hello, welcome to the programme. it is nato s expansion eastwards that has infuriated vladimir putin. the kremlin is deeply suspicious of europe s intentions, they don t like western liberal philosophy, and in spite of all evidence to the contrary, they firmly believe it is the united states that is to blame for the situation in ukraine. that paranoia underpins their wharped justification for this war and the more widely held belief in russia that the principal danger to the state is external and ideological, rather than internal and structural. and if you doubt that, then take a listen to sergei lavrov, the foreign minister, describing today the threat in the most extraordinary terms. what is going on in ukraine now is a result of many years of preparation by the united states and their satellite states for the beginning of the global hybrid war against the russian federation. nobody tries to conceal it. they are waging a war against our country with the same task the fin
kevin corke live in washington. the young lady to my right was not even born in 1984. i m not surprised by that. talented though she is she is young. i on the other hand was already in college, i believe. [laughter] great to be with you this morning. we anticipated this move by the white house. there are consequences to driving down the spr to its lowest level since 1984. critics argue from a national security perspective this move by the white house is suspect and purely political. yet again, mr. biden is drawing from the pool for yet another summer between 10-15000000 barrels and, of course, there is this from the white house. the president is calling on the department of energy to be ready to move forward with additional significant strategic petroleum reserves sales this wednesday winter, if needed, due to russia or other actions disrupting global markets. there is that. one look at the levels now especially when compared with the beginning of 2022 and you can see why t
the pain it will cause us. he is blocking way to make our own as much as he can. 1984 was the last time we were tapping oil like we were tapping beer in america. today s sale marks the end of the 180 million drawdown biden announced in the spring. the white house is warning there could be more of this sort of move on the horizon. so i mentioned that we re really getting low. what s that going to look like? but they said this a few weeks ago. so we re not considering new releases from the strategic petroleum reserve beyond the 180 million which is what you are speaking about, about the 1 million that the president announced months ago. we don t have anything more to share and we won t be considering new releases. harris: her pants are literally on fire because that was not true. the president trying to contain rising gas prices but fears now growing that it will do exactly the opposite. today s national average $3.85. 50 cents more than a year ago. temperatures are droppin
fears grow for a female iranian athlete who competed in a climbing competition without wearing a hijab her family say they ve good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, live from westminster. the prime minister will be meeting more backbenchers as she continues to try to shore up her leadership, a series of difficult headlines this morning following yesterday, following that interview as well, with our political editor chris mason in which she apologised for issues since she became prime ministerjust 41 days ago, earlier on today, it was business as usual, almost, with a cab neating, she and cabinet meeting, she and the new chancellor speaking at that meeting and the chancellor was setting out his plan, his thoughts on spending cuts which he said were on the way, he said that departments should agree those spending cuts by the end oaf week so a tight timetable there, and, they were meeting of course after he tore up most of that mini budget, the liz truss economic policy, t
time they hope weeks of handed shakes, stump speeches and rallies will translate to votes. it is time for the final push. live pictures from philadelphia where democrats are bringing out their heavy hitters as they try to hang onto slim majorities in the house and senate. president biden, and former president barack obama will make their arguments a short time from now. both have warned that democracy is on the line this tuesday, denouncing election deniers on the ballot. also in pennsylvania tonight, former president zelenskyy donald trump on a campaign blitz that has much to do with his own political future. his aides are eyeing the third week of november as an ideal launch for his next run as president. cnn is tracking key races. phil mattingly in philadelphia. an eager crowd is awaiting president biden and former president barack obama. they are trying to pull out the big guns, phil, here in this home stretch. yeah. it s something, jim, that underscores pennsylvania, fo