that is the putin narrative and putin approach. i'm telling you about the internal unity, internal unity, completely impossible. we should have an election in the next 60 days after our victory. this means for me, it is a nato membership. not any others. with the future, the perspective. but, i hate the idea to win the war and to lose the piece. -- peace. to me, ukrainians are winning because we are a free and democratic nation. that's why parliamentary purely those --fighting against corruption, i'm proud it was me who introduced the anticorruption infrastructure together with president trump and president obama, biden. corruption makes it disastrous for ukrainians. inside the country it makes it disastrous. with that situation, election should be mediated. even during the war, the reason not to provide exactly like i present, war is not the reason to make the pressure or limit the power of the parliament. our strength is in the parliament. with that situation, internal unity, as a leader of the opposition, the leader of the party

so you do have examples of cronies around, putin scooping up western assets and putin handing them out to some of his inner circle order to keep them onside. but i do that the longer the western companies stayed, the riskier it became for them. they were continuing to pay taxes to the russian government. you know, the kiev school of economics has done some great research on this. i think in 2023 they were paying something like $6 billion in profit taxes to to the russian government. so it's not a good look for a western company that is concerned about their brand and what you was actually oil companies who cut ties more quickly because were seen to be more closely tied to russian government revenues. it was consumer companies that ended up staying arguing that well we're selling pet food or diapers. so that's unconnected to the war. even though they were paying taxes to the russian government and in funding the defense spending. so i many, many have stayed have gotten out. just recently we the case of unilever, a big consumer company, finally deciding get out and finding a russian buye

so we're in the crosshairs of the war that putin has started.g part of it now, but it's only part of it. given everything you've just said, how do you negotiate, then with russia and with president putin? if we're looking... there is no there is no negotiation. how do we bring an end to the conflict in ukraine? if you use the phrase negotiation with a westerner, if you use the phrase, the word negotiation with my colleagues, former colleagues at you have to approach, understand who it is you are talking to. and i use this approach when i was ambassador, i never asked the russian government for anything. i was warned by a pretty savvy, uh, it was actually a russian orthodox bishop who once warned me... he said, never, ever ask the russian government for anything. they will interpret it as weakness and won't take you seriously. so i would always tell the russians, respectfully, what i thought the situation was, whatever the issue was, what the united states was going to do about it and let them react. so negotiations, the way we conceive of negoti

can you see yourself returning while putin is in power? when putin is in power?ure, not, unfortunately. because i want to live in russia. i was born in moscow, our children were born in moscow. we spent all the... i spent all my life, my family, with alexei, spent all our life in moscow. it's very important for me to come back. of course it's not possible while putin is in power. but i hope one day all this regime will fall and i will come back. putin is capable of anything... and do you see yourself as a politician now in the way that alexei, your husband alexei navalny was? can you, do you want to try and garner the kind of support that he did? yes, i do. er, and there are a lot of people who support me, and i want also to be supportive to them back. there are a lot of... despite a lot of people are in exile. of course, millions of alexei supporters, they are still in russia, they live under huge repressions, oppressions, and it's very important for me to keep a kind of connection with them, because those people didn't afraid to come to the funeral. didn't afra

so we're in the crosshairs of the war that putin has started.sjust a big part of it now, but it's only part of it. given everything you've just said, how do you negotiate, then with russia and with president putin? if we're looking... there is no there is no negotiation. how do we bring an end to the conflict in ukraine? if you use the phrase negotiation with a westerner, if you use the phrase, the word negotiation with my colleagues, former colleagues at the state department, we think about we approach our counterparty in the kremlin and we uh, you know, we look for good faith gestures to establish a rapport and are planning for a give and take good faith negotiations. those are not possible with, uh, with putin and with the kremlin, period. now, don't misunderstand me. we need to talk to the russians. we need to tell them things. and importantly, listen to what they tell us. but there are no negotiations. what has putin never said that he would compromise on? nothing. he will never compromise his war aims, which are denazifying and demilitaris

