the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion the second largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive or face new elections. members of the northern ireland assembly will hold a special sitting aimed at appointing a new speaker the first step in forming a new devolved government but the bid is expected to fail due to opposition from the democratic unionist party. 0ur ireland correspondent charlotte gallagher is at stormont for us and joins us live. this has been rather protracted process and there this has been rather protracted process and there has this has been rather protracted process and there has been this has been rather protracted process and there has been no functional government for a
of leaders from larger countries, - of leaders from larger countries, the french president, the uk prime minister, i imagine, and so on. then there is probably a smaller number, i am ignoring there is probably a smaller number, iam ignoring people there is probably a smaller number, i am ignoring people like hungary, he has a different negative relationship with putin. at the finnish president, his view on what can be achieved through diplomacy has changed, he says the masks are off. but he recently said when there is a need, certainly he can reach out to putin. if there is a sense that finnish intervention could help ukraine, making it clear, making something clear to putin, than the finish president would be willing to do that. there is no illusion that an individual intervention by a leader in europe could turn pretty much a s head. much a s head. charly salonius-pasternak, i much a s head. charlyl salonius-pasternak, of much a s head. charly - salonius-pasternak, of the much a s h
expecting. broadly, an entirely different west, which many, of course, we have to remember only about a year ago, thought that the west was never going to be able to lead anything again after with the withdrawal from afghanistan. lead anything again after with the withdrawalfrom afghanistan. i m withdrawal from afghanistan. i m here withdrawalfrom afghanistan. i m here now, russia is finally seeing a collective west, and also nato is a part of it, saying this is it, we are drawing the lines here, and making it very clear, since before the war expanded, that any incursion into nato territory would be met with a very large response. imilieu into nato territory would be met with a very large response. when we look at russia s with a very large response. when we look at russia s playbook, with a very large response. when we look at russia s playbook, how- with a very large response. when we look at russia s playbook, how do i look at russia s playbook, how do they normally deal with ul
realise they are facing a west which is collectively far stronger and more united than potentially ever. and the signal, i think, has gone home. which is why we are seeing russian propaganda putting more and more effort into trying to break this unity, because it is the unity which is ultimately dangerous for russia, as it will result in continued support of ukraine. in terms of talking to russia, we are seeing more and more distant nations who are claiming to try to negotiate and mediate. you mentioned finland. traditionally, finland did have access to president putin and the kremlin, when it came to talking down or trying to mediate. here on the european continent has not now? who is able to reach out to president putin? who is able to reach out to president putin? ., , , ., , president putin? probably a number of leaders from president putin? probably a number of leaders from larger president putin? probably a number