with russia must end first. i don t think there is unanimity in nato about whether or not to bring ukraine into the nato family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war. i think we can work it out, but i think it is premature to call for a vote now, because there are other qualifications that need to be met including democratisation of some of those issues. live now to the bbc s tom brada in london. tom, the us president touched down a couple of hours ago. what can we expect from the visit? so, this is not a fully fledged a state visit. in fact, it is only a fleeting one but president biden will be hoping to cram a lot into a short
with russia must end first. i don t think there is unanimity in nato about whether or not to bring ukraine into the nato family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war. i think we can work it out, but i think it is premature to call for a vote now, because there are other qualifications that need to be met including democratisation of some of those issues. 0ur correspondent tom brada is covering president biden s visit. hejoined me from london a short time ago. tom, the us president touched down a couple of hours ago. what can we expect from the visit? so, this is not a fully fledged a state visit. in fact, it is only a fleeting one but president biden will be hoping to cram a lot into a short period of time.
brian: i haven t heard anyone talk seriously about running besides on the democratic side where have you about 10 people on the right. ainsley: when trump announced then they said you are running to biden. brian: interesting. steve: let s see. meanwhile, earlier this week president did call in the congressional leaders kevin mccarthy presumably the next speaker of the house was there during the meeting, kevin mccarthy invited the president to come to the southern border and see the border. and the president said so why do you want me to go? what would i see there? and he explained what he would see there because joe biden has never ever been to the border. he despite what his people have said and tried to b backpedal a little bit, never been to the border, certainly during his administration and we can t find any areported instance except a fleeting one. that s not what the white house spokesperson told our white house correspondent yesterday,
of the southern plains, lower mississippi valley and northwest. president biden making some waves in israel today, making clear how far the u.s. is prepared to go to prevent iran from becoming a nuclear power. and we re learning about an encounter in israel that led to a secret service agent being sent home. here s kelly o donnell. reporter: a welcome ceremony today marking his tenth visit to israel but joe biden s first trip here as president. seeking greater peace greater stability. greater connection reporter: the official greeting, fist bumps with israeli leaders. that could avoid a handshake moment during the controversial meeting with saudi s crown prince later this week advisers call this a covid precaution but apparently a fleeting one. meeting former prime minister netanyahu and embracing holocaust survivors as he paid respects at the yad vashem memorial a tension point here is iran.
this girl has been living in a cellar with russian fighter jets flying overhead. her mum can t find them rooms here. poltava has become one giant waiting here away from the front line and the immediate threat, and then stranded. there are people here from all over this region who fled the areas where the fighting is now at its fiercest, and they ve come here in hope of getting a ride as far west as possible. but for the moment, there is no information, no trains. they re just standing and waiting. when a train pulls in, they surge forward. it s a moment of hope but it s a fleeting one. this train is travelling east, not west towards the fighting, not to safety. sarah rainsford, bbc news, poltava.