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President Biden says America will back Ukraine
President Biden says America will back Ukraine in its fight against Russia for "as long as it takes".
President Biden says America will back Ukraine in its fight against Russia for "as long as it takes". He was speaking during an unannounced and highly symbolic visit to Kyiv. Admiral John Kirby, the US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, joins us live from Washington DC to discuss US support for the war in Ukraine.
Also in the programme: Official figures suggest Russia's economy hasn't been hit as badly as predicted by the war in Ukraine. And we hear from the BBC's Anna Foster in Adana on today’s earthquake in Turkey.
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Mon 20 Feb 202320:06GMT
BBC World Service except Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview
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- Mon 20 Feb 202320:06GMTBBC World Service except Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview
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