we listen, we are focusing so much on the humanitarian crisis that we forget the long term development we meet with global news makers. i'm talk about the stool. restock matter on al jazeera ah ah monitors in easton ukraine record almost 2000 c spar violations on saturday. to ukrainian soldiers are killed and fighting with pro russian separatists. meanwhile, rushes president vladimir putin overseas strategic nuclear drills involving hypersonic ballistic missile. ah matheson, this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up celebrations in molly over the withdrawal of french

troops, even as 8 soldiers and killed in glasses with rebels. 12 people are still missing 2 days after a fairy sailing from greece to italy caught fire. ah, united states has once again warned that russia could launch an attack against ukraine at any time. president vibrant will convene a national security meeting on sunday to discuss the crisis, the european monitoring agency os s c. e is said to have recorded almost 2000 cease fire violations and eastern ukraine on saturday. ukrainian military says separatists backed by moscow opened fire on more than 30 areas. kia van separatist forces accused each other of provocative actions. russian president vladimir putin has been overseeing what i described as strategic nuclear exercises. the kremlin

says it's warships and it's submarines have tested nuclear capable weapons and missiles president vladimir zalinski says ukraine is committed to peace and has vowed not to respond to russian provocations. but he told delegates at the munich security conference, the world is failing ukraine. our diplomatic editor james bay's reports from munich . the u. s. vice president koval, a harris meeting with the ukranian president vladimir zalinski. any threats to our country, we take seriously and we have rallied our allies and our partners to speak with one voice. the ukrainian leader made the trip here, despite warnings from the u. s. administration. it might be unwise to travel, given the threat against his country. later on stage, he was asked about president biden's assertion that president putin has decided to

invade in the next few days at the old book of shore, or as a me, them, when we stand ready to respond to everything, we cannot remain posterity. how can you live in a state where you are told on a daily basis, that war will happen with that to morrow? the advance will happen. it means crushing national currency or money being taken out, businesses closing. can you live in that kind of countries? anna, can you have stability in that kind of country be know it that he also questioned why the announcement of the details of western sanctions should only come off to any invasion. but you would take either. we don't need your sanctions after the bombardment after our country has been fired. after we have no borders, after we have no economy or when found of our country will be occupied, why would we need sanctions then? each us from nato and you lead as a threatening, unprecedented sweeping sanctions on russia. but the details are not finalized. i asked the european commission president sort of on the line about possible measures

such as stopping e u energy imports, and russia being excluded from the swift banking system. the final decision will be taken in case that russia is beginning a war against ukraine and the military aggression against ukraine. and then it's going to be a political decision by the european council that is taken up the preparation for the preparation. everything is on the table. what's the lead is not just talking about sanctions, russia might face, but also what a full scale war might look like. it will be orlando's where it is that also for many, many lives and to have something like this in europe. it's hard to imagine, but we are closer to that. now don't be in any time since day, at least in the cold war, because i never seen such a concentration of troops and forces on such or read this with all the different

elements in place. everything from of course a high end weapon system, so to feel hospitals, so to logistics, to come on the control. so russia on the launch and the talk with hardly in the morning time. there's remarkable unity in the words from e, u, a nato members here. but if his president biden predicts as an invasion soon, will that unity persist when time for them to take action? james bay's al jazeera munich rush of accepted his leaders in east ukraine. se civilians in the dunbar region are being evacuated to russia as shelling intensifies chance time has been speaking to people near the frontline. there are hundreds of villages like these along the front line on the ukrainian controlled side. on what is increasingly worrying the amount of civilians that are still here . as we understand this, evacuation continues in the separatist control areas or is increasingly wiring also

