vladimir putin, has said that he won t expel any us diplomats from the country, in a surprise response to president obama s decision to order russian diplomats out of the us. mr obama, who s also imposing sanctions, had accused russia of interfering in the us presidential election. despite advice from his foreign minister, mr putin has decided not to retaliate for now. mr putin also said that positive developments in relations between russia and the uk would be mutually beneficial. steve rosenberg reports from moscow. near the kremlin tonight, they were putting on a seasonal show. ahead of the new year celebrations, there was song and dance and some musical theatre. but that was nothing compared to the political theatre being played out inside. first up on stage, the foreign minister who advised president putin to expel 35 us diplomats. america had expelled 35 russians. in other words, tit for tat. cold war style. it seemed inevitable. but, no, vladimir putin said, he wasn
welcome to bbc news. us president elect donald trump has described president vladimir putin as very smart after he announced russia would not yet be expelling any american diplomats following president 0bama s decision to send home 35 russians in a row about cyber espionage and hacking. mr 0bama had accused the russians of interfering in the us presidential election by hacking into democratic party e mails. the kremlin has a lwa ys party e mails. the kremlin has always denied any involvement and president putin said today he look forward to rebuilding links with america when donald trump became president. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rozenberg has the latest. near the kremlin tonight, they were putting on a seasonal show. ahead of the new year celebrations, there was song and dance and some musical theatre. but that was nothing compared to the political theatre being played out inside. first up on stage, the foreign minister who advised president putin to expel 35 us diplom
welcome to bbc news. us president elect donald trump has described president vladimir putin as very smart after russia said it would not yet be expelling any american diplomats in a row over cyber espionage. the obama administration has ordered 35 russian diplomats to leave, accusing moscow of interfering in the us presidential election by hacking into democratic party emails. the kremlin has denied any involvement and mr putin said he looked forward to rebuilding links with america when donald trump takes office next month. our moscow correspondent steve rozenberg has more. near the kremlin tonight, they were putting on a seasonal show. ahead of the new year celebrations, there was song and dance and some musical theatre. but that was nothing compared to the political theatre being played out inside. first up on stage, the foreign minister who advised president putin to expel 35 us diplomats. america had expelled 35 russians. in other words, tit for tat. cold war style.
drivers are told to take care in fog and freezing conditions, as a coach overturns on the mao in oxfordshire, injuring 17 people. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the new year s honours list has been published, and among the many sports starts named is andy murray, the world number one, who s knighted for his services to tennis. he s joined by olympic champion mo farah in a list dominated by britain s olympic and paralympic champions. our correspondent andy swiss has more details. at the end of a glittering yearfor british sport, for five of its greatest stars, the greatest honours. first, a knighthood for the man who spent 2016 scaling dizzying new heights. wimbledon champion again, a supreme performance. after winning a second wimbledon, a second olympics and the world number one spot, it s now sir andy murray, a fitting finish to a remarkable season. there s also a new title for mo fa rah‘s collection. gold for great britain again! the double double. he describe
going to stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. he wasn t going to expel any americans. he even invited the children of all us diplomats in moscow to a new year s party, here in the kremlin. that was a surprise, but it didn t change what america s top intelligence agencies believe to be true that state sponsored hackers, backed by the highest levels of the russian government, had interfered in the us presidential election w a cyberattack on the democratic party. was president putin behind it? last week, i got a chance to ask him myself. mr president, ourwhy country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused of state sponsored hacking with the aim of influencing the result of the us presidential election, and president obama revealed that he told you personally to cut it out. so what did you tell him in response? the kremlin leader refused to tell me, dismissing all the talk of hacking as soui