pilots to fly at 16. in fact it will take four months. that study has diminished f 16s it would take too long and ukrainians don t really need f 16 i think the world has changed a lot. the war is going to changed a lot. the war is going to change dramatically if ukraine is able to get f 16s in the coming months. it able to get f-16s in the coming months. , , ., months. it is interesting, that turnaround months. it is interesting, that turnaround that months. it is interesting, that turnaround that president - months. it is interesting, that l turnaround that president biden months. it is interesting, that - turnaround that president biden has made. he did say before that he didn t think that ukraine needed f-16 didn t think that ukraine needed f 16 fighter didn t think that ukraine needed f 16fighterjets. what has changed? this report that came out yesterday from yahoo news was in air force assessment study into ukrainian pilots to come to the united states and trained on these
welcome to the programme. ukraine has been a common theme at two major leaders summits. we will cover it all here tonight on the context. on the first day of their annual meeting injapan, g7 leaders agreed new sanctions against russia. meanwhile in saudi arabia, president zelensky made a surprise visit to the arab league gathering, urging those attending, to support ukraine. also making the headlines at that summit president assad of syria it s the first time he s been invited to the arab league since the devastating civil war, that s blighted the country. and later in the programme we have a special report from the new york times which has uncovered shocking evidence of the greek coastguard abandoning asylum seekers in the sea. but first let s focus
in fact, there was a prediction that there would be a 15% collapse in gdp for russia because of the sanctions, that hasn t happened. why will these be any different? be any different? great to be with ou. the be any different? great to be with you. the answer be any different? great to be with you. the answer is be any different? great to be with you. the answer is they be any different? great to be with you. the answer is they may - be any different? great to be with you. the answer is they may not i be any different? great to be with i you. the answer is they may not be. it s a good thing that the g7 is working together and is increasing pressure on russia. i would look at it as a larger package, notjust focus on sanctions. in the last weeks we ve seen president zelensky go to four european capitals and collect promises of more weapons. all the leaders in these countries have pledged that they will be with ukraine as long as it takes. it is not only that moral support, not onl
bashar al assad strode into the arab league summit injeddah, relishing the clearest recognition yesterday, yet that he has won his warfor syria, greeted by the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. a decade ago the saudis funded anti assad militia, now mbs wants to remake the middle east and he needs syria on side. ukraine s president zelensky was there, accusing some arab leaders of turning a blind eye to the horrors of russia s invasion of ukraine. listening was president assad, russia s closest ally in the middle east. russian firepower left syrian cities in ruin, the kremlin s decisive intervention in syria in 2015 must have fed vladimir putin s ambition as he planned to invade ukraine.
think the big question that people are watching is to what happens in kyiv. where does zelensky go? what will the reaction be? what options are on the table for the united states, for nato? we ve seen troops going to the eastern border. but the scale of the humanitarian crisis, the scale of the political and economic crisis is profound, and right now, there are all measures being debated and put in place to cope with that. europe is looking at a very significant crisis. and what s not clear is whether putin himself has a plan. most people don t believe he has the capacity to actually govern or rule ukraine. i think this is why many people didn t believe he would go this far because the cost to himself