roll, they can, there are suits, you will get power over there. they will use these weapons and this will add nothing. one has come so, so ability in europe do think they can bring stability in europe to buy these heavy weapons given to grain in russia. we have an ethical duty and we cannot see what is going on with this is al jesse, this is al jazeera. ah hello and welcome. i'm peter toby. you're watching the news. i live from doha without continuing coverage of the ukrainian crisis. coming up the next 60 minutes, russia has said it's killed 5 people from ukraine who try to reach its border. he says that is fake news. vladimir putin chairs a high level meeting to discuss potential recognition for ukraine. rebel held

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between russia and ukraine. in the past few hours, moscow has said its killed 5 people from ukraine who were breaching its border in the region of ra stuff, ukrainian military saying that russia's assertions are fake news. right now, the russian president vladimir putin, is holding an extraordinary meeting of the security council on eastern ukraine. these are the latest pictures from that meeting in moscow just in the past 15 or 20 minutes. we've been hearing from the former rushing prime minister dmitri met yet. yes. and also the deputy chair of the security council saying that russia, in effect, essentially does not have any choice, but to recognise those 2 separatist held regions. that, of course, if it is confirmed in the next minutes, the next hour or so by the man you're looking at right now would be a major step. as far as nato in the u. s. and the us consent in totally the wrong direction for what's going on on the border between ukraine and its neighboring

countries. mister putin talking in the last hour or so, let's listen to what he was saying. and you're still the use of ukraine as a tool and confrontation with our country represents a big threat in the way. that's why. during recent months, we've activated our work with our partners in washington in order to reach an agreement regarding security procedures and guarantee we have correspondence covering every aspect of this developing story. dominant kane is in berlin. not involved is in london. we're in less than 30 minutes. the defense minister there will address the parliament on the crisis. allen fishable join us live from washington, and andrew simmons is at the heart of the story he is in kiev. and what i need is internet. so in easton ukraine 1st to bernard smith in moscow recognition of these 2 separatist held regions, bernard, what does that mean? of vladimir putin has been saying in this meeting, that is chairing of his security council is that he must consider

a request by the leaders of the people of the self declared people's republics of bennett's can no hands for independence. this is ukrainian sovereign territory. if the kremlin recognizes the request, then it gives the opportunity should the kremlin decide to, to go for this to send in troops to protect the people in those areas. at the request of the leaders of those to break away regions. there are some 800000 russian citizens amongst the 2000000 people who live in this part of ukraine. this would be the opportunity that the kremlin, it could be argued is looking for to go in there and help the newly declared as they would be in the cummins eyes. leaders of these new of these new independent countries against what they would see as ukrainian aggression. a very significant

and key move in the, in the development of this crisis. and when the speaker of the parliament was talking to that security council meeting, their bernard, he was saying kia must be up to its responsibilities. we understood that the authorities are, we understand the authorities and keith are not willing to sort out their problems . so that gives us a sense of how that the timeline of events over the past. what 2 months now is interpreted in a completely different way to the rest of the world. as far as the kremlin is concerned, this is the kremlin blaming the ukrainians for failing to sort out the concerns of the people living in the dumbass region of failing the crown in the kremlin, says to implement the misc, the minsk agreement. that is to allow a referendum in that part of a eastern ukraine to allow more autonomy in that part of eastern ukraine. russia says kia has been stalling for a long. busy time on this question,

while now the decision may be taken out of ukraine's hands, because if russia goes ahead and recognizes these 2 areas as independent, then it will say that it will be defending them against ukrainian aggression and also burner get us up to speed with these russian claims of ukrainian encroachment across or near the border between the 2 countries. we seem to be in this loop of claim and counter claim almost so russia says is, and it's intercepted, 2 armored ukrainian reconnaissance vehicles. it says that we're in roster, this is sovereign russian territory across the border from ukraine. and 5 people were killed of russia has just recently added in that security council meeting. the defense minister said they actually captured alive one ukrainian soldier. ukraine says, all this is fake news. there is as ever,

no way of us independently verifying this. we are not allowed to operate on the russian side of that border independently. we have to take what the russian foreign minister, what the kremlin is telling us. but again, it sets up this in idea that ukraine is provoking russia and russia from this perspective, from their perspective, is having to defend itself against aggression from ukraine. bernard, you'll keep an eye on that security council meeting. i'm sure come back to us or if and when there are any major develops. bernice smith join us live there from moscow order. abdul hamid is in con stat in nova, in eastern ukraine. order. what's happening on the front line as far as we can tell? well actually you were just speaking to some people living in those villages along the contact line and you know, in several areas they've been telling us that the detention has certain the increased over the past few days. but definitely today

