estonia, not so sure.or the rest i guarantee it's well worth the journey and would be honored to have you visit. three weeks ago we had her first break and i decided to visit warsaw for the very reason we are meeting today because i knew there was anxiety and concern about the future of nato and the future relationships between the united states in your countries. it was a good visit. there were many things i came home with, having met with president plushenko and the leaders in poland as well as so many other countries. i remember one comment particularly for four days of travel. the man's name was again the upper south view. we had dinner and more thought and he asked me a question, which goes to the point of the opening by the chairman. he said we are wondering if the united states does not take the russian invasion into your election series, will you take the russian invasion into poland seriously? i thought about the question ever since and i want to salute the chairman here it's been one of the few t

i'm the ambassador of estonia. ranking member lee, members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify. before the united states senate and appropriations committee. it's an honor to be here. first let me emphasize how important the united states steadfast support for the freedom and independence of estonia has been. our membership is the cornerstone of our prosperity and security and we are mindful of the role the u.s. has played in assisting us. they would like nothing more than to have good relations with democratic russia and all levels of society. show commitment to the core values of democracy, human rights rights and the rule of law are indispensable for good relations. we shouldn't be guided by wishful thinking. example of activities in europe to name a few include the russia georgia wall, the crimea, provocative of activity by the russian military and interference in western democratic processes, including elections. we have learned that in adequate responses to such behavior can only. [inaud

your 175th air wing has been to estonia. you have 21 planes there, 18 of those have been to estonia. so this is excellent. and also the cooperation with your cyber defense unit there is developing very fast. now, it's clear, as you pointed out, that cyber is the new domain of warfare. what is good is that nato really recognize that last year and during the summit and clearly pointed out that cyber warfare is the fourth domain of warfare. but a lot remains to be done in this area. we have to be -- all our countries individually have to put more resources into that, but we should also collectively deal with these issues. also on a bilateral basis between countries but also with nato which as you know, estonia hosts the nato cyber center of excellence. i would encourage you when you talk about the further funding of the countering hybrid warfare to put more resources to put to that be center as well and to have more people in nato headquarters also to deal with this issue. it will not fade away. it will -- this issue will be wi

i'm ambassador of estonia. members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify before the united states senate, appropriates subcommittee and related programs. it is an honor to be here. first, let me emphasize the u.s. support for freedom in estonia has been. we are mindful of the role the u.s. has played in supporting and assisting us. as russia's immediate neighbor, estonia would like nothing more than having go relations with democratic russia and have everyday operations at all levels of society. but the commitment to the core values human rights and rule of law are indispensable pillars. for good neighborly relations. we shouldn't be guided by wishful thinking but by real facts. examples of russian mall line activities in europe to name but a few including the russia-georgia war and war in eastern ukraine. provocative activities by the russian military and interference in western democratic processes including elections. we have learned that inadequate responses to such behavior can only fee

because estonia was new to n nato. do you think other nato countries felt it was an attack on them as well? >> thank you. at the time, this did not really get much traction. at the time of course, people had fully understood the nature of cyber attacks and their debilitating consequences. and just to chemosome things in perspective, the first time the munich security conditiference a panel on cyber. >> yet in 2016, nato declared it a fourth demain of welfare. one of the new russian owned goals was that we had been lobbying for some time. a number of countries came on board, so it has been in operation for some seven years. eight years. initially, i don't think countries understood the full impact or the power of digital weaponry. closer to the west. polls are showing, people of ukraine as more and more coming out. when i was in poland four weeks ago, one of the leaders there said something i'd like you to comment on. he said we're watching you in the united states. he said, we want to see how you react to the invasion

and as i said, the former president of estonia. he'll tell you what it's like to live in estonia when the ussians are next door. heather conley is the europe program director, center for strategic and international studies and she wrote the book, "the kremlin playbook," and we're in it. dr. ben buchanan, postdoctoral fellow, cyber security project, lfer center for science and international affairs at harvard. and mr. wainstein has been ntroduced, former advisor to george w. bush, former assistant attorney general for national security in the bush administration. welcome all. we'll start with you. r. ilves: thank you. honorable, chairman of the committee. in my prepared remarks, i reviewed the tools that have disrupted democracy as have been used. first, in my part of the world, eastern europe and western europe and ultimately elsewhere. to sum up my written testimony, we are under attack, an attack against western democracies and on the institutions that bind them, the e.u. and nato. this attack was once symmetrical yet ideological

