later, the russian maritime control officer directed the ukrainian navy boat group to the so-called area of waiting. it was stated that ukrainian vessels would be soon informed on the kirch strait passage procedure. and then all hell broke loose. a roximately at 8:39 a.m., russian coast guard ship made a ram attack against the tugboat and damaged it. the video of this attack is available online. if you watch it, you will clearly see that the ukrainian boat was trying to avoid the collision while the russian ship was deliberating -- deliberately carrying out the attack. i have to warn you if you happen to understand the russian language you will hear lots of profanities from the russian sailors in that short clip. after the ramming, the russian vessels blode the ukrainian vessels from rendering assistance to the vessels. all this time the russian vessels were trying to provoke ukrainian seamen to open fire. k-52 p.m., two russian alligator attack helicopters approached the ukrainian utters at the height of 50 meters. they openly demonstrated their missile armaments and laser aiming device

being wounded handed the ukrainian navy was responding with fire of its own. the background of this basically is that this bridge that russia has built going over the kirsch right so basically separating the actual sea in the black sea linking the russian mainland with with crimea actually now is a pinch point and the russians said earlier that ukrainian military vote had been trying to get into russian territorial waters without permission and therefore they senshi close access to the actual city and that has. motion the chain of events basically which now seems to result in the fire between the russian and the ukrainian military as we will see what the internet is a response to this is going to be because this is a very volatile situation which could explode further. thank you very much indeed. european union leaders meeting in brussels have approved a historic break sit deal and i urge the british people to package the twenty seven e.u. leaders to barely half an hour to rubber stamp the agreement which sets out the terms for the u.k.'s withdrawal as well as

also in the programme: russian special forces seize three ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of crimea, in a sharp escalation of tensions. and we return to palu, one of the communities worst—hit by the indonesian earthquake and tsunami, as the rebuilding begins. it is 1:00am here in london, 9:00am in singapore and 2:00am in brussels, where in a milestone for the brexit process, eu leaders have approved the terms of the agreement that will take the uk out in march next year. the focus now shifts from brussels to westminster, where the deal must be ratified by the british parliament. laura kuenssberg reports from brussels. no celebration, no fanfare, but a huge and serious step. after more than a0 years inside, deep breath — the deal to leave is done. there were those who said that reaching a brexit agreement that worked for both sides was an impossible task. from the start, i rejected that counsel of despair. in any negotiation, you do not get everything you want. you need to identify what your vital interests are, and stick to them, but be prepared to compromise in other areas, in orde

russian special forces seize three ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of crimea, in a sharp escalation of tensions. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: the us closes the main border crossing to mexico after migrants break through a barrier separating the two countries. the long shadow of the mumbai attacks. ten years on from the assault by a militant group in the city that left more than 170 people dead. it is midnight here in london, 8:00am in singapore and 1:00am in brussels, where in a milestone for the brexit process, eu leaders have approved the terms of the agreement that will take the uk out in march next year. the focus now shifts from brussels to westminster, where the deal must be ratified by the british parliament. laura kuennesberg reports from brussels. no celebration, no fanfare, but a huge and serious step. after more than a0 years inside — deep breath — the deal to leave is done. there were those who said that reaching a brexit agreement that worked for both sides was an impossible task. from the start, i rejected that counsel of despair. in any negotiat

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of crimea, in a sharp escalation of tensions. ukraine's president is to ask parliament to declare martial law. and this story is trending online... new zealand's introduced the testimatic, a booth that allows men to have their testicles checked without having to face a doctor. testicular cancer is the number one cancer in young men in western nations, and it's hoped that the booth can help reduce the stigma around men getting themselves tested. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and one other story here in the uk: an investigation by 58 media organisations, including the bbc, has uncovered evidence that patients are being given unsafe implants. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. brexit big day in brussels stash an agreement from eu leaders. the relationship will grow but the plan still faces opposition in parliament. cyber monday and by it may also be a gift for on line criminals and hackers. good morning, asia. hello, world. the start of a new trading week. i am glad you could join us. we

poroshenko, says russian special forces carried out an act of aggression when they seized three ukrainian navyssia says the ukrainian ships breached its territorial waters. the security council will meet on monday to discuss the crisis. it's just gone 3:30am in the morning.