a little bit more. one of those people we spoke to said that at the moment she could hear shelling, she couldn't understand of which side is firing in which direction. but she said that she haven't heard such intense as sound since a few years now. so the is that the is certainly a lot of apprehension now in just 10 days ago, i was there and people would just brushing off the idea that they could be an invasion that they could be a military escalation. well now they say, well, they actually really worried, especially in those areas, because if you recall back in 2014 and 15, well, these russian back separate this had actually advanced too many of those villages and towns. and then after that because of the music women had retreated. so certainly opinions, there are quite divided. and there are people who still support russia in those towns and villages. and those the people we spoke to said, well,

that's all coming up to the surface again. i did, she heard some people say, let the russians come, let us let them solve the situation. so sir, to leak, if indeed, or when there is a recognition, if that happens or not. huh. you know, people are beginning to the emotions are being stirred at the moment and people are beginning to sort of showed a true colors as she put it. and that is gonna be a situation that is good to be very complicated for ukraine, for the ukrainian forces that are in that area all along that 420 kilometer contact line. so that's what people are worried about. a da the is no exit is people are still sticking their to their homes. you have a lot of elderly people who say they have nowhere else to go at this stage where they have to stay there. but certainly there is worried that didn't exist just a few days ago. hot up many things that are built to meet the johnny's live from

easton ukraine under simmons. as of the heart of the story, he's in the ukrainian capital key, f andrew over to you. yes, the ukranian government has responded by saying this is fake use that there is really a lot of consternation here about how much fake news has been because it's a, it's a blitzkrieg of, of information war this information effectively. and it seems to be getting worse at terrace shift jenko the deputy information minister is with me now to talk about this. thank you for joining us user. um, what is your responses playing with going into russia or the customer? this absolutely another false flag operation and united states of america and other partners. and of course ukraine, where for quite

a long period of time we're saying that's to provoke the conflict there. false like operations will be we will be organized by russia federation. and this case is exactly the example of such a false like operation one make a statement. there is no proof, there is no time to, to, to check. and actually, unfortunately their citizens of russia federation for andra, absolute control of russian media. they believe in such false flag operations. and not only that, there is the issue of previous operating roughly how many have that be, particularly in the, to break away republics, where you have all of his own doing on. during recent days, there were at least doesn't or false flag operations or claims that either shootings were done or some ukrainian soldiers were force in the river to attack a place for those that had that happen. like several days ago. there already

already was our central strategic communication. prorated saw that like same persons were used in this piece of news that they were produced on the, on the no guns her area answer. the presumably took place in different places, but was same person who was acting in different roles in the, in their scenarios. and how is usually the situation has become dissertation janitor leads up to of course our military commands and our, their ministries to commander station was informational part and disinformation. of course, we see them massive amounts of disinformation and the facts. they were they, they are producing the false effects. they're quite boring and serve, for example, it's also about facts. so for example, their car, which was a blow up in indonesia. and then we saw that the same plate for the car

was before on much expensive car. so before this, so the before the bomb, they changed the plate for some cars, they didn't really own they, they are ready to bomb. so and so now that was the demonstration asked if ukrainians are put this bond to make the bombing a over the border in the, with the house was, well ukrainian garmin stages quite clearly that ukrainian a stain on the position. they are not so taken. they are not crossing borders and always stories are absolutely in. and what are you going to do in terms of counterintelligence in terms of trying to counter what's going on? because result when those in those were public, people are living in absolute fear. they really believe that ukraine isn't

that so this, i think they're question that's only for crane by the public hall walls. how we ass democratic countries can spread our information can spread truce and can fight absolute propaganda. that is done by outside there and countries and st. helena messages not only on to improve by territories, but also for the citizens of russian federation during the cold war. there were stations by radio, liberty, your bbc. we're trying to transfer a news there and it was, you know, that was card. i think we're leaving now in, even though their world was the internet and connecting connections with everyone. but this is to you quite, quite a topic, not only for us, but for all the democratic countries as well, and straightforwardly. this information. it escalates. guess we're good at readings, paul. oh oh is ukraine is ready for any scenario and our army is ready for an eastern ers. thank you very much. indeed. the judy is

terrence ship jenco. there deputy information with mr. from craig, treating the situation with the service. andrew, thank you very much and resume insert with that live interview for us out of the training capital. kia live now to the white house and i corresponded there. alan fisher, sir allen, just as we've been on air here with the news out. the russians are saying, the u. s. is in effect, i guess what they're saying is the u. s. is the only meaningful interlocutor in this diplomatic to and fro as this crisis unfolds and develops. i guess the bite administration doesn't have a choice. there then was, i mean, there approach has always been to build up an international alliance against any possibility of the russians crossing the border. they've done it diplomatically with meetings with the v e u with the united kingdom with natal members, and they have also done it economically with members of the g. 7 near intention is

