defamation case against his former wife. this is bbc news, the headlines: ukrainian forces say they re holding the line in the east of the country, despite intense bombardment in the luhansk region. russia says it has struck over 1,200 military targets in eastern ukraine and has again called for the country s forces to lay down their arms. the united states and other allies have promised to increase weapon deliveries to ukraine, as it attempts to resist the renewed russian offensive. western leaders say they ll send artillery, anti tank and air defence equipment. the government in kyiv has repeatedly asked for more military support. the british prime minister has given what he called a wholehearted apology to parliament after he was fined for breaking covid lockdown laws. borisjohnson repeated that it did not occur to him
have to look at from light weapon deliveries to heavy weapon deliveries. i had asked you what you think of president zelenskyy s appearance before the u.n. security council. he had it right when he said it s inept. they re making decisions about a war and the perpetrator of that war is on the council. it is effectively in this situation defunct, isn t it? it is. unfortunately the u.n. has not played a major role in this broader conflict at all so far. the same applies to the ose, the organization for security in europe. this weakness of institutions that we see right now, that it s really about nation states trying to make decisions and
leave. why? because this is our home. we ll defend the country until our last drop of blood. and regarding how much time we have, we have a lot of time. we never lose the fight for our homes and our future. it s the whole population against russian aggressors. and we never give up. and that s why we continue this war. but the key, which can stop this war, is the unity of all. we need political pressure, sanction pressure, and, please, weapon deliveries to ukraine. we re ready to fight. not just for our city or our country, we re fighting the exact same, for the same principles. it s this war, it can touch
experiencing with inflation are impacted by what s going on in ukraine. yeah, have you had conversations with the biden administration about how to keep up these weapon deliveries to ukraine? representative ted lou and i both encouraging the administration to continue to push on these s300s, that the administration had been asking for and have yet to be delivered. it is my responsibility to push this administration to make sure that we are doing everything we can to support the ukrainian people and also as a result to provide the opportunity for peace around the world. and so it looks as though this attacking side of russia
that s come from the united states the way president biden united the west and for weapon deliveries. they ve made a big difference on the battlefield, the ukrainians appear to be pushing russian forces back. we have to keep in mind how amazing that city is. a lot of people thought the city would be taken. we visited checkpoints and territorial defense forces today. they are very much on a war footing. it seems in the city, artillery at this point in time, it has become a little more room to breathe they feel as the russian army is a little further away. there are some more cars on the road. you do see territorial defense forces still making molotov cocktails prepared in case the russians invade. they acknowledge there is that little more life in the city