tour, has been to london, has been to paris, and now he will appeal to eu leaders more widely for more help withjets and long range eu leaders more widely for more help with jets and long range weapons to bolster kyiv s defences against the expected spring offensive. almost a year to the day that russia invaded ukraine. let s listen the welcome given to president zelensky in brussels. applause we are here today on this historic occasion to welcome the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, to the european parliament. this is an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary time. it has been almost one year since the brutal, illegal invasion of sovereign ukraine by russia. in all that time, mr president, your leadership has inspired your people, inspired every corner of the globe. when the world thinks of ukraine, they think of heroes, fighting the odds. of david beating goliath, they think of the icons of snake island, the warriors of mariupol, the libera
almost one year since the brutal, illegal invasion of sovereign ukraine by russia. in all that time, mr president, your leadership has inspired your people, inspired every corner of the globe. when the world thinks of ukraine, they think of heroes, fighting the odds. of david beating goliath, they think of the icons of snake island, the warriors of mariupol, the liberators of so many occupy towns and villages. their names will be spoken of for generations. notwithstanding the bombs that fall every day, your grain continues to feed the world. when a devastating earthquake hit turkey and syria, you stood up and sent rescuers, equipment and
could become a target? i further earthquake but because it could become a target? could become a target? i actually disauree. could become a target? i actually disagree. this could become a target? i actually disagree. this is could become a target? i actually disagree. this is a could become a target? i actually disagree. this is a frozen - could become a target? i actually| disagree. this is a frozen conflict. and the only aggression is happening over the past 2 3 years actually happened from shelling by the syrian regime and russian forces. otherwise, there are basically no military confrontations and there are many groups that could guarantee the safety of search and rescue teams from other countries, even if we forget about that, what about eight and eardrops. we understand the only crossing authorised by the un is no longer accessible but what about drops from the sky. there are military operations, these skyjobs do happen all the time, when there is interest in political
were at a tented encampment yesterday, turkish troops putting up structures to house people, there are still many homeless. that was tom bateman are still many homeless. that was tom bateman reporting are still many homeless. that was tom bateman reporting from - are still many homeless. that was tom bateman reporting from the l tom bateman reporting from the turkish city of adana. well, the world s largest expat turkish community is in germany, people there have been gathering supplies of food, warm clothes and other essentials to send to the earthquake zone. here, the disasters emergency committee, a coalition of charities, hasissued committee, a coalition of charities, has issued or is issuing an emergency appeal to help the people of turkey and syria, and of course many other organisations and charities and faith groups in the uk gathering aid together as well. let s speak now to hussain hashim, faith leader of the ramadan mosque in london. thank you so much forjoining us today
as a baby is pulled from the rubble after 65 hours alone in the cold. god is great, the rescuers cry, as the child is carried away in a crucial thermal blanket. more aid is needed, and in generosity proportionate to the magnitude of this disaster. obviously, we re not a war zone, but we ve been hit very hard. the scale of destruction is unfathomable. the land that the earthquake has covered isjust mind boggling. ten big cities. we re trying to do our best, but we re about to run out of work gloves. we re about to run out of tents for those people. in syria, a country devastated by a long and gruelling civil war, the earthquakes have compounded people s misery. cold, homeless and displaced. translation: we have been sleeping