the should russian tanks cross the border, then that the russian economy will be impacted. not just, no, but for several years to come. and the hope that to make it unpalatable to vladimir putin to cross the border and do what he as seems to be planning to doing, certainly at the people here at the white house, the national security adviser and others will be following exactly what is happening that is being relieved from that national security meeting in more school, there will be a weird of what's happening, no reaction yet. that to what vladimir putin is seeing or to the suggestion that he may recognize the 2 so called people's republics. but we know the antony blanket, who is the secretary of state issue to meet sergey lover of later this week in geneva at the white house is already said that if there is any aggression by the russians, then these simply will not be going to that meeting at nor will there be a meeting between vladimir putin and joe biden at some future date. but there may

still be the possibility that even if the russians recognize these people's republics, as long as the tanks don't cross the border, antony blank and joe biden, and others me see the possibility that there is still a diplomatic out to this crisis. and as the to foreign ministers, i guess mr. blinking from the i to say, the secretary of state and mr. lab or off, go into that discussion. perhaps if it happens, assuming that happens in geneva on thursday, we will again get an, a different iteration of what's happened in the past 4 weeks. because just listening to the various speakers at that security meeting going on right now in moscow. their interpretation of events in that crucially important border area, diametrically opposed to what everyone else says is going on. the reality is this will boil down to joe bite than vladimir putin, and in the end, it will boil down to vladimir putin. if joe biden is correct, as he said on friday,

here at the white house, the vladimir putin is already made the decision to carry out at the invasion of ukraine. if he goes ahead with that, then i'll be up to joe biden, to marshall the response from western nations from the g 7 from nieto alliance and others to vladimir putin. but essentially, it's flatter me of putin's call to make so there will be talk around the edges of these meetings. there always is, there will be complaints that the russians are following a playbook that they have done before when it came to dealing with problems in chechnya and also in georgia back in 2008. there will be counter claims from the russians that how can you possibly begin to trust the americans? because we have known that their intelligence in the past has been wrong. the russians still insist that they are not intending to invade ukraine. jake sullivan, who's the national security advisor, has been an all the morning tv shows here in the united states,

saying that that invasion could happen within days, or perhaps even within hours. allen, thank you very much. alan fisher, our white house correspondent with the latest they're out of the u. s. capital washington, dc life now to london. and i correspondence tracking the european aspect of this, not in barbara nadeem since you got into the studio there. i see mister putin is saying, and i court, we're not talking about adding to break away regions of ukraine to our territory. so it someplace between recognition and someplace at the other end of that spectrum of these 2 areas or regions becoming part of an annex greater russia. i guess that's not what's going to happen. but as far as people like this trust, the u. k. 4 on secretaries concerns. she's been having conversations with the russians about what's going on in ukraine. this can't be good news, surely or no me, it's clear 30. there's a, a propaganda war with all of the different accusations flying around and talk

a false flag, operations of offensives and the like. and what we saw from that security council in moscow. but in the last few hours, the foreign secretary list trust as tweeter is the term a russian invasion of ukraine looks highly likely. and she goes on to say, we must make the cost for russia intolerably high. and that was just after a spokesperson for the prime minister boys. johnson said that the intelligence we're seeing suggest russia intends to in intends to launch an invasion. and that president hooton's plan has already begun on sunday. boy shots in himself said much the same saying that intelligence britain had seen, i am partly from it's u. s. allies are on events in the east of ukraine, suggested that an a plan to invade had actually been started to be implemented already. now, boys johnson warned that this could lead to are the biggest war in europe since

1945. he didn't give us any details, neither has less trust or elaborated on what she's been saying on possible reaction . now the british government have made clear that they are pushing for very, or strong sections on russian individuals and companies in the event of an invasion . but so right now we have no more detail than that does less trust, does the foreign office does morris johnson genuinely believe that they can have some sort of fingerprint impact on the diplomacy? because less trust these critics might say, look, she's nobody and mister lab, ralph is only interested in talking to the germans chance little take a live update from don kane and berlin just a moment or maybe talking to mr. blink in that conversation. going to happen on thursday and alan fisher was, is clearly making the point out of washington. this comes down to mister brighton talking to mister putin. that's right. and on

those 2 presidents talking directly, it's being reported now. in fact, giovanni didn't ask a manual. my call the french president to try to broker that meeting. he didn't turn to boris johnson sometimes seen as the parameters of the u. k. as the natural ally, of course you k is now not a member of the european union. it has prepared or said it's preparing its own sanctions. now monday, the european union was all directly by ukraine's foreign minister at a meeting of the e. u. foreign ministers to bring forward plans for sanctions and implement some right now. the foreign policy chief of the huge burrell made it clear that that would not be happening right now. that the conditions had not been met. lithuanian, foreign minister said the you should look for a trigger the sanctions other than an invasion because ukraine was already clearly suffering. but there is no movement on those cause for immediate sanctions. but

