by washington to strike inside russia. the authorization means ukraine can use army tactical missile systems, known as atacms to defend its forces in russia's kursk region. atacms are missiles that can reach up to 300 kilometers. it's a step further from the last time president biden eased restrictions on ukraine's use of american weapons. back in may, president biden allowed kiev to use high mobility artillery rocket systems, known as himars, against russian forcesdirectly across the border. russian president vladimir putin has yet to comment. however, he previously warned the west that he would consider such a move to be a major escalation in the conflict. some us media reports that biden moves comes in response to russia's decision to allow north korean soldiers to fight against ukraine. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is in eastern ukraine and has the latest.

it's a powerful weapon with a range of almost 200 miles, capable of hitting targets deep inside russia. for months, kyiv has been pleading for permission. tonight, news that washington has finally relented. president zelensky almost confirming it. translation: today, many in the media say we have received permission to take appropriate actions. but strikes are not made with words. such things are not announced. the missiles will speak for themselves, definitely. earlier, one of the largest russian attacks in months. missiles and drones targeting cities all across this vast country. the south was hit hard. in odesa and mykolaiv, rescuers were busy from first light dragging survivors and bodies from the wreckage of homes. after almost three years

of this, there is exhaustion and fear that this is what the long winter months have in store. ukraine's electricity grid was the main target, triggering power cuts in several cities. and when the power goes, so too does the water. for the people of odesa, a long trudge to the nearest emergency supply. "i don't think we'll get water today," says yulia. "maybe tomorrow in the evening." president zelensky congratulated the men and women of ukraine's air defences. including natalia grabarchuk, shooting down her very first cruise missile. "did it hit?" someone asks. "yes," comes the answer. if you look to the map, it's difficult to find any in kyiv, parts of a missile shot down by ukraine's air defences, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

when the sirens sounded, some headed for the capital's famously deep underground. after almost three years, most now stay at home. but winter is approaching and russian forces are advancing in the east. there's a renewed sense of pessimism and danger. a reminder of that tonight in sumy, close to the russian border, a missile landing in a residential area killing ten and injuring dozens. paul adams, bbc news, eastern ukraine. that's how it's been viewed in the ukraine but how is it mincing in moscow? for more on the reaction from moscow — here's our russia editor steve rosenberg. the only reaction had so far is from senior russian politicians and had of a programme than party said he believed it is a serious escalation that would have serious consequences, a senior russian senator said it was a step towards a world war but kyiv in mind what really counts in russia is what

president putin says. he hasn't said anything at all so far but in recent months, moscow sensed several signals, in recent months, moscow sensed severalsignals, messages, call several signals, messages, call them severalsignals, messages, call them what you world, to the west, to the effect of don't do this, don't remove your restrictions on the use of your long—range weapons, don't allow ukraine to strike deep inside russian territory with his weapons and in september, vladimir putin said that if this was allowed to happen, he would see that as the direct participation of nato countries in the war in ukraine, he said this will substantially change the very essence that nature of the very essence that nature of the conflict and said it would be nato countries would be fighting with russia. i'm joined now by robert english — a former policy analyst at the pentagon, now co—director of central european studies at the university of southern california. thank you forjoining me. first of all, why has this happened so late? we heard from one army colonel who said it would have been allowed a year ago and

another said two years too late, president zelensky has been asking for months, how has this taken so long? figs been asking for months, how has this taken so long?— this taken so long? as you know, this taken so long? as you know. the _ this taken so long? as you know, the biden _ this taken so long? as you - know, the biden administration has been pulled in various directions, one faction that the strongest pro— ukraine faction did want to give more weapons, more other is asian for deeper strikes much earlier but president biden pulled on the other direction for those who are afraid of watching palliation, freedom escalation and hope that the more good —— could go better with the weapons that were given already and it hasn't worked out that way unfortunately so what has appeared too little, too late at each step. including this one, i'm afraid. d0 at each step. including this one, i'm afraid.— at each step. including this one, i'm afraid. do you think that this _ one, i'm afraid. do you think that this change _ one, i'm afraid. do you think that this change will - one, i'm afraid. do you think that this change will have - one, i'm afraid. do you think that this change will have a l that this change will have a big difference to the directory of the war, these atacms will be able to use so far in the kursk region? i be able to use so far in the kursk region?— kursk region? i don't think ou'll kursk region? i don't think you'll have _ kursk region? i don't think you'll have a _ kursk region? i don't think you'll have a big _ kursk region? i don't think you'll have a big effect, i kursk region? i don't think you'll have a big effect, it| you'll have a big effect, it will inflict some serious pain on russian forces and may the hopi assembly that that will

