you supermarket— university of portsmouth. rmarket model for nearly 100 years has been to break even on basic goods and make the profits on the nonessentials and non—grocery, on payments to suppliers and by cutting costs so, logically, they are already keeping the cost of basics right down, and we do know that they are transferring some of those profits from nonessential goods that they get ironed from alcohol and chocolate for example, and from cost cutting, into trying to keep those prices of the basics lower. so, yes, it is a difficult one. where are they going to go on this? ,., ., , ., . one. where are they going to go on this? ,., ., , ., ~ , ., this? good question. we understand somethin: this? good question. we understand something similar _ this? good question. we understand something similar has _ this? good question. we understand something similar has been - this? good question. we understand something similar has been tried - something similar has been tried with some success in france. can lessons be learned there

military intelligence officer and now senior lecturer at the university of portsmouth. a pleasure having you on france 24. we will bring you more on the situation in ukraine. and other piece of news regarding volodymyr zelenskyy. diplomatic sources say a meeting is set to take place on saturday between pope francis and president zelenskyy. it will happen in rome. the meeting come several weeks after the pope declared the vatican was taking part in peace mission to try to end russia's war on ukraine. we will bring you more on this as we get. next, title 24 ends. regulations set to reduce border crossings during the covid pandemic between the u.s. and mexico. this comes days after the world health organization declared the pandemic is over. there is a concern migrants might move to cross from mexico to the u.s. this increased cooperation's on both sides to try to avoid chaos at the crossings. brian quinn has more. >> the border is not open. that is the message from u.s. officials facing a surge of migrants as a keyboard or restriction expires. the trump era policy known a

joining us live is lisa jack, professor of accounting at the university of portsmouth.uld supermarkets want to do this? it is going to be involuntary, what is in it for them. it is difficult — what is in it for them. it is difficult to _ what is in it for them. it is difficult to say _ what is in it for them. it is difficult to say because . what is in it for them. it is | difficult to say because the supermarket model for 100 years has been to break even on basic goods and make profit on nonessential, but on payment by suppliers and cutting costs and logically they are already keeping the cost of basics down and we know they are transferring some of those profits from nonessential goods from alcohol and chocolate for example and cost cutting into trying to keep those places of basics are low. so it is a difficult one, when will they go on this. we understand somethin: will they go on this. we understand something similar _ will they go on this. we understand something similar has _ will they go on this. we understand something similar has been - will they go on this. w

i've been speaking to lisa jack, professor of accounting at the university of portsmouth about why would this, what's in it for them as it's voluntary. the supermarket model for over nearly 100 years has been to break even on basic goods and make the profits on non—essentials and non—grocery, on payments from suppliers and by cutting costs. so, logically, they're already keeping the cost of basics right down and we do know that they are transferring some of those profits from non—essential goods that they get, and from alcohol and chocolate, for example, and from cost—cutting, into trying to keep those prices of the basics low. so, yeah, it's a difficult one. where are they going to go on this? that is a good question, but we understand something similar has been tried with some success in france. could lessons be learnt there? i think so, and it's a case of choosing what you go for but, of course, cost structures and the way the industry works in france is somewhat different to the uk. i think, essentially, what the government are putting pressure on the supermarkets to do or talking to

university there. i remember tearing around there. i remember tearing around the streets of portsmouth a really interesting piece today i interesting piece today in i think the telegraph by think it's the telegraph by michael predecessor michael fallon, your predecessor at defence, or was it your successor ? predecessor? he was successor? predecessor? he was successor. successor at defence and he said the eu owes ukraine and he said the eu owes ukraine an apology . albie making this an apology. albie making this point about how brussels has dragged its feet with the provision of weapons. it's taken 19 months to sign this agreement . do you agree that . do you agree with that assessment? eu have assessment? could the eu have done and done more for zelenskyy and his people ? well, i would people? well, i would differentiate - 7 well, i would differentiate between the eu as an differentiate between the eu as heewthe—te an institution and the countries in an institution and the countries he the— an institution and the countries he the-seme— an institution and the countries in the some coun