welcome to bbc news. straight back to new york where donald trump will be in court in the next few hours, to face criminal charges. that has never happened before and as you d expect, huge focus on the former president. these are live pictures from manhattan, outside the courthouse. there s a heavy security presence, as you d imagine. the charges relate to hush money paid to a porn star just before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair. donald trump is currently holed up at trump tower with his legal team in the hours before going to manhattan and the courthouse. we will learn the charges themselves when the indictment is unsealed. in terms of what we re likely to see thejudge has ruled, that the media will be allowed to take still pictures in the courtroom just before the hearing gets under way but tv cameras will only be allowed in the corridors outside. let s get the latest from our correspondent gary o donoghue who is live from outside the court in manhatt
welcome to bbc news we go straight to new york where donald trump will be in court in the next few hours, to face criminal charges. that has never happened before and as you d expect huge focus on the former president. these are live pictures from manhattan outside the courthouse. there s a heavy security presence as you d imagine. the charges relate to hush money paid to a pawn starjust paid to a porn starjust before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair. the full details of the charges will become clear when the indictment is unsealed. the former president with his legal team having added a prosecutor to his team making their final preparations. when were speaking with our correspondent a little while earlier he was telling us about some last minute moves they were anticipating when proceedings get going with the defence team going to ask for the trial to move out of manhattan to staten island so interest in the tactics there in terms of a little more supp
president putin wanted to slam a door shut. today we show the world he failed. that aggression and intimidation don t work. instead of less neato, he has achieved the opposite. more neato. rasmus hindren head of international relations from the european centre of excellence for countering hybrid threats gave his analysis on how this affects finland s security. it s basically a win win proposition. for finland a lot changes but a lot stays the same as well. finland has always invested a lot in defence. it has a good military capability, but also a general sense among the population about the need to defend the country, if it comes to that. so for nato, it s also a big thing. because nato gets a new ally that has good capabilities, but it also has a good democratic credentials and it s
achieved the opposite, more nato. rasmus hindren is head of international relations from the european centre of excellence for countering hybrid threats called the accession a win win for both nato and finland. it s basically a win win proposition. for finland a lot changes but a lot stays the same as well. finland has always invested a lot in defence. it has a good military capability, but also a general sense among the population about the need to defend the country, if it comes to that. so for nato, it s also a big thing. because nato gets a new ally that has good capabilities, but it also has a good democratic credentials and it s a stable country. so that s how it s a win win.