Of plotting an explosion and being in contact with the russian intelligence service. One of them had been photographing potential Military Targets in germany, including us Military Facilities which assist ukraine. The arrests came as ukraines Prime Minister warned the bbc there will be a � third world war� if ukraine loses its conflict with russia. G7 Foreign Ministers are meeting now on the italian island of capri to discuss ukraines urgent appeal for more air defence support and how to use frozen russian assets to assist kyiv. Lets cross live now to our security correspondent, gordon corera. Tells more about what the authorities are saying about the plot, the details, the target . Potentially a significant series of arrests by German Authorities yesterday. They are certainly suggesting that today, with prosecutors arresting two men, one of those it appears had been spending some time carrying out reconnaissance of Military Facilities. The second man is thought to have assisted him, and then in turn they are thought to have been in contact with another person linked to russian intelligence services. Some details are emerging about what they may have been looking at, these are Military Facilities inside germany, but at the suggestion is that this was notjust spying, just collecting intelligence, that is something that happens normally, but that they were considering, particularly that one individual, sabotage. Carrying out some sort of explosion or fire at one of those facilities. I think thatis one of those facilities. I think that is what makes this particularly different from the run of the mill Espionage Cases which we have seen many of in recent years including in germany. Many of in recent years including in german. ,. ,. , germany. Gordon, tell me more about the military facility, germany. Gordon, tell me more about the military facility, why germany. Gordon, tell me more about the military facility, why now . Germany. Gordon, tell me more about the military facility, why now . Why. The military facility, why now . Why germany . The military facility, why now . Why german . ~ ,. ,. , germany . Well, it is clear that they seem to have germany . Well, it is clear that they seem to have looked germany . Well, it is clear that they seem to have looked at germany . Well, it is clear that they seem to have looked at a germany . Well, it is clear that they seem to have looked at a number. Germany . Well, it is clear that they | seem to have looked at a number of facilities, so it is not certain whether they had picked one particular facility to target. Some of the suggestions are that these could be facilities linked to ukraine and to german support for ukraine, including us Military Facilities where there is training on tanks which are going into ukraine where ukrainian soldiers might be trained. Another possibility is the Supply Routes are the depots where material might be shipped out to ukraine. Again, i think this is significant. We have seen some evidence in the past of russian intelligence carrying out kinds of Sabotage Activities in the past. There are reports that Russian Military intelligence blew up an arms depot in the Czech Republic about a decade ago, but carrying out Something Like this in germany would certainly be significant. The suggestion is it is all part of attempts to undermine european support for the effort of ukraine in fighting russia. Support for the effort of ukraine in fighting russia. Gordon there in the newsroom. Fighting russia. Gordon there in the newsroom, thank fighting russia. Gordon there in the newsroom, thank you fighting russia. Gordon there in the newsroom, thank you for fighting russia. Gordon there in the newsroom, thank you for the fighting russia. Gordon there in the newsroom, thank you for the latest | newsroom, thank you for the latest on those arrests. Ukraines Prime Minister is in washington to urge the us congress to pass a long stalled foreign aid bill which include 61 billion earmarked for kyiv. The House Of Representatives is set to vote on the package this saturday. In an interview in washington, ukraines Prime Minister told my colleague Sumi Somas Kanda about the risks of a russian victory in ukraine. The Global System of security will be destroyed at all, and all the world will need to find and will need to look in for a new system of security. Or there will be many conflicts, many such kinds of wars. And in the end of the day, it could lead to the third world war. So our mutual task is to protect democratic values, to protect existing after the second world war, Global System, secure Global Security system. And bring long term and sustainable peace on european continent. So russia must lose this war and aggressors should be punished, and putins regime should be destroyed at all. And only this factors will lead us to the sustainable and long term peace. I just want to follow up on that, Prime Minister, we saw a republican, congressman mccall, say last week that he thinks that russian propaganda has infected, thats the word that he used, some members of his party and that they are essentially repeating that propaganda. What do you think of that . We shouldnt forget that russia is leading war with ukraine on the ground, but russia is leading war with the civilized world, with west countries in the multidimensional spaces, in cyberspace, in propaganda and disinformation space. So there in ukraine, we have war in the water, on the water, on the ground, in the sky. So all of this now bring us to this to this obstacles when we should understand that disinformation and propaganda is influencing here in the United States on many people in the european union, on many people such as in ukraine. So we should count on this and we should make our work. We should fight against of this absolutely unprovoked, illegal aggression of russia in ukraine. Ukraines