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 for survival against russia. 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 iii. 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 presidency. a candidate for presidency. 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, f

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

. made in slovakia, direct to zelensky-— zelensky. absolutely. as i said, zelensky. absolutely. as i said. our— zelensky. absolutely. as i said, our position - zelensky. absolutely. as i said, our position is i zelensky. absolutely. as i said, our position is very l said, our position is very clear. it goes back to the value. i'm sorry that i repeated again, but i want everybody to understand. we are in a war, it is brutal, killing people, we haven't had that your for over 70 years, people, we haven't had that yourfor over 70 years, we forgot, and now we see the brutality. i don't want any of european citizens to be killed by some dictator who decides that he is going to kill innocent people in the streets. it is ridiculous. 21st—century. that is why i said, whatever they request, we will happily help them, gladly.— they request, we will happily help them, gladly. zelensky has been asking _ help them, gladly. zelensky has been asking for _ help them, gladly. zelensky has been asking for warplanes i help them, gladly. zelensky ha

president zelensky is ri . ht, russians out? president zelensky is right. diplomacy _ russians out? president zelensky is right. diplomacy is _ russians out? president zelensky is right, diplomacy is dead _ russians out? president zelensky is right, diplomacy is dead at - russians out? president zelensky is right, diplomacy is dead at this - right, diplomacy is dead at this point, the russians are not serious about it and in the ukrainian saps are unwilling to negotiate after the war crimes, and they are right. the bottom line is this will be ugly, everyone wants peace, it will eventually happen, but what happens right now on the battlefield will determine the contours of a negotiation and this is about the future of europe, if vladimir putin has not stopped in ukraine, he will go after poland on the baltic states next, that is why it is imperative he is stopped in ukraine now. the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has spoken by telephone to the leaders of sweden and finland, to demand they take "concrete steps" to end support for what he called "terrorist groups". both countri

zelensky has been asking for warplanes for many weeks. you have mig—29s that the ukrainians know how to fly, you have roughly a dozen, how many have you sent? he haven't asked us. we are ready. we would have some operation will be needed, because we need to have first our space protected. we are working on this, and i think we are getting to a conclusion. at this moment, we are in very close communication, like you said, howitzers, with the mig—29s, they have not asked, but if they did, we would gladly speak. we are repairing their equipment. you are repairing, you're telling me that your people are repairing those captured russian tanks and sending them back to ukraine for the ukrainians to use? the agreement is almost at the final stages, we do not hide about it. these requests we received when i was in kyiv, actually. so we will be repairing that. you are being open with me. and i am thinking of what your own people here in slovakia are going to be thinking about your message to me. they know this message. but they also know, as of

president zelensky has been very effusive _ president zelensky has been very effusive in his praise for boris johnson _ effusive in his praise for boris johnson. zelensky obsolete addressed the uk _ johnson. zelensky obsolete addressed the uk parliament as she talked about_ the uk parliament as she talked about and we were in the chamber for and it_ about and we were in the chamber for and it was_ about and we were in the chamber for and it was a _ about and we were in the chamber for and it was a real moment sol about and we were in the chamber for and it was a real moment so i can only— and it was a real moment so i can only imagine what it will be like for ukrainian mps tomorrow. i'm sure they will_ for ukrainian mps tomorrow. i'm sure they will he _ for ukrainian mps tomorrow. i'm sure they will be really glad to have the support _ they will be really glad to have the support of the uk prime minister, particularly if the war is entering a phase — particularly if the war is entering a phase where obviously there is not quite _ a phase where obviously there is not quite the _ a ph

zelensky has said is hell.— zelensky has said is hell. when i was there a _ zelensky has said is hell. when i was there a month _ zelensky has said is hell. when i was there a month ago - zelensky has said is hell. when i was there a month ago or- zelensky has said is hell. when i was there a month ago or so, i zelensky has said is hell. when i i was there a month ago or so, areas we were visiting felt like a way sign already. we were in the city thatis sign already. we were in the city that is now at the front line of the advances. even back then, it felt like it was a desert. the town of lou hance, this was right at the front line. if it felt like a will wasteland, what it must feel like now. the level of shelling and continuous disruption, it must be absolutely awful for the people who have decided to remain there, and you wonder why many have. we spoke to two old ladies in a bomb shelter right on the front line. even as the shells were coming of they were still saying the russians are coming to save us. there are many people there tha

