ursula von der leyen said the eu would stand with ukraine. this is a day for ukrainian remembrance and resolve. ukrainians are realising this is going to be a long war, which they say they can still win, but only with the help of their allies. angry french farmers clash with police at a major paris farm fair ahead of a visit by president macron amid anger over costs and green regulations. the labour party has called for the tory mp lee anderson to be suspended over what it described as islamophobic comments about the mayor of london. hello, i'm lauren taylor. there've been further russian attacks on ukrainian cities as kyiv marks the second anniversary of president putin's full—scale invasion. for a second night running, targets in the port city of odesa have been hit, killing one person. three others were seriously injured. the anniversary has been marked by a meeting of the un security council, which was told by the secretary—general that the conflict was an open wound at the heart of europe. the eu commission chief ursula von der leyen pra

ursula von der leyen who said the eu will "stand firmly with ukraine". we must not lose heart.ngry french farmers clash with police at a major paris farm fair. the labour party has called for the tory mp lee anderson to be suspended over what it described as "islamophobic" comments. hello, i'm lauren taylor. a defiant president zelensky has insisted ukraine will win the war as the country marks the second anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion. several western leaders, including the eu commission president ursula von der leyen, are in kyiv in a show of solidarity with ukraine. mrs von der layen praised the "extraordinary resistance" of the ukrainian people, and reaffirmed the eu's full support. president zelensky again stressed his country's need of more weapons. former uk prime minister boris johnson is also in kyiv. in a post on x, mrjohnson said he had "no doubt that the ukrainians will win and expel putin's forces" — provided the uk gives ukraine the military, political and economic help they need. there've been further russian attacks on ukrainian cities. for a second

ursula von der leyen said the eu would stand with ukraine.t macron amid anger over costs and green regulations. the labour party has called for the tory mp lee anderson to be suspended over what it described as islamophobic comments about the mayor of london.

leaders of italy, belgium and canada — as well as the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyenwever, no senior us representatives were present, whereas last year presidentjoe biden attended the anniversary. the leaders laid wreaths at a wall commemorating those who have lost their lives in the conflict. despite their show of solidarity, correspondents say ukraine is struggling and the mood is bleaker than a year ago, after recent russian advances. two years ago, ukraine was expected by some to fall within days, but it's still defending itself against relentless russian attacks. however, president zelensky says more of his troops are dying because of slowing western support. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has been to the president's home city of kryvyi rih, to explore how long this war could last. they run every minute, weaving through the city the trams of kryvyi rih. they provide a rhythm to daily life. in this era of change and fragility, they're not the only thing that keeps going. this gritty urban setting is built around the domineering steel plant where the ch

several western leaders are in lyiv in a show of solidarity, including eu commission president ursula von der leyen, who said the eu stands firmly with ukraine. scuffles between security forces and protesting farmers delayed the opening of the paris agricultural show. farmers are angry with red tape and green regulations. the president visited the show are met union leaders but scaled down a planned debate with farmers and retailers. junior doctors in england begin their tenth strike, the latest action in a long running dispute with the government about pay. the bma wants a 35% pay rise but ministers say the pay claim is unreasonable. nhs bosses warn the walk—out will cause major disruption. as ukraine's war enters its third year, there is still no end in sight. both ukraine and russia have suffered heavy losses. neither country discloses the full scale of casualties. but ukraine has released some details of the many injured peope, including more than a thousand who've been blinded on the battlefield, half of whom have also lost most of their hearing. many are being helped to readjust to their new

you would think , um, i mean , ursula von think, um, i mean, ursula von der leyen, i heard your quoteapparently she said that our farmers are worth, worth or deserve to be listened to. uh, it's not just the farmers. um thatis it's not just the farmers. um that is democracy . the elected that is democracy. the elected officials and elected representatives, they listen to the people. point blank. and if they're not doing that, then they're not doing that, then they have no place in being, uh, in office. so. but they are not they want the people to do more, um, as they were told. and that's what we're talking about. so i don't know what it will take, but all the, the, the uprising throughout the countries, we are seeing, we are actually in a cold civil war already a cold civil war. >> christine anderson , once >> christine anderson, once again, thank you so much for giving so generously of your time this evening. i'll hope we get the chance to speak again. thank you for now. thanks for having me. after the break, we'll continue this discussion with editor of the daily sceptic, will jones

