In the main city stepanakert, where food and medicine are running low, and power cuts are frequent. Live now to rayhan demytrie, who is our correspondent In The South Caucasus and central asia. A very good evening to you and george r. I think you can hear us, what is the very latest happening at the moment where you are . World, in Nagorno Karabakh, the focus is now on humanitarian crisis because we have people escaping from the azerbaijan so people are concentrated now in the basements, there is no electricity, some pictures have emerged on socialfrom journalists posting regularly about the situation in Nagorno Karabakh and it shows really overcrowded basements with no electricity and people sitting there in fear not really knowing what comes next. I really knowing what comes next. I want to ask while we have you, the Foreign Minister has been speaking at the United Nationsjust Foreign Minister has been speaking at the United Nations just in the last few moments. Saying azerbaijan wil
To pray for them. In his first request was that they pray for him. The first pope from the global south has brought an abrupt departure in style from his predecessor, said striking and surprising things blown like a strong breeze of his tiny state. And maybe hasnt changed all that much. Yet. An old church, a new pope, the what we dont know yet what could be an era of change in the words Largest Group on this edition of inside story. We will start this look forward with a look back at a momentous year. Who am i to just, five small worlds and a seemingly simple answer to a tough question, but this phrase among many others catapulted the new pope to media stardom, and has catholics asking if francis is a pontiff u. S. Line many of his predecessors. It was july, the new pope had only been installed four earl year, and with a flight back when he was asked about gays in the church, pope fran since said if a person is gay, and seeks god and has goodwill, who am i to judge. In doing so the pop
Racing against the clock trying to find a solution to the crisis in ukraine. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry and russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have been meeting. Dana lewis is in london, and dana the meeting just breaking up, but it appears if you could sum it up in two words it would be dug in. It couldnt be a success thats for sure. The john kerry spent five hours talking to Sergei Lavrov and said there was a red line. The russians must not agree with the vote that is going to take place this weekend for that territory to join russia. Otherwise russia will face economic sanctions, travel freezes, and it appears that that is where we are headed after all of these meetings. Serg Sergei Lavrov held a press conference and he said we had constructive talks, but we do not have a common vision of the problem. Lets listen. Translator as to the practical matter that should be taken or could be taken by foreign partners of ukraine, we do not have common vision of the situation. The dif
Canceled their first concert in their australian tour following the sudden death of mick jaggers girlfriend lwren scott. Hello. After sundays hastily organized and hotly disputed referendum, russia seems determined to absorb crimea as speedily as possible. President putin is set to address both houses of the Russian Parliament around now. Lets have a look at the pictures were getting in as members of the duma settle awaiting president putin to start speaking. There is speculation that he could sign a bill incorporating crimea into russia by the end of the day. It might still to be approved by the Constitutional Court before it comes into effect. You can see the assembled gathering waiting in moscow for president putin. Lets speak to our correspondent also in moscow richard galpin. Richard, what are we expecting here now . Reporter you know, geeta, it is very difficult to be absolutely certain. But certainly all indications are that there might be some kind of signing of this agreement.
And my friend from wyoming knows that. Hes on the committee. He knows about the importance of the i. M. F. 45 Million People are desperate for help. For help. 45 Million People are desperate for help. They are afraid, they are afraid. Russia has deployed paratroopers to the border with ukraine. They didnt drivein. They were dropped from the air. These russian cold war tactics, and this president putin, i want to make a suggestion. Thats this. Hes going to have this referendum sunday in crimea. Why does mean one in chechnya . What would happen there . Would they support russia . No. They are an oppressed people because Vladimir Putin. He wants to have a vote on what the people of the Russian Federation want to do. Let him vote in chechnya, see how that vote would turn out. This is so transparent what he is doing, illegally. These cold war tactics, trying to intimidate 45 Million People in ukraine. Thats just what he is, intimidation. The entire world and dems what he has done with rare