this is bbc news, welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... president biden visits poland to show support for ukraine and meet refugees who've fled the fighting. ukraine's president says there must be urgent, meaningful talks with russia — and claims his troops have dealt the invaders a series of "powerful blows". a ferry operated by p&0 has been detained in northern ireland because of fears about staff training. and tributes from across the music industry for taylor hawkins, the drummer with the rock band, the foo fighters, who's died at the age of 50.

president biden has had his first face—to—face meeting with ukrainian government ministers since the russian invasion of their country. he held talks in warsaw with ukraine's defence and foreign ministers and has now arrived for meetings with the polish president, andrzej duda. the two leaders are expected to discuss mr duda's previous offer to hand overfighter jets to ukraine. president zelensky says he desperately needs the planes, but the us has blocked their transfer, fearing it could drag nato into the war. president biden will also meet refugees who've fled the fighting in ukraine. let's cross live to our correspondent mark lowen who's in warsaw. let's start with these talks first of all between the two presidents.

clearly, a significant moment, what can we expect? fix, clearly, a significant moment, what can we meet?— can we expect? a very significant moments because _ can we expect? a very significant moments because poland - can we expect? a very significant moments because poland and . can we expect? a very significant| moments because poland and the can we expect? a very significant - moments because poland and the cross hairs of the ukraine war, both in terms of the humanitarian side, welcoming more than 2.2 million refugees here who are beginning to really place a strain, a financial strain on poland, they will be discussing the humanitarian side but also poland's security. poland is feeling edgy about being so close to russia's aggression and you mentioned poland's previous proposal to transfer fighter jets to mentioned poland's previous proposal to transfer fighterjets to the ukrainians via an american base in germany which are the americans had rejected saying that's proposal caught them by surprise. poland says that proposal is still on the table so they will be discussing poland's call for an international peacekeeping force in ukraine which again the americans are reluctant to do because it could signify nato boots on the ground in ukraine. and

also american fighterjets coming up to poland. plenty to discuss. an interesting site to all races until the war the relationship between presidents andrzej duda and president biden was on a downward spiral. joe biden has talked about is a right—wing populism. now, the two men are shoulder to shoulder in the face of russian aggression. the divisions i suppose between western allies that the kremlin had perhaps hoped to exploit, it has been the opposite effect as poland has drawn closer to its western allies. we also know _ closer to its western allies. we also know that president biden has held talks in warsaw with ukraine was �*s defence and foreign ministers. how significant is that? there is significant in terms of

thatis there is significant in terms of that is the first face—to—face meeting between president biden and the ukrainian ministers since the war began. they have spoken by phone but this is the first face—to—face meeting and the ukrainians have been grateful for nato's help but they have called for more, they have called for nato patrolled no—fly zonein called for nato patrolled no—fly zone in ukraine which the americans and many other nato members have rejected because they are wary of being seen to go into a direct military... that will have been on the table during those discussions. we didn't hear from either the table during those discussions. we didn't hearfrom either side speaking to the press but now president biden speaking to his polish counterpart we will find out more about what was said. following talks with the polish president and prime minister, joe biden will meet some of the new arrivals here in

poland and he is going to make a major speech about the ukraine war and about what he sees as the necessary response of democratic nations. ,., ., ., necessary response of democratic nations. ., ., ~ ., the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has urged russia to respond to military setbacks it has suffered in his country, and engage in serious peace talks. in his latest video address, the president claimed more than 16,000 russian troops had been killed, including senior officers. on friday, moscow said it was moving to a new phase of the operation, which would focus on the eastern region of donbas. mark lobel reports. after days of silence, russia's military appears in public to proclaim the first stage of their operation complete. translation: the main tasks i of the first stage of the operation have been completed. the combat potential of ukraine's armed forces has been significantly

