states s traditional allies, reassuring them that things will be different. 0ur alliances, reassuring them that things will be different. 0uralliances, he said, were not built by coercion or threats, but by democratic ideals and the power of our example. and, to that end, on his arrival in just the last few hours, news has been breaking that the president is to announce on this trip this week that the united states will buy 500 million pfizer coronavirus vaccines that it million pfizer coronavirus vaccines thatitis million pfizer coronavirus vaccines that it is going to donate to the rest of the world. that it is going to donate to the rest of the world. that s right. the us has been rest of the world. that s right. the us has been criticised rest of the world. that s right. the us has been criticised for- rest of the world. that s right. the us has been criticised for hoarding vaccine supplies in the new doses that president biden is going to announce he has bought will be sent t
[ hail to the chief ] what a warm welcome and thank you and melissa for all you ve done to lead and serve at this base and congratulations on your new post at the u.s. transportation command. it s wonderful to be here at mildenhall. and for all the little kids
for a few more minutes. we see the troops there at raf mildenhall at ease after stand ing at attention. senator bob menendez is chair of the foreign relations committee and chair of the banking and finance committee. thank you for your time. lots to discuss here as we see this. urging the biden administration to hold russian president vladimir putin accountable for a litany of actions. you recommended imposing new sanctions, calling out russia s increased aggression in cyber space and annexation of crimea. is it possible to secure a more cooperative relationship in one meeting or do they need a course
the president of the united states has arrived in the uk, ahead of a meeting with world leaders at the g7 summit this weekend. joe biden s first overseas trip as preisident begins tomorrow, with a meeting with borisjohnson, at which he s expected to say that the trade row between the eu and the uk should not be allowed to endanger peace in northern ireland. at the heart of that row is the brexit agreement s northern ireland protocol, which allows for border checks on goods going into the province from the rest of the uk. ministers want those checks to end, arguing that they are leading to food shortages. our north america editor jon sopel has this report. for the first time since becoming president injanuary, joe biden president in january, joe biden stepped president injanuary, joe biden stepped out from air force one on to foreign soil. the soil of suffolk and raf mildenhall on a perfect summer s evening. the president wants this first foreign trip that will take him did cornwall, br
you. a minute from the bottom of my heart, i gave you my word, thank you all for what you do. thank you all for your understanding, that we are a nation based on values. thank you all for protecting us all. may god bless you all, and may god protect our troops. thank you and god bless. applause so,joe so, joe biden speaking to the usair men and women and soldiers at raf mildenhall in suffolk. his first public engagement since landing here in the uk, on his first trip as president of the united states, flavour there i think of what we are going to get the days ahead. america is back, said the president, reaching out there to the united