In Wolfram von Istenbach's Parzival, chivalry had become a blend of religious duties, love, and military service.

We also grabbed some samples from ballet dancer Emma Von Enck.

So This is this has long been feared Seemingly it could be resolved in a political sense But at the moment and in the words of one Ukrainian advocacy group you've got Russia that's been given the green light to keep advancing which it is in the eastern Donetsk region You've got these reports of America, you know Look exploring a relaxation of sanctions trying to continue to warm relations with Moscow's it Deals directly with Moscow and all of the levers and pressure is being exerted on Ukraine as it's looking in both directions now James Walsh a house in Kiev there well in the last hour the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has been talking about a new plan to boost military and Help help Ukraine in the process we are in an era of rearmament and Europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending Both to respond to the short-term urgency to act and to support Ukraine But also to address the long-term need to take on more responsibility for our own European security lots of reaction, of course coming in this morning to the news of America suspending military aid to Ukraine We've also heard from the British government now the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner Appearing on the BBC's today program speaking to Emma Barnett.

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Ursula von der Leyen and the European People's Party did win the majority of votes.

The will is there, and we saw in 2023 the Commission—the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen—announcing the de-risking strategy and trying to de-risking is both from a perspective decreasing dependencies, but also at the same time being more aware of national security risks.

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Top European Union officials are in China marking 50 years of diplomatic ties as trade tensions between the two sides are growing. Despite the smiles EU chief Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese President Xi Jinping that they had reached an inflection point. She called for a rebalancing of Europe's historic trade deficit with China. There was some agreement though on both how Brussels and Beijing can both act to tackle climate change. Let's bring in Alicja

Two hundred years ago, the German philosopher Wilhelm von Humboldt thought a lot about this when mechanization was just starting to transform the world,

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, has been very forthright, very strong, talking about a united front in Europe and how we will come back with our tariffs as well.