sufficient capability, be that f 16s or other aircraft, sufficient capability, be that f 16s or otheraircraft, be sufficient capability, be that f 16s or other aircraft, be that western taints, be that western electronic communications, western defence western tanks. and for the stability of europe it is essential. that will come over time. aha, of europe it is essential. that will come over time. of europe it is essential. that will come over time. a lot of the focus naturally at come over time. a lot of the focus naturally at this come over time. a lot of the focus naturally at this summit come over time. a lot of the focus naturally at this summit is - come over time. a lot of the focus naturally at this summit is on - naturally at this summit is on ukraine, but the leaders ofjapan, south korea, australia and new zealand are also in the lithuanian capital as guests. it is the second outing for ap4. it is the second outing for the format known as ap4, since the asia pacific
this is bbc news. the headlines the head of the world food programme has accused russia of having declared war on global food security. david beasley told business leaders at the world economic forum in switzerland that russia s blockade of ukraine s ports on the black sea threatened food supplies for 400 million people. a russian diplomat has resigned over his country s invasion of ukraine, calling it bloody, witless and absolutely needless . boris bondarev, a counsellor at russia s mission to the united nations in geneva, said he s never been more ashamed of russia as when it sent its troops across the border. the leaders ofjapan, the united states, india and australia are meeting in tokyo. discussions among the group known as the quad are expected to include how to address china s growing power in the
welcome to bbc news. i m david eades. our top stories is the un warns russia s blockade of ukraine could push tens of millions into severe hunger. you re talking about a declaration of war on global food security. it will have extraordinary consequences. a russian diplomat quits over his country s invasion of ukraine, calling it bloody and needless. the leaders ofjapan, australia, us and india reaffirm their common intrests in the indo pacific region, aiming to counter china s influence. new calls for british prime minister borisjohnson to resign, as more photos emerge of lockdown gatherings at downing street.
to demonstrate us commitment in the pacific. since the russian invasion of ukraine, the white house has spent more time on europe, but the pacific has to be a central focus for foreign pacific has to be a central focus forforeign policy pacific has to be a central focus for foreign policy because of the strategic competition with china and the us. so this is a very important trip will president biden to create a moment for his indo pacific strategy. he has a lot of things planned, he s going to meet leaders ofjapan, india and planned, he s going to meet leaders of japan, india and australia. planned, he s going to meet leaders ofjapan, india and australia. and launch a new initiative, called the us indo pacific economic framework to combat china poz might influence in the region. to combat china poz might influence in the region-