we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of america. our hearts are heavy once again, but our resolve must never, ever waver. the uk government says it wouldn t be deterred from taking action over post brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland to try to help restore power sharing at stormont. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sweden and finland have confirmed they will apply for nato membership ending decades of military non alignment. the finnish president, sauli niinisto, called his country s decision historic. however, sweden s governing social democrats, said that as members they would not accept nuclear weapons or alliance bases on swedish territory. reports say both countries are planning to hand their membership applications to nato on wednesday. nato foreign ministers who are meeting in berlin say they want a rapid access
tried to avoid. you caused this. look at the mirror. how will russia respond? i ll speak exclusively to the president of finland, sauli niinisto, in moments. good morning, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is heartbroken and horrified. this morning we are grieving the loss of ten people in buffalo, new york, shot and killed while shopping for groceries. three others were shot, but survived. victims of a rampage by an 18-year-old white male shooter, who authorities say traveled for hours and used an assault-style weapon to carry out the racist attack. 11 of the 13 victims were black. the shooter has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in an attack streamed live on social media as the justice department examines whether he committed a hate crime and a an act of racially motivated extremism. president biden suggested the shooting was domestic terrorism. investigators are reviewing a 180-page manifesto posted online in techs with the shooting pr
what issues are motivating them? i ll talk with house speaker nancy pelosi and republican governor of nebraska, pete ricketts, ahead. plus on putin s border as ukraine fights, finland applies to join nato, exactly what putin tried to avoid. you caused this. look at the mirror. how will russia respond? i ll speak exclusively to the president of finland, sauli niinisto, in moments. good morning, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is heartbroken and horrified. this morning we are grieving the loss of ten people in buffalo, new york, shot and killed while shopping for groceries. three others were shot, but survived. victims of a rampage by an 18-year-old white male shooter, who authorities say traveled for hours and used an assault-style weapon to carry out the racist attack. 11 of the 13 victims were black. the shooter has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in an attack streamed live on social media as the justice department examines whether
War complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . Well, its probably. I think, in international relations, there is always a time when a big change happens. 1918, 1945, 1989. And 1989 was, for me and many of my kin, The End Of History the thought that all 200 Nation States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended, in my mind, in February 2022, when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions rules are being challenged. So the la la land that we used to live in doesnt exist any more, and we have to readjust. I mean, in the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. Yeah. For example, this country, although its fewer than six million people, has an extraordinary number of military reservists, up to 900,000 men and women, who are ready to serve
Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Let me begin with something you said just last month. Europe, you said, hasjust a few years to change its thinking from the la la land of post cold war complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . Well, its probably. I think, in international relations, there is always a time when a big change happens. 1918, 1945, 1989. And 1989 was, for me and many of my kin, The End Of History the thought that all 200 Nation States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended in my mind in February 2022 when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions rules are being challenged. So the la la land that we used to live in doesnt exist any more, and we have to readjust. I mean, in the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. Yea