the latest trial of hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, has begun in la. he s facing 11 further charges of abuse. saving sea life in britain, as the uk begins recycling fishing nets dumped at sea. and a bumpy ride for the iphone m, as roller coasters reportedly trigger emergency distress calls. there has been widespread international condemnation of what president putin referred to as a mass strike against ten ukrainian cities including the capital kyiv. they have all come under sustained missile attacks in the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. many homes were reported to be among the sites targeted, along with healthcare facilities and schools. the major areas affected were the capital kyiv along with dnipro, zaporizhizhia, kharkiv and lviv. president putin said the strikes were retaliation for saturday s attack on the kerch bridge, the one land link between russia and occupied crimea. our correspondent paul adams reports fro
months the fighting has largely been protracted on the battlefield, largely relegated to eastern and southern ukraine, the fact that the russian regime is now targeting ukrainian cities and an infrastructure that itself seems like some difference. that seems like, if you will thump me, i will bump you even harder, a putin type response, or do you think this is more strategic? it or do you think this is more strategic? or do you think this is more strateaic? , strategic? it could possibly be both. on the strategic? it could possibly be both. on the one strategic? it could possibly be both. on the one hand - strategic? it could possibly be both. on the one hand it - strategic? it could possibly be | both. on the one hand it could be a tit for tat, as you mention, but on the other hand it is entirely possible that this is an effort to put pressure on ukrainian public in a way to create chaos and fear, much like the lanskey said in his speech, to put pressure on the ukrainian public
comes as many rate the enemies, demanding more from her allies. award that was supposed last days has now lasted months. russia s advance has stalled, and in places it has been pushed back. president zelensky is now lauded as the man of this moment. i think your leadership has been extraordinary. but it wasn t always like this. before the russian attack, questions were being asked as to whether the lanskey, a former comedian, really had what it takes to lead ukraine.
war broke out zelensky s time as president was showing some signs of fizzling out. he had promised a lot, and perhaps understandably, was struggling to deliver on it. his once skyhigh ratings in the opinion poles were starting to fall. close allies from the election campaign, zelensky called them his dream team, turned on him within a year. his dream team, turned on him within a year. comedian brought incompetent within a year. comedian brought incompetent people within a year. comedian brought incompetent people who - within a year. comedian brought incompetent people who now i within a year. comedian brought| incompetent people who now run major government institutions. 0r miss run major government institutions. therefore you cannot achieve results. so the optimism. cannot achieve results. so the optimism. the cannot achieve results. so the optimism, the hope cannot achieve results. so the optimism, the hope of- cannot achieve results. so the optimism, the hope of change t
in 2019, i was very sad, it was like a tragedy. nobody likes zelensky could become president of ukraine. i wouldn t say he had policies, he had i wouldn t say he had policies, he had directions you wanted to id he had directions you wanted to 90 in, he had directions you wanted to go in. but he had directions you wanted to go in, but have to do that, i think go in, but have to do that, i think he go in, but have to do that, i think he was really trying to learn think he was really trying to learn on think he was really trying to learn on the job. hello, nice to meet you. ifirst met hello, nice to meet you. i first met volodymyr zelensky january, 2019. he wasjust i first met volodymyr zelensky january, 2019. he was just a comedian and actor, a jokey, barn guy, a celebrity of course and a real star here in ukraine. it was a start of his politicaljourney ukraine. it was a start of his political journey and, ukraine. it was a start of his politicaljourney and, for me, as the b