Attacking mariupol. lloyd austin and secretary of state anthony blinken are set to visit the region today, according to the ukrainian president. another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning to you, it is sunday, april the 24th. it is day 60 of russia s unprovoked invasion of ukraine. i m ali velshi, live in new york city. 4700 miles away, in kyiv, ukraine, the united states defense secretary lloyd austin and the u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken are set to be the highest ranking american officials to visit the country since the start of the war 60 days ago. that is according to the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, who announced his visit. it s not been confirmed by american officials. so lewinsky says he plans to discuss, quote, the military assistance we need, and quote, with the u.s. officials. then, secretary austin is heading to germany for
All that means that it s going to be a straight run off now in final vote on april the 24th. mr macron remains the favourite, and his team are now planning a series of big rallies and major tv appearances. marine le pen should pick up votes from the right wing candidates. this report from jessica parker. i m counting on you, says emmanuel macron. he may have topped the first round, and they are happy, but a note of caution as this fight enters a new phase. translation: don t make a mistake, this isn t over. the debate we are going to have over the next 15 days is decisive for our country and for europe. his opponent enjoyed a recent rise in the polls. far right candidate marine le pen. her policies include a ban on the muslim headscarf in public places, but she s tried to soften her image and show she s ready for high office.
Probably emerge in the next two weeks and in the second round vote on april the 24th and that is where i suspect emmanuel macron will try to hit hard and expose the contradictions of her essentially pro russian policy. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has used his regular late night address to warn that russia is afraid of losing the war and would use more missiles and bombs against his country. he told ukrainians to prepare for russian forces to conduct even larger operations in the east . survivors of the fighting in the south of ukraine have told the bbc of harrowing journeys to escape and of civilians being targeted by russian troops. 0ur correspondent tom bateman reports from the town of zaporizha, which is receiving displaced and wounded people. in the siege of mariupol, it is the elderly and disabled who feel most trapped in the line of fire. 80 year old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded.
Internationalist, pro european liberal democratic candidate. that is what he stands for or against what is in effect a populist candidate with a eurosceptic, antenatal and more pro russian policy. in terms of russia, what about the links between marine le pen and vladimir putin? have they got anything to do with this? the? got anything to do with this? they have not come got anything to do with this? they have not come back got anything to do with this? they have not come back to got anything to do with this? tue: have not come back to damage got anything to do with this? tte: have not come back to damage her. got anything to do with this? tt21 have not come back to damage her. in the past she has expressed a lot of sympathy for putin and called him a great statesman. she took out a loan to previous to to finance her previous campaigns. and in an earlier campaign she put up a photograph of her with putin. she has been in an awkward position with the war and has tried to backtr
Mr macron remains the favourite, and his team are now planning a series of big rallies and major tv appearances. marine le pen should pick up votes from the right wing candidates. this report from jessica parker. i m counting on you, says emmanuel macron. he may have topped the first round, and they are happy, but a note of caution as this fight enters a new phase. translation: don t make a mistake, this isn t over. the debate we are going to have over the next 15 days is decisive for our country and for europe. his opponent enjoyed a recent rise in the polls. far right candidate marine le pen. her policies include a ban on the muslim headscarf in public places, but she s tried to soften her image and show she s ready for high office. translation: what will happen of the 24th of april is not just a vote about conditions, it s a matter of society.