it says this former ukrainian mp, yevhen murayev, is being considered as a future leader by the kremlins it. ukrainian officials seem unfazed. that's what i would expect as a logical next step in a russian invasion. they will invade and they will have to establish some sort of government, so i'm not actually surprised. we've been in war with them for seven years, and don't forget that our previous government actually fled to russia, nowhere else. it's highly unusual for intelligence of this kind to be put into the public domain in such a brief, abrupt manner. it's a reflection of the extreme anxiety across government about what vladimir putin might be planning. it's a way of saying to the kremlin, "we see what you're doing." but after friday's talks in geneva, there is more diplomacy to come, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, promising a written reply to his russian counterpart sergei lavrov, addressing russia's sweeping demands, some experts worried that russia is being allowed to set the agenda. it's asking for a demilitarised eastern europe and a denuclearised continent so t

yevhen murayev urged people to stop dividing ukrainians into pro—russian and pro—western camps, sayingime of politicians who took such stances was over. but he dismissed the british allegation that russia was planning to install him as leader after a possible invasion of ukraine. an adviser to the ukrainian president said the british allegation needed to be taken seriously, but disparaged the status of mr murayev within the country's political scene. meanwhile, the us secretary of state has said it's too soon to impose sanctions against russia. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. american weapons arriving in ukraine — 90 tonnes of what washington calls lethal aid. others including britain also sending supplies. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear. "if you do this, it will come at a price." but now, the foreign office says it's seeing signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in kyiv after an invasion. washington made similar claims on thursday. pro—russian politicians, they say, in contact with russian intellige

government, one of them, a man they said could end up as the public ukrainian president, a guy called yevhen murayevrd disconnect, because actually a lot of the conflict is already under way and about rhetoric, and yet as jonathan says, there are very serious troop movements going on, for some time, massing at the border. and i think it is quite hard for a lot of people watching and reading the papers to realise this could seriously be turning into quite severe armed conflict in europe very soon.— quite severe armed conflict in europe very soon. returning to the uk, the front _ europe very soon. returning to the uk, the front page _ europe very soon. returning to the uk, the front page of _ europe very soon. returning to the uk, the front page of the - europe very soon. returning to thej uk, the front page of the yorkshire post, scale of economic damage to the region revealed. this is in relation to covid—19 and the pandemic, trying to make an assessment of the damage done in various walks of life. jonathan, talk us through this. the various walks of life. jonathan, talk us through this.— various wa

it says this former ukrainian mp, yevhen murayev, is being considered as a future leader by the kremlinenies it. ukrainian officials seem unfazed. that's what i would expect as a logical next step in a russian invasion. they will invade and they will have to establish some sort of government, so i'm not actually surprised. we've been in war with them for seven years, and don't forget that our previous government actually fled to russia, nowhere else. it's highly unusual for intelligence of this kind to be put into the public domain in such a brief, abrupt manner. it's a reflection of the extreme anxiety across government about what vladimir putin might be planning. it's a way of saying to the kremlin, "we see what you're doing." but after friday's talks in geneva, there is more diplomacy to come, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, promising a written reply to his russian counterpart sergei lavrov, addressing russia's sweeping demands, some experts worried that russia is being allowed to set the agenda. it's asking for a demilitarised eastern europe and a denuclearised continent

the foreign office says this man, former mp yevhen murayev, is being considered as a future leader byit. four others named are thought to be in moscow. it's not clear what, if any, role they could realistically play. the foreign office has released very few details. the kremlin says it's all propaganda. but russia's build—up goes on. fighterjets now flying to locations in belarus, north of ukraine. moscow says they'll be carrying outjoint drills. but diplomacy also continues. friday's meeting in geneva settled nothing, but the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has promised a written reply within days to russia's expansive demands. further talks could follow. british ministers are expected to travel to european capitals in the coming days. the defence secretary, ben wallace, likely to visit moscow. downing street says it plans to ramp up pressure on russia. sanctions being discussed among allies, the government says, would pierce the heart of the russian economy. paul adams, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our reporter in moscow, andrei goryanov, who told me what the reaction in mosc

there is a significant risk of it- _ the foreign office says this man, former mp yevhen murayev, is being a future leader by the kremlin. he's denied it. it is highly unusual for intelligence of this going to be put into the public domain in such an abrupt manner. it is showing the anxiety across government about what putin may be planning, a way of saying to the kremlin we see what you're doing. and at a time and the government is being accused of not having a siren the ball, a way of saying we are doing every we can. russia says it is all nonsense. releasing pictures of its latest drills close to ukraine's border. still saying it has no intention to attack. but after friday's talks in geneva, diplomacy continues. washington promising a written reply within days to rush a's expansive demands, downing street saying it plans to ramp up pressure on russia. the defence secretary likely to visit moscow soon. the uk conservative mp, nusrat ghani, who was sacked as transport minister two years ago, says she was told that her muslim faith, was one of the reasons for her dismissal. she also says

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