i have negative experience to work with putin. but but i have very negative e to work with putin. do you know by recommendation about putin? right language to speak with putin. this is not english. he does not understand that. chancellor merkel, we tried several times to speak with him in german. he does not understand. it looks like to me he doesn't understand. liana: he doesn't want to. mr. poroshenko: i speak with him in russian, same result. [laughter] the only language he understands is the language of united strength. we could do that, seek that, he signs the minsk agreement and stops offensive operations and does many positive things. let's learn this language. i know president trump knows this language very good. point number two. point number three, don't be afraid of putin. don't be afraid of defeat of russia. better, more efficient, cheaper, for that we need internal unity in ukraine. in three hours after russian missiles attacked ukraine, i was with the president elect. that was the only time i met him after the election. i told him you are not my opponent anymore. i a

nina, how rare is an apology from president putin?- from president putin? very rare.n fact, _ from president putin? very rare. in fact, there - from president putin? very rare. in fact, there was - from president putin? very rare. in fact, there was five days — when did the tragedy happen? five—day speculation that he is going to apologise, he is not going to apologise, and he was not going to apologise because he never does. on the other hand, his relationship with azerbaijan is very important, they need each other, and the president of azerbaijan is a very tough man, probably as tough as putin, so putin had to at least pretend that there was some sort of parity in the relationship between russia and azerbaijan. so it is a very rare occasion and shows that there is some rationale left, or rational thinking left, in the kremlin. yes, well, help us understand that relationship between the two countries. the kremlin actually said saturday that putin had called azerbaijan's president on the phone. do you think that this could end up affecting the relationship between tho

and tonight, a russian oligarch close to putin telling max seddon at the financial times that putin will reject trump's peace plan the first one that trump's floated there. he said then, quote, the world is on the brink of nuclear war. that oligarch saying that and also adding a specific warning to trump, saying that if trump does not stop u.s. backing for ukraine quote, there will be a radiation zone. nobody will ever go into in our lifetime. and the war will be over threatening trump with nuclear war if he doesn't stop supporting ukraine. something that putin's state media is betting trump will do thanks to his cabinet choices. so far, according to journalist julia davis, the host of one popular russian state television program, saying overnight, quote what an excellent team is coming along with trump, not with respect to ukraine, but as far as everything else goes. if they're allowed to get in, they will quickly dismantle america brick by brick they are so great. fred pleitgen is out front tonight live in moscow to begin our coverage and fred, obviously an assault on putin backed gove

that's been the objective of putin since day one, in february of 2022, to get putin and his or excuseme, to get zelenskyy and his government out of ukraine so they would meet their strategic objective if they could do that and seth, you know, putin signing the military budget, a third of the budget going to the military increasing troops for just the third time since the war began. >> obviously, they've had hundreds of thousands, maybe nearly a million of wounded or killed in action. the currency hitting the lowest level that it has since the war, since the invasion of ukraine. how how much disarray is there in the russian military? i mean, what's the truth? as you can see, it seth. >> well, look i think the russian military is trying to push forward in the area of donetsk and luhansk in ukraine. but the reality is that the russians have suffered extraordinary casualties and still are on the front lines. they have not been able to effectively take back the take back the kursk area of russia, that the ukrainians now control. >> as we've talked about aaron. >> the russians have suffered

nina, how rare is an apology from president putin?nina, how rare is an apology from president putin? very rare. in fact, there was five _ president putin? very rare. in fact, there was five days _ president putin? very rare. in fact, there was five days when _ president putin? very rare. in fact, i there was five days when the tragedy happened, five days speculation that he is going to apologise, he is not going to apologise, and events were that he's not going to apologise because never does. on the other hand,is because never does. on the other hand, is relationship of azerbaijan is very important, and they need each other, and the president of azerbaijan is a tough man, probably as tough as putin, and so putin had to at least pretend that there was some sort of heresy in the relationship between russia and azerbaijan so it is very rare occasion and shows that there is some rationale left, rational thinking left, niekro and. help us understand _ thinking left, niekro and. help us understand them _ thinking left, niekro and. help us

