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sue �*zolinski, also justin trudeau has been 7 the the russian speaking discussing the russian invasion, he said the invasion, he said that the world return to and world cannot return to and might is right approach to relations. international relations. actions are nothing russia�*s astiens are nothing ’**’ of a russia�*s astiens are nothing” of a direct attack short of a direct attack against the rules —based international order. an order established in to the destructive war in our history. war collective history, i war in the memory of the etched in the memory of the citizens of all of our nations for the past respective nationsforthe past an order which, albeit imperfect, ushered in the peaceful and the most peaceful and prosperous area in the history prosperous area inthe. history humanity. we cannot go back. of humanity. we cannot go back. we cannot return to an era where might makes right. ee trudeau speaking a little bit earlier. waterhouse is in

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ukraine russia and between ukraine and russia and he suggested that all pows {be exchanged as a first these are uncertain z— z- 77 we have speaking to times. we have been speaking to ukrainians here on how see ukrainians here on how they see their path to peace. kyiv�*s 120—year—old funicular — with two stops, it is the simplest of routes. what's more complicated is where ukraine is going in this war, seemingly abandoned by its biggest siding with russia. people understand us. support ukrainians. country, there are internal divisions over how men translation: everyone should

fight, except the sick, - hidden, we would have had peace for a long time already. dimko enlisted as a drone pilot last year. i ask him what impact the politics have had on him and his comrades. to me personally, it doesn't change a thing. i know that if the united states will pull out, just more deadly. there are blast sites like this every day across ukraine. russia launches drones frequently and they are designed to pressure

the population. applying its own pressure on ukraine to accept of zoya's flat. she lives here with her elderly mum. she's anxious, so she prays every day for the war to end. must remain ours. ukraine and europe aren't even le’e hearing a about a

proposal for control of rare earth ukraine's— rare earthmiherals. wants that ukraine'srare earthmiherals. wants that in exchange for military: 2; military: given in the the military help given in the past and what it would provide the military help given in the past a future. it would provide the military help given in the past afuture. it would provide the military help given in the past a future. it is ould provide the military help given in the past a future. it is ould much e in the future, it is very much . transactional a transactional approach; ~ ~ ~ ~- , zolinski is saying he a transactional approach; ~ ~ ~ ~- , zl he;ki is saying he a transactional approach; ~ ~ ~ ~- , zl he is is saying he a transactional approach; ~ ~ ~ ~- , zl he is saying 1g he a transactional approach; ~ ~ ~ ~- , zl he is saying he 1e is resisting. he is saying he would lay his country with the would lay his country withthe m c as, ,. . ~ ~ that would be paid for debt that would be paid for that is we generations. that is why we are seeing an hostile z—u: 7 the 7 house aimed ukraine's leader. the at ukraine'srlsaosrulhs , ~ you get here is not si-n somethin-, a would not sign something, a ceasefire agreement or a contract like this, if he felt it didn't represent the best itdidfifrsersssfif the “asst of his itdidhtreereseht the eest of his country. if he interests of his country; it' he "'*"'"'"”*'*”" interests of his country; if he " that down and does turn that down and america turns its attentions elsewhere or aligns with moscow further, and europe isn't able to step up, consequences for the up, the consequences for the future of this country, the surrounding region could be far—reaching and that is why we

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keeping our eye on kyiv but we back to this the day. the vatican has issued an update saying pope francis, being treated for double pneumonia. just one or two lines. in terms of the tone of things that we have been getting and they are talking about, in particular, his breathing.

the nose. to the mix with his doctors. he had some kidney trouble, described as initial renal insufficiency. of a very complex, clinical picture is the way it's the pope very poorly. people here certainly have been asked to keep him in their prayers and the ones that i have been talking to, catholics i have been talking to here in rome, have said pray for his recovery.

that they have been doing. any of course we bring them to you. now to another developing story. a bring them to you. now to anothi bomb loping story. a bring them to you. now to anothi bomb has ng story. a bring them to you. now to anothi bomb has exploded a bring them to you. now to anothi bomb has exploded at the petrol bomb has exploded at the consulate in marseille. russian consulate in marseille. there no reports of there are no reports of injuries is unclear if petrol bomb cleared the the petrol bomb cleared the country look�*s perimeter wall. is fis demanding a full off of what it is: a investigation of what it is: a terrorist incident. we will now take a short break.

