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russia is out gunning ukraine 521. i'm pleased to the americans are now putting their money forward after six months delayed. there is going to be a russian offensive and if they are able to claim success, it will have a knock on impact to european security and our economy in the u.k. as well. that is the reason why we are investing into .5%. it also requires us to have a small defense review to understand where we invest that money so it is wisely spent. >> grateful for your time this evening, thank you for coming on. >> thank you. >> around the world and across the u.k., you are watching bbc news. for her you gave you are still with us, let's have look at stories making headlines today. a teenager has been arrested and three injured after he reported stabbing incident at a south wales school forced the facility into lockdown. the school governor said two of the injured were members of staff and the third was a pupil. police have not given any updates on their condition. four people have been injured in several vehicl
russia is out gunning ukraine 521. i'm pleased to the americans are now putting their money forward after six months delayed. there is going to be a russian offensive and if they are able to claim success, it will have a knock on impact to european security and our economy in the u.k. as well. that is the reason why we are investing into .5%. it also requires us to have a small defense review to understand where we invest that money so it is wisely spent. >> grateful for your time this...
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christian: the other discussion was ukraine. they are returning to this idea of using the frozen russian assets, or the interest accrued from those assets to fund the war effort. how far have they gotten with that? it is part of one of the bills they will discuss in the u.s. house of representatives this weekend. jessica: it seems to be a pretty complicated idea, and one that has been kicking around for a really long time. and there has been hesitancy before because of legal complexities. i was talking to officials here tonight and heell me the u.s. is pushing this idea of using frozen russian assets, the bulk of which are held in europe. to use the interest to then get a loan in order to channel money to ukraine. in terms of whether this is going to happen obviously we don't know. the indications i have had is it will certainly not get out of the line at this g-7 foreign ministers meeting. if anything, if they can get there it will be something they try to finalize at the leaders g-7 summit later in the summer. christian: one o
christian: the other discussion was ukraine. they are returning to this idea of using the frozen russian assets, or the interest accrued from those assets to fund the war effort. how far have they gotten with that? it is part of one of the bills they will discuss in the u.s. house of representatives this weekend. jessica: it seems to be a pretty complicated idea, and one that has been kicking around for a really long time. and there has been hesitancy before because of legal complexities. i was...
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will act if china doesn't cease weapon supplies to russia, aiding its war on ukraine. trump on trial as the first week of testimony draws to a close. we will assess what we learn from the historic trial of the former president. as the uk's bid to stem illegal migration by deporting people to rwanda now fueling migration. all that to come on the context. we begin with news king charles is to return to some public facing duties. they will be his first engagements since being diagnosed with cancer. buckingham palace says his treatment isn't over. doctors are encouraged by his progress. this is a new photo of the king and queen released tonight taken a day after their 19th wedding anniversary. next week, they will make a joint visit to a cancer treatment center. cheryl gallagher has the latest. >> the king and queen together in the gardens of buckingham palace. a positive sign about the king's health. the photo was taken earlier this month but has just been released. the palace say the king is making encouraging progress and will shortly return to public facing duties. aft
will act if china doesn't cease weapon supplies to russia, aiding its war on ukraine. trump on trial as the first week of testimony draws to a close. we will assess what we learn from the historic trial of the former president. as the uk's bid to stem illegal migration by deporting people to rwanda now fueling migration. all that to come on the context. we begin with news king charles is to return to some public facing duties. they will be his first engagements since being diagnosed with...
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, sending assistance to ukraine. they are part of the growing isolationist wing of the republican party. many of them think that more money should be spent at home here in america and things like border security. they don't think that billions of dollars should be sent overseas to fight wars in foreign countries. but many democrats and the other part of the republican party, which we sometimes call the national security part or the reagan list part of the republicans, they very much support this bill. they say this is a vital moment that america needs a standby ukraine, that two years on, it is important, not only to ensure that the ukrainians had the weapons and the ukrainians had the weapons and the ammunition they need, but also for morale and ukraine. it is important that america stands by its partners. so this is really a crucial moment. so we will have to see what happened in that vote in an hour but as i say, that bill is expected to pass.— hour but as i say, that bill is expected to pass. thank you very muc
, sending assistance to ukraine. they are part of the growing isolationist wing of the republican party. many of them think that more money should be spent at home here in america and things like border security. they don't think that billions of dollars should be sent overseas to fight wars in foreign countries. but many democrats and the other part of the republican party, which we sometimes call the national security part or the reagan list part of the republicans, they very much support...
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in ukraine-— in ukraine. good to be with ou, in ukraine. good to be with you. not— in ukraine. good to be with you. not very _ in ukraine. good to be with you, not very good - in ukraine. good to be with you, not very good at - in ukraine. good to be with you, not very good at all. l you, not very good at all. there is basically three frontline is 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, but we have the long—range missiles and drones happening on a daily basis, pretty much happening 24/7 in odesa and other key cities in ukraine, and then we have the hybrid warfare russia is employing. just today was a pretty scary hit on odesa, one of the two main ports was hit by russian missiles, this was an area where grain destined for asia and africa is being loaded onto ships, and also there are really important storage terminals, things like sunflower oil, and another facility was hit according to president
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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 moral arguments, many people spoke with him about this decision and he did not know that there were a lot that russia was persecuting and torturing christians and christians were able to see him and tell him their stories and pray with them so that emotional heart had a factor in it. he also received multiple very dire intelligence briefings and i think that scared him as well. politics were involved as well, this has been a long process, a two—month delay that could have been resolved sooner. he has a complicated legislati
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 moral arguments, many...
