were very productive. i thank you for the bipartisan support. as we approach christmas on behalf of all our ukraine families separated by war and all sons and daughters on the front, ukraine's greatest wish is to reach a victorious end. it's mr zelensky�*s third visit to washington since the war began and second in just the past few months. the aid he's seeking could turn the tide against russia as the war ticks closer to its second year, with no sign of resolution. congress has approved more than $111 billion in total since the war began. but the biden administration says that money is running out. mr biden told reporters after his meeting with zelensky, that it would be a, "christmas gift" to russia's vladimir putin if congress fails to pass fresh aid. putin is banking on the united states failing to deliver for ukraine. we must, must, must prove him wrong. i will not walk away from ukraine. neither will the american people. president biden also said russia state media is celebrating republicans delaying aid to ukraine. republicans are looking to trade tougher policies on the us—mexico border in exchange for aid to ukraine. they want to see more done to address the surge of undocumented immigrants. democrats are unlikely to support their proposals and that has led to a stalemate in congress. mr zelensky met with republican speaker of the house mike johnson to try to move the needle. mr zelensky called the meetings productive but mrjohnson said republican conditions for releasing more funds remain unchanged. one of the set pieces of mr zelensky�*s visit was a private meeting with the senate. republican senator kevin cramer was there. my colleague caitriona perry spoke with him earlier. having listened to president zelensky today did he persuade you the us should continue funding the support giving that support to ukraine? 1 funding the support giving that support to ukraine?— funding the support giving that support to ukraine? i think the resident support to ukraine? i think the president did _ support to ukraine? i think the president did an _ support to ukraine? i think the president did an excellent - support to ukraine? i think the president did an excellent job. president did an excellentjob of making his case, i don't know there is a lot of new and nation but he did do an excellentjob of outlining not only why it's important united states support ukraine in other words why it is in our interest to support ukraine, which he will elaborate on but he did it all in english by the way and thatis all in english by the way and that is unusual, i think it was very effective. more importantly he did a good job of answering senators questions about what the game plan is, how can you be successful, and what would happen if you did not get the assistance from the united states, what about europe and nato are they pulling their weight with regard to ammunitions and weapons systems, military aid specifically. i think, weapons systems, military aid specifically. ithink, provided a comfort level for a lot of us they really do have a plan for winning, he shared some of the strategies for doing that. and i think made a compelling case that this is not a stalemate, this is not a lost cause but rather, a country that is both willing and able to fight and win against a much larger enemy if theyjust have the win against a much larger enemy if they just have the tools win against a much larger enemy if theyjust have the tools and the aid to do that. i think he was compelling in that sense, what i do not know was whether he persuaded anybody who was not already supportive. i would say there is somebody on the bubble he was pretty persuasive, for people who was of —— was supportive, it hardened that support, but we all know ukraine challenge in the united states senate is more about our own internal politics and our internal national security in the context this bill takes on rather than just support for ukraine. rather than 'ust support for ukraine. ,, ., ., ., ~ ukraine. senator would you like to see the _ ukraine. senator would you like to see the bill _ ukraine. senator would you like to see the bill separated - ukraine. senator would you like to see the bill separated and i to see the bill separated and keep the support ukraine to itself and then deal with the border security issues separately? i border security issues separately?— border security issues separately? border security issues searatel ? ., ., ., separately? i would not and the reason i say _ separately? i would not and the reason i say that _ separately? i would not and the reason i say that is _ separately? i would not and the reason i say that is because - separately? i would not and the reason i say that is because we | reason i say that is because we need border security really badly, and so far the white house and the democrats in the senate do not want border security, in fact they seem comfortable with a wide open board and 12,000 people coming across the legally everyday. so i think for us, the leverage for republicans who want to secure the southern border is the ukraine bill, something the president and the democrats seem to want very badly although i'm not sure they are willing to negotiate in good faith yet to get that. i would say, the assistance, the bill is notjust about ukraine and the southern border, it is about israel and for our own munitions and stockpiles, which are important, our own industrial base, and of course some for taiwan and the pacific. in other words a lot of this really isn't american or usa security package it should be talked about in the same context, i think that has to include the southern border. in your own position are you minded now to support the bill to vote in favour of? if minded now to support the bill to vote in favour of?— to vote in favour of? if we get the -e to vote in favour of? if we get the type of — to vote in favour of? if we get the type of language - to vote in favour of? if we get the type of language and - the type of language and enforcement mechanisms in the bill for our southern border, i can't wait to vote for it, i would be enthusiastic about voting for it. i am not willing to give up the leverage to get security for the usa and put the interests of america secondary to another country's interests and vote for it without that southern border security peace. d0 without that southern border security peace.