civilian infrastructure is one. attempting to undermine european support for kyiv is another. how s that going? well, my guest is czech foreign ministerjan lipavsky, an ardent supporter of ukraine in a country facing a deepening energy and economic crisis. is europe s pro ukraine stand sustainable? foreign ministerjan lipavsky in prague, welcome to hardtalk. hello and thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, foreign minister. i m sure you as well as i have been watching the pictures coming out of ukraine, the swarms of kamikaze drones, so called, which are now targeting ukraine s civilian infrastructure, leaving millions of people without heat, power, and looking at a very dangerous, alarming scenario through the winter. is this a signal that europe needs to do much more to offer ukraine military assistance? sadly, yes. we need to do more in terms of sending more air defence to ukraine to solve this, let s say, very specific issue of russia terrorism
a man has been charged with murdering nine year old 0livia pratt korbel five weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. 34 year old thomas cashman is accused of killing 0livia, who died after convicted burglar joseph nee was chased into herfamily s property in dovecot in august. at a press conference in liverpool this evening, maria corr from the crown prosecution service outlined the charges. let s hear what she said. the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of a nine year old 0livia pratt korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. cashman additionally has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. i have further authorised the police to charge paul russell, 40, from snowbury road west derby, with assisting an offender. i, on behalf of cps mersey cheshire, have
talking to people about how they are coping with rising prices. join they are coping with rising prices. us at 9.30 at the we join us at 9.30 at the fire station. we have an audience full of fascinating people from all walks of life who will be talking about the cost of living crisis and how it is affecting people who work and live in the city. join us at 9.30. and i m annita mcveigh at westminster where at 12 o clock, liz truss will face questions from mps in the house of commons for the first time since the almost complete reversal of her economic plan. and as inflation hits double figures, downing street refuses to commit to increasing state pensions in line with prices, which would be breaking a manifesto pledge. obviously we take manifesto commitments incredibly seriously. the chancellor will be making a statement in just over a week s time, where he will set out all the plans for taxation and expenditure and government budgets. hello and welcome to bbc news, with mejo