hello and welcome to bbc news. dmytro kuleba, ukraine s foreign minister, has warned that countries which mistreated ukraine during the darkest moment of its history will be held to account after the war ends. in an interview with the bbc, he also warned western allies that delaying the delivery of weapons will cost the lives of ukrainian soldiers. he has spoken to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the battle for bakhmut is now the longest of the war. more than half a year of bloody fighting for control of what is little more than rubble. but ukraine s foreign minister told me holding the city was vital, and notjust for the damage it s causing to russia s army. defending bakhmut is emotionally very challenging, because people find it hard emotionally to take, carry the burden of this death, loss of human life and destruction. it s a struggle to save those who are behind bakhmut from that same destiny as bakhmut is now suffering from. he said what ukraine needs
focused minds are somewhat in helsinki and stockholm and pushed those two countries for the first time to apply for nato membership. so some movement by turkey regarding finland s application to join nato. giving young babies between four and six months old tiny tastes of smooth peanut butter could dramatically cut peanut allergies. that s according to new research, showing there is a crucial opportunity during weaning to cut allergy cases by 77%. the allergy has been soaring in the uk with one in 50 children now affected. scientists now say the government s advice on weaning which says no solids until around six months needs to change. let s speak to our medical editor fergus walsh. this sounds promising, tell us how it works? it this sounds promising, tell us how it works? , , ., . ., this sounds promising, tell us how itworks? , , ., . ., , it works? it is research from king s colleae it works? it is research from king s college london it works? it is research from
why a spoonful for babies may help prevent allergic reactions. welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start with the news that the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s president vladimir putin, in connection with alleged war crimes in ukraine. along with the head of russia s children s commission , mr putin is accused of forcibly deporting children to russia. the court said there were reasonable grounds to believe the russian president bore individual criminal responsibility for such deportations, which, it says, started soon after moscow launched its full scale invasion of ukraine nearly 13 months ago. let s have a listen. here is the president of the icc making the announcement. this is an important moment in the process ofjustice before the icc the judges have reviewed the information and evidence submitted by the prosecutor and determined that there are credible allegations against these persons for th
is your summer holiday in jeopardy? as passport workers prepare to strike, unions say it could affect a million applications. and. england are. man. confidence and spirits are high as ireland seek to do coming as ireland seek to do up in the sport later in the hour coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. the iris strike gold on st. patrick s day on the final date of the festival! good evening. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader vladimir putin, for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of thousands of children from ukraine to russia, since last year s invasion. it s the first time the icc has ordered the arrest of a prominent political leader still in office. moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from