live from london, this is bbc news. russia blames the us for the drone attack on the kremlin — after launching a new wave of air strikes on ukraine. president zelensky stresses the importance of bringing the russian leader tojustice — during a speech at the international criminal court in the hague. most of the world is not afraid. the aggressor must fear the full power ofjustice, only him, yet this is our historic responsibility. i'm maryam moshiri, live here at westminister abbey, kicking off our special coverage of the king's coronation. we will bring you all the latest on all the preperation and plans for the day.

hello, i'm lucy hockings. russia has blamed the united states for wednesday's alleged drone attack on the kremlin. moscow initially blamed kyiv directly, but the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov, has now told reporters that the decision to attack was made in washington, with kyiv executing it on us orders. he gave no evidence. kyiv has denied any involvement, saying it's focused on defending its own territory. the foreign ministry in moscow has separately accused ukraine of launching an unprecedented wave of sabotage attacks against russia. in the hague, president volodymyr zelensky has called for a fully—fledged tribunal to hold russia accountable for its war of aggression against ukraine. he made the comments in a speech after visiting the international criminal court. it has symbolic importance, coming less than two months after the icc issued arrest warrants for vladimir putin on war crimes charges.

let's listen to what he said at the hague. lasting peace after victory is achieved by nothing else but the strength of values. first of all, it is the strength of freedom and of law which must work to the fow of ensuring justice. law which must work to the fow of ensuringjustice. not law which must work to the fow of ensuring justice. not hybrid promises instead of human rights. real freedom. promises instead of human rights. realfreedom. not hybrid impunity and symbolic formalities, but full—scale justice. and symbolic formalities, but full—scalejustice. not hybrid peace and constant pressures of violence on the front line, but reliable piece when one respects values, true freedom, truejustice, true peace is respected instead of hybrid forms, but it is exactly what we need now.

president zelensky now meeting the dutch minister for further talks on assistance to the ukraine. let's take you to the ukrainian city of odesa. hannah shelest is a senior fellow, center for european policy analysis and editor of ukraine analytica. thank you forjoining us. firstly, what did you make president zelensky�*s words in the hague today? they resonated to me, we hurt a lot from the portuguese minister of defence, she said peace without justice is just a truce. we are all talking a lot about peace that is just equal to the ceasefire. but we have so many victims of this aggression that they would like justice and they would like to see those accountable for this war crime because we have so many war crimes

during this work, not only the senior leadership but a lot of russian soldiers should be accounted.— russian soldiers should be accounted. there were further strikes in _ accounted. there were further strikes in ukraine _ accounted. there were further strikes in ukraine over - accounted. there were further strikes in ukraine over night i accounted. there were further l strikes in ukraine over night and kyiv and separate shower but also where you are in odesa. what is the situation there this morning? definitely, i woke up at 3am to the sounds of the shelling that was intercepting. we had 15 drones being intercepted over the city and the mood is resistant and resilient because we understand that odesa will constantly be under russian attack. some of the drones were intended as a counter to the alleged attack that happened. what

intended as a counter to the alleged attack that happened.— attack that happened. what do you believe happens _ attack that happened. what do you believe happens in _ attack that happened. what do you believe happens in the _ attack that happened. what do you believe happens in the air- attack that happened. what do you believe happens in the air over - attack that happened. what do you believe happens in the air over the | believe happens in the air over the kremlin yesterday for the night before, with that drone attack? i5 before, with that drone attack? is not that ukrainians would like to cover operations but let us think logically, we could not have made any attack like this. also how it happened, you really believe that the most protected place in the russian federation, the kremlin, being so badly protected with air defence that two drones would manage to target its roof? the video we received was of such a quality... any other state never happened after this, it demonstrated that maybe it was not even a false flag operation although there is evidence to think he can be, but also a can bejust some outside moscow. there is no

motive for ukraine to target the kremlin. we target a depots because we understand resources are important, the kremlin knows that. thank you forjoining us. gunfire and explosions have echoed across the sudanese capital khartoum for a 20th straight day. the united nations aid chief, martin griffiths, said the determination of the warring parties to keep fighting risked turning the conflict into a global tragedy and he told the bbc he has asked sudan's rival military leaders to meet him face—to—face in the coming days to discuss urgent protection for the delivery of aid. he says it'll be difficult to secure an end to the fighting, as the warring parties are keen to keep it going. mr griffiths spoke exclusively to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, just after he visited port sudan on country's red sea coast. it isa it is a shocking crisis, first. because as you have heard, as i have