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i what does the passage of this bill mean for ukraine?- bill mean for ukraine? i think this is a big — bill mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. _ bill mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. i— bill mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. i think - this is a big deal. i think this is a big deal. i think this is a big deal. i think this is six months later, several months later than it should've been. as they say, better late than never. this really is the united states stepping up to its responsibilities to secure its interest and begin to serve once again as the arsenal of democracy. we have ukrainians willing to fight defend their homes, theyjust asked of the means to do it. the delay has been costly. the ukrainians have had to ration some of their munitions. we seen the russians making gains as a result. but once the senate passes this and the president signs it into law without delay some of the vital weapons and munitions can begin to arrive as your correspondent said within days. some is already in europe and just waiting for this
i what does the passage of this bill mean for ukraine?- bill mean for ukraine? i think this is a big — bill mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. _ bill mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. i— bill mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. i think - this is a big deal. i think this is a big deal. i think this is a big deal. i think this is six months later, several months later than it should've been. as they say, better late than never. this really is the united states...
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the long will it take for the money to get to ukraine?— get to ukraine? the american military wants _ get to ukraine? the american military wants to _ get to ukraine? the american military wants to expedite - get to ukraine? the american military wants to expedite the get to ukraine? the american - military wants to expedite the said, they are sitting in poland and germany with stocks of patriot missiles and artillery shells waiting for the word from washington to supply ukraine with those. and so we can expect that to happen fairly quickly. this is a massive aid budget, $68 million, in context, thatis budget, $68 million, in context, that is more or less the equivalent of the uk defence budget, and it is a huge injection of cash or supplies. it's also actually it will include new equipment so longer range attack missiles will be part of this. and there is a recognition without american aid and by drip feeding at the way the allies and americans have done over the last two and a half years, russia will win so there has been a realisation that aid needs to
the long will it take for the money to get to ukraine?— get to ukraine? the american military wants _ get to ukraine? the american military wants to _ get to ukraine? the american military wants to expedite - get to ukraine? the american military wants to expedite the get to ukraine? the american - military wants to expedite the said, they are sitting in poland and germany with stocks of patriot missiles and artillery shells waiting for the word from washington to supply ukraine with those....
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translation: ukraine finally passed. tuna/mom- ukraine finally passed. translation: ., ., ., translation: today we have got the decision _ translation: today we have got the decision we _ translation: today we have got the decision we were _ translation: today we have got the decision we were waiting - the decision we were waiting for on the american support package. forwhich for on the american support package. for which we fought so hard. , ,~ ., hard. president zelensky, how is...? hard. president zelensky, how is. . . ? president _ hard. president zelensky, how is. . . ? president zelensky - hard. president zelensky, how is. . . ? president zelensky had | is. . . ? president zelensky had personally — is. . . ? president zelensky had personally met _ is. . . ? president zelensky had personally met with - is. . . ? president zelensky had personally met with us - personally met with us lawmakers to lobby for support. many in congress waived ukrainian plans during voting but there was still divisions with members of the democratic party can keep but ot
translation: ukraine finally passed. tuna/mom- ukraine finally passed. translation: ., ., ., translation: today we have got the decision _ translation: today we have got the decision we _ translation: today we have got the decision we were _ translation: today we have got the decision we were waiting - the decision we were waiting for on the american support package. forwhich for on the american support package. for which we fought so hard. , ,~ ., hard. president zelensky, how is...? hard....
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. _ house mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. i— house mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. i think - this is a big deal. i think this is a big deal. i think this is a big deal. i think this is six months later, several months later than it should have been but as they say, better late than never and this really is i would say the united states stepping up to its responsibilities to secure its responsibilities to secure its interest and begin serving once again as the arsenal of democracy. we have seen ukrainians willing to fight and defend their homes, they asked for the means to do it and the delay has been costly, the ukrainians have had to ration some of that munitions, we have seen the russians making gains as a result but once the senate passes this and the president signed into law without delay, some of the vital weapons and munitions can begin to arrive as your correspondent said, within days. some of it is already in europe and waiting for this ending to arrive it would start to help the ukrainians. it is not a silver bullet, you can vie
. _ house mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. i— house mean for ukraine? i think this is a big deal. i think - this is a big deal. i think this is a big deal. i think this is a big deal. i think this is six months later, several months later than it should have been but as they say, better late than never and this really is i would say the united states stepping up to its responsibilities to secure its responsibilities to secure its interest and begin serving once again as the...
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for ukraine totalling nearly $61 billion. if passed by the senate, the long—awaited funds will provide roughly $23 billion to replenish us weapons, stockpiles and facilities, more than $11 billion to fund current us military operations in the region and another $14 billion to help ukraine buy advanced weapons systems and other defence equipment. speaker of the house mike johnson — who brought the bill to a vote — said it was the right thing to do. it is an old military adage that we would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys, our troops and i think this is an important moment and opportunity to make that decision and allow the house to do that and i expect the senate to make the same decision. for a perspective — to make the same decision. for a perspective from the other side of the aisle we spoke to a congresswoman, a democrat from california who serves on the house foreign affairs. the fact that we took _ house foreign affairs. the fact that we took up _ house foreign affairs. the fact tha
for ukraine totalling nearly $61 billion. if passed by the senate, the long—awaited funds will provide roughly $23 billion to replenish us weapons, stockpiles and facilities, more than $11 billion to fund current us military operations in the region and another $14 billion to help ukraine buy advanced weapons systems and other defence equipment. speaker of the house mike johnson — who brought the bill to a vote — said it was the right thing to do. it is an old military adage that we would...
