all right, you, lyse doucet. that is it _ tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet.is it from - tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that is it from kyiv . tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that is it from kyiv on j tomorrow. all right, you, lyse - doucet. that is it from kyiv on what has been a turbulent and frankly terrifying day for ukraine and its people and the beginning of a dark and uncertain future for europe and the world. there will be more reaction on question time with fiona in a few minutes. now time for the news where you are, good this is bbc news. the headlines... it is time to look at the first front pages of the national and international press in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, current director of communications at demo and former director of policy to former deputy prime minister nick clegg, and dr leslie vinjamuri, director at the us and americas programme and dean at queen elizabeth ii academy for the chatham house. think you both very much indee

lyse doucet, interesting to talk to you _ are. lyse doucet, interesting to talk to you once _ are.yse doucet, interesting to talk to you once again. - are. lyse doucet, interesting to talk to you once again. our- are. lyse doucet, interesting to| talk to you once again. our chief international correspondent in kyiv. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the guardian's chief political correspondence and scottish times political correspondence. the daily telegraph has president biden saying that president putin has begun to invade ukraine and is preparing to advance deeper into the country. the metro has borisjohnson promising that russia will turn into a pariah state as he announced the first raft of sanctions. the prime minister has been accused of tepid measures whereas germany holds a key gas pipeline. financial times has vladimir putin sang the best solution to the crisis would be for ukraine to demilitarise, abandon its goal tojoin nato. the russian preside

lyse doucet, do take care. — up a gun to fight._ up a gun to fight. lyse doucet, do take care, thank you _ up a gun to fight. lyse doucet, do take care, thank you very - up a gun to fight. lyse doucet, do take care, thank you very much, l up a gun to fight. lyse doucet, do| take care, thank you very much, in the capital tonight. as we've been hearing, there's been fighting in many parts of ukraine, while people living in areas awaiting any russian advance are making last preparations for battle. 0ur eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from the city of dnipro — strategically important, situated on a river dividing east and west ukraine. this is not normal. but it is life now for anna and herfamily, ever since vladimir putin launched his invasion. the boys don't go to school any more. everyone's home, waiting for the war to reach them. if there's shelling, they're ready to run to the basement. just basic stuff like warm clothing, a bottle of water and a snack. i have to keep up my smile for the kids, because they are

. experience of this war -- lyse doucet. ~ ., , ., ., doucet.t. ukraine is now a subterranean world. life | doucet. ukraine is now a l subterranean world. life is lived for millions of people across this country in basements like this, in car parks, in bomb shelters, whatever they can find shelter, the metro station has stopped working in kyiv because it is now a 2a—hour refuge and a curfew is enforced, just a night curfew, clive, but one which will last until 8pm on monday. it was the first warning we had today that something was about to happen. and in the last hour, there's been electricity in the air. the air raid sirens have sounded, there's been explosions, rattle of gunfire and an urgency to the warnings— take to the shelters. this comes after an orderfrom comes after an order from moscow comes after an orderfrom moscow to its comes after an order from moscow to its forces to advance in all directions against kyiv. very briefly, president zelensky again, he has been defiant in getting his people to stand up to the russian attack. ., attac

lyse doucet, thank ou respond, and swiftly. lyse doucet, thank you very _ respond, and swiftly. thanks l respond, and swiftly. lyse doucet, | thank you very much, and thanks to your guest, the canadian foreign minister. here in the uk, the government's expected to announce that people in england who test positive for covid will no longer have to isolate, as part of plans to "live with covid". all remaining restrictions in the country are set to end in the coming days, but labour have warned against "declaring victory before the war is over" — as gareth barlow reports. we've been living with covid for nearly two years, but for people in england, the prime minister wants that relationship to change. as from next week, the legal requirement to self—isolate after catching the virus is expected to end. speaking in the house of commons earlier this month borisjohnson said dropping restrictions would be based on an encouraging trends. mr speaker, i can tell the house today that it is my intention to return on the first day after the half—time recess to present our strategy for living w

lyse doucet, many thanks. our chief _ country apart. lyse doucet, many thanks.anks. our chief international correspondent. vladimir putin says a settlement of ukraine is possible, but only if what he described as moscow's legitimate because security concerns are addressed. while the fighting continues the russian economy has been rocked by sanctions. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports on how russia's president and how its public are reacting to the war. once, moscow glistened with aspiration, to be but war has changed that. after the kremlin's invasion of ukraine the world has turned its back on russia. western sanctions sent the russian rouble tumbling and interest rates soaring. no panic yet, but russians are feeling it. svetlana's advertising agency is already losing clients. it's just like a nightmare for me, really. i cannot believe that this is really happening. we don't want to go back there, to this iron curtain. we don't want to be isolated from the societies. me personally and everybody who i know, we don't want this. western sanctions, e

