look at these parts and say, this is a piece of something that we recognize, this part fits with that part, this comes from something who s capability is x. what they re trying to do is, forensically put together what was on that balloon as the payload and what was it designed to do? the fbi has said, it is the size of regional jet. this is a huge thing. plummeting through the sky into the ocean, the damage has to be pretty extreme. pretty extreme, but not as extreme necessarily as it would ve been if were shot down over some vast unoccupied place in montana. but here is where the police at oh td are going to make their money or not, earn their money or not. not just helping, they will have help from the nra, the national reconnaissance office, cia people, experts in chinese surveillance technology. but where they really earn their money is, they re able to find that piece where they have it intact enough or can repair enough to download data and see what was being vacuum got into
pretty extreme, but so are the predictions of western governments in this crisis. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. leaders from across the world gathered this weekend for the munich security conference, which was overshadowed by the ukraine crisis. chief international correspondent lyse doucet was there and explains what leaders tried to achieve. the security barriers are coming down behind us, and the convoys of limousines are speeding to the airport to take the delegations away from this munich security conference. the chairman of the conference described it as possibly the most consequential conference in a very long time. there was regret that sergey lavrov, the russian foreign minister, decided to stay away this year. but russia was the topic of almost every discussion. it was the question that was constantly buzzing through the halls. will president putin invade ukraine?
so they re preparing to resist here any way they can. this was self defence for women for a wartime scenario. pretty extreme, but so are the predictions of western governments in this crisis. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. the ukrainian government has said there s been more shelling and mortarfire in the east of the country where separatists backed by russia have held two areas for the last eight years. the ongoing conflict there has claimed 14,000 lives and there are fears moscow could use any escalation as a pretext to invade. our international correspondent orla guerin reports now from one of the front lines at novotroitske. the tempo has changed at the front lines in eastern ukraine. it s a lot more active. we stopped dead because we heard the rumble of shelling. it was time to pick up the pace.
and i think it s vital for us all now to get over what a catastrophe it would be for russia. but for russia, this is all about pulling ukraine back into its orbit. eight years ago, ukrainians came out in huge numbers on this very square to demand their independence, the right to decide their own future and direction without moscow dictating. they paid a really heavy price for that, but the feeling is stronger than ever now. so they are preparing to resist here any way they can. this was self defence for women for a wartime scenario. pretty extreme, but so are the predictions of western governments in this crisis. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. buckingham palace has confirmed that the queen has tested positive for covid. the monarch is experiencing mild cold like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at windsor over the coming week. the queen who is 95 had been
for that, but the feeling is stronger than ever now. so they are preparing to resist here any way they can. this was self defence for women for a wartime scenario. pretty extreme, but so are the predictions of western governments in this crisis. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. let s speak to catherine belton, special correspondent for reuters and author of putin s people. i would like to turn to that remark that the british prime minister made that the british prime minister made that mr putin was behaving logically, talking about the danger that could ensue if in fact there was an invasion. how would you respond to that, thinking about mr putin s strategy or what it might be? i putin s strategy or what it might be? ~ , ., , . putin s strategy or what it might be? ~ , ., , ., , putin s strategy or what it might be? ~ , ., , ., be? i think people have been worried he has been