supplied by the west also use a different calibre of ammunition, like these german self propelled guns. do you have enough ammunition for this kind? yes. can you tell me how many rounds you have for each of weapons? two, when he rounds for the russians. claiming they are not directly involved in this conflict, but in truth, now an essential part of ukraine s or machine. johnathan beale, bbc news, east ukraine. the us president, joe biden, said he raised the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi during a meeting with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman last night. he visited saudi arabia in an attempt to rebuild relations despite previous promises to make the country a pariah over its human rights record. the white house said president biden will also be meeting other arab leaders at a conference in the city ofjeddah today.
and miles taylor who was chief of staff at the homeland security department during the trump administration. presidentjoe biden has landed in tel aviv ahead of his visit to saudi arabia tomorrow. it is his first trip to the region since taking office. it is the reality these days that us presidents devote very little time to the israeli palestinian peace process. those who have don t get very far. instead the administration will embrace one of the big successes of the trump era, and that is the abrahams accord. and expanding that normalization israel has been pursuing with the uae to saudi arabia. the big issue though of course, is the crisis in global oil markets, which means president biden will be in riyadh to ask the crown prince to pump more oil. the trouble is relations are at an all time low following the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi in 2018.
but the saudi arabian embassy in paris says the 33 year old saudi national is not linked to the case and should be released immediately. the former un special rapporteur of extrajudicial killings, agnes callamard, who investigated the khashoggi murder, explains why this arrest could be an important breakthrough. translation: he is a part of the group l responsible for receiving the body or parts of the body of mr khashoggi. he is believed to be one of those who decided where the body was to be hidden. so, this individual could have extremely important information for the justice and for the family. our security correspondent frank gardner has more on the man who s been arrested. he s been named as khalid aedh al otaibi who is a 33 year old member of the saudi royal guard, very much part of the infrastructure around the all powerful crown prince mohammed bin salman. he was sanctioned already
the rules, and we now know the government broke the rules, they partied, and now they re laughing about it. they re treating the public with contempt. boris johnson has tried i to lead us a merry dance, tried to claim that these things didn t happen. i his position, i would have to say, is untenable. - near quiet from number 10 itself tonight, a statement only. as we have repeatedly stated, there was no christmas party. covid rules have been followed at all times. but there is genuine concern in the tory party itself. can that position hold through a silent night? french police have arrested a saudi national suspected of involvement in the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. the suspect was arrested at an airport in paris. mr khashoggi, who was a prominent critic of the saudi regime, wrote for the washington post. he was murdered at the saudi consulate in istanbul. his body was later dismembered.
this is bbc news, the headlines: the kremlin has described a virtual summit between the us and russian leaders as frank and businesslike. president biden warned of severe economic consequences in the event of a russian invasion of ukraine. president putin blamed provocative actions by ukraine and nato for the heightened tensions. a video has emerged showing senior downing street staffjoking about holding a christmas party in number 10 a year ago a party they continue to publicly deny ever happened. the video shows a mock downing street news conference, hosted by the prime minister s then press secretary allegra stratton. a saudi man suspected of involvement in the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi has been arrested at a paris airport. he faces extradition to turkey. mr khashog ji, was a prominent critic of the saudi regime and wrote for the washington post.