Hello, thanks very much for joining us. A new berlin wall. Thats how president putin described natos recent actions against russia during his annual tv address to the nation, which has now been going on for two hours. Mr. Putin said the currency crisis was not a result of russias annexation of crimea earlier in the year. He also insisted the ruble will stabilize. He did concede, nonetheless that the government and central bank could have acted more swiftly. Were just on some live pictures from that News Conference, which is continuing, as mr. Putin replies to a question from our own Foreign Affairs editor john simpson, whos just been given an opportunity to speak to the president. 1,200 journalists there with a chance to throw questions. Theres john simpson. Throw questions to mr. Putin, as he has spelled out that the country still runs a surplus and that pensions and Public Sector pay will be protected during what he recognized to be an economic crisis, which he blamed to around about
Texting us unfairly by cutting into our earnings. It is like the big fishing, the small fries, not down the way around. Do you understand me . What do you have rudolph . Ah, hello again. The headlines on al jazeera, russia, media, se a truck bomb has damage the only road and rail bridge linking crimea with russia. Part of his section of the curt, straight crossing, appears to have collapsed. Um and val has more from moscow. It announcement came from the anti torrison committee saying that to attract exploded on borrowed penalty, parallel to the us bridge, 6 oclock in the morning. And that explosion caused 2 sections of the bridge to collapse and train a few. Well take caught fire. Well see about the pictures. Huge fire bombs, explode, fire flames in the air, and its a, its a big big spectacle there. Early in the mornings. Options are still trying to make sense of what happened. Ukrainian Authorities Say they found a large burial site in the eastern china lehman. The region governor say
Them out about them. I have to support 12 family members, including my children and grandchildren, but im the only bread winner in the family. And sometimes we go to a rough time, especially when the fishing trawler breaks down, vertical profanities have up when i say i was in natalia here, that the government is making this jews of the ukraine and the russian conflict and using it as a pretext to increase the full price by 50 percent, as the in other words, texting us unfairly by cutting into our earnings. It is like the big fishing, the small fries, not down the way around. Do you understand me, rudolph . Ah, hello again. The headlines on al jazeera, the main bridge, lincoln crimea with mainland russia has been damaged after an explosion. Russian authority say was caused by a truck bomb and that at least 3 people died in the boss. Why my val has the latest reaction from moscow. First, its seen as an actor war, that those are the words of the, of the speaker of the state. Duma, he sai
Some of these meetings can move you in a way that traditional film cons. But while these technologies are evolving speed, the distribution has some catching up today. Charlie angel out there, london. Ah, this is going to 0. These are the top stories you need as a struggling to find a way to cover the rising gas prices is the war. And ukraine continues. European commission, president of the land says those broad agreement that members to join forces to make a single you bed for gas next spring. One thing is very clear as a broad support that next spring at the end of the winter when our storage is, will be depleted. It is of paramount importance that we have a joint, but she is a chastened procurement of gas so that we avoid to outbid each other. But that we have a collective bargaining power. And that we put that in place. So barzon has more, from prod this gas will also, these reserves will be empty again, a by spring. As ursula found the lanes as and thats when it becomes really cruc
North korea fine as a missile, which flies high above japan, thats 17 times the speed of sound, south korea and japan warning theyll respond. Ah, hello, im diamond jordan, this is andrea live from de also coming up. Ah, the Russian Parliament votes unanimously for the annexation of 4 regions in ukraine where keeps military continues to retake territory. Morning in indonesia for the 125. 00 People Killed in a stadium stampede, a police chief another officers and now under investigation. And an embarrassing you turn for the new but his government, the chancellors forced to abolish tax cuts for the rich after a negative reaction from both the markets on the public. Ah, no korea has fought a Ballistic Missile over northern japan. The japanese government warned it citizens to take cover and was forced to suspend some Train Services in northern regions. The missile was launched off north koreas east coast and fell into the pacific ocean. It was pill, yanns, 5th, round of weapons testing. In