to the ukrainian armed forces. coming up, hardtalk speak to the latvian prime minister as the war in ukraine continues. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2000 workers are taking part in the eight day action after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. let s talk to our correspondent at felixstowe port louisa pilbeam. good afternoon. cheering it is very vocal down here, i can just about hear you, if i can begin one of the workers striking today. why are you striking, what would be doing? why are you striking, what would be doinu ? ., why are you striking, what would be doinu? ., why are you striking, what would be doin. ? ., ., why are you stri