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., ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians _ ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are _ ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are holding - ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are holding the i late, ukrainians are holding the line and — late, ukrainians are holding the line and this aid will definitely boost — line and this aid will definitely boost confidence. i already here positive — boost confidence. i already here positive moods from my acquaintances and friends _ positive moods from my acquaintances and friends in ukraine. they were a little _ and friends in ukraine. they were a little bit _ and friends in ukraine. they were a little bit emotionally not giving up that upset about the delays. but i’i l ht that upset about the delays. but right now, they are more optimistic and believe — right now, they are more optimistic and believe that the western allies will keep— and believe that the western allies will keep supporting it and not abandoning ukraine and they will be fight
., ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians _ ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are _ ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are holding - ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are holding the i late, ukrainians are holding the line and — late, ukrainians are holding the line and this aid will definitely boost — line and this aid will definitely boost confidence. i already here positive — boost confidence. i already here positive...
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it allows ukraine. it extends its window, i think, to continue defending itself, to continue to take the fight to russia in the hope that it could put the pressure back on invading forces, back on vladimir putin to make his invasion unsustainable and to force a concession on the russian side. the pressure is still absolutely on ukraine and now there is a lot of logistical pressure to get that weaponry and ammunition here and deployed by soldiers, but ukraine is also having to straddle with its own mobilization issues and getting enough men trained, called up to the front line to replace exhausted soldiers who've been there for up to two years in some cases, so this is welcome good news. this will be celebrated as much as you can in times of war. but now eyes will focus to when this kit will arrive and what difference it will make in the long term. you wonder when history books are written how costly this delay might be or how significant this bill's passing could be in terms of helping ukraine in its go
it allows ukraine. it extends its window, i think, to continue defending itself, to continue to take the fight to russia in the hope that it could put the pressure back on invading forces, back on vladimir putin to make his invasion unsustainable and to force a concession on the russian side. the pressure is still absolutely on ukraine and now there is a lot of logistical pressure to get that weaponry and ammunition here and deployed by soldiers, but ukraine is also having to straddle with its...
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, ., , ., , ukraine? this would be a big olitical ukraine? this would be a big political win. _ ukraine? this would be a big politicalwin. it _ ukraine? this would be a big political win. it would - ukraine? this would be a big political win. it would be - ukraine? this would be a big political win. it would be a i ukraine? this would be a big - politicalwin. it would be a morale political win. it would be a morale boost, it would create some kind of a sense ofjoy and the solidarity within ukraine and is especially among its leadership, armed forces. but materially, it does not change things on the ground immediately. remember, out of 60 billion, 23 billion will go immediately to reimburse the us defence companies for weapons and stock already delivered. there is also quite a lot of loans, ratherthan delivered. there is also quite a lot of loans, rather than grants, which in theory, ukraine should be obliged to repay in some future to the united states. the controversial part of the package are the low range missiles, 300 kilometre distance.
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the just approved a $60 billion package of aid for ukraine.— of aid for ukraine. the bill is assed. of aid for ukraine. the bill is passed. that _ of aid for ukraine. the bill is passed. that was _ of aid for ukraine. the bill is passed. that was the - of aid for ukraine. the bill is i passed. that was the moment of aid for ukraine. the bill is - passed. that was the moment it was voted through _ passed. that was the moment it was voted through just _ passed. that was the moment it was voted through just a _ passed. that was the moment it was voted through just a short _ passed. that was the moment it was voted through just a short time - passed. that was the moment it was voted through just a short time ago. | voted through just a short time ago. it was a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the binary world of american politics, with democrats... us officials have indicated that deliveries of munitions and air defence systems are ready to go as soon as there is approval in the senate. a military aid package to item that has been improved. it has also voted t
the just approved a $60 billion package of aid for ukraine.— of aid for ukraine. the bill is assed. of aid for ukraine. the bill is passed. that _ of aid for ukraine. the bill is passed. that was _ of aid for ukraine. the bill is passed. that was the - of aid for ukraine. the bill is i passed. that was the moment of aid for ukraine. the bill is - passed. that was the moment it was voted through _ passed. that was the moment it was voted through just _ passed. that was the moment it was voted...
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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 tomorrow. the good news is and i spent a fair amount of time with our defence department and other agencies and the government. i think once this bill passes into signed by the president, getting ammunition, getting aid into ukraine in a matter of days, not or months. 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 oleksandra matviichuk, co—winner of the nobel peace prize in 2022 and head of the centre 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?— telling people? probably two messages- — telling people? probably two messages. first, _ telling people? probably two messages. first, th
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 tomorrow. the good news is and i spent a fair amount of time with our defence department and other agencies and the government. i think once this bill passes into signed by the president, getting ammunition, getting aid into ukraine in a matter of days, not or months. with the...