now heard, the tales of traumatic atrocity that we have seen, they have seen in khartoum and doorfor —— doorfor is have seen in khartoum and doorfor —— door for is letting have seen in khartoum and doorfor —— doorfor is letting up a pretty unparalleled, that's appalling. and as people there that will lead to a generational problem of reconciliation anyway. the second, i think, very deeply concerning aspect is the speed with which it is going viral. in the way in which all these efforts to get ceasefires have all stumbled. stumbled presumably over the rigid existential fact stumbled. stumbled presumably over the rigid existentialfact that those at war are keen to keep going. so it has all the meat makings of a

tragedy of global significance. —— all the makings. that's why this is an opportunity for the international community to show that we care about africa. , , ., ., ., africa. during your time and port sudan you _ africa. during your time and port sudan you had — africa. during your time and port sudan you had telephone - sudan you had telephone conversations with the two warring leaders. what did you hearfrom them, what assurances did you get? what is said to them was, this is about specific protections for the movement of aid workers, people and goods and supplies going down certain roads at certain kinds are protected from being shot down and so forth. so very concrete asks. but you two need to give us those assurances and i want to meet you to go through those assurances. so they were both visited separately, very

eloquent in their attachment to humanitarian principles and aspirations. on the question of where and when can we meet, and i think it is of a vastly urgent that this should be done in the next day or so, we are working on it. in this should be done in the next day or so, we are working on it.- or so, we are working on it. in your darkest moments _ or so, we are working on it. in your darkest moments are _ or so, we are working on it. in your darkest moments are you - or so, we are working on it. in your darkest moments are you worried i or so, we are working on it. in your. darkest moments are you worried that these two generals see this as a fight to the finish? i these two generals see this as a fight to the finish?— fight to the finish? i think we all worry about _ fight to the finish? i think we all worry about that. _ fight to the finish? i think we all worry about that. it _ fight to the finish? i think we all worry about that. it is _ fight to the finish? i think we all worry about that. it is always . fight to the finish? i think we all| worry about that. it is always the will, that's the swing factor. if you look at yemen now, we are beginning to see the beginning of will, changing of circumstance perhaps. in sudan we haven't seen that yet, have we? we perhaps. in sudan we haven't seen that yet, have we?— perhaps. in sudan we haven't seen that yet, have we? we heard from the un secretary-general _ that yet, have we? we heard from the un secretary-general who _ that yet, have we? we heard from the un secretary-general who said - that yet, have we? we heard from the un secretary-general who said the i that yet, have we? we heard from the| un secretary-general who said the un un secretary—general who said the un failed to stop this war, that you didn't see the warning signs. there is a huge sense of responsibility for this crisis? i is a huge sense of responsibility for this crisis?— for this crisis? i am not directly familiar with _ for this crisis? i am not directly familiar with whether _ for this crisis? i am not directly familiar with whether or - for this crisis? i am not directly familiar with whether or not. for this crisis? i am not directly familiar with whether or not -- | for this crisis? i am not directly - familiar with whether or not -- but familiar with whether or not —— but with what the un has been doing

wise—mac with what the un has been doing wise-ma- , with what the un has been doing wise-ma , , wise-mac they said they were surprised _ wise-mac they said they were surprised by — wise-mac they said they were surprised by the _ wise-mac they said they were surprised by the scrambling. l wise-mac they said they were i surprised by the scrambling. you didn't see it coming? i surprised by the scrambling. you didn't see it coming?— didn't see it coming? i think that is unfair. there _ didn't see it coming? i think that is unfair. there are _ didn't see it coming? i think that is unfair. there are a _ didn't see it coming? i think that is unfair. there are a lot - didn't see it coming? i think that is unfair. there are a lot of - didn't see it coming? i think that. is unfair. there are a lot of people who didn't see it coming. a lot of people in sudan who didn't see coming. maybe we were derelict in our duty and responsibility. fine, that's yesterday. what we're talking about today is doing something that is consistent with our values, that is consistent with our values, that is near as possible to safety for our operations and meets the needs of the sudanese people.— of the sudanese people. there are still many. — of the sudanese people. there are still many. many _ of the sudanese people. there are still many, many people _ of the sudanese people. there are still many, many people in - of the sudanese people. there are still many, many people in sudanl still many, many people in sudan desperately worried about what has happened, frightened by the fighting, trying to get out of the country. i can speak now to nahid, who is stuck in port sudan with her two children, trying to get out. they haven't been able to leave because she doesn't have a british passport,

