economic direction, the biggest tax cuts and a half a century in a bid to kickstart growth. and the first woman to win back the booker prize twice, the celebrated author dame hilary mantell dies at the age of 70. welcome to bbc news. the g7, the group of seven wealthiest nations, have condemned the referendums being held in parts of ukraine to decide whether they want to join russia. it added the votes, which are being organised by moscow backed officials, are a breach of the united nations charter. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south, and cover around 15 per cent of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. here, at least, it is not a secret ballot. m
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the g7 the group of seven wealthiest nations have condemned the referendums being held in parts of ukraine to decide whether they want to join russia. it added the votes, which are being organised by moscow backed officials, are a breach of the united nations charter. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east and zaporizhzhia and kherson in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. here, at least, it is not a secret ballot. meanwhile, russia is continuing to mobilise its reserve troops, which isn t going entirely smoothly. with the latest, here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. it was the moment the
a global recession is all but inevitable. and, the first woman to win the booker prize twice, have condemned the referendums being held in parts of ukraine to decide whether they want to join russia. it added the votes, which are being organised by moscow backed officials, are a breach of the united nations charter. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south, and cover around fifteen% of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. here, at least, it is not a secret ballot. meanwhile russia is continuing to mobilise its reserve troops, which isn t going entirely smoothly. with the latest, here s our russia editor, steve rosenberg. it was the moment the kremlin t
play, so it s amazing and thank you. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there s been international condemnation of the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine onjoining russia. the g7, the group of seven wealthiest nations, have called the votes a sham, as reports emerged of russian forces intimidating people into voting. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around fifteen percent of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the results seem almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. our correspondent hugo bachega explains how kyiv views the voting. ukraine has dismissed this so called referendum as a farce and says it has no legitimacy and western coun
subtly international divert its path and save every life on earth. there s been international condemnation of the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine onjoining russia. the g7 the group of seven wealthiest nations have called the votes a sham, as reports emerged of russian forces intimidating people into voting. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around 15 percent of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the results seem almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. our correspondent hugo bachega is following developments from kyiv. ukraine has dismissed this so called referendum as a farce and says it has no legitimacy and western countries have dismissed the vote as a propa