bombed a major target of the conflict in northern ireland in the late 20th century belfast europa, a new episode of war hotels on all jazeera ah we believe that there will target ukraine's capital o'keefe. a city of 2800000 innocent people. the u. s. president elijah, is russia plans to attack ukraine next week, but says there's still room for diplomacy. ah, a flare up in fighting and reports of a large gas explosion in easton ukraine. separate to say civilians are being evacuated to russia. ah.

alarm hasn't think of this is al jazeera alive from dall also coming up. canadian police continue to close in on protest as blockading the capital arresting 70 people anger in minnesota as the police officer who killed a black man is sentenced to 2 years in prison. shorter than prosecutors had asked for. wow! at the mercy of the wind record breaking guts from storm unit spring parts of the u . k. to a standstill. ah, but the u. s. president says he believes russia has already decided to invade ukraine in the coming days. joe biden says there's still a diplomatic way out, but claims russia is manufacturing a pretext to attack, and the u. s. is ready to respond. make no mistake. if russia pursues his plans,

it will be responsible for catastrophic and needless or of choice. united states and our allies are prepared to defend every inch of nato territory from any threat to our collective security as well. we also will not send troops in to fight in ukraine, or we will continue support ukrainian. people. hide is thought that up to a 190000 russian soldiers remain near the ukrainian border. after a meeting with bell, russian president, alexander lucas shanker rushes let him put and set his forces. will now begin in nuclear drills. he would look, did he go out of collision? at today's talks, we also discussed strengthening our joint defense space of rostrum. belarus. we agreed again to take collect of mrs for strength and security of al countries in the face of the growing military activity of nato countries. near the borders of our status, we also focused on the joint military exercises which will continue in belarus until the 20th of february. i should say that these exercises

a totally defense of nature and do not threaten any one a moscow backed separatist say they are evacuating civilians to rush up. they say it's because of a flare up in fighting in east in ukraine in recent days and in the past hour there are reports of a large explode gas explosion in the plans. charles strafford is in novice. he loved her and begins are coverage. ah! alarm in the streets of russian back separate his controlled limits. the sirens sounded after the leader of the self declared republic announced the mass evacuation of civilians. why at them they wouldn't have no idea what it is of to day. february, the 18th, the one, the mass, centralized evacuation of the population to the russian federation has been organized. we ordered it, women, children, and the elderly are to be evacuated. first of all of our children gathered at evacuation points. lines of cars began heading towards the russian border.

sauces. internet told al jazeera bus drivers were ordered to stay and help the evacuation ukraine in its western backers. half a day's been saying that russia plans a so called false flag incident, which could give moscow all the separatists. it supports a pretext to attack. russia calls that a lie. but hours later, russian media said this was a car. bombings and exc no casualties were reported. the target was said to be a top security official. when the breakaway region. this is said to show a center where men can sign up to join the separatist forces. soon after the announcement by shilling, the leader of the other russian back self declared republic, a blue guns who followed suit me, me and said all those who can carry a weapon should be prepared to fight. near the g is the one that i call on civilians. who are not mobilized or involved in the maintenance of infrastructure

to leave for russia as soon as possible. the announcement came after what the ukrainian government in the organization for security and cooperation in europe. the o se, se, with some of the worst shilling by the russian bank, separatists, and years. the separatists accuse the ukrainian army of the same ukraine's military commanders said ukraine had no intention of attacking the separatist held territory, quarter of dodo. i reiterate that the military and political leadership of ukraine don't plan and not conducting offensive operations in the country. the only option, the occupation of the people in territory that is acceptable to us is the political and diplomatic one. and let these villages close to where the ukrainian government is in control was surprised and scared by the news news, but the call when you socially we haven't heard the news about the evacuation on the other side. i only heard about the kindergarten being shelled yesterday, and they said that it was provocation. there has to be an investigation needed with

