jonathan charles is back with us geopolitical insight advisor, specialising in russia and the countries around it and a former bbc correspondent in moscow and ukraine markets in moscow and ukraine quick to react and no surprise markets quick to react and no surprise that the rouble has sunk. it surprise that the rouble has sunk. . , , ., ., sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several weeks - sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several weeks and - well for several weeks and months and it was inevitable with uncertainty and that is what we have with russia now, it has exacerbated a trend and we have seen that fall in the rouble. untilwe we have seen that fall in the rouble. until we know what is going to happen, can vladimir putin reassert that sense of strongman rule which at least is certainty, it may not be very nice, but at least it is certainty, then there will be questions about the economy, about the roub
tour, has been to london, has been to paris, and now he will appeal to eu leaders more widely for more help withjets and long range eu leaders more widely for more help with jets and long range weapons to bolster kyiv s defences against the expected spring offensive. almost a year to the day that russia invaded ukraine. let s listen the welcome given to president zelensky in brussels. applause we are here today on this historic occasion to welcome the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, to the european parliament. this is an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary time. it has been almost one year since the brutal, illegal invasion of sovereign ukraine by russia. in all that time, mr president, your leadership has inspired your people, inspired every corner of the globe. when the world thinks of ukraine, they think of heroes, fighting the odds. of david beating goliath, they think of the icons of snake island, the warriors of mariupol, the libera
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, 30 billion u.s. dollars, maybe enough to save a troubled bank. but, will ease investors fear of a global market meltdown? stats just ahead. plus, we ll see the moment a russian jet bust the u.s. drone seconds before a midair collection over the black sea. and, later, severe weather including a tornado moving across texas. we ll tell you where storms are headed, next. it is 2 am here on the u.s. east coast, where investors may be waking up in a few hours, wondering if another regional bank needs rescuing. the outlook is much better now for the first public bank after 11 major banks ascended a 30 billion dollar lifeline to keep it afloat. the banking turmoil sent stock prices on the, wild ride over the past week. most features are mixed. but basically flat. the need for a 53 billion dollar loan for has rattled international markets. but the marke
president donald trump indicted thursday following alvin bragg s years investigation. the payment allegedly including $130,000 to stormy daniels for an alleged appear which trump has denied. members of the republican party jumped to the president s defense calling it. the message is they will use any that they have to interfere in the next presidential election. they are trying to smear the guy. they are trying to take cases nobody else would take and resurrect them. this is political persecution. i think the unprecedented indictment of a former president of the united states on a campaign finish you is an outrage. i think the american people will look at this and see it as one more example of the criminalization of politics in this country. brian: joining to us react, the host of life, liberty & levin. mark levin. you meet with the former president of the united states. you conduct an interview. as you are driving out, you be get the news of the indictment. what was
president donald trump indicted thursday following alvin bragg s years investigation. the payment allegedly including $130,000 to stormy daniels for an alleged appear which trump has denied. members of the republican party jumped to the president s defense calling it. the message is they will use any that they have to interfere in the next presidential election. they are trying to smear the guy. they are trying to take cases nobody else would take and resurrect them. this is political persecution. i think the unprecedented indictment of a former president of the united states on a campaign finish you is an outrage. i think the american people will look at this and see it as one more example of the criminalization of politics in this country. brian: joining to us react, the host of life, liberty & levin. mark levin. you meet with the former president of the united states. you conduct an interview. as you are driving out, you be get the news of the indictment. what was