ok let's bring in our correspondent there dan hawkins on this dan some big ambitious plans announced what else was said today. well president putin has always been very clear on the importance of developing digital technology particularly emphasizing the domestic tech sector telecommunications and artificial intelligence and this was of course a key part some of the speech today as well in which the resident highlighted the need to update the country's laws and legislative systems with regards to ai and in particular the segments of the economy that use and she now with regards to this of course the safety and protection of passing on data has been paramount it's been also a concern to many russians as the country increasingly moves towards a digital economy and the president was clear that the balance needed to be struck between making that digital progress and protecting people's data protecting people's information in particular to do with data leaks. but should i ask the government to promptly present a bill allowing the creation of draft laws for using ai across economy sectors

branded the assassination an act of state terror and blamed israel on the united states, artie's dan hawkins reports on the shock waves throughout the region. it was different things to different people, to his family, a husband and a father to his country, a patriot, a prized and respected scientists to others. though he was a threat, a man affectively in charge of iran's alleged nuclear weapons program. we don't exactly know what motivated the killing, but if it had anything to do with removing a supposed threat in the interests of peace and stability, the result so far seems to be the reverse of the streets, a boiling over with anger. well fuck resort. it was given a state funeral and granted martyr status. iran is out for revenge. some hardliners are calling for direct, massive retaliation against those who they think are responsible. even the strikes on israeli cities are on the table. life for an eye says god's law and to ron is in no mood to let this crime go unpunished. and image of around the world that the rain and the country's officials are brave enough to respond to this crimina

countries are looking to buy sputnik the western critics have already written off the russian vaccine dan hawkins looks at why. the media today is full of big headlines pfizer's covert 19 vaccine is officially the 1st to be approved in a western country with the united kingdom leading the way there's a sense of excitement that lives can be saved on the 1st steps towards codewords final defeat have been taken i would like to pay tribute to him to who made this possible it is the protection. that were ultimately allow us to recreate our lives and get our economy moving again this is a victory but the real winner in the race for a covert job has been vaccine protectionism to many in western media under stablish meant only western produced vaccines can even be considered as part of a global solution to the pandemic and other break through from the last event is that seen as a seneca high as pfizer makes a final push drug company pfizer says it is a great day for science c.e.o. of pfizer tweeting out his congratulations. this is really a historic day we have pfizer we have take you up while the europe

covered one teen next week just one vote got the latest on him this development from correspondent dan hawkins. the russian president made clear the 1st people to receive the job starting as early as next week would be those who are most vulnerable on a work with the most vulnerable so of course medical professionals and teachers among other key workers it would then be made available to the wider public and it's coming out very much over the next few days. we have already produced almost 2000000 doses of the 1st fringes to vaccine against coronavirus speed v this will allow us to start widespread vaccination specifically among 2 risk groups doctors and teachers i would like to ask you to start vaccination at the end of next week. this was announced in a video press conference with the deputy prime minister 30 on a go to cover who also made clear that this job would be voluntary that was to allay the fears of those who thought the job would be made compulsory it would be forced on everyone and anyone it will be voluntary and of course it will be free for those that wish to. get themselves agai