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ukraine for what the kremlin expected would be a quick and easy takeover of the country. what they unleashed instead was the largest land conflict in europe since the second world war, and some of the widest spread killing of noncombatants since world war ii as well . [ bleep ]. shit, shit. shit. shit. all right. >> stay down. >> all right. >> no, no, no. [ bleep ]. >> come on! >> that video of a russian mortar attack on fleeing civilians in irpin came just two weeks into the invasion....

>> good evening. tonight, whats next for ukraine? the ukrainian people in the war for their survival? its turned into a confrontation between the world s two largest nuclear powers. a year ago tonight, early morning local time, russian forces began rolling into ukraine for what the kremlin expected would be a quick and easy takeover of the country. what they unleashed instead was the largest land conflict in europe since the second world war, and some of the widespread killing of non c...

oppression are stronger. my guest today is kenneth roth, just retired after 30 years leading the campaign group human rights watch. hes been banned in a host of countries. is it time to acknowledge his brand of human rights campaigning isnt working? kenneth roth in cambridge, massachusetts. welcome to hardtalk. great to be back, stephen. its good to be with you. its good to have you on the show. it is indeed quite something, leading one of the worlds highest profile human rights advoca...

hello and welcome. finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato�*s recent history. president putin went...

limits in hand luggage. a ceremony is due to be held in brussels within the next few hours to officially welcome nato�*s newest member. this nato�*s newest member. is the scene live in brusse where this is the scene live in brussels, where officials are arriving to witness the raising of the finished flag here. finland has abandoned its long—standing commitment to neutrality in response to russias invasion of ukraine. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, told repo...

finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato�*s recent history. president putin went to war against ukr...

by russias invasion of ukraine. in response, moscow says the finland nato alliance increases the risk of conflict and that it will strengthen its military presence in the region. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, is calling finlands accession a historic moment. heres what he said earlier. in a few hours we will welcome finland as the slst member of our alliance. this will make finland safer and nato stronger. on this very day in 1949 the washington treaty, natos foun...

major protests happening right now in france and a final decision on french president macrons pension reform plan is expected tomorrow live in paris, with the latest breaking overnight an appeals court rules an abortion pill will remain available, but adds new restrictions on who can get them and how it is being described as a one in 1000 year event. catastrophic flash flooding drenching parts of florida some areas recording an estimated 20 plus inches of rain. its closed and internati...

declared in five regions, including auckland. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. across the world, freedom and democracy are in retreat. almost a third of the worlds people live under authoritarian rule. that number is rising and that has grave implications for basic human rights. its not that liberal democracies cant be abusive of rights, but generally their safeguards against oppression are stronger. my guest today is kenneth roth, just retired after 3...

of the year... lets cross live to brussels. finline has become the 31st member of nato and nato secretary general jens stoltenberg is holding a press conference. letsjoin it. at jens stoltenberg is holding a press conference. lets join it.— conference. lets oin it. at times like this friends _ conference. lets join it. at times like this friends and _ conference. lets join it. at times like this friends and allies - conference. lets join it. at times like this friends and allies are ...