with putin, it wasn't about nato enlargement. as a matter of fact it was an eu agreement that spurred the protest and everything else. it is about values, it is about the system of values moving towards russia's border. what would be a defeat for russia? i prefer to talk about ukrainian victory and our common victory than russia's defeat. as the admiral pointed out earlier, russia has already been defeated by the fact that have not achieved their primary goal to take ukraine within just a few days. and russia's economy will suffer for years to come. they have a huge demographic problem. acute problem is also we are avoiding these sections and the energy market has just shifted from delivering energy to the eu to delivering energy to india and other countries. again, we need to be a lot firmer on imposing not just the sanctions, but all of the postulates of the international law. that is what i said in the beginning, our common victory is really to win this war in the way we protect the international system and democracy. >> this

and the defensive stance from putin.hat does this mean for donald trump in his first 100 days, in your opinion? >> i think it means a few things. i think new lines need to be drawn in the sand. i think vladimir putin needs to be reminded of the fact that he's no longer dealing with a commander in chief that's going to sleep walk his way through the responsibilities of the united states of america or take him at his words, famously vladimir putin told joe biden he was not responsible for hacking the colonial pipeline, he was not responsible for the jbs beef hack that compromised one fifth of the beef supply of the nation and joe biden said he believed, quote, vladimir putin learned his lesson. it's clear after an invasion of ukraine that cost countless lives, after we've seen what happened here with the latest conflict, vladimir putin has not learned his lesson. donald trump showing up on january # 20th to remind him that the old days are done and there's a new sheriff in town, conduct yourself accordingly or be held to a

in negotiating table -- message to putin. , ., putin. in terms of the third .a l putin.do you - putin. in terms of the third party, how do you see - putin. in terms of the third - party, how do you see president zelensky sees this? reading an interview there in time magazine but we have heard from him repeatedly, saying he wants to work directly with donald trump and result footage that earlier him actually walking with donald trump during a meeting in the last month. will he work with donald trump, will he work with donald trump, will he follow any us demands or do you think we might see the ukrainian president turn even to europe? ukrainian president turn even to emma?— ukrainian president turn even to euroe? ., ~ to europe? no, i think zelensky doesnt to europe? no, i think zelensky doesn't have — to europe? no, i think zelensky doesn't have an _ to europe? no, i think zelensky doesn't have an option, - to europe? no, i think zelensky doesn't have an option, and - doesn't have an option, and that's because the united states is the main backer. europeans are helping ou

president putin said _ very tragic event. president putin said that _ very tragic event. putin said that this - very tragic event. president putin said that this tragic i putin said that this tragic event happened when russian air defence systems were repelling ukrainian drones, how likely is this? ~ �* , ., ,, this? we've seen it happen before many _ this? we've seen it happen before many times, - this? we've seen it happen before many times, in - this? we've seen it happen i before many times, in terms this? we've seen it happen - before many times, in terms of it reaching the point at which an aircraft is shot down undesirably or unintentionally. certainly flying civil aircraft in an environment where there is an active air defence operation is obviously a very high risk thing to do. the problem is conversely that a state like ukraine is not... quite recently... not going to advertise what the intentions are in terms of aggressive actions. and therefore, people operating aircraft into places like this will need to make a decision about whether they believe the airspace

