what happens then? the kremlin has made it pretty clear that if kyiv attacks and tries to get back these territories, then russia will view that as an attack against its territorial integrity, and it will respond with all means available to it, including, potentially, nuclear weapons. we know that washington has warned moscow that if russia uses nuclear weapons, that would have catastrophic consequences for russia. what we don t know is whether that american warning will influence vladimir putin s next move. steve rosenberg. let s get some of the day s other news. members of a far right us militia are going on trial in the most high profile case to stem from the assault on the us capitol last year. the group s leader, stewart rhodes, is charged, along with four others, with seditious conspiracy plotting to oppose the transfer of presidential power. all have pleaded not guilty.
the headlines. sri lanka s president gotabaya rajapaksa has fled the country with members of his family following months of protests over the island s economic crisis. the bbc understands his militaryjet has landed in the maldives. he d been in hiding after protestors stormed his residence on saturday. in washington the committee investigating the storming of the us capitol last year has laid out how donald trump incited far right extremists in a last ditch bid to remain in office. members of his inner circle told how during a stormy meeting mr trump ignored their advice to concede. in britain the race to replace borisjohnson as leader of the governing party and the country s prime minister has narrowed to eight fellow conservative mps. the field will be narrowed down to two in a series of votes. the part at large will then decide on the winner. now on bbc news,
has fled the country with members of his family following months of protests over the island s economic crisis. the bbc understands his militaryjet has landed in the maldives. he d been in hiding after protestors stormed his residence on saturday. in washington, the committee investigating the storming of the us capitol last year has laid out how donald trump incited far right extremists in a last ditch bid to remain in office. members of his inner circle told how during a heated meeting mr trump ignored their advice to concede. in britain, the race to replace borisjohnson as leader of the governing party and the country s prime minister has narrowed to eight fellow conservative mps. the field will be narrowed down to two in a series of votes. the part at large will then decide on the winner. now on bbc news, hardtalk.
in washington, the committee investigating the storming of the us capitol last year has heard how donald trump incited far right extremists in a last ditch bid to remain in office. members of his inner circle explained how mr trump ignored their advice to concede the election, and instead summoned a mob to washington. here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. piecing together the events that led up to the riot at the us capitol. this latest hearing focused on the role donald trump played in the days and weeks after he lost the 2020 election tojoe biden, including claims the former president encouraged far right extremists to create chaos on capitol hill. donald trump, his legal team and outside advisers are said to have clashed over the former president s refusal to admit defeat. hours later, mr trump urged his supporters in a tweet to descend on washington
sri lanka desperately needs. sri lanka it s estimated needs $6 billion in additional finance this year to bridge the current account deficit, and that won t come unless they agree terms with the imf. does sri lanka have the sort of technocrats who might be best placed to fill the role of complying with the likes of the imf? do those people exist? yes, sri lanka has been in the imf programme before. the previous prime minister and president, under him, they recognise they needed to implement the reforms to gain access to more foreign exchange to be able to pay off their debts, and also afford the imports sri lanka needs. in washington, the committee investigating the storming of the us capitol last year has heard how donald trump incited far right extremists in a last ditch bid