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In the run—up to the b9 summit in bratislava, and the nato summit in vilnius, and about the possibilities to provide further support to ukraine. nato has already scaled up its presence on its eastern let's first look at the countries that make up the eastern section of the alliance — as you can see it stretches from estonia in the north to bulgaria in the south. in march, nato announced it would double the number of troops stationed in eastern europe from four battle groups to eight. and injune, nato said the number of troops on high alert in the area would rise to more than 300,000 — th...

And then there is a wider vote throughout the membership. we will find out who the leader of the party is on march the 27th. paramedics and other ambulance staff across parts of england, and all of wales, are on strike again today. members of the gmb and unite unions are involved in a long—running dispute about pay and staffing. the government says the walk—outs are not in anyone's best interests. our health correspondent nick triggle says the result is expected shortly of a strike vote byjunior doctors. so far, doctors haven't been involved in any strike action this winter. but in the nex...

Indicated if they vote yes, they're likely to have a three day walk—out, possibly as early as mid march. now, before that, we've got the nurses going on strike for two days next week across half of services in england. and the truth is, it's hard to see an end to this dispute at the moment. ministers are adamant they won't discuss this year's pay award because it would fuel inflation if they increase it. but unions are refusing to discuss next year's pay award until their concerns about this year are resolved. meanwhile, in northern ireland, we've got some more strike action taking place thi...

That is right. so far doctors haven't been involved in any strike action this winter, but in the next few hours, the british medical association will announce the results of its ballots ofjunior doctors. when we sayjunior doctors, we are talking about half the medical workforce, basically up to consultant level. the bma have indicated that if they vote yes, they are likely to have a three day walk out possibly as early as mid march. before that we have got the nurse is going on strike for two days next week across half of services in england. the truth is, it is hard to see an end to this disp...

Haring, thank you very much indeed. if you'd like to get an idea of what it's like to cover the ukraine war, head to the bbc iplayer and search for behind the stories. there you can see films from our correspondents steve rosenberg, james waterhouse and sarah rainsford looking back at the russian invasion and how they have reported on it for the last 12 months. the british medical association has announced that junior doctors in england have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay. members are expected to take part in a 72—hour walkout as early as mid march. 0ur health editor hugh pym has mo...