i first met volodymyr zelensky in january of 2019. he was just a comedian and an actor, a jokey, fun guy, a celebrity, of course, and a real star here in ukraine. it was the start of his political journey and, for me, as the bbc�*s correspondent here in ukraine, a fascinating time. i've had a front row seat as zelensky has gone from a political novice to leading ukraine's fight happy birthday. thank you. do you know we are almost the same age? i am about to be 41 as well, unfortunately i am not running for president. laughs who knows? nobody knows. 25th of january, 2019, volodymyr zelensky turns a1. it is also the birthday of one of the most extraordinary stories in modern politics. in the centre of kyiv, ukraine's most famous comedian and actor is signing papers to officially become a candid for president. none of us in the press pack outside are quite sure whether we're part of a joke that we've not been let into or whether it is something more sincere. as it turns out, for perhaps the first time in his life, zelensky was being se

it helps me to look at volodymyr zelensky. because he is the first in line. he faced this question several months ago. and he didn't give up. he went to this fight, and we see results. they actually are gaining success. they are moving forward. they were able to escape, to rescue kyiv, and of course, now they face a very difficult fight, but we need to help them. if i may say so, zelensky had no choice because russia chose to invade. do we have a choice? that is the question. in this city today, you have people who are trying to figure out where the nearest bomb shelter is, and they are buying iodine tablets because they are frightened of nuclear attack. those are your people. not all of them. but this is realfear. that is hybrid warfare. that's what he's trying... putin is trying to make everybody fearful of him, and i said, enough is enough, are we either destroying this continent or not? will we be defensive, or are we going to say, no, we want to keep our democracy and freedom? let's talk now about strategic aims of the west in this war. you are not direc

volodymyr zelensky, mr chairman, members of parliament, it is a big honourfor me to members of parliament, it is a big honour for me to address you at this crucial moment in history and i salute the courage with which you're meeting today the way you have continued the meet in spite of barbaric onslaught on your freedoms. day after day, missile and bombs continue to rain on the innocent people of ukraine and in the south and the east of your wonderful country vladimir putin continues with grotesque and illegal campaign to take and hold ukrainian soil. his soldiers no longer have the excuse of not know what they're doing. they are committing war crime and their atrocities emerge where ever they are forced to retreat. we will do whatever we can to hold them to account for these war crimes. and in this moment of uncertainty, continuing fear, and doubt, about the future, i have one message for you today. ukraine will win. ukraine will be free. and i tell you why i believe you will succeed, when they came to me last year and they said that there was evidence that vladimir putin was planning an

volodymyr zelensky. despite the resident's volodymyr zelensky. despite the president's play _ volodymyr zelensky. despite the president's play in _ volodymyr zelensky. despite the president's play in a _ volodymyr zelensky. despite the president's play in a live - president's play in a live video address to the opening—night cannes audience not to stay silent, the reality is that cinema at cannes is not likely to have much direct impact on the war. but what at least film can do is get people to think about the war and all its complexities in— there has been no escape. when the film parasite one the top prize, the palme d'or, here at cannes two years ago, then went on to win the best picture oscar, it really heightened interest in south korean cinema. that country's seminar has been very much centrestage at cannes, as emma jones reports. aha, much centrestage at cannes, as emma jones reports.— much centrestage at cannes, as emma jones reports. a year ago this man was — emma jones reports. a year ago this man was not _ emma jones reports. a

the visit president volodymyr zelensky. tue: visit happened president volodymyr zelensky. tte: visit happened yesterday. we were only told about it after she left the country for security reasons. firstly, this visit shows the ongoing support of the united states. tim was mentioning in his report, $33 billion. this signals that the united states is in for the long haul. it shows the level of support that they have. there is another important element to this, thatis another important element to this, that is that it shows high profile visitors are not afraid to come to kyiv. the united nations secretary—general visited last week and while he was here a russian cruise missile landed not two miles away from where he was. this was taken as a sign from moscow to people coming to visit kyiv. this is the response from the united states, showing they are not afraid to come. what is happening globally is that there is a lot of support from the united states, lots of money, and from europe. other parts of the world, big players, china, india is in a different position, turkey, man

