hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says it will keep pushing to be supplied with modern tanks, after a meeting of allied nations in germany ended without an agreement to provide them. protests have taken place in berlin to demand the approval of german made tanks to be sent to kyiv. aruna iyengar has this report. this is what kyiv wants but can t yet have. german made leopard 2 tanks as part of hopes for hundreds of western battle tanks to help defend their country and take back their land. ukraine says modern tanks are key to holding back russia s expansion plans. translation: the partners are firm in their attitude. they will support ukraine as much as necessary for our victory. yes, we will still have to fight for the supply of modern tanks, but every day we make it more obvious there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. president zelensky has made his appeal to this meeting of defence chiefs at ramstein airbase. poland has agreed to train ukrainian soldi
with me is our asia pacific correspondent michael bristow. this new year has been marred by the pandemic crisis. $5 this new year has been marred by the pandemic crisis. pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians this pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians this is pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians this is the pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians this is the big - pandemic crisis. as you say, four| east asians this is the big festival of the year, similar to how christmas is for many nations. for millions of people across china they are on the move, tens of millions of people. significant this year because of the covid pandemic. since china released covid restrictions at the end of last year, the disease has swept through the country full stop tens of thousands of people have died, and the fear is that in chinese new year, the lunar new year in china, with many people travelling home to villages, they
hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says it will keep pushing to be supplied with modern tanks, after a meeting of allied nations in germany ended without an agreement to provide them. protests have taken place in berlin to demand the approval of german made tanks to be sent to kyiv. aruna iyengar has this report. this is what kyiv wants but can t yet have. german made leopard 2 tanks as part of hopes for hundreds of western battle tanks to help defend their country and take back their land. ukraine says modern tanks are key to holding back russia s expansion plans. translation: the partners are firm in their attitude. they will support ukraine as much as necessary for our victory. yes, we will still have to fight for the supply of modern tanks,
time in four years that people in china particularly can celebrate the lunar new year without any restrictions. there s also fear as well that it is going to lead to more deaths. it well that it is going to lead to more deaths. well that it is going to lead to more deaths. it is incredible for eole at more deaths. it is incredible for people at home more deaths. it is incredible for people at home watching - more deaths. it is incredible for people at home watching this . more deaths. it is incredible for| people at home watching this to understand it has been four years of people not really being able to celebrate what is their biggest celebration of the year. we had a taste of that in the uk, but it has been so difficult, hasn t it, for them within that region to celebrate, and now of course they want to but covid really is spreading its tentacles around the country right now. country right now. yes, you talk about the country right now. yes, you talk about the number countr
law, and it is something again which his ministers have had to defend him for. dominic raab, the deputy prime minister this morning, saying he is a human being, but he has done the right thing in owning up. right thing in owning up. jonathan, thank ou. chris hipkins is set to become new zealand s next prime minister, after being the only candidate nominated by the governing labour party to replace jacinda ardern. mr hipkins is expected to be confirmed as the new leader on sunday. he is currently minister for education and policing and came to prominence as one of the primary architects of the country s much lauded covid response. i m a i m a politician. i love myjob, and i m a politician. i love myjob, and i m really passionate about it. it is incredibly, it is a massive honour to have this opportunity. professor anne marie brady is from the department of political science and international relations at the university of canterbury in christchurch. she s been telling us more on new ze