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ukraine's carlo's sophisticated. ukraine's ca rlo's have sophisticated. ukraine's carlo's have been looking at trying to source this to help ukraine. where are we referred? it source this to help ukraine. where are we referred?— are we referred? it seems likely that there _ are we referred? it seems likely that there are _ are we referred? it seems likely that there are some _ are we referred? it seems likely that there are some additional l that there are some 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 ukrainian
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it is a continuation of ukraine i ukraine to russia. it is a - continuation of ukraine using ukraine to russia. it is a _ continuation of ukraine using small, unmanned drones packed with explosives, that they manufacture in ukraine. they are continuing to launch them into russia itself, despite the hesitancy or nervousness from its western allies over those enduring fears of this war escalating and spilling out of ukraine's borders. but we heard from security sources, who have proudly said, look, we have launched drones into eight russian regions, and once again, they are looking to target russian energy infrastructure as russian energy infrastructure as russia is with ukraine. we are seeing this tit—for—tat, although not by any stretch on the same scale. and the reason why some in the west are nervous about the strategy is that we talked about the escalation part, it would also drive up escalation part, it would also drive up fuel prices. so despite this, it is clear ukraine is shutting out that noise and continuing to try and frus
it is a continuation of ukraine i ukraine to russia. it is a - continuation of ukraine using ukraine to russia. it is a _ continuation of ukraine using small, unmanned drones packed with explosives, that they manufacture in ukraine. they are continuing to launch them into russia itself, despite the hesitancy or nervousness from its western allies over those enduring fears of this war escalating and spilling out of ukraine's borders. but we heard from security sources, who have proudly said,...
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moving ukraine now. —— moving on to ukraine now. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says a multibillion—dollar military aid package approved by the us house of representative of saturday will give his country a chance of victory over invading russian forces. the bill now goes to senators for approval before heading to the president's desk. in an interview on us television, the ukrainian leader said more weapons will help kyiv retake the initiative in the two—year conflict, especially long—range missiles. ukrainian forces are facing mounting pressure against russian troops, especially on the eastern front lines. the us assistance comes as russian forces advance west. they seized the strategic town of avdiivka back in february. earlier, russia's foreign ministry condemned the us aid package, saying the us is wading deeper into a war that will end in its humiliation. joining me now from new york is dora chomiak, ceo of the non—profit for ukrainian—american human rights, razom. thank you so very much for taking the time to
moving ukraine now. —— moving on to ukraine now. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says a multibillion—dollar military aid package approved by the us house of representative of saturday will give his country a chance of victory over invading russian forces. the bill now goes to senators for approval before heading to the president's desk. in an interview on us television, the ukrainian leader said more weapons will help kyiv retake the initiative in the two—year conflict,...
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it's attacks such as these that have led to the us providing more aid for ukraine. the united states outlined what will be included in a $6 billion package of military assistance. it's part of a larger $60 billion commitment which was approved by congress a week ago following six months of delays. the package will focus on air defence and includes interceptor missiles, anti—drone systems and artillery ammunition. what's not included are the new patriot air defence batteries which ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says are critical. let's speak to oleksandr krayev, who is an international security expert at the foreign policy group ukrainian prism. hejoins me from kyiv. thank you he joins me from kyiv. thank you for being with us. now that we have more detail about what air defences will be heading ukraine's way, what kind of a difference do you think they will make?— of a difference do you think they will make? , , ., ~ will make? they will definitely make a ureat deal will make? they will definitely make a great deal of _ will make? they will definitely ma
it's attacks such as these that have led to the us providing more aid for ukraine. the united states outlined what will be included in a $6 billion package of military assistance. it's part of a larger $60 billion commitment which was approved by congress a week ago following six months of delays. the package will focus on air defence and includes interceptor missiles, anti—drone systems and artillery ammunition. what's not included are the new patriot air defence batteries which ukraine's...
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ispoke spending is on the agenda, as is the middle east, and ukraine. i spoke to our berlin correspondentjessica parker and she outlined what is likely to be discussed today. as you were saying, defence spending and the defence picture overall, european security i think is top of the agenda. i mean, there are some sort of details in there about specific areas of cooperation, types of weapons that the uk and germany can develop jointly together. but i think this is also very much about the politics and the signals it sends. so, rishi sunak, of course, yesterday in poland announced that the uk would be hiking defence spending to 2.5% by 2030. that is certainly the ambition anyway, there is obviously a uk general election happening later this year, but that was big news, as a key member of the nato military alliance. for germany, i'm told, that we won't be getting 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, alliance spending target, t
ispoke spending is on the agenda, as is the middle east, and ukraine. i spoke to our berlin correspondentjessica parker and she outlined what is likely to be discussed today. as you were saying, defence spending and the defence picture overall, european security i think is top of the agenda. i mean, there are some sort of details in there about specific areas of cooperation, types of weapons that the uk and germany can develop jointly together. but i think this is also very much about the...
