this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... the us president has his first face—to—face meeting with ukrainian government ministers since the russian invasion of their country. joe biden is in poland, holding talks on the crisis with his polish counterpart, andrzej duda. iam i am live in warsaw where president biden is now in talks with his polish counterpart, likely to include military support to ukraine and poland. ukraine's president says his troops have dealt russian forces a series of "powerful blows" and calls for urgent, meaningful peace talks. in other news: 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 foo fighters, who's died at the age of 50. president biden has held his first face—to—face meeting with ukrainian government ministers since the russian invasion of their country. he met ukraine's defence and foreign ministers in warsaw, ahead of talks with the polish president, andrzej duda. they're expected to discuss mr duda's previous offer to hand over fighter jets to ukraine. which was blocked by the us. meanwhile ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has urged russia to engage in serious peace talks, and claimed that more

than 16—thousand russian troops have now died in a month of fighting, including several senior officers. map yesterday, russia announced that it was entering what it called "stage two" of its invasion of ukraine and focussing its forces on the east of the country in an attempt to secure the donbas region. western officials have suggested this means russia's initial strategy of capturing ukraine's major cities has failed. anna foster reports. each show of strength and is stalling offensive. this russian military video shows cruise missiles launching from the black sea. it claims ukrainian weapons and fuel supplies were destroyed, but the russian advance was slow and has not come close to capturing the capital kyiv. it says it will now focus on the complete liberation of the

eastern donbas region, for some western officials that is an admission of failure. but where russia is setting, it's hitting hard. the deputy mayor of the besieged city of mariupol has told the bbc people there are desperate and dying. a, the bbc people there are desperate andd in. �* ., the bbc people there are desperate and din. �* ., the bbc people there are desperate andd in. �* ., and dying. a lack of food, some d in: of and dying. a lack of food, some dying of a _ and dying. a lack of food, some dying of a lack _ and dying. a lack of food, some dying of a lack of _ and dying. a lack of food, some dying of a lack of medicine, - and dying. a lack of food, some dying of a lack of medicine, andi dying of a lack of medicine, and something like this, because people cannot find medical help.— cannot find medical help. ukraine sa s it is cannot find medical help. ukraine says it is still _ cannot find medical help. ukraine says it is still pushing _ cannot find medical help. ukraine says it is still pushing russian - says it is still pushing russian forces back. it believes it could retake the city in the south, which has seen fierce fighting. the president says more support is still needed. it president says more support is still needed. , , . ., , needed. it is in'ustice that is the basis of what — needed. it is injustice that is the basis of what russia _ needed. it is injustice that is the basis of what russia is _ needed. it is injustice that is the basis of what russia is doing - basis of what russia is doing against ukraine. as they exploit their privileged positions in international organisations and the fear of the use of nuclear weapons.

the fear that russia is constantly spreading. in the fear that russia is constantly sreadina. ., . ,, spreading. in poland, the us president — spreading. in poland, the us president joe _ spreading. in poland, the us president joe biden - spreading. in poland, the us president joe biden join - spreading. in poland, the us| president joe biden join talks presidentjoe biden join talks between senior american and ukrainian officials and later he will make a speech in warsaw, calling on the international community to oppose the russian invasion. the world now waits to see if this conflict really is about to enter a new phase, although russia is keen to show that it can and will continue its military campaign in ukraine. let's go straight to our correspondent in warsaw. let's start with the meeting between the two presidents, of the united states and poland. some lines starting to emerge from that meeting, we think we are hearing president biden has said poland is taking a significant responsibility in the humanitarian crisis, and has said that the world

