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i am about nato is an alliance between nations. iam not about nato is an alliance between nations. i am not courting about nato is an alliance between nations. iam not courting him verbatim but he was saying presidents come and go but we trust in this long—term partnership. they are three nothing in public, we are really worried about the potential president trump return to the white house. but when i speak to officials in berlin, they are certainly doing some contingency planning around how to as they would put it and was mentioned, strengthen the european pillar of the nato military alliance and part of that is as we have seen more defence spending and there seems to be a public recognition from rishi sunak and 0laf scholz that europe does need to do more as the complaint is notjust from donald trump, although maybe he is the most vocal in the way he goes about it, but complaints from other us presidents in the past as well that they felt europe was not spending enough on defence and leaders now saying that does need to change. at least four people have been injured and taken t
i am about nato is an alliance between nations. iam not about nato is an alliance between nations. i am not courting about nato is an alliance between nations. iam not courting him verbatim but he was saying presidents come and go but we trust in this long—term partnership. they are three nothing in public, we are really worried about the potential president trump return to the white house. but when i speak to officials in berlin, they are certainly doing some contingency planning around how...
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olaf schultz spoke about nato's alliance between i about nato's alliance between nations, he was sort of saying presidents come and go bit we trust in this long—term partnership, so what they are not saying in public is we are really worried about a potential president try returned to the white house, but when i speak to officials here in berlin they are certainly doing some contingency planning around how to, as they would put it and it was mentioned there, strengthen the european pillar of the nato military alliance. and part of that is, as we have seen, more defence spending. there seems to be public recognition now from mr sunak and mr scholz that europe needs to do more after complaints notjust europe needs to do more after complaints not just from europe needs to do more after complaints notjust from donald trump, although maybe he is the most vocalin trump, although maybe he is the most vocal in the way he goes about it, but complaints from other us presidents in the past as well that they felt europe was not spending enough on defence and leader is now saying that needs to c
olaf schultz spoke about nato's alliance between i about nato's alliance between nations, he was sort of saying presidents come and go bit we trust in this long—term partnership, so what they are not saying in public is we are really worried about a potential president try returned to the white house, but when i speak to officials here in berlin they are certainly doing some contingency planning around how to, as they would put it and it was mentioned there, strengthen the european pillar of...
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to ourfriends in ukraine, to our allies in nato, to our allies in israel and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. to ourfriends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defences and basic supplies that you need to resist putin on the battlefield. and we've had reaction from china in the past couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said... well also today, rishi sunak is visiting germany to meet his german counterpart, chancellor olaf scholz. it's mr sunak�*s first trip to berlin since becoming prime minister in october 2022. defence spending is firmly on the agenda. former labour minister, then crossbench peer, and renowned campaignerfor welfare reform — frank field, the statement was issued a short time ago... pa rents parents who are hoping to take up more free childcare and could face problems due to lack of places. the roll—out sees the number of free services increased next year. the government says it is prepared. ofcom has strengthened its rules against broadcasters using politicians as newsreaders, news interviewer
to ourfriends in ukraine, to our allies in nato, to our allies in israel and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. to ourfriends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defences and basic supplies that you need to resist putin on the battlefield. and we've had reaction from china in the past couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said... well also today, rishi sunak is visiting germany to meet his german counterpart, chancellor olaf...
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to ourfriends in ukraine, to our allies in nato, to our allies in israel and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. to ourfriends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defences and basic supplies that you need to resist putin on the battlefield. chuck schumer. we have had reaction from china in the last couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said: well, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has just landed in china to meet with senior officials in beijing and shanghai. china and the us, the world's two biggest economies remain at odds over trade, technology, taiwan and ukraine war and antony blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia's war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese machine tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine. laura bicker is our correspondent in beijing and gave us this assessment of the likely conversations between the two countries. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to china to try to stabilise ties between the two worlds
to ourfriends in ukraine, to our allies in nato, to our allies in israel and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. to ourfriends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defences and basic supplies that you need to resist putin on the battlefield. chuck schumer. we have had reaction from china in the last couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said: well, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has just landed in china to meet with...
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that was big news, is a key member of the nato military alliance. for germany i'm told there will not be any major announcements today along those lines. germany has onlyjust started to hit the 2% nato military alliance spending target, the first time since the early 90s, and it looks like it is having to do that through some one—off funds and it isn't quite clear how they are going to sustain that. but all of that being said and all of that mathematics, both the uk and germany have been key backers of ukraine, the top tier after the us in terms of that country, so they will want to send a direct message to president putin that there will continue supporting ukraine. there is probably some messaging going on from europe as well to donald trump, because of course donald trump hoping to be re—elected as president of the united states and has made it pretty clear that he got very annoyed with countries who he felt were not meeting their spending commitments last time. he made it clear he would not be supporting countries who felt were not meeting t
that was big news, is a key member of the nato military alliance. for germany i'm told there will not be any major announcements today along those lines. germany has onlyjust started to hit the 2% nato military alliance spending target, the first time since the early 90s, and it looks like it is having to do that through some one—off funds and it isn't quite clear how they are going to sustain that. but all of that being said and all of that mathematics, both the uk and germany have been key...
