hejoined the invited prime minister fumio kishida when he joined the g7 invited prime minister fumioer fumio kishida when he joined the g7 phone call invited prime minister fumio kishida when hejoined the g7 phone call a couple of weeks ago. it also shows, again, beforejapan couple of weeks ago. it also shows, again, before japan hosts the g7 summit, that it is fully committed, is involved in what's happening in ukraine. it can provide military support, yes, but it has other means of support, whether humanitarian or reconstruction or rebuilding. thank ou ve reconstruction or rebuilding. thank you very much- _ here in the uk, a scathing review of britain's largest police force, london's metropolitan police, has found it to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. the report's author baroness casey said many lenders had lost faith in the metropolitan police and the force could be broken up if it did not change. 0ur force could be broken up if it did not change. our special correspondent has more. let's remember how all this began. sarah everard walking home — kidnapped,

the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida has been in ukraine — where he visited the town of bucha.t putin has hosted a joint news conference with china's president xijinping in moscow. mr putin said russia will be forced to react, if the uk goes ahead with a plan to give ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium. the leaders also discussed what they called a peace plan. the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida has been in ukraine — where he visited the town of bucha. japan has voiced its support for kyiv since the start of the war and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. the us state department has said it is deeply troubled by a vote in israel's parliament to allow its citizens back into four evacuated settlements

xijinping is in russia, fumio kishida is in ukraine.romising unwavering support to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky, talking reconstruction, humanitarian aid. xijinping has been described by vladimir putin as a friend and a partner, and while china may say it is neutral, the way it's acting, the message it is sending, put that peace deal aside because we don't have any details, it is looking more muscle leading... this japan visits crucial and overdue, the first time a japanese leader has visited a country while war is under way, while work continues, and this is why he has delayed that visit, this is why this has been a surprise visit, has not been announced until fumio kishida's rival in ukraine for sub it is very unusual for a japanese leader to visit a foreign state without announcing first for the show so there security concerns and shows you how important it is for the japanese leader to be on the ground in ukraine while this is happening. he has been under a lot of pressure from his own party, the ruling party, to make an a

japan's prime minister fumio kishida wraps up his visit to eastern europe with a surprise visit to kyivnd a meeting with his counterpart in warsaw. and the search is on for the family of one of the uk's last world war ii veterans, ahead of his funeral next week. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and ”pm in the evening in london, where the uk's former prime minister borisjohnson has denied lying to parliament in testimony to a committee that's investigating whether he intentionally misled mps over breaching his government's own coronavirus rules. he's acknowledged misleading parliament but said that was inadvertent and again apologised for that. the committee has pressed him on who gave him assurances that rules and guidelines had not been breached. our political editor chris mason reports. one after another, the revelations came. the evidence stacked up, the defences fell. borisjohnson�*s government stumbled and then collapsed. today is about mrjohnson�*s reputation, but it is bigger than that. public debate is built

the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, has been in ukraine, where he has been visiting the townnding sanctions against russia. the us state department has said it is deeply troubled by a vote in israel's parliament to allow its citizens back into four evacuated settlements

well, while xijinping has been in moscow, japan's prime minister fumio kishida is in ukraine and hasucha, just outside kyiv. tokyo has voiced support for ukraine since the beginning of war and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. mr kishida had been the only g7 leader not to visit ukraine, until now. bucha's mayor has said more than 400 civilians were killed in the town last year by russian forces, and mr kishida laid a wreath and observed a moment of silence. translation: as | step - on the ground of bucha today, i really feel great anger for all the atrocious acts. i would like to give my heartfelt condolences to all the victims and the wounded on behalf of the japanese nationals. at a joint press conference during his visit, ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, highlighted pledges of aid and reconstruction from japan. translation: we have enormous opportunities for such _ cooperation, thanks to japan's powerful technological potential and a strong aid package. since february 2a, 2022, it has reached more than 7 billion and it is already clear thatja