this is not the time to concede to putin. dmytro kuleba, we have to end there.hello there. some very blustery weather over the next few days, and it is looking particularly windy, wherever you are, through the weekend. and a whole range of temperatures, too — milder again on friday and saturday, briefly colder on sunday, then temperatures are set to rise as we head into christmas itself — which is not looking white at all. but until then, a lot of weather to get through, including tonight — there is an approaching couple of weather fronts bringing some outbreaks of rain and plenty of cloud. also, milder—feeling air as well, marked in yellow. so, rising temperatures for many for the rest of the night, but still a chilly start across eastern areas of england. here's some early brightness, but it's not set to last — it will cloud over as our fronts continue to push their way further southwards and eastwards into england and wales by the afternoon. blustery showers, brighter conditions following on behind, but brisk westerly winds, particularly for western coasts. b

let's look at syria - and assad, how has putin taken this? i and assad, how has putin taken this?y damaged about _ this? i think he's been very damaged about what - this? i think he's been very damaged about what has . this? i think he's been very - damaged about what has happened in syria. during the press conference, he said that some people were calling assad's fall from the leadership of syria had to be a defeat for russia. but that's not true, you know, he said when we came in in 2015, we helped get rid of terrorism, we stayed there and really achieved our goal. so he was pretty defiant about that. and then he was also asked about the airbase and the naval base that russia has in syria and i thought that was interesting. he said that we are talking about it and some of these groups, he didn't refer specifically to, you know, which groups are now running syria are, but hejust said that they seemed interested in having us stay. but of course, there is a lot of evidence that people, apparently equipment and all the military hardware has been seen leaving the naval base. so i'm n

>> as your report just said, putin has suffered a major blow.ight now russian intelligence and security leaders are trying to figure out how they might recer from it. it wouldn't surprise me if there were caches of cash, we are going to find out if russia sees syria's new leaders as a source of instability or support. i think it will likely be the former. lewis: why the former? >> the ft that the russian government propped up assad will not be lost on the leaders of the syrian rebel alliance, that has now taken baghdad. in particular, they would be worried that russia might be a fifth column to try to stir up opposition to their role in some number of months. russia has ties mainly into the far west of syria, the minority that assad used to keep him in power, was deeply resented by syria's other ethnic and religious groups. there is certainly no love lost between those who backed assad and those who resisted it, especially the islamist groups that are now very much present in damascus today. lewis: talk us through the view from washington, what

it's can vladimir putin be trusted in any negotiations? and i guess the answer is negative. >> i've seen no evidence of that. >> okay. >> the reason why i say that is because in 1994 as they saw that he simply decided that what his predecessors decided to do he wasn't going to honor. and if you have no honor, how do you trust them? >> okay. also, thank you very much for making a very important point. it's very popular among what i call peace mongers, that every war ends at the negotiating table. that's not true. there were wars like world war ii that ended with unconditional surrender. for me, it's a key definition of victory. we all know vladimir putin's goal was and will be to destroy ukrainian statehood. it's not what i am saying. he has been saying in the russian propaganda machine 24/7. [ indiscernible ] it's a war to win. it's almost like a game of chess. you have black and white, good and evil, but there's no draw. it's either we win or he wins. again, thank you for making this important point that dictators -- [ indiscernible ] we

this is not the time to concede to putin. dmytro kuleba, we have to end there.llo. after the overnight rain across england and wales, thursday promises to bring lengthy spells of sunshine. it'll be a little on the chilly side, particularly across the north of the uk with a noticeable breeze, but overall, not a bad day. now, here's the satellite picture of that weather system earlier on, spreading across the uk. the rain has been mostly across the southern half of the country — in the north, we've had showers and clear spells. by the middle of thursday, that weather front is way towards the east of us — and in its wake, we're in that northwesterly airstream. so, this is what it looks like early in the morning — still the remnants of the rain there across east anglia, but 1—2 showers also further towards the west. frost—free for england and wales, typically five celsius, closer to freezing in northern ireland and scotland. so here's that weather, then, on thursday — sunshine, particularly across eastern and central england, but notice a few showers in scotland, an