off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. g boat. the hint is less than subtle. later, russian forces shoot at, then seize the tug, and two other ukrainian vessels. this apparently a mayday from a ukrainian sailor as the russians storm his boat. a russian replies. the vessels were towed to russian—controlled crimea. 23 ukrainian servicemen have been detained. after the dramas at sea, the political battles over who's responsible. moscow's reaction — don't blame russia. 0fficials here have been presenting what happened as a ukrainian provocation in russian territorial waters. well, ukraine rejects that, and insists this was an act of aggression against its navy. 0n the streets of kiev, they agree. "death to russia", he shouts. protests and pyrotechnics outside the russian embassy. ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, called for 30 days of martial law in parts of the country. meanwhile, at the united nations, this warning for moscow. the united states will maintain its crimea—related sanctions against russia. further russian es

the commander of the seized ukrainian navy vessel says that he deliberately ignored russia's orders not. great during a clash that russia and ukraine. the incident led to not long but in the session. of russia was once again accused of being an aggressor. the united states will continue to stand with the people of ukraine against the russian aggression russia wants to consolidate its legal an extension of crimea and. how do you hold on to power the necessary next portion of the energy russian drug so that people in the country believe that. this will never get through she is not going to get a majority we have no idea where this is headed and he's launch a scathing attack on to resign. as the british prime minister to win them over ahead of a crucial december. russian military experts say toxic substances were used in an assault on aleppo in syria on saturday we look at why the world's media has largely ignored this chemical attack. joining us this evening this is r.t. international. border security force has issued new details on sunday's clash with ukraine in the strait which brought

russian special forces seize three ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of crimea, in a sharp escalation of tensions. after six monthes in space, the nasa insight spacecraft is due to make its final descent onto the surface of mars. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. have you been waiting for cyber monday, or did you nab your bargains on black friday? are there any genuine deals to be had? what is the best discount you have found? i know i've been shopping this weekend. do get in touch. tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. so, after all the negotiating, the drafts and then the redrafts, it seems to have come down to a straightfoward choice. it is her deal, or a no—deal brexit. that is what theresa may will repeat to mps in the house of commons later, as she tries to unite them behind the draft withdrawal agreement. let's go to westminster and philippa thomas. good morning, samantha. yes, theresa may has already started her pr tour. she has a very clear

from what we understand from the ukrainian navy two of those are being towed away by the ukrainians one of them though is still in the hands of the russians so as you said you pray is calling for a u.n. security council meeting today there also a military cabinet meeting that's been convened by the ukrainian president petro poroshenko the russians have a very different take on this they say that they closed the curt strait earlier on because three ukrainian naval ships had entered russian territorial waters without permission they also say that they have conclusive evidence that this was all a provocative provocation from the ukrainians and they say that they have the evidence to prove this and they're going to release it's they haven't done so yet as far as we can see so yet this is a day of significant escalation in a situation that has been brewing for some time it's been a kind of tinderbox in the as of c. and the circumstances now seem to be escalating we have to hope that this is not going to escalate any further i mean just in the last couple minutes red had that the e.u. has cal

the latest clash was in the current strait that's near the disputed region of crimea and a ukrainian navy tug was rammed several sailors. and more than twenty taken prisoners russia has impounded three tugs for entering its territorial waters without permission that's despite a treaty which guarantees freedom of navigation or the russian navy also use the tanker to block traffic through the strait it was placed under a recently opened bridge connecting crimea and russia and ships use the curch straight to supply the ukrainian industrial city of mariupol it's near that's the region where russian backed forces have been fighting the ukrainian army for the past four years since russia annexed crimea. an emergency as we're saying an emergency un security council meeting is scheduled just a few hours time to discuss this incident and ukraine's president plans to ask his parliament to take action this time to martial law is introduced in order to strengthen ukraine's defense capabilities amid increasing aggression and according to international law duty called act of aggression by the russian f

