and the products are then sold to the uk. it s not illegal and does not breach the uk s russian oil ban, but critics say it undermines sanctions aimed at restricting russia s war funds. mai rosner leads the ukraine project at the charity global witness which is behind some of the research. she told me about the implications of the loophole. what it means is that countries like india and china and turkey are importing millions and millions of barrels of russian oil, which they then process into fuel products like diesel, jet fuel and gasoline. those products are then sold on to the west to countries that directly embargo russian oil. this means that western countries like the uk are still linked to supply chains that are fuelling kremlin revenues through these oil purchases and that uk flights and cars are still running on products that are derived from russian oil. how much money is that putting into the war chest for moscow, given that there is a reliance and some countrie
but behind the headline number it s not all good news as sales of electric cars to to private individuals are continuing to struggle. let s hear now from the smmt chief executive, mike hawes. this kid to have you with us, mike. apologies for that, a few technical issues. quite a milestone, the 1,000,000th car. it is not private individuals, it is company cars? car. it is not private individuals, it is company cars? evs have been on the market it is company cars? evs have been on the market for it is company cars? evs have been on the market for about it is company cars? evs have been on the market for about a it is company cars? evs have been on the market for about a decade - it is company cars? evs have been on the market for about a decade now. the market for about a decade now and it has taken us that long to get to a million. we need to accelerate that progress and hopefully we can get to the next million in two years rather than ten or 20. it is the business buy
this is bbc news, the headlines: america s top diplomat visits the middle east for talks after the latest round of us strikes on iran linked targets in the region. a deadly combination of war and drought leaves ethiopia s tigray region facing famine we have a special report. taylor swift! and taylor swift makes history at the grammy awards becoming the first artist ever to win best album four times. becoming the first artist ever to win best album four times. an update from the metropolitan police who are investigating the chemical attack in south london from last wednesday, they have said early this morning a 22 year old man was arrested for assisting an offender and the police are searching for abdo is a:d., the man in the picture, after the attack in clapham last week abdul ezedi. a22 year old man has been arrested and was taken to a police station where he was interviewed before being arrested on bail. they have also given an update on the woman who was injured in