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we are expecting a speech, we will of course bring you to its life. among those attending, we can see them now, we have seen joe biden, keir starmer, the leaders of australia, france, germany, france, germany... this summit comes hours after the kremlin accused the outgoing us administration of wanting to "add fuel to the fire and escalate the conflict in ukraine" afterjoe biden gave the green light for kyiv to use us made long range missiles to strike deep inside russia. it means ukraine can now use army tactical missile systems, known as atacms, to defend its forces in russia's kursk region,
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on ukraine's north east border. washington had previously refused to allow such strikes with atacms missiles because it feared they would escalate the war. this is a major policy reversal, it comes two months before mr biden takes the power to donald trump. from the summit in rio, let's bring you “p summit in rio, let's bring you up to date with our correspondence. another night, another round of russian air on ukraine. 11 people were killed here, including two children, many more were injured. a relentless bombardment in a war thatis relentless bombardment in a war that is almost 1000 days old. now perhaps a chance for ukraine to fight back in a new way. permission to use these american long—range missiles, known as... the missiles will speak for the missiles will speak for
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themselves. us decision means themselves. us decision means britain and france may now eat britain and france may now eat let's ukraine... all this means let's ukraine... all this means that for world readers arriving that for world readers arriving in brazil for in brazil for that for world readers arriving in brazilfor the that for world readers arriving in brazilfor the that for world readers arriving in brazil for the g20 that for world readers arriving in brazilfor the g20 summit, the war in ukraine will once that for world readers arriving in brazil for the g20 that for world readers arriving in brazilfor the g20 summit, the war in ukraine will once again figure highly in their again figure highly in their discussions. all eyes will be discussions. all eyes will be on russia's foreign minister, on russia's foreign minister, here in place of president here in place of president putin who is placing arrest by putin who is placing arrest by an errant to rational court for an errant to rational court for alleged crimes in ukraine. alleged crimes in ukraine. president biden here visiting president biden here visiting brazil's rainforest, long brazil's rainforest, long resisted letting kyiv use resisted letting missiles in russia fearing escalation, but he has changed his mind. perhaps aware of what his mind. perhaps aware of what his successor plans. for donald trump may not be here in
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brazil, but he wants accept mr trump's agenda or try to set one of their own? the president of brazil wants his summit to discuss poverty and finance, but once again the focus will be on ukraine, the middle east, and yes, donald
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trump. if we can take you to brazil's rainforest, long resistel if atting brazil's rainforest, long resistel if we 1g brazil's rainforest, long resistel if we can take you to trump. if we can take you to ukraine, a devastating ukraine, a devastating warning... it is unclear what warning... it is unclear what has happened, but a residential has happened, but a residential building was struck, ten people building was struck, ten people have been killed, many people have been killed, many people have been killed, many people have been killed, many people have been injured. just after have been killed, many people have been killed, many people have been injured. just after it happened i managed to speak it happened i managed to speak to ukrainian and p. the to ukrainian and p. the situation _ to ukrainian and p. the situation is _ to ukrainian and p. the situation is very - to ukrainian and p. the situation _ to ukrainian and p. the situation is _ to ukrainian and p. the situation is very - to ukrainian and p. the situation is very bad, i to ukrainian and p. the l situation is very bad, just to ukrainian and p. iie: situation is very bad, i to ukrainian and p. the l situation is very bad, just to ukrainian and p. iie: situation is very bad, just two hours ago there was a huge situation is very bad, just two hours ago there was a huge missile attack in the centre of missile attack in the centre of the city, eight people killed, the city, eight people killed, it was very close to my home, i it was very close to my home, i run there immediately after run there immediately after attack. it was like i had been attack. it was like i had been there after five to ten minutes there after five to ten minutes of the attack, it is awful, of the attack, it is awful, wounded people... the fire, wounded people... the fire, cars on fire, residential cars on fire, residential buildings... eight people buildings... eight people killed, one missile that hit killed, one missile that hit the university building, but the university building, but
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thank god it didn't explode, it is a miracle, that is what is going on here right now. that is really awful. _ going on here right now. that is really awful. this _ going on here right now. that is really awful. this is - going on here right now. that is really awful. this is a - is really awful. this is a residential area that was struck you were saying? it was absolutely _ struck you were saying? it was absolutely residential, - absolutely residential, everything i saw by my own eyes, flowers, coffees, elderly people, women who suffered from this attack, it is awful. it is heavily struck.— this attack, it is awful. it is heavily struck. the situation is really bad. _ heavily struck. the situation is really bad. you _ heavily struck. the situation is really bad. you can - heavily struck. the situation is really bad. you can see i heavily struck. the situation i is really bad. you can see that the president, brazil's president isjust about the president, brazil's president is just about to launch into his speech, welcoming leaders from all over the world. we will bring you that live in a moment. firstly an update to continue our coverage from ukraine,.
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it's, you know, a day—by—day picture of precisely the sort of scenes you just described from 0dessa. it's not entirely clear what happened there. it's possible that this was an incoming russian ballistic missile of some kind that was intercepted. fragments then fell onto the ground and killed a significant number of people — at least eight. we think probably children among them. we saw similar scenes last night from sumy, close to the russian border, where a missile slammed into a residential area and killed ten people. and that was on top of the ten people who died earlier in the day, following that large wave of russian drone and missile attacks. so, you know, this is a familiar pattern. it has, if you like, escalated a tiny bit in the last 2a hours or so. but ukrainians are profoundly, deeply, exhaustingly familiar with these scenes.
