US confirms Ukraine used its missiles to strike Russia
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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The US has confirmed Ukraine used American-supplied missiles to strike Russia. Also: no charges for the Iranian student who stripped to her underwear, and King Richard III of England 'speaks' again after 500 years.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Wednesday, the 20th of November, these are our main stories. |
| 0:13.1 | US officials have confirmed that Ukraine used American-supplied ballistic missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time since Washington lifted restrictions. |
| 0:23.4 | There's growing concern in NATO countries bordering the Baltic of possible sabotage after two undersea cables were cut in as many days. |
| 0:32.4 | Prosecutors in New York say they're still opposed to throwing out Donald Trump's hush money case, but are open to a sentencing delay. |
| 0:42.3 | Also in this podcast, |
| 0:44.3 | Wherefore we firmly decree for us and our heirs that the side Edward or son shall have the name, steel, title, dignity and honour. |
| 0:56.6 | Could this really be the voice of King Richard III, one of England's most controversial monarchs |
| 1:02.4 | who died more than 500 years ago? |
| 1:09.0 | US officials have confirmed that Ukraine used American-supplied ballistic missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time since Washington lifted restrictions. |
| 1:19.6 | They said Russia shot down two of the eight missiles fired by Ukraine on Tuesday. |
| 1:25.0 | Moscow's defense ministry has said the long-range weapons, known as |
| 1:28.7 | attackams, caused a fire at a military facility in the Briansk region. Russia's foreign minister, |
| 1:35.1 | Sergei Lavrov, said the attack could only have happened with the help of U.S. experts. |
| 1:40.1 | We proceed from the understanding that any modification of attackams cannot be used without American experts and instructors, including satellite data, including programming and targeting. |
| 1:53.6 | If long-range missiles are going to be applied from Ukraine into Russian territory, |
| 2:01.9 | it will also mean that they are operated by American military experts. |
| 2:08.4 | Mr. Lavrov also said that the attack was an escalation. |
| 2:12.5 | But a spokesperson for the Pentagon, Sabrina Singh, said it was Russia that was responsible. |
| 2:18.3 | Russia chose to escalate this war by introducing DPRK forces into the battlefield and into the |
| 2:24.9 | fight. And so what we are doing is ensuring that Ukraine has what it needs. So you're going to |
| 2:30.5 | see us continue to support Ukraine with different presidential drawdown packages that are going to support its short-term and long-term means. |
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