welcome back. we are continuing to monitor the situation in kyiv. president zolinski is

bee be-flees he's-l =- ’ ”" "' ’ meeting of world hosting a meeting of world leaders. some are in the room, leaders. someareihthe room. are joining leaders. someareihthe room. arejoining remotely. some arejoining remotely. we are waiting for sir keir starmer to speak leaders are offering world leaders are offering on the third of russia's engagement full—scale engagement —— invasion of full—scaleinvasion of ukraine. conservatives in germany the conservatives in germany are celebrating after they won the conservatives in germany are country's ig after they won the conservatives in germany are country's election. ey won the results also saw large gains for the far—right party, sumi somaskanda is in berlin. let start with vladimir i want to pay tribute zolinski. i want to pay tribute to leadership. it is right to your leadership. it is right that we mark this grim anniversary together. for three years we have been united in

opposition to barbaric opposition to russia's barbaric invasion and �*three years invasion and for three years we have been full of admiration the incredible response of for the incredible response of the ukrainian people. there are must be at the heart drive for ieace. iwant drive for ieace. i want to the drive for peace. i want to be clear that i hear them. i be clear that i hear them. i of the soldiers be clear that i hear them i of the soldiers and think of the soldiers and civilians i met in the a weeks ago in the just a few weeks ago in the eye see you, the burns unit. the ess “trees the burns: units'ths'w ’ see ¥£53ds the burns. units'ths” ' h to horror of the schoolchildren preacher, the schoolchildren i met living constant met living under constant bombardment. soldiers training bombardment; soldiers—training the uk bound for the front voices �* voices echo �*voices echo in my ' inns; ' decisions; itake and "i isk'éa'iid' iii; i take and the piece that believe we must see. i have a i believe we must see. i have a very message very simple, clear message today. the uk is with you today and every from his majesty

and every day. from his majesty the king to the nhs workers volunteering in hospitals in ukraine, to the communities ukraine; to the communitiess w . .- -. .. ”a . . - took ukrainian ukraine; to the communitiesw. w . w w .. w . . - took ukrainian refugees to that took ukrainian refugees to �* hearts. is i our hundred j our hundred —— j our hundred ——7 100 signed our hundred —— are 100 year partnership with signed our hundred —— are 100 year partner month, 1 erniecflt signed our hundred —— are 100 year partner month, because nt signed our hundred —— are 100 year partner month, because we zolinski last month, because we believed ukraine's today believed ukraine's fight today and the country's potential in the years to come. is a the years to name th’is'is e ,,,,7,,,,,,7, for m the years to cehie this'is aw" ' ' for in this crucial the years to cehie this'is aw" ' ' for as in this crucial the years to cehie this'is aw" ' ' for as in this cr wel the years to cehie this'is aw" ' ' for as in this cr we must moment as talks begin—«ire must �*to shape the work together to shape the outcome. russia does not ., stapes. a, . a.., ”a a, 77 7t7iie7c7ard; 77 7 77 77 7t7iie7c7ard; if} 7 77 77 7t7iie7c7ard; int7hi7s777 77 77 7t7iie7c7ard; inthis7war777 77 all the cards in this war because the ukrainians have 7777777to7de7fen7d7777 77 courage to defend their country. because russia's country; because russia�*s is in trouble and economy is in trouble and because they have now lost aaaofw ,, ; ,. 7777i>i7tiieir7 77 7 77 oftheirland 7 7777777777o7f777ti7ie7i77r7la7n7d7for77c7e7s77777 7 7777777777o7f777the7i77r7la7n7d77fo7r77c7es7a7r71d7 -e— �* black sea fleet in this

�*blai invasion. it in this �*blai invasion. we this �*blai invasion. we must pointless invasion. we must increase the pressure even further to deliver an enduring peace, notjust a pause in the eace;'no;'ust'a' ause in the f . we peacernot'just'a'pause in the we can do that in fighting. we can do that in three ways. by stepping three ways. first. by stepping military support to 2—7e: 2= “7: the uk doing ukraine and the uk is doing providing £45 in m year, more military aid this year, more ever before. we are than ever before. we are doing more than ever to train troops, ukrainian troops, helping ukraine to mobilise even further. and we are proud to taken on the leadershi- of ukraine m the leadershi- of ukraine defence adershi- of the ukraine defence contact group. secondly, we must keep dialling up the economic to get vladimir putin pressure to get vladimir putin to a point where is ready to a point where he is ready notjust to a point where he is ready not just to talk, to a point where he is ready notjust to talk, but to a point where he is ready not just to talk, but to to a point where he is ready notjust to talk, but to make so today we are concessions. so today we are the uk's largest of sanctions since the packet of sanctions since the early days of the war. going after russia's fleet and

