will become a tells the bbc ukraine will become 3 nate member tells the bbc ukraine will become a nato member but must first be supported against russia. that is the most immediate task, to make sure ukraine prevails as a sovereign independent nation. unless that happens, there is no membership issue to be discussed at all. the hottest week ever reported intensifies. concerns about extreme weather and runaway climate change. before we had to sport, let me take you back to vilnius and show you the pictures as we are expecting to hear from ukraine's president. on the sidelines, the g7 with all those security guarantees being outlined and pledged today. there is the auditorium. it is pretty packed so i don't think we are that far away. we will keep an eye on those pictures because president zelensky will give

us his thoughts at the conclusion of that summit what looks like very shortly. but before all that, let's head to the sports centre and catch up head to the sports centre and catch up with the latest round—up. good afternoon. the quarter finals action at wimbledon continues today. let's go to the top of the broadcast centre in wimbledon. a big win for ons jabeur. centre in wimbledon. a big win for onsjabeur-— centre in wimbledon. a big win for ons jabeur. ., _ . , ons jabeur. revenge for ons jabeur. she is a wimbledon _ ons jabeur. revenge for ons jabeur. she is a wimbledon semifinalist - she is a wimbledon semifinalist again. she has beaten elena rybakina, the defending champion, in a repeat of last year's final, but this time ons jabeur coming out on the right side of it. she did drop the right side of it. she did drop the first set. she probably should have won it but what a response from the tunisian, and eleanor are back in�*s save failing her. she was struggling as ons jabeur took it

four and one, struggling as ons jabeur took it fourand one, so struggling as ons jabeur took it four and one, so onsjabeur who struggling as ons jabeur took it four and one, so ons jabeur who has dreamt of winning this title is into the semifinals, where aryna sabalenka will wait, because she is into what will be her second wimbledon semifinal. she has beaten the american madison keys. it was a straight sets win. she will be the world number one if she reaches the final. she finally made that grand slam breakthrough by winning the australian open. frustration for madison keys who fails to get past the quarterfinals here for a second time. �* ., ., �* , the quarterfinals here for a second time. �* ., ., �*, , time. and on the main's side, daniil medvedev is — time. and on the main's side, daniil medvedev is currently _ time. and on the main's side, daniil medvedev is currently taking - time. and on the main's side, daniil medvedev is currently taking on - medvedev is currently taking on surprise package american chris eubanks. it looks like a very tight one. .,, , eubanks. it looks like a very tight one. h, , one. eubanks has lit up at these championships _ one. eubanks has lit up at these championships and, _ one. eubanks has lit up at these championships and, my - one. eubanks has lit up at these l championships and, my goodness one. eubanks has lit up at these - championships and, my goodness me, a story brewing on court one, because daniil medvedev looks grumpy and irritated because the american has got the crowd behind him, and having

lost the first set, he took the second 6—1, one of the best sets of tennis you are ever likely to see, and he is a big break in the third. an incredible story for a man who is outside the top 100. he could be looking at a wimbledon semifinal, where either carlos alcaraz or holger rune that will await. it is going with serve in that one. it is 2-2. both going with serve in that one. it is 2—2. both these men 20 years old. this is the first quarterfinal between two men under the age of 21 in the open era at wimbledon. let me tell you what is happening in the wheelchair events. britain's alfie hewett is playing right behind me on court 1a. he has taken the first set. alfie hewett is trying to win his first wimbledon�*s singles title. he has won all the other majors except this one. frustration for

britain, as three other players are all out. what a story that would be for chris eubanks. cricket, and england's women need 264 to win their first of three odi against australia and level of the ashes. england got off to a good start with kate cross taking the early wicket, lbw, in the first over. sophie ecclestone with a spectacular catch. england did well to restrict australia to 263, but will be hoping five missed catches and a missed stumping of beth mooney will not come back to haunt them. sorry to cut sport short but there you see the pictures. the ukrainian president is at the microphone.