clearly, yes, london doesn't want to be seen to be sidelined by germany and france, making all the movements diplomatically uncertainly for johnson's critics accusing him of playing up his role in all of this to deflect from his domestic troubles, including the so called policy gate affair. and his low ratings in the opinion polls, but certainly london, he's being listened to, along with other capitals. but as you've just seen from president putin not doesn't seem that the russian president is in any way scared of the prospect of those financial sanctions. nothing. thank you. so much nothing bob corresponded. they're tracking one of the european aspects of this chart for us in central london. well, from london to berlin. the german chancellor left schultz is expected to speak to let me put in the telephone. don kane jones's live here on the news. the news out. hi there. don't. so the russians in the past half again, 6, look, we're talking to the french. we quite like that emollient relationship between

emmanuel macro and let me put in. they can kind of work together. we've got a good relationship with the germans, but f y i buy btw. we don't really rate the diplomacy that you guys are bringing the table. cook are only interested in talking to the main interlocutor in the united states. certainly there are those who might think that to be the case. interestingly enough, twice on sunday there were phone calls between moscow and paris between president putin and president mccall. and as you say, peter, there's got to be a phone call between mister shots, the chancellor here, and the president in the kremlin to vladimir putin at some point later this afternoon or in the evening here, central european time. so looking at the situation from the german perspective, their strategy here has been very clear, they've been offering all help short of military support in terms of weapons and that sort of thing to the ukrainians and to the russians. they've been saying give

diplomacy a chance. let's try to deescalate, interestingly, at the weekend of the munich security conference you heard from chancellor shots their 1st address to the munich security conference is german chancellor leading a center left and left coalition, but reassuring or trying to anyway is ne. so our license, specifically the united states allies, the germany realizes the responsibility that it has is a large country in europe, and in ne, so there are things that it has to do certainly involving its military. so that's the situation here. the view very clearly being give whatever help is possible to care, but don't give them weapons and then give whatever kind of leverage in the sense of, if not a threats to moscow. because clearly, no german government is going to want to be seen to be threatening a russian government. but clearly giving a seriously clear message to the russians about what germany believes it is prepared to do. now. interestingly, when mister shots has been questioned about why not put in sanctions,

and now if you believe that what the russian government is doing is so seriously destructive a negative ease of ukraine. why not put sanctions now? why not outlined to us? what exactly those sanctions might be, and his attitude has been know to keep some cards as it were up his sleeve. not some make everything entirely open and public because that might shrink down the room. there would be potentially for negotiation behind the scenes. the things that get discussed in those phone calls, but clearly as you are alluding to and as other colleagues of alluded to here, at some point there is going to be no more brinkman ship. there will be a conversation, will it be decisive between president putin and president buys and all that the german government can do is stress the importance and unity of the european perspective and the preparedness to put very severe sanctions. indeed, on the government of vladimir putin, that what they can't know is whether that sort of suggestion to moscow will sway

the thinking of president putin. ok. dom many thanks. dominant cane there are correspondent, breaking down the german aspect to this for us out of the bureau in berlin. let's go back to that russian national security council meeting. this is a tate feed. actually there was a slight delay for security concerns coming to us or out of moscow, but we can still listen and get a sense of what's been decided and discuss radians. and we need to recognize and acknowledge these story publics. we have to go beyond that double decked our country and thank you deal, colleagues, i have listened to all of you. that decision it would be taken to day. i'd like to thank you so much for this meeting for our gathering

and as is the way with these things that feet of pictures coming to us out of moscow has frozen apologies for that live international television. it happens sometimes if you're just joining us here on the news. let's just run you through what we know. so far it's looks like we're getting strong, very strong indications that the kremlin vladimir putin are about to officially recognize the 2 separatist held regions in easton, ukraine. mister putin has said via the press office at the kremlin, in the past 28 minutes now that they are not becoming part of russia. they are not being annexed. that decision will be taken to day. we heard from dimitry met yet of a former russian prime minister, a former russian president. he was saying, we don't have any choice other than full recognition for those 2 regions.

