Pete Ross

And there's a big difference.

And it's one of those messages that he used at today's presser,

Not only did he accuse the EU of waging a war against Russia, he also accused Ukraine of starting this war that's been going on for so many years.

because the message is that Russia is not willing to compromise at all.

Yet again, he spoke about the so-called root causes of this crisis.

And whenever anyone from the Kremlin uses that phrase, of course, it means that Russia is keen to achieve the original objectives of attacking Ukraine.

The presenter, one of the two presenters of this event, asked Vladimir Putin about Donald Trump's lawsuit against the BBC.

And Vladimir Putin, initially, he said, oh, it's a family affair.

Let them sort it out between themselves.

And then he said, well, of course, Donald Trump is right.

And the Russian president also spoke at length about how the West is trying to bring Russia down, how the West disrespects Russia.

But Vladimir Putin said, as long as you respect us,

and our interests, we are ready to work with you.

Vitaly Shevchenko, who is speaking with Alex Ritson.

For more on Ukraine and what the extra EU money will mean for the country, you can go on YouTube and search for BBC News.

TikTok has reached a deal to sell its operation in the United States, allowing the country's 170 million registered users to continue using the app.

If the deal clears the requisite regulatory hurdles, it brings to an end years of efforts by Washington to force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its US operations over national security concerns.

Our technology editor is Zoe Kleinman.

This feels like it's been going on for such a long time, doesn't it?

And actually, that's because it has.