prime an estate talking to the bbc. Lets speak to natalie andrews, Congress Reporter for the wall streetjournal. Welcome to bbc news. A pretty blunt message from ukraines Prime Minister. Is it cutting through though in washington . It minister. Is it cutting through though in washington . It does seem that the ukraine though in washington . It does seem that the ukraine slash though in washington . It does seem that the ukraine slash israel though in washington . It does seem that the ukraine slash israel slash i that the ukraine slash israel slash taiwan package is gaining momentum, it has momentum, it is planned to be taken by the senate. In it has momentum, it is planned to be taken by the senate. Taken by the senate. In terms of the wa that it taken by the senate. In terms of the way that it is taken by the senate. In terms of the way that it is being taken by the senate. In terms of the way that it is being designed, way that it is being designed, speakerjohnson has made the aid and support a separate votes. Ukraine are separate to the israel vote, does that still leave open the worry that perhaps there will be support for israel, but when it comes to ukraine, the blockage that we have seen, we may see a repetition . The reason why seen, we may see a repetition . Tue reason why they seen, we may see a repetition . Tte reason why they are seen, we may see a repetition . Tt2 reason why they are blocking seen, we may see a repetition . Tt2 reason why they are blocking it, the reason why they are blocking it, the reason why they are blocking it, the reason why they are separating the aid votes, is because there is a different coalition of lawmakers that will support aid for israel and ukraine. So they will put up the aid for ukraine, you will see a lot of the democrats supporting that, more than you would see for israel where some democrats are worried that the country does not need more military aid, they have called for ceasefires, they are upset about the war. You will probably see more Republicans Arejoining war. You will probably see more republicans are joining on war. You will probably see more Republicans Arejoining on israel, expect a wide Bipartisan Commission on the taiwan portion, and then there is a fourth side part which contains some National Security priorities and some motivators to get this bill across the finish line. 2, get this bill across the finish line. ,. U, get this bill across the finish line. ,. Line. That is the critical part when it comes to line. That is the critical part when it comes to ukraine line. That is the critical part when it comes to ukraine and line. That is the critical part when it comes to ukraine and aid, line. That is the critical part when it comes to ukraine and aid, is i line. That is the critical part when it comes to ukraine and aid, is it| it comes to ukraine and aid, is it likely to get over the finish line . Are there enough republicans that perhaps im not being swayed this time around around the Trunk Position which has been to resist this move in the months we have seen . , my this move in the months we have seen . ,. ~,. , seen . Yes, it is tricky procedurally for mike johnson seen . Yes, it is tricky procedurally for mike johnson to seen . Yes, it is tricky procedurally for mike johnson to bring seen . Yes, it is tricky procedurally for mike johnson to bring this seen . Yes, it is tricky procedurally for mike johnson to bring this bill, | for mikejohnson to bring this bill, he needs to pass what is called a rule, and we dont normally worry about rules but republicans and far right conservatives have been blocking the rules. It is uncommon for the Minority Party to step up and help a rule pass because it often contains parties and elements. Democrats have said that they are going to help, they are going to vote for the rule on this, so it does seem like it has the votes to pass. fix, does seem like it has the votes to ass. � 2, 2,. ,. Pass. A final thought then, how much is the internal pass. A final thought then, how much is the internal fight pass. A final thought then, how much is the internal fight within pass. A final thought then, how much is the internal fight within the is the internal fight within the republican party, the Psychodrama Thatis republican party, the psychodrama that is happening with yet again another threat to speakerjohnson, is that playing into our does it help or hinder this ukraine vote . Johnson almost seemed like he had come to peace yesterday. He said he was ready to do the right thing, that he would let the chips fall where they may. He seemed to realise that this is important and that republicans are fuelled by the attack from iran on israel, they want to get israel done, they want is to be the way. They are talking about changing the rules for House Republicans to help them keep their job, he seems to have found peace and knows that he is doing this under the threat of his job and that amy lose hisjob but he thinks under the threat of his job and that amy lose his job but he thinks this is the right thing to do. Is the right thing to do. Thank you for oininu is the right thing to do. Thank you forjoining us is the right thing to do. Thank you forjoining us on is the right thing to do. Thank you forjoining us on the is the right thing to do. Thank you forjoining us on the programme. | is the right thing to do. Thank you i forjoining us on the programme. We will watch and see if there are any developments. Dubai International Airport is working hard to restore operations after record rains pounded the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring gulf countries in recent days. One of the worlds busiest hubs has seen some inbound flights after hundreds of delays and cancellations, but staff have struggled to get food to stranded passengers crowding the facility. Across the uae, where one