ukraine's territory and neutrality with the west was not the goal. full ukraine of ukraine was. i want to emphasize that. host: jane is on the line on the independent line. caller: i think she just answered my question partially. a simple question. why does russia need more territory? it is a big country. the other thing is, do they really need democracy because communism is a failure? is that really the motivation? guest: it's a great question, why does russia need more territory? i think another reason for why what vladimir putin is doing in ukraine actually comes down to how he governs russia. ukraine opposed zero threat to russia, other than just existing, trying to build a society that was different and free, not authoritarian. one of the reasons vladimir putin is going on this endeavor is also to boost his domestic support. it worked in 2014 when he illegally occupied crimea. it worked a lot less this time. but he has also been consolidating russian society. russian power brokers around the agenda of continued war against ukraine. it is not putin's war, it is russia's war.

if ukraine stops fighting, ukraine ends. one of the charities working on the ground is the international committee... thank you very much for talking to us on bbc news. let me ask you first of all about the challenge you and your colleagues at the irc are facing because presumably this year has transformed ukraine and created a demand for your charity that simply didn't exist before.— your charity that simply didn't exist before. that's right, thank ou ve exist before. that's right, thank you very much _ exist before. that's right, thank you very much for _ exist before. that's right, thank you very much for having - exist before. that's right, thank you very much for having me. . exist before. that's right, thank| you very much for having me. so exist before. that's right, thank- you very much for having me. so one year only, we have almost 18 million people in ukraine who are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, almost 6 million people who are displaced from their homes within ukraine. and as we know, there's almos

bbc, eastern ukraine. david: as the one-year anniversary approaches, russia's invasion of ukraine has increasingly found itself the subject of popular culture. it is being marked this week at one of the world's top film festivals in berlin. one film getting a lot of attention is superpower, a documentary about president zelenskyy codirected by the hollywood star sean penn. >> sean penn created a lot of excitement on the red carpet at the berlin film festival. president zelenskyy, who addressed the opening-night ceremony remotely, features heavily in a series of interviews. it is a film that recaps events in ukraine in the country's quest for freedom. the leader is presented in a very flattering light. >> he offers an opportunity for humility. he stands so tall in his mortal body and heart and courage. >> do you think, in the nicest possible way, he was using you because he knew he would be able to present his views through a sympathetic channel to a global audience? >> keep on using me until you use me up,

our commitment is to the people of ukraine and the future of ukraine. a ukraine that is free, sovereign, aquatic. thousands of those who declared the independence 130 is ago, that led the orange revolution, a revolution of dignity. those who continue still to root out kremlin's efforts. is a dream for those ukrainian patriots who have fought for years against russia's aggression and the donbass. the heroes that have given everything, given their lives in service of their beloved ukraine. i was honored to visit the memorial in kyiv yesterday. to pay tribbett to the sacrifice of those that have lost their lives -- tribute to those who sacrificed and lost their lives. the united states stands with the cranes -- ukraine's teachers, hospital staff, emergency responders. working in the city across ukraine given the power on in the face of russia's cruel bombardment. we stand with the refugees of this war, who found a welcome in europe and the united states, particularly here in poland. all across europe they do what they can help and continue to do so. cultur

side to ukraine. it's a huge opportunity, to showcase what our music is about. but like i said. — what our music is about. but like i said, we _ what our music is about. but like i said, we are _ what our music is about. elf like i said, we arejust what our music is about. elf like i said, we are just there like i said, we arejust there to have some fun, and do it the best we can. we are coming for you! and you can listen to the full interview by subscribing to the bbc podcast eurovisioncast on bbc sounds — or wherever you get your podcasts. we are going to talk a bit more about tiktok in the business, canada has launched an investigation because of concerns about the data collection on that app. see you soon. hello again. there are large parts of the uk that enjoyed a fine day of weather on thursday, with lots of sunshine, and certainly was a stunning end to the day across the west midlands. this was the setting sun around sutton coldfield. now, it wasn't like that everywhere. after a sunny start

how does israel hope ukraine -- help— regime. how does israel hope ukraine —— help ukraine? how does israel help— —— help ukraine? how does israel help to _ —— help ukraine? how does israel help to reduce iranian military aid to russia? — help to reduce iranian military aid to russia? for example, israeli kits ofarmy— to russia? for example, israeli kits of army infrastructure, did it help ukraine? — of army infrastructure, did it help ukraine? . .. of army infrastructure, did it help ukraine? ., ,, , ., of army infrastructure, did it help ukraine? ., ,, ., of army infrastructure, did it help ukraine? ., ., , ., ukraine? thank you for the question. for a while. — ukraine? thank you for the question. for a while, during _ ukraine? thank you for the question. for a while, during the _ ukraine? thank you for the question. for a while, during the war, - ukraine? thank you for the question. for a while, during the war, i - for a while, during the war, i wanted to get israeli support, not just from this population, because there is a loss of support there, but fr