but her children do. very good to see you stop what is the situation with you and your children this morning? this morning we came from _ children this morning? this morning we came from early _ children this morning? this morning we came from early morning - children this morning? this morning we came from early morning to - children this morning? this morning we came from early morning to the| we came from early morning to the office but unfortunately we were not able to go because first there is nobody from the office, the uk office here, and also the hotel officers told us to stay outside the hotel because... find officers told us to stay outside the hotel because. . ._ officers told us to stay outside the hotel because... and now we are 'ust waitin: in hotel because... and now we are 'ust waiting in the — hotel because... and now we are 'ust waiting in the garden i hotel because... and now we are 'ust waiting in the garden outside i hotel because... and now we are 'ust waiting in the garden outside the h waiting in the garden outside the hotel. have you been told by british authorities that you cannot leave because you don't have a british passport even though your children do? , , , ., , ., . do? yes, yes, we have been told. we called the helpline _ do? yes, yes, we have been told. we called the helpline and _ do? yes, yes, we have been told. we called the helpline and we _ do? yes, yes, we have been told. we called the helpline and we have - do? yes, yes, we have been told. we called the helpline and we have been| called the helpline and we have been told to go to port sudan, we took

the dangerous long journey to go to port sudan for the evacuation but unfortunately when i came to meet the officers here they told us they cannot allow us to go with them. what did they tell you that you should do?— what did they tell you that you should do?- what - what did they tell you that you should do?- what did i what did they tell you that you l should do?- what did they what did they tell you that you - should do?- what did they tell should do? sorry? what did they tell ou the should do? sorry? what did they tell you the options _ should do? sorry? what did they tell you the options were? _ should do? sorry? what did they tell you the options were? added - should do? sorry? what did they tell you the options were? added to - should do? sorry? what did they tell| you the options were? added to go to jeddah -- you the options were? added to go to jeddah -- but — you the options were? added to go to jeddah -- but rather _ you the options were? added to go to jeddah -- but rather to _ you the options were? added to go to jeddah -- but rather to go _ you the options were? added to go to jeddah -- but rather to go to - you the options were? added to go to jeddah -- but rather to go to jeddah i jeddah —— but rather to go tojeddah or or they can take the children, but they will not be able to do something because they are young. they are telling you that you need to send your children on their own to send your children on their own tojeddah? to send your children on their own to jeddah? , ., , to send your children on their own to jeddah?— to send your children on their own to jeddah? , ., , ., , ., to jeddah? yes. no, they told us to either no to jeddah? yes. no, they told us to either so all — to jeddah? yes. no, they told us to either so all of _ to jeddah? yes. no, they told us to either go all of us _ to jeddah? yes. no, they told us to either go all of us to _ to jeddah? yes. no, they told us to either go all of us to jeddah - to jeddah? yes. no, they told us to either go all of us to jeddah and - either go all of us tojeddah and leave them there so i can go to apply for a visa, either online or to apply for the visa injeddah. i told them i cannot take that risk because i do not know how to do it and i cannot do it there. irate because i do not know how to do it and i cannot do it there.— and i cannot do it there. we have