tells me to look at volodymyr i tells me to look at volodymyr zelensky. because he is the first in line. he faced this question several months ago. and he didn't give up. he went to this fight and we see results. they actually are gaining success. they are moving forward. they were able to escape —— to rescue kyiv, and of course, now, they face a very difficult fight, but we need to help them. if very difficult fight, but we need to help them. iii very difficult fight, but we need to help them. if i may say so, need to help them. if i may say so. zelensky — need to help them. if i may say so, zelensky had _ need to help them. if i may say so, zelensky had no _ need to help them. if i may say so, zelensky had no choice i so, zelensky had no choice because russia chose to invade. we have a choice. that is the question. in this city today, you have people who are trying to figure out where the nearest bomb shelter is and they are buying iodine tablets because they are frightened of nuclear attack. those are your people. not all of them. but attack. tho

volodymyr zelensky and andre“ duda, . .. ., volodymyr zelensky and andre“ duda,... ., ., , ., duda,... you have been reporting on the war since — duda,... you have been reporting on the war since the _ duda,... you have been reporting on the war since the beginning - duda,... you have been reporting on the war since the beginning but - duda,... you have been reporting on the war since the beginning but you | the war since the beginning but you have also been travelling around the country, delivering aid, tell us how the country has changed from your viewpoint over the past few months. yeah, i returned from donbas on friday, and then i was in donetsk and i can say that the situation in donbas, for example, is changing, not overnight, but hour by hour. unfortunately, i did not get to the luhansk region any more, because while i was driving, the last route between the regions, i came across russian shelling and i had to turn back. what i can say, the russians destroyed, to cities in the donetsk region from the air, they were bombing from planes and they used also artillery and the plac

when ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky is in factjewish. israel's foreign ministry has described those comments from sergei lavrov as unforgivable, outrageous and terrible historical error. that's the latest from kia. back to the studio in london. we are going to stay with that story and cross live to jerusalem stay with that story and cross live tojerusalem and get the latest stay with that story and cross live to jerusalem and get the latest from our correspondentjon tojerusalem and get the latest from our correspondentjon donnison. i wonder if you could explain exactly what happened and what was said. , ., , exactly what happened and what was said. , . , . . said. this was an interview that seruei said. this was an interview that sergei lavrov. _ said. this was an interview that sergei lavrov, the _ said. this was an interview that sergei lavrov, the russian - said. this was an interview that i sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister did on italian tv over the weekend and he was asked how it could be he was accusing volodymyr zelensk

mesdames et messieurs, volodymyr zelensky. applause. despite president zelensky�*s plea in a live video address to the opening night audience at cannes not to stay silent over russia's invasion of ukraine, the reality is that cinema at cannes isn't likely to have much direct impact on the war. but what, at least, film here on the french rivera can do is get people to think about the war and all its complexities. there has been no escape. when the film parasite won the top prize, the palme d'0r, here at cannes two years ago, and then went on to win the best picture 0scar, it really heightened interest in south korean cinema. well, this year, country's cinema has been very much centrestage at cannes, as emma jones reports. a year ago, leejung—jae wasn't a global acting star and possibly wouldn't have had a midnight premier at cannes, for his directing debut, the thriller hunt. sir, we've just intercepted this. but that was before netflix�*s squid game — a gory series where contestants are literally eliminated as they compete for a

ukraine's first lady 0lena zelenska has given a rare interview with husband volodymyr zelensky. this is only the second time the couple have been seen together since the beginning of the war in ukraine. translation: nobody takes my husband away from me, - not even the war. but yes, he lives for his job. we almost don't get to see him. we didn't see him at all for two and a half months. we only speak on the phone with each other. now we have a few occasions to see each other, and i'm also very grateful for this occasion, because this makes us spend time together. let's get some of the day's other news. turkish concerns over bids by sweden and finland tojoin nato have been discussed by the three countries�* leaders during a round of phone calls. president erdogan of turkey accuses the nordic governments of supporting what he calls "terrorist kurdish militants." a three—storey building has collapsed in lagos, nigeria's commercial hub. at least two bodies have been recovered from the site while five people have been rescued alive. many more are thought to be trapped in the rubbl

ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, said tonight about a hundred civilians have finally have been evacuated from a besieged steelworks in the southern city of mariupol. the united nations and red cross are coordinating the operation. they're hoping to rescue hundreds more people still in the steelworks — the last part of the city controlled by ukrainian fighters, who are now making a desperate final stand. the azovstal steelworks, with a sprawling network of underground bunkers and tunnels, has been devastated by constant russian bombardments. the people trapped there have been gradually running out of food, water and medicine. our correspondent laura bicker reports from zaporizhia — where the evacucees will be taken. after 60 days in darkness they can finally crawl into the daylight. above ground, they pick through the rubble, the remains of their place of refuge. they've lived in a maze of tunnels below this vast steel plant for weeks. the only way to survive the russian bombardment. svetoslav was six months old yesterday. nearly half his life has been underground. supplies

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky met with a delegation of republican u.s. senators in kiev led by minority leader mitch mcconnell. russia's invasion of the down bus. the region remains largely stalled. >> as ukraine forces continue to press with their counter offensive. as tom dempsey reports, an expert on the war believes the russian invasion will not end anytime soon. as the as work continued in ukraine on saturday, focus shifted to diplomacy with a special visit from an american delegation. will you you learn about thank you. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky greeted senator mitch mcconnell and other republican senators in kiev as congress works to pass 40 billion dollars in military and humanitarian aid for the country. we must keep our promise to the people of ukraine, an attempt to speed up the process of getting the assistance ukraine stalled this week when senator rand paul from kentucky delayed the vote approval could come early next week with the pentagon saying passage must come by thursday to avoid any delays, sending new weapons to the

in ukraine, the metro pictures volodymyr zelensky branding russia's vladimir putin as a 21st century nazi, but victory will be ours again, is its headline the telegraph follows with defence secretary ben wallace's comments claiming the kremlin leader is mirroring adolf hitler. the financial times covers the latest round of economic sanctions against russia. the united states target moscow's services sector but the eu struggles to finalise banning russian oil. and the online independent features the scottish—rwandan actor ncuti gatwa who will become the 14th doctor who. so, let's begin. a variety of front pages for us to chew over this evening, which is never a bad thing, but let's start with the metro. emma, why don't we start with you. victory will be ours again, this is volodymyr zelensky making a very defiant speech it seemed to me, the timing of the speech was key as todayis timing of the speech was key as today is ve day, 77 years since the defeat of nazi germany. what did you make of it? it is defeat of nazi germany. what did you make of it? , . , defeat of nazi germany. what

that can volodymyr zelensky safely offer to vladimir putin?— to vladimir putin? that is the million dollar _ to vladimir putin? that is the million dollar question - to vladimir putin? that is the million dollar question right l to vladimir putin? that is the - million dollar question right there and i think it is really tough to say at this stage, because the other side, putin and the kremlin has really made no indications of anything that would be attractive to him, otherthan anything that would be attractive to him, other than the complete demeaning of ukraine. when those of the stakes, you really cannot even outline a position, because the other side wants to annihilate you. we appreciate your time. thank you for talking to us. the headlines on bbc news: the deadline has passed for officials named in sue gray's report into lockdown breaches in downing street to respond or object, ahead of its long awaited publication this week. energy company aeon is warning that unless the government intervenes, the number of its customers in fuel poverty could reach 40% by

as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president volodymyr zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end. the british foreign secretary liz truss has said that ukraine's neighbour, moldova, should be armed with nato military equipment, to help guard against the threat of a russian invasion. switzerland and the netherlands have become the latest countries to report cases of monkeypox, with doctors warning the outbreak could badly effect access to sexual health services. at least 90 infections have been confirmed in a dozen countries. now on bbc news, our world: eurovision — ukraine's victory. music plays. this is kalush orchestra, winners of this year's eurovision song contest. but they are no ordinary band. they are from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead—up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now, their winning song has become a powerful statement of defiance. and they hope their global stardom will help ukraine's plight. i am viktoriia zhuhan. i work as a journalist for bbc in ukraine. i

