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at a meeting with angela merkel in sochi, ukraine, syria and the treatment of homosexuals were also on the agenda. i'll play you a report on sanctuary cities, areas in the us that refuse comply with some immigration authorities. we'll bring you a report from syria where islamic state militants launched an attack on refugees as they queued at a border crossing. more than 30 people were killed. and in os sport, the latest on the potential wipe—out of all athletics world records from before 2005. the leaders of russia and germany have been discussing their differences on issues such as the conflicts in ukraine and syria, with little sign of substantial progress. following the talks in the black sea resort of sochi, vladimir putin said both he and angela merkel were seriously concerned about ukraine.
at a meeting with angela merkel in sochi, ukraine, syria and the treatment of homosexuals were also on the agenda. i'll play you a report on sanctuary cities, areas in the us that refuse comply with some immigration authorities. we'll bring you a report from syria where islamic state militants launched an attack on refugees as they queued at a border crossing. more than 30 people were killed. and in os sport, the latest on the potential wipe—out of all athletics world records from before...
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brent: we have coverage from sochi. reporter: angela merkel mentioned the most unpleasant issue with president putin, the violation of human rights in russia. a very dangerous situation for gay men in the russian republic of chechnya. he accused european police of being more aggressive than russia. there is no hope that merkel's words had been heard and understood by the russian president. as for the ukrainian conflict, putin accused the government of -- admitted to know one mistake on the russian side. we hope both leaders can find a common ground fighting international terrorism, which is good, of course, but not enough. nevertheless, these talks were important for both sides because face-to-face dialogue, or an attempt to understand each other , is important to break down barriers. that is particularly true of russia, which oyster complains about not being heard and respected on the world's stage. brent: that was our report from sochi. after his meeting with angela merkel, president putin called the u.s. president, d
brent: we have coverage from sochi. reporter: angela merkel mentioned the most unpleasant issue with president putin, the violation of human rights in russia. a very dangerous situation for gay men in the russian republic of chechnya. he accused european police of being more aggressive than russia. there is no hope that merkel's words had been heard and understood by the russian president. as for the ukrainian conflict, putin accused the government of -- admitted to know one mistake on the...
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finally, nothing about marco's visit to sochl nothing about marco's visit to sochi.tead, an interview with marine le pen, who styles herself as the anti—angela merkel. this article is full of anti—german bile. comments like this from marine le pen, saying germany is the only country to benefit from the eu, that germany is trying to force its viewpoint on weaker countries in the eu, and it's clear that moscow supports marine le pen, who was the political opposite of angela merkel. that was steve rosenberg looking at russian media ahead of the visit. here'sjenny hill with the view from berlin after the meeting. angela merkel and vladimir putin have an interesting relationship. he speaks some german, she speaks some russian. they have very different outlooks on the world, but bayer said nevertheless to have a rather grudging respect for one another, despite the very fractious nature of so despite the very fractious nature of so many other subjects which will have been on the table. the most important subject for angela merkel certainly was the situation in the ukraine,
finally, nothing about marco's visit to sochl nothing about marco's visit to sochi.tead, an interview with marine le pen, who styles herself as the anti—angela merkel. this article is full of anti—german bile. comments like this from marine le pen, saying germany is the only country to benefit from the eu, that germany is trying to force its viewpoint on weaker countries in the eu, and it's clear that moscow supports marine le pen, who was the political opposite of angela merkel. that was...
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we are going to go to sochi to hearfrom angela merkel and vladimir putin, we have interpreters.ical difficulties and volatility of geopolitical situation. germany becomes a leading partnerfor our country. talking about the situation in trade we have stated that the growth of trade in january in trade we have stated that the growth of trade injanuary and february increased 43%. we have marked that germany remains the biggest consumer of russian gas supplies. supplies from russia cover nearly 35% of the german internal market. germany is the leading investor into the russian economy, more than $60 billion. german business uses the opportunities and privileges of the russian market. we have about 5000 joint ventures or businesses with german capital and the capital exceeds $50 billion. the working group on strategic operations in economies and finances has resumed its work. it resolves issues between businesspeople of two countries and facilitates the realisation of the joint project. representatives of german business circles will take part in st petersburg international economic
we are going to go to sochi to hearfrom angela merkel and vladimir putin, we have interpreters.ical difficulties and volatility of geopolitical situation. germany becomes a leading partnerfor our country. talking about the situation in trade we have stated that the growth of trade in january in trade we have stated that the growth of trade injanuary and february increased 43%. we have marked that germany remains the biggest consumer of russian gas supplies. supplies from russia cover nearly 35%...
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how will the firing of james game in sochi on wednesday.firing ofjames comey game in sochi on wednesday. how will the firing of james comey affect us american relations? translation: there will be no effect. your question seems funny for me. we have nothing to do with it. president trump is acting in accordance with his law and the constitution. what about us? why ask? you see, i am about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockey. about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockeylj about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockey. i will be here. i will be watching. thank you very much. and just when you thought it could not get any more surreal... let's speak to laura bicker in washington. add that to the site today of russian diplomats at the state department in the white house in the oval offers a joking about the sacking of the fbi director.m oval offers a joking about the sacking of the fbi director. it gets weird. the optics were not good for the white house. add that to the fa ct the white house. add that to the fact t
how will the firing of james game in sochi on wednesday.firing ofjames comey game in sochi on wednesday. how will the firing of james comey affect us american relations? translation: there will be no effect. your question seems funny for me. we have nothing to do with it. president trump is acting in accordance with his law and the constitution. what about us? why ask? you see, i am about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockey. about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockeylj...
