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james waterhouse. thank you forjoining us. what do you make what the ukrainian president said there?- you make what the ukrainian president said there? well, it s clear that bakhmut, president said there? well, it s clear that bakhmut, this - president said there? well, it s. clear that bakhmut, this eastern city, has once again become a distraction as president zelensky continues to engage in this never ending diplomatic treadmill, he is on an extraordinary overseas trip where he has addressed the arab league summit, spoke of the nations that have previously sat on the fence when it comes to russia s invasion of ukraine, he is now meeting the g7 economies injapan where his priority in his mind is to secure the long term further military and financial help, he does seem to be doing that, not least with america giving the green light for f i6 fighterjets to be provided potentially by other allies, but the questioning this morning has mostly been about this eastern city ....
Time, fighting is still raging, but it also tells you about the urgency and the importance of him being physically here, making that case for his country, asking for more support, notjust asking support from his allies and the g7 countries but also reaching out and speaking to countries that have remained on the fence about the war in ukraine. he sat next to the india prime minister, for example, a man that has never condemned russia s war against ukraine, in fact he has very close ties with moscow and vladimir putin and he said he would continue to buy russian oil, and a lot of it is well, so the president zelensky to sit and have difficult conversations like this shows he wants to widen his circle of alliances, that is what he has been doing here in hiroshima. alliances, that is what he has been doing here in hiroshima. thank you ve much doing here in hiroshima. thank you very much for doing here in hiroshima. thank you very much for that. ....
Doing here in hiroshima. thank you very much for that. we doing here in hiroshima. thank you very much for that. we have - doing here in hiroshima. thank you very much for that. we have been i very much for that. we have been hearing about ukraine at the g7. joining me now to discuss the concerns the g7 have over china s growing power is andrew small, a senior fellow on the indo pacific programme at the german marshall fund think tank. thank you forjoining me. as i mentioned, we have heard all about ukraine, that is dominating things, but because the g7 is there to speak about the economies around the world, and economic problems, ijust wondered whether you believed that the g7 s main goals for the summit were or been achieved? i the g7 s main goals for the summit were or been achieved? the g7 s main goals for the summit were or been achieved? i think there was a big part were or been achieved? i think there was a big part of were or been achieved? i think there was a big part o ....
Been about this eastern city of bakhmut. on whether ukraine was still in control, he said right now bakhmut is in our hearts, effectively, he suggested there is nothing left. many took that as a sign that may be they have lost control, but his office was very keen to clarify that it was more of the destruction of the city not the surrendering of control. we have spoken to military sources in the east who say that ukrainian soldiers control a handful of buildings, really, on the south western flank of the city, it is clear that mercenary fighters are mostly in control with the support of the regular russian army, and as you say the head of the notorious vagner group posed in the city yesterday with the russian flag, they are trying to put a rubber stamp of ....