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this is bbc news. the headlines at four: one person has been killed after russian cruise missiles strike the ukrainian capital, kyiv, causing large explosions. the attacks come as world leaders meet in germany where they'll discuss how to continue to support ukraine. us presidentjoe biden expresses the need for unity with nato against vladimir putin. we have to stay together. because putin has been counting on it from the beginning, that somehow nato would, and the g7 would splinter and we haven't. and we are not going to. the sky above the bavarian alps have full of helicopters, sure sign that
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the world's readers are in terms of they want unity shown avenue kane shown to admit extended to other areas but will even the unity over russian sanctions hold for much longer? russian sanctions hold for much longer? among the leaders at the summit is borisjohnson — who's said he is "actively thinking" about a third term, amid criticism of his leadership after by—election losses. what i'm saying is this is a government that is getting on with delivering for the of this country and we've got a huge amount to do and we've got a huge amount to do and that's why trying to get out. at least 21 people are reported to have been found dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london. the prince of wales accepted a suitcase containing a million euros in cash from a former qatari prime minister, according to the sunday times. there is no suggestion the payments were illegal.
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sir paul mccartney wows glastonbury — and brings on surprise guests bruce springsteen and dave grohl. a russian missile strike on ukraine's capital, kyiv, at dawn, has killed at least one person and injured four others. it happened as world g7 leaders meet in bavaria, where the ukraine war will no doubt dominate the agenda. let'sjoin my colleague shaun ley in garmisch in the bavarian alps. good afternoon. here in the bavarian
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alps, what is happening in ukraine is neverfarfrom minds even though lots of other things are on a very busy agenda over the next couple of days. president zelensky did say the war was about to enter a difficult phase and difficult is an understatement for what happened in india in the early hours of this morning. above me in the alps, the leaders of the seven big industrialised nations are gathering. there is what is called a bilateral meeting between the host in the us presidentjoe biden going on at the moment. we can see live pictures of the two men launching this global partnership for infrastructure. in effect, what they are trying to do is provide an alternative for countries with medium or poor income to seek help for their infrastructure from china. china is getting a lot of access and influence in places like africa, south america and parts of asia
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because it is prepared to put up money for infrastructure and we will hear today about some of the projects that the us is helping to support and other g7 nations helping to support as they try to provide an alternative to chinese influence. china, of course, is not part of the g7. the whole purpose, then, of the summit is to talk aboutjustice for a shared world. but whatjustice for ukraine when a department block full of family flats is damaged by air strikes as it was in the capital this morning? one person dead, five injured, among them a seven—year—old girl. asked about it here in the g7 summit, president biden said of russia, it is more of their barbarism. there have been reports from ukraine in the aftermath of the attack.
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they're leaders of some of the world's richest nations facing some of the world's biggest problems. above all, russia's war in ukraine. explosion and once again civilians are in the firing line. a residential block in the centre of kyiv ripped apart and smouldering. screams inside rescuers reach a young girl pinned down by debris. they manage to bring her to safety and then take her to hospital. moments later a ukrainian official appears outside brandishing a russian passport, saying that one woman still trapped is from moscow. shortly afterwards paramedic�*s bring someone out, but their condition is not clear. among those arriving at the site kyiv�*s former boxing champion mayor who makes clear that this is the latest of hundreds of missiles russia has fired at his city. around 6.30 kyiv had a rocket attack. i want to remind more than 300
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buildings in our home town was destroyed. 220 apartment buildings. whether or not this was the intended target it's shattered the relative calm that had returned to the capital kyiv in recent weeks. it feels like this is vladimir putin sending his own message at a time when those g7 leaders are meeting. these flats are near to an ammunition factory which could have been the intended target. but the head of national police says they are now collecting evidence which could prove this attack was a war crime. there have been more explosions here in the past few hours. the fierce fighting in the east of ukraine is far away. but russia has renewed its effort to strike