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chancellor merkel of germany will travel to the russian black sea resort of sochi to meet russian presidentmir putin at his summer residence later. since the conflict in ukraine, ties between russia and germany have worsened. now it's time for world business report. back in the black — after two years of losses, bp‘s set to reveal it's making profits again thanks to the rise in the price of oil. and, can the thrill of the auction room be recreated online? we investigate the digital challenges for the likes of christies and sotherbys. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. bp‘s expected to say it's been making a profit in recent months, drawing a line under years of painful cost cutting and transformation as it grappled with low oil prices. using the oil giant's preferred measure of underlying replacement cost profit, last year it made a loss of $2.6 billion — a 55% fall on the year before. the shift in the price of oil on global markets was the main reason why — the white line shows you the slide. it bottomed out at $27.88 a barrel injanuary 2016. the yellow line shows you bp‘
chancellor merkel of germany will travel to the russian black sea resort of sochi to meet russian presidentmir putin at his summer residence later. since the conflict in ukraine, ties between russia and germany have worsened. now it's time for world business report. back in the black — after two years of losses, bp‘s set to reveal it's making profits again thanks to the rise in the price of oil. and, can the thrill of the auction room be recreated online? we investigate the digital...
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angela merkel has been holding talks with president vladimir putin in the black sea resort of sochi.l also urged mr putin to protect gay rights in chechnya. lucky to be alive — the surfer rescued from the irish sea after drifting for more than 30 hours clinging to his board. he was described by the aircraft crew as being very cold, suffering from hypothermia and been out overnight and all of that following day in the water. he was in surprisingly good condition. and paula radcliffe says she feels "hurt" by proposals which could see top athletes losing their world records. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has defended his shadow home secretary after she appeared confused over the cost of the party's plans to put an extra 10,000 police officers on the streets. mr corbyn insisted he wasn't embarrassed in the slightest by diane abbott's difficulties with the numbers for what is one of his flagship election policies. the gaffe has overshadowed the launch of labour's policing policy for england and wales. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo report
angela merkel has been holding talks with president vladimir putin in the black sea resort of sochi.l also urged mr putin to protect gay rights in chechnya. lucky to be alive — the surfer rescued from the irish sea after drifting for more than 30 hours clinging to his board. he was described by the aircraft crew as being very cold, suffering from hypothermia and been out overnight and all of that following day in the water. he was in surprisingly good condition. and paula radcliffe says she...
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today our elizabeth palmer went one on one with putin rinkside in sochi, russia. >> reporter: all suitedp for ti amateur hockey match, president vladimir putin took the time to weigh in on washington's latest scandal. how will the firing of james comey affect u.s.-russia relations? >> ( translated ): there will be no effect. in fact, don't be insulted, but your question strikes me as funny. we have nothing to do with it. president trump is acting within his authority, according to the law and the constitution. and as for us, well, you see i'm of to play hockey. >> reporter: officially putin denies russia even has an opinion, but he's as skilled a player on the world stage as he is on the ice. as the president scored in sochi, his foreign minister, sergei lavrov was chalking up a win in washington, meeting president trump in the oval rufice. american reporters were shut out, so it was up to the russians to tweet this picture, and this one with russia's controversial ambassador sergey kislyak, who remains at the heart of the alleged collusion between the trump campaign and russia's meddlin
today our elizabeth palmer went one on one with putin rinkside in sochi, russia. >> reporter: all suitedp for ti amateur hockey match, president vladimir putin took the time to weigh in on washington's latest scandal. how will the firing of james comey affect u.s.-russia relations? >> ( translated ): there will be no effect. in fact, don't be insulted, but your question strikes me as funny. we have nothing to do with it. president trump is acting within his authority, according to...
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brennan at the state department and elizabeth palmer in sochi, russia. margaret, let me start with you. how did this meeting come about? >> reporter: white house officials say that last week during a phone call, vladimir putin personally asked president trump to meet with his top come sergey lavrov. the meeting in the oafg office lasted around 30 minutes, and at the end of it, i asked president trump whether the firing of f.b.i. director comey had any impact, he said none at all. but an invitation into the oval office is an honor, and the fact that president trump went through with this despite all of the controversies shows just how deeply he wants to improve these frayed relations with russia. now, lavrov was invited into oval office by president obama back in 2009, but he has not been welcome in washington for at least the past four years due to these deep disagreements or ukraine and the conflict in syria. >> mason: liz, why did the russians want th badly? >> reporter: well, as margaret mentioned, they've been shunned and under sanctions for some yea
brennan at the state department and elizabeth palmer in sochi, russia. margaret, let me start with you. how did this meeting come about? >> reporter: white house officials say that last week during a phone call, vladimir putin personally asked president trump to meet with his top come sergey lavrov. the meeting in the oafg office lasted around 30 minutes, and at the end of it, i asked president trump whether the firing of f.b.i. director comey had any impact, he said none at all. but an...
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the german chancellor angela merkel will travel to the russian black sea resort of sochi to meet russianr putin at his summer residence later. they're expected to discuss efforts against terrorism, the middle east and the peace process in ukraine. since the conflict in ukraine, ties between russia and germany have worsened. the united states has issued a new travel warning for europe, saying americans should be aware of the continued threat of terror attacks. the state department cites recent incidents in britain, france and russia and warns that the so—called islamic state and al-qaeda have the ability to plan and carry out attacks. officials say they're not responding to a specific threat. 0rganisers of a luxury music festival in the bahamas which was abandoned in chaos on friday are being sued for $100 million. lawyers have brought a class action suit alleging fraud and breach of contract. concert—goers were promised the "cultural experience of the decade" at the fyre festival. but instead of upmarket accommodation and gourmet cuisine they were greeted by half—built tents and cheese s
the german chancellor angela merkel will travel to the russian black sea resort of sochi to meet russianr putin at his summer residence later. they're expected to discuss efforts against terrorism, the middle east and the peace process in ukraine. since the conflict in ukraine, ties between russia and germany have worsened. the united states has issued a new travel warning for europe, saying americans should be aware of the continued threat of terror attacks. the state department cites recent...
