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live from london, this is bbc news. we can go live to france and an airbase just south of paris where president zelensky if ukraine has just landed in the last few minutes and he is about to have dinner with president macron. he has got off his plane and step into this car you can see, heading off for dinner with president macron. he has been in germany earlier, meeting olaf scholz after germany unveiled its biggest military aid package for ukraine yet, worth around 2.7 billion euros, so that is what he has been talking to olaf scholz about and he also got an award in germany, a price
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honouring european unity. he has landed in france, off the plane and into a car and he is heading off for dinner with emmanuel macron and we are told he will be talking about the humanitarian support that france can offer and reaffirming the military support that president macron has already agreed to. we heard earlier he gave a speech in aachen in germany where he received this prize pot european union, where he called germany a true friend in the fight against russia. he was also in italy before that where he met prime minister giorgia meloni and she also said italy would support ukraine as long as necessary and he also got to meet the pope whilst in italy as well, who said he was praying for ukraine. a lot of promises for support in the last few days from germany and italy and this is exactly what president zelensky once, he wants to show russia that
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the international support he has been enjoying for the last few days is continuing and there is no sign of it waning ahead of this much anticipated counteroffensive that ukraine has been talking about to try and take back control of land in ukraine. we had an interview with president macron earlier in the week with our correspondent in kyiv, hugo give it a go, where he was saying that everything was in place in terms of personnel and they were ready but still waiting for more military supplies and i suppose that is what he is in europe to talk about. he has been in italy and germany and now president zelensky has just landed germany and now president zelensky hasjust landed in france, got off that plane and into a car, heading to the el easy to meet president macron for dinner. we will bring you more on that later on but for now let's turn our attention to turkey. votes are being counted in turkey's most closely—fought counting has begun in
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one of turkey's most critical elections, which will decide if president erdogan should remain in power after 20 years. president erdogan faces his biggest challenge yet, with turkey in the midst of soaring inflation, and the country still reeling from two earthquakes in february in which more than 50,000 people died. the poll is one of the most consequential in the country's modern history, with mr erdogan�*s islamic party challenged by an opposition set on a more secular course, and promising closer ties to the west. his main rival is kemal kilicdaroglu, who is backed by a broad opposition alliance and has promised to scrap many of the powers acquired by the president. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara. i don't think we can actually hear from herjust yet. joining me live is our correspondent silin girit at the opposition republican people's party headquarters in istanbul. our middle east corrrespondent, anna foster, is in the turkish city of adana which was badly hit by the recent earthquake.
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firstly, tell us where we are because the polls closed a couple of hours ago and each side is claiming they are in the lead so talk us through it. it they are in the lead so talk us through it— they are in the lead so talk us through it. they are in the lead so talk us throu~hit. , , ., , ., through it. it is the same story all over again. _ through it. it is the same story all over again, every _ through it. it is the same story all over again, every time _ through it. it is the same story all over again, every time in - through it. it is the same story all over again, every time in the - through it. it is the same story all over again, every time in the last| over again, every time in the last few years, turkey has an election, and after the polls are closed and counting starts, there is this controversy. the opposition is accusing the state news agency of trying to manipulate the results and the government as well, and the government is denying that. so what is the result of the elections? how is the result of the elections? how is the result of the elections? how is the counting going? it depends on which report you are looking at. and if you are looking at the state news agency, mr erdogan is leading by a wide margin. if you look at another independent agency, he is still leading but by a very, very small margin. and if you look at the
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opposition party's figures, their presidential candidate kemal kilicdaroglu is a leading. it is still very tight, the race is very tight, there are all sorts of accusations flying around, opposition saying to the government you are trying to minutes collate the results, trying to demoralise the results, trying to demoralise the opposition supporters so that they leave the ballot boxes alone. remember, presidential candidate kemal kilicdaroglu called on his supporters never to leave the ballot boxes, just stay there until each and every one of the signed ballot box papers are handed to the electoral board. having said that, if those papers are in the hands of the electoral board, it's not easy to rig the elections at all.- to rig the elections at all. let's brin: in to rig the elections at all. let's bring in anna _ to rig the elections at all. let's bring in anna foster _ to rig the elections at all. let's bring in anna foster is - to rig the elections at all. let's bring in anna foster is in - to rig the elections at all. let's bring in anna foster is in a - to rig the elections at all. let's bring in anna foster is in a downer, one of the areas so badly hit by the earthquakes and you were there at the time, we remember your reports
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so clearly —— in adana. so many economic difficulties turkey is facing at the moment as i mentioned, and last year inflation went above 80% so talk me through what was on people's mind as they were casting their votes in terms of how president erdogan dealt with the earthquakes initially, and the response was criticised, and perhaps whether the economy itself was the most important thing on people's mind when they were voting. exactly those issues — mind when they were voting. exactly those issues that _ mind when they were voting. exactly those issues that you _ mind when they were voting. exactly those issues that you talked - mind when they were voting. exactly those issues that you talked about . those issues that you talked about and for— those issues that you talked about and for hundreds of thousands of people _ and for hundreds of thousands of people who came back here to southern — people who came back here to southern turkey today to vote, those people _ southern turkey today to vote, those people who _ southern turkey today to vote, those people who had had to leave the area after the _ people who had had to leave the area after the earthquakes, but needed to come _ after the earthquakes, but needed to come back_ after the earthquakes, but needed to come back because they had not registered in their new place so they— registered in their new place so they had — registered in their new place so they had to come back home essentially to cast their votes, they— essentially to cast their votes, they will— essentially to cast their votes, they will have seen people still living _ they will have seen people still living in— they will have seen people still living in tents and in central antakya _ living in tents and in central antakya where i was earlier, places that have _ antakya where i was earlier, places that have not been touched, piles of rubble _ that have not been touched, piles of rubble stilt— that have not been touched, piles of rubble still sitting in the streets. for many— rubble still sitting in the streets.
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for many people, they thought the state _ for many people, they thought the state and _ for many people, they thought the state and president began as a slow and in _ state and president began as a slow and in the _ state and president began as a slow and in the adequate in their response _ and in the adequate in their response and as you rightly said before _ response and as you rightly said before that, the issue of the economy— before that, the issue of the economy was looming large for a long time _ economy was looming large for a long time the _ economy was looming large for a long time. the lira has been losing value. — time. the lira has been losing value, inflation has been sawing and people _ value, inflation has been sawing and people have felt that in their pockets, _ people have felt that in their pockets, life has become much harden — pockets, life has become much harder. all of those things have been _ harder. all of those things have been at — harder. all of those things have been at the front of their mind when casting _ been at the front of their mind when casting their ballots. i wanted to bring _ casting their ballots. i wanted to bring you — casting their ballots. i wanted to bring you here, you heard from silin at the _ bring you here, you heard from silin at the party— bring you here, you heard from silin at the party headquarters, talking about _ at the party headquarters, talking about the — at the party headquarters, talking about the ballots, this is exactly what _ about the ballots, this is exactly what is — about the ballots, this is exactly what is going on. we like to take you to _ what is going on. we like to take you to the — what is going on. we like to take you to the heart of things, so these are the _ you to the heart of things, so these are the people in the adana district, _ are the people in the adana district, the electoral officers, and these bags are actually filled with votes so what they did is they counted _ with votes so what they did is they counted them at the place where people _ counted them at the place where people made them, they have backed them up. _ people made them, they have backed them up, taken their totals, people made them, they have backed them up, taken theirtotals, you will see — them up, taken theirtotals, you will see some are carrying pieces of paper— will see some are carrying pieces of paper with — will see some are carrying pieces of paper with the totals on, and they are lining — paper with the totals on, and they are lining up all the way around the playground — are lining up all the way around the playground at this school, and they come _ playground at this school, and they come of _ playground at this school, and they come of the line and then eventually they are _
