the headlines: mike pence criticises donald trump for saying the ex us vice president could have altered the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. the presidents of china and russia meet ahead of the winter olympics opening ceremony. president xi backs russia in opposing the expansion of nato. a possible russian invasion of ukraine is a top international concern, but communities in the east of the country have had to endure a conflict for years. some 14,000 people have been killed, soldiers and civilians, and despite an official ceasefire, the deaths continue. the conflict broke out eight years ago when russia annexed ukraine's crimean peninsula. then russian—backed separatists seized parts of eastern ukraine, which is home to many ethnic russians. our international correspondent orla guerin reports from the city of kramatorsk on one family and their loss. bugle plays the last post. it was a funeral for a hero.