brent: ukraine had another high-profile guest today, an unannounced one, japan's prime minister fumio kishidawhat do you make of the timing of this visit? two major leaders from asia visiting, one russia, the other ukraine. nick: a lot has been made of that. lots of pundits convinced this is something that was to coincide with the chinese visit to moscow. it has to be said, there are a lot of caveats. these things take a lot of time. coming to kyiv is not as simple as getting on a plane. there are security concerns. a lot of skepticism as to whether that would be possible to make that happen on demand. but certainly it is said japan has upped its defense spending, is moving away from its more pacifist stance, and has sent a lot of money to ukraine for rebuilding, helped ukraine to rework its energy system after the russian attacks on the electricity grid here. but it has to be said that this is not a visit comparable to the one we saw with moscow. japan just is not have the weapons-building capacity that even south korea has that can really help ukraine. i think it has become just a fact that

the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, has been in ukraine, where he has been visiting the town of bucha, on the outskirts of the capital. japan has voiced its support for kyiv since the start of the war and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. the us state department has said it is deeply troubled by a vote in israel's parliament to allow its citizens back into four evacuated settlements in the occupied west bank. there's been widespread criticism of the move. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show... ..mont saint—michel marks its millennium. that view is pretty amazing. there's the shadow of mont saint—michel on the sand. the parps and toots that make this port one of a kind. horns blaring one, two, three, four, five. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction. twittering and squawking yeah, he's thinking about it. all right. we'll give him some time. there he comes. i'm beginning this week in northern france on a journey that 2.5 million people take each year. you're kind of getting an idea of how popular this place m

the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida has been in ukraine — where he visited the town of bucha.apan has voiced its support for kyiv since the start of the war and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. the us state department has said it is deeply troubled by a vote in israel's parliament to allow its citizens back into four evacuated settlements in the occupied west bank. there's been widespread criticism of the move. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. china's president xijinping is in moscow for a state visit with a man now wanted for war crimes. such is the geopolitical fallout from vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. the fact that the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for the russian president won't deter him for his continued assault on ukraine, but it does raise new questions about the long—term consequences for russia. my guest is russian mp and state tv talk show host evgeny popov. how solid is putin's home front? evgeny popov in moscow, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for givin

well, while xijinping has been in moscow, japan's prime minister fumio kishida is in ukraine and hashe town of bucha, just outside kyiv. tokyo has voiced support for ukraine since the beginning of war and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. mr kishida had been the only g7 leader not to visit ukraine, until now. bucha's mayor has said more than 400 civilians were killed in the town last year by russian forces, and mr kishida laid a wreath and observed a moment of silence. translation: as | step - on the ground of bucha today, i really feel great anger for all the atrocious acts. i would like to give my heartfelt condolences to all the victims and the wounded on behalf of the japanese nationals. at a joint press conference during his visit, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky highlighted pledges of aid and reconstruction from japan. translation: we have enormous opportunities j for such cooperation, thanks to japan's powerful technological potential and a strong aid package. since february 24, 2022, it has reached more than 7 billion and it is already cl

village dai torio, then kaita the japanese media found out about this in the morning, prime minister fumio kishidao india ahead of schedule instead of returning home to tokyo. seen at a railway station in poland at the main transit point from where western politicians travel to ukraine he left india and is expected to hold talks with vladimir zelensky on the night of march 20 kiev first conflict. although he was invited repeatedly and as observers note, it seems that this sudden reversal of isis is a diplomatic spectacle that washington is playing in front of moscow and tokyo in front of beijing, the prime minister of japan fumioke shida began a surprise visit to ukraine early tuesday morning a few hours later. after chinese president xi jinping arrived in neighboring russia from a three-day visit , high-level dueling meetings take place when longtime rivals. turns into diplomatic attacks the japanese prime minister was offered standard routes with the obligatory arrival in buchu, the first leader of japan to visit the war zone. after the end of the second world war , focus on the japanese media p

