to getting back on the campaign trail next week, despite growing pressure to step aside. israeli fighter jets strike houthi military targets in yemen in response to attacks on israel in recent months. microsoft admits friday's tech outage affected more than eight million devices, and there are warnings criminals might try to exploit the chaos. hello, i'm sophie long. former us president donald trump has given his first campaign speech since surviving an attempt on his life a week ago. he spoke for more than 100 minutes, telling a crowd in grand rapids, michigan, in an address that included attacks on his democratic party rivals. he spoke about the assassination attempt

as something he survived "by the grace of god", while playing down concerns that he is trying to subvert democracy. and they keep saying he's a threat to democracy. i'm saying, what the hell did i do for democracy? last week i took a bullet for democracy. applause what did i do against democracy? crazy. thousands of supporters gathered to hear the former president's speech, with a queue stretching for miles outside the arena. it took place at an indoor venue after a lapse of security at last week's outdoor rally allowed a gunman to open fire from less than 150 metres. mr trump told the crowd that he is sure he'll win the presidential election in november. he was introduced to thousands of cheering supporters by his new running mate, the ohio senatorjd vance. our senior north america correspondent gary o'donoghue was at that pennsylvania rally last week where the former

president was shot. he was also inside the arena for us tonight at trump's speech in michigan. he filed this report. a week to the day after he was shot by an assassin, donald trump is back on the election campaign trail. almost two hours on his feet, attacking migrants, attacking the media, attacking joe biden for the way he walks, for the way he talks, attacking his iq. the crowd responded with huge cheers practically every sentence. thousands were left outside. if you expected unity to come after that assassination attempt, then you'd be waiting a long time, because donald trump is singing the old songs and his supporters love it. this will be a moment that democrats will worry about. they remain divided, they remain unsure about joe biden as their candidate, and while they're that, they can't take on donald trump and thejuggernaut of his campaign. joe biden says he is looking forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week after being

isolated with covid. pressure is growing on the us president to quit his run for re—election. a democratic congressman who described mr biden as a friend said he didn't seem to recognise him at a d—day event last month. israel lauched a series of retaliatory airstrikes on sites in yemen linked to the houthi movement. it is israel's first direct attack on the group following a string of attacks by the iran—backed militia. israeli fighterjets hit oil and gas facilities on the red sea port of hodeidah on saturday evening. it comes just a day after a residential area in tel aviv was hit by what israel claims was an iranian—made drone which had been modified to fly long distance. in a televised address israel's prime minister said, "anyone who harms us will pay a very heavy price for their aggression". a spokesman for the houthis vowed to respond to what they

described as brutal agression from israel. a houthi—run tv channel in yemen reports at least three people were killed and more than 80 injured in the israeli raid. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams sent this update from jerusalem. this is the first time the israelis have retaliated against the houthis in yemen, following months and months of houthi attacks directed towards israel. the israelis say as many as 220 separate drones and ballistic missiles have been fired towards israel in the last nine months. none of those really did very much damage and none of them killed anyone. that, of course, all changed in the early hours of friday morning, when a drone somehow made its way through israel's air defences, landed right in the middle of tel aviv, close to the american embassy, and killed one civilian. it was absolutely clear following that incident that israel would retaliate, and they have done so quickly. as for the choice of target, well, hitting the port city of hodeidah, a port which israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu this evening

said is not an innocent port — it's the place where israelis believe the houthis bring in weapons smuggled from iran. but also hitting these oil storage tanks, and setting off this vast inferno, with huge flames leaping up into the sky, and a vast black cloud drifting over the city, i think was designed to send a very symbolic, emphatic message around the region. in fact, israel's defence minister, yoav gallant, essentially said that. a message to israel's opponents around the region that israel will not hesitate to launch attacks, even as far away as distant yemen, if israeli lives are at stake. we have had repeated moments over the past nine or ten months at which the war in gaza has threatened to spill over into some wider conflict. the main one, of course, among those various other fronts is lebanon, where israel

and the hezbollah militia, also supported by iran, continue to wage sometimes very ferocious fighting, and yemen has been part of this wider regional dimension too. do the latest tit—for—tat exchanges between israel and yemen amount to a new escalation? well, we'll see. probably not, but it's worth remembering that the americans and british have been mounting similar air strikes against the houthis for months now and none of that has so far deterred them. paul adams reporting from jerusalem. tensions remain high at the israel—lebanon border. just hours ago, israel's military struck a depot storing ammunition linked to the hezbollah militia group. earlier this week hezbollah�*s leader, hassan nasrallah, warned that they would hit new targets in israel if more civilians were killed in israeli strikes. reports say that at least 104 civilians have been killed in lebanon since october.

