citizens not to underestimate the challenge that lies ahead joining us now live from moscow is saskia taylor hello there saskia tell us more about what the russian president said. hi kate well yes indeed the russian president has just spoken out in his much anticipated nation wide address it's actually the 1st time that he's spoken at such an about barring new year's addresses since august 2800 so really quite significant and of course the reason behind it is coronavirus me apparently can't escape it and 1st and foremost he does that all the medical professionals who are on the frontline of the battle with covert 1000 he says he said they deserve the utmost admiration and respect and it was really a very comprehensive set of new social guidelines and economic measures that will be taken by the government as they start to try and fight this pandemic there are lots of key points to run through but let's start with probably the most important which will affect every single russian citizen barring those who work in the critical services and that is the announcement of a non working week so let's

14 months subject to the taliban's compliance looking at the increasingly fragile deal here's saskia taylor. 18 here is $1.00 trillion dollars over $150000.00 dead for raf gonna start in the us the road to peace has been long bloody costly but a new dawn is on the horizon and it's being hailed as a victory we will be. there for them. if you know you're right or there's already today even if. they need force to get it because i'm sure. that her reading comprehension is for the cheese this is for peace i need you but i'm going to. the deal signed by washington and the taliban has promised to bring to a close what seemed and on ending a war my times many thought it wouldn't happen the deal has come off to 18 months of pulling and tugging of head shakes and walking away but in doha the paper was finally signed and it seemed to be one of those rest situations where in parties involved were happy well almost all because apparently someone forgot to ask the afghan government what its take was fun spoiler a lot it's got a few concerns the in could barely dry it on the deal when the afghan president

manning's been in prison since may now for refusing to testify against wiki leaks before a grand jury saskia taylor got more on the developments from the word guarantee of our chief correspondent. but it was allegedly a very very close run thing because the gods when they found her she was hanging by a sheet in her cell unresponsive unconscious and blue already blue they got their entire unfortunately the they took her down administered 1st aid she was still breathing they rushed her to the hospital and then i think is now 5 there is no danger to her health she she's responsive she's talking to her lawyers and unfortunately for you to appear in court tomorrow a day after you know a near death experience ms manning is still scheduled to appear on friday for a previously calendared hearing she remains unwavering in her refusal to participate in a secret grand jury process that she sees as highly susceptible to abuse her actions today evidence the strength of her convictions as well as the profound harm she continues to suffer as a result of her civil confinement simmered just talk us through what's h

around the room or perhaps in the place when speaking on the phone with more recommendations here saskia taylor. dia diary the last 2 weeks have been a bit surreal it's like we're living in some kind of weird parallel unify us people have returned to that animal instincts now nothing will come between a man and his new paper. coronaviruses cleared the streets and driven us into our homes i'm not going to lie my main concern was about getting fat in the time of corona i mean i know i have to go running in the park like i promised myself the only thing i'm losing at the gym is money but still luckily though there are some fitness fanatics out there who are making sure we all keep moving in these claustrophobic times. but if the idea of exercising and public is your wost nightmare no fear. also this is a powerful time to combine getting to know your neighbor you've been avoiding for years with heart healthy pursuits. i've also realized it will give me the opportunity to finally back my organization of skills. they do say you should have one task every day to keep you motivated also i did always th

she has been in prison since may for refusing to testify against wiki leaks before a grand jury saskia taylor got more on the developments from our correspondent. government but it was allegedly a very very close run thing because the gods when they found her she was hanging by a sheet in her cell unresponsive unconscious and blue already blue they got there in time fortunately the they took her down administer 1st aid she was still breathing they rushed her to the hospital and everything is now 5 there is no danger to her health she she's responsive she's talking to lawyers some are just talk us through what's happened what's led to this moment has sentence initially which is many years over a decade was commuted by barack obama said 7 years so chelsea manning was jailed back in 2010 for providing we can leaks for leaking to wiki leaks thousands hundreds of thousands of classified documents from the pentagon. give us a bit of backstory i mean what has landed manning behind bars again well over the last she has been a seesaw for chelsea manning a very unpleasant one so last year she was order

