UK accuses Russia of plans to install new Ukraine leader

The UK’s foreign minister, Liz Truss, has accused the Kremlin of plans to install a pro-Russia leadership in Ukraine. Also on the programme, aid ships arrive in Tonga as the island tries to recover from the devastating volcano that covered the nation in ash and sent tsunamis through communities. And, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces the threat of a no-confidence vote, we look at the man behind the scandals.

To discuss these issues and more, Rebecca Kesby is joined by Cecile Alduy, professor of French literature and culture at Stanford University, and Oliver Bullough a British journalist and former correspondent in Russia.

(Photo: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss delivers remarks ahead of Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) talks at Admiralty House, in Sydney, Australia, 21 January 2022. Australian and British defence and foreign affairs ministers will come together for the first time since the start of the pandemic. EPA/BIANCA DE MARCHI AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT)