markets around the world take dive as warnings of a recession are all but inevitable. and, a tearful farewell for one tennis s greats. roger federer plays his final competitive match. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referendums on whether to become part of the russian federation. the kremlin supports the votes, just as it did after the annexation of crimea, the ukrainian territory which was invaded in 2014. but the government in kyiv and western countries have condemned the referendums, saying they are just a sham, and that they will never be recognised. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour.
competitive match. she competitive match. could have stopped me a long, she could have stopped me a long, long time ago, but she didn t. she kept going and allowed me to play. it s amazing. thank you. cheering and applause. hello, welcome to the programme. officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referendums on whether to become part of the russian federation. the kremlin supports the votes, just as it did after the annexation of crimea the ukrainian territory which was invaded in 2014 but the government in kyiv and western countries have condemned the referendums, saying they are just a sham and that they will never be recognised. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east and zaporizhzhia and kherson in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the g7 the group of seven wealthiest nations have condemned the referendums being held in parts of ukraine to decide whether they want to join russia. it added the votes, which are being organised by moscow backed officials, are a breach of the united nations charter. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east and zaporizhzhia and kherson in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. here, at least, it is not a secret ballot. meanwhile, russia is continuing to mobilise its reserve troops, which isn t going entirely smoothly. with the latest, here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. it was the moment the
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