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taking a stand in sochi, valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. yes, hello and welcome. chelsea moved another step closer to securing the english premier league title following a 3—0 win over everton, a match which was considered their toughest remaining fixture this season. it didn't look that way as they remain four points clear with four matches remaining. all the goals came in the second half. a moment of magic from pedro to break the deadlock, gary cahill with a close—range finish before willian marked his entry to the game with a late third. manager antonio conte closing in on a trophy in his first season in england. we must be pleased because we played a game with the head. and this part of the season it's very important to use before the head, then your heart and then your legs. i think we did this today. tottenham are hot on their heels should the league leaders slip up. a 2—0 win over rivals arsenal in the london derby keeps them in touching distance, goals from dele alli and a penalty for harry kane means tottenham are guaranteed to finish ahead of their city
taking a stand in sochi, valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. yes, hello and welcome. chelsea moved another step closer to securing the english premier league title following a 3—0 win over everton, a match which was considered their toughest remaining fixture this season. it didn't look that way as they remain four points clear with four matches remaining. all the goals came in the second half. a moment of magic from pedro to break the deadlock, gary cahill with a close—range finish...
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taking a stand in sochi, valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. yes, hello and welcome.league title following a 3—0 win over everton, a match which was considered their toughest remaining fixture this season. it didn't look that way as they remain four points clear with four matches remaining. all the goals came in the second half. a moment of magic from pedro to break the deadlock,
taking a stand in sochi, valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. yes, hello and welcome.league title following a 3—0 win over everton, a match which was considered their toughest remaining fixture this season. it didn't look that way as they remain four points clear with four matches remaining. all the goals came in the second half. a moment of magic from pedro to break the deadlock,
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we're joined now by margaret brennan at the state department and elizabeth palmer in sochi, russia. margaret, let me start with you. how did this meeting come about? >> white house officials say that last week during a phone call vladimir putin personally asked president trump to meet with his top diplomat sergey lavrov. the meeting in the oval office lasted around 30 minutes, and at trump whether the firing of fbi director comey had any impact, he said none at all. but an invitation into the oval office is an honor, and the fact that president trump went through with this despite all of the controversies shows just how deeply he wants to improve these frayed relations with russia. now, lavrov was invited into the oval office by president obama back in 2009. but he has not been welcome in washington for at least the past four years due to these deep disagreements over ukraine and the conflict in syria. >> liz, why did the russians want this meeting so badly? >> well, as margaret mentioned, they've been shunned and under sanction for some years now in washington. so this was their ve
we're joined now by margaret brennan at the state department and elizabeth palmer in sochi, russia. margaret, let me start with you. how did this meeting come about? >> white house officials say that last week during a phone call vladimir putin personally asked president trump to meet with his top diplomat sergey lavrov. the meeting in the oval office lasted around 30 minutes, and at trump whether the firing of fbi director comey had any impact, he said none at all. but an invitation into...
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and cbs news sochi caught up with russian president vladimir putin.et's see what he had to say about what has been going on in the u.s. not delay the considerable work of chairman burr and vice chairman warner. too much is at stake. david: that of course the wrong cut your data senator mitch mcconnell. let's see if we can get the clip of vladimir putin speaking at a hockey game in sochi today. >> how will the firing of james comey affect you? putin: there will be no effect. your question is very funny to me. we have nothing to do with the. trump is acting in accordance with his confidence and his laws, the constitution. what about us? why we? david: vladimir putin thing at the end he is going to play some hockey. i think there is concern about to theppens investigation underway that the fbi is conducting. is more pressure placed on congress? congress needse to play a supervisory role here. obviously, partisan politics are going to figure in that it i think there is a law enforcement process that needs to be locked down here remember, after cox,ard nix
and cbs news sochi caught up with russian president vladimir putin.et's see what he had to say about what has been going on in the u.s. not delay the considerable work of chairman burr and vice chairman warner. too much is at stake. david: that of course the wrong cut your data senator mitch mcconnell. let's see if we can get the clip of vladimir putin speaking at a hockey game in sochi today. >> how will the firing of james comey affect you? putin: there will be no effect. your question...
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laura: german chancellor angela merkel is in sochi for talks with russian president vladimir putin. on asay they want to focus unresolved conflict in ukraine and syria, areas of major disagreements for the two countries. merkel's it is angela first visit to russia in two years. it's a message designed to send a diplomatic signal. there differences in the conflict in ukraine and syria that vladimir putin has expressed a desire to normalize ties. there's an important role to be played to find a solution to global problems. the leaders say they agreed on the need for a full implementation of the minsk agreement, aimed at ending the violence in ukraine. angela merkel indicating she would be willing to negotiate on easing sanctions against russia. >> there are encouraging development terms of economic cooperation between germany and russia. for me, the aim is to reach the point where we can lift european union sanctions on russia through the implementation of the minsk agreement, but these issues are dependent on each other. military racking form a shell al-assad history of and the west.
laura: german chancellor angela merkel is in sochi for talks with russian president vladimir putin. on asay they want to focus unresolved conflict in ukraine and syria, areas of major disagreements for the two countries. merkel's it is angela first visit to russia in two years. it's a message designed to send a diplomatic signal. there differences in the conflict in ukraine and syria that vladimir putin has expressed a desire to normalize ties. there's an important role to be played to find a...
