oh, no ah, the u. s. president says he's a certain russia will attack ukraine in the coming days. russia can still choose diplomacy. it is not too late to de escalate in return to negotiating. ah, an increase in fighting raises the alarm and eastern ukraine separate to say civilians are being moved to russia. ah,

i'm rob office and this is all the 0 live from doha. also coming up, me clearing the capital canadian ponies, break up a truck drivers protest making dozens of arrests on the major storm hammers, northern europe, killing at least 9 people. ah, an invasion of ukraine within days. u. s. president joe biden says he's convinced to russia's president has decided to attack, but biden says, there's still a diplomatic way out. he insists rushes manufacturing a pretext to invade. and he says the us is ready to respond. make no mistake. if russia pursues his plans, it will be responsible for kit 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 to support ukrainian people. it's thought up to 190000 russians . soldiers are now deployed near the border wave ukraine. after meeting bella, russian president, alexander lucas shanker, russian leader vladimir putin says his forces will begin nuclear drills. he would just look at he go of canyon at today's talks. we also discuss strengthening our joint defense space of roster and belarus. we agreed again to take collect of mrs. the strength and security of our 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 a nature and did not threaten any one. fighting's flared up an eastern new crane,

moscow back saboteurs say they are moving civilians to russia. late on friday, there was a large gas explosion in the hands. charles stratford is in novice globe nervously laska and he begins our coverage. ah. alarm in the streets of russian bank, separate his control dimansky. the sirens sounded after the leader of the self declared republic announced the mass evacuation of civilians. why at them they would have no idea what it is of to day, february, the 18th, on the mass, centralized evacuation of the population to the russian federation has been organized with or charitable 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. sausage 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 are 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 in 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 me as that 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 hell territory, quarter of dodo. i reiterate that the military and political leadership of ukraine don't plan and not conducting offensive operations in the, the only option, the occupation of the people in territory that is acceptable to us is the political and diplomatic one of these villages close to where the ukrainian government is in control, was surprised and scared by the news. news, what 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 say that it was a provocation. there has to be an investigation yet with the cfo to the we of course we are worried. we have children and grandchildren. so we just want to have otherwise, we will have to leave this area. it must up. we have lived through this horror for years. the announcement by the leadership of both the self declared donates and

lugens, the people's republic of a mass evacuation on the separatist control side of the front line has huge implications. but essentially, 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 stop at alex's era novice solver, eastern the diplomatic efforts to avoid conflict or continuing at a security summit in germany. the un secretary general ones, russia. it will breach international law if it invades ukraine. i'll just see it as diplomatic. at a james bay's reports from munich, the un secretary general has 4 weeks said he thinks war can be avoided. but his warnings about the situation are getting more dia with a concentration of rush and forces on the ukraine. i am deeply concerned about

tight 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 a german foreign minister, hannah lena bear book, the u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin, who was again asked about the prospect of war. the differences have to resolve through dialogue through diplomacy. ah, we are deeply concerned that that is not the path. it rushes martin. the man g l vitale, click go. he 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 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, st 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 plain 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 applies in the u. s. 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, and he's 12. people are missing after greek ferry caught fire on his way to italy. the great coast guard says 278. people were rescued off the island of car food. one was not on the passenger list, but our fears more undocumented passengers could have been on board was so unreal. it was like, it was a bit like a tommy, i didn't know what was happening and what you on a boat. it was, it was a close, so you have got no idea. it was pitch black. so you didn't know where you were. and i, i said to my friend, i says, are we on the see? and this is i think will. yeah. so it was, it was, it was terrifies firefighters in north western argentina,

i struggling to contain wildfires that could get stronger around $600000.00 hackers of land, i mean, scorched in the province of korean, just devastating a national park and killing protected animals. the flames are being fueled by dry conditions and high temperatures. police in the canadian capital have arrested more than a 100 people while towing away trucks blocking the streets of downtown, all to wash their trailing streets for protesters of set up camps to protest against pandemic restrictions. victoria gave the reports. oh, this was the moment to police moved in to take back control of ottawa's streets. protest is of occupied the area outside parliament in any 3 weeks. i offices used that new pals on to the emergencies act to arrest truckers and other protest is he refused to leave her a pair of absolutely ridiculous. arrested people at

a peaceful assembly that we are the right to be here. even with the emergency act o canadian truckers calling themselves the freedom convoy accused the authorities of overreacting. i negotiated on behalf of the daughters of please promise they would not talk. they would let them free peacefully. they broke the bill because there's no leadership order or turns on violence. doctor there was purchased leader to more relate, was among schools arrested. they've been demonstrating against a rule that requires truck has to be vaccinated to cross the u. s. border, the government says the illegal blockade and occupation is a threat to peace, order, and good government. to day, our economy and our democracy are facing a serious and foreign funded threat. these illegal blockades and occupations