off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. oat. the hint is a less than subtle — get out of these waters. there was more drama to come. later, russian forces shot at and seized the tug and two other ukrainian vessels. this appears to be an sos from one of the ukrainian sailors as the russians storm his boat. a russian replies. the ukrainian vessels were towed to russian—controlled crimea. more than 20 ukrainian servicemen have been detained. the incidents took place near the crimean peninsula, by the kerch strait. russia says ukraine's navy illegally entered russian waters. ukraine denies it. this was the reaction in kiev. "death to russia," he shouts. protests and pyrotechnics outside the russian embassy. ukraine's president denounced what he called russia's aggression. petro poroshenko will ask parliament to approve martial law to defend ukraine against russia. moscow is refusing to take the blame. russia's foreign minister accused kiev of provocations. sergey lavrov said ukraine's leaders were trying to score political point

sailors were injured in others taken prisoner when russian vessel to open fire on three ukrainian ukrainian navy tugs russia also brought the courage straits the shipping channel used to surprise the ukrainian industrial city of mariupol but that's not been reopened russian troops. from ukraine four years ago. in somalia a car bomb explosion and gun attack has killed a cleric and ten of his followers al shabaab fighters have claimed responsibility for the attack at a religious center in the city of. mexico has promised to step up security at border crossings with the united states after hundreds of asylum seekers tried to cross into the united states on sunday mexican police say the group violently any legally rushed the border u.s. more agents responded by firing tear gas mexico says it will deport the asylum seekers involved in the attempted crossing and sanji arabia's crown prince is in bahrain as part of his first foreign tour since the murder of journalist. he'll be in egypt on monday for a meeting with president abdel fatah and on tuesdays expected in tunisia but activists there are hoping

a confrontation at sea russia excuse the ukrainian navy of acting like bandits what followed says ukraine was an act of russian aggression. a russian coastguard ship opened fire on then seized three ukrainian vessels. it happened in the black sea off the coast of crimea after the russian ships blocked access to the sea of as of via the narrow carriage street which separates the crimean peninsula from the russian mainland although a bilateral treaty gives both russia and ukraine access tensions are very in the sea have escalated since russia's annexation of crimea in twenty fourteen and the opening of a booming somewhat itself which martial law would be introduced in order to strengthen ukraine's defense capabilities amid increasing aggression and according to international law a cold act of aggression by the russian federation martial law would not mean a refusal to resolve the issue of liberating ukrainian territory by political and diplomatic means. right through. russia anger outside the russian embassy in kiev protesters shape day to russia officials from both countries have accused t

rammed a ukrainian tugboat and opened fire on navy boats which russia said had trespassed into its territorial waters several ukrainians were injured the shots were fired though the military confrontation has cooled politically it remains hot yes. but if she's given not address the leadership of the russian federation with a demand the immediate release of ukrainian servicemen who in violation of the international law will brutally detain and whose fate is unknown. ukraine's parliament could well approve president poroshenko his recommendation to impose martial law later martial law basically suspends normal political life no rallies no changes to the constitution no changes to senior political personnel including the president himself and no elections bear in mind that president poroshenko is up for re-election at the end of march. craney an anger against russia is on display mosque men lit flares outside the russian consulate in kharkiv a fire started inside the constant compound in the kremlin this is all to trade is a cynical and premeditated provocation

thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now russia has released a video testimony of three ukrainian navy personnel who were detained following sunday's clash in the carriage straight incident brought russia and ukraine close to conflict the commander of one of the ukrainian ships claims he consciously ignored russia's orders to stop. so what i'm what the melissa boy commander of the navy division of the grain and military forces were answered the code straight after crossing the russian border we had visual contact with the russian border service vessels i consciously ignored their commands to stop on our boat we had small arms and a machine gun with ammunition i was aware that the action of the ukrainian vessels in the coast straits provoke it if i was following my orders to move our ships from the ports or for this to mario. the standoff took place in the carriage strait which lies between the russian mainland and the crimean peninsula ukraine says its ships were intercepted after they left russia's territorial waters right now here's more from r.t. what our guys you have who has been

