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of saudi journalist, jamal khashog ji, is arrested in paris. and, in the uk, leaked footage sparks a row over what appears to be officials joking about a covid christmas party last year breaching lockdown rules at the prime minister s residence. hello and welcome to bbc news. the presidents of the us and russia have spent two hours talking about what the white house called a range of issues . but one topic dominated the discussion and that s ukraine. white house officials say president biden made clear the deep concerns of the us and its european allies over russia s escalation of forces near ukraine. during a briefing after that meeting, the us national security adviserjake sullivan told reporters what would happen if russia attacked. element in in the event that there is the military escalation in the ukraine. many of our partners in the eastern front, our baltic allies, romania, poland, other countries will be increasingly concerned about the security and territor
at number 10 downing street. welcome to the programme. president biden has used a video call with vladimir putin to express concern about russia s build up of forces near ukraine. mr biden reiterated his support for ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity and warned of strong economic consequences in the event of a russian invasion. russia described accusations it planned to invade ukraine as hysteria and said its troops didn t pose a threat to anyone. the kremlin said nato was responsible for the rising tensions in the region. during a briefing after that meeting, the us national security adviserjake sullivan told reporters what would happen if russia attacked. in the event that there is a further invasion into ukraine, a military escalation in the ukraine, many of our partners on the eastern front, our baltic allies, romania, poland, other countries, will be increasingly concerned about the security and territorial integrity of their countries. they will be seekin
inside. and diving into the metaverse facebook is the latest high tech company to go there. but what is it? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the presidents of the us and russia have held a two hour video summit, dominated by heightened tensions over ukraine. the white house says president biden made clear what it called deep concerns of the us and its european allies over russia s military drills and escalation of forces near ukraine. mr putin, on the other hand, said russia wanted guarantees that nato wouldn t expand further east. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a secure video connection for a high stakes meeting. joe biden face to face with the russian president for the first time sincejune when they met in person. mr biden seated in the situation room at the white house with his senior advisers, the two leaders shared pleasantries before getting down to business. it s good to see you again. behind closed doors they spo
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the presidents of the us and russia have held a two hour video summit, dominated by heightened tensions over ukraine. the white house says president biden made clear what it called deep concerns of the us and its european allies over russia s military drills and escalation of forces near ukraine. mr putin, on the other hand, said russia wanted guarantees that nato wouldn t expand further east. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. ina in a secure video connection for a high stakes meeting. joe biden face to face with the russian president for the first time sincejune when they met in person. joe biden seated in the situation room at the white house with his senior advisers, the two leaders shared pleasantries before getting pleasa ntries before getting down pleasantries before getting down to business. it s good to see you again. behind closed doors they spoke for two hours with ukraine at the top