. is that in villages like these, there are also a lot of ukrainian military. and we've been speaking to some of the civilians here about their fears were soldiers staying and what were once private homes military vehicles passed by the talia runs the village shop. she has little hope a peaceful solution to the crisis can be found. moda was in, is this the military's been here for 8 years, but we all feel like target. yes. of course the military in the village makes the risk greater. i'm afraid to even think about an evacuation. if i would have to leave my home suddenly with a bag of documents who did not attending the security conference in munich, suggests he doesn't want a peaceful solution. most of the families of those buried in the graveyard have left the village. people tell us the shelling in the area and the last couple of

days has been the worst in years in yellow. so it's very frightening. i felt the fear rising up 3 me when the shelling of started with us. we've been here since the beginning of the war, but where can we go and who can help us? we had about the evacuation on the other side and it's not a good sign. there is no good that will come out of this is mainly the elderly left here. now they say the shilling has been worse at night. people in villages like this one close to the front line are afraid they are aware of what the russian back separatists on their side of the front line of now calling a mass evacuation of civilians are they are asking what about our safety to char stratford? al jazeera, eastern ukraine, when president burton has sent a message of his own on saturday, overseeing exercises involving russia's nuclear forces, dos as your body reports from moscow. elizabeth vladimir putin gave his go ahead for the start of the nuclear drills, joined by his bell, a russian counterpart,

alexander lucas jenko. russia's presidential saturday for these wargames. usually they are held in october. the exercises involved russia's northern and black sea fleets. it's air force as well as soldiers on the ground. the kremlin says the missile systems all able to launch nuclear warheads hit their intended targets. those were grooming, loma grimalda's shoes, or 3 exercises of the strategic deterrence forces are being carried on in the course of which tasks of joint management of nuclear weapons and weapons of increased potential danger will be worked over in the course of committing an operation of strategic attack forces the russian back leaders of the self proclaimed republics of don't ask. and the honks in ukraine's dumbass region announced the mass evacuation of women and children. on friday evening. in the southwest region of ra, starved russian citizens continue to be bust. then after being forced to leave

their homes in ukraine in the middle of the night, and the situation is terrible. shooting has been heard for 3 days. we had to load the apartments and get dressed quickly, but they said that in order for us not to create any danger for ourselves, we need to evacuate. i'm 75 years old. i'm single. i don't have anyone to help me in a state of emergency has been declared in the raw stop region. as shell was found to have landed in a residential area a kilometer from the ukrainian border. a 2nd shell was found nearby, which russian official say was fired by the ukrainian army. with a window of diplomacy quickly closing saturdays nuclear exercises served as yet another example of russia's military straight. but as the security situation continues to rapidly deteriorate on the borders with ukraine, many see the possibility of conflict as increasingly inevitable. dorset, your party, i'll to 0 moscow. hundreds of people to be celebrating in the streets of malia

after the ruling military zante ordered french troops out the country, france it already announces withdrawal after a 9 year mission fighting against groups linked to al qaeda and i. so i said bag report, some nibbling senegal. yeah, happy the french are leaving, but it's not soon enough for the modern military. they have asked the french to withdraw immediately. not in the 46 months that the french president emanuel micron says it will take the people on the street and buckle agree from must leave molly frances here to steal the result of molly from severe to colonize molly, leave the country without delay. they have been here for 10 years and could not solve the problem. in addition, if there is a broom, it means we don't want any more. we don't want any more. the bro means that that's why they put a stop to france. the french president says the countries fight against terrorism,

the region is not over. j. pasco, too, said, was to say, i think all this must be done with respect, because for 9 years now, france has been helping molly equip train and accompany the moly and military, as well as the military of the region. and our forces will be relocated a few kilometers from the border in the air. the security threat remains. the 1000000 military says 8 of its soldiers were killed and 14 injured with 4 still missing in an attack on friday. they say it was carried out by an iceland group. neither booking, facile border. molly said it killed 57 of the militants as relations between molly and france, rich new lo questions still remain around security groups linked to an i still still operate in this whole region spread across 10 countries. the french may be leaving molly. but as recent incidents show militants can still carry a deadly attacks. attacks the maryan military must now face without french support . i said, beg, i'll just 0. duck are still ahead and all the 0 incidents are for region 2 years

after apiece. 2 of those been little progress and security on his version prefers to put out the olympic flame. we looked back at some of the highlights and scandals for the hosts. ah, ah, look forward to scores the with sponsored point cutoff airways. hello, there will start in southern africa and once again, madagascar is facing another cycle. and 4th, one in about 4 weeks is going to bring some really wet and windy weather as it moves its way west is expected to strengthen before making land for on tuesday, to the south of the capitol. it'll make its way across the land bringing some really wet and windy conditions here in a place that really doesn't need to see more of this. now further west of earth is

