For advanced weapons and Defence Systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package would give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation i think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the Weapons System which we need so much, thousands of soldiers need so much. And this aid should notjust to be sprayed in a thin layer all over but it has to end up in tangible Weapons Systems. Many ukrainians have taken to social media to thank the us for the funding. This is what residents in the capital told the bbc. Translation of course it is not too late. In any case, it is needed, and whether it would be later or earlier, in any case it will help. Translation it will help a lot, i i think our guys will be alive, l thats the most important thing, the most important, so that we have something to defend ourselves with both the people and our boys, they are our guardians, they are
The new package is worth 61 billion, including money to replenish stocks of us armaments, and 14 billion will pay for advanced weapons and Defence Systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package will give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation | think the support for the restraint in the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the weapon is a system which we need so much. Thousands of soldiers need so much, and thus it should not be just spreading a thin layer all over, but it has to end up in tangible weapon systems. Russia says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, maria zakharova, said the aid which includes ammunition and air defences was evidence that the us wants ukraine to fight to the last ukrainian. Our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse is in kyiv and says it cant come soon enough for president volodymyr zel
While the world worried about a wider war between israel and iran, in gaza, the suffering continued. Siren blares. The eyes of the world were on a bigger drama played out in the skies above israel. But in gaza, nothing changed. This was rafah today, after 15 children from one family were killed in an air strike. Translation show me one man among them. L theyre all children and women. You can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and children. A pregnant woman was among the dead. Her Baby Daughter was saved in an emergency operation. A child born to a mother she will never know. There is the story of everyday death, and the story of what follows this for the families caught in the shadows of death. Nawaras Husband Abdulrahman was one of more than 70 civilians killed in an israeli raid to rescue hostages in february. These were the couples children in the aftermath of their fathers death. We went back to see nawara, now eight months pregnant with her dead husban
To answer that question, is the Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho and for labour, shadow justice secretary Shabana Mahmood. Hello to you both over there. Theyll both hear how the boss of the governments climate watchdog, chris stark, thinks theyre all in fear. Its London Marathon day so were on bbc two but you might recognise some of the runners how come laura. Just getting ready for the marathon. It will be quite a tough one, maybe not quite some as tough one, maybe not quite some as tough as all the questions you ask way. And with me at the desk, eco warrior and broadcaster Chris Packham layla moran, liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson, and businessman lukejohnson former chair of Pizza Express and channel 4, now chairman of gails the bakery chain. Lets start with whats in the news. On our theme today, the Sunday People Sastust stop oil are planning to wreck Holiday Plans by storming airports this summer. The observers splashes with labour shifting to target pensioners trying
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