covid restrictions? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. washington has placed more than 8,000 us—based troops on a heightened state of alert, as part of its readiness to respond if russia should carry out any assault on ukraine. a pentagon spokesman said that if deployed, the troops would be sent to bolster nato�*s presence in eastern europe. president biden has been holding talks with key european allies over a common strategy towards russia over ukraine. moscow denies planning to invade but it has amassed more than a 100,000 troops close to the ukrainian border. 0ur correspondent gabriel gatehouse sent this report from the ukranian capital kyiv. bell rings this is a country in limbo, waiting for an invasion that looks more likely with every passing day, but may yet never come. to the east, 100,000 russian troops are massed, but the kremlin says talk of an invasion is hysteria. facing them are ukrainian soldiers who hear western leaders sounding the alarm in ever starker tones. and stuck in between are the people of kyiv who, frankly, don't know what to believe. i think something might happen. i think the probability is very high, but god knows. i think even putin doesn't know yet what kind of decision he is going to take. but the situation is horrible. at the weekend, britain warned that russia was planning a coup to install a little—known, former mp as puppet ruler, suggestions that have been widely dismissed both in moscow and here in kyiv. the uk began pulling staff out of its embassy today, saying an invasion could come at any time. the americans are doing the same. a senior ukrainian politician told the bbc today such actions are not helpful. translation: if people start panicking, that - leaves our country in a very dangerous position. and it will make it easier for russia to manipulate us. the reality is, of course, that this country is already at war and has been since 2014, when russia annexed crimea and funded and provided weapons and sent in troops to support a separatist rebellion in the east. around 111,000 ukrainians have already died in that conflict. these are some of their faces. and so for people here, the question is not, "will there be war?" but "will this war escalate?" for months now, the ukrainians have been preparing a territorial defence force. volunteers like marta, a doctor in her 50s, is among those who are training for a possible defence of kyiv. of course i am worried. because i'm a peaceful woman, i don't want to have a war started, but in any case, in case it starts, i should be ready to defend the country. meanwhile, a kind of normal life continues as the people of this country wait nervously to see what fate and larger geopolitical forces have in store. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, kyiv. we can now speak to michael 0'hanlon who's a senior fellow at the brookings institution, specializing in defense and foreign policy issues. michael, thanks very much for joining us. it is a very fine line, isn't it, between diffusing tension and heightening tension, and the message from the us in particular at the moment as we are putting more troops ready and we are putting more hardware in. does that refuse or heighten?— hardware in. does that refuse or heighten? well, i think what it does is it _ or heighten? well, i think what it does is it reaffirms _ or heighten? well, i think what it does is it reaffirms all- or heighten? well, i think what it does is it reaffirms all of- it does is it reaffirms all of our commitment to existing nato allies but as you well know, ukraine is not one of them. so these american troops and other nato troops would go to the baltic states in poland to make sure that whatever happens in ukraine doesn't spill over into nato member state territory. that is all well and good but it doesn't really address the question of russia and ukraine. so that question remains entirely unresolved. find so that question remains entirely unresolved. and we are in this sort _ entirely unresolved. and we are in this sort of— entirely unresolved. and we are in this sort of day _ entirely unresolved. and we are in this sort of day by _ entirely unresolved. and we are in this sort of day by day - in this sort of day by day anxious wait to see where this is going to go. what about the slightly bigger picture? because that is where we are going to have to consider the situation eventually, aren't we? what is ukraine's relationship to russia and to nato? where does it fit? right, and this is _ nato? where does it fit? right, and this is where _ nato? where does it fit? right, and this is where i _ nato? where does it fit? right, and this is where i really - and this is where i really think we need to get back to first principles and rethink the situation that we are in because putin is abominable in all his tactics but the fundamental idea that ukraine should be two nato i think is a nonstarter. it doesn't make sense. we need a different kind of security arrangement and architecture for ukraine, georgia, moldova and is part of eastern europe that does not require nato membership. it is inevitable, even though it is regrettable, it is inevitable that russians are going to find this offensive, if we try to move an organisation set up to beat a soviet threat that no longer exist into their core territory. longer exist into their core territory-— longer exist into their core territory. sorry to interrupt ou, territory. sorry to interrupt you. what _ territory. sorry to interrupt you, what chance - territory. sorry to interrupt you, what chance do - territory. sorry to interrupt you, what chance do you i territory. sorry to interrupt i you, what chance do you think of getting to that hurdle, that sort of place you are talking about, when it was onlyjust a few years ago ukraine was on the verge of beginning a route towards eu membership and ultimately possibly nato membership, and now you are saying actually that simply shouldn't be even a distant prospect. shouldn't be even a distant prospect-— shouldn't be even a distant prospect. shouldn't be even a distant n-rosect. ., ., ., prospect. yeah, we are in a bad lace prospect. yeah, we are in a bad place and _ prospect. yeah, we are in a bad place and they _ prospect. yeah, we are in a bad place and they had _ prospect. yeah, we