confirmed that a new state in what the criminal calls of special military operation has begun. surgery leverett says that moscow overall objectives have not changed. take a look on the ration in the east of ukraine soon as was announced from the very beginning to fully liberate that then yes, gun low grounds republics. and this operation will continue because beginning, i mean another stage of this operation is beginning and then show this will be a very important moment of this entire special of derision. i have for now joined by samuel romani, he teaches politics and international relations. and oxford university is also the author of the forthcoming book putin's war on ukraine. it's good to have you on the program tonight. what do you make of what we just heard from survey lab, rob, they're basically saying this goal of taking control don't boss remains and nothing has changed. what, how do you read that? well, i think that obviously the. busy we testified as a start as a mission to protect dad. the people have gone back to the questions who are living there from what vladimir putin called a

but russia's foreign minister, so guy leverett says, the west is at fault, and that nato countries are doing everything they can to prevent a cease fire by sending weapons to ukraine until a deal is reached, the fighting rages on alexia brian al jazeera. the pentagon spokesman has gotten very emotional as he spoke about what he described, his present put ins, brutality. john kirby questioned, how a serious mature leader could defend bombing hospitals. it's difficult to look at the sorry, it's difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well thinking serious, mature a leader would do that. so i can't talk to a psychology, but i think we can all speak to his depravity. in other world news, a funeral has been held for palestinian man killed by israeli forces in the occupied west bank. the palestinian health ministry said he was shot dead during and he is really on the operation in the village of i soon on friday. the un estimates is ready forces have killed at least 40 palestinian since february. separately is early forces are searching for suspects who are accused of kil

described as a very frank discussion with the russian foreign minister. rushes foreign minister sergey leverett welcomed a special guest to moscow on wednesday. un secretary general, antonia garish that you and chief said he'd come as a messenger. he's but he was seemingly unsuccessful. after their meeting lever of accused the west and especially the u. s. of using ukraine to harm russia to we're do new school. we either resign ourselves to having a single country and it's satellites control all of humanity, literature or humanity lives together on the basis of the united nations. nobody wants a war, heaven forbid will brazil pushy. but that is one thing that is true and obvious and that no arguments can change. we have not ukrainian troops in the territory of the russian federation, but we have russian troops in the territory of ukrainian federation. later, good cherish held long awaited talks with president putin referring specifically to the kremlin invasion of ukraine as a war terminology that's banned in russia. p w. so moscow bureau chief unit, russia has been covering this meeting is cur

so guy leverett says, the west is at fault, and nato countries are doing everything they can to prevent a ceasefire by sending weapons to ukraine. until a deal is reached, the fighting rages on alexia brian al jazeera. were your kinds of present, ramirez ellen's cares accused rusher of trying to wipe out all life in the east and dumbass region. as the campaign there intensifies algiers trial. charles stratford is near by king ver with this update on mary paul and the fighting in easton ukraine. worrying signs from mary opal for the mere fact that there doesn't seem to be any indication of any breakthrough in trying to organize some sort of humanitarian cordele, fully estimated a 1000 civilians trapped under that steel plot. and that's despite negotiating efforts by the u. n. trying to negotiate between cave and moscow. and the some lines that have come out of british military russia has been forced to merge and redeploy what it describes as depleted and disparate units from areas of the northeast of this offensive to try and try galvanized some kind of movement. and according to british

maya was answering the question from these countries, news magazine to speak all should putin and leverett faced the war crimes tribunal in the hague? every one responsible for these crimes will have to justify themselves. this include soldiers, military commanders, and of course those who bear political responsibility. thank my and there had a similar call earlier by jo bite and with washington, also initiating the successful vote on suspending moscow from the un human rights council. although dozens of nations including china, voted against it the 2nd time the country has been barred from the cancel after libya in 2011 a. the chris sakes have expressed surprise that nato members, such as the us, aren't never called to account, including for their own alleged war crimes. most recently, for the disastrous native pull out from afghanistan, which left dozens dead and hundreds injured. a people on the streets of cobble told us about the catastrophic effects of nato's occupation by the likes of german anti us trips. we, the afghans have been horribly impacted by the americans. our losses are u

so guy leverett says, the west is at fault and that nato countries are doing everything they can to prevent a ceasefire by sending weapons to ukraine. until a deal is reached. the fighting rages, aunt, alexey o'brien al jazeera, a funeral has been held for palestinian man killed by israeli forces in the occupied west bank. the palestinian health ministry said you were shot dead during i'm, it's really army operation in the village of as in, on friday. you estimates is ready, forces have killed at least 40 palestinians since february separately, israeli forces, the surgeon prospects who are accused of killing an israeli security guard on the wide west bank. haprett. mindy illegal arial settlement between ramallah novice on friday is really military, says palestinian gunmen open. foreign guardsmen fled the scene. neither abraham is in ramallah and has more on the search for the suspects. the latest we have is that the railey military has took a car. they found in the northern west bank where it believe to be the car that the 2 gunmen as use after they shot and killed the security guard at the

