>> hello, good afternoon and welcome to gb news. we�*re live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next few hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines. right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs, and of course it�*s it's theirs, and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining rne disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours. political commentator matthew stadlen and also broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy. coming up in my niggle, i'll be taking on donald niggle, i�*ll be taking on donald trump and volodymyr zelenskyy after that heated meeting in the white house as the us president shouted over his ukrainian counterpart, is he nothing more than a bully. >> gambling with the lives of millions of people? you're gambling with world war iii, you're gambling with world war iii.

>> 0h, is he right? the great british debate this hour. i�*m asking, whose side are you on? zelenskyy or trump? that is a poll. it's live. it�*s on gb news on our website. cast your vote now. meanwhile, it's okay. starmer's turn to meet the starmer�*s turn to meet the ukrainian leader this afternoon. i�*ll be bringing you that live in difficult conversations. i'll be joined in difficult conversations. i'll bejoined by in difficult conversations. i'll be joined by campaigner andy maloney, who says the national insurance increase could harm the disabled community. but before all of that, let's get your latest news with sophie reaper. >> thank you, nana, and a very good afternoon to you. let�*s good afternoon to you. let's take a look at the top stories for this hour. volodymyr zelenskyy says the ukrainian people are truly thankful for us support. that's after talks with support. that�*s after talks with donald trump descended into a row at the white house yesterday. the us president said zelenskyy can, quote, come back when he's ready for peace. the ukrainian president travelled to washington, dc as he attempted to secure a ceasefire agreement

with russia and a possible deal with russia and a possible deal with the us. however, the visit ended prematurely with the signing of an agreement and a joint press conference cancelled following the clash. let's take a listen to what was said. >> countries in big trouble. >> countries in big trouble. >> carr >> countries in big trouble. >> can i. >> can i. >> wait a minute? no, no, you�*ve done a lot of talking. your country is in big trouble. >> i know. >> i know. >> you�*re not winning. no, you're not winning this. i know you're not winning this. i know you have a damn good chance of coming out, okay? >> because of mr president. >> because of mr president. >> and your men are brave. but they had to use our military. >> what about. >> what about. >> if you didn�*t have our >> if you didn't have our military equipment? >> you invited. >> you invited. >> you invited. >> you didn't have our military equipment. this war would have been over in two weeks. >> in three days? i heard it from putin in three days. >> mr president, with respect, i think it's disrespectful for you think it�*s disrespectful for you to come into the oval office and try to litigate this in front of the american media. right now, you guys are going around and forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. you should be thanking the president for trying to bring an end to this conflict.

>> well, since last night, volodymyr zelenskyy has said it's very important that ukraine is heard and not forgotten. after the row, president trump spoke to reporters to address the controversial meeting. this is what he had to say. >> we had a meeting today, as you know, with president zelenskyy, and i would say it didn't work out exactly great from his standpoint. i think he very much overplayed his hand. we're looking for peace. we�*re not looking for somebody that's going to sign up a strong power and then not make peace because they feel emboldened. and that's what i saw happening. i'm looking for peace. we're not looking for peace. we're not looking to go into a ten year war and play games. we want peace. >> meanwhile, volodymyr zelenskyy has now arrived in the uk and is scheduled to meet sir keir starmer at downing street this afternoon. the meeting will take place ahead of a major defence summit in london tomorrow, hosted by the uk�*s prime minister. meanwhile, conservative leader kemi badenoch has said that volodymyr zelenskyy is a hero, adding she

was entirely behind the government's support of ukraine. government�*s support of ukraine. >> quite an extraordinary press conference and we all need to remember that president zelenskyy is a hero. he represents the ukrainian people's strength and their resistance to an authoritarian regime that is trying to destroy them. he needs all the support that he can get, and i think that he can get, and i think that it that he can get, and i think thatitis that he can get, and i think that it is inappropriate to conduct that kind of disagreement in front of cameras. the only person who benefits from that is president putin. >> now, elsewhere, police say it is a reasonable assumption that actor gene hackman died when his pacemaker had its last event on the 17th of february. that's ten days before being found. hackman and his wife, betsy arakawa, were found dead in separate rooms of their home in a gated community in santa fe, new mexico, on wednesday. one of the couple�*s three pet dogs was also found dead. an official said the condition of the bodies