apologies, because there is a slight delay in getting the translation at the news conference, which isjust

starting. let me pose as the president of ukraine start and see if we can pick it up. iam i am really sorry but we were expecting the translation as the president answered the first question. we are trying to sort that out technically, so we will stay with the pictures. just to remind viewers tuning in now, we have had a

two day nato meeting, the security guarantees given to the ukraine, a really significant move from the g7 countries. i believe there is a translation now coming through. let's cross back. translation: contained security conditions. still we understand that it is all about the security. well, i guess that is it. yesterday you had a very strong language — yesterday you had a very strong language on what was going to be in the communique. you have decided you are very— the communique. you have decided you are very grateful, very thankful, what _ are very grateful, very thankful, what made you change your mind? and

are you _ what made you change your mind? and are you sometimes afraid that you could _ are you sometimes afraid that you could alienate partners who have spent _ could alienate partners who have spent a _ could alienate partners who have spent a lot of political capital and money— spent a lot of political capital and money in — spent a lot of political capital and money in order to help you? translation: | money in order to help you? translation:— money in order to help you? translation: ., ., . ., , translation: i have not changed my oint of translation: i have not changed my point of view- — translation: i have not changed my point of view. what _ translation: i have not changed my point of view. what is _ translation: i have not changed my point of view. what is most _ point of view. what is most important is that we have a common understanding on the conditions on when and under which conditions ukraine would be in nato. maybe not all the details were communicated, but for me it was very important that it depends on the security. that there is an ambiguous statements about ukraine and nato so they will not be any trade—offs. that would be a political decision based on the security situation in the world. i don't know whether everyone is frank with me, whether it is all correct, but we believe we

have to live with faith in our partners that are helping us today to win this war, and there unambiguous things, i have repeated them once. in the dialogue, every leader of the g7 countries, they have repeated them and we have received the answers to the questions we have opposed. secondly, we have received defence confirmations, they are very important to us. and thirdly, i believe that all of that resulted in a logical point for today's meeting. that is the security guarantees, the declaration on the security guarantees for ukraine. what is most important is that the security guarantees contain what is most important, that we preserve one moment in this security guarantees

that it says clearly that these are security guarantees on our way to nato. i am security guarantees on our way to nato. iam happy security guarantees on our way to nato. i am happy that we have it in the wording of the declaration and that the partners supported us. mr president, your colleague, the president— mr president, your colleague, the president of the czech republic, has stated _ president of the czech republic, has stated that he believes that the window — stated that he believes that the window of opportunity for the reoccupation of ukraine with weapons will end _ reoccupation of ukraine with weapons will end this summer because then the support will weaken. —— deoccupation. i have seen the support— deoccupation. i have seen the support from the united states, germany, — support from the united states, germany, france, poland. |

support from the united states, germany, france, poland. i am not mentioning — germany, france, poland. i am not mentioning all _ germany, france, poland. i am not mentioning all the _ germany, france, poland. i am not mentioning all the countries, - germany, france, poland. i am not mentioning all the countries, i - germany, france, poland. i am not mentioning all the countries, i am | mentioning all the countries, i am sorry for that, but i have heard a lot of leaders who have reassured me, and that means they reassured our people and our soldiers, which is even more important, that they will support ukraine as long as it takes, but we need to understand that all of that would depend on our actions on the battlefield. this is important not only for the support of our partners but this is something that we need in order to remain motivated so that we will know what is our target, that we are on our way to victory. we cannot just simply hold our ground and hope that someone will support this for decades. i understand what you are talking about. i wish all of us to have success in this fight. i am confident that they should be a positive result. it is difficult. we

had a very important moment today. and i try to elaborate in as much detail as possible all the moments that might either decelerate or accelerate the process today. you know how much mines are plotted in the area. if you are not in ukraine, if you want somewhere else, it is hard to explain, but i think that our team today has explained all the details, therefore i do believe that the support will not diminish, at least that is what the partners said. lithuanian national radio and television. first of all, thank you for being — television. first of all, thank you for being here. we are very happy that you _ for being here. we are very happy that you are in billing us. my question— that you are in billing us. my question is pretty simple. everyone is talking _ question is pretty simple. everyone is talking about the victory of ukraine, _ is talking about the victory of ukraine, that ukraine must win. what

with this _ ukraine, that ukraine must win. what with this victory mean to you today after _ with this victory mean to you today after a _ with this victory mean to you today after a year— with this victory mean to you today after a year and with this victory mean to you today aftera yearand a with this victory mean to you today after a year and a half of war? well, — after a year and a half of war? well, we _ after a year and a half of war? well, we are not expecting any surprises. we want to return our land, we want to return security to our territory, to return all those people who were forced to leave abroad. and i believe that this is the victory i have already mentioned, but still there has to be an accountability. accountability is part of the justice and justice an accountability. accountability is part of thejustice and justice is part of thejustice and justice is part of the victory. in any case, a frozen conflict is not a victory if this is something that you meant. now, the 24 channel ukraine, please.