the prime ministers of canada, belgium, italy, as well as the president of the eu commission ursula von der leyenlidarity, using the warm embraces of president zelensky with his visiting allies. ursula von der leyen raising of the extraordinary resilience of the ukrainian people. she uses moment to reaffirm the european union�*s support. president zelensky emphasisejust support. president zelensky emphasise just how support. president zelensky emphasisejust how much support. president zelensky emphasise just how much that support was needed. there were more russian attacks overnight, in many regions, including the port city of odesa which was hit for the second night running. in the reports we have for odesa is one person was killed and three were injured. as the light fades on the day, let�*s take a look at the scene in kyiv. independence square, the scene of many historic moments here in ukraine. there were small protests this morning by ukrainians. they were criticising what they see as insufficient support from the rest of the world for a war they say is notjust ukraine�*s war, warning if pre

ministers of canada, belgium, italy, along with the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyenhe wanted to be here on what she described as a day of solidarity, to stand next to ukrainians, to say that ukraine's fight was also the might of europe and the wider democratic world. but this is a time when ukraine is worried about the front lines where they are running out of ammunition, about the continuing attacks. there were more drone and missile strikes overnight in regions across ukraine, including in the city of odesa on the black sea. it came under attack for a second night running. one person was killed and three others were injured. today, across ukraine, is a day of remembrance but also of resolve. ukrainians are sharing their memories and quiet reflections on social media or in small gatherings. it is also a day from statements from world leaders, including jens stoltenberg, who emphasised that nato partners would be with ukraine for the long run. ukrainian retains its freedom and independence. this has been made possible _ independence. this has been made possible by co

leaders are in kyiv to show their solidarity, including the president of the eu commission, ursula von der leyenho said the eu will "stand firmly with ukraine". angry french farmers clash with police at a major paris farm fair ahead of a visit by president macron amid anger over costs, red tape and green regulations. farmers�* union members stormed into the venue the protest because a event with prisoner macron to be delayed. —— president macron. junior doctors in england have started their tenth strike in a dispute with the government about pay. nhs bosses warn the five—day walk out will cause major disruption. the british medical association has asked for a 35% pay rise, but ministers have described the pay claim as unreasonable. as ukraine's war enters its third year, ukrainians are now realising this will be a long war. both ukraine and russia have suffered heavy losses. neither country discloses the full scale of casualties including the dead and injured. but ukraine has released some details of the many injured including more than a thousand who've been blinded on the battlefield, half of

european commission president ursula von der leyen said she would scrap eu plans to halve the use ofsticides by 2030. it's part of the eu's flagship policy to make the continent carbon—neutral by 2050. brussels has also delayed rules forcing farmers to leave fields unused, or �*fallow�*, to protect biodversity. however, she warned farmers that agriculture needs to be reformed. jos ubels is a cattle farmer in the netherlands and vice president of the farmers defence force. he told us why he's unhappy with the eu's agritcultural rules. well, first of all, of course, it's the administration, bureaucracy. many people don't know, but the european union tells us what to sow, what to harvest on our fields and when to sow it and when to harvest it and they are checking this with live satellite imagery every three days all over europe. so we're being watched by european union from the satellites every three days. they invent legislation to prevent climate change or whatever, but they don't invent rules that changed things for the better. we, as practicing farmers, see that the rules that the

commission president ursula von der leyen earlier today has announced plans to scrap a proposal to slashcross the eu. she said it had become a symbol of polarisation. i spoke earlier to elisa giannelli, who covers eu governance and politics at the climate change think tank esg in brussels. i put it to her that the green measures we're expecing today aren't universally popular. it's not. i mean, 90% is clearly an ambitious number and will require effort from all economic sectors. at the same time, it is in line with existing european policies, if well implemented, which the commission analysis is expect to lead to about 88% reduction by 2040. one of the issues and particularly if you look at those who are protesting against these plans, they are people that say they will be directly affected because i'm looking at the numbers, faster emissions reductions in industry and farming, they are politically sensitive sectors. they are ones that are facing higher energy prices already, increased competition from abroad. and what they're saying is, "look, help us out here. we'll meet you halfway, b