shutting down access in estonia. trolls in a building in moscow, nearly 1,000 people that are right now working and have been working to undermine democracies all around the world. so this isn't just about defending our own democracy. it's about defending the world's democracies. it's about saying to our country that thinks they can get us to roll over and say, hey, you can influence our election; no, that's not right. that's why we worked for expanded sanctions. that's why we have introduced on a bipartisan basis with senator mccain and senator graham -- and i was one of the original sponsors with senator cardin and others -- the countering russian hostilities act. it's legislation that would impose stronger sanctions against russia. the sanctions would address russia's cyber attacks, its human rights violation and its illegal annexation of land in ukraine and georgia. just this weekend on sunday afternoon, i met with my ukrainian community, hundreds of people showed up on a sunday afternoon in minnesota because the

russian forces kidnapped a border guard in estonia territory and sentenced him behind closed doors to 15 years in prison in what a top european union official called, quote, a clear violation of international law. we have seen the russians fly reconnaissance and fighter jets in international airspace with their transponders switched off to avoid detection. at one point nearly colliding midair with pass gerryairplane -- -- with a passenger airplane. nato has been forced to scramble jets nearly 800 times. let me repeat that 800 times in 2016 alone just to repond to russian encroachments on airspace. as the president speaks glowingly about putin, mr. putin returns the favor by deploying a dangedangerous new cruise missin clear violation of reagan-era intermediate range nuclear forces treaty. simultaneously a russian spy ship has been spotted lurking off the u.s. coast, trying to gather intelligence information near the navy's primary east. mr. coats: submarine -- east coast submarine -- mr. peters: we have seen the russian buildup at a pace faster than we ever, ever saw during the soviet

estonia, latvia and lithuania, and to show a deterrent to russia, whose actions in crimea and easternance almost to the point of freezing. militaries around the world are trying to do more to integrate women. but in norway, they are going further than most, and are trying to train up a new generation of elite soldiers. kevin pon—nye—ah sent this report ellen is 19. she is one ofjust ii to pass the test this year. their identities are protected because they may be required to work undercover in the future.|j they may be required to work undercover in the future. i wanted a challenge, i wanted to use my body and my mind. it is known for discipline and i like that kind of stuff. in afghanistan, the military realised they needed female soldiers to interact with women and children. now in its third year, the programme has already produced some formidable recruits. this is the toughest women soldiers in norway. they carry the whole weight in their backpack with the equipment, also they march for maybe 40 kilometres. they are pretty tough. the women spend half their time training alongside m

only britain, estonia, greece and poland have hit 296 estonia, greece and poland have hit 2% of gdp spending, accused of a grenade attack at a shopping centre in paris more than a0 years ago in which two people died. under his real venezuelan name, ilyich ramirez sanchez, he's already serving two life sentences for a series of murders. for many years he was one of the world's most wanted men. the countdown to the next commonwealth games in australia is under way. queen elizabeth launched the baton relay at buckingham palace earlier — and over the next 388 days — it will visit all of the commonwealth nations and territories, before arriving on australia's gold coast. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. it is said to be the third—largest multisport event in the world, the commonwealth games, bringing together countries which between them represent roughly one third of the world's population. the venue for next year's games will be australia's gold coast. the queen will not be there herself but the message from her as head of the commonwealth will. she placed the message in the b

reportera: marta gonzÁlez estonia de un spa y asegura nunca haber visto una caÍda de ventas similar.ienten como que nno tiene que comprar primero lo americano. presentador: cadena perpetua ha pedido la fiscalÍa de estados unidos a un juez federal contrae narcotraficante alfredo beltrÁn. la fiscalÍa pide una multa de 10,000,000 de dÓlares para el acusado. beltrÁn recibirá la sentencia el prÓximo 5 de abril. las cosas han cambiado en arizona. la mayorÍa de los trÁmites que emprendÍa los inmigrantes se convertÍan en una verdadera pesadilla. entre ellos las misas tipo u. juan carlos: conseguir el reporte de que alguna persona habÍa sido víctima de un crimen con la finalidad de obtener la visa u, en la difÍcil. >> no te firmaban. no te decÍan el motivo. juan carlos: con popenson, eso ha cambiado por completo, dicen. >> mi hijo fue vÍctima de un crimen. fue agredido. y es lo que estamos queriendo. ayuda para que pueda aprobar migraciÓn por una visa u. yo soy muy sorprendida porque fue una cosa muy fÁcil. juan carlos: a pesar de que su hijo estÁ siendo acusado de haber huido despuÉs de un a

