President zelensky has repeatedly called for permission to use the weapons on targets across the border. He claims it is the only way to end the war. Our political editor, chris mason, has sent this report from the white house. I think the next few weeks and months could be crucial. What does President Biden make of russias threats against the west . I dont think much about that. This is the Blue Room of the white house, the president , the Prime Minister and their team spoke here for about an hour and a half. The war in ukraine dominated the conversation. Afterwards, Sir Keir Starmer wouldnt be drawn on whether he had persuaded the president That Authorising Ukraine To Fire Western Missiles at russia was a good idea. Instead, he said. Theres only One reason were having these discussions and thats because putin has illegally invaded ukraine and the quickest way to resolve this, obviously, lies through what putin actually does. Because its for him to end this, but we are having the disc
tens of millions of households need that support, so i think that s the right approach. the uk s opposition labour party welcomes the move, but has criticised the government s response to the crisis, saying it called for a windfall tax on oil companies months ago. the chancellor, the prime minister were resisting it, and saying that it would deter investment, that it was un conservative, but it wouldn t raise enough money, but it would be silly to provide additional help. ukraine warns that russia s offensive in donbas could result in the region becoming uninhabited. a british health trust at the centre of concerns about avoidable deaths and injuries to babies has been told to make immediate improvements to its maternity services. it s been more than a0 years since abba s last tour, but they finally performed onstage again last night in digital form as abba tars. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. police in texas are facing criticism over th