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. >>> this morning, japanese prime minister fumio kishida is on his way to visit ukraine the unannounced trip is a surprised show of on-the-ground support from a key asian ally of ukraine. it counters an ongoing visit of xi jinping with president putin. xi praised putin's leadership and predicted he'd win reelection next year american diplomats watched the meeting from the sidelines with secretary of state blinken warning that china could still provide putin with weapons and pursue a cease-fire term favoring russia. >>> the surviving son of convicted murderer alex murdaugh is speaking out, denying links to the death of a local teenager in 2015, stephen smith died of a hit-and-run, and now his case has opinion reopened and his family is searching for answers. >> reporter: sandy smith has lived with unexplained loss for eight years. >> it's been a lrough, rough, rough road >> reporter: she believes it wasn't by accident that thher 19-year-old son was found dead the case reopened by south carolina investigators in june of 2021, saying it was based upon information gathered during the course

meanwhile, fumio kishida of japan is expected to be in ukraine for a meeting with president zelenskyy. this would make him the final of g7 leaders travel to kyiv since the invasion, so a sign of support from japan at the same time the president of china is in moscow. tom: thank you. bruce einhorn on the trip, xi jinping's visit to russia. let's look at what markets will be watching out for today. it is day two of xi jinping's trip to moscow. energy supplies will be at the top of agenda in talks with his russian counterpart. at 12:30 p.m. u.k. time, we get cpi data out of canada. at the same time, christine lagarde and francois villeroy will speak at the advancement innovation summit. and later, the ecb's supervisory board chair woke discussed the collapse of svb -- will discuss the collapse of svb. this evening, we get nike results. coming up, calls grow for the fed to continue hiking rates amid turmoil in the global banking system. we will have more on that next. this is bloomberg. we will also get the latest on the fallout of the credit suisse deal and those additional tier one bond

japan's prime minister fumio kishida is in ukraine and has been visiting bucha. military officials. tokyo has voiced support for ukraine since the beginning of war and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. mr kishida had been the only g7 leader not to visit ukraine, until today. asi as i step on the ground of butcher today, i really feel great anger for all of the atrocious acts. i would like to give my heartfelt condolences to all the victims and the wounded on behalf of the japanese nationals. he also met ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky in kyiv to express his support for and solidarity with ukraine. japan and china see each other as regional rivals. since russia launched its war in ukraine, tokyo has provided kyiv with a mixture of humanitarian, financial and non—lethal military aid. professor mary gallagher, director of the center for chinese studies at the university of michigan. china's expanded its military production capabilities. how likely is it that they will send support to russia because they are expanding the product

meanwhile, in ukraine, japanese prime minister fumio kishida made a surprise visit to meet with president for loading or zelenskyy, -- president volodymyr zelenskyy, bringing geo-political divisions and alliances into sharp relief. at a joint press conference, zelenskyy said he would virtually join an may's g7 summit in japan and countered beijing's peace plan with his own. >> suggesting china in public as well as through diplomatic channels -- we invited them to participate. we invite china for dialogue and wait for response. amy: a call is reportedly being planned between zelenskyy and xi . overnight, russia launched a new wave of missiles and drones it ukraine, killing at least four people at a school dormitory. in the west, the pentagon announced it will expedite the delivery of abrams tanks to ukraine come in dissent refurbished motor vehicles of the vehicles by fall. a warning to our audience, this right contains images and descriptions of police violence. -- this story contains images and description of police violence. a virginia grand jury has indicted 10 people -- seven sheriff'

meanwhile, japan's prime minister fumio kishida made a surprise visit to kyiv -- meeting with presidentyy and offering what he called unwavering support for ukraine. his trip also included laying flowers at the site of a massacre in bucha. the town outside the capital has become a symbol of russian atrocities. russia's military appeared to respond by flying two strategic bombers over the sea of japan for more than 7 hours. the u.s. is playing down plans for taiwan's president to stop in the u.s. during an upcoming visit to central america. tsai ing-wen will transit through new york and los angeles, but mainland china is already condemning the plan. at the white house today, national security council spokesman john kirby said -- in effect -- it's much ado about nothing. >> there's no reason for china to overreact. heck, there is no reason for them to react. this is something that, as i said, is commonplace. it has happened before. it will likely happen again. it's personal, it's unofficial, there should be no reason for beijing to react in any way to this. vanessa: during her stopovers,