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to our friends to ourfriends in ukraine, our allies in nato and our allies in israel, and to sue billions around the world in need of help, help is on the way. america's top diplomat antony blinken is visiting china, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia a special report from the english channel — as a bbc team witnesses a fatal migrant crossing, just hours after a bill is passed aimed at stopping them. there's real battle going on on the beach here, must be more than 100 migrants trying to get to the water, they are letting off firecrackers to try and keep the police away from them. screeching and the 9—year—old british boy who's won a european championship for his uncanny impression of a seagull. hello. a warm welcome to the programme, i'm sally bundock. the us senate has approved a $95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. the overwhelming vote in favour marks the end of six months of deadlock in congress. the measures approve around $61 billion in long—awaited aid for ukraine alone. the package also designates more than $26 bi
to our friends to ourfriends in ukraine, our allies in nato and our allies in israel, and to sue billions around the world in need of help, help is on the way. america's top diplomat antony blinken is visiting china, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia a special report from the english channel — as a bbc team witnesses a fatal migrant crossing, just hours after a bill is passed aimed at stopping them. there's real battle going on on the beach here, must...
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speaking alongside nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg in poland, the prime minister emphasised the need for deeper weaponry stockpiles, citing the war in ukraine. lebanon's iran—backed hezbollah group says it has launched a drone attack, targeting israeli military bases north of the city of acre, its deepest attack into israeli territory since the gaza war began. lebanese state media says it comes after an israeli air strike in southern lebanon killed a mother and girl from the same family. tuesday marked the 200th day of the conflict in gaza, with israel carrying out air strikes in the northern, central and southern portions of the territory. the united nations has said it's working to corroborate reports from palestinian authorities that at least 310 people have been found buried outside the nasser hospital grounds in khan younis. palestinian officials say some of those who were killed were elderly and women, and others were found with their hands tied. israel's military has rejected accusations that its forces buried the bodies. the un is calling for an independent investigati
speaking alongside nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg in poland, the prime minister emphasised the need for deeper weaponry stockpiles, citing the war in ukraine. lebanon's iran—backed hezbollah group says it has launched a drone attack, targeting israeli military bases north of the city of acre, its deepest attack into israeli territory since the gaza war began. lebanese state media says it comes after an israeli air strike in southern lebanon killed a mother and girl from the same...
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speaking alongside nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg in poland, the prime minister emphasised the need for deeper weaponry stockpiles, citing the war in ukraine. live now to catie edmondson, a congressional correspondent for the new york times. she is eagerly watching what is going on at the floor of the senate tonight. it has been a long time coming but it looks like the senate will get to this tonight. do we expect them to pass it? we this tonight. do we expect them to pass it?— to pass it? we expect a vote on the final passage _ to pass it? we expect a vote on the final passage in _ to pass it? we expect a vote on the final passage in the - to pass it? we expect a vote on the final passage in the next. the final passage in the next couple of hours and we expect it will be an overwhelming bipartisan vote. there was an earlier vote earlier today that was a test vote to see how much support the measure might have another vote received 80 votes so this will be a that glides along. so this will be a that glides alonu. ~ ., so this will be a that glides alon.. ., .,, , so this will
speaking alongside nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg in poland, the prime minister emphasised the need for deeper weaponry stockpiles, citing the war in ukraine. live now to catie edmondson, a congressional correspondent for the new york times. she is eagerly watching what is going on at the floor of the senate tonight. it has been a long time coming but it looks like the senate will get to this tonight. do we expect them to pass it? we this tonight. do we expect them to pass it?— to...
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rishi sunak was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when "economic conditions allow." mr sunak also announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million. 0ur political editor, chris mason, reports. europe's front line — ukrainian tanks heading into battle. a war in our back yard showing no sign of end. in neighbouring poland today, at a military base outside warsaw, the prime minister, his polish opposite number and the secretary—general of the nato defence alliance. and, from rishi sunak, this promise on defence spending... today i'm announcing the biggest strengthening of our national defence for a generation. we will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5% of gdp by 2030. that starts today. is it time to be candid now with people that the costs of supporting ukraine are going to run into the billions and billions for years and years to come? could this last another decade? well, chris, as i touched on, unfortunately, we're living in a more dangerous time
rishi sunak was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when "economic conditions allow." mr sunak also announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million. 0ur political editor, chris mason, reports. europe's front line — ukrainian tanks heading into battle. a war in our back yard showing no sign of end. in neighbouring poland today, at a military base outside warsaw, the...
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he made the announcement during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato secretary—generaljens stoltenberg. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030. labour has already committed to a 2.5% target but only when the "economic conditions allow". our political editor, chris mason, reports from poland. europe's front line — ukrainian tanks heading into battle. a war in our back yard showing no sign of end. in neighbouring poland today at a military base outside warsaw, the prime minister, his polish opposite number and the secretary—general of the nato defence alliance, and, from rishi sunak, this promise on defence spending. today i'm announcing the biggest strengthening of our national defence for a generation. we will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5% of gdp by 2030. that starts today. is it time to be candid now with people that the costs of supporting ukraine are going to run into the billions and billions for years and years to come? could this last another decade? well, chris, as i touched on, unfortunately, w
he made the announcement during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato secretary—generaljens stoltenberg. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030. labour has already committed to a 2.5% target but only when the "economic conditions allow". our political editor, chris mason, reports from poland. europe's front line — ukrainian tanks heading into battle. a war in our back yard showing no sign of end. in neighbouring poland today...
