thank you all. we will try to answer as many as we can. hello, i m derek from london in the uk. is there really a stalemate in ukraine at the moment? this is angela from - auckland in new zealand. could you talk please - about the changes, zelensky s strategy with the departure of zaluzhnyi, the general. in charge of the army? well, lyse, first of all, is there a stalemate on the battlefield or has the tide turned in favour of russia? i will answer the question about the stalemate, and i will partially be answering the second question. it was general zaluzhnyi the last commander in chief who used the words stalemate in an interview and it is said to have angered president zelensky. he felt it was too negative a description of the situation along the front line. president zelensky himself recently went to visit his troops in the east. he described the situation as extremely difficult. he is saying the russian forces are pressing ahead in at least five directions. and he believ
and the global news podcast. it is two years since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine, triggering the bloodiest conflict in europe since the second world war. but after 730 days of fighting, who has the upper hand? what is life like in ukraine and russia today, and when will the killing end? the global news podcast and ukrainecast have come together to answer your questions. hello, i m oliver conway from the global news podcast. i m vitaly shevchenko, the co presenter from ukrainecast in the ukrainecast studio. i m olga robinson from bbc verify, also in the ukrainecast studio. i m lyse doucet, the bbc s chief international- correspondent and i m back. in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. and i m steven rosenberg, the bbc s russia editor and i m in moscow. thank you all forjoining us. we have had lots of questions from listeners to the global podcast, and ukrainecast. thank you all. we will try to answer as many as we can. hello, i m derek from london in the uk. is the
millions say they feel lonely but wouldn t admit it a campaign s launched to tackle it in the name of murdered mpjo cox. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. president trump has sacked his acting attorney general, accusing her of betrayal after she told government lawyers not to defend his controversial travel restrictions in court. sally yates, who was appointed by president 0bama, had said she was not convinced that mr trump s temporary ban on travellers from seven muslim countries was legal. richard lister reports. no fear refugees are welcome here! it s a battle over american values and it s going on all across the county. in columbus, ohio last night it was met with pepper spray. in dallas, texas there was a silent vigil and concern about what the future holds. we came from mexico. things, unfortunately aren t great there now. to deny somebody the opportunity to build a future seems completely wrong. the most significant protest came from sally yates, an 0bama app
zurcher, catty quay will be here in 20 minutes time, questions to both of them are very welcome. katty kay. here s a prophetic video clip from a couple of years ago. i believe the attorney general has an obligation to follow the law, the constitution, and give their independent legal advice to the president. well, that s true, and like any ceo with a law firm, sometimes lawyers have to tell the ceo, you cannot do that, don t do it, it will be in violation of the law, you will regret it. please, no matter how headstrong they might be. do you feel that the duty of the attorney general s office ?|i do you feel that the duty of the attorney general s office? i do, to fairly and partially evaluate the law and provide the administration with impartial legal advice. that is sally yates, talking at a confirmation hearing in 2015. this time yesterday she was america s acting attorney general. not any more. donald trump fired her after she ordered justice department lawyers not to e