, the ukrainian navy ships headed back to exit the kerch strait. i repeat, they headed back, away from the strait and towards the open sea. they were immediately followed by a group of about 10 coast guard and russian black sea fleet vessels. there are audio recordings of communications among the russian vessel commanders regarding the orders on how to proceed. these recordings clearly demonstrate that the russian military vessels were given orders to attack the ukrainian vessels after the latter started to withdraw from the area. approximately at 8:30 p.m., the russian side carried out the shoot to kill order. i have all this recorded in my telephone, but i will not waste your time, of course. i will just go over a couple of changes which were intercepted. there is a conversation between the base in kerch and the russian boat. "hands up, hands up. everyone on board, hands up. surround your arms. we'll shoot to kill." and then finally, "well, who was getting the shooting?" "i cannot connect with izanbrut, there is a commotion in the air. they are

of the sea of azov and the strait, the ukrainian navy enjoys full freedom of navigation in the kerch strait and the sea of azov, and therefore can pass through the .erch strait at any time on 23rd november, the ukrainian navy boat group's low armored tugboat started a plan to transfer from the port in the black sea to the port in the sea of azov. the root and procedure of this passage were the same as in september this year, when two ukrainian vessels sailed. november during the naval march, the commander of the ukrainian naval group received a notice from the russian authorities concerning the closure of navigation in the kerch strait area. however, the international center for navigation control located in spain did not confirm the certification. of november, the ukrainian commander requested twice the russian maritime control services the passage through kerch strait. answer.not receive any later, the russian maritime control officer directed the ukrainian navy boat group through the so-called area of waiting. it was stated that the ukrainian vessels would be soon informed on the kerch s

they attempted to do so by the only possible way to go, through the kerch strait. both russia and ukraine used the routinely, but this time russia decided to prevent passage of the ukrainian ships, rams them, and then opened fire on them. this is no way for a law-abiding, civilized nation to act. impeding ukraine's lawful transit through the kerch strait is a violation under international law. it is an arrogant act that the international community must condemn and will never accept. in may, the united states condemned russia's construction and opening of the kerch strait bridge between russia and occupied crimea. the united states condemned russia's harassment of international shipping in the sea of azov, and the kerch strait. continued states will to stand with the people of ukraine against the russian aggression. it is our expectation that our european partners will lead this effort through the normandy four format, which we support. call on russia to respect its international obligations and not obstruct tourist ukraine's in the kerch strait, and to de-escalate

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait, off the coast ofensions, russian forces opened fire and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. anders aslund is a senior fellow in the eurasia center at the atlantic council. he joins me from washington. thank you for your time. first of all given there is an agreement to use these waters between both sides, how could like this happen?m use these waters between both sides, how could like this happen? it is straightforward russian aggression. they have right to do this. we had expected this for a long time, first the building over the bridge over this very narrow kerch strait, and $0011 this very narrow kerch strait, and soon after russia had annexed crimea and then more and more inspections of ships going to the big ukrainian ports, hundreds of them. they were hamper

we are on the kerch strait.he three ships impounded by the russians still on the other end of the bridge you see behind me at the kerch strait. you see the russians are not giving an inch. you mentioned the russian foreign ministry saying the western officials were involved. the russians holding the ukrainians responsible. ukrainians saying absolutely not. russians violated international law. and the special representative to ukraine saying the russians need to give the ships back immediately. the russians not unfazed at this point. we asked the spokesperson for vladimir putin if the russians believe if the meeting will happen. they say absolutely. they are planning for it. in fact, russian president vladimir putin came out late last night in russia and said he believes the meeting will happen and he believes that president trump still, as he calls it, positively inclined to repairing relations with the united states and russia despite, of course, the relations are in trouble as of late. the russians feel that p

let's bring in fred pleitgen near the kerch strait near russia. >> reporter: the three ukrainian ships remain impounded in the port town of kerch. the court in crimea has also announced that 24 ukrainian sailors on board the ships will remain in den tension for at -- remain in detention for at least two months awaiting trial. russians accuse them of illeg illegally entering the russian territory. putin came out on wednesday and called a planned provocation. that's one of the reasons the russians believe this move was pulled off. the ukrainians very much denying that. they continue to say it is the russians who provoked the incident and they are in breach of international law. the spokesperson for russia says they need to detain the ships. the russians are not feeling blow back from the u.s. president. the spokesman for vladimir putin saying he believes that despite the recent standoff that the meeting between presidents trump and putin is still on at the g20 summit. vladimir putin believes that president trump is positively inclined to bettering r

