Volodymyr zelensky has accused the west of emboldenIng VladImIr PutIn wIth Its hesItatIon over long range mIssIles. PresIdent bIden and SIr KeIr Starmer had met to decIde whether to allow kyIv to use Storm Shadow mIssIles agaInst targets InsIde russIa. I dont thInk much about VladImIr PutIn. DespIte thIs put down there Is stIll a cautIous approach and no offIcIal change In polIcy. ThIs wasnt a meetIng about a partIcular capabIlIty, that wasnt why we got our heads down today. It was to allow ourselves the space, whIch we took, and the tIme, whIch we took, to have a strategIc dIscussIon. These long range mIssIles are at the heart of the talks. The uk already supplIes Storm Shadows to ukraIne, but only for use wIthIn ukraIne. The comIng weeks could see that the change wIth them beIng allowed to be fIred Into russIa at mIlItary InstallatIons. Some mIlItary observers say UkraIne IsjustIfIed In wantIng to stop the attacks at source. Now, what may happen here Is some of us may get loosened up behInd the scenes, you may see the us not object to the uk allowIng the Storm Shadows to go, you may see some shIft In the us PosItIon Butjust not announced as some sort of new polIcy. But ukraInIan frustratIon Is palpable and I thInk It Is justIfIed. And former Uk Defence secretary Ben Wallace saId thIs. All of that delay, all of that tug of war, favours russIa. It allows putIn to Insert In the delay threats and new red lInes and efforts to dIvIde and rule In the InternatIonal communIty. The russIan presIdent , VladImIr PutIn, chaIred a meetIng of the SecurIty CouncIl yesterday. RussIa says If restrIctIons are lIfted, that would be an attack by nato and russIa. An attack by nato on russIa. MeanwhIle, the former presIdent of russIa, dmItry medvedev, has Increased the rhetorIc and he saId, what arrogant Anglo Saxon DImwIts faIled to admIt though Is you can only test someone s patIents for so long. PatIencs for so long. There Is a delIcate balance here for the west, weIghIng up test someone s patIence for so long. There Is a delIcate balance here for the west, weIghIng up the effects of actIon agaInst the effects of InactIon. Added to the mIx Is worryIng evIdence that Iran And North korea are supplyIng weapons to russIa. PresIdent zelensky of ukraIne Is beggIng for help from the west. TranslatIon putIn and hIs accomplIces must feel all the problems that war brIngs, the war must become sIgnIfIcantly harderfor russIa. ThIs Is the realIty of war In ukraIne. It Is a country desperate for ongoIng help. Its allIes are workIng out what Is the best way to do It. For more Ive been speakIng to Defence Analyst FederIco borsarI from the centre for European PolIcy analysIs. I asked hIm about WashIngtons Concern over lethal weapons supplIed to russIa from North Korea and Iran. We are talkIng about tactIcal ballIstIc mIssIles, so I would say 300 500 km mIssIles that can use agaInst operatIonal targets. Can use agaInst operatIonal taraets. ~.. Targets. We have seen In recent months and targets. We have seen In recent months and uptIck targets. We have seen In recent months and uptIck In targets. We have seen In recent months and uptIck In russIan I months and uptIck In russIan strIkes agaInst a varIety of target In ukraIne, at an operatIonal level. 100 200 km behInd the Front LIne and we are talkIng about AIr Defence systems, aIrfIeld are talkIng about AIr Defence systems, AIr FIeld as well. Suresh Is usIng Its own tactIcal ballIstIc mIssIles to do that precIsely russIa Is usIng Its own tactIcal mIssIles. RussIa has a much larger stock of these weapons from chIna and Iran, and can reInforce Its own Supply ChaIn and an effectIve Way And Use serIous effects agaInst ukraIne. SerIous effects agaInst ukraIne serIous effects agaInst ukraIne. , . ukraIne. BeIng used effectIvely b both ukraIne. BeIng used effectIvely by both sIdes ukraIne. BeIng used effectIvely by both sIdes and ukraIne. BeIng used effectIvely by both sIdes and thousands I ukraIne. BeIng used effectIvelyl by both sIdes and thousands are beIng manufactured over they were rIght across ukraIne, even In peoples garages, people are manufacturIng them, sendIng them to the Front LIne. Do we know who Is wInnIng that partIcular battle at the moment when It comes to drones . Its when It comes to drones . Its hard to say when It comes to drones . Its hard to say. We when It comes to drones . It s hard to say. We know for sure that ukraIne has, you know, ramped up the productIon of drones and other unmanned aerIal systems quIte a lot In the past year, even before that usIng dIfferent types of sources and fInancIal, you know, resources as well from crowdfundIng to foundatIons to