push putin to the bargaining table but it won't change the trajectory of the war that russia has shown that he can take horrific losses and kyiv moving forward and that's what it'll do in this case, russia has anticipated this move and therefore disperse or withdrawn out of range, many of its armed forces, they will be heard by the strikes and so, are limited to that kursk region so it's really confined to that one part of russia where ukraine launched an incursion several months back and now faltering badly so it is still very limited and adding to the administration's troubles are the attacks from the other side of the trump campaign who are complaining that we are trying to wind this wandown and your escalating and his last months? you're doing the wrong thing. so the biden administration is pulling every direction. [30 so the biden administration is pulling every direction. do you see president _ pulling every direction. do you see president elect _ pulling every direction. do you see president elect trump - see president elect trump backpedalling on this decision once he takes office? the

ukrainians _ once he takes office? the ukrainians will _ once he takes office? the ukrainians will have - once he takes office? the ukrainians will have a - once he takes office? tue: ukrainians will have a ursa normal to use but the point is that the arsenal will be pulled quickly. they wanted to change positions because ukrainians have no more than hundred and 50 - 200 of have no more than hundred and 50 — 200 of these muscles are supplied very limited and that he was arsenal is under 4000. they cost $1 million each in a very slow to produce, this is not widely understood, every missile used in ukraine is a missile used in ukraine is a missile that the us cannot use to deter china. therefore, the likelihood is they'll be used up likelihood is they'll be used up rather quickly in an intense spasm of violence and the russians will retaliate and inflict more horrific civilian casualties and by january, early february went from concept offers, it may be back at the bargaining table but with much higher loss of life in the interim. t with much higher loss of life in the interim.— with much higher loss of life in the interim. i wanted to ask about some — in the interim. i wanted to ask about some reports _ in the interim. i wanted to ask about some reports on - in the interim. i wanted to ask about some reports on us - in the interim. i wanted to ask. about some reports on us media suggesting that the answer to the why now question is that

it's a direct response of north troops deployment. by russia. do you have any thoughts on that? ., �* , do you have any thoughts on that? . �* , ., , do you have any thoughts on that? . �*, ., , �*, do you have any thoughts on that? . �*, . , �*, ., that? that's a pretext, it's a triu aer that? that's a pretext, it's a trigger but _ that? that's a pretext, it's a trigger but many _ that? that's a pretext, it's a trigger but many have - that? that's a pretext, it's a trigger but many have been| trigger but many have been pushing the biden administration to do this for months even before we have the news of the koreans coming in, north koreans and they're not likely to have a big impact on the battlefield, or report to show the russians are having enormous difficulty integrating and co—ordinating with them. it's a symbolic deployment so, the biden administration may be using this as a pretext to get permission for long—range atacms strikes but they may have done this anyway. after all, the russians point out crane in seven foreign lesions in foreign soldiers is fighting for them as well so many in the world do not see this as a big deal that the koreans have come about ukraine and russia battering each other in these

final months of the war, each trying to gain the maximal advantage for the peace talks to come up robert english, thank you for giving us your thoughts. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you're live with bbc news. joe biden has become the first sitting us president to visit the amazon rainforest. while there he promised more funding to fight climate change, including an additional $50 million to the amazon conservation fund. that brings the us commitment to $100 million, well short of the $500 million he's said previously he would pledge. president biden warned of the existential threat of global warming — which has often been dismissed by president—elect donald trump, the man set to replace him. it's true, some may seek

