president putin is trying to weaponize winter, to force ukrainians to freeze or flee. and the bela rusian and the belarusian leader is in intensive care. we will talk to her sister. we re going to start in qatar where two major world cup matches are under way. four teams are right now competing for a place in the final 16. old foes iran and the usa are playing against each other in their first world cup clash since the 90s. at since the 90s. the moment it is 1 0 the americans. at the same time england takes on wales in what many are calling the battle of britain . at the moment no goals in that game. and we can hearfrom our correspondent, tomos morgan in swansea. well, it s just as excited as it was game against the usa and iran.
and bela rusian competitors. i would say it was a decision we took with real sadness. they also confirmed world number one novak djokovic will be able to defend his men s singles title because players don t need to be vaccinated. djokovic was barred from the australian open injanuary, as he hadn t beenjabbed. ronnie 0 sullivan is looking good in his bid for a record equalling seventh world snooker title. the rocket leads stephen maguire 11 5 in their quarterfinal at the crucible, needing just two more frames to win, so, barring an extraordinary turnaround, he ll be in good shape to round things off when play resumes at ten o clock. we talked about neil robertson and the 147 stop never to be outdone, ronnie 0 sullivan. i suspect he has something else of his sleeve, which could be equalling stephen hendry s record, which would be a big story.
compete at the winter games that start on friday. sports governing body say that they will take part as neutrals under the paralympic flag and any medals that they may win in beijing will not be included in the metal table. the beijing will not be included in the metal table. beijing will not be included in the metal table. the board was also unanimous the metal table. the board was also unanimous in the metal table. the board was also unanimous in deciding - the metal table. the board was| also unanimous in deciding that such actions could not go unnoticed or unaddressed. in deciding what action to take, the board was god that guided by core principles which include the commitment to political neutrality and impartiality and an unwavering belief in the transformative power of sport. belief in the transformative power of sport. elina svitolina will be in power of sport. elina svitolina will be in action power of sport. elina svitolina will be in action again - power of sport.
targets, hospitals, schools, kindergartens, innocent ukrainian lives. and we, unfortunately, expect to witness even more horrors including indiscriminate bombings. we mourn the lives lost in putin s wall. also seeing dangerous neglect of nuclear safety by russian troops. we have just learned belarusian we have just learned bela rusian troops we have just learned belarusian troops have also entered ukraine. there is no doubt, belarus is a co aggressor in this conflict. the whole international community must now stand up against the evil. allies have been united against the aggression since the very beginning and i m very glad to say that. we have witnessed a fundamental change across the democratic world. all in support of ukraine. and in isolating
ukrainians are defiant. many of those remaining in their country say they will fight to the death. but the harder they resist, the more destruction is wreaked on their cities. it is clear president putin is prepared to go to any lengths to stop his neighbour becoming a part of western europe. frank gardner, bbc news. we ve just got some breaking news now. an adviser to ukraine s president says belarusian president lukashenko is meeting russian president putin in moscow as russian jets carried out what ukraine said was a false flag attack on belarusian villages. moscow did not immediately comment on the statement by ukraine s border service that several belarusian border villages several bela rusian border villages have several belarusian border villages have been bombed by russian warplanes to create a reason for belarus to join russia s war against ukraine. that was just some breaking news that has just come in.