>> they have called on the ukraine and russian authorities kerchtle the issue in the straits. do you think the situation is so serious it calls for the intervention of third parties? second question, the british integrity initiative has confirmed it is the british government which financed this project. what is moscow's position given anti-russians

orientation. i see you have asked several questions. regarding the incidents in the kerch straits and the black sea, this situation was reviewed. a number of points were clarified, became points of agreement. i do not see a need for falling on the intervention of any intermediary. if the european partners are interested in avoiding, preventing such incidents in the future, it is not for us to act on that behalf. those who have close relations with the ukrainian authorities must exert their influence

be let them know it must not repeated. the contact between both undertaken tobe settle technical questions, technical issues, using existing procedures through the customs authorities on a local level. yesterday, we called for a meeting of the security council of the united nations. ukraine has supported the request for a meeting of the security council. this is useful to allow people truth.cquainted with the the future does not depend on those players. whoepends on the fact those decisions ofg the the ukrainian authorities must

clearly tell them not to play with fire. view, ukrainian point of , regardingo which ,he second question, integrity the only thing i can say regarding the integrity initiative is of the to give a negative and the russia initiative taken in the west and in europe organized by reporters

reportersrders, without borders are seeking to create a list of the reliability of journalists. the fact some european governments support this initiative is a source of us, it is a form of political censorship which we do not support, which we do not wish to see. world news being disseminated with a bias of certain countries. the security council reminded everybody of the importance of the seaof movement in of azof. takee prepared to

sanctions to secure the movement in the sea of azof? , in myearlier discussions with sergei lavrov, we believe this incident was mainly caused by the re-militarization of the area and this incident only aggravates attentions and favors serious incidents and we would like the parties to show restraint. i told sergei lavrov a gesture is expected on the part of russia. that p prisonersrs on the boats should be freed as quickly as possible and i will be calling my ukrainian counterpart to encourage him to de-escalate tensions in this part of the world.

if it is on the sea,r of the azof or black but most people know where the incident is occurring. towardrties should work de-escalation. thank you. we have run out of time. we will meet you later in versailles. france 24.watching that was the french and russian foreign minister. tensions are ongoing in the sea between ukraine and russia. russia seized three ships belonging to ukraine and is still holding the crew on board, something vladimir putin could trigger renewed hostilities. they are talking martial law because ukraine will put in place martial law as of tomorrow.

that is the background on that story. robert parsons was listening to this. respectiveepeating party lines. >> a restatement of position. you would not expect anything else at this stage. the russians are not going to change their position, which is this was a provocation by the ukrainians. sergei lavrov talking as if german chancellor angela merkel, and her phone conversation with vladimir putin, had agreed with the russian president on his position. that is clearly not the case. we saw that yesterday at the united nations security council meeting, with the french ambassador speaking on behalf of france and germany made it clear france and germany condemn what the russians have done, along with the united states, sweden, poland, and so on. no change of position.

there was a suggestion that , a gesture would be appropriate at this stage from the russians. the problem was caused by the militarization of the region. what he is getting at their, what has happened is the russians forcefully annexed crimea. since then, the russians have used every opportunity to build up their military force. militarization of the area, russian is growing concern. they more military might in the area, the more you need to protect it, the more judiciary they become about the ukrainian navy approaching, even in such small numbers. it is the sort of thing that could provoke the incident we have seen. a gesture is called for from the russians.

will beor not that forthcoming, probably not. he has called on the russians to release the ukrainian prisoners, 23 of them, as soon as possible. >> the french prime minister called on the ukraine for a de-escalation, this movement toward martial law. the president has said there is a serious threat for him of a russian land invasion. is there? >> i do not think the russians are thinking anything of the sort. the consequences would be catastrophic. russia has no intention of doing anything like that and they are happy to continue pursuing the policies it has been pursuing for the last few years with considerable success in the destabilization of ukraine. ukraine'slicating

export of key goods like steel, coal, and grain. there is no need to engage directly in military confrontation with you brain, which is not -- with ukraine, which is not to say ukraine does not need to be concerned about threats from russia. it comes in all kinds of forms. the president talked about the hybrid tactics used by the russians. ukrainians are worried. russians have far superior military might. they are able to apply pressure in different ways. you can criticize it, but it is the way the president has chosen to assert ukrainian sovereignty at this moment, when he feels the country is threatened by russia. for that.ou another major story we are covering.

