hello and welcome to bbc news. leaders of the world's 20 most powerful nations have gathered in brazilfor a summit dominated by the conficts in ukraine and the middle east, and the imminent return to the white house of donald trump. brazil's president has welcomed the us and chinese presidents along with the leaders of britain, australia, france, germany, india, japan, saudi arabia and other countries. joe biden�*s decision to give kyiv, the green light to use us long range missiles, to strike inside russia the news welcomed by some western leaders and alarmed others and it has been called an unprecedented escalation of

tensions in hungary called the move astonishingly dangerous. in the last few minutes the uk prime minister sir keir starmer has been talking to reporters. he of course met with the chinese president, but he started by answering questions about whether uk missiles would also be allowed to be used just like the american�*s decision. be allowed to be used just like the american's decision. prime minister, the american's decision. prime minister. you _ the american's decision. prime minister, you said _ the american's decision. prime minister, you said the - the american's decision. prime minister, you said the arrival . minister, you said the arrival of deployment of north korean troops — of deployment of north korean troops to help russia's war effort — troops to help russia's war effort is _ troops to help russia's war effort is a serious escalation and — effort is a serious escalation and you _ effort is a serious escalation and you are concerned about it. you _ and you are concerned about it. you have — and you are concerned about it. you have been asking for the use of— you have been asking for the use of long—range missiles for months — use of long—range missiles for months. president biden has malfunctioned the use of long—range us cruise missiles. he has— long—range us cruise missiles. he has not— long—range us cruise missiles. he has not yet sanctioned the use of— he has not yet sanctioned the use of storm shadow missiles for the — use of storm shadow missiles for the uk, as reports he is blocking _ for the uk, as reports he is blocking this, it must be realty— blocking this, it must be really frustrating. i blocking this, it must be really frustrating.- blocking this, it must be really frustrating. i am at the g20 with really frustrating. i am at the 620 with one _ really frustrating. i am at the 620 with one message -

really frustrating. i am at the 620 with one message which j really frustrating. i am at the l 620 with one message which is g20 with one message which is that we must double down on our support for ukraine. tomorrow is day 1000 of the conflict, 1000 days progression from russia and 1000 days of sacrifice from ukraine that is one clear message here and number one on my agenda. obviously i'm not going to get into operational details because the only winner if we were to do that is putin and i am not prepared to do so. in principle can you say whether you would like them to be green—lighted?| you would like them to be green-lighted?— you would like them to be green-lighted? i will not get into operational— green-lighted? i will not get into operational details - into operational details because putin is the only winner in that situation, but i have been clear for a winner in that situation, but i have been clearfor a long time now, we must double down and make sure ukraine has what it is necessary for as long as necessary because we cannot allow putin to win this war. let me ask about russia. have you spoken to live her the putirr— you spoken to live her the putin spokesperson said it added _ putin spokesperson said it added fuel to the fire and save the biden missile decision could _ the biden missile decision could trigger world war iii, how— could trigger world war iii,

how do— could trigger world war iii, how do you respond to that? i have how do you respond to that? have not how do you respond to that? i have not spoken to russia and have not spoken to russia and have not spoken to russia and have no plans to do so. hour have not spoken to russia and have no plans to do so. how do ou have no plans to do so. how do you resmnd — have no plans to do so. how do you respond to _ have no plans to do so. how do you respond to the _ have no plans to do so. how do you respond to the risk - have no plans to do so. how do you respond to the risk of - you respond to the risk of escalation and tripping world war "i? _ escalation and tripping world war iii? ~ , escalation and tripping world wariii? , , war iii? we must support ukraine and _ war iii? we must support ukraine and is _ war iii? we must support ukraine and is about - war iii? we must support ukraine and is about the l ukraine and is about the sovereignty of ukraine but also tjy sovereignty of ukraine but also by our own freedoms and that is why for 1000 days we have stood with ukraine and we will continue to do so. my number one issue here at the g20 is to make sure that we absolutely double down on support for ukraine for as long as it takes. �* ukraine for as long as it takes. . , ., ukraine for as long as it takes. . ., takes. and your government has announced _ takes. and your government has announced a _ takes. and your government has announced a shift _ takes. and your government has announced a shift in _ takes. and your government has announced a shift in policy - announced a shift in policy towards _ announced a shift in policy towards china, you met with president xi jinping, the first prime — president xi jinping, the first prime minister in six years to do 50, _ prime minister in six years to do so, it— prime minister in six years to do so, it has been controversial back home, not least — controversial back home, not least because of those suffering human rights abuses in chino — suffering human rights abuses in china. china's support for russia _ in china. china's support for russia do _ in china. china's support for russia. do you understand the rest? — russia. do you understand the rest? i — russia. do you understand the rest? . , russia. do you understand the rest? ., , . ., ., rest? i have been clear that i want a serious _ rest? i have been clear that i want a serious and _ rest? i have been clear that i j want a serious and pragmatic relationship with china. it is the second biggest economy in the second biggest economy in the world and one of our

