this is bbc news. i m david eades. the latest headlines: president biden has had a meeting with emperor naruhito during his first visit to japan since taking office, as the us seeks to bolster its regional influence against a dominant china. australia s new prime minister has been sworn in he ll now head to tokyo for talks with president biden and other leaders. let s turn to russia now, where it s a crime to call the invasion of ukraine a war and anyone who contradicts the official line on russian military action risks up to 15 years in prison. dozens of people have already been prosecuted, including the opposition activist vladimir kara murza, who accused russia of war crimes. moscow maintains that it doesn t target civilians. 0ur eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from ukraine walking through the ruins of
this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president biden is on his first visit to japan since taking office as the us seeks to bolster its regional influence against a rising china. australia s new prime minister has been sworn in. he ll now head to tokyo for talks with president biden and the other quad leaders. let s turn to russia now, where it s a crime to call the invasion of ukraine a war and anyone who contradicts the official line on russian military action risks up to 15 years in prison. dozens of people have already been prosecuted, including the opposition activist vladimir kara murza, who accused russia of war crimes. moscow maintains that it doesn t target civilians. 0ur eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from ukraine. walking through the ruins of russia s war on its neighbour, evidence of its cruelty
thank you. the bbc has gathered more accounts of suspected war crimes by russian forces in ukraine including a group of 13 civilians near kyiv said to have been shot in the head. moscow denies targeting civilians and in russia even referring to the invasion of ukraine as a war is a crime punishable with up to 15 years in prison. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from ukraine walking through the ruins of russia s war on its neighbour. evidence of its cruelty in every crushed street and home. in every story of civilians targeted and killed. but russia itself is silencing those facts, denying what s clear to see on the ground. and it s arresting those who dare to speak out, even abroad.
moscow maintains that it doesn t target civilians. the laws are the latest in a long line of moves by president putin to stifle free speech and eliminate checks on his power. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from ukraine walking through the ruins of russia s war on its neighbour. evidence of its cruelty in every crushed street and home. in every story of civilians targeted and killed. but russia itself is silencing those facts, denying what s clear to see on the ground. and it s arresting those who dare to speak out, even abroad. the whole world see what is the putin regime is doing to ukraine the cluster bombs on residential areas, bombings of maternity wards, hospitals and schools, the war crimes. these are war crimes. for that speech, vladimir kara murza is now facing ten years behind bars.
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