the cfo to the we of course we are worried. we have children and grandchildren. so we just want have otherwise we will have to leave this area. it must off. we have lived through this horror for years. the announcement by the leadership of both the self declared donates an elegant people's republic of a mass evacuation on the separatist control side of the front line, has huge implications, potentially hundreds of thousands of people living in areas like these in the ukraine in government control, territory despite russia repeatedly saying it has no intention of an invasion or military escalation against ukraine, those words becoming increasingly hard to believe shall strive al jazeera novice salva eastern. well, let's talk now to she had retired. see who is life for us in washington. so she had the headline from the president's remarks. there is that he believes putin has already made his decision to invade. you quin, what else did he have to say?

and yet, but as though, as they often does, he says, but the window for diplomacy is still open actually is one of the reporters called him out and how do you say, but he's made a decision that's, you know, he's going to do this, but he doesn't have to do this and he said, well, take it from me. this is the coast line we're getting from the administration. we have the intelligence, they will actually say things like this that russia is about to have a full swag operation, but they weren't shows the evidence. they'll say that the fact that we're being told this is enough for us to believe that medical's, the u. s. government is helped by that because the u. s. media does tend to accept anything bite and says about any adversary as gospel. i wouldn't suggest you is what she had on usa right now, but as far as anything he says, it's like, well, it must be true. but the problem is, especially when he made today, was he also said that he had another meeting with the transit landrick. the transatlantic guy lives with canada and various european nations, and that's exactly a week from, from last friday's meeting with the same allies when biden said, apparently,

reportedly that russia was going to invade on january the 16th a couple of days ago. and that didn't happen. and even then various european allies and ukraine itself was said, well, we don't think that's going to happen. but the u. s. keeps pushing this line of imminent invasion. and when you asked them why, why are you doing this given them? isn't there a downside to come to the saying this and, and not being an invasion. they always say ok, but this is the point. what we're doing is getting ahead of the narrative fusions narrative, he's so good at getting narratives out where and control of a narrative. and i guess then the suggestion is with saying that the russians about to invade, then they don't. and the reason they didn't invade is because we out today, we called him out as biden's at today, not realizing perhaps there's another explanation that we could come to without any evidence from the, by the ministration. that the reason no invasion took place was it was never going to take place. all right, you have a chance he live 1st there in washington. thank you. how the diplomatic efforts to

avoid a conflict are continuing at a security summit in germany, the un secretary general warning russia that it will be breeching international law if it invades ukraine. agidir's diplomatic editor james base reports now from munich. the un secretary general has for weeks said he thinks war can be avoided, but his warnings about the situation are getting more dire. oh, with a concentration of russian forces that on ukraine, i am deeply concerned about heights intentions and increase speculation about a military conflict in europe. i still sing it will not happen. but if it did, it would be catastrophic. sitting with the german foreign minister, anna lena bear book, the u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin. who was again asked about the prospect of war. the differences have to be resolved through dialogue through diplomacy. ah,

we are deeply concerned that that is not the path. it rushes martin, the man here vitale, cliff covey, was in the audience. we're ready to fight. we're ready to defend our families, our faith, our cities, our citizens. we need support a point clearly aimed at germany, which has not been supplying weapons to ukraine. the position, the foreign minister that said was based on her country's history, our responsibility after the 2nd world war was that never again from germany, there will be wall and never again, there will be genocide. the discussion was moderated by the incoming chairman of the munich security conference. christoph hoisin is his country's former ambassador to the un and was chancellor merkel foreign policy adviser back and basset, of the big question. is there going to be a war?

i think nobody knows. i don't know if putting himself knows he's playing, he's playing his game. see is one day saying that now we want to we want to go into negotiations. he says they were, it's never any, never had any intentions. and then you are following right now that when you look at the don bus, you'll see that the number of cease fire violations is skyrocketing on saturday. here in munich, the british prime minister flies in the us vice president and the ukranian president supposed to speak, and they'll be a meeting of the g 7 foreign ministers. on this growing crisis, james base al jazeera munich. a bell roof is ready to host nuclear weapons if threatens by the west. that's the warning from president alexander lucas shank, as he visited a training ground where joint military drills with russia are set to be wrapping up

