donald trump says he ll release a report on election fraud in georgia next week, after he s charged there with trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. hello, i m rajini vaidyanthan. a very warm welcome to you. you re watching verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start with a major story here in the uk three bulgarian nationals have been arrested and charged, suspected of spying for russia. the two men and one woman were arrested in february under the official secrets act. they ve been charged with having fake identity documents with improper intention from a number of european countries. the three have lived in britain for years, working in a variety ofjobs and living in suburban properties. they ve yet to enter
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out of fuel which it can t afford to import. this week it closed schools and stopped providing fuel to all but essential services. now, president gotabaya rajapaksa has written to vladimir putin to discuss buying cheap oilfrom russia. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanthan, reports from the capital, colombo. an endless struggle for this island nation. queues that go on and on and on. sri lanka is running out of fuel. ..and of hope. with only days of petrol left in the country, all they can do is wait. at the front of the line, taxi driver ajeevan. you re number one in the queue, how long have you been waiting? two days, ma am. two days? yeah. translation: i ve been sleeping in my taxi. -
of russian surface to air missiles. the purchase of the missile system has angered the united states. rajini vaidyanthan has this report from the indian capital. two of the world s political strongmen. in a show of unity. president putin was in delhi forjust a day, long enough to get a bear hug from prime minister modi and get down to business. this annual meeting between the two nations was cancelled last year due to covid. president putin has barely travelled this year. his visit is a sign of how important india russia relations are to him. the pair discussed afghanistan and signed a number of defence deals, but found time to praise each other, too. in the last few decades, whatever geopolitical changes have come to this part of the world, russia and india have been good friends. we perceive india as a great power, a friendly nation
experts say russia is also keen to keep india on side, despite its close ties to china. how important is india to russia? india is becoming a pivotal country which is a growing economy, which can economically, if not challenge china, but be an important player in the global game. - the russians are investing in india because they are hoping india - will provide them with that . strategic space that will keep them out of china s lap. they do not want to be l a junior partner to china. and now all eyes are on ukraine, with reports president putin could be planning a large scale attack on the nation. on tuesday, he has a virtual summit with president biden to discuss the issue. all of this could ratchet tensions between washington and moscow and, as a friend to both, india s positioning with its allies will be watched closely in the weeks ahead. rajini vaidyanthan, bbc news, delhi.
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