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nato has condemned russia for what it called its dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric a day after president putin said moscow would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in belarus. ukraine said the move would make belarus a nuclear hostage, destabilise it and strip it of its sovereignty. kyiv is also calling on the united nations for an urgent meeting of the security council. the secretary of the ukrainian national defence council said on twitter that the move was a step towards the internal destabilisation of belarus. and he said the kremlin had taken the country as a nuclear hostage. ukraine says the deployment violates nonproliferation commitments, something mr putin has denied. translation: we have already transferred - to belarus our well known, very effective complex iskander. it can be a delivery vehicle as well. on april 3, we will start training the crews. onjuly 1, we will finish the construction of the special repository to store the tactical nuclear weapon ....
and he said the kremlin had taken the country as a nuclear hostage. ukraine says the deployment violates nonproliferation commitments, something mr putin has denied. translation: we have already transferred - to belarus our well known, very effective complex iskander. it can be a delivery vehicle as well. on april 3, we will start training the crews. onjuly 1, we will finish the construction of the special repository to store the tactical nuclear weapon in belarus. i m joined from kyiv by our correspondent, hugo bachega. just talk us through what happened. i think what we ve seen since the beginning of the conflict is that president putin and senior russian officials have frequently talked about nuclear weapons and even the possibility of nuclear weapons being used in this conflict and they know that every time the nuclear issue comes up, those remarks spark concerns in some countries, reactions in some nations, there is exactly what we re seeing today and perhaps this ....
the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are growing increasingly confident. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there is only one road that remains in and out of the city. the pincers are closing. before we were fighting a professional ukrainian army but now we fight against old men and boys. ukrainian forces are still defending the city street by street and reports suggest reinforcements are being sent in. but these russian troops say the ukrainian army is destroying bridges like these, potentially to prepare for what western analy ....
treaty to protect the high seas, the area of the ocean not controlled by any one country, after years of talks. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. is this the way the league is won? arsenal come from 2 0 down to beat bournemouth in an incredible game at the emirates. a win for manchester city, too two cracking goals but they re still five points behind arsenal. and a hattrick of european indoor 1,500m titles now for the incomprable laura muir. i m experience, i can deal with different things. ultimately to come away with the wind, and i ve done that. yes, i m so happy. also coming up in the programme: formula one is back, and it s business as usual for red bull, as world champion max verstappen claims pole for the bahrain grand prix. and heaven is a halfpipe for gb s zoe atkins at the freestyle ski and snowboarding world championships. hello, and welcome to sportsday. reiss nelson was the hero for arsenal as they ....
newspaper show. police in australia say they ve made one of their biggest ever drug busts, seizing cocaine worth one billion us dollars. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, good evening. arsenal come from 2 0 down to beat bournemouth in an incredible game at the emirates. a win for manchester city, too two cracking goals but they re still five points behind arsenal. and a hattrick of european indoor 1,500m titles now for the incomprable laura muir. iam i am experience, i can deal worth things. to come with a win, and i ve done. i am so happy. also coming up in the programme: formula one is back, and it s business as usual for red bull, as world champion max verstappen claims pole for the bahrain grand prix. and heaven is a halfpipe for gb s zoe atkins at the freestyle ski and snowboarding world championships. hello, and welcome to sportsday. reiss nelson was the hero for arsenal as they produced a stunning comeback to restore their five poi ....