we saw the goodness in president zelensky— saw the goodness in president zelensky and in so many others. here in poland. _ zelensky and in so many others. here in poland, they are helping to refugees— in poland, they are helping to refugees and provide peace of mind to people _ refugees and provide peace of mind to people fleeing violence. we have seen the _ to people fleeing violence. we have seen the goodness in your own country— seen the goodness in your own country with young schoolchildren raising _ country with young schoolchildren raising money to help make sure that people _ raising money to help make sure that people are _ raising money to help make sure that people are feds who are fleeing the violence _ people are feds who are fleeing the violence. we have also seen the evil _ violence. we have also seen the evil putin's_ violence. we have also seen the evil. putin's war is evil. war crimes, _ evil. putin's war is evil. war crimes, targeting maternity hospitals, the massacre of people. that is— hospitals, the massacre of people. that is evil — hospitals, the massacre

zelensky's speech was not justj zelensky's speech was not just rebuke — zelensky's speech was not just rebuke to— zelensky's speech was not just rebuke to putin, _ zelensky's speech was not just rebuke to putin, it— zelensky's speech was not just rebuke to putin, it was- zelensky's speech was not just rebuke to putin, it was also i zelensky's speech was not just rebuke to putin, it was also an attack— rebuke to putin, it was also an attack to— rebuke to putin, it was also an attack to all _ rebuke to putin, it was also an attack to all the _ rebuke to putin, it was also an attack to all the putin - rebuke to putin, it was also an - attack to all the putin sympathisers in the _ attack to all the putin sympathisers in the west — attack to all the putin sympathisers in the west. and _ attack to all the putin sympathisers in the west. and he _ attack to all the putin sympathisers in the west. and he perfectly- in the west. and he perfectly encapsulated _ in the west. and he perfectly encapsulated why _ in the west. and he perfectly encapsulated why ukraine i in the west. and he p

meanwhile, zelensky said _ are running high. meanwhile, zelensky said that _ are running high. meanwhile, zelensky said that they - are running high. meanwhile, zelensky said that they are i zelensky said that they are heroes, and they need their heroes, and they need their heroes alive, do we know anything about their condition as they emerge? we have seen pictures emerging from both mariupol and the places where they are being taken. they show some of these people — they appeared to be badly wounded, but president zelensky said that some of them are wounded, suggesting that some are not. it is also important to note that where they are being taken. they are being taken to locations controlled by russia, or russia—back to separatist forces, submit to many in ukraine, this will look like surrender but within the past hour we have also had — we have also seen a video address made by the deputy defence minister of ukraine, and she said these evacuated ukrainian fighters will be exchanged for russian soldiers captured by so what we hear is that this appears to be part of a p

., zelensky. he used the occasion to cive a zelensky. he used the occasion to give a message — zelensky. he used the occasion to give a message to _ zelensky. he used the occasion to give a message to the _ zelensky. he used the occasion to give a message to the countries i zelensky. he used the occasion to i give a message to the countries yet to send his weapons. translation: i'd like to remain _ to send his weapons. translation: i'd like to remain people _ to send his weapons. translation: i'd like to remain people that - to send his weapons. translation: i'd like to remain people that we - i'd like to remain people that we are fighting a war and our territory. even if someone in european countries of the world to get use to do our best being a russian occupied territory and the fact that people give it a rush of passports there, we like to say it's not a good thing to get used to. these are our territories and we are going step—by—step to liberate our territories. going step-by-step to liberate our territories. ~ . �* , going

el encuentro con zelenski tiene un importante valor simbÓlico. nace pelosi es la segunda persona en la lÍnea de sucesiÓn de estados unidos en esta visita. maity: el viaje no fue anunciado, pero buscaba expresar apoyo a ucrania en esta guerra que se puede prolongar por aÑos. vamos con el reportaje. reportero: nancy pelosi caminÓ desafiantemente por las calles de kiev para encontrarse con zelenski, la ciudad fue bombardeada recientemente con misiles rusos. 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.