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this passage of a very large aid bill for ukraine.— aid bill for ukraine. this aid is indeed absolutely _ aid bill for ukraine. this aid is indeed absolutely critical. - aid bill for ukraine. this aid is| indeed absolutely critical. and aid bill for ukraine. this aid is i indeed absolutely critical. and it will help ukraine to hold its existing positions. through this year, i think. existing positions. through this year, ithink. 0f existing positions. through this year, i think. of course it will take time for a lot of this weaponry to be delivered and for ukrainians to be delivered and for ukrainians to be trained to use it. it's not given that this will prevent more russian victories this year. what we have to be more sceptical about is whether it will help ukrainians to attack or counterattack in theatre turn. we have to remember that last year massive amounts of us aid did not infect help the ukrainians break through. i think that this aid will preserve a stalemate, it won't be a decisive game changer. what preserve a stalemate, it won't be a decisive g
this passage of a very large aid bill for ukraine.— aid bill for ukraine. this aid is indeed absolutely _ aid bill for ukraine. this aid is indeed absolutely critical. - aid bill for ukraine. this aid is| indeed absolutely critical. and aid bill for ukraine. this aid is i indeed absolutely critical. and it will help ukraine to hold its existing positions. through this year, i think. existing positions. through this year, ithink. 0f existing positions. through this year, i think. of course it...
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our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, is in southern ukraine. even by the standards of this war this was a night of busy skies, where you have the ukrainian authorities saying that russia launched 3a missiles from land, sea and air, and it was a large—scale attack where you have these power stations reportedly hit in the far westerly parts of ukraine, as well as in the east around the eastern city of dnipro, as well as kharkiv city in the north—east, where we are told a psychiatric hospital was narrowly missed, with 1,000 people inside. president zelensky has used the strikes to renew his pleas for air defence systems. yes, this western aid coming in, but he is saying that western allies have the resources to stop every russian missile from hitting ukrainian targets. he has used that political opportunity. but this wasn't a night of one—way traffic. you have russian authorities in the southern krasnodar region saying they intercepted more than 60 drones launched by ukraine. they say two oil refineries were hit and there are reports that an
our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, is in southern ukraine. even by the standards of this war this was a night of busy skies, where you have the ukrainian authorities saying that russia launched 3a missiles from land, sea and air, and it was a large—scale attack where you have these power stations reportedly hit in the far westerly parts of ukraine, as well as in the east around the eastern city of dnipro, as well as kharkiv city in the north—east, where we are told a psychiatric...
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— of very large aid bill for ukraine? ~ , , ., ukraine? well, this - this aid is indeed _ ukraine? well, this - this aid is indeed absolutely - ukraine? well, this - this aid is indeed absolutely critical. l is indeed absolutely critical. and it will help ukraine to hold its existing positions through this year, i think. although, of course, it's — it will take time for a lot of this weaponry to be delivered and for the ukrainians, you know, to be trained to use it. so it's not given that this will prevent more russian victories this year. what i think we have to be much more sceptical about is whether it will help ukrainians to attack or counter—attack in their term because we have to remember that last year, massive amounts of us aid did not, in fact, help the ukrainians to breakthrough. so i think that this aid will preserve a stalemate. it won't be a decisive game—changer. i stalemate. it won't be a decisive game-changer. i did want to ask _ decisive game-changer. i did want to ask you _ decisive game-changer. i did want to ask you actually - . decisive game—changer. i
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ukraine says it desperately needs help to push back russian troops. the us is already the largest provider of military and humanitarian aid to ukraine, sending over $74 billion in the first two years of the war. this new bill provides more than 60 billion, including money to replenish stocks. almost 1a billion will be used by advanced weapons and defence articles. the passing of this bill is a major bipartisan moment, something you just don't often see in washington. the next step is for it to get through the senate next week, which won't be too difficult because it's democrat—controlled. president biden will then sign it into law. the house will be in order. russia has described this as direct support for terrorist activities. but president biden said it was important in answering history's call. officials here say military aid is ready to go, with weapons now our ukraine correspondent is james waterhouse. he told me the reaction to the deal in kyiv. yes. he's described the decision as putting history back on track. i think all of his ministers hav
ukraine says it desperately needs help to push back russian troops. the us is already the largest provider of military and humanitarian aid to ukraine, sending over $74 billion in the first two years of the war. this new bill provides more than 60 billion, including money to replenish stocks. almost 1a billion will be used by advanced weapons and defence articles. the passing of this bill is a major bipartisan moment, something you just don't often see in washington. the next step is for it to...
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i spoke to ukraine's ambassador to canada today and she said at an absolute minimum, ukraine needs about seven patriot batteries to defend key ukrainian cities along with ammunition and other sorts of things. even where i am here in canada, justin trudeau — warm, fuzzy language about defending ukraine, but at the end of the day words don't stop russian missiles the same way patriots do. so i hope western leaders have a think about that. and just south of the border of course, we will be seeing a vote in the us house of representatives on the ukraine aid bill — what kind of impacts do you think that might have, is this something that would be able to start to stave off these russian advancements we have been seeing? well, my fear is that it is coming a little bit too late. of course it will be welcomed by ukraine, ukraine and its diaspora community has launched a huge campaign to lobby us legislators but it is the same as what has happened since the beginning of the war, this is a drip—drip—drip feed of assistance to ukraine. having said that, a lot of this money, especially milit
i spoke to ukraine's ambassador to canada today and she said at an absolute minimum, ukraine needs about seven patriot batteries to defend key ukrainian cities along with ammunition and other sorts of things. even where i am here in canada, justin trudeau — warm, fuzzy language about defending ukraine, but at the end of the day words don't stop russian missiles the same way patriots do. so i hope western leaders have a think about that. and just south of the border of course, we will be...