in the last few hours commission president ursula von der leyen has told the european parliament tuesdaydraw the eu's plan to halve the use of pesticides, calling it a "symbol of polarisation". elisa giannelli covers eu governance and politics at the climate change think tank, esg, she's in brussels, they say it is to foster green jobs and low carbon industries, but it's not use the universally popular, is it? ' :: , , not use the universally popular, is |t7'::f ,. .,, not use the universally popular, is it? 9096 is clearly an ambitious number, it? 9096 is clearly an ambitious number. and — it? 9096 is clearly an ambitious number, and we _ it? 9096 is clearly an ambitious number, and we require - it? 9096 is clearly an ambitious number, and we require effort| it? 9096 is clearly an ambitious - number, and we require effort from all economic sectors. at the same time, it is in line with existing european policies, if well implemented, which they are expected to lead by 2040. it is also underlined by the advisory board on climate change which operates in a similar capacity to that of the u

european commission president ursula von der leyen from washington.wanted to move this bill because supporting ukraine is in the interest of america. the secretary general of nato also addressed washington and said that america has a duty to fulfill its promise to ukraine. these statements have been made a few days after donald trump criticized nato members for not providing for the defense costs of this alliance. trump also said in his latest statements that nato countries are laughing at america's stupidity for spending in ukraine. the report of a court in canada shows the ex-wife of prime the canadian minister was in a relationship with freddie for months before the breakup. this report suggests that the publication of such news in recent years has caused the non-personality of the decision about sexual freedom to be noticed by analysts and virtual activists in the west. and this is now becoming such a problem. which is heard more in the virtual space and american and european media. in 1960, only 9% of american children lived in tagwald households

european commission president ursula von der leyen says the aid package sends a strong message to russian as aid from the us, the largest provider of military support for kyiv, is being held up by congress. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy called this a strong signal of european unity and a sign that, with its allies, ukraine can withstand any challenge. iam i am grateful for your decision on the financial instrument for us, for our people, for ukraine. ukraine facilitated with 50 billion euros for a four year period, this is a clear signal that ukraine will withstand and that europe will withstand. there is huge relief here in kyiv that this news has passed, that hungary is on board. all the responders stressing the fact this is a united european response. the symbolism of that is important ukraine as well as the fact it means that the funding is now approved. because ukraine has been stressing all along that this is notjust about stressing all along that this is not just about supporting this country, it is about the broader cause of european security that ukraine is fighting for

ministers of italy, france, belgium, along with the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen come to kyiv, there embraces with president zelensky, they have become quite close in these last two years of war, meeting here in the ukrainian capital or in meetings abroad. there were strong messages of support, and announcements of new security packages. that is what president zelensky has been calling for, saying that this aid is desperately needed. overnight, russia continued its attacks in other regions of the country including the port city of odesa, which came under attack for the second day running. in these latest attacks, one person is said to have been killed, and three others were injured. as this war enters its third year, ukrainians still say, to a person, that this is a war that they can and must win, but they are increasingly realising that they also have to fight a political battle, to ensure that their western allies keep providing that military support, the weapons and ammunition, without which they are unable to fight this war, unless it keeps coming, because the

as i said, western leaders including the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, and theinisters of italy, canada and belgium, have all been in kyiv today to show their solidarity. the italian prime minster, giorgia meloni sit described their airfield as moscow and ukraine's pride. the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau said he what a prison was sure they could try and make quick work of the airport, that stand here today you could see he was wrong. a number of western leaders in kyiv, but you can see from these pictures in the centre of kyiv that thousands of ordinary ukrainians had come out onto the streets, many carrying this ukrainian colours of blue and yellow to mark that second anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion. there you can see the pictures in the centre of kyiv, marking the second anniversary of russia's invasion stop we will go back to that in a little while. ijust stop we will go back to that in a little while. i just want to bring you a line of breaking news out of russia, and this is from alexey in a valley, you will remember, the opposition lea

ursula von - right now? yes, they are, to today we heard that ursula von der- right now? yes, they are, to today i we heard that ursula von der leyenawn look at that was going to try and tackle pesticides, the issue of pesticides, and it seems that due to the pressure that we've been seeing, the controversy surrounding the farming issue across europe, she has withdrawn that law that was going to try and tackle pesticides and cut back on pesticides, so that seems like a victory for farmers. but they are asking for a lot more than that in other areas as well, whether it is environmental controls or sanitary controls. so i think these protests are going to keep going at least for a couple of weeks and i think it is going to take quite a lot to satisfy the demands of these farmers. ., ~ , ., ., lot to satisfy the demands of these farmers. ., ~' ,, ., ,, around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. police have arrested and bailed a 22—year—old man on suspicion of assisting the alleged clapham chemical attacker abdul ezedi. he has been on the run since a woman and her two young daughters were injured in south london last wednesd