russian fighter jets in russian fighterjets in the kerch strait, this stretch of water is the only waysea, which ukraine and russia share. russia says three ukrainian vessels illegally entered its waters. first it blockaded them, then it fired at them. ukraine says six of its sailors were hurt, while the russian security service says only three we re security service says only three were wounded and were getting medical care. in kiev, ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, described the russian actions as unprovoked and crazy. mps they will vote on whether to introduce martial law on monday. translation: martial law on monday. translation: martial law would be introduced in order to strengthen ukraine's defence capabilities, amid increasing aggression and according to international law, a cold act by the russian federation. it does not mean oui’ russian federation. it does not mean our refusal to resolve the issue i political and diplomatic means. we intend to adhere to all international obligations including the minsk agreements. ukraine's key ports are in the azov sea, but since russ

russian fighter jets in the kerch straits.ssia share. russia says three ukrainian vessels illegally entered its waters. first it blockaded them, then it fired at them. ukraine says six of its sailors were hurt, while the russian security service says only three were wounded and were getting medical care. in kiev, ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, described the russian actions as unprovoked and crazy. mps there will vote on whether to introduce martial law on monday. translation: martial law would be introduced to strengthen ukraine's defensive capabilities amid increasing aggression and according to international law. it does not mean oui’ to international law. it does not mean our refusal to resolve the issue by somatic beans. —— diplomatic means. ukraine's key ports are in the sea of azov, but since russia annexed crimea four years ago, it is able to block access in and out of the kerch straits. overnight in kiev, there were protests outside russia's embassy, these events like salt in wounds that have not healed. both s

the only way for them to get their cargo out is through the kerch strait.nly way for russia to reach their annexed crimea is via a new bridge that russia constructed. 19 kilometers long across the kerch strait and opened earlier this year. i think we have images that show you kind of where that bridge runs along here. but it also appears that the russians had begun inspecting ships traveling through here, even though it's an international waterway for both ukraine and russia. and that has been criticized, not only by the ukraine, but also by western governments and the european union as well. and in this case, the russians closed part of the waterway in response to this tension by putting a tanker under one of the new bridges that they've placed here. now the russians claim that the waterway is open to commercial traffic at the very least. while these tensions were taking place, the russians were making a show of force, not only with naval power, with coast guard power, but by flying fighter jets very close over the surface of the sea along the newly constr

>> reporter: this is a major escalation in the kerch strait. it lies between the russian mainland and crimea. crimea was annexed in 2014. for many months, ukraine has been accusing russia of interfering with the shipping in the international stretch of water. preventing the access of ports in the sea of azov. trying to interfere with the shipping to apply economic pressure to the country. this is the first time this has emerged into outright violence. the ukrainian navy says six of the sailors were injured in the confrontati confrontation. a couple of confrontations took place. the most serious is when russia opened fire on three ukrainian naval vessels and deployed the special forces to take control of them. video has just come out of those ships being held under russian control on the crimean peninsula now. we don't know the fate of the crew. nevertheless, the prospects for this, the possibility of this escalating on enormous. you mentioned the united nations security council has called an emergency session to discuss the situation. there has

now restricting pass saage thro the kerch strait.ually it is strange given how barack obama led sanctions in 2014 after they invaded crimea. to see donald trump contemplating a meeting with putin at that late stage. now banning all residents from int entering ukrainian territory. now with historical precedent that he doesn't want to let the russians in to create private armies after the takeover the crimea in the east of the country. also behind me, i think a sense of concern about where this leads next. ukraine has not got the international support after the annexation of crimea. it is concerned that maybe russia is trying to impose the military control of the whole of the azov sea and staying in the port. the concern that moscow has its eye on controlling the coastline. that runs down russia main and the crimea peninsula which they annexed in 2014. they can only reach that through a precarious bridge. does moscow want a bridge between russia and crimea? we will see. many are wondering the long-term strategic game that has risked in