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as president biden has noted, russia will not stop in ukraine. if the kremlin gets its way, if putin's war of imperial aggression succeeds, every tyrant on earth will take note. a little earlier i spoke to ivan verstyuk, a journalist based in kyiv. i started by asking him about the latest attacks by russia — as well as reports of drone attacks by ukraine on an oil refinery in southern russia. it's pretty clear that russians are hurrying up to increase pressure on ukrainian energy infrastructure before new air defence systems and new supplies for air defence get installed. so russians are using this period of time to do the rest of their plans to our energy system. so it's going to be harder for ukrainian business and the population to survive this year of war. in this way russians want to make ukrainians more thinking about, maybe we should sign a peace agreement or something, because our energy infrastructure is so badly damaged. and with ukrainian drones targeting russian oil refineries in some of the western region of that country, this is a
as president biden has noted, russia will not stop in ukraine. if the kremlin gets its way, if putin's war of imperial aggression succeeds, every tyrant on earth will take note. a little earlier i spoke to ivan verstyuk, a journalist based in kyiv. i started by asking him about the latest attacks by russia — as well as reports of drone attacks by ukraine on an oil refinery in southern russia. it's pretty clear that russians are hurrying up to increase pressure on ukrainian energy...
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ukraine. find have provided to russia as part of the fight in ukraine.— have provided to russia as part of the fight in ukraine. and give very much forjoining _ the fight in ukraine. and give very much forjoining us. _ a base used by pro—iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel's presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalso military base, south of the capital baghdad. this footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the explosion, which iraqi security sources have described as a "bombing" which hit weapons and vehicles. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces — an umbrella organisation linking several pro—iran militias who've recently attacked us personnel in iraq. the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. to the latest now on the ukraine war. a russian official says a ukrainian drone strike has killed two people in the belgorod region, w
ukraine. find have provided to russia as part of the fight in ukraine.— have provided to russia as part of the fight in ukraine. and give very much forjoining _ the fight in ukraine. and give very much forjoining us. _ a base used by pro—iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel's presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalso military base, south of the capital baghdad. this...
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as president biden has noted, russia will not stop in ukraine. if the kremlin gets its way, if putin's war and imperial aggression succeeds, every tyrant on earth will take note. america's top diplomat is warning china that washington will act, if beijing doesn't stop providing russia with supplies, for its war in ukraine. antony blinken says he's made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they're "helping fuel the biggest threat" to european security, since the cold war. he's been speaking to laura bicker, in beijing. hello. i'm laura bicker. how are you? antony blinken�*s visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... we've covered a lot of ground. the dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. this is what chinese viewers are shown. a cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. ..and this could not be happening without... but he cam
as president biden has noted, russia will not stop in ukraine. if the kremlin gets its way, if putin's war and imperial aggression succeeds, every tyrant on earth will take note. america's top diplomat is warning china that washington will act, if beijing doesn't stop providing russia with supplies, for its war in ukraine. antony blinken says he's made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they're "helping fuel the biggest threat" to european security, since the cold war. he's...
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the measures approve around $61 billion in long—awaited aid for ukraine alone. it also designates more than $26 billion in aid for military support for israel and humanitarian aid for gaza. and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. president biden said it showed that america stood resolutely against tyranny and oppression. president zelensky said it reinforced america's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. the senate majority leader chuck schumer said america had shown its allies it would not turn its back on them. a lot of people inside and outside the congress wanted this package to fail, but today those in congress who stand on the side of democracy are winning the day. 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. that is chuck schumer. we have just had some reaction from china because
the measures approve around $61 billion in long—awaited aid for ukraine alone. it also designates more than $26 billion in aid for military support for israel and humanitarian aid for gaza. and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. president biden said it showed that america stood resolutely against tyranny and oppression. president zelensky said it reinforced america's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. the senate majority leader chuck schumer said...
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ukraine was able to largely defend itself against that. but the russians are learning and they improve their tactics. they have improved their weaponry. they have managed to study the ukraine energy system more and more thoroughly. so it is a combination of factors. ukraine's size, dwindling supplies of air defences, and the fact that russia's tactics, russia's bombing tactics, are improving and becoming more effective. you put them together and it is a deadly cocktail for ukraine. the only solution ukrainian sea is to have a far greater defence network in place. peter dickinson, good to get your analysis. police in the united states have moved in on a pro—palestinian protest at northeastern university in boston. officials said about 100 people were detained as they were moved from the site, but that those with student id would be released and not face any legal action. these are pictures from a different university — columbia — where students have inspired other pro—palestinian demonstrations across the country. the protesters are
ukraine was able to largely defend itself against that. but the russians are learning and they improve their tactics. they have improved their weaponry. they have managed to study the ukraine energy system more and more thoroughly. so it is a combination of factors. ukraine's size, dwindling supplies of air defences, and the fact that russia's tactics, russia's bombing tactics, are improving and becoming more effective. you put them together and it is a deadly cocktail for ukraine. the only...
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ukraine. the united states outlined what will be included in a 6 billion dollar package of military assistance. it's part of a larger 60 billion dollar commitment, which was approved by congress a week ago following 6 months of delays. the package will focus on air defence and includes interceptor missiles, anti—drone systems and artillery ammunition. what's not included are the new patriot air defence batteries, which ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says are critical. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, spoke about the importance of the aid. the outcome in ukraine will determine the trajectory of our times. if putin prevails in ukraine, the security consequences would be grave and global. europe would face a security threat it hasn't seen in our lifetimes. as president biden has noted, russia will not stop in ukraine. if the kremlin gets its way, if putin's war of imperial aggression succeeds, every tyrant on earth will take note. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse, is in
ukraine. the united states outlined what will be included in a 6 billion dollar package of military assistance. it's part of a larger 60 billion dollar commitment, which was approved by congress a week ago following 6 months of delays. the package will focus on air defence and includes interceptor missiles, anti—drone systems and artillery ammunition. what's not included are the new patriot air defence batteries, which ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says are critical. the us defence...
