Properly a little later. Ukraine says a russian attack on a village in the east of the country has killed at least 50 people. That would make it the deadliest Missile Strike in months. Officials said a cafe and a shop were hit in the village of hroza, not far from kupiansk. A six year old boy is said to be among the dead. There has been intense fighting in the region in recent weeks, with russia attempting to recapture territory it lost last year. This latest russian attack took place in the middle of the day, as european leaders were meeting in the spanish city of granada, with ukraine one of the big issues being discussed. President zelensky made a point of being at the talks in person. He asked european leaders for more air defence missiles and said other countries could thank ukraine for protecting them from russian aggression. We must not allow putin to destabilise any other parts of the world and our parties in order to ruin europes power. We must continue to put pressure with sanctions politically and economically so that russia cannot spread chaos. The presence of russia, its military or proxies on the territory of any other country is a threat to all of us, im sure, and we must Work Together to push russia out of the territory of other countries. There is a political crisis in the us, and a rising tide on the right there of fatigue with the war. But a realisation in europe that its hard to continue that struggle against the russian invasion without The Americans involved. The European UnionsForeign Affairs chief has warned that political infighting is threatening washingtons ability to fund the ukrainian military. Ukraine needs the support of the european union, which is sure that we have it and we will increase it, but also the support of the us. My hope, the hope of the ukrainians and i think that everybody that doesnt want putin winning this war is to look for the ways for the us to retake this issue and continue supporting ukraine. But the European Commission president Ursula Von Der Leyen was more possitive. As ukraine needs predictability. And reliability in the direct budget support, as far as i oversee the situation in the United States, i am very confident of support for ukraine from the United States. What the United States is working on is the timing. Meanwhile, president Vladimir Putin claimed that russia did not start the 20 month long war in ukraine and accused europe of trying to isolate moscow. Translation its not us who shuts the door on joint communication. I its europe thats fencing itself off from us and creating a new iron curtain. Lets bring in our panelists. Nathalie tocci, director for the institute of International Affairs rome. Miles taylor, formerly Chief Of Staff at the Us Department of homeland security. Hello to you both, great to see you. What do you make of the words we heard there from various european leaders about the support for ukraine . I leaders about the support for ukraine . ~ , leaders about the support for ukraine . ~ ,. , ukraine . I think The Big Story Reall is ukraine . I think The Big Story Really is one ukraine . I think The Big Story Really is one of ukraine . I think The Big Story Really is one of a ukraine . I think The Big Story Really is one of a realisation l ukraine . I think The Big Story Really is one of a realisation both in fact really is one of a realisation both infect in really is one of a realisation both in fact in europe and indeed within the biden in fact in europe and indeed within the Biden Administration that this is a fairly the Biden Administration that this is a fairly obvious thing but this is a fairly obvious thing but this is going is a fairly obvious thing but this is going to is a fairly obvious thing but this is going to be a long war. So in a sense, is going to be a long war. So in a sense, and i is going to be a long war. So in a sense, and i think it sort of immersed really quite strikingly in the parallel reality that we heard from the parallel reality that we heard from Vladimir Putins words that putin from Vladimir Putins words that putin wiii from Vladimir Putins words that putin willjust go on. Putin has one chance putin willjust go on. Putin has one chance to putin willjust go on. Putin has one chance to reverse the situation on the ground, chance to reverse the situation on the ground, and that is of course of fatigue the ground, and that is of course of fatigue in the ground, and that is of course of fatigue in the west and especially where fatigue in the west and especially where there is fatigue to the reaching where there is fatigue to the reaching of its climax with a return of donald reaching of its climax with a return of donald trump to the white house. So of donald trump to the white house. 50 there of donald trump to the white house. 50 there is of donald trump to the white house. 50 there is a of donald trump to the white house. So there is a realisation that we are in so there is a realisation that we are in this so there is a realisation that we are in this for the long haul because are in this for the long haul because putin will not stop the war. Some because putin will not stop the war. Some of because putin will not stop the war. 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