he also said they were wrong, words aimed at those who thought ukrainians would be frightened and wouldn t fight. it comes as nato is expected to agree to send more troops to eastern europe at an emergency meeting in brussels on thursday. for the latest, here s gareth barlow. for ukrainians, it s the war that should have never begun, for president putin it is the special military operation that was supposed to take days. but a month on, the brutal conflict continues. in the face of superior forces, ukrainian soldiers and civilians are digging in, preparing the capital, kyiv, for the full force of moscow s military might. but despite overwhelming odds in some areas, russian forces are being pushed back. from official forces, the from officialforces, the areas in the control of ukrainian
welcome to bbc news. i m mark lobel. our top stories: as the war in ukraine enters its second month, the country s president calls for a show of support around the world. come from your offices, your homes, your schools and universities. come in the name of these. with ukrainian symbols to support freedom, to support life. nato says it ll double the number of battle groups deployed on its eastern flank in response to russia s invasion. a siege without end: we talk to one of the survivors of mariupol, the ukrainian city under relentless russian shelling. no return to class for the girls of afghanistan: the taliban orders secondary schools to remain closed.
2009 to 2013. many thanks for joining many thanks forjoining us. ukraine has defied expectations one month on, no doubt about that. is there anything nato can say or do to deter the russians inside ukraine, and assuage concerns over the border or is itjust to put it crudely a bystander in this right now? crudely a bystander in this right now? crudely a bystander in this riaht now? . , , ., ., right now? clearly, it is not a bystander right now? clearly, it is not a bystander in right now? clearly, it is not a bystander in the right now? clearly, it is not a bystander in the sense - right now? clearly, it is not a bystander in the sense that l bystander in the sense that weapons continue each and every day across the border into ukraine to provide ukraine with the means to defend it else, to shoot down helicopters and aircraft with stinger and other man pads, go after tanks and artillery systems and rocket systems that are being used to besiege the cities there, taken up besiege
the united states ambassador to nato from 2009 to 2013. he says nato is playing an important role in the conflict. clearly, it s not a bystander in the sense that major weapons, ships are continuing each and every day across the border into ukraine to provide ukraine with the means to defend itself, to shoot down helicopters and aircraft with stinger and other man pads, go after tanks and artillery systems and rocket systems that are being used to besiege the cities there, are being taken up with javelins and other anti tank and weapons. sure, from nato members. but nato as a whole? well, nato as a whole is, first of all, there to protect the territory of nato, but, secondly, it s there also as a warning to vladimir putin, and one of the things i expect them to talk about in the meeting shortly at nato is in fact to have a discussion about how do we prevent vladimir putin from escalating
off the face of the earth. he also said they were wrong words aimed at those who thought ukrainians would be frightened and wouldn t fight. it comes as nato is expected to agree to send more troops to eastern europe at an emergency meeting in brussels on thursday. for the latest, here s gareth barlow. for ukrainians, it s the war that should never have begun. for president putin, it s the special military operation that was supposed to take days. but a month on, the brutal conflict continues. in the face of superior forces, ukrainian soldiers and civilians are digging in, preparing the capital, kyiv, for the full force of moscow s military might. but despite overwhelming odds in some areas, russian forces are being pushed back. from official sources with information, right now, the small city, makariv, and almost whole irpin