transportation providers, businesses, governments and hospitals are rushing to get their systems back online today after disruptions following a widespread technology outage. microsoft says that the it chaos, caused by a flawed cybersecurity update, affected 8.5 million windows devices. the glitch came from an update rolled out by the cybersecurity firm crowdstrike. travellers across the world continue to face disruption as airlines try to recover. airlines canceled thousands of flights friday, and flight—tracking services list at least 25,000 current flight delays. our technology editor zoe kleinman has more. yesterday the global it outage caused worldwide chaos. today, we're still dealing with the aftermath. thousands of flights were grounded, and while airports are getting back to normal, there are still many travellers who are stuck. my flight got cancelled while i was coming out

of my aeroplane, and i've been stranded for around — over 2a hours by now, i think. i've been on my feet for four days by now, i think, and no—one can really help me right now. now the children are napping on the floor. we had no help. we found another flight but it's not on the same company, and it's only tomorrow morning, so we have to find a room for tonight. queues quickly built up at dover this morning, with people trying to find other ways to get abroad. the port's advice is not to arrive without a ticket. we can offer a turn—up—and—go service down here. what we do ask you to do on the busy days is please book before you come. so if you book before you come, and then we can anticipate when you're going to arrive, that helps us with everything. gps were forced to cancel appointments and some patients struggled to get hold of vital medicines. pharmacists had difficulties issuing prescriptions, including for themselves.

in terms of pharmacy workload, it has impacted how the interaction has been with patients because, obviously, those electronic prescriptions and that sort of more seamless service hasn't been available. and then personally, i've also been unable to access my electronic prescription, so i really feel for the patients because i am one of them. however, workarounds are possible for those with urgent medicine needs. they were able to take my nhs number and look me up in their system to see that i have been prescribed this before, so the pharmacist will be able to dispense it today. when i saw that it systems were down, i thought, well, i'm glad i'm not flying anywhere today, but it didn't occur to me that something like getting my prescription would be impossible. will anyone be liable for the cost of all this turmoil? the us cybersecurity firm crowdstrike has apologised for its disastrous software update, but it was only microsoft—powered computers which crashed.

there are also the companies themselves, who don't seem to have had backup systems. it shows just how dependent we are on a small number of big tech companies to run our digital lives, and how vulnerable this leaves us when something goes wrong. zoe kleinman, bbc news. evan gershkovich is now serving a 16—year sentence in a russian prison, the first american journalist to be convicted of spying since the end of the cold war. evan's employer, the wall streetjournal, evan's family and the white house all deny the charges. his conviction comes at a time of extreme media restrictions in russia, especially on foreign reporters. the committee to protect journalists names russia among the worstjailers of journalists globally. of the 17 foreign reporters injail worldwide, 12 are held in russia, including evan and alsu kurmasheva, another us journalist. press freedom groups are pushing the us to do more to bring them home. the us government has designated evan as wrongfully detained, meaning it can take special measures to push for his release. evan's family and employer are,

in the meantime, running media campaigns to raise awareness of his plight. peter greste was detained for 13 months while working as a journalist in egypt and now is the executive director at the alliance forjournalists freedom. he told me he is reasonably hopeful evan will be released. unfortunately you do have direct experience of what extended confinement with an uncertain future can feel like. can you just give us a sense of what might have been going through evan's mind when he heard that verdict come down? i mean, there's no real easy way of preparing for this. i think the evidence is pretty clear that it was always going to be a conviction. the conviction rate in russia is about 99.5%, so it was always highly unlikely that it was ever going to be any other outcome. but it's always still a very,

