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Oct 2023
48m 16s

Biden vows to stand by Ukraine, despite ...

Bbc World Service
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President Biden says the US cannot allow support for Ukraine to be interrupted, a day after Congress dropped such funding provisions to agree a last minute budget deal to avoid a government shutdown. Also in the programme: Tens of thousands of Poles have joined an opposition rally in Warsaw ahead of crucial elections; and former US President Jimmy Carter ce ... Show More
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