international breaking news coming in the last few hours russian foreign minister sergey lavrov saying moscow is ready to break up with the e.u. if it imposes new sanctions that harm key sectors of the country's economy. when we don't go those who will see will so use them when are we heading for severed ties with the e.u. we're just saying they were ready to do this if we see once again like we've seen numerous times before that brussels imposes sanctions that post risks to our economy specifically to the most sensitive sectors once again we don't want to distance ourselves from the international community but we need to be ready for this if you want peace prepare to war. it goes down of a correspondence cross this story today eagle some tough words on the face of it from the foreign minister strongly worded statement i suppose meant to draw a very firm line in the sand that attitudes have to change and change quickly as far as the use concerned absolutely basically sergey lavrov opens his hand and says this is what we're going to do if you go through with your plan to impose sanction

the afternoon here in moscow so 1st off our top story breaking news the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov the said moscow is ready to break up with the e.u. if it imposes new sanctions that could harm key sectors of the country's economy. when we don't go to the loo we'll see will so use of ways are we heading for severed ties with the e.u. we're just saying they were ready to do this if we see once again like we've seen numerous times before that brussels imposes sanctions that post risks to our economy specifically to the most sensitive sectors once again we don't want to distance ourselves from the international community but we need to be ready for this if you want peace prepare to war frustrated a lover of the foreign minister igor down i'm sure let me know on this to put it in context may not be all it seems but certainly huge frustration when across the color line in the sand that the e.u. has to change its attitudes and quickly well absolutely it is a very strong message essentially sergei lavrov is saying that russia won't be bullied into anything won't be bullied it into

morning breaking news about relationships between russia and europe the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov has said that moscow is ready to break up with the if it imposes new sanctions that harm key sectors of the country's economy. we don't go there to. see will so use or are we heading for severed ties with the e.u. we're just saying they were ready to do this if we see once again like we've seen numerous times before that brussels imposes sanctions that host risks to our economy specifically to the most sensitive sectors once again we don't want to distance ourselves from the international community but we need to be ready for this if you want peace prepare to war. strong words that it goes down of a correspondence across and this morning strong words from sergei lavrov of course the last thing russia wants to do is split up with anyone in the world wants relations to be good with everybody but there's a real sense of frustration here this really comes to the head of lay between russia and its neighbor what's been going on than well absolutely kevin and keep in mind the circle o

headlines an hour to international policy chief joseph goodell holds talks with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov in moscow. also this joe biden claims diplomacy is back in his 1st foreign policy speech but he didn't sound too diplomatic when it came to russia and also to come a twist in the harry dunn case is a court case that the u.s. woman who killed the british teenager was working for an intelligence agency at the time of the incident. good afternoon watching out international just on 2 o'clock in the russian capital now the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the foreign policy chief but i'll have just finished giving a wide ranging press conference in moscow so let's go now to correspond. in moscow who is covering the event for us just to get free some of the key points. just run through then it was a lengthy press conference wasn't and a lot was said but what were the key elements andrew good afternoon well 1st of all like to point out that this is the 1st visit to moscow of europe's top diplomat and this is definitely a sign that during these 3 years relations work cold to

this decision said it's very symbolic that the 1st time this mechanism is used is against russia sergei magnitsky was a victim of russian abuses and this mechanism colloquially carries his name does indeed but what impact will it have what are they hoping to achieve specifically when they're targeting these 4 individuals that you reported on at the start of this conversation. well these high ranking officials are not by any means in president putin's inner circle and that's what really is believed to be what would have the most impact on the kremlin and that is something that alexina vollies chief of staff leonid. volkoff was here in brussels advocating for he spoke with foreign ministers leading up to this meeting and he and his supporters had a list of 35 names so they're certain to be disappointed about 4 names but he said this is still a step in the right direction let's listen to what mr volcker had to say ahead of the meeting be a different issue or that this not going to be dyleski up so even if it's a little even if the world will be like a little bit disappointed for us it's we

