susannah streeter. we have what is going on between what it -- between russia and the united states and what is happening in ukraine. russian diplomat's meeting with their u.s. counterparts. lavrov and blinken meeting, 90 minutes of talks with neither side backing off. what happens next, are we going to see an invasion and what will be the economic and direct -- impact of it. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is not negotiation but a candid exchange of concerns and ideas following the consequences -- following conversations that we will have with allied partners we anticipate that we will be able to share with russia are concerns and ideas in more detail and in writing next week. and we agreed to further discussions after that. guy: that was the u.s. secretary of state speaking earlier after meeting with his counterpart, sergei lavrov in geneva. tensions continuing to escalate and let us bring in our european correspondent who joins us live from geneva. maria, what progress, if any was made today? maria: w

let's talk to susannah streeter, senior investment analyst at hargreaves lansdown — it's a logical ambition — given the economic potential — but how likely is this to come off? some of the goods here face huge tarrifs — it is going to be very difficult. i expect those negotiations will be pretty tense at times because as was said, everything is on the table including increasing immigration and that is not going to go down well with the tory party faithful. some mps are spoken up and said they don't want immigration from india to replace immigration from the european union because it was such a crunch point in terms of that vote for brexit. however, it is unlikely that india will concede to that extent because if the uk wants admission and a real smashing of so many tariffs the car industry, for the whiskey industry, for the whiskey industry, it is going to have to give something in return. it won't be enoughjust to give something in return. it won't be enough just to slash duty on basmati rice, for example. one of the agricultural products which india would like to see tariffs reduce.

told al jazeera 5th dose could even be on the way a latin american edison. lucy, a newman reports. susannah fuentes arrived early for her 1st dose or her 2nd booster shot. she's a recovering cancer patient, so like others here with underlying health conditions. she's more vulnerable to coven 19 o for, for the other devices that i've had breast cancer 3 times. so obviously i have to be even more worried about protecting myself. although everyone in fact has to worry about it. one year after chile began a massive vaccination campaign against coven 19 it's begun rolling out it's fort dos, even for the age of free and older being vaccinated here in this country. unlike in most, in the region, there is no shortage of vaccines. and the secret, according to presidents of us, young fietta is at tillie, began purchasing them even before they existed. we were inviting a small group of correspondents for coffee. benito told us that he bet on 3 laboratories that seemed more likely to cross the finish line. first, including pfizer and c, novak and bobby anointed. the government began taking measures at

we will discuss this with susannah streeter. she is coming up. the close is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get the most reliable network with nationwide 5g included. and you can get unlimited data for just $30 per line per month when you get four lines or mix and match data options. available now for comcast business internet customers with no line-activation fees or term contract required. see if you can save by switching today. comcast business. powering possibilities. guy: friday the 21st, europeans are off there low after a day brutal selling delivered on big volume. they count down to the close starts right now. -- >> the countdown is on. this is "bloomberg markets: european close" with guy johnson and alix steel. guy: we are counting down to the close, 30 minutes to go and it has been a brutal day for european stocks. stoxx 600 down 2% trading 4.73. the dax is where the real pain has been felled.

susannah hills. thank you for being here. let's talk about hospitals. they're getting pushed to the brink right now. we have soaring cases from this new variant and staffing shortages. give us a sense what's happening at hospitals and what do they need? >> right now we're just seeing so many cases that it's spilling over and causing a real crunch on our hospitals. we're topping now 700,000 new cases a day in this country. the number is staggering. it's twice the number where we were at this moment last year. we're seeing that reflected in our hospitalizations. in the state of new york, 40 hospitals were asked over the weekend to stop election active surgeries because of the critical staffing and bed shortages in hospitals across my state in new york, and we're seeing the same thing in other states across the country right now. oregon as well reported they have only 42 hospital beds in their icus, and they put out guidelines should that need arise. so we're seeing it here in new york certainly and now we're seeing it across the state and other states as

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editor at the senior min reports chillies. vaccination program is even extending to the animal world. susannah fuentes arrived early for her 1st dose or her 2nd booster shot. she's a recovering cancer patient, so like others here with underlying health conditions. she's more vulnerable to coven 19, or for the other devices that i've had breast cancer 3 times. so obviously i have to be even more worried about protecting myself. although everyone in fact has to worry about it. when year after chile began a massive vaccination campaign against coven 19 it's begun rolling out it's fort dos. even her from the age of free and older being vaccinated here in this country . unlike in most, in the region, there is no shortage of vaccines. and the secret, according to presidents of us, young fietta is at chilly, began purchasing them even before they existed. we were inviting, a small group of correspondents for coffee. benito told us that he bet on 3 laboratories that seemed more likely to cross the finish line 1st, including pfizer and seen evac and bobby anointed. the government began taking measures