short term, when his goals are being considered. cut out 0k, short term, when his goals are being considered. cut out ok, thanks for taking us through that, jonathan. jonathan blake speaking from westminster. now to ukraine, where the military says its forces are making steady progress in a counterattack against russian troops on the southeastern front line. western officials say a major thrust is under way, though reports indicate that ukrainian advances are relatively minor. in a video published by president zelensky, ukrainian troops said they had taken the village of staromaiorske. the village, which is 150km east of zaporizhzhia city, was taken under intense artillery fire and airstrikes, according to the army. russian president vladimir putin said ukraine s attacks had significantly intensified. 0ur correspondentjames waterhouse has the latest. for weeks, we ve had ukraine probe for russian weaknesses whilst keeping the bulk of its forces in reserve. and we ve seen russia prett