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and we ll have many more stories right here on outside source. you re very welcome to the programme. let us begin with relations between europe and russia. they have been rough. this meeting between german chancellor, angela merkel, and vladimir putin were meant to smooth things over. sanctions were brought up and the treatment of homosexuals in chechnya. the russian president reaffirmed support for the syrian president and denied interfearing with the us election. let s have a listen. translation: we need to do more in order to untangle the situation. u nfortu nately, we order to untangle the situation. unfortunately, we are not making much headway here. i think the central point is that we keep returning to the beginning of the minsk agreement which stated we need a ceasefire. ensuing from the ceasefire the relevant political steps would follow. in the meantime, we have started a parallel political process. the ceasefire is essential. of course, the questions surround ....
discussing their differences on issues such as the conflicts in ukraine and syria, with little sign of substantial progress. following the talks in the black sea resort of sochi, vladimir putin said both he and angela merkel were seriously concerned about ukraine. here is steve rosenberg, looking at how russian media view the meeting. this report says the meeting does not mean a thaw in relations between russia and germany. the paper says don t expect a breakthrough and suggest that angela merkel needs this visit more than glad you put in. this newspaper is more upbeat and says that her visit to sochi couldst signal a restart in german russian relations. this report says it is vital for angela merkel to work out the correct approach to relations with russia, which could affect relations between russia and brussels. it quotes a political pundit who says that merkel and putin will decide what to do next. what s more, both moscow and berlin have to deal with a variable ....
the new french government. it s gender balanced and politically diverse. and in outside source sport, the fallout over the decision not to give maria sharapova a wild card in the french open continues. we ll bring you up to date. donald trump has always relied on his core base for support. most politicians who get to the top or near to it do need a core base of supporters. but according to two recent polls that support is slipping. this from politico and morning consult shows his approval has sunk to a new low of 42%. that is as low as approval ratings have gone. this is a completely separate study. this is a completely separate study. and this from quinnipiac university. again his approval is at a record low 36%. both polls were conducted before the latest controversies. tim malloy from quinnipiac university says it is the erosion of white men, white voters without college degrees and deepening concerns about trump s honesty, intelligence and level headedness are red ....
and form the next government. and in os sport, we ll be talking about basketball, and asking whether the current golden state warriors team is the best one the nba has ever seen. we asked you to send in questions. that was about the james comey testimony, the broader story of donald trump. here s jane o brien to answer them. hi, how are you? we can start with this question. russia has been accused of hacking the democratic committee. this was the huge hack that took place sometime last year. it revealed all sorts of embarrassing information about the democratic election process, the nomination process, and lead to the resignation of the chairwoman. it was embarrassing, and a lot of news that the democrats would really rather not have anybody know. it also, apparently, targeted the republican committee but that hack was not as well known. the russians, also accused of putting across fake news, propaganda, false information and generally trying to undermine the democratic ....
from the nigerian government today. half of the food aid meant for people who ve been forced to leave home because of islamists in the north east has not reached them. here s a statement from the acting president diversion of relief materials has dogged food delivery , he then references the reported diversion of over 50 trucks in every 100 trucks sent . he also announced that hundreds of soldiers and police will guard the convoys in an effort to keep them safe. you want a measure of how pressing the situation is for some nigerians, the situation is for some nigerians, the un is estimating eight and a half million people are in need of life saving aid. close to 6 million require emergency health care and with reference to that islamist insurgency being driven by boko haram in the north east of nigeria, that has left over 2.5 million people away from their homes. we saw that statement from the acting president in nigeria, we got in touch with our correspondent there, m ....