and then ursula von der leyen talking about a rough world ahead. she wants to subsidize the european union's defense structure, kind of like what they did with covid, similar to what they did with natural gas when russia invaded ukraine. even though you have current administrative officials going to munich and they are going to say we stand side-by-side with our nato allies, the writing is on the wall that they need to do more. lisa: how much is it notable that, like harris is the one holding the helm for the united states? -- kamala harris is the one holding the helm for the united states? annmarie: given the fact that we are going toward a november election she is going to have to be front and center on some of these important stages, because there are questions about president biden's age. lisa: i love this new york times quote. while no one in the white house will say this too openly, harris has demonstrated she is up for the job so that voters will not worry about electing an 81-year-old president. let's take a look at markets right now. you a

commission president ursula von der leyen earlier today has announced plans to scrap a proposal to slashticide use across the eu. she said it had become a symbol of polarisation. let's speak now to yuri rogel, professor of climate science and policy, at imperial college london. it says at an ambitious target, but it is compared to the levels of 1990. is it achievable? qd�*s 1990. is it achievable? 90% reduction — 1990. is it achievable? 90% reduction is _ 1990. is it achievable? 90% reduction is actually - 1990. is it achievable? 90% reduction is actually in - 1990. is it achievable? 90% reduction is actually in linel 1990. is it achievable? ste/£3 reduction is actually in line with the scientific advice that we as a european scientific advisory board on climate change provided. it said the eu can reduce emissions in a technically and fairway by 92%, 95%, compared to 1990, so it is clearly possible to achieve 90% reduction compared to 1990, but it doesn't make it easy. if we look at what is currently already on the books, the eu estimates that if we follow our current policies through to

us presidentjoe biden has phoned european commission president ursula von der leyen to congratulate herimir putin. today is indeed a very special day. the european council reconfirmed europe's unwavering commitment to stand with ukraine. we all know that ukraine is fighting for us, so we will support them with the necessary funding and provide them with the much—needed predictability they deserve. and i think these 50 billion euros for four years also send a very strong message to putin, just ahead of the second anniversary of his brutal invasion. the russian president said volodymyr zelensky called this a strong signal of european unity and a sign that, with its allies, ukraine can withstand any challenge. i am grateful for your decision on the financial instrument for us, for our people, for ukraine. ukraine, facilitated with 50 billion euros for a four year period, this is a clear signal that ukraine will withstand, and that europe will withstand. it is also important the decision was taken just unanimously by all, all of you, all 27 member states. and it is yet another clear sign of

at the security conference, here she is embraced by the president of the european council ursula von der leyenbut if it is true, i want putin and all his allies, all his friends, his government, i want them all to know that they would be held responsible for what they have done with our country, with my family, with with my husband. they will be held responsible for that. and that day would come very soon. and i want to call all international community or everyone who is present here today, people all over the world to unite to to unite and to win that evil, to win that horrible regime which is currently existing in russia. if vladimir putin, this regime and mr. putin personally should have responsibility for all horrific things which they have done to our country, to my country in the last years. thank you very much. applause. an emotional response. let's speak now, thank you for coming on the program. what do you think should happen now? bill coming on the program. what do you think should happen now?— coming on the program. what do you think should happen now? all eyes on russia. all eyes _

several western leaders are in kyiv in a show of solidarity, including eu commission president ursula von der leyenwho said the eu "stands firmly with ukraine". the opening of the paris agricultural show was delayed by 90 minutes because of scuffles between security forces and protesting farmers angry at president macron�*s visit to the fair. farmers are angry over rising costs, red tape and green regulations. mr macron met union leaders but scaled down a planned debate with farmers and retailers. junior doctors in england begin their tenth strike in a dispute with the government about pay. the british medical association has asked for a 35% pay rise, but ministers says it is unreasonable. now on bbc news, ukrainecast and the global news podcast. it is two years since russia began its full—scale invasion of ukraine, triggering the bloodiest conflict in europe since the second world war. but after 730 days of fighting, who has the upper hand? what is life like in ukraine and russia today, and when will the killing end? the global news podcast and ukrainecast have come together to answer your questio