. the question can met russian president vladimir putin on friday, that bus and reports from linen linen that's near the border with ukraine, showing off military force near the border with ukraine. these war games held by russia and bella. we have not only spook the west, but also many bella roshan, president, alexander lucas shank, us remarks when visiting one of the training grounds added to the concern. you put it necessary. it's such stupid mind the steps taken by all rival opponents. we will not only deploy nuclear weapons, but super nuclear ones to protect our country. but if there are no threats, we don't need to play a weapon for 100 years. fellows will hold a referendum next week to amanda conference constitution. not only letting look shameka stay in power, but also allowing nuclear weapons from russia to be based in the country. lucas shank has been isolated by the west after a violent crack down on protesters in the past year and a half he turned to put in for help. and we turn rush is increasingly using santa

rules on the border with nato as a military training ground. troops have arrived here from as far as 10000 kilometers away. the far east of russia. russia has now announced that its withdrawing its troop back to the south and west of the country away from bellows. many i wondering what will happen to the other russian forces here in pins, just 30 kilometers from the border. bella, russians and ukrainians have lived together for generations. they are worried about being tracked into a possible war edition, and i think it's a dangerous precedent or they'd like with so many russians come to us with situation around ukraine is very tense and we are all deeply worried. ukrainian people are very close to us, towns have a good relations with ukrainians. my heart aches the ukraine and also we were afraid of the occupation has been happening silently. and we don't like it because we favorite wasn't ships, may stay here. and their presence is very much felt driving around the south of barrows. satellite images appear to show that instead of withdrawing more troops

are being sent to the region. the trails are scheduled to end on february 20, only then it will become clear and soldiers will return to the basis as moscow has promised. steadfast and al jazeera in learning yes, by level. now still a head on edge. is it a why the family of a black man killed by a former u. s. police officer is unhappy with has sentence. ah, the picture on this forecast this is for saturday is an improving one for the most part. the breeze out through the states is a southerly attend to the rising and the sunshine. whatever's on the ground, it's no longer forget the sky for the most part snows, confined mostly to canada, to mc, just come across to new england,

some degree. but suns out in cold start in new york, the snow before you not swore it may be 20 centimeters for the days i, but he's gone from toronto, it will be melting. once more on the other side, the pacific coast, you've got snow both sides of the border on the higher ground. it'll settle, but in the cities, port date degrees clearly worked. it's just too bold for that to happen. and the gulf of mexico, when the cold air does come out of the united states, it tends to pick up a shower and you get some pretty pokey thunderstorms on the forecast. some pulses, some mexico, a good scattering a shout elsewhere throughout the caribbean. but nothing too unusual. the heaviest, right, as you know, has been a proper round rio, just to the north, the city and is another warning act full. the say mary patropolis, typically because this is the line. it extends right up to the north west of brazil . it could bring yet more well potential danger from landslide, certainly flash flooding north argentina though enjoying the sun. ah

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president says he's convinced russia has made the decision to invade ukraine. joe biden said intelligence suggested it could happen in the coming days. separatist leaders in easton, ukraine say civilians are being moved to russia from don yet and law hands. they've planed an increase in shelling in the region caused for an immediate de escalation in ukraine. i've been front and center at the munich security conference. you in sector general, antonio gutierrez, she says tension seem higher than during the cold war. and when ukraine was promised, nato membership back in 2008, that same promise was made to georgia. a russian forces occupied nearly a quarter of george and territory and its hope of entering and nato remains distant . robin forest here walker reports from the line of control between georgia and it's breakaway region of south or set. you do not the best i have. finally came

