mps will go home to their constituencies. if we do hear from the prime minister and the next couple of days on that sue gray report it may be less than busy comments was that will have to wait and see. if we get any updates i ll bring them straight to you.- bring them straight to you. thank ou ve bring them straight to you. thank you very much bring them straight to you. thank you very much indeed. in the house of parliament. i will be back shortly after half past with more discussion on this. for now i m getting energy back to read it in the studio. thank you ben. the united states has urged its citizens to consider departing now from ukraine because of an increase in tensions on the russian border. today ukraine s foreign minister has played down concerns that a russian invasion might be imminent. dmytro kuleba said moscow had not yet massed enough forces for an invasion, but he acknowledged that the risks were high. talks are taking place in paris between france, germany, ru
are stepping up to provide assistance to ukraine in various ways. as we have done many times before, the alliance and individual allies are coming together to support our partners and to defend what should be in viable principles that help provide unprecedented security, stability and prosperity for decades in europe and around the world. finally, we are looking to support our allies and partners in dealing with the secondary negative consequences of russia s destabilising acts. for example, we know ukraine s economy is being affected by this crisis. just as we are bolstering their security, so too are we looking to support the economy beyond the assistance we are providing. ourallies economy beyond the assistance we are providing. our allies and partners are doing so as well. that s another matter all have an opportunity to discuss with congress. as we take steps to ensure that the global energy supply isn t disrupted, that
it his normal life, this man works in logistics, but every saturday he trains as a soldier. he has wanted to do this, he says, since russia s invasion in 201a of crimea. and now a new danger looms. translation: i am ready to fight back. | i am confident the enemy will not reach kyiv. we ukrainians have always been good at self organisation. and we will be the first to support the ukrainian army. they ve said they ll defend their capital street by street if they have to do if diplomacy to deter an invasion fails. caroline hawley, bbc news. two thirds of people recently infected with the omicron variant of coronavirus say they ve had covid before, according to research. the findings come from the react 1 study which also found that earlier this month, 1 in 23 people in england would have tested positive that s the highest rate ever recorded. here s our health correspondent, anna collinson.
too is an important focus should russia choose to weaponize s natural gas met its natural gas. around the world about surging their capacity. engaged in detailed conversations about coordinating a response, including how best to deploy their existing energy stockpiles. all this effort is aimed at litigating price shocks and ensuring that people in the united states, europe and around the world have the energy they need no matter what russia decides to do. all told, our actions over the past week have sharpened the choice facing rationale. we ve laid out a diplomatic path. we ve laid out steep consequences facing rationale. we stepped forward with no support, and we and our allies are united across the board. we will continue to press forward and
the house of commons has finished for the day so it s now highly unlikely we will get to know the findings of sue gray s report this evening. and more controversy for the prime minister foreign office emails leaked by a whistleblower appear to show the prime minister did approve the evacuation of pen farthing and his animals from afghanistan in august which mrjohnson denied at the time. i ll be bringing you all the latest developments on that report into downing street parties as they happens. the as they happens. us embassy in the ukraine urges citizens the us embassy in the ukraine urges citizens to consider departing now as russia maintains a large military presence on the border with ukraine. it comes as advisers from russia, ukraine and germany and france continue talks to try to diffuse tensions. pcr test of around 100,000 volunteers in their react study also