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come of the line and then eventually they are called through, called forward — they are called through, called forward up to the school and that is the point _ forward up to the school and that is the point at — forward up to the school and that is the point at which those ballots officially — the point at which those ballots officially become counted, if you like, _ officially become counted, if you like. that — officially become counted, if you like, that is when they become part of the _ like, that is when they become part of the total. we have been watching that percentage number going up and ”p that percentage number going up and up gradually and it is when they go in there _ up gradually and it is when they go in there and these people handover the figures and they are put into the figures and they are put into the computers. all of these people have been— the computers. all of these people have been told to make sure those figures _ have been told to make sure those figures go — have been told to make sure those figures go incorrectly, to make sure everything — figures go incorrectly, to make sure everything is they have counted is correctiy— everything is they have counted is correctly represented on the system. they have _ correctly represented on the system. they have been counting for about five hours — they have been counting for about five hours and out so the pictures should, _ five hours and out so the pictures should, hopefully in the next couple of hours. _ should, hopefully in the next couple of hours. a — should, hopefully in the next couple of hours, a little clearer. and just to bring _ of hours, a little clearer. and just to bring back in of hours, a little clearer. and 'ust to bring back mi to bring back in silin, has been concerns raised _ to bring back in silin, has been concerns raised about - to bring back in silin, has been concerns raised about whether| concerns raised about whether president erdogan would accept a result if he was to lose it. and took us through what happens if nobody gets over 50% in the next couple of weeks? br; nobody gets over 5096 in the next couple of weeks?—
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couple of weeks? by the end of toda , couple of weeks? by the end of today. and _ couple of weeks? by the end of today. and i— couple of weeks? by the end of today, and i mean _ couple of weeks? by the end of today, and i mean by— couple of weeks? by the end of today, and i mean by the - couple of weeks? by the end of today, and i mean by the end l couple of weeks? by the end of| today, and i mean by the end of couple of weeks? by the end of- today, and i mean by the end of each and every vote has been counted, if neither of the candidates get more than 50%, there will be a run—off in two weeks' time. coming to your first question, whether president oda gant will accept a defeat if thatis oda gant will accept a defeat if that is the case, it is a question a lot of people ask across turkey and beyond. and mr erdogan has said, i have been in this place, brought to office by the will of the people and if the will of the people decide otherwise, i will respect that. is at this a few days ago and actually at this a few days ago and actually a few weeks ago when i interviewed the opposition candidate kemal kilicdaroglu, i ask him the same question and he said of course he would accept it. bear in mind, the turkey electorate takes election process very seriously. the turnout
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is expected to be over 90%. at the electorate in turkey will expect their decision to be respected no matter what that decision is, no matter what that decision is, no matter what that decision is, no matter what the outcome is, they will their voices to be heard, the election process to be respected. and erdogan has been saying this throughout his two decades in power, i have been brought here by the will of the people, the will of the people is a sacred. and as he has said, he will be respecting the will of the people but how is that going to play out in the next few days? we are going to see. to play out in the next few days? we are going to see-— are going to see. thank you very much to you _ are going to see. thank you very much to you both. _ let's bring you those figures from a few moments ago when ukrainian president vladimir zelensky arrived in france, there he is coming off his plane, he's going for dinner in
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paris with president emmanuel macron. the french presidency said earlier that macron would reaffirm france's military and humanitarian support for ukraine at the meeting. mr zelensky had been in berlin earlier on sunday. he was welcomed by french prime minister elisabeth borne and french foreign minister catherine colonna as he stepped out of his plane. you can see them there and he is now off for dinner with president macron having spent time earlier today in germany and italy, meeting the pope. one of the strongest storms to hit the bay of bengal in recent years, cyclone mocha, has inundated parts of myanmar, cutting communications and destroying buildings. at least five people are reported to have been killed in the country and the city of sittwe is said to be deep in water, with winds of 200 kilometres per hour causing chaos. disaster officials in bangladesh said there'd been no major damage. around a million rohingya refugees are living in flimsy camps around the city of cox's bazar.
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1,300 of those shelters have been damaged. professor saiful islam is from the institute of water and flood management, bangladesh university of engineering and technology. he explained damage that had been done to the region. this cyclone is around a category four. the speed is 200 kilometres per hour, maximum speed, which is close to previous cyclone in 2007, cyclone sidr. but bangladesh may be a little fortunate that directly the track is not over the mainland in many areas, which is highly densely populated, like chittagong and others, but still it is an area which is touristic, not far to cox's bazar and as you also mentioned, the rohingya population live in teknaf, they are also vulnerable.
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we have so far seen not many casualties but there are catastrophic damages in terms of land, properties and agriculture in this area. and we have seen such kind of cyclone over the last five years, almost one or twice or even three in one year so it could be a consideration of global warming acting here. and how much of this destruction is down to a lack of preparedness and indeed the structures there are? there are so many flimsy buildings, aren't there, thatjust don't withstand the landslides that often ensue and the flooding? yes, because when the rohingya people come, they stay on the hills and it's a very unstable structure, wooden structure. so i mentioned it would not be that much damage so far but we have to look at that. because we don't know actually everything right now. but if it is directly comes in the path, it would be damaging. and also, the coastal area
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of bangladesh is protected by embankments which is sometimes over the top because of the strong surges. the next cyclone, we don't know, if it comes to a very densely populated and it is with the huge storm surge, it could have more catastrophic damage in bangladesh. as you know, it is a very low land, five metres is the coastal elevation so any surges higher elevation could be very damaging for this area. let's just go back to paris because president zelensky of ukraine has landed in the last few minutes at an airport just south of landed in the last few minutes at an airportjust south of paris and is nowjust airportjust south of paris and is now just about to arrive at
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president macron's official residence. you can see the guards out in force ready for his arrival. will be his second visit to france since russia invaded ukraine last year. previously made a late evening stop off in paris in february to meet emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholz. he was in germany earlier, meeting olaf scholz, where they talked about a huge amount of aid that germany has unveiled, a package of military aid for ukraine worth 2.7 billion euros which is around £2.1i for ukraine worth 2.7 billion euros which is around £2.4 billion. that is their biggest aid package yet. and also, when he went to aachen, he was awarded a prize which is the unity of europe, the charlemagne price which honours european unity so that was his visit to germany earlier in which olaf scholz
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promised germany would support ukraine for as long as necessary and would also back its attempt to join the european union under president zelensky gave a speech and he said that 2023 was the year at the aggressor�*s defeat could be made irreversible. he also thanked the chancellor for a irreversible. he also thanked the chancellorfor a new irreversible. he also thanked the chancellor for a new package of military aid which was worse, as i said, around $3 billion. that was his visit to germany and before that he was in italy, meeting prime minister giorgia meloni who pledged tell in support, talked about doing so for as long as necessary but also he met the pope who said that ukraine was in his prayers. these are the pictures from a little earlier, about 15 minutes ago, this is him arriving at the airport at an airbase around eight miles south—west of paris. presumably it wouldn't have taken them long to get to the elysee palace where we have
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guards standing outside at the moment, ready to welcome him. we are told that france president machen will affirm the military and humanitarian support that they have already committed. i wonder if we can hear any sound from their. perhaps there isn't much. we are just waiting to see his arrival and to see president machen come out to greet him. we will come back to that as soon as something happens. we will keep it on screen for now but we can bring in the sport. we may have to interrupt you if president zelensky arrived in paris but over to you for now! manchester city are four points clear at the top of the english premier league
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after a 3—0 win at everton which keeps them firmly in control of the title race. ilkay gundogan was the star of the show, involved in all three of city's goals, including getting two himself. the loss for everton leaves them looking nervously over their shoulders — just a point above the relegation zone. city meanwhile are nowjust two wins away from their third title in a row with their remaining games against chelsea, brighton and brentford. since the minute one we took the game on our hands. and it was a brilliant performance for us. the end of the season, to come here and do it. one more game, we need to make more victories, three games left, two more victories to be champion. arsenal's fading title hopes were dealt a devastating blow after losing 3—0 to brighton to leave leaders manchester city one win from a fifth premier league title in six seasons. the gunners needed to respond after city's win over everton but were handed a heavy defeat meaning even if they defeat nottingham forest at the city ground
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on saturday, it will be unlikely to be enough to stop pep guardiola's side winning the title. barcelona can become la liga champions tonight. if they win the catalan derby at espanyol, it'll bejob done, and they are currently leading i—0. elsewhere, ten—man valencia boosted their survival hopes with a 2—1 win against celta vigo. next to wembley where nearly 80,000 watched chelsea beat manchester united to win their third fa cup final in a row. that's a world record crowd for a women's domestic game. our correspondent katie gornall was there. we have talked a lot about milestones recently in women's football and there was another here today as more than 77,000 fans, a world record for a women's domestic match, gathered to watch the fa cup final between chelsea and manchester united. it is a special atmosphere and a significant day for united who were playing in theirfirst and a significant day for united who were playing in their first major final since reforming as a professional set up around five years ago. there was no sense that
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they were overawed by the occasion at all, far from they were overawed by the occasion at all, farfrom it, as leah dalton thought she had put them ahead after only 20 seconds, only for the flag to go up for offside. they were the better team throughout most of the first half, chelsea are not really at their very best. but chelsea are serial winners and such is the depth of their squad that they were able to call on pernille harderfrom the bench and it was her introduction in the second half that millie changed everything. she set up sam kerr for the winning goal, who scored her fifth goal in three consecutive fa cup final is —— really changed. she has never come to wembley and not come away with a trophy, quite remarkable. united will be hurting after this but they know they really need to pick themselves up and refocus on what is a thrilling wsl title race. united leader chelsea by just a point but chelsea have a game in hand and they will be going all out for the double.
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joe root was out for 10 in his first indian premier league innings as rajasthan royals were thrashed by 112 runs by royal challengers bangalore, severely damages the royals�* chances of reaching the play—offs. root was trapped in front by left—armer wayne parnell after 15 balls. his england team—matejos buttler was also out for a duck, as they were bowled out for 59 in just over ten overs. kolkata knight riders beat the chennai super kings by six wickets. ms dhoni's decision to drop down the order backfired as chennai were restricted to a modest 144—6. rahane top sored with 57 for kolkata as they chase a third ipl title. and there's another ban for basketball star ja morant who's once again suspended from all activities with the memphis grizzlies after he was seen brandishing a gun on social media for the second time in two months. morant was seen on instagram holding a pistol. back in march, he was caught holding a gun in a video that sparked a police investigation. eventually, he was suspended
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for eight games by the nba. and that's all the sport for now. thank you, you made it through without interruption from president zelensky! almost look like you had a french guard of honour for the sports bulletin. but back to the elysee palace in paris where we are waiting to see president zelensky of ukraine arrive to meet french president macron. he has been in germany earlier and he landed about 20 minutes ago and that we can bring in our paris correspondent hugh schofield. while we are talking we have the pictures above the elysee palace so if anything happens we will not miss it. just to say, this is his second visit to france, president zelensky, so took us through what relations are like between the two countries and what sort of support ukraine has enjoyed from france over the last year also?
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they are much better than they were say. they seem to be back where they should have been at the beginning but at the beginning they were pretty rocky, if you remember, because president macron's perceived ambivalence for the need for an outright ukrainian victories and certain statements in which he appeared to suggest that russian concerns needed to be taken into account in any final settlement or in negotiations to end the conflict and so on. various interpretations were put on all of that, some people criticising his willingness to keep talking to vladimir putin, others are saying it was at the time not an entirely stupid thing to do with a view to keeping all channels open. whatever the case, i think everyone agrees now that is history. the situation has changed and the question now of french support for a ukrainian victory, and french military support has been increasing
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commensurately. there was a time at the end of last year where france was being criticised as well but not exactly being forthcoming with its offers arms but that has changed. there is plenty going in that direction and there may well be more today. because the situation is much clearer think, today. because the situation is much clearerthink, because today. because the situation is much clearer think, because the world, at least in the western world, regards putin quite unequivocally as an aggressor and this is a war to be won by zelensky, i think the picture is much clearer and easierfor both sides to navigate. and now france is quite clearly without question up there among the top allies of ukraine. ~ ., ., ,., . ., ukraine. we are hearing so much at the moment— ukraine. we are hearing so much at the moment about _ ukraine. we are hearing so much at the moment about this _ ukraine. we are hearing so much at the moment about this apparent - the moment about this apparent counteroffensive which is to come from kyiv, we keep hearing about how that is on its way. earlier in the
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week we heard president zelensky speaking to the bbc, saying he is ready on all sorts of front in terms of personnel but he needs more equipment, more military aid. obviously that is what he is trying to secure with this trip around various countries in europe and also, as we said earlier, it's about sending out a message to russia, about showing the support is not waning, globalsupport about showing the support is not waning, global support is not waning for ukraine. i waning, global support is not waning for ukraine. . , waning, global support is not waning for ukraine. ., , , waning, global support is not waning for ukraine. . , , ., for ukraine. i am sure it is all about. for ukraine. i am sure it is all about- its _ for ukraine. i am sure it is all about. as we _ for ukraine. i am sure it is all about. as we discussed - for ukraine. i am sure it is all l about. as we discussed before, for ukraine. i am sure it is all - about. as we discussed before, there is undoubtedly in moscow a hope that european support will begin to subside and get eroded as time goes by, and public opinion gets fed up with the expense and hassle and worry of this war and says, let's just have a negotiated peace and starts making it support for ukraine a kind of conditional support to point out that is not happening,
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there is no sign of that. but obviously zelensky needs to make sure it does not happen and that means, yes, keeping at his allies and showing his face amongst them. i see this trip also, at least potentially as a kind of pre—offensive trip in the same way that in the second world war we saw these various international conferences which tended to take place just before there were big turning point in the war when the allies would get together and consult notes and make sure they were pulling in the same direction. i see that as being potentially what is happening here that if there is this big counteroffensive to come zelensky will want to make sure that his allies in europe are briefed about it, not on the details of the offence of course but the broad plan. so when and if there is a big turning point in the approaching weeks, he can be sure his back is being watched. irate
