money back so it is a trade surplus. but i would say if the western countries succeed in taking all this money and to put it into ukraine and the restoration for ukrainian fighting it would be a very good sign as the previous speaker said. we must leave it there. thank you very much, vladislav and karen. that s all from us tonight. victoria s here on monday. until then, have a good weekend. goodnight. breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day, this is bbc news. today, claims that they have given her an ultimatum either agree to a funeral away from public view, or the opposition leader will be buried in the penal colony where he died. initially, his mother was given three hours to decide. she refused to negotiate and demanded his body. a wreath from president putin, but not for alexei navalny the kremlin leader marking defender of the fatherland day. he s made no comment on the death of his most vociferous critic. but reaction from america to the war in ukraine an
in particular, the us sanctioned three government officials involved in navalny s imprisonment. nearly 100 firms and individuals will face restrictions on exports. russia s main payment system, mir, is targeted in the fresh measures. additionally, companies involved in powering russia s war effort, its energy production, and its cooperation with iran on drone technology will also be hit. the penalties go beyond russia s borders, as people in china, the united arab emirates, vietnam and liechtenstein have also been sanctioned. they re accused of being connected to businesses that send materials to russia s military. against the backdrop of those sanctions, a spokeswoman for the late russian opposition leader says officials are threatening to bury mr navalny at the arctic prison where he died last week. his mother, lyudmila navalnaya, has reportedly been given the choice between accepting thatarrangement, oragreeing to a secret burial without mourners. the kremlin denies allega
russia s main card payment system, its financial and military institutions, and officials involved in navalny s imprisonment all have been issued new sanctions. as the united states targets those who it says were responsible for alexei navalny s death, a spokeswoman for the late russian opposition leader says officials are threatening to bury mr navalny at the arctic prison where he died last week. his mother, lyudmila navalnaya, has reportedly been given the choice between accepting that arrangement or agreeing to a secret burial without mourners. the kremlin denies allegations it was involved in mr navalny s death. those denials from the kremlin are getting little attention here in washington hence today s sanctions. the bbc s russia editor steve rosenberg has more. he died in prison a week ago, but when and where will alexei navalny be laid to rest? for six days now, in this remote part of russia, his mother lyudmila has been trying to recover his body without success.
and shortly on bbc london. on newsnight at 10:30pm: two years ago, russia invaded ukraine. one year ago, it looked like putin had made a big mistake. today, russia is gaining territory and its economy is growing. what will the next year bring? good evening. the mother of alexei navalny the prominent russian opposition leader has reportedly been told she has just hours to agree to a secret burial or the russian authorities will bury him in the arctic penal colony where he died a week ago. that s according to a spokeswoman for mr navalny. the kremlin has continued to deny allegations that it was involved, calling western reaction to mr navalny s death hysterical. here s our russia editor, steve rosenberg. he died in prison a week ago, but when and where will alexei navalny be laid to rest? for six days now, in this remote part of russia, his mother ludmilla has been trying to recover his body without success. in this video yesterday, she said investigators were threatening
before leaving warsaw this morning the president met with leaders from nato s eastern flank and reaffirmed their joint commitment quoting the white house here to, quote, stand with the ukrainian people for as long as it takes. vladimir putin was also alliance building, meeting with china s top envoy saying cooperation between their two countries is very important for, quote, stabilizing the international situation. russia wants weapons from china. the pentagon spokeswoman today warning, quote, it would certainly be a miscalculation of china to provide lethal aid to russia. president biden had a similar answer today when abc s david murer asked him. what s your message to putin on that? it s a big mistake, not very responsible. but i don t really think he s thinking of using nuclear weapons or things like that. he snled the opposite today suggesting it s a war of restoring the ocean russian and soviet empire, speaking at a concert marking tomorrow s defender of the fathe