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. -- sochi. she said she would not go to russia unless there was progress in the ukraine conflict. there has been no progress that we know of. >> again, chalk it up to the g 20. this whole road trip is laying the groundwork for that summit. a lot of difficult material on the table for her. as you know, she is a very pragmatic politician who looks to open channels of communication and see where they lead. she has not had a personal meeting with vladimir putin in two years. she has had phone calls with him. she deeply believes in the possibility to affect change through communication. that's what this is about. i don't inc. we are going to see overnight progress on -- think we are going to see overnight progress on ukraine or syria. she certainly wants to have those matters under discussion with a look toward the g 20. >> she would like to build a better working relationship with donald trump. he is increasingly critical of russia. we see dots being connected. does this strengthen her case? >> to some degree, it may. people thought he would work hard to get the sanctions on russia li
. -- sochi. she said she would not go to russia unless there was progress in the ukraine conflict. there has been no progress that we know of. >> again, chalk it up to the g 20. this whole road trip is laying the groundwork for that summit. a lot of difficult material on the table for her. as you know, she is a very pragmatic politician who looks to open channels of communication and see where they lead. she has not had a personal meeting with vladimir putin in two years. she has had...
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minds today inhe sochi between the german chancellor and the russian president.im: steve rosenberg in moscow. for more on the meeting in the phone call between the u.s. and have beenesidents, i speaking to the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine who is now at the brookings institution. let's talk about the phone call to president trump. it is not clear if the syrian air were mentioned, but presumably this is building on that. >> secretary tillerson was in moscow after the airstrikes. it looks like this phone call was on a higher level, talking about a joint interest of peace in syria. below that, what does that mean for assad or isis? that is where differences emerge. tim: and on bully been rejected by tehray? >> having someone there, that would be a positive step. we had the local ambassador present. tim: when it comes to the first face-to-face meeting, many were speculating this would have happened by now. it looks like it will happen at the g 20? >> that would be the logical venue. it will have president trump and president putin in germany. that would be the lo
minds today inhe sochi between the german chancellor and the russian president.im: steve rosenberg in moscow. for more on the meeting in the phone call between the u.s. and have beenesidents, i speaking to the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine who is now at the brookings institution. let's talk about the phone call to president trump. it is not clear if the syrian air were mentioned, but presumably this is building on that. >> secretary tillerson was in moscow after the airstrikes. it...
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as the president sochi, sergey lavrov was chalking up a win in washington meeting president trump inval office. american reporters were shut out, so it was up to the russians to tweet this picture, and this one, with russia's controversial ambassador, sergei kislyak who remains at the heart of the alleged collusion of the trump campaign and russia's meddling in the last election. the pictures would have pleased kremlin spokesman dimitri peskov who in a quiet back room at the hockey arena explained that any mention of washington is so toxic in russia that real relations are a long way off. >> it's quite difficult about mr. trump to speak about willingness. he is definitely under a huge pressure who still argue his presidency. by those who still cannot accept that he has a stake in t united states. by those who cannot, cannot accept, uh, accept the fact that they had lost. the long lasting scent of gain. now available in matching scents across your entire laundry routine. no matter who was in there last. protection. new lysol power & fresh 6 goes to work flush a
as the president sochi, sergey lavrov was chalking up a win in washington meeting president trump inval office. american reporters were shut out, so it was up to the russians to tweet this picture, and this one, with russia's controversial ambassador, sergei kislyak who remains at the heart of the alleged collusion of the trump campaign and russia's meddling in the last election. the pictures would have pleased kremlin spokesman dimitri peskov who in a quiet back room at the hockey arena...
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. >> she was unable to compete at the sochi olympics due to age restrictions but she says she's readyor pyeongchang. >> the olympics are a time when they think to here joining us again is amy with more on that. >> many hours of hard work that olympians put in can be quite the inspiration but you don't need to wait until the olympics to see that kind of dedication. it's happening every day right in our own backyard. >> on any given day at the ice rink you'll find these young ice skatde skaters lacing up and getting down to business. >> let's go. >> they'll carry out quite the balancing act. >> my entire life has been centered around skating. >> i skate five days a week. >> six days a week. >> i skate five times a week. >> for this group of aspiring olympians, there's no time quite like the winter games. >> we're going to attempt the spirals. >> it's a time to see when all that hard work really does pay off. >> i think it's graceful watching everyone. >> some of them will be putting their own spin on whathe >> i like the commentators on people. it's very high but then they didn't jump t
. >> she was unable to compete at the sochi olympics due to age restrictions but she says she's readyor pyeongchang. >> the olympics are a time when they think to here joining us again is amy with more on that. >> many hours of hard work that olympians put in can be quite the inspiration but you don't need to wait until the olympics to see that kind of dedication. it's happening every day right in our own backyard. >> on any given day at the ice rink you'll find these...
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in 2014, he picked up two bronze medals in sochi. >> holcomb does it again!> reporter: over a week ago, the three-time olympian spoke to nbc news about the upcoming 2018 winter games. >> to be a driver just takes years of going down the hill and learning how to drive. i've come this far, why stop now? >> reporter: but this weekend holcomb was found unresponsive in his room. in a statement, the united states olympic committee said steve was a tremendous athlete and even better person. he was known for finishing every race, high fiving his fans. holcomb had twists and turns off the track, too. he was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease in 2002 that nearly cost him his sledding career. struggling with depression, he once tried to end his own life, taking sleeping pills. after an experimental eye surgery in 2008 saved holcomb's vision, he wrote a book about his journey from blindness to olympic gold. >> i think one of the biggest things i learned is just learning how much i can endure and what you can overcome. >> reporter: an athlete who was inspirational
in 2014, he picked up two bronze medals in sochi. >> holcomb does it again!> reporter: over a week ago, the three-time olympian spoke to nbc news about the upcoming 2018 winter games. >> to be a driver just takes years of going down the hill and learning how to drive. i've come this far, why stop now? >> reporter: but this weekend holcomb was found unresponsive in his room. in a statement, the united states olympic committee said steve was a tremendous athlete and even...