should lessen, help lessen the burden. what more can we expect to hearfrom president biden, do you think? i hear from president biden, do you think? ~' hear from president biden, do you think? ~ ., ~ , ., ., think? i think we are likely to hear an exeression _ think? i think we are likely to hear an expression of— think? i think we are likely to hear an expression of complete - think? i think we are likely to hear. an expression of complete solidarity with poland, and unity between poland and its nato and eu partners. that is very much the message of president biden�*s trip up until now, first in brussels and then here in poland. he is meeting the polish president after a slight disagreement a couple of weeks ago when the polish authorities had proposed that polish fighterjets would be transferred to ukraine via an american air base in germany. that meant a fairly cool response from the americans who said they were taken by surprise, not consulted about that. they did not think that was a workable plan because they fear that would have been perceived by the russians as a direct military confrontation between nato and russia, but we understand the polls are saying that

is now on the table because part of the discussions between nato and the and interesting part about this is the relationship between these two presidents actually was only fairly spiral before the ukraine mr biden has spoken... spiral before the ukraine mr biden has spoken- - -_ has spoken... airborne pollen was headin: has spoken... airborne pollen was heading towards _ has spoken... airborne pollen was heading towards totalitarianism. l heading towards totalitarianism. because of all the right—wing population. rememberthe because of all the right—wing population. remember the president of poland was a kind of donald trump man, but now the russian aggression has kind of pulled the two governments together, so even if putin was hoping to exploit divisions in western nations, it appears from these discussions here and president biden�*s presence in warsaw that he really has achieved quite the opposite. b, warsaw that he really has achieved quite the opposite.— quite the opposite. a key meeting between the _ quite the opposite. a key meeting between the key... _ quite the opposite. a key meeting between the key... we _ quite the opposite. a key meeting between the key... we know - quite the opposite. a key meeting between the key... we know he . quite the opposite. a key meeting i between the key... we know he has met defence and foreign ministers in warsaw. what's the significance of that meeting? that

warsaw. what's the significance of that meeting?— that meeting? that is hugely important — that meeting? that is hugely important because _ that meeting? that is hugely important because this - that meeting? that is hugely important because this is - that meeting? that is hugelyj important because this is the that meeting? that is hugely - important because this is the first face—to—face meeting between president biden and the top ukrainian officials. other various officials from the government in kyiv. the policy spoken by phone over the last month but this is a moment when ukrainians can press... probably expect to press the americans to give them more direct military assistance. they have been calling for a no—fly zone in ukraine, which the american so far are rejecting, saying they do not want nato troops are nato bits on the ground, so an important time to take stock of what is happening and to try and see if they can find ways of transferring even more military hardware to ukraine. poland is very much the logistics and military hub for everything going into ukraine, when we have spent the last month on the border between poland and ukraine, and have seen a massive build—up of nato military hardware

at the airport, where president biden was yesterday. with military planes, anti—missile systems stationed there ready to drive over the border into ukraine, so clearly they will have been discussions on that sort of topic as well. good they will have been discussions on that sort of topic as well.- that sort of topic as well. good to talk to yon _ that sort of topic as well. good to talk to you. we _ that sort of topic as well. good to talk to you. we will— that sort of topic as well. good to talk to you. we will be _ that sort of topic as well. good to talk to you. we will be coming . that sort of topic as well. good to l talk to you. we will be coming back to you for all the updates on the outcome of that meeting between the polish president and the american president, but for now, thank you. with people who are unfamiliar with the vessel. let's not forget as well, those people that have been replaced, very many of them are in leadership positions. the captain has been replaced, the chief officer and the chief engineer. the company said it made — and the chief engineer. the company said it made the _ and the chief engineer. the company said it made the decision _ and the chief engineer. the company said it made the decision to - and the chief engineer. the company said it made the decision to replace i said it made the decision to replace the crew because it was we have been talking about military hardware and weapons for ukraine. corresponded to the lucy williamson has been speaking to residents in ukraine who have been sending specialist equipment to soldiers on the front line. high above the battlefield, drones film potential targets. support from a distance so important in this war, whether it's weapons arriving from western nations or drones like this one personally delivered to order by friends at home. until a month ago, vlad ran

