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| Hello. After a meeting at the White House, Ukraine's allies have been discussing how to help secure the country from future possible Russian aggression if a peace deal is struck. Security correspondent Frank Gardner looks at the options. Also, BBC Balkans correspondent Guy Delauney reports on how a concert in Croatia has exposed the country's divisions over its recent history. And finally, China hosts a jaw-dropping slackline competition. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | The support needed to secure peace |
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| | A "coalition of the willing" supporting Ukraine counts 30-plus nations. Credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters | Following his meetings at the White House, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country and its allies were "already working on the concrete content of the security guarantees". There is a wide spectrum of options to be considered, writes Frank Gardner, ranging from "boots on the ground" to the threat of crippling economic sanctions on Russia's oil exports. The US has made clear that Ukraine won't become a member of Nato in the foreseeable future, but the military alliance could support the country in other ways. But the question remains over what Russia is prepared to accept - and whether Moscow should have a say in the matter at all. |
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| | | - President Trump's role: A peace that depends on American assurances may not be a firm foundation on which to build, writes North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher.
- Oval Office meeting: A map of the territory Russia controlled in Ukraine has played crucial role in Trump's view of Ukraine war.
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| BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Ultra-nationalist gig exposes divisions |
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| | | Thompson's management claimed more than half a million tickets for the show at Zagreb Hippodrome were sold. Credit: Reuters | A concert by ultra-nationalist Croatian singer Thompson has exposed divisions deep within the Balkan country. The performer led the crowd - including MPs from the governing HDZ party - in a chant associated with the Nazi-allied Ustasha regime that ruled Croatia during World War Two, outraging opposition parties. But was it a "neo-fascist Croatian Woodstock" or just patriotic, anti-establishment fun? |
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