The new cold war between russia and the west over ukraine is costing russians dearly. Moscow expects russias economy to spiral in recession. That will hit russian households with a 2. 8 drop in collective disposal income. Western sanctions are taking a big bite out of russian economy, but a bigger culprit is falling oil prices. They have plummeted 38 since early summer. Thats a problem because russia counts on oil and gas revenues to fund half its budget. Meanwhile, the war between the government and prorussian separatests stalls while fighting drags on in nearby donetsk. Ukraine accuse russians of sending more troops and weapons to grab mortar tore. The russians hav president Vladimir Putin said that hell make sure that ukraine will never threaten russias soft underbelly. The socalled south stream pipeline would have moved gas under the black sea through bulgaria and on to italy, austria and points west. It would have eventually skirted ukraine. Putin claimed that europe piano union s
With iran. I have a negotiation three competing this weekend today by differences over how to ensure iran has not updated their weapons have opened a rift between netanyahu and us president brought obama whose relationship has long been ten branches taking a tough line with iran helping parents to forge closer ties with tehran both in israel and the goal. A passenger plane has crashed at an airport in the russian city of god im killing all fifty people on board the following seven thirty seven had taken off from my scalp and was reportedly trying to land but exploded on impact the Emergencies Ministry said there were forty four passengers and six crew members on the flight the plane belonged to top that thought their line and crashed around seven twenty pm local time on november seventeen. Among the dead was a wreck. Meaning ill update some of the president of the russian republic of the dutch top forty with the blessing of good to our new website. The victims also included two childre
In berlin. [ cheers and applause ] but first to gaza where after a brief pause israel is again bombing the gaza territory. Hamas, which controls gaza didnt commit to the ceasefire, and it and other factions are still firing rockets into israel. This is the scene in gaza at the moment. So far 193 people have been killed in gaza. And 1,481 people have been injured. Well be crossing live to our correspondent in gaza in just a moment. First this report from bernard smith. Reporter the israeli governments decision to accept an egyptian ceasefire proposal comes with conditions. Translator we agree to the egyptian proposal in order to give an opportunity for the demilitarization of gaza from missiles, rockets and tunnels through diplomatic means, but if hamas does not accept the ceasefire proposal, as would now seem to be the case, israel would have all International Legitimacy to broaden the operation to akwooef the required quiet. Israels air force has spent the last week pounding the area