home this week. the 53 year old was detained by russian forces on george's de facto border with its breakaway territory, south of cynthia. back in 2019 last november, kennedy was freed of the suffering, a stroke. he never recovered. these men paying their respects, call themselves anti occupation activists. but look at the show, the badge on the right. a ukrainian georgian composite flag. they firmly believe that both countries today share the same enemy, russia, when george's understand what is happening, can ukraine? i'm better than our anybody else in the world because what is happening in the ukraine? ah, all we had saw in georgia in 2008. back then president george w bush promised georgia and ukraine, nato membership. later that year,

russia invaded georgia to back south bassetti in separatists. in their conflict with the tbilisi government. its forces have never left the village of horror, letty has been split into by the war. local resident luda says detentions happen all the time. my mother had been to no just asked her. it's scary. we're afraid it's really unpleasant, but we're not going to throw away our homeland our homes. where would we go? the sign up there reads state border of the republic of south sacha. well, south, the city is not recognized as a sovereign country, and yet that seems to be russia's strategy to devise georgia to keep this conflict unresolved just as this razor wire divides this village.

georgians have been rallying in solidarity with ukraine. some believe the government isn't showing here enough support the fear of provoking the kremlin, not many george's governing party calls it pragmatism. that is fragmented means that whenever we can benefit our from our relations with rushing economic and trade terms, we should benefit. however, we are should not, and we will never, oh, give up our ah, national interest, which is on territorial integrity and our sandwich. russian security forces have detained more than 1400 georgians since 2008. although most get released with a fine, some like kennedy have been jailed. torture and murder have also been documented or georgia ukraine share the same fate. unfortunately, i found the russia doesn't want georgia to be free. georgians know all to well,

the likely human cost of another war with russia. robin 1st year walker al jazeera, whoever letty, a police in the canadian capital have arrested at least 70 people while towing trucks that were blocking the streets of downtown, also up. hundreds of offices are trying to take back control off some, some streets if you have been turned into an encampment to processed as angry about pandemic restrictions. laura, good manley reports. there has been concern. confrontations, encounters capital. as police have given new powers to charge truckers who have help thumb for nearly 3 weeks or trucks and protesters have shut down the streets outside parliament and downtown ottawa as well as disrupting businesses. and chris brought a trade with the u. s. we wanted to buy gun inalienable rights i citizen. so we

have you know, the right ranking, reason, really resembling rate of rid of it. canadian truckers calling themselves to freedom convoy had gathered to make a stand against the rule. the requite truck has to be vaccinated to cross the u. f . canadian border. they were later joined by other protesters many football, right groups. on thursday, police moved in to arrest the leaders, chris, bob, phil here and to mar lynch. prime minister justin to jo has in vote. the emergencies act, which gives powers to declare the blockade, illegal arrest drivers, freeze bank accounts, and suspend licenses. on monday, as we entered the 3rd week of illegal blockades and occupations, the federal government invoked the emergencies act. we did it to protect families and small businesses to protect jobs and the economy. we did it because the

situation could not be dealt with under any other law in canada. police of secure to parameter around the protests in the downtown cool. they've had these orders to truckers leave or face challenges. it's just a fake paper, though it says here you might leave the area now. in the warning that anyone blocking the streets or assisting god there's in the block in the street are committing agreement of affairs. and you might be arrested. i'm not afraid to be arrested as much time. it's going to take to get everything straightened out back to work normal. mean if they arrest me and i go back to work eventually, once it's all sorted out, they don't want to come to the table and talk. i stay here and i'm not working anyway. so see where goes. the movement has captured the world's attention,

but the canadian truck is association says it doesn't represent the majority of drivers who have vaccinated and working hard to ensure trade continues. please now want to end this peacefully, but either with threats, many truckers remain defiant. your budget madly al jazeera, a u. s. judge has sentenced a former minnesota police officer to 2 years in prison for killing 20 or 20 year old black man. dante right, the sentence is less than a 3rd of what the prosecution asked for. the right family says it feels cheated. john henry reports from minneapolis. i am i have been profoundly moved by the latest case of a white police officer killing a black man, ended his controversially as it began. officer powder made a mistake that did tragically