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ukraine's allies have been looking and trying to source this to help ukraine. where are we with that? well, it seems likely that there are some additional launchers and missiles that could be provided, including i think germany has announced some. 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 3a,000 palestinians — most of them women and children. these pictures show a
ukraine's allies have been looking and trying to source this to help ukraine. where are we with that? well, it seems likely that there are some additional launchers and missiles that could be provided, including i think germany has announced some. 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...
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this is a big boost for ukraine. it is a big boost for ukraine. it is a big boost for ukraine. it is a war when good news has been rare for kyiv of late. this package will provide much—needed ammunition, air defences and reports suggest it could be arriving within days. that will certainly be the hope, it is by no means a silver bullet. this does not mean ukraine is suddenly going to be liberating sways of territory as it did in 2022, bought it crucially does for kyiv is it keeps it in the fight. the near term objective will simply be to try and stem the tide of russian occupation as it continues to seize hundreds of square kilometres of territory in the east and where we see ukrainian cities in an incredibly perilous situation. it keeps ukraine in the fight and it keeps negotiating table at bay. this is a huge moment for ukraine to feel the weight of america's support behind it. the foreign secretary had described as a bad deal for secretary had described as a bad dealfor vladimir putin but his invasion has many more days left in it. now it is a private moment of celebration
this is a big boost for ukraine. it is a big boost for ukraine. it is a big boost for ukraine. it is a war when good news has been rare for kyiv of late. this package will provide much—needed ammunition, air defences and reports suggest it could be arriving within days. that will certainly be the hope, it is by no means a silver bullet. this does not mean ukraine is suddenly going to be liberating sways of territory as it did in 2022, bought it crucially does for kyiv is it keeps it in the...
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when it comes to ukraine funding. as the war has been dragging on, this has been a sticking point for republicans.— has been a sticking point for republicans. has been a sticking point for reublicans. , , a republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged _ republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, _ republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, we _ republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, we have - republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, we have seen . war was dragged on, we have seen republican support really aired very considerably for the notion of aiding ukraine particularly at the intensity that we have seen so far. it's not only unlimited to elected officials, over half of republican voters believe the aid to ukraine should be decreased. we saw that reflected in the house of representatives vote where, in fact, slightly more republicans voted against aid for ukraine then voted for it but overall it passed comfortably because it had overwhelming d
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that is the bbc's ukraine correspondent, l the bbc�*s ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, in the donetsk region. south africa is marking 30 years since the end of apartheid and the country's first democratic elections. leading the main cermony in pretoria, president cyril ramaphosa has said freedom day will unite the country in celebrating its democraticjourney. the events come at a difficult time for the governing african national congress. south africa is preparing for elections next month, and is experiencing failing infrastructure and high levels of crime and unemployment. analysts say the deteriorating conditions might endanger the anc�*s majority for the first time. president ramaphosa outlined what the end of apartheid — and the first free elections — meant for the country. on that day, as we cast our votes for the first time, a great heaviness lifted from our shoulders. 0ur shackles have been cast off. the shackles that have tied us down for hundreds of years. the weight of centuries of oppression was no longer holding us down. even though our backs bore scars of th
that is the bbc's ukraine correspondent, l the bbc�*s ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, in the donetsk region. south africa is marking 30 years since the end of apartheid and the country's first democratic elections. leading the main cermony in pretoria, president cyril ramaphosa has said freedom day will unite the country in celebrating its democraticjourney. the events come at a difficult time for the governing african national congress. south africa is preparing for elections next...
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to ukraine? 0verall, despite having problems with getting more patriot systems to ukraine, all weapons are going to be re—supplied with this recent us package, anti—tank weapons, anti—aircraft weapons, all kinds of artillery. people generally now feel much more at ease because the general expectation is that russians will launch another big advance in may orjune, this is why they are concentrating their military personnel and firepower mostly in eastern ukraine so that chain of munition supply, changes the amount of people who now feel substantially safe expecting what is going to be happening next. and also, it is really important to re—supply our troops in eastern ukraine where the intensity of fighting is the highest among all of the territories and the russian army in eastern ukraine, that is the place where it is intending to do more land grabs. i wanted to ask about these ukrainian territories you mention russia has been gaining ground, how much of a difference do you think these ne
to ukraine? 0verall, despite having problems with getting more patriot systems to ukraine, all weapons are going to be re—supplied with this recent us package, anti—tank weapons, anti—aircraft weapons, all kinds of artillery. people generally now feel much more at ease because the general expectation is that russians will launch another big advance in may orjune, this is why they are concentrating their military personnel and firepower mostly in eastern ukraine so that chain of munition...