. >> reporter: ukraine is hours away from introducing marshall law as a response to the kerch strait where the ukrainian vessels were boarded and sailors were taken captive. russia, for their part, said this was a provocation. this is the more muted response from the u.s. president and the falls into the pattern of the russian actions in the east of ukraine to undermine the ukrainian government and ukrainian economy. it has been about what moscow thinks it can get away with. the insurance secident in the a shows how they are able to confront and arrest the military. the war has continued, but it used proxies to continue the fighting. this is a clear military on military confrontation. i think there are many analysts looking to see where moscow may be testing the waters with the young trump administration to see how far they can go and perhaps use the window ahead of the g20 summit in argentina and see how far they can push washington in the willingness to stand up for ukraine. and it has many in ukraine on edge with what russia will do. it has guarantees of constitutional rights. som

ukraine says six of its crew members were injured when russian forces opened fire in the kerch straitt of crimea, which was annexed by russia in 2014. the kremlin has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. joining me now here in the studio our correspondent lebo diseko. conflicting statements as to what is going on. what do we know? let's just go back to where it happened. you mentioned the kerch strait, it is really important because it is the only way into the azov sea. that is territorial waters, it is supposed to be shared by both russia and ukraine so they are both supposed to be able to have access to this water. earlier on three ukrainian vessels tried to go into the azov sea. they were blocked by a russian vessel, and russia says the ukrainians went into their territorial water. they were blocked and then there was this shooting, and then there was this shooting, and as you mentioned, six ukrainian crew members were hurt, that is according to the ukrainians. russia says it was just three crew members who were hurt and not very seriously, so conflictin

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait, off the coast ofajor escalation of tensions, russian forces opened fire, and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko, has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. earlier i spoke with kyrylo loukerenko, the co—founder of ukraine—based hromadske radio, which means "community radio". he's now a fellow with the national endowment for democracy in washington. i asked what the impact on ukraine has been given it's difficult in accessing that part of the sea. actually, nobody knows what happened, what happens with them. actually, ukraine is trying to build its small military navy group in azov sea. these are not very big vessels. they are, i mean, tugboats or small vessels. but still, ukraine wants to build this small group to defend its own troops in the territory, which is close to rebel—controlled or russian—contr

ukraine says six of its crew members were injured when russian forces opened fire in the kerch straitea, which was annexed by russia in 2014. the kremlin has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. joining me now here in the studio our correspondent lebo diseko. so difficult in finding out exactly what is happening, butjust what do we know about this situation? well, that bit of water, the kerch strait, is important because it is the only way into the sea which both russia and ukraine are supposed to share. now, earlier on the ukrainian vessels, three of them, tried to sail into the sea. they were blocked bya sail into the sea. they were blocked by a russian tanker underneath a bridge which really provides the only way it into the water that they are supposed to share. now, russia then shot at the ukrainian vessels, and there is a dispute about how many people were injured. the ukrainians say six of their crew we re ukrainians say six of their crew were injured. russia saysjust ukrainians say six of their crew were injured. russia says just three people were i

when the ships were moving to the north, trying to enter the kerch strait, what did you mean? i didn't understand. they were attacked by the russian's navy while they were moving from the kerch canal to the south. thank you, mr. president. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> coming up, federal trade commission chair joseph simons and the four commissioners will testify on the agency's budget and priorities before a senate commerce subcommittee. live coverage starts at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. and then tonight former president barack obama will sit down with former secretary of state james baker for a conversation at rice university. live at 8:45 p.m. on c-span2. also tonight, the victory and concession speeches in the mississippi u.s. senate runoff elections between republican smith and espy. live coverage here on c-span. >> when the new congress starts in january, there will be more than 100 new house and senate m

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait off the coast ofa major escalation of tensions. russian forces opened fire and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko, has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. kyrylo loukerenko is the co—founder of ukraine—based hromadske radio, which means "community radio". he is now a fellow with the national endowment for democracy in washington. thank you so much forjoining us. first of all, i wondered if you knew the fate of sailors who were on those ships that had been seized? actually, nobody knows what happened, what happens with them. we know from russian media that actually those three vessels, they are ian kerch port. but we also, we have no information about the fate of those sailors. we only know that from three to six sailors are wounded. ukrainian sources say there are six wounded sailors, and russian sour