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and of course, they hope — perhaps not believe, but hope — that gestures like the one made by the biden administration yesterday mayjust help to change the situation somewhat for the better. after this decision by biden, i asked our russian editor who is in moscow if there had been any reaction from the kremlin. it isa it is a different picture, or story than the one that is told in the west, remember, there is the sort of parallel reality going on here, russians are told that their army are liberators, russians are told that they are the victim not
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the aggressor aggressor russians are told that the west is waging a war against russia on the territory of ukraine. and at the moment, russians are being told that the war is going russia's way. and you can see the growing confidence, i think, with vladimir putin, he seems to be emboldened at the moment. he's emboldened by recent military success on the battlefield in eastern ukraine. things seem to be going his way there. i think he's been emboldened by the result of the us presidential election. now, in a couple of months' time, donald trump will be returning to the white house. someone who has publicly expressed scepticism about continuing us military assistance for kyiv. for those reasons alone, i think he's been quite confident. it will be interesting to see how he reacts now tojoe biden�*s decision to allow ukraine to use us supplied long range missiles against russia, because he knows that donald trump, in a couple of months will be in the white
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house, and i wonder
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they attack is offer ukraine. they are manufactured, they are designed to launch from a multiple launch rocket system to hit key target far behind the front lines. they travel in supersonic speeds, capable of striking locations up to 300 kilometres away and packing a 300 and 20... storm shadow is an anglo—french cruise missile, it has a maximum range of around 250 kilometres, the french call it... it is launched from aircraft and then flies at close to the speed of sound, hugging the terrain before dropping down and detonating at high explosive warhead. storm shadow is considered an ideal weapon for targeting ammunition stores... both the uk and france had held back from authorising the use
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of the missiles inside russia, they wanted american approval for atacms first, but the foreign minister today has said that paris remains open to allow ukraine to use them. i will correspondence has more. this decision won't allow to change _ this decision won't allow to change the course of the lord drastically, it is limited from now— drastically, it is limited from now only— drastically, it is limited from now only to some regions, the second — now only to some regions, the second decision was made too late for— second decision was made too late for ukraine because ukraine was asking for months if this— ukraine was asking for months if this decision... mr biden allows_ if this decision... mr biden allows ukraine to use atacms in this region, of course this boosts_ this region, of course this boosts ukrainian morale, this gives— boosts ukrainian morale, this gives ukraine another h in further_ gives ukraine another h in further actions because as we all have — further actions because as we all have heard, the elected
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president trump says that after he comes— president trump says that after he comes to power he wants to finish _ he comes to power he wants to finish the — he comes to power he wants to finish the war and that will probably mean he will push ukraine _ probably mean he will push ukraine for some kind of negotiation. before this happens, ukraine has two months to effectively use atacms missiles on russia, i hope that this will— missiles on russia, i hope that this will be a chain reaction which — this will be a chain reaction which will lead to the ban to be which will lead to the ban to he lifted _ which will lead to the ban to be lifted for ukraine to use storm _ be lifted for ukraine to use storm shadows and other missiles on targets inside russia _ missiles on targets inside russia because before it was possible _ russia because before it was possible only to use on at the occupied _ possible only to use on at the occupied territories inside ukraine _ occupied territories inside ukraine. . ~ occupied territories inside ukraine-— occupied territories inside ukraine. ., ~ ., ., , ukraine. what kind of targets in russia are _ ukraine. what kind of targets in russia are likely _ ukraine. what kind of targets in russia are likely to - ukraine. what kind of targets in russia are likely to be - ukraine. what kind of targets in russia are likely to be hit l in russia are likely to be hit using these missiles? there are len of using these missiles? there are plenty of things _ using these missiles? there are plenty of things that _ using these missiles? there are plenty of things that ukraine - plenty of things that ukraine could — plenty of things that ukraine could potentially targets, this logistical herbs, airfields from _ logistical herbs, airfields from which russian planes take off to _ from which russian planes take off to attack ukraine, if we
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talk — off to attack ukraine, if we talk about this region, 10,000 korean— talk about this region, 10,000 korean troops are on the ground in one _ korean troops are on the ground in one region, russia is planning a development in their defensive action there. using a atacms — defensive action there. using a atacms missiles in this region will allow— atacms missiles in this region will allow ukraine to continue holding — will allow ukraine to continue holding this territory inside russia _ holding this territory inside russia and actually move the war to — russia and actually move the war to russian territory which was _ war to russian territory which was always ukrainian... by doing — was always ukrainian... by doing this, we can make putin rethink— doing this, we can make putin rethink his— doing this, we can make putin rethink his strategy of continuing the war in ukraine. back— continuing the war in ukraine. back to — continuing the war in ukraine. back to rio where we are keeping across what is being said by the brazilian president to 62 said by the brazilian president to g2 leaders around the world, he has said there is a alliance that they're going to form to combat hunger and poverty. more
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coming to us from rio throughout the day, do stay where there on bbc news.
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the uk premiere list has set a strong uk a chinese relationship is important for both of other countries, the international community as well, he was speaking in rio after meeting the chinese leader on the sidelines of the 620 leader on the sidelines of the g20 summits, this marks the first time in more than six years that a british prime minister has met presidency our deputy political editor is at the summit in rio and she explains the significance of
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the meeting.— explains the significance of the meeting. this is certainly a significant _ the meeting. this is certainly a significant moment, - the meeting. this is certainly a significant moment, this i the meeting. this is certainly a significant moment, this is| a significant moment, this is the first time that a british prime minister has met the chinese president, that meeting has now finished and afterwards, downing street says that's a keir starmer has talked about relations, he wanted them to be durable, consistent, respectful, interestingly, he said he agreed to avoid surprises where possible, which gives you a sense of where this relationship has been over the last few years. they talked in advance for the need to be firm and to be honest about areas of disagreement, there have been lots of those two particular as you say over human rights, the fact there are british parliamentarians who have chinese sections against them,
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