hello and welcome to bbc news. the russian president says the sanctions imposed on his country because of the attack on ukraine are stupid and insane. vladimir putin said they had failed to work and said they were impacting the west instead. he denied that russia was to blame for the current crisis and for the spiralling inflation that has followed. he was speaking at an economic forum in st petersburg. translation: i reiterate, these are fundamental, truly revolutionary changes and it would be a mistake to think during these tumultuous tranch you can simply sit it out, that everything is going to get back to the way it was and yet it seems like the ruling elite of certain western countries are labouring under these precise delusions, choosing to accept the obvious. particular, they think the domination of western politics and economics is a constant but nothing is eternal. the british prime minister has announced that the uk will lead a major training programme for ukrainian
welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the globe. the russian president says the sanctions imposed on his country because of the attack on ukraine are stupid and insane . vladimir putin said they had not only failed to work but were impacting the west instead. he denied that russia was to blame for the current crisis and for the spiralling inflation that has followed. he was speaking at an economic forum in st petersburg. translation: i reiterate - these are fundamental, - truly revolutionary and inexorable changes. it would be a mistake to think that during these tumultuous changes, you can simply sit it out, biding your time, that everything is going to get back to circuits, that everything is going to be as it was it won t! and yet, it seems as if the ruling elite of certain western countries are labouring under precisely these very delusions, choosing to ignore the obvious, persistently clinging to the ghosts of the past. in particular, they think that the domin
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the russian president says the sanctions imposed on his country because of the attack on ukraine are insane and vladimir putin said they had not only failed to work but were impacting the west instead. he denied that russia was to blame for the current crisis and for the spiralling inflation that has followed. he was speaking at an economic forum in st petersburg. translation: i reiterate - these are fundamental, - truly revolutionary and inexorable changes. it would be a mistake to think that during these tumultuous changes, you can simply sit it out, biding your time, that everything is going to get back to circuits, that everything is going to be as it was it won t! and yet, it seems as if the ruling elite of certain western countries are labouring under precisely these very delusions, choosing to ignore the obvious, persistently clinging to the ghosts of the past. in particular, they think that the dominat
journalist dom phillips. and coming up at 6.30 all the day s sport, including leicester tigers dramatic win over saracens in english rugby s premiership decider. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has confirmed that next week s rail strikes will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. the strikes will affect railway lines across the country. our business correspondent vishala sri pathma reports. it s set to be a chaotic time if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or, indeed, go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive they re costly. i think it s just down to greed, isn t it? i mean, government put in, is it, £16 billion of our money, to keep the railways running during the pande
in a new government trial. police in brazil confirm a body found in the remote amazon rainforest is the missing british journalist dom phillips. and in a dramatic final, leicester tigers win over saracens in english rugby s premiership decider. good evening. the rmt union has confirmed that next week s rail and tube strikes, the largest in three decades, will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. network rail say it s serious about trying to find a solution which gave people a decent pay rise , but was also affordable for taxpayers and farepayers. the strikes, on three days, will cause disruption across england, scotland and wales. our business correspondent, vishala sri pathma, reports. it s set to be a chaotic time if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday as well.