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veb is a big part of how he financed the sochi olympics construction. the sochi olympics construction was fantastically, phenomenally corruptly overbudget. it was the most spent on any olympics ever, but it was all spent through veb bank at putin's discretion. veb is under sanctions by the u.s. government. the top executive recently got out of prison in ohio. the charging documents against that just-released russian spy showed that one of the americans, his spy ring, try to recruit in new york to be a russian agent was trump campaign foreign policy adviser carter page. in addition to all that that we have known about veb, one of the meetings with the russian official that jared kushner didn't disclose on his application for a security clearance was a meeting he had with the head of veb who was personally installed in that position by vladimir putin. so veb, this russian bank, this putin-controlled bank, it was already on our radar in terms of unaccounted for meetings between the russian government and the trump government. this week as we learn more abo
veb is a big part of how he financed the sochi olympics construction. the sochi olympics construction was fantastically, phenomenally corruptly overbudget. it was the most spent on any olympics ever, but it was all spent through veb bank at putin's discretion. veb is under sanctions by the u.s. government. the top executive recently got out of prison in ohio. the charging documents against that just-released russian spy showed that one of the americans, his spy ring, try to recruit in new york...
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or meets russian president vladimir putin in sochi.r takes part in a women's summit in berlin featuring ivanka trump. the chancellor can draw on vast reserves of political capital. .artin schulz cannot how much of an advantage does that give merkel? peter: a huge advantage, you have already said, but we talk a lot about the social democrats mantra of social justice. what is the message angela merkel is whispering in the ears of german voters that makes her so persuasive and so apparently unbeatable? matthew: i think it will be the same slogan she has used in her past reelection campaigns, which is, "you know me. you can trust me. i represent stability. i represent the status quo," which is why i have my doubts. not for ideological reasons, but i wonder how many germans feel they are about to slide into poverty. given the chance again in north rhine-westphalia, the left party, which is to left of the spd, did not even get into the state parliament, which to me was also a signal that maybe these issues are not resonating, even though the
or meets russian president vladimir putin in sochi.r takes part in a women's summit in berlin featuring ivanka trump. the chancellor can draw on vast reserves of political capital. .artin schulz cannot how much of an advantage does that give merkel? peter: a huge advantage, you have already said, but we talk a lot about the social democrats mantra of social justice. what is the message angela merkel is whispering in the ears of german voters that makes her so persuasive and so apparently...
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the german chancellor, angela merkel, holds talks with president putin, in the black sea resort of sochi've discussed the conflict in ukraine which has strained relations between moscow and berlin and the war in syria. and paula radcliffe says she feels "hurt" by proposals which could see top athletes losing their world records. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has defended his shadow home secretary after she appeared confused over the cost of the party's plans to put an extra 10,000 police officers on the streets. mr corbyn insisted he wasn't embarrassed in the slightest by diane abbott's difficulties with the numbers for what is one of his flagship election policies. the gaffe has overshadowed the launch of labour's policing policy for england and wales. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports. anti—social behaviour... 0n the beat this morning in southampton jeremy corbyn promising money for 10,000 more police officers in england and wales. labour wants to put police on the streets embedded in local communities. do we continue cutting poli
the german chancellor, angela merkel, holds talks with president putin, in the black sea resort of sochi've discussed the conflict in ukraine which has strained relations between moscow and berlin and the war in syria. and paula radcliffe says she feels "hurt" by proposals which could see top athletes losing their world records. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has defended his shadow home secretary after she appeared confused over the cost of the...
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at a meeting with angela merkel in sochi, ukraine, syria and the treatment of homosexuals were also onreas in the us that refuse comply with some immigration authorities. we'll bring you a report from syria where islamic state militants launched an attack on refugees as they queued at a border crossing. more than 30 people were killed. and in os sport, the latest on the potential wipe—out of all athletics world records from before 2005.
at a meeting with angela merkel in sochi, ukraine, syria and the treatment of homosexuals were also onreas in the us that refuse comply with some immigration authorities. we'll bring you a report from syria where islamic state militants launched an attack on refugees as they queued at a border crossing. more than 30 people were killed. and in os sport, the latest on the potential wipe—out of all athletics world records from before 2005.
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elizabeth palmer, with cbs news just before he played in an amateur ice hockey game in the city of sochiy. how will the firing ofjames comey affect us american relations? translation: there will be no effect. —— how will the firing ofjames comey affect us—russia relations? your question seems funny for me. we have nothing to do with it. president trump is acting in accordance with his law and the constitution. what about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockey. i invite you to do the same. i will be here. i will be watching. thank you very much. the kremlin spokesman doing the translation between president putin and elisabeth parmar from translation between president putin and elisabeth parmarfrom cbs. our washington correspondent, laura bicker, says critics questioned the timing of the white house meeting with the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov. no us media were allowed inside that meeting with the russian foreign ambassador. for any footage that we have seen, we have relied on russian media to get it. so when it came to the question of the firing of the man who was in
elizabeth palmer, with cbs news just before he played in an amateur ice hockey game in the city of sochiy. how will the firing ofjames comey affect us american relations? translation: there will be no effect. —— how will the firing ofjames comey affect us—russia relations? your question seems funny for me. we have nothing to do with it. president trump is acting in accordance with his law and the constitution. what about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockey. i invite you to do...
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clearly a string of differences and no meeting of minds today in sochi between the german chancellortional condemnation of president maduro's plan to rewrite venezuela's constitution. it would also allow him to get round the current parliament, which is dominated by the opposition — but his government says a new constituent assembly is the best way to unite a fractured country. there's been another day of street protests, with barricades limiting traffic in many cities. greg dawson has the latest. this is the result of president maduro's promise to bring peace to venezuela. in this city, the only sign of traffic is the burning cars used to form road blocks. protests have taken place here and across the country in direct response to the president's idea for a new citizen—led national assembly. in a televised address, president maduro confirmed he would sideline the country's opposition—controlled congress which has been calling for his resignation. but with pots and pans in hand, these people made it clear the only change they want is a new president. translation: we are not scared. i
clearly a string of differences and no meeting of minds today in sochi between the german chancellortional condemnation of president maduro's plan to rewrite venezuela's constitution. it would also allow him to get round the current parliament, which is dominated by the opposition — but his government says a new constituent assembly is the best way to unite a fractured country. there's been another day of street protests, with barricades limiting traffic in many cities. greg dawson has the...
