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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 his release to the belarusian state news agency. he thanks president lukashenko
>> 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.
and we don't want to know now. you are america's lapdogs. it's dramas like this one that have cemented mr lukashenko's reputation as euroope'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. 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. continued defiance from the leader who has made his country a pariah in the west.
>> reporter: sher husband fled belarus into ukraine, a sign of how belarus has treated even the most slightly outspoken critic. really ask yourself. the key ally of belarus is russia. and many analysts possibly feel that moscow sees these extraordinary acts by belarus on the world stage, it seems trying to force olympic athletes home. you remember, too, the forced downing of a ryanair jet a few months ago just to arrest an opposition blogger and think possibly that their alliance with belarus is simply not worth the embarrassment on the international stage. there's another argument that says to some degree russia simply cannot belarus fall in a westerly direction towards the
think this has happened. let's turn now to belarus, where the trial of a prominent opposition blogger has started. this man, sergay tikhanovsky, was running for president against the current leader alexander lukashenka in the election last year. that was until he was arrested in may 2020. his arrest led to protests in belarus this card says "freedom for sergei tikhanovsky". he and five other opposition figures are accused of disorder and inciting hatred against officials. he faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. here'sjonah fisher with more on the trial. it is under way, it is in a detention centre, and it is being held behind closed doors. there are, we understand, some diplomats and relatives outside the detention centre — but because it is, in effect, being held in secret, there is very limited information coming out as to exactly what is going on inside. here's mr tikhanovsky�*s wife,
the moment roman protasevich�*s life was turned upside down. the journalist's flight was redirected to minsk airport under the pretence of a bomb threat, before he was led away by belarusian security forces. 12 days on, this belarusian state tv presenter teases his viewers. there was a bomb on the plane, he reveals — an information one. he then introduces an allegedly voluntary interview with the jailed 26—year—old opposition blogger, whom western countries are demanding belarus releases immediately. we're not broadcasting the interview, which human rights groups say was filmed under psychological duress, and amounts to pure propaganda. during it, roman protasevich questions the financing of an influential opposition social media operation, run mainly from poland, alleges a prominent opposition politician is funded by
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you talk a little bit about this area? i understand it's really popular amongst tourists as well. and also, do we know anything about how often they were doing safety checks on this gondola? >> we still haven't heard about the safety checks. and that kind of thing. like i said, this was only renovated five years ago. in fact, this had really all been shut down until just the last couple weeks because of covid. so that really meant that this was probably sitting around for quite a while. it's unclear whether safety checks were done after this long period when this whole system was lying dormant. all of that are questions that are going to be definitely posed to authorities in the coming days. yasmin. >> all right, matt bradley in london, thank you, matt. another breaking story that we're following. news out of belarus. the president there ordering a flight carrying an opposition blogger to land in the country's