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you lead nato forces in estonia, over_ you lead nato forces in estonia, over our— you lead nato forces in estonia, over our eastern flank, the royal navy— over our eastern flank, the royal navy helps keep critical sea lanes open _ navy helps keep critical sea lanes open the — navy helps keep critical sea lanes open. the united kingdom is also at the centre _ open. the united kingdom is also at the centre of the exercise steadfast defender, _ the centre of the exercise steadfast defender, currently under way and involving _ defender, currently under way and involving more than 16,000 british mititary— involving more than 16,000 british military personnel.
you lead nato forces in estonia, over_ you lead nato forces in estonia, over our— you lead nato forces in estonia, over our eastern flank, the royal navy— over our eastern flank, the royal navy helps keep critical sea lanes open _ navy helps keep critical sea lanes open the — navy helps keep critical sea lanes open. the united kingdom is also at the centre _ open. the united kingdom is also at the centre of the exercise steadfast defender, _ the centre of the exercise steadfast defender,...
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awaiting in the next few minutes or so, the arrival of the british prime minister rishi sunak, the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg, they are due to give a press conference in about the next 15 minutes. we will bring you that as soon as it starts. in the meantime, do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a chilly start to the day for many of us and many places will stay chilly, particularly across the east of the country. we will have more cloud. but in fact, the next few days temperatures will be below par for the time of year with the best of any sunshine out towards western areas. this arctic air has been working its way southwards across the country this week and it's going to loiter around until we get into the weekend. we start to see something a little bit warmer moving up from the south, but it'll be moving up from the south with low pressure. here's the pressure system today, high pressure to the west, lower pressure out towards the east, feeding in a lot of cloud on this northerly wind into the eastern side of the country. best the sunshine, western scotland
awaiting in the next few minutes or so, the arrival of the british prime minister rishi sunak, the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg, they are due to give a press conference in about the next 15 minutes. we will bring you that as soon as it starts. in the meantime, do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a chilly start to the day for many of us and many places will stay chilly, particularly across the east of the country. we will have more cloud. but in fact, the next few...
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nato has been a strategic failure. nato has expanded the western military alliance, but there is clearly a nervousness from western leaders that in democracies, you have to continue to continue to take people with you. and when you are allocating hundreds of millions of pounds, billions of pounds a year to a cause defending ukraine, that comes with a cost. the money can't be spent elsewhere and there is the prospect that that kind of expenditure could go on for years and years and years.— and years and years. chris mason there. nasa says its voyager 0ne probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information back to earth again — after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012, and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth — but it can still send data back. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. we have ignition, and we have lift off. pl. we have ignition, and we have lift off. �* .., we have ignition, and we have lift off. ~ .
nato has been a strategic failure. nato has expanded the western military alliance, but there is clearly a nervousness from western leaders that in democracies, you have to continue to continue to take people with you. and when you are allocating hundreds of millions of pounds, billions of pounds a year to a cause defending ukraine, that comes with a cost. the money can't be spent elsewhere and there is the prospect that that kind of expenditure could go on for years and years and years.— and...
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nato are trying to coordinate on that to get the pieces across. if you lose the ability to protect your skies, firstly your railroads and energy infrastructure can come under attack, if you lose the railroads that makes it harder to get things to the front. secondly, the russian ground forces and the air force can get into more of a groove, we have seen the russian air force more active, where there is a battle developing in the east. in the recent days, essentially because air defence is struggling, that is the most important thing. artillery ammunition, heavy artillery, you need to get that in. the czech republic have done a greatjob sorting out from the open market and we expect the us and nato to get more things in. there is a manpower issue which the ukrainians are moving towards addressing but it is not there yet. we moving towards addressing but it is not there yet-— not there yet. we saw president zelensky say _ not there yet. we saw president zelensky say this _ not there yet. we saw president zelensky say this gives - not there yet. we
nato are trying to coordinate on that to get the pieces across. if you lose the ability to protect your skies, firstly your railroads and energy infrastructure can come under attack, if you lose the railroads that makes it harder to get things to the front. secondly, the russian ground forces and the air force can get into more of a groove, we have seen the russian air force more active, where there is a battle developing in the east. in the recent days, essentially because air defence is...
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serbian city of nis have been evacuated after the discovery of an unexploded bomb left over from the 1999 nato bombardment of the country. the 1,000 kilo bomb was successfully removed from the construction site where it was found to be destroyed at a safe location. thousands of people, including national and local leaders, have attended a candle—lit vigil in sydney to remember those who died in last week's stabbing rampage. as the sun set on bondi beach, people lit candles in memory of the victims. six people, mainly women, were killed and 12 injured in the attack on a shopping centre. the acclaimed british conductor sir andrew davis has died at the age of 80. he was one of the longest—serving chief conductors of the bbc symphony orchestra, and a familiar face at the annual bbc proms concerts in london, where he was famous for his funny speeches. let's have a listen to the bbc symphony orchestra rehearsing the damnation of faust at the royal albert hall for the bbc proms, conducted by sir andrew davis in 1998. music: the damnation of faust. all five members of the spice girls have reunited
serbian city of nis have been evacuated after the discovery of an unexploded bomb left over from the 1999 nato bombardment of the country. the 1,000 kilo bomb was successfully removed from the construction site where it was found to be destroyed at a safe location. thousands of people, including national and local leaders, have attended a candle—lit vigil in sydney to remember those who died in last week's stabbing rampage. as the sun set on bondi beach, people lit candles in memory of the...
