The guided bombs that moscow used to attack kharkiv, they are not as precise as ballistic rockets or cruise missiles. Their main purpose, their main aim is to cause devastation and this is exactly what the kremlin wants to achieve, kyiv says. Therefore they asked their partners to provide them with long range weapons and president zelensky has already responded to this attack by once again calling on his partners to allow them to use these weapons to hit targets deep inside russia. Ukraine currently cannot use weapons provided, such as storm shadows and other missiles, to hit deep inside russia and the ukrainian partners say that if they allow them to do so, it will only escalate the war. However, the ukrainian authorities say that these weapons will be used only to hit military targets such as airfields from where russian bombers take off and attack ukrainian cities. On friday, ukraine s president zelensky fired the head of the ukrainian air force, mykola oleshchuk, days after an f 16
Or cruise missiles. Their main purpose, their main aim is to cause devastation and this is exactly what the kremlin wants to achieve, kyiv says. Therefore they asked their partners to provide them with long range weapons and president zelensky has already responded to this attack by once again calling on his partners to allow them to use these weapons to hit targets deep inside russia. Ukraine currently cannot use weapons provided, such as storm shadows and other missiles, to hit deep inside russia and the ukrainian partners say that if they allow them to do so, it will only escalate the war. However, the ukrainian authorities say that these weapons will be used only to hit military targets such as airfields from where russian bombers take off and attack ukrainian cities. On friday, ukraine s president zelensky fired the head of the ukrainian air force, mykola oleshchuk days after an f 16fighterjet crashed, killing its pilot. The f 16 was recently sent by nato allies. It crashed while
To the argument now the role of ngos rescuing migrants from the mediterranean. They face accusations theyre encouraging People Smuggling. For desperate people it can be tempting to cross because the bulk survive. About 97 . We have an extended report, now from yalda hakim whose been in sicily, which is on the frontline of this crisis. A Flimsy Inflatable Dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. They have no fuel, no water, and no food. Theyve been detected by a spanish ngo. Most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. They cannot swim. After hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. This boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. So far this year, over 80,000 people from Different Countries have arrived. Around 2000 have drowned. The vast majority are not refugees fleeing war. But those in search of a better life. Most will stay in ita
Dateline london, first, lets look at the headlines. The queen is attending church after missing services over christmas and new year because of a heavy cold. The israeli ambassador in london has apologised after an Embassy Official was filmed saying he wanted to take down the Foreign Office minister, sir alan duncan, who is a strong critic of jewish settlements. Theresa may is promising a far reaching programme of social reform to tackle the everyday injustices experienced by working families. The average amount of Unsecured Debt has reached a record high of almost £13,000 Per Household in the uk. Heavy snowfall and subzero temperatures continuing across europe and the Eastern European states causing more than 20 deaths and bringing transport chaos. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Two stories in todays programme two stories likely to dominate the year ahead. First, the future of the European Union as britain prepares to press the brexit button. And secondly, how far President Pu
To dateline london. Two stories in todays programme two stories likely to dominate the year ahead. First, the future of the European Union as britain prepares to press the brexit button. And secondly, how far President Putin and russia are steering events in the middle east and elsewhere, with donald trump perhaps in the passenger seat. My guests today are greg katz of associated press. Annalisa piras, who is an italian film maker. Lyse doucet, who is the bbcs chief international correspondent. Michael gove of the times, and who is also a conservative mp. Good to see you all. Britains top diplomat in the European Union, sir ivan rogers, quit this week amid the continuing political row about britain being unprepared for brexit. But with italys banks in trouble, the greek crisis unresolved, elections in germany and france in 2017 and in italy by 2018, plus fears about the euro, how much of a mess is the European Union and more importantly the eurozone actually in . Michael . Over the cou