it is not just president zelensky - it is notjust president zelensky who has said that. david beasley of the world food programme has said this is going to see a hell �*s gate on earth, was his phrase from a couple of days ago, all because of that blockade of the black sea and the port of 0desa by the russians. liz truss, the british foreign secretary, accused the russians of holding the world's tour to ransom using their blockade. the problem is that you have got about 20 million tonnes of grain stuck in ukrainian warehouses, and that needs to get out. a lot of it does go to the world's poorest people. this is often described as the breadbasket often described as the breadbasket of europe, but actually, it is the breadbasket of the developing world because large amounts of that grain are brought up by the world food programme. 50% of the world food programme's rain comes from ukraine, now it is all stuck, 20 million tonnes are stuck in warehouses. they need to export 18 million tonnes by the end of the year. although some can get out by road and rail, it is really onl

as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president zelensky says diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end we have to start asking the question, whoever ends up occupying these territories at the conclusion of this conflict, what is there going to be left to occupy? millions of people are affected and more than 50 have been killed as flooding and landslides hit eastern india and bangladesh. switzerland and the netherlands are the latest countries to report cases of monkeypox — doctors warn the outbreak could badly affect access to sexual health services. and two people are taken to hospital after a stand collapses during a rehearsal for queen elizabeth's trooping the colour parade next month. the australian opposition labor party leader, anthony albanese, has said he is "humbled" by his party's victory in australia's general election. addressing supporters, he pledged to transform the country into a renewable energy superpower and to work towards lifting wages and profits. it still isn't clear whether labor will lead a majority government or a coalition. our c

a first visit to the front line since russia invaded — president zelensky visits and decorates troops in eastern ukraine as intense fighting continues in the region. translation: i'm greatly honoured to be here. - i want to thank each one of you for your great service, for risking your life for our sake, for the sake of our country. heightened tensions injerusalem — with thousands of israeli jewish nationalists marching through the old city's muslim quarter. and the one constant over 70 years of change, as britain prepares forfour days of platinum jubilee celebrations for the reign of the queen. hello and welcome to the programme. 78 minutes — that is the precise length of time police are understood to have waited before going into the elementary school in texas to tackle the gunman, who killed 19 children and two teachers. public anger has been growing since the revelation on friday that officers waited in a hallway as children trapped with the teenage gunman made desperate emergency calls. the usjustice department is to investigate the cause of that delay. president biden met gr

and president zelensky has visited troops on the front line in eastern ukraine. he went to the kharkiv region — an area once again under attack from president putin's forces. this evening, the european union failed to reach agreement on an embargo of russian oil, on the eve of a summit of eu leaders in brussels. the ban on oil imports is part of the eu's sixth sanctions package on russia over its invasion of ukraine, which the commission has been struggling to finalise. the package is being held up by hungary, which says an oil embargo would be a body blow to its economy, because it can't easily import oil from elsewhere. earlier, i spoke to kira rudyk, ukrainian mp and current leader of the political party voice. she told me the effort of building international support for ukraine is ongoing — and that she has not seen as much unity as she'd expected. in davos we were able to have this proper estimation on who actually supports ukraine, which countries, which leaders, and if there were any ones that were not and we were very much surprised to see that that t

indeed, and president zelensky apparently said in his - zelensky apparently said in his nightly address that an operation to save the defenders of mariupol, he called them heroes and said that ukraine needed its heroes alive, what do we know about the condition that they are in right now? as they are emerging out of this area. weill. are emerging out of this area. well, we have seen _ are emerging out of this area. well, we have seen pictures _ are emerging out of this area. -ii we have seen pictures emerging from both mariupol and the places where they've been taken. they show us some of these people that appear to be badly wounded, but president zelensky said that some of them are wounded suggesting that some are not. it's also important where they are being taken, they are being taken to locations controlled by russia or russia backed separatist forces. so, too many and ukraine, this will look like surrender, but within the past hour, we've also had, we've also seen a video address made by the deputy defence minister of ukraine and she said that these evacuated ukrainian fighters wil

