on sunday, when supporters of the late opposition leader alexei navalny are calling on people throughout russia to protest against president putin. meanwhile in the estonian town of narva, where many residents are russian, people crossed the border to vote in russia s presidential election. narva is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. bbc russian s oleg boldyrev sent this report. here in estonian border town of narva lies the frontier between the western world and russia. across the river with its formidable fortress lies a town 170 kilometres away from st petersburg and this is one of a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. what is even more unusual is in this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. in this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. this is the legacy of the soviet union break up. in th
israel s pm benjamin netanyahu has downplayed the chances of a truce in gaza, after hamas gave what it called a comprehensive vision to mediators. meanwhile a ship carrying food supplies for gaza has arrived and is now waiting off the coast in a test run, of what is hoped will become a new route for aid into the territory. i spoke to our correspondent, mark lowen, who is injerusalem and he told us more about the israeli team heading back to qatar. that is a sign certainly that the two sides are still talking, even though the israeli prime minister s office has said that the new hamas proposal for the ceasefire is unrealistic and that hamas are making unrealistic demands. in other words, that the demand that israel withdraw all troops from gaza is something that i think the netanyahu government wouldn t accept. what we do understand is that the substance of this proposal would be a six week ceasefire which has been talked about for some time, and a release of israeli h
in gaza, after hamas gave what it called a comprehensive vision to mediators. meanwhile a ship carrying food supplies for gaza has arrived and is now waiting off the coast in a test run, of what is hoped will become a new route for aid into the territory. let s speak to mark lowen who s injerusalem. let s start with the politics, we will come to the boat in a moment. bring us up to date first of all on thatis bring us up to date first of all on that is really team heading back to qatar. . , . , . ., , ., qatar. that is a sign certainly that the two sides qatar. that is a sign certainly that the two sides are qatar. that is a sign certainly that the two sides are still qatar. that is a sign certainly that the two sides are still talking, - the two sides are still talking, even though the israeli prime minister s office has said that the new hamas proposal for the ceasefire is unrealistic and that hamas are making unrealistic demands. in other words, that the demand
would disagree and would say that this poll is neither free nor fair nor transparent. vladimir putin does not face a major challenge. there are three other candidates on the ballot paper, but his most vocal critics, his fiercest opponents, are either in exile or in prison, which kind of helps you to win what we expect to be a landslide. there have been reports that public service workers have been strongly encouraged to come out today on day one of this election, to cast their votes. i mean, there are so many things to say about this election. vladimir putin dominates the airwaves, dominates the screens, on russian television, much more than any other candidate. so it will be no surprise, i think, when he is eventually declared the winner. here in the uk, the conservatives are under fresh pressure over ties to a party donor at the centre of a racism row. the party has refused to confirm, or deny, reports that the donor has reportedly given more money to the party, than was kn