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We appreciate it. i think it will be mutually beneficial. >> neil: just to be clear, youre saying the threat of world war iii is there with air is support or not. that is -- if vladimir putin is left to his own devices, its going to come to that. >> we are going that way anyways. hes made territorial claims not only in ukraine but in the baltics. state sponsored terrorism is very likely. he has cyber attacked the united states at a number of points. its only a question of time until it escalates...

This is bbc news. welcome if youre watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... efforts to evacuate civilians from some of the areas worst—hit by fighting in ukraine have again run into problems, due to russian shelling. iam i am live in ukraines western city of lviv, where tens of thousands of people continue to arrive, fleeing the fighting. the countrys foreign minister extends those calls for a ceasefire to chernobyl, after the former nuclear power plants electricity supp...

Settlement might be whereby russia would _ settlement might be whereby russia would agree to a cease—fire and withdraw— would agree to a cease—fire and withdraw troops. absolutely essential for top of the other side and ukraine would agree to neutrality to limits on military bases — neutrality to limits on military bases and on the armed forces that it has _ bases and on the armed forces that it has. perhaps that could be the basis _ it has. perhaps that could be the basis of— it has. ...

Drones. the pentagon has made mistakes using drones including in august when the u.s. military fired on what it thought was an isis target, but killed ten civilians including seven children. analysts saw a child in the target area but the missile had been launched. the afghan ceo says their weapon can cancel an attack two seconds before impact. >> make decisions while flying the missile in the air as to what to do during your mission. >> reporter: the development of smaller, cheaper drones, alre...

This particular system may not be helpful against -- particularly if the russians are firing long-range missiles from within russia. so you need other systems for that. so the s-300 system, which is a much more capable air defense system than a stinger. another range regime, thats helpful. so as you build this mosaic of weapon systems that can be made available to the ukrainians and which they can operate and maintain, since theyre familiar with soviet and russian designed systems, thats all to ...

Skies of ukraine, even at this late date in the campaign, two weeks plus, russia still does not have complete domination of this guy. maybe theyre trying to get it with these hits. the second thing is they bay -- it could be used, although its kind of very top classified information, an as a way station for the military aid that is coming in from poland, from other countries. this could be an effort by russia to try to cut that off, to stem that flow. but just about an hour ago here in lviv, ben...

Nation inch by inch. theyve drawn a very firm line because we do not want to have a direct military confrontation with russia. something we have never faced throughout the entire cold war, during the cuban police sill crisis and the judgment, obviously, of military experts in that administration at the pentagon is that to supply fighter jets using as was proposed our bases in germany to fly the jets directly into ukraine would risk bringing us into a direct military conflict. as would a no fly z...

Do is replace that food system, that food supply chain. so we are mobilising enough food supplies to feed — or we have already immobilised enough food supplies defeat around 3 million people inside ukraine right now. and distributions have already started, we are prepositioning food across the country where it is going to be needed most. 50 country where it is going to be needed most.— needed most. so i think you have done — needed most. so i think you have done something - needed most. so...

If you cant provide a no-fwly zone right now, tell us when. if you cant give ukrainians a date when, long do you need? how many people should be blown up? >> we learned today that the u.s. and russian militaries have established a deconfliction line. you can call it a hotline to allow communication between the two forces if u.s. or nato forces get close to russian forces to prevent -- well -- accidental exchanges of fire. even though there is no-fly zone, there are no u.s. or nato war planes fly...

That is not responsible, thats not going to help ukraine, and i believe it will be irresponsible to move in that direction, and i think that is a pretty common view by european and allied leaders. all right, you say that norway is the eyes and ears of nato in the north and certainly, norway is one of five nato countries, along with the baltic republics and poland, to share a border with russia. you also have a nearly 200km—long border, as well as a maritime boundary that extends almost to the ...