that could help stroke victims regain control of parts of their body. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has arrived in poland after an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone on monday. joe biden s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged another $500 million of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin s war of conquest was failing. our international editorjeremy bowen has this report. (air-raid siren wails) the air raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael s church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had warned the kremlin that joe biden was coming. he had just arrive
In case of an emergency. On sunday, Suella Braverman called for a review into armed policing. Her intervention was welcomed by the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley. In an open letter, he called for an urgent reset, writing that improvements to the met police were being undermined by a system not set up to help officers succeed, identifying Police Pursuits and the use of force as areas of the most glaring unfairness. He said officers need sufficient Legal Protection to do theirjob and keep the public safe, because theyre now more afraid of years of uncertainty for them and theirfamilies in the legal system than they are of confronting dangerous or armed criminals and terrorists. It all comes after a met Police Officer was charged on thursday with the murder of Unarmed Chris Kaba Last year. The 24 year old was fatally shot in a borrowed car in south london, a car the police say was linked to an incident involving a gun. The met police are keen to stress that Military Per
Will we get different rationales on whether is going? entirely. president putin will not be truthful with his people by president biden will stand next to allies. poland is one of the strongest of course on the west is united, nato, the european union, other allies, standing against even china with this because a victory for ukraine means the odds of china taking taiwan are immensely diminished so there are all kind of steaks attached to this. i was very important is that russia has already launched its major awaited defensive and it s amounting to almost nothing. when ukraine amounts it s offensive in a couple a months time, we are likely to see two armoured tank and vehicle fighting divisions. remember, the bradley fighting vehicles are coming even before the tanks. we have the tanks
In places like kramatorsk. seizing this corner of eastern ukraine, with its close ties to russia, was supposed to be an easier task for the kremlin s blundering army. but the blundering goes on. my shop is hardly a strategic target, says lilia, with contempt. and all this is stiffening the resolve of ukrainian soldiers. we met this tank unit, holding their ground at a spot where russia has been trying to break through. they badly need better equipment, but they have other strengths. we are united. we fight for our independence from russia. russians soldiers fight for money. they are not motivated as we. the russians have been pounding these front line positions for weeks now, but the big picture here in the donbas is that the kremlin s
Russia is imitating the tactics of nazi germany by deporting ukrainians and targeting civilians. we ll also have a special report this lunchtime from eastern ukraine, where the fighting in this war is most intense. the picture here in the donbas is that the kremlin s offensive has largely stalled. they ve taken hardly any significant towns, and the ukrainians are making them pay a heavy price for every scrap of land. and the other main stories this lunchtime: after sinn fein win the most seats in the northern ireland assembly, talks start about how to get the nation s devolved government up and running again. the boss of scottishpower urges ministers to do more to help with rising energy bills. and the water warriors fighting their own battles to find outjust how polluted by sewage our rivers really are. and coming up on the bbc news