cannot be allowed to serve the authority of democratically elected governments. oh, these say the workaround. the pope to clear the cities downtown area control of the situation on the ground and continue to push forward to clear our streets. this methodical and well resource plan will take time and we are here to see it through to a safe ending. many truck has left voluntarily, but those remaining insist they will move until the coven vaccine requirement to cross the us border is where moved victoria gay to be out there. i still had anal. does it a former police officer heads to jail for killing a black man? the victims families say they feel cheated by the sentence. a huge sink hole opens up in kashmir, cut off what a supplies for surrounding communities. ah,

that all things being relative. it still feels a little chill at dawn in the ravine peninsula, but that the day goes on, as the temperature rise quite rapidly. and if you take a breeze from the rather warm t quarter of saudi arabia and take it northwards, demps is rise with it. so $25.22 backed up. in contrast with the incoming while the cold weather is sun happen, it's sheila, northwest and thoughts of saudi. and this combination will eventually turn into a real circulation, significant right and sinai, dancer, western side of saudi. quite possibly low destination sandstone running outs, recuperate and baghdad with shout around the edge. the blue being rain, showers snow up in the hills. in iran, the whole thing is slowly moving these directions eventually will tuck in a colder breeze which allow the sun to combat in jerusalem for an example. right,

as champ sacks. now, you know that madagascar had been lying for several hours of low pressure will call him. cyclones are often named and i was deep as that was one coming in now. but the remains, the last one means heavy rain in the middle of mozambique unseasonal rains to through zambia into and go to less so found in the movie. but certainly big shall seemed likely in south africa. he is the name cycling about maitland for late on monday. ah. but ivy case is the world leading coca producer, but it's weak infrastructure makes traveling a challenge. we follow to drive did as he grappled with repairs to his many bump and yahoo! one of the few women to drive to remote villages risk in it all. i because i'm out

there. ah ah, you're watching or is it a reminder what top stories this are the u. s. president says he's convinced to russia has made the decision to invade ukraine. joe biden says intelligence is suggesting it could happen in the coming days. separate as leaders in eastern ukraine said they're moving civilians from dynette scan. the hans, go to russia. they've blamed an increase in shelling and the region calls for an immediate di escalation in ukraine. have been the focus of talks at the munich security conference. you're in the secretary general until you tell us, he says,

tension seems higher than during the cold war. you as judge has sentenced a former minnesota police officer to 2 years in prison for killing a blackman dante wright. his family say they feel cheated. john hampton 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 potter made a mistake that it did tragically. kim potter charged with an accidental killing faced a tearful judge who handed down his sentence well below the state guidelines of 6 to 8 years. it is the sentence and judgment 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 is supposed to serve and protect so much took so much away from us. she took our baby boy with a single gun. so 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 her broken rights family says tears are not enough. i feel she her mom very

upset. they were so tied up into her feelings in what was going on with her that they forgot about my son being killed in our community. great, of course the marijuana. the sentence followed in april 2021 traffic stop that ended dante right life. the 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 the. the weapon she drew was her gun. kim potter 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. the cheated 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 more than 2000 soldiers and police and me and mar, have joined the resistance movement since the crew last year. many said they couldn't keep working for the shown to after and use lethal force against processors and activists phones. louis reports them way with or forms a natural border between tylen and me and math. for decades, it's been used as an informal border crossing, usually by villages fleeing fighting between ethnic armed groups and myanmar soldiers. lately, a new group of migrants has been making that journey deserted from me on mars military. doctor men long, long had served the army for more than 20 years when he decided to leave. at 1st, he worried for his family safety as they were being watched. but his wife and children have since left the country at a google new ball. we are experiencing torture and murder by the juncture,

every day. as a doctor, that's unacceptable jammed. there were so many factors that were pushing me to leave the military family. the one was the 9 right. they arrest people at night and said the bodies back to the family. the next morning, the bodies had been cut open and the organs removed. al jazeera has not been able to independently verify what he says, but unauthorized autopsies are reported to have been carried out on protest is killed by security forces. the act of his group assistance association for political prisoners says more than a 1500 people have been killed by the jupiter. since the qu last year. the military disputes this number and says the group is biased, but other former military personnel have cited the use of violence against civilians as a reason for deserted. pet to saw is a former army engineer who joined the civil disobedience movement in mont junk jones. my. every minute, if i'd stayed in the army, i would have gotten promotions, a higher lankin,

but that's not what i want. i want to live in good conscience. i knew i don't want to live with guilt and sadness, not knowing that killing people. i don't regret my decision for my army. captain lynde had on set up a facebook group to encourage soldiers to join the resistance and estimates about a $1500.00 have deserted the military. as of last september, he has left me another and says he's unable to return home. saw him here. yes, i'm worried for my family. i don't know whether they're safe. i've had to cut off contact with them for my country and my people's future. but i do worry for my family and i have your resistance groups, including the national unity government, a shadow government working to reverse. the qu, are encouraging more people from the security forces to join them. they say those numbers are growing, but that may not be enough to challenge me on mars well equipped military florence louis al jazeera. molly's management has told france to withdraw its forces without delay. it comes short after the french. foreign minister said molly's fight against