the incident happened as the ships were moving through the kerch strait.a's illegal annexation of crimea in 2014. and also because more recently russia has built this bridge linking crimea to the russian mainland. that is also being seen as highly provocative. another development today — the ukrainian navy released a picture of one of its patrol boats, showing damage from russian naval artillery. and that all connects to this incident on sunday. a russian boat ramming a smaller ukranian vessel. well in response ukraine yesterday imposed martial law because its concerned about russian aggression on land — remember russia has also supported separatist rebels in the east of ukraine in recent years. russia maintains that the three ships were trying to cross its maritime territory without permission. this is russia's foreign minister. translation: this incident was intentionally provoked by ukraine. two members of ukraine's security service, who were on the ships, already giving testimonies which are available to the media. in my opinion, everyone should be ver

we heard from a russian analyst earlier that russia had just closed off the kerch strait for two hoursu know, according to the legislation and according to the agreement dated 2003, azov sea is the internal sea of both ukraine and russia. so, we possess the same rights. and if our ships are going somewhere, we are just informing the russian federation and vice versa. we did all the procedures on our side. let's take a look at one of the most read stories across the the bbc this morning. nasa's mars insight mission heads for ‘seven minutes of terror‘. this is the first spacecraft designed to study the internal structure of mars, attempting a difficult landing on the planet tonight and nasser says the probe will have minutes to slow down from more than 12,000 down to just five miles an hourto more than 12,000 down to just five miles an hour to avoid crashing into the surface —— nasser. more on that ina that's it for today's morning briefing. the united arab emirates has issued a presidential pardon with immediate effect for jailed a presidential pardon with immediate effect forjailed bri

the incidents took place near the crimean peninsula, by the kerch strait.russian waters. ukraine denies it. this was the reaction in kiev. "death to russia," he shouts. protests and pyrotechnics outside the russian embassy. ukraine's president denounced what he called russia's aggression. petro poroshenko will ask parliament to approve martial law to defend ukraine against russia. moscow is refusing to take the blame. russia's foreign minister accused kiev of provocations. sergey lavrov said ukraine's leaders were trying to score political points ahead of elections. to some, the incident is a reminder of just how to some, the incident is a reminder ofjust how dangerous the russia ukraine conflict is. the war continues to be live. and the war could escalate any moment. while endangering the relationship between russia and the west. with its show of force yesterday at sea and in the sky over the kerch strait, russia has sent a clear message to ukraine — don't mess with moscow. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. latest projections from the met office suggest c

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,

ukraine says russian boats opened fire on three its ships near the kerch strait near russia and crimeaing a russian ship ramming a small ukrainian tugboat. this is days before president putin and president trump meet in argentina for the g20 summit. matthew chance has more from moscow. >> reporter: christine, the attempt to disrupt the incident which they refuse took place. they accuse russians of orchestrating it. there are calls for president trump to postpone the trip. whether he will is uncertain are at this stage. -- uncertain at this stainige. the united nations security council is having an emergency meeting to discuss this issue. it doesn't seem to be heading in that way. the ukrainian parliament over the next few hours is set to consider whether or not to impose marshall law on the country in response to the situation. remember, the ukrainian navy saying six sailors were injured when the russians fired on three ukrainian vessels in the kerch strait, the bit of area between the crimean peninsula and the mainland. the ships were pounded by the vessels in the crimean peninsula. a

the kerch strait, and the video that was distributed by the interior minister of ukraine seems to be russian ship. and you can hear the commander ordering his crew amid many expletives to ram into this ukrainian navy tugboat. the russians accuse the ukrainians of staging a provocation and behaving dangerously in russian territorial waters. it comes down to a territorial dispute between these two countries. so, let's take a look and explain some of the geography here and why this is such a strategic region. the only way to get from the black sea to the sea of ozov which is shared bayou crane and russia is through this narrow waterway, the kerch straight. it is vital for ukraine for shipping from its port, industrial port of mariupol, they have to pass through here. it is also vital to russia because it is a link between the russian main land and the crimea peninsula, which russia annexed and seized, according to many western governments, against international law in 2014. what russia did in the last year was complete a brand-new bridge across this waterway, linking russia to the ukrai

at least six of its sailors were injured when russia opened fire on three of its vessels in the kerch straitry narrow stretch of water that exists between the russian mainland and the crimean peninsula, which it an ex-ed. russia controls that strait, giving access to the sea. u.s. officials and, of course, ukrainians have been accusing russia of interfering with international shipping, with preventing ukrainian vessels, getting into ports of sea by disrupting them. this is the latest kill minutation of that and it could escalate further, jim. >> we'll see what the west response is. matthew chance, thank you very much. >> president trump is back on the campaign trail this time for an embattled republican senator in mississippi on the eve of a run-off election, will the president's visit be enough to keep the seat red? >>> moechlts away from the opening bell on wall street, dow set to rebound after a rough week last week. watching how cyber monday plays out. we'll have that next. let's begin. yes or no? do you want the same tools and seamless experience across web and tablet? do you want $4.95