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at the heart of the capital. nick beake, bbc news, kyiv. some of the helicopter activity is the ferrying of leaders backwards and forwards of event such as a cultural outreach programme. if you're used to living in these beautiful locations, in a serene sunday afternoon, you are not getting it today. what you did get a little earlier was the family photograph, as they like to call it. the leaders of the different parties who have gathered here. they represent the european union. you can probably see britain's boris johnson summit between his host and japan's leader exchanging what appears to be a joke. the prime ministers of canada and italy respectfully. and the president of
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france and joe biden. borisjohnson admitted there are anxieties over how best to contribute to being an end to the war in ukraine. anxieties being diplomatic speak for the wide differences will dump some countries are keen to move towards the negotiation stage and others think that ukraine should hold out and preserve its territorial integrity evenif preserve its territorial integrity even if that means months or even years of conflict. whatever camp you are men, one thing they can agree on is that requires strength. they need to strengthen ukraine's and whether it's first negotiating hand. to return to the agenda they were supposed to be talking about, the energy crisis, the economic crisis, the lack of food, all of which come in many ways, takes us back to ukraine. energy prices are high
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anyway but they have been made higher by the sanctions on russian oil and gas and those trying to find alternative sources of supply for themselves. i was talking to a hotelier earlier in germany who said he is really worried that the chancellor will close hotels, perhaps in the winter season, so that some of the energy can be diverted to the poor and to keep factories open. and there are other concerns related to the impact ukraine is having on supplies of grain. a diplomatic correspondent tells us now have all these threats are intertwined. they're leaders of some of the world's richest nations facing some of the world's biggest problems. above all, russia's war in ukraine. in recent weeks there had been some different ideas around this table, but here at this luxury hotel in bavaria, they're hoping to put on a show of unity. borisjohnson on the latest stage of a week—long foreign tour that's keeping him away from political troubles at home, admitted there was anxiety within the west over the war, but he insisted the g7 remained united. but in order to protect that unity, in order to make it work, you've got to have really, really honest discussions about the implications of what's going on,
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the pressures that individual friends and partners are feeling, and populations are feeling, whether it's on the costs of their energy, or whatever. some leaders want to keep talking to russia. others ask if it might not be better to end the war soon to help ease the global economic shock. but that's not the view from here. at least, from this man. we have to stay together. yeah. because putin has been counting on from the beginning that somehow nato and the g7 would splinter, but we haven't and we're not going to. but russia's president is raising the stakes. this is a russian short—range missile delivery system, and mr putin is promising to give it to his ally in belarus in coming months.
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a system, he made a point of saying, which can carry both conventional and nuclear weapons. some world leaders outside the g7 club are also here. but they want to talk about the rising costs of energy and food, made worse, in part, by the war. so at this summit the g7 wants to send out two signals to the world. one, that it remains united and resolved on ukraine. but also, that it remains ready to tackle the global economic crisis. their aim, to show that democratic summits in scenic locations can help solve the world's problems. james landale, bbc news, at the g7. one thing summits always provoke his protest and that explains why you're hearing some of that activity behind me. hundreds of people, some of them motivated by concerns about climate change crisis and fears that we are going to be pushed towards carbon sources as a way of compensating for the high prices and shortages apply.
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others concerned by higher prices having a greater impact on the world's poor have gathered here and protested but that is the important words, in my sentence. hundreds, not thousands. it is usually thousand that you see and in part they may have been discouraged by the sheer scale of the police presence which goes on for miles around, far, far from the venue itself. and that is the challenge, to justify all this enormous expenditure insecurity, and providing resources and facilities and providing a base for the leaders themselves. can theyjustify and providing a base for the leaders themselves. can they justify what they are doing by what they decide. i'm going to pick up on that, actually because a lot of the protesters have been saying, we don't understand why they are meeting. what are the actually achieving? so let'sjust meeting. what are the actually achieving? so let's just go meeting. what are the actually achieving? so let'sjust go back meeting. what are the actually achieving? so let's just go back to the foundation of the g7. that put ukraine aside because i think the global impact is clear to everyone.