a start—up company in lviv. now he ships body armour, drones and rifle scopes to volunteer fighters around kiev. he's faster than governments or ngos, he says. this week, he's delivering 145 body armour plates to irpin. we have kind of like a lot of friends who actually fight now in frontline, and they don't have like great ammunition. actually, they don't have anything. they have like strong motivation to fight, but they don't have like ammunition and some other military stuff. vlad gets his supplies from germany, poland and the czech republic. yulia justjoins the queue at her local gun shop. a psychologist with a friend on the front line, it's herfirst time here. i tried to help a bit with ammunition to my friend, who is currently in the ukrainian

army, and we know that a lot of stuff around the world focused on support our army, but as well we as individuals try to help. these new supply networks are typical of lviv at the moment. the light touch of a war that's largely out of sight. life here in lviv can seem pretty normal if you ignore the sandbags and the boarded up windows. the restaurants are open, at least until the air raid sirens begin and the streets are crowded with people enjoying the spring weather. more crowded than usual, actually, because of the 200,000 people who've come here to avoid the fighting in the east. the war comes back to lviv in coffins. this is igor, killed during the first few days of the conflict in donetsk. this is his mother and this his twin brother, grasping a war that's not

seen but felt. lucy williamson, bbc news, lviv. president biden's been talking in the last few minutes. let's hear what he had to say: iam i am confident that vladimir putin was counting on being able to divide nato, being able to separate the eastern flank from the west, being able to separate nations based on past history. but he has not been able to do it. we have all stayed together, and so, ijust think it is so important that we, poland and the united states, keep in lockstep how we are proceeding. joining us now is michael bociurkiw, who is a fellow of the atlantic council. let's start of the talks in poland.

we know president biden is meeting his counterpart and has met the ukrainian foreign and defence minister. what can these talks achieve, do you think?- minister. what can these talks achieve, do you think? well, there ma be a achieve, do you think? well, there may be a political— achieve, do you think? well, there may be a political unity _ achieve, do you think? well, there may be a political unity amongst i achieve, do you think? well, there l may be a political unity amongst the western allies but what also unifies them is a lack of... what i mean by thatis, them is a lack of... what i mean by that is, they are afraid to meet mr putin on the battlefield. a lot more lethal weaponry. ukraine is running out of lethal weaponry on the battlefield and mr zelensky yesterday during those three summits bagged for resupply. there seems to be reluctance on the part of western allies to provide the high—tech stuff that ukraine could shoot down

high—flying missiles and russian jets. they have a business to go in terms of coming up with the political will to give ukraine what it needs to confront mr putin on the battlefield. ., , it needs to confront mr putin on the battlefield. . , , battlefield. that is interesting. if the don't battlefield. that is interesting. if they don't get — battlefield. that is interesting. if they don't get the _ battlefield. that is interesting. if they don't get the weaponry that j battlefield. that is interesting. if - they don't get the weaponry that you are suggesting they need, have they got enough to keep the russians at bay? got enough to keep the russians at ba ? ., , ., �* ., , got enough to keep the russians at ba? ., bay? no, they don't. i was in touch with my contact — bay? no, they don't. i was in touch with my contact outside _ bay? no, they don't. i was in touch with my contact outside of - bay? no, they don't. i was in touch with my contact outside of kyiv - with my contact outside of kyiv today and there is something called the territorial defence force, this is an integrated be a part of the ukrainian army but it is made up of recruits, lawyers, shopkeepers, lorry drivers, and they are showing up. there were 300 recruited in the last day or two, they are showing up in t—shirts and baseball caps. they don't have the body armour or helmets to protect them from russian fire. it is even worse than going

