to kyiv, but the us cancels a planned news conference israe orders its military to step up its offensive exploded in parking lots near tel aviv. there are no reports of injuries. and amazon ’ full and amazon mgm gains full creative control of the james bond franchise. i'm lucy hockings. good have you us. the rift between ukraine and the us appears to be the two men did hold talks, but behind closed doors — is a dictator. uk foreign secretary david lammy said the uk would remain ukraine's "ironclad partner" and would act as a "bridge between europe and

the united states". president vladimir putin, he had taken office through a free election process. the white house confirmed today that monsieur macron will visit sir keir starmer will come on thursday. mr president... america's diplomatic offering to ukraine. we gather, that the american side cancelled the impression we get is that it is the american and the view from kyiv seems to be that mr kellogg has been sidelined by

the trump administration. so what is going to be discussed, you can only imagine. but for now, we wait outside. to sell a large part of his country's natural this opportunity that we have offered. i think he eventually will get to that point and i hope so very quickly. for a strong and truly beneficial agreement with the president of the united states

america's change in tone has tainted this country's yearning for peace. suitable for a dictator. certainly more than zelensky�*s. ago, but ukrainians — or at least 73% of them — think that elections are inappropriate now because of the war. but they can't keep out every russian missile, as the southern city of kherson felt last night. at least two people were killed. this talk of peace is significant, but still a sideshow to this war. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. let's bring you more now from kyiv. here isjeremy bowen. i think people are really worried

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