this is bbc news. the headlines: nato condemns russia for its dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric a day after president putin said that moscow would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in belarus. nato says that it remains vigilant but hasn t seen changes in russia s nuclear posture would make them a leader to adjust its own. president biden has ordered the federal aid be sent to mississippi as emergency services work to help hundreds of people who have been left homeless by a tornado. at least 20 25 people died in mississippi and one was killed in alabama. people are voting to decide whether berlin should be carbon neutral by 2030. critics say that the timeframe is unrealistic. donald trump has launched his campaign to return to the white house with a rally for supporters in the state of texas. he used the platform to attack those who are seeking to put him behind bars. you are watching bbc news. now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, from prague, i m stephen sac
so, is europe still ready and willing to do whatever it takes to back kyiv? president petr pavel, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. i must start, mr president, by congratulating you on your recent inauguration. but i must admit, it doesn t really make sense that you are sitting here with me as president of the czech republic, becausejust a few short years ago, you said, i am a soldier at heart. i do not intend to transform into the role of a politician. so what happened 7 every soldier is used to serve his country, and wherever one sees that his country is in danger, it s like a call, a call of duty. so, i saw my own country being threatened by populism, and there was a quite serious risk that our future president will be very similar to what is viktor orban for hungary. and i simply didn t want something like that to happen to my country. the ukraine war was also a big factor in the election campaign. mr babis accused you of being, and i use his own word, a warmon
officials say they d have an unfair advantage due to increased strength and muscle mass. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, from prague, i m stephen sackur. vladimir putin hoped that europe s determination to stand with ukraine after russia s invasion would not last. he counted on a winter energy crisis and economic disruption to weaken european resolve. has that happened 7 well, my guest today is the newly elected president of the czech republic, petr pavel. now, he is a former nato general and a staunch ally of ukraine. so, is europe still ready and willing to do whatever it takes to back kyiv? president petr pavel, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. i must start, mr president, by congratulating you on your recent inauguration. but i must admit, it doesn t really make sense that you are sitting here with me as president of the czech republic, because just a few short years ago, you said, i am a soldier at heart. i do not intend
john fetterman is holding a campaign event in perg. his first time on stage since last night s debate and he acknowledged the difficulties he had. we ll play what he said in a moment with just 13 days until the midterm elections. it is one of many developments that continue to shake up races in pivotal states. in pennsylvania, the debate certainly made a mark as fetterman admitted moments ago the aftereffects of his stroke made speaking difficult at times. my doctors, the real doctors that i believe, they all believe that i m ready to serve. i didn t hear you say you would release your full medical records. why not? you have 30 seconds. no. yeah, again, my doctor believes that i m fit to be serving and that s what i believe is where i m standing. republican mehmet oz making headlines as well with this on abortion. i want women, doctors, local political leaders leading the democracy that allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward for states decide
we d like to do things a little differently, they tell you. we d like to make a change to some customer belief that people have been attached to for the last two thousand years, but don t be alarmed, not a big deal. you don t even need to participate. all we ask is that you let us live the way we want to live. that s always the pitch. and, of course, you always agree to it. why wouldn t you, who could say no. some guy down the street wants to wear a dress? okay, fine. have a party. it doesn t affect you. you don t have to wear a dress so go ahead. live and let live. but it turns out that s never actually the deal. the guy down the street wears his dress but after a while that s not enough for him. he s still angry. and for some reason, he s angry with you. and that doesn t make sense because you re the person who had no problem with him wearing a dress in the first place. what did you do wrong? well, the problem is, you re not wearing a dress, and neither are your kids. your