that the russian must learn from their mistakes. they could use lyman to move into the new russian territory. i mjoined by to move into the new russian territory. i m joined by hugo in kyiv, and james waterhouse in zaporizhzhia, which has been hit the missile attack and also by sarah raynsford, former russian correspondent who spent many years there and caroline hawley, diplomatic correspondence as well but let s start with you, sarah. this is obviously a huge escalation in terms of the response from the ukraine and the west. this in terms of the response from the ukraine and the west. ukraine and the west. this is definitely ukraine and the west. this is definitely rushed ukraine and the west. this is definitely rushed and - ukraine and the west. this is definitely rushed and this - ukraine and the west. this is definitely rushed and this is l ukraine and the west. this is i definitely rushed and this is not the timescale vladimir putin had in mind and there were certainly going
and seeing for herself the destruction caused by russian bombs. the war started, it was an immediate, i need to be there, i need to be there right now. lily writes for a web site now blocked in russia, like almost all independent news. but she is determined to go on reporting what the kremlin doesn t want people to hear. do you think about the risk to you personally in the future? co nsta ntly, yea h. yea h, co nsta ntly. it s difficult. it s disturbing. it hurts sometimes to write, because i know that, yeah, i will say that for sure, because i can t hide facts, but am i going to jailfor that? the risks are far higherfor ukrainians. that s clear on every street. but as war so devastates this country, in russia, vladimir putin has declared war on truth itself. sarah raynsford, bbc news, andriivka.
it hurts sometimes to write, because i know that, yeah, i will say that for sure, because i can t hide facts, but am i going to jailfor that? the risks are far higherfor ukrainians. that s clear on every street. but as war so devastates this country, in russia, vladimir putin has declared war on truth itself. sarah raynsford, bbc news, andriivka. president biden is in tokyo to meet the prime ministers ofjapan, australia and india for the first such talks since the invasion of ukraine and amid ongoing concerns about china s territorial ambitions, particularly its claim on taiwan. the buildup of the chinese military has led to fears it now has the ability to invade taiwan and defeat the us and its allies if they try to intervene. from tokyo rupert wingfield hayes reports.
the risks are far higherfor ukrainians. that s clear on every street. but as war so devastates this country, in russia, vladimir putin has declared war on truth itself. sarah raynsford, bbc news andriivka. in afghanistan female television presenters have begun appearing on air with their faces covered, after the taliban brought in new rules. women who would previously have covered their hair have started to obscure part of their faces a day after some defied the order to cover up fully in public. one executive said many female presenters feared the next step would be to take them off air completely. heather barr is from the women s rights division at human rights watch she spoke to the bbc earlier: it s part of a parade of horribles which been steadily increasing since
and we heard from president biden saying something similar. exactly what this might mean for the peace process, for diplomatic process is difficult to know. the other thing to bear in mind is that same kremlin spokesperson who spoke last week was also asked about this again yesterday yesterday and he said, yes, this wasn t surprising troops were returning to their bases. that is what he said would happen. but he pointed out russia had the right to remove its troops around around its borders whenever it wanted to, not necessarily a sign of de escalation. we have just had some comments from the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskiy, he is touring the country today on this day of unity in ukraine and he has been speaking to sarah raynsford or russia correspondent and he said, this is