after in going after companies in china and elsewhere are sending and elsewhere who are sending components. later military components. later today i will be discussed 7 steps with steps with the 7 steps with the g7 and i further steps with the g7 and i am clear that the should be to ta ke to take on more ready to take on more risk, including the oil price cap, sanctioning oil giants sanctioning russiais oil giants after the banks who sanctioning russiais oil giants enabling :er the banks who sanctioning russiais oil giants enabling the he banks who sanctioning russiais oil giants enabling the evasion; who we 7777777 777777 77 7777 7v7v7é7 77 77bring sanctions. third, we must bring collective to the our collective strength to the peace effort. trump changed ”lighter 7 £13547 7 has changed the global conversation over the last few weeks and it has an weeks and it has created an opportunity, now we gipjggirtgrisitjy',i now we fljuei 557i. fundamentals opportunity. how we hiust get fundamentals if gipjggirtgrisitjy',i now we fljuei 557i. fundamentals if we the fundamentals right. if we peace to endure, ukraine want peace to endure, ukraine must have seat at the table any settlement must be and any settlement must be based on a sovereign ukraine, based'onasovereign'tikraine. up based'onasovereign'tikraine. up with strong backed up with strong security guarantees. the uk is and 77—1 77 to support 7 77 to support this 7

willing to support this with on the grounds, with willing to support this with �* europeans iunds, with willing to support this with �* europeans and s, with willing to support this with �* europeans and with the other europeans and with the right in place. right conditions in place. ultimately, our us backstop will be vital deter another invasion just a few years's time. we in just a few years's time. we will do everything we can to get the best outcome for ukraine and for us let me at one oii at one oi the voices close at one of the voices i mentioned earlier, a patient petro from 7 petro from the burns called petro from the burns unit that i visited in kyiv. he said to me, if ukraine fails, europe will next. and that europe will be next. and that is what is at here. that is what is at stake here. that is what is at stake here. that is why we will always stand with ukraine and with our allies this aggression allies against this aggression and for a just and lasting peace. and for a 'ust and lasting eace. . ~' and for a 'ust and lasting eace. . ~ ,,

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turn t7urn germany. the country's election. the results also saw large gains for the far—right party, is expected to become the country's to be formed quickly. he said his top priority will be strengthening achieve independence from the united states. let's take a look at the preliminary results. friedrich merz�*s conservatives — marked here in black — the other winner was the far right alternative for germany who are celebrating a record—second place results of 20.8%. ever result with 16.4%.

of the task now before him. meanwhile, flags were waving at the afd election base. but activists i've been speaking to say they are a bit they'd hoped to do a little better. well, i think the most important thing is migration, then economics.

the situation with ukraine, especially now with donald trump in the government. this stark assessment. translation: after trump's statements last week, - doesn't care about europe. for now, though, it's time to build bridges at home. there is much more on election results on our websites. we will be looking at �* voters websites. we will be looking at �*voters in germany were how voters in germany were voting and the economic impact tha77t that significant result on fof thatsignificant result on german of thatsignificant result on

german economy. hello again. there will be rain on wednesday, we have yellows across us today but they are replaced both by day and also by night. what we have at the moment, though, is some cloud behind and blustery showers — some of those heavy and these are our temperatures

— nine to 13 degrees, and then we'll have further showers coming in across the north and west. a cool night with the chance of some air frost in the north—east. a north—westerly flow. so here's the weather front that could well bring that rain weather, a peppering of showers and we have our weather front but snow on the very tops of the mountains. that north—westerly wind coming in, too — not particularly strong, but we're looking at temperatures a little bit lower than today, going to be wet, we could see some frost first thing

in scotland, then the rain moves right the way across us. pressure's building across us, so we're looking and also into the west, but it will feel pleasant. but having said that, too, the temperatures

and germany has voted — but will the conservative friedrich merz be able to pull together a coalition that can inject economic growth? welcome to business today. european union, ursula von der leyen and the eu have announced a new payment of 3.5 billion euros to be paid in march, as well as plans to scale up european arms production and defence capabilities.