looking rather dry for south africa. we got sunshine back in cape town. if we take a closer look here, sunshine as well for johannesburg until at least wednesday, it's dry or in botswana, but the wet weather is further north and places like milan ways. and bob we, we are going to see some heavy falls in northern areas of mozambique in the days to come and further north and this, it is a dry a picture. the winds are continuing to pose a problem kicking up. that's the horrid dust pushing it further west, and it's looking rather wet and windy for coastal areas of morocco, but that clears away by the time we get in some monday. it's looking more unsettled, however, across parts of the middle east, thanks to a winter storm system that's pushing its way across iraq, into iran, behind it, we're going to have a shemelle that's going to pick up blowing down the gulf. and it's gonna bring the temperature down into by, by wednesday for the weather, sponsored by katara ways, from international politics to the global pandemic and everything. it did not

respect poor people and pure our planet promised to ensure the safety of women. what's happened, the just the systems are pulled back, that people actually have more feel. why is the u. k. feel hostile to transfer? the big 3 to all of us. join me if i take on the live, dismantled misconceptions and debate the contradiction. hardly get up put on al jazeera. ah ah, the orchard is it a reminder of our stock? so top stories, the seller, ukrainian military says rush about separatists of ford artillery on more than 30 areas in the east of the country. the multi nation monitoring agency, the o s. c. e, has set of recorded almost 2000 c's,

foreign violations and saturday. russia says hypersonic missiles have been launched during what a describe as strategic nuclear drills overseen by president vladimir putin kremlin denies the war games will further inflame tension. you pretty impressive. leukemia zalinski is voted not to respond to russian publications. speaking of the munich security conference flooding his lensky, he says his country is committed to peace, but won't powers are failing them? 12 truck drivers are still missing as emergency service by the bottle to control a fire on a greek ferry. the blaze broke out early on friday, as the vessel headed to italy with 288 people on board, victoria gayton, b reports turkish passengers rescued from the euro ferry. olympia prepared to leave corfu their boarding, a boat that'll take them home to istanbul in its body to reload. copy on the italian coast guard helped us a lot. they brought us to coffee and put us up in

a hotel with the turkish embassy also helped us a lot. we are very grateful to the italians and the turks. luckily, we didn't die. that is the most important thing. the rest doesn't matter. also at the port is las guarantee bacchus. he's waiting for news about his missing father. mccully mccall, merely, i talked to the port authorities and they told me information about the fire. i've been to the other side of cor food. so i could see the ferry. i saw the fire go out on gray smoke appeared, then suddenly the bolt caught fire again. the wait to night would be bogged on us. they are go by my legs are trembling. the ferry coat fire of the coast of coal su on its way to italy. the relatives of one truck driver on board say they're worried . he may not have had time to escape for hold on to get a good only over them. yet he was afraid of corona virus. he had health issues and because he was afraid of catching the virus due to overcrowding on the ferry,

he often preferred to sleep in the truck. especially if it was not a long trip. only his rescue teams are unable to pull the ferry to look for missing people because the temperature is still to halt. relatives fear the authorities will cool off the search. and we live from a monopoly woman tony williams. we spoke with the coast guard a while ago, they're waiting for the effects of the water being used by firefighters to create cooler conditions and so that they can enter their doing what they can. and they are concerned. torina greek prosecutors of orders and inquiry into the cause of the fire. the captain of the ferry has been questioned and released victoria gayton. b al jazeera protesters in barcelona, are demanding the release of rapport. pablo herself, a year after he was jailed, ah, in 2018 hassle, was found guilty of insulting the monarchy and glorifying terrorism of his lyrics and tweets. but he failed to report to prison. it was arrested last february after

a standoff of police, a supporter. se is a political prisoner alphena bottle hastily thinking that i mean, my little girl and the, and pablo hustle is fighting the same fight in prison as he was when he was out on the streets. so in that sense, they couldn't defeat him. they thought with all the pressure on him at being isolated in prison in everything else, they could get him to shut off. but on the contrary, he is giving a voice to many of his inmates. so all the problems inside the prison are now being told in a loud voice and obviously on for the 1st time and more than 100 years people and beneath will be able to see artifacts looted by colonial soldiers. the treasures were returned from a french museum last year and had gone on display at the presidential palace in costano. barbara and gopher reports. french colonial soldiers stripped this artifacts out of a royal court more than a century ago. now their back, the treasures on display in what is now a republic by names president patriots talon says the exhibition,