into a fight with knives, you can't send people into areas like that unprotected. the defence force account over it, they are playing an important role in defending what ukraine has right now. what important role in defending what ukraine has right now.— important role in defending what ukraine has right now. what do you make of the — ukraine has right now. what do you make of the change _ ukraine has right now. what do you make of the change or _ ukraine has right now. what do you make of the change or the - ukraine has right now. what do you| make of the change or the apparent change perhaps i should say in the russian strategy that the first phase of the operation is now over and the russian force will concentrate on liberating donbas in the east? ., , concentrate on liberating donbas in the east? . , , , ., concentrate on liberating donbas in theeast? . ,_ ., ,, ., the east? that is typical of russian pr s - in. the east? that is typical of russian pr sin. i the east? that is typical of russian pr spin. i think— the east? that is typical of russian pr spin. i think if— the east? that is typical of russian pr spin. i think if you _ the east? that is typical of russian pr spin. i think if you read - the east? that is typical of russian | pr spin. i think if you read between the lines, that is admitting a bit of defeat. i think their focus will now be on the areas they currently hold so south including mariupol which gives them that land corridor between the russian federation proper and crimea. also the donbas because they do have those tens of thousands of folks holding territory

but what they want to do now is to expand it to the entire donetsk and lohan land which is more territory. according to a briefing we had yesterday with a military expert, the ukrainians still expect the russians to try and take kyiv because it is very, very important to them. the city of mariupol which, by the way, has a population the size of miami, mr putin sees this as a very important part, piece of the invasion because it is symbolically for him. that is the base of the theatre and despised battalion who are fierce fighters ended like nothing more than get rid of them even if it includes the annihilation, i am sorry to say, of the 100 or so people left there. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news.

live now to anna foster in lviv in western ukraine. i don't know if you are listening to that's better rather bleak assessment of the prospects for ukraine from our guest previously. moscow says it is now entering this new phase of the war, what has been the response there so that news? there was a really interesting interview actually. what is brought out is that we never really knew at the start what russia wanted to do here in ukraine, they call that the special operation but there was never, there was never an end point that was specifically talked about. as the narrative changes, as time goes by it is important to what to try to work out if that is a change of direction, if that was always the original destination for this

conflict. people here in ukraine, they are exhausted, they see this happening around them and they are living with this constant sense of not knowing what is going to come next. they are also driven by this real sense of patriotism, they have seen the ukrainian forces doing well, they have seen them repelling rest on several fronts so they are feeling buoyed by that, absolutely. in terms of trying to predict what happens next, it is so difficult. i think you feel as well, your last guest reflected on this, you feel it is changing direction but depending on how things go here, things were successful, the outcome might be one thing but because they are less successful the outcome potential outcome that is being sold to the russian people and to the world is perhaps slightly different as a result of that. in perhaps slightly different as a result of that.— perhaps slightly different as a result of that. . , ._ , , ., ., result of that. in many ways you are sa in: result of that. in many ways you are saying possibly _ result of that. in many ways you are saying possibly russia _ result of that. in many ways you are saying possibly russia is _ result of that. in many ways you are saying possibly russia is reframingl saying possibly russia is reframing what success might look like.

absolutely. i think that is very much the case. we were expecting it at the beginning and russia was expecting this to be a short and sharp conflict, they didn't expect the ukrainian military resistance they came up against. i think that is indicative from the start, when you look at the troops of the russian had in place, where they put them, the fact they had those huge military convoys that we saw just outside of kyiv and yet more than a month now into this conflict kyiv remains and captured. i think things will change, russia will change what they say to the world, they will change their expectations, they will fluctuate and we have to watch very carefully to see what we can get from that in terms of clues as to what vladimir putin might do next. anna foster in western ukraine, thanks so much for that update. a p&o ferries ship is being held in northern ireland after it was declared "unfit to sail" according to the transport

secretary grant shapps. no freight or passengers were onboard the european causeway when it was detained in larne. the maritime and coastguard agency said it was being held because of missing documentation and "failures in crew training". here's katie prescott. this is the european causeway detained this morning. deemed unfit to sail. the new crewing of p&o ferries ships has been tagged by the maritime and coastguard agency since they sacked eight ended seafarers without notice in nine days ago and replaced them with cheaper agency workers. former employees say they are not surprised that it hasn't gone smoothly.— are not surprised that it hasn't one smoothl . , . , gone smoothly. they have replaced experienced — gone smoothly. they have replaced experienced seafarers, _ gone smoothly. they have replaced i experienced seafarers, approximately 35% of the entire crew, with people that are unfamiliar with the vessel and let's not forget those people who have been replaced very many of

