government and lift all sanctions on the country. the male only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this is our 1937 moment at least according to general sir patrick sanders, newly appointed head of the british army. his speech this week was a shot across the bows to the politicians attending two national international talking shops the nato summit in madrid and, before that, the g7 in the bavarian alps. both promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes. general sanders was arguing for muscular deterrents, the not very disguised message to presidents and prime ministers being, do you want history to remember you as it remembers neville chamberlain, who delayed war by appeasin
the nato summit in madrid and, before that, the g7 in the bavarian alps. both promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes. general sanders was arguing for muscular deterrents, the not very disguised message to presidents and prime ministers being, do you want history to remember you as it remembers neville chamberlain, who delayed war by appeasing hitler but did not prevent it? liz truss, the uk s foreign minister, seemed to get the message, declaring, we are keen to protect the defence of taiwan against beijing. this in a week when china s president xi jinping visited hong kong 25 years after british control came to an end. he was celebrating its rebirth. the uk isjoint guarantor of hong kong s freedoms. well, that went well, didn t it? in the studio with me, suzanne lynch, an irishjournalist now based in brussels for politico. polly toynbee, who has been writing a weekly column for the guardian since 1988 which means she s seen off six prime ministers so far. an
as olivia pratt korbel. she was killed after a man being chased by a gunman ran into her home. britain s intelligence agencies face accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized and allegedly tortured. and malaysia s former president is sent to prison for his role in one of the world s biggest financial scandals. welcome to the programme. it s 9pm in ukraine where this time six months ago russia was hours away from launching its full scale invasion of the country. 180 days into the war and ukraine is once again bracing itself for more russian aggression. on wednesday, ukraine marks its independence from the soviet union, a day usually filled with celebrations. not this year. in the capital kyiv, public events have been banned. and gatherings like this the first match of ukraine s premier league season, are going ahead without crowds. and ukraine s president zelensky has message is this. we just wejust do not we just do
bringing the total to 15. scientists say they are still unsure what s causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading uk columnists, bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. it s been a week either of sequels or of re runs. in the uk, we re waiting for sue gray again and her report on partying in government whilst the country was in covid lockdown. borisjohnson and the european commission are wrestling over northern ireland post brexit again. covid surges and an authoritarian government in asia locks down again and polling made australia s politicians nervous about the outcome of this weekend s election yes, you guessed it again. in the studio are janet daley american by birth, british by choice whose weekly colu