Scott Simon

President Trump says he will sue the British broadcaster for up to $5 billion, even after a formal apology for a misleading edit of the speech he gave on January 6th.

The dispute is already prent with the resignation of two top executives at the BBC, including its head of news.

Willem Arx has been following this story, joins us now from London.

Willem, thanks for being with us.

What exactly did the BBC admit to?

And what was President Trump's response?

Now, the BBC says it doesn't believe there's a legal basis for defamation.

Why?

The BBC has faced many complaints over the years which have gone to court.

Sometimes it's settled, sometimes it hasn't and is lost.

But there's absolutely nothing compared with the scale, either in monetary terms by President Trump or indeed the publicity is getting.

Journalist Willem Marx in London, thanks so much for being with us.

There are widespread blackouts in Ukraine as Russia strikes the country's energy system and its capital, Kyiv.

Kyiv and the Ukrainian energy sector are also dealing with what could be the most harmful corruption probe in the five years Volodymyr Zelensky has been president.

Ukraine's independent anti-corruption agencies say that associates close to Zelensky plotted to skim some $100 billion from the country's nuclear energy producer.

And Paris, Joanna Kakissas joins us now from Kyiv.

Joanna, thanks for being with us.

Thanks for having me on the show, Scott.

And please tell us what's going on in this investigation.

So, Scott, this investigation was conducted by two agencies that monitor the Ukrainian state for graft.