are in a bad place and they had to _ prospect. yeah, we are in a bad place and they had to make - prospect. yeah, we are in a badj place and they had to make this argument when vladimir putin is on my side, you don't want to concede to a russian dictator his bullying his neighbours but it doesn't really make sense for an alliance that was created to defeat a soviet threat that no longer exist, to expand all the way so close to russia. i have never thought it made since stopping the question is how do we change the conversation? i think we're going to have to talk with russia in the short term, threaten various of additional sanctions move into ukraine. we are going to have to reaffirm and consolidate russian aggression against the baltics but then we have to figure out a quiet way to open a new dialogue and get more strategically creative about the future of this country. [30 the future of this country. do ou the future of this country. do you think _ the future of this country. do you think finally then that you can find a route which means that countries like ukraine and georgia, maybe some of the black sea state are not actually in either sphere of influence? eitherthe actually in either sphere of influence? either the nato in the west or russia? i influence? either the nato in the west or russia?- influence? either the nato in the west or russia? i hope so. i don't the west or russia? i hope so. i don't claim — the west or russia? i hope so. i don't claim to _ the west or russia? i hope so. i don't claim to know— the west or russia? i hope so. i don't claim to know how - the west or russia? i hope so. i don't claim to know how to i i don't claim to know how to deal with putin and readers mind or know what will satisfy him but i am convinced that if we try to bring ukraine and georgia into a western security alliance it will be as if canada was invited into the warsaw pact. that's the way putin views the world and a lot of russians view the world and i think it is regrettable but it's also human nature. we need a new concept for those countries.— a new concept for those countries. ~ . . ., ~ , ., countries. michael, thank you very much _ countries. michael, thank you very much indeed _ countries. michael, thank you very much indeed for- countries. michael, thank you very much indeed for your - very much indeed for your analysis. we were talking yesterday with anticipation about the upcoming match in the african cup of naitons between tiny comoros and the might of cameroon for a place in the quarterfinals. unfortunately the match itself was overshadowed by news from outside the stadium in yaounde before kick—off. state television in cameroon says at least six people were killed in a stampede there, with many more injured. 0reight 0r eight people now i think is the figure. the crush happened when fans tried to join those inside, by rushing through the stadium gates. the confederation of african football, which organises the tournament, released this statement to say it was investigating the situation and trying to get more details about what had happened. it went on to say that caf's general secretary, veron mosengo—0mba, was sent to visit injured supporters in hospital. in the game itself, which was watched by thousands of fans outside as well as inside the ground, cameroon progressed to the quarter—finals beating comoros 2—1. our sports reporter piers edwards was commentating on the game so was inside the stadium but gave us this update. a 14—year—old was among the eight victims who died in a crush outside yaounde's stadium ahead of cameroon�*s clash with, ahead of cameroon�*s clash with, a stoppered incident occurred as fans try to force their way in, roughly half an before kickoff stopping the incident took place at a perimeter gate where spectators were pushed against the fences by the sheer number of those trying to get in. shoes and clothing were amongst the debris that littered the site. some 50 wounded have been taken to a nearby hospital where there were harrowing scenes of those morning their loved ones and as they have told reporters, some of the wounded will need to be taken to more specialised hospitals. cameroon which is hosting africa's greatest sporting event for the first time in half a century has been beset by organisational problems and its staging of this finals. they should have first been played in 2019 only for late preparations to cause a delay. africa football's ruling body has sent a delegation to visit victims in hospital. games he should have a limit and a maximum capacity for 80% with matches involving the host nation cameroon but there appeared to be more than that number inside the stadium during a victory which was ultimately overshadowed by tragedy. it's emerged there was a gathering of people in downing street in 2022 borisjohnson�*s birthday. numberten street in 2022 borisjohnson�*s birthday. number ten has admitted the event took place but said it was brief with the parameters to himself attending for less than ten minutes stopping the opposition labour party those that it demonstrated how the government was now spending its whole time mopping up sleeves and underlined the need for mr johnson to resign. here is our political editor. what politicians want to talk about is not always the same as what the public and their fellow politicians want to know. how many times do you have to jab? "jabs, jabs, jabs," boris johnson's mantra. but this morning, was he sure there would be no other damaging claims about what went on in number 10 before the official report by sue gray? can you guarantee that no more embarrassing allegations about alleged breaches of lockdown within downing street will come out before that report is published? what i can guarantee is that this government is focused 100% on dealing with the big problems that we have. # happy birthday. ..