hello, i m nancy kacungira. let s ta ke let s take you straight to berlin where the german chancellor olaf scholtz and president zelensky are holding a press conference. he said he will continue to support the ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees ukraine as long as needed. he said more than 1 million refugees are ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees are now living in germany. those are some of the lines coming out of that press conference where we are watching president zelensky who has been meeting with his german counterpart, the german president frank walter steinmeier and he has now met chancellor olaf scholtz and this is the conference they are holding. who will bring you more as they come in. let s cross to our correspondent jenny hill who is in berlin. jenny, what more are we hearing from president zelensky and the german chancellor? figs president zelensky and the german chancellor? , , ., president zelensky and t
volodymyr zelensky the president of ukraine is visiting germany. in the last hour, he was greeted by the german chancellor olaf scholtz, with whom he is now holding talks. germany has just announced its biggest sum of military aid to ukraine yet 3 billion dollars. that s about £2.1i billion. earlier, mrzelensky was received by president frank walter steinmeier. the trip comes just a day after a visit to italy, where he met the italian pm, the president and the pope. let s cross to our correspondent jenny hill in berlin. thank you forjoining us. germany is certainly pulling out all the stops for the visit of president zelensky? indeed. first of all from the formalities and ceremonial prospective he has had the thought military honours at the chancellery and he met the german president early this morning. and while he was there, president zelensky thanked there, president zelensky thanked the german people, describing germany as a true friend under a reliable ally. he
hello and welcome to bbc news. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has said his country will continue to support ukraine in its war against russia for as long as needed. he was speaking after meeting the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky in berlin. let s hear a bit of what he said. germany announced yesterday it was supplying billions of dollars worth of supplies to ukraine. translation: this awful war has severe geopolitical - consequences for everyone. but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them, women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. our citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky has described germany as a true friend and reliable ally and he thanked the german government for what he called its fantastic solidarity . on saturday berlin announced it would supply weapons worth around three billion dollars to kyiv. earlier, mrzelensky was rece
hello. ukraine s president zelensky has thanked germany for its fantastic solidarity on his first visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. it comes after germany pledged a further military aid package worth more than $2 billion. mr zelensky has renewed his call for fighterjets ahead of a planned counter offensive against russia s invasion. the german chancellor 0laf scholz said he would continue to support kyiv for as long as is needed. translation: this war has severe geopoliticall consequences for everyone, but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. 0ur citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky thanked the german government for their support. above all, i would like to thank you, sincerely, really sincerely. and the entire german people for your help, for every ukrainian life saved. i would like to
turnout is expected to be huge. the poll is one of the most consequential in the country s modern history, with mr erdogan s islamic party challenged by an opposition set on a more secular course, and promising closer ties to the west. president tayyip erdogan cast his vote in istanbul. and this is his key rival kimil kilicdaroglu. he s the leader of a broad opposition alliance hoping to end mr erdogan s time in power. as polls closed, president erdogan tweeted: the voting process has been completed throughout the country in a way that befits our democracy. now, as always, it is time to firmly protect the ballot boxes. until the results are finalised, we will continue to protect the will of our people. let s talk now to our correspondent, selin girit at the opposition s headquarters in istanbul. hello to you. i suppose we can talk a bit more freely now that polls have closed but this is a tight race is in? it have closed but this is a tight race is in? , , have closed