reduced, which allows us to focus our main efforts on achieving the main goal, the liberation of donbas. some saw that as an admission of a russian pre—war strategy gone wrong. president zelensky responded by saying over the past week, his forces have dealt powerful blows to the russians, causing significant losses. the humanitarian crisis continues in mariupol. president macron is trying to organise an evacuation of civilians and will discuss it with president putin. ukraine has requested emergency food aid for encircled cities. the uk will provide $2.6 million worth. there are warnings disrupted crop production in ukraine may cause a food crisis in africa, too. this is a scramble for sugar in russia, driven by government attempts to regulate prices, skyrocketing demand and a crash in the value of the russian currency. it imports little, but the state has

temporarily banned exports, blaming consumer panic buying. meanwhile, on their tvs at home, president putin accuses the west of discriminating against russian culture by calling off events involving russian cultural figures who backed the war. translation: not so long ago j they have cancelled a children's writer, joanne rowling, because she, the author of the books which spread around the world in hundreds of millions of copies, failed to please the supporters of the so—called gender liberties. she responded saying: the fallout from this war continues to affect everyone and everything beyond ukraine's borders, as those remaining within them fight to retain theirfreedom. mark lobel, bbc news. according to the latest british

military intelligence, the ukrainians have reoccupied towns and defensive positions 32 kilometres east of kyiv, while russian supply lines in that area are said to be overstretched. our international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the frontline on the city's northern outskirts. 0n the northern outskirts of kyiv, burnt—out evidence of a russian defeat on this front line. ukrainian troops say russian forces tried to get through here four times this month, and were stopped in their tracks. they are still firing from a few miles away. it's a grad rocket, says salim, the commander, showing us what landed overnight. he takes pride in what his men from the 72nd mechanized brigade have done

against the odds, and are continuing to do. there's plenty of outgoing fire against russian positions. russia. among the wreckage, a sleeping bag and a uniform from a russian soldier who perished. and what if the enemy tries again to advance here? "they will try," he says, "but i don't think we "would let them through. "we have let them know who the ukrainian armed forces "are and who the boys from our brigade are. "we have taken out four tanks and eight fighting "vehicles and killed about 60 of their people." well, this was a road of destruction for russian forces — there's one burnt—out vehicle here, another one just up ahead.

there are two more a short distance away. and ukrainian troops have been able to achieve this against a much larger army, a more powerful army. in places now they're not just resisting, they are mounting a counterattack. for troops here, the priority is guarding the approaches to the capital. more than a month on, russian forces are stuck on the outskirts, clearly not what president putin had in mind. at 62, valery can't recognise the world around him. putin came, he says, as you can see. our children and grandchildren are dying. i will stay here.

if needs be, i will die here. but i will not give them ukraine. then, in anger and in anguish, he kicks at the charred remains of a russian soldier. in a village nearby, more evidence of ukraine's suffering and russia's miscalculations. it fired two ballistic missiles at this tiny hamlet of no strategic value. well, you can see the devastation, and this massive crater was caused by a russian missile strike. remnants of the missile are still here. no—one was killed in this attack, but russian forces are not far away, and they've been flying a drone in the area in the last hour.

russia has bombed and destroyed more than it has captured — a poor return on a costly invasion that may now have to change course. 0rla geurin, bbc news, on the outskirts of kyiv. in one of its largest military exercises in recent years, nato has been simulating its response to an attack on a member state. it's been taking place in norway, which shares a border with russia and was planned before the invasion of ukraine. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports, the war has given the training a sharper focus. gunfire. another neighbour of russia has been invaded. this is northern norway, but it is just an exercise — a test for nato allies to come to its defence. something nato says it will do to protect a member state, though not for ukraine.

but what's happened in ukraine has suddenly made this training feel more real. an exercise like this, it's really good to have, uh, to prove to countries like russia and other foreign states that you don't want to mess with nato. i think there have been some discussions about if the co—response should take place, but i think it's more important to do it now than ever. and what signal does it send to russia, do you think? that we're willing to fight. we will not give up our land. exercise cold response in norway is one of nato's largest, involving 30,000 military personnel from 27 countries. it was planned long before russia invaded ukraine, but russia's been building up its military presence in the arctic, too — one reason why british and american marines are also stepping up their training here in this harsh, unforgiving environment.