german governments some days ago and terms of protests and resell the eu commission president ursula von der leyen nonagricultural use and putting delays in terms of cuts to pesticides. very much realising this is a voice that has grown throughout europe now with the agriculture protests that need to be listened to because the bigger political concern as we are facing eu elections indian and far right parties across the eu are set to do very well indeed and in some countries like germany, the far right that has shown very public sympathy for the farmers. there is a fear among policymakers in brussels and elsewhere if they do not listen to the farmers and their cold shoulder them, they will be shooting themselves in the furt and the far right will capitalise on that so here in italy there is a far right government in power but they want to be seen to be listening and taking on the concerns of the farmers and agriculture is an important part of italy, almost 2% of the gdp here so these are voices that cannot be ignored. these are voices that cannot be innored. ~., ~ ., , these are voices that cannot

session will be also attended by german chancellor olaf scholz, european commission president ursula von der leyen president volodymyr zelenskyy spoke ahead of the summit calling on europe to respond to russian president putin. he now openlyjustifies hitler, absolving him of responsibility for world war ii. and he has made the genocide of our people just an ordinary part of his policy. putin kills whoever he wants, be it an opposition leader or anyone else who seems the target exactly to him. after the murder of alexei navalny, it's absurd to perceive putin as a supposedly legitimate head of the russian state. our chief correspondent, lyse doucet is in munich for us and had this update. it's day two of this premier international security gathering, which was a bolt out of the blue yesterday. the news that shot like a bolt of electricity that alexei navalny was dead, russian president putin's most prominent critic. and here on day two, a rainy day here in munich, as you can see, it is still casting a dark shadow over these discussions. russia was always going to be on the agenda here because the wa

european commission president, ursula von der leyen, says the aid package sends a strong message to russiane us is being held up by congress. ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy welcomed the eu funds, saying they'll directly help his country's war effort. i'm gratefulfor your i'm grateful for your decision on the financial instrument for us. for our people bought ukraine. ukraine facilitated with people in euros for a full year period, this is a signal that ukraine will stand and will withstand.— will withstand. our correspondent - will withstand. our correspondent has| will withstand. our- correspondent has more will withstand. our correspondent has more reaction from there. huge relief, all the responses stressing the fact that this is a united european response, the symbolism of that is important to ukraine as well as the fact that it means that the funding is now approved. because ukraine has been stressing all along that this is notjust about supporting this country, it's about the broader course of european security that ukraine is fighting for europe as well against russia's att

european commission president ursula von der leyen says the aid package sends a strong message to russianse comes as aid from the us — the largest provider of military support for kyiv — is being held up by congress. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky called this a strong signal of european unity and a sign that, with its allies, ukraine can withstand any challenge. the ukrainian defence ministry says it has sunk a russian warship in the black sea. the missile carrier went down off the crimean coast our foreign correspondent sarah rainsford has the reaction from kyiv. huge relief, all the responses stressing the fact that this is a united european response, the symbolism of that is important to ukraine as well as the fact that it means that the funding is now approved. because ukraine has been stressing all along that this is notjust about supporting this country, it's about the broader course of european security that ukraine is fighting for europe as well against russia's attempts to change the world order by force. but war cost a lot of money and it's notjust about getting missiles

european commission president ursula von der leyen said the world had lost a freedom fighter.nothing more than resentment from his own people. he feels nothing more than people. he feels nothing more than people who speak up and fight for freedom and fight against corruption like alexei navalny did it. the world has lost a freedom fighter in alexei navalny. we will honour his name and in his name we will stand up name and in his name we will stand up for democracy and for our values. my up for democracy and for our values. my thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends. kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov was asked about mr navalny�*s death. he told reporters he had no information, but prison authorities were in the process of determining the cause of death. translation: as of now, - we know currently, in accordance with all existing rules, everyone is engaged in all checks, clarifications and so on. that is, there is no need for special instructions because there is a certain set of rules that everyone is now following. let's speak tojohn simpson, bbc world affairs e

and indeed, ursula von der leyen in the european parliament today said europe must spend more , said european. we've even seen manfred weber, who's the head of the epp group, the biggest group in the european parliament, saying that the european union needs an independent nuclear weapon. now i personally believe that all trump is trying to do is make people play the game, but i have my fears that we may be heading in a very, very odd direction. i'm joined by elisabeth braw, senior fellow at the atlantic council and author of goodbye globalisation the statements that we're getting from macron, von der elianne . even though von der elianne. even though they don't spend very much money on defence, they seem to have this idea that they're going to have a very strong navy , air have a very strong navy, air force, army and maybe even nuclear deterrent . um, this kind nuclear deterrent. um, this kind of is globalisation, isn't it? it's not. >> and i think what this what macron was saying was essentially we need bold new ideas for how to help ukraine. and i'm going to present the bold idea y