a preliminary estimate by the ministry of economy of ukraine shows that ukraine's con, we shrank by 20 percent in 2022, disrupted logistics services and extended power cuts caused by the continuous attack strained economic activity in ukraine. soaring food and energy prices, every worst use of economic progress. in january year on year places in ukraine stood at 26 percent retreating slightly from a 7 year peak of 26.6 percent. in october, though it is lower than expected, the supply chain disruptions and power cuts debt crippling blows on ukraine's economy. despite the ongoing attacks from russia, she was looking towards the postwar reconstruction. it's long and expensive project . the ukranian government, the european commission and the world bank jointly estimated that the cost of rebuilding ukraine's infrastructure would be nearly $350000000000.00. that's based on the 1st one. ration of war impacts across 20 different sectors. that amount is more than one and half times higher than the 2021 g d, p of ukraine. it is certain that disfigure will increase as the war rages on. the world

he's also taking the war in ukraine into consideration. it's part of the reason he's planning 5 percent more wheat than last year. it's increase of volatility, and it's also, i think, made me more mindful as a u. s. farmer how important our food supply is both domestically and for the rest of the world. he's not alone with us. we're selling for a record high average of $9.10 a bushel. a survey by farm futures magazine found growers across the american wheat belt have increased production by 17 percent over the last year. it's all here in kansas, like the soil in ukraine is ideal for growing wheat. and the war being waged half way around the world is affecting what farmers here plant, and how much the war between russia and ukraine. 2 of the world's largest green exporters, has disrupted global production, forcing ukrainians to de mine their fields before harvest and cutting exports. and embattled black seaports in kansas, where the industry's wheat lab studies the most resilient and tasty strains that conflict. his combined with a u. s. dr

now here's of an escalation of ukraine. a was a key reason why germany was reluctant to allow it's tanks to be sent to ukraine. but now that berlin has given the green light. what'll germans think of their government's response to the war? now according to the results of the latest info, as deem a pol only a very small percentage of respondents say they're very satisfied. over a 3rd are satisfied with what's being done in their name, but even more or less satisfies 22 percent of germans in the end are not satisfied at all. now let's sir, talk about this with our a political corresponded hands, but auntie can talk us through these figures hands. what do you make of this? well, what's clear is that there is about a 3rd of the german population that stands firmly behind or off shows. the chancellor and his government and other 20 percent are firmly against him and the rest are somewhere in between. and there's this somewhere in between sector is really of concern to all of charles. it's the people that swing one way or the oth

50 congress to provide ukraine with su ort? ., congress to provide ukraine with su--ort? . , ., support? so far, the support for ukraine, support? so far, the support for ukraine. for— support? so far, the support for ukraine, for president _ support? so far, the support for ukraine, for president biden's l ukraine, for president biden�*s stance and how it has been bipartisan and strong, there have been cracks in that consensus. in the midterm elections and after, there are many republicans who were campaigning on the policy they don't believe ukraine should get any more help from the us. kevin mccarthy who is not the leader, to quote him, we will not sign up blank check for ukraine. president zelensky made a surprise visit to washington, dc last year and gave a speech to congress and expressed his gratitude for what the us is doing. but i did not sway many republicans were still questioning why is all this money being sent ukraine when it could be spent here in the us. in recent surveys, they indicate three and four americans to believe that the us should support ukr

the pentagon has sent to ukraine and also by selling new weapons to ukraine's regional allies. who now feel the need to arm up in fear of russia. well, not only they profited but profit for some years to come. because some of the equipment was given from pentagon stocks and the companies will get paid to replenish that, probably replenish, more than is used in the more, sometimes more sophisticated, more costly systems. so we have to watch that because there could be some war profiteering that goes on over time. and how much money are we talking here? well, the commitment so far has been $30000000000.00 to ukraine and european allies on the front lines. so most of that will go to the contractors. raytheon received more than $2000000000.00 for its nasa and stingers surface to air missile systems. lockheed martin, 1100000000 for time ability artillery rocket system, known as high mars. and among the long list of other equipment going to ukraine from the us army makers. 31 abrams tanks made by general dynamics more than 100000000 small arms ammunitions and over 8000 javelin should

for ukraine. bipartisan>> you know, i think e important thing to realize is that roosevelt did have to face a dominant room of isolation, when he took those steps in 1940 and 41 before pearl harbor. but he gradually educated the american public a few of the fight in britain was important fight for us. first of, all it would prevent us from getting into the work possibly if britain could succeed. but even more importantly would repairs if we had to get into the war. so i think the challenge for president biden is going to be he has to persuade the american public, he will have to use that bully pulpit and maybe that is what tomorrow speech is partly about. but he is going to have to keep doing that because we also roosevelt was able to educate the american public so that when these came up, i thought, well it'll never, pass this is laziness congress want allowed to happen. it passed and by a good majority, because through his fireside chats he had already educated people on why this was necessary.

