resolve. they simply don t exist. yes, there are some issues that require other special attention but i will discuss them and i will also ask my colleagues to speak about that. in the last half hour russia announcing various responses in retaliation to what we have seen announced by the west. the? retaliation to what we have seen announced by the west. they have said they will announced by the west. they have said they will suspend announced by the west. they have said they will suspend exports - announced by the west. they have said they will suspend exports of l said they will suspend exports of wheat, rye, by the end according to the eurasian economic union until august 31 in a move to sustain their own home markets with enough food. that has come from the economy minister. they will ban sugar exports to third countries until the sist exports to third countries until the 31st of august but the some exceptions will be possible to some countries. a number of moves there from russi
currency, russian imports small in terms of trigger back the russian government has put a ban on sugar exports and at home, we have vladimir putin telling us is the west is discriminating against russian culture and dragging jk rowling, who has been criticised over her views on transgender rights, into that. she said we should not be listening to president putin for lessons on council culture. i noticed a lot of chatter around that online. thank you for bringing us that, that video with the sugar was quite something, thank you for sharing it. william and kate the duke and duchess of cambridge have spent the day in the bahamas on the final leg of their caribbean tour. the couple left jamaica after a visit which attracted the usual crowds, but also some criticism. the week long trip, marking the queen s platinum jubilee also saw the couple visit belize. perhaps not the bahamas they were expecting. as their caribbean tour
widely circulated on social media. it is driven by government attempts to regulate prices, skyrocketing demand, and a crash on the value of the russian currency. it is true that russia it was a relatively small amount of sugar but the russian authorities say it is being driven by consumer panic buying and so they have imposed a temporary ban on sugar exports. those pictures might not be the last time we see scenes like that. this is bbc news. the headlines: russia signals a shift in its military strategy in the war, narrowing its focus to the east of the country. ukrainian troops successfully counter attack around the capital kyiv. in the south of the country, there are fears of starvation in the besieged city of mariupol as hundreds queue for food and water amid the devastation. taylor hawkins, the drummer for the foo fighters, has died at the age of 50. the texas born drummer, who grew up in southern california, was the touring drummer for alanis morissette beforejoining the foo