european commission president ursula von der leyen said she would scrap eu plans to halve the use ofpesticides by 2030. it's part of the eu's flagship policy to make the continent carbon—neutral by 2050. brussels has also delayed rules forcing farmers to leave fields unused, or fallow, to protect biodiversity. however, she warned farmers that agriculture needs to be reformed. 0ur farmers deserve to be listened to. i know that they are worried about the future of agriculture and about theirfuture as farmers... ..but they also know that agriculture needs to move to a more sustainable model of production, so that their farms remain profitable in the years to come. lennart nilsson is president of cogeca — which is the lobby group for agricultural co—operatives in europe — it's part of the broader eu farmers lobby group. he is in stockholm. hello and welcome to the programme. i would like to ask first, define most generally in the eu accept that they do have to become more sustainable and balanced their yields with environmental pressures? —— do farmers accept? environmental pressures? --

debates on the world's most pressing security challenges are the european commission president ursula von der leyenay's session. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky also addressed the conference, and called on europe to respond to the russian president putin. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is in munich for us. all of those world crises have dominated the agenda, the war in ukraine, the war in gaza that also the news which had this conference yesterday that alexei navalny has been killed. this is still on the minds of so many delegates today including our guest who has lived in exile since 2020 when she fled belarus after she tried to challenge the authoritarian president alexander lukashenko for the alexander lu kashenko for the presidency. alexander lukashenko for the presidency. svetlana, thank you for joining us. you saw presidency. svetlana, thank you for joining us. you sanulia navalny yesterday after she addressed the security conference in munich. how is she? i security conference in munich. how is she? ~ , �* ., is she? i think she hasn't had enou:h is she? i think sh

ursula von der leyen, european commission president and the chinese foreign minister will address saturday'spresident volodymyr zelensky also addressed the conference and called on europe to respond to the russian president, vladimir putin. labour leader sir keir starmer has also been at the conference and spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner and shed his reaction to the news of alexei navalny�*s death. it isa it is a tribute to himself, the most awful of circumstances. i was very moved by the words from his wife so soon after his death. she was a right to say russia has to be held to account. and i think the international community needs to be clear about that. 0bviously, international community needs to be clearabout that. obviously, it international community needs to be clear about that. obviously, it is a reminder that russia is an ever present threat. it's one of the reasons i'm here is the munich security conference to talk about an incoming labour government, if we are privileged enough to get that far, and how wejoin with our international partners in meeting that ever

us presidentjoe biden has phoned european commission president ursula von der leyen to congratulate herssage to russian leader vladimir putin. it is indeed a very special day. the european council reconfirmed europe's unwavering commitment to stand with ukraine. we all know that ukraine is fighting for us, so we will support them with necessary funding and provide them with much—needed predictability they deserve. and i think these 50 billion euros for four years also send a very strong message to putinjust ahead of the second anniversary of his brutal invasion. viktor orban, russian president vladimir putin's closest ally in the eu, had said he wanted to force a rethink of the bloc�*s policy towards ukraine and questioned the idea of committing funds for kyiv for the next four yea rs. ukraine doesn't only need missiles and tanks and bullets. it needs cash to keep life behind the lines, running as smoothly as possible and so this package will help to pay pensions, salaries and other costs. it comes as us military aid for ukraine — the largest provider of military support for kyiv — is b

among those attending today's session are the european commission president ursula von der leyen andng yi. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky addressed the conference earlier and called on europe to respond to the russian president putin. he now openlyjustifies hitler, absolving him of responsibility for world war ii. and he has made the genocide of our people just an ordinary part of his policy. putin kills whoever he wants, be it an opposition leader or anyone else who seems the target exactly to him. after the murder of alexei navalny, its absurd to perceive putin as a supposedly legitimate head of the russian state. on day two of the conference, the death of putin critic alexei navalny and the war in ukraine are some of the main topics, as well as the situation in gaza — in particular, israel's ground operation at the rafah crossing. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in munich for us. what's the latest from the conference?— what's the latest from the conference? ., �* , ., conference? you've been mentioning ukraine which — conference? you've been mentioni