should putin and leverett faced the war crimes tribunal in the hague? every one responsible for these crimes will have to justify themselves. this include soldiers, military commanders, and of course those who bear political responsibility sign my unmarried. a similar call earlier by joe biden, with washington also initiating the 6 sex successful vote on suspending moscow from the un human rights council. although dozens of nations including china, voted against is the 2nd time a country has been borrowed from the council after nivia in 2011. the critics have expressed surprise that nato member such as the u. s. i never called into account, including for their own alleged war crimes. most recently for the disastrous nato pull out from afghanistan, which left dozens dead and hundreds injured. remember the chaotic us withdrawal from afghanistan, afghans falling to their death from departing plains, the deadly stampede. cobble airport, the suicide bombing killed 13 you, a service members and a 170 civilians. all thanks to poor planning. leak notes from the

so guy leverett says, the west is at fault and that nato countries are doing everything they can to prevent a ceasefire by sending weapons to ukraine until a deal is reached, the fighting rages, aunt, alexey o'brien al jazeera, no fear all is being held for a palestinian man killed by israeli forces in the occupied westbank. the palestinian health military says he was shot dead during an israeli army operation in the village of us on, on friday, separately as rainy forces are searching for suspects who are accused killing and is ready security guard in the occupied westbank. it happened in the illegal arial settlement between ramallah and nablus on friday is ready military, says palestinian gunmen open fire on guards and then fled the scene. across to near to abraham, who's in ramallah in the old wide west. banks are 1st up near the funeral of this palestinian man taking place. his body, the by 27 year old, one has just left the knock at the sound of a near where mourners are taking him to his line of rest at the cemetery. according to look, he got to the hospital where the doctors have pro

he said that he surely hogue say you will have a meeting with mr. leverett and they're working hard on this. so what do you think? are there any grounds for his optimism and, and are there any reasons for your next meeting with mr. liberal? from what i hear from her minister, elaborate publicly, i do not see any optimism here. as far as i'm concerned, each of his, their common se on the undermines our let me add more possibility of talks rather than facilitate them yet. i did meet with him a few times and in fact the in the city of until here as well. lu, i surely don't share any i don't cherish any emotions which would allow me to meet with him if that's necessary to stop war in ukraine. minister labrono is part of the system of a president putin. and that he justifies the very fact that he justifies bombardment. of their hospital in mighty, who put water as well as the crimes committed in which a war crimes committed in bush and all the towns and villages of ukraine and called them fakes. that just meant for him in the most part of this war crimes. but i am ready to meet with him bec

so guy leverett says, the west is at fault and that nato countries are doing everything they can to prevent a ceasefire by sending weapons to ukraine. until a deal is reached, the fighting rages on. alexey o'brien al jazeera, those flames occur. cuba finding there is little safety in the city, al jazeera is madison abraham. is there an alarm? she had a here at the we are now inside. one of the industrial districts of car keys, which has been reeling under incessant showing since dawn, many of the manufacturing plants had been destroyed and caught fire like this one. also, it was a plant that produced machinery lubricants also, despite the ongoing bombardment fire cruise had been trying to contain fires and a number of locations across the industrial city. a lot of these plants were hit by artillery shells. here you can see some of the devastation, burnett, you can sit down with her. so i'm uncle bell and more than a year old did seem that targeting fuel and lubricant plants has become routine for the russian forces as they tried to destroy all the facilities that can be put to military use.

so guy leverett says, the west is at fault and that nato countries are doing everything they can to prevent a ceasefire by sending weapons to ukraine. until a deal is reached. the fighting rages on, alexey o'brien al jazeera, a fuel has been held for palestinian men killed by ready forces in the occupied west bank. the palestinian health ministry said he was shot dead during and israeli army operation and village of as an on friday. you an estimate is ready, forces have killed these 40 pallets. 2 separate separately is ready, forces are searching for suspects who are accused of killing israeli security guard of the wide west bank. it happened in the illegal areas settlements between ramallah novice on friday. israeli military says palestinian gunmen open fire on guards and then fled the scene to him is in ramallah and has more on the search for the suspects. so let us we have is that the israeli military has took a car they found in the northern west bank. well, believe to be the car that the 2 gunmen as used after they shot and killed the security guard at the entrance of one is really sup

compared to yesterday, but sunnier and would've been a good bit warmer as well and looking at the leverettg and keeping clear spells and a bit of frost here. with that cloud will be extensive across most parts of england i think as we start the day on thursday and the best of the sunshine again will be across western area for the day and i think we will sleep some good breaks across eastern scotland and probably will start to get a bit of sunshine just starting to nudge into the northeast of england as well. where the sunshine comes out, not feeling bad at all with light winds, 13—16 underneath the cloudier skies where it lingers all day, maybe about 10-11 it lingers all day, maybe about 10—11 for a number of you and that your latest. hello, this is bbc news with me, martine croxall. the headlines — the way the government discharged patients from hospital to care homes at the start of the pandemic is ruled unlawful. tim westwood steps down from his show on capital xtra until further notice following sexual misconduct claims made by seven women, which he denies. an investigation is under wa