moment happening, too, where you have another important asian leader, the japanese prime minister fumio kishida, who made his own surprise visit today arriving by train from poland in kyiv to meet with the ukrainian president volodymr zelenskyy with a message from tokyo that japan is all in to support ukraine in this war against russia. that japan is condemning russia's invasion a little bit more than a year ago and has declared annexation of territories it occupied here. i think what we're seeing here is that while the chinese leader is declaring his friendship with the russian president and also talking about peace, that ukraine's western allies, which include countries like japan, are saying we are all in with ukraine. you want to support russia? we are going to keep running weapons and finances to ukraine in this existential war against russia. >> yeah, and, will, we've seen president xi -- obviously, he is in russia. he now invited putin to come to china. he called him his dear friend. that is the context and the background if you are going to see zelenskyy getting on the phone with the ch

prime minister kishida fumio discussed an initiative with several ministers. shida says work on the projects will begin in fiscal 2024. the industry minister is considering a plan to make a 100 kilometer dedicated lane for self-driving trucks on a highway in central japan. i he says his ministry is planning a 150-kilometer air corridor over central tokyo. drones will fly in the airspace to make deliveries and also do maintenance work on power lines. and the transport ministry has given the green light to highly autonomous vehicles. self-driving technology is divided into five levels. level 4 means vehicles can run without human drivers under certain conditions including speed, the routes, and weather. a revision to the law makes that possible from april 1 >>> let's look at what's happening in the week ahead. we start off with japan's closely watched quarterly survey on businesses. the bank of japan will release its survey on monday. business confidence among manufacturers worsened for the fourth consecutive quarter in december. due to the slowing global economy

japanese prime minister fumio kishida met with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky in ukraine.ng full to that the principal what is and principled and that something at the china's proposed peace plan could provide an opportunity to settle the fighting. but he says the west isn't interested. china wants to play a constructive role in this conflict, then it should press russia to remove its forces from ukraine's sovereign territory. the biden administration says it's keeping close watch on the 2 nations in china chooses to send weapons to russia. we continue to believe it's not in china's best interest to do that to help mister putins slaughter innocent ukrainians. the u.s. is sending weapons. >> the pentagon says it's getting abrams tanks and patriot missiles to ukraine's military ahead of schedule. this is about getting this important combat capability into the hands of the ukrainians sooner rather than later. lawmakers say the priority is to keep the conflict from growing. we don't want to go to war with china. >> we want to protect our allies. >> now the u.s. announced anoth

suddenly came yevgeniy derevensky japanese media learned about this in the morning prime minister fumio kishidad of schedule instead of returning home to tokyo was seen at a railway station in poland in the main transit point from where western politicians travel he left india for ukraine and is expected to hold talks with vladimir zelensky on the night of march 20, he boarded a train in the polish border pshmysl from the leaders of the kisida seven, the only one who had not yet been in kiev at the beginning of the conflict. although he was invited repeatedly and as observers have noted, it seems that this sudden reversal of ishida is a diplomatic spectacle that washington is playing in front of moscow and tokyo in front of beijing, japanese prime minister fumioke shida began a surprise visit to ukraine early tuesday morning in a few hours. after chinese president xi jinping arrived in neighboring russia from a three-day visit , dueling summits take place when the long-time diplomatic attacks of the japanese premier were offered a standard route with a mandatory check-in at buchu is the first l

. >> japanese prime minister kishida fumio spoke about his visit last week to kyiv. is chairing a group of seven nations and is serving as a nonpermanent member of the u.s. security counsel. kishida maintained the desire to maintain the rule based on international law. ♪ >>> some of japan's biggest electric companies are being punished for forming a cartel. the trade watchdog has ordered them to pay fines that come up to $760 million, the biggest ever financial penalty for breaking the antimonopoly law. the firms are chugoku electric power, chubu electric power, and its subsidiary kyushu electric power. the fair trade commission says those four companies formed a cartel with kansai electric. officials say kansai electric is exempt from the fine as it reported the violation before they begin an investigation. the company's collusion on of factories and office buildings. officials said the companies agreed not to target each other's customers and to limit competition and bid for government projects. they found the companies began negotiations for the cartel in 2017. th