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and nato's secretary general stoltenberg mentioned that that would be a priority. but i suspect we're not far off the point where there's going to be a production logjam. these are obviously sophisticated systems. a lot of them take some time to develop. and so whilst you might see some of them coming in the nearfuture, at some point the industrial base is going to have to start ramping up to produce new particularly interceptors, because ukrainians have obviously been taking a lot of incoming fire from the russians, particularly when they've been attacking civilian infrastructure. there was testimony that was heard as part of the signing of a face and the head of the us european command said the russian army is now 15% larger than when it first invaded ukraine. overthe larger than when it first invaded ukraine. over the seven months, ukraine. over the seven months, ukraine is going to have to achieve a lot before winter sets in once again, how is the russian army looking, in terms of military and troops as well, troop personnel? how well sourced — troops as well
and nato's secretary general stoltenberg mentioned that that would be a priority. but i suspect we're not far off the point where there's going to be a production logjam. these are obviously sophisticated systems. a lot of them take some time to develop. and so whilst you might see some of them coming in the nearfuture, at some point the industrial base is going to have to start ramping up to produce new particularly interceptors, because ukrainians have obviously been taking a lot of incoming...
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and nato�*s secretary general stoltenberg mentioned that that would be a priority. but i suspect we're not far off the point where there's going to be a production logjam. these are obviously sophisticated systems. a lot of them take some time to develop. and so whilst you might see some of them coming in the nearfuture, at some point the industrial base is going to have to start ramping up to produce new particularly interceptors, because ukrainians have obviously been taking a lot of incoming fire from the russians, particularly when they've been attacking civilian infrastructure. the extra us military aid package for israel comes amid the country's ongoing offensive in gaza, which the hamas—run health ministry says has killed more than 311,000 palestinians — most of them women and children. these pictures show a plume of smoke rising over rafah in the south of the territory, as israel continues its airstrikes there. this is the aftermath of overnight strikes in rafah, which are reported to have killed 18 palestinians — 1a of them children. the israeli war c
and nato�*s secretary general stoltenberg mentioned that that would be a priority. but i suspect we're not far off the point where there's going to be a production logjam. these are obviously sophisticated systems. a lot of them take some time to develop. and so whilst you might see some of them coming in the nearfuture, at some point the industrial base is going to have to start ramping up to produce new particularly interceptors, because ukrainians have obviously been taking a lot of...
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additional launchers and muscle structure be provided, including germany has and some command of the nato secretary general mentioned that that would be a priority. isuspect general mentioned that that would be a priority. i suspect we are not far off the point where there is going to be a production logjam. these are obviously sophisticated systems, a lot of them take some time to develop, and so whilst you might see some of them coming and in the near future, is at some point the industrial base is going to have to start ramping up to produce new particularly interceptors, because the ukrainians have obviously been taking a lot of incoming fire from the russians, particularly when there have been attacking civilian infrastructure.— there have been attacking civilian infrastructure. there was testimony dou . las infrastructure. there was testimony douglas hurd _ infrastructure. there was testimony douglas hurd is _ infrastructure. there was testimony douglas hurd is part _ infrastructure. there was testimony douglas hurd is part of _ infrastructure. there was testimony douglas hurd is
additional launchers and muscle structure be provided, including germany has and some command of the nato secretary general mentioned that that would be a priority. isuspect general mentioned that that would be a priority. i suspect we are not far off the point where there is going to be a production logjam. these are obviously sophisticated systems, a lot of them take some time to develop, and so whilst you might see some of them coming and in the near future, is at some point the industrial...
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. —— demanding from nato. it is a competition between russia, iran, north korea, but hadn't support from china against the free will. thanks to the west and to britain, the fight is all over ukrainian done. we are fighting for them, but to fight we need not to spray statements but ammunition, because daily consumption of ammunition issues. it's almost on the same level like most hot days of the same level like most hot days of the second and first world war. we were waiting for this decision for almost six months. it was kind of disappointing that it took so long, but finally it was done, and for us it was the question of life and death. to it was the question of life and death. ., ., ,., ,, �* it was the question of life and death. ., ., �* ., ~ death. to that point, you're talking about disappointment. _ death. to that point, you're talking about disappointment. what - death. to that point, you're talking | about disappointment. what impact has this weight had on ukraine's war efforts? ., ., , ., efforts
. —— demanding from nato. it is a competition between russia, iran, north korea, but hadn't support from china against the free will. thanks to the west and to britain, the fight is all over ukrainian done. we are fighting for them, but to fight we need not to spray statements but ammunition, because daily consumption of ammunition issues. it's almost on the same level like most hot days of the same level like most hot days of the second and first world war. we were waiting for this...
