president zelenskyy should do. he needs to do everything he can to restore relationships with the united states. it doesn't matter,

does he like or anybody else in ukraine like president trump or not? there is no other president of the united states and will not be another president for at least four years. no other team. that's all. we don't have any other choice. we are critically dependent from the support military aid from the united states. the only one person who is happy today, absolutely, who had the best day yesterday, maybe in his whole life, is putin. he is happy. all champagne bottles are empty in russia, in kremlin. and that means that all other people should be super concerned because what we are watching is a disaster. that's what i think. so is there a way back, do you think, for zelensky to go back to president trump and to get a deal made? i mean, there are concerns at the moment that actually the us is considering stopping aid altogether now.

i think now we need support of our allies and friends. and first of all, the united kingdom, prime minister starmer has good relationships with trump.

we need ammunition, we need weapons, we need intelligence. it's too serious. and now putin is super emboldened. now he thinks he can, that ukraine can be just the first target and first prey, and you can move on because he sees what a deep division is between united states and europe. and this is bad. we need to heal this division right now. militarily, how long do you think you could last without the us support? i'm not a military expert. i mean, we will fight. we fought in 2022, three years ago without any support at the beginning and we stopped russians. but it's three years after. we have a lot... we lost a lot of people. we are very tired and exhausted. i mean, we will fight. we don't have any other option because in other

case, russians will kill people like me. they will take our sons to go and to kill people like you. that's what they will do. but so we will continue to fight. but the question is the life of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people, and what will be the result of this fight? sir lawrence freedman is a professor of war studies at king's college london. here is his assessment of the repsonse from president zelensky following his spat with donald trump and jd vance. i think zelensky has done what he can do. i don't think in the circumstances he had much choice but to try to correct things that have been said which to him were untrue in the oval office. but since then, he has had the necessary things about wanting peace, being prepared to engage in diplomacy, thanking the american people, thanking president trump. and my guess

is that at some point, they will start talking again. you have to remember a week ago, they went through the same thing except it was in social media rather than in front of the cameras, when trump accused zelensky of being a dictator with only 4% support. so it's not as if there was all sweetness and light before. it has a ways been a bit of a stormy relationship. stormy as it has been- — stormy relationship. stormy as it has been. in _ stormy relationship. stormy as it has been. in terms _ stormy relationship. stormy as it has been. in terms of- stormy relationship. stormy as it has been. in terms of what l it has been. in terms of what he could have done better in that meeting, he came away without getting what he wanted, so it is clear it did not go right for him. in terms of may be issuing an apology, there have been some cause for that, there is even talk at the moment, we are hearing these reports that america is taking about not continuing sending support over to ukraine. there is so much at stake for him here. what an apology be forthcoming comedy thing? he

said he does not think it is needed. ,., . , said he does not think it is needed-— needed. personally i don't think so — needed. personally i don't think so either. _ needed. personally i don't think so either. i - needed. personally i don't think so either. i think, i needed. personally i don't think so either. i think, asi think so either. i think, as always with trump on much of this is performative. i think also, vice president lance was goading zelensky —— vice presidentjd vance, and maybe seb have been more reticent and not try to argue back. but as we have just heard, not try to argue back. but as we havejust heard, i think not try to argue back. but as we have just heard, i think the view in ukraine is it is important that the americans know that this is a country thatis know that this is a country that is prepared to fight for its dignity as well as its sovereignty. and europeans will rally around. and the deal that was supposed to be signed was a deal that tramples claiming a great dealfor america as deal that tramples claiming a great deal for america as well. the deal he wants between russia and ukraine he can't get that ukraine. maybe prepared to

abandon ukraine completely but then he does not have any from piracy achievements and is going to end up looking isolated from the us normal allies —— foreign policy achievements. 50 allies -- foreign policy achievements. ., , , , allies -- foreign policy achievements. . , , achievements. so many eyes on this meeting — achievements. so many eyes on this meeting of _ achievements. so many eyes on this meeting of european - this meeting of european leaders in london tomorrow. saying the free world needs a new leader and it is up to europe to take this challenge. what do you see coming out of this meeting on sunday and what would you like to see european leaders do?— leaders do? you will see possibly _ leaders do? you will see possibly a _ leaders do? you will see possibly a stronger - leaders do? you will see - possibly a stronger statement of support for zelensky but these have been regularly forthcoming. so i don't think there will be a surprise there. the real question and it is an urgent question, is whether europe and not only find more money but improve its productive capacities, ray stepped up now to show that

ukraine can be supported because again, it is important to note that even before this meeting, trump has given very limited promises to ukraine that he would keep support going while discussions were under way. asked about security guarantees, he says not much. did not stain nothing, but not much. so even if this gets back on track, ukraine is going to need a lot more on track, ukraine is going to need afactorire on track, ukraine is going to need a factor in this is an critical factor in this is an assessment of the relative strength of ukraine and russia because if you look at what prompted the argument yesterday, it was jd vance saying that, and trump said this, that ukraine was in a pretty helpless position. i don't think ukraine would say they are in helpless position, they are in helpless position, they are in a tough position,