this decision said it's very symbolic that the 1st time this mechanism is used is against russia sergei magnitsky was a victim of russian abuses and this mechanism colloquially carries his name does indeed but what impact will it have what are they hoping to achieve specifically when they're targeting these 4 individuals that you reported on at the start of this conversation. well these high ranking officials are not by any means in president putin's inner circle and that's what really is believed to be what would have the most impact on the kremlin and that is something the alexina vollies chief of staff leonid. volkoff was here in brussels advocating for he spoke with foreign ministers leading up to this meeting and he and his supporters had a list of 35 names so they're certain to be disappointed about 4 names but he said this is still a step in the right direction let's listen to what mr volkoff had to say ahead of the meeting here that from the sure that this not going to be the last step so even if it's a little even if the rules will be like a little bit disappointing for us it's

like dmitri and sergei, who we managed to contact. sergei, on the left, is a journalist.otests, but he retweeted a post about them and was jailed for 25 days. "the authorities see journalists as part "of the protest movement now," sergei says. "we're coming under pressure." outside the makeshiftjail people have been queueing for hours in the cold to deliver food parcels to their loved ones. "i used to vote for putin," says yulia, whose husband was arrested. "i never will again." the russian authorities can crack down on dissent. what they can't do is force people to stay loyal to the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's get some of the day's other news. the international criminal court has ruled that it has jurisdiction in the palestinian territories. the ruling paves the way for a possible investigation of alleged war crimes by israel, hamas and other armed palestinian groups. the us said it's concerned about the move, while israeli officials called it "fundamentally flawed". the us, france, germany, italy and britain have welcomed a vote at a un—led forum o

like dmitri and sergei, who we managed to contact. sergei, on the left, is a journalist.st about them and was jailed for 25 days. "the authorities see journalists as part of the protest movement now," sergei says. "we're coming under pressure." outside the makeshiftjail people have been queueing for hours in the cold to deliver food parcels to their loved ones. "i used to vote for putin," says yulia, whose husband was arrested. "i never will again." the russian authorities can crack down on dissent. what they can't do is force people to stay loyal to the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. almost half the uk population, 32 million people, should receive their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by may. they expect all adults over the age of 50 as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care to be offered their first injection by then. almost 11 million people have now had their first million people have now had theirfirstjab. the medicines their first jab. the medicines regulator says theirfirstjab. the medicines regulator says the l

are the good evening of watching the international the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has warned that more sco is ready to break ties with the e.u. if it imposes new sanctions that harm key sectors of the country's economy with more his cause you don. or you will still wish to go to us we're just saying that we're ready to do this if we see once again like lucy numerous times before the brussels imposes sanctions that pose restore economy specifically to the most sensitive sicked is once again we don't want to distance ourselves from the international community but we need to be ready for this issue if you want peace prepare for war. well it is a pretty straightforward message especially coming from a veteran diplomat which serve certainly is but here the russian foreign minister he's rather showing his hand he's explaining what will happen if the e.u. decides to follow through with a plan to impose new sanctions and if these sanctions are crippling to any of the key sectors of russia's economy world this is what will happen but again moscow has already confirmed that it will not

and there are some opportunities for cooperation during his meeting with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov the e.u. representative you know several said the russian vaccine sputnik movie was just one of them but neither side has any illusions about the low point their relations have hit and the elephant in the room is alex enough i think respect they have conveyed to me. created. to release on the launch. of a piece by. russia's foreign minister argues the e.u. is behaving more and more like the us always threatening with new sanctions. with but. we've become accustomed to these unilateral and illegitimate measures and we have adjusted our positions accordingly we assume that the e.u. is no longer a reliable partner. but. elsewhere in moscow journalists waited outside a district court during a hearing in another trial against me he is accused of slandering a war veteran for rail reportedly had sought a meeting with the kremlin critic but it's unclear whether he will be able to see him before his departure on saturday. well these expulsions overshadowed a virtual defense and security

like dmitri and sergei, who we managed to contact. sergei, on the left, is a journalist.tweeted a post about them and was jailed for 25 days. "the authorities see journalists as part of the protest movement now," sergei says. "we're coming under pressure." outside the makeshiftjail people have been queueing for hours in the cold to deliver food parcels to their loved ones. "i used to vote for putin," says yulia, whose husband was arrested. "i never will again." the russian authorities can crack down on dissent. what they can't do is force people to stay loyal to the kremlin. let's get some of the day's other news. wildfires have been raging in argentina's western province of rio negro as firefighters struggle to control the blazes which began a week ago. the argentine air force deployed water—bombing helicopters to contain fires, but dry weather conditions coupled with soaring temperatures have fanned the flames. the region has been struggling with drought and strong winds are complicating the fire—fighting effort. a mysterious metallic monolith has appeared in turkey's s