if russia stops fighting and leaves ukraine, the war ends. _ if ukraine stops - fighting, ukraine ends. let's go live to the united nations and our correspondent not a topic. this war had the potential to completely divide the un — in light of the vote in the general assembly, but also the voices on the security council, what's your assessment of how the un is dealing with this ongoing crisis? i how the un is dealing with this ongoing crisis?— how the un is dealing with this ongoing crisis? i think the biggest take away has _ ongoing crisis? i think the biggest take away has been _ ongoing crisis? i think the biggest take away has been over - ongoing crisis? i think the biggest take away has been over the - ongoing crisis? i think the biggest take away has been over the past| take away has been over the past year, despite everything we've seen with the war — you've had the international court ofjustice chiming in, telling rush the war, you've had alleged crimes against humanity, you've had a globalfood and energy crisis, countries dealing with the war — despite that, countries

here on the smarter was section on the front and east in ukraine. a russian offensive is expected pro the russians haven't tried to break through the section on the front line yet. conflict is still an artillery war, where both sides are trying to weaken the enemy by destroying their position theater. but it wasn't our target. our 1st and foremost, their observation points dev, peruthiune there. that's where they gather intelligence about our position semester . i'm supposedly we were trying to drive them out of these posts, made broke, to deprive them of their eyes, which i thousands of artillery rounds f i. d and ukraine. kalima, the units commander joined the army just after the invasion. or for profit. i'm a construction worker by profession. i used to build roofs and civilian life is what gets destroyed now is what i used to build before the war. i feel very sorry when i look at all the destruction. people have built all this with their own hands and then all the bloodshed. i feel very sorry. yeah. very close to the front line. we some thought

and attempts to draw parallels with his war of aggression in ukraine. and ukrainians warn they won't go to paris for next year's olympics. as long does, russian and belushi and athletes can compete, and some ukranian sportsman would be going either way. ah, until you're liable. welcome to the program. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says his country deserves to start talks this year. on joining the european union. comments in his nightly address came after initial meetings with your commission president was left on the line ahead of a major european summit set for friday in the ukrainian capital. but as russia's war drags on for nearly a year, realizing that membership dream isn't likely to happen as quickly as you would like . there is the feel of a family get together as members at the commission gathering steve for a historic joint meeting with the ukranian government. he, you commission president ursula on the lion said they were there to show you up stands as firmly as ever, with ukraine in its war with russia. our presence in cuba to day giv

when it comes to helping end the war and ukraine? will china say 8 wants peace, but of course china and the european union have taken very different approaches. china has not sanctioned russia, it's not even giving any sort of outright condemnation of moscow over the invasion of ukraine. but the fact is, it's of a scene is a very big important geopolitical actor. so the hoss to keep talking to china about this at least, thought the line from you officials and it has been brought up in several e, u, china meetings over the past year. but certainly european union looking on, i think, with a degree of concern the alarm when it comes to china's ties with russia and hide the those could emerge over the coming days. because as we heard from asia, as joe biden, reportedly touching, don't in key, if will one ye, china, it's taught diplomat, is reportedly expected in russia. and china says 8 is going to come up with its own piece proposals for peace in ukraine. i think we can expect those will be quite different from ukraine's ideas of how to

it's been one year since russia begun its invasion of ukraine. now, while a war in europe may seem far away from africa, the impact has been felt by many across the continent of africa. we asked some in kenya and nigeria, how the war has affected them. is ours affected me emotional? cause i have a friend over the other from nevada when we talked last joe's last 2 weeks. this is not an address i did that are. so for you to warn you that your voice was mid list, it's needless or is it senseless war? foot crazy is have really good. now i'm looking back from there factor laser praises. they have gone up making for it becomes such as cost would be because of leaving us become very high. ah, you'd see at the, for example, this year it has high level. it isn't going to be put off any it had to offer this . it does become very tough for most of what our drivers, the taxi drivers, several students over of niger on our region as well, their school in and out to a get their schooling journey out to be caught her. i mean caught shots, it's a loss for them. w

as they discussed the defense of easton ukraine. he said members had yet to agree on a new pledge for defense spending. but south mac said things were finally starting to move in the right direction. the face from a to germany, no way holders a. she's not a huge difference with a z. oh. but also with it has tv and stalked back. speaking there earlier, and d, w correspondent, shoals has been following that summit. and jones is now from there from brussels. terry, what is nitro, promising in order to speed up military aid for ukraine? well that in fact is its promise that it will speed up the military aid because we've seen a fairly slow, sluggish delivery of some of the weapons that, that ukraine wants most including tanks. and in fact, even defense minister pastorius said that, you know, he had expected other allies to start sending their tanks more quickly, once germany agreed to send their own end to allow other countries to exports. so this has really been a problem that things are promised and, and that they don't show up in, in

