Of russias full scale invasion in feburary of last year, winning praise for negotiations to secure allied weaponry and expanding ukraines army. But as ukraines government has ramped up investigations into corruption, mr reznikov has become the subject of increasing speculation over financial misconduct, though he has not been personally implicated. Meanwhile, on the battlefield, ukrainan generals claim theyve breached russias formidable first line of defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy told the Observer Newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. But the general claimed that clearing those mines has allowed his forces to advance, saying ukraine expects weaker Russian Defences ahead. Questions over ukraines slow progress on the battlefield remain, but ukraine says its forces are making steady gains in the south of the country, expanding its units in recent week
Relax, ive got you, i promise. And after the oscars were criticised for being too white, could this film be about to break the mould . And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News Arsene Wenger is given a four match Touchline Ban for his altercation with a premier League Official against burnley last sunday. Good evening. Donald trump and theresa may have hailed a new era of relations between america and britain, after meeting at the white house. Its President Trumps first talks there with any foreign leader since taking power. The Prime Minister told a News Conference mr trump had given what she called his 100 backing to nato, despite his recent comments that its obsolete. She confirmed that the queen has invited President Trump to make a state visit to britain this year, and that he has accepted. There was also talk of a future trade deal, but no detail. Laura kuenssberg reports. Everyone is paying attention. Our Prime Minister, the first foreign leader to make their way, oh so carefully i
At more than 100 miles an hour, for the first time in nearly 50 years. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Leicester city prepare for their First Champions League quarterfinal, they face Atletico Madrid in the spanish capital. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The russian president , vladimir putin, has said trust between moscow and washington has deteriorated since donald trump took office. Mr putins comments come as his Foreign Minister, sergei lavrov, holds talks with his us counterpart, Rex Tillerson in the russian capital. Opening the meeting, mr lavrov said he wanted to clear up What Moscow Regards as americas ambiguous and contradictory position on syria. Rex tillerson is hoping to persuade russia to stop supporting syrias president assad after last weeks chemical attack which killed more than 80 people, including children. Barbara plett usher reports from moscow. She is travelling with mr tillotson. This is not the kind of meeting that once seemed on the ca
follow haven t stopped the violence. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. borisjohnson has been told he s committed a clear breach of the ministerial code, by not clearing a new role writing a column for the daily mail with the parliamentary authorities. it comes a day after the former prime minister was found to have deliberately misled parliament about gatherings in downing street during covid lockdowns. a hosepipe ban in kent and sussex is to be put in place next month. the current spell of hot weather means some households have been without water since monday because of supply issues. the boss of tesco says there are early signs that rising food prices may be starting to slow down. our business correspondent emma simpson is with me. is this all good news, what is he saying? fin is this all good news, what is he sa int? ., ., , is this all good news, what is he sa in: ? ., ., , saying? on the one hand it is good to hear saying? on the one hand it is good to hehr from saying? on the
as emma simpson reports. if you ve been to the supermarket, chances are you ll have seen this. a shortage of tomatoes, cucumbers and some other fresh vegetables and now britain s biggest retailer has joined in with placing a limit on how much shoppers can buy. here is the problem. at this time of year we rely on imports from overseas. we get a lot of tomatoes here from morocco but it is a whiteout with harvest disrupted. extreme weather is playing havoc food production. this huge business is in the thick of it. it s got a base in southern spain, a key food producing region which has also been hit by bad weather. they grow food, pack it and distribute it here in the uk and abroad. distribute it here in the uk and abroad. ~ ., ., , and abroad. mother nature is wiin: and abroad. mother nature is wiping the and abroad. mother nature is wiping the floor and abroad. mother nature is wiping the floor with - wiping the floor with inflation. if you looked at spain and to some extent morocco