person was killed, the authorities are working to clear swamped streets of submerged vehicles and to restore disrupted services. Flash floods also killed twenty people in oman. Lets speak to sarah forster, a news editor with the national, a news outlet based in the uae. Thank you for being here on the programme. Give me an idea of what it has been like there over the last 72 hours. ~ it has been like there over the last 72hours. ~ ,. , it has been like there over the last 72hours. ,. , 72 hours. Well, i can speak to my experience 72 hours. Well, i can speak to my experience because 72 hours. Well, i can speak to my experience because i 72 hours. Well, i can speak to my experience because i was 72 hours. Well, i can speak to my experience because i was one i 72 hours. Well, i can speak to my experience because i was one of. 72 hours. Well, i can speak to my i experience because i was one of the passengers returning to the uae just after the worst of the storm was over. Obviously i had friends and family here who did have to go through it and they were having to bail their balconies out with water, water tends to flood into houses and that sort of thing. But for me personally, i landed about two hours late after circling in the hold, just as the airport reopened, and we then had an hour waiting for a stand before we could be let off the aeroplane. Quite honestly, getting through the airport was a bit of a breeze because there were no other passengers, we were one of the first to land so getting it through immigration and getting the bags was absolutely fine. My trouble started immediately after leaving the airport because there were no taxis, no metro, the road and transport authority here were putting on buses to nearby metro stations, but the metro had limited service. So for me it was only the kindness of friends and family that came to pick me up and family that came to pick me up and take me home, that is the only way i manage to get in. Otherwise there were many people sleeping in metro stations and just waiting for normal service to resume so that they could get home. The pictures are astonishing, they could get home. The pictures are astonishing, as they could get home. The pictures are astonishing, as you they could get home. The pictures are astonishing, as you are they could get home. The pictures| are astonishing, as you are talking we are playing some of them. The streets, it is an incredible sight to see the levels of floodwater, what it has done to vehicles, and all of the damage. Talk to me about the speed of it, because i assume that you have seen nothing like this and this sort of way ever before. Well, this was, the phrase that is going around is that this was and am pretty dated amount of rainfall. This was a bad one and a half years worth of rain which fell in 2a hours and the stomach and for even longer than that. It is something that the country tried to brace itself but i dont think any nation in the world could deal with one and a half years worth of rain in one day. There was a significant amount of damage done, however, swiftly the water pumps were out on the road, the police were redirecting people. Even the kindness of strangers, i know in my community where i live some of the Security Guards and other workers were still key and could not get home and people were putting together clean clothes and food and water for them. Just to see them through. It is beautifully sunny and cloudy free sky, both yesterday and today, however, many of the rods are still flooded. So people need to take care out there. It is unprecedented, however we have now had two very serious storms in the space of two months, which as you can imagine is very unusualfor the uae. I remember my own parents moved to the uae 14 years ago and they used to tell me that it rained a handful of days a year. My dad likes to tell a story that it took him three years to find out that his Windscreen Wipers were set to automatic because he had never driven in the rain before and it took three years for rain to come. Suddenly theyjust took three years for rain to come. Suddenly they just turned on. Took three years for rain to come. Suddenly theyjust turned on. You can see the climate in this part of the world is changing and the government are going to have to start responding to that. 5am start responding to that. Sara foster, start responding to that. Sara foster. We start responding to that. Sara foster, we would start responding to that. Sara foster, we would talk start responding to that. Sara foster, we would talk longer but we have a news update to go to. We will leave it there, but thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. Iam going much forjoining us on the programme. I am going to take you to the un where the Secretary General is talking in the last few moments. He has been saying this is a moment of maximum peril in the middle east, it must be a time for maximum restraint. Obviously referencing israel and iran. Tar restraint. Obviously referencing israel and iran. Israel and iran. For example, although israel and iran. For example, although the israel and iran. For example, although the israeli israel and iran. For example, l although the israeli authorities have cleared more convoys, those clearances are often granted when it is too late in the day to make deliveries and return safely. One could say that our personnel cannot operate in darkness, in a war zone, littered with unexploded ordinance. So the impact is limited, sometimes new, the clearances increased but there are continued obstacles to aid for people who are in desperate need. During the week of six to 12th of april, israel denied more than 40 of un requests that required passing through israeli checkpoints. We urgently need the meaningful, measurable progress, including the unrestricted delivery of aid via ashdod port and re