hello and welcome to bbc world news. western leaders have put forward a unified front in their support for ukraine, days before the first anniversary of the russian invasion. a meeting in germany of foreign ministers from the g 7 richest countries agreed to tighten sanctions against moscow and quickly provide more weapons to kyiv. the uk prime minister rishi sunak said that the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake in the war. we need a military strategy for ukraine to gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield to win the war and a political strategy to win the peace. to win the war ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence. so now is the moment to double down on our military support. when putin started this war he gambled that our resolve would falter. even now, he is betting that we will lose our nerve, but we proved him wrong then and we will prove him wrong again. together we are delivering as much equipment in the next few months a
and a half hours. border force staff at several ports, including calais, are on the second day of a 4 day strike about pay. you re watching bbc news. now, its time for sportsday england s women edge a tough match against india. on theirjourney to securing a spot in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. stuart broad s on fire for england in new zealand, as they look set to clinch the first test match. and arsenal are back on top after a thiller at aston villa with two late goal. also coming up in the programme. the ownership race hots up for manchester united. sirjim ratcliffe s officially in the running, along with a bid from qatar. and a moment to remember for st helens with a famous victory in australia, to claim rugby league s world club challenge. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. a busy day of football on the way. but we start with cricket first and it was billed as a crucial group encounter, between england and india at the women s t20 world cup. an
border force staff at several ports, including calais, are on the second day of a four day strike about pay. at ten o clock we will be here with a full round up of the days news. first our world: brits in battle: ukraine. on the battlefields of ukraine, you won t just find local soldiers. slava ukraini. ..but volunteers from all over the world. guatemala, portugal, america. ukrainian officials say 20,000 international volunteers have travelled to help fight back against the russian invasion. many of them came from britain. they needed help so that is why i got up and went. i ve got a purpose in life out there. you didn t have any military experience previously? 100% civilian. from those who d never held a weapon, to experienced soldiers, british volunteers are fighting and dying alongside the people of ukraine. i did not find out until the day before he was coming. a lot of people are like, why you are here and why are you doing this? is there a kind of war tourism? as i tr
western leaders have put forward a unified front in their support for ukraine, days before the first anniversary of the russian invasion. a meeting in germany of foreign ministers from the g 7 richest countries agreed to tighten sanctions against moscow and quickly provide more weapons to kyiv. the uk prime minister rishi sunak said that the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake in the war. we need a military strategy for ukraine to gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield, to win the war and a political strategy to win the peace. to win the war ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence. so now is the moment to double down on our military support. when putin started this war, he gambled that our resolve would falter. even now, he is betting that we will lose our nerve, but we proved him wrong then, and we will prove him wrong again. together we are delivering as much equipment in the next few months as in the whole of 2022. and togeth