like dmitri and sergei, who we managed to contact. sergei, on the left, is a journalist.s see journalists as part of the protest "movement now," sergei says. "we're coming under pressure." outside the makeshiftjail, people have been queueing for hours in the cold to deliver food parcels to their loved ones. "i used to vote for putin," says yulia, whose husband was arrested. "i never will again." the russian authorities can crack down on dissent. what they can't do is force people to stay loyal to the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the boss of barclays says britain's banking and financial services industries should now focus their energy on competing with the us and asia, rather than the eu. jes staley says brexit offers one of the uk's most important sectors the opportunity to set its own agenda. our business editor, simonjack, has the story. it's not everyone's favourite industry, but financial centres like canary wharf are home to arguably one of our most important. this industry employs over a million people across the uk. it's nearly 100 times more econom

like dmitri and sergei, who we managed to contact. sergei, on the left, is a journalist.ted a post about them and was jailed for 25 days. "the authorities see journalists as part of the protest movement now," sergei says. "we're coming under pressure." outside the makeshiftjail people have been queueing for hours in the cold to deliver food parcels to their loved ones. "i used to vote for putin," says yulia, whose husband was arrested. "i never will again." the russian authorities can crack down on dissent. what they can't do is force people to stay loyal to the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. and we'll take a quick pause as we say goodbye to our viewers watching around the world. you are watching bbc news. thank you for your company. still to come: tributes to the actor christopher plummer, star of the sound of music, who has died at the age of 91. we speak to his lifelong friend william shatner live in this programme. almost half the uk population — 32 million people — should receive their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by may. the government says it expe

like dimitri and sergei, who we managed to contact. sergei is a journalist.at the protest, but retreated -- re-tweeted a post and was jailed for 25 days. authorities see journalists as part of the protesmovement now. he says we are coming under pressure. outside the makeshift jail, people have been queuing for hours, to deliver food parcels to their loved ones. >> i use to vote for putin, says julia, whose husband was arrested. i will never again. correspondent: the russian authorities can crackdown on dissent, but what they can't do is force people to stay loyal to the kremlin. anchor: this is an issue that a lot of people are talking about. you know how much of an interest there is. the black lives matter movement shook the world, calling for an end to systemic racial inequality that begin as an outpouring, recently nominated for a nobel peace prize for its efforts. the organization has faced\from conservatives -- backlash from conservatives. our guess is with us no we have the impeachment of donald tru next week, stemming from the insurrection. what is you

involved and these are legal rallies they decided to take action and it seems this is what happened with sergei smear enough however his lawyers are saying that the reason for this prosecution is because of a joke that was pretty much re tweeted by the journalist when actually there was a picture of a nut. there a guy who called for protests and he looked just like surrogate of and that was a prominent member of a russian rock band did the 2 men are bold however the judge was saying that it was a retreat and you could clearly see the date and time of the process protests and this is what just defied his arrest but it seems that this case will continue to be in the headlines because the russian union of journalists was the authorities to look into the case once again after the journalists receive support from dozens of media organizations in this country. court's decision sparked a strong reaction from journalists the union of journalists of prussia sent an appeal to the competent authorities of the russian federation requesting to check the legality and validity of bring in sergei snowden off t

going to work in moscow now let's start with that breaking news that the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has warned that moscow is ready to break up with you if it imposes new sanctions that key sectors of the country's economy. lou don't go to the loo. are we heading for severed ties with the e.u. we're just saying they were ready to do this if we see once again like we've seen numerous times before that brussels imposes sanctions that post risks to our economy specifically to the most sensitive sectors once again we don't want to distance ourselves from the international community but we need to be ready for this if you want peace prepare to war. ok let's get more done if he joins me in. a very strongly worded statement there that is effectively saying enough is enough well it is a very blatant statement for a veteran diplomat excuse me which certainly is but basically here the russian top diplomat he is responding to a prospect of new sanctions being imposed on russia over the case over the jailing of alexina valmy the opposition figure and a prominent kremlin critic essentiall