including an ancient strain, will help citizens understand that past. it was all for your children, your grandchildren and foreigners who come to your countries can see what has marked the history of your country. precious mounting from african countries for the return of looted spoils, remaining in west and museums and private collections. britain, belgium, the netherlands, and germany are among countries that have received requests to attend sterling treasures, removing from view room. our state government announced the building a new york in city, designed by david g. i'm also the block lights, movement. events would happen across the blue. i'm the federal government nigeria. i was also a little bit of a full frontal desk writing directly to request or to read. all of these are to park in neighboring nigeria. the king of the benign kingdom has welcomed him to

stolen bronzes from british universities. this is, this is dawn. this was a lot of joy because florida, the symbolized, that was all the filling out the funds are withdrawn. stuff told him to go with dental with health. what do you do? what do i received a feeling good? a recent report commissioned by the alyssa palace kind of some 90000 african works in french museums. a law is being drawn up to facilitate their return. barbara and grampa alta sarah, a french modeling agent linked to the late sex offender and finance. here jeffrey epstein has been found dead and upon his prison. john coronel was taken into custody in december 2020, as part of an investigation into allegations of rape and sex trafficking of miners . one of them seems main accusers, claims one l procured woman for sex with epstein and others promising them modeling work on l. i denied any wrongdoing, delays in the implementation of

a peace still in the door for region of sudan arisen concerns about security and aid delivery. it's nearly 2 years since the government signed the agreement to end years of conflict with armed groups. as civil morgan reports will foster many are frustrated by the slow pace of change all the soldiers at a camp in an fashion in north, at r for start the day with the morning assembly there with the army group, justice and equality movement which fought for years against the sudanese government but this still waiting to start implementing a peace agreement which was reached in 2020 another alcohol out there that harker. there has been an order that on groups should move together in points to start the security arrangements of the deal. but to were waiting for logistical support, such as fuel engine oil spill parts for the car and supplies and other administrative issues to move to the gathering centers. hutton mac lim,

i'm in the dar for conflict, killed at least 300000 people and left more than 2000000 displaced the peace deal allowed for those displays during the fighting to return to their villages and for the region to be developed. it also provided some power to the former rebels. all armed groups that have signed the peace agreement are supposed to be integrated into the national army before the end of the transitional period. currently scheduled for july next year. but more than a year after the deal, very few of the security arrangements have been implemented. and further delays are causing security concerns embassy deeds. and in the dar 4 region world full program temporarily halted operations after an attack on its warehouses. the government responded by ordering all armed groups to leave the mean cities. but the people of old fashion are still worried about 50 level high considered. well, there were robberies, there are killings, the country is not very safe. and that makes things hard rather than pop up with

the security situation is terrible. with the killings and robberies. the war has ended, but insecurity remains. who the mob north dar 4 is governor says getting big deal to work is not proving easy at the huddle as, as he murphy iraq. the c a c is gary yelton, feasel. but for condo, i think the main issue and delaying the implementation is political. will, which was absent, but it's now there. the other issue is the financial issue. those who supported the deal were supposed to assist, especially the part of the security arrangements. because it involved the disarmament disintegration and rehabilitation of those who won't be part of the armed forces and that needs funding either the dom meanwhile, and military camps. fight as a way to start the next phase in the agreement. while the security situation in the region remains fragile, he but morgan al jazeera and fashion northstar for nigeria has been upgrading some of its irrigation systems because that her fears the food is running short. it's

hope the overhaul of dams and water channels will improve productivity. but many farmers are skeptical already dressed reports from cono in northern nigeria. this was once a lush green valley. but for 5 months, the parched paddy fills of cora, haven't seen a drop of water among these generals. but because of the valves that ticket them have been turned off for maintenance. as a result, agricultural activities of stopped a huge concern for farmers who are losing income for 40 years. ah, really were enjoins a police all day say shortness or water somewhere there. and then there, because absurd lead vacation of the camels from the down to here. but we are manager sites. but now this is the coming of this project. the whole project now has been close. some farmers like muster for welcome their innovation work,