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weeks, he can be sure his back is being watched.— weeks, he can be sure his back is being watched. we have 'ust seen president macron h being watched. we have 'ust seen president macron come _ being watched. we have just seen president macron come out - being watched. we have just seen president macron come out onto i being watched. we have just seen i president macron come out onto the steps of the elysee palace and the guards turning towards the entrance because the car has just arrived and yes, president zelensky in his distinctive outfit that we have seen him wearing for so much of the last year and a half, walking across the courtyard in front of the band and the guard of honour, walking towards president macron who comes out to greet him and a warm handshake as the two of them meet. they do look, i suppose, from what you can read into these things, they do look to be on very good terms now, don't they? be on very good terms now, don't the ? , . , be on very good terms now, don't the ? , ., they? yes, as i say, after the initial period _ they? yes, as i say, after the initial period when _ they? yes, as i say, after the initial period when they - they? yes, as i say, after the initial period when they were | they? yes, as i say, after the i initial period when they were not they? yes, as i say, after the - initial period when they were not on particularly good terms, they never lost touch there was tension undoubtedly and i think that has gone. zelensky was here in february i think when he came on that trip to
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london as well and the french felt slightly embarrassed because they hadn't really done anything and they realised he was being received amid much fanfare in london so the hastily arranged meeting in paris. but already by then things work much better and i don't think we should read too much into any signal that they are not allies. i think both sides feel a page has been turned and that now the focus is a shared one, ensuring a clear ukrainian victory. one, ensuring a clear ukrainian victo . ~ . ~ one, ensuring a clear ukrainian victo . ~ ., ~ ., victory. we talked earlier about the conversations _ victory. we talked earlier about the conversations that _ victory. we talked earlier about the conversations that macron - victory. we talked earlier about the conversations that macron had - victory. we talked earlier about the conversations that macron had with president putin initially. has he now stopped talking to putin? is that very much in the past? yes. now stopped talking to putin? is that very much in the past? yes, he has. i'm that very much in the past? yes, he has- i'm not — that very much in the past? yes, he has. i'm not sure _ that very much in the past? yes, he has. i'm not sure when _ that very much in the past? yes, he has. i'm not sure when the - that very much in the past? yes, he has. i'm not sure when the last - that very much in the past? yes, he | has. i'm not sure when the last time they spoke was but that period through the middle of last year, went on a regular basis, macron was speaking to putin, and we were being
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told that this was part of a necessary stage in the conflict, when it seemed that might still be an attempt, a possibility of turning things back and having some kind of negotiated settlement to it, that period is over. i would say it ended towards the autumn of last year. as far as i'm aware, there are no open channels now between macron and putin at all. in fact, macron gave an interview today in which he laid out his thinking about the state, the situation in moscow, saying they have already lost this war geopolitically, not military but geopolitically, not military but geopolitically, and in terms of russian prestige, standing and influence, and strategic presence, macron is saying in this interview that it already lost. it has become a vassal of china, he is saying
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moscow has lost the support of its peripheral state, alex dunn and all those, who would automatically take russia's side in any debate like this or conflict like this and now these countries are beginning to question their support for putin —— kazakhstan and all those. and the baltic sea which has always been a key strategic outlet for russia is now strategically close to it because of the adhesion of sweden to nato. all these areas, he is saying that moscow has clearly already been elusive but let's not forget that this is still a military war and russia, as everyone knows, is an enormous country with enormous resources and can keep going for an inordinately long time.— resources and can keep going for an inordinately long time. thank you so much forjoining _ inordinately long time. thank you so much forjoining us _ inordinately long time. thank you so much forjoining us from _ inordinately long time. thank you so much forjoining us from paris. - inordinately long time. thank you so much forjoining us from paris. as i much forjoining us from paris. as you saw in the last few moments, president zelensky has arrived at the elysee palace in paris and has
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gonein the elysee palace in paris and has gone in for dinner with president macron. thank you

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