an ardent supporter of ukraine in a country facing a deepening energy and economic crisis. is europe s pro ukraine stand sustainable? foreign ministerjan lipavsky in prague, welcome to hardtalk. hello and thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, foreign minister. i m sure you as well as i have been watching the pictures coming out of ukraine, the swarms of kamikaze drones, so called, which are now targeting ukraine s civilian infrastructure, leaving millions of people without heat, power, and looking at a very dangerous, alarming scenario through the winter. is this a signal that europe needs to do much more to offer ukraine military assistance? sadly, yes. we need to do more in terms of sending more air defence to ukraine to solve this, let s say, very specific issue of russia terrorism against ukraine s population. and it is a clear decision of vladimir putin to send drones, iranian drones to bomb civilian infrastructure and also to bomb civilians a
ready to form a new executive. a new election will be called at one minute past midnight if no executive is formed that s 2a weeks since the last poll. in other news: the oil giant shell reports quarterly profits of nearly $9.5 billion its second highest on record but pays no windfall tax in the uk. and now we know the title of prince harry s much anticipated and controversial memoir. it s called spare, and it documents his move to america. the elected assembly which runs northern ireland is hours away from collapsing, over the region s post brexit trade arrangements. politicians have until one minute past midnight uk time that s around five hours from now to restore a power sharing agreement before a new election is called. political parties met at stormont today in a last ditch effort to try to form a new executive nearly six months after they were elected. procedures though are being blocked by the democratic unionist party the dup which objects to the no
and israel election officials confirm benjamin netanyahu and his far right allies as the winners in tuesday s vote he s set to return for a record sixth term as prime minister. the bank of england has warned that the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years. the 0.75% point rise the eighth consecutive hike takes uk rates to 3%, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. the bank of england s move matches the us federal reserve s rate hike on wednesday, as central banks around the world battle to combat inflation. here s the bank of england governor. these are big changes. they have a real impact on people s lives. so why are we doing it and why are we doing it now when so many people are struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? we are increasing bank rate because inflation is too high. it is the bank sjob to bring it inflation is too high. it is the bank s job to bring it do
want to let them know you do not have to die for your own dictator. we will live here because we are geographically attached. you have achieved huge geographically attached. you have achieved huge military geographically attached. you have achieved huge military successes, i achieved huge military successes, how long was the counteroffensive planned, i m sure you don t want to give me all of the details but how hopeful are you of further success the likes of which we have seen over the likes of which we have seen over the last few days? i the likes of which we have seen over the last few days? the last few days? i guess that we have the whole the last few days? i guess that we have the whole new the last few days? i guess that we have the whole new breed - the last few days? i guess that we have the whole new breed of - the last few days? i guess that we have the whole new breed of the i have the whole new breed of the military tacticians and strategists. these peopl
all of those buried here, but they expect to be digging at more sites like this in areas recently taken back from the russians. orla guerin, bbc news. india s prime minister, narendra modi, has told the russian leader, vladimir putin, that now is not the time for war . the two men have held face to face talks in uzbekistan on the sidelines of a regional summit. mr modi stressed the importance of democracy, diplomacy and dialogue . the russian leader responded that moscow was doing everything it could to bring the conflict to an end: translation: i know about your stance on the conflict in ukraine. | i know about the concerns that you voice constantly. we will do everything for it to stop as soon as possible. unfortunately, the leadership of our opponents, ukraine, has stated that they refused to hold talks and that they want to reach their goals militarily, or as they say, on the battlefield. drjenny mathers is an expert on russian politics and security at the department of