will have a permanent base in eastern europe. translation: here in poland, there will be a permanent - presence of the us army. the fifth army corps. i was able to speak to president andrzej duda at the nato summit in madrid. president andrzej duda, thank you so much for speaking to me exclusively here on the bbc at the nato summits. what are your thoughts about what is happening here at the nato summit? have you heard, are you satisfied with what you are hearing? she translates question. translation: first of all, i have to say this nato - summit is forsure of historical nature. because you can say the following. a green light was given during the summit for accepting into nato finland and sweden. this is an incredibly important piece of news for the entire alliance but especially for its eastern flank. because these are the cities of the baltic sea region, this is a very important piece of information for poland. this also will extend the broader between russia and the alli
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine says its forces are enduring intense russian shelling in the eastern city of lysychansk, but denies claims that they are surrounded. russia has also fired more missiles at cities in the north and south. lysychansk is the last ukrainian held city in luhansk, which is part of the industrial donbas region. these pictures from russia s state owned domestic news agency, ria, show drone images of battles near the city. but kyiv denies the claims that russian backed fighters have encircled the city. elsewhere, russia is continuing its missile strikes. in the south, ukraine s military says mykolaiv has been hit by ten missiles targetting the port and other industrial infrastructure. it s not yet clear if there are any casualities. the ukrainian authorities have accused moscow of hitting civilian targets in an effort to force them into making territorial concessions. meanwhile, two more britons captured by rus
good evening. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights expected to be cancelled in the next few days including at heathrow, britain s busiest airport. it s thought airlines will change their summer schedules, with the aim of giving passengers more certainty and less need for last minute cancellations. paul charles is a travel industry consultant with the pc agency. he says this year s passengers will face a disappointing summer over the next eight weeks. i m afraid this is going to be a summer of stress after two years where many of us have been unable to travel due to covid lockdowns, notjust in the uk but in many parts of the world. what you re going to see over the next few days are thousands of flight cancellations by british airways and others because they have a window in which they can effectively hand back the slots that they use for taking off and landing at airports like heathrow. and with this window, it means ther
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. ukraine says its forces are enduring intense russian shelling in the eastern city of lysycha nsk, but denies claims that they are surrounded. russia has also fired more missiles at cities in the north and south. lysychansk is the last ukrainian held city in luhansk, which is part of the industrial donbas region. these pictures from russia s state owned domestic news agency, ria, show drone images of battles near the city. but kyiv denies the claims that russian backed fighters have encircled the city. elsewhere, russia is continuing its missile strikes. in the south, ukraine s military says mykolaiv has been hit by ten missiles targetting the port and other industrial infrastructure. it s not yet clear if there are any casualities. the ukrainian authorities have accused moscow of hitting civilian targets in an effort to force them into making territorial concessions. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian
says the local council and the police failed to protect some children. president macron s reform plans for france have been cast into doubt, after his ensemble group loses its majority in parliament. and after a huge conservation effort to save the mountain gorillas of rwanda, what does it teach us about saving other animals from extinction? and coming up on the bbc news channel. brilliance in brookline, matt fitzpatrick wins his first major at the us open, nine years after winning the amateur title at the same venue. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years this week, with a significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last minute talks between unions and rail bosses are continuing, but no breakthrough is currently in sight. the extent of the strikes likely impact is shown by this official map indicating the lines with limited services and reveals that many areas will have no services