russia is preparing for a major ukrainian offensive, with vast defenses set up in key areas in the south of the country, including crimea. we ll have all the details from our new bbc verify team it s been investigating. also on the programme. we will bring you the latest updates on the search for madeleine mccann, who disappeared in southern portugal in 2007. police are to search around a reservoir near where the british three year old girl went missing. and we ll look at the political headaches that greeted joe biden and rishi sunak on their return from the g7 leaders summit injapan. the prime minister has met with his ethics adviser over what to do about suella braverman. the home secretary was caught speeding in 2022 and asked the civil service for advice on arranging a private speed awareness course. she says she s confident nothing untoward happened . meanwhile, president biden returns to the negotiating table in washington for talks with the republican house speaker
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i would also highlight this fortification, which shows us an area where a tank or armoured vehicle could be placed, firing out to sea. but it is far from clear if ukraine has the capacity to attack crimea from the sea. what is certain, though, is the scale of what russia has built in terms of fortifications through the winter. it now waits to see if ukraine attacks. ros if ukraine attacks. atkins there, our analysis editor. ros atkins there, our analysis editor. let s speak to joel ros atkins there, our analysis editor. let s speak tojoel rubin and guto harri. joel, it is hard not to come to the conclusion that this is a new, what looked like to be a deadly of this war? is a new, what looked like to be a deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks like deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks like russia deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks like russia is deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks like
for you to be able to vote. well as you would expect, his opponent from 2020, donald trump was quick to jump on the attack realeasing a 4 minute video criticising biden s candidacy. here s a flavour. you could take the five worst presidents in american history and put them together, and they would not have done the damage thatjoe biden has done to our nation in just a few short years, not even close. thanks tojoe biden s socialist spending calamity, american families are being decimated by the worst inflation in half a century. banks are failing, our currency is crashing. so what s been the reaction in the democratic party and how are the polls looking now the president hasjoined the race? let s talk now tojoel rubin, who was deputy assistant secretary of state in the 0bama administration. and professor larry sabato