The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has accorded a primary role to the defence establishment in COVID-19 recovery. On June 22, 2022, the Sixteenth ASEAN Defence Minister’s Meeting (ADMM) adopted the Phnom Penh Vision on The Role of Defence Establishments in Support of COVID-19 Recovery which acknowledges the role of defence establishments in contributing…
to a reversal of those cuts? yes, it is not set out to a reversal of those cuts? yes, it is not set out in to a reversal of those cuts? yes, it is not set out in this to a reversal of those cuts? yes, it is not set out in this letter- to a reversal of those cuts? yes, it is not set out in this letter and - to a reversal of those cuts? yes, it is not set out in this letter and he l is not set out in this letter and he has not said that but his predecessor has and many people, defence experts and others are saying that given what russia has donein saying that given what russia has done in the ukraine, there is a case to reverse some of the cuts to the british army air corps trip numbers and tank numbers and also to increase defence sending. i think that pressure will continue. thank ou ve that pressure will continue. thank you very much- flooding and landslides triggered by monsoon weather have left dozens dead and millions stranded in bangladesh and india. rescue teams have been
who say at the moment, defence experts and people in the military, that given what russia has done in ukraine, there is a case to reverse some of the cuts to the british army, to troop numbers and tank numbers and to increase defence spending. the government would say we ve increased defence spending already but i think that pressure will continue. four months into the war in ukraine, many of those most badly injured by shelling and rocket attacks are being treated overseas. the bbc met some of the younger victims in the early days of the conflict who are now being cared for in germany. but, as wyre davies reports, emergency laws in ukraine which mean men of fighting age must serve in the army make it difficult to keep families together, something that s especially hard on father s day. the victim of a russian rocket attack on the besieged city of mariupol, 13 year old diana was eventually evacuated to germany. she had life threatening wounds shrapnel lodged in her brain and other te
certainly will not give president putin any sleepless nights. find certainly will not give president putin any sleepless nights. and the russians have putin any sleepless nights. and the russians have given putin any sleepless nights. and the russians have given casualty - putin any sleepless nights. and the | russians have given casualty figures for the first time. for a while, they were saying no casualties at all amongst their forces. they were saying no casualties at allamongst theirforces. now all amongst their forces. now suddenly allamongst theirforces. now suddenly they are saying 498 soldiers they have lost and 1600 injured and i think a lot of defence experts are saying that s an underestimate. we don t know the true figure, butjust underestimate. we don t know the true figure, but just the underestimate. we don t know the true figure, butjust the very underestimate. we don t know the true figure, but just the very fact that they are admitting large scale casualties, how
on an oil depot. and i want to show you these latest drone pictures from borodanyanka, that s about an hour north of kyiv. you can see many buildings are now rubble from shelling and air strikes. on the outskirts of kyiv, this long convoy of russian military vehicles we ve been talking about it for a few days now because it s said to be on its way to kyiv. lyse doucet explains. we hear both from british defence experts, us defence officials and the ukrainians, they report that there is a mechanical breakdown, congestion, wheels stuck in the mud, shortages of food and fuel. all of this sending an image to the world that the brave ukrainian army, however outmanned and outgunned by the russian military, is still standing. so that convoy might have stalled for now, but kyiv is preparing its defences. civilians have made barricades in the centre of the city,