mr president, before your bilateral meeting _ mr president, before your bilateral meeting withjoe biden, the white house _ meeting withjoe biden, the white house informed that on the agenda of the negotiations, there is a supplying kyiv with long—range missiles — supplying kyiv with long—range missiles. when are we receiving the items? _ missiles. when are we receiving the items? i— missiles. when are we receiving the items? ., �* ~ ., ., missiles. when are we receiving the items? 4' ., ., missiles. when are we receiving the items? ., �* ~ ., ., , items? i don't know. how can i put it? there is — items? i don't know. how can i put it? there is conversations, - items? i don't know. how can i put it? there is conversations, a - it? there is conversations, a decision has not been made. but it is better not to raise this issue. there are expectations of the military from everyone and i think it is important to have it at first and then to share the information and then to share the information and how it happened. we have a complicated decision and i am very gratefulfor complicated decision and i am very grateful for that decision to president biden. we have started

that conversation. a long time ago. we started conversations about cluster munitions —— cluster munitions a long time ago, many months ago. it is not fair that russia is using that and we don't have their weapons. we have worked a lot on this. i am very grateful to president biden and his team for the result that we have received, so just wait. not everything at once. now sky, please. deborah hanks. the british defence secretary— deborah hanks. the british defence secretary today said that he told ukraine — secretary today said that he told ukraine that uk is not an amazon style _ ukraine that uk is not an amazon style delivery service for weapons. ben wallace also had some advice for kyiv as _ ben wallace also had some advice for kyiv as you _ ben wallace also had some advice for kyiv as you keep on asking for more

and more _ kyiv as you keep on asking for more and more weapons and support and that was— and more weapons and support and that was that people want to see gratitude. how do you respond to that? _ gratitude. how do you respond to that? do— gratitude. how do you respond to that? do you think you are not being grateful— that? do you think you are not being grateful enough and are you being worried _ grateful enough and are you being worried that you need to be careful about _ worried that you need to be careful about what — worried that you need to be careful about what you say publicly, because if you _ about what you say publicly, because if you complain, you could put off the public— if you complain, you could put off the public or politicians in countries like the us and elsewhere. well, i don't clearly understand the question. i believe that we were always grateful to united kingdom. we were always grateful to the prime minister or two prime ministers and to the ministry of defence. the people in united kingdom are always

supporting and we are grateful for this. i did not know what he meant and how else we should be grateful. how else should i express my words of gratitude? all we can do is get up of gratitude? all we can do is get up in the morning and express our words of gratitude personally to the minister. i don't understand the atoms of the question. we are grateful to the united kingdom. the united kingdom is our partner. maybe the minister wants something special, but i think that we have wonderful relations. we are very grateful to the people and really the significant support of the population. it has an impact on the decisions taken by the leadership and the support of the leadership. because of the significant support of the british people to the people of the british people to the people of ukraine, i think this is why we

have such a tight cooperation. our intelligence have the perfect cooperation. the ministry of defence, we have it here. why don't you extend words of gratitude to him? applause. and you have to call him. the bloomberg agency. mr president, please tell if you have _ mr president, please tell if you have discussed the full security with the — have discussed the full security with the partners because the summit is ending _ with the partners because the summit is ending very soon.— is ending very soon. there are great risks.

is ending very soon. there are great risks- today. _ is ending very soon. there are great risks. today, at our— is ending very soon. there are great risks. today, at our meeting, - is ending very soon. there are great risks. today, at our meeting, we . risks. today, at our meeting, we raised this question. president ed again raised this question as well, who was saying that turkey is supporting this mission. there are certain risks and we discussed that with the president during our visit to istanbul, during my visit there. it is hard. and it is complicated. we need mr gutierrez, the secretary general of the united nations, to work on this issue as well. you have the proper deals with the russian party. we never violated anything from our side, we never blocked anything. we did not have a deal with russia, we had a deal with the un and turkey and the un and turkey had a deal with russia. we need this corridor and it is working. russia will do anything. i am sure that after today's security guarantees, i