out his macron has laid tenure roadmap for france's transition to cleaner energy. he said france will close 14 of .ts 58 nuclear reactors ofsaid reducing the role nuclear injury does not mean giving it up entirely. this was the first big speech since violence demonstrations showed them engulfed and flames. hundreds have taken to the streets in recent weeks. movements, named for the security vests french people have to wear in their cars, have turned into a bigger protest and have received bias toward the wealthy. people, over the past few

weeks, a protest movement has grown in the country. this movement led to significant demonstrations, as well as unacceptable violence in overseasfritz and an terrrritories. i want to say i do not affiliate these acts with the reasons behind the protests. writers --filiate rioters with our patriots. i hear them. i will not give into to those who want destruction and disorder, because the republic is publilic order and freedom to expresess one's opinion. our reporter told us more. >> the question everyone was asking is whether or not

president macron will meet with the leaders of this organization. no one on that at this moment. the government has not made any plans to meet with the leaders of this organization who were named yesterday. and a person committee. ht person committee. president macron says he hears their complaint. what he is pitching is the idea of an environmental plan that works for all. over the next three months, what he is proposing is three months of debate all over the country, bringing together elected officials, citizens, companies, farmers, to come to a new deal on the environment, a new form of ecology. he hopes over the course of the next three months, he will develop concrete and pragmatic how the government

can help people go green. he made it, that was received with chuckles when he explained someone who has 10 euros left at the end of the month who worries about how they are going to fifinish the rest of the month, they are not worried about how they are going to buy a new green car or a new heater. he wants to show people how the government can help them make the green transition. >> tell us more about that. what is going to be put into place practically? do we know? practical promises or commitments, but in terms of the entire country, changing the way france uses its energy. he wants to steer away from oil, gas, and coal, and prioritize renewables. he made a commitment by 2022 to close all coal powered plants in

the country. by 2030, he wants to increase the amount of electricity we get windwind term ends -- turbines by three and from solar panels by five. somewhere he went back on previous agreement was regarding nuclear. nuclear is cheap and clean, but he wants to reduce the byendency on nuclear energy 50%. to 2035ushed it back and has promised to close 14 of france's nuclear reactors by that date. >> talking about that major environment speech given by a manual macron earlier today. the speech had an effect on business news. >> this is related to the french energy company.

investors reacting to the news that france plans to close nuclear plants by 2035. edfmanagement should -- should reflect on the future reaction, adding that they should increase their stake. it is down 3% in paris. >> an economic study has calculated the impact the draft agreement would have on the economy. the u.k. would be worse off in a decade if it went after ins deal rather than staying the european union. the impact from a no deal scenario would be worse. >> u.k. politicians have a choice to make. >> we e can back this deal, deliver on the vote, and move on

to building a brighter future of opportunity and process verity -- and prosperity, or we can reject the deal and go back to square one. it isording to an expert, a choice between something bad and something worse. the report on the impact of brexit on the u.k. economy says if the deal passes, gdp per capita could decrease between 1.9% and 5.5%, compared to remaining in the eu. the resulting cost to public finances could be up to 1.8% of gdp. if there ends up being no deal, the hit would be between 3.5% term,7% in the long ignoring short-term disruption. the budget would shrink between 1% and 3.1% of gdp. into account the

small savings from not contributing to eu costs. the report looks at the consequences of additional trade barriers, a result of leaving the single market and a reduction of skilled and unskilled migration. these would lead to higher taxes and more public spending. the declaration on the future relationship is vague, meaning the results are uncertain. the u.k. government will publish its own economic analysis on wednesday. uber.s about uber european authoritities have find them after a data a breach.. >> they have find them a combined total of more than one million euros. the company failed

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>> to wrap up for business, a restaurant has hired new local workers. >> it is the first digital restaurant in the country. the waiter robot was made by a local tech company. it can recognize objects and speakers -- and speeches. youngera little slow as people get in the way. >> they need to go a little faster than that to get your food to the table.

a look at what the papers have been saying today. a chinese scientist claims they have created the first genetically modified human being. is making the front chinese press today. he said twin girls were successfully conceived and born to make themited immune to hiv. the scientist is believed to be in hong kong to discuss his findings. chinese health authorities say they are in the dark about this experiment. much unsanctioned. it was approved by the hospital, but the hospital denies its claims -- his claims. >> what kind of reactions have

there been from the press? >> over 120 chinese scientists have penned an open letter, calling the experiment razzie and saying it deals a blow to the reputation of chinese science. british science has condemned to as highly irresponsible and dangerous, akin to russian roulette. the atlantic calling it a reckless and needless use of gene editing. monday marked -- a jewish center, a tourist restaurant, and a crowded train station in three days of carnage. , that isever forget

what the prime minister said. india has accused pakistan of allowing those responsible to roam freely in its country. pakistan has an international obligation to bring those responsible to justice. the times of india reports donald trump has offered a $5 million reward for any information leading to the arrest or capture of those responsible. one picture in particular went viral on the weekend. national border guards fired tear gas at migrants trying to cross into the u.s.. children thating sparked a lot of outrage. longoria andeven john q sect reposting this picture, condemning -- john

trump fordemning embarking on a campaign on stigma tatian -- stigmatize asian of migrants -- stimatiza tion of migrants. ordered mexico to escort the migrants home, threatening to close the border permanently if needed. timesvative washington backs him on this in this article, warm it -- warning if we open the floodgates and let in the looters, this would be the beginning of the end of u.s. sovereignty. >> twitter users had a bit of of nasa'she landing mode -- nasa's rover on mars.

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