president putin wanted less nato near his border. what he's getting is more. notjust more exercises like this, but thousands more nato troops stationed along nato's eastern flank, all the way from the baltic to the black sea. it's notjust nato allies taking part. so are finland and sweden, with a long history of neutrality. but both countries have seen a recent surge in public support tojoin nato. russia's war in ukraine is forcing more of europe to pick sides. the military is ready, if the political decision — and there is a decision tojoin, but it's not up to us to make that decision. russia's war in ukraine has sent shockwaves throughout the world. i met borisjohnson yesterday... and the head of nato, who met troops taking part in cold response, says the consequences will be felt for many years to come.

resident putin is getting exactly the opposite of what he wants. he wants less nato at his borders, he's getting more nato at his borders. he wants to divide nato. he has actually united, is uniting nato. but there's still a limit as to what nato is willing to do. it stands ready to defend its members, but it won't be using its military power to intervene in ukraine. jonathan beale, bbc news, narvik, norway. joining me now is the military analystjustin crump — ceo of sibylline — a country risk advisory company and justin is also a former british army tank commander. very good to have you with us. welcome to bbc news. what is your assessment of what appears to be a change in the russian strategy, the first phase of the operation we are told is over and pressure will focus its core efforts on the liberation

of donbas in the east? it is funny, esterda of donbas in the east? it is funny, yesterday morning _ of donbas in the east? it is funny, yesterday morning when - of donbas in the east? it is funny, yesterday morning when you - of donbas in the east? it is funny, yesterday morning when you ask. of donbas in the east? it is funny, . yesterday morning when you ask your questions, we talked about this being the end of the beginning and russia made the announcement saying it was the end of phase one and they were going to move to phase two. this announcement is russia admitting troops on the ground they are trying to portray this as a plan, they are going to go for the south and this is part of the strategy. i think they had hoped to have taken ukraine within three weeks which they didn't achieve and now they are trying to make the most of the current situation by focusing on the south—east and the donbas and the land corridor to crimea. actually, they have been the successful around kyiv and most successful around kyiv and most successful in the south so they are going to increase their attempts there. president putin must get a victory in ukraine. it there. president putin must get a victory in ukraine.— victory in ukraine. it could be aruued

victory in ukraine. it could be argued that— victory in ukraine. it could be argued that perhaps - victory in ukraine. it could be argued that perhaps it - victory in ukraine. it could be argued that perhaps it makes military sense to concentrate on one front instead of three. yes. military sense to concentrate on one front instead of three.— front instead of three. yes, it robabl front instead of three. yes, it probably doesn't _ front instead of three. yes, it probably doesn't mean - front instead of three. yes, it i probably doesn't mean military front instead of three. yes, it - probably doesn't mean military sense to realise that a medicine point of view but they have been fighting the difference wasn't different to france with different army headquarters and this is a late realisation probably of what they could have done from the start. we have seen successful ukrainian counter attacks, haven't we, have seen successful ukrainian counterattacks, haven't we, but ukraine is still asking for more military assistance in terms of weapons and tanks and so on. if they don't get them, have they got enough to repel the russian advances? there is an issue with weapons in a way because at this stage nato rather expected ukraine to be fighting an insurgency but ukraine are still fighting a conflict and hence you see ukrainian leadership

asking for stuff like ground to air missiles, they are hoping to get donated from nato's. they are looking for more artillery rounds and conventionalfighting looking for more artillery rounds and conventional fighting things. looking for more artillery rounds and conventionalfighting things. 0n and conventionalfighting things. on top of the supplies we have been sending which have been effective like anti—tank missiles, the surface to air weapons we sent, hand—held weapons are not optimised for fighting drones, that has led to some successful attacks against kyiv by the russians using drones. there is a challenge of getting weapons to them in sufficient quantities and also getting them the right weapons at the right time. it is challenging and we are behind the curve in giving them the right support. president biden is in poland meeting his polish counterpart and we know he has had talks with ukrainian defence and foreign ministers, my question is, how might the west best

