Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with American long-range missiles
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by US to strike Russia.
But what could the deployment of these missiles mean for Ukraine? And why has President Biden done this now?
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producer was Ben Carter. The technical producer was Stephen Bailey. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sara Wadeson. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, it's 998 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.5 | It's just after 8pm on Sunday evening. |
| 0:12.5 | And we're doing an extra episode of Ukrainecast because US media is reporting that President Biden has given the go-ahead for Ukraine to use long-range missiles |
| 0:23.3 | supplied by Washington to strike inside Russia. Now, you will know, as a loyal listener of Ukraine |
| 0:29.7 | cast, it's something that President Zelensky has been arguing for for a long time. |
| 0:34.0 | So what does this mean for Ukraine now? What effect will it have on the battlefield? And why has |
| 0:39.4 | President Biden done this now? Welcome to an extra episode of Ukrainecast. |
| 0:44.8 | Ukraine cast from BBC News. |
| 0:47.6 | Evil cannot be trusted. Ask Pregojin. |
| 0:50.9 | You are not dealing with a politician, but with a bloody monster. |
| 0:55.0 | Is there a need for a serious opponent? Why? |
| 0:58.0 | I will prevent World War III. |
| 1:01.0 | It's not just about Ukraine, it's about the whole future of Europe. |
| 1:05.0 | I don't understand what this war is for. |
| 1:09.0 | Hello, this is Victoria Darbysar, talking to you from home. |
| 1:13.1 | And this is Vitali Shepchenko, talking to you from Warsaw, Poland. |
| 1:17.7 | Vatali, this news broke in US media a couple of hours ago. |
| 1:22.0 | What do we know? |
| 1:23.2 | Well, there are media reports suggesting that President Biden has finally allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied, long-range, sophisticated missiles to strike targets in Russia. |
| 1:39.0 | I have to say that as we're recording this, there is no formal confirmation by the White House that this has |
| 1:45.4 | happened or the Pentagon, but these reports are credible. Now, what sort of missiles are we |
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