ukraine is example. the base is deployed at our borders and violation and key understandings ending the. of cold war. western leaders lied to us then, and went to continue deceiving us now. for them, it is of nato to expand uncontrollably is absolute. the key part telling us about how much money that is spent on development purposes that was done by state secretary blinken. let me recall after the cold war alone, the united states conducted 251 military operations abroad. inflicting untold damage of those countries. even if you pay 100 more than you do now, you will not be able to make up for that. the collective west needs to understand and accept there are other players with their own interests. you have to coexist with them or you can cooperate in mutual interest. this has to be done on a respectful basis. a unipolar world is in the past, and it is in our interest to make sure we transition to a multipolar world with few upheavals as possible. we would like to hope ukrainian crisis will be the last ho

russian troops had amassed along the entire russian border with ukraine and in belarus, ukraine's neighbor and rushes ally to the north. it was not a matter of if but when. in the early evening, u.s. victory of state anthony blinken told -- that the invasion could be underway at any moment. >> if you have reason to believe that before this night is over, russian forces will be engaged in something akin to a full invasion of ukraine? >> i do. >> i took the anchor chair msnbc headquarters in new york city at 9 pm eastern time that night. our nbc news correspondent spread out across ukraine, in the capital city, kyiv, kharkiv, near the russian border in the northeast, and memorable on the azov sea. and that our, things were relatively calm throughout most of ukraine. >> they are poised and ready to come over that border at anytime. the main risk here isn't the ukrainians would fight, it's that they will fight. >> the calm would not last much longer. flights of civil aircraft have now been restricted in all of ukrainian airspace. it is now almost six a. m. in eastern ukraine, and there are rep

office that you were former ambassador to ukraine. i former ambassador to ukraine. explain the relationship between ukraine and russia.— explain the relationship between ukraine and russia. these are two se arate ukraine and russia. these are two separate countries, _ ukraine and russia. these are two separate countries, unlike - ukraine and russia. these are two separate countries, unlike what i ukraine and russia. these are two | separate countries, unlike what the russians say, that ukraine is essentially part of russia. the ukrainian people are now in a very large majority, and they want to issue a policy that is, in terms of foreign orientation towards the west, in terms of domestic orientation, wants to be a democracy and open society. this war, which putin launched in 2014 and then greatly escalated last year, is designed to prevent the ukrainian people from choosing their own destiny. people from choosing their own destin . ., ., , ., people from choosing their own destin . ., ., , ., , , destiny. how do you see this ending, and how long — destiny. how d

this munich security conference is, of course, dedicated to ukraine, to the support of ukraine, to confirm the transatlantic alliance, but we have widened the participation this year. we have invited a record number of representatives from the so-called global south, because while we have this unity between us, when you talk to representatives of the global south -- and we had them on the podium this morning -- you see that many countries sit on the fence. they see this as kind of a continuation of the conflict between u.s. and russia or nato and eu and -- or european countries and russia, and they feel the consequences. and they want to get it over with. they have an equidistant position there. and why we had -- and you pointed to the 141 votes. but when you talk to important partners in the global south, they are -- they abstain. they, you know, say, get it over with. we don't want to take -- take one side. and the point we're making, of course, is this is not east-west, this is about the rules-based inter -- the rule of law that you mentioned. but we have to do some convincing, because

tonight at ten we are live in ukraine, a country at war. after i in ukraine, a country at war. after a huge russian military offensive by land, sea and air. fighting between the countries hasn't stopped since and well over 100,000 people are believed to have been killed. they are preparing for the worst. attacking medical equipment, patients have been evacuated, the russians are not very far away. millions of ukrainians have left the country. tens of thousands come to the uk. what cannot be held must be left home. until another day. iam i am meeting with a group of ukrainian refugees in london. when the war broke out many students were at the start of their careers, a year later and they are here, not knowing when they are going on. hello. hello, nice to see you. my name is callum, thank you for meeting with me. this ukrainian cafe has been helping people settle in. they set up a social club here when lots of refugees came to the area after the invasion. alexander is a 17 and from a village near kyiv. how have you found the last year, here? a lot of opportunities, especially fo

but what about what about ukraine? what about ukraine? ukraine doesn't matter. we know that they are not fighting for 70 of this people. well being of this people, they just need numbers. they need people who be sustaining their economies. they are not, you know, they don't care about human rights. we know that human rights is just a flashy talk full for the neo liberals in the west. they don't care about this, people, they being, this is the propaganda language in order to somehow manage to consent among the populace. if you go to the t, v all to the newspaper, say, well, we need to increase the, the g, d p, a country. so that's why we need this war and ukraine. most of the people you know, just you know, astonish with despite but when you somehow portrayed us will as a war full between democracy and i'll talk chrissy and you will portray russia and president bonnie wanted me to put in as a matter many wants to recreate. and russian empire, dan, most of the millennials and the jens east where we like, oh yes, we need to be on board and we support this and they

