[tapping glass] mr. Burt okay, were going to get underway. I am richard burt, and my day job is i am a managing partner at mclarty and associates, but im also a member of the board of the center for the National Interest and i might add, a member of the board of the atlantic council. In both these capacities and having spent time at both think tanks, i can tell you quite sincerely that the lunches at the center for the National Interests are far better than the atlantic council. [laughing] [laughter] and to top off this excellent lunch we have a great dessert. That is ambassador john herbst, who is with us today to talk about the future of ukraine and ukrainerussia relations. We really couldnt have a better speaker to address this issue. John has not only served as the u. S. Ambassador to ukraine, but has followed ukraine, the ukraine related issue for many years in his current capacity running his program, his European Program at the atlantic council. And having a real indepth underst
The rain here stretching from the north of east anglia through the midlands and into the north, that will continue to go north and east, but working westwards across the eastern side of scotland. On either side of this, spells of sunshine, some gusty winds, touching 45 mph in places, and also some heavy, thundery showers. All of this combined is a fairly cool day, 1a celsius typically. The rain moves out of the way swiftly this evening, leaving us with a few showers, and elsewhere some clear spells, with lighter winds that will mean some patchy mist and fog. A fairly cool night for most, temperatures will struggle to get into double figures, rural areas could dip down to two celsius under clear skies. Sunny spells of heavy showers on sunday, the showers initially in the west but they will work their way east, with lighter winds and a little more sunshine it should at least feel a little warmer. Hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines this error. This hour. Michael gove one
Now for the weather. It has been quite an unsubtle day today. Heavy rain and blustery winds, brighter weather with a few showers in the south. An area of low pressure spins up south. An area of low pressure spins up from scandinavia. The rain eases off. And the wins will calm down overnight with clearing skies. Temperatures foremost between eight and ten. Tomorrow, across northern scotland, a cloudy start but otherwise for most of the uk should bea otherwise for most of the uk should be a bright and sunny start. It is a day of sunshine and showers and the showers will form into bands where those bands will be heavy, thundery and slow moving. In between those showers, more in the way ofjune sunshine. Temperatures 16 to 20 celsius. Into next week, a potent weather front will be moving across england and wales bringing heavy rain. Heaviest across eastern areas, some could see a months worth of rain bring the risk of localised flooding monday and tuesday. Hello this is bbc news. The headli
Hello the kiev regime attempted to carry out a massive drone strike on russian territory. Air Defense Systems shot down 47 drones. Most of them were intercepted over the rostov region, and an Emergencies Ministry employee was injured. They also repelled attacks on the belgorod, kursk and volgograd regions. In total , 197 drones, a mig29 fighter and three haymeras missiles were destroyed in one day. In the special operation zone, kiev militants do not give up trying strike nav. Sk direction. The Ukrainian Armed forces brought several mechanized brigades into battle, but without success everywhere. Russian fighters repelled nine attacks and took up new positions, improving their tactical position. Our troops occupied new positions in the southern donetsk direction. Three american stryker armored personnel carriers were destroyed there. In the area of the pokrovskdonetsk peoples republic , an iskander missile hit a ukrainian s300 antiaircraft missile system. In addition, the warehou
Assessments about their fighting capacity, to be honest, but it seems to me that armed people can do damage in any case, especially if they are scared, so on the border with ukraine, of course, it creates certain risks, and we are already in april last the year before last, after the start of a fullscale invasion, we have already seen a series of provocations that were orchestrated precisely by the efforts of such a contingent, including who exactly it is, it doesnt matter, but they can. And they have experience in such events, in conducting such events, in deploying provocations, and against ukraine , and certain information campaigns and events on the territory of ukraine, because the events in odesa on may 2nd are infamous, provocateurs from transnistria were also involved, and the same year 2004, which i mentioned, before Viktor Yanukovych came to power , were also there. Meeting provocateurs who were considering the possibility of leading their people there on the territory of ukr