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official since 2017 his talks with foreign minister sergey lavrov came amid debate about whether a u. countries should impose new sanctions on russia over the jailing of opposition leader elect saying the valley and the crackdown on his supporters both sides ignored it but what burrell described as a low point in relations over the last 2 years our relations have been mark by from the mental differences from a lack of trust we have seen you turn a more than a competitor of reichl rather than a partner and we saw you. we were still we proceed from the assumption that the e.u. at this stage is an unreliable partner and i hope that the strategic review that takes place soon will focus on the key interests of the e.u. and that these talks help make out contacts more constructive but as soon as those talks wrapped up moscow in arms that was expanding diplomats from a u. countries including germany accusing them of taking part in illegal protests outside alexina valley's court sentencing earlier this week german chancellor angela merkel speaking at a video conference with french president e

and world saying that this case is politically motivated is politically charged and according to sergei lavrov the e.u. diplomats in including jos are borel they are being strong armed into a tough into an unreasonably tough position on russia and essentially they are stripped the ability and the opportunity to do their job of diplomacy organiser you're. sure to travel to us knowing the complicated situation many were against his visit and publicly declared that he shouldn't come to russia until we quote fix al behavior not only e.u. foreign policy chief burrell but also his. predisposes do not have the capacity to negotiate the whole you point of view was focused on the idea that we turned miss novell me into a political prisoner as with their russian state laws and they need to be respected as for human rights i reminded mr burrell that we've long shown readiness to hold a constructive dialogue based firstly on facts and secondly not on the unilateral basis for this little ritual and from the very get go joseph burrell was put in a very tough conditions by his e.u. counterparts becaus

will do clearly sergei lavrov is frustrated and this frustration it stems from from his meeting with the use foreign policy chief joseph burrell and even moscow some about a week ago and in general as the as this visit happened it was quiet and remarkable i should say it was a blow almost business as usual sergey lavrov clarified moscow's and reiterated moscow's position that the if these swap at the swapping of the suspended sentence for a real one for lex in a valley it's an internal matter russia views it as an internal matter but at the same time djoser burrell called on russia to release the kremlin critic and world saying that this case is politically motivated is politically charged and according to. the e.u. diplomats in including jos are borel they are being strong armed into a tough into an unreasonably tough position on russia and essentially they are stripped the ability and the opportunity to do their job. diplomacy or conditions or your whole cannot. travel to us knowing the complicated situation many were against his visit and publicly declared that he shouldn't come t

official since 2070 these talks with foreign minister sergey lavrov came in with debate about whether a u. countries should impose new sanctions on russia of the jailing of opposition leader alexei in the valley in the crackdown on his supporters both sides acknowledged but what burrell described as a low point in relations over the last 2 years our relations have been mark by from the mental differences from a lack of trust. we are seeing huge other more than a competitor of reichl rather than a partner so you. we proceed from the assumption that the e.u. at this stage is an unreliable partner and i hope that the strategic review that takes place soon will focus on the key interests of the e.u. and that these talks help make out contacts more constructive but as soon as those talks wrapped up moscow and i'm state was expanding diplomats from e.u. countries including germany accusing them of taking part in illegal protests outside alexina valley's court sentencing earlier this week german chancellor angela merkel speaking at a video conference with french president emmanuel macro cond

foreign policy chief and the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov the press conference began with a warm with words of how much it's important to rebuild trust between the u.n. russia how much it's important to work together and at one point mr allowed even said that if the relations between the e.u. and moscow deteriorate in any way that could lead to a tragedy with unpredictable consequences so there you have it it was a good start there was plenty of optimism there was more. we could see that they could come back to joint work. there could be more business handshakes between brussels and moscow when the european top diplomat praised russia's sport think the vaccine it's. just i believe we cannot but i can tell you that very quickly after the smiles we could see a bit more tension in that room because. this conversation quickly started to resemble some of the conversation between the western and russian diplomats that we have been used to seeing it looks like a game of ping pong with accusations being thrown at each other. we know that the european top diplomat joined the chorus o