to deny or delay the green energy revolution that's under way in america, but nobody, nobody can reverse it, nobody. not when so many people, regardless of party or politics, are enjoying its benefits. not when countries around the world are harnessing the clean energy revolution to pull ahead themselves. the question now is, which government will stand in the way and which will seize the enormous economic opportunity? 0ur reporter camilla mota was at the press conference. the feeling here is that biden�*s visit is a little bit too little, too late, given that he is an outgoing president, i'd say that there is a bit of frustration among brazilian authorities regarding what biden and trump is to the amazon region and what was actually done among the

brazilian, scientific community, a lot of people are afraid of a second trump administration, especially because of the possibility of him withdrawing the us from the paris agreement, the us is the second biggest greenhouse gases emissions in the world so, the idea is that if president trump with truth or withdraws from the agreement then, the destruction and the forest could increase to a point that it could reach what scientists call the point of no return and then, the amazon would start being reinforced and be transformed in something else so there is a fear that that might happen, depending on the environmental policy that another trump administration put into place.

the visit to the amazon comes at the end of a busy weekend for the outgoing us president. joe biden met with chinese president xijinping on the sidelines of the apec summit in peru. the pair spoke of trying to ensure a �*smooth transition�* into the trump administration. and in a robust readout of the meeting, beijing said president xi had underscored that — "a new cold war should not be fought and cannot be won. containing china is unwise, unacceptable and bound to fail". for more on the meeting and the future of the us—china relationship under donald trump, i spoke with frankjanuzzi, who worked withjoe biden as a staffer during his time as a us senator. joe biden and xijinping have a 20 relationship and the two of them together have work to try to stabilise the us — china relationship and avoid one of conflict and cold war sentiment, even if they have not been able to forge a truly close partnership stop no—one would describe the us — china relationship today as one of friends and yet, joe biden and xijinping have managed xi jinping have managed differences

xijinping have managed differences over taiwan, over north korea policy on russian — ukraine and trying to land only some stability and balance to a relationship which is vital for the future of the planet. find the future of the planet. and of course. — the future of the planet. and of course, biden _ the future of the planet. and of course, biden has - the future of the planet. and of course, biden has been a powerfulfour of course, biden has been a powerful four years, during that time, relations have been relatively calm although he has taken a very strident approach when it comes to china, what do you see as the legacy when it comes to his policy on both china any station during those four years in office? joe biden took a lot of instruction from mike mansfield. he took a lot of instruction from mike mansfield.— took a lot of instruction from mike mansfield. he was a mentor in the senate _ mike mansfield. he was a mentor in the senate and _ mike mansfield. he was a mentor in the senate and are _ mike mansfield. he was a mentor in the senate and are described l in the senate and are described to joe in the senate and are described tojoe biden the importance of alliance relationships and when one looks at the joe alliance relationships and when one looks at thejoe biden legacy across the indo—pacific, one sees the lessons of mansfield, first, the most important bilateral relationship bar none is that between the united states and japan and biden has had consolidated that relationship and importantly, he has forged

and importantly, he has forged a new triangular relationship with japan, south korea and united states, the spirit of camp david. we affirmed again in peru with the three leaders meeting and this provides the united states with a platform to engage china on the position of strength. the indo—pacific are now being trump proved to the fullest extent that biden can manage it. i don't think anything would fully be dropped proof but there is a lot of institutional inertia be hind the new security relationship and economic relationship that joe biden first across the region and those are likely to indoor even if trump moved away. indoor even if trump moved awa . ., ., ., away. tell me how do you - what other vaccinations _ away. tell me how do you - what other vaccinations in _ away. tell me how do you - what other vaccinations in place - away. tell me how do you - what other vaccinations in place to - other vaccinations in place to trump proof relationships and diplomatic advances that have occurred? what goes on behind the scenes? this includes the multilateral exercises between multilatera