very difficult thing to hear that sentence, and to have to shift your brain into thinking for a much longer term than you might have originally hoped. having said that, i think evan will also be very aware of the campaign to get him out. there is a huge international support for him, both from governments and press freedom groups like my own, and individuals around the world, and i think that makes a big difference to the ability to cope with these kinds of situations psychologically. so he will be aware of the efforts to get him out and bring him home. we've heard that the biden administration have said it's a top priority. he will be aware of that, will he? yes, almost certainly he'll be aware of it. i mean, he'll be getting consular visits and messages from friends and family and so on. i believe that the communication is very restricted but that he is getting some messages, so he'll be aware of it. but even then, the prison grapevine flows reasonably freely. it is incredibly important that we keep up the pressure, notjust for evan's psychology, of course, but also to keep up

the pressure on the russians to try to and get him out. because the secret to ending these kinds of situations is to make the price of keeping someone like evan higher than the value that they present to them as a prisoner, as a detainee. your release came after a co—ordinated international campaign headed up by family and colleagues. we see the same thing happening now. how hopeful are you that evan's situation will be resolved, and in a reasonable timeframe? i am reasonably hopeful. the russian government and president putin himself have hinted that a prisoner exchange is the most likely outcome. it's happened before, and the united states has also been involved in prisoner exchanges. we also know that there is a russian detainee, a russian prisoner, who's serving time in a germanjail for the assassination of a chechen rebel in berlin a few years ago, and he seems to be the most likely candidate for some kind

of prisoner exchange. there's also indications that negotiations are moving forward. evan's trial was brought forward by about a month at the request of the defence lawyers, and so it looks as though that may be — and i don't want to pre—empt anything, but it's possible that may be related to some sort of prisoner exchange. either way, as i said, the whole point is to make sure that we keep up the pressure on the russian authorities, notjust as individuals or as press freedom groups, but from all quarters. the russians will be sensitive, even though they've indicated or they suggest that they're not, they will be sensitive to international public opinion. they want the respect of the global community. they want people to have some kind of confidence in the judicial system, even though it seems completely contrived and a tool of the kremlin. but as long as we keep up the social media pressure, the diplomatic pressure, the political pressure, the economic pressure, then i think there's a reasonable chance that we can get evan out.

how delicate are these kinds of negotiations? are there things that can go wrong? is there ever a point that you can put too much pressure on? i don't think there's _ too much pressure on? i don't think there's a _ too much pressure on? i don't think there's a point _ too much pressure on? i don't think there's a point that - too much pressure on? i don't think there's a point that you | think there's a point that you can put too much pressure. these situations are complex, and every country is different. every situation is different. the kind of clinical calculus and agreements that have to be made are going to vary from case to case in country to country, but ultimately it is about the sum of the pressure. wherever those pressure points will come from. so, yes, at one level it's will come from. so, yes, at one level its complex and delicate, but i don't think pressure from the public can ever be harmful. we always felt in my case, my family felt that the egyptian authorities were perfectly capable of making a distinction between the very nuanced diplomatic messages that were coming out of the australian government, the fairly nuanced messages, too, that were coming from my family, and the more rabid, noisy social media posts that were very critical of egypt. and as long as the authorities

are able to make that distinction, the public measure can only add to the pressure to get someone like evan out. find get someone like evan out. and 'ust a get someone like evan out. and just a final _ get someone like evan out. and just a final thought, peter, on your own experience. did you ever feel hopeless, your own experience. did you everfeel hopeless, or your own experience. did you ever feel hopeless, or did you always believe that they would get you out? i always believe that they would get you out?— get you out? i had to shift my thinkin: get you out? i had to shift my thinking towards _ get you out? i had to shift my thinking towards the - get you out? i had to shift my thinking towards the end - get you out? i had to shift my thinking towards the end of. get you out? i had to shift my. thinking towards the end of my sentence, i was sentenced to seven years, but you still had to set your sights on that timeframe and get your head in that kind of space. and recognise that you may well have to serve that time, but still continue to hope that the pressure might work. i never lost hope. i always believed it was possible. it turned out that it happened much sooner than anticipated, and again, i have to say thanks to all of the people that were supportive of us, and i think we need to do the same for evan.- do the same for evan. peter greste, speaking _ do the same for evan. peter greste, speaking to - do the same for evan. peter greste, speaking to me - do the same for evan. peter greste, speaking to me a i do the same for evan. peter i greste, speaking to me a little earlier. recent heatwaves in the united states have shattered records, with more than 50 cities setting all—time

