continued financial support, 67 bill billion euros we mobilize so far. second with increased military support, we aim to train 30,000 ukrainian soldiers. and our member states are delivering military equipment. and we will continue to deliver urgent military supplies for ukraine equally important is to work with our defense industry to ramp up production of ammunition and other equipment needed by ukrainian forces, but also to replenish our own stocks. you rightly brought this to the last european council and we are taking action. finally, this is not just about winning on the battlefield, ukrainians are choosing their own future and they have already chosen. they have chosen the european un union. they have chosen the unity of principles. the ukrainian soldiers fighting in the trenches of bakhmut are defending this unity of principles. and in these dark times, the hearts of ukrainian people are warmed by the confidence that ukraine will join the european union one day. this
biding commitment to be al lice not of darkness, but of light. not of oppression, but liberation. not of captivity, but of freedom. may god bless you all, may god protect our troops. may god bless the heroes ukraine and all those who defend freedom around the world. thank you, poland. thank you, thank you, thank you for what you re doing. god bless you all. reporter: president biden wrapping up his speech here in poland a few days shy of the anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine offering his assessment of where it stands one year in, really summing it up in wo two words. kyiv stands. the secret trip to ukraine, he went and spent hours on the ground with president zelenskyy in the heart of ukraine in kyiv saying that a year ago, that was not what everyone believed would happen. the idea that kyiv could fall as russian tanks were rolling into ukraine saying that kyiv did not roll over. instead, they remain strong. the president also saying that a year ago putin thought
it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the legacy of conflict left behind after the collapse of yugoslavia isn t easily overcome. they know that in kosovo, which declared independent statehood a dozen years ago, but has yet to make a lasting peace with neighbouring serbia. and right now, kosovo is experiencing a major political shift. my guest, the country s acting president, vjosa osmani, is a young, post war politician challenging the old guard of the kosovar independence struggle. she promises clean government, a fresh start, but can she deliver? president vjosa osmani in pristina, kosovo, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for this opportunity. a pleasure to be talking to you. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. i ve just described you as a member of a new generation of kosovan politicians. in what way, would you say, are you different from the old guard? in plenty of ways, in fact, and although i ve been part of politics for quite some time,
now on bbc news. hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the legacy of conflict left behind after the collapse of yugoslavia isn t easily overcome. they know that in kosovo, which declared independent statehood a dozen years ago, but has yet to make a lasting peace with neighbouring serbia. and right now, kosovo is experiencing a major political shift. my guest, the country s acting president, vjosa osmani, is a young, post war politician challenging the old guard of the kosovar independence struggle. she promises clean government, a fresh start, but can she deliver? president vjosa osmani in pristina, kosovo, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for this opportunity. a pleasure to be talking to you. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. i ve just described you as a member of a new generation of kosovan politicians. in what way, would you say, are you different from the old guard? in plenty of ways, in fact, and although i ve been part of politics for quite
estonia s freedom and independence. and i m proud that we stand here together in support of the ukrainian people and their fight for freedom and independence. i am certain that like the people of estonia,prevail. thank you. thank you. nato general sjens stoltenberg please. it is an honor to be together with you here on this very symbolic day. over 100 years ago, heestonian troops fought for their independence. it was short lived but the people never gave up. and with the fall of the iron curtain, you regained your