the russians maintain ukraine illegally entered russian territorial waters in the kerch strait, the major choke point between the black sea and the sea of azod which up until now has been considered a passageway both countries have used. you can see it developing right there. a russian coast guard vessel ramming one of the ukrainian boats, then seizing them and some 28 sailors. up to six ukrainian seamen were reportedly injured. this racheting up tensions between the meeting between president trump and vladimir putin at the g20 in argentina. the guardian saying forget brexit, ukraine is the biggest threat to europe. with us in a fox business exclusive, from moscow, the man sometimes referred to as putin's banker, andrey kostin, chairman and president of vtb, russia's second largest bank. both have personally been sanctioned. andrey, the western world is saying this is russian aggression and must stop immediately as it pertains to what happened at the kerch strait. is this russian aggression? >> that's very strange to hear. the only person who benefits from this is mr. poroshenko because h

this is the first time they've engaged naval ships in the kerch strait. that's part of the issue, it's an economic squeeze on ukraine as much as the military pressure they're putting on the ukraine. >> dana: so it's a strategic attack? >> general keane is right. the russians have been blocked on land because of ukrainian resistance and western resolve shown through our sanctions policy. russians are looking for a soft spot. they've gone sort of around the corner and hit the ukrainians by sea. they're now waiting to see how the u.s. responds. president trump should be meeting with president trump putin on the margins of the g-20, end of this week in argentina. this is a good opportunity for the president to get rid of that bad taste from the helsinki press conference in the summer and stand up to putin. good opportunity for the president. >> dana: the ukrainian president, so he is up for reelection next march. apparently quite far behind. i saw some people suggesting on twitter. saying that he's put himself in a position where the russians might try to cla

it follows a naval clash in the kerch strait, off the coast of crimea, which was annexed by russia in014. a number of western countries have condemned moscow's actions. president trump has suggested britain's brexit agreement with the eu could leave it unable to negotiate a free—trade agreement with the us. his comments, two weeks before a crucial vote in the british parliament, are a fresh blow to prime minister theresa may. an inquest into the death of the former welsh government minister, carl sargeant, has opened in north wales. mr sargeant, who'd been sacked last november following accusations of sexual misconduct, was found dead four days later at his home. our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. carl sargeant was a well—known figure in the welsh assembly. his death last year left his family grief—stricken and sent shock waves through the welsh political establishment in cardiff bay. his body was found at his family home four days after he'd been sacked from his post and suspended from the welsh labour party amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denied. walking arm

the kerch strait as jointly owned waters off russia and ukraine.as if it was their own water. that has not been the case for the last six months or so because now that russia has occupied crimea, it has built a bridge to connect crimea to the russian mainland and it has started taking a pretty keen interest in who uses that street, who passes under the bridge, and ukrainian bolts and balls destined to ukrainian ports have been subject to ukrainian ports have been subject toa to ukrainian ports have been subject to a lot more inspections. that treaty doesn't seem to be respected. there are still argument continuing about what happened on sunday. ukraine is seeing that their ships we re ukraine is seeing that their ships were perfectly entitled to be where they were, the russian line and that is that the ukrainian ships were in russian territorial waters. so that debate is still continuing. thanks very much. and for more on these escalating tensions, we arejoined now by kimberly marten, who chairs the department of political science at barnard univer

reporter: russia and ukraine have blamed each other for sunday's standoff in the kerch strait, whichinks the black sea and the azov sea. russian naval officers fired on and seized three ukrarainian vessels, capturing the crew. 12 ukrainians have now been charged with unlawfully entering russia. they face up to six years in jail. but russian president vladimir putin blames the ukrainian president for the standoff, claiming it is a move to boost his ratings. >> it is clearly a provocation. a provocation organized by the authorities, and, i i think, the president t himself, aheadad ofe presidential election scheduled to take place in ukraine in march of next year. reporter: international pressure against russia is building, with talk of further sanctions. u.s. president donald trump has threatened to cancel a meeting scheduled with president putin at this week's g20 summit. meanwhile, ukrainians are preparing for a new phase of war, with the conflict showing no signs of stopping. brent: i'm joined now by correspondent david stern in the ukrainian capital kiev. good evening to you, david

