but he also says any compromises would have to go to a vote of the ukrainian people, to a referendum. the ukrainian people, time and time again throughout history, whenever russia is aggressive towards ukraine, they politically lean more to the west. so it will be a question of whether the brutality of this war will be enough to sway opinion and make people prioritise peace because ultimately, it is a decision for president zelensky and the people who voted him in on how much they are willing to concede to preserve the very future of this country. more now on president biden s claim that vladimir putin is sending clear signs that he is planning to use both chemical and biological weapons in ukraine. i ve been speaking to hamish de bretton gordon. well, i think there are a number of things. first of all, the president of the united states says he thinks they will use them, so he probably has some intelligence that they are moving
is expecting is with that visit? president biden is expecting to is with that visit? president biden is expecting to speak is with that visit? president biden is expecting to speak with - is with that visit? president biden l is expecting to speak with european nations about delivering weapons to ukraine to help fend off the russian invasion as well as aiding the millions of refugees who have led the nation. other topics to be discussed at the talks, additional sanctions for russia and oligarchs. following the summit in brussels on thursday, joe biden will then head to poland where he will thank that nation for its help in housing nearly 2 million ukrainian refugees in poland. biden will continue discussions on providing humanitarian aid to those crippled by the invasion. additional sanctions as well could be talked about there. sanctions as well could be talked about there- sanctions as well could be talked about there. ., ,, , ., , . about there. ok, thank you very much indeed
where one of my relatives, an elderly woman, stays, was hit by the fragment of the russian missile last night. so obviously most probably it was shot down by the ukrainian anti aircraft warfare system. so that is how the current stage of the war and russian invasion into ukraine looks like. as we ve been hearing, the us says there are clear signs vladimir putin may be preparing to use chemical and biological weapons in ukraine. hamish de bretton gordon is a chemical and biological weapons expert. he says from president putin s experience in syria he knows that using these weapons is a way to break sieges and force civilians to surrender more quickly. the russian playbook from syria we ve seen unfold the attacking hospitals, attacking schools, attacking civilians, because putin wants the civilians to surrender,
attacking again, in 2018, the chemical weapon stopped. assad knew that he used them, he would get thumped. we need to ensure that putin understands the consequences of his actions. and, perhaps, unable even more of the ukrainian air force, and military, to be able to attack some of his strategic bits of equipment, and strategic sites with more equipment. and, personally, i think we should be giving the ukrainian army more aircraft so that they can win the battle in the skies. hamish de bretton-gordon thank you for joining us today. thank you. our report this morning says that russian forces are moving closer to ukraine s capital, kyiv. doctors, and nurses, in, and around, the capital, are running a frontline medical facility, dedicated entirely to treating wounded ukrainian soldiers. our special correspondent, alex
what the russian objective is, but we do all have a pretty good sense that russia will only agree to some sort of ceasefire, some sort of peace agreement, when they have achieved an objective which will enable vladimir putin to tell the russian people that this was a worthwhile endeavour, and that they won this war. have we reached that point now? it doesn t feel like it on the ground with russia struggling to take so many of the major cities, and i think that s why many people are deeply sceptical of this peace process, if we can even call it that. while the bombs are falling, while the shells are continuing to fly, for we are still in the misery of mariupol, it is hard to believe that the russians are sincere about stopping this and signing some sort of peace agreement. thank you. for more on this, i m joined by chemical weapons expert, hamish de bretton gordon.