but what about, what about ukraine? what about ukraine? ukraine doesn't matter. we know this. they are not fighting for 70 people well being of this people. they just need numbers. they need people who be sustaining their economies. they are not, you know, they don't care about human rights. we know that human rights is just a flashy talk full for the neo liberals in the west. they don't care about this people, they do, i mean, this is the propaganda language in order to somehow manage the consent among the populace. if you go to the t, v all to the newspaper saying we need to increase the, the digital, our country. so that's why we need this war in ukraine. most of the people you know, just you know, astonish with despite but when you somehow portrayed us will as a war full between democracy and i'll talk chrissy and you will portray russia and president bonnie, bonnie, me put in as a med many wants to recreate. and russian empire, dan, most of the millennials and the gens east will be like, oh yes, we need to be on board and we support this. they will never go to war and the

supporting ukraine in supporting ukraine -- romania. as said before, this is a test of our generation. we have to work together and all the different layers of this conflict to bring peace back to the deserving place. our message is straightforward. there is sovereignty among the individual to ukraine. this is in respect the u.n. charter. the fundamental suppose of international law. negotiations and start only when they are ready, and the way it looks, must be defined by ukraine. rumania supports this first long as it takes. thank you. >> i think his excellency for his statement. i give the floor to his excellency, the minister of foreign affairs of poland. >> mr. president, excellencies, for convening this important meeting. for the secretary-general, for his viable insights, or excellency, i believe that we should focus today on three main things. first of all, the accurate diagnosis of a situation. then, the search for an adequate reaction. finally, the steps that need to be implemented. so, let us start with contrasting this truth

maybe in uk, maybe in ukraine. if you do the ukrainian restaurant, i will come all the time and play the music for you and eat borscht. ok! it's not clear how or when the war will end, but whatever the outcome, these guys are determined that their country and culture are not forgotten. callum tulley, bbc news. some of those now having to living in exile because of the conflict here. well, exactly a year ago today, the ukrainians were outgunned and out manned in this war, and they still are. but what they do have is a determination to preserve their culture and their history. i repeat, this is a conflict of choice that didn't have to happen, with the invasion a clear breach of international law. those are the facts, as the world marks this grim one—year anniversary. we leave now with some of the images of the last 12 months here in ukraine. we have the weather in a couple of minutes. from all of us, good afternoon.

we begin with some breaking news from ukraine. you, as president joe biden has arrived in the ukrainian capital key of on what is his 1st visit to ukraine since russia launched its invasion a year ago this week. biden was scheduled to make a visit to neighboring poland, to mark the anniversary. but this unannounced visit to kia will underscore washington's unity with europe and nato, against russia's aggression. o d. w, as in zebra, him is standing by in key a for us, for the latest on all of this. so a, we know that the city center there has been blocked. what more can you tell us? well, all morning today, marianna, there had been rumors around here that some high ranking official is a will be coming to visit a president zalinski there, you know, had thought maybe be vice president harris, but then it turned out to be, you know, you as president biden himself and we have seen images of him and president zalinski walking through the city. and just to give you an idea of how extraordinary this says, we're actually in the middle of

we're going to continue to work with ukraine to crease ukraine's most pressing -- to the address ukraine's most pressing needs. again, they're contemplate fromming an offensive in the spring, and that's just weeks away. and so we have a lot to get done. so if you think about the numbers of systems that we're bringing together, bradleys, strykers, martyrs, cb-90s, 113s, artillery and the list goes on and on, it's a monumental task to bring all those systems together, get the troops trained on those platforms and make sure we have sustainment forop that, for allf those systems and get those systems into the fight. so that's really the focus of our conversationed to.. -- today. >> so dmitri, lines of communication in warfare and combat are always subject to enemy attack. no different here. and the lines of communication that stretch through the western portion of ukraine are subject to russian attack the, attackst from the air, attack from artillery, attack from special operations forces, etc. so the key to insure that the supplies get through, maintain good operational security, vary your ti

destruction of ukraine. and that's why if you crane is to get out of this situation for it, so it needs to rely on its own internal forces and internal, which means reaching out and establishing domestic unity, which is unfortunately not, not the policy of the current ukrainian government, not the policy of the current, previous ukrainian governments. but this is something that your book suggests. i know you see greek tragedy as a kind of therapy that aspires to restore social harmony. 8 but i, i assure that this restoration of social harmony has ever been part of the grant in policy. because i think, as we have just discussed, that they've been aiming for the opposite. what can possibly inspire them to change course for their own good. well, there is a significant mythology in ukraine. i know i think it is. storage has recently spoken out against the ukranian, him national him. but it actually talks about how we are all brothers in the of, of the same cause a crow route. and there's a lot of unifying mythol

ukraine's territory and neutrality with the west was not the goal. full ukraine of ukraine was. i want to emphasize that. host: jane is on the line on the independent line. caller: i think she just answered my question partially. a simple question. why does russia need more territory? it is a big country. the other thing is, do they really need democracy because communism is a failure? is that really the motivation? guest: it's a great question, why does russia need more territory? i think another reason for why what vladimir putin is doing in ukraine actually comes down to how he governs russia. ukraine opposed zero threat to russia, other than just existing, trying to build a society that was different and free, not authoritarian. one of the reasons vladimir putin is going on this endeavor is also to boost his domestic support. it worked in 2014 when he illegally occupied crimea. it worked a lot less this time. but he has also been consolidating russian society. russian power brokers around the agenda of continued war against ukraine. it is not putin's war, it is russia's war.

