were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. the widow of the former. president of the philippines has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven - charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. a high stakes virtual summit has been held amid heightened tensions over ukraine. president biden warned of tighter economic sanctions following a huge buildup of russian military vladimir putin blamed provocative actions by kyiv and nato.
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the presidents of the us and russia have held a two hour video summit, dominated by heightened tensions over ukraine. the white house says president biden made clear what it called deep concerns of the us and its european allies over russia s military drills and escalation of forces near ukraine. mr putin, on the other hand, said russia wanted guarantees that nato wouldn t expand further east. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. ina in a secure video connection for a high stakes meeting. joe biden face to face with the russian president for the first time sincejune when they met in person. joe biden seated in the situation room at the white
different approach. what will the kremlin be thinking about this interaction with the white house? in this interaction with the white house? , ., this interaction with the white house? ,., . , this interaction with the white house? , g ., this interaction with the white house? , g. house? in some ways, joe biden is stronger house? in some ways, joe biden is stronger than house? in some ways, joe biden is stronger than trump house? in some ways, joe biden is stronger than trump was - is stronger than trump was russia and in some ways weaker. trump was good on nord stream to but vladimir putin, looking atjoe biden, on the one hand sees someone who is quick to respond when vladimir putin threatens ukraine and that is a very good thing. but on the other hand, joe biden has been weak in dealing with the cyber provocations against the united states. and that is unfortunate.- states. and that is unfortunate. r . unfortunate. as vladimir putin decides what unfortunate. as vladimir pu
hello, this is bbc news i m rich preston our top stories. a virtual summit amidst the build up of russian troops on the ukrainian border. president biden outlines deep concerns vladimir putin demands a halt to the expansion of nato. leaked footage sparks a row over what appears to be british officials joking about a covid christmas party last year breaching lockdown rules at number 10 downing street. rescuers search through mud and lava for survivors of saturday s volcanic eruption on the indonesian island of java. and celebrations as same sex marriage becomes legal in chile.
response and all of these things give vladimir putin a reason to decide not to invade. you say there s been a strong response from washington but there s about 90,000 russian troops on the border, this did not happen overnight. why is it only now that the two leaders are discussing this? i only now that the two leaders are discussing this? are discussing this? i think moscow really are discussing this? i think moscow really wanted - are discussing this? i think moscow really wanted this | moscow really wanted this meeting, i think washington was willing to give it to vladimir putin who thinks his status is enhanced when he meets with the president of the united states. so that is why i think this meeting happened. if as jake sullivan said, joe biden laid out a strong warning, then the meeting itself was a plus. but i don t think it will resolve the crisis. i don t think it will resolve the crisis. the crisis. there s been a somewhat the crisis. there s been a somewhat up-and-down