highs in earlyjuly. as climate change impacts communities across the country, one programme in california is taking action. the california climate action corps pays residents to help prepare the state, planting trees, reducing food waste and preventing wildfires. since 2020, nearly 1,000 californians have completed the fellowship programme, and it's also inspired the american climate corps, launched by the white house this summer. for more, my colleague carl nasman spoke with california's chief service officer, josh fryday, and climate corps fellowjulia gallaway. josh, ijust josh, i just want to start with you. i think that there is this feeling sometimes with a lot of people that there isn't much that us normal folk can do when it comes to climate change. h0??? it comes to climate change. how does this programme _ it comes to climate change. how does this programme in california help citizens take meaningful action? california help citizens take meaningfulaction? it’s california help citizens take meaningful action? it's why we created the _ meaningful action? it's why we created the climate _ meaningful action? it's why we created the climate corps. - meaningful action? it's why we created the climate corps. it's| created the climate corps. it's why governor newsome wanted to lead on this issue. we created climate corps to empower and engage all californians and

help us tackle the existential crisis of our time. and in a place like california, where climate change is not academic, it's not something that's going to happen in the future, it's happening to us now, we knew that in addition to leading on big policy, we also had to mobilise our most important asset, which is the nearly a0 million people that call california home. and that's exactly what our climate corps has done since we started. yes, california really _ has done since we started. yes, california really is _ has done since we started. yes, california really is a _ has done since we started. yes, california really is a state - california really is a state that's on the front lines of climate change. julia, you're one of more than 300 fellows in this programme, mostly young people. you're in the middle of your 11 month fellowship. what has that experience looks like for you? what are the sorts of projects that you've been working on?— working on? it's been fantastic. _ working on? it's been fantastic. i've - working on? it's been fantastic. i've been i working on? it's been i fantastic. i've been able working on? it's been - fantastic. i've been able to try so_ fantastic. i've been able to try so many different things since — try so many different things since i've _ try so many different things since i've been here, so i work at the — since i've been here, so i work at the county of san diego department of public works solid — department of public works solid waste planning and recycling, as well as the department of parks and recreation. just between both of those — recreation. just between both of those departments, i've been able to— of those departments, i've been able to do—

of those departments, i've been able to do all sorts of creative exploration. so with the public works aside, i do — i work— the public works aside, i do — i work closely with the state policies _ i work closely with the state policies such as senate bill sp1383~ _ policies such as senate bill sp1383. in that i get to go out on site — sp1383. in that i get to go out on site visits, i talk to local businesses, i talk to multifamily complexes, i talk to residences and help them figure — to residences and help them figure out how managing their waste. — figure out how managing their waste, especially their organic waste. — waste, especially their organic waste, and that's the big priority— waste, and that's the big priority right now.- waste, and that's the big priority right now. and that's a state bill, _ priority right now. and that's a state bill, i _ priority right now. and that's a state bill, i believe, - priority right now. and that's a state bill, i believe, that i a state bill, i believe, that would mandate composting across the state. is that right? correct, its goal is to reduce the short_ correct, its goal is to reduce the short lived climate pollutants such as methylene and carbon dioxide and nitrous gases — and carbon dioxide and nitrous gases. and so with this one it is now— gases. and so with this one it is now requiring you to have all three _ is now requiring you to have all three waste streams, and we io all three waste streams, and we go out _ all three waste streams, and we go out there and make sure everyone _ go out there and make sure everyone is doing just that. we also _ everyone is doing just that. we also focus _ everyone is doing just that. we also focus on what i think is the — also focus on what i think is the really— also focus on what i think is the really unique aspect of sb