if russia stops fighting and leaves ukraine the war ends. if ukraine stops fighting ukraine ends. the foreign secretary james cleverly has spoken today at the united nations, as he sees that his aggression against ukraine is feeling. we should expect him to try and strong—arm us into backing down with every dirty course of instrument at his disposal. with cuts to green and energy shipments. with threats of escalation. with poisonous this information and with cyber attacks. we must be prepared for this. we must recognise that these things are a sign of weakness rather than a sign of strength.— a sign of weakness rather than a sign of strength. foreign secretary jane sign of strength. foreign secretary jane cleverley- _ well, also at the un security council, ukraine's foreign minister, dmytro kuleba, asked the council to observe a moment's silence in memory of those who'd died as a result of the russian invasion. as delegates rose to their feet they were interrupted by russia's ambassador — who insisted the gesture was to honour all lives lost since fighting in eastern ukraine

over ukraine. if you look at the does the map at this particular moment, it is an ongoing war. things could happen at any time. i remember last year actually do you and secretary general antonio gutierrez was here and while he was visiting well, there was an air strike here. aim keith, i am. supposing that be this, this visit of brandon joe biden was an announced, but i'm sure things have been beefed up do protective capital as long as he's here . but for the rest of the country this his business as usual.

also slated to continue helping ukraine with financial aid. they have promised to provide ukraine with 18000000000 euros this year to help the government keep paying wages and pensions and to a keep it keeping to keep running that the essential services such as hospitals, for instance, is the e. you prepared to impose more sanctions on russia. alexander, they are not only prepared to do that. they are already working on a new package. it would be the tense package of sanctions. however, the question is how powerful those sanctions could be. we are hearing that they warned, for instance, to target dual use goods. they're also saying that they would like to focus on loop holes still existing la posts, they would like to target entities and countries who have been working to circumvent the u sanctions. alexandra, thank you for now. that's our brussels bureau, teeth, alexandra phenomena there in brussels. as we prepare for president lindsey's speech, and we will be bringing you to lindsey's speech live when it happens. so stay tuned for that. mean

so they died for ukraine. so now it's my duty to leave also for them and to be for, to fight for you. you great and to build new you, craig. i know anton tells us not to stay with him for a long shelling can started any time basically when it geo, when it tanks, when it went from when it's her airplanes, when it everything actually and so right now he'll on the bus. we are, by, in time, by life's we leave until him in the wars don't were time and lives are starting to run short immediate, complete, an unconditional withdrawal from the territory of ukraine. that is what the world demands from russia. that is the wording of a resolution that was passed earlier resoundingly by the united nations general assembly. the u. n. took the rare step of calling an emergency special session to vote on the 10 point plan to end the fighting. just ahead of the 1st anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine draft is illusion. e slash yes, 11 slash ella 7 is adopted. a message to moscow from the majority of the world's nations

it is sovereign territory of ukraine. winning means sovereignty of all ukrainian territory and bringing back the thousands of ukrainian children who have been deported. bring them back home. it means accountability for russian war crimes and an ironclad security guarantee. biden cannot invest in a security plan without an ironclad marshall plan. russia occupying crimea is not only a problem for ukraine, but europe. it means refugees will continue to live in germany, poland, other places. how do we do this? all of you know, there are only two land lines of crimea. one goes under a bridge. i imagine they will revisit that bridge when the time is right. they want to prevent russians from repairing that. the other is the land bridge that connects crimea to russia with mariupol. you have to isolate crimea first with long-range precision striking ability that keeps repair crews off the bridge by knocking out bridges along the route. further isolated -- what i anticipate will happen late spring, early summer, the next ukrainian

as soon as the west agreed to supply ukraine with heavy battle tanks, ukraine started to demand for more. president zelensky says his country urgently needs fighter jets and submarines now this has sparked a heated debate in international politics u. s. and germany have refused to agree to this new demand. others wonder if returning to diplomacy could be the way to end the war. so today on to the point, we asked new weapons for ukraine, where does the vital aid lead? hello and welcome to. to the point, it's good to have you with us. now, before we start, let me introduce our guests. we have nick connnnolly. nick works as foreign correspondent with deutsche welle, he has been reporting extensively out of ukraine for the last few months. welcome, nick next on the panel is professor wolfgang merkel. he's skeptical about sending more arms to ukraine and last but not least we have with us island mutli. she's security expert at the german council on foreign relations. she's alsbased in berlin but she's joining us remotely today. nick, let me start with you. you've been on the ground. you've se

to his armed forces in care of the ukraine. and president presented medals to southern troops and packed families of those who died in combat.