— security peace. do you think members — security peace. do you think members should _ security peace. do you think members should sit - security peace. do you thinkj members should sit through christmas to get that done, abide in administration saying time is running out on the crane element regardless of the other element. —— ukraine. it other element. -- ukraine. it is otherelement. —— ukraine. it is possible but we do need better negotiators on the democratic side, the president has to weigh in, he has to tell his base and i do think half of the democrats in the united states would gladly vote for border security, states would gladly vote for bordersecurity, it states would gladly vote for border security, it is at this point they are kept up to a radical base and the white house. ifjoe biden would say i'm taking over the negotiations now, let's secure the border, here is how we will do it, we will change asylum laws, it does not cost any more money, it isjust laws, it does not cost any more money, it is just a laws, it does not cost any more money, it isjust a change in enforcement and policy. you are reared enforcement and policy. you are prepared to _ enforcement and policy. you are prepared to sit _ enforcement and policy. you are prepared to sit over— enforcement and policy. you are prepared to sit over christmas . prepared to sit over christmas to get that done the president himself will allow it? if to get that done the president himself will allow it?- himself will allow it? if the president _ himself will allow it? if the president gets _ himself will allow it? if the president gets involved - himself will allow it? if the president gets involved we j himself will allow it? if the - president gets involved we can do that by tomorrow morning. that is my point. if he does not and allows the new we will vote on a bill that will probably not pass then we will go home for christmas and hopefully he will have time to think harder about his action or inaction and we can take it up or inaction and we can take it up first thing when we get back next year. up first thing when we get back next ear. ,, ., ., up first thing when we get back next year-— up first thing when we get back next ear. ,, ., ., ., next year. senator kevin kramer thank you — next year. senator kevin kramer thank you for— next year. senator kevin kramer thank you forjoining _ next year. senator kevin kramer thank you forjoining us bbc - thank you forjoining us bbc news. we have been hearing from democrats on the hill. senator koons do you think president zelensky said what your republican colleagues needed to hear from republican colleagues needed to hearfrom him to persuade them to pass the funding to continue to pass the funding to continue to support ukraine?— to support ukraine? president zelensky made _ to support ukraine? president zelensky made a _ to support ukraine? president zelensky made a very - to support ukraine? president. zelensky made a very compelling case to the senate of the united states today he returned several months after he previously made exactly the same case that without our continued support, we will have difficulty getting our 50 other allies and partners to continue their support and in the end ukraine would fall to russian aggression. unfortunately, most of my republican colleagues are connecting an unrelated issue, border security in the united states. president biden has said he is willing to take significant action to address our border security issues and request included more than $13 billion to hire more border patrol agents, billion to hire more border patrolagents, hire billion to hire more border patrol agents, hire more cdp agents, to strengthen physical inspections at the border and to address our asylum backlog. my to address our asylum backlog. my hope is now we have got clarity on the issues, the republicans and democrats here in the senate and come together and we can pass this supplemental. it is urgently needed. , ., . , ., ., , needed. our democratic senators reared needed. our democratic senators prepared to _ needed. our democratic senators prepared to go — needed. our democratic senators prepared to go a _ needed. our democratic senators prepared to go a little _ needed. our democratic senators prepared to go a little further - prepared to go a little further from what you are saying then you were previously on those issues around border security that the republicans are looking for? it that the republicans are looking for?— that the republicans are looking for? that the republicans are lookin: for? , ., ., looking for? it is important to draw a clear _ looking for? it is important to draw a clear distinction - draw a clear distinction between the proposal is a former president was making on the campaign trail to return to a ban on muslims coming to the united states, to use the national guard inappropriately to screen people and to deport folks who are not here with documentation. to contrast those proposals in return to some of the more extreme anti—immigrant actions of the previous administration with what president biden has put on the table, with what i think we need to do to get the vote for the supplemental. i think there is room there there are 30 senators in both caucuses willing to support ukraine, willing to support ukraine, willing to support ukraine, willing to fund humanitarian assistance, willing to support israel and willing to come to a common agreement on the border. the challenges we have little time, we should not be leaving for the holidays until we have got this resolve taken up in past. got this resolve taken up in ast. ., ., , ., got this resolve taken up in ast, ., ., , ., , past. you are prepared to sit throu~h past. you are prepared to sit through christmas _ past. you are prepared to sit through christmas of- past. you are prepared to sit through christmas of ned's l through christmas of ned's beach? ., �* , , through christmas of ned's beach? . �*, , , . beach? that's my preference, we vote as a body — beach? that's my preference, we vote as a body of _ beach? that's my preference, we vote as a body of a _ beach? that's my preference, we vote as a body of a hundred - beach? that's my preference, we vote as a body of a hundred as i vote as a body of a hundred as to whether to leave or not, i spoke up at the caucas meeting today about the importance of continuing to work, not going home early. i understand the houses contemplating going out of session as early as tomorrow, it is my hope both houses of congress will stay in session until we resolve and address these critical and pressing issues. around the world, whether vladimir putin or xi jinping world, whether vladimir putin orxijinping or world, whether vladimir putin or xijinping or the iranians or xi jinping or the iranians or xi jinping or the iranians or msa or xijinping or the iranians or msa looking at whether united states is a reliable reliable partner and ally to support ukraine in the fight against russia and iranian drones, to support israel and the fight against hamas. to support our indo—pacific partners in the face of aggression from the prc led by the president of china. it is important we passed the supplemental because it includes funding for all of those as well as funding to address our fentanyl challenge in the united states and to strengthen security at the border. if we do all that we can go home for the holidays having shown the senate are still able to take up and pass significant pieces of legislation for our national security and to stand by our allies and partners.