this is the time to do something because, you know, maybe you moved troops to the border of estonia.o be -- but that is a concern. is this white house ready for this? >> for a while i had thought that there would be some sort of international crisis that will reveal the character of the white house and how everything really works. whether the president listens to his cabinet secretaries and takes their counsel or whether this falls apart and the administration comes to an untimely end. i think truth and trust are two really posh things and donald trump was a product of a lack of faith and institutions and now that he's president, he's further undermining people's faith in institutions, the intelligence community, political parties, congress, you know, health care bill not getting passed, wasn't good for people's faith and the ability for congress to function. he's undermined people's trust in the intelligence community. he's compounded the problem that he's been elected to fix. >> a crisis reveals that initial character. >> it does. >> you weren't there in the obama white house in '0

meantime, british troops have arrived in estonia as part of a russian aggression. 800 british troops one of the biggest deployments to eastern europe in decades. ben collins is a u.s. army special forces veteran and a former green beret. he joins us now. he served three tours of duty in afghanistan. first thing's first, sir, thank you for your tour or duty and your service to this country. >> it was my honor, thank you. kelly: and not only protecting america, but also our allies as well. speaking about nato, you know, i would -- i recall when i served in the army some time ago, you'll know this, there were forger or exercises for all the nato allies to come together, to train together and work together. who i knew that we would be discussing we had to fund each other as well and that the united states would be funding the bulk of it and president trump saying, wait a minute, let's hold everyone accountable. is that where we are right now? is the responsibility of these other countries to also put money in for this kind of exercise but also nato, the nato alliance? >> well, absolutely

. >> robots are made in estonia. they are operated by delivery service.company says is the first service of its kind in the country. they plan to expand across the country. would you use this service? >> absolutely. >> it makes me uncomfortable. >> your order has to travel through his neighborhood. >> how do you know no one has tampered with it? >> you might say i don't want pickles. >> i totally agree. >> you are a mess. >>> let's take alive look outside. a spectacular day. more like a pro. i want to point something out. while it is 70 degrees today, it's about 20 degrees above average. payback is this weekend when it's 20 degrees below average. clouds move in tonight. bus stop temperatures 40s 250, and there showers. grabbed the umbrella. just wet roads. nothing slippery tomorrow, but some flakes mixed in.  future cast 10:00 tonight, no worries. 55 downtown. a late night walk with the dog. by don here comes the snow and rain showers. surface temperatures above freezing. 40 in gaithersburg, 40 hagerstown, and the atmosphere could support snow. when it

. >> sreenivasan: british troops have deployed to estonia to bolster defenses and deter russia in eastern europe. the first 120 of 800 troops, with their tanks and armored vehicles, arrived last night at a base outside the capital of tallin. the rest are expected next month in the tiny baltic country, a former soviet republic and current nato ally that shares a border with russia. britain's defense secretary says the deployment is in response "" increased russian aggression" but is not "designed to provoke or escalate." today marks the third anniversary of russia's annexation of ukraine's crimean peninsula. thousands of american troops deployed to poland in january to shore up nato defenses there. initial designs for the trump administration's proposed border wall with mexico are due in 11 days. customs and border protection has posted its solicitation for either a solid concrete wall or one with "see-through componen"" online. it says the 2,000-mile wall must be: president trump's budget asks congress for $2.5 billion to start construction, projecting a total cost of $12 billion. but the