the propaganda war for ukraine? russia's war in ukraine, one year since the invasion began. take a look back and into the future. in slow rain. in february on d, w, it has been one year since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine. part of europe is now a war zone again, and geo politics have shifted for better or for worse. see china and russia. if russian president vladimir putin wanted 2022 to be his year to reclaim some national glory in battle, ukrainian president voldemort zalinski is vowing that 2023 will be the year ukraine's force his claim victory. by finishing the bad. i'm broke off in berlin. this is the day ah, a year ago and they we, everybody was shocked. news of us. it was a very difficult year. i suffer terrible loss. i hope that people come full. this horror will end with we survived bombardments. didn't really we survived the atrocities windows, doors were blown out, but we only got stronger people to get us, but we no longer feel any emotions. think it's just the best emptiness. there are no words to describe is state people just tight. we have f

support of russia and ukraine.— russia and ukraine. it's hard to talk about _ russia and ukraine. it's hard to talk about this _ russia and ukraine. it's hard to talk about this relationship - russia and ukraine. it's hard to . talk about this relationship without talking about taiwan? right. when you look at this through what's happening with the taiwan relations, how important do you think beijing is looking at this entire situation and gleaming lessons for itself's it's very important because even though the two cases, ukraine and taiwan are very different that they have one important feature in common. both of them have to do with great power confrontation. not only ukraine it's russia against the west. in taiwan it's a big problem, it will be about great power rivalry between china and the united states. so i think china is observing, china is watching the war in ukraine quite carefully, especially how far the west is willing to go in supporting ukraine and what options russia has. but also, china is trying to assess its relations

russia has to lose in ukraine. we cannot put a time limit on it, but the one thing we can do to address the problem raised by our friend here in ukraine is speed up the decision-making. get the weapons there quicker. the whole defense production throughout nato is under stress. there is no question about it. we are providing a lot more ammunition and weapons systems than we were anticipating. but we need to speed it up to cut through the bureaucracy and get the weapons you need as soon as you need them so you can win the war. as far as i am concerned and i think i can speak pretty thoroughly for most of the members of my party in congress, we are in this to win. losing is not an option. imagine how much it would cost all of us if russia won? and what about the implications in the far east? the prime minister of japan says the biggest thing you can do to send a message to resident xi jinping is to beat president putin. so you know this has worldwide implications. we need to change our thinking. one of the greatest s

as soon as the west agreed to supply ukraine with heavy battle tanks, ukraine started to demand formal president zalinski says his country urgently needs by the jets and somebody. now this has bogged a heated debate, an international politics, u. s. and germany have refused to agree to this new demand. others wonder if the dawning to diplomacy could be the way to end the war? so today on to the point, we are new weapons for ukraine. read us the why to aid leave with hello and welcome to do the point. it's good to have you with us. now before we start, let me introduce our guests. we have nick connelly. nick walks as foreign correspondent with doctor weller. he has been reporting extensively out of ukraine for the last few months. welcome back. next on the panel is professor of gong maker. he is skeptical about sending more arms to ukraine. and last but not least, we have bus island motley. she is security expert at the german council on foreign relations. she base in berlin, but she's joining us remotely today. let me start with you. you've been on the ground. you've seen the situation

ukraine with more powerful systems. the air system, western tanks, etc. firstly, political decisions should be made to transfer these weapons to ukraine. and these meetings are important because in making such decisions, the emotional aspect and personal trust plays an important role. and such meetings allow for these personal contact and personal trust between european leaders and volodymyr zelenskyy. if you remember -- mohammed: sorry, go ahead. serhii: if you remember, ukraine was granted eu candidate status afternoon leaders visited -- after leaders visited ukraine, and they witnessed russian war crimes. these involved the emotional aspects. it makes such decisions about granting status or providing ukraine with weapons easier. mohammed: daniela, you heard that president zelenskyy is seeking more weapons and weapons systems from eu leaders. president zelenskyy also said that several european leaders have expressed to him their readiness to supply kyiv with fighter jets. i want to get your perspective on how likely y

when ukraine — difficult period for ukraine when ukraine is— difficult period for ukraine when ukraine is fighting for liberty, the liberties — ukraine is fighting for liberty, the liberties of the world, and this underlines the results that we have already _ underlines the results that we have already achieved, and what sort of historic— already achieved, and what sort of historic achievements we might gain altogether with the whole world, with the — altogether with the whole world, with the united states, with europe, and today— with the united states, with europe, and today are negotiations where very fruitful. they were very important and crucial, and as has become — important and crucial, and as has become traditional in the relationship between our countries, i relationship between our countries, i would _ relationship between our countries, i would like — relationship between our countries, i would like to extend words of gratitude — i would like to extend words of gratitude personally to mr president biden and to his team, the congress, to all— biden and to his

