also at the g7 is our diplomatic correspondent james landale. leaders? well, michelle, there's _ james, between these leaders? well, michelle, there's no _ james, between these leaders? well, michelle, there's no great _ james, between these leaders? -ii michelle, there's no great strategic division here. i think the g7 is going to continue giving weapons to ukraine, it's going to continue imposing sanctions on moscow. if not putting pressure to kyiv to cede territory in the fighting. they are trying to put on a big show of unity. that is because there is a debate going on within some governments, some electorates, but what is more important — ending this war or defeat in russia. the prime minister, as chris reported, is very clear, saying that any attempt to settle the conflict now would lead to an enduring instability. and there's also a broader fear and that is that this war is making the global economic crisis worse, it is adding to the rising energy costs, the food shortages. it's having a real impact on people. it was very striking the pri

james landale, bbc news, bavaria.nvestigation has found evidence of occupying russian forces stealing thousands of tonnes of ukrainian grain. the un is warning of famine in africa and the middle east because of the disruption to supplies from ukraine, which is one of the world's biggest wheat producers. moscow denies accusations of theft, but russian—installed authorities have been found to be issuing decrees saying they are "nationalising" ukrainian grain. our europe correspondent nick beake reports. russian forces in ukraine are accused of war crimes. murder, and raped. they are also accused of stealing ukrainian green on an industrial scale. they destroyed our premises, everything they touched disappeared. we everything they touched disappeared.— everything they touched disappeared. we tried to contact more _ disappeared. we tried to contact more than - disappeared. we tried to contact more than 200 l disappeared. we tried to - contact more than 200 farmers whose land is now in russian occupied territory. the vast

james landale, bbc news, at the g7.ur political editor, chris mason, who's at the g7 summit. the prime minister hasn't only got ukraine to worry about but also big pressures back home on him as well. that's right, victoria, and he is out of the country for more than a week, first the commonwealth summit in kigali in rwanda and then here in germany with the g7, then onto the military alliance, nato is gathering in madrid and a couple of days. what is striking here for mrjohnson and the other leaders is the fundamental truth, which is one where democratic leaders do feel pressure back home. they have to bend and flex their outlook depending on what their electorates or political parties are saying to them. we are clearly seeing that with boris johnson, saying to them. we are clearly seeing that with borisjohnson, we are seeing the questions chasing him around the planet this week, and we are seeing it in the subtle differences between the countries gathered here. there is a frustration from the british government that the

our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. aiden aslin and shaun pinner, from britain. forces, all convicted of being mercenaries — all facing the sentence of death. these pictures show the two britons' military unit on patrol in eastern ukraine in 2020, two years before the latest russian invasion. both men talking openly about why they had chosen to live in ukraine and serve in its army. i've been here two years now, and love it. made a life here, settled down, got a girlfriend in mariupol, plan to get married maybe. and now i'm in the marines in ukraine. in a sense, like, it is like my war, because even though i'm not ukrainian, this is on my doorstep. but this court, in russian—held eastern ukraine, hasjudged both men to be mercenaries — a court not recognised internationally. we're not showing footage of the trial inside, but russian state media said the men had a month to appeal. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the two britons on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterparts. and in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were prisoners of war an

our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports.en aslin and shaun pinner from britain either side of saaudun brahim from morocco, or member of the ukrainian armed forces, convicted of being mercenaries and facing a sentence of death. these pictures show the two britain's military unit on patrol in eastern ukraine in 2020, two years before the latest russian invasion. both men talking openly about why they had chosen to live in ukraine and serve in its army. me had chosen to live in ukraine and serve in its army.— serve in its army. i've been here two years _ serve in its army. i've been here two years nova _ serve in its army. i've been here two years now. and _ serve in its army. i've been here two years now. and love - serve in its army. i've been here two years now. and love it, - serve in its army. i've been here. two years now. and love it, made serve in its army. i've been here i two years now. and love it, made a life here, settle down, got a girlfriend in mariupol, plan to get married maybe and now i'm in the marines in ukr

