we are coming on the air with several developing stories, the big international pledge secret meeting on secret doc with a little bit of committee chaos, let s start with what is happening right now with the u.s. and allies getting ready to add tanks to the battlefield in ukraine. the white house just now outlining when those tanks will be on the ground, part of a bigger international push to try to get other countries to do the same. our teemg is standing by with the latest. also this hour, senators getting briefed by the head of the u.s. intelligence and what is at the top of the agenda, a whole bunch of classified documents ending up in places where they shouldn t be. we will have the team on what to expect. plus the committee, democrats blasting speaker kevin mccarthy s move to boot top democrats from the in tem committee and his expected push to try to block one member of congress from foreign affairs. we will get into it all later in the show. i m hallie jackson in
provocation? well, thanks for having me, first, hallie, the ukrainians have a problem to begin with. moscow has been striking, has been striking civilians, striking the infrastructure, striking all parts of ukraine, for the last 11 months. so when people start talking about problems, worries of escalation, they re not talking about escalation in ukraine, they re talking about escalation in nato, and this entire tank deal was not about the abrams. all the abrams are, which doesn t matter how long it takes to get there, all the abrams are, is a cover for the germans to be able to, the germans and the rest of the other countries to send the leopard tanks, the germans refused they were not going to send the leopard tanks, which are nearby and available and easier for the ukrainians to
revealed yesterday that she had got her passport back yesterday. so, of course fingers crossed for all of them. the foreign secretary distress that this is related in the british government size to the payment of 400 million pounds that the government accepted that it needs to be paid for a tank deal back in 1979. the ukrainians paid, the british government handed over the tanks because, of, course the shell of iran was deposed. so, that may be paid and may unlock the cases on the door nationals. okay let s just see what she had to say. we are working very hard. i ve made it a priority, as foreign secretary, to secure the release for those who are detained in iran. we have also made it a priority to pay the debt that we owe it to iran. but i can t say anything more than that, i m afraid. tell us about that that. 400 million quid as a result of
ago, though? that s right, we know there is a british negotiating - ago, though? that s right, we know there is a british negotiating team i there is a british negotiating team in iran, and it s difficult to think why they would be there if there was not some leeway in what was happening, that might be some progress made on the case. certainly richard is feeling hopeful. i was also in touch with nazanin as well who definitely sounds a bit more stressed and nervous than richard does, but at the same time is talking about coming home, being reunited with her husband and daughter and being back at home in west hampstead and saying that this is the day she has been dreaming about for six years now. is the day she has been dreaming about for six years now. when we have covered about for six years now. when we have covered the about for six years now. when we have covered the story about for six years now. when we have covered the story in - about for six years now. when we have cover
people on correct claims to be behind. in turkey and some a twenty sixteen but again turkey has also threatened to reintroduce death penalty for these people so germany conscious to extradite them without breaching international human rights obligations so i think this isn t an option but then again there are other people turkey wants to return including certain secret service secret service employees there also talks about a potential tank deal germany modernizing turkish tanks in the end we don t know of course it s just speculation but the big question is how high will the price be that the german government has to pay for dens your freedom correspondent yulia han in istanbul thank you. let s get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has work on the new middle east peace plan is fairly well advanced he was speaking after signing