the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, says the region could become uninhabited and moscow seemed intent on reducing cities to ashes. the american actor kevin spacey is facing five charges of sexual assault against three men. the allegations date back to when he was in the uk and relate to incidents in london and gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013. the former hollywood star has consistently denied allegations made against him. now on bbc news, our world. music plays. this is kalush orchestra, winners of this year's eurovision song contest. but they are no ordinary band. they are from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead—up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now, their winning song has become a powerful statement of defiance. and they hope their global stardom will help ukraine's plight. i am viktoriia zhuhan. i work as a journalist for bbc in ukraine. i don't normally cover eurovision, especially when there is a war raging in my country, but kalush orchestra isn't an ordinary, typical eurovision contestant. but after follo

el presidente de ucrania, volodymyr zelensky, saludÓ a los demÓcratas que viajaron con la presidenta de la cÁmara. el viaje no se anunciÓ hasta que salieron de ucrania. >> hemos venido a dar un claro mensaje al mundo, estados unidos apoyarÁ a ucrania hasta la victoria. reportero: el presidente agradeciÓ la ayuda de washington, que ya supera 46,000 millones de dÓlares. nancy pelosi es la funcionaria de mayor rango en visitar kiev. un grupo de civiles pudo escapar de la fÁbrica de acero de mariÚpol. las tropas ucranianas todavÍa resisten en la fÁbrica y dicen que no se van a rendir. por otro lado, odesa fue bombardeada por moscÚ. por otro lado, se registrÓ un incendio en una base militar de moscÚ en territorio ruso y cerca de la frontera. esta visita sigue a la de los secretarios de defensa y estado. maity: en muchas ciudades de todo el mundo celebraron el 1 de mayo, dÍa internacional del trabajo, con manifestaciones, pero en estados unidos las manifestaciones estÁn ligadas a la migraciÓn. vamos con los detalles. ♪ ♪ [mÚsica] [audio ambiente] [gritos] [algarabÍa] r

ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky said moscow was trying to "squeeze out some result for itself" in the region. here, russia's ambassador to the uk — in an inteview with the bbc — has described alleged war crimes by russia in ukraine as a "fabrication". 0ur ciplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. with heavy artillery, russian forces are continuing to pound ukrainian positions in a war that is taking more lives every day. with all this firepower, moscow is now making steady advances in the east. president zelensky has admitted the situation is difficult. nowhere has preident putin's war been harder than in the port city of mariupol. these pictures show it before the war. this is what it looks like now. but in a bbc interview, moscow's emissary here defended the conduct of russian forces. these are residential areas. these are not legitimate military targets. we have a lot of registered cases... this is over a widespread area. ..where ukraine's artillery was shelling residential areas. i do accept mariupol is destr

zelensky. the visit comes amid a push from the biden administration for a $33 billion package of support for ukraine, which he must pass through congress. speaking to the ukrainian president, ms pelosi described ukraine as the frontier of democracy. mr zelensky said ukraine was grateful for american solidarity. she is now in warsaw to meet to meet the polish president, andrzej duda. translation: first of all, i am | grateful to you for this signal. | this is a signal of strong support for ukraine. this is a powerful signalfrom the people of the united states, congress and two chamber support and two party support. meanwhile, a small group of women and children have been allowed to leave the besieged steelworks in mariupol — the final part of the city still held by ukrainian troops. both russia and ukraine are said to be respecting a local ceasefire and there are hopes more civilians can be freed. meanwhile, more air strikes have hit homes in eastern ukraine, as tim muffett reports. scenes tha

single mother vera and her daughter eva arrived here three weeks ago from the city of volodymyr zelensky in the west. the school has said that vera and her daughter can but, across town, the burden for providing for refugees are starting to show. on the second day of the war, polish engineer, rafal, co—ordinated to help deliver aid across the border. with rafal�*s how long can you keep doing this? now we drive for one minute. rafal and his friends have created an orphanage in a disused country house near warsaw. it now hosts i6 warsaw. it now hosts 16 children and three carers from central ukraine. this is incredible that there are no pitched tents in parks, no huge reception centres, because those people are with us, but it took an enormous effort of the society. without the volunteers, the system would have broken down long, long ago. i, as the mayor of the city, i have a responsibility, i need to help the refugees in this tragic situation, but i also need to make sure that this city functions properly, because if it doesn't, then this incredible solidarity and energy of the polish

