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of tactics they are? absolutely, what is happening out there in the area of severodonetsk, the ukrainians are in danger of being enveloped in a pocket, severodonetsk is on the east of the pocket. severodonetsk is on the east of the pocket- the pocket. there is one road leadin: the pocket. there is one road leading from the pocket. there is one road leading from that the pocket. there is one road leading from that city - the pocket. there is one road leading from that city out, i the pocket. there is one road l leading from that city out, and if that road is covered, if the russians are able to take that road, you ll have thousands, up to 10,000 ukrainian troops that are operating in that area, and they are in danger are operating in that area, and they are in dange they are in danger indistinct ou they are in danger indistinct you would they are in danger indistinct you would have they are in danger indistinct you would have some - they are in danger indistinct i you would ha
the headlines. the us and russian foreign ministers have held talks in geneva to try to ease tension over the build up of russian troops on the border with ukraine. the united states have called for a de escalation in the conflict in yemen after dozens are killed in an air strike on a prison by the saudi led coalition. the brazilian cities of rio de janeiro and sao paulo have delayed their carnival parades untill the end of april, in the face of record covid cases in the country. both cities had already canceled their carnival street parties, but were still considering having their samba parades at the end of february. on wednesday the country recorded 204,854 new daily cases, the most reported in a 24 hour period since the pandemic began. brazil has also stepped up its vaccination program for young children. earlier the brazilian ministry of health approved the use of the chinese made sinovacjab for 6 to i7 year olds. the vaccine was the first to be used in brazil,
but now, once again, it is bringing nights of terror and death to yemeni civilians. 0rla guerin, bbc news. let s turn to coronavirus come an hour. let s turn to coronavirus, now. the brazilian cities of rio de janeiro and sao paulo have delayed their carnival parades untill the end of april, in the face of record covid cases in the country. both cities had already canceled their carnival street parties, but were still considering having their samba parades at the end of february. on wednesday the country recorded 204,854 new daily cases, the most reported in a 24 hour period since the pandemic began. brazil has also stepped up its vaccination program for young children. earlier, the brazilian ministry of health approved the use of the chinese made sinovac jab for 6 17 year olds. the vaccine was the first to be used in brazil, but has since laregly been
candidate, tried to put the question of immigration s in the center and the focus of the political debate. the elections, and thank you for asking about our elections, it would be a very important moment for us, for our democracy, will take place at the end of april next year. it is both closed but still quite far. we do not even know who the candidates are. some candidates are known, others are not. it is a bit early to describe how things will play off here during the elections. but there will be some debates, especially from the side of some candidates on those issues. well we certainly look forward to having many more conversations with, you have a standing invite to come back anytime to discuss that. we really appreciate your time. sir ambassador thank you so much for joining us. still ahead, president mention,