we ve heard about a $3 billion military aid package that germany is giving to ukraine. h0??? military aid package that germany is giving to ukraine. giving to ukraine. how important is that? it s the giving to ukraine. how important is that? it s the biggest giving to ukraine. how important is that? it s the biggest military - giving to ukraine. how important is that? it s the biggest military aid . that? it s the biggest military aid package we have seen from germany. let s remember that germany was a leisurely quiet initially quite reluctant to give weapons. to give weapons. the fact that they are giving this aid is in a sense another way that germany is saying they are on the side of ukraine. i have here a list, 30 leopard one tanks, 15 anti aircraft tanks, 200 reconnaissance drones and more
contest because it won last year. but instead it s liverpool who has that honour and the city has made sure to celebrate all things ukrainian. the bbc s luxmy gopal who is at the ukraine community centre in liverpool. you ve seen some of the activities right in the centre of liverpool but eurovision has a broader reach than that and here at the ukrainian community centre there are lots of activities going on. we got a dj playing music, community choir that is gearing up to start singing and we ve got some dance somewhere who are going to be doing ukrainian dancing. this is being supported by culture liverpool with some national lottery funding as well. the idea is to celebrate all things ukrainian. they going to speak to doctor martin roberts who is part of the
why has zelensky travel to rome? he s trying to shore up political support and military aid for his country but it s an interesting case. 0n the one hand the prime minister, meloni, has been very vocal with their support of ukraine. but on the other hand you have to look at who else is in italy s ruling coalition. first of all you have the party called the league stop in case there s any doubt about where they stand. i’m stop in case there s any doubt about where they stand. . . where they stand. i m so sorry to cut in paul- where they stand. .. i m so sorry to cut in paul- i where they stand. i m so sorry to cut in paul. ijust where they stand. i m so sorry to cut in paul. i just want where they stand. i m so sorry to cut in paul. i just want to where they stand. i m so sorry to cut in paul. i just want to let - where they stand. i m so sorry to cut in paul. i just want to let our i cut in paul. ijust want to let our audience know what they are looking at. these are live
ahead of an audience with pope francis. trumpets play this was the moment he arrived at the prime minister s residence in rome. later he ll be meeting the italian prime minister giorgia meloni, and also travel to the vatican. a huge security operation has been launched, with over 1,000 police deployed and a no fly zone over rome. president zelensky is then due to travel to germany, and in the past few hours we ve heard that germany has pledged nearly $3 billion of military to ukraine. that s the biggest aid package from italy yet. that s the biggest aid package from germany yet. but back to italy first. let s cross to the newsroom now and talk to our europe regional editor correspondent paul moss.