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And the more feels he is affecitng the west with his bluster, then the more emboldened he feels, the more likely he is to actually move forward. he becomes more violent, more ambitious, rather than less when his threats are taken too seriously. steve fish there. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lack of sleep means lack of safety — we'll look at how power naps can improve the performance of doctors and nurses treating patients. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops have begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital...

So will these long—range rocket systems being sent to ukraine make a difference? here's steve fish, politics professor at the university of california berkeley. it could make a big difference. these weapons systems, these rocket launchers actually have a range that is over twice of what ukraine's rocket launchers have right now. they've been using howitzers, which have a range of about half of the 80 or so kilometres that the new systems that are being sent in have. this will really enable the ukrainians, possibly, to push russia back out of the territories that it already occupies in the ea...

Vitaliy said, "because if they are standing here, "the russians will hit civilians." those troops are nearby, defending their territory. the city of severodonetsk is the current focus of russia's offensive. it had been thought the city was all but lost to the ukrainians, but then, over the last 2a hours, they say they have launched a successful counter—attack. translation: our chancesl of retaking the city are high. severodonetsk is of symbolic importance only, not militarily or strategic. lysychansk is much more important because it is located on the hill. it is easier for the military to d...

Yoautocracy is not very efficie, it's not very effective, not very good even on security policy. >> yeah, western democracies uniting and more united nato, too, as a consequence of this war. steve fish, appreciate you taking the time to speak with us. thank you very much, steve. and i'll have much more from lviv in just a few minutes. in the meantime, back to paula newton in atlanta. >> thank you, isa. meantime, outrage is erupting around the world of comments the russian foreign minister made about adolf hitler, jews, and ukraine. sergey lavrov told italian tv that hitler had jewish blood a...

Any sort of talking in this war can save lives. nick paton walsh, cnn, zaporizhzhia, ukraine. >> stay on top of any evacuations that take place this morning. joining me now from california, steve fish, professor of political science at uc-berkeley. a very good evening to you there, steve. let me start, really, what we've heard overnight, your thoughts that the u.s. and western officials believe vladimir putin could formally declare war in ukraine as soon as may 9th. what would that mean, do you think in the battlefield? how would it change this war, steve? can you hear me there, steve? i'm jus...