in donbasm maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle.as, maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle. we are defending this area's chemical factory. i think that there is no way to... ..make a deal with putin. putin understands only the language of bullets, blood, war crimes. air—raid sirens were sounding as they prepared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences, and notjust in ukraine. this man and thousands more ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war, the height of the cold war. millions of refugees — a wider war is a clear risk. more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty. war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen, bbc news, donbas. retired us army general david petraeus earlier reacted some breaking news in a story we've been covering throughout the day. the president of the eu council has said the block has agreed to ba

in donbas, maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle. area's chemical factory. i think that there is no way to... ..make a deal with putin. putin understands only the language of bullets, blood, war crimes. air—raid sirens were sounding as they prepared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences, and notjust in ukraine. this man and thousands more ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war. millions of refugees — a wider war is a clear risk. more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty. war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen, bbc news, donbas. john herbst is a former us ambassador to ukraine and is currently director of the eurasia center at the atlantic council. hejoins us now from virginia. thanks very much indeed for your time. there is a general sense of destruction clearly in the dundas region and retreat for ukrainian forces, desp

in donbas, maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle... ..make a deal with putin. putin understands only the language of bullets, blood, war crimes. air—raid sirens were sounding as they prepared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences and notjust in ukraine. this man and thousands more ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war. millions of refugees, a wider war is a clear risk, more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty. war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen, bbc news, donbas. a number of basic foods have seen big price rises in the last year — with pasta up as much as 50%, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. the ons has been looking at everyday products sold in several leading supermarkets. our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at the findings. they're everyday groceries and for

in donbas maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle.ry. i think that there is no way to... ..make a deal with putin. putin understands only the language of bullets, blood, war crimes. air—raid sirens were sounding as they prepared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences and not just in ukraine. this man and thousands more ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war, millions of refugees, wider war is a clear risk, more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty. war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen bbc news, donbas. two more conservative mps — elliot colburn and jeremy wright — have called on the prime minister to resign over the partygate scandal. in a statement, mr wright — the former attorney general — said covid rule—breaking at westminster had done lasting damage to the reputation of government. boris johnson apologised last week

in donbas maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle. factory. i think that there is no way to... ..make a deal with putin. putin understands only the language of bullets, blood, war crimes. air—raid sirens were sounding as they prepared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences and notjust in ukraine. this man and thousands more ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war, millions of refugees, wider war is a clear risk, more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty. war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen bbc news, donbas. let's turn to another element that's central to this conflict — oil. eu leaders are in brussels again talking about more sanctions. they've been trying to work out a way to ban russian oil imports for months. why? well, the eu is russia's top oil client. it buys around 2.2 million barrels of crude, together with 1.2 m

in donbas maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle.repared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences and notjust in ukraine. this man and thousands more ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war, millions of refugees, wider war is a clear risk, more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty. war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen bbc news, donbas. a lawyer and campaignerfor the victims of the windrush scandal has called on the home office to publish an internal report which suggests institutional racism in the department led to the scandal. the report, commissioned by the home office and seen by bbc news, sets out to explain the policies that caused the — scandal in which hundreds of mostly caribbean immigrants were told they were not entitled to live in the uk after many years. our reporter, celestina olulode, explains more about the