This is the second year in a row this gathering, dedicated to peaceful resolution of conflict, is darkened by the shadow of war. An illegal war of conquest, brought without provocation by russia against its neighbour, ukraine. Like every nation in the world, the United States wants this war to end. No nation wants this war to end more than ukraine. And we strongly support ukraine in its efforts to bring about a diplomatic resolution that deliversjust and lasting peace. But russia alone, russia alone bears responsibility for this war. Russia alone has the power to end this war immediately. And it is russia alone that stands in the way of peace because the russians price for peace is ukraines capitulation, ukraines territory, and ukraines children. Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalise ukraine without consequence. But i ask you this, if we abandon the Core Principles of the United States to appease an oppressor, can any member state in this body feel co
About their campaign. The kind table, and pupils across the country are competing to be crowned a rocky roads. Crowned rock heroes. Good morning. Its thursday the 6th july. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live the chairman of the iraq inquiry, Sirjohn Chilcot, has told the bbc that the former Prime Minister, tony blair, was not straight with the nation, or his inquiry, about the decisions made in the run up to the iraq war. Speaking for the First Time Since the publication of his report a year ago today, sirjohn told the bbc why he thinks mr blair made the decisions he did, and about mr blairs State Of Mind at the time of the inquiry. The iraq inquiry by Sirjohn Chilcot took 7 years and ran into two million words. The Main Findings were that policy on iraq was made on flawed intelligence and assessments. And the planning and preparation for the country after Saddam Hussein was wholly inadequate. in response to sirjohns interview with the bbc a spokesman for mr blair highlighted that the report