also heard _ and i cannot do it there. we have also heard that _ and i cannot do it there. we have also heard that there _ and i cannot do it there. we have also heard that there is _ and i cannot do it there. we have also heard that there is a - and i cannot do it there. we have also heard that there is a protest| also heard that there is a protest going on at the hotel, what is happening around you at the moment? yes, yes, we'rejust sitting here and minding your own business there are protesters who just came out the hotel. are protesters who 'ust came out the hotel. ~ ., ., , ., ~' are protesters who 'ust came out the hotel. ~ ., ., , ., ~ ., are protesters who 'ust came out the hotel. ~ ., ., ~ ., hotel. what do you think that you will do now? _ hotel. what do you think that you will do now? it— hotel. what do you think that you will do now? it must _ hotel. what do you think that you will do now? it must be _ hotel. what do you think that you | will do now? it must be incredibly worrying for you. will do now? it must be incredibly worrying for you-— worrying for you. unfortunately i don't know _ worrying for you. unfortunately i don't know to — worrying for you. unfortunately i don't know to do. _ worrying for you. unfortunately i don't know to do. i _ worrying for you. unfortunately i don't know to do. i don't - worrying for you. unfortunately i don't know to do. i don't have i worrying for you. unfortunately i l don't know to do. i don't have any other plans. i didn't arrange for this, i don't have any plans on what to do next. i wasn't expecting this at all. i was told that i could come to port sudan and i can be evacuated with the children. irate to port sudan and i can be evacuated with the children.— with the children. we are thinking of ou, with the children. we are thinking of you. thank— with the children. we are thinking of you, thank you _ with the children. we are thinking of you, thank you for _ with the children. we are thinking of you, thank you for taking i with the children. we are thinking of you, thank you for taking the l of you, thank you for taking the time to talk to us, do stay in contact. ., ~ time to talk to us, do stay in contact. ., ,, , ., time to talk to us, do stay in contact. ., ~' , ., , time to talk to us, do stay in contact. ., ,, , ., , . [m contact. thank you very much. her two children _ contact. thank you very much. her two children have _ contact. thank you very much. her two children have british _ contact. thank you very much. herl two children have british passports, she does not, so her options are very limited right now. a desperate situation still in sudan, the

fighting continues, the humanitarian situation getting worse as well. schools in serbia have started the day with a moment's silence to commemorate the victims of wednesday's shooting. eight pupils and a security guard were killed by a 13—year—old suspect in a school in the capital belgrade. the building remains cordoned off, but people have been leaving flowers and candles outside it. a three—day mourning period starts on friday. live now to our reporter aleksandar miladinovic who is in belgrade. it's hard to believe it was this time yesterday we were speaking about this breaking news of this young boy going into a school and killing his classmates, and the security guard. how is the country coping with this news, what is the sense there of what has happened and how are people feeling? i sense there of what has happened and how are people feeling?— how are people feeling? i would say we would be — how are people feeling? i would say we would be very — how are people feeling? i would say we would be very easy _ how are people feeling? i would say we would be very easy to _ how are people feeling? i would say we would be very easy to conclude i we would be very easy to conclude that days of silence and morning although not officially starting yet

have actually started yesterday. there is a lot of questions asked, but the predominant feeling in the streets of belgrade and the cities of serbia is silence and still a strong shock after a 13—year—old boy killed eight pupils, a security guard, further injuring six more pupils and a history teacher in his own primary school on a normal school day in belgrade. people have been gathering around the school but also around belgrade, and other cities in serbia, to lay flowers and light candles, and everybody is asking the question, what led to this tragedy, what led to finding out that the boy had months to plan the killings? he a list of pupils he wanted to kill, and what led to a big tragedy in the family, in school

and in the society? [30 big tragedy in the family, in school and in the society?— and in the society? do we know an hint and in the society? do we know anything more _ and in the society? do we know anything more about _ and in the society? do we know anything more about him? i. anything more about him? i understand father has been arrested. both his parents have been detained by the serbian police for 48 hours, to be questioned about the occasion and how their son got access to very dangerous weapons that they held at home. we learned yesterday his father took him to the shooting range even though he was of the age of 12 or 13. we also learned a lot of 12 or 13. we also learned a lot of details about the private lives of details about the private lives of their family, even through the official sources in serbia, from the serbian police and the serbian president. we also know that the boy is too young to be criminally prosecuted, so he would be put in an institution that is dealing with psychiatric problems first, and then the social services would further investigate and decide what are the

