They also discussed chinas12 point plan to bring an end to the war in ukraine. In a Statement Issued after the meeting they said the russian side welcomes chinas willingness to play a positive role for the political and diplomatic settlement of the ukraine crisis, and welcomes the constructive proposals set forth in chinas position on the political settlement of the ukraine crisis. At the white house today, us officials took pains to point out what they think china could do to end the war. If china wants to play a constructive role here in this conflict, then they ought to press russia to pull its troops out of ukraine in ukrainian sovereign territory. They should urge President Putin to cease bombing cities, hospitals and schools, to Stop The War Crimes and the atrocities and end the war today. It could happen right now. Kirby also said that the us does not want a ceasefire in ukraine right now, because it would freeze the battle lines in their current state. As a reminder, that would
earlier, emmanuel macron s government narrowly survived a vote of no confidence over the plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. china s president xijinping is in moscow for a state visit with a man now wanted for war crimes. such is the geopolitical fallout from vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine. the fact that the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for the russian president won t deter him for his continued assault on ukraine, but it does raise new questions about the long term consequences for russia. my guest is russian mp and state tv talk show host evgeny popov. how solid is putin s home front? evgeny popov in moscow, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it s good to have you on the show, mr popov. your president, vladimir putin, is a wanted man. the international criminal court has filed war crimes charges against him. do you recognise the symbolic importance
planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. a bbc investigation finds that many people who travelled to turkey for weight loss surgery suffered serious complications from botched surgeries. do your research massively. people s before and after photos, it is incredible to see and everyone wants a bit of that. and turning powder into beer: a german brewery comes up with a new product that could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the uk. a scathing review of britain s largest police force has found it was institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. its author said many londoners had lost faith in the metropolitan police, and it could be broken up if it didn t change. the review was commissioned after the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. the met police commissioner says he accepts baroness casey s report, but wouldn t use the term institutional to describe the i
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also this lunchtime. borisjohnson accepts he did mislead parliament over lockdown parties in downing street, but says he didn t do it intentionally or recklessly. a warm handshake from the chinese president for vladimir putin, even though the russian leader is now wanted for war crimes in ukraine. a new scheme to keep lung patients out of hospital, as new research show a sharp north/south divide. and maddie hinch, who saved all four penalties to win olympic gold for great britain, announces her retirement. and coming up on the bbc news channel, he s back roy hodgson returns to crystal palace, tasked with keeping the club in the premier league again. good afternoon. a scathing report has found that britain s biggest police force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic . baroness casey s review into the metropolitan police follows the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer, wayne couzens. the report says a boys club culture is rife within the force. the