a jake sullivan in if we start with the arrival of ajake sullivan in israel today, what can we expect? what is the region wants from the visits? i is the region wants from the visits? ~ ., , ., , visits? i think it wants to see a another visits? i think it wants to see a another truce visits? i think it wants to see a another truce at visits? i think it wants to see a another truce at least - a another truce at least because a ceasefire is now out of the agenda. america also does not support them. we are trying to reach a truce because it seems as if now between abidin and netanyahu because joe biden is seeing israel is losing support inaudible more than 80,000 people die so far, healed, because of the bombardment. jake sullivan is trying to get the two sides together, especially afterjoe biden that the families of american hostages, detained by hamas in gaza. there is pressure on israel to stop the discriminant barden ridge for gaza in order to open the way for negotia
vladimir putin spoke for a long time, but gave little away about his intentions, regarding ukraine, about whether, as the west fears, he is planning a large scale military operation there. but what we do know now is that next month, us and russian officials will sit down to discuss but what we do know now is that next month, us and russian officials will sit down to discuss the security guarantees that moscow is demanding, so there s still hope for a diplomatic resolution. vladimir putin has done 17 of these press conferences now as president. you need plenty of stamina to do this and to listen to it, and since all main tv channels in russia show it live, it is in russia show it live, it s wall to wall putin, a reminder, as if russians didn t need it, as if russians didn t know it, who s in charge here. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. you certainly do need plenty of stamina to watch that. it is long.
of these press conferences now as president. you need plenty of stamina to do this, and to listen to it, and since all main tv channels in russia show it live, it s wall to wall putin a reminder, as if russians didn t know it, of who s in charge here. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with christmas just around the corner, we take a look at the man preparing for his busiest night of the year. the world of music s been paying tribute to george michael, who s died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said it s failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states
still hope for a diplomatic resolution. vladimir putin has done 17 of these press conferences now as president. you need plenty of stamina to do this and to listen to it, and since all main tv channels in russia show it live, it s wall to wall putin, a reminder, as if russians didn t know it, who s in charge here. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. president biden has signed into a law a bill that requires all companies to prove that goods imported from china s xinjiang region were not produced with forced labour. washington says genocide is being committed against the uyghur muslim minority there; an assertion china denies. us firms doing business in xinjiang, including coca cola, nike, and apple have criticised the legislation. our north america business correspondent samira hussain explained more.
we won t be palmed off with decades of idle chatter about the need of security for all while the other side carries out its own plans. vladimir putin spoke for a long time, but gave little away about his intentions regarding ukraine, about whether, as the west fears, he s planning a large scale military operation there. but what we do know now is that next month, us and russian officials will sit down to discuss the security guarantees that moscow is demanding, so there s still hope for a diplomatic resolution. vladimir putin has done 17 of these press conferences now as president. you need plenty of stamina to do this and to listen to it, and since all main tv channels in russia show it live, it s wall to wall putin, a reminder, as if russians didn t know it, who s in charge here. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.