1383, — the really unique aspect of sb 1383, is— the really unique aspect of sb 1383, is the food recovery component. and that one sets a target _ component. and that one sets a target for— component. and that one sets a target for 20% of any edible food — target for 20% of any edible food surplus to be recovered for human consumption across the state _ for human consumption across the state-— for human consumption across the state- i— for human consumption across the state.- i think - the state. whale. i think that's so _ the state. whale. i think that's so unique - the state. whale. i think that's so unique for- the state. whale. i think that's so unique for anyl the state. whale. i think . that's so unique for any sort of bill— that's so unique for any sort of bill thatjust as that's so unique for any sort of bill that just as dual tasks and help— of bill that just as dual tasks and help the community even more — and help the community even more. �* g and help the community even more. ~ . �* , and help the community even more. ~ �* , more. and josh, we're seeing so much now _ more. and josh, we're seeing so much now the — more. and josh, we're seeing so much now the effects _ more. and josh, we're seeing so much now the effects of - more. and josh, we're seeing so much now the effects of climate | much now the effects of climate change, of course across the world, but specifically in many us states. do you that this programme could be replicated to help other parts of the us start to adapt and start to prepare for the effects of global warming?- prepare for the effects of global warming? globalwarming? well, we it replicated- _ globalwarming? well, we it replicated. the _ globalwarming? well, we it replicated. the climate - globalwarming? well, we it replicated. the climate warl globalwarming? well, we it i replicated. the climate war has already spread to several other states across our country, and recently president biden announced the creation of the american climate corps. so we are seeing this model work. whatjulia described in her work exemplifies the power of climate corps, that she is able to notjust climate corps, that she is able to not just tackle climate corps, that she is able to notjust tackle climate change in a real way, but she is able to provide capacity for the state of california, for the state of california, for the county that she works in

and, most importantly, in doing her work, she is engaging literally thousands of members of the community to also be part of the solution. and it's a model that empowering and inspiring, and it's working, and it's why we are seeing it's started to spread across the country. started to spread across the count . g ., started to spread across the count . g . , ., started to spread across the count ., . i. ., country. julia, when you out there doing _ country. julia, when you out there doing your— country. julia, when you out there doing your fellowship, what are people you? when you interact with the community, what are people saying? people are askin: what are people saying? people are asking all— what are people saying? people are asking all sorts _ what are people saying? people are asking all sorts of _ are asking all sorts of questions. they really want to understand why we are out there and what — understand why we are out there and what we're doing. they are very— and what we're doing. they are very excited when they hear about — very excited when they hear about california climate corps, because — about california climate corps, because they never knew it was a possibility, just to have such— a possibility, just to have such a _ a possibility, just to have such a focus on it—i think a lot of— such a focus on it—i think a lot of my— such a focus on it—i think a lot of my work is learning how to communicate with different individuals, as well, and just finding — individuals, as well, and just finding how people learn and listen — finding how people learn and listen. it's all about the outrage _ listen. it's all about the outrage at this point, getting people — outrage at this point, getting people involved.— people involved. josh, we've seen this _ people involved. josh, we've seen this big _ people involved. josh, we've seen this big federal - seen this big federal investment, haven't we, in green technology, in getting the country ready for climate

change with the inflation reduction act. there is an element here, isn't there, are beginning to train people to take on those green jobs as we move into the future. i5 take on those green jobs as we move into the future. is a huge art of move into the future. is a huge part of this. — move into the future. is a huge part of this, and _ move into the future. is a huge part of this, and we're - move into the future. is a huge part of this, and we're seeing l part of this, and we're seeing it happen now. it's one of the real success stories of climate corps that we are helping train in the future workforce for a green and sustainable economy. and we're doing it in a real way, and with the president, creating the american climate corps and creating access to trainings and apprenticeships. what we're doing with climate corps is preparing for a future economy, and julia is a perfect example, where she is providing real capacity and support to the local community, san diego, here in california, to help us prepare as a society. and we think we're just getting started. think we're 'ust getting started. , ., think we're 'ust getting started.— think we're 'ust getting started. . ,, ., started. julia, i know you recently _ started. julia, i know you recently graduated i started. julia, i know you recently graduated from | recently graduated from university. what comes next for and how do you think that this programme will help maybe prepare you for the future? well, i can say i'm feeling

guite _ well, i can say i'm feeling quite prepared to take on the world — quite prepared to take on the world post fellowship. i think they— world post fellowship. i think they being this fellow, i've become _ they being this fellow, i've become very well—rounded as a professional, and having the space — professional, and having the space to _ professional, and having the space to figure out what i like and what _ space to figure out what i like and what i am good at. i am not only— and what i am good at. i am not only supported by my supervisors in professional development, but i've been encouraged to learn so many tasks — encouraged to learn so many tasks so— encouraged to learn so many tasks. so i've done excel work, i've tasks. so i've done excel work, i've done — tasks. so i've done excel work, i've done the public outreach and education, i have done things— and education, i have done things to _ and education, i have done things to our uac systems. i have — things to our uac systems. i have been able to do that through this programme. so for me, _ through this programme. so for me. with — through this programme. so for me, with all that being said, i am definitely ready to join the workforce and excited because there — workforce and excited because there are — workforce and excited because there are so many positions out there _ there are so many positions out there now. _ there are so many positions out there now, especially in california. i'll be applying foriohs _ california. i'll be applying forjobs and looking at graduate programmes to apply to and see _ graduate programmes to apply to and see what happens next. josh, — and see what happens next. josh, last _ and see what happens next. josh, last word here to you. what do you tell other states who are looking to maybe implement something similar? when you have those kinds of conversations, how do they go?