supports ukraine in this change of strategy by the russians? yes. supports ukraine in this change of strategy by the russians?- supports ukraine in this change of strategy by the russians? yes. it is auoin to strategy by the russians? yes. it is going to come _ strategy by the russians? yes. it is going to come down _ strategy by the russians? yes. it is going to come down to _ strategy by the russians? yes. it is going to come down to this - strategy by the russians? yes. it is going to come down to this fight i strategy by the russians? yes. it is going to come down to this fight in | going to come down to this fight in the south that the russians will put pressure on kyiv and the other cities that have been destroying, they have announced they have taken mariupol, that is not true. fighting there will continue for a while but they will achieve that. they are going to keep pressure on and focus on the military effort in the south. things that will help ukraine fight that more conventional conflict, and no one is a pleasing ukrainian tank losses except maybe the russians because their donations they have been making. the factories have been damaged, the armour and supplies have been damaged and they can't reconstitute those. russia can reconstitute those. russia can reconstitute its forces in belarus and sent back into the theatre and effectively bring more in which they are doing. ukraine doesn't have that

option, they have to take citizen soldiers who have been brilliant in defending their home, fighting a biggerfight in donbas defending their home, fighting a bigger fight in donbas will be a bigger fight in donbas will be a bigger challenge. what we are doing they need in greater numbers. if russia was to achieve victory in the east, could it in your view still turned attention back to kyiv? i think the argument is, are we seeing what happened in the donbas in 2014, 2015 levelled up if you like to the entire country? we have seen a lot of fighting, settles down and then russia comes back a few years later and tries to get some more and that is the fear with a peace settlement that of result in a divided ukraine with russia occupying more of the south. there is a fear that russia could come for kyiv and lviv. it comes down to international securities which could be offered

and that is maybe china could come into the debate more. man? and that is maybe china could come into the debate more.— into the debate more. many thanks for “oininu into the debate more. many thanks forjoining us— into the debate more. many thanks forjoining us and _ into the debate more. many thanks forjoining us and bbc— into the debate more. many thanks forjoining us and bbc news. - a ferry operated by p&0 has been held in northern ireland because of fears about staff training. the uk transport secretary, grant shapps, said the maritime and coastguard agency deemed the european causeway "unfit to sail". trade unions have raised concerns that agency workers, brought in after the company sacked 800 staff last week won't be adequately trained to operate the ships. 0ur reporter, simonjones has more. detained, the european causeway, seen here last week, must remain at the port of larne. the coast guard said it had found failures relating to crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and training. p&0's boss transport secretary grant shapps wrote on twitter:

p&0's boss was already under pressure, the prime minister backing calls for him to quit. that comes after the company fired 800 workers last week to replace them with cheaper agency staff, who will earn an average of £5.50 an hour — less than the uk minimum wage. some employees finding out their fate by a video message. i'm sorry to inform you that this means your employment is terminated with immediate effect on the grounds of redundancy. p&0's boss admitted to mps this week that the company had broken the law by not consulting workers. there's absolutely no doubt that we were required to consult with the unions. we chose not to do that because... you chose to break the law? we chose not to consult, and we — and we are, and will, compensate everybody in full for that. protests have taken place in larne,

calling for sacked workers to be reinstated. but the company insists that without changes, the business simply will not survive. the rmt union says it shows the firm is not fit and proper to run a safe service after what it calls a "jobs massacre." the coast guard says the european causeway will not be allowed to set sail again until all the issues are resolved. simon jones, bbc news. taylor hawkins, the drummer of the us rock band foo fighters, has died aged 50. it's understood he was found in a hotel room in colombia in south america where the group were due to perform at a festival. in a statement the band paid tribute to him, saying they were "devastated by his tragic and untimely loss", adding "his musical spirit

and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. tributes have also been paid from across the world of music. beatle's drummer ringo starr said: british rocker, ozzy osbourne wrote: and rage against the machine guitarist, tom morello wrote: i've been speaking to mark beaumont who is a musicjournalist. he explained why taylor's death is so heartfelt. this is someone that has always seemed so full of life, so to lose someone like that of 50 is truly shocking. this is someone who kind of, i mean,