i'm joined by lyse doucet. i'mjoined by lyse doucet.eard sounds _ i'mjoined by lyse doucet. we have heard sounds like _ i'mjoined by lyse doucet. we have heard sounds like rolling _ i'mjoined by lyse doucet. we have heard sounds like rolling thunder. l heard sounds like rolling thunder. the explosions caused by advancing russian forces which are about ten miles north—west of where we are now broadcasting from here in the centre of kyiv. it comes on a day when nato leaders have been trying to send a strong message of support and solidarity to the people and to the leadership of ukraine, saying going to send more weapons, even and defence systems. the loudest message ukrainian is a hearing these continuing russian attacks on a city where it has to be said in the last few days the energy that seem to be dreaming of its people. behind me, the goldenjames saint michael's cathedral no longer shine. the foreign ministry deciding it has gone dark. people going into bomb shelters all the metro to seek cover. some are playing with suitcases, drag

lyse doucet, just reminded us. be careful. lyse doucet. our _ just reminded us. be careful.orrespondent. in response... you can hear the correspondent. in response... you can hearthe air correspondent. in response... you can hear the air raid sirens going off. in response to russia's actions this morning, nato, the western military alliance, says it is activating its defence plan. secretary—generaljens stoltenberg warned it would do whatever was necessary to shield member countries from aggression, with 100 jets at high alert and 120 ships at sea. earlier, the european union said president putin was "bringing war back to europe". here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the invasion began as western capitals slept. their leaders woke to learn the diplomacy and deterrence had failed. their task now to respond to what one called europe's darkest hour since world war ii. in a recorded statement, borisjohnson missed a massive package of economic sanctions to hobble russia macroeconomy. abs, package of economic sanctions to hobble russia macroeconomy. a vast invasion i

lyse doucet, _ alliance. lyse, thank you very much indeed. lyse doucet, chief- indeed.ear. hello there. it's a case of sunny spells or heavy rain to look out for on sunday and the winds are going to be a feature once again. plenty of isobars on the chart, as you can see, and a series of weather fronts pushing in off the atlantic. so to begin with on saturday, the rain should be fairly light and patchy across england and wales, but we're expecting some heavier bursts to move into northern ireland, gradually drifting their way into northern england and north wales. and all that is going to spread its way eastwards through the afternoon. for scotland and northern ireland, it's a case of sunny spells and squally showers, driven along by some pretty gusty winds once again. inland, 40—50 mph quite widely. 0n exposed coasts, we could see in excess of 60 mph once again. but it will be relatively mild with it, particularly across england and wales, with top temperatures peaking at 13 celsius. the winds remain strong sunday night into monday, slowly dying down through the day on

lyse doucet gave me her view from kiev. it is a big question -- why would president putin make his assessment now? perhaps he saw a moment of weakness, after the chaotic debacle, the pull out of the u.s.-led nato forces from afghanisn in august, president biden turning away to focus on domestic conces, that criticism among european countries of the united states and president biden, that that insulted him, it there had not been the kind of unified planning that perhaps there should have been, and perha president putin sensed weakness in the western alliance. also, he has been preparing, russia has been preparing, strengthening itsreparedness in the sense that gas prices a really high, russian reserves are very strong. they have been drawing down a percentage of those reserves that are in u.s. dollars. so he may feel that he can weather many of those sanctions that are now being imposed on him. you see every time there is a new round of sanctions imposed, they just come in russia, they laugh them off or they described them a

let's bring in lees doucet who is live with us from he | doucet who is live with us from he have —— orould you assess the moment we have reached. —— kyiv. while, this is certainly to use the phrase, the defining moments, and infection point, but every time we moved to a new moment, it raises new questions, and this is the most consequential guessing game in a generation. what is president putin planning to do? how far will he go which then raises the second question, how far will which then raises the second question, how farwill the which then raises the second question, how far will the west go without sanctions because macro member how today yesterday because not everyone was focusing on the possibility of a summit between president biden and president putin. everyone was looking to the end of the week on thursday where there is going to be face—to—face meeting and in a blanket of the united states, itjust in a blanket of the united states, it just seemed as in a blanket of the united states, itjust seemed as though the door to diplomacy is opening up a little bit more, and suddenly