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he won bronze in both the two—man and four—man bobsled in sochi in 2014. that's all the sport.d welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are journalist yasmin alibhai brown and david wooding, the political editor of the sun on sunday. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the observer headlines on labour's plans to increase income tax for people earning more than eighty—thousand—pounds, ifjeremy corbyn becomes the next prime minister. the sunday telegraph has that same story and also reports that the european commission's own lawyers say a suggested 100 billion euro brexit divorce bill could not be legally enforced. the sunday times — says the move is in a bid to shore up labour's core support — as a new poll suggests the party has fallen 19 points behind the tories. the paper — which is publishing its annual rich list — also says brexit has seen the combined wealth of the country's 1,000 richest individuals surge. the sunday express says — theresa may is to unveil a set of manifesto pledges — which will serve as labour's death
he won bronze in both the two—man and four—man bobsled in sochi in 2014. that's all the sport.d welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are journalist yasmin alibhai brown and david wooding, the political editor of the sun on sunday. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the observer headlines on labour's plans to increase income tax for people earning more than eighty—thousand—pounds, ifjeremy corbyn becomes the next prime minister....
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the russian president has welcomed the turkish president to his summer home in sochi.oal of turkey and russia. other topics to be discussed include russian trade restrictions on tourism, the two leaders have praised bilateral relations. on tourism, the two leaders have praised bilateral relationsm on tourism, the two leaders have praised bilateral relations. it is important that we have managed to seize the full bilateral trade, there was a small growth of commodities in the first few months of this year, to around 3%. translation: in times like this when huge responsibility lies on our shoulders, i am sure that the steps we take it together will change the future for the whole region. one of my colleagues from bbc turkish joined one of my colleagues from bbc turkishjoined me to one of my colleagues from bbc turkish joined me to talk about the significance of the meeting between the two. this is the fifth meeting of these two leaders since august 2016, ever since turkey's downing of the russian jets in 2016, ever since turkey's downing of the russianjets in november 20
the russian president has welcomed the turkish president to his summer home in sochi.oal of turkey and russia. other topics to be discussed include russian trade restrictions on tourism, the two leaders have praised bilateral relations. on tourism, the two leaders have praised bilateral relationsm on tourism, the two leaders have praised bilateral relations. it is important that we have managed to seize the full bilateral trade, there was a small growth of commodities in the first few months of...
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the russian leader offered his opinion, on his way to a hockey match in sochi.nslation: president trump is acting in accordance with his confidence, and in accordance with his law, with the constitution. in a farewell letter, james comey told his colleagues that... meanwhile, the investigation continues, and back at the centre of it is donald trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn. he was fired for lying about his contact with the russian ambassador. senators have now issued a formal demand, sabena, for any documents detailing his russian contacts or business dealings. the fbi director may be gone, but the enquiries surrounding donald trump's aids and their potential links to russia go on. “— their potential links to russia go on. —— aides. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the newly elected french president, emmanuel macron, will announce later the names of the 577 candidates he hopes his party will put up in forthcoming legislative elections. he currently has no representatives from his newly formed party in parli
the russian leader offered his opinion, on his way to a hockey match in sochi.nslation: president trump is acting in accordance with his confidence, and in accordance with his law, with the constitution. in a farewell letter, james comey told his colleagues that... meanwhile, the investigation continues, and back at the centre of it is donald trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn. he was fired for lying about his contact with the russian ambassador. senators have now issued a...
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they're meeting in sochi at president putin's summer residence. going to be quite difficult. the talks are going on right now. we believe they are talking about the conflict in ukraine, the war in syria, some of the key issues which have driven a wedge between russia and the west and this meeting is important because angela merkel is the most powerful leader in europe and vladimir putin is the all—powerful russian president. to find solutions to these issues, it could be high—level meetings like this but find one. can they find a common language today? it will be difficult. despite the fact angela merkel speaks fluent russian and she grew up in east germany, vladimir putin speaks fluent german from his days as a kgb officer in east germany, they have very different world views. angela merkel is seen as someone who was a staunch defender of western liberal chrissy, western institutions, civil society and the eu. vladimir putin is an authoritarian leader who seems determined to undermine western the broad democracy and institutions. at at least they
they're meeting in sochi at president putin's summer residence. going to be quite difficult. the talks are going on right now. we believe they are talking about the conflict in ukraine, the war in syria, some of the key issues which have driven a wedge between russia and the west and this meeting is important because angela merkel is the most powerful leader in europe and vladimir putin is the all—powerful russian president. to find solutions to these issues, it could be high—level meetings...
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russia's one of the main sponsors of the talks here, and speaking in sochi yesterday, president putinzones in syria. translation: our common sense is the establishment of the safe zone should lead to further pacification of the situation, and to the strengthening of the ceasefire regime, to curb bloody conflicts. this is the most important condition for allowing the parties to start political dialogue. the aim would be to damp down the fighting, including stopping regime air strikes in the major rebel held areas. refugees could then return home and aid could reach those in need. if we see that a monitoring mechanism, a serious monitoring mechanism is in place to enforce the ceasefire, that is a first good indication. a second good indication, of course, is the air strikes stop. but while the rebels would likely welcome an end to government air strikes, it's harder to see how they would be prepared to give up their key goal of bringing an end to president assad's rule over syria. richard galpin, bbc news. shares in the high street retailer next fell by as much as 7% one point this morn
russia's one of the main sponsors of the talks here, and speaking in sochi yesterday, president putinzones in syria. translation: our common sense is the establishment of the safe zone should lead to further pacification of the situation, and to the strengthening of the ceasefire regime, to curb bloody conflicts. this is the most important condition for allowing the parties to start political dialogue. the aim would be to damp down the fighting, including stopping regime air strikes in the...