kim potter charged with an accidental killing faced a tearful judge who handed down a sentence well below the state guidelines of 6 to 8 years. it is the sentence and judgement of this court that you shall be committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for a period of 24 months. his life was cut short, the family of a 20 year old man potter shot dante right wanted no leniency. you took a few sure. what he could have been so many thing. april 11th, was the worst day of my wife. a police officer who's supposed to serve and protect so much took so much away from us. she took her baby boy with a single gunshot. there with her, shattered mine. my life in my world will never ever be the same. a

tearful potter addressed the family directly, i didn't even. ringback have a right to do the same with you or it her broken rights family says tears are not enough. i feel she a fool heart. i'm not very upset. they were sold, tied up into her feelings in what was going on with her, that they forgot about my son being killed. you know, in our community really quick marijuana. the sentence followed in april 2021 traffic stop that ended dante rights life police camera video shows right apparently trying to escape a traffic stop. potter then as suburban minneapolis police officer fires, which she says she thought was a taser. i am the weapon she drew was her gun can bought or has

agreed to travel. the state of minnesota talking to police departments about the dangers of weapons confusion. so other officers don't experience the tragedy that she did. though disappointed rights family says they're grateful for at least one rarity. a white police officer was convicted of killing, an unarmed black man. john henderson, al jazeera minneapolis, a storm eunice has killed at least 6 people in the u. k. island belgium in the netherlands, record gusts have torn off roofs, damage buildings and cause power outages. where we challenge reports. it was billed as perhaps the u. k. worst storm in 30 years, with winds expected 140 kilometers an hour. but that semi breeze, compared to what storm eunice actually delivered. a gust on the olive white's topped 196 kilometers an hour and has provision the become the u. k. strongest

recorded wind for all eunice's fury, though the damage could have been a whole lot worse if as a say the search had coincided with the winds and the high tide, we could have seen some devastation, hence the severe flood warnings and some evacuation. so i'm really happy that those things have gone out of sync, but it was great. everyone was prepared and the public listed, and people kept himself safe. unit has killed and injured people. lo, fatalities from falling trees have been confirmed in the u. k. ireland and the netherlands, but in most places the damage has been to property rather than live. now this rather sorry side is london o 2 arena, formerly known as the millennium dime. it's a huge right concept and exhibition space in london. se featured in james bond films and the like. but as you can see, storm eunice has shredded a huge great hole in its fabric skin. really rip it apart. it's going to be some effort to fix that one,

i think. and then there was the disruption travelers anxiously watched information boards as train off, the train was cancelled. there was gridlock on many roads. this tail back was caused by the closure of the dark bridge, part of london's m. 25 orbital mate away. $400.00 plus flights are grounded to now every disaster needs a hero and come with the hour. come a big jets tv. the ation enthusiasts live web stream isn't used to large audiences, but more than 200000 lockdown as host jerry dies, live commentary went viral, carry on planes as they struggled to land at heathrow. they dawson are going to be tough to come. yeah, rig swing by eunice has moved fast, sweeping across the u. k. and ireland in less than a day. now the rest of northern europe is taking its turn. rory talons al jazeera

london, r u. s. federal judge has rejected donald trump's attempt to have the courts dismiss civil lawsuits filed against him. the judge ruled, the former president does not have absolute immunity and is accountable for his role in inciting the capitol hill right. on january 6th, 2021 trumps lawyers are likely to appeal to ruling ah, this is al jazeera, let's get around. now the top stores, u. s. president says he is convinced russia has made the decision to invade ukraine . joe biden said intelligence suggested it could happen in the coming days. make no mistake. if russia pursues his plans, it will be responsible for catastrophic and needless or a choice. united states and our allies are prepared.