is a problem of the whole european union. betty: eu leaders will hold an emergenc emergency meeting. they may have to default if there is no new deal. vladimir putin says his country is weathering the economic crisis better than some expected, especially with the challenges from swapping oil prices. insident putin appeared saint petersburg earlier today. end ofnt putin: at the last year, many people predicted deep crisis in russia. this has not happened. we have managed to stabilize the situation. line across the negative situation fluctuations and we are successful in going through the difficulties because the russian economy has accumulated the inner strength quite well. president putin also says his government has maintained control over inflation and has