lethal weaponry to ukraine, including cluster munitions. why is it ok for the us to do this? well, because russia is the aggressor and they should not be doing it, and it is only fair and right for ukraine to be in a position to defend itself. it is a fundamentally different position that ukraine is in, as compared with russia. what difference will these weapons make to ukraine on the ground? well, ukraine, as we have seen, has been able to advance on the battlefield, but only very slowly, and that s because of the minefields and the trenches that have been put in place by the russians as defensive measures to prevent the ukrainians from advancing. using these types of munitions will substitute for single shot artillery shells. they will cover more ground and they will force the russians to have to withdraw their personnel to avoid these types of weapons, which will make it more feasible for the ukrainians to advance more quickly. there are many americans who, of course, sup
and that s bbc news at ten there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with kirtsy wark which is just getting underway on bbc two the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are but from the ten team it s goodnight. donald trump was in a miami court tonight facing criminal charges for allegedly stashing classified us government documents in mar a lago. but will his presidential ambitions be hindered or helped? a motorcade, media circus and crowds of protesters as donald trump pleads not guilty to 37 criminal charges in a federal court. could today be the moment some in the republican party abandon the former presidenter? we ll be joined by his former lawyer and the us pollster frank luntz. also tonight. we ll have the latest news from nottingham where two students and a middle aged man were murdered in the early hours of this morning. a 31 year old man is in custody. pr
industry for you. no. the bbc has spoken to somebody since your arrest who says exactly those things that with you, it s all manipulation. there s an ulterior motive to everything. is this sophie? 0h, sophie. the fake name. no face. i was so intent on wanting to please him and wanting him to be happy that i was just kind of, yeah, 0k, do whatever you want.” has she accused me of a crime, this imaginary sophie? she s making the point that there. has she accused me of a crime? ..emotional or psychological manipulation. i ve asked you a question. and i allowed you into my house. i m asking you a question. correct. but you re not the boss here because i ve allowed you into my house. i m asking you the questions. correctly, and i m telling you. you get to decide the answers. no, we are equal here. i ve allowed you into my house. you don t come here with a position of authority. i m doing you the favour as legacy media, giving you relevance by speaking to you. and i m telli
hello and welcome to the programme. we start in new york, where former us president, donald trump has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case brought by the magazine writer e jean carroll. a unanimous jury took less than three hours to award ms carroll five million dollars in damages. but it rejected ms carroll s more serious accusation of rape. the writer had claimed donald trump attacked her in department store in the 1990s, which he denied, labelling her a liar. our new york correspondent nada tawfik has been following events. ejean carroll did not speak as she left the court, but her smile said everything. it took thejuryjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, they did not find that donald trump raped her, they unanimously agreed that he sexually abused her and then defamed her when he accused of being a liar. for all the women who have been abused across the country, this trial is a step forward towards justice. he is officially recognised
we start in new york where former us president, donald trump has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case brought by the magazine writer e jean carroll. a unanimous jury took less than three hours to award ms carroll five million dollars in damages. but it rejected ms carroll s more serious accusation of rape. the writer had claimed donald trump attacked her in a department store in the 1990s, which he denied, labelling her a liar. our new york correspondent, nada tawfik has been following events. our new york correspondent, nada tawfik has been ejean carroll did not speak as she left the court, but her smile said everything. it took thejuryjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, they did not find that donald trump raped her, they unanimously agreed that he sexually abused her and then defend her when he accused of being a liar. for all the women who have been abused across the country, this trial is a step forward towards justice. he is official