- allies and partners. your colleague _ allies and partners. your colleague senator - allies and partners. your colleague senator kevin | allies and partners. your - colleague senator kevin kramer has made a call for president biden to get personally involved staying if he got involved staying if he got involved today a deal could be done by tomorrow stopping would you like to see the president involved himself? i you like to see the president involved himself?— involved himself? i think the president — involved himself? i think the president needs _ involved himself? i think the president needs to _ involved himself? i think the president needs to send - involved himself? i think the president needs to send a i involved himself? i think the l president needs to send a very senior representative to the talks, i believe that is going to happen today or tomorrow and i think the president himself should sit down with the majority leader and minority leader senator schumer and mcconnell, when the senator has done its work and it is clear there is a deal ready to be finished. president biden has served as a senator for 36 years, he understands the pacing and timing of bipartisan agreements. as long as there is so much doubt on both caucuses about whether the other serious about whether the other serious about getting the deal done it is not yet time for the president to physically, personally be in the room. but i have spoken to his chief of staff and i was with him personally yesterday, they want us to negotiate to a resolution in the senate but the folks assigned to do that negotiation and the leaders of both caucuses first need to show how serious we are and have the deal ready to go on the table. senator chris goons, democrat from delaware, thank you for joining us on bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at a big story out of the uk now. the british museum has given an update on their investigation into a former employee who is suspected of stealing or damaging around 2,000 items over a 30—year period. the museum's chairman, george osborne, says the man the museum believes to have taken them isn't talking to them, and they are still trying to establish a motive. 0sborne has been speaking to the bbc�*s culture editor katie razzall. we're pretty clear that an individual who was employed here stole from the museum, went to quite elaborate lengths to cover their tracks. one of the things that we have got to get to the bottom of is exactly the motivation of the individual who we believe was responsible, but he has not been talking are cooperating. he said the museum had big lessons to learn. a couple of years ago there was a warning, and it was not taken as seriously as it should have been. some of the artefacts, most of which had never been catalogued by the museum, were sold on ebay for as little as a few pounds. 651 of them have been recovered or identified. the true value of all the items is still unknown. you're live with bbc news. a new draft climate deal was published on wednesday after hours of negotiations at the cop28 summit in dubai. the latest text calls for transitioning away from fossil fuels, but not the "phase—out" that more than 100 countries had been pushing for. that phrasing has faced strong resistance from members of the 0pec oil producer group and its allies. it is worth noting scientists say fossil fuels are the biggest source of the greenhouse gas emissions driving global warming. the new draft text in dubai does encourage countries to accelerate the elimination of non—carbon dioxide emissions such as methane. all 198 countries at the summit must agree on the latest wording or there is no deal. let us take a look at where things stand right now. joining me now to discuss where negotiations currently stand is our news reporter carl nasman. you have had a bit of time to take a look at this latest draft deal. tell us what you make of it. draft deal. tell us what you make of it— draft deal. tell us what you makeofit. , _ , . make of it. just by the silence here in dubai _ make of it. just by the silence here in dubai that _ make of it. just by the silence here in dubai that everybody l here in dubai that everybody from journalists like us to the ministers and politicians and delegates that are here negotiating on this, everyone is behind their laptop, everyone is taking a look at this text that was just released in the past hour to see what is in it, and here are a few of the takeaway is that we have been able to uncover here. the first one is exactly what you said, this term of phase out of fossil fuels. more than 100 nations have been pushing for it and signed to side his incredibly important. that phrase is not in the text. it has been replaced with... this is the exact terminology here. calls on parties to contribute to transitioning away from fossil fuels. likely that language there are not as strong as a phase—out but it does seem to have been strengthened slightly from the last text. now, the second takeaway here is there was a big law in the previous text over the word kooled. this presented a long list of items that scientists say really need to have to stay on track —— could. goals like tripling and doubling energy efficiency nz, well, you could do this. that is gone. another language says it calls on the parties to contribute to doing those things. that is slightly stronger as well. we will wait to see what the reaction is from countries and delegates as they start to trickle in but it does appear some parts of it are stronger than others. just for some contact here, this could provide, if it is passed, some key pathways for countries to follow, some key goals to try to keep that 1.5 celsius goal in mind, and this would be a historic document. if this is