crazy? the scale of the victories was unexpected and the resignation of oliver dowden the party chairman was for some completely unexpected. what will really matter today is the prime minister s words and tone, how he reacts and responds to this, we should hearfrom him in the next few hours. what borisjohnson wants to be talking about is his big diplomatic push. he is notjust here at this meeting of commonwealth leaders but going on to meet t7 and nato leaders after this. not due backin nato leaders after this. not due back in the uk for a few days yet but it is what is happening at home which is going to dominate. thahk which is going to dominate. thank ou ve which is going to dominate. thank you very much- which is going to dominate. thank you very much. to which is going to dominate. thank you very much. to bring which is going to dominate. thank you very much. to bring you i you very much. to bring you up to date on who we will be talking to, it has been fast moving, as it wa
isa. that s a story you ll stay on top of us. appreciate it, fred. russia is taking its case to europe, trying to keep ukraine out of nato. we ll have the latest on moscow s diplomatic push. plus a judge considers whether donald trump and others are liable for the attack on the capitol. later in a medical first, doctors transplant a pig heart into a man with a terminal had heart disease. we have the details next.
heard from ukraine s foreign minister on twitter, calling on russia to withdraw the forces that it has built up on three sides of the ukrainian border. let me read you what he had to say. he says, if russian officials are serious when they say they don t want a new war, russia must continue diplomatic engagement and pull back military forces it amassed along ukraine s borders and in the temporarily occupied territories of ukraine. diplomacy is the only responsible way. and this is a slight shift in tone of late for ukrainian authorities who have been very critical with some of the rhetoric coming from washington, saying that that rhetoric is alarmist, that it s been causing panic and economic uncertainty. but here you see the ukrainian foreign minister drawing a correlation between a potential, quote, new war and forces built up on its borders. and this tweet coming a day before this push, diplomatic
advance? i think if we want to be seen as serious players - advance? i think if we want to be seen as serious players on - advance? i think if we want to be seen as serious players on an - seen as serious players on an international scene, we have to be involved in trying to resolve and calm down this crisis. i think it s right for the prime minister, a show of support. it s a pity that the phone call was postponed yesterday. it s not a good look when that s postponed because they have to explain themselves in parliament, it would ve been many ways been better to talk to putin before seeing the ukrainian president rather than afterwards, but not too much has been lost. 50 afterwards, but not too much has been lost. ., , . afterwards, but not too much has beenlost. ., , . ., been lost. so domestic politics did overtake the been lost. so domestic politics did overtake the diplomatic been lost. so domestic politics did overtake the diplomatic push. - been lost. so domestic politics did
invasion. okay. mike memoli from a very sober white house today. thank you so much for that. let s go now to erin mclaughlin in kyiv for us. we have several countries now pulling diplomats out of kyiv, and that includes the u.s. and russia. how is ukraine s leader reacting and are americans there lining up to leave? reporter: well, we have yet to hear any reaction from ukrainian officials to this latest diplomatic push by president biden, but earlier today, we did hear from president zelensky, urging people to remain calm, urging people not to panic, and for the most part here in ukraine, people seem to be listening. they re going about their normal lives, business as usual, and that includes one american we ve been speaking to who said that despite these dire warnings from washington, both he and his family intend to stay inside ukraine. he said he has no plan b. take a listen.