modern fighterjets from his allies and that is something that 0laf scholz does not want to allow. nato countries it does not think that is a great idea. all sorts of objections. some people say the training of staff to use those fighterjets, the maintenance and so on, that might be tricky, logistically problematic but i think the chief concern perhaps even germany is the idea that they don�*t want to supply ukraine with the type of weapons which could be used to target russia. now, ukraine has always said it wouldn�*t do that but even today, as mr zelensky said, he was hopeful he could persuade germany tojoin an was hopeful he could persuade germany to join an alliance of people who would provide fighter jets. 0laf scholz the german chancellor said he would stick to the line and his line is that he is only prepared to supply so—called defensive weapons to ukraine. that was jenn defensive weapons to ukraine. that was jenny hill— defensive weapons to ukraine. that wasjenny hill there. and french media is reporting that president zelensky is expected to arrive in paris later on sunda

the german chancellor 0laf scholz said he would continue to support kyiv for as long as is needed.: this war has severe geopoliticall consequences for everyone, but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them — women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. 0ur citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky thanked the german government for their support. above all, i would like to thank you, sincerely, really sincerely. and the entire german people for your help, for every ukrainian life saved. i would like to emphasise that germany�*s help this protection, protection of life, of the people who live there, protection. defence of the people who defend what they have with the help of the defence so that social life in ukraine can continue. and also, yourfinancial help is very important. and also, yourfinancial help is very important. let�*s cross to our correspondent jenny hill in berlin. so as far as president zelensky goes i presume he had everything he needed to hear? it is

of germany or chancellor 0laf scholz of germany or prime minister sunak when one of them congratulatesere talking earlier about the impact of press freedom and attacks and arrests ofjournalists. what impact will that have on the narrative being distributed? it really depends on what happens tonight and tomorrow obviously in the immediate aftermath and i'm seeing videos outside opposition headquarters, angry crowds shouting slogans against mr callister rollo, obviously disappointed and angry. they assumed based on opinion polls leading up to the election and also the state of the economy and civil liberties, the perceived disappointment at president erdogan in the last couple of years and the way he has handled the economy, they assumed this was their best shot at defeating him. 0bviously now it seems like they have lost the election so i am seeing just coming in right now videos angry supporters of the opposition outside the headquarters. but in terms of what is going to happen to journalists and particularly in terms of online platforms in the way the turkish government handles critic

so let's talk about china too. 0laf scholz was in beijing late last year.m. he said that he did not want to see a decoupling of germany and china. we know that china is hugely important now to the german economy. yes, but even germany is very important for china. true. but we have to talk about, is it really clever that, for example, volkswagen, 40%... ..is... well, 40% of their sales, car sales are now in china. yes, a0%. bmw, 50%. you know, i think this is really, really a strange situation. and so, no decoupling, but we have to discuss, is there any possibility for different markets? and we have to do it, because otherwise we are dependent like we are in a russian way. we were dependent of question of energy. again, it comes back to whether the german government is unified. the foreign minister, annalena baerbock, who of course is a green party member, she said, "we can no longer allow ourselves to become existentially dependent on a country that doesn't share our values." maybe that was a message to your party, the fdp, as well as to mr scholz and the s

for ukraine yet, worth around 2.7 billion euros, so that is what he has been talking to 0laf scholz

i have just come from germany where the zeitendwende, the turning point that 0laf scholz recognised withf this winter used 70% russian gas, isn't it dangerous and irresponsible for austria still to be so dependent on moscow's energy supply? as somebody who has been teaching oil and gas issues for about 20 years i always said, "diversity lies in liberty and liberty alone", which actually is a quotation from winston churchill who was also interested in oil and gas issues, 100 years ago. but we have seen austrian importing russian gas ever since 1968, by the way 0mv started... do you think that reliance should continue, do you? you see it is not up to me to give any advice to the utilities companies. the decision—making process is one of the utility companies, 0mv, and some stakeholders from the government. i have always said one should diversify, this has always been my attitude. a final thought. you write plenty about diplomacy. when it comes to ukraine, you say all weapons supplies to ukraine should stop, there should be immediate dialogue, there should be immediate peace talks, that's t

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german chancellor 0laf scholz pledged nearly $3 billion in new military aid.ing prime minister girogia meloni. he also had a private audience with pope francis. the leader of belarus alexander lukashenko failed to turn up for his country's "flag, emblem and anthem day" celebration. the missed appearance has fuelled growing questions about the belarusian president's health. the bbc�*s nicky schiller has more. alexander lu kashenko usually turns alexander lukashenko usually turns up to the national flag emblem and aunt some day celebrations every year, but the 68—year—old missed the event this year. a message was read out on his behalf by the prime minister. there has been growing speculation about his health since he left the russian victory day parade early last week. these are pictures of him at the event, he looked visibly tired and his right hand was bandaged. adding to the speculation, he missed a lunch with president putin. mr lukashenko was last seen in public in minsk on may the 9th place. there were unconfirmed reports that he attended hospital on satu

next, it was on to berlin, for talks with 0laf scholz.sa ry". shortly after, he was welcomed to paris by the french president. there, emmanuel macron promised more light tanks and armoured vehicles. supplies were on the table, too, when the ukrainian leader next met with uk prime minister, rishi sunak. the uk will send hundreds of air defence missiles and armed drones to ukraine, on top of the storm shadow cruise missiles announced last week, which brings us to friday, and his attendance at the arab leage summit in saudi arabia. we spoke earlier to richard haass, the president of the council of foreign relations. about zelensky�*s travels, and the broader war. thank you forjoining us on the programme. president zelensky spoke at the arab league summit and is expected to head to the g7 in person, wrapping up a flurry of visits to europe as well. what was he looking to achieve and was he able to achieve and was he able to achieve it? he achieve and was he able to achieve it?— achieve and was he able to achieve it? ., , ., ., ~ ., achieve it

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on sunday germany's leader, 0laf scholz, announced a defence weapons package.. macron promised more light tanks and armoured fighting vehicles. today, britain announced it was sending ukraine hundreds of attack drones and air defence missiles — but stopped short of sending jets. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. the last stop in a whirlwind tour. his visit here only announced this morning. president zelensky arrived at chequers fresh from talks in europe. his mission, to get from the west the weaponry he needs to fight back against russia. it is his second trip to the uk this year. he came, he said, for substantive negotiations. you are actually the first foreign leader i have had the privilege of welcoming here as prime minister. it's a privlege to be here. the first visit here, yes, the first time, you said not the last? definitely not the last. of course we will discuss very important issues, urgent support for ukraine and security not only for ukraine, but for all of europe, so thank you. the uk is the biggest of military aid to ukraine a

and today in berlin he will be meeting chancellor 0laf scholz, also the german president, and yesterdayey were treated to a singalong by their leader. too many, here, he's family. "i call him dad," says darya, "we call him boss — my son calls him grandpa." but some here don't see a softer side. this woman says her friends blocked her on facebook because she supports him. he is turkey's strongman — combative, streetsmart, wading into conflicts overseas, curbing freedoms at home. this new warship was put on display during the election campaign. president erdogan's turkey is a regional heavyweight, too big to ignore, and that goes down well with many here. for many turks, this ship is a source of pride. for president erdogan, it is a projection of power, strength, authority — the kind of image was to project come election time. the truth is the turkish leader is in the fight of his life to survive. and here the man who could replace him, kemal kilicdaroglu, heading for the mausoleum of turkey's secular founder, mustafa kemal ataturk. he follows in his footsteps. at his final rally in ankar