eu chief ursula von der leyen said the funding sends a powerful message to russian leader vladimir putin know that ukraine is fighting for us, so we will support them with the necessary funding and provide them with the much—needed predictability they deserve. and i think these 50 billion euros forfour years also send a very strong message to putin, just ahead of the second anniversary of his brutal invasion. let's speak to professor sergey radchenko, a historian and foreign policy expert. thank you for being on the programme. how significant is it, not only that it has been approved but it was approved unanimously? i5 but it was approved unanimously? i3 great news for ukraine, naturally great news for ukraine, naturally great news for ukraine, naturally great news for ukraine, bad news for russia. the russian media has been reacting to this with muted rage. we did not expect this, there was fatigue, victor 0rban was trying to torpedo this whole thing, and here we go, if 2 billion euros has been approved for the next four years which of course shows that the european union continues to b

ursula von der leyen was talking earlier saying this package would mean more helicopters, air defencehings are not having enough to either defend ukraine or make significant advances? president zelensky was — make significant advances? president zelensky was very _ make significant advances? president zelensky was very clear _ make significant advances? president zelensky was very clear when - make significant advances? president zelensky was very clear when he - zelensky was very clear when he visited washington, dc in december, he had a meeting with president biden and the speaker. he said ukraine can last and hold until march. if there is no support coming after march, is going to be very difficult for us to basically protect ourselves and one of the key things that i myself have been trying to explain to every congressman, we are talking about air defence and civilian is because russia is the only country in the world, unfortunately, who managed to mmp world, unfortunately, who managed to ramp up their production lines, they produced three times more missiles in 2023 and 2022. unf

several western leaders, including the eu commission president ursula von der leyen are in kyiv in ahow of solidarity with ukraine. ms von der layen praised the "extraordinary resistance" of the ukrainian people, and reaffirmed the eu's full support. president zelensky again stressed his country's need of more weapons. there've been further russian attacks on ukrainian cities. for a second night running, targets in the port city of 0desa have been hit, killing one person. three others were seriously injured. this is the live scene in ukraine. the ukrainian president spoke from hostomel, the site of the first major battle of the war. translation: two years ago we met hostile fighting — translation: two years ago we met hostile fighting with _ translation: two years ago we met hostile fighting with fire _ translation: two years ago we met hostile fighting with fire here. - translation: two years ago we met hostile fighting with fire here. two . hostile fighting with fire here. two years later we welcome friends and partners here. we have become 730 days closer to victory. someone is wa

debates on the world's most pressing security challenges are the european commission president ursula von der leyen addressing today's session. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky also addressed the conference and called on europe to respond to the russian president. also among those in munich is uk labour leader sir keir starmer. he sat down with our security correspondent frank gardner and shared his reaction to the news of alexei navalny�*s death. it's a tribute to navalny himself, fighting corruption and in the most awful circumstances. i was very moved by the words from his wife so soon after his death and she was right to say that russia has to be held to account and the international community has to be clear about that. it is a reminder that russia is an ever present threat, it's one of the reasons i'm here at the munich security conference to talk about an incoming labour government if we are privileged enough to get that far and how wejoin privileged enough to get that far and how we join with our international partners in meeting that ever present threat from russia but it has to be h

today ursula von der leyen is talking about subsidizing the european union, some of these corporationse defense contracting space so they can hit their 2% target, so there is more defense spending in europe. would you be in support of that? should europe be doing more within the eu market to subsidize their defense base? sen. cardin: i'm not sure i completely understand your question. i may have lost a little bit of that. we are very engaged globally. i'm asked the question frequently about the united states engaging with our global partners. we are going to stay engaged. we are fighting to preserve democratic institutions and we are going to do everything we can to make sure that is a reality. look, there will be some challenges along the way. we have some challenges from some of our allies. bottom line is, the united states is going to be the global leader to protect democratic institutions. sonali: senator ben cardin, we thank you for your time. you're going to go back to the markets. we are going to talk about the etf industry. stick with us. that will come up next. this is bloombe

president ursula von der leyen, "you need to understand that if europe is under attack, we will neverp you and support you." never come to help you or support you. you know what? that's actually kinda sweet. he quoted his wedding vows. speaking of which... [cheering] speaking of which, trump was in south carolina this weekend and used the opportunity to go after nikki haley's marriage. >> then she comes over to see me at mar-a-lago. "sir, i will never run against you." she brought her husband. where's her husband? oh, he's away. he's away. what happened to her husband? [shouting] what happened to her husband? where is he? he's gone. >> stephen: to be fair, trump struggles with object permanence, so this is what he sounds like when anything leaves his field of vision. "the ball rolled behind the couch. where is ball? ball is away. what happened to ball? [shouting] what happened to ball? ball gone." all gone. [applause] where ball? peekaboo. fun fact: nikki's husband, michael haley, is away because he's a national guardsman serving a voluntary yearlong deployment in djibouti. ooh. turns