this dramatic video which comes to us from estonia. guys start running towards where the action is. by the way they're dressed, i assume initially they're running towards the fire. but it is quite the opposite. you can see as they run to the edge of what looks like a frozen lake. but not quite frozen enough. >> uh-oh. >> they jump on what looks like basically a rescue paddle board right here. it's got everything you can need for the rescue. immediately you see the ice isn't thick enough. they have to wade it through the water until they finally get enough they can start flying across the ice. watch as they basically use the picks. and they just start across the ice. >> right about here, we get to see what they're doing. >> look at that ice. it is just not even. >> look at that. that guy is basically neck deep in the water. this guy was ice fishing. but now he himself is being fished out of the ice. >> what made him think the ice was in good enough condition for him to do that? >> they made this video a psa. spring has sprung. the ice i

heard directly from representatives of the governments of ukraine, poland, georgia, lithuania, and estonia, all these nations know better than any others just how serious the russian government is today about fulfilling the goals the c.i.a. quoted jowtline -- outlined in that report from 1950. russian troops today mass on the borders of many of these countries. in the case of ukraine, russia has recently invaded and continues to illegally occupy crimea while arming and supporting separatists in the eastern 20% of the country. russia previously invaded georgia in 2000 # and continues to -- 2008 and continues to occupy its territory. the russian government has tried and in several cases succeeded in executing cyber attacks against these countries' governments most famously against estonia in 2007. its ongoing disinformation campaigns have created widespread doubt about western institutions, like nato, the european union, the osce, institutions that have helped to maintain a stable and peaceful world for seven decades. these ambassadors and the foreign minister who testified yesterday before

only britain, estonia, greece and poland hit 2%.llegedly leaking confidential information. he is being accused of ordering the release of details from a wiretapping investigation of a political rival in 2013. ma has insisted he's innocent. his supporters believe the case is politically motivated. the man known as carlos the jackal has gone on trial in france, accused of a grenade attack at a shopping centre in paris more than a0 years ago. two people died. under his real venezuelan name, ilyich ramires sanchez, he's already serving two life sentences for a series of murders. for many years he was one of the world's most wanted men. the north—eastern united states is battening down for the worst snowstorm of the season. 50 million people along the eastern seaboard are under blizzard warnings. schools have been closed and thousands of flights and trains cancelled and the german chancellor has had to postpone a visit to meet president trump. it's a bitter end to what's been an unusually mild winter, as nada tawfik reports. satellite im

only britain, estonia, greece and poland hit 2%.e overflowing. flash floods have already displaced around 50,000 people across the country. the latest torrential rains, caused by the weather phenomenon el nino, have hit the country's northwest region. pablo uchoa has this report. brushing past danger, this bus carrying 18 people drive is on without being hit by a landslide. but not everyone has the same luck, as baru but not everyone has the same luck, as ba ru grapples but not everyone has the same luck, as baru grapples with the deadliest floods in many years. this is the river that runs through the euro, which boast several times over the past few weeks. —— piura. it threatened the city's main bridges. 3000 families have been displaced, and many are still counting the losses. translation: please find a solution for this problem as soon as possible. my husband and i are both elderly people. we will drag on sunday. please find a solution. this is the season when warm temperatures in the pacific ocean, a weather phenomenon known as

that puts estonia on warning and czech independence and czech elections all across central and western europe. i've heard from, we have heard from ambassadors, experts, those who have testified in front of committees on which we serve about a russian campaign, a brutal campaign to undermine human rights within russia and to undermine democracy throughout western europe with a larger strategic goal of separating the united states from our western allies and of undermining the trans-atlantic alliance that has been so essential to our peace, security and stability for 70 years. we cannot let this stand. there is no moral equivalence between russia and the united states. and if we believe in our democracy and if we believe in our commitment to hiewm rights we -- human rights we must stand up to this campaign of aggression. i ask my colleague what he believes we might be able to do on the foreign relations committee and the appropriations committee or here in the senate, what we might do as voices working in a bipartisan way to stand up to these actions undermining democracy and human right

you will poland, estonia and others not paying.ut they are saying we need to consider how we do it. germany, they're unlikely to make significant changes to their defense spending in that period. belgium, it's right close to the bottom of the list, worst offender if you will. belgium is the home of nato, so it's a message that the europeans here and are responding to in some ways positively but it's not a one-way street. they are going to push back on this message. also have heard from the french foreign minister arriving here this morning saying he wants to hear more from secretary tillerson on the take on syria. so we expect a little bit of give and take from both sides. >>> thank you, my friend. >>> former national security adviser michael flynn seeking immunity before testifying. his attorneys are saying he has a story to tell. more on that next. >>> when you are given immunity that means you probably committed a crime. >> will former national security adviser michael flynn's words come back to haunt him? he's now asking for im