biggest trading partners and therefore we have issues that we clearly need to discussed whilst of course being clear about the issues that we do not agree on. but i will always act in the national interest and thatis in the national interest and that is the basis on which we had discussions this morning. 20,000 farmers are reportedly descending on london in protest of your— descending on london in protest of your budget decisions. you say you — of your budget decisions. you say you are supporting farmers, why do— say you are supporting farmers, why do not— say you are supporting farmers, why do not they believe you? we are why do not they believe you? - are supporting farmers and i want to support farmers and thatis want to support farmers and that is why we put £5 billion in the budget over the next two years into farming come the single biggest sum of money that has ever been put in alongside money to deal with leading ants in the outbreak of disease which can be terrible for farmers. disease which can be terrible forfarmers. on the disease which can be terrible for farmers. on the question of inheritance tax, i understand it is causing concern but if you take a typical case, of a couple wanting to pass a family farm down to one of their children which would be a very typical example, with all of

the thresholds in place come thatis the thresholds in place come that is £3 million for any inheritance tax is paid and thatis inheritance tax is paid and that is why i am confident that the vast majority of farms and farmers will not be affected at all by that aspect of the budget, they will be affected tjy budget, they will be affected by the £5 billion that we are putting into farming and i'm very happy to work with farmers on that. 50 very happy to work with farmers on that. ,, ., very happy to work with farmers on that, ,, ., on that. so keir starmer talkin: on that. so keir starmer talking there _ on that. so keir starmer talking there at - on that. so keir starmer talking there at the - on that. so keir starmer| talking there at the 620. on that. so keir starmer - talking there at the 620. let's head to that summit to our deputy political editor. our deputy political editor, vicki young is at the summit. you will it hurt those questions and answers the prime minister gave about the use of storm shadow missiles. what is your read on the answers that your read on the answers that you heard?— you heard? that is a prime minister— you heard? that is a prime minister but _ you heard? that is a prime minister but does - you heard? that is a prime minister but does not - you heard? that is a prime minister but does not want you heard? that is a prime i minister but does not want to give much away at all. he's repeating to what he said to us on the plane on the way over here saying it is his top priority at the summit to urge other g20 leaders to go further and faster saying that putin cannot be allowed to when

talking about that 1000 days which comes tomorrow since the conflict in ukraine started and talking about the sacrifice that the ukrainian people have made. he simply will not give any reaction at all to those reports aboutjoe biden giving permission for those american missiles to be fired into russia and russian targets. downing street officials were saying it is not conference, these are all ask and we will not comment on any of that, but also of course that those equivalent british missiles, our understanding is behind—the—scenes or keir starmer has wanted this to happen and it appears it is not happening so far, but he said i don't want to talk about operational issues. he will not even talk about the principal there so we are left a bit in there so we are left a bit in the dark on what will happen in terms of the british weapons, we will have to see if we get any more from the british government while we are out if the next or so.— the next or so. interesting because — the next or so. interesting because the _

the next or so. interesting because the ukrainian - the next or so. interesting - because the ukrainian president also rather coy saying he would let the missiles do the talking. let's turn to that other major line from today which is keir starmer�*s meeting with president xijinping. it is very difficult path for the british prime minister to navigate, the upcoming newly elected us president and a sort of new world, chapter with china. . �* , china. that's right. even without _ china. that's right. even without president - china. that's right. evenj without president trump china. that's right. even - without president trump elect coming back into things, it will be a difficult relationship anyway. it has ebbed and flowed, the uk relationship with china, over the past few years. it has gone from david cameron and george osborne talking about a golden era of trade and more recently, the idea that actually china is a threat to the uk. so he has met with president xi jinping, the first am such a meeting has happened in six years and the signs have been there david

lammy has been there to china and talk of the chancellor going out injanuary and a lot of talk about a pragmatic relationship. so what keir starmer restaurants do is he wants to boost growth for the country involving a better trade links so that is one side of it, but talking about the need to be firm and honest about where we don't share the same values as china and where there are issues around human rights for example. so that is going to be tricky and then as you say, throw into that the possibility of a trade war, of tariffs being put up by donald trump, how does the uk fit into all of that. these things tend to have an impact on everyone globally when that happens we will have to see whether keir starmer can see himself as someone who tries to navigate his way through all of that, but it is going to be pretty difficult. . ~ but it is going to be pretty difficult. ., ,, , ., , but it is going to be pretty difficult. . ~' , ., , . difficult. thank you very much. let's return — difficult. thank you very much. let's return to _ difficult. thank you very much. let's return to that _ difficult. thank you very much. let's return to that major- let's return to that major issue of ukraine. let's speak to kristine berzina, who's the managing director of the german marshall

fund north think tank. thank you forjoining us here. in terms of that basic decision made byjoe biden, what is your assessment? made by joe biden, what is your assessment?— assessment? this is an important _ assessment? this is an important and - assessment? this is anj important and dramatic assessment? this is an - important and dramatic step in american foreign policy, for years now we have have seen a series of objections to significant policy decisions on the ability to develop the —— deliver weapons and now we have seen a push for the permission to use these long range atacms missiles on russian territory to deter and defend against this new wave of escalation. i think this is the most important piece. that this is a response to the inclusion of north korea as a combatant in this war. north korean troops are in russia, there are about 10,000 as we understand troops that will be actively combating in this war. this is a globalisation of this conflict. this is not by any means, a sign that moscow was interested in stepping back, slung down

and trying to get to a peace table. instead it is russia putting on the gas in trying to get its friends around putting on the gas in trying to