measures that could be taken to help him, and to see what the rest, how the rest of his life would look like. ., ~' the rest of his life would look like. . ~ ,, the rest of his life would look like. ., ~ ,, y the rest of his life would look like. . ~ ,, , . the rest of his life would look like. ., ~' y . ., like. thank you very much for “oininr like. thank you very much for joining us- — joining us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bagpipes play. there was a musical start to the well dressing celebrations in the east staffordshire village of newborough. this is an age—old tradition. it's a pagan tradition and it was to thank the gods of the time for the gift of water so that their crops would grow. and hence you get all this beautiful greenery around on the wells. and this is the main village well. all the designs are drawn onto clay boards, and then natural materials are used to complete the pictures. all the designs this year have a coronation theme. each involves hours of painstaking work by volunteers.

they're fabulous, aren't they? you know, they're appropriate because the coronation next week. the well dressings will be on display here until saturday. it's a chance to bring the community together and to admire these unique pieces of local art. you're live with bbc news. and now to turkey — where voters will head to the polls in ten days' time to decide the fate of turkey's democracy, with president erdogan facing unprecedented challenges that could end his long rule. but the timing is bad for him — the vote comes less than three months after the earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people and displaced more than 5.9 million across southern turkey and northern syria. recep tayyip erdogan has been in powerfor more than 20 years — but faces his stiffest challenge yet. he appears vulnerable, with turkey facing soaring inflation. the country has become increasingly authoritarian. currently turks can go to jail

for "insulting the president". many have. on the other side of the coin there's kemal kilicdaroglu, a former civil servant. he's backed by a six—party opposition alliance, and says if he wins he will bring freedom and democracy to turkey. he says his priority is good relations with the west — not russia. and he's ahead in the polls. any candidate that can secure more than half the presidential vote on 14 may is the outright winner. failing that, the race goes to a run—off two weeks later. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from the port city of izmir. emerging as the frontrunner in a tight race. meet the man who could be the next leader of turkey, kemal kilicdaroglu, a secularformer be the next leader of turkey, kemal kilicdaroglu, a secular former civil servant promising a bright new day.

everything will be beautiful, he says. believe it. and they do, especially in the port city of asmir, an opposition stronghold. he is vowing to roll back the powers of the presidency and renew turkish democracy. —— the port city of izmir. and he is turning especially to the young. around 5 million turks will vote for the first time in this election so he is confident that they want change. kemal kilicdaroglu is making his entrance here now. his style is low—key, gentle, non—confrontational. he is offering turks are very different vision for their future, turks are very different vision for theirfuture, for the turks are very different vision for their future, for the country. turks are very different vision for theirfuture, for the country. in many ways he is the anti—erdogan. he

campaigns from his modest kitchen table with a common touch. tracking rampant inflation in the erdogan era using the price of onions. miss cueist, lovely to meet you, thank you for giving us your time. we meet the man who could inherit a broken economy and a divided nation. there is no magic bullet for either. what would be the biggest change in turkey if you are the next leader here? transitional other want democracy, they do want the police to come to their doors early in the morning just before —— just because they tweeted. people have been sent to me that they're for your safety, that there even worried for your wife now that you are ahead in the polls. do you have any concerns about your safety? translation: erdogan and his supporters cannot scare me. i made a promise to this nation. i will bring democracy and