fumio kishida heading to ukraine .kdrop of president xi starting the trip to moscow. rishaad: something to watch. let's have a look at first word news. . sources tell us that first citizen bank's shareholders are working on a deal for silicon valley bank. the federal deposit insurance corporation saying it is extending the bidding process through further after getting substantial interest from multiple potential buyers. jp morgan and bridget brink winning the dismissal of several claims filed against them over there ties to jeffrey epstein. in manhattan district court rejected the claims by a victim identified only as jane doe, but allowed three claims to proceed, which accused the banks from profiting from jeffrey epstein's sex trafficking scheme by providing them with the financial services necessary. president biden issued his first veto since taking office, rejecting legislation that would prevent retirement portfolio managers from considering climate change and other esg issues in their investment decisions. the l

japanese prime minister fumio kishida made his first visit to ukraine since russia's invasion. he offered strong support to ukraine, and invited president zelenskyy to group the -- to join the group of seven in may. he made the trip after stopping in india to pressure prime minister modi to join others in shunning russia for the invasion. russia has decided to keep its oil production at a reduced level through june, according to the deputy prime minister. last month, moscow pledged to reduce its crude output by 500,000 barrels a day in march, in response to western energy sanctions. russia's oil output data has been classified since last year, but the deputy prime minister says that target will be achieved in days. those are your first word headlines. yvonne: still ahead, a preview of tencent's earnings and how its first-quarter results could make-or-break this $160 billion stock rally we have seen of late. david: ahead of that, we have hsbc, and we will talk economics with frederic neumann, whether he actually still thinks a hike from the fed makes sense, and what it means for

south korean president yoon suk-yeol will visit japan next week and meet with prime minister kishida fumioit comes amid efforts to thaw chilly relations. >> translator: we hope that through the visit, bilateral relations will further develop in the friendly and cooperative spirit imagined when diplomatic relations were normalized. >> the top government spokesperson announced yoon will spend two days in japan starting next thursday. it's the first visit of a south korean leader since 2019. so seoul issued ame statement, calling it an improvement in relations. seoul set out a plan for a longstanding issue, compensation for those who say they were forced to work for japanese companies during world war ii. it'd see the diplomatic dispute settled with the use of a fund supported by south korean companies. >>> ukraine's military says russia fired more than 80 missiles in an early morning strike that targeted the nation's energy grid. the strikes prompted the closure of europe's largest nuclear power plant and set off air-raid sirens in the capital. people in kyiv are assessing the damage caused

. >>> and returning to our top story, japanese prime minister kishida fumio and south korean president yoon have just wrapped up a joint news conference after their summit in tokyo. it was part of the first bilateral visit involving leaders of their countries in more than a decade. >> translator: president yoon and i met for the talks, and in a tough strategic environment we have agreed to recognize the urgency of cooperation. >> translator: we actually fair progressive values including democracy and also in terms of security and economic alliance we pursue the common interests that we are the closest ally in this regard. >> both said they want to strengthen cooperation including on security issues. they voiced concern over north korea's accelerating nuclear and missile program and said they'd work together to address it. the leaders also said they want to return to regular visits between their countries. japan's prime minister also hailed a south korean proposal to settle an issue dating back to world war ii. a south korean government affiliated foundation is set to pay damages in pla

yoon suk-yeol will come to meet with prime minister kishida fumio. >> translator: i would like to use this opportunity to improve ties with south korea. >> some japanese government feshl officials are proposing yoon should be invited to hiroshima for the group of seven summit in may. next week's summit between japan and south korea came about aft seoul unveiled a plan on monday to settle a wartime labor issue that's plagued bilateral ties for years. the settlement plans entails having a foundation affiliated with the south korean government pay damages on behalf of japanese companies. it'll be supported by donations from south korean businesses. but the latest south korean opinion poll suggests more people will not back the government's plan. gallup korea's two-day poll found 59% of respondents oppose the wartime labor plan. they want apologies and compensation from japan. 35% support it, saying it's in the national interest. close to a third say seoul should quickly solve the bilateral dispute to improve ties with tokyo. the rest don't see the need for a speedy improvement unless jap

