the ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, is to meet g7 world leaders in person at the hiroshima summit this sunday. the confirmation of the visit follows the us backing the supply of f16 figherjets to ukraine and that they will provide trianing. and former us president barack obama is one of over 500 us citizens now banned from russia in response to new anit—russia sanctions. great to have you with us. two major international summits today, more than 8,000 apart, with the shadow of the war in ukraine cast on them both. first, the g7, where the world's most advanced economies are meeting in japan. the us has said it will support providing advanced fighterjets including us—made f16s to ukraine and also back training ukrainian pilots to fly them. meanwhile, moscow's closest ally in the middle east, syria's bashar al assad, received a warm welcome at a summit of arab leaders in saudi arabia after years of international isolation. during syria's bloody civil war, it was only massive russian military support, that allowed assad, condemned by many as a war criminal, to cling onto power. the s

this is bbc news, welcome to viewers on pbs in america the ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, is to meet g7 world leaders in person at the hiroshima summit this sunday. the confirmation of the visit follows the us saying it will provide training for ukrainians to pilot f16 fighterjets. and negotiations continue at the us capitol in hopes of democrats and republicans striking a deal to avert a debt default. hello i'm sumi somaskanda two major international summits today, over 8,000 kilometers apart, with the war in ukraine casting a shadow over both. first, the g7, where seven of the world's most advanced economies are meeting injapan with america signalling it's willingness to back the supply of f—16 fighterjets, and the training of ukrainian pilots, in the war with russia. meanwhile moscow's closest ally in the middle east, syria's bashar al assad, received a warm welcome at a summit of arab leaders in saudi arabia, after years of international isolation. during syria's bloody civil war, it was only massive russian military support, that allowed assad, condemned by many as a war

a defiant ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky has told the g7 summit in hiroshima that russia does occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group of capturing the city. but that's been rejected by ukraine. and this follows confirmation from president biden that the united states — and partners — will help train ukrainian pilots to fly fourth generation fighters such as the f—16. president zelensky has long—called for such jets to better fight russia's full invasion of ukraine. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing, he needed no reminderfrom this sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict leads to the use of a nuclear weapon. he is building relationships with the us president and others to ensure this does not happen in ukraine. together with the entire g7, we have ukraine's back, and i promise we'

ukraine president volodymr zelensky says he counts on further strengthening the strategic partnershipit of our countries, as well as the security and stability of europe. russia's president, vladimir putin also reacted as he says... "your victory, mr erdogan is the logical result of your dedicated work. it is a clear evidence of the turkish people's support for your efforts to strengthen state sovereignty and pursue an independent foreign policy." i'm joined now by sinan ciddi, associate professor in security studies ftom marine corps university. thank you forjoining us. let's start off by what you make of the outcome. ~ ., , ., outcome. well, there was great exnectations— outcome. well, there was great expectations raised _ outcome. well, there was great expectations raised that - outcome. well, there was great expectations raised that this - outcome. well, there was great i expectations raised that this could be essentially the final lap for mr erdogan who has been in power since 2003, it has promised or as president. not least because was presiding over quite a weekend and fragile

meanwhile, the ukrainian president volodymr zelensky made a surprise speech for graduates atjohns hopkinsversity in maryland. i'm proud that ukraine is not losing a single day in its defence against russian terror. every day, we do everything to become stronger, to give more protection to people, to save more lives. the united states has also not lost a single day to help ukraine repel the russian aggression. the battle for bakhmut began last august, and ukraine says its forces still control part of it. our verify team has been looking at images from bakhmut that show the extent of the destruction in these months of fighting, with the bbc�*s olga malchevska. this is bakhmut before russia invaded ukraine. once famous for its sparkling wine and thousands of rose bushes. this is bakhmut now — reduced to a landscape of ruin and death. but not defeated, the ukrainian army told us. ukrainian troops stay in south—western part of bakhmut. ukrainian army keep pushing the enemy from site of the city. 70,000 people used to live here before russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. i was here in 2019

meanwhile, away from the frontlines, the ukrainian president volodymr zelensky made a surprise commencementr graduates atjohns hopkins university. he spoke virtually to the graduates. let's listen to some of what he had to say. i'm proud that ukraine is not losing a single day in its defence against russian terror. every day, we do everything to become stronger, to give more protection to people, to save more lives. the united states has also not lost a single day to help ukraine repel the russian aggression. well, joining us is pulitzer—prize winning historian anne applebaum and a senior fellow atjohns hopkins who introduced president zelensky�*s address. tell us how it is a about. it was tell us how it is a about. it was the idea of the president of the university. he asked me a couple of months ago if i knew how to contact president zelensky, he knew i had just been there interviewing him. i made the initial contact but i won't hide the fact that over the past few days, there was a lot of extra effort put into make sure it really happened. president zelensky was in japan. he obviously ha

a defiant ukrainian president volodymr zelensky has told the g7 summit in hiroshima that russia does occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group of capturing the city. but that's been rejected by ukraine. earlier, volodymyr zelensky and the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, laid wreaths at peace memorial park in hiroshima. both leaders paid tribute to victims of the world war ii atomic bomb attack which killed about 140,000 people. mr zelensky said photographs of hiroshima destruction during the second world war reminded him of bakhmut and other destroyed ukrainian cities. here's mr zelensky addressing those conflicting reports on bakhmut at a news conference. there are no misunderstandings. i clearly understand what is taking place in bakhmut and we all clearly understand why all of that is taking place. i cannot share with you the tactical views of our military, of our warriors. but, as of today, we can see that the country, which doz

this is bbc news, welcome to viewers on pbs in america the ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, isr ukrainians to pilot f16 fighterjets. and negotiations continue at the us capitol in hopes of democrats and republicans striking a deal to avert a debt default. hello i'm sumi somaskanda two major international summits today, over 8,000 kilometers apart, with the war in ukraine casting a shadow over both.

the ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, is to meet g7 world leaders in person at the hiroshima summitbarack obama is one of over 500 us citizens now banned from russia in response to new anit—russia sanctions. great to have you with us. two major international summits today, more than 8,000 apart, with the shadow of the war in ukraine cast on them both.

manor 1,500 miles from kyiv, british prime minister rishi sunak today gave ukraine's president volodymr zelenskyry support, and a historical blessing. pm sunak: winston churchill made many of his famous speeches in world war ii from this room, and the same way today, your leadership, your country's bravery and fortitude are an inspiration to us all. nick: the uk will now send ukraine long-range attack drones, in addition to air-launched cruise missiles with a range of 150 miles. that's almost exactly the same range as an american long-range missile the biden administration has so far refused to provide. pres. zelenskyy: thank you very much for this package that you prepared. great. huge. really, what can save the lives for all our people. nick: last night, zelensky met french president emmanuel macron in paris. following a weekend audience with the pope, public support from italy's prime minister giorgia meloni, whose coalition has close ties with russia, and an unprecedented military package from german chancellor olaf scholz. and a message designed to end doubt about german commitment to kyiv.