This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Sunday, the 2nd of March, these are our main stories.

A warm welcome for the Ukrainian president, Volodymy Zelensky, in London,

after the angry clash with Donald Trump at the White House on Friday.

The NATO Secretary-General, Mark Rutter, meanwhile, says he's sure the U.S. is committed to peace in Ukraine.

And after decades of armed struggle, the Kurdish separatist group PKK has declared a ceasefire.

Also in this podcast, tens of thousands of Romanians have marched in support of a far-right politician whose presidential election victory last year was annulled.

It's a great sea of Romanian flags. They've marched through the center of Bucharest to Piazza Victoria in front of the Romanian government building.

And the father of Namibia's independence is laid to rest.

Smiles, cheers, waving, and a prime ministerial hug.

A warm welcome for President Volodymyr Zelensky

at Downing Street on Saturday evening. The mood in sharp contrast with the anger scene during

his encounter with Donald Trump and J.D. Vance at the White House on Friday when he was berated

for seeming insufficiently grateful for US help as he deals with the Russian invasion

of Ukraine. On Sunday, Mr Zelensky is due to meet King Charles. There will also be a meeting

of European leaders and the Canadian Prime Minister. But first, a chat with Kirstama in number 10.

Mr Zelensky spoke of the welcome he had received and thanked the Prime Minister

and Britain.

I saw a lot of people and I want to thank you, people of the United Kingdom, such big support

from the very beginning of this war. Thank you, your team. And I'm very happy that His majesty came and accepted my meeting tomorrow and thankful that

you organize such a seven for tomorrow and we are very happy in Ukraine that we have such strategic

partners. It's understood that Britain and Ukraine have agreed a loan of around $2.8 billion

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