29 Mar 2022

USA correspondent Kate Fisher

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 29 March 2022
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on 26 March 2022.

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Relations between the US and Russia are close to a full collapse after President Biden's declaration that Russian leader Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" .

The off-the-cuff remark has potentially serious implications for Washington's ability to help end the war in Ukraine and avoid a wider conflict.

 Meanwhile in President Biden has just unveiled his budget for the 2023 fiscal year in which he calls for more military spending in the face of Russian aggression toward Ukraine.

And the 94th Academy Awards may be remembered for Will Smith assaulting Chris Rock, but it made history too. Jane Campion won her first directing Oscar, having won in 1994 for her screenplay for "The Piano" - making her the third woman to win in the directing category.

Jane Campion accepts the Directing award for ‘The Power of the Dog’ onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

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