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky met with a delegation of u.s. republican senators in kiev as tom dempsey reports the russian invasion may not end anytime soon. >> as the as work continued in ukraine on saturday, focus shifted to diplomacy with a special visit from an american delegation. will you did? thank you, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky greeted senator mitch mcconnell and other republican senators in kiev as congress works to pass 40 billion dollars in military and humanitarian aid for the country. we must keep our promise to the people of ukraine, an attempt to speed up the process of getting the assistance ukraine stalled this week when senator rand paul from kentucky delayed the vote approval could come early next week with the pentagon saying passage must come by thursday to avoid any delays, sending new weapons to the country. we'll get those authorities soon. i it's possible that there could be a bubble and a period of time in which, you know, there's just not nothing moving and we want to make sure we avoid the effort to bri

first of all, what is your response to what volodymyr zelensky said in that the only way the war will end is in a diplomatic solution. how likely is that? ., ., that? look, i would say that in aeneral that? look, i would say that in general the — that? look, i would say that in general the idea _ that? look, i would say that in general the idea is _ that? look, i would say that in generalthe idea is true. - that? look, i would say that in general the idea is true. but . that? look, i would say that in i general the idea is true. but not immediately. because now neither russia or ukraine doesn't want to talk at all. because it was said volodymyr zelensky wants to liberate ukrainian territory and mes light, he has a mandate from his people and the russians are quite, you know, they are still trying to... legitimise this so—called republic and they want to get to the border of the republic with ukraine as they believe. i cannot imagine that this negotiations will start in the foreseeable future. russia should be first defeated in donbas, maybe not to the russian border, but the russi

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president volodymyr zelensky says russian troops are being pushed away from kharkiv, which is a crucial city for putins objectives in eastern ukraine. meanwhile, ukraine has halted the flow of russian natural gas through a key hub in an area controlled by russian-backed separatists means russia may have to send gas to western europe through ukrainian controlled territory, making it hard to maintain that supply chain. now neither side is willing to give up in ukraine. world leaders are concerned, though, that the war could stretch on for months. ukrainian president zelensky still aims to hold ground in the conflict and ultimately wants to take back territory. the russians annexed back in 2014 reports indicate couldn't is digging in, though, for what could be a prolonged and unpredictable battle in the days and weeks ahead, the u.s. director of national intelligence warning now that putin may be growing frustrated and that he is in it for the long haul. combined with the reality that putin faces a mismatch between his ambitions and russia's current conventional. >>military capabilities li

as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president volodymyr zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end. the british foreign secretary, liz truss, has said that ukraine's neighbour, moldova, should be armed with nato military equipment to help guard against the threat of a russian invasion. switzerland and the netherlands have become the latest countries to report cases of monkeypox, with doctors warning the outbreak could badly affect access to sexual health services. at least 90 infections have been confirmed in a dozen countries. now on bbc news — the travel show. this week on the travel show: waiting for the backpackers�* return. we have beautiful temples and a lot of beautiful places around cambodia. so it is something that they should come and have a look in their lifetime. following my nose in amsterdam. oh, it's very...it�*s lovely! yeah! it smells likejust a really good air freshener! and we go inside the world's largest crystal cave. hello and welcome to amsterdam, the famous city of canals. a little later, i'll be sniffing my way

he was asked how it could be he was accusing volodymyr zelensky, the ukrainian president, of being a nazi, when he is of coursejewish. and mr lavrov replied that even adolf hitler might have had jewish blood, and he also said that sometimesjews were the greatest anti—semites. obviously those comments have caused huge offence here in israel and also tojews around the world and the actions we have had here reflect that. the prime minister naftali bennett has referred to the comments as lies and saying sergei lavrov was using the holocaust as a political tool. you mentioned the foreign minister, yair lapid, he went even sayin gthe comments were unforgivable and outrageous. and then we had the chair of yad vashem, the world remembrance centre, he said they were absurd, delusional and dangerous, and saying that the claim that adolf hitler had jewish descent was completely unfounded. more than 100 migrants have been brought ashore by the border force and lifeboats, after trying to cross the english channel in small boats. yesterday, more than 250 people made the journey, the first arriva