the ukrainian ships were traveling between two of their own ports and were hit at the narrow kerch strait between russia and crimea which it ilga annexed. russia now claiming these waters as its territory and blaming ukraine for provoking the incident. in ukraine's capital, fury. russia's embassy attacked. at the united nations, russia condemned. >> the united states would welcome a normal relationship with russia. but outlaw actions like this one continue putin is testing ukraine and the west as he prepares to meet president trump. >> at the g-20 summit i would encourage president trump to not meet with vladimir putin. >> reporter: this confrontation now threatening a crisis. tonight, ukraine introduced marshall law. president putin calling that serious and risky. he's sending a message to ukraine -- don't mess with us. he's also sending a challenge, too, to president trump. lester? >> all right, bill neely in moscow, thanks. >>> now to a fascinating and perhaps troubling claim from a chinese scientist who claims he's made a breakthrough that sparked controversy around the world. he said

special forces carried out an act of aggression when they seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch straitff the coast of crimea. russia says the ukrainian ships breached its territorial waters. the security council will meet on monday to discuss the crisis. the prime minister will now be doing her utmost to sell her brexit deal, not only to mps, but to their constituents. so what do voters make of it? olivia richwald spent the day in skipton in north yorkshire. skipton in the yorkshire dales is a prosperous market town, attracts plenty of tourists, and votes tory blue. but in the red lion pub, it was time for sunday lunch and a chew over the brexit deal. it might be pleasing both sides, and that's what she is trying to do. she's tried to please everybody, and it will not be a good deal for either side. it looks unacceptable, and if enough brexiteers have left the cabinet because it's so bad, then theresa may and all her remain colleagues are just pushing it through, it looks awful. in the referendum, 53% of people here voted to leave the eu, similar to the national result. among them, zoe

it follows a naval clash in the kerch strait, off the coast of crimea, which was annexed by russia inump has suggested britain's brexit agreement with the eu could leave it unable to negotiate a free—trade agreement with the us. his comments, two weeks before a crucial vote in the british parliament, are a fresh blow to prime minister theresa may.

sunday's naval clash was in the kerch strait, off the coast of crimea, which was annexed by russia int steve rosenberg reports. off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. the russians target a tug boat. the hint is less than subtle. later, russian forces shoot at, then seize the tug, and two other ukrainian vassals. this apparently a mayday from a ukrainian sailor as the russians storm his boat. a russian replies. the vessels were towed to russian—controlled crimea. 23 ukrainian servicemen have been detained. after the dramas at sea, the political battles over who's responsible. moscow's reaction — don't blame russia. 0fficials here have been presenting what happened as a ukrainian provocation in russian territorial waters. well, ukraine rejects that, and insists this was an act of aggression against its navy. 0n the streets of kiev, they agree. "death to russia", he shouts. protests and pyrotechnics outside the russian embassy. ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, called for 30 days of martial law in parts of the country. meanwhile,

ukraine sees last week's clashes in the kerch strait when russia seized three ukrainian vessels and theireps to another russian land grab. but moscow accuses kyiv of overreacting. translation: i think it would be very scary if anyone tried to mirror the decisions taken in ukraine. this would be madness. what has happened there is the result of a dysfunctional government. kiev wants nato to patrol this stretch of water between russia and ukraine. ukraine's allies are wary of inflaming tensions further, but the eu has signalled today that it is likely to extend sanctions against russia later this month. richard lister, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... belgian police have used water cannon and tear gas against protestors who allegedly threw rocks at the prime minister's office in brussels. the demonstration was apparently inspired by the ‘yellow vest‘ protests, which took place across france against increases in fuel prices. france‘s president marcon has raised fuel duties as part of an effort to reduce emissions which cause global warming. reports

it follows a naval clash in the kerch strait, off the coast of crimea, which was annexed by russia in