people were there mentioning the spirit of taylor and and he really was he did encapsulate the kind of the spirit of foo fighters in so many ways. i mean, he was kind of the fun side of it, you know, sort of beaming, enthusiastic guy, kind of the life and soul of the band. and, you know, and he also kind of encapsulated the spirit in terms of, here was a band that dave grohl started leaping from the drum seat of nirvana to sort of prove himself as a songwriter and a frontman. and that's exactly what taylor hawkins would do as well. you know, he contributed to some of their best songs. he would come out and front the band for various sort of queen covers and songs of his own. you know, he was there, you know, not not just as a fantastic drummer and one of the best drummers in rock. i mean, you have to be in order to be the drummer in dave grohl�*s band. but also as an example that, you know, there's all this talent and it's possible to make that leap in the same way that dave grohl had. taylor was a blood brother in that way. foo fighters are a powerhouse of a band.

they're not the sort of band... i mean, they're so tight and they're such a family that it's difficult to see them replacing taylor very soon. i mean, iwould imagine that a fair few shows will be cancelled as a result. but in terms of the long term future, i mean, again, they're a band that overcome adversity. i mean, if you look at when dave grohl broke his leg and did an entire tour sitting on a throne, you know, they're not a band that lets tragedy stop them. and they're are family. and i think this will bring them closer together, really, and i think they'll come back as strong as they ever were. that was mark beaumont. this is bbc news. hello. all there's plenty more fine weather to come for the uk this weekend and for saturday, once again, we have a day set to bring us wide spread sunshine. temperatures even a little above average, again looking

at the mid to high teens. not a lot going on, as you can see across the landmass into saturday afternoon. a little bit of fair weather cloud, perhaps bubbling up across northern england. always a little more cloud across the northernmost reaches of scotland, particularly for the northern isles, but in the sunshine temperatures widely getting up to 15 to 18 degrees. british summertime officially starts on sunday. the clocks go forward an hour between 1:00am and 2:00am and this is what happens outside underneath the area of high pressure. during the small hours, we pull in some more cloud from the north sea. quite low cloud, potentially quite dense cloud. so actually a little milder across particularly central and eastern parts of england as we go into early sunday, still looking at pockets of frost for scotland and northern ireland for the west across wales as well. but then that cloud looks like it's going to stick around across central and eastern england through the day on sunday, slowly breaking up. i think many areas will end up eventually with sunny spells, but adjacent to the north sea, the cloud likely to stay quite solid, quite stubborn and peg the temperatures back, notablyjust 11 there

in hull and norwich. we're looking at 16 for cardiff, 18 for glasgow. 0n into next week, though our story does start to change and it will change quite significantly, particularly later in the week. from monday the high pressure starting to lose its grip. and so itjustjust means that bank of cloud sitting across central reaches of the uk could produce the odd heavier showers and wetter weather, potentially for northern england, parts of the north midlands and lincolnshire through monday. to the south, still 16 or 17 degrees colder air, those starting to sneak into the north, just five degrees there in shetland and that cold front not bearing much in the way of rain along its actual length. so we'll start to ebb colder air in from the north further into scotland through tuesday. so just seven degrees in aberdeen. showers across higher ground starting to turn wintry. already cooler further south too. but get to the middle of next week and it looks like all of us will be plunged into a pretty icy arctic blast. so by the time we get to next thursday, we can probably take

about ten degrees off our temperatures. we'll see this weekend. this is bbc world news. the headlines... president biden visits poland to show support for ukraine and meet refugees who've fled the fighting. mr biden also held his first face—to—face meeting with ukrainian government ministers

since the russian invasion of their country. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has urged russia to respond to military setbacks it has suffered in his country, and engage in serious peace talks. the president claimed more than 16,000 russian troops had been killed, including senior officers. the united states has called for tougher international sanctions on north korea, following its latest missile test. washington's ambassador to the un accused pyongyang of �*increasingly dangerous provocations'. a ferry operated by p&0 has been held in northern ireland because of fears about staff training. the uk transport secretary, grant shapps, said the maritime and coastguard agency deemed the european causeway "unfit to sail". at one o'clock, we

have a full round—up of the day's news.