to the war in ukraine. the nato secretary general mark rutte has told the bbc that he has spoken to mr zelensky and told him he must find a way to restore his relationship with president trump. he also said he's reminded the ukrainian president that he had to respect what mr trump has done so far for ukraine. let's speak to our political correspondentjoe pike who's at downing street for us. joe, us joe, bring us up—to—date with what we are expecting.

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sir keir starmer was trying to pitch to the us president and sir keir starmer was trying to pit sign the us president and sir keir starmer was trying to pit sign yet us president and sir keir starmer was trying to pit sign yet that)resident and sir keir starmer was trying to pit sign yet that that tent and sir keir starmer was trying to pit sign yet that that is 1t and sir keir starmer was trying to pit sign yet that that is worked no sign yet that that is worked and certainlyjohn bolton, the former national security adviser to the bbc this week said that if keir adviser to the bbc this week said the that eir adviser to the bbc this week said the that before the achieve that before the meeting, then he achieve that before the meeti peace n he achieve that before the meeti peace prize than it does nobel peace prize than it does look like with the uk government wants in terms of ukrainian peace deals with donald trump wants, they are just to places pretty far apart —— two just to places pretty far apart -- two , ., . , just to places pretty far apart --two , , . ~ just to places pretty far apart --two , , . ., -- two places. thank you for acuidin -- two places. thank you for guiding us — -- two places. thank you for guiding us _ from | -- two places. thank you for- guiding us _ from inside 7 street, 7 7 street, with 7 7 street, with saw 7 7 street, with saw the downing street, with saw the car with volodymyr car pull up with volodymyr zelensky, they shake, the hug outside walked in outside and the pair walked in and just in the last few minutes, we got that first sentence from the cameras

minutes, we got that first sentence from the c between inside the little chat between the two. let's take a inside the little chat between the me. let's take a inside the little chat between the me just :�*s take a inside the little chat between the me just say, (e a inside the little chat between the me just say, that you inside the little chat between the me just say, that downing very welcome here in downing as you heard from the street. as you heard from the cheers on the street outside, street. as you heard from the cheers on �* kingdom outside, street. as you heard from the cheers on �* kingdom and ;ide, street. as you heard from the cheers on �* kingdom and we, street. as you heard from the cheers on �* kingdom and we stand the united kingdom and we stand with you and ukraine for as hope long as it may take and i hope you heard some of that sharing in the streets, that is the people of the united kingdom coming out to how coming out to demonstrate how much they support you, how much they support ukraine and our absolute determination to stand they support ukraine and our abst you determination to stand they support ukraine and our abst you at termination to stand they support ukraine and our abst you at the nination to stand they support ukraine and our abst you at the unwavering .tand with you at the unwavering determination and to with you at the unwavering determii bothi and to with you at the unwavering determii both want to achieve, what we both want to achieve, which is a lasting peace for ukraine on sovereignty ukraine based on sovereignty and security for ukraine ukraine based on sovereignty and secur for>r ukraine ukraine based on sovereignty and secur for europe ne ukraine based on sovereignty and secur for europe and so important for europe and so important for europe and so

important for europe and so important for to our kingdom. looking forward to our discussions here this afternoon making the time. thank you very much, making the time. thank you very much. keir _ making the time. thank you very much, keir starmer. _ making the time. thank you very much, keir starmer. i— making the time. thank you very much, keir starmer. i am - making the time. thank you very much, keir and ner. i am - making the time. thank you very much, keir and r saw am - making the time. thank you very much, keir and r saw a m - making the time. thank you very much, keir and r saw a lot - making the time. thank you very much, keir and r saw a lot of- to be here. and i saw a lot of people — to be here. and i saw a lot of people and i want to think you, pe0pie of— 884 00:47:18,412 --> 00:47:1