but tell me why you think putin will protect him. >> well, putin doesn't have that many friends around the world, and he does want to show that if you're going to line up with the russian dictator, if you're going to, you know, sort of provide sort of the diplomatic engagement, the space for military bases and things go badly. >> well, your country might not do very well, but putin will take care of you. putin will take care of your family. that's an important message for someone like kim jong un in north korea. that's an important message for the irgc and the supreme leader in iran. it's a very important message for president lukashenko. for example, in belarus. so, i mean, you know, you look at these countries around the world and the dictators, including in some african states that have been lined up with the wagner group, lined up with putin and and sometimes, you know, they may last for a long time, but their, their regimes can fall very, very quickly. and if you want to maintain that support, if you're putin, then you need to make sure that you follow through on it when suddenly

we president putin is not happy with that message.- president putin is not happy with that message.e. we will have to leave that there _ with that message. we will have to leave that there are, - with that message. we will have to leave that there are, so - to leave that there are, so much to come on the story. hagar chemali, thank you. she worked on syria and lebanon on the obama administration. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. a woman who threw a milkshake over the reform uk leader, nigel farage, has been given a13—week suspended prison sentence. victoria thomas bowen, who's 25, admitted assault by beating and criminal damage at an earlier hearing. nigel farage criticised the sentence, saying it shows "you can assault a member of parliament "and not go to prison". a 12—year—old girl has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of an 80—year—old man, who was injured while walking his dog in a park near leicester. bhim kohli died in hospital after the alleged attack in september. the girl cannot be n

d0 russia and personally embarrassing for putin. do you think they _ embarrassing for putin.putin. do you think they set their _ embarrassing for putin. do you think they set their ambitions l think they set their ambitions higher because there is talk of a negotiation coming up? are they trying to get to as many constituencies as they can in russia to try to fourth —— force the issue? i russia to try to fourth -- force the issue?- russia to try to fourth -- force the issue? i think an operation _ force the issue? i think an operation like _ force the issue? i think an operation like this - force the issue? i think an operation like this would l force the issue? i think an l operation like this would be long in the planning, not typing overnight, so i'm not sure it is directly related to the prospects of talks on the horizon. ukraine has been very open, president zelensky and other officials have said many times they would hold russians accountable and that they will face justice for the crimes they committed in ukraine, so while it is grabs a way of undermining show morale a

that's another major blow to putin. and as it comes, as there are reports that the mother of putin's prominent political enemy, vladimir kara-murza, has been hospitalized amid fears of poisoning. and in just a moment, i'm going to speak to investigative journalist christo grozev, who helped uncover the plot to poison alexei navalny. i want to begin our coverage, though, tonight on all these breaking developments with fred pleitgen, who is in moscow this evening. so, fred, this happens on the streets of moscow, so far away for almost everyone else in the united states, but not for cnn, because you're there, you're on the scene moments after it happens, an assassination in broad daylight of of such a prominent and crucial general. what did you see and what are you learning? >> yeah, we did get there shortly after all of this happened, erin. and you're absolutely right. it happened right on the street as this general left what apparently was his apartment. the russians are saying it happened about 6:10 a.m. and if you look

vladimir putin, iam sorry, but, and it very often from vladimir putin, i am sorry, but, and it is a keymake, i think i'm ina key point to make, i think i'm in a carefully worded statement the only thing the kremlin actually admitted was that this tragic incident, as the kremlin called it, happened in russian airspace. there was no public admission that it was a russian missile that had damaged flight 8243 and caused it to crash in kazakhstan on christmas day. when president putin telephoned the azerbaijani president he did admit that russian air defence systems had been in operation at the time the azerbaijan airlines flight tried to land. he said the air defences were trying to repel a ukrainian drone attack. no explanation in the kremlin readout of that conversation as to why that plane was allowed anywhere near grozny airport if there was a drone attack in the way the airspace hadn't been closed. to sum up what vladimir putin didn't say today was, yes, we did this, it was a russian missile that downed the plane, but this is the closest russia has come so far to admitting responsibili

