i'm lewis mckenzie here in the newsroom. today marks the three year anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. to mark the grim milestone. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is currently hosting leaders at the support ukraine summit in kyiv. prime minister sir keir starmer spoke at the event on a virtual link from downing street, saying the uk is with you today and every day. >> voices echo in my ears. they inform decisions that i take and the peace that i believe that we must see. so i have a very simple, clear message today. the uk is with you today and every day , from his majesty the king day, from his majesty the king to the nhs workers volunteering in hospitals in ukraine. >> the vatican says pope francis remains in hospital, where he's also experienced mild kidney problems but continues to be alert and well orientated. pope francis has asked for prayers as he continues to receive treatment in hospital for double pneumonia. the vatican also says 88 year olds spent a tranquil night in hospital last night in ro

i'm lewis mckenzie here in the newsroom now. today marks the three year anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. president vladimir putin announced the offensive during a televised address to the to support russian backed separatist regions in the donbas. to mark the event. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is currently welcoming leaders to the support ukraine summit in attendance. our european commission president ursula von der leyen, european council president antonio costa and the leaders of canada, finland, denmark, norway and sweden. downing street says the prime minister spoke with nato secretary general mark rutte, where they agreed there would be no negotiations about ukraine without ukraine. president zelenskyy says he's willing to give up his position as president in exchange for peace, or at least nato membership. sir keir starmer has urged donald trump to stand by ukraine with a security guarantee, and warned a bad peace deal would be a disaster for everyone. now bringing you some breaking news, local m