i m alex marquardt in for boris sanchez. so good to have you here. up first, we have new developments on russia s war in ukraine, from multiple regions around the country. in the southern part of ukraine, officials are describing the situation as increasingly hostile. in fact, they say russian forces were engaged by the loss of moskva. the u.s. said ukrainian missiles sunk that ship. several vessels in ukraine have come under heavy fire and that includes from cluster bombs. this comes as russia is stepping up their attacks on eastern ukraine. you can see it there on the map. sources saying russian president vladimir putin ordering his troops to press forward in that area. they appear to be shelling that area quite heavily ahead what is believed to be a planned ground offensive. a cnn team captured the shelling of a market in eastern ukraine today. take a look at this. now, new military aid from the u.s. which will include helicopters is set to start arriving in ukra
an exit poll has suggested that, as expected, president putin is heading for a landslide win, taking nearly 88% of the vote. the final day of voting saw large queues form at some polling stations, in an apparent show of dissent. allies of the late opposition leader, alexei navalny, had called on people to come out at midday in moscow and elsewhere to vote for any other candidate or spoil their ballots. there were no protest chants and the authorities had warned that activists could be arrested. a rights monitoring group in russia says more than 70 people were detained. mr navalny s widow, yulia, was amongst those who queued for several hours outside the russian embassy in berlin to vote. she was greeted by supporters with flowers and applause. after voting she told reporters that she had written the name of her late husband on her ballot paper. she also thanked her fellow russians for queuing so long. a russian election official says more than eight million russians cast thei
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requires focused policies, redoubling efforts and work and concerted efforts from all sides. let s head over to our asia business hub and speak tojoao da silva. it s a crucial meeting, talk us through the headlines as this all gets underway. this is not m, but sweet cream to pop up, here years. thank you forjoining us, it s a crucial meeting, took us through the headlines as this gets under way on day one. what gets under way on day one. what is interesting gets under way on day one. what is interesting is gets under way on day one. what is interesting is how gets under way on day one. w ué ii is interesting is how similar those targets that were just announced our to those of last year and that despite the fact that the merger in the world s second largest economy has changed. the government is expecting growth of around 5% in 2024 which is pretty much the same as forecast in 2023, it expects inflation of 3%, the deficit to stay also within its preferred 3% limit and
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