freedom. in nation. i will bring democracy and freedom. , ., nation. i will bring democracy and freedom. ., ., freedom. in fact you are saying that our life freedom. in fact you are saying that your life may _ freedom. in fact you are saying that your life may be _ freedom. in fact you are saying that your life may be at _ freedom. in fact you are saying that your life may be at risk— freedom. in fact you are saying that your life may be at risk by _ freedom. in fact you are saying that your life may be at risk by you're i your life may be at risk by you're prepared to take the risk of? translation:— prepared to take the risk of? translation: ., . , " , prepared to take the risk of? translation: ., . , ~ , , ., translation: politics in turkey is a bit like this- — translation: politics in turkey is a bit like this. he — translation: politics in turkey is a bit like this. he is _ translation: politics in turkey is a bit like this. he is promising - translation: politics in turkey is a bit like this. he is promising a i translation: politics in turkey is a bit like this. he is promising a new. bit like this. he is promising a new olitics, bit like this. he is promising a new politics. but _ bit like this. he is promising a new politics. but it _ bit like this. he is promising a new politics, but it will _ bit like this. he is promising a new politics, but it will take _ bit like this. he is promising a new politics, but it will take more i bit like this. he is promising a new politics, but it will take more than| politics, but it will take more than hearts and flowers. jackie's allies are watching. he says his priority is relations with the west, not russia. translation: trite is relations with the west, not russia. translation: we want to become part _ russia. translation: we want to become part of— russia. translation: we want to become part of the _ russia. translation: we want to become part of the civilised i russia. translation: we want to become part of the civilised world. j become part of the civilised world. erdogan does not think that way. he wants to be more authoritarian. the difference between us and erdogan is the difference between black and white. 50 the difference between black and white. , ., , ., ,, the difference between black and white. , ., , ., ., white. so there is a stark choice on offer here- — white. so there is a stark choice on offer here. many _ white. so there is a stark choice on offer here. many religious - offer here. many religious conservatives will pack the president. this was his rally in izmir, segregated, full of loyalty and utter devotion. translation: he

is and utter devotion. translation: he: is very reassuring, he even looks reassuring, he keeps all his promises, he helps the old and disabled, he helps everyone. he gives us so much, it is coming out of our ears. gives us so much, it is coming out of our ears-— gives us so much, it is coming out of our ears. both sides are rallying the troops- — of our ears. both sides are rallying the troops. this _ of our ears. both sides are rallying the troops. this election _ of our ears. both sides are rallying the troops. this election will- of our ears. both sides are rallying the troops. this election will be i of our ears. both sides are rallying the troops. this election will be a i the troops. this election will be a fight to the finish, and after 20 years at the top, will the president go quietly if he loses? we go live now to the hague, we can see the dutch by mr mark rutte who has been holding talks with residents ukraine who has been at the international criminal court. stands shoulder to shoulder with ukraine as friends but also as allies. his presence here today is proof that belgium and the

netherlands but in the netherlands —— practice —— are shoulder to shoulder with ukraine. it has been over 434 days since you spoke a few simple words resonated all over the world. and i say what you were signed in. we are all here defending our independence, our country and it will stay this way. that's what you said. and it would be an understatement to say that you have kept your word. they resolve and courage of the brave soldiers and citizens of ukraine is without precedent in our lifetime. and you yourself have become a symbol of what a country and its people can do when they are fighting for the existence, theirfreedom when they are fighting for the existence, their freedom and their future. and we all admire you for that. when i had the privilege to address the members of the year ago, i said we will stay with you every

inch of the way, let me assure you that we too are determined to keep our word, that we too are determined to keep ourword, because that we too are determined to keep our word, because this is an unjust war against everything we stand for. this is a war against freedom, democracy and rule of law in our part of the world. that's why we stand with ukrainian people, and why you can count on our unwavering support. russia cannot win this war and it must be held accountable for all the crimes of aggression and the injustice it is inflicting on the people of ukraine day after day in this horrific war. so what better place to meet than here in the hague, the legal capital of the world. eversince hague, the legal capital of the world. ever since the downing of that flight, we in the netherlands have known thatjustice doesn't come automatically. you have to have

staying power. the netherlands will do everything it can to ensure that justice is done for ukraine, however long it takes, and however difficult it may be. as you know, your visitor than evans couldn't have come at a more symbolic moment. every year on the 4th of may we remember the dutch victims of the second world war and all the soldiers who have given their lives since them for peace and freedom worldwide. tomorrow on the 5th of may, liberation day, we are fortunate that we can celebrate that we have been a free country since 1945. and after so many years, it is easy to take peace and freedom for granted. but every day, the brutal russian aggression against ukraine reminds us that the rule of law is not a given. it needs protecting when threatened in offending when attacked. so believe me when i say that ukraine will remain in our hearts and our minds, not only today