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he won bronze in both the two—man and four—man bobsled in sochi in 2014. that's all sport for now.g reforming mental health legislation a priority in england and wales if they win the general election. theresa may said the new law would end discrimination of vulnerable people and a boost to the number of mental health professionals by 2020. with me now is simon wesserly, president of the royal college of psychiatrists. i think most of us, mental health has been the privation of the nhs. we don't hear much about it, we didn't until and now suddenly people are talking about it all over, even members of the royal family and no politicians. first of all, that is great. i wish to tap into 30 years ago. i never imagined we'd have in an election campaign, politicians arguing and being worried about the state of mental health system. what is the state in your view of the mental health state provision? in a global sense, we are very good in this country, and we should never lose sight of that. we should be quite proud of our mental health services, but equally, we know they're nothing like
he won bronze in both the two—man and four—man bobsled in sochi in 2014. that's all sport for now.g reforming mental health legislation a priority in england and wales if they win the general election. theresa may said the new law would end discrimination of vulnerable people and a boost to the number of mental health professionals by 2020. with me now is simon wesserly, president of the royal college of psychiatrists. i think most of us, mental health has been the privation of the nhs. we...
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he won bronze in both the two—man and four—man bobsled in sochi in 2014. that's all sport for now.schoolgirls who were abducted by islamist militants in 2014 have been freed. they were among more than 270 girls seized from a boarding school in the town of chibok in a night time attack. stephanie hegarty reports: they were taken over three years ago as schoolgirls, but they will be coming back soon as young women. after lengthy negotiations between the government and militants, 82 of the kidnapped chibok girls have been released. it was essentially a prisoner swap. the presidency said in a statement that some boko haram suspects were freed in exchange for the girls. the young women are now in the care of the nigerian army and are expected to be brought to the capital abuja today. it is the second time that the government has successfully recovered a group of chibok girls. last 0ctober, these 21 young women were returned to their families. the chibok girls were taken from their school by islamist militants in 2014, just as they were about to sit theirfinal exams. their kidnapping ins
he won bronze in both the two—man and four—man bobsled in sochi in 2014. that's all sport for now.schoolgirls who were abducted by islamist militants in 2014 have been freed. they were among more than 270 girls seized from a boarding school in the town of chibok in a night time attack. stephanie hegarty reports: they were taken over three years ago as schoolgirls, but they will be coming back soon as young women. after lengthy negotiations between the government and militants, 82 of the...
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we were in the town of sochi where the russian olympics were held just as the president prepared to playey. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin came down the hall, game face on, the make a political point. >> how will the firing of james comey affect u.s./russia relations? >> translator: there will be no effect. don't be angry with me. he's acting in accordance with his competence and in accordance with his law and constitution. what about us? why we? you see i. going play hockey. >> reporter: president putin plays a good defensive game of hockey on the ice and on the stage. in this case, it's a charm iing defense. also there, the controversial russian ambassador sergey kislyak whose contact with the trump team were being investigated by the fbi under the now james comey. back at the hockey rink, kremlin spokesman led us off to a back room to insist one more time that russia has been unfairly blamed for meddling in u.s. affairs. this cloud of suspicion around russia and russia's intentions has just got thicker. how do you repair your reputation? >> well, actually we are extreme
we were in the town of sochi where the russian olympics were held just as the president prepared to playey. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin came down the hall, game face on, the make a political point. >> how will the firing of james comey affect u.s./russia relations? >> translator: there will be no effect. don't be angry with me. he's acting in accordance with his competence and in accordance with his law and constitution. what about us? why we? you see i....
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. >> elizabeth palmer in sochi, margaret brennan at the state department. thank you both. >>> with the house in recess, republican members are hearing from angry constituents at town meetings back home. most complaints at first were about the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. then the comey story exploded. here's dean reynolds. >> tell the truth! tell the truth! >> reporter: at one town hall -- >> no, answer the last question! >> reporter: after another. >> open your eyes! >> all right. all right. >> reporter: congressional republicans on recess this week -- [ boos ]. have been getting an earful. and now another issue is testing their hearing. >> i have a question in regards to russia. >> reporter: firing the head of the fbi as the bureau investigates russian ties to the trump campaign fired up this crowd at iowa congressman rod blum's town hall. >> if trump was guilty of something, would he fire the fbi director? because that's a pretty -- that would be a pretty dumb move. i get it. i mean, i get it. you hate the president. i get it. >> reporter: b
. >> elizabeth palmer in sochi, margaret brennan at the state department. thank you both. >>> with the house in recess, republican members are hearing from angry constituents at town meetings back home. most complaints at first were about the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. then the comey story exploded. here's dean reynolds. >> tell the truth! tell the truth! >> reporter: at one town hall -- >> no, answer the last question! >> reporter: after...
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vladimir putin has a press conference in sochi, and perhaps it is lost in translation, perhaps he just. >> you're asking the secretary of state a question as a result of what he said, he is projecting his own power reminding everyone, including president trump that the russians, just like james comey keep records of any conversations they have with him, records that could be used against him, it is also a little perverse of putin offering himself as some trustworthy help. he is insisting that trump didn't pass on classified information. how would putin know what is classified and what is not. the investigation that trump disclosed was secret enough not to have been shared with allies like france and so on. i think she also mocking the whole incident. he is recommending lavrov did not share the secrets with the rest of us, he said it was very bad of him, and there he was in the front row laughing his head off. also seriously though, he is criticizing once again what he calls the histeria about russia saying it is damaging the united states. while the kremlin might be worried that their
vladimir putin has a press conference in sochi, and perhaps it is lost in translation, perhaps he just. >> you're asking the secretary of state a question as a result of what he said, he is projecting his own power reminding everyone, including president trump that the russians, just like james comey keep records of any conversations they have with him, records that could be used against him, it is also a little perverse of putin offering himself as some trustworthy help. he is insisting...
