vladimir putin to end his war of choice. in ukraine, a bbc investigation has found evidence of occupying russian forces stealing thousands of tonnes of grain. moscow denies the claim. we ll be live at the g7 summit for the latest. also this lunchtime. a woman has died and a man has serious injuries after a gas explosion destroyed a house in birmingham. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major tells the infected blood inquiry that what happened to thousands of patients in the 19705 and 80s was incredibly bad luck. and the crowds are back at swi9 some tennis fans have been queueing since friday to get into the opening day of wimbledon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s women make early breakthroughs in their one off test match against south africa in taunton. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the leaders of the g7 group of nations have promised they will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes as they announced they would
of what they are announcing? that is the difficult question. they ve - the difficult question. they ve released this strongly worded statement in which they have expressed very robustly their ongoing support for ukraine in its fight to repel the russian invasion. they are promising more military and financial support and so on. at the same time they ve demanded vladimir putin withdraws his troops immediately from ukrainian territory as defined by internationally recognised borders which would include crimea, annexed by putin in 2014. this is a significant document, it puts paid to any suggestion any of the leaders who were starting to waver in their support for ukraine. some of them are in quite difficult political territory. back pain borisjohnson, emmanuel macron, president biden, and they have electorates starting to suffer from the increasing cost of living exacerbated by the ongoing
the amazing consistency of our resolve and the continuing unity of the g7. what borisjohnson is trying to do here is to remake the case for supporting ukraine. he is acknowledging openly there are anxieties about the impact of western sanctions on things like energy prices and food prices. but he is saying it is a price worth paying to avoid more pain down the track. and that argument involves history and the importance of defeating dictators. just remember, it took the democracies in the middle of the last century a long time to recognise that they had to resist tyranny and aggression. it took them a long time. it was very expensive. but what it bought in the end with the defeat of the dictators, particularly of nazi germany, it brought decades and decades of stability, a world order that relied on a rules based international system.
day two of the g7 summit, the leaders gathered to discuss the war in ukraine, how to step up their support for kyiv, how to reduce the impact on the global economy. but look who joined them, up there on that screen on the left. president zelensky, notjust addressing the leaders, but taking part in the discussion. after the cameras left, ukraine s leader told the g7 he wanted the war over by the end of the year, before the winter sets in. according to eu sources, he also asked for more anti aircraft defence systems, more sanctions on russia and greater security guarantees. borisjohnson argued the g7 had to do more to help ukraine defend itself, rebuild its economy and export its grain. everybody came to the g7 in germany really hearing a lot about ukraine fatigue, the anxieties of other countries around the world about the continuing war, the effect on food prices and energy prices. and what really struck me in the last couple of days has been
g7 leaders promise to stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and announce more sanctions on russia. via video link, president zelensky told leaders he wanted the war to end before winter and borisjohnson said western democracies had to resist tyranny, just as they d defeated nazi germany. sometimes the price of freedom is worth paying. and just remember, it took the democracies in the middle of the last century a long time to recognise that they had to resist tyranny and aggression. world leaders demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of russian troops from ukraine and tell