on 23 november, that ukrainian navy boat group, slow armored boats, and the tugboat, started to plan a transfer. the root and procedure was in the same as in september this year when two ukrainian vessels sailed from a vessel to where they was. on 24 november during the naval march, the commander of the ukrainian group received a notice of a closure in the area. however the international center did not confirm the certification. on 25 november, the ukrainian command requested twice that the russians make a tight control service to the passage. he did not receive any answer. later, the russians made a tight control officer to the so- called area. it was stated that two ukrainian vessels was soon be informed on the procedure per then, all hill broke loose. -- broke loose. they made a ram attack against the tugboat and damaged it. if you watch it, you will clearly see that the ukrainian boat was trying to avoid the collision while the russian ship was deliberately carried out the attack. i also have to warn you that you haven't understood -- if you can understand the russian language, y

three ukrainian navy ships sunday after they carried out dangerous moves off the coast of crimea refused to leave the strait shots were fired during the detention and they gave medical assistance to three ukrainian servicemen you can. really geographies key here a everything is happening as you've just mentioned right off the coast of the korean peninsula that is the main factor so what's been happening is the cranium the naval ships have been going from the black sea to see the shortest route through the courage strait russia considers crimea the crimean peninsula its own territory since the twenty fourteen referendum there also believes that the waters of the courage straight russian to sue russia has been citing international law the articles of the u.n. charter for denying the right of passage to ukrainian ships have a listen. it got there when i was three ukrainian navy vessels crossed the russian border and illegally into temporarily closed russian territorial waters they have not provided the mandatory advance notice they are not on the shipping route should jule they're not compl

a call to russian annex crimea has ordered some of the ukrainian navy sailors captured by russia to be held for two months. and three u.s. soldiers have been killed when a roadside bomb exploded in eastern afghanistan. help end the war in yemen prevent a massive famine and save tens of thousands of children civilian lives that is the message for five major order aid organizations to the united states they're calling on the department of defense to cut military support for the saudi emraan to coalition to force them to change their approach to the conflict the holiday reports from across the red sea in djibouti. in a joint letter to the u.s. government the five charities say the hole to u.s. military support for the sodium but article would save many lives the u.s. they say is fueling a crisis that has severe consequences for millions of civilians. the international rescue committee oxfam america care u.s. save the children on the agenda for the council say that fourteen million the images out risk of starving to death if the parties to the conflict don't change course immediately we're

off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. a tug boat. the hint is less than subtle. later, russian forces shoot at, then seize the tug, and two other ukrainian vessels. this apparently a mayday from a ukrainian sailor as the russians storm his boat. a russian replies. the vessels were towed to russian—controlled crimea. 23 ukrainian servicemen have been detained. after the dramas at sea, the political battles over who's responsible. moscow's reaction — don't blame russia. officials here have been presenting what happened as a ukrainian provocation in russian territorial waters. well, ukraine rejects that, and insists this was an act of aggression against its navy. 0n the streets of kiev, they agree. "death to russia", he shouts. protests and pyrotechnics outside the russian embassy. ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, called for 30 days of martial law in parts of the country. meanwhile, at the united nations, this warning for moscow. the united states will maintain its crimea—related sanctions against russia. further russia

remember, the ukrainian navy saying six sailors were injured when the russians fired on three ukrainian strait, the bit of area between the crimean peninsula and the mainland. the ships were pounded by the vessels in the crimean peninsula. an intense situation with the two countries fighting a de facto war with each other since 2014. christine. >> matthew, thank you. >>> still ahead, tesla ceo elon musk said tesla almost died earlier this year with the model 3. what he told axios about his plans to go to mars. problem ar. so thaht & the staff needs to know, they will & they'll drop everything can you take a look at her vitals? & share the data with other specialists yeah, i'm looking at them now. & they'll drop everything hey. & take care of this baby yeah, that procedure seems right. & that one too. at&t provides edge to edge intelligence. it can do so much for your business, the list goes on and on. that's the power of &. & when your patient's tests come back... than rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you.

