you think back to the very early stages of russia s outright invasion of ukraine, there was the risk that should ukraine not to counter the russian military, it might spill over into moldova. truth? russian military, it might spill over into moldova. russian military, it might spill over into moldova. why then is - resident over into moldova. why then is president zelinsky, over into moldova. why then is president zelinsky, who - over into moldova. why then is president zelinsky, who has . over into moldova. why then is i president zelinsky, who has asked for this before, why ask now again for this before, why ask now again for membership of the eu and nato? nato is clearer perhaps, but why the eu? , ., , nato is clearer perhaps, but why the eu? , a, , ., nato is clearer perhaps, but why the eu? , a, , e, e, eu? the epc is a very good forum for makin: eu? the epc is a very good forum for making these eu? the epc is a very good forum for making these high-level eu? the e
alternatives to this either an open war or creeping russian occupation. our correspondent jenny hill is in chisinau, and has more on the summit. today was largely about symbolism, as is often the case with this kind of summit. it s no accident that those european leaders chose to meet here in moldova. of all of ukraine s neighbours, it arguably has the most reason to feel vulnerable in the wake of vladimir putin s full scale invasion of ukraine. moldova is a former soviet state. it s wedged between ukraine and the eu. for many years it s been heavily dependent on moscow forfuel, forfinance, and whilst its government leans heavily to the west, it s desperate to join the eu, there is a region, transnistria, which is in the hands of pro russian separatists. there are still russian troops there. it s a hangover from the soviet era and the way in which it ended in this part of the world. so for those european leaders who gathered in that rural castle today was about sending a me
good morning. it is the start of the meteorological some this thursday. the weather this week is looking settled. at times there will be some cloud. there will also be some sunshine. mostly dry. but also at times a chilly breeze in the far and east of england. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 29th of may. our main story. turkey s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has secured another five years in power after winning the country s most important election in years. mr erdogan appealed for national unity as he celebrated victory last night over his opponent kemal kilicdaroglu, who declared the result unfair. our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. cheering. ecstatic erdogan supporters outside the presidential palace in ankara last night. earlier in the day, the president had sung to the crowd and recited a poem. this erdogan supporter says, bye bye mr kemal. thank god, islam has won. translation: we are very happy. full ofjoy- - i can t ev
all this evidence was heard in the absence of the four men. six of the seven in charge have withdrawn from the disciplinary set of proceedings saying they don t trust the process. one man who is charged and is expected to give evidence tomorrow is the former england captain. he denies any allegations of racism. england s cricketers have beaten bangladesh by three wickets in the first of their three match odi series. they made hard work of that modest trace, losing captain butler for just nine leaving them at 65 a. dawid malan scoring a brilliant century on the way to helping england reach their target with two overs to spare. and that s all for sports for now. from me and the rest of the team, bye. hello. it s exactly a year since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine and it s changed the world. siren wails explosion russia invades in a major military assault by land, sea and air. - without provocation, without justification, without necessity. this is a premeditate