it follows a naval clash in the kerch strait, off the coast of crimea, which was annexed by russia in4. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. all the talk. i am stephen sackur. —— welcome to hardtalk. president trump says he doesn't know whether president —— mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi and frankly, he doesn't seem to care. safe to assume that he also doesn't care about the hundreds of clerics, intellectuals and dissident activists locked up by mohammed bin salman‘s security forces. my guest today is abdullah alaoudh, a saudi exile whose father is facing charges that carry a death sentence. can anyone, oranything, challenge saudi authoritarianism? abdullah alaoudh, thank —— welcome to hardtalk and thank you for joining me from chicago. thank you for posting me. let start on your reflections on a pretty remarkable and pretty grim two months for people like you, who knew jamal khashoggi, the saudi writer and journalist. let me ask you, were you, are you still, shocked and surprised by what happened to him? yes, iam surprised by what happened to him? yes,

well, the situation in the kerch strait had been deteriorating since 201a when the russians illegallyeen deployed in the azov sea was actually because of actions which the russian government and the russian fsb and russian fleet have been taking in azov for the last month. they have been blocking both ukrainian and international vessels which were going to ukrainian ports berdyansk and mariupol, and for that reason, losses of ukrainian government and international companies have been huge. and basically, the ukrainian government, according to official statement, warned russian side that these three vessels would be removed. what we see now today, apm kiev time, would probably, i would say it‘s 100%, will declare martial law for the next 60 days. which would effectively have immediate effect on the territory of the whole country. the russians, theirforeign ministry have accused ukraine of deliberately provoking this incident. moscow saying they will summon a senior ukrainian diplomat to complain about it. what do you think now will be the consequences of all of this? it‘s a good questi

the kerch strait, where this happened, is the only way of accessing ukraine's key ports in the azov seawhich both russia and ukraine are meant to share. but, since russia annexed crimea four years ago, it has been able to block access in and out. on monday, ukraine imposed martial law, saying it is the victim of a deliberate act of aggression. translation: i don't want anyone to think this is fun and games. ukraine is under threat of full—scale war with russia. the us is calling on european countries to fully enforce the sanctions on russia over its annexation of crimea. it's a dangerous escalation on the part of russians' continued aggressive behaviour against ukraine. the united states continues to support ukraine's territorial integrity. the secretary's heading to nato, as many of you know, in the coming days. i would imagine that that would be a big topic of conversation. america says russia violated international law, and president trump now says he might cancel a meeting with president putin at the g20 later this week. mr trump says he doesn't like what is happening, but he hopes

the kerch strait, where this happened, is the only way of accessing ukraine's key ports in the azov sea meant to share. but, since russia annexed crimea four years ago, it has been able to block access in and out. on monday, ukraine imposed martial law, saying it is the victim of a deliberate act of aggression. translation: i don't want anyone to think this is fun and games. ukraine is under threat of full—scale war with russia. the us is calling on european countries to fully enforce the sanctions on russia over its annexation of crimea. it's a dangerous escalation on the part of russians' continued aggressive behaviour against ukraine. the united states continues to support ukraine's territorial integrity. the secretary's heading to nato, as many of you know, in the coming days. i would imagine that that would be a big topic of conversation. america says russia violated international law, and president trump now says he might cancel a meeting with president putin at the g20 later this week. mr trump says he doesn't like what is happening, but he hopes they will be able to straighten t

special forces carried out an act of aggression when they seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch straitff the coast of crimea. russia says the ukrainian ships breached its territorial waters. the security council will meet on monday to discuss the crisis. it's just gone 3:30am in the morning. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, bringing together in debate leading uk commentators with foreign correspondents who file their stories with the dateline london. on today's programme: theresa may exercises her muscles in brussels this weekend, but will the knock—out blow to her brexit deal be delivered at westminster? is a gulf opening up between the west and the gulf states 7 and as the british museum lends to nigeria valuable stolen bronzes, is it time to hand back the loot of empire? with me: janet daley, columnist for the sunday telegraph — nabila ramdani, who reports widely on thre arab world, us broadcaster michael goldfarb, host of the podcast, the first rough draft of history, and the belgian journalist marc roche of the weekly magazine le point. a wee

russian fighter jets in the kerch straits.tch of water is the only way in and out of the sea of azov, which ukraine and russia share. russia says three ukrainian vessels illegally entered its waters. first it blockaded them, then it fired at them. ukraine says six of its sailors were hurt, while the russian security service says only three were wounded, and were getting medical care. in kiev, ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, described the russian actions as unprovoked and crazy. mps they will vote on whether to introduce martial law on monday. ukraine's key ports are in the sea of azov, but since russia annexed crimea four years ago, it is able to block access in and out of the kerch straits. overnight in kiev, there were protests outside russia's embassy, these events like salt in wounds that have not healed. both sides have asked for an emergency meeting of the un security council, which will be held on monday morning, the hope being that this crisis doesn't escalate any further. the royal college of surgeons is callin

