of deputies next june. while christians celebrate orthodox easter in ukraine, russia continues to bombard the south and east of the country. ten people from the tourist boat that sank off japan are confirmed dead others are still missing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, with newsday. it s eight in the morning here in singapore, and two o clock in paris, where supporters of emmanuel macron have been celebrating what looks like an historic victory. he s on course to win a second term as french president the first time in 20 years that french voters have chosen to re elect a sitting president. a few hours ago, his challenger, marine le pen, conceded, with exit polls suggesting she had gained just under 41.5% of the vote. that s in contrast to the predicted win for emmanuel macron, with a vote share of 58.5%. with the latest from paris, here s our europe editor, katya adler. emmanuel macron, one of europe s most powerful leaders, clearly reconfirmed tonig
my guest is the former russian oligarch turned arch putin foe mikhail khodorkovsky. if putin is cornered, how will he respond? mikhail khodorkovsky, welcome to hardtalk. speaks russian. western leaders say that vladimir putin invasion of ukraine must fail. do you think they understand what it will take to ensure that putin s war ends in defeat? in a sense, this war is about will. it s about the will and determination of putin, about the will of the ukrainians, led by zelensky, and also about the will of the west to confront putin. whose will, right now, do you think is the strongest? do you know putin well? i d be interested in your answer. really? because there is a school of thought in the west that putin cannot afford a humiliation in ukraine. and if he is facing humiliation, he will use all of the weaponry at his disposal, including weapons of mass destruction including, some believe, nuclear weapons. are you saying that fear is misplaced? you visited washington, dcjust