# there was no guarantee, and there was more to come. boris johnson's playground birthday greetings injune 2020 were not the only ones he received. well, what a wonderful way to spend my birthday! a couple of hours later, the prime minister was here. a source who was present told us as many as 30 of his staff were drawn together in the cabinet room. his wife carrie brought a cake, with the number 10 flat interior designer briefly in tow. there was picnic food and chatter for around half an hour. number 10 doesn't deny the event took place and says for the man who wants to sit in the prime minister's chair, it's more of a reason for him to go. we've got a prime minister who believes that the rules that he made don't apply to him. we can't afford to go on with this chaotic, rudderless government. the prime minister is a national distraction, and he's got to go. number 10's denied there was also a birthday bash in the flat that night, although mrjohnson did see a small number of his family in the garden, but these new claims come just as the tory party is trying to make up its mind over whether the prime minister should stay or go. the question that he should be asking himself every morning is, is me staying in office allowing me to run this office in a way that is making the country better? or am i a distraction? how, then, do ministers defend what happened — a gathering inside of around 30 people on borisjohnson�*s birthday when, at the time, any social gatherings inside were strictly banned? i think some of these allegations have got a little bit out of hand. i mean, what really happened here is a group of staff, small group of staff, who had been working closely with the prime minister brought in a birthday cake at the end of the day and there was ten minutes there sharing a piece of cake. i don't think that really constitutes a party in a way that some of the other more serious allegations that are being investigated maybe do. number 10's claim that all guidelines were followed at all times feels a lifetime ago. as the allegations have piled up, so the defence has shifted. and the danger to the prime minister moves closer still. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: it's the record collection worth a rumoured $200 million. bob dylan sells his entire catalogue. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution. the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire - republic of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria and relived their horrifying experiences. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us puts thousands of troops on standby for deployment as russia's military activity continues near ukraine's border. at least eight people die in a crush outside a football stadium in cameroon as thousands gathered to watch an african cup of nations match. the army in burkina faso says it has seized power. speaking on state television, a military spokesman said that president rock kabo—ray had been ousted, and the government and national assembly dissolved. the un secretary general has condemned the takeover and urged soldiers not to harm those held during the coup. the government of burkina faso, which actually stands for "land of the honest men," had become increasingly unpopular for what critics described as its failure to deal with corruption and an islamist insurgency. the bbc�*s senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. all is not well in 0uagadougou. protests have been growing. over the weekend, tensions boiled over — a mutiny in the barracks, then confirmation of a coup. translation: the movement, which brings together all the components of the defence and security forces, has decided to put an end to the power of mr roch marc christian kabore today, the 24th of january 2022. this is a decision taken with the sole aim of enabling our country to get back on track and to gather all its forces in order to fight for its territorial integrity, its recovery and its sovereignty. there has been support from the streets. civilians have been unhappy as well. insecurity in the country is growing. translation: our hearts are with the army, all the people. all burkinabes are with the army. insecurity, bad governments — we are fed up, we are fed up. and we want it to end. we want it to end. translation: nothing is going well. we expected a lot from president roch, and he has only disappointed with more new appointments, always with a new government, but he was the real problem. but previous attempts to make their voice heard were met with this, deepening frustrations with the government. president roch kabore came to power in 2015 and was reelected in 2020. growing extremism has beset his entire presidency. islamists linked to al-qaeda and isis expanded into the country from neighbouring mali. after years of fighting jihadism, local forces want more resources. they mutinied over the weekend to demand for change in the leadership of the military. shots were fired overnight around the president's residence. this vehicle belonged to the presidential fleet, and now they're holding him in what they say is a safe location. but on the streets of the capital, the mood was celebratory. civilians came out to show their support for the disgruntled soldiers. they blame the deposed president for failing to defeat militants. anne soy, bbc news. music icon bob dylan has sold his entire recording catalogue, including any future releases to sony music. details have not yet been made public, but reports suggest the deal with sony music could be worth more than $200 million. dylan, who began his career with sony's columbia records in 1961, has said he was glad all his recordings could stay where they belonged. we can now speak to larry miller, who's director of the music business program at new york university's steinhardt school. he isjoining a pretty rarefied company, isn't he? what do you think spurred this? well, there is no more rarefied company, we are talking about the most iconic music catalogues in the english language. what spurred it? i think it was a few things. a little bit over a year ago, bob sold the rights and his musical compositions, that is, the music publishing rights, to universal music publishing, the north of $300 million. and although bob has controlled the rights in his sound recordings, the master sound recordings that we hear on records, and on streaming now since the mid—19 70s, streaming now since the mid—19 705, it streaming now since the mid—19 70s, it was inevitable that he merely would have sold those two. the only surprise was the timing of this announcement, but the entire career has been at sony music or one of its predecessor countries, with the exception ofjust predecessor countries, with the exception of just two predecessor countries, with the exception ofjust two very short years in the early 19705. so what is it that is bringing that decision to say, ok, i am going to cash it in now. if you are at the top of the tree like bob dylan, the money willjust keep coming in anyway. bob dylan, the money will 'ust keep coming in anyway. indeed. i think keep coming in anyway. indeed. i think that _ keep coming in anyway. indeed. | think that is _ keep coming in anyway. indeed. i think that is sort _ keep coming in anyway. indeed. i think that is sort of _ keep coming in anyway. indeed. i think that is sort of the - i think that is sort of the point. 