welcome to the programme. in a week s time, it will be one year since russia invaded ukraine, and world leaders are gathering in europe. us vice president kamala harris has arrived in germany for the munich security conference, which starts tomorrow. european leaders rishi sunak, olaf scholz, emmanuel macron will all be there, as will nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg and a vast array of key defence and intelligence officials. discussions in munich will be accutely focused on the danger of a further offensive from russia, especially after the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko a key putin ally spoke to members of the western media, including our russia editor steve rosenberg. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does alexander lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he s agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine and his role in it. one year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you
to ukraine at this stage? artillery s stems. to ukraine at this stage? artillery systems. that s to ukraine at this stage? artillery systems. that s the to ukraine at this stage? artillery systems. that s the most - to ukraine at this stage? artillery i systems. that s the most important thing. we are done with this tanks coalition. now is the training period for ukrainian soldiers also taking part in poland. now what they need is more ammunition and more artillery systems with a longer range, which. that means they need to be capable to push back somehow the russian troops far from the front line and somehow to paralyse the logistics of russia s troops. artillery systems, ammunition and also possiblyjet fighters. we are somehow discussing it among allies. we know there is been already some steps taken by the government of the uk. [30 been already some steps taken by the government of the uk. government of the uk. do you feel satisfied there government of the uk. do you feel sat
are the government? and to the greens, what are the chances of your party signing are the chances of your party signing up to this, because you have obviously signing up to this, because you have obviously had to make some pretty important obviously had to make some pretty important compromises in exchange for going important compromises in exchange for going into government? thank ou. for for going into government? thank you- for my for going into government? thank you- for my part. for going into government? thank you- for my part. i for going into government? thank you. for my part, i am for going into government? thank| you. for my part, i am determined that there will be an independence referendum in this parliament and i said in the election this agreement reiterates that, covid permitting, that ll be in the first half of this parliamentary term. i don t want that as an end in itself, i believe scotland should be independent so we can better equip ourselves to rec