. >> world news tonight, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky made a rare frontline visit to kharkiv today wearing a bulletproof vest. president zelensky toward war ravaged neighborhoods, assessing the damage. she also thanks, soldiers for risking their lives and handed out several medals today. his visit comes as ukraine works to reclaim some territory in the south while russia devotes the majority of its force in the east. now the focus of its quest to conquer the donbas region. ukrainian lawmaker today said ukraine needs long range missiles to stop russia's eastern advance. >> this is something that we critically need to make sure that the 5 sessions back. you have hurt. they have been advancing in the east and we do need more weapons and we need specific weapons that we know that will help us. >> meanwhile, russia is making small but critical advances there in the east forces did capture the city of lyman home to a key railway junction. it's the second small eastern city to fall this week. now does say it's working to reclaim that territory around the southern port city of curse

mesdames et messieurs, volodymyr zelensky. applause. despite president zelensky�*s plea in a live video address to the opening night audience at cannes not to stay silent over russia's invasion of ukraine, the reality is that cinema at cannes isn't likely to have much direct impact on the war. but what, at least, film here on the french rivera can do is get people to think about the war and all its complexities. there has been no escape. when the film parasite won the top prize, the palme d'or, here at cannes two years ago, and then went on to win the best picture oscar, it really heightened interest in south korean cinema. well, this year, country's cinema has been very much centrestage at cannes, as emma jones reports. a year ago, leejung—jae wasn't a global acting star and possibly wouldn't have had a midnight premier at cannes, for his directing debut, the thriller hunt. sir. we've just intercepted this. but that was before netflix's squid game — a gory series where contestants are literally eliminated as they compete for a ca

thank you, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky greeted senator mitch mcconnell and other republican senators in kiev as congress works to pass 40 billion dollars in military and humanitarian aid for the country. we must keep our promise to the people of ukraine, an attempt to speed up the process of getting the assistance ukraine stalled this week when senator rand paul from kentucky delayed the vote approval could come early next week with the pentagon saying passage must come by thursday to avoid any delays, sending new weapons to the country. we'll get those authorities soon. i it's possible that there could be a bubble and period of time in which, you know, there's just not nothing moving and we want to make sure we avoid the effort to bring aid comes as talks continue over possible nato expansion. both sweden and finland expressed interest this week in joining for added protection against russia. >> both countries would need support from all 30 members. however, turkey has raised concerns about the expansion with its president calling the country's quote, guest houses for terro

meanwhile, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky handing out medals to ukrainian service members of the weekend, including this good boy. this is 2 year-old pit road. >> whose name means ammo and ukrainian. he and his handler are a part of a team that helps find and clear away explosive devices from war torn areas. incredible solecki says that trone has helped attack more than 200 devices. he added that the trone also teaches children the necessary safety rules in the event that there is a mine threat. >> still ahead tonight on kron, 4 news at 10, the leak supreme court draft on abortion fueling more action at the state capitol. why lawmakers say people of color will be affected the most. if the supreme court has overturned the abortion law. plus raising awareness of a dangerous and deadly drugs. south officials sharing their concerns on national fentanyl awareness day. >> for your money tonight, more bad news for california drivers. the rise in gasoline prices showing no signs of slowing down in the bay area. aaa says the average price per gallon of regular gas in san francisco is

the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, says the region could become uninhabited and moscow seemed intent on reducing cities to ashes. the hollywood actor ray liotta has died at the age of 67. he's perhaps best known for his role as henry hill, in martin scorsese's 1990 mafia movie, goodfellas. ray liotta was working on a film in the dominican republic when he died. he'll also be remembered for field of dreams and copland. the head of p&0 ferries has told the bbc it was a difficult decision to sack hundreds of staff earlier this year. peter hebblethwaite said that the dismissal of 800 workers and replacing them with foreign agency workers paid less than the minimum wage was intended to secure our transport correspondent katy austin reports. 10 weeks on, most of p&0�*s ferries are running again, but questions remain, including about the way the company suddenly dismissed its staff. how would you feel if somebody did that to you? well... er... it's not, it is not pleasant, being made redundant and we have tri... it was more than being made redundant, wasn't it? it was being told on

