"This vote is about cleaning up politics in Wales. We all expect our leaders to meet the high standards that their office requires, and the first minister has not met those standards."
Although he told Fox News on Saturday that he'd received "very direct information" from Trump that "he will be on our side".At a rally in Michigan on Friday night, the Republican candidate again voiced his intention to quickly "settle" the war, a repeated claim that’s led many to conclude he could cut aid to Kyiv and press Ukraine into ceding territory.
Meanwhile, in a thinly veiled attack on Trump, the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris said this week that those who would have Ukraine swap land for peace are supporting "proposals for surrender".Standing alongside her was none other than Zelensky as he carried out a dizzying round of diplomatic speed-dating and media interviews all through the week – including at the United Nations.There was news of some further financial support ahead of a meeting with Biden at the White House - talks which were cordial but ambiguous in terms of their outcome, as Zelensky handed in his "victory plan" to end the war to the outgoing president.
Its contents have not been published but Ukraine’s request to be able to use Western-made long-range missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russia is widely thought to be one element.Zelensky has for some time been asking Western countries for permission - but so far has not been given the green light.
Also thought to be in the plan is a plea for more robust security guarantees, including a longed-for invitation to join the Nato military alliance.
While the alliance makes encouraging noises about Ukraine’s future membership prospects, it’s been made clear that won’t happen while the country’s still at war.He recalled: "I was standing there with my kid sister Susan and she immediately went 'you should sign [them]'.
"I said: 'Let's hear the second song' and it was: 'I am signing [them]'. By the third song: 'I’m definitely signing [them]'."The band only played four songs that night.
Reflecting on the King Tuts gig in a documentary about the band, Noel Gallagher - who with his brother Liam have been the band's only constant members - said: "Fate is just a word to some people, but I understand it now."Alan McGee was meant to be in that club tonight."