you hear joe biden say this is putin's war, this is putin's fault. it's putin who is the one who is solely responsible. well, the united states and some of these european nato countries are fueling this war. >> charlie, this is her tweet in 2015. showing support for putin. al qaeda attacked us on 9/11 and must be defeated. obama won't bomb them in syria, putin did. the agency she is being tapped to head was created in 2004 as a result of trying to prevent another 9/11. your thoughts? >> okay. so, i mean, this goes right to the heart of it. it is not simply that they are unqualified and have quirks like drinking. these two nominees pose a real present danger to national security. they are dangerous to the security of the united states of america. now, this is crucial, because of course, donald trump wants to portray himself as the advocate of the military and a strong united states. but with tulsi gabbard, you have somebody who has been parroting the propaganda of some of the world's thuggish authoritarians, including vladamir putin. the fact that she

vladimir putin apologises for a plane crash that killed 38 people but stops short of saying russia was responsible. gaza's health ministry says medical staff are among hundreds of people held by israeli forces who raided the last major hospital in the north of the territory. and here in the us, homelessness reaches record highs, jumping 18% in 202a. hello, i'm carl nasman. reports are coming in of a plane crashing as it we continue with our top story. in moscow russia's president, vladimir putin, apologised to the leader of azerbaijan over what he called the tragic incident involving a passenger plane which crashed killing 38 people on wednesday. he acknowledged that russia's air defences were active at the time but stopped short of saying his country was responsible. there is speculation that the azerbaijan airlines plane came underfire from russian air defence systems as it tried to land in the southern russian city of grozny. it later diverted to aktau airport in kazakhstan, where it crashed. our russia editor steve rosenberg has more on the apology from moscow. it was an azerbaijan

putin wants as much as ukraine is possible. for ukraine they want to keep their natural resources and truly have border security that was promised to them back in 1991. fox news senior strategic analyst and retired four-star general... when president trump takes over january 20th, how close are both sides to actually meeting with the former president and future president? >> i think everybody wants peace here. zelenskyy, he didn't want a russian invasion in 22 and in 23 he would rather that war to end. he would like to end now. putin has been the hard -- hard case here until just recently. he hasn't been willing to negotiate. the reality is yes, i think president trump is a catalyst here and i think he is bringing putin into this. i think what will actually happen here is he will work his disinformation campaign with the president. they will likely have a conversation after inauguration. but president trump is very much aware of what is happening here. he knows that putin robbed ukrainians of their freedom and independence. he

i asked him whether putin's statements clarify anything about the accident.ies some details. it confirms that the incident happened in russian airspace but other than that it doesn't change our assessment. all of the indicators were there already that the scenario that appears to have played out was a russian aircraft activity. it misidentified the aircraft and shot it down. i don't think putin's statement changes that but the fact that it then did occur in russian airspace, and he has confirmed that, and the aircraft then diverted across the caspian sea is a good bit of information in detail but we need to understand why they diverted all the way across the caspian sea. i think it adds that colour to the scenario. can radar and anti—aircraft systems see between a passenger aircraft and a drone? it depends on the type of anti—aircraft system or air defence system. there are checks and balances. the more modern ones are more capable. but there is always the human factor. we saw that in tragedies like mh1710 years ago. human error, military operators, people in

when putin attack ukraine, the democracies were divided. the democracies only became unified when president zelenskyy stood firm and showed the world that he was unmovable. it was only when president zelenskyy famously said that he did not need a ride, he needed ammunition, that democracies become united. [applause] as president zelenskyy flinched-- has president zelenskyy flinched, russia would've taken all of ukraine and threatened to nato. the whole world would have been in a much, much darker place. for this, we all owe president zelenskyy and all ukrainians eternal gratitude. in fact, next year already 2025. a quarter of the century will already be in the box. for his courage and commitment to the universal values of freedom and democracy, it is not too soon to identify president zelenskyy as the greatest person of the 21st century. ukraine defended kyiv and then pushed the world's largest land power back. it was incredible. but somehow also incredibly in this era of instant gratification, ukrainian success immediately turned to calls