well, climate corps is a win win win. it is a win to be part ofa group of win win. it is a win to be part of a group of people who get to solve this existential crisis and get the training and build all the confidence that we heard from julia today. it's a win for our society and our communities, where our climate corps members are doing really important work to make our community sustainable and green, and it's a win for our country as we get to prepare the future workforce of our nation to be prepared to take on this existential crisis. so it's a win win win for everyone, and that's why we have seen it be so successful here in california, and it's why we are also seeing it be successful as we start to spread it across the country. let's turn to some other important news around the world: a bridge has partially collapsed in northern china, killing 12 people. chinese state media said that sudden downpours and flash flooding in shannxi province caused the collapse, with many cars and trucks falling

into the river. at least 31 people are still missing. large parts of northern and central china have been battered in recent days by heavy rains. bruce springsteen, the american singer, songwriter and guitarist, has officially reached billionaire status. according to a forbes magazine estimate, mr springsteen is now worth $1.1 billion. in 2021, springsteen sold his music catalog to sony for around $500 million — the biggest transaction ever struck for a single artist's body of work. stay with us here on bbc news. we'll have more news at the top of the hour. you can get all the latest news on our website, bbc.com/news. hello there. well, saturday saw some more sunshine towards eastern england in particular. it was warm and humid still here, with some

of our temperatures rising again into the high 20s in celsius, whereas further west, it was a wetter story. plenty of thick clouds, fresher—feeling conditions developing here. we're all coming into that cooler—feeling air as we head through sunday. there'll still be some sunshine around for most of us at times, but also some wet weather in the form of showers. and overnight tonight, we've been seeing some rain move northwards and eastwards, showers following on behind. most of the rain by dawn on sunday will be across the northern isles. still that hang—back of cloud towards eastern england, and still that warm, muggy—feeling air. temperatures 16—18 celsius to start off the morning. now, many of us will get off to a sunny start to the day, but cloud will thicken as we head through the late morning into the afternoon, mostly from the west. and there'll be a scattering of showers for western stretches of the uk as well, with heavier rain moving into northern ireland later on through the afternoon, eventually to south—west scotland. temperatures will be more or less the seasonal average, 16—23 degrees celsius, so quite a drop for eastern areas of england in particular.

staying in that cooler air on monday, a whole host of weather fronts bringing some more wet and some windy weather at times too. most of the rain will tend to be out towards the north and west. a few sharp, thundery showers across scotland. down through north—west england, a scattering of showers, but also some sunny spells for northern ireland. and it's blustery in the south, with a brisk westerly wind, a few isolated showers, but also, some sunshine. the sunshine will help to boost the temperature. perhaps for south—east england, we could see 2a or 25 degrees in the best of that. and then on tuesday, high pressure starts to build in, so the sunshine will be making a return across pretty much the whole of the uk. a few showers to start off the day and a few isolated showers developing as we head through the middle part of the day as well. more of a north—westerly wind, so it's quite a cool wind direction. but temperatures will be boosted by the sunshine, so rising a little higher

again as we head through the day on tuesday. the high pressure, too, lasting into wednesday. so if we take a look at our outlook for the capital cities as we head through the rest of the week, its warm and it's mostly dry again on wednesday. temperatures rising a little further, but more showers on thursday and friday. bye— bye.

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president zelensky of ukraine, europe's wartime leader. he's been in the uk for a meeting of the european political community, an informal club of a0—plus countries that came together after russia's full scale invasion of ukraine in 2022. he also visited downing street and addressed a special meeting of the cabinet. and on your behalf, i had the opportunity to meet him, and here is our conversation. mr president, thank you for talking to bbc news. could you possibly have imagined when russia mounted its full scale invasion two and a half years ago that here we would be, with war still going on? translation: to be honest, no-one predicted as far back|