them add in leadership positions, them add in leadership positions, the captain has been replaced, the chief engineer. the the captain has been replaced, the chief engineer.— the captain has been replaced, the chief engineer. the company said it made the decision _ chief engineer. the company said it made the decision to _ chief engineer. the company said it made the decision to replace - chief engineer. the company said it made the decision to replace cruisej made the decision to replace cruise because it was losing £100 million a year. the longer it ships i grounded the more these losses increase. it hits trade. these ships carry goods as well as passengers. aha, hits trade. these ships carry goods as well as passengers. b, lat hits trade. these ships carry goods as well as passengers.— as well as passengers. a lot of businesses _ as well as passengers. a lot of businesses are _ as well as passengers. a lot of businesses are having - as well as passengers. a lot of businesses are having to - as well as passengers. a lot of. businesses are having to prioritise what they send them when they send it and us and businesses are bringing in extra staff to work in distribution centres here but the key message is that need to get here still getting through, but it is creating a heavy workload. ih still getting through, but it is creating a heavy workload. in front of mps, the _ creating a heavy workload. in front of mps, the piano _ creating a heavy workload. in front of mps, the piano boss _ creating a heavy workload. in front of mps, the piano boss admitted l creating a heavy workload. in front i of mps, the piano boss admitted they acted and lawfully. that of mps, the piano boss admitted they acted and lawfully.— acted and lawfully. that is no doubt we were required _ acted and lawfully. that is no doubt we were required to _ acted and lawfully. that is no doubt we were required to consult - acted and lawfully. that is no doubt we were required to consult with i we were required to consult with unions, — we were required to consult with unions, we — we were required to consult with unions, we chose not to do that because — unions, we chose not to do that because we... unions, we chose not to do that because we. . ._ unions, we chose not to do that because we... you decided to break the law? we — because we... you decided to break the law? we decided _ because we... you decided to break the law? we decided not _ because we... you decided to break the law? we decided not to - because we... you decided to break the law? we decided not to consult| the law? we decided not to consult and we are — the law? we decided not to consult and we are and _ the law? we decided not to consult and we are and will— the law? we decided not to consult and we are and will compensate - and we are and will compensate

everybody in full for that. labour would like _ everybody in full for that. labour would like the _ everybody in full for that. labour would like the government - everybody in full for that. labour would like the government to - everybody in full for that. labour l would like the government to act, they say in the public interest and force him to step down. ministers say they can't make him the that... if you sit in front of a select committee of the house of commons and say you know you broke the law, as a chief executive of a large company like p&o, you ought to question your position. company like p&0, you ought to question your position.— question your position. protest im orts question your position. protest imports around _ question your position. protest imports around the _ question your position. protest imports around the country - question your position. protest imports around the country are calling on people to boycott p&l. the rest of the company plasma ships are due to be checked in the coming days. the decision to ground the european causeway doesn't bode well. 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', after the north korean leader, kim jong—un, oversaw the launch of its largest ever inter—continental ballistic missile. the foo fighters' drummer, taylor hawkins, has been found dead

in his hotel room during the band's tour of south america. he was 50 years old. the band who were due to play at a festival in the colombian capital bogota today said they were "devastated". mark savage reports. when taylor hawkins joined foo fighters in 1997, he was their third drummer, but there's a reason he stuck around for 25 years. his muscular but melodic playing style was a perfect fit for front man dave grohl, and the pair were inseparable on stage and off. in his autobiography last year, grohl called hawkins "a tornado of hyperactive joy, my best friend, and a man for whom i would take a bullet." the musician was born in texas but raised in california. he fell in love with the drums the first time he sat behind a kit in his neighbour's garage

