but now that zelensky takes that from the table, it is clear vladimir putin is attacking them for other reasons, which is to say he looks to build a renewed russian empire, eliminate ukraine as a people and a state. russia“s foreign minister, sergei lavrov has been speaking today. translation: the crisis in ukraine, the conflict inside ukraine, - has been brewing so long. all these years, that a huge number of problems have built up. therefore just meeting and exchanging views on what you thing and i think, that would just be counter productive now. we have to make sure that ukraine stops assimilating itself with the west, with nato in the military sense. with threats to the russian federation, physical, military threats to the russian federation. both the demilitarisation and the denazification of ukraine are an essential component of the agreements that we are trying to achieve.
translation: security i guarantees and neutrality. non nuclear status of our state. we re ready to go for it. this is the most important point. it was the main point for russia, as far as i can remember. and if i remember correctly, this is why they started the war. if it became neutral, ukraine would have to abandon its ambitions to join the military alliance nato, or the european union. ukraine also wouldn t be able to interfere in wars elsewhere. have a look at this map of nato expansion. russia already shares a small part of its border with nato countries. so it s long been opposed to ukrainejoining. that wasn t imminent, but ukraine says it would like to in time. this is the former us ambassador to nato weighing in on that subject. he is putting that message out there to a russian audience in russian deliberately, in order to show that that has nothing to do with why vladimir putin is attacking him. putin has used this narrative, false narrative, that it was ukraine s progress tow
enlargement that is the source of some insecurity for russia, that they are responding to it. but now that zelensky takes that from the table, it is clear vladimir putin is attacking them for other reasons, which is to say he looks to build a renewed russian empire, eliminate ukraine as a people and a state. russia s foreign minister, sergei lavrov has been speaking today. translation: the crisis in ukraine, the conflict inside translation: the crisis in ukraine, the conflict inside ukraine, - translation: the crisis in ukraine, the conflict inside ukraine, has - the conflict inside ukraine, has been brewing so long. all these years, that a huge number of problems have built up. therefore just meeting and exchanging views on what you thing and i think, that would just be counter productive now. we have to make sure that ukraine stops assimilating itself with the west, with nato in the military sense. with threats to the russian federation, physical, military threats to the russian fe
stoic, heroic resilience and resistance that we have seen in other places. so, yes, we have heard before about this giving up the aspirations tojoin before about this giving up the aspirations to join nato. before about this giving up the aspirations tojoin nato. israeli and turkish mediators talked about it. they said the talks are more realistic on some issues. ukraine has recognised they can tjoin nato and president putin has recognised he cannot toppled ukrainian government. but on other issues, no progress. government. but on other issues, no rouress. . , ., government. but on other issues, no rouress. . , . ~ ., government. but on other issues, no rouress. . , ., ~ ., progress. finally, and i knowl ask ou this progress. finally, and i knowl ask you this repeatedly progress. finally, and i knowl ask you this repeatedly and progress. finally, and i knowl ask you this repeatedly and have - progress. finally, and i knowl ask you this repeatedly and have donej you this repeatedly
get our country back. i think it is really important that people realise the story of afghanistan, the story of taliban taking over, it is not over. it is tragic and i think it is unnecessary, i think we made a serious mistake in doing it in this way, but it is not over yet. the headlines on bbc news. the military alliance nato says at least 20 people have died this week in chaotic scenes at kabul airport as thousands as thousands try to flee afghanistan. as you ve been hearing. former prime minister tony blair has called the us withdrawal from afghanistan tragic and unnecessary and says the policy is imbecilic . and the singer don everly one half of the duo the everly brothers with his late brother phil has has died at the age of 8a.