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Newsday: 08/02/2022 05:06 GMT : Germany and US unite on Ukraine crisis

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Germany and US unite on Ukraine crisis

BBC World Service - Newsday, Germany and US unite on Ukraine crisis

Leaders in both countries say that Russia would pay a heavy price if it invades Ukraine.

With Russian troops still amassed on its western border with Ukraine, efforts to prevent a possible war breaking out have stepped up a notch. US President Joe Biden has vowed to shut down a key Russian gas pipeline to Germany if Moscow invades Ukraine. We hear about the German perspective on the crisis.

And the campaign for the Philippines presidential elections is underway with Bongbong Marcos, the son of the notorious former leader Ferdinand Marcos, emerging as a leading candidate.

And we'll hear why several candidates in France could fail to make the ballot for the upcoming presidential elections.

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