to the big match. hello and welcome. presidentjoe biden is set for talks for european leaders in poland on tuesday, just hours after he left ukraine, following a secretly planned visit. mr biden s arrival in kyiv came just days before the first anniversary of russia s invasion and ahead of a major speech by the russian president to his parliment. vincent mcaviney reports. american presidents normally arrived to military band but in kyiv yesterdayjoe biden s historic visit was to the sound of an air raid siren. after months of planning, biden travelled in secret by a train for ten hours to an active war zone to mark the one year anniversary of russia s illegal invasion on friday. with unprecedented security in the capital, the americans had warned the kremlin thatjoe biden was coming. a point was being made. ukraine was still under attack but its most powerful ally was there to show its leader and people his support. the symbolism of the visit might be strong, but a few hundre
correspondents in russia and in ukraine. also this lunchtime. a fresh earthquake in turkey and syria leaves more people dead, two weeks after the tremors that killed tens of thousands. a claim that the clock is ticking for british farmers as they struggle with high inflation, labour shortages and climate change. and it s empty desk friday the world s biggest trial of a four day working week where you do fewer hours for the same pay. and coming up on the bbc news channel england take on pakistan in theirfinal women s t20 world cup group game looking to win and remain unbeaten in the tournament. good afternoon. the russian leader vladimir putin has accused the west of starting the war in ukraine. almost a year after launching the invasion, mr putin has made a two hour state of the nation address delayed from december. he claimed the west is seeking to destroy russia in a global confrontation. the existence of our country is at stake, he said. he also announced he s suspendi
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