leaders have thrown at them. think for example of the president of france who is here after suffering such a serious drubbing in elections to the national assembly last week, elections that could render him a lame duck president for the remaining four and a half to five years of his term in office. 0r borisjohnson the british prime minister, who as a result of two parliamentary by election defeats last thursday is now facing renewed corus of demands for his resignation, even from some of his predecessors as leader of the british conservative party. he says he is going nowhere. the two of mehmet up on sunday, notjust to console each other over their mutual misfortunes. as chris mason explains. as chris mason explains. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has
they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister, though, acknowledges some are tiring of it. i think that the pressure is there and the anxiety is there and we ve got to be honest about that. the g7 has been solid and we continue to be solid. but in order to protect that unity, in order to make it work, you ve got to have really, really honest discussions about the implications of what s going on. these two men look like the best of friends. a reunion of a year old now. but in private, the prime minister emphasised to the french president any attempt to settle the conflict now, with russia having stolen ukrainian territory, would be a mistake.
this. but the g7 leaders enjoy some respect in their political concerns at home. no more so than the french president who suffer the humiliation last week on the french voters denied him a majority in the national assembly for a second term orfor national assembly for a second term or for boris national assembly for a second term orfor borisjohnson who, national assembly for a second term or for borisjohnson who, after two parliamentary defeats of net on thursday and friday is facing a renewed onslaught of demands for his resignation. the two of them met up today on sunday and it wasn tjust today on sunday and it wasn tjust to offer mutual consolation is the bbc now reports. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are r
to hold, to defeat russia. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister, though, acknowledges some are tiring of it. i think that the pressure is there and the anxiety is there and we ve got to be honest about that. the g7 has been solid and we continue to be solid. but in order to protect that unity, in order to make it work, you ve got to have really, really honest
there have been more explosions here as the day has gone on. this may be far from the fiercest fighting raging in the east of the country but russia has tried to strike fear and pain at the heart of ukraine s capital. nick beake, bbc news, kyiv. world leaders are meeting in germany for the first day of the g7 summit. the ukraine conflict is top of the agenda. but they re no longer as united on what happens next. our politicial editor chris mason reports. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and approach here about how