make them better, sergei says. i want peace and friendship with all countries. cooperation instead of confrontation that is not the kremlin line. steve rosenberg, bbc news, kaliningrad. let s take a look at some of the stories making headlines in the uk. health officials are urging people to make sure they re fully immunised against polio because the virus has been found in multiple sewage samples in london. the uk health security agency says the discoveries were made during the past four months. prices in the uk have continued to rise at their fastest rate in a0 years, with food costs particularly for bread, cereal and meat going up. inflation was up to 9.1% in the 12 months to may, up from 9% in april. workers and unions are pushing for pay rises to cope with the increased cost of living. a statue in tribute to the families
we need to re establish relations, make them better, sergei says. i want peace and friendship with all countries. cooperation instead of confrontation that is not the kremlin line. steve rosenberg, bbc news, kaliningrad. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the iconic glastonbury festival opens its gates to music fans and festivalgoers for the first time in three years. members of the neo nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a right to claim certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words
the premise that an attack on one would constitute an attack on all, that commitment on the part of the united states is ironclad. and what does fisherman sergei think? well, like many of the people i spoke to in kaliningrad, he doesn t blame lithuania or the west. we need to re establish relations, make them better, sergei says. i want peace and friendship with all countries. cooperation instead of confrontation that is not the kremlin line. steve rosenberg, bbc news, kaliningrad. the virus which causes polio has been detected in a number of sewage samples in london, according to health officials. the disease was common in the uk in the 19505 but was eliminated by 2003. the uk health security agency
lithuania insists it has not blockaded kaliningrad. russian passengers can transit freely through lithuania to get here, and so can russian goods that are not on the eu sanctions list. that hasn t silenced the chorus of criticism from russian officials, or the sabre rattling. this week, the hawkish head of russia s security council flew to kaliningrad. nikolai patrushev attacked the west and denounced the transit ban as a hostile act. he warned of serious negative consequences for the lithuanian people. today, his boss, president putin, marked the anniversary of the nazi invasion of the soviet union. the kremlin leader has yet to announce his response to the ban. the message from america don t even think of involving the russian army. our commitment to nato, and specifically our commitment to nato s article 5,
nikolai patrushev attacked the west and denounced the transit ban as a hostile act. he warned of serious negative consequences for the lithuanian people. today, his boss, president putin, marked the anniversary of the nazi invasion of the soviet union. the kremlin leader has yet to announce his response to the ban. the message from america don t even think of involving the russian army. our commitment to nato, and specifically our commitment to nato s article 5, the premise that an attack on one would constitute an attack on all, that commitment on the part of the united states is ironclad. and what does fisherman sergei think? well, like many of the people i spoke to in kaliningrad, he doesn t blame lithuania or the west. we need to re establish relations,