donatIons from western countrIes, and of course Its own mIlItary budget. We are talkIng about more than I mIllIon drones In terms of commercIal or commercIal Grade Drone that ukraIne aIms to produce In 2024, probably that number Is now surpassed already. We know a lot of prIvate organIsatIons but also volunteers are buIldIng drones around the clock for supplyIng ukraInIan unIts along the Front LIne and at the same tIme russIa Is doIng the same even though wIth less, say, centralIsed approach, we are talkIng about agaIn, volunteer organIsatIons that provIde drones to Front LIne unIts. We are talkIng also about the Increase of russIan Defence Industry to produce these systems so there Is a combInatIon of dIfferent supports and russIa and thIs Is actually payIng off because we know that RussIa Used Drones quIte effectIvely, especIally In recent months. We have seen It wIth a lot of strength all sorts of operatIon In ukraIne. So the battle for Drone DomInance Is now very balanced and It would be a mIstake to underestImate the rushIng capabIlItIes because they have a lot of resources that they can pour Into the Drone Industry and produce drones at scale. Its been another hIstorIc week In us polItIcs, and neIther candIdate Is takIng a day off. Donald trump Is meetIng wIth donors In utah, whIle Kamala HarrIs Is scheduled to fundraIse here In washIngton. The VIce PresIdent Is due to speak at a separate event held by the congressIonal black caucus foundatIon. She Is RIdIng A Wave of momentum after debatIng trump on abc news, her campaIgn raIsIng some 47 MIllIon In the 24 hours that followed. Mr trump rallIed voters In Las Vegas on frIday, where he raIsed a debunked ConspIracy Theory that Ms HarrIs wore an Ear PIece at the debate. Trump orIgInally saId thIs week that he wIll not debate harrIs a second tIme, but he has sInce suggested that maybe he would, If he were In the rIght mood. All the whIle, Mr Trump contInues to double down on hIs IncendIary remarks from the debate about mIgrants In sprIngfIeld, ohIo. The former presIdent repeated a ConspIracy Theory, orIgInatIng onlIne, that haItIan mIgrants there are eatIng household pets. Those comments are takIng a toll On SprIngfIeld two hospItals there went Into lockdown On Saturday after receIvIng Bomb Threats. It marks at least four Instances of Bomb Threats In sprIngfIeld thIs week. EarlIer, Mr Trump was asked about thIs by a reporter. Heres that exchange. Do you denounce the Bomb Threats do you denounce the Bomb Threats In sprIngfIeld, ohIo . | threats In sprIngfIeld, ohIo . Dont threats In sprIngfIeld, ohIo . I dont know what happened wIth the Bomb Threats, I know Its been taken over by Illegal mIgrants and Its a terrIble thIng that happened, sprIngfIeld was thIs beautIful town and now theyre goIng through hell. Its a sad thIng. Not goIng to happen wIth me, I can tell you rIght now, thank you very much. JoInIng me lIve Is tom jawetz, a senIor fellow at the centre for amerIcan progress fund. Donald trump doublIng down on these comments about haItIan mIgrants, what kInd of harm do you see these comments doIng . Thanks so much, I mean the harm Is manIfold. For starters Its causIng a lot of dIstress to the cItIzens of sprIngfIeld Itself, as he mentIoned thereve been Bomb Threats now at varIous InstItutIons In the cIty over the last three days, some schools closIng down, hospItal shuttIng down, the CIty Hall Itself had to close down. On top of that we are seeIng Increased presence of both flyers and also people In the streets from far rIght extremIst groups, so thats really raIsIng the level of volatIlIty and fInally, haItIan ImmIgrants In the cIty are experIencIng a lot of fear and terror. Many haItIan ImmIgrants are afraId to go out at nIght, questIonIng whether to send theIr kIds outsIde of the house or to school, and thats creatIng a lot of dIstress. Tom, the bbc has been speakIng to the mayor of sprIngfIeld who Is really upset by these comments, thIs Is what he told us. The NegatIve AttentIon he told us. The NegatIve AttentIon has he told us. The NegatIve AttentIon has been he told us. The NegatIve AttentIon has been a he told us. The NegatIve AttentIon has been a concern for sure~ attentIon has been a concern for sure. But we are a beautIful communIty and a resIlIent communIty, and thats one of resIlIent communIty, and thats one of the resIlIent communIty, and thats one of the thIngs we want to make one of the thIngs we want to make sure people understand that are make sure people understand that are lookIng In, especIally from that are lookIng In, especIally from across the sea, that we are a from across the sea, that we are a vIbrant communIty. Weve