two ukrainian gunboats and a tug were sailing into the kerch strait on sunday.border guard says the flotilla violated russian territorial waters. ukraine calls it a flagrant violation of international law. there's been fighting in eastern ukraine since april 2014 when russia annexed the peninsula. we condemn russia's aggression against the ukrainian vessel that sought to enter the sea of azov on the 25th of november. we remain deeply concerned about the welfare of the ukrainian sailors detained by russia and call for their release urgently. russia has again shown its willingness to violate ukraine's sovereignty following the illegal annexation of the crimea and construction of the kerch bridge. the united kingdom remains committed to upholding the rules based international system which russia continues to flout. he was responding to a question from a conservative former cabinet minister who called for stronger sanctions against russia. will he reiterate his call for the immediate release of the 23 sailors now being held by russia, some of whom are now, we unders

yesterday saw russia sieze vessels in the narrow kerch strait, a marine route important to the ukrainianberg reports. off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. the russians target a tug boat. the hint is less than subtle. later, russian forces shoot and seize the target and two other ukrainian vassals. this apparently a mayday from a ukrainian sailor as the russians storm his boat. a russian replies. the vessels were towed to russian—controlled crimea. 23 ukrainian servicemen have been detained. after the dramas at sea, the political battles over who's responsible. moscow's reaction — don't blame russia. officials here have been presenting what happened as a ukrainian provocation in russian territorial waters. well, ukraine rejects that and insists this was an act of aggression against its navy. on the streets of kiev, they agree. "death to russia," he shouts. protests and pyrotechnics outside the russian embassy. ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, called for 30 days of martial law in parts of the country. meanwhile, at the united nat

ukraine sees last week's clashes in the kerch strait when russia seized three ukrainian vessels and theirsteps to another russian land grab. but moscow accuses kyiv of overreacting. translation: i think it would be very scary if anyone tried to mirror the decisions taken in ukraine. this would be madness. what has happened there is the result of a dysfunctional government. kiev wants nato to patrol this stretch of water between russia and ukraine to stop ukraine's allies are wary of inflaming tensions further but the eu has signalled today that it is likely to extend sanctions against russia later this month. richard lister, bbc news. the time is 17 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. the world's most powerful leaders gather in argentina for the g20 summit. but it's clouded by tensions over trade, climate change, and the conflict in ukraine. and still to come: thousands of people are to be prescribed a new ultra—low calorie diet that can reverse type 2 diabetes. coming up on bbc news: tyson fury and deontay wilder have been warned any repeat of this at their weigh—in later cou

the ukrainian navy says a russian coastguard vessel has fired on two ukrainian gunboats in the kerch strait a bridge linking its territory to the annexed crimean peninsula. the ukrainian navy has accused the russians of shooting to kill. it said two ukrainians had been injured and three vessels had been seized by russian special forces. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. after days of easterly winds, and at times cloudy weather, a complete change on the way in the coming days. the atlantic weather systems will start knocking on our door from tuesday onwards. monday still looking fine across the uk, that is if you don't mind those chilly eastern winds. this is what it looks like over the next few hours, so the wind out of the east continuing to drag in some cloud. further showers around across yorkshire, eastern scotland, and temperatures by early monday, above freezing in city centres. outside of town there will be a touch of frost, particularly across northern and north—western areas. tomorrow, very much an east west split. easterly wind will continue

special forces carried out an act of aggression when they seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch straitff the coast of crimea. russia says the ukrainian ships breached its territorial waters. the security council will meet on monday to discuss the crisis. now on bbc news, a look back at the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, our look at the political week in westminster and beyond, as former ministers try to stop the theresa may's brexit plans. she should junk forthwith the backstop. isn't it a regrettable but inescapable reality that this deal gives even more away? but don't worry, it's not all about brexit. hang on in there. the immigration minister's back in the lion's den. this is your responsibility. and that is information that has been provided anonymously by ngos, and we cannot... telepathy is not my first skill. and 100 after they got the chance to be mps, where are all the women? i don't know why but when i've come across women who when i'd said, you should stand to be an mp, a counsellor, the gla member, they've looked at me with utter shock and