was behind not serbia, russia was behind these protests that happened last year. in kosovo, in northern kosovoates, regarding local elections, etc., that is, she constantly supports there, most likely, it also supports these political parties, which can, for example, import weapons into kosovo, which can , for example, just do, make some protests or simply, for example, attack policemen, etc., that is, they use their conflict emotional, i mean, they're on... they're lashing out and they're doing everything they can to make sure there's no peace there, accordingly, it's a problem that even teaches, he understands that, that at any time in the balkans there may be some conflict because it is very easy to make a conflict as well in bosnia, where a large part of the serbs lives in this bosnian serb, the serbian part, where dodik, a great friend of putin, is the leader of this part, and the same is true of kosovo, where there is, we understood. we did not learn anything new, russia always behaves in the same way, approximately, and we were convinced after listening to maria galatiy, balkanist exper

in 2013, the first brussels agreement on the rights and powers of serbs in northern kosovo was signeds later. according to him kosovsky. the serbs were supposed to get seats in local governments, but the kosovo authorities never ratified the document. the tension does not subside. last may , kosovo serbs took to the streets demanding the recall of the mayors of four serbian municipalities elected without their participation. international security forces k4 blocked the approaches to city administration buildings. the protests escalated into clashes. after 25 years, the problem of kosovo has not been resolved; even in the european union, several countries, fearing separatism in border disputes, do not recognize the statehood of the region. the western press is full of warnings about the risks of new splits in the balkans, bosnia and kosovo. in states designed by american and european designers, but , of course, putin is to blame. kosovo and metohija, where clashes occur regularly. the west hopes for a forceful solution to the kosovo issue, because serbia. representatives of a generatio

wales in group b4 with croatia, ukraine and kosovo. northern with portugal, bosnia and herzegovina and malta in group b3. qualifying takes place between april and july. the chelsea and australia striker sam kerr is set to face trial after being charged with �*a racially aggravated offence' involving a police officer. it follows an alleged incident in january last year after police officers responded to a complaint involving a taxi fare in twickenham. the 30—year—old matildas captain, her country's all—time top scorer, pleaded not guilty to the offence at a court hearing yesterday and is scheduled to appear at wimbledon magistrates court in february next year. kerr is curently sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. i woke up this morning like everyone else did to the news and that is when football australia found out about this unsettling event. but, look, we are trying to get to the bottom of it at the moment. we've got our own questions you would like to know and we have to find out what actually happened but we also want to say

wales are in group b4 with croatia, ukraine and kosovo. northern april and july. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines. chelsea and australia striker sam kerr is set to face trial after leading them to the fifth round of the fa cup, maidstone united manager george elokobi has signed a new deal with the non—league side, keeping him at the club until 2026. elokobi will now be aiming to end their national league south campaign on a high by securing a play—off place. uk sport says it's going to try to bring some of the biggest sporting events to britain over the next two decades. their strategy is targeting a number of major tournaments, including the world athletics championships, which were held successfully at london's olympic stadium in 2017. laura kenny has only a "slim chance" of competing at the paris 0lympics, according to british cycling's performance director. kenny, who is britain's most successful female 0lympian, gave birth to her second baby injuly, but had been targeting a fourth games. she has not yet

kosovo. and northern ireland are drawn with portugal, bosnia and herzegovina and malta.aaland insists he's happy at manchester city, but he says "you never know what the future holds".

kosovo. and northern ireland are drawn with portugal, bosnia and herzegovina and malta.begins in april. erling haaland insists he's happy at manchester city but says erling haaland insists he's happy at manchester city, but he says "you never know what the future holds". the norwegian�*s contracted to the club until 2027 but real madrid are thought to be long—term admirers. haaland, who's preparing to face fc copenghagen in the champions league tomorrow has scored 80 goals in 84 appearances for city including 28 this season. there'll probably be be a massive headline. you never know what the future brings, but again, i'm happy. you can write this, but you can always have to write everything else before. i'm happy, and yeah, that's what i want to do. it's a huge night in the champions league for thomas tuchel and his bayern munich side, who have it all to do against lazio with a place in the quarer—finals at stake. they trail 1—0 at the halfway stage of that last 16 tie. bayern are ten points behind bayer leverkusen in the bundesliga with ten games to go, their season cou

head of tambov, and now one of the commanders of the northern military district in ukraine, recalls that in those years, russian peacekeepers in kosovonto close contact with dangerous ammunition. unfortunately, this fact of interaction between the russian military and nato radioactive ammunition was not recorded. studied properly, few people who went through these events are distinguished by any kind of good health, no one at first i didn’t even think about it... the americans thought it was a rocket launcher, and there was nothing left of this trailer, it was full of holes, like swiss cheese. i found a piece of iron, which turned out to be shrapnel, put it in my pocket, in my trouser pocket, and my commander found the same fragment, only a piece of iron put it in the breast pocket of his shirt, it was warm, and he was wearing a summer shirt. 10 years later the commander died. unfortunately, recently deceased, and ksenia tadic, who lived in belgrade next to the bombed general staff. aleksic attached to case analyzes of victims from an italian laboratory in turin. who they shoot at and those who shoot. the italian military was the fir