hadnt are a vIbrant communIty. Weve hadnt of are a vIbrant communIty. Weve hadnt of economIc upturn, Is just hadnt of economIc upturn, Is just dIsheartenIng to have some of thIs just dIsheartenIng to have some of thIs negatIve press and these of thIs negatIve press and these false rumours spread ahout these false rumours spread about us. How much, tom, do ConspIracy TheorIes stop a real conversatIon beIng had around mIgratIon In a cIty lIke sprIngfIeld . MIgratIon In a cIty lIke sprIngfIeld . MIgratIon In a cIty lIke surInfIeld .. , sprIngfIeld . The reason why you see Donald SprIngfIeld . The reason why you see Donald Trump sprIngfIeld . The reason why you see Donald Trump and sprIngfIeld . The reason why you see Donald Trump and 1d SprIngfIeld . The reason why you see Donald Trump and 1d Vance | see Donald Trump and Jd Vance and others pushIng ConspIracy TheorIes lIke thIs Is because they dont want to have real conversatIons about theIr real agenda. SprIngfIeld In partIcular, you for the mayor saId thIs but that he has been experIencIng economIc growth. The local communIty was able to help generate In recent years, there sImply wasnt enough workforce to actually fIll the slots and so these ImmIgrants have come In completely wIth lawful authorIsatIon, work authorIsatIon, and helped to contrIbute to the cItys prosperIty. But In general, yeah, I mean thIs Is a strategy Donald Trump was deployIng at the natIonal polItIcal level at over a decade. IncreasIngly outrageous thIngs frequently racIst, antI ImmIgrant thIngs In order to drIve the conversatIon In that dIrectIon rather than talkIng about what hIs actual agenda Is and the agenda of people around hIm. ThIs Is project 2025 agenda that he has, that are really desIgned to work and not In the Interest of The AmerIcan people. Interest of The AmerIcan eo le. Interest of The AmerIcan eole.. people. One of those thIngs hes been people. One of those thIngs hes been talkIng people. One of those thIngs hes been talkIng about people. One of those thIngs hes been talkIng about In I people. One of those thIngs I hes been talkIng about In the last few days Is Mass DeportatIon as a polIcy. How does he even see that workIng . Yeah absolutely. He Is made very clear that Mass DeportatIon Is a centrepIece of hIs plans for the next admInIstratIon should he be elected, and project 2025 provIdes the playbook for how he would go about doIng that. One thIng I want to double down and make clear on It, Is the vast majorIty, overwhelmIng majorIty of haItIans In sprIngfIeld for Instance, where he says he wants to start hIs Mass DeportatIon plan are legally In the country. They are here wIth Temporary Protected Status or they are legal to be here. He Is not just talkIng about goIng after people who are removable, hes talkIng about takIng protectIons away from people already here legally, stephen mIller, one of hIs post advIsers talked about superchargIng efforts to take cItIzenshIp away from people who have naturalIsed In the unIted states. So Its a very aggressIve agenda and what does It look lIke . I mean, what they talked about, takIng extraordInary unprecedented measures to actIve Doodle Duty MIlItary personnel In the natIonal guard, Enforcement Presence In schools, hospItals, churches, are talkIng about takIng protectIons away not just from these protected status holders, and nearly A MIllIon of them but also more than half A MIllIon young people who came to the country as chIldren, these are dreamers, have permIssIon to be In the Country Today but the Trumpet MInIstratIon the fIrst tIme around took efforts to try and take those protectIons away from them and hes made very clear who plans on startIng those efforts agaIn should he reelected. Those efforts agaIn should he reelected reelected. Tom, we know mIgratIon reelected. Tom, we know mIgratIon Is reelected. Tom, we know mIgratIon Is a reelected. Tom, we know mIgratIon Is a hot reelected. Tom, we know mIgratIon Is a hot button| reelected. Tom, we know mIgratIon Is a hot Button Issue In thIs electIon. Its one of the top Issues that voters talk about. Have you heard anythIng new from Kamala HarrIs on how the democrats would tackle whats happenIng at the border wIth mark actually spent three Years Year and a half of thIs MInIstratIon WorkIng In the admInIstratIon and I can say thIs Is notjust somethIng they stumbled upon. ThIs Is notjust somethIng they stumbled upon. There Is been an all hands on stumbled upon. There Is been an all Hands On Deck stumbled upon. There Is been an all hands on Deck Approach stumbled upon. There Is been an all hands on Deck Approach to all hands on Deck Approach to handlIng mIgratIon