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Massively, like a huge security blanket right across the key flash points. >> and nic, i guess alleged police brutality and systemic racism, they are not unique to the united states. and the death of this teenager has sparked these recent protests. but there have been concerns, right, before about racism within the police ranks there? >> reporter: yeah, i think when you hear from the secretary general of the united nations come out so quickly and say that the french police need to address a racism issue in their ranks, that is speaking broadly how well this is known about and when you see the ...
Were afraid these potential flash points could have become very bloody. in the early hours of today we heard that the chechen leader, that his special forces were pulling out of rostov-on-don and he's a clear, powerful pillar behind putin. he spent his special forces into rostov-on-don. imagine if the elite chechen forces had gone up against prigozhin's battle-hardened fighters. the overspill and potential for civilian cash utiualties are hu. yet you hear comments from people in moscow who felt this was all a bit the theater and stage managed. to me it makes me realize they're very much out of...
When a chinese spy balloon crossed into us airspace and president biden ordered it shot down. the relationship getting worse from there as xi strengthens his bond with russia's vladimir putin and a series of flash points erupt in the south china see around taiwan. a chinese destroyer coming with 150 yards of a us warship in international waters -- a chinese fighter jet streaking near a us military plane, a move the pentagon called dangerous and unnecessary. direct military to military communication remains largely closed off between the countries. >> i think that's an issue that we have to kee...