lyse doucet, our _ to stop him or at least to try? lyse doucet, our chief _ to stop him or at least to try? lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent. much to ponder. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are aubrey allegretti, political correspondent at the guardian, and sam lister, deputy political editor at the daily express. lovely to see you both. thanks so much forjoining us tonight. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the guardian report the situation in ukraine a "state of emergency" as the us warns putin is ready to invade. the i also report on the state of emergency in ukraine as it feels a "knot of fear". the ft says that "brussels hits putin's inner circle" as us hardens it's "invasion warning" to russia. meanwhile, the metro report that putin has gone "full tonto" in response to comments made by defence secretary ben wallace over the russian president s

lyse doucet, many thanks.rning with sophie raworth at 9am tomorrow morning on bbc one. 150,000 households remain without power tonight and many train services are still disrupted across the uk a day after storm eunice killed three people. insurance pay outs for the damage from the worst storm to hit the country for decades could reach £350 million according to one estimate. there are two fresh weather warnings in place for tomorrow — one for wind for much of the country, and heavy rain in the north west of england. danny savage has more. it has been a day of assessing storm damage, right across the country. in brentwood in essex, a 400—year—old oak tree came crashing down on a family home, causing extensive damage. all of us were working from home, and about 1130 yesterday morning, probably the height of the wind speed, i would say, we just felt the house move, and that was a big gust of wind, and seconds later, the tree just crashed into the house, and we were covered in dust and just general debris, and we r

lyse doucet, our chief international _ chapter in history., our chief international correspondent. l now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. some chilly air is across the uk right now for the you can see from these cold north—westerly winds on these cold north—westerly winds on the graphic, and we have had sleet and snow showers across many parts of northern britain. this has prompted the met office to issue a yellow warning for parts of scotland and also northern ireland. snow and lightning, so really quite squally, dusty showers are quite vigorous, carried in by a strong wind, bringing the threat of lightning in places, so in some areas quite dramatic weather. the snow is settling but mostly across the hills, but not exclusively. ten to 20 centimetres across the highlands, perhaps around the pennines, but it's a case of some sunny spells today as well, certainly not raining or snowing all the time for top quite the opposite. the winds are very strong so it feels on the cold side, with gusts of a0 mph combined with

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.ated by the betting industry to help treat gambling addicts. the move comes after patients and medics raised concerns about a conflict of interest. team gb has won its first medal at the winter olympics in beijing. the men's curling team took silver, coming second to sweden in the final. it comes on the last but one day of the games. bittersweet smiles, knowing only too well what could have been if sweden hadn't been on fire on the ice. this had been billed as a clash of curling's titans. 0nto that one, onto the other one... oh, and he's done it. but anything britain could do, sweden could do better. he's done well, very well. splitting these familiar rivals was at points to close to call. time to bring in the curling compass. a shot for great britain. it was close. but whether in the smash—up job... it's like the demolition derby when he comes to play. ..or the cagey game of chess, the swedes just had the edge. bruce... after nearly three hours of tactics and tension... it's got to hi

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.ho's in belarus where as we've heard, russia is holding morejoint military exercises this weekend. what are we to make of today's developments, particularly what's going on in eastern ukraine? well, four days they have been warning that moscow is looking for a pretext to manufacture a crisis. what we are seeing now looks very much like a manufactured crisis. first of all the sudden emergency evacuation of civilians, the car bombing in donetsk, another shelling, and tonight russian tv reporting about the separatist. is this starting to feel scripted to cause tension? vladimir putin continues to demand things the west has already said no to, like an end to nato enlargement eastwards. it is possible this could all be part of coercive diplomacy by the kremlin, but within the last few minutes, president biden said he was convinced there would be a russian invasion of ukraine.— convinced there would be a russian invasion of ukraine. steve rosenberg there. the government's weekly coronavirus

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.ice has been battering northern europe, killing nine people and leaving a trail of destruction. several have been confirmed to have died in the netherlands, ireland and belgium — including three people here in the uk, who were killed when their vehicles were hit by falling trees. the bbc�*s danny savage reports from bristol. cornwall was one of the first areas hit this morning. as storm eunice swept in from the atlantic, the water was whipped into huge waves, and coastal areas saw the highest gusts. i don't know what the actual wind speed is, but you can barely stand up in it. i'm guessing it's 80, 90 mph. the sea state along the south coast was frightening. the isle of wight recorded a gust of 122 mph. in hampshire, a man in his 20s died when the van he was in hit a tree. the driver was also seriously injured. oh, my gosh! oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh! and it wasn'tjust trees falling. that is the spire of st thomas's church in wells being destroyed. near bristol, a speed limit on the m4 p

