we speak exclusively to the head of piraeus bank. good morning to our viewers in europe, good evening to those in asia, and a very warm welcome to those just waking up in the u.s. happy labor day. i think it is ironic that people get the day off on labor day. i am guy johnson, this is "the pulse." here in london. we will get straight to our top stories. conflict between ukraine and russia taking another twist. ukraine's president has warned that the crisis is this to the point of no return. eu leaders have given the european commission a week to draft a new round of sanctions moscow. ryan chilcote has been analyzing the story. the rebel? recordruble at 37.44, a low. the soviet union dissolved in 1990, this is the lowest against the dollar has ever been. .7% since monday of last week, a consequence of the conflict in ukraine. this is one place where expressingre concerns. you couple it with the issue of capital outflows out of russia. last week we saw the ruble get hit, it is continuing today, down 0.8% already. >> nato summit in wale

from piraeus, boats depart for points throughout the aegean sea. cruise ships await their passengers, and hydrofoils vie with lumbering car ferries. it's an exciting springboard for the greek isles. we're riding a flying dolphin, one of the fleet of speedy hydrofoils that zip from athens to the islands and from island to island. it's fast but less scenic as the passengers are stuck inside. i like to hang out in the windy doorway. after a 90-minute ride, athens is a world away, and we pull into the isle of hydra. its main town, also called hydra, is home to about 90% of the island's 3,000 residents. after the noise of athens, hydra's traffic-free tranquility is a delight. i'm glad i'm packing light as i hike up to my hotel. hydra is one of the prettiest towns in greece. its superb harbor is surrounded by an amphitheater of rocky hills. there's an easy blend of work-a-day commerce, fancy yachts, and lazy tourists on island time. donkeys rather than cars. the shady awnings of well-worn cafes. and memorable seaside views all combine to make it clear, y

we speak exclusively to the head of piraeus bank.g to our viewers in europe, good evening to those in asia, and a very warm welcome to those just waking up in the u.s. happy labor

piraeus so animated? so like the mississippi delta. what did they do decades ago? it is like a little kid from heaven >> . .