russians and people living here to not underestimate what is going to come ahead let's go over to saskia taylor now and some from moscow she was listening yeah. good news for people. to give minimum wage if they're made unemployment dispose help for people in their families the children wouldn't go to kindergarten but it does suggest that russia is going to be heading into some tough times the next few weeks here so i guess what i have to say in a bit more detail. well of course it was a much anticipated address to the nation so everyone was sitting very eagerly listening to exactly what he had to say especially as it was called last minute so we knew it was something serious and it was something that we did all have to pay attention to that were lots of rumors about what it was going to be about but i think we all by and large knew and suspected that it was going to be about corona virus so just to briefly run through as you quite rightly said he thanked all the medical professionals who are watching on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus he said that tireless work is something that

continuing this news back in the spotlight for giving will learn a me too from leave really work on the saskia taylor takes a look at the trent. dear diary you know me i'm generally a patient understanding passon but really there are only so many and just to says one can suffer one laughs at the live action remake of everyone's childhood favorite sleeping beauty dropped i thought yeah i'll give it a chance imagine my shock when a war is awoken from her sleep not by prince philip no not you but by molestus and herself no harm come to. this. apparently was problematic because it didn't consent and maybe the prince wasn't how one true love not youth in the back of my childhood and then the time classic cinderella came and while it makes me so anxious just thinking about it but naively i still thought that disney could possibly destroy it well it turns out i was wrong just how many injustices in 100 minutes fosli the mice don't get to speak i don't know they do is hang around waiting for the fairy godmother to turn up and to coachmen i know what such my sis behavior i mean you're basically little slaves.

saskia taylor takes a look at some of the woke and outrage that's been happening this week. dear diary what a wreak of distressing stories there's new evidence suggesting that back in the seventy's buddy was a loony rate front. of disappointment on his visit to india donald trump managed to vote but he must cut every single engine that came his way and alexandra because there cortez were $500.00 sequined dress during the day but the thing that really got my anxiety levels peaking was this tweet to be so. that someone somewhere is doing the shoe joyousness of these people is insane to behold these bullets. should be kept as far away from cultural power as possible joylessness is this a joke this is a classic case of conservative debbie downer is raining on our parade there's also no evidence to support it. yes ok the university of arizona is basically begging students to run each other out effect being aggressive progress of triggering insensitive well you've gotten i know some would say that fosters an environment of power noir censorship and soul sucking depression but i ju

readers taking issue with what they see as the satirical level of walk mists of the new characters saskia taylor shares her thoughts and her latest quarantine diary. diary it's day 756 of my quarantine i have cleaned every car but looked out of every window and watched every and i mean every film and series on netflix so i've been left with no option but to turn to comic films not my usual thing but desperate times and i'm so glad i took that leap because in these times of life threatening pandemonium marvel has welcome to the wild exactly what we all need snowflake and search space are the twins and their names are very similar to screen time fast off how imaginative all those names snowflake unsafe space must have taken a serious brainstorming session so these twins are black or white nowadays is so passe that both. morton culture i mean who is a snowflake with cropped blue have are and matching their todd is non-binary of course they are i'm saying space is a a big burly man and little hot pink shorts why not the part of a series called new warriors so obvious between shooting out snowflakes

also searched their office in istanbul the reason for the search remains a name and correspondent saskia taylor has more on this developing story. well of course we know that there are a lot of eyes on turkey at the moment on what some are calling a developing crisis but there is another story from that that is worth discussing 3 people who work for russia's news agency attacked outside their homes on saturday it's not thought that anyone was injured but either way clearly an unpleasant situation and now there are reports that the editor in chief of the bureau has now been detained but perhaps what's most worrying about all of this is that the whereabouts of those who were under attack on now unknown because since going to the police to record what happened to them file a complaint they have not been seen something that has clearly drawn both condemnation and concern from moscow on the turkish authorities to intervene provide safety to the russian media and ensure that all circumstances are clarified what details do we have about the attacks themselves or indeed possible motives behind them whi