fascinating exchange between steve rosenberg and vladimir putin.on post journalist — and author of putin's people — catherine belton. she gave me her assessment. the biggest takeaway from me was at the beginning where he was facing a lot of questions about the economy. it is clear citizens and people are worried about rising prices. inflation has been soaring. it is now at 9%, essentially as a result of sanctions and putin's wartime spending spree on the military. and this is involving basic foodstuffs such as potatoes which are now up nearly 80% on the year. and putin, though he is trying to project this image, as he was to your correspondence just now of everything being fine and everything being stable, he did admit that inflation is now alarming and he is facing growing pressure is on the economy. interest rates are at 21%. how big a problem is this likely to be into 2025 for the economy? i think it's the biggest risk he is facing. yes, he is facing growing losses on the battlefield. i think you had president—elect trump's nominated special env

do you think that president putin will also be i president putin will also be concerned about the opticslp an ally when, of course, perception and perception of strength clearly matters a lot to russia? absolutely. absolutely. putin would be worried about optics precisely for the reasons you've outlined. russia cannot afford to look weak because its entire entrance into the syrian theatre had given it a lot of prestige across the region. putin had made himself look like somebody who did what he said he was going to do, somebody who stood by his ally. and if putin fails here, it could very well reverberate in terms of his prestige when it comes to being able to fight the war in ukraine. 50. comes to being able to fight the war in ukraine. so, anna, what do you _ the war in ukraine. so, anna, what do you think _ the war in ukraine. so, anna, what do you think we - the war in ukraine. so, anna, what do you think we could i the war in ukraine. so, anna, | what do you think we could be seeing in the coming weeks, then? did you anticipate a further sweep from these fighters that they can expan

as far as vladimir putin is concerned. where would you put the odds that he will actually come to the negotiating table in 2025, despite what the president-elect trump is saying about it? >> president putin has given no indication that he is serious about any kind of negotiations. um, president zelenskyy, on the other hand, in ukraine, has said he's willing to negotiate if he can get a security guarantee, if he can be assured that the russians won't invade again. um, so the ukrainians have said they're willing to negotiate. putin has given no indication that he's serious about negotiating. it is possible that the new administration in washington could put some pressure on putin if they've got some leverage on mr. putin to make him come to the table. that's a possibility. >> yeah. uh, a lot in the next few weeks before president elect obviously is inaugurated later in january. and we'll continue to see what what the fallout is from this plane crash, as well as azerbaijan continues to say that they want a full investigation.

vladimir putin is used to getting his own way. he hasn't in syria.l have much more on syria coming up in a moment including a special risk or from our correspondent inside the notorious saydyna prison. you can stay up—to—date on our website or on our app we can find reporting from the region. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's have a look at some of the headlines now. energy companies say the vast majority of people who lost power during the storm have been reconnected but thousands are still cut off. the river lose burst its banks in york and a number of rail lines are closed wealth in south—west england due to falling rivers —— trees. emea league referee david coote has been sacked following allegations about his conduct. he was suspended after a video was circulated allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about liverpool at the club's former manager. the governing body say the actions were in serious breach of employment and his position was deemed untenable. he does have a right to appeal the decision. and rachel

does it say hey, we want to be like putin? yeah, it does.nds, i agree with you completely, it is extremely dangerous and damaging. it is the worst kind of reckless foreign policy. >> david, happy new year, my friend. good to see you. see you soon. >> see you soon. >>> up next, a fresh start, with 2025 days away, reverend dr. jackie lewis joins me next on the power of rebirth and how to take advantage of all of the hope that a new year can bring. you're watching the katie phang show only on msnbc. e katie phan show only on msnbc everyone customize and save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual. customize and sa— (balloon doug pops & deflates) and then i wake up. and you have this dream every night? yeah, every night! hmm... i see. (limu squawks) only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ you've got a pepto predicament, ace. you overdid it on the loaded fries. undo it with pepto fast melts. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪ ♪ upset stomach, diarrhea. ♪ when you overdo it... ...undo it with pepto

