the power grid. also, i m going to be hearing from a leading business voice on how private companies have managed to keep doing business in a war zone and how they re supporting their staff through it all. many thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed by russian bombs. so how will ukraine afford to rebuild when the fighting stops 7 the european bank for reconstruction and development will play a leading role, and its president tells me that the work has already begun. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, ukraine, it s been suffering for a year now. it s 12 months since russia invaded because of what president putin said was a need to demilitarise and de nazify that country. and in that time, thousands have died as ukraine continues to valiantly defend itself. but it s also come at a huge economic cost for both ukraine and the rest of the world. and that s one of the reasons why western a
ukraine s vast farms were feeding the world, but the country is now reliant on billions of dollars of help just to get through every month. ukraine s finance minister tells me how he s kept the economy functioning despite the missiles and the deliberate targeting of infrastructure, including the power grid. also, i m going to be hearing from a leading business voice on how private companies have managed to keep doing business in a war zone and how they re supporting their staff through it all. many thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed by russian bombs. so how will ukraine afford to rebuild when the fighting stops? the european bank for reconstruction and development will play a leading role, and its president tells me that the work has already begun. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, ukraine, it s been suffering for a year now. it s 12 months since russia invaded because of what p
unwavering support, as russia s brutal invasion enters a second year, president biden sends more aid to ukraine. it s worth fighting for, as long as it takes. and as u.s. intelligence shows china considering lethal aid to russia, how will the white house react? i ll speak to national security adviser jake sullivan, next. and united front. the gop announces its first presidential debate, as a host of candidates consider joining the race, but can they all agree to come together in the end? republican national committee chair rana mcdaniel will be here exclusively. plus, common goal. in a bitterly divided house we ve got our work cut out for us. two lawmakers from across the aisle are coming together to try to help families across the country. hello, i m dana bash with washington where the state of our union is wondering how long this can go on. this week, russia s brutal invasion of ukraine entered its second year. russian forces marked the anniversary with a sl
united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today we devote the program to that sobering anniversary. one year since russia s full-scale invasion of ukraine. i ll bring you my interview with the national security adviser jake sullivan and usaid administrator samantha powell about where the war and america s assistance go from here. also, who should foot the bill for the hundreds of billions of dollars in damage to ukraine? former treasury secretary larry summers says the answer is easy. listen to him explain his plan. then why putin s war in ukraine may not be proceeding as he hoped. the russian president may be getting exactly what he always wanted back home in russia. the new york times valerie hopkins will explain. but first, here s my take. one year into russia s naked aggression against ukraine, it s become clear that neither side is strong enough to win the war nor weak enough to sue for peace. the conflict has settled into a stalemate. after m
who remains in a critical condition in hospital. millions of nigerians have been voting in their country s most competitive election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. china s plans for peace in ukraine cause ripples around the world president zelensky says he wants to hear more and the leader of russia s key ally belarus announces plans to fly to beijing. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. counting the cost of war as ukraine marks a year since the invasion, we re going to take a look at the toll it s taken on the economy. ukraine s vast farms were feeding the world, but the country is now reliant on billions of dollars of help just to get through every month. ukraine s finance minister tells me how he s kept the economy functioning despite the missiles and