james landale, bbc news, at the g7 in bavaria.r berlin correspondent, jenny hill, who joins us from southern germany where the g7 leaders are meeting. the leaders are expressing unity but what is the practical significance of what they are announcing? that is the difficult question. they've - the difficult question. they've released this strongly worded statement in which they have expressed very robustly their ongoing support for ukraine in its fight to repel the russian invasion. they are promising more military and financial support and so on. at the same time they've demanded vladimir putin withdraws his troops immediately from ukrainian territory as defined by internationally recognised borders which would include crimea, annexed by putin in 2014. this is a significant document, it puts paid to any suggestion any of the leaders who were starting to waver in their support for ukraine. some of them are in quite difficult political territory. back pain borisjohnson, emmanuel macron, president biden, and they have electorates sta

james landale, bbc news.e secretary ben wallace met with president zelensky in kyiv this week, after an unannounced visit to the ukrainian capital. our correspondent nick beake is following developments from kyiv, and has been telling us about a video of the the meeting. you can see the warmth between the two men. mr wallace telling president zelensky that he's doing an amazingjob, to president zelensky that he's doing an amazing job, to which the president responds, "we are doing it together," an indication of the bond between ukraine and uk. britain has been instrument on sending weapons to this country to fight russia's advance. mr zelensky seemed to reply we are doing it together, it's the ukrainian people who should be praised for their efforts. this was an unannounced visit but it's the latest sign the british government want to show their solidarity with ukraine, with the government here in kyiv. it shows after these two britons were sentenced to death are apparently being mercenaries. certainly that w

but first this from james landale.y said they wanted to put on a show of unity, well, after dinner and drinks last night, that's exactly what these leaders did. what matters now is what they do with it. these protesters in bavaria are helping keep the war in ukraine firmly on the g7 agenda, a summit that will be addressed today by president zelensky, expected to ask once again, for heavy weapons. president zelensky knows he will only win the war in ukraine if the leaders stay united and show resolve for the long—term. what he wants from them is a note of unity and no noises off. one of his biggest supporters is borisjohnson, who's urging his fellow leaders to tip the military balance in kyiv�*s favour. the price of freedom is worth paying, it is worth us standing up for, together, that is the principal that a free, independent sovereign country like ukraine should not be violently invaded, and should not have its boundaries changed by force. but even the prime minister admits the consequences for the rest of the world

james landale, bbc news.evastated southern ukrainian city of mariupol, which is now under russian control, is at major risk of a cholera outbreak. nick, a grim warning. let's speak now to our correspondent nick beake who's in kyiv for us. nick, a grim warning. a very avery grim a very grim warning, this? the big concern is the _ a very grim warning, this? the big concern is the dire _ a very grim warning, this? the big concern is the dire conditions - a very grim warning, this? the big concern is the dire conditions in i concern is the dire conditions in mariupol. this city of death and destruction are ideal for the mariupol. this city of death and destruction are idealfor the rapid spread of this disease among the 100,000 people who are still said to be living there. tonight the ministry of health here in ukraine have told us they haven't actually recorded any official cases, that's not to say they don't exist but they say it is more a case they cannot do any testing there because the russians aren't allowin

well, the sense of unity that james landale was referring to there i think is being carried over in madridath that veneer of unity of western unanimity, there are some very serious cracks, the most immediate one being how to resolve the issue of finland and sweden. they both want to join nato. of finland and sweden. they both want tojoin nato. they of finland and sweden. they both want to join nato. they have a lot to offer nato, but turkey, as you mentioned there, is objecting to this, particularly sweden because they say sweden harbours amongst its 100,000 kurdish population of residents and number of people whom turkey considers to be terrorists, and it wants its views listen to. it said, we don'tjust want words, we want action. nato was hoping to make an announcement at the summit that that this result and that the 30 member alliance is set to become 32. that may still happen but there was a lot of bargaining going on behind the scenes. president biden will almost certainly be meeting president erdogan of turkey to discuss this. the other issue is about the announcement we have heard i

