welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start in moscow where president vladimir putin has been playing host to one of his most important remaining allies, china s president, xijinping. it s the chinese leader s first visit to russia since russia invaded ukraine last year. beijing still maintains that its position in the war is neutral and it s come up with a plan for peace talks between the two sides. mr putin who just days ago was accused of war crimes by international prosecutors said he was looking forward to discussing that plan. our russia editor steve rosenberg, has sent this report from moscow. just three days ago, vladimir putin was named as a war crimes suspect by the international criminal court. but that didn t stop china s president flying in and shaking his hand. putin and xi have met many times before, but never before has russia s president been under such pressure. his war in ukraine not going at all according to pla
(CPV) - Vietnam-Switzerland relations have developed strongly in politics, economics, technical assistance, trade, investment, research, science, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1971. On the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass.
Bbc news, interlaken. let s turn to let s turn now to the global financial markets which have reacted nervously to sunday night s emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse. the bank was bought by its rival ubs after regulators worked around the clock to secure the takeover. along with the collapse of two smaller us banks silicon valley and first republic, the problems confronting credit suisse had sparked fears over the global financial system, leading six central banks including the us federal reserve and the bank of england to announce new measures to keep cash flowing. well, joining me now is our new york business reporter michelle fleury. given switzerland s reputation as a safe haven as far as banking is concerned, how much of a shock was it, the news that ubs is coming to
The Swiss government has vetoed Denmark's request to re-export Swiss-made Piranha III armored personnel vehicles to Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com
The Swiss government has vetoed Denmark's request to re-export Swiss-made Piranha III armored personnel vehicles to Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com