His plane crashed near moscow, his fate ensuring that the russian president s revenge wasnt even a dish that was eaten particularly cold. The war between ukraine and russia, though, where ukraines progress through russias ferocious systems of mines and anti tank defences has been slow and painful during the summer, continues to drag. The americans say ukraine has now started to make notable progress, but ukrainian manpower is being increasingly squeezed, and thats a growing problem. At the same time, russia has now had to impose strict daily limits on the amount of bullets and shells its forces can use. So, both sides are feeling the pinch. Weve been seeing some remarkable shifts over the summer altogether. Chinas economy has received a series of knocks, with exports significantly down. Bloomberg the American Financial and Media Conglomerate now says china will never be able to overtake the us economy. Xi jinpings system faces some difficult internal challenges, too. Hes tightening up
BBC Radio Merseyside announces The Sound of Eurovision bbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.