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what we have witnessed in the last five months. why does what is discussed and what is decided amongst the g7 matter globally? does amongst the g7 matter globally? does a lot of things. it does a lot of things in terms of confidence on the world market. do these leaders that like they agree under singing from one hymn sheet? if they don't look like they're singing one hymn sheet the countries with the same interests, there may be less and negative signals which affects the prices we pay in the shops but encouraging perhaps some of those other countries represented here like india and indonesia and argentina, to pull up the shutters, to start to impose tariffs, to restrict trade, to start to reduce their links with the world, some of there is powerful in the world that think they cannot agree on the critical issues. the theme of the summit is supposed to be progress towards a just world. that has to
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work two ways of the leaders have to show here is that there are concrete benefits to the rest of the world to engage with them and listening to them. a lot of people in the global south think you made promises you can't keep. last year they promised vaccines of the poorest in the world. some vaccines have been delivered. quite a lot. but nowhere enough for dealing with a covid crisis. there are pressures on poorer countries to stop relying on carbon even if it is cheaper for them to provide it forfuel, for heating, for driving vehicles. when, guess what is happening? g7 countries have started to look for more supplies of fuel that is carbon —based because they are seeing their prices go up in their public are howling about that. your could argue this can be done remotely but they could have meetings on zoom just as they did during the covid crisis but there is something about facetime that meeting together, and begin that meeting together, and begin that the live pictures now, they are
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approaching the podium foot of the gathering to talk about some of the priority today and we can see the summit talking about this infrastructure project. in particular, the tallest in that shot, present biden. let's depend just for a moment to hear what he has to say. just for a moment to hear what he has to say-— has to say. the g7 has set itself the ambition _ has to say. the g7 has set itself the ambition of— has to say. the g7 has set itself the ambition of making - has to say. the g7 has set itself the ambition of making the - has to say. the g7 has set itself. the ambition of making the world a better_ the ambition of making the world a better offer on infrastructure investment and today we are relaunching ourjoint work as a partnership for global infrastructure and investment. without joint g7 infrastructure initiative we are building one strong — initiative we are building one strong national and regional initiatives, such as the eu global gateway— initiatives, such as the eu global gateway initiative and similar initiatives of other g7 members. yet another_ initiatives of other g7 members. yet another example of our unity and close _ another example of our unity and close cooperation is g7. the decision_ close cooperation is g7. the decision to work together on this offer_ decision to work together on this offer to— decision to work together on this offer to the world was taken last
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yeah _ offer to the world was taken last year. since then, we have worked hard _ year. since then, we have worked hard and — year. since then, we have worked hard and made great progress. we have built — hard and made great progress. we have built a g7 structure for our corporation _ have built a g7 structure for our corporation and once complete partnerships in climate and health. on partnerships in climate and health. orr the _ partnerships in climate and health. on the structure of our corporation, we are _ on the structure of our corporation, we are bringing together our development and institutions, coordinate with multilateral banks and private sector in setting up partnerships and country platforms. this is— partnerships and country platforms. this is deep change for our corporation that we have committed to. corporation that we have committed to we _ corporation that we have committed to we are _ corporation that we have committed to. we are boosting local vaccine production— to. we are boosting local vaccine production in africa. germany has contributed 530 million euros as part of— contributed 530 million euros as part of a — contributed 530 million euros as part of a larger team europe and g7 initiative~ _ part of a larger team europe and g7 initiative. we are building strong partnerships to support the global transition — partnerships to support the global transition to net zero. with our 'ust transition to net zero. with our just energy transition partnerships we support an accelerated clean and 'ust we support an accelerated clean and just transition of developing and emerging countries towards climate
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neutralitx — emerging countries towards climate neutrality. the first gdp was launched with south africa at cop 26. launched with south africa at cop 26 int _ launched with south africa at cop 26. i'm happy to announce today that germany, _ 26. i'm happy to announce today that germany, via — 26. i'm happy to announce today that germany, via a development bank, is ready— germany, via a development bank, is ready to _ germany, via a development bank, is ready to offer a loan for energy policy — ready to offer a loan for energy policy reforms as concrete support for this— policy reforms as concrete support for this ge — policy reforms as concrete support for this ge cheat p. this is part of germany's — for this ge cheat p. this is part of germany's contribution to collective g7 germany's contribution to collective 67 support — germany's contribution to collective g7 support over the next three to five years — g7 support over the next three to five years. but we won't stop there. with 67 _ five years. but we won't stop there. with g7 partners, we are currently working _ with g7 partners, we are currently working towards additional with indonesia, senegaland working towards additional with indonesia, senegal and vietnam. the public— indonesia, senegal and vietnam. the public sector alone will not be able to close _ public sector alone will not be able to close the huge investment gap we face in _ to close the huge investment gap we face in many parts of the world.
