to stall because of poor planning. president zelensky is hoping that will pull moscow towards the negotiating table, but the us is making much darker predictions. the kremlin s once again accused of trying to create a false justification to escalate things even further, by claiming ukraine is poised to use more lethal weapons without offering any evidence. his back is against the wall. and now he s talking about new false flags he s setting up, including asserting that we, america, have biological as well as chemical weapons in europe. simply not true, i guarantee you. they re also suggesting ukraine has biological and chemical weapons in ukraine. that s a clear sign he s considering using both of those. all in the hope it would ultimately lead to kyiv falling, its biggest prize. the kremlin says not enough progress has been made in talks for both leaders to meet yet.
they won t have to use. and then a crash course in first aid by a polish veteran of afghanistan. the tourniquets and bandages of that vicious conflict now a part of life in europe. whispering: just hours before leaving, they re learning the vital lessons that could save their lives. when you look around, you can see that these arejust ordinary guys, mainly, who are suddenly preparing for what it ll be like entering a theatre of war when they cross tonight. for all theirjingoism and unity, the facade cracks as reality hits. i m afraid, a little. i saw you speaking to your mum earlier. yeah, she s crying. but now, she sjust.pray, maybe. she tried to tell me that this war is not my, it s not our, that it s other country, other people, but i don t agree. so, they head off to someone else s war, which has become their own.
it s typically the mediterranean season, it s when those gaps are typically sailing to the med and take harbour and usually welcome in ports like monaco and all these pleasant destinations across europe. so it will be interesting to track those movements going forward and see if they do make those moves and if they will be welcomed by these parts, which at this stage seems unlikely. also experts we spoke to said it s not clear how long they can stay in the maldives because these gaps are huge gas guzzling beasts that require a lot of maintenance. most of these shipping yards where they do this maintenance is in northern europe, so northern europe has the infrastructure and of his utilities that places like the maldives and the seychelles perhaps don t have. so it s interesting to track these movements and see how long they can sustain not entering european waters on their perhaps vulnerable to seizure. european waters on their perhaps vulnerable to seizure. jake, thank ou ve vulnerabl
this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m jane hill. our top stories ukraine s president says his country is on the verge or surviving its war with russia. is on the verge of surviving its war with russia. the ukrainians say they ve carried out a series of successful counter attacks against the russian invaders. but there s still heavy fighting on several fronts, and military experts believe russia will continue its indiscriminate attacks. the world health organisation says half a million ukrainians who ve fled the country are traumatised. i ll be speaking to who s europe director live from moldova. also in the news, we meet a group of volunteers in belarus preparing to join the fight against russian forces in ukraine.
million refugees have now fled the war in ukraine. around 360,000 of those have passed through neighbouring moldova, one of europe s poorest countries. hans kluge, the who s regional director for europe, has been visiting a refugee centre in the capital of chisinau as well as meeting with the country s leaders, and hejoins us now. we are we a re interested we are interested on what you have been hearing from those people who have left ukraine and got into moldova. , ., ., ., moldova. first and foremost, what i have seen is moldova. first and foremost, what i have seen is a moldova. first and foremost, what i have seen is a tremendous - have seen is a tremendous hospitality of the moldovan people, who literally open their homes, their hearts to welcome the refugees from ukraine, who are very grateful. 0f from ukraine, who are very grateful. of course, starting with mental health, it s a big issue for the children, but also growing diseases.