hello again i russia has blocked its territorial waters near the crimean peninsula where ukrainian navy ships event in what is being described as a deliberate provocation so let's get more details now from you go to donna in the studio with hugo then what more information do we have well as you rightly say all of that is happening right off the crimean peninsula is costo that is pretty much the key to understanding the whole situation but geography is important as well so you have a fleet of three ukrainian ships going from the black sea to the as of c. the shortest route is the carriage straight and they were intending to cross that straits but russia obviously russia considers quote the crimean peninsula part of its territory since the. twenty fourteen referendum there so russia believes that the ukrainian ships by trying to cross that strait. effectively are violating its territorial integrity or violating its territorial rights and russia is citing international law the u.n. international law. is to explain how the crane in fleet is violating its rights. for five hours now on russia

there were in the last three ukrainian navy vessels crossed the russian border illegally into temporarily closed russian territorial waters they have not provided the mandatory advance notice they are not on the shipping route should jule they're not complying with orders and occurring at dangerous maneuvers the border service of the federal security service of russia is taking all necessary measures to ensure shipping routes safety ukraine of course never recognized crimea as part of russia therefore it considers the waters of the courage strait theirs and so ironically perhaps kiev has been citing also with the articles of the u.n. charter saying that they do give them the right of passage through those waters so right now the situation is a bit of a stalemate especially after the statement like this from the key of authorities contrary to the un convention on the law of the sea and the treaty between ukraine and the russian federation on cooperation on the use of the as of see in the coach straight russian border ships carried out today frankly aggressive action against the vessels of

welcome back to the program russia says its forces detained three ukrainian navy ships on sunday after they carried out quote dangerous maneuvers off the coast of crimea and refused to leave the coach straits the russian federal security service has issued the following statement about the incident. criminal proceedings over the illegal state border crossing has been initiated under the russian criminal code so it's important to highlight the ukraine is a way of the procedures regulating the navigation of navy ships through the territorial waters of the russian federation and the currency in a colleague they have previously followed these procedures for peaceful maneuvering . most case says that shots were fired during the detention and that it provides medical medical assistance to three craning servicemen ukraine's president petro poroshenko has called on his country's parliament to consider declaring a state of war in response to the incident both russia and ukraine have requested imagine see un security council session. of house more details. really geographies a everything is happ

poroshenko, says russian special forces carried out an act of aggression when they seized three ukrainian navyessels in the kerch strait off the coast of crimea. russia says the ukrainian ships breached its territorial waters. the security council will meet on monday to discuss the crisis. the prime minister will now be doing her utmost to sell her brexit deal, not only to mps, but to their constituents. so what do voters make of it? olivia richwald spent the day in skipton in north yorkshire. skipton in the yorkshire dales is a prosperous market town, attracts plenty of tourists, and votes tory blue. but in the red lion pub, it was time for sunday lunch and a chew over the brexit deal. it might be pleasing both sides, and that's what she is trying to do. she's tried to please everybody, and it will not be a good deal for either side. it looks unacceptable, and if enough brexiteers have left the cabinet because it's so bad, then theresa may and all her remain colleagues are just pushing it through, it looks awful. in the referendum, 53% of people here voted to leave the eu, similar to the nati

