the us rejects russian security demands on ukraine and eastern europe and says further talks will address moscow s concerns. the red cross says humanitarian aid to tonga is ramping up after the airport was cleared of ash, making it safe for planes to land. britain s royal navy ship carrying aid, including bottled water, firstaid kits, ppe and baby products, arrived on the island on wednesday. but tongan officials say the country is still in dire need of international support. tonga has been virtually cut off from the rest of the world after the volcanic eruption crippled communications and internet connection may not be fully restored for weeks. the line may be unstable, but we ve managed to get in touch with vanessa lolohea, executive director at the tonga national youth congress. she joins us on the phone live from tonga.
me what now, ukraine needs from the west, point number one is that we need to increase the defensive capabilities of ukraine. this is, we should make russia weaker. weaker by introducing sanctions, weaker by presenting the sanctions if he makes a decision towards continuation of aggression. we should present to ukraine a membership action plan, because thatis membership action plan, because that is the right answer for the blackmail of putin not only to ukraine but for the whole world. the former ukrainian president poroshenko speaking to the bbc. the red cross says humanitarian aid to tonga is ramping up after the airport was cleared of ash, making it safe for planes to land. britain s royal navy ship carrying aid arrived on the island on wednesday, but tongan officials say the country is still in dire need of more international
off the coast of florida. a sole survivor had earlier told rescuers that the vessel had left the bimini islands in the bahamas on saturday with a0 people on board. the boat is believed to have been made up of people from cuba and haiti who paid smugglers to take them to the us. the red cross says humanitarian aid to tonga is ramping up after the airport was cleared of ash, making it safe for planes to land. britain s royal navy ship carrying aid arrived on the island on wednesday. but tongan officials say the country is still in dire need of international support. i ve been speaking to vanessa lolohea, executive director at the tonga national youth congress, who had this update. we are currently working on the ground. we are doing a water relief response.