that would have an impact, of course, on the diplomacy that is ongoing, not least the meeting that a shuttle for geneva on thursday between the us secretary of state anthony blanket blinking and his russian opposite number. so gay laugh are offset elaborate. of course, he's been in that job as russian foreign minister for many, many years now. several decades, mr. blink and relatively new to the job he came in when joe biden got the u. s. presidency having taken over the white house from donald trumped mr. prison, of course, stopping short of saying what decision on eastern ukraine, he will support, but he will make a decision. today. it's interesting, isn't it, as well to kind of drill down into the summation of 2 things as far as the russians are concerned. because if you listen to what the russians have been saying in the past hour, their version of events on that border between ukraine and russia completely and

utterly different to what everyone else is saying, different to watch politicians and key ever saying different to what the you politicians are saying different to what the nature leaders are saying as well. and crucially different to what mr. blinking, mr biden, are saying because we have seen the build off of russian forces on the russian side of the border. and they have said, we are not going to invade, we are not going to go into ukraine. and there's clearly a sense in all the european capital and in washington that, that is a distinct possibility. why is it a distinct possibility? because if it wasn't, all those european countries would not be moving their staff to safe locations from their embassies. let's just take you to ben wallace who's talking inside the u. k. pass a common, the defense secretary. let's get a sense of what the politicians and the prime minister, of course, clearly and his foreign secretary list trust countries who has had conversations

with moscow about what's going on in ukraine. think about the direction of travel, of this ongoing crisis from holding area to potential launch locations, or the indicators point to increasing numbers on readiness of russian horses. and not to surprising, so many of us the pledge to withdrawal russian troops and battery at the end of the joint military rail. drill on the 20th, and february was not carried out. and the exercise of not being extended until further notice, complimenting this treat build up, has been a prolific proliferation. full flag operations propaganda stuns, and russian news outlets carrying fictitious allegations. these are not the actions of the russian government fulfilling its repeated declarations that it has no intention of invading you crave. in fact, we've seen over the last few weeks, the russian playbook being implemented in a way that gives a strong cause for concern that president putin is still committed to an invasion.

i believe he is in danger of setting himself on a tragic calls, the venice leading to a humanitarian crisis, instability and widespread suffering, not just of ukrainians, but also of the russian people. russians like many of us know the consequences of military interventions. the soviet union in afghanistan, the 1st ward chechnya, these are just 2 of the examples that russia faith. my too many young men returned home in zinc line coffins. and the government therefore, as president putin, for the sake of his own people. and even at this 11, i to rule out invasion of ukraine and re commit to a diplomatic process for us to address the perceptions of the kremlin a. the recent weeks my rifle were from the front section, i engage numerous engagements with our international conference, including my own with it to moscow to meet with defense minutes to show you and general valerie caramels. we have made clear our determination to uphold the defensive principles of nato and to defend the right of sovereign countries to make

choices about their own security arrangements. as the russian government itself has signed up to states and i croyt have an equal right to security. they rate, we reaffirmed they haven't right of each every participating state to be free to choose or change a security arrangements, including treaties or allowances. that statement as to speak. it was signed by the russians in 1975 in helsinki fin final act. in 1995, the budapest summit decoration, in 1999, the stumble summit, and late most lately in 2000 and 10 am eastern the summit. we urge russia to stick to its commitments that it has openly made and signed up to over the years. my counterpart and to show you repeated to me in person that russia has no intention of invading ukraine. and while we will take them at that word, we must judge them by the actions i told me to. i also took the opportunity to address the proposals in rough withdraw treating because well,

this is not returned to normal, u. k. relations is important. that is your, one of your biggest military powers. the u. k. maintains strong lines of communication with russia in order to avoid miscalculation or the risk of inadvertent escalations or to continue speak. wrigley to my ukrainian defense counterpart minister wrote the call as we continue to report the armed forces of ukraine. since 2015, the u. k is responded alongside the likes of sweden and canada to russia's previous enigma occupational crimea, defense capability building including training under fall and as i know for the last month with the speaker, we took the decision to also provide legal aid to ukraine. this now means that alongside the united states, canada stony radia and the netherlands united kingdom has not just spoken, but acted. i'm pleased with the assets being made by range of european leaders, including president macro, to find a way for him,

as we must remain resolute in our commitment to nato's formal response to the russian draw treaties, which all nature members signed up to intimidation and aggression. however, must not be rewarded. we should be under no illusion. the russian forces have now craned borders. 65 percent of all the land combat power, the formation present, prison and the action of the russian state to date. not only threatened the integrity of a sovereign state, but undermine international law, and the democratic values in which all of our europe so strongly believe. the foreign office is not relocated, the embassy at further west in the country. and as 2 weeks ago advise for u. k. national should leave ukraine by all means possible. the ministry of defense will continue to monitor action, support, ukrainian defensive effort, and contribute to nato's response measures. we continue to have the speaker president and will relent and pull back from an invasion. but we must refer to the