am sure they willjust after today's security guarantees, i am sure they will just throw after today's security guarantees, i am sure they willjust throw down some of the important humanitarian projects. it is obvious. russia is always responding like that. they don't stick to their promises and they will block... don't stick to their promises and they will block. . ._ don't stick to their promises and they will block... very interesting, there comments _ they will block... very interesting, there comments aimed _ they will block... very interesting, there comments aimed at - they will block... very interesting, there comments aimed at the - they will block... very interesting, there comments aimed at the uk. there comments aimed at the uk defence secretary ben wallace about whether ukraine is showing enough gratitude. should i write to the minister, president zelensky saying to the journalist there, as he minister, president zelensky saying to thejournalist there, as he has faced a news conference live in vilnius. against talking about a timeline and a concrete _ against talking about a timeline and a concrete path towards membership. why do— a concrete path towards membership. why do you _ a concrete path towards membership. why do you think berlin and washington took that view and, additionally, are you concerned that some _ additionally, are you concerned that some western capitals may be preparing for a scenario where

membership could be used as a negotiating chip in a negotiation with russia. thank you so much. the most important thing is for you to know my personal position, our position. i am always speaking about that sincerely and i am sure that they will not be betrayal from president biden or chancellor scholz, but still i need to say that we will never exchange any status for any of our territories, even if it is only when village with a population of one older man. we will never give away our territories and we will never exchange them for any frozen conflict. it will never take place and this is my clear position which my partner really know. please let us go on.

stand up, please, so they can see you _ you i before you. - before the you. — before the summit, we you. before the summit, we heard from ukrainian _ before the summit, we heard from ukrainian sources that the west is reluctant— ukrainian sources that the west is reluctant to give ukraine what it wants. — reluctant to give ukraine what it wants, delays the ukrainian victory. in your— wants, delays the ukrainian victory. in your opinion, has this summit brought— in your opinion, has this summit brought a — in your opinion, has this summit brought a ukrainian victory closer? yes, _ brought a ukrainian victory closer? yes. it— brought a ukrainian victory closer? yes. it did — a very important point is the protection of our sky. air defence systems as well. and it is very important now because we have little steps forward which are still very important. i will not speak about the number of patriot system is that it is important that this decision has been taken. second, connected

with armed vehicles of different types, armoured vehicles, there is a public information which has already been mentioned and there is nothing to hide here. those are bush masters. and other types and solutions about armoured vehicles. that is very important. and also, we would like to have a breakthrough in the artillery systems. let me say the artillery systems. let me say the following, we are discussing, there are some positive developments, but we so far don't have specific decisions. we just need time for that. the power of weapon always makes the victory closer on the battlefield. let us go on. hello, mr president. could you

please — hello, mr president. could you please tell, while we are trying to si-n please tell, while we are trying to sign and — please tell, while we are trying to sign and to— please tell, while we are trying to sign and to make deals about the security— sign and to make deals about the security guarantees, while we are waiting _ security guarantees, while we are waiting for— security guarantees, while we are waiting for the invitation to nato, will be _ waiting for the invitation to nato, will be ukraine search for ad hoc situational— will be ukraine search for ad hoc situational security, unions with other— situational security, unions with other nato countries? maybe polish soldiers _ other nato countries? maybe polish soldiers could be in ukraine after peace _ soldiers could be in ukraine after peace. and whether it is the threat for the _ peace. and whether it is the threat for the unity of the defence alliance _ for the unity of the defence alliance. , ., ., for the unity of the defence alliance-— for the unity of the defence alliance. , ., ., ., ,., for the unity of the defence alliance. , ., ., ., ., , alliance. oh, you have got so many ruestions alliance. oh, you have got so many questions from _ alliance. oh, you have got so many questions from different _ alliance. oh, you have got so many questions from different parts - alliance. oh, you have got so many questions from different parts of. questions from different parts of the world. what we signed, there is the world. what we signed, there is the main meeting and there is the declaration about security guarantees. as i mentioned, it is an umbrella deal. then we will have very specific particular signed documents and bilateral relationships. i was and the united states, i was and germany, i was and

