Executive there are 25 seats. it is in a devolved system to exercise power. all the incentives are there for the dup to want to be there. i think there is annoyance probably among sections of the northern ireland community about this collapse. the problem, the dup, have huge concerns and unionists across the board have concerns about the protocol, but the decision making is the british union the european union and the british government. if it is solved at that level i think the dup will go back in. i know that they have called for the abolition of the protocol. i know from the news today that people are not very satisfied by the letter from boris johnson. d0 satisfied by the letter from boris johnson. ,, ~ satisfied by the letter from boris johnson. ,., ~ , ., , johnson. do you think this threatens the eace johnson. do you think this threatens the peace deal? johnson. do you think this threatens the peace deal? no, johnson. do you think this threatens the peace deal? no, i joh
It shows nato s expansion eastwards since 1997. the countries in bright purple, have become members. sweden and finland in pink are applying tojoin. nato has said they would be welcomed with open arms . this is the russian president speaking earlier today on sweden and finland s plans tojoin nato. translation: russia has no problems with these states, translation: russia has no problems with these states, therefore, translation: russia has no problems with these states, therefore, the - with these states, therefore, the expansion of nato at the expense of these countries does not pose a direct threat to russia. but the expansion of military into these territory will require a response and we will see what that response will be based on the threats that will be based on the threats that will be based on the threats that will be created for us. meanwhile one of the biggest ever nato exercises in the baltics, got under way today. named hedgehog , the drills involve ten countries
High uv and pollen levels with a few thunderstorms possibles to finish the day and this band of rain making its way across more of the uk overnight and into wednesday morning. a few showers on wednesday and it will be whiter wednesday night. largely fine on thursday. hello this is bbc news with me. here are the headlines. britain s most senior military officer says ukraine is guaranteed its survival as a nation, but that does not mean the fighting is over. with volunteer forces facing some of the have been the heaviest fighting. thea;r forces facing some of the have been the heaviest fighting. the heaviest fighting. they simply cannot let the the heaviest fighting. they simply cannot let the russians the heaviest fighting. they simply cannot let the russians through i cannot let the russians through here, if they do more ukrainian troops to the south will be under threat. so they are hanging on for dear life here. threat. so they are hanging on for dear life here. boris johnson s
And the reason that these men are holding on so tight here in these defensive positions is because they simply cannot let the russians through here. if they do, more ukrainian troops to the south in the donbas will be under threat. so they are hanging on for dear life here. at the front, there is no bunker, but they are armed to the teeth. this is a volunteer battalion, these men were doing ordinaryjobs before the war and they are facing against russian tanks and heavy artillery and direct fire. how are they desperate how are you managing to hold the russians off? fiur desperate how are you managing to hold the russians off? hold the russians off? our men go and fi . ht. hold the russians off? our men go and fight- every hold the russians off? our men go and fight. every day hold the russians off? our men go and fight. every day by hold the russians off? our men go and fight. every day by the fire. . and fight. every day by the fire. you can watch it. because we believe that al