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World Service,15 Oct 2022,26 mins

Russia renews its attack on Ukraine

Unspun World with John Simpson

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John Simpson reports from Kyiv where he explores the resilience of the Ukrainian people despite a renewed attack by Russia with BBC Ukrainian correspondent, Zhanna Bezpiatchuk; the limit to China's support for President Putin with Howard Zhang, BBC Chinese editor, and how successful the Iranian protests might turn out to be with BBC Persian presenter, Baran Abbasi. Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories with the BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson and the BBC's unparalleled range of experts. (Image: Russian missile strikes in Kyiv / Credit: Reuters)

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