narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> live from london this is bbc news. the u.k. says it remains absolutely committed to peace in ukraine after president trump force -- pause u.s. military aid to the country. china and canada to tally with their own taxes on u.s. imports as donald trump follows through on his threat to punish them with tariffs. >> mckenna come in and steal our money and jobs and take our factories and businesses and expect not to be punished and they are being punished by tariffs. >> leaders meet in egypt to discuss their plans to rebuild gaza. an update on the pope's condition. the vatican says he continues to rest as he battles double ammonia. ♪ -- double pneumonia. >> welcome to the program. the u.k. government says it remains committed to peace in the u.k. -- ukraine and engaging with key allies after president trump paused military aid to the country. the eu commission president outlined her plan to strength

laughs) ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. applause and cheering. president trump addresses the us congress and says america is "on the brink of comeback". to my fellow citizens, america is back! in a wide-ranging speech the president promised a crackdown on migration, a new set of trade tariffs and he had this to say on the war in ukraine. today, i received an important letter from president zelensky of ukraine. the letter reads, "ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer". at bbc verify, we've looked into donald trump's many claims in his address to congress. we have looked at his claims about the previous administration and what his own has achieved. has achieved. cuts have been earmarked ahead of a spring statement by the chancellor rachel reeves. plans are revealed for a four day salvation of the 80th anniversary of ve day including a fly-past a

narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> live from london this is bbc news. the u.k. says it remains absolutely committed to peace in ukraine after president trump force -- pause u.s. military aid to the country. china and canada to tally with their own taxes on u.s. imports as donald trump follows through on his threat to punish them with tariffs. >> mckenna come in and steal our money and jobs and take our factories and businesses and expect not to be punished and they are being punished by tariffs. >> leaders meet in egypt to discuss their plans to rebuild gaza. an update on the pope's condition. the vatican says he continues to rest as he battles double ammonia. ♪ -- double pneumonia. >> welcome to the program. the u.k. government says it remains committed to peace in the u.k. -- ukraine and engaging with key allies after president trump paused military aid to the country. the eu commission president outlined her plan to strength

laughs) ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. this is the context on bbc news. president zelensky put out a statement saying, i'm ready for peace. on the military and intelligence front, the pause that allow that to happen, will go away and i think we will work shoulder to shoulder with ukraine. with my counterpart the ukrainian national security adviser we are having good talks on location for the next round of negotiations on delegations, on substance. translation: we need to have support for ukrainian army and deployment of the european forces. ukraine has the right for peace and security and it is our interest for the security of the european continent. the us presses pause on sharing military intelligence with ukraine in the latest break in cooperation between washington and kyiv following that fractious meeting in the oval office last week. volodymyr zelensky says talks with the us have been positive - and h

. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> caitriona perry in washington. this is bbc world news america. president donald trump says ukraine's presence must be more appreciative but denies he is considering ending military support. germany's chancellor has described the killing of two people by a driver who plowed into pedestrians as a senseless act of violence. the bbc speaks to the leader of a group of armed rebels who have swept through the eastern democratic republic of congo, seizing two major cities. ♪ you are watching world news america. u.s. president donald trump has accused ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy of not wanting peace, after the ukrainian president said the deal to end the war with russia is still far away. earlier in a social media post, the president said the ukrainian leader is not interested in resolving the crisis while he has u.s. support, adding that america will not put up with his behavior for much longe

. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. happening right now as we speak. i can give an answer go back to my office. the beautiful oval office. >> you're watching bbc news as we continue to watch the press conference right now being given by president trump white house. pres. trump: you can come up with a new trip but it is obsolete a minute later. that's why he's the only one that is successful in his business. >> russia saying your foreign policy is roughly in line with their vision. should that be concerning to americans? pres. trump: say what? read the statement. >> russia said that your administrations foreign policy is, quote, largely in line with their vision. pres. trump: well, i will tell you what, it takes two to tango. you're going to have to make do with pressure and going to have to make a deal with ukraine. you're going to have to cap -- have the consent from the european nations because i think that is important, and from us.

laughs) ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. jeffrey: -- host: this is bbc world news america. pres. trump: i don't have the cards right now. with us you start having cards. you are gambling with the lives of millions of people. helena: a meeting between the leaders of u.s. in ukraine gets heated before it properly begins. the trump administration tells a lot years when ski to leave the white house -- tells volodymyr zelenskyy to leave the white house before talks of a bilateral peace deal with russia. ♪ welcome to world news america. i'm helena humphrey. it was billed as a meeting which would spur efforts to end russia's invasion of ukraine. on friday, talks between u.s. president donald trump and ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy instead turned into anger in front of reporters and the swift exit of the ukrainian leader from the white house. during the meeting, mr. zelenskyy pushed for u.s. security guarantees against russian aggression, a

laughs) ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> hello. i'm caitriona perry live at the white house, and this is "the context." >> you don't have the cards right now. with us, you start having cards. >> right now, you don't. you're playing cards-you're gambling with the lives of millions of people. you are, to world war iii. >> mr. president, with respect, i think it is disrespectful for you to come into the olufsen title litigate this in front of the media. you should be thanking the president. >> there is an understatement to say that this was, for mr. zelenskyy coming here today, the most critical diplomatic and political moment. and as of now, there is still nothing going the other way for ukraine in terms of security guarantees. an american guarantee of military assistance if war was to break out again. ♪ katrina: extraordinary scenes in the oval office as president donald trump and president zelenskyy class in front of the media. zelenskyy

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