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president zelensky made this plea to nato yesterday. ukraine has asked and asks all of you to support our actions with sufficient numbers of weapons and shells — and it is a realistic request. ukraine's defence relies on weaponry sent from abroad, especially america. there are real fears that now they're running desperately short of rockets and artillery, they face defeat. a separate vote, on $26 billion worth of military aid for israel, was less controversial. some democrats opposed it, though, because of how israel's conducting the war in gaza. the nays are 58, the bill is passed. both bills still need to get approval in the senate, but now the biggest political hurdle has been cleared, that's likely to happen early next week. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. for more, i spoke to our correspondent in washington helena humphrey who has been following the vote from capitol hill. what finally got this over the line was that rare display of bipartisanship which we saw. if you take a look at the vote tally, what you will nevertheless s
president zelensky made this plea to nato yesterday. ukraine has asked and asks all of you to support our actions with sufficient numbers of weapons and shells — and it is a realistic request. ukraine's defence relies on weaponry sent from abroad, especially america. there are real fears that now they're running desperately short of rockets and artillery, they face defeat. a separate vote, on $26 billion worth of military aid for israel, was less controversial. some democrats opposed it,...
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so this is an all hands on deck— protect nato so this is an all hands on deck situation and even if there is a switch — on deck situation and even if there is a switch in — on deck situation and even if there is a switch in the administration, i am hoping — is a switch in the administration, i am hoping that the professionals, let the _ am hoping that the professionals, let the experts will be able to be the adults in the room and be able to explain— the adults in the room and be able to explain why it is important to continue — to explain why it is important to continue to support ukraine. | to explain why it is important to continue to support ukraine. i do 'ust want continue to support ukraine. i do just want to _ continue to support ukraine. i do just want to come _ continue to support ukraine. i if just want to come back to a point you made at the start of our conversation with regards to the southern border, the border between the united states and mexico, there was a vote on that, it failed, it needed a two thirds majority, how important do you think action on that
so this is an all hands on deck— protect nato so this is an all hands on deck situation and even if there is a switch — on deck situation and even if there is a switch in — on deck situation and even if there is a switch in the administration, i am hoping — is a switch in the administration, i am hoping that the professionals, let the _ am hoping that the professionals, let the experts will be able to be the adults in the room and be able to explain— the adults in the room and be able...
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allies_ talk about the fact that our nato allies and — talk about the fact that our nato allies and partners around the world have been_ allies and partners around the world have been demanding, asking, begging us to take _ have been demanding, asking, begging us to take out these votes so finally — us to take out these votes so finally we _ us to take out these votes so finally we were able to do so. that will benefit our allies and also western — will benefit our allies and also western partners around the globe. you sit _ western partners around the globe. you sit on _ western partners around the globe. you sit on the foreign affairs committee. in these past months when we have been talking about us allies and their support, ijust wonder, what has been the mood in the committee? has there been concern about the us being seen potentially, some might say, as an unreliable partner on the world stage but this aid has been much delayed? absolutely and the fact that we take on these _ absolutely and the fact that we take on these votes and once again with overwhelming democratic su
allies_ talk about the fact that our nato allies and — talk about the fact that our nato allies and partners around the world have been_ allies and partners around the world have been demanding, asking, begging us to take _ have been demanding, asking, begging us to take out these votes so finally — us to take out these votes so finally we _ us to take out these votes so finally we were able to do so. that will benefit our allies and also western — will benefit our allies and also western...
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systems and it needs to be delivered to an airport that has been coordinated so america and europe and nato and the eu are looking to see what they can supply to ukraine from their existing water stocks, patriot missiles are front and centre of that as a way to make sure that the advance of the rations of late and the actions of the american aid or put right by giving ukraine the material it needs. professor, thank ou the material it needs. professor, thank you so _ the material it needs. professor, thank you so much. _ to the united states now, and a man who set himself on fire outside the manhattan court where former president donald trump's hush—money trial is being held has died, according to us media. the man doused himself in a liquid before throwing conspiracy—theory pamphlets into the air. he was taken to hospital, but later died. as our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports, it happened as the jury selection for mr trump's trial was completed. journalists here had just learned thatjury selection had concluded slightly after 1:30 in the afternoon, when the man, later i
systems and it needs to be delivered to an airport that has been coordinated so america and europe and nato and the eu are looking to see what they can supply to ukraine from their existing water stocks, patriot missiles are front and centre of that as a way to make sure that the advance of the rations of late and the actions of the american aid or put right by giving ukraine the material it needs. professor, thank ou the material it needs. professor, thank you so _ the material it needs....
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president volodymyr zelenskyy told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. and on the heels of fresh russian strikes and just before that key vote on us aid to ukraine — i spoke with melinda haring, a senior advisor at razom for ukraine, a nonprofit human rights organization supporting ukraine. i want to start off by talking about how mikejohnson delayed bringing this the on ukraine aid for several months, there was a bill sitting in the senate that did not come to the house. why do you think now he is changing his stance? even though bringing a ukraine aid bill could risk hisjob? thank you for doing this, i think mikejohnson has seen the light. he is a person of deep religious conviction and i think the moral arguments have swayed him. it's notjust the mo
president volodymyr zelenskyy told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. and on the heels of fresh russian strikes and just before that key vote on us aid to...