they are in a tough position, they are in a tough position, they are in a mental position but they will fight on. i think the more that is demonstrated, in the more trump himself had to question what his role as in all of this. is he going to be all of this. is he going to be a nobel prize—winning peacemaker or is hejust a nobel prize—winning peacemaker or is he just going to end up with russian talking points? to end up with russian talking oints? ., . to end up with russian talking oints? . . ., points? lawrence freedman the 're points? lawrence freedman they're from _ points? lawrence freedman they're from king's - points? lawrence freedman they're from king's college | they're from king's college london, just in lines coming through on the wires to us from russian foreign ministry spokesperson saying that there is an ski's visit to washington is an ski's visit to washington is —— sellers and ski —— zelensky. he says that russia's goals and ukraine are unchanged after zelensky�*s us visit and that zelensky was to continue the uk conflict —— ukraine conflict. justin crump is a defence, intelligence and security expert with 20 years' service with the british military, now ceo and founder of private

intelligence firm sibylline. he gave us his assessment on what's been happening. i think zelensky�*s stance helped... the more imperative is clear. we saw the aggressor was in a conflict. it was russia. light to european leaders in the run—up to invasion three years ago and zelensky took a stand, what he might hope to sell at the start, when he said i need to out of her, i need ammunition. i think that had a lot of widespread animation. ukraine has fought under excellence or threat. it has survived as far as it had with help from allies. i think ukraine that it might help ukraine got was out of respect and i think it is very effective. what we are saying now is more transactional driven era of relations. of course, that is a

stance that is probably unacceptable to ukraine when they see russia being cosied up to and offered everything at once and ukraine is being told he must accept all these terms and treated like the aggressor not the victim, it is a very hard thing to bear.

not the victim, it is a very hard thing to b view this ukraine. if you view this merely for that business lens, if you viewed ukraine as a business in trouble but trump said, we can help you but it will cost you a lot, ukraine can take a different deal. there is an option, europe delivers the ukraine that i think there is very uncertain. europe has a lot of its own problems and there is a constant fear that he must have us a backstop. we are seeing the potential prize of this can be very high. so come down to whether europe pull together today or if they will do it in a few years, which could be much more expensive. or whether europe never pulled together and actually we all sink into slight obscurity on the world

stage. this is a really crunch meeting. it was already, it is really going to be in light of what has happened now. security exert what has happened now. security exoert talking — what has happened now. security expert talking to _ what has happened now. security expert talking to me _ what has happened now. security expert talking to me a _ what has happened now. security expert talking to me a little - expert talking to me a little earlier. blue skies, sparkling sunshine. cold, frosty and many areas and we had that persistent fog in the south and to the south east of england. let's have a look at the satellite picture. can't miss this band of cloud. that weather front has been over northern ireland, scotland. the sky a bit cloudy, bit of light drizzle and rain here and there. that weather front is stuck in the area of high pressure so it is not moving an awful lot but it should be out of the picture mostly by the time we get tomorrow. here is the picture end of the afternoon. that weather fronts over the irish sea into southern scotland of the many

of us, a case of blue skies and temperatures of around nine celsius. tonight, the high pressure is right over us. that weather front still stuck in the high zone. some places will be rather cloudy but to the south we will see widespread frost, even in bigger towns and cities. when less and calm clear night here so mist and fog in the morning could be so and once again. so you will wake up and have those great skies but by the afternoon, the sun will be out. a bit closer to where the funds in the final flight of scotland's aim of the breeze and that will be the train into next week. high pressure will be in charge of the weather bit further south and the final for the the weather bit further south and the finalfor the uk the weather bit further south and the final for the uk will be brushed by weather and the final for the uk will be i can|ed by weather systems.” ,, w l... ,, and the final for the uk will be i can see )y weather systems.” ,, w l... ,, and the final for the uk will be i can see on leather systems.” ,, w, l... ,, and the final for the uk will be i can see on this 1er systems.” ,, m- l... ,, and the final for the uk will be i can see on this by systems.” ,, m- l... ,, and the final for the uk will be i can see on this by the terns.” ,, m- l... ,, and the final for the uk will be i can see on this by the map e, s w, l... ,, you can see on this by the map on monday, the higher the south across the english channel into france, more the praise for scotland so thick cloud here. the best in the sunshine will be around eastern scotland to the east of the pennines and also across southern part and central parts of england as

well as wales. temperatures a fraction higher, around ten to possibly 13 celsius. the high will stick around for possibly 13 celsius. the high will stick arou more central slip away into more central parts of europe, centred around the alps and balkans. we are brushed by weather systems in an office of the uk so there is an office of the uk so there is a way is going to be a bit more cloud and spots of rain for the further south, look at the symbols the london and the days further south, look at the symbol there .ondon and the days further south, look at the symbol there temperaturesr days further south, look at the symbol there temperatures will is ahead. there temperatures will be creeping up so it is not bad at all and i'm sure if you at alland i'm sure if,you,, , few days, it will not be next few days, it will not be looking bad at all either. goodbye.