in pakistan, the parties ofjailed former leader imran khan and the three time prime minister nawaz sharif have both claimed victory in the election as early results trickle in. nawaz sharif had been seen as the powerful pakistan military s favoured candidate and is expected to be elected pakistan s prime minister for a fourth time. but early results are still not conclusive. mr sharif told the bbc the vote had been absolutely fair despite the recentjailing of his rival imran khan on corruption charges. let s speak to our correspondent in islamabad. i v e i ve got any further indication of these results? i ve got any further indication of these results? , . , , ., , these results? this has been a very 24-hour period these results? this has been a very 24-hour period the these results? this has been a very 24-hour period the south these results? this has been a very 24-hour period the south asian - 24 hour period the south asian nation which voted in a general election j
he again claimed it was an artificial country. he also said that russian defeat in ukraine was impossible . on evan gershkovich, the wall streetjournal reporter detained in russia, mr putin said an agreement could be reached for his release. here s the moment vladimir putin was asked by carlson whether he d invade a nato country such as poland. can you imagine a scenario where you sent russian troops to poland? translation: only in one case, if poland attacks russia. - why? because we have no interest in poland, latvia or anywhere else. why would we do that? we simply don t have any interest. the bbc s russia editor steve rosenberg said vladimir putin revealed nothing particularly new in the interview. we have heard most of what vladimir putin had to say before, this was a platform for him to put across his recent narrative about the war in ukraine and his worldview, the world according to vladimir putin to an american audience, to the us political establishment, to the we