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this— face in many parts of the world. this is— face in many parts of the world. this is why— face in many parts of the world. this is why we are promoting innovative instruments such as the emerging — innovative instruments such as the emerging markets climate action fund~ _ emerging markets climate action fund in — emerging markets climate action fund. in orderto emerging markets climate action fund. in order to mobilise private investment— fund. in order to mobilise private investment to for sustainable infrastructure. the g7 is committed to support — infrastructure. the g7 is committed to support the emerging markets climate _ to support the emerging markets climate action fund in germany is contributing additional 30 million euros _ contributing additional 30 million euros adding to 25 million euros we have provided last year. the fund can mobilise up to 50 euros private capitai— can mobilise up to 50 euros private capital for— can mobilise up to 50 euros private capital for every single euro public money— capital for every single euro public money be — capital for every single euro public money be provided. with our total contribution of 55 million euros, we can mobilise up to 2.7 million euros — can mobilise up to 2.7 million euros. just— can mobilise up to 2.7 million euros. just like our body g7 agenda, iwori— euros. just like our body g7 agenda, i work in _ euros. just like our body g7 agenda, i work in promoting infrastructure globally— i work in promoting infrastructure giohaiiy is — i work in promoting infrastructure globally is also affected by the current — globally is also affected by the current geopolitical situation. we have therefore discussed how our investment globally in climate neutral— investment globally in climate neutral and low carbon energy,
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including — neutral and low carbon energy, including gas, can help us as a temporary— including gas, can help us as a temporary response to use of energy as a weapon. given the progress we have achieved, time is right to showcase _ have achieved, time is right to showcase our offer to the world. i'm convinced _ showcase our offer to the world. i'm convinced the g7 makes us stronger, iletter— convinced the g7 makes us stronger, better and _ convinced the g7 makes us stronger, better and more convincing of the two partners globally but beyond steps _ two partners globally but beyond steps we have been taking this as a long-term — steps we have been taking this as a long—term undertaking. germany will move _ long—term undertaking. germany will move this _ long—term undertaking. germany will move this work forward beyond the summit— move this work forward beyond the summit to — move this work forward beyond the summit to make progress towards an equitable _ summit to make progress towards an equitable world and i will hand over an even— equitable world and i will hand over an even strongerjoint initiative at the end _ an even strongerjoint initiative at the end of— an even strongerjoint initiative at the end of this year. and now, i would _ the end of this year. and now, i would like — the end of this year. and now, i would like to hand over to the united — would like to hand over to the united states president. thank you very much- — united states president. thank you very much. good _ united states president. thank you very much. good afternoon, - united states president. thank you very much. good afternoon, folks. | very much. good afternoon, folks. our nations underworld stand as a
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genuine inflection point in history. technologies have made our world smaller, more immediate and more connected. it has opened up incredible opportunities but also accelerated challenges that impact on all of us. managing global energy needs, taking on the climate crisis, dealing with the spread of diseases, the choices we make now, in my view, going to set a direction of our world for several generations to come. these challenges are hard for lovers, even nations with resources of the g7 but developing countries often lack the essential infrastructure to help navigate global shocks like a pandemic. so they feel the impact is acute the. and they have a harder time recovering and in our deeply connected world, that is notjust a humanitarian concern, that is economic and a security concern for all the vies. that is why, one year
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ago on this group of leaders met in cornwall, we made a commitment. the democratic nations of the g7 would step up, step up and provide financing for a quality, high standards, sustainable infrastructure, and developing and middle income countries. what we are doing is fundamentally different. it is grounded on our shared values of all those representing countries and organisations behind me. it is built using the global best practices, transparency, partnership, protections for labour and the environment. we are offering better options for countries and the people around the world to invest in critical infrastructure that improves the lives, their lives, all of our lives and delivers real gains. forall of of our lives and delivers real gains. for all of our people. not just the g7, all of our people.