consequences if he does not. i will, as i have continued to be, as i have done for the last few weeks, both in the chamber and colleague online thank you. know to, to shut the sectors that job nearly as well as the u. k. defense secretary taking you through where the u. k. government thinks they are right now in their relationship with let me put in and everyone else involved in what's going on on that crucially important area that border area in and near and around ukraine that he baba monitoring that for us out of london. so nadine, 1st off of that breakdown, not pulling his punches at all and reminding everyone not least the russians look, you signed up to various bits of paper. the latest one was back in 2010 saying you wouldn't do the kind of thing that you've been doing. absolutely, this was to be expected, particularly after we saw president putin or just in the last few hours in moscow

going back into history and are accusing the western powers of not sir, sticking by various agreements and accusing ukraine of breaking the minsk agreements for example. so yes, ben wallace was very forthright reminding russia that it had committed to the rights of nations to, or of suffering countries to decide about their own security arrangements, including in a 2010 which would, for example, cover the right to seek to join treaties and alliances of course, nato being the obvious one which russia is very concerned about. so been was said the term, all the indicators right now do point to a readiness of russia to launch an invasion. he spoke of a proliferation of false flag operations in the east of ukraine. he spoke of propaganda stunts and untruths in the russian media,

as he saw it. as a reasons for believing that russia is going, is progressing with what the u. k. government is calling the russian claybrook. justin. earlier on monday, the foreign secretary list truss put out a tweet, saying the u. k. and allies are stepping up preparations for the worst case scenario. the we must make the cost for russia intolerably. hi, ben wallace interestingly, didn't really go into the implications and what would happen if there were to be a fully invasion. but he did say that the u. k. maintained strong lines of communication with the russian government. he said, the term britain had made it clear that it would act t defend ukraine's entrusted, had already sent what he called lethal aid there. and he had, for example, burton had advised its citizens to get out of ukraine. it had move the embassy and

so on. but no detail of those sanctions which is still to actually come into effect . so the message one by one i so i think wished to be expected. but there's nothing that he's told us that indicates exactly what intelligence the british government are seeing. which, for example, the french and the germans are not, which means that the british government to the last 24 hours had set the russian playbook is being implemented. and they are really in the last stages of an invasion, a different message from perhaps other parts of europe. and you get the sense as far as those other parts of europe. and indeed, washington are concerned, perhaps not him, but listening to mister wallace there in the u. k. governments in exactly the same position. it was 2 weeks ago, 4 weeks ago. and it's, this is the position now seems to be the optics of have not changed. they are okay, you say you're not going to invade, therefore we accept you because we trust you. but on the other hand, we are anticipating the worse we are hoping for the best. but we're thinking

something really bad might happen will. yes, it is exactly those words, britain that the british government is say that we still hold out are the possibility of diplomacy winning the day. but look, we are very serious about saying we will react as strongly as we can if there is an invasion. but as strongly as we can basically right now means financial sanctions. that's the extent of it. and term, the european union on monday has rejected an appeal by the ukrainian foreign minister at a meeting of e. u. foreign ministers. a scheduled meeting for a immediate implementation of some of those plans. sanctions. the you said it's not time yet. some governments are saying, well, the triggers shouldn't be an invasion. lithuanian foreign minister saying that it's

clear that ukraine is suffering, that it needs some sort of solidarity gesture right now, but it doesn't seem to be forthcoming, but neither is the u. k. saying that it is speeding up any practical steps. it's just saying, this is what we think the russians are up to right now. these are the stakes, and just urging the russian government to have a rethink, ben wallace, a pit trying to appear to be somebody that is not rejecting all of russia's demands. but saying that he thinks they are already planning for invasion, which will be very costly. he raised the prospect of russian troops being returned in coffins as a reason for president putin to rethink his strategy. not him. thank you so much that he barbara. there are breaking down those comments from the u. k. defense secretary for us out of london, bernard smith, monitoring events in moscow. so burnett, i mean, amazing to see,

i guess in the sense of telecommunications and how quickly the ripple effect goes. i from moscow, what's going on there in the russian capital? because we've, we've seen now in the past what 4142 minutes. literally, the world's capitals, reacting to russia, saying, well, we might, we probably, we might not recognize these 2 specific areas in ukraine. m, what vladimir putin has sat in his security council meeting is that a decision will be made on whether to recognize the nets and lou ganske to day is independent countries. a decision will be reached. but we, that doesn't necessarily mean we will know what the decision is that a mere purser, glover, of the foreign minister is yet to meet antony blinking on thursday. or russia may be keeping some information in reserve to see how further talks can go on. but we

