the bill will now head to the desk of the republican state governor. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. what lessons have the russians learned from the progress or lack of it of their military offensive in ukraine? right now, russian forces are focused on the east of the country the donbas. and what happens in the next few weeks will be critical for the future of ukraine, of russia and of european security. 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. western leaders say that vladimir putin invasion of ukraine must fail. do you think they understand what it will take to ensure that putin means war ends in defeat? 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 ukrainians, led by zelensky, and also about the will of t
hello and welcome. president volodymyr zelenskyy has denied russia s claims that mariupol had been captured: he said the city was continuing to resist russian forces. in his latest address to the nation, he also said moscow had rejected a proposal for an easter truce, and thanked the us for its latest package of military support. but he warned that russia was seeking to falsify a referendum in regions under occupation. translation: i urge the residents translation: i urge the residents of translation: i urge the residents of the - translation: i urge the residents of the southern regions to be very careful about what information you provide to the invaders. if they ask you to fill questionnaires, leave your passport information somewhere, please note this is not to help you, it is not to carry out a census of people who live in the area, as they say, and it is not to give you humanitarian aid, this is aimed at a so called referendum on your land, if moscow was to come to
we start in india, where uk prime minister borisjohnson under increasing pressure at home is meeting his counterpart narendra modi for trade talks. striking a free trade deal with india is a key goal in the uk s post brexit plans. a third round of negotiations begins next week, and mrjohnson says he hopes the deal will be signed by the autumn. the stakes are huge, and it s not going to be easy, as our global trade correspondent dharshini david explains. as the uk explores post brexit are possibilities, the trade minister has turned a trade deal with india as a golden opportunity, a chance to deepen ties and get my access to what could be the world s third largest economy by 2050. at the moment it is pretty hard for british companies to sell into india because of trade barriers. a bottle of scotch whiskey, for example, comes to the charge of 150%. a british made car attracts a tariff of 100% ever sold in india. there is great enthusiasm on both sides to bring down trade barrie
hundreds of sub postmasters were wrongly proscuted for theft and false accounting over a period of many years. mps cross examined a current boss of fujitsu, the company behind the failed horizon it system he apologised for its part in the scandal, and said that the company had a moral obligation to contribute to compensation for the victims. here s our business correspondent, marc ashdown. no one ever says sorry, not in the way i would like to see sorry. former postmistress jo way i would like to see sorry. former postmistressjo hamilton centre stage today, giving evidence to mps about how she was wrongly convicted for stealing is £36,000 from her post office, her life ruined. it from her post office, her life ruined. , ., ~ , ,, from her post office, her life ruined. , .,~ , ., , ruined. it “ust makes you so angry that ruined. it ust makes you so angry that the ruined. itjust makes you so angry that they literally ruined. itjust makes you so angry that they literal