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. the uk must be prioritised as we emerge from the pandemic — that's the call from several major health charities. a report from the nuffield trust and the health foundation highlights growing waits for planned care, delays to cancer diagnoses and a surge in demand for mental health services in england. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports now on two families who've been affected. some days she couldn't walk. getting angry, she was crying sometimes. the children caught up in delays and disruption caused by the covid pandemic. sometimes ijust see tears rolling down his face. gone from the child he was to pretty much a recluse. he's more interested in your fingers. eight—year—old thomas from leeds was diagnosed with leukaemia three years ago. his fortnightly hospital appointments moved to monthly video calls during the pandemic. his mother says without face—to—face checkups problems with his bladder and liver weren't spotted. it's like all the time in the back of my head, h

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.y, as tensions continue over a potential invasion of ukraine. these pictures of the training operations have been released by the russian ministry of defence. the kremlin says ballistic and cruise missiles were tested as part of annual strategic nuclear exercises. russian authorities say land and sea—based targets were hit during the drills, which were observed by president putin and his ally, belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko. the prime minister has been speaking to reporters in munich. he said that were russia to invade ukraine it would be strategically impossible for russian troops. what is going on in eastern ukraine? we have had reports of missiles, false narratives, evacuations. has it begun, do you think, and has vladimir putin decided to invade? i think only one person really knows the answer to that question and that is vladimir putin. i think there's still time for wiser counsel, still time for common sense to win. we hope that president putin will think better of what

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.russia and belarus say they are continuing to carry out joint military exercises. william cohen, who served as the us secretary of defence under president bill clinton, gave the bbc his reaction to the news. well, i think the exercises have reaffirmed the need for nato. nato was created in order to prevent the soviet union from invading europe, western europe. now that we have seen president vladimir putin has militarised or upgraded his military capabilities and demonstrated he has a combined arms capability, i think that reinforces the need for nato to be even stronger and i have my compliments to the president for remaining cool and calm and i can only prayers president biden for putting more troops in the nato countries and saying president putin, we are going to remain, be strong and that's the reason but were going to be there because the reason, ukraine does not pose a threat. they are free people trying to pursue a capitalist form of economy and pose no threat to russia but rus

senator lindsey graham that they are speaking to lyse doucet.entre for financial crime and security studies at the royal united services institute — a nonpartisan think—tank specialising in defence and security. here's what he makes of the west's response so far. the western allies have learned their lesson from 2014, which is you need to make it very clear in advance what these sanctions will be. we're trying to deter vladimir putin. in 2014, the sanctions came after he had acted, so all these messages we're hearing — whether it's from the foreign secretary, the prime minister, lindsey graham there, kamala harris today as well — are really important because there needs to be absolutely no question that should he cross the line, then these sanctions will be massive. so lindsey graham and kamala harris speaking in very broad strokes in some ways. could you break it down for our viewers on how it might actually affect somebody like mr putin, for example? and i suppose it may affect regular russians, too. yeah, so helpfully, the uk has published wh

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.s continue over a possible invasion of ukraine. the kremlin says ballistic and cruise missiles were tested as part of an annual strategic nuclear exercise. russian authorities say land and sea —based targets were hit during the drills observed by president putin and his belarusian counterpart alexander bela rusian counterpart alexander lukashenko. the prime minister has been speaking to reporters in munich in the last hour lets take a listen. what is going on in eastern ukraine? we have had reports of missiles, false narratives, evacuations. has it begun, do you think, and has putin decided to invade? i think onl one putin decided to invade? i think only one person _ putin decided to invade? i think only one person knows - putin decided to invade? i think only one person knows the i putin decided to invade? i think i only one person knows the answer to that question and that is what you putin. i think there is still time for a wiser counsel, still time to common sense to win. we hope t

lyse doucet in the ukrainian capital.uch for your time today. from your contacts into ukraine, what are your contacts into ukraine, what are you hearing about the situation in the country today, what is their assessment of the fighting? in my 0 - inion, assessment of the fighting? in my opinion. anyway — assessment of the fighting? in my opinion. anyway in _ assessment of the fighting? in my opinion, anyway in europe - assessment of the fighting? in my opinion, anyway in europe we - assessment of the fighting? i�*i �*ny opinion, anyway in europe we have a crisis, an economic crisis due to this unprovoked and barbaric aggression of russia. to impose sanctions that will have effects on the medium and long term, it is not the medium and long term, it is not the right solution. the right solution is to exclude russia from the swift assistant now, in order to reduce the cash flow that supports the aggression of the russian army in ukraine. otherwise, we will impose sanctions with effects on the medium term, but the people are