do know that the leaders of those enclaves of de next and the hands have asked russia, i've asked vladimir putin of assa cramming to recognise their independence. if the kremlin goes ahead and does that, then it gives vladimir putin the excuse to send troops in to these countries. what would be russia, considers new countries to defend them against what it was? c, as ukraine in aggression, we're talking about ukrainian sovereign territory, home to, to 1000000 people. 800000 of them are russian passport holders. planet, thanks. has ever been a smith joining us from moscow? he's just joining us here on the news. let's just get you right up to speed with this quickly evolving and developing is changing by the hour. now the story surrounding that russian true build up on the border with ukraine. the man you would just looking out of letting me puts in it will decide very, very quickly, very soon we understand whether russia will formally recognize those 2 separatist

held regions of eastern ukraine. of course that will shift the diplomacy that will shift the optics of the conflict completely. we've had that ripple effect reaction from european capitals and also in washington state department digests that particular development. i guess the key thing for the state department now is, were they in a situation where they were anticipating that the russians might do this, better it into the reality. the reality is the russian interpretation of what's going on on the part of the government in kiev and on the ground in eastern ukraine because to listen to the russian, the russian conversation in the past. what 2 hours now, their reality is totally different to what everyone else is saying is going on on the ground there. we'll go back to that meeting of that russian security council, just as soon as there are any more developments for you as well. crucially, and clearly we are waiting to hear from letting me put and we'll bring it to life just as soon as that happens

on the other top stories, iran and castle evidence, new cooperation in several areas. president abraham bracy has signed agreements with the michigan. i mean, been hammered, al fanny on his 1st official visit to the gulf country rice. he's indo huh. to attend a regional gas conference jamal l sheil reports from the the it was the 1st visit's by an iranian president carter. in a decade. ibrahim arrival to the hot and monday was also his 1st trip to a golf country since becoming president, whilst the hand to her, i have strengthened their bilateral relations. in recent years, iran has found itself diplomatically and even militarily at odds with other golf countries, particularly saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. but in

a sign of a possible shift in regional diplomacy, president by easy stressed his keenness to improve ties with other gulf corporation council members. him because he had a lot of the united states. she pruitt's will to lift sanctions in order to achieve an agreement for donations benefit guarantees and closing down of old political dose. years are of wide on importance. our region has entered a new era. after decades of the presence of occupying forces, the region is going back to its original owners. a number of bilateral deals and agreements were signed during the visit, but the most significant was the messaging from both leaders, cutters, amir shift, i mean, been hammered and funny. see too clearly his country's interest in the restoration of the reign in nuclear deal was at the bottom of hama t. i'd have been brief regarding the vietnam talks in the agreements between iran and the west. and this matter is quite important and has a lot of impact on the ability of the agent who is following the negotiations,

a lot of interest. and we hope that very soon an agreement could be reached to could benefit all parties by guaranteeing rights of all countries use nuclear power . according to the national laws and agreements. among the other topics discussed by the 2 leaders was the developments and of ghana span with both men highlighting the need for an inclusive governments. they are palestine true is where iran and cutter find a shared interest. was that not a coffee itself for any kind of balloting and cause was also discussed in the central issue of our region. stressed on the immediate need of ending is attacked on the policy and people we've talked about cutting out the matter according to international law. and so that by the unions to treated fairly and they can live instability pottery diplomacy has witnessed a number of major successes in recent months. further in the countries brown as a mediator and key force in conflict resolution. whilst iran county finds itself embroiled in a number of diplomatic and military conflict of its own from the war in yemen to

the stand off over its nuclear program. the hope is that stronger cutter rearrange relations will help resolve at least one of those conflicts. drum, i'll show you and i'll just see it on the meanwhile, around foreign ministry says significant progress quotes has been made at talks to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal to iran, one sanctions relief and exchange for limits on its nuclear program. negotiation between european and iranian delegations have been held in vienna since a well. the u. s. is involved, but indirectly me in mars, military government is contesting a genocide case against ringo muslims at the top you and court without uncensored, she, the deposed leader presented me in mars, arguments that the international court of justice in 2019. but she was removed just over a year ago in a military. coud acc, ambia has filed a case accusing me and mar of genocide in that military crack. down in 2017. let's bring in to an kin. he's the president of the burmese ringer organization in the u