james landale, bbc news, at the g7.s a just world which is the slogan of this particular g7 means that among those other countries represented here, indonesia, south africa, argentina and senegal is an attempt to show this is not about lecturing the world, it is about listening to the world, it is about listening to the world but in a situation where ukraine is contributing to some of those problems, food crisis for those problems, food crisis for those focused on europe and north america, is it something that the rest of the world is going to want to hear when they feel that sometimes the powerful nations have not delivered on the promises they made. take a year ago when the g7 was in the united kingdom and president biden under those were saying that the rich world would provide vaccine to the other countries in the world. well, the numbers of vaccines never met the expectation and the aspiration. trust is the most important thing that has to be established here with the g7 and unity as well. now back to you. we saw b

james landale, the bbc news, at the g7 summit in bavaria.rking to end extreme poverty and preventable disease by 2030. thank you very much for being with us. is a higher price for food thank you very much for being with us. is a higher price forfood in africa a price worth paying for supporting the people of ukraine? linac a higher at higher price of food _ linac a higher at higher price of food in — linac a higher at higher price of food in africa means millions more finding _ food in africa means millions more finding it _ food in africa means millions more finding it hard to survive —— a higher— finding it hard to survive —— a higher price means. ajump in price simply— higher price means. ajump in price simply makes you sell properties, from _ simply makes you sell properties, from your— simply makes you sell properties, from your productive assets, in order_ from your productive assets, in order to — from your productive assets, in order to feed, because when you are hungry. _ order to feed, because when you are hungry, nothing else matt

james landale, bbc news, at the g7. always provoke his protest and that explains why you're hearing some of that activity behind me. hundreds of people, some of them motivated by concerns about climate change crisis and fears that we are going to be pushed towards carbon sources as a way of compensating for the high prices and shortages apply. others concerned by higher prices having a greater impact on the world's poor have gathered here and protested but that is the important words, in my sentence. hundreds, not thousands. it is usually thousand that you see and in part they may have been discouraged by the sheer scale of the police presence which goes on for miles around, far, far from the venue itself. and that is the challenge, to justify all this enormous expenditure insecurity, and providing resources and facilities and providing a base for the leaders themselves. can theyjustify and providing a base for the leaders themselves. can they justify what they are doing by what they decide. i'm going to pick up on that

james landale, our diplomatic correspondent, reports.inner had served in ukraine's armed forces for several years. they had made the country their home. but now these two britons have been sentenced to death for being mercenaries. if you are watching this, it means that we have surrendered... both men had been defending the city of mariupol. this was mr aslin�*s last video message before they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. the two britons were convicted by a court in russian—held eastern ukraine, a court not recognised internationally. russian state television said the man had a month to appeal. mr aslin�*s former mp said he hoped both men could be swapped for russian prisoners. there are prisoner exchanges happening between ukrainian and the russian army. and the ukrainian ambassador told me last night that would give priority to aiden and shaun, in those exchanges. but this, of course, relies on russia playing ball. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the situation on the phone this morning with her ukraini

james landale, bbc news, at the g7.leaders provoked protests and indeed, hundreds of people, some supporting causes like climate change are concerned about the impact high prices are having on the pressure on the world's poor have been demonstrating. but the hundreds number is important. not the thousands we have often seen at these kinds of g7 summits. perhaps one explanation is the intense police presence which is visible for miles before you actually reach the source of the protests. the place that they are focused on, the spa high above me on the alps of bavaria. so that is the security presence there at the moment lined up presence there at the moment lined up for the protesters. it got a small railway track that runs just close to the bottom of the hills here and on a number of occasions the train to be halted by the protests but the police move quickly to deal with them and move the protesters on the. it is about to say, though, that a lot of the attention of ideas focused on what happens at the nato summit in ma

our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports.hey said they wanted to put on a show of unity. well, after dinner and drinks last night, that's exactly what these leaders did. what matters now is what they do with it. these protesters in bavaria are helping to keep the war in ukraine firmly on the g7 agenda. a summit that will be addressed today by president zelensky, who is expected to ask once again for more heavy weapons. president zelensky knows that he is only going to win the war in ukraine if the leaders in there stay united and show resolve for the long term. so what he wants from them is a note of unity, no noises off. one of his biggest supporters is borisjohnson, who is urging his fellow leaders to tip the military balance in kyiv�*s favour. the price of freedom is worth paying. you know, this something, it's worth us standing up for together. and that's the principle that a free, independent, sovereign country like ukraine should not be violently invaded, and should not have its boundaries changed by force. but even the