0n the recorded music side of the ledger, bob's, bob's recorded music has been doing about $16 million in revenue now for quite a long time. pretty good steady—state earnings to be chugging along here after, year after year. and i suppose, you know, bob, like any music creator, he has a choice to either leave his heirs with a pile of music rights which can be rather complex to administer, or he could leave his heirs a whole pile of money that they can invest. but it is worth noting that he turned 88 this year and perhaps he is thinking about estate planning, among other things. estate planning, among other thins. ~ , ., ., , things. well, it is an awful lot of money he _ things. well, it is an awful lot of money he will- things. well, it is an awful lot of money he will be - things. well, it is an awful- lot of money he will be leaving it, welcome who knows, he might go on for another 25 years yet. larry, thank you very much indeed. a week on friday, the sporting world will be looking to china again as the beijing winter olympics begin. it comes almost two years after covid started in the country and with covid again on the move in china and the highly infectious 0micron variant spreading to more places every day. officials have imposed a strict 0lympic bubble isolation system to control the spread and decided not to sell tickets to the public. china correspondent stephen mcdonell asked the skating enthusiasts of the host city how they felt about this. screaming. the olympics is expected to produce a boom in winter sports here, sports which in the past haven't really involved mass participation. ice skating, though, is something of an exception. there have been scenes like this in cities across the north of china for quite a while now. really? you can see there are plenty of people enjoying themselves today. everyone we've spoken to says they're really looking forward to the olympics, and that they have faith that officials can still control the coronavirus. however, we are yet to see the 0micron variant really take off here, so that could change. they are a big challenge, and as i said, they get under way in about ten days. this is the bbc. stay with us. hello. tuesday promises more of the weather we've been so used to lately — largely dry, but often cloudy. the satellite picture shows this pale grey colour here — that's the sheet of low cloud that's been with many of us for the last few days. this bright white cloud out towards the west is the first sign of the frontal systems that will eventually get things moving and bring about something of a change. but for tuesday morning, most places starting off grey and cloudy, some mist and fog patches, too. the fog should tend to lift as the day wears on, as the breeze picks up a little. best chance of sunshine perhaps for north east wales, the west midlands, north east england, but more especially for northern ireland, for southern and eastern scotland, where the breeze really will be picking up, turning that cloud over and breaking it up. some spots of rain into northwest scotland. temperatures ranging from just 3—4 celsius in parts of eastern england, to maybe 8—9 in western scotland and northern ireland. now as we head through tuesday night, we'll see one band of cloud and a few spots of rain pushing south towards — a very weak weather front. 0ur big area of cloud will start to retreat southwards, so we will see a few more clear breaks developing that could allow temperatures to drop relatively close to freezing — at the same time, there'll be more of a breeze. so i think quite a few places will stay frost—free, there'll be a few pockets of frost here and there. at the same time, there'll be more of a breeze. so i think quite a few places will stay frost—free, there'll be a few pockets of frost here and there. but wednesday morning starts under the influence of this area of high pressure — the high really has been with us for quite a few days now. but a weather system approaching from the northwest will start to get things moving and change things — and certainly, the wind will be strengthening through the day across northern ireland and scotland, gales in exposed northwestern areas later with outbreaks of rain pushing in. much of england and wales dry, a little more in the way of sunshine and slightly higher temperatures, as well, 8—10 celsius. now as we go through wednesday night and on into thursday, we push this frontal system southwards, we'll see some really strong winds for a time around the far north of scotland. that weatherfront, as it gets into the south, well, not much rain left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islands. however, for most of us on thursday, we will see quite a lot more in the way of sunshine, a few showers into the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us has placed more than 8,000 troops on a heightened state of alert as part of its readiness to respond if russia invades ukraine. a pentagon spokesman said that if deployed, the troops would bolster nato's presence in eastern europe. at least eight people have been killed in a crush at a stadium in cameroon hosting an africa cup of nations football match. dozens of others were injured when fans tried to push through the gates of the 0lembe stadium to see the host nation play comoros. downing street has admitted that staff gathered inside number 10 to celebrate borisjohnson�*s birthday during the uk's first coronavirus lockdown. it's the latest in a long line of party revelations to hit the pm. an official report into the gatherings is due in the coming days. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, global questions.