this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m maryam moshiri. our top stories. president biden is now in poland to see for himself the humanitarian crisis ignited by the war in ukraine. the united states and european union announced a major deal on liquified natural gas, in an attempt to reduce europe s reliance on russian energy supplies. we re going to work to ensure an additional 15, 1 5, 15 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas, lng, for europe this year. ukrainian officials say they fear around 300 people may have died in a russian bomb attack on a theatre in the besieged city of mariupol.
trip to poland is significant in terms of bringing the two countries closer together, terms of bringing the two countries closertogether, isn t terms of bringing the two countries closer together, isn t it? what is their relationship been up until now? it their relationship been up until now? . . their relationship been up until now? , ., . . ., their relationship been up until now? , ,, now? it is a crucial visit. this is president now? it is a crucial visit. this is president biden s now? it is a crucial visit. this is president biden s third - now? it is a crucial visit. this is president biden s third trip - now? it is a crucial visit. this is president biden s third trip to l president biden s third trip to europe, but only his first trip to poland. at the same time, poland is the only country that i can think of that was visited by all the key us national officials. the president, earlier vice president, secretary of state. the visit is so important precisely because of what
more strategic which is these economic tools are tightening worshippers make access to revenue so it cannot fund its military but also cannot fund and protect itself against economic sanctions themselves. it is making it difficult over a longer period of time for russia to reintegrate back into the global economy. has significant uc president biden s moved today and the fact that he is here in europe? how significant is it that he s come to poland? as it galvanising allies here? what is your take on that? he galvanising allies here? what is your take on that? galvanising allies here? what is your take on that? he has come over to show unity- your take on that? he has come over to show unity. this your take on that? he has come over to show unity. this is, your take on that? he has come over to show unity. this is, his your take on that? he has come over to show unity. this is, his point - to show unity. this is, his point yesterday and has been the west is united. everybody is
the moment meeting some of those troops from the 82nd airborne division. things on this visit have had to be rejigged slightly, because when he landed here, the polish president wasn t actually here on time to meet president biden. his plane bringing him from warsaw had to turn around and make an emergency landing because of a technical issue. all was fine, the plane landed safely and president duda was put on another plane. he has landed here at rzeszow. president biden had already changed the itinerary, he will return here shortly to the airport to meet some of those humanitarian aid volunteers and talk to the polish president about the conflict next door, the pressure on poland because it is on the front line of the refugee roof response. and there is so much for the two men to talk about, given poland s key role over what has been happening in the past month.
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