groups linked to al qaeda and iso is now its own problem relations between the 2 countries of declined since the army seized power in molly in 2020. i dna gail off or siri, molly, an army has been strengthened, reorganized. the problem now is to know whether it gets its orders from the jointer, and if it's laying off the fight against terrorism, it's a malia problem. it is no longer a french problem. maintenance in the u. s. a suspended nearly a $160000000.00 in aid to burkina faso saying recent events amounted to a military coup. the move comes just days after paul or read amoeba was sworn in as president. he led the military and overthrowing roscoe bought a last month. u. s. law says foreign aid must be stopped when any elected head of government is deposed by a military coup. protesters are demanding the release of bolivia as former interim president jenny and yes, who's been on a hunger strike in prison for 10 days. a lawyer fernandez says she's dangerously

ill and needs medical treatment and yes, has been in pre trial detention for 11 months. she's accused of orchestrating the removal of a predecessor evil morales before assuming the presidency in 20. 19 brazil is present, as annabel sonata has visited the city of patropolis after it was devastated by floods and landslides. at least a 130 people have died and more than 200. i'm missing monica. you not hear reports . after returning from russian hungry, brazil's presence able sonata surveyed the destruction in the city of metropolis during a helicopter fly over. he said it was like a war zone with unfortunately, we could see the seriousness of what's happened here and patropolis, tuesday, heavy rains and mud slides tore down buildings in this historical brazilian town. more than 130 people have been killed. so far less than half of the victims have been identified and at least $200.00 people are still unaccounted for. sirens and

friday warned inhabitants that other parts of the city could collapse and that they should leave urea immediately. is up, do we not blow the whistle? we start evacuating under em. i don't, is decided to risk his life and stay behind. i'll jazeera accompanied him on his mission to find the bodies of his neighbors. he's amusement which my mother has been living in the same house for 48 years. she was there when the mudslide tore it down. she was with my 2 nieces and my nephew. on that i had told the runa he had found her mother in the living room. the bodies of 13 year old mila, and 6 year old daniel had been dragged by the water to the bottom of the hill. the family album was salvaged, but 11 year old stephanie is still missing with all of them all. but don't worry, i won't stop looking until i find her. yeah, she's here somewhere. families of other missing people have used instagram to post

their pictures and contact numbers. do i failed the mails? i mean there's a huge rock that's about to fall on my house. i had to leave, but my neighbor is still under the rubble. nobody can find her, nor her 12 year old child. funeral home have donated 200 coffins. meanwhile, the search for survivors continues. monica and i give, i'll jazeera storm eunice, has killed at least 9 people as a tore through the u. k. ireland belgium and the netherlands record breaking gusts of wind ripped off roofs damaged buildings and caused power cuts. laurie challenge reports, it was billed as perhaps the case, worst storm in 30 years, with winds expected 140 kilometers an hour. but that's in a breeze. compared to what storm eunice actually delivered. augusta on the olive white top, 196 kilometers an hour and has provisionally become the u. k. strongest recorded

wind for all eunice's fury, though the damage could have been a whole lot worse. if, as i say, the surge 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 gray. the edelmans prepared and the public list and, 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 here 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, want to 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 tailback 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 locked down as host jerry dies, live commentary went viral, cherry on planes as they struggled to land at heathrow. oh, okay. to be picked. oh, yeah. big 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 talents out his era

. london farm is in part of india and this kashmir, a warning about the crops out to a sink hole swallowed a stream. environmental say it's a disaster for people who rely on the fresh water for the livelihood. or india correspondent elizabeth put on reports from new delhi. this massive sink hole appeared overnight with the town of coca naga, indeed, administered kush made fresh water which used to feed a popular trout. fishing stream is now falling into the hole that led to a 20 kilometer stretch of the bringing river drying up, killing many fish. farmer up the rashid who lives near by says the water provided a lifeline. was what about the sea? it's been over 3 days since the water has disappeared from the stream. we're worried because the harvesting season is approaching. the water in the stream should be restored. we use it to get our body and orchard. if this doesn't get restored soon we'll face many problems. sink holes can be caused by the chemical

disillusion of limestone rocks in the river that researchers say they need more information about this one step at any wise. it is very rare here. this hasn't happened before. so we've come here, collected samples, collected all particles and we'll go look at this in the about agreed to see what's called the thing called attempts to divert water away from the whole have so far failed. local officials are asking people not to go near it, while experts investigate how to deal with it. environmentalists say the whole can be plugged but not before they find out where the water was going. how deep is the depot singles, and is the water coming out somewhere? and if it is coming out which place how much it has several because it can do some tunneling also, which is dangerous because if people are living in the area and this tunneling has taken place. so then those areas become weak. people living close to the stream say

they're concerned, they could be more damage to them and we are living in fear because the sink hole may cause the land to collapse. we live near the bank of the stream and it's a threat to our homes in our lives. the government is being urged to act quickly before the woman, whether it causes more smarter mouth and further flush the sin cold. elizabeth per item al jazeera new delhi. ah, this is what these are the top stories. the us president says he's convinced russia has decided to invade ukraine. joe biden says intelligence suggests it could happen in the coming days. make no mistake, afresh pursues his plans. it will be responsible for catastrophic.