government and lift all sanctions on the country. the male only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this is our 1937 moment at least according to general sir patrick sanders, newly appointed head of the british army. his speech this week was a shot across the bows to the politicians attending two national international talking shops the nato summit in madrid and, before that, the g7 in the bavarian alps. both promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes. general sanders was arguing for muscular deterrents, the not very disguised message to presidents and prime ministers being, do you want history to remember you as it remembers neville chamberlain, who delayed war by appeasin
hello, and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says its forces are enduring intense russian shelling in the eastern city of lysychansk, but it denies claims its troops are surrounded. lysychansk is the last ukrainian held city in luhansk, which is part of the industrial donbas region. these pictures from russia s state owned domestic news agency, ria, show drone images of battles near the city. but kyiv denies claims that russian backed fighters have encircled the city. elsewhere, russia is continuing its missile strikes. in the south, ukraine s military says the city of mykolaiv has been hit by ten missiles targeting the port and other industrial infrastructure. it s not yet clear if there are any casualities. ukrainian authorities have accused moscow of hitting civilian targets in an effort to force them into making territorial concessions. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media.
welcome to bbc news. lam rich i am rich preston. our top stories: in eastern ukraine, further fighting for control of this a chance, the ukrainian army rejects russia s claims they have encircled the city. the united nations corsicana libya as anti government protests continue, but demonstrators say they will not give up. the united nations calls for calm. a council of taliban elders because of the world to recognise the taliban and sanctions. the biggest ever london pride. more thani million people take to the streets as it marks its 50th anniversary. and getting fiery under the lights at wimbledon. the match one player described as a circus.
it s really scary. i don t know how to put it into words. the attack on serhiyivka came just a few hours after russia was driven from the strategically important snake island, under massive ukrainian bombardment. russia claimed it left as a gesture of goodwill, but last night returned to bomb the equipment it had been forced to leave behind. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. protesters in libya say they ll carry on with demonstrations until the ruling elite steps aside. there were marches in most cities across the country, but the united nations has called for calm after protesters stormed libya s parliament on friday night. the bbc s azaday moshiri has more. libya s parliament inflames. in flames. protesters are much
in flames. protesters are much in several cities, but it is here on the eastern city of tobruk that their anger was on full display. despite being an oil rich country, but wealth has not trickled down to the people. libya has been suffering chronic power cuts and rising prices. and since it s ruler, colonel muammar gadhafi, was ousted more than ten years ago, the country has been locked in chaos. but in the light of day, not all people in libya approved of the parliament being torched. translation: parliament being torched. translation: yes, these protesters translation: yes, these protesters under - translation: yes, these protesters under the - translation: yes, these | protesters under the poverty line, they don t have money and can t have a decent life, not even food. we support them, and support their rights, but not the way they did it.- the way they did it. what happened the way they did it. what happened after the way they did it. what happened after sunset, l the way th