metz sergey lavrov the 1st high level e.u. visit to russia since 2017 burrell says the pair had intense frank talks about their relationship which has been marked by a lack of trust. my this is going to charge with the rest and sentencing of the legacy allowed me and rest of the most rigorous. i think and respect i have conveyed to minister of rough our deep concern and great to rated have appealed to release on to launch governing procedure an investigation of the case by any younger corrupt member of the radio here rush i have repeatedly said this no doctors have found neither russia nor german civilian doctors have found the thing that was allegedly seen into his body the nerve agent no overtalk it was only discovered by german military doctors which says a lot. and in the last hour we've been hearing reports that diplomats from sweden germany and poland all e.u. members of course have been expelled from their jobs in russia we understand this is in connection with the protest against the detention of alexey need the german

this decision said it's very symbolic that the 1st time this mechanism is used is against russia sergei magnitsky was a victim of russian abuses and this mechanism colloquially carries his name does indeed but what impact will it have what are they hoping to achieve specifically when they're targeting these 4 individuals that you reported on at the start of this conversation. well these high ranking officials are not by any means in president putin's inner circle and that's what really is believed to be what would have the most impact on the kremlin and that is something the alexina vollies chief of staff leonid. volkoff was here in brussels advocating for he spoke with foreign ministers leading up to this meeting and he and his supporters had a list of 35 names so they're certain to be disappointed about 4 names but he said this is still a step in the right direction let's listen to what mr volkoff had to say ahead of the meeting be a different machine or that this not going to be the last step so even if it's a little even if the world will be like a little bit disappointed for us it'

afternoon watching out international just gone 3 o'clock in moscow now the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the used foreign policy chief have just finished giving a wide ranging press conference in moscow so let's get more details on this now and talk with our correspondent who's following it for us a. lengthy press conference many issues covered but what were the main elements and the key issues that were. andrew good afternoon well the 1st press conference after the 1st visit of the top diplomat to russia in 3 years began with warmth with words how much the 2 sides need to build trust start renewed dialogue at one point even said that the 2 sides just cannot accept a situation in which the thais deteriorate even further because otherwise that would leave too and pretty unpredictable consequences and a true disaster so that was perhaps a good start and that was something that led to even more off to ms and more hopes for further business handshakes between brussels and moscow when at one point the e.u. top diplomat praised russia's sputnik vaccine and said that he hopes it coul

holds talks with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov in moscow. joe biden claims diplomacy is back in his 1st foreign policy speech but he didn't sign too diplomatic to russia had also to come a twist in the hari dunn case is a court is that the u.s. woman who killed the british teenager was working for an intelligence agency at the time of the incident.

so this kind of falls on top of what russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said earlier this week in a more in a more blatant you know terms when he had said that well if if the west if europe if the e.u. were to look to cripple russia's economy through sanctions and to cripple russia that this is what putin is saying here what he's talking about that they were trying to undermine russia and this is that this is in their interest this kind of echoes that message of sergei lavrov that if europe to try and seek to cripple russia through sanctions then the russians would have to look into the possibility of cutting ties with the e.u. altogether and there are plenty of examples other than sanctions as to how this how this plays out how europe is just ridiculing all russia's will successes like we look at this but it can be vaccine it was written ridiculed from the get go we didn't get any benefit of the doubt at all that the beginning i think completely critics completely brushed aside all the stories all the positive experiences of those who pioneered and got the job even before the pha

brussels and moscow how important it is to work together at one point the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov even said that if the ties between the 2 sides get any worse that would lead to a disaster with absolutely unpredictable consequences well that was a good start and there was even more optimism for joint work for more business handshakes between moscow and european countries when joe's of barreled praised russia's sport think the vaccine. thing and now i am hoping that it would be in a medical agency would be able to certify deficiency of these vaccine you know that could be usual szell into the p. and united states who would be good news because as you know we have raising a shortage of vaccine however very quickly after that we were reminded of what usually such conversations between seeing are western and russian diplomats are like you know something like a game of ping pong with accusations being thrown at each other's toes up barrel join the chorus of european union's leaders that accused russia for how it's been dealing with kremlin critic alexei no volley and response we

debate in russia i can tell you that the kremlin decided not to comment specifically on the case of sergei smear and off they said that it's up to the court and the law enforcement agencies to deal with that although the spokesperson of mr putin dmitri peskov said that in no way the russian authorities are seeking to silence their critics and he explained that the reason for such tough action during the protests in january was the amount the number of provocations and also these calls that i mentioned for participation in these illegal rallies and you can see situations there is no repression there are measures used by the police against violators of the law against participants in illegal actions during the actions direct and multiple attacks on police took place which naturally became the reason for the adoption of tough but in line with the law countermeasures the administration of the president cannot investigate individual cases of actions by the police but we all know about the very prompt reaction of the ministry of internal affairs and the russian national guard which announced tha

