fellow i'm terry barton good to have you with us german chancellor angela merkel has called on russian president vladimir putin to pull back his forces from russia's border with ukraine the white house says russia now has more troops there than it any time since conflict broke out in eastern ukraine in 2014 the build up is fueled fears of new fighting but russia insists that it is the victim of western provocations. the russian state television has a different way of looking at things it reports that ukraine a nato pose a threat to russia and not the other way around. the narrative present ukrainian soldiers as the aggressors and show. video footage of moscow's response russian troops engaged in military exercises in crimea. what to the west looks like saber rattling is viewed differently by russia from moscow it's a necessary reinforcement of its defenses against the west or young. bush and seriously the majority of the ukrainian military understand the fatal consequences of any actions that would lead to conflict. you know i hope they won't be provoked by politicians who in turn are

well i'm terry barton thanks for joining us authorities in indonesia and east timor say dozens of people have been killed in flash floods and landslides triggered by a tropical cyclone heavy winds and torrential rain pounded a cluster of eastern indonesian islands as well as neighboring east timor emergency teams are struggling to reach some of the affected areas. a human chain to escape the raging waters rain storms have triggered landslides and overflowing dams leaving small communities inundated. rescue workers use whatever resources are available to bring survivors to safety. but it is the water has risen up to my head and it's still not stopping we need help right away. with your villages cut off yes the waters reach the 2nd floor the military police and disaster agencies are helping coordinate the emergency response indonesia's president has offered his condolences for the dead and called for vigilance. but as i urge everyone to follow the directions of local authorities regarding the danger of floods and landslides due to extreme rainfall did it done. in neighboring east timor gov