ukraine's president sending a clear message. boy is, does leave our territory withdraw. stop selling us, stop killing civilians, stop destroying our infrastructure today. president polanski are not the countries armed forces and the families of fallen soldiers. and the anniversary is marked by anti war protests and cities around the world in berlin activists parked a russian tank that was trapped in new train outside that option empathy. ah no massage as far. welcome to the program on the 1st anniversary of russia invasion of ukraine for larger means lansky has a tribute to his armed forces and killed the ukraine. and president presented medals to serving chokes and packed families of those who died in combat. it was a sombre and to load an award that exclaimed, thousands of lives and displeased millions the beat of a single drum and a minute, a silence outside key of saint sophia cathedral, ukrainian president followed him. his lensky mocked one year of war and his country . by honoring many of the fallen soldiers with posthumo

and how do you explain that the fact that the west has given ukraine billions and military a ukraine itself has lost the fist of its country to russia? well, 1st of all, the one has been going on since 2014, that it's nearly 9 years. and most of the territory that russia had conquered was actually conquered. and the 20142015 period, the ukrainian cert they have had west and weapons have taken back 50 percent of the territory that russia had conquered, including some of the territory that had been conquered. and the in the 20142015 attack. so i would say the western weapons have been decisive and have been abroad, allowed the ukrainians to miraculously regain territory. that would have been impossible to do without these western weapons. all right, we'll leave it there. thank you. so much samantha bender and for speaking to us from parents, we appreciate your time. you're welcome. now both ukraine and russia had been extensively using drones. and as gabriel alleys on the reports from new york, smaller u. s. arms manufacturers are in the forefront of that technology. it's one of the sm

th fully behind ukraine in that ambition-— fully behind ukraine in that ambition. i. , , . .,, ambition. in your speech, there was ambition. in your speech, there was a lot of bravado, _ ambition. in your speech, there was a lot of bravado, the _ ambition. in your speech, there was a lot of bravado, the sense - ambition. in your speech, there was a lot of bravado, the sense that - a lot of bravado, the sense that ukraine has to win at the war and russia has to be proven wrong. some would say, you may get clear that you still believe the uk is a big geopolitical agent. president zelensky went to london and he sees value in the uk but some here would believe, to really be the strong

oh, glory to ukraine. long live bella, luce, dissidence and even fighters, the ukrainian army, commemorate federal bell russians who have died fighting for keith organizers, c, it's the 1st rally rebel russian exiles in ukraine. since russia's invasion, just months earlier, a let me now had fled to ukraine to avoid prison for his activism. he said a warm welcome. don't, frosty after moscow used bell russian territory to launch its invasion, has rosamille. it's a woman along the attitude has changed, but i get it. but as lossless spoke, the ukrainian security service came to my place or to check the apartment my phone, little and we had a talk for now, but it was politely and bella roost. people come in masks and with weapons, and that's the end there, or mascot, if i'm just broiling officer. sure, unless says he can work freely, but he's working alone. and on a shoestring, he says, feels the bellows might again help russia attack. make people ho wary of him. it's a feeling familiar to irina. another young

and ukraine might think. well, this sounds like looks a lot like germany empower policy that is aimed at america. and this is really china's kind of big picture issue is that it sees america as, as the impediment it rise as a global power. and any help that it can get on the diplomatic side against that it seeks. and this is why it has a strong incentive to kind of align itself more closely with russia. now, to the extent that that is fueling concerns that maybe even china will stop providing some weapons to russia at the same time. china. and i would say that it was to present a piece plans or trying to say no, no, no, we're still, we're still independent. we're still on the fence. we want to potentially even mediate at this point. so it's quite a fine line that it's working. but to say that china is neutral on this, what is, is really not true. do you think that we could say that china is watching how the west is reacting here? or is it a thinking ahead to how potentially the west could react to, to a chine

but as it rushes, war in ukraine approaches is 1st anniversary. the ukranian dream of membership is unlikely to be achieved quickly. there is the steel of a family get together. this members of the e commission gathered in cave for a historic joint meeting with the ukranian government. he, you commission president, ought to live on the lion said they were there to show you up stands as firmly as ever, with ukraine in its war with russia. our presence in chief today gives a very clear signal. the whole of the european union is in this with ukraine for the long haul. and we will stand up for ukraine as we stand up for the fundamental rights and the respect of the international law. but amid still the smiles in solidarity sits another issue, i guess, for you, ah, ukraine's president vladimir zalinski once she craned to become a fully fledged member of the e. u. family. and quickly you prepared your application for the european union membership brilliantly. i know it by experience you became acquainted at country while fighting an invasion. you'll con