correspondents in russia and in ukraine. also this lunchtime. a fresh earthquake in turkey and syria leaves more people dead, two weeks after the tremors that killed tens of thousands. a claim that the clock is ticking for british farmers as they struggle with high inflation, labour shortages and climate change. and it s empty desk friday the world s biggest trial of a four day working week where you do fewer hours for the same pay. and coming up on the bbc news channel england take on pakistan in theirfinal women s t20 world cup group game looking to win and remain unbeaten in the tournament. good afternoon. the russian leader vladimir putin has accused the west of starting the war in ukraine. almost a year after launching the invasion, mr putin has made a two hour state of the nation address delayed from december. he claimed the west is seeking to destroy russia in a global confrontation. the existence of our country is at stake, he said. he also announced he s suspendi