translation: no, no. absolutely not. the evidence suggests otherwise. days before the russian invasion, president putin oversaw massive nuclear drills and since then, several times, he has dropped unsubtle hints that he would be prepared to use a nuclear weapon in the ukraine conflict. and what about moscow s claim that ukraine is about to explode a dirty bomb and then blame it on the kremlin? well, the british, american and french governments have issued a joint statement rejecting what they call russia s transparently false allegations against kyiv adding that the world would see through any attempt to use this allegation as a pretext for escalation. as for the cuban missile crisis, stas namin s grandfather was the soviet official who helped end the stand off. he fears nuclear rhetoric can
rosenberg told us about moscow s version of events. basically, moscow wants the world to think there was no rush and retreat from snake island. russian defence ministry say the claims that the russian troops that simply completed there and doing my assignment and laugh. the statement also describes the departure as a goodwill gesture to show that russia is in trying to hamper food exports from show that russia is in trying to hamperfood exports from ukraine. but considering that the strategic importance of this location, which russia and ukraine have been fighting overfor russia and ukraine have been fighting over for months russia and ukraine have been fighting overfor months now and considering the lack of or you might say the absence of goodwill gesture is on the part of the russian armed forces since they invaded ukraine more than four months ago, you have to conclude that this version of events will not go down well, won t be believed outside of russia. but that s not the point. i
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. with russian troops massed near ukraine s borders, the us and russia hold frank talks about moscow s intentions. washington warns of massive consequences . if any russian military forces move across ukraine s border, that s a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and a united response from the united states. aid agencies say an air strike by the saudi led coalition on a prison in yemen has killed dozens of people. french vaccine pass ruled to be constitutional. from monday, bars and cinemas will require proof of covid vaccination. meat loaf, the rock legend whose bat out of hell album is one
welcome to bbc news. i m nuala mcgovern. our top stories: with russian troops massed near ukraine s borders, the us and russia hold frank talks about moscow s intentions. washington warns of massive consequences . if any russian military forces move across ukraine s border, but a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and united response from the united states. aid agencies say an air strike by the saudi led coalition on a prison in yemen has killed dozens of people anti abortion activists gather in washington for the annual march for life. their hopes are now pinned on the supreme court. and the pop music world mourns the death of meat loaf, the rock legend whose bat out of hell album is one of the best selling
as a huge russian military force sits waiting on ukraine s borders, the us and russia hold frank talks about moscow s intentions. russia has continued sending troops to the area. it has amassed around 100,000 there in recent months. following talks in geneva, the us warned of massive consequences if russia invades. russia says it fears for its security. translation: our concerns are not imaginary, but are about real threats and facts. if any russian military forces move across ukraine s border, that s a renewed invasion, it will be met with swift, severe and a united response. russia insists it won t invade. we ll be looking atjust what it might be planning. also tonight.