and the challenges of mIgratIon In thIs admInIstratIon and they really taken a very Important regIonal approach to handlIng a regIonal challenge. So what Kamala HarrIs made clear In the conventIon, whIch has made clear durIng the debate as well Is that she would focus very much both on border securIty, she spoken a lot about what the lIkely of actIons the presIdent and also the bIpartIsan BIll NegotIatIng Congress that Donald Trump tank because he would rather have a problem then a solutIon, as well as a need to have lawful pathways for mIgrants. You cantjust have a system that closes thIngs down, Its not goIng to be effectIve If you dont tradItIonally have pathways people can choose If they stIll wIsh to mIgrate. So that somethIng thIs admInIstratIon put a lot of tIme workIng on somethIng Im sure she would contInue. Shes also made clear that provIdIng crImInal convIctIon for people who have been lIvIng In thIs country and contrIbutIng for so many years Is essentIal. It has been decades sInce the unIted states had a meanIngful reform on ImmIgratIon Laws and what thats meant Is weve had a large populatIon of people who have now been here for many, many years workIng, contrIbutIng, and havIng chIldren, gettIng marrIed. We sImply dont have the pathway to get lawful status In thIs country. Thats somethIng that she Is made her opInIon known as well. ~ she Is made her opInIon known as well. ~ ,.. she Is made her opInIon known as well. ~ I... as well. Thank you for oInIng us, as well. Thank you for oInIng tom. Israel has carrIed out more deadly raIds on gaza. Health and cIvIl defence offIcIals In Gaza say at least 14 people were kIlled In IsraelI AIr StrIkes that targeted central and southern parts of the enclave overnIght Into saturday. One raId hIt a former school In Gaza cIty. PalestInIan rescuers say fIve people, IncludIng two chIldren, were kIlled. In turkey, hundreds attended the funeral of amerIcan turkIsh ActIvIst Aysenur EzgI eygI, who IsraelI troops shot dead last week In the occupIed west bank. The IsraelI mIlItary says Ms EygI was most lIkely kIlled accIdentally durIng a protest. Turkey says Israels kIllIng was IntentIonal. MeanwhIle, the Deputy Leader of lebanese armed Group Hezbollah warned that hundreds of thousands more people would be dIsplaced If Israel were to launch an all out war. Tens of thousands of people on both sIde of Israel Lebanon Border regIon have already been forced from theIr homes as Hezbollah And Israel trade fIre. The warnIng came after Israels Defence MInIster saId restorIng securIty to the countrys Northern Front was a top prIorIty. Local medIa reports expect us specIal envoy Amos HochsteIn to vIsIt both Israel And Lebanon next week to soothe tensIons between the two countrIes. Lets talk about these developments wIth fIras maksad. Hes a senIor dIrector for strategIc outreach at the mIddle east InstItute. Good to have you wIth us. Hes got quIte a task ahead of hIm when he arrIves In the regIon. What can he realIstIcally expect to achIeve . What can he realIstIcally exect to achIeve . ~. expect to achIeve . The amerIcan osItIon expect to achIeve . The amerIcan posItIon has expect to achIeve . The amerIcan posItIon has been expect to achIeve . The amerIcan posItIon has been very expect to achIeve . The amerIcan posItIon has been very clear posItIon has been very clear and Its a red lIght as It pertaIns to Israel broadenIng and launchIng an all out war, all out campaIgn In southern lebanon. The argument Is beIng put forward by the mInIstratIon and Ive heard It dIrectly thIs week, to be put by them hochsteIn to vIsItIng, can you achIeve mIlItarIly what you have faIled to achIeve dIplomatIcally . He has essentIally negotIated a pre deal between Israel and hezbollah, that deal that Involves hezbollah movIng a certaIn number of kIlometres away from the IsraelI boulder, that needs to be a Cease FIre In Gaza. There needs to be a Cease FIre In Gaza, that Is the hezbollah and uranIan pre condItIon. The very crucIal amerIcan green lIght to go ahead and launch that campaIgn Is not therejust ahead and launch that campaIgn Is not there just yet. Is not there ust yet. What does that Is not there just yet. What does that look Is not there just yet. What does that look lIke Is not there just yet. What does that look lIke on Is not there just yet. What does that look lIke on the | does that look lIke on the ground . If they promIse palestInIans they can return home, what does that mean for people both sIdes of the border . IIII people both sIdes of the border .. border . If there Is a broadenIng border . If there Is a broadenIng of border . If there Is a broadenIng of thIs I bor