and tomorrow but every day until peace and freedom are restored in your country. this morning, you visited the international criminal court here in the hague. later this afternoon, you will visit a location where dutch military equipment is dispatched to the battlefield in ukraine. your visit to the netherlands sends yet another strong signal that the people of ukraine and its president will not give in to russian aggression and that the netherlands and its allies will continue to support you every inch of the way. thank you.— continue to support you every inch of the way. thank you. thank you so much, of the way. thank you. thank you so much. dear — of the way. thank you. thank you so much, dear prime _ of the way. thank you. thank you so much, dear prime minister. - of the way. thank you. thank you so much, dear prime minister. and i of the way. thank you. thank you so | much, dear prime minister. and dear journalists, _ much, dear prime minister. and dear journalists, dear guests. first of all, journalists, dear guests. first of all. i_ journalists, dear guests. first of all. iwant— journalists, dear guests. first of all, i want to thank you for your invitation— all, i want to thank you for your invitation to visit the netherlands on this_ invitation to visit the netherlands on this very special day, where the

memory— on this very special day, where the memory of— on this very special day, where the memory of all those whose lives were claimed _ memory of all those whose lives were claimed by— memory of all those whose lives were claimed by words is commemorated, and my— claimed by words is commemorated, and my appreciation, for me to be herei _ and my appreciation, for me to be here, this — and my appreciation, for me to be here, this is — and my appreciation, for me to be here, this is a special invitation, a special— here, this is a special invitation, a special honour. we share the pain of these _ a special honour. we share the pain of these losses and must put an end to any— of these losses and must put an end to any aggression, and we are meeting — to any aggression, and we are meeting here in the hague to bring this closer— meeting here in the hague to bring this closer and restore justice. we need _ this closer and restore justice. we need justice and i'm grateful to you. _ need justice and i'm grateful to you. mark— need justice and i'm grateful to you, mark and to the kingdom of the netherlands for your powerful and timeless— netherlands for your powerful and timeless support of our defence. we have already received —— we have already— have already received —— we have already saved thousands of ukrainian wivesi _ already saved thousands of ukrainian wives, thank you. i'm grateful to youi _ wives, thank you. i'm grateful to you, alexander and to the kingdom of belgium _ you, alexander and to the kingdom of belgium for— you, alexander and to the kingdom of belgium for the solidarity in

defence of her common cause which makes _ defence of her common cause which makes europe a europe, and thank you for your— makes europe a europe, and thank you for your support of sanctions against — for your support of sanctions against russia and aid packages for our country— against russia and aid packages for our country and people. today we focus _ our country and people. today we focus mainly on security issues. the most _ focus mainly on security issues. the most important thing now is to deliver— most important thing now is to deliver what was promised to our soldiers — deliver what was promised to our soldiers as— deliver what was promised to our soldiers as quickly as possible, and i soldiers as quickly as possible, and i have _ soldiers as quickly as possible, and i have called on our partners both in the _ i have called on our partners both in the netherlands and belgium to help us, _ in the netherlands and belgium to help us, to help us implement the agreements on military assistance as quickly— agreements on military assistance as quickly as— agreements on military assistance as quickly as possible. very important in that— quickly as possible. very important in that we — quickly as possible. very important in that we are working to create a coalition — in that we are working to create a coalition of— in that we are working to create a coalition of vehicles to complement the existing coalition of tanks. we hope _ the existing coalition of tanks. we hope that— the existing coalition of tanks. we hope that the netherlands and belgium together with the nordic countries and all our other partners will effectively support our initiative to create this coalition of armed — initiative to create this coalition of armed vehicles. besides, it is a

time _ of armed vehicles. besides, it is a time to— of armed vehicles. besides, it is a time to make decisions for ukraine in our— time to make decisions for ukraine in our modern aircraft, and there is no rational— in our modern aircraft, and there is no rational reason to postpone such decisions _ no rational reason to postpone such decisions to — no rational reason to postpone such decisions to train our pilots. of course, — decisions to train our pilots. of course, we _ decisions to train our pilots. of course, we discussed today strengthening of our common era, we will discuss _ strengthening of our common era, we will discuss today very important issues, _ will discuss today very important issues, atlantic security, very important, the factory in ukraine has already become a part of this. we cooperate and together we truly make _ we cooperate and together we truly make europe stronger. it stands to reason that ukraine should — it stands to reason that ukraine should become part of the alliance of europe — should become part of the alliance of europe. the algorithm of disregard can and should be approved

by the _ disregard can and should be approved by the little decisions at the