witnesses included a former president of estonia and former state and homeland security officials. this

right now, hundreds of british and other nato troops are in estonia and other areas bordering russia.ent aggressive foreign policy. this is a time when nato needs to be particularly strong. richard galpin, bbc news at lancaster house. the driver of the bin lorry that crashed in glasgow killing six people has been banned from driving for three years. harry clarke was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and will be tagged forfour months. the 60—year—old had already admitted culpable and reckless driving nine months after the fatal crash in 2014. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. three days before christmas and in a glasgow street packed with shoppers, a bin lorry driven by harry clarke ran out of control. he'd lost consciousness and for 19 seconds the vehicle careered through the busy city centre thoroughfare knocking down pedestrians. six people died. erin mcquade, her grandparents jack and lorraine sweeney, jacqueline mortan, stephanie tait and gillian ewing. the fatal accident enquiry that followed found the tragedy could have been avoided if clarke hadn

bosnia hertzegovinia beat gibralter with ease 5—0, whilst cyprus and estonia played out a nil—nil draw first time they've won the competition — it finished 2—1. tony andreu scoring with this sensational volley to get things rolling. thomas mikkelsen then got the winner after st mirren equalised. antony crolla is underway in his rematch withjorge linarez, bidding to win back his wba lightweight title. it's been a tight contest so far, we're in round 8, anthony crolla was given an eighth count anthony crolla was given an eighth cou nt after anthony crolla was given an eighth count after an upper cut. he looked seriously at rock but his powering on with the manchester crowd right behind him. in rugby's premiership, leicester tigers are up to fourth after beating northampton saints 36—31 in a thrilling derby at franklin's gardens. it was a fitting send off for leicester interim coach aaron major in his last game before matt 0'connor takes charge the tone was set for a breathless game, with northa nts taking the lead inside 90 seconds. and they had a six point lead at the break, but ben you

. >> poland, greece, the u.k., and estonia.he u.s. >> could he hand them the bill of reconstructing germany after world war ii? germany is a really solid ally of the united states, you don't want to alienate them. it's like living in a co-op, you'll have to pay certain fees and when you find out you've been paying and your neighbor who is getting the same services hasn't been paying, it's not a good feeling. >> tom: always happens, do you go to the board meetings? >> i hide. i am washing my hair that night. >> with the exception of the u.k., the other countries, their gdp is kind of small period of 2% is a small number. let's have exxon pay for those shipping lanes we keep open with their navy. >> tom: they pay a lot of money. >> they don't. they don't pay for our navy keeping pirates off their ships, i don't think they do. we've got a guy in the state department that know some people at exxon, let's send them a bil bill. >> like the tom hanks movie, right? >> tom: our guys wanted to save him. >> did we ever send the bill to hi

poland, estonia, united kingdom, and greece. the major european allies are not pulling their fair share of the weight and they need to. >> sandra: these will be serious discussions they're having today. he had on some of the topics, nato, ukraine, isis, a big meeting happening right now. >> gillian: just to take on to what ari was saying there, people in social media get mad at me when i talk about why the united states need other countries, but the reality is that we do. there are important reasons why we need germany these days and why president trump and the chancellor are going to be forced to really come together and knock heads on these issues. one is in the wake, germany will be the only major power center inside the european union and will need them to use them as an and road. the other thing that we need to work with them on and a much better way is intelligence sharing. that's a relationship that has kind of fallen by the wayside. it needs to be built back up. i think that's something they'll probably be focusing on to

this happened in estonia.hen crews got there, they found the fisherman, and up on a plastic sled and took him to safety and no word on that man's condition. >>> we just learned the suspect behind wednesday's attack in london sent a message to an unknown person minutes before the attack, and this according to usa "todatoday. the popular messaging service encrypted them, and we are hearing from the family of kirk cochran, the american tourist killed in the attack in london. >> the most difficult part of all of this is that kurt is no longer with us. we miss him terribly. he was an amazing individual who loved everyone, and tried to make the world a better place. >> his wife was seriously injured in last week's attack, and she is expected to recover. >>> developing news out of ohio this morning. more than 24 hours after a shooting inside a crowded nightclub, cincinnati police are still looking for several gunmen. a 27-year-old man died and 15 others were hurt in the shooting at the cameo club, and it happened aro