indicated the pair had been dead for several days, possibly even up for several days, possibly even up to a couple of weeks. the vatican says the pope had a peaceful night, and he�*s resting peaceful night, and he's resting after suffering an isolated breathing crisis. the vatican says pope francis received non—invasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe as he continues to battle double pneumonia. a statement says he is alert, but his prognosis remains guarded. pope francis was admitted to rome's gemelli hospital on the ilrth of february with a severe respiratory infection that triggered other complications. and bore da. happv complications. and bore da. happy saint david's day to all happy saint david�*s day to all of our viewers in wales and those who are celebrating around the world. marked every ist of march, this day commemorates the welsh patron saint as well as all things history and culture in wales. our reporter steve bennett attended a parade in wrexham earlier today. here's what the people there told him about why they love this special day for their country.

>> it�*s really important. >> it�*s really important. >> to welsh people. >> to welsh people. >> because it�*s. >> because it�*s. >> an historic thing that's been going on for hundreds. >> of years. >> of years. >> it's the welsh list of days >> it�*s the welsh list of days ever. and being a proper welsh girl, then it�*s just a great day to sort of celebrate. you get. >> to see what is made locally. people spend. >> local with. >> local with. >> local with. >> local businesses. means we can all thrive together. >> it's just the most. >> it's just the most. >> important event of. >> important event of. >> the year for us. it's all about history and. >> you. >> you. >> know, it�*s just an amazing thing for us. >> and it�*s. >> and it�*s. >> something that we would. >> something that we would. >> never forget any year. >> never forget any year. >> well, those are your latest gb news headlines for now. it's back to nana. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. sign up direct to your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to the qr code, or go to gbnews.com/advent. >> chris billam—smith. >> chris billam—smith. >> good afternoon and welcome to gb news. we're live on tv,

online and on digital radio. i�*d just like to say to you, thank you so much for all your amazing messages on all social media platforms, and also to the studio here @gbnews. thank you very much. i'm very excited. very much. i�*m very excited. somebody's taken me on. can you somebody�*s taken me on. can you believe it? we�*re live on tv and believe it? we're live on tv and on digital radio. we've got a cracking show for you. sir keir starmer will meet volodymyr zelenskyy this afternoon. we will bring that live in this show. stay with us. all of this, of course, follows the heated meeting between the ukrainian leader and donald trump in the white house earlier. so for the great british debate, we're going to kick that off with whose side are you on? volodymyr zelenskyy or donald trump? the poll is live. it's go to gb news dot com and cast your vote now. and as donald trump hinted that he would go along with the government�*s chagos deal, i'm asking, do you feel betrayed over the deal? and a very happy st david�*s day to all of our lovely welsh viewers. happy st david's day. our reporter is out and about in wrexham, so he will be chatting to lots of you

there. all of that is coming up. as ever, send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/poll. >> gbnews.com/win gbnews.com/win gbnews.com/poll. >> so volodymyr zelenskyy will meet sir keir starmer in london this afternoon. that is ahead of a summit of european leaders tomorrow. we�*ll bring you that tomorrow. we'll bring you that live as well. now this, of course, comes after the heated white house meeting between the ukrainian president and donald trump at the white house. have a listen. >> country's in big trouble. >> country's in big trouble. >> carr >> country's in big trouble. >> can i. >> can i. >> wait a minute? no, no. you�*ve done a lot of talking. your country is in big trouble. >> i know. >> i know. >> you�*re not winning. you�*re >> you're not winning. you�*re not winning this. you have a damn good chance of coming out, okay? >> because of us president. >> because of us president. >> and your men are brave. but they had to >> and your men are bra