Willem Marks

Just last week in Paris, he'd said the Americans wanted discussions to move forward within days, otherwise there was a possibility the U.S. would move on. Steve Witkoff, the White House has said, will be travelling to Moscow, not to London this week, for a fourth face-to-face meeting with Putin.

And meanwhile, President Zelensky said that none of the potential ideas the US administration has been floating in the media have actually been formally shared with him or his team.

And meanwhile, President Zelensky said that none of the potential ideas the US administration has been floating in the media have actually been formally shared with him or his team.

And meanwhile, President Zelensky said that none of the potential ideas the US administration has been floating in the media have actually been formally shared with him or his team.

And so it's kind of unclear whether the US is trying to stand between these two warring parties, as the mediator might, or instead to sort of create a peace framework, almost unilaterally, that Russia and Ukraine would be asked to simply accept.

And so it's kind of unclear whether the US is trying to stand between these two warring parties, as the mediator might, or instead to sort of create a peace framework, almost unilaterally, that Russia and Ukraine would be asked to simply accept.

And so it's kind of unclear whether the US is trying to stand between these two warring parties, as the mediator might, or instead to sort of create a peace framework, almost unilaterally, that Russia and Ukraine would be asked to simply accept.

Well, pretty obscure, frankly. President Putin's called the unilateral temporary ceasefire, you might remember, on Saturday evening for the entirety of the Easter weekend. But Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey told Parliament here in London yesterday that British military intelligence indicated there'd been no let up whatsoever in those attacks over the Easter weekend.

Well, pretty obscure, frankly. President Putin's called the unilateral temporary ceasefire, you might remember, on Saturday evening for the entirety of the Easter weekend. But Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey told Parliament here in London yesterday that British military intelligence indicated there'd been no let up whatsoever in those attacks over the Easter weekend.

Well, pretty obscure, frankly. President Putin's called the unilateral temporary ceasefire, you might remember, on Saturday evening for the entirety of the Easter weekend. But Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey told Parliament here in London yesterday that British military intelligence indicated there'd been no let up whatsoever in those attacks over the Easter weekend.

The Ukrainians cried foul and said there had been no ceasefire from Russia. It had simply been a Russian propaganda exercise. All right, that's journalist Bill Marks in London. Thank you very much.

The Ukrainians cried foul and said there had been no ceasefire from Russia. It had simply been a Russian propaganda exercise. All right, that's journalist Bill Marks in London. Thank you very much.

The Ukrainians cried foul and said there had been no ceasefire from Russia. It had simply been a Russian propaganda exercise. All right, that's journalist Bill Marks in London. Thank you very much.

An airport spokesperson confirmed Heathrow was, quote, open and fully operational this morning while airlines raced to get stranded passengers whose flights were diverted or cancelled through to their final destinations. The airport added hundreds of additional staff to help 10,000 additional passengers travel through Heathrow from around the world.

An airport spokesperson confirmed Heathrow was, quote, open and fully operational this morning while airlines raced to get stranded passengers whose flights were diverted or cancelled through to their final destinations. The airport added hundreds of additional staff to help 10,000 additional passengers travel through Heathrow from around the world.

but travellers are still being asked to check their flight status as several routes early Saturday had already been cancelled. The shutdown had initially prompted the counter-terrorism force at London's Metropolitan Police Force to conduct an investigation.

but travellers are still being asked to check their flight status as several routes early Saturday had already been cancelled. The shutdown had initially prompted the counter-terrorism force at London's Metropolitan Police Force to conduct an investigation.

However, suspicious causes for the fire have been ruled out, leaving UK lawmakers and ministers concerned about the resilience of Britain's critical infrastructure. For NPR News, I'm Willem Marks in London.

However, suspicious causes for the fire have been ruled out, leaving UK lawmakers and ministers concerned about the resilience of Britain's critical infrastructure. For NPR News, I'm Willem Marks in London.

A huge grabbing device, like a giant metal claw, comes out of the water. It's travelled a mile up from the seabed. It's filled with tons of rock and silt, and yet you can see the jaws haven't really closed, and I suddenly realise, as I see the water dripping out, there are little bits of rock falling out as well, and it's been falling out all the way up on the journey.