what do you gleaming not from just zelensky but the people of ukraine you encounter on a daily basis. is there crisis fatigue? if got to be wearing on them inferring their nerves. how are they holding up? how is the resolve? >> is a great question, guy. we think the ukrainian people will be worn torn and exhausted but even president zelensky expected to see a very tired later with the weight of the world on him. that is what it is prints a battle for freedom tickets to urinate. yet he sat for 57 minutes was intergenic and that inspiration is felt by every ukrainian in this country. every tragedy masquerade that they find it only steals the resolve of the ukrainian people. the customer 74 days of volodymyr zelensky state fought and ride this nation and rallied world leaders to give them the weapons they need to continue to not only resist but now go on the counteroffensive and driver russian forces out. it is a story perhaps of our lifetimes to see this obscure politician that was not a politician before stand up to what former president george w. bush says now is the churchill of our

today, president zelensky visited north—eastern ukraine for the first time since the russian invasion. he was shown the damage inflicted in what's been some of the worst fighting of the war. handing out medals, he thanked soldiers for their service to their country. for risking their lives for all ukrainians, their comrades in the donbas were now facing what he said was an indescribably difficult situation. applause. nowhere has president putin's war been harder than in the port city of mariupol. these pictures show it before the invasion. and 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 when... this is over a widespread area. i do accept that mariupol is destroyed by fighting. but you won't accept it's the result of russian forces? no, it can be both because this is a fight. as i have said, russians are targeting military infrastructure. collateral damage is possible. the town of bucha has become synonymous

the united nations boss has had talks this week with presidents putin and zelensky. the us secretary of state and the us defence secretery have been in kyiv. but what have these high—level diplomatic shuffles actually achieved? mina, you watch all of this very closely for your readers, and interpret it, contextualise it. what have you been telling them? the last few days, as you said, of diplomacy have been important to at least maintain the momentum of trying to get a solution, but we haven't seen anything tangible that brings this war to an end. for our readers, there is the primary developments, which are the military developments on the ground, and of course the ukrainian people, what they're suffering. the fact that there was an attack on kyiv as the un secretary general was there was again an indication of how serious this is, not only for the poor ukrainian people who are suffering but also wider ramifications. so there's that immediate element. then there's the cost of oil going up, the fact that we worry about wheat imports in the middle east, for example.

president zelensky said that up to 100 of his soldiers are dying every day right now, particularly in those fierce battles in the luhansk oblast. that's not sustainable in the long term, so they need for you to send more weapons, heavier weapons, is very urgent, but it does not seem as though many of your members see that urgency. i always understand the need for stepping up and doing even more. allies have stepped up and we are constantly considering what more we can do to support ukraine in upholding the right for self—defence. nato is also of course active in... we call it the ramstein group, the support group that was established at the airbase at ramstein, where nato allies and also some partners co—ordinate their efforts and the message has been that we need to also provide more advanced and large scale support to ukraine and that is what has taken place. there is no way... it hasn't though, has it, mr secretary—general? it hasn't taken place in many instances. one can look at the united states, with their massive new assistance programme, some $40 billion, much of it mili

president zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war with russia will end. ukraine's leader suggested his military had "broken the back" of russia's army, but that a resolution would only emerge from negotiations. as russian forces intensify their attacks in the eastern donbas region, here the foreign secretary liz truss has said that ukraine's neighbour, moldova, should be armed with nato military equipment to help guard it against the threat of a russian invasion. from kyiv, our correspondent james waterhouse reports. ukraine's resistance is far from waning, but in luhansk it is going backwards — it is an area moscow claims will soon be in russian control. this coal miner still tries to evacuate people. even with his van riddled with bullets. i have to help people — there are grandmothers and grandfathers, people with disabilities who remain. they have to be pulled out. russia's gains are only a few miles here, people in luhansk are used to eight years of war already, since russia backed separatists. for some the fighting has finally reached their door