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today we officially launch the partnership for global infrastructure and investment. we collectively have dozens of projects already under way around the globe and i am proud to announce the united states will mobilise $200 billion in public and private capital over the next five years, for that partnership. we are here today because we are making this commitment together as the g7 in coordination with one another to maximise the impact of our work. collectively, we aim to mobilise nearly $600 billion for the g7 by 2027. the strategic investments are areas of critical to sustainable development into our shared global stability. health, and health security, digital connectivity, gender equality and equity, climate and energy security, let me give you some examples of the kind of projects that are under way in each
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of these areas. first, health. two years ago, covered 19 did not need any reminders about how critical investments in health care systems were and health security is. both to fight the pandemic and to prepare for the next one because it will not be the last pandemic we have to deal with. that is why the united states, together with g7 partners and the world bank and investing in a new industrial vaccine manufacturing facility in senegal. and complete it will have the potential to produce hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines annually from covid—i9 and other diseases. it is an investment and it will enhance global vaccine supplies as well as improve access and equity for developing countries. second, the digital area. and equity for developing countries. second, the digitalarea. our economies features increasingly depends on peoples ability to
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connect to secure information and communication technologies. we need to strengthen the use of trusted technology so that there are online information cannot be used by otic rights to consolidate their power or the pasta people. that is why the digital investor programme is mobilising capital to supply secure network equipment in africa, asia and latin america. the us government also supports a successful bid by an american company sub—com for $600 million contract to build a global subsea telecommunications cable. this cable will stretch from southeast asia through the middle east and the horn of africa to europe. this will be essential to meeting the growing demand for reliable, security, high tech connectivity in three key regions of
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the world. third, gender. when women and girls have the ability and opportunity to participate more fully in their societies and economies. we see positive impacts not only in their communities but around the board, across the board. you have to increase those opportunities, though, for women and girls who thrive including particle step to make childcare more accessible and affordable as we continue the buy to work to protect and advance women's fundamental rights. states is committing $50 million over five years to the world bank global childcare incentive fund. this public—private partnership supported by several g7 partnership supported by several g7 partners will help countries build infrastructure that make it easier for women to participate equally, equally in the labour force. fourth, very important, climate and energy. we see just how critical this is everyday. the entire world is the impact of russia's brutal war in
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ukraine and on our energy markets. we need worldwide effort to invest in transformative clean energy projects to ensure that critical infrastructure is resilient to change in climate, critical materials are necessary for our clean energy transition including the production batteries, need to be developed with high standards for labour and environment. thus reliable transportation infrastructure including railroads and ports, is essential to moving inputs for refining and processing and expanding access to clean energy technologies. for example, the us governmentjust facilitated a new partnership between two american firms and the government of angola to invest $2 billion in building a new solar project in angola. as a partnership it will help meet climate goals and energy needs
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without creating new markets for american technologies and good jobs in angola and i suspect throughout africa. and in romania, the american company new scale power will be the first of its kind small modular reactor plant. this will help bring online zero emission energy to europe faster, more cheaply and more efficiently. the us government is helping advance the development of this ground—breaking american technology which will strengthen your�*s energy security and create thousands ofjobs in romania. and in the united states. these deals are just some of what is in store and we are ready, we are ready to get to work together, all of us. to lead efforts, to read us efforts, in my case, i appointed efforts, to read us efforts, in my case, iappointed my efforts, to read us efforts, in my case, i appointed my special presidential coordinator to deal with the rest of our colleagues. i will lead the us whole government approach to drive a coalition collaboration with the g7 and our partners around the world including the private sector and multilateral
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development banks. i want to be clear. this isn't aid or charity. it is an investment that will deliver returns for everyone including the american people and people of all our nations. and it will boost all of our economies. it is a transverse to share our positive vision for the future, to lift communities around the world see for themselves the concrete benefits of partnering with democracies because when democracies demonstrate what we can do, all that we have to offer, i have no doubt that we will win the competition every time. thank you. now i invite the president and podium. said there we are. the president and podium. said there we are- this — the president and podium. said there we are- this is— the president and podium. said there we are. this is the _ the president and podium. said there we are. this is the corporation - we are. this is the corporation taking place, from the european
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commission president explaining their role, the eu's role in this global cooperation initiative for infrastructure. you had there in total £600 billion which will be offered for projects around the world to improve infrastructure, particularly in parts of the world which are currently less well—developed and need that extra financial support. the subtext of this, of course, is that the g7 wants to be an alternative source of this kind of support as opposed to china. it is recognising that china is political influence and resource benefits from being involved in infrastructure development and it wants to offer what it would at least perceive as a cleaner alternative source of finance support without some of the political strings attached but the space it, there are political strings attached. if you get this money you have got to share the eu's values in particular be a democracy, a multiparty democracy and so on. the other announcement that we have had that you ask me about, this question of what the purpose is,
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what it is for, who benefits, we have had an announcement that russian gold exports will be banned by the g7 countries. effectively, and extension sanctions although in truth, as we heard from our academic and university of nottingham on bbc and university of nottingham on bbc and r ago, that we won't make a lot of difference. there's not a lot of exporting to avoid and evade export restrictions by melting down the gold. in essence, almost a symbol which actually points to the things that they can't agree on and that is sanctions on oil gas and a much quicker speed because that would accelerate the pressure on the energy crisis affecting europe so that as a flavour of the events. we will get more announcements during the course of the next two days at the course of the next two days at the g7. thank you, lots of eye—watering figures there. thank you. stay us with, coming up it is the media show. hello and welcome to the media show.
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