they ve doubled work patterns. they ve gone quasi war mobilisation without full mobilisation. they seem to be able to find spare parts for tanks and ships from abroad through what they call parallel imports or smuggling. so, russia s leader buckles down for a long war and was apparently dismissive of the recent african peace initiative, preferring to continue to fight. but could he be toppled if ukraine s counteroffensive succeeds? i think a major reverse in the south which threatens crimea, which putin s put so much stake on. if the bridges are dropped again, if russia has to evacuate forces and people from crimea, that s going to have political repercussions. and then the question is, of course, how does it layout? and then the question is, of course, how does it play out? i think the centre, putin s power, the tarnish. it s been weakened. a feeling of a slight sense of decay. there is a rout, a major reverse by the ukrainians, going to the heart of his grip on power and
the white house national security council said: speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. he made clear the need for israel to announce a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. he made clear that us policy with respect to gaza will be determined by our assessment of israel s immediate action on these steps. he underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians and he urged netanyahu to empower his negotiators to conclude a deal without delay to bring the hostages home. no aid trucks have entered northern gaza since the israeli strike on humanitarian aid workers on monday. un officials have accused israe
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But france cauldl plus into reverse. Guzzler make a comeback . ~ e welcome. I e welcome. Also 3 3 welcome. Also in programme, the fed raises rates and china follows suit. No action in japan however. We will some that up ina japan however. We will some that up in a moment. We start with the elections in the netherlands where as you have been hearing, Prime Minister mark rutte and his Liberal Party are on course for victory. Hes seen off a challenge of Geert Wilders who had pledged to take the netherlands out of the European Union and ditch the euro. The euro has soared on the news, itjumped as much as 1. 3 the biggest rise since last summer. Its been having a tough time of course since the uks brexit vote. But this is the reaction immediately after the polls began to emerge. The netherlands is not a huge economy in itself its only seventh largest in the eu. A huge that a huge that threat has dissipated a little. France 3. 3. , elections next month president ial elections next month and