head of tambov, one of... one of the commanders of the northern military district in ukraine, recalls that in those years russian peacekeepers in kosovo close contact with dangerous ammunition. unfortunately, this fact of interaction between the russian military and nato radioactive ammunition was not recorded and investigated properly. few people who went through these events are distinguished by some kind of good health. nobody at first i didn’t even think about picking them up. worth it, but nevertheless, today it is necessary to examine those who were on the territory of slatin in the sense of presenting claims to the leadership of the west, as the serbs have been trying to do for more than 20 years. miroslav acimovic served in kosovo during the nato aggression as a guard, that is, as an ensign. before his eyes, american attack aircraft struck a trailer with manure. the americans thought it was a missile launcher, and nothing remained of this trailer. it was full of holes like swiss cheese. i found a piece of iron, which turned out to be shrapnel, and put it in my pocket, in my trouser pocket. and my commander found the same fragm

group with serbia, slovakia and israel; northern ireland were drawn with portugal, bosnia and herzegovina and malta; while wales will play croatia, ukrane and kosovos in april. former world number one simona halep has had herfour—year ban for doping reduced to nine months by the court of arbitration for sport. the two time grand slam winner tested positive for an anti—anaemia drug after the us open in 2022. cas have since ruled halep did not take it intentionally. having feared her career was over,s the 32 old can now return to tennis immediately. and that's all the sport for now. here's the eastern time and gmt time, east coast west coast. we've got a night of special coverage tonight on the bbc, super tuesday will be coming from washington, dc, looked across to our chief presenter caitriona perry who is over there waiting on standby, busy night for you katrina, what you have in store for us tonight? it sure is, christian. we've got lots of delights ahead. super tuesday is the day every four years that political analysts await with baited breath. it's far from superfluous tuesday and there's lots and lots to watch out for. we'll be keeping it ken

northern ireland are in alongside portugal, bosnia and herzegovina and malta, while wales have been drawn against croatia, ukrane and kosovoague b will play against each other for a place in the final playoff round. the bbc sport website will explain it all. and that's all the sport for now. ukraine says it has destroyed an advanced russian patrol ship in the black sea, killing at least seven people. there's been no independent verification of the claim. ukrainian military intelligence says the vessel, the sergey kotov, was hit near the kerch bridge connecting russia with occupied crimea. this video posted on social media appears to show the moment of the explosion. a ukrainian military intelligence spokesman says the ship has definitely been destroyed. russian officials have yet to comment. and our team at bbc verify are looking at that we'll bring you the latest and our team at bbc verify are looking at that footage as we speak. we'll bring you the latest from them in the next hour. there's more embarrassment for germany today, after new details emerged about how russian intelligence managed to eavesdrop on a high level

wales face croatia, ukraine and kosovo, whilst northern ireland play portugal, bosnia and herzegovina the two time grand slam champion tested postive for a prohibited blood boosting substance before the us open in 2022. halep blamed the test on contaminated supplements. cas has reduced her ban to nine months, which she has already served. and a century is up for england cricketerjonny bairstow. not in runs, although he's had a few of those, but in tests. yorkshire batter bairstow will become the 17th man to reach 100 tests in the final match of the series against india, 12 years after making his debut against west indies. the 34—year—old follows ben stokes who also made it a century of england caps this series. as a young kid, i think every kid that sets out on a journey to play professional cricket wants to try to play 100 test matches. and i think you look back to 2012 and i made my debut at lord's, then 12 years later, if you'd have said that you're going to be playing 100 test matches, you'd snap your hand off for one but you'd also be pinching yourself as well. a special moment a

northern ireland are drawn with portugal, bosnia and herzegovina and malta. and wales will face croatia, ukraine and kosovod that sets out on a journey to playfair professional kit to make cricket want to play to play professional kit to make cricket want to play 100 test matches. and when i look back to 2012 i've made my debut at lord's, then 12 years later if you'd have said i would play 100 test matches i would have snapped your hand off for one but also be pinching myself as well. former world number one simona halep has had herfour—year ban for doping reduced to nine months by the court of arbitration for sport. the two time grand slam winner tested positive for an anti—anaemia drug two years ago. having feared her career was over the 32—year—old can now return to to the sport immediately. 0ur tennis correspondent russel fuller has more. this is a significant victory for simona halep in that the original independent tribunal ruled that she was guilty of intentional doping, whereas the court of arbitration for sport has determined that it was the result of a contaminated supplement that she took a head