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and how this indestructible store of primary climate data earth s black box could see us pass invaluable information to future generations. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain has accused the kremlin of planning to install a pro russian leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. the foreign office in london says a former ukrainian mp is being considered as a potential candidate, along with four other politicians, who it says have links to the russian intelligence services. russia has 100,000 troops on ukraine s border, but denies it intends to invade. james waterhouse reports now from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. the friendship of nations arch, built by the soviets to celebrate the closeness between russians and ukrainians. that crack was painted on by activists a few years ago as relations between the two countries deteriorated. and as talks intensify about a possible invasion, the hope is things don t break down completely. tensions are still rising on th ....
an estimated 100,000 russian troops have taken up positions around nearly half of ukraine, and the u.s. and its nato allies fear another invasion is likely, although moscow continues to deny it. now the british foreign office claims to have information the kremlin may be plotting to install a pro-russian leader in ukraine. now, a source tells cnn that u.s. intelligence also has the same information. the uk even names a number of prominent ukrainian politicians, allegedly in contact with russian intelligence. they include a former prime minister, two former deputy prime ministers, and a former senior national security official. moscow angrily dismissed the plot allegation as a so-called provocation. now, the revelation that the alleged plot illelicited this response from the u.s. national security council. quote, this dkind of plotting i deeply concerning. the ukrainian people have the sovereign right to determine their own future, and we stand with our democratically el ....
global questions. hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from kyiv, the capital of ukraine. the buildup of russian troops near the border with ukraine has raised fears of oscar wants to extend its influence in former soviet states such as ukraine. moscow. we ask what is putin s game in his backyard? applause . hello and welcome. let me tell you who is on my panel and taking questions from our audience. deputy prime minister of ukraine is olha stefanishyna. she has been the international face of the ukrainian government during this covenant government. she is the acting ambassador for washington, kristina kvien. carl bildt and sergey radchenko. that is our panel. welcome to you all. give them a round of applause. and remember you canjoin the round of applause. and remember you can join the conversation. we re going to a couple of questions to kick off with. russian troops under the border, russian troops under the border, is russian troops unde ....
a member of parliament to alleged this week that rebel mps have been subject to blackmail or make a statement about it. he has been meeting with the police. the world of the whips in westminster is a very secretive one, they are the people that enforce party discipline. but yesterday the senior tory mp william wragg alleged that conservative whips had threatened to withhold public money, investments from the constituencies of some mps who were threatening to try and bring down borisjohnson. he is one of seven tory mps who had called on the prime minister to quit, and said that this could amount to blackmail. i have just spoken to mr wragg and he confirms that after seeking a meeting with the met he will meet officers at the beginning of next week to discuss his concerns. it doesn t mean the police are going to investigate, but i think it certainly ups the ante around this story. so far he has not produced any evidence to back up his claims and today the business secreta ....
good afternoon. a conservative backbencher who has accused government whips of trying to blackmail some mps seeking to oust borisjohnson is to meet the police to discuss his allegations. william wragg said he d be speaking to a scotland yard detective in the commons early next week. the prime minister has said he s seen no evidence to support the claims but mr wragg said he wanted any inquiry to be carried out by experts . our political correspondent helen catt reports. some of the methods used to persuade mps to follow their party line have always been a bit murky. these extraordinarily public allegations levelled at the government and its whips are serious. that some conservative mps suspected of wanting borisjohnson out have been on the end of attempts to intimidate them with embarrassing stories in the press and threats to take away public money from their constituencies. the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. moreover, the reports of whi ....