. k. he joins us now from london to an kin. there are questions over representation for the me and mar side of this the, me and my government. what's the issue there? yes, you all know there was at cool in 2021 february. now national unity government is representing for the people of burma. of course we are together with the people on burma here representation. we would like to see national unity government. we do not want to see a given legitimacy to military criminal, you know, gender ah, a. but we can see this morning there at the court, m m a military gen based to present d. but they must be represented in court. otherwise, there's no point them being in court and presumably you want every one to have their day in court if only to get to the end game on the other other side of

a legal process. yeah. is i'm not a lawyer is quite complicated issue as far as what we can see here. i want to would the bottom line is we're rolling a face to face in this decade for plastic fusion genocide since them additionally military, you know, design and destroying our community with intention, which is a general site until now to the we are facing generals. i in burma, are a kind of thing. and i still, in iraq, kind of fate, harassment extortion restriction of wolfman street on, on any wish. and you know, ah, denying our identity denying our ethnic group and denied our existence which are completely military, many decades doing until now. today, they are practically so we for so long we have suffer one thing our bottom line here is we want justice. we want to see our justice f,

earliest possible. we do not want to delete the dust is dust is blaming. dust is ok . just let just let me pause you there for a 2nd student in what you're talking about. there are broad principles, admirable, understandable, broad principles, and when i say admirable, i'm not editorializing. okay, just to be clear. i absolutely not at surprising you, but let's talk specifics. can you get the specifics of genocide dealt with and dealt with in the way you want? if anson suit she is not involved directly in the process i made is previous government nation i, you know, military and national lake for democracy. they work together in the government. you know, military defense military is on that defense military. i may, military is the people who are military architect of dental side, you know,

the order to kill 1000 us, of rowing of people, thousands of rowing women to rape and hundreds of villages where bundle of course, that time and the government was there. and we have seen that net or nationally for democracy leader also which a defendant. so now what we can see here in burma is the situation. she's, she's under house arrest. and military is a military coup happened. so reality, you know, we want to get justice a, you know, from whoever that committed dental site is directly or indirectly. that leg took in a president of the burmese ringo organization to the u. k. thank you very much. thank you very much. australian tourism operators say they're looking forward to rebuilding after the relaxation of cubic 19 border controls, the government has been shifting away from its fortress like approach. sarah clark

reports now from brisbin, awe jubilance and excitement as tourists and international passages. touchdown in australia. after almost 2 years of border closures, picking up my best friend, i haven't seen him since 2018 and he made it back just in time for my wedding in 4 days. i'm really excited actually. yes. i'm. i'm going to see my friends for the 1st time in the since 5 here. that a loss was here. yeah. surreal. it doesn't feel quite real like it. it feels a bit val. it wasn't just tourists arriving, but families reuniting over the last 2 years. a strategy has pursued a tough 0, covered 19 strategy. quarantine restrictions have also been in place. posing a major hurdle for australian citizens wanting to return. i didn't know if flotsap potentially be delay because of what's going on overseas, but it was very few repatriation plots really to even for london is it was like

$55000.00 strange one to come home and it's very flat to not say, you know, it was pretty green, but it was good to see my sister again and i come, i to go see mom and dad now because of the morning about them for 2 years. astrology has one of the highest immunization rights in the world with more than 90 percent of people. over 16 fully vaccinated tourists coming here must be double vaccinated or have a medical exemption. more than 1000000 tourist visas had been issued for a rival this month. tourism was one of the fastest growing sectors in australia, the economy before the pandemic in 2019 it contributed around $50000000000.00, but the board of closures and the nation, the reputation as fortress structure and tourism group know they've got a big job on their hands to convince tourists to return is a huge job ahead of us. we have had an incredible disruption to our industry. no international might disruption to acknowledge that as well. but a spaniard, i mean, we lost about $800000000000.00 worth of international revenue and on and to put it

all back together. it's a complex machine or industry. you have to back in the ready but not every state in australia is welcoming arrival. wasted. a strategy has been close to both international travelers and had quarantine restrictions in place for vaccinated astrology systems the most of the pandemic. it will eventually open its borders in your clock out 0 brisbin australia and we're going to stay down on the well ish kind of here with the sports news, medical exemptions or not medical exemptions in australia. another joke, which is finally about to make his 1st encore appearance of the year after the jackson from australia last month, the wilma one. it's about playing to buy a joke, which the post of course are strange because it wasn't vaccinated against harvard 9 saying that means he could be bought from competing in a series of upcoming tournaments. but he has been allowed to play at least by championships,

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we had the civil lifetime is normal that the young generation is coming. michael jordan was one of the basketball legends on hand for the she has all star game which was doubling up to celebration for the embassy 75th anniversary . the ceremony taking place in cleveland the 6th time m. b, a champion lining up alongside players. so young and of the all star game itself was one by one. james and english football association has started an investigation after a manchester united play was hit by an object during a premier league game, teenager anthony, a language structure and sundays went over leads monday. and i said one is going for 2 allen road language hits will celebrate, sing guarantee, make friends go. police set offences, including public called during of missiles and breach of finding orders took place and get it going to school. united 4th, to seal that. okay, that is high sport is looking for now, please. andy, thank you so much. we'll talk later. i'm sure. when we come back on the other side

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