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky declared own boss completely destroyed. this comes just after the senate passed the us's largest aid package yet for ukraine, amounting to 40 billion dollars in new weapons and other military assistance. that bill is actually being flown to south korea for president biden to sign. >> and president biden is in asia as we speak. he's been meeting with international leaders. is he works to try to strengthen ties with u.s. allies. today he toured the samsung computer chip factory in south korea, which will be used as the model for the factory being built in texas. the president says closer ties with global partners like south korea are important for stronger supply chains. biden also stressed the importance of semiconductor production urging congress to pass the bipartisan innovation act. >> investments like these are going to help kind of pulled us forward toward a clean energy future issue both badly need advancing our shared economic growth. our energy security and our climate goals. >> the national economic council says tha

the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, says the region could become uninhabited and moscow seemed intent on reducing cities to ashes. the american actor kevin spacey is facing five charges of sexual assault against three men. the allegations date back to when he was in the uk and relate to incidents in london and gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013. the former hollywood star has consistently denied allegations made against him. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. uruguay is a beacon of prosperity and democratic stability and sometimes turbulent south america. a decade ago under left—wing leadership, it was also a pioneer of progressive social policies. the legalisation of cannabis and abortion rights. my guest today is president luis lacalle pou. he is a fan of unfettered free market economics. does that swim against the tide of public opinion in latin america? president luis lacalle pou. welcome to hardtalk. mr president, what is it like being as centre—right politician on the continent that is quite clearly moving to the centre left? you are swimming against the poli

well, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky handed out medals to ukrainian service members over the weekend. >> including this little guy right here, put roan and his handler. they're all a part of the team that helps find clearway explosive devices from war torn areas. well, as a lunch, he says the dog is help detect more than 200 devices. he added that patrol also teaches children the necessary safety rules in the event that there is a mine direct. so he's also doing his part. domestic prices here in the states continue to soar and the rise of fuel and food. as president biden tries to tackle inflation. now the line lies now on electric vehicles. as more major car makers are making investments into electric cars. reporter kristen joyce has that story. >> we are now seeing some of the big players way cup in addition to leader tesla, major automakers like gm involved for making huge investments in the production of evs. how great to see full with the f one. 50 lightning, the mustang mach they think they can build enough. but this momentum is at risk of stalling. roger at can says if

volodymyr zelensky says they could be losing up to 100 soldiers per day and he has called for maximum sanctions against russia during a talk at the world economic forum in switzerland. president biden calls it not just a european but a local issue. >>> video-out of east palo alto shows the moments leading up to it deadly crash. the driver lost control and crashed into a tree and died. the car was seared in half. it happened on bay road around 8 p.m. the officers say the driver was speeding. let's take a look at the surveillance video from east palo alto police. you can see how fast the vehicle was going. no other cars were involved in the crash. 4:52 right now and developing, the cdc is investigating four new suspected cases of the virus, monkeypox. >> they all involved men that traveled outside the country. new cases are in new york city and florida and two in utah in addition to a confirmed case last week in massachusetts. health experts say there's no evidence the virus is spreading widely, it may be getting passed through same-sex encounters. and there is a stockpile of vaccines f