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. we will be talking to her very shortly.has been overseeing russian military drills today, as tensions continue over a potential invasion of ukraine. these pictures of the training operations have been released by the russian ministry of defence. the kremlin says ballistic and cruise missiles were tested as part of annual strategic nuclear exercises. russian authorities say land and sea—based targets were hit during the drills, observed by president putin and his belarusian counterpart, alexander lukashenko. in the last hour, the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskiy has been addressing the munich conference. he said global security is fragile and needs to be updated. translation: now the world is talkin: translation: now the world is talking about — translation: now the world is talking about the _ translation: now the world is talking about the threat - translation: now the world is talking about the threat of - translation: now the world is talking about the threat of a - translation: now the world is talking about the

at lyse doucet in kyiv, stay safe to you _ door.enazify the country so that ukrainians could freely determine their own future. with more, here is our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. chanting they are chanting "no to war" — a show of disgust last night in central moscow in a country where many are still in shock at the invasion of ukraine. it takes bravery to protest in president putin's russia. across the country, close to 2,000 people are now reported to have been taken into custody for taking a stand against what the kremlin has done. translation: what happened is a shame. many of us have relatives and friends from ukraine and this is a betrayal towards them. translation: i am expressing my protest against what is happening i because of my country. i'm surprised that not more citizens are protesting against aggression towards ukraine. how long will this war last? what does the kremlin now intend? it has accused ukraine of being a western puppet, it's made clear it wants to bring its neighbourfirmly back into its sphere

lyse doucet, there.ay the two sides have arrived at the meeting point. one way or another, it looks very clear that those talks are about to start or are in the process of those two teams actually meeting. the governor of ukraine's second biggest city kharkiv says ukrainian forces have now retaken full control there after street battles with russian troops. harry lee is a british teacher based there and describe the situation to me a little earlier.— describe the situation to me a little earlier. . , i, , little earlier. last night was quite a busy night _ little earlier. last night was quite a busy night in — little earlier. last night was quite a busy night in terms _ little earlier. last night was quite a busy night in terms of - little earlier. last night was quite a busy night in terms of the i a busy night in terms of the bombing. it was more or less continuous in the evening, until about 1am. and then it started up again at about 6am today. it has been continuous. they have been getting louder. th

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.protect property is now being used to help victims of domestic abuse. smart water, when sprayed, makes an invisible mark on a perpetrator that can't be removed. the coded liquid means police can instantly link criminals to a crime scene, as shiona mccallum's been finding out. this can is filled with a forensic spray which for the first time is being used to stop domestic violence. to show how it works i volunteered to be sprayed with it. you cannot see it with the naked eye but switch on the uv lights and you will see i have been marked. for years this substance has been used to protect property and deter thieves but now for the first time it's been used to convict someone for harassment. a man in wakefield in west yorkshire has beenjailed for breaching his non—molestation order. he had been told to stay away from his ex—partner and her house so when he turned up, she sprayed him with the solution. three police forces in england have been giving these canisters filled with smart water

doucet, i know that you're on speaker right now through your lawyer.ed? >> thanks for having me. anyway so i was arrested on a cruise ship. i was supposed to come down and they verified my name and my social, there was a warrant out for my arrest. when i asked for more information they told me it was something out of arizona. i knew immediately it was this hertz situation. i've been a customer of hertz for many years. i spent over $15,000 a year. i've been a great customer to them. use them for business, correctly through the app. never had a problem. they have always been paid for their rentals and they were paid for their rental this time and the car was reported stolen the same day the payment was actually made. i wasn't notified they reported it stolen until about five days after that. >> mr. doucette, you're one of a number of people suing hertz, represented by mr. malfee here. we talked to a man the other day in jail for seven months. hertz did get back to us with some information on your case and they say that the car that you rented was due bac

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. around 190,000 homes are still without power.orst storms to hit the uk in decades. now the work begins to repair the damage. how much is it? here on dartmoor in devon, the gray family have been without power since yesterday morning. they have a wood burner to keep warm and means of heating food, but they are having to live a simpler life without electricity. i feel for the guys who are out there doing all the work. it's not an easy life forthem, is it? we're ok, we've got hot water. we've got candles and heating. you know, it's a bit different for us, but sometimes it's nice. a yellow weather warning is in place, and the wind and the rain is hampering efforts to repair storm damage and to restore power to people's homes. across the country, more than 200,000 homes remain without power. passengers at london paddington rushing to get one of the few trains to the west country. the transport secretary said teams had been working through the night to get transport links back up and running, but he expects disruption to last for anothe

