reporter: with president biden back in washington, the white house continued to try to clarify his comments that russian president vladimir putin can note remain in power. those comments which the president made in a speech in poland on saturday caught many of his aides by surprise as they were not part of his prepared speech and seemed to suggest he wanted to see regime change in russia, which would mark a significant change in u.s. foreign policy. but president biden was asked directly by reporters here in washington on sunday whether he meant that he wanted regime change in russia, and he said no. secretary of state antony blinken further elaborated on what the white house s view on the matter circumstances the president, the white house made the point last night that quite simply, president putin cannot be empowered to wage war or engage in aggression against ukraine or anyone else. as you know. and as you heard us say
the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in israel for a historic summit with four arab countries. the meeting at a venue in the negev desert is the first that israel has hosted with senior officials from so many arab governments. it follows the signing in recent years of us brokered deals to normalise ties. well, antony blinken has said that the united states has no plans to bring about regime change in russia. his comments come a day after president biden said his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, should not to be allowed to remain in power. speaking injerusalem, mr blinken said any decision about whether president putin should remain in office was in the hands of the russian people. with regards to the president s incredibly powerful speech yesterday, i think the president, the white house, made the point last night that, quite simply, president putin cannot be empowered to wage war or engage
platforms or whether it s through charities and civil society, those connections are being made. we know that we have in this country, according to the most recent test of public opinion, hundreds of thousands of people potentially who are willing to take ukrainians into their home. some news away from ukraine at the bafta film awards, the power of the dog was named best film, with its director jane campion taking the best director statuette. and joanna scanlan was named best actress for her role as a widow uncovering secrets in the british film after love. our culture editor katie razzall watched the ceremony. 0vershadowed by war, but back in person, and on the bafta red carpet, small tokens in honour of ukraine. sporting a badge of the ukrainian flag, benedict cumberbatch told the bbc he hopes to open his own are refugees and wanted to show solidarity with the people of ukraine. we all have to continue to help
have chloe zhao last year and now jane campion this year being dominated best director. in terms of best picture, many thought it would go to the power of the dog, but it was coda that claimed that oscar. yeah, i think by this weekend, coda and the power of the dog were kind of running neck to neck. early the power of the dog was an early favorite, but coda picked up a lot of key wins in other awards shows late in the season, like the s.a.g. awards winning best ensemble. so it wasn t a total surprise, especially when coda won adapted screenplay earlier tonight. that s something that oscars watchers will know that that screenplay win is often a great predictor of best picture. and it s an incredible milestone for inclusion. we can t even say that there have been many film shas have spotlighted deaf or disabled communities at all.
he used opiods, marijuana and anti depressants before he died. his body was found in a hotel room in the capital, bogota. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. this week, i m in los angeles for the 94th academy awards, which take place on sunday. and one film in particular is attracting a lot of oscars attention. the power of the dog, directed byjane campion and starring benedict cumberbatch, is a slow burning western based in 1920s montana. it is up for 12 nominations, including best picture, and one man who will be watching sunday s proceedings with trepidation is scott stuber, who is head of global films at netflix. if the film does win that category, it ll be the first time a netflix made movie has