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the situation in ukraine is very dire- it is — have? the situation in ukraine is very dire. it is not _ have? the situation in ukraine is very dire. it is not only _ have? the situation in ukraine is very dire. it is not only about. have? the situation in ukraine isi very dire. it is not only about the systems, let's talk about the systems, let's talk about the systems they have. they have the us patriot systems, and they have the old soviet is 300 systems. and the most advanced arguably is the us made patriot. however, is also the most expensive system, costing about $1 billion. and the missiles for the system are also very expensive and are inch in shortage in ukraine. evenif are inch in shortage in ukraine. even if ukraine has the systems, it needs to have enough interception missiles to fend off russian attacks. president zelensky has been stressing quite frequently that ukraine would need at least 50 patriot systems in order to cover the area that the russians are attacking. the area that the russians are attackina. , . ., , the area that the russians are attacking-—
the situation in ukraine is very dire- it is — have? the situation in ukraine is very dire. it is not _ have? the situation in ukraine is very dire. it is not only _ have? the situation in ukraine is very dire. it is not only about. have? the situation in ukraine isi very dire. it is not only about the systems, let's talk about the systems, let's talk about the systems they have. they have the us patriot systems, and they have the old soviet is 300 systems. and the most advanced arguably is...
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the measures approve around $61 billion in long—awaited aid for ukraine alone. the package also designates more than $26 billion in aid for israel and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. on saturday, the house of representatives ended months of stalemate to pass the aid package. it's expected to be signed into law by president biden shortly. the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, said the united states had shown its allies that it would not turn its back on them. a lot of people inside and outside the congress want this package to fail. today those in congress who stand on the side of democracy are winning the day. to ourfriends in ukraine, our allies in nato, our allies in israel, and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. to our friends help, help is on the way. to ourfriends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defences and basic supply that you need. to resist vladimir putin on the battlefield. let's speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes, who's in los angeles. i would imagine this
the measures approve around $61 billion in long—awaited aid for ukraine alone. the package also designates more than $26 billion in aid for israel and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. on saturday, the house of representatives ended months of stalemate to pass the aid package. it's expected to be signed into law by president biden shortly. the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, said the united states had shown its allies that it would not turn its back on them. a lot of...
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but for— pivotal moment, not just for ukraine but for the _ pivotal moment, not just for ukraine but for the entire world and what the future — but for the entire world and what the future of putin's reach will be. and so— the future of putin's reach will be. and so it — the future of putin's reach will be. and so it is — the future of putin's reach will be. and so it is really a big moment and one that _ and so it is really a big moment and one that people who support ukraine and supports this funding have been pushing _ and supports this funding have been pushing for for several months. speaker— pushing for for several months. speakerjohnson had quite a tortuous path getting here. it was not clear exactly _ path getting here. it was not clear exactly what he was going to do if he was _ exactly what he was going to do if he was going to put forward a bill that funds — he was going to put forward a bill that funds ukraine at all. intel 'ust that funds ukraine at all. intel just monday, earlier this week. for months. _ just monday, earlier this week. for months. he — jus
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this is a huge vote for ukraine. there is _ later? this is a huge vote for| ukraine. there is expectation later? this is a huge vote for- ukraine. there is expectation now in kyiv and elsewhere in the country that there is a good chance it will be passed but nobody is taking anything for granted. we've had approximately eight months of delay and false starts and frankly, from a ukrainian perspective, excuses. many people remain sceptical we will see a decisive breakthrough that won't a year ago, a decisive breakthrough that won't a yearago, i a decisive breakthrough that won't a year ago, i would a decisive breakthrough that won't a year ago, iwould have a decisive breakthrough that won't a year ago, i would have told you that america was an absolutely rock solid ally but this last eight months has shaken that belief so i think people in ukraine are optimistic and are watching this very closely but are not taking anything for granted. haw not taking anything for granted. how needed is the _ not taking anything for granted. how needed is the money on the ground? it's a
this is a huge vote for ukraine. there is _ later? this is a huge vote for| ukraine. there is expectation later? this is a huge vote for- ukraine. there is expectation now in kyiv and elsewhere in the country that there is a good chance it will be passed but nobody is taking anything for granted. we've had approximately eight months of delay and false starts and frankly, from a ukrainian perspective, excuses. many people remain sceptical we will see a decisive breakthrough that won't a year...
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i have been going into disaster areas in countries like area, ——syria ukraine, yemen. i have been in gaza multiple times before but what i saw injanuary is heartbreaking, destruction, systematic destruction of the healthcare system of hospitals, of clinics, huge displacement of the population. i was located in rafah but also al—nassr hospital in khan younis and i have seen tents everywhere, abouti million people are displaced in rafah which is the centre of the ngo's operations and many clinics we have are operating there. i've seen children come in mass casualty event after mass casualty event, children injured with severe injuries. one was 12 years old who had brain injury and abdominal injury after a missile hit a distribution centre near the hospital that led to 32 injuries coming to the hospital — half of them are children. i have seen doctors and nurses who are overwhelmed this year, more than 73,000 people have been injured so far and was of them have moderate to severe injuries. i have seen a lot of death among children. one in 100 children in gaza have bee
i have been going into disaster areas in countries like area, ——syria ukraine, yemen. i have been in gaza multiple times before but what i saw injanuary is heartbreaking, destruction, systematic destruction of the healthcare system of hospitals, of clinics, huge displacement of the population. i was located in rafah but also al—nassr hospital in khan younis and i have seen tents everywhere, abouti million people are displaced in rafah which is the centre of the ngo's operations and many...