as she arrived from tehran in oman, then she boarded another plane, carrying her back to the uk and her excited family. it's the beginning of a new life, a normal life. and there'll be bumps, no doubt, and all the normal squabbles we had before, but, yeah, we're really looking forward to seeing her. gabriella was not yet two when her mother was arrested. now, she's nearly eight. there have been so many false dawns for the family that richard says she won't believe this is real until she's back in her mother's arms. there's a recovery process. you can't get back the time that's gone, that's a fact, but we live in the future, not in the past, so we'll take it one day at a time. day after day, week after week, richard ratcliffe waged a tireless campaign for nazanin, working around the cloc

our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has this update on the advance of russian forces.map of how things are on the ground. the red areas in the east, south and north of ukraine are controlled by russia. the striped areas are where russian forces are still advancing and still meeting strong resistance. here you can see some of the key cities, the capital kyiv, where, as you've heard, there has been intense fighting north of the city. here in the south, russia now controls significant areas, as it has pushed east and north out of crimea, which it occupied in 2014. president zelensky has now warned that russian forces are close to the historic black sea port of odessa and that they're preparing to bomb it. for ukrainian government and aid agencies, the urgent priority is now to get civilians to safety as the humanitarian situation worsens by the hour. the port of mariupol has been under siege for several days now in what has been described as relentless bombardment. hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in the city with no water, no electricity, very little food. it'

let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, in london.s, the vast majority of the russian people really do not know what is being donein really do not know what is being done in their name in this war because of this clampdown on independent media. because of this clampdown on inde endent media. ~ , ,., , independent media. absolutely right. and the russian _ independent media. absolutely right. and the russian government - independent media. absolutely right. and the russian government is - and the russian government is pumping out its propaganda. i think this is a very chilling development for anyone who is concerned about free speech in russia, which is already of course under assault. it comes against the backdrop of continuing small scale protests against the russian invasion, protests in which many arrests have already been made and continuing pressure being put on what's left of any independent media. the wording of the new legislation is pretty vague. they don't want any fake news being put out, but what does that mean? russia is