neighborhood, we shouldn't let what they may or may not do in ukraine or in the future in lithuania or estoniaother us or get in the way of working with russia to combat the threat of islam. i don't necessarily agree, but that is a school of thought. how do you respond? michael: i think the premise is wrong. this is not yet a war between civilizations. let's put that aside, and agree for exercise purposes. how do you explain putting their arms around the iranians and other arms around hezbollah? two more picture violent actors in the middle east with regard to radical islam than these shia expressions of radical islam. i don't know that they signed up to, " let's go find the radical islam fight." the president said during the campaign that russia's fighting isis. that's not true. the more orhting less moderate opposition that we thought might have offered an alternative to the assad regime. all they want to do is keep the alawites, the own form of shia iticals, in power because suits their naked russian geopolitical ambitions to have a foothold in the middle east. dan: to your point, russia is

that, too, ought to be recognized, that this is an alines in which our allies, whether they're from estoniaor canada or italy, are prepared to fight side by side alongside the united states in places like afgs. so it's not just about 2% of gdp on spending. it's about being good allies and in europe, there is a worry that the united states isn't willing to be a good ally anymore and it's a worry they're recognized that the allies in europe are doing their part. they need to have spent more on defense, but at the same time, they've proven to be allies when they stand shoulder to shoulder with us in afghanistan. >> evo, thank you so very much. >> my pleasure. >> back to you, peter, peter alexander, in washington. >> thanks so much. as we were listening to your conversation we were listening to adam schiff the top democrat on the house intelligence committee with the latest on an investigation that's already been paralyzed by politics. here's part of what congressman schiff said moments ago. >> look, i'm determined that this investigation go forward, whatever obstacle we may encounter. it's jus

right now, hundreds of british and other nato troops are in estonia and other areas bordering russia.russia's current aggressive foreign policy. this is a time when nato needs to be particularly strong. richard galpin, bbc news at lancaster house. this is bbc news at five — the headlines: the president of the european council at donald tusk rules out initial discussions on a future trade deal with the uk until progress been made on terms of separation. expect longer waits for hip and knee replacements and other routine operations. nhs england said it isa routine operations. nhs england said it is a trade—off for betty a&e and cancer care. the government denies reports of a £10 billion hole in britain's defence budget and admits there will be more cuts. and in sport, manchester united defenders philjones and chris smalling are confirmed to be out for the long—term. both picked up injuries during international duty with england. venus williams is outclassed and the first british woman has made the miami open. i will be back with more just after 530. the former us national security advis

by next week britain will have 800 troops in estonia and 150 personnel ina troops in estonia and 150us forces in poland. in may we will send four rsa —— raf typhoons to romania as part of the mission to protect blacks keith —— black sea skies which is part of the biggest deployment in eastern europe since the end of the cold war. the second item on our agenda was about making the nato alliance fitter and faster. pharaoh burden sharing is the key here. only five members of nato meet the 2% target and the us and the ua are among them. our defence budget here in britain grows every year and remains the biggest in europe, but secretaryjames mattis and i have agreed that others must now raise their game and those failing to meet 2% commitment so far should at least agree to year on terms increases. —— year—on—year real terms increases. we have also agreed that nato must modernise and streamline its military structures to ensure faster decision—making. we must take a 360 degrees view of all of the security threats that face us. nato has the experience and resources to combat international

th those vulnerabilities, we've seen since 2007 attacks on countries like estonia. georgia. ukraine. saudi arabia. a whole series of attac and thenria and others. and then aacks on the power grid in the ukraine. and what's career -- what's clear is these network and these tools have going from exploitation for governments and crime to elements of national power. an i tnk fromy perspective when we consider thathiis now an element of national power, we have to step back and say, what's their objective? it's been said, know yourself, know your eny, and y'll be successful in a thousand campgns. what's russiaryg to dand whare they tiing to do i from m perspective as i look a it with my background, is ear it's t just trying to go after the democratic national conventi or others. this is widesprd, a campaign they're looking adoing at willrive wedges between our own political parties and betweeour country and nato and within no and within the european union. why? i lieve when you look at russia, and if youere to play out on a map what's happen over the last 25 or 30 years, they see

