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Weekend: Ukraine tensions: Biden says Russian invasion imminent

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Ukraine tensions: Biden says Russian invasion imminent

19/02/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Ukraine tensions: Biden says Russian invasion imminent

Joe Biden says he is convinced Russian has decided to invade Ukraine.

US president Joe Biden says he is convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine.

Also in the programme Canadian police arrest dozens of protesters as they move to end a truck drivers' blockade of the capital, Ottawa. The truck drivers have spent the last three weeks protesting against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations.

Paul Henley has two guests to discuss about topical issues of the day, global security and the crisis in Afghanistan: Gwen Hines is the CEO of the British charity, Save the Children and Monika Sus is an assistant professor at the Institute of Political sciences at the Polish Academy of Sciences and fellow at the Centre for International at Security at Hertie School in Berlin.

(Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

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