let me just put thatl question to you, lyse doucet, country.at he was promised in the run—up to this conflict? that what he was promised in the run-up to this conflict?— run-up to this conflict? well, he also has been _ run-up to this conflict? well, he also has been saying _ run-up to this conflict? well, he also has been saying for- run-up to this conflict? well, he also has been saying for a - run-up to this conflict? well, he also has been saying for a very l run-up to this conflict? well, he i also has been saying for a very long time, what are you waiting for? there's already russian aggression. we've had it to eight years because we didn't do anything in 2014, or didn't do or not. so he wanted them a long time ago —— it didn't do enough. ukrainian politicians have said today they have to look at the details of this. they want something which is going to make president putin think twice, but they know perhaps better than anyone that that will take an awful lot for him, especially after what we've heard from president putin in the last 24

while he attends this week's munich secruity coference — munich secruity conference — here's lyse doucete rising again over what the united states says could still be a possible russian incursion into ukraine. according to president joe biden, it could take place in the next several days. it is certain to be one of the main topics here at the annual munich security conference, and not surprisingly, some leading ukrainians are here, including the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko. with all the talk of possible russian incursion, including even into the capital kyiv, the fact you are here suggests that is not imminent? for a very short period of time, yes, it is very important to be present in my hometown, but for a very short time i fly here... ..to the security conference. it's very important to have support from countries, from politicians who see ukraine as a democratic country, give support to ukraine. we appreciate every country who supports ukraine, financially support, defensive weapon support, we understand without this support, ukraine is not going to survive. what do you read abou

chief international correspondent lyse doucet says many leaders at the munich security conference stillly a russian invasion is. that is the question of the hour, the question of our time. and it is a question not being asked just by you and me, the jarring reality of this moment is that that question has been asked around the clock for the last 48 hours, and even before by defence ministers, foreign ministers, prime ministers and presidents. the countries commanding some of the world's most powerful armies. would president putin do something which seems so illogical, so out of keeping with our time to notjust any ——over its capital. the world leaders who have been meeting here are all looking at the same intelligence, real—time intelligence. it is on president biden who has come out and said, "i'm convinced that president putin has decided to invade." but it's noticeable here. even borisjohnson pulled back a bit in his comments to this gathering, saying that there was still a chance that president putin would pull back from the brink. is it because people are hoping against hope? maybe

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet, is in the capitalcting on the events of the past 2a hours. this crisis in ukraine has whipped up a storm that this crisis in ukraine has whipped up a storm that has gone right around the world but here in kyiv, look at the stunning skyline behind me. the mood is strangely calm but last night around this time when president putin had given his speech in which he basically said that ukraine was a fake country and shouldn't exist i heard ukrainian friends, ukrainian politicians using the word terrified for the first time, terrified of what could lie ahead and to the day today began as it often does with president zelenskiy saying to the west, what are you waiting for to take action? russian aggression is already here and now tonight ukrainian politicians are looking at the fine detail of those sanctions that are being imposed in one country after the other. president zelenskiy has called up president zelenskiy has called up reservists, saying it is not a general mobilisation, just for a special period, he

we have just we can now go back tojoin lyse doucet life.t in front of one of our interesting buildings here in the ukrainian capital right next to the presidential office and saying the russian forces in austin this city, don't believe the fake news, but i have told my aunt forces to lay down their guns. we're not going anywhere, we are going to fight. of course, in addressing ukrainian people he is also addressing the russian leadership because many are now asking questions. how long is it going to take for the russian army, which is militarily in terms of numbers and wait far more dominant than the ukrainian military, so many are asking us about that expectation that russian forces willjust come down from the north, come up from the south and sweep into the city? but this evening as night fell there was a report from moscow that russia has now ordered its forces to advance in all directions. there has been a curfew imposed on the city which came into force at five o'clock this evening to give time until its am on monday. —— sea of time. t

we began the hour with lyse doucet l days. thank you forjoining us.ital kyiv and we have heard from jane in the american capital washington and let's go back to ukraine. we expected the capital to ukraine. we expected the capital to be the military focus today but as lyse doucet was saying, the much greater focus today appears to have been kharkiv, another big city in ukraine and we have been speaking to someone who escaped the city, from the ukrainian youth —— ukrainian youth delegate to the un who is now displaced within ukraine. this is his story. ijust left kharkiv yesterday, ijumped on one of the trains from kharkiv and now i am staying near the oil station which was blown up by russians yesterday but i am staying safe and working constantly because we need everyone to fight in this war. we need digital warriors. we need you europeans to come to our country also to help us. i was not really frightened, i was frightened just in first few hours of the invasion but then the need to act took over so we gathered a lot of people and told everyone that