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president volodymyr zelenskyy told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. ukraine's prime minister denis shmyhal was in washington dc this week and told the bbc about the dire implications globally if the conflict continues to roll on. if ukraine will fall, so the global system of security will be destroyed, and all the world will need to find and will need to look for a new system of security. or there will be many conflicts, many such kind of wars and at the end of the day it will lead to the third world war. democratic congressman jim himes is the ranking member on the us house permanent select committee on intelligence. he has supported sending aid to ukraine since russia invaded in 2022. he told the bbc how quickly he thinks the aid will reach the fron
president volodymyr zelenskyy told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. ukraine's prime minister denis shmyhal was in washington dc this week and told the bbc...
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president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. for more on the situation in ukraine i spoke to michael bociurkiw — a senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia centre. michael, you were recently in ukraine, where you were based in odesa. we have seen this wave of russian attacks, ukraine losing its positions on the front lines in terms of the battlefield — what is the feeling right now on the ground in ukraine? good to be with you — not very good at all. there is basically three frontliness happening right now, one is the physical one which stretches through a good part of ukraine and now all the way up to kharkiv because of the missiles, then we have the long—range missiles and drones happening on a daily basis, and
president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. for more on the situation in ukraine i spoke to michael bociurkiw — a senior fellow at the...
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friday the nato secretary-general announced the alliance will give ukraine more air defense systems. the netherlands defense minister pledged more than 200 million euros for air defense and artillery ammunition. saturday the u.s. is expected to vote on six to $1 billion of aid to ukraine. it is widely to pass -- it is expected to pass. the republican speaker of the house mike johnson is risking his job bringing ukraine aido a vote. friday a third republican supported a motion to oust mr. johnson from the speakership. speaker johnson insists he is doing the right thing. the cia director warned without u.s. support, ukraine could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024. congress wilbe voting on aid in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. friday russian missiles struck a rail station and maternity hospital in the central region. local official say at least seven people were killed including an eight-year-old child. president florida mirza linsky told nato members friday ukraine needs at least seven patriot or other air aanced systems. >> putin must be brought down
friday the nato secretary-general announced the alliance will give ukraine more air defense systems. the netherlands defense minister pledged more than 200 million euros for air defense and artillery ammunition. saturday the u.s. is expected to vote on six to $1 billion of aid to ukraine. it is widely to pass -- it is expected to pass. the republican speaker of the house mike johnson is risking his job bringing ukraine aido a vote. friday a third republican supported a motion to oust mr....
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local officials say at least seven people were killed —— president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our skies must become safe again. it is real. it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. with the ukraine aid bill looming in congress, ukrainian leaders say they're cautiously optimistic about the outcome of the vote. just before the show, i spoke to 0leksandra matviichuk, co—winner of the nobel peace prize in 2022 and head of the center for civil liberties in kyiv. you have been crossing the country, speaking to people about what is happening in ukraine. you've been briefing members of congress as well. what message have you been telling people? probably two messages. first, this is not a war between two states. this is a war between two systems. authoritarianism and democracy. and either will not be able to stop putin i
local officials say at least seven people were killed —— president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our skies must become safe again. it is real. it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. with the ukraine aid bill looming in...
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president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our skies must become safe again. it is real. it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. democratic congressmanjim himes is the ranking member on the us house intel committee. he has supported sending aid to ukraine since russia invaded in 2022. i spoke to him ahead of saturday's vote about how quickly the aid will reach the front lines. the senate passed their equivalent bill two months ago and the two—month delay in the house has very literally been gleeful for far too many ukrainians. it's open up the ukrainians to the attacks on their power plants. it's created an immense amount of misery in ukraine. for what? immense amount of misery in ukraine. forwhat? fora immense amount of misery in ukraine. for what? for a partisan driven debates that we will hopefully resolve tomor
president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our skies must become safe again. it is real. it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. democratic congressmanjim himes is the ranking member on the us house intel committee. he has...
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nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has been speaking about the situation in the middle east. translation: of course we are concerned, and i echo— of course we are concerned, and i echo the _ of course we are concerned, and i echo the words by the g7 foreign ministers — echo the words by the g7 foreign ministers and other national leaders who have _ ministers and other national leaders who have called on all parties to de—escalate the tensions. no—one stands _ de—escalate the tensions. no—one stands to— de—escalate the tensions. no—one stands to benefit from it all out war in _ stands to benefit from it all out war in the — stands to benefit from it all out war in the middle east. it is vital that the — war in the middle east. it is vital that the conflict is not spiral out of control, — that the conflict is not spiral out of control, and there therefore we call on _ of control, and there therefore we call on all— of control, and there therefore we call on all parties on all restraint. earlier, i spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner. i as
nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has been speaking about the situation in the middle east. translation: of course we are concerned, and i echo— of course we are concerned, and i echo the _ of course we are concerned, and i echo the words by the g7 foreign ministers — echo the words by the g7 foreign ministers and other national leaders who have _ ministers and other national leaders who have called on all parties to de—escalate the tensions. no—one stands _ de—escalate the...
