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World Service,26 Jan 2022,49 mins

Biden threatens Putin with personal sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

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Political advisors from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will hold talks in Paris today, as tensions continue to rise over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Earlier, Russia reacted to warnings from Washington of sanctions, saying the US and NATO had raised tensions by flooding Ukraine with weapons and western advisors. China’s capital city is set to become the first to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. However there’s a problem; with no snow to be found, Beijing has gone for fully fake flakes but at what cost to participants? And would you use a self-flying taxi? Boeing and other backers think you would and have invested millions.

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