all right russia has a released video testimony of three ukrainian navy personnel who were detained following sunday's clash in the carriage strange incident brought russia and ukraine close to conflict the commander of one of the ukrainian ships claims he consciously ignored russia's orders to stop. at the cut straight to crossing the russian border we had visual contact with the russian border. wrestles i consciously ignored their commands to stop on our boat we had small arms and a machine gun with ammunition i was aware that the action of the ukrainian vessels in the straits provoke it if i was following my old has to move our ships from the ports or for this to mario pull or the standoff took place in the carriage straight which lies between the russian mainland and of the crimean peninsula ukraine says its ships were intercepted after they left russia's territorial waters let's hear now from our here's what i've got who has been following a court hearing for some of the detained crew and polly boyko from london who has more on the international reaction. well twelve of the detained ukra

poroshenko, says russian special forces carried out an act of aggression when they seized three ukrainian navyessels in the kerch strait off the coast of crimea. russia says the ukrainian ships breached its territorial waters. the security council will meet on monday to discuss the crisis. it's just gone 3:30am in the morning. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, bringing together in debate leading uk commentators with foreign correspondents who file their stories with the dateline london. on today's programme: theresa may exercises her muscles in brussels this weekend, but will the knock—out blow to her brexit deal be delivered at westminster? is a gulf opening up between the west and the gulf states 7 and as the british museum lends to nigeria valuable stolen bronzes, is it time to hand back the loot of empire? with me: janet daley, columnist for the sunday telegraph — nabila ramdani, who reports widely on thre arab world, us broadcaster michael goldfarb, host of the podcast, the first rough draft of history, and the belgian journalist marc roche of the wee

the ukrainian navy says russian special forces fired on three of its ships in the black sea, injuring at least six sailors off the coast of crimea. russian officials confirmed that they have seized three ukrainian ships they claim trespassed into russian waters illegally. ambassador nikki haley announced the meeting on twitter. the incident could ignite a new crisis between the two countries, where tensions have simmered since russia annexed crimea in 2013. nato urges restraint and calls on russia to de-escalate the situation. >>> clashes near the southern border of tijuana. u.s. border agents fired tear gas on migrants who tried to illegally cross into the country, prompting officials to shut down the official port of entry there. some witnesses say children were heard screaming and coughing in the mayhem. though customs and border patrol says no injuries were reported. president trump tweeting this morning "mexico should move the flag-waving migrants, many of whom are stone-cold criminals, back to their countries. we will close the border permanently if need be. homeland security se

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of crimea, in a sharp escalation of tensions. ukraine's president is to ask parliament to declare martial law. and this story is trending online: new zealand has introduced the testimatic, a booth that allows men to have their testicles checked without having to face a doctor. testicular cancer is the number one cancer in young men in western nations, and it is hoped that the booth can help reduce the stigma around men getting themselves tested. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. israel's seemingly indestructible prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has dodged another political bullet. after the recent flare—up of violence in gaza, his demence minister quit and another key cabinet hawk, naftali bennett, said he would go too if he wasn't given the defence portfolio. the pm called his bluff, and mr bennett, who is my guest today, decided to stay after all. what's behind the chaos in israeli politics? are the right—wing factions putting their own

feeling the humanitarian crisis and of course in russian an exclusive mayor has ordered twelve ukrainian navy sailors captured by russia to be held for two months. now mississippi voters are going to the polls in the last u.s. senate race to be decided this year republican cindy hyde smith is in a tight race against democrat like s.b. and what's usually a staunch conservative state vote became racially charged off to hide smith was recorded telling a supporter she would attend a public hanging thousands of black men were killed by white people in mississippi during lynchings before the civil rights era well john hendren is in jackson mississippi and joins me now and as you were saying john the final the final race for the senate this year is going to and tell us more about what we can expect from this contest that's right this will decide how many seats in the senate the republicans and the democrats have right now it stands at forty seven to fifty two a slight gain for the republicans and this is a closely watched race largely because it's the last race also because it's a rare chance when a

we talk to the commander of the ukrainian navy.s. president macron prepares to address the nation.