at the age of ten. i just took to it immediately, and so, i mean, that day, there was like a lightning bolt shot into me, and it was like, "ah!" and i was like, "i'm a drummer, that's what i'm going to do", and that sort of became my armour and then ijust fell in love with it. # you live, you learn...#. he came to prominence playing with alanis morissette before volunteering his services to foo fighters. # when i sing along with you...#. sing along! with them, he co—wrote the grammy—winning hits best of you and all my life, and would often interrupt concerts to perform covers by his favourite band, queen. # da—da—dum da—ay, shu—bu—dum da—ay...#. foo fighters had been due to play a festival in colombia at the time of his death. organisers lay candles on the stage and foo fighters posted a short statement online, saying, "his musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever."

and without taylor hawkins' energetic and charismatic playing, the band will never be the same again. cheering and applause taylor hawkins, who's died at the age of 50. formula i has confirmed the saudi arabian grand prix will go ahead despite friday's missile attack on an oil facilty 12 miles from thejeddah circuit. f1 and its governing body, the fia, said they have been provided "full and detailed assurances that the event is secure". drivers met for several hours until early on saturday to discuss their position. in a joint statement, they said seeing the smoke from the attack as they practised on the challenging circuit had made it difficult to remain focused. houthi rebels in neighbouring yemen said they had targeted the oil facility. a reminder of our top story....

poland is taking a"significant" responsibility in the humanitarian crisis causedby the war in ukraine, us presidentjoe biden said during avisit to warsaw on saturday, adding that the world should helplessen the burden. biden also told his polish counterpart andrzej duda he views nato's article 5, a guarantee of mutual defence between member states as a "sacred" commitment. ukraine's foreign minister said they had received additional security pledges on developing defence cooperation. no other country provided ukraine with more support

than the united states, he says and this is crucial. you are watching bbc news. once again it is another glorious day out of there for many comic can hardly believe it is only the end of march. not a cloud in the sky. there are some showers to be found, mostly across the northern and western isles, this was the western isles earlier on this morning and that is because we've got cloud sitting out there spoiling the sunshine. a bit of a weather cloud developing across southern scotland but the emphasis is dry, settled and sunny with light winds continuing through the afternoon. temperatures peaking quite rightly mid to high teens. don't forget, when you are off to bed tonight we put the clock forward an hour. we are losing our sleeper

but we do emerge tomorrow morning in british summer time. what a surprise to see it is going to be more cloud around, spinning in of the north sea. that cloud will act as our front through the night, it is going to prevent temperatures from falling as low as they have been better could be a grey and gloomy start for some on mothering sunday. they clouds and nurture a little bit westwards, singing and breaking for semblance of sense and breaking for sentences of sentence came through the best of the sunshine for sunday looks likely to be the further north and west you are. that is where we'll have the highest values, 18 in one or two spots, cooler where that cloud lingers. as we move out of sendai into the start of a new working week, we've got a weather front that is going to be slipping across the top of that weakening high running through the north sea, that'll bring more cloud, a few scattered showers as well and send could be heavy across north—east england in particular, we could

start the day on monday with a lot of low cloud, mist and fog which will be slow to left. the highest values perhaps in the south with 16 degrees, starting to get colder with only 6 degrees across lerwick. that cold air is going to be the story as you move through the week, it is going to be pushing southwards, accompanied by a northerly wind so it will feel much different. we are going to close out the month of march with temperatures just below the average for the time of year and, yes, we could see some showers turning increasingly wintry. enjoy the sun.

this is bbc world news. the headlines... president biden, who's in poland for talks on russia's invasion of ukraine, says ignoring the crisis would come back to bite the us. earlier, he held his first face—to—face meeting with ukrainian government ministers since start of the war. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has urged russia to engage in serious peace talks. he claimed more than 16,000 russian troops had been killed, including senior officers. a ferry operated by p&o 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".