i have ever known. this is a war that we did not expect to see in europe in our time. there was a sense that the security architecture that we knew, the safety, the security, that we thought we had since the end of the cold war, that was gone. i was here injanuary and february of last year counting down to the invasion. i was sure it would come, but it turned out to be even worse than i expected. we were in mariupol, which is a port city in the east. it s only 30 miles from the russian border. but inside the city, there was this surreal atmosphere of calm. and i remember we went to film in a supermarket. there was no panic buying. the shelves were full. we met a lady called tatiana, who was 7a, and very feisty. and, i remember, she almost seemed angry that we had dared to ask the question, will the russians invade all? maybe it was denial. maybe it was disbelief. i ve thought about her so often since, and i wondered, did she survive? i m a bbc ukrainian bilingual corresponden
hello and welcome. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen will meet prime minister rishi sunak in london tomorrow. earlier we learned that an announcement of a new deal between the uk and eu on the post brexit trading arrangement for northern ireland is imminent. ione wells is here now. we have a statement between ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak where they are agreeing to continue their work and they are crucially meeting tomorrow. what does that tell us? that s right. essentially, this statement which was issued jointly by the european commission and number ten here in the uk says that the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen and the prime minister agreed to continue their work in person towards shared practical solutions for what they describe as a range of complex challenges around the protocol and ireland and northern ireland. they are going to meet in the uk tomorrow. this is very significant that ursula von der leyen wil
southern states. you re watching bbc news. we will be back in about half an hour with the potential deal of the northern ireland protocol as we hear from both westminster and from brussels that the prime minister and the european union president are going to be meeting for what they say is continuing work to share practical solutions to convex challenges around the protocol, the meeting to be in the uk on monday. the bbc has heard that a potential deal announcement is imminent, we will keep you posted on all of that, but festival. now its time for talking movies: berlin film festival special. hello from berlin. i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today s program, highlights from the berlin international film festival. over 11 days, some 280 films are shown, with big names from the world of cinema gathering here in the german capital. we sat down with sean penn, whose documentary superpower on president zelensky was one of the festival s big attractions. british a
This is bbc news. the headlines: president of the european commission ursula von der leyen will travel to the uk tomorrow to meet prime minister rishi sunak. earlier the bbc learnt that an announcement about the new deal between the eu and the uk on post brexit trading rules for northern ireland is imminent. at least 59 people, including a baby, have died after a boat carrying migrants sank near the coast of southern italy. 0ne local official has suggested as many as 150 people had been onboard. counting is under way in nigeria s most competitive elections in decades with three candidates still hopeful of becoming president. and blizzard conditions in unexpected places in america as a cold weather front hits
This is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: president of the european commission ursula von der leyen will travel to tomorrow to meet prime minister rishi sunak. earlier the bbc learnt that an announcement about the new deal between the eu and the uk on post brexit trading rules for northern ireland is imminent. at least 59 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sinks near the coast of southern italy. pope francis has prayed for the victims and surivors. i pray that everyone of them, for the missing and the other surviving migrants. counting is under way in nigeria s most competitive elections in decades with three candidates still hopeful of becoming president.