western bank accounts? that would certainly be right, it would bejustl certainly be right, it would bejust and it seems efficient. it s the right thing to do no matter how you look at it. it s already been frozen, russia is responsible. they will pay reparations when the regime. no question. we have the money already frozen. we should use it. if money already frozen. we should use it. , ., , :, .. money already frozen. we should use it. if it is illegal you can t see western leaders it. if it is illegal you can t see western leaders sanction i it. if it is illegal you can t see western leaders sanction in i it. if it is illegal you can t see i western leaders sanction in that? that s the challenge. we hope western governments can overcome it. we ve seen canada passing legislation to allow for the confiscation and transfer of funds to the recovery. we hope other countries follow suit including britain and europe. ukraine does not have a very good reputation when it comes to corrupti
well, it s very bad, notjust for the us, but for its allies too, including britain. let s start with russia and its own spies. now they know exactly what parts of their military intelligence is being eavesdropped on by the us. and rather like putting a digital patch on a laptop or a mobile, they will move very swiftly to plug those gaps. when it comes to america s allies, this is a serious case of broken trust. and that s on two levels. first, washington hasn tjust been spying on its enemies, it s been spying on its friends too like ukraine, israel and south korea. and secondly, the us has clearly been sharing this supposedly secret intelligence with far too many people. that will make some countries think twice before they can trust america with sensitive information. but by far the most serious damage has been done to ukraine, a country still fighting for its very survival, after all. these leaked us intelligence assessments reveal, in precise
including britain s geraint thomas. but it s primoz roglic who s gained the upper hand by winning stage one, as drew savage reports. the clues for what is to come in the cycling year can often be found in the catalan hills and mountain, a sneak preview for the year ahead. the winner of the vuelta wears the rainbow strike stripe, he is playing for the giro d italia but so is roglic. arguably the man in form after winning last weir. if you look carefully you will spot the most famous sunglasses in cycling. this could be the last year on the road for geraint thomas, she hoping to make the podium in italy for the first time. in this race the high mountains are still to come but there is a four second time bonus if you win a stage, and both rogicing lick and his opponent want it. it sets up a fascinating week of
many thanks, hugh pym, our health editor. almost all of britain s major developers, including britain s biggest house builder barratt, have agreed to sign contracts to remove flammable cladding from tower blocks and to fix other building defects discovered in the wake of the fire at grenfell tower in west london. the housing secretary michael gove had threatened them with being banned from building if they don t sign up. but developers and cladding campaign groups claim the legal contracts will only tackle a small proportion of the overall problem as phil hendry explains. chanting: we cannot pay! it s taken protests and endless amounts of campaigning. but nearly six years on from grenfell, have the flat owners caught up in the cladding crisis finally got what they want? enough is enough. developers signing contracts to fix their flammable
but ukraine says it still needs more. the uk s defence secretary today gathered allies to step up the pressure, and some are specifically hoping that germany will deliver. i hope that tomorrow in ramstein people will all hear the message that, you know, unlocking tanks is part of 2023. we ve done our bit. it s not a battle winning single change, 14 tanks. but it shows that the glass ceiling can be broken and that we can put these vehicles in. it is the german made leopard tank that could make the difference. hundreds built and operated by many european nations. but all would still require germany to give the green light to send them. germany may be looking to america. today, it s new defence minister met lloyd austin. we will renew our united commitment to support ukraine s self defence for the long haul.