with those vulnerabilities, we've seen since 2007, attacks on countries like estonia, georgia, ukraine, saudi arabia. a whole series of attacks and then crimea and others. and then attacks on the power grid in the ukraine. and what's clear is these network and these tools have gone from exploitation for governments and crime to elements of national power. and i think from my perspective , when we consider that this is now an element of national power, we have to step back and say, what's their objective? sun tzu said, know yourself, know your enemy, and you'll be successful in a thousand campaigns. what's russia trying to do and why are they trying to do it? from my perspective as i look at it with my background, it's clear it's not just trying to go after the democratic national convention or others. this is widespread, a campaign they're looking at doing that will drive wedges between our own political parties and between our country and nato and within nato and within the european union. why? i believe when you look at russia, and if you were to play out on a map what's happen over

within prime minister's questions, there was a mention of boots on the ground in romania, estonia, andoland. physical bodies on the ground and the raf. you've got rush on the border. in a sense, it is very soft diplomacy. trying to pick countries off. the other thing which is very important and all this is the eu is going to have a major problem with the budget beyond 2020. that is coming into view. the u.k.'s contribution. germany will pay 5 billion euro more. these are things that are going around the surface. diplomacy, boots on the ground, sharing security. anna: saying he wants a deal on the rights of citizens. what is your timing for something substantial? it is easy to see how nothing gets achieved until after the general election. david: heads of state meeting in brussels in late october, 19th or 20th. does when the issue could come to a head. meanwhile, the u.k. rationally will not want that divorce bill until everything is known. the thing in brussels is nothing it's decided until everything is decided. that is not the way the eu twice seven will be playing it. things will be

right now, hundreds of british and other nato troops are in estonia and other areas bordering russia.ggressive foreign policy. this is a time when nato needs to be particularly strong. richard galpin, bbc news at lancaster house. members of the green party have been gathering in liverpool for their spring conference. they promised action against an extreme brexit and said they had a special message for young people. for young people in particular let down by brexit, the green message is one of a much more hopeful alternative. young people deserve a party that will say loudly and clearly freedom of movement is your right. it will say loudly and clearly tuition fees must be scrapped and private rents brought under control. so today we have this message for young people in britain. if you want a party interested in moving forwards, not turning the clock back, a party that is honest about the challenges we face and brave enough to build a better, more hopeful country, then come and join us, the green party. caroline lucas speaking there, the co—leader of the green party. bmw workers in th

have presence in estonia and ukraine, but it is a smaller market.e upwant to from% of bottom line overseas, so outside of poland. we don't rule out international acquisitions. think the business is also changing, i've seen successful ventures in asia done by our peers. something we could consider, but macau management board if they want to expand in , but we will work on the strategy. manus: you've already talked about the weakness of sterling, which is one of the drivers. do you see the strength continuing? we have a rate meeting in your own country, expected to hold rates at 1.5%. are you expecting rates to remain low through the end of the year? onare really cannot comment decisions of the central bank, but i think the economy has not weakened. currency andstrong we don't expect any increases in rates for this year. sticking to your plans for the dividend, paying out 50% of net? >> we will be announcing our results next week. i cannot talk too much about our results. andsting in innovation internal growth is very important for us. anna: thank you

right now, hundreds of british and other nato troops are in estonia and other areas bordering russia.n nato needs to be particularly strong. richard galpin, bbc news at lancaster house. the headlines on bbc news: the president of the european council, donald tusk, rules out initial discussions on a future trade deal with the uk, until progress has been made on the terms of separation. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon sends a letter to theresa may formally asking for powers to hold a second independence referendum. president trump's ex—national security adviser, michael flynn, says he wants immunity before he'll testify on alleged russian election meddling. the market numbers for you, close of play in london saw a drop in 0.5%. the dax still up. the dowjones down and the nasdaq up narrowly. in a moment, it's full steam ahead for the flying scotsman at the re—opening of the settle—to—carlisle rail line. teaching assistants are facing fresh challenges as a result of growing financial pressures across the education system. teaching unions say staff shortages and budget cuts mean