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hamish de bretton—gordon is a chemical weapons expert and former commander of british and nato nuclearforces. he explained to me just how significant the location of isfahan is for this attack. i think very significant. isfahan was the second city of iran. a lot of military bases are around it and, as you say, they pay to have hit a military base was not whether it is a rainy and the revolutionary guard corps, who knows, i wouldn't be at all surprised. and fairly near to where we believe iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. where we believe iran is trying to build nuclearweapons. i where we believe iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. isuspect where we believe iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. i suspect a nod to them. i think this attack is very much a demonstration of capability and perhaps intent. iran fired 300 plus missiles and drones that israel and they virtually will get knocked down. israel fires one, perhaps two missiles at iran, at a target, appears to have got through and damage. i think people might be surprised to know that, conventionally, israel vastly over matc
hamish de bretton—gordon is a chemical weapons expert and former commander of british and nato nuclearforces. he explained to me just how significant the location of isfahan is for this attack. i think very significant. isfahan was the second city of iran. a lot of military bases are around it and, as you say, they pay to have hit a military base was not whether it is a rainy and the revolutionary guard corps, who knows, i wouldn't be at all surprised. and fairly near to where we believe iran...
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i spoke to hamish de bretton—gordon, a chemical weapons expert and former commander of british and nato nuclearforces — aboutjust how significant the location of isfahan is for this attack. i think very significant. isfahan is the sort of second city of iran, a lot of military bases around it, and as you say, they appear to have hit a military base, whether it's the iranian revolutionary guard corps, who knows? i wouldn't be at all surprised. and fairly near to where we believe iran is trying to build nuclear weapons, so i expect a nod to them. i think this attack is very much a demonstration of capability and perhaps intent. iran fires 300—plus missiles and drones at israel. they virtually all get knocked down. israel fires one, perhaps two missiles in iran at a target, it appears to have got through and damaged. and i think people might be surprised to know that, conventionally, israel, militarily vastly overmatches iran. and this is a demonstration of that fact. and i expect... i think your correspondent frank gardner said earlier on today iran would be far more like to fight in
i spoke to hamish de bretton—gordon, a chemical weapons expert and former commander of british and nato nuclearforces — aboutjust how significant the location of isfahan is for this attack. i think very significant. isfahan is the sort of second city of iran, a lot of military bases around it, and as you say, they appear to have hit a military base, whether it's the iranian revolutionary guard corps, who knows? i wouldn't be at all surprised. and fairly near to where we believe iran is...
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let's speak to hamish de bretton—gordon, a chemical weapons expert and former commander of british and nato nuclear forces. thank you for being with us. i wanted to ask you first of all, they have targeted isfahan but they have not hit a nuclear facility, what to go think the significance of the location of the attack is? well, iood location of the attack is? well, good morning- _ location of the attack is? well, good morning. i— location of the attack is? well, good morning. i think- location of the attack is? well, good morning. i think very - good morning. i think very significant. isfahan is the second city of iran, a lot of military bases around it, and as you say they appear to have hit a military base, whether it is islamic revolutionary guard corps, who knows, i would not be at all surprised. and fairly near to where we believe iran is trying to where we believe iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. so i expect a not to that. i think this attack is very much a demonstration of capability and perhaps intent. iran fires 300 plus missiles and grounds at israel, they virtually all
let's speak to hamish de bretton—gordon, a chemical weapons expert and former commander of british and nato nuclear forces. thank you for being with us. i wanted to ask you first of all, they have targeted isfahan but they have not hit a nuclear facility, what to go think the significance of the location of the attack is? well, iood location of the attack is? well, good morning- _ location of the attack is? well, good morning. i— location of the attack is? well, good morning. i think-...
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the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg is here in capri. he said earlier there is an urgent critical need, that russia is pushing on the whole front line whilst carrying out waves of air strikes. but, look, this is a g7 foreign ministers meeting. ukraine's foreign minister is here but it's not a formal weapons—pledging session. that being said, they can discuss, they can coordinate. but speaking to officials today, the mood on this issue overall is somewhat downbeat. causing a bit more optimism, though, is the prospect of a vote in congress on the long—stalled us aid package to ukraine of $60 billion. that's certainly being talked up here. they are looking, though, at other ways to raise money for ukraine, and one idea that's been kicking about for quite some time now — seen as potentially legally quite tricky — is using frozen russian assets. specifically, according to people i've been speaking to, whether they could use the interest from those assets to effectively channel money to ukraine. but we don't expect any final decisions
the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg is here in capri. he said earlier there is an urgent critical need, that russia is pushing on the whole front line whilst carrying out waves of air strikes. but, look, this is a g7 foreign ministers meeting. ukraine's foreign minister is here but it's not a formal weapons—pledging session. that being said, they can discuss, they can coordinate. but speaking to officials today, the mood on this issue overall is somewhat downbeat. causing a bit more...
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the nato secretary-general was there and says that countries are constantly aware of the risks of espionage and cyber attacks, but as u.s. members of congress consider whether to approve a multibillion-dollar package of military aid, the secretary expressed optimism about ukraine's fight against russia. >> we now have encouraging messages from the u.s. congress that they will vote on a package of 61 billion u.s. dollars for ukraine in the coming days. if we put this together with all the other announcements that we have seen over the last week's, i am encouraged by e commitment and determination by nato allies to stand up for ukraine. anchor: as ukraine waits for more aid, our james waterhouse is in kyiv, breaking down what ukraine finds itself in such a desperate situation. james: there is no doubt what we are seeing announced at this summit and with this u.s. military package finally being voted on, there is no doubt that it will be welcomed by ukraine, but what is lacking are specifics around time, because the political delays, as kyiv points out, have caused ukraine to lose territory an
the nato secretary-general was there and says that countries are constantly aware of the risks of espionage and cyber attacks, but as u.s. members of congress consider whether to approve a multibillion-dollar package of military aid, the secretary expressed optimism about ukraine's fight against russia. >> we now have encouraging messages from the u.s. congress that they will vote on a package of 61 billion u.s. dollars for ukraine in the coming days. if we put this together with all the...
