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Top defense ceos from across the country, really urging them to speed up the development of offensive and defensive hypersonic weapons, so i think clearly with russias test here, these ceos are likely going to be pushed to work even faster. i want to ask you about something else. ukraines foreign ministry claiming that more than 14,000 russian personnel have been killed since the siege began. we know the defense secretary said on friday that russia has made missteps and struggled with logistics ...

52% of democrats would flee. 36% of independents. 25% of republicans. it makes me wonder, would they all feel differently, would we all feel differently about u.s. going to war with russia if more of us had skin in the game. in 1945, during world war ii, there were more than 2 million americans in active military service. of those who served, 61% were draftees. 39%, volunteers. in 1968, the peak of the vietnam war, u.s. service person mel was 3.5 million. by then, the numbers shifted. 20% were d...

[ cheers ] but they have always -- they have always been under siege, theyve always been embattled. every generation has had to defeat democracys moral foes. thats the way of the world, for the world is imperfect as we know, where the an tilts and ambitions of a few forever seek to dominate the lives and liberty of many. my message to the people of ukraine is a message i deliver today to ukraines foreign minister and defense minister, who i believe are here tonight -- we stand with you. period. ...

The russian military are under resourced, their morale is low, they were not told about what was really going on, etc, that it is just was really going on, etc, that it isjust a was really going on, etc, that it is just a military exercise, but actually this is war. what is your take on all of that and what that means for putin now? to my sense, if you go back to the first chechen war, this is pretty much what happened with western soldiers then. they felt they were on exercise, the when they di...

But they have always, they have always been under siege, they have always been in battle. every generation has had to defeat democracys moral foes. thats the way of the world. for the world is imperfect as we know. where the appetites and ambitions of a few, seek to dominate the lives and liberty of many. my message to the people of ukraine, is a message i delivered to ukraines foreign minister and defense minister who i believe are here tonight. we stand with you. period. todays fighting kharki...

That famously trust their fists into the mexico city sky in 1968. the new guidelines still prevent an athlete at 2020 from doing the very same thing. jules, really appreciate your time with us here on the programme. jules boykoff, professor in oregon. the bbc�*s mariko oi is in tokyo. we saw the seeds at the opening ceremony last night much scaled—down compared to what we would have seen before the pandemic. we saw some protests, some of that newsletter because there were no there. i wonder ...

Ukraine and historical perspective and offering a vision for a peaceful future in europe. the last unwritten line of his speech got the most news media attention. >> todays -- of the latest battle in a long struggle -- hungary, 1956. poland, 1956 and then again, 1981. czechoslovakia, 1968. soviet tanks crushed democratic uprisings. but the resistance continued until finally in 1989, the berlin wall and all the walls of soviet domination, they fell. they fell. and the people prevailed. [applause]...

Champions of europe. who needed sleep after that win? you couldnt have got it, anyway. in every corner of this passionate country, victory tasted sweet. and it was savoured loudly, for hour after hour. morning brought sore heads and calm after the storm. the piazzas returned from football to food. seeking refuge from the heat, giancarla and herfamily. generations witnessing history. i hope you dont mind me asking, but do you remember italys last european victory in 1968? i remember, just because...

Reports on the story of historical forced adoptions, and the mothers� search forjustice. A warning 7 there are some details in this programme that some viewers may find upsetting. I loved her so much, i still love her. Im her mum. It was to be a secret, it was not to be discussed. I was mourning for a child that i had lost. | i canjust remember lying there thinking. Better to die. A historical injustice is what happened to us. Other countries have recognised it, and its high time ours did. Eve...

And deflections in the england penalty area. it remained one—all at the end of normal time, although england came back into the match during extra time, neither side could score again, leaving the match to be decided on penalties. italy were the first to miss — then england — and saka missed englands fifth penalty, the trophy was lost and won by italy. three of the teams youngest players all failed to school. followed across italy — heres the bbc�*s mark lowen in rome. the fans own her...