eu chief ursula von der leyen said the funding sends a powerful message to russian leader vladimir putinage to putin, just ahead of the second anniversary of his brutal invasion. live now to jacob kirkegaard, senior fellow at german marshall fund, a think tank. thank you for being with us, and it is 50 billion — it sounds like a lot of money, but is it enough? it is of money, but is it enough? it is certainly rrot _ of money, but is it enough? it is certainly not enough. it - of money, but is it enough? it is certainly not enough. it will- of money, but is it enough? it is| certainly not enough. it will cover art of certainly not enough. it will cover part of the _ certainly not enough. it will cover part of the annual _ certainly not enough. it will cover part of the annual budget - certainly not enough. it will cover part of the annual budget deficits| part of the annual budget deficits for ukraine. it will clearly need to be topped off by other financial assistance, both from other eu institutions, the european investment bank, bilaterally by eu members of other members of the g7, but

message is still the same from allies, from the, from europe and also from the united states as ursula von der leyen, the european commission president, arrived today in the ukrainian capital. she tweeted more than ever. we stand firmly by ukraine financially, economically militarily, morally, until the country is finally free. but ukraine's freedom will not come without continued support, which it desperately needs at the moment on the front lines, the uk has pledged today a new $300 million munitions package, but the crucial one is still with the united states, almost 60 billion dollars worth of aid which is needed because at the moment, can we are seeing a small advance by the russians on the front lines particularly in donetsk region. we saw this week that have dv curse small but important town was taken by the russians that had lived long in the crosshairs from the previously occupied separatist territory. and we've seen the russians making a big deal about this, handing out medals and president putin saying that it's a great victory. but going into this year, we are going to be looking at what

brussels caves in on emissions and eating emissions targets and eating less ursula von der less meat. uh, ursula von der leyenn leyen, the. european commission president, offered a concession urging eu citizens to eat less meat. she's pulled back that from their current plan. they would like emissions to be reduced by about 90% by 2040. they've reduced that number and that promise has gone. they've gone back on that path. the thing is , the land in europe is thing is, the land in europe is so precious. it'sjust thing is, the land in europe is so precious. it's just too expensive to farm. there and if we want grapes, we can't afford them from france. we can't afford grapes from spain. >> well, france, france is still got viable wine got a pretty viable wine industry, they don't go industry, even if they don't go industry, even if they don't go in they in wine, they can. >> but, but, but the property use and the soil needed to make wine from california is much different than simply growing grapes. you can sell in a market. and me, that market. and believe me, that bunch grapes sold in the bunch of grapes sold i

pointed out in clarkson's farm in britain, they've simply had enough and they're shouting ursula von der leyenctually know that ursula von der leyen is going to go out and meet them. i understand. along with the belgian prime minister, alexander dutch alexander de croo, and the dutch prime minister, rutte, that prime minister, mark rutte, that obviously most of the of obviously most of the most of the that have come in the farmers that have come in their to protest their tractors to this protest are from in the are from belgium, in the netherlands, being close neighbours as you say, it's a it's a very interesting time for these issues to be raised. the farmers are clearly very unhappy. there's been eggs thrown the european thrown at the european parliament, haunt, parliament, your old haunt, martin. uh, and they are saying essentially that they that they can't continue with this with these green policies . there's these green policies. there's been huge pressure on that and centre right parties in the european parliament actually tried to back was tried to wield back what was known as the natu

as if having five years of ursula von der leyen as head of the european commission wasn't bad enough,n the job. von der leyen had the role since july 2019. in fact, was there july 2019. in fact, i was there when she was elected in. i voted against despite of against her and despite all of the problems the eu on the problems across the eu on her watch, thought her watch, it's thought that she's best chance of she's got the best chance of getting and let's get getting the job. and let's get the lowdown now live from brussels the of the eu, brussels, the heart of the eu, and speak peter klepper, and speak to peter klepper, who's editor in chief at brussels report. welcome to the show, peter. peter von der leyen last time was elected in on a ticket of one, and once again she's been put forward as a sole candidate by the eu . candidate by the eu. >> uh, yeah, it's actually looking likely that she will be nominated and not elected. um, she presents herself as a politician. she used to be a politician. she used to be a politician. not a very good one. remember? she was defence minister of ge