as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president zelensky says diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end. switzerland and the netherlands are the latest countries to report cases of monkeypox — doctors warn the outbreak could badly affect access to sexual health services. an unprecedented spring heatwave hits part of spain, with temperatures of more than a0 celsius in some places. two people are taken to hospital after a stand hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the australian opposition labor party leader, anthony albanese, has said he is "humbled" by his party's victory in australia's general election. addressing supporters, he pledged to transform the country into a renewable energy superpower and to work towards lifting wages and profits. our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. this is the labour party's first election victory in almost a decade and it will be led by one of australia's longest serving politicians. we should be making change and, you know, that's what we hope that this government will do. it's been

we are seeing pictures of president zelensky meeting the i president zelensky meeting the portuguese prime minister and they have been a number of meetings like this and many pledges of support, military support, financial support, how much of a difference is that now making on the battlefield? i how much of a difference is that now making on the battlefield?— making on the battlefield? i think an increasing _ making on the battlefield? i think an increasing amount. _ making on the battlefield? i think an increasing amount. at- making on the battlefield? i think an increasing amount. at the i making on the battlefield? i think| an increasing amount. at the start of this war, president zelensky was saying they needed more, they needed it faster and he has gradually... his position has shifted to kind of acknowledging they are getting the support they need and that people are giving it to them with the urgency which they need it. i think the big missing picture, the missing piece in the puzzle here in terms of their military support is still air defences. they are being given some ai

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

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 destroyed by fighting. but you won't accept it is the result of russian forces? fighting, it cannot... it can be both because this is a fight. so there is a possibility in your mind russia is responsible... russians... that is a possibility? as i have said, russians are targeting military infrastructure. collateral damage is possible. the town of bucha has become synonymous with atrocities but the ambassador dismissed allegations of war crimes here as a fabrication. and what of an incident caught on cctv in which these two soldier

reciprocating president zelensky's address to the ukrainian | zelensky's address to the ukrainian -- uk zelensky's address to the ukrainian —— uk parliament back in march of the prime minister there would be one of the things which he loves the most which is invoking that winston churchill language in the imagery of the british struggle in the second world war and saying that religion ukraine is in a similar situation out facing a similar struggle and really employing a huge amount of attitude and bravery and it will become too shown in years to come that this is their finest hour. so he would be making that address to ukrainian mps tomorrow and really i suppose potentially putting the spotlight back on ukraine because it's partially drifted away as we have got a bit use to some of the absolutely harrowing, horrible videos and details of the conflict it will be very helpful now that we are ten weeks into this conflict for the prime minister to show that he is still keeping attention on this and he is a goalie putting in a little bit more money. i think rid of million pounds will

president zelensky visits the front line in eastern ukraine for the first time since russia invaded, as intense fighting continues in the region. the uk government says it's "very concerned" about french police firing tear gas and pepper spray at liverpool fans on saturday night's champions league final in paris. and tributes are being paid to one of the greatest jockeys of all time, lester piggott, who's died at 86. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning in singapore and 5pm in texas, where the usjustice department is to investigate the police response to the mass shooting at a school in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. public anger has grown after it emerged that officers waited in the hallway as children remained trapped with the teenage gunman in a classroom. the announcement comes as president biden visited the town and met with the families of those killed. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr

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

president zelensky visits the frontline in eastern ukraine for the first time since russia invaded as intense fighting continues in the region. translation: i'm greatly honoured to be here. - i want to thank each one of you for your great service, for risking your life for our sake, for the sake of our country. glory to ukraine. north korea says its covid—19 outbreak is stabalising as pandemic restrictions apparently ease in the capital, pyongyang. and the british government says it's "very concerned" about french police firing tear gas and pepper spray at liverpool fans during saturday night's champions league final in paris. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in texas, where the usjustice department is to investigate the police response to the mass shooting at a school in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. public anger has grown after it emerged that officers waited in the hallway as children remained trapped with the teenage gunman in a classroom. the announcement comes as president biden vi

