live from washington, this is bbc news. welcome to viewers on pbs in america. ukraine denies it s behind any attack on moscow or president putin, after footage emerges of drone strike on the kremlin. the us federal reserve raises rates once again, but could it be the last hike in a while? a teenager is arrested, after eight children and a security guard are shot dead at an elementary school in belgrade. hello. i m sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. first breaking news out of ukraine as the capital kyiv comes under attack.
but unfortunately, it ll also bring some wetter weather. so this is saturday, coronation day you can see that wet weather moving its way across the capital and steadily north as we go through the day. so not a wash out by any means, but at the moment, it does look likely that during the morning, there will be outbreaks of rain across the capital, certainly worth bearing in mind. and the wider picture throughout the bank. holiday weekend saturday will be the wettest of the days, sunday and monday, sunny spells and scattered showers. some of them on monday could be quite heavy. take care.
live from washington. this is bbc news, welcome to viewers on pbs in america. ukraine denies it s behind any attack on moscow or president putin after footage emerges of drone strike on the kremlin. the us federal reserve raises rates once again, but could it be the last hike in a while? a teenager is arrested after eight children and a security guard are shot dead at an elementary school in belgrade. hello, i m sumi somaskanda. first, news out of ukraine, with explosions heard in the capital of kyiv. our correspondent hugo bachega,
conflict the united states are certainly not encouraging, or enabling ukraine to strike beyond its borders. we have been very clear from here about that but again i don t want to get into speculation from here about the authenticity of this report, so i m just not going to speculate from here. let s get some perspective now. live now to retired lieutenant general steff twitty, formerly the deputy commander of us european command, and now at the washington based center for european policy analysis. good to have you back on the show. what is your first impression of hearing of these explosions in key? 50 impression of hearing of these explosions in key? impression of hearing of these explosions in key? so a couple of thin . s explosions in key? so a couple of things i explosions in key? so a couple of things i would explosions in key? so a couple of things i would like explosions in key? so a couple of things i would like to - explosions in key? so a couple of things i would like
general, you mentioned ukraine waiting for ammunition. we saw the us announcing it is sending ukraine another $300 million in weapons ahead of the spring offensive. if those weapons arrive, do you think the ukrainian forces will be able to push back russian fighters? well, the ukrainians have shown that they are capable of doing anything they put their minds to, you know? take a look at kyiv, take a look at what they have done in kherson, and what they are continuing to do in bakmut. the conditions they have asked for, the rate troops, they are capable of not only pushing the russians back across that 400 miles of disputed area, but they are also capable of taking crimea as well. the us federal reserve on wednesday raised interest rates to their highest level in 16 years. the fed lifted its