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they met in sochi, the russian resort on the black sea.te house says president trump and president putin spoke by phone today. the call is being described as a very good one, and that terrorism, north korea, and syria were among the topics covered. officials say both leaders agreed the suffering in syria has gone on "far too long." meantime in syria, at least 37 people, mostly civilians, are dead after a surprise attack at a crossing frequently used by iraqis and syrians seeking safety from the war. officials say militants attacked before dawn. and men have been detained weapons confiscated after counterterrorism police in france, according to the ap. this comes five days before the french presidential runoff. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. it is after 5:30 p.m. tuesday washington, 7:30 a.m. wednesday in sydney. paul allen joins us with a look at the markets. good morning. it could be a subdued day around the asia-pacific today
they met in sochi, the russian resort on the black sea.te house says president trump and president putin spoke by phone today. the call is being described as a very good one, and that terrorism, north korea, and syria were among the topics covered. officials say both leaders agreed the suffering in syria has gone on "far too long." meantime in syria, at least 37 people, mostly civilians, are dead after a surprise attack at a crossing frequently used by iraqis and syrians seeking...
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president putin spoke today in sochi during a joint news conference with the visiting italian prime minister>> you know what surprises me, they are stirring tension in the u.s.'s internal political situation by using anti-russian mottos. they either don't understand they are harming their own country, and in that case, they are just as stupid, or they understand everything, and in that case, they are very dangerous. mark: president putin also says the kremlin initially viewed debate about russia's meddling as funny, by now says there are increasing concerns because of these seeming unpredictability in american politics. house speaker paul ryan said congress cannot deal with speculation and innuendo when it comes to the conversation between president trump and former fbi director james comey. mr. comey wrote a memo about the conversation with the president, saying that he asked comey to drop the investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. that is according to a person who has seen the memo. >> we have an obligation to carry out our oversight regardless of what parties i
president putin spoke today in sochi during a joint news conference with the visiting italian prime minister>> you know what surprises me, they are stirring tension in the u.s.'s internal political situation by using anti-russian mottos. they either don't understand they are harming their own country, and in that case, they are just as stupid, or they understand everything, and in that case, they are very dangerous. mark: president putin also says the kremlin initially viewed debate about...
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from the nixon era up to where we find things today, and we saw a bit of an inflection point with the sochi -- with the beijing olympics. those were enormously successful for china. they kind of put china on the map, and china really began to feel its oats about that time, and rightfully. they have achieved a lot. they moved 500 million chinese people out of poverty into middle class status. they've still got a billion more they need to move. so china has its own challenges, and we want to work with them and be mindful of what they're dealing with in the context of our relationship. and our relationship has to be one of understanding that we have security interests throughout northeast asia and security interests throughout the pacific, and we need to work with them on how those are addressed. so that gets to the island building in the south china sea, the militarization of those islands, and obviously, we have huge trading issues to talk with them about. so we are using the entree of the visit in mar-a-lago, which was heavy on some issues with north korea but also heavy on a broader range
from the nixon era up to where we find things today, and we saw a bit of an inflection point with the sochi -- with the beijing olympics. those were enormously successful for china. they kind of put china on the map, and china really began to feel its oats about that time, and rightfully. they have achieved a lot. they moved 500 million chinese people out of poverty into middle class status. they've still got a billion more they need to move. so china has its own challenges, and we want to work...
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cbs news caught up with him before he was about to play hockey in sochi. >> there's no effect.r question looks funny for me. don't be angry with me. we have nothing to do with that. president trump is acting in accordance with his competence and in accordance with his law and constitution. >> neil: when foreign minister lavrov got to the white house this morning, he didn't even hear about james comey getting fired yesterday. >> thanks. continuing coverage with andrew napolitano next. garden weeds are scoundrels. with roundup precision gel®, you can banish them without harming plants nearby. so draw the line. give the stick one click, touch the leaves and the gel stays put killing garden weeds to the root. draw the line with roundup precision gel®. >> shepard: continuing coverage of the firing of the fbi director james comey. andrew napolitano said yesterday before the firing that the director comey should resign. judge napolitano is here now. what was your reason? >> my reason is a series of reports that a lot of us had heard that he had totally separated himself from the rank
cbs news caught up with him before he was about to play hockey in sochi. >> there's no effect.r question looks funny for me. don't be angry with me. we have nothing to do with that. president trump is acting in accordance with his competence and in accordance with his law and constitution. >> neil: when foreign minister lavrov got to the white house this morning, he didn't even hear about james comey getting fired yesterday. >> thanks. continuing coverage with andrew...
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the two leaders met in sochi marking merkel's first visit to russia since the annexation of crim crimea. she urged the president to implement the maersk accords. >> president trump and vladimir putin spoke by phone on tuesday for the first time since trump ordered air strikes on a syrian airfield in april. according to white house statements, the presidents agreed that all parties must do all they can to end the violence in syria. a statement by the kremlin added that trump and putin discussed a possible meeting on the sidelines of the g20 summit in july. president trump lashed out on twitter after a bipartisan spending agreement was forged to avoid a government shutdown. the white house and democrats claim victory, but the president suggested a shutdown may be exactly what washington needs. peter alexander has more. >> reporter: president trump today venting frustration on twitter, arguing the government needs a good shutdown in september to fix washington's mess. the president upset at the perception democrats got the better end of a budget compromise that avoids a government shutdown
the two leaders met in sochi marking merkel's first visit to russia since the annexation of crim crimea. she urged the president to implement the maersk accords. >> president trump and vladimir putin spoke by phone on tuesday for the first time since trump ordered air strikes on a syrian airfield in april. according to white house statements, the presidents agreed that all parties must do all they can to end the violence in syria. a statement by the kremlin added that trump and putin...