visible figure, ralling the ukraine resistance in kyiv. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet9am recording a video just in front of an interesting art nouveau building in the ukranian capital, right next to the presidential office, saying the russian forces are not in the city. don't believe the fake news that i have told my armed forces to lay down their guns. we are not going to go anywhere, we are going to fight. of course, he is also addressing the russian leadership. many are now asking questions, how long is it going to take for the russian army, which has more numbers and weight and is far more dominant than the ukrainian military. many are asking what about that expectation that russian forces will come down from the north, up from the south and sweep into the city? this evening as night fell, there was a report from moscow that russia has ordered its forces to advance in all directions. there is a curfew in the city now until 8am on monday. life in the city is going underground, taking to basements, bomb shelters. the metro system is now a 24—hour refuge. i think the

our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is with me.there has been an uptick in the intensity of the war here, we are hearing many more missile and mortar strikes here in the capital. and in other places around the country.— around the country. yes, we 'ust have to listen i around the country. yes, we 'ust have to listen to i around the country. yes, we 'ust have to listen to the i around the country. yes, we 'ust have to listen to the air �* around the country. yes, we 'ust have to listen to the air raid h have to listen to the air raid siren, it seems to own the night, clive, it seemed as if it was on a loop, and nobody in the city wonders why. an explosionjust loop, and nobody in the city wonders why. an explosion just as loop, and nobody in the city wonders why. an explosionjust as night fell, it shook buildings in the city centre, including the one where we are now. and then the reports, based on satellite images, of a long and formidable russian armoured convoy which is only about 17 miles from the city centre. they have been clos

let's hearfrom our chief international correspondent lise doucet taking shelter in a basement.ant european city nearly 3 million people. but tonight they have gone underground to take shelter and that includes us. we are in an underground parking garage. many others i hear, but we can show you where we are. the chairs all lined up, cuts have been brought out. you can see the urns of coffee and tea in the distance. this is where we're going to have to take shelter through the night and we're not sure for how much longer. there were repeated air raids sirens tonight and then a call from the authorities, including the people running this hotel — "take to your shoulders and don't come out." the meier of the city, a famous boxer who has now taken on a military uniform and picked up again, he told the citizens of kyiv "this is going to be a difficult night." there was a roll of explosions across care tonight, explosions in the distance, still not in the centre, still about ten miles away, there was also the rattle of gunfire and artillery as well. this was a night so different from l

let's get a final word from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. it's been suggested thehere we are could fall in the next few days as russian troops surround the area and basically lay siege, a frightening prospect for a population of, what, 3 million? we have population of, what, 3 million? - have these words we use in war, we talk about city falling. what would a fall in a few days mean? it would mean bloodshed, bloodshed on a scale we haven't seen. everyone talks about the second world war, but certainly since the war in the balkans in the 1990s because what we are seeing now are very well trained ukrainian troops taking up position on the streets, travelling with the armoured vehicles, getting into position, they are going to be the frontline to fight but you also see elderly women shaking their fists at the russians going right and that extraordinary story about an island off the black sea coast, when the russians approached and said you must surrender, they basically said what i cannot repeat on the one o'clock news... what i cannot repeat on the one o'clock news.

our chief international correrspondent lyse doucet is in kyiv — and she gave us this reaction to presidents was watched around the world. yes, there was a domestic audience who saw the national security chief intelligence chief trembling and stammering in front of president putin when he called them to ask for their opinions. and he only wanted to hear, be already recognise the two rebel republics they described, we believe it was prerecorded in those translations. this was for the world to see and for the ukraine to see as well. the only woman of the national security council talking about, very emotionally, prev she does believe that given what russia has been hearing on russian television, the genocide, notjust a russian—speaking ukrainians, but it hundred thousand russians live in those rebel held republics that have not been recognised as russian and some of them have only received russian passports in recent years and justjudging from the reactions on social media by ukrainian politicians and members of society, they have described this is dangerous and a declaration of war. the west

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. i'm joined now by graham allison.at harvard university and former assistant secretary of defense in the clinton administration. thank you for being with us on bbc news, i think i am right in saying that a few weeks ago you were giving a four to one against there being any military action during the periods of the olympics. the olympics is almost over, the next 1a or 15 hours or so, what you think the prospects are now?- or 15 hours or so, what you think the prospects are now? well, about a month ago. — the prospects are now? well, about a month ago. the _ the prospects are now? well, about a month ago, the administration - the prospects are now? well, about a month ago, the administration began| month ago, the administration began saying that invasion was imminent, i looked at all the indicators i could and came to a country conclusion and as you say have been betting and actually if it were to happen before the end of the olympics, i will lose a little bit of money, i have been giving four to one of it is not going t