he's just finished a summit meeting with japanese prime minister kishida fumio where they agreed to boostl and security -- boost trade and security ties, that is. yoon said there is great scope for japan and south korea to support each other in business and create innovative opportunities together. >>> investors around the world have been on edge after the collapse of u.s. banks and news of a financial crisis at credit suisse, but the head of japan's beijing lobby says it's having no effect for now on the japanese financial system.beiji no effect for now on the japanese financial system.abeijg no effect for now on the japanese financial system.nbeij having no effect for now on the japanese financial system.kbeij having no effect for now on the japanese financial system.ibeij having no effect for now on the japanese financial system.ngbei having no effect for now on the japanese financial system.eijin having no effect for now on the japanese financial system.jing having no effect for now on the japanese financial system.ing l having no effect for now on the japanese financial system.ng log

backed ukraine in its fight against russian aggression, here you can see japanese prime minister, fumio kishida russia's invasion of ukraine continues, russian forces are also becoming more active in the far east, including japan's vicinities. the government will continue to monitor these movements of the russian military. we also heard from ukraine's top diplomat today. dmytro kuleba renewed kyiv�*s demands for russian forces to leave "every meter" of the country, if peace was to be achieved. no other nation wants peace more that ukraine. a piece at any cost is an illusion. for peace to be a lasting when it needs to be just. the cessation of russia's gratian and the restoration of ukraine's territorial integrity are essential conditions for peace. concessions to the aggressor will only encourage russia to intensify its attacks on democracy, giving it time to rebuild its military capabilities and resume the armed offensive against ukraine. joining me now is charles kupchan, a former senior director for european affairs on the us national security council and professor of international affairs a

japanese prime minister fumio kishida will meet with the head of the country's largest labor union today to raise wages. wage talks have been attracting extra attention since kishida called on companies to boost pay as part of his new capitalism policy, asking for races that exceed inflation, which is at a four-decade high. imran khan supporters formed a human shield around his house as police got ready to storm the compound to arrest the former premier. a police spokesman says the arrest warrants are to ensure khan will appear in court to face charges of failing to disclose assets related to the sale of state gifts. the former prime minister has been skipping court appearances, signing threats to his life. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm lisa mateo, and this is bloomberg. ♪ er from dinosaur, colorado. start an easy to build, powerful website for free with a partner that always puts you first. start for free at godaddy.com >> i'm wondering whether you would be open to assi

with this visit by prime minister kishida fumio of japan to ukraine, all the heads of state of the g-ow visited ukraine to visit with president zelenskyy. in the meeting that president xi and president putin had today in moscow, second day of meetings, it largely focused on the war in ukraine and on china's proposal for peace in ukraine, which critics pointed out isn't so much a specific plan as more of a general assertion there should be peace in ukraine, given the fact that china's government to this day has yet to acknowledge the fact that russia has infact invaded its neighbor. they don't call it a war. they call it a crisis or conflict. we just saw a statement about that meeting talking about how the two sides oppose the practice by any country or group of countries to seek advantages, military, political or other areas to the detriment of legitimate security interests of other countries. the chinese foreign ministry saying the russian side reafirmd its commitment to resuming peace talks as soon as possible and china appreciates that. the u.s. and ukraine pointing out that peace

. >>> japan's prime minister, fumio cue she da made a surprise trip to ukraine, he visited the key suburb synonymous. kishida's trip marks the first time a japanese prime minister has visited an area with ongoing fighting since world war ii. cnn's ivan watson is with us in the northeastern city of kharkiv. ivan, the timing of this visit seems pretty important. >> it does, and it does not seem like it's a coincidence that you had the leader of china visiting moscow, and then the same day the japanese prime minister visiting russia's enemy, the capital ukraine, kishida laying flowers in bucha where there were discoveries of mass graves, of people executed with their hands tied behind their backs after the russian troops withdrew from that town on the outskirts of kyiv. japan signaling its commitment to ukraine. last month it pledged some $5.5 billion in assistance to the ukrainian government and has said that it speaks out strongly against russia's, as it puts it, aggression into ukraine. in the meantime, the ukrainians still watching this meeting in moscow closely. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy ha