welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the uk where the home secretary, suella braverman, is in the firing line over claims she asked civil servants about the possibility of a private speed awareness course, after she was caught driving too fast. downing street says the prime minister has had a conversation with his ethics adviser, sir laurie magnus. it s not yet clear whether an investigation will take place, but opposition parties are adamant one is needed. the home secretary was asked about the fine as she arrived at downing street in the past hour. are you going to resign, home secretary? did you break the ministerial code? earlier, she was quizzed over the matter while visiting a children s charity in london. did you ask civil servants last year to arrange a one on one driving awareness course when you were caught for awareness course when you were cau-ht for speedin- 7 awareness course when you were caught for awar
Being counterattack, that s what makes it difficult. so this is the challenge for ukraine. how do they use deception7 how do they use stealth7 how do they misdirect the russians? how do they paralyse any russian mobile reserves, detect russian artillery early and kill it? and of course, the constant battle between waves at the moment with uavs for awareness, which gives this new ability to really see over the hill and see what each side is planning that makes this more challenging than maybe it would have been, say, in 1991 in the gulf, where there were similar levels of obstacles, not quite as complex as this, but some of the same philosophy. and of course, that s an almighty challenge for any commander. so i think the merit of ukraine taking their time now, russia s on the defensive, they have time. they can build up their supplies, build a better picture and proceed. to belarus, where opposition blogger and journalist roman protasevich has been pardoned. this is roman speaking about
while she continues to fight for change in belarus, she remanes devoted to her family, openly admitting she is sometimes afraid. especially since her husband was recently sentenced to 18 years in jail after a trial the u.s. and the eu called a sham. i m scared every day. scared for people in belarus, for my own family. you cannot choose. you have to go forward, knowing that we are you know, strong nation. while he s become an international pariah after essentially hijacking an eu flagged plane to arrest an opposition blogger and unleashing a migrant crisis this fall, he does remain in business. not just thanks to russia, but also china as xi recently called for deeper economic ties despite u.s. and economic sanctions. but she believes allowing a massive russian force into the country will further discredit
It s dramas like this one that have cemented mr lukashenko s reputation as europe s last dictator. in may, he forced a ryanairjet flying from greece to lithuania to land in minsk so he could arrest an opposition blogger. and last week, the death of a belarusian dissident in kyiv prompted more international scrutiny of mr lukashenko s government. he denies any connection to that death. but he had this warning to the west. your accusations and your sanctions will end badly for you. translation: you are risking starting world war iii. - is that what you are trying to push us and the russians into? is that what you are trying to push us and the russians into? what do you want? do you want to win this war? there will be no winners, and if there are, it would be not you. continued defiance from the leader who has made his country a pariah in the west. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.
You are america s lapdogs. it s dramas like this one that have cemented mr lukashenko s reputation as europe s last dictator. in may, he forced a ryanairjet flying from greece to lithuania to land in minsk so he could arrest an opposition blogger. and last week, the death of a belarusian dissident in kyiv prompted more international scrutiny of mr lukashenko s government. he denies any connection to that death. but he had this warning to the west. your accusations and your sanctions will end badly for you. you are risking starting world war iii. is that what you are trying to push us and the russians into? what do you want? do you want to win this war? there will be no winners, and if there are, it would be not you.