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constitution and put a new clause into the constitution on georgia's european union membership and nato membership. we do not believe that this transparency law could make an obstacle for georgia's eu membership because the european union is working on the same similar legislation, i can tell you it is much more strict than the eu legislation —— stricter than the georgian legislation... but legislation -- stricter than the georgian legislation... but the geora ian georgian legislation... but the georgian legislation _ georgian legislation... but the georgian legislation is - georgian legislation... but the georgian legislation is stricter| georgian legislation is stricter than russia's, which includes religious groups, russia's doesn't. there is a separate legislation for georgia for religious groups, religious groups are not registered in georgia as non—governmental organisations, so that it is also a misrepresentation of the facts. religious groups are not having the same status in georgia as the non—governmental organisations, they are registered as religious organisations, s
constitution and put a new clause into the constitution on georgia's european union membership and nato membership. we do not believe that this transparency law could make an obstacle for georgia's eu membership because the european union is working on the same similar legislation, i can tell you it is much more strict than the eu legislation —— stricter than the georgian legislation... but legislation -- stricter than the georgian legislation... but the geora ian georgian legislation......
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he has watched events in the middle east where israel, which also is not a member of the nato alliance, where its own allies have rallied behind it and helped it repel a huge drone attack by run over last weekend —— iran. british and us countries have actually taken them out. they say they couldn't do that with ukraine because it would lead to a world war. president zelensky is asking is why ukraine can't have the same. you will also be hoping to try and pull his own allies onto the same hymn sheet. not least with continued air attacks on russia as they target the energy infrastructure but of course russian forces are continuing to advance taking square kilometre after square kilometre of ukrainian territory. kilometre of ukrainian territory-— kilometre of ukrainian territo ., , territory. james waterhouse there. earlier, my colleague sumi somaskanda sat down for an exclusive interview with the ukrainian prime minister denys shymal. we saw today the news the speaker of the house mike johnson really of the bill for supported funding for ukraine. more than $61 billion of support. w
he has watched events in the middle east where israel, which also is not a member of the nato alliance, where its own allies have rallied behind it and helped it repel a huge drone attack by run over last weekend —— iran. british and us countries have actually taken them out. they say they couldn't do that with ukraine because it would lead to a world war. president zelensky is asking is why ukraine can't have the same. you will also be hoping to try and pull his own allies onto the same...
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nato is continuing to posture with sea and air drills along its eastern european flank. its members are still promising military aid. wejust had an important and timely discussion on how to step up further our support to ukraine, in particular on how to provide more air defence systems to ukraine. because the situation on the battlefield remains very difficult, and we have all heard ukraine's clear and urgent appeal for more air support. what kyiv is really hoping for is a £49 billion package to be signed off in the us congress. after months of delay, that's set to be voted on this weekend. if it passes, ukraine might do more than hold on. if it doesn't, the talk may shift to compromise or defeat. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. there has always been global scepticism of the official count of russia's war dead given by the kremlin, with independent analysis suggesting the figure is much higher. one obvious marker is the changing state of russia's cemeteries, like this one in a city south of moscow, pictured here four months before the outbreak of war in october 2021.
nato is continuing to posture with sea and air drills along its eastern european flank. its members are still promising military aid. wejust had an important and timely discussion on how to step up further our support to ukraine, in particular on how to provide more air defence systems to ukraine. because the situation on the battlefield remains very difficult, and we have all heard ukraine's clear and urgent appeal for more air support. what kyiv is really hoping for is a £49 billion package...
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frustrated leader at the moment, in a week where he has watched israel, another country which is not in the nato alliance, where he has watched its own allies unite unprotected from a wide scale, large—scale drone attack directly by iran, where you had british and american forces directly intercepting the drones' launch. the question he's asking is why that cannot be the same for ukraine for until now ukraine's allies, the same countries you mentioned there, has would not have said that the risk of escalation is too high. but you can be sure he will see this as an opportunity because the situation is becoming increasingly desperate for ukraine, to be frank. and so he will use this to be frank. and so he will use this to politically leveraged his western allies, to try in some way to get them on the same hymn sheet. there is a big vote in the us on more military aid but it's becoming more and more pressing, with more russian air strikes. , ., , and more pressing, with more russian air strikes. , . , ., ~ and more pressing, with more russian air strikes. , . , . ~ , ., and more pressing, with mo
frustrated leader at the moment, in a week where he has watched israel, another country which is not in the nato alliance, where he has watched its own allies unite unprotected from a wide scale, large—scale drone attack directly by iran, where you had british and american forces directly intercepting the drones' launch. the question he's asking is why that cannot be the same for ukraine for until now ukraine's allies, the same countries you mentioned there, has would not have said that the...