but say timely completion. will dow suspicions that they will be forced of their land for an extended period which could lead to a food shortage as a deadline for the completion of repairs nears excavators. i in overdrive digging up all the new water channels and workers lay concrete in some of the finishing touches. it's a 1st major upgrade to the irrigation product since they were built was some dating back to the seventy's. much of the infrastructure was falling apart. we had to judge a moderator. we have recent project provides direct jobs to more than 3000000 people, including irrigation farmers, fishermen and pastoralists. officials say the rehabilitation work on dams like this and water channels will not only double production, but also allow for its passion of areas under cultivation. still thousands of farmers remain suspicious and skeptical. it's going to be completed on time.

officious say though painful, the work must be done to save the projects from collapse and the livelihood, the dependent them in addition to that of the media integration infrastructure. there is delaney soil productivity. there is declining corporate activity and also the, the, the output power. hector is gradually when del for that is the way the gum will decided to inter been to, to put it heavily teeth to input. this will, the las oxide is this little capacity. and also to me the can the farmers bring their, bring in new implements new. yeah, in for of seats in her i can we can of at lasers at the gary edition site where restoration work is complete. pharmacy like nursery, bry, him harvest, their 1st crops of the side was handed back to them. boom, bonded and o u n. and in the tom i to crop yields has improved tremendously. same with the con, a harvested, totally unlike the previous years. they've been valued. this is the outcome of

vicious hope to achieve across all locations where the upgrades completed in time for farmers to start planting crops at the end of march. the multi $1000000.00 works also involve training and retraining of farmers and educating them on best management practices. most farmers want to return to their lands as soon as possible, but they are growing nervous that they will be delays. i'm a decrease al jazeera colo nigeria. germany has been feeling the force of storm. mueller said, least 3 people have been killed. that was white by damage across the north were the point of hamburg suffering the worst. while the warnings have been issued in belgium, denmark and the netherlands, the winter olympics closed on sunday, i guess the backdrop of diplomatic boycotts and global protests by activists organizers in china, fairly event run smoothly, but strict covered 19 controls, as well as a doping scandal. i've left them mark katrina, you reports from beijing with the 2020 to beijing olympics. soon coming to

a close team. china is celebrating its highest winter metal tele ever. it was the 2nd time the chinese capital horses and olympic event. but gone was the festive atmosphere of the 2008. some again, it's very different now the said, the novelty to a certain extent is worn off. it's a winter games, which by nature is a smaller event. it's winter so. so p a, people aren't outdoors as much and then of course we've had cove it so all of those things point to a more muted atmosphere here help is in protective suits. and morning covered 19 tests were a part of daily life. olympic dreams ended abruptly for those who tested positive for the virus seems pretty unreal. of all the people. what happened to myself, i have been doing everything in my power to stay free of cove. it started the demick for some strict quarantine measures. were too much to bear. many complained

about heavy handed controls. i am not even sure i will ever be allowed to return to the village. and obviously, this is very hard for me. top competitors. what the only once the spotlight chinese tennis play. a pung, shy, appeared at the stands with international olympic committee, head, thomas buck. after giving an interview, denying she made sexual assault allegations against a retired politician rights groups criticized the decision to use a weaker athlete to light the torch at the opening ceremony. and the featuring of a soldier who fought on china's border with india incense to new delhi. more aga was sparked after 15 year old russian figure skater, camilla valley eva, was allowed to compete after testing positive for a bad substance. we'll do everything to investigate this. these case broke belinda, the doping gulf of children is to you,

bill and unforgettable. missile impacts the i r c. feel the difficult questions about time is human rights record, previous games held in russia. so keep and brazil's rio de janeiro res. similar questions from here. the summer and winter olympics will return to the western world held consecutively. in paris, milan anne was angeles venues less likely to attract process the organizes of the beijing olympics. hope the legacy of the event will be felt in a burgeoning winters, sports industry and confidence that the city can pull off a successful games. despite a global pandemic. katrina, you al jazeera beijing. ah, this is all 0. these are the top stories you as president joe biden, to convene a national security meeting on sunday to discuss the crisis and ukraine, ukraine's military. so.