. >> to the guardian president, volodymyr zelensky called on the european union to set aside international disputes and approve a 6 round of sanctions against russia. leaders announced they did reach a compromise to a partial oil embargo. well, as of now, it only covers russian oil that was bought brought in by scene. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news president or the residents. >> of one little more community came together this memorial day to help a vet who have lost everything, how they're helping him to get back on his feet. this is story you won't want to miss. we'll be right back after the break. welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news at all for you now 04:38am here on this. >> tuesday morning may 31st last day in may. so hopefully you make some good plans today to kind of cement this moment in time. but moving forward for the rest of the week, you're probably wondering how to dress for today. and yesterday, john, at the short shorts out. but for nice hike, it's a day still weather for, you know, short sleeve shorts to get outside. yeah, not too much different than yesterday.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has stressed the importance of their release. translation: we hope - to save the lives of our boys. among them are the heavily wounded. they are being treated. i want to underline — ukraine needs its ukrainian heroes alive. this is our principle. i think these words can be understood by all adequate people. elsewhere, ukrainian troops are thought to be back in control of territory on the russian border near kharkiv — the country's second largest city. but that doesn't mean the fighting is over. russian forces have been focusing on the donbas region further south. the bbc�*s quentin sommerville and cameraman darren conway have been near the eastern city of izyum, known as the gateway to donbas, where they have been on patrol with volunteer fighters. war descended suddenly upon ukraine. along the eastern front, its men may be in bunkers but they do not cower here. three times in the last month, the russians have attacked this base with infantry and tanks, and three times they have been repelled. another attack may be imminent

. >> i guess is but ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, thanking troops monday, as he says, his forces have pushed russia back from the city of kharkiv all the way to the russian border. the uk ministry of defense saying russia has likely lost a 3rd of the ground troops it started with in february, another stumble for russia in its war with ukraine, which now faces even more resistance from an allied europe. today, sweden formally announcing it wants to join nato, joining its neighbor, finland in reversing a longstanding policy of staying out of the alliance. the expansion of the military defense organization was one of putin's primary justification for invading ukraine in the first place. the russian leadership thought they could bully ukraine and deny them and other countries self-determination. >> they they could scan sweden and finland and drive a wedge between us and our neighbors and allies. they were couldn't downplaying sweden and finland moves to join nato in an address to a military alliance of former soviet countries yet giving a warning at the same time it's should b

meanwhile, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky has said that the donbas region in the east of the country has been completely destroyed. he said it was like �*hell�*. jeremy bowen has the latest. explosions. the russians are shelling severodonetsk, as they try to encircle it. more than 100,000 people lived in the city before the invasion. now, it's one of russia's biggest targets. this is russia using the methods it perfected in syria and chechnya. heavy bombardment to try to break the will of its opponents. ukrainian rescue crews can still operate to reach civilians who need to get out. day by day, family by family, russia is grinding forward. it is a long way to safety, down roads out of severodonetsk that the russians are shelling. they're trying to cut the city off from support, rescue and reinforcement. children here were born into a war. ukrainians have been fighting russian—backed separatists in donbas since 2014. in moscow, sergei shoigu, the defence minister, held a made—for—tv briefing, designed to back the kremlin�*s message that russia is winning. the m

zelensky, as russia claims to have made strategically significant gains. ukraine has warned it may have to withdraw from severodonetsk, the easternmost city it still controls. it comes as the russian ambassador to the uk told the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. russian forces in action in eastern ukraine, where they're making advances. moscow says its forces have captured the town of lyman, an important railway hub, and the key city of severodonetsk is now in its sights. translation: if the occupiers think that lyman and _ severodonetsk will be theirs, they are wrong. donbas will be ukrainian. but this is the kind of firepower russia is bringing to bear on the region, and after three months of war, ukraine wants more help from the west to resist. today, president putin spoke to his french and german counterparts, who urged him to hold direct and serious negotiations with ukraine to end the conflict. remember this moment at the start of the war, when pr

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky called for the complete withdrawal of all foreign corporations from russia. and his comments came during a virtual speech before the world economic forum. whether time now as we're back here in the bay, taking a live look out there in san francisco, clear blue skies in the city. >> it's certainly not a summertime site. you expect to see the fog, but we do have a holiday weekend approaching. yeah. inching closer to so clear. you can see forever just forever. yeah. memorial day weekend not too far away. the unofficial beginning of summer, right? so here we go, folks get ready to go out there. and what a beautiful weekend we had. and now, yeah, that's temperatures start to warm up outside as we get ready for the holiday weekend. forecast. maybe a little wrinkle in the long range forecast will show you just a moment right now. you get the sense that big dome of high pressure overhead, that bridge a lots of sunshine and we're cranking up the heat, nearly triple digits over the next couple days, at least in the valleys. then that ridge starts to break