will now take measures to maximize the securities of the employees working in our office or to saskia taylor has been across the story and she spoke earlier with my colleague harvey because he has been grabbing headlines in recent days have seen those pics of migrants flooding across its border but this is another story from that it's been slightly over a note saying 3 journalists who work for russia's sputnik news agency in ankara have been released now off to several hours in police custody and that's because after questioning no reason was found to hold them for. which and they actually went to the police of their own free will because they wanted to file a complaint about an alleged attack that they've been victims to in that own homes on saturday and after that nothing was heard from them until now of course which understandably sparked concern from moscow we call on the turkish authorities to intervene provide safety to employees of the russian media and ensure that all circumstances are clarified it's also said that the editor in chief of the istanbul bureau was also detained by polic

russia continues to rise or discuss the russian capital's readiness to tackle a pandemic then with saskia taylor. on tuesday the russian president on his own initiative apparently made a very unexpected visit to the state of the hospital just outside of moscow and we saw him that donning a full house must suit a respirator a glove and gloves as well as he walked around the wards talking to people now that's just one of many facilities housing suspected that 19 patients are much standing right in front of the renowned. research institute of much in the center it has the biggest intensive care unit in the whole capital and it's currently treating the 20 coronavirus patients they're actually being treated in a run of ated wing of the institute that just reopened after a major 3 day overhaul brought a new hospital is also being built right here in the russian capital and the mayor says that it's probably going to be up and running already in 3 weeks time so it's clear that while russia feels it is still slightly ahead of the cuff to take any and every opportunity to prepare for and tackle this pande

right wing conservative government led by janine on yes it was claimed herself interim president saskia taylor picks up the story. but libya was promised peace what i got was beatings bullets and a whole lot of. wants boldly waving from the balcony of the presidential palace the self appointed interim president janine anya is now ha it's from angry crowds who are chanting assassin traitor because the woman who promised peace. i assume the presidency with a midget of fact in line with the constitution and pledge to take all measures necessary to bring peace to the country has waged war on john and as politicians and on have very own people. their actor of the state radio station was tired to a tree and humiliated for hours. an incident that was reportedly documented by argentine journalist mauro who was found unconscious in his home a day later with injuries to different parts of his body and who died 6 days later . various foreign ministers described whole east containing their home interests as telephone numbers family addresses and other personal information are being circulated viral facebo

appear to advise russia's citizens not to underestimate the challenge that lies ahead artie's saskia taylor reports from moscow the russian president has just spoken out in his much anticipated nation wide address and fast and foremost he does all the medical professionals who are on the front line of the battle with covert 1000 he says he said they deserve the most admiration and respect and it was really a very comprehensive set of new social guidelines and economic measures that will be taken by the government as they start to try and fight this pandemic there are lots of key points to run through but let's start with probably the most important which will affect every single russian citizen barring those who walk in the critical services and that is the announcement of a non working week so let's listen to the details on that he's just getting your version of what it is that if you took. the 6th really important to prevent the threat of a fast spread of the virus that's why i'm declaring the next week of your holiday with ongoing salary payments this week long holiday which provided to

virus outbreak in russia the total number of cases in the country has now reached $658.00 artie's saskia taylor is in central moscow and filed this report fast and foremost she did all the medical professionals who on the frontline of the battle with covert 1000 he say he said they deserve the most admiration and respect and it was really a very comprehensive set of new social guidelines and economic measures. it will be taken by the government as they start to try and fight this pandemic there are lots of key points to run through but let's start with probably the most important which will affect every single russian citizen barring those who walk in the critical services and that is the announcement of a non working week so let's listen to the details on that if you're screwing your version but it looks like you 2 girls are. extremely important to prevent the threat of a fast spread of the virus that's why i'm declaring the next week of your holiday with ongoing salary payments this week long holiday with provided speed of the spread i'm appealing to all citizens of the country you do not thi