the ukrainian navy has accused the russians of shooting to kill. e for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. after days of easterly winds, and at times cloudy weather, a complete change on the way in the coming days. the atlantic weather systems will start knocking on our door from tuesday onwards. monday still looking fine across the uk, that is if you don't mind those chilly eastern winds. this is what it looks like over the next few hours, so the wind out of the east continuing to drag in some cloud. further showers around across yorkshire, eastern scotland, and temperatures by early monday, above freezing in city centres. outside of town there will be a touch of frost, particularly across northern and north—western areas. tomorrow, very much an east west split. easterly wind will continue to bring a lot of thick clouds to the east of the country, so from london all the way to edinburgh, whereas in the west we will have some sunshine, so fine weather for places like cardiff, liverpool, and glasgow. tuesday morning onwards, those

the ukrainian navy is accusing russia of opening fire and taking three of its vessels.he kerch straight. cnn's correspondent matthew chance is joining us live from moskow. matthew, what more are you learning? >> reporter: well, as you mentioned this is a major escalation potentially because you've seen russian forces according to the ukrainian navy fire upon three naval vessels and then board them with a raiding party consisting of russian special forces. the ukrainian military says at least six of its naval personnel were injured in that confrontation, and it comes after another incident which we've got video for now which happened earlier in the day of russian patrol vessels trying but failing to intercept a number of ukrainian vessels as they moved from the black sea through that very tight kerch straight into the sea of asov, and one of russian ships actually rammed a ukrainian navy tug. you can see in that video there that tug in front of you and the russian vessel approaching it and eventually collide into it. but they weren't able to intercept and board those ves

support to three wounded ukrainians say listen trying to diffuse the tone a bit there but really placing the blame with kiev for what they call a provocation david the russian navy recently escorted a ukrainian vessel through the carriage straight seeming to assert its dominance in the region is kiev worried that moscow may be trying to take control of these shared waters. oh yes the ukrainians concerns are many one of each is that the russians are trying to control the see cut off mahdi hoople which is one of ukraine's main ports but obviously the ukrainians are concerned as well that this could be a another area of conflict between between kiev and moscow in addition to the fighting that's been going on in eastern ukraine between ukrainian forces and the russian backed and russian supported rebels back to you nic in moscow for a final question both sides have called for an emergency u.n. security council meeting today could that defuse this escalating situation. well there has been speculation we might see some kind of relatively rapid to monetary and solution maybe even some early release of those ukrainian sail as the ships but that doesn't take away the und

ukraine has declared martial law in part of the country, following russia's seizure of three ukrainian navyhips on sunday. a number of western countries have condemned moscow's actions. and this video is trending on bbc.com. this sandstorm, which was as much as 100 metres high, hit zhangye city in northwest china on sunday afternoon. the sand was blown in from the gobi desert and covered the city in minutes. police had to help motorists and residents were forced to take shelter. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: matthew hedges, the british academicjailed on spying charges in the united arab emirates, has been pardoned and could be home within hours. it follows intense diplomatic efforts by the foreign office. his wife, daniela tejada, said she was "elated". now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. general motors drives down jobs. the carmaker ‘s decision to slash its workforce by 40,000 draws criticism from donald trump. backing down on the illegal wildlife trade, free auction houses are banned from the sale of rhino worn artefacts. what

off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. ss than subtle. later, russian forces shoot and seize the target and two other ukrainian vassals. this apparently a mayday from a ukrainian sailor as the russians storm his boat. a russian replies. the vessels were towed to russian—controlled crimea. 23 ukrainian servicemen have been detained. after the dramas at sea, the political battles over who's responsible. moscow's reaction — don't blame russia. officials here have been presenting what happened as a ukrainian provocation in russian territorial waters. well, ukraine rejects that and insists this was an act of aggression against its navy. on the streets of kiev, they agree. "death to russia," he shouts. protests and pyrotechnics outside the russian embassy. ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, called for 30 days of martial law in parts of the country. meanwhile, at the united nations, this warning for moscow. the united states will maintain its crimea—related sanctions against russia. further russian escalation of this kind will