jonathan charles is back with us geopolitical insight advisor, specialising in russia and the countries around it and a former bbc correspondent in moscow and ukraine markets in moscow and ukraine quick to react and no surprise markets quick to react and no surprise that the rouble has sunk. it surprise that the rouble has sunk. . , , ., ., sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several weeks - sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several weeks and - well for several weeks and months and it was inevitable with uncertainty and that is what we have with russia now, it has exacerbated a trend and we have seen that fall in the rouble. untilwe we have seen that fall in the rouble. until we know what is going to happen, can vladimir putin reassert that sense of strongman rule which at least is certainty, it may not be very nice, but at least it is certainty, then there will be questions about the economy, about the roub
nearly three million visitors visiting every year.- nearly three million visitors visiting every year. you don t auree visiting every year. you don t agree with visiting every year. you don t agree with the visiting every year. you don t agree with the tourism i agree with the tourism minister? i agree with the tourism minister? agree with the tourism minister? ., ~ minister? i don t. i think it is aood minister? i don t. i think it is good that minister? i don t. i think it is good that the minister? i don t. i think it is good that the french i minister? i don t. ithink it. is good that the french state is good that the french state is taking the issue of managing visitor flows at key sites seriously and maybe providing more support to local authorities and to local management at particular sites but to talk of over tourism i think is a strong exaggeration. there s plenty of room in normandy and there s plenty of room in the rest of france. also as well for the french eco
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