but first our correspondent abduljalil abdulrasulov reports from the front line in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target
abdujalil abdurasulov reports from the frontline in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob, to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target. the crew has to be quick. afte
really needed. he has been trying to re energise western support. don t forget, he left the us earlier this week having failed to secure some crucial defence fund and the decision in brussels was hanging in the balance because eu leaders pushed it through in a pretty bizarre fashion. the only one to oppose the plan, viktor orban left the room when the decision was made. it is a bit of the detailfor decision was made. it is a bit of the detail for now, an obstacle to overcome. while ukrainians know the road to eu membership is a long one with no guarantee of success, this is a morale boost right when they needed one. it s a crucial time for the country, as winter weather picks up and heavy fighting continues in bakhmut and avdeevka. our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov reports from the frontline in bakhmut in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and b
hello. hello welcome to bbc news. the us national security advisor, jake sullivan, will visit the occupied west bank city of ramallah later on friday, for talks with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas to discuss issues, including stability in the west bank and the future governance of the gaza strip. it comes after he met the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other officials in tel aviv on thursday, during which he called for restraint on the war in gaza. the united states has called on israel to scale down its war on hamas in the near future , with president biden urging more to be done to protect civilian lives in gaza. gaza s health ministry says that more than 18,500 people have been killed since the war began. internet and phone networks across gaza had gone down again overnight, according to the region s main telecomms company. and in the last few minutes the israeli military have said its specialforces have recovered the body of a hostage held
after talks in brussels. at the same summit, leaders agreed to open membership talks with ukraine and moldova and to grant candidate status to the country of georgia. all three nations have been pushing to join the alliance. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, called the decision a victory for ukraine . the president of the european council charles michel said age talks would continue next year. he said important progress had been achieved at the summit. tonight we sent a very achieved at the summit. tonight we sent a very powerful - achieved at the summit. tonight we sent a very powerful signal i we sent a very powerful signal to the european citizens, a very powerful signal to the ukrainian citizens because we have decided to grant status to georgia to open negotiations with ukraine, and with moldova to make a very important step with bosnia and herzegovina, because we will open the decisions and a report will be issued by the commission in the coming weeks to make