ata at a major address in moscow vladimir putin claims his invasion of ukraine was to protect russia and that nato and the west have been preparing to invade russian lands. translation: translation: nato began active military development translation: nato began active military development of - translation: nato began active military development of the - military development of the territory is adjacent to ours. this was an absolutely unacceptable threat, systematically created for us and write on our borders. that s all from the bbc news at one, so it s goodbye from me, real mist bag i think the way for some of us in the coming days. good afternoon. it s 1.30pm and here s your latest sports news. despite being closer than ever to his fourth premier league title in five years, manchester city boss pep guardiola feels everyone is on liverpool s
today at 1pm, we re live in ukraine, as vladimir putin claims his invasion was to protect russia during a major address in moscow. he was speaking during the victory day parade in moscow, marking the defeat of nazi germany, and he sought to justify the war, claiming nato and the west had been preparing to invade russian lands. translation: nato began active military development of - the territories adjacent to ours. this was an absolutely unacceptable threat, systematically created for us, and right on our borders. the uk says president putin made fairy tale claims to justify the invasion while ukraine s president says
a victory over nazi germany and the eyes of the world were on red square. vladimir putin, unable to declare a victory of his own in ukraine, railed against the west. he had been forced to act against his neighbour, he said, out of self defence. translation: preparations were openly under way - for another punitive operation in donbas, an invasion of our historic lands including crimea. nato began active military development of the territories adjacent to ours. this was an absolutely unacceptable threat, systematically created for us and right on our borders. fewer troops, less military hardware than usual on display, resources presumably tied up in ukraine. this was, as always, a display of might intended for the outside world.
signs that it will slow down its military development any time soon. in fact, south korean military officials have reported for weeks that the north has been working to restore tunnels at its main nuclear test site, a sign the north could be preparing for its first nuclear test in about five years as you had mentioned. it is worth noting that last night s parade took place as south korea welcomes a new president who takes office early next month. the president elect has pledged to take a hard line against north korea which he calls the main enemy of south korea. rosemary? all right. blake essig joining us live from tokyo. many thanks. in china, beijing is rolling out mass testing for another 16 million residents this week. that s in addition to the 3.5 million people already being tested in the capital. it s part of a bid to contain a covid outbreak described as urgent and grim.
they re reporting that the longest range divider mental and super rocket launchers were part of the celebration. they have not released a lot of pictures and videos yet. we still don t know every piece of military hardware that was displaced last night. north korean launchers to expect that the parade will likely feature weapons from kingdom ones weapons wish list. that concludes items like hypersonic glide vehicles and a 15,000 kilometer intercontinental missile. this year he has conducted about a dozen weapon test based on last night speech by king jong-un and the biden administration immune response to dealing with north korea. there are no signs that it s going to slow down its military development. in fact, a south korean military official have reported for weeks now that the north has been working to restore tunnels at its main nuclear test site.