japan, i was with g7, and other countries which willjoin this declaration. and i am sure they will be poland and other states there. incidentally, four, five states said instantly that we are glad to join and i think it would be a very substantial, serious security union of guarantees. it is a serious and substantial because these documents will be rectified in the parliaments of those states. this is the serious guarantees, of course, we will write on very specific this. about guarantees, of course, we will write on very specific this is bout guarantees, of course, we will write on very specific this is the: guarantees, of course, we will write on very specific this is the serious document, notjust a budapest of those states. this is the serious document, notjust a budapest memorandum. it is a very serious and it will be bilateral. somebody gives you f—16, somebody gives you a defence systems, somebody doesn't have them but they have tanks, so those are bilateral specific deals for many years, or maybe for not a long period of time. it is a very important point, what is written in

the declaration on the way to nato. i think it is so important, which we finally pushed through, and the partners agreed with that. we are not just partners agreed with that. we are notjust playing games, we really see ukraine in the future in the alliance. another story is about our polish friends. i would like to be sincere with you. no one raises such issues and we are not interested and nato countries are not interested to have those armed troops on our territory while we are not in nato. i think that our armed forces are enough, but the issue is in the innovative weapons of nato. but vice versa, if we look at the opposite situation, the partners understand that we have a powerful army and when we are in nato, then our military, ourservice when we are in nato, then our military, our service men, who have experience, who have on hands

military experience, i am sure they can be invited within the current legislation to provide certain security on the territory of other nato countries. your question, please? nato countries. your question, lease? , , ~' ., please? during the first week of the war, who would _ please? during the first week of the war, who would believe _ please? during the first week of the war, who would believe that - please? during the first week of the war, who would believe that we - please? during the first week of the l war, who would believe that we would be here _ war, who would believe that we would be here now? you were very frustrated. also, alert systems against — frustrated. also, alert systems against incoming missiles. how do you feel— against incoming missiles. how do you feel nowadays about israeli support? — you feel nowadays about israeli support? would you invite benjamin netanyahu to visit in kyiv, because ithink— netanyahu to visit in kyiv, because i think he _ netanyahu to visit in kyiv, because i think he is— netanyahu to visit in kyiv, because i think he is one of the only western— i think he is one of the only western leaders that did not come in the past _ western leaders that did not come in the past year. thank you.— the past year. thank you. thank you so much. the past year. thank you. thank you

so much- first— the past year. thank you. thank you so much. first of— the past year. thank you. thank you so much. first of all, _ the past year. thank you. thank you so much. first of all, he _ the past year. thank you. thank you so much. first of all, he has- the past year. thank you. thank you so much. first of all, he has been i so much. first of all, he has been invited. secondly, i invited two other prime ministers who used to be before. so far the prime list as have been different, the result is the same. as for the iron dome and other, i would say air defence systems, which we wanted to get from our partners from israel, we asked in the beginning of the warjust how it used to be. the result is just the same. how it used to be with the prime ministers. months have passed but so far there is no outcome. unfortunately, because ukraine is really interested to have really preserved important historical close

connections between our states. unfortunately, we don't have any results so far. channel freedom, please. results so far. channel freedom, lease. results so far. channel freedom, lease, results so far. channel freedom, lease. ., ,, results so far. channel freedom, lease. ., ., please. good day. thank you. could ou please. good day. thank you. could you please — please. good day. thank you. could you please tell _ please. good day. thank you. could you please tell how— please. good day. thank you. could you please tell how will— please. good day. thank you. could you please tell how will you - you please tell how will you synchronise today's documents with the peace _ synchronise today's documents with the peace for miller and the sanctioned policy of kyiv? the sanctions _ sanctioned policy of kyiv? the sanctions policy _ sanctioned policy of kyiv? the sanctions policy of _ sanctioned policy of kyiv? tue: sanctions policy of kyiv is sanctioned policy of kyiv? ti9 sanctions policy of kyiv is being synchronised with sanctions imposed. the sanctions are done at the level of the eu... if you are watching us on bbc news, this is president zaleski giving his news conference after the final day of the nato summit in vilnius —— president zelensky. figs of the nato summit in vilnius -- president zelensky.— of the nato summit in vilnius -- president zelensky. as for security guarantees. _ president zelensky. as for security guarantees. of _

president zelensky. as for security guarantees, of course, _ president zelensky. as for security guarantees, of course, we - president zelensky. as for security guarantees, of course, we will - president zelensky. as for security | guarantees, of course, we will write on very specific steps about