let's get some final reflections from lyse doucet, who is here with me.imir putin had pretty much decided what he was going to do, and now europe is engulfed in this conflagration.— now europe is engulfed in this conflagration. clive, ithink what we have seen — conflagration. clive, ithink what we have seen and _ conflagration. clive, ithink what we have seen and heard - conflagration. clive, i think what l we have seen and heard intimate's programme is so stark, shocking, even scary. to see those images of ukrainian warplanes struggling against russian jets, the ukrainian warplanes struggling against russianjets, the reports that russian forces have taken over the chernobyl power station, they have taken a major airfield just north of kyiv, it's only an hour and a half from where we are now, and ukrainians have begun to think the unthinkable. western leaders who predicted that president putin would have kyiv in his sights could be true. and yes, ukrainian forces will fight with all of the weapons and ammunition that have been arriving here every day for

our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is here with me.ying the two breakaway regions in the east are now calling for russian military help. it does feel as if the situation is changing tonight. we have to see if the guessing game isn't over. there is still a hoping against hope among many that ukraine will not be plunged into an even more terrible chapter of a war which would have profound and dangerous consequences across europe and beyond. but tonight feels different and is different. many of our viewers will know that, for weeks, resident biden has been warning of an imminent invasion. in several days, in a few days, tonight, and for weeks, days, in a few days, tonight, and forweeks, president days, in a few days, tonight, and for weeks, president zelenskiy of ukraine has been saying, calm down, don't escalate, and now a president who held off on mobilising troops

all heading for the capital, and right there for us tonight i'm pleased to say on newscast is lyse doucetd amazing bbc chief international correspondent. you are kyiv, lyse. what does it feel like there to you? laura and james, i have to confess that even though we have been poring over those intelligence reports, we're seeing more intelligence getting brought out into the open than in any other conflict of our time, the americans are sharing more intelligence with their european partners than in any other conflict of their time. but every time i heard president biden or boris johnson saying, "president putin is going to target kyiv," i said, and in conversations with others, even defence ministers and foreign ministers, no, really? would president putin really try to take over kyiv? it seemed unthinkable. but i have to say, in kyiv tonight, ukrainians are thinking the unthinkable. russian forces have already taken over a major airfield, which isjust 1.5 hours' drive from here, and further north, closer to the belarusian border, they have now, again, unthinkably, taken over the chernobyl

international correspondent while he attends this week's munich secruity coference — here's lyse doucetng again over what the united states says could still be a possible russian incursion into ukraine, according to presidentjoe biden, it could take place in the next several days. it is certain to be one of the main topics here at the annual munich security conference, and not surprisingly some leading ukrainians are here, including the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko. with all the talk of possible russian incursion, including even into the capital kyiv, the fact you are here suggests thatis kyiv, the fact you are here suggests that is not imminent? for kyiv, the fact you are here suggests that is not imminent?— that is not imminent? for a very short period _ that is not imminent? for a very short period of _ that is not imminent? for a very short period of time, _ that is not imminent? for a very short period of time, yes, - that is not imminent? for a very short period of time, yes, it - that is not imminent? for a very short period of time, yes, it is i short period of time, yes, it

chief international correspondent lyse doucet says many leaders at the munich security conference still — of how likely a russian invasion is. that is the question of the hour, the question of our time. and it is a question not being asked just by you and me, the jarring reality of this moment is that that question has been asked around the clock for the last 48 hours, and even before by defence ministers, foreign _ even before by defence ministers, foreign ministers, prime ministers and presidents. the countries commanding some of the world's most powerful— commanding some of the world's most powerful armies. would president putin_ powerful armies. would president putin do— powerful armies. would president putin do something which seems so illogical, _ putin do something which seems so illogical, so— putin do something which seems so illogical, so out of keeping with our time — illogical, so out of keeping with our time to notjust any illogical, so out of keeping with our time to not just any day and i need _ our time to not just any day and i need to— our time to not just any day and

chief international correspondent lyse doucet was there — and explains what leaders tried to achieve.re coming down behind us, and the convoys of limousines are speeding to the airport to take the delegations away from this munich security conference. the chairman of the conference described it as possibly the most consequential conference in a very long time. there was regret that sergey lavrov, the russian foreign minister, decided to stay away this year. but russia was the topic of almost every discussion. it was the question that was constantly buzzing through the halls. will president putin invade ukraine? will there be some kind of an incursion? and the message that came clearly from munich this year was that nato was going, and the western alliance — the usa, canada, european partners — they were all going to stand together with a package of robust sanctions if president putin made a move across the border. this munich security conference, which always deals with the most pressing world crises, was all about what to do if president putin does make a move. of course, in the back