welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and in manila where there s been a big strategic development in the pacific rivalry between the us and china, with america sealing a deal to greatly increase its military presence in the philippines. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and in manila the agreement was signed off by the us defence secretary lloyd austin, after talks in the capital of the philippines. it represents a change in approach by president marcos. previous adminstrations tended to weaken their ties to washington. the deal gives the us access to four more military bases in the philippines, which will make a total of nine. neither country has said exactly where the new locations would be although it has been acknowledged that washington has requested access to bases on the northern land mass of luzon, the closest part of the philippines to taiwan, and on the island of palawan, facing
the bbc has verified documents, photographs, and videos provided by konstantin confirming his identity and his movements. once he d returned to russia, back on base, he was accused of a serious breach of discipline for refusing to go back to ukraine. he was dismissed from the army. a russian human rights group, gulagu.net, has helped him leave the country. translation: | apologise i to the whole ukrainian nation for coming to their home as an uninvited guest with a weapon in my hands. i don t even have a moral right to ask forforgiveness from the ukrainians. i can t forgive myself, so i can t expect them to forgive me. konstantin says that
we told him, don t say you re a ukrainian prisoner of war because either the doctors will refuse to treat you or the injured russian soldiers will hear you and shoot you. the bbc has verified documents, photographs, and videos provided by konstantin confirming his identity and his movements. once he d returned to russia, back on base, he was accused of a serious breach of discipline for refusing to go back to ukraine. he was dismissed from the army. a russian human rights group, gulagu.net, has helped him leave the country. translation: i apologise to the whole ukrainian - nation for coming to their home as an uninvited guest with a weapon in my hands. i don t even have a moral right to ask forforgiveness from the ukrainians.
he ll be dead by morning from blood loss. we dressed him up in a russian uniform and took him to hospital. we told him, don t say you re a ukrainian prisoner of war because either the doctors will refuse to treat you or the injured russian soldiers will hear you and shoot you. the bbc has verified documents, photographs, and videos provided by konstantin confirming his identity and his movements. once he d returned to russia, back on base, he was accused of a serious breach of discipline for refusing to go back to ukraine. he was dismissed from the army. a russian human rights group, gulagu.net, has helped him leave the country. translation: | apologise i to the whole ukrainian nation for coming to their home as an uninvited guest with a weapon in my hands.