nancy pelosi es la autoridad mayor rango en visitar a zelenski en su paÍs. en mariÚpol pudo evacuarse un pequeÑo grupo de civiles atrapados en la fÁbrica de acero. apenas 20 de algunos asientos. >> ambos bandos respetaron el alto al fuego. pablo: el puerto de odessa fue bombardeado por moscÚ. la falta de agua y medicinas en mariÚpol ha hecho que las autoridades de ucrania hayan declarado peligro de epidemias. se registrÓ un incendio en una base militar de moscÚ en territorio ruso, cerca de la frontera con ucrania. rusia acusÓ a ucrania. esta visita sigue a la de los secretarios de defensa y estado. washington afirma que seguirÁ enviando asistencia mientras haya guerra. fÉlix: se estima que casi 5.5 millon de ucrania nos han salido del paÍs ——millones de ucranianos han salido del paÍs. la forma de solicitar refugio cambiÓ desde el dÍa 21. veamos lo que estÁn viviendo los refugiados. reportera: llega la hora de la comida y cientos de ucranianos hacen fila para recibir su porciÓn de alimentos. es el albergue en la alcaldÍa iztapalapa para a

ukraine's president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the kyiv region, to visit the city of kharkiv. one of the greatestjockey�*s of all time lester piggott, who won the derby 9 times, has died at the age of 86. hello, welcome to the programme. i want to take us live to the us. these are live pictures from texas, where president biden and the first lady are just arriving from delaware. this is the town, of course, that has witnessed the school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. president biden is visiting today. he will meet with the families, and of course, this is something deeply unpleasant, and unfortunate ritual biden is used to playing. of course himself his family has lost family members, he is all too familiar with the grieving process and he hopes that his visit there will show some kind of strength and solidarity to so many families affected there. the difficult balance he will have to strike, though, is this is an area of the us where guns are integral to so many people. so many people have guns there. so talk of gun control at a time like thi

president zelensky visits his troops on the front—line in eastern ukraine, for the first time since the war started. another day of travel disruption — waits of six hours reported for ferries at dover, and hundreds of flighs cancelled at some uk airports. leicester has it in the bag! and one of the greatest jockeys of all time, leicester piggott, has died at 87. —— leicester piggott. hello, welcome to the programme. culture secretary nadine dorries has called on european football's governing body uefa to "launch a formal investigation into what went wrong and why" after chaotic scenes at last night's champions league final between liverpool and real madrid in paris. french police have been criticised for firing tier gas and pepper spray at some liverpool fans waiting to get in to the stadium. ms dorries said the footage from fans and the media was "deeply concerning". the mayor of liverpool — who was at the game — described the police actions as brutal and intimidating. uefa has said it will "review these matters urgently" with french police.0ur correspondent danjohnson sent t

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

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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

ukrainian president zelensky tweeted: "evacuation of civilians from azovstal began. the 1st group of about 100 people is already heading to the controlled area. are tomorrow we'll meet them. grateful to our team! now they, together with the un, are working on the evacuation of other civilians from the plant." but around a thousand more civilians are still sheltering inside the vast steelworks complex, along with around 2000 ukrainian fighters, who are making a desperate last stand in the city that has been almost completely destroyed by russian forces. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in zaporizhzhia, where the evacuated civilians are being 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 have been cut off, for weeks. "the children were hungry," thi

president zelensky started with his good news. translation: the ukrainian armed i forces continue to make progress. in liberating the kharkiv region, but the occupiers are trying - to further strengthen - the pressure in the donbas. it's hell, and that's. not an overstatement. bombardment of severodonetsk is brutal and meaningless. - ukraine's defences in donbas are creaking, they're still not breaking. away from the front lines, life goes on in ukrainian cities. in the end, the outcome of this war depends on ukrainian resilience, on the amount of help its army gets from nato, and president putin's determination to fight on, whatever the cost to russia. jeremy bowen, bbc news, dnipro. let's go to the port city of mariupol now — where ukrainian soldiers holed up at the steel plant have now surrendered their commander posted this message online. the higher military leadership has given an order to save lives and preserve the well—being of the serviceman and seize defending the city. despite heavy fighting, defending encircled an