james landale, our diplomatic correspondent, reports. ben brown has been talking about the possibility of a prisoner swap. first of all, what we have already done, we remind people resort our people, they have a contract with the armed forces, lived in ukraine before, legitimately there, we expect russia to remember these are our people, now they're prisoners of war and should be treated as prisoners of war. the same way we are treating russians. to prisoners of war. the same way we are treating russians.— are treating russians. to be clear, both of them _ are treating russians. to be clear, both of them are _ are treating russians. to be clear, both of them are living _ are treating russians. to be clear, both of them are living in - are treating russians. to be clear, both of them are living in ukraine | both of them are living in ukraine before the russian invasion? fine both of them are living in ukraine before the russian invasion? one of those peeple _ before the russian invasion? one of those people who _ before the russian invasio

james landale, bbc news.dent zelensky will address g7 leaders remotely as he works to reinforce western support against russia's invasion of the country. he says the war with russia has entered a difficult stage after severodonetsk fell to opposition forces. we can speak now tojoe inwood, in kyiv, where a number of explosions have been heard this morning. joe, what could we expect to hear from president zelensky and other world leaders at the summit? i think it is this a message we have had throughout this conference, that ukraine needs their support, both diplomatically and militarily and economically. the economy has collapsed of this country and it is facing a really, really difficult time on the battlefield. within a number of missile strikes, yesterday we had 45 in 2a hours and reports now of more explosions in capital and this big city in the east, severodonetsk, fell to the russians yesterday. the ukrainians are having a hard time and they know their only real hope of standing up to the huge war machin

the bbc�*s diplomatic correspondent james landale is accross this.e industry figures from entering the country. this was largely anticipated and i�*m surprised it hasn�*t come earlier with a lot of western powers posing sanctions on the russian media figures back in may, accusing them of spreading false lines, propaganda about russia�*s invasion of ukraine and the russian foreign ministry said that it would respond and it has not responded with its own list of 29 journalists at the bit of a scattered list, some senior media leaders such as the chairman and director general of the bbc, five national newspaper editors and senior correspondence, a few academics but also fairly significant list of senior figures and sojunior defence significant list of senior figures and so junior defence ministers significant list of senior figures and sojunior defence ministers on the list as well as the head of the raf and senior military commanders and defence manufacturers. it�*s a pretty straightforward list and crucially, all the people now are banned from travell

they called the spill—over effects on low income countries. james langdale, bbc news, bavaria. james landaleeyond the leaders' control, isn't it, these external events? , , control, isn't it, these external events? ,, ~ ., events? this summit, you know, when the germans — events? this summit, you know, when the germans plan _ events? this summit, you know, when the germans plan these _ events? this summit, you know, when the germans plan these things - events? this summit, you know, when the germans plan these things they i the germans plan these things they want to talk about providing more infrastructure to low middle income countries, climate change. yet inevitably it gets dominated by whatever is the issue of the moment and that at the moment is ukraine. what we are seeing here today at this summit is a change in the whole way that the west thinks. for it's only thought about itself but they are now aware, because it's being made aware to them that there are substantial consequences for the rest of the world the sanctions they are imposing against russia, whether it's energy or food cost

, the government of the british overseas territory let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landalead been suggested? back in aril, lots rule had been suggested? back in april. lots of— rule had been suggested? back in april, lots of news _ rule had been suggested? back in april, lots of news about - rule had been suggested? back in april, lots of news about the i rule had been suggested? back in april, lots of news about the bvi. | april, lots of news about the bvi. first of all, the prime minister, the premier was arrested in the united states in a massive drug enforcement agency sting operation. he is now facing charges of money laundering and drug trafficking. on pretty much the same day, independent reports were published that an independent reports were published thatan inquiry independent reports were published that an inquiry had been going on for the previous 18 months and allegations of corruption and maladministration within the government of the bvi. that report found no issues about drug trafficking but maladministration, especially describing breaches of due process, m