continues with no end in sight. we report from the front line to assess the impact the conflict has had on ukraine. amp presidentjoe biden has announced new sanctions and an additional $2 billion support package helping the ukrainians in theirfight. welcome to the programme. it s the first anniversary of the ukraine war, one year since vladimir putin ordered his forces to launch an all out assault on ukraine with the aim of taking kyiv within days. the strategy failed. ukrainian resistance has been fierce, though it has come at an immense cost. many have died on the battlefield, and accusations of war crimes by the russian troops have shocked the world. the war has changed europe and the world, leaving russia diplomatically isolated and revitalising the nato alliance. some have thought was losing its justification. our international editor jeremy bowen has reported on the conflict from the very beginning. he s kept in touch with many of the ukrainians he s spoken to along the
are you concerned about the influence of andrew tait on boys or young men? get in touch with me on twitter. laterthis young men? get in touch with me on twitter. later this hour, the number of stars people can see with the naked eye has reduced dramatically over the last decade. welcome to bbc news. ukraine s president, volodymr zelensky, has made a direct appeal to germany to provide tanks ahead of crunch talks involving western allies in germany. ahead of crucial talks. the us and european nations have already promised more equipment to fight russia s invasion, but kyiv wants them to go further amid fears moscow will order a new offensive in the spring. ukraine wants nato countries to supply it with germany s highly regarded leopard 2 tanks. but european coutries are not supposed to export them without berlin s permission. and germany is reluctant to allow that unless the us also sends its own tanks. meanwhile, the uk has already promised to send 1a of its challenger 2 t
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austin to open today s meeting. mr secreta ? , ., ., , secretary? it is great to see you all at the eighth secretary? it is great to see you all at the eighth meeting - secretary? it is great to see you all at the eighth meeting of - secretary? it is great to see you all at the eighth meeting of the | all at the eighth meeting of the ukraine all at the eighth meeting of the ukraine defence contact group. together ukraine defence contact group. together we are starting a new year with renewed resolve to support the brave with renewed resolve to support the brave defenders of ukraine. i know this meeting will only strengthen our unity this meeting will only strengthen our unity and dried. we are honoured to he our unity and dried. we are honoured to he joined our unity and dried. we are honoured to be joined virtually today by president zelensky of ukraine, we will hear president zelensky of ukraine, we will hear from him in a few minutes. we are will hear from him in a fe