official since 2017 these talks with foreign minister sergey lavrov came in with debate about whether e.u. countries should impose new sanctions on russia over the jailing of opposition leader elect saying the valley and the crackdown on his supporters both sides ignored it but what burrell described as a low point in relations over the last 2 years our relations have the mark by from the mental differences from a lack of trust. we are seeing each other more than a competitor of reichl rather than a partner and we saw you. we proceed from the assumption that the e.u. at this stage is an unreliable partner and i hope that the strategic review that takes place will focus on the key interests of the e.u. and that these talks help make out contacts more constructive but as soon as there's talks wrapped up moscow in arms state was expelling diplomats from a u. countries including germany accusing them of taking part in illegal protests outside the next in the valleys court sentencing earlier this week german chancellor angela merkel speaking at a video conference with french president emma

chief was the blocks 1st envoy to visit russia since 2017 is meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov aims to keep lines of communication between brussels and moscow open but tensions continue over the imprisonment of criminal critic alex a novel me. going to charge with your arrest and sentencing. and. with the most rigorous. that you can respect i have to convey to minister lavrov our deep concern and great created i will be able to release one to launch an investigation of peace by joining. the e.u. had to put additional sanctions on hold and while lover of stressed that russia wanted to improve relations he did not mince words. we have gotten used to the fact as i have already mentioned that the e.u. more and more often uses one sided restrictions which are not based on any legitimacy at this stage we have to assume that the e.u. is an unreliable partner or your. not done with that throughout the visit was barely over when the diplomats were expelled and despite all efforts to improve communication some actions speak louder than words. so how will the european union respond

kremlin critic alexis of all me made the comments during a meeting with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov it is the 1st visit by a senior diplomat since 2017 a site of all the the meetings agenda also included the iran nuclear deal the situation in ukraine and other human rights issues in russia. and here's what the russian foreign minister had to say after the meeting and we will so you these notice that every mr gates we proceed from the assumption that the e.u. at this stage is an unreliable pot. and i hope that the strategic review that takes place soon will focus on the key interests of the e.u. and that these talks help make out contacts more constructive we've seen the border we are ready for it. let's go right to moscow our correspondent and we sure win is standing by for us there hi emily we heard some strong words from the russian foreign minister there is there a place now for constructive dialogue. well this is a clearly a very tense moment in russian relations ahead of this meeting today the kremlin spokesperson to meet the of this course called relations of frozen and

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what he got in response was a big shrub from sergei lavrov what he got in response was a big ——shruggedly for attending a pro navalny protest on the 23rd ofjanuary, so the first of a wave of mass rallies across russia calling for mr navalny�*s release. now, of course, the countries involved have said that these are unfounded claims, that there is no truth to them at all, but, you know, it is very strange, very interesting signaling from russia, as i say, at a meeting in which both sides were talking about the difficult relationship but trying to focus, at least to some extent, in the areas in which they could cooperate. russia is expelling diplomats from germany, poland and sweden. sarah rainsford there. to stay with us... stay with us on news, still to come: we'll be speaking to the astronaut, commander chris hadfield, as p0resident biden announces he plans to continue the trump administrations plans to return to the moon. the government has been defending its plans to quarantine people arriving in the uk, in a scheme due to begin in ten days' time. people travelling from countries

is part of a campaign of legal harassment directed against them and now russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has said that moscow is ready to sever ties with the european union other that threaten sanctions let's take a look at what he had to say used to move. if we see again as we have felt more than once sanctions imposed in some areas creates risks to our economy including in the most sensitive spirit is such as supplies of parts and components i'm convinced that with regards to the military we've become completely self-sufficient we need to achieve the same situation in the economy. yes once again we don't want to be isolated from international life when you've got you but we must be ready for that if you want to be prepared for war. group which due to go. some pretty determined words there how serious do you think mr lavrov is about potentially cutting economic ties with the. i wouldn't necessarily blow his comments out of proportion i mean you have to really think of the context that these comments took place and it was on a live broadcast from a russian firebrand journalist by