US and Russian negotiators are planning to meet for discussions in Saudi Arabia next week about the war in Ukraine. The US envoy to Russia-Ukraine suggested yesterday that Europe would not be involved in peace talks. We speak to a European foreign minister who met with the envoy earlier today. Also in the programme: the city of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo is confirmed to have fallen to M23 rebels; and we reflect on the winners at Britain’s annual film awards, the BAFTAs. (Photo: Steve Wikoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle East and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House in Washington DC, USA, 11th February 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Hello and welcome to Newsar from the BBC World Service.
Coming to you live from our studios in central London.
I'm Julian Marshall.
And later in the program,
Rwandan backed rebels have entered
and taken control of a second city in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
We hear from a local resident who was there as they moved into the city earlier on today.
We have been aware of the coming of the rebels early this morning because when the end the city,
they have held their first meeting at Independence Place down Bukavu City.
And these are really of officially announced their presence in the town.
Also, the awards ceremony for the annual British Film Awards has just ended.
We hope to be hearing from some of the winners.