the route in is through poland. it s why there s talk of a power shift now in europe to the east. and poland aims to back that up with force. weekend soldiers, like sylwia, are part of a drive to boost interest in the military, and create the biggest land army in europe. people here say the threat from russia seems more immediate, more real, though sylwia herself isn t rushing to enlist. the war is since one year with ukraine. i need to feel more safety, so that s why i do this training. i will be very happy if i never use it, but i would like to have these skills. the war russia is waging on its neighbour is changing poland, too, right on the front line of the west s response. sarah rainsford, bbc
people here say the threat from russia seems more immediate, more real, though sylwia herself isn t rushing to enlist. the war is since one year with ukraine. i need to feel more safety, so that s why i do this training. i will be very happy if i never use it, but i would like to have these skills. the war russia is waging on its neighbour is changing poland, too, right on the front line of the west s response. sarah rainsford, bbc news, in eastern poland. the headlines on bbc news. president putin accuses the west of starting the war in ukraine. in a speech almost a year after the invasion, mr putin claimed the west is threatening the existence of russia itself. meanwhile us president joe biden is in poland,
the route in is through poland. it s why there s talk of a power shift now in europe to the east. and poland aims to back that up with force. weekend soldiers, like sylwia, are part of a drive to boost interest in the military, and create the biggest land army in europe. people here say the threat from russia seems more immediate, more real, though sylwia herself isn t rushing to enlist. the war is since one year with ukraine. i need to feel more safety, so that s why i do this training. i will be very happy if i never use it, but i would like to have these skills. the war russia is waging on its neighbour is changing poland, too, right on the front line of the west s response. sarah rainsford, bbc
are part of a drive to boost interest in the military, and create the biggest land army in europe. people here say the threat from russia seems more immediate, more real, though sylwia herself isn t rushing to enlist. the war is since one year with ukraine. i need to feel more safety, so that s why i do this training. i will be very happy if i never use it, but i would like to have these skills. the war russia is waging on its neighbour is changing poland, too, right on the front line of the west s response. sarah rainsford, bbc news, in eastern poland. stay with us on outside source still to come. would you like a four day
and those far beyond. the kremlin agreed in principle to un and red cross involvement in evacuations from mariupol. but moscow isn t rushing to halt its offensive. for diplomacy to succeed, there needs to be the political will for peace. but right now, there s little sign of that in the kremlin. vladimir putin seems determined to continue the offensive he launched in ukraine at least until he can secure what he can present to the russian people as a victory. that means no ceasefire in ukraine. the russian military continues to attack, and continues to deny that russian troops have committed war crimes. kremlin critics argue that considering the scale of destruction, the un chief should have travelled to ukraine first before flying to moscow.