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0n the satellite phone we can now speak to mikaela vaka who works for one of the main radio stations in tonga and previously had to scramble to higher ground following the eruption over fears of being swept away by the tsunami. it is great to have you on the programme. can you tell us more about what you have experienced in the last few days? in the last few days? thank ou, in the last few days? thank you. thank in the last few days? thank you, thank you in the last few days? thank you, thank you very - in the last few days? thank you, thank you very much l in the last few days? thank i you, thank you very much for having us on. it is a privilege to be talking to the bbc. (lot of audio distortion) with.
. ambassador, is there any scenario in which russia would de-escalate tensions? or are you of the mind that it s inevitable that russia is going to take some action against ukraine? no, i m not in that camp. it s [ audio distortion ] it s [ audio distortion ]
and our partners and allies. this week the biden administration announced an additional $200 million in military aid for ukraine, and just a short time ago the the first delivery arrived. according to the u.s. embassy in kiev, the shipment includes 200,000 pounds of lethal aid. joining us is michael mcfaul, former u.s. ambassador to russia under president obama. he is an msnbc international affairs analyst. ambassador mcfaul, thank you for being here. the united states and russia agreed to continue talks in ukraine. but is russia entering these talks in good faith? well, nobody knows. [ audio distortion ] [ no audio ] i think we re having trouble with your audio, ambassador mcfaul. i know you said no one really knows. maybe vladimir putin knows. try again, maybe we can hear
audio distortion and along the way. sorry, sorry to interrupt you but we are really struggling to hear clearly what you are saying. 0bviously hear clearly what you are saying. obviously the satellite link is extremely compromised at the moment but we will try again, we will persevere. for now we will say goodbye. michaela vacca there who, as we mentioned, works for one of the main radio stations in tonga. apologies if you could not hear clearly what she was saying but she was basically describing what she says is the work is the worst experience for the island nation, saying it was totally unexpected. i don t know if you could hear clearly, but the sound was quite astounding when it happened and therefore it has been very, very traumatising for people