is going to survive this? and does your son think he s going to survive this? i am confident. it is all i have right now, it is what helps me to wake up in the morning. the last stand at mariupol steelworks are a reminder that this war is far from over. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. the american restaurant mcdonald has its permanent closure in the russian market and also its business in the country to a local buyer. our russia editor steve rosenberg, who bought one of the first big max after queueing for three hours back in the early 90s when mcdonald s first arrived in moscow, told us how significant this is and notjust for his diet. significant this is and not ust for his diet. ~ .,. ., ., significant this is and not ust for his diet. ~ ., ., .,, his diet. well, macdonald has temporarily his diet. well, macdonald has temporarily shut his diet. well, macdonald has
nato thinks ukraine could actually get itself in a position to win this war, but that would rely on two things either the russians retreating completely, something that is looking very unlikely, or the ukrainians themselves forcing them out. president zelensky has already admitted he doesn t have the military means to free cities, as written there, like mariupol. the last stand at mariupol steelworks are a reminder that this war is far from over. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. in a video message posted on his instagram account, president zelensky has congratulated the troops that are believed to have regained control of territory on the russian border near the country s second largest city of kharkiv. translation: to the boys of matawan, 270th battalion, hundred and 70th brigade of the territorial defence
as much as they can, but of course more needs to be done because we need the results, not the process. do you think your son is going to survive this? and does your son think he s going to survive this? i am confident. it s all i have right now, it s what helps me to wake up in the morning. the last stand at mariupol steelworks are a reminder that this war is far from over. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. we can talk to james now. the human suffering very evident there. is there a sense that russia is on the back foot right now? the goal posts keep moving. at one point in february it was clear the aim was to take all of ukraine, they attack from the north, the south and the east. then because of issues
correspondent, nick beake, reports. a fresh aerial attack lights the sky above the besieged mariupol steelworks. this is where the last of the city s defenders have been holed up, a final ukrainian stand against a relentless russian bombardment. but as well as by land and by sea, russia continues its assault from the air, focusing its fight on the donbas region. here in the german capital, foreign ministers from nato countries shoulder to shoulder, pledging support for ukraine. and now preparing to welcome two new members with finland confirming today it will seek to join the alliance. we have reached today an important decision in good cooperation between the government and the president of the republic. we hope that the parliament will confirm the decision to apply for nato membership during the coming days.
correspondent, nick beake, reports. a fresh aerial attack lights the sky above the besieged mariupol steelworks. this is where the last of the city s defenders have been holed up, a final ukrainian stand against a relentless russian bombardment. but as well as by land and by sea, russia continues its assault from the air, focusing its fight on the donbas region. here in the german capital, foreign ministers from nato countries shoulder to shoulder, pledging support for ukraine. and now preparing to welcome two new members with finland confirming today it will seek to join the alliance. we have reached today an important decision in good cooperation between the government and the president of the republic. we hope that the parliament will confirm the decision to apply for nato membership during the coming days. it will be based on a strong mandate.