putin se disculpa por el tragico accidente aereo del avion de pasajeros que se estrello este miercolesstan, pero sin aceptar culpabilidad del gobierno ruso. damos las gracias por estos regalos. le dan las gracias al mencho, lider de un cartel de narcotrafico en mexico por regalar juguetes a los ninos. el norovirus o gastroenteritis viral se expande en el pais afectando a varios estados. se reportan mas de 90 brotes desde el comienzo del mes de di diciembre. y en california aparece un nuevo millonario tras ganar el premio mayor del mega millions, con un monto de mas de 1.200.000.000 de dolares. nosotros estamos donde se vendio el boleto. noticias telemundo fin de semana con joanna suarez. muy buenas tardes. feliz sabado ! les saluda edgar munoz. hoy por joanna suarez comenzamos hablando de los millones de personas que se han desplazado por el pais por esta epoca y que este fin de semana, cuando muchos regresan a casa, se estan encontrando un mal tiempo en el camino. la triple a estima que mas de 119 millones de personas han hecho las maletas para viajar mas de 50 millas de su hogar. se

putin is reacting to the fact he understands the president will use all elements of u.s.im to the negotiating table. >> john: smart people and -- and we will see what comes of it. alex, great to see you and i hope you and the family have a merry christmas, shannon. >> we will take a look at tiktok. i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok because i won youth by 34 points. there are those that say tiktok had something to do with that. >> shannon: president trump considering calls to say tiktok as nationwide vandalism spiritual have turned the legal battle play out? heritage foundation will weigh in. >> john: over the river and through the woods americans gearing up for record-breaking holiday travel season and it really begins in earnest today. that what your plans be disrupted? a live report on that coming up. ♪ ♪ —no peeking. —okay. okay. ♪ open. ♪ ♪ over 600,000 usps employees working in sync to ensure everything sent on its holiday ride ends with a moment of joy. ♪ the united states postal service. ♪ ♪ >> john: more to come up for. justice department suing cvs for fil

it would have been hard not to notice vladimir putin today.n all the main tv channels in russia. it was half phone—in, half press conference. he used it to make his first public comments on events in syria, with a message for those calling the fall of assad a blow to russia. translation: whoever would - like to portray russia as weakened, i would like to recall the words of a famous person and writer, who once said, the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. a message too for donald trump — putin was ready for talks, any time. after more than four hours, it was my turn to ask a question. "exactly 25 years ago," i said, "when boris yeltsin resigned and handed you power, he told you, take care of russia. but what of the significant losses suffered in your so—called special military operation in ukraine and the ukrainian troops now in russia's kursk region, and sanctions and high inflation? do you think you've taken care of russia?" translation: yes, i haven't just taken care of it. - i think we've pulled back from the edge of the abyss. wi

our other main stories: president putin says — he should've acted earlier in ukraine and prepared morehe's been holding his, end of year news conference. our russia editor was there. and with the countdown to 2025, we take a look back split decision, the bank of england keeps interest rates on hold but not everyone agrees. we will give you the latest details. and with the countdown to 2025, we take a look back at some of the best films released this year. hello from avignon, where verdicts — and sentences — have been delivered in the mass rape trial that has shocked france. earlier today dominique pelicot was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison for the aggravated rape of his wife and for drugging her and inviting many, many other men to do the same. he was there in the docks with other men, 50 convictions altogether, one of them in absentia. those men were given sentences ranging from between three, 15 years. all in all 47 men guilty of rape, two men sexual de maeght guilty of sexual de maeght guilty of sexual abuse and two men guilty of rape. but it's the bravery of rape.