role in gaza. hamas will not be entirely eradicated. there will still be hundreds, if not thousands, of gunmen wandering around. there will have to be some sort of international force. i think we can rule out the un after the sort of anaemic, feckless role that they have played in lebanon, allowing hezbollah to rearm intervention of un security council resolution 1701. i don t think israel would deign to accept the un. let s get a bit of analysis and length if he were we are and what happens next. we can bring in the panel for the first time. leigh ann caldwell, washington post live anchor. tim montgomerie, founder of the political website conservative home. looking to you both. things are coming on the programme. let s start with the us playing a key role clearly. the language from the us seems to be shifting slightly. what is your take? it seems to be shifting slightly. what is your take? is your take? it has shifted slightly- is your take? it has shifted slightly. the
trying, unsuccessfully, to influence vladimir putin, coordinating europe s response with sanctions on moscow and arms to kyiv. photos showed him grim faced at the helm in elysee. just doing thejob, yes, but electorally it s been gold dust. to be fair, emanuel macron was already strongly tipped to win these elections and come back here to elysee for a second term. but what s happened since the start of the war is that we have seen his opinion ratings shoot up. today, nearly one in three of the french say they will vote for him in the multi candidate first round of the race. and meanwhile the standing of his opponents has been in steady decline. there is a threat coming from the east, coming from russia represented by vladimir putin and it makes the people turn towards the leader. we can t divide too much in such circumstances. that s pretty much the rally
trying, unsuccessfully, to influence vladimir putin, coordinating europe s response with sanctions on moscow and arms to kyiv. photos showed him grim faced at the helm in elysee. just doing the job, yes, but electorally, it s been gold dust. to be fair, emanuel macron was already strongly tipped to win these elections and come back here to elysee for a second term. but what s happened since the start of the war is that we have seen his opinion ratings shoot up. today, nearly one in three of the french say they will vote for him in the multi candidate first round of the race. and meanwhile the standing of his opponents has been in steady decline. there is a threat coming from the east, coming from russia represented by vladimir putin and it makes the people turn towards the leader. we can t divide too much in such circumstances. that s pretty much the rally