on dennis explores lessons learned from the global h i v epidemic and how that could help quite over the night. after recent to mil 5th period then try to make it in power. hong kong goes to the post to the chief executive march on a jesse it up ah al jazeera with now that we see the invasions beginning, and russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy. ah, it does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time. the you are sexiest. a cancels his plan meeting with russia's foreign minister over the

deepening crisis in ukraine. ah, milan, darned, jordan this is out 0. live from dell are also coming up u. s. president joe biden outlines tough new sanctions saying they'll cut off russia from western financing. president putin gets the go ahead from parliament for troops to be deployed outside russia into separatist controlled areas of ukraine. and along the border, the threat of russian invasion is splitting communities with differing views among those living in the frontline ah, the u. s. is impose new sanctions on russia, cutting off 2 key financial institutions from western financing. the move comes after president vladimir putin recognized the independence of 2 separatist held

areas of east and ukraine. island fisher reports out from the white house for weeks . he's warned of sanctions. no faced with what he sees as russian aggression in ukraine. joe, biting his act, it were implementing for blocking sanctions on 2 large russian financial institutions. v b and our military back were implementing comp. revenue thanks is on russian sovereign debt. that means we've cut off rushes government from western finance. it will also impose sanctions on russia. the leads and their family members, they share in the club gaze of the criminal policies and should share the pain as well. the president has spent a lot of time with his national security team over the last 48 hours. they insist they've covered all possible moves for more school. and the next step by vladimir putin will dictate for the u. s. reaction bite and still hopes for a diplomatic solution. but there was a wanting to the american public,

and extended crisis might hit them in the pocket. defending freedom will have cost for us as well. and here at home, we need to be honest about that. one expert says it makes sense, the bite and hasn't thrown everything at russia. they're sadly leaving a diplomatic off ramp. the they need to keep, you know, part of their powder dry. to see what is next move is this, this gross violation the go further violation of ukrainian territorial integrity. there has to be a cost for that. i. the euclidean foreign minister has been in washington part of the international medical round of top level talks. he's been meeting defense, secretary lloyd austin at the pentagon. he says the russians have tried to split the west with their actions. something that has failed, and i have never seen, they know more united. the more resolute standing firm is one alliance in support of ukraine's right to the friend and sovereign territory. it's 2 years since then.

candidate biden tweeted out that vladimir putin would be reluctant to take any aggressive action if he was president. because he's gone, taught to tour with them in the past, he toted his foreign policy experience. he's going to need all that experience. if he's to reach a diplomatic solution to what is a growing military crisis. alan fisher al jazeera at the white house. will you and secondly, general antonio quoterush has appealed for restraint. reason and de escalation when troops of one country in 3, the 3rd, he thought he of another country without its consents, they are not impartial peacekeepers. they are not peacekeepers at all. united nations in line with the relevant security goslin general assembly resolutions thence fully behind the soviet entity, politically dependence, and that it's all the integrity of ukraine within its international recognized borders. we are continuing to support the people of ukraine,

throwed humanitarian operations and human rights efforts. at this critical moments, i call for an immediate cease fire and the re establishment of little of law. we need restraint and reason. we need the escalation now. rosin jordan, as more from you and headquarters in new york, essentially the secretary general, eviscerated russia's arguments for moving ahead and moving forces into the da boss . and recognizing what it calls the independent republics. a little hans and don yeske, the secretary general, was incredibly critical of a russia's use of a language such as are the deployment of peacekeepers, which is of course a, something that is essential to the winds on global mission to justify an active military invasion of eastern ukraine, they also of basically accused russia of violating its agreement,

banned by violating its promise to it. here by the un charter. he said that member states can't just pick and choose which of the rules of the charter they're going to follow and which ones they're going to ignore. it was a very, very tough fall comment by the secretary general, antonio good debtor's a. we've gotten a summer early reaction from some diplomats on the un security council. and while they say that todd, they were welcomed antonio gutierrez. she has a tough stance on the situation there. all wondering what can he do to follow up this very top and very necessary rhetoric? and that's a very difficult thing. the secretary general has offered his good offices a many times to try to help resolve this crisis. but it's really going to being what can be done behind the scenes to try to resolve this crisis without many people losing their lives in eastern ukraine. what, as was mentioned, the u. s. secretary of state anthony of lincoln says, lot of math hooton's real views on ukraine and now care. he calls him disturbing

answers. he's cancelled a meeting with his russian counterpart soj lovegrove plan to take place later this week. president putin's deeply disturbing speech yesterday and his statements today made clear of the world how he views ukraine, not as a sovereign nation with the right to territorial integrity and independence, but rather as a creation of russia and therefore subordinate to russia. it's a completely false assertion that ignores history international law and the 10s of millions of patriotic ukrainians who are proud citizens of a free and independent ukraine. well, in this 1st round of sanctions, the biden administration cut off 2 small russian banks from the u. s. financial system, v b and prom easy bank are state owned financial institutions with ties to the defense industry. western sanctions are designed to punish and deter russia. but there are implications for the global economy to russia is one of europe's biggest

energy suppliers. fears that the market could be constrained, so oil prices jumped almost a $100.00 a barrel on tuesday as an 8 year high global stock market. so down to, but russia is the hardest hit with the mosque of exchange, losing around 10 percent of its value. on monday, the conflict even has implications for food supplies. russia and ukraine together export around a quarter of the world's wheat. and that'll disrupt its biggest buyers in the middle east and asia. how does your castro has more now from washington dc? the sanctions mainly target to major russian financial institutions. there is the bank called the v e b, which has been described by white house officials as a crumb ones. piggy bank and there's also the russian military bank. so this would block all transactions involving those 2 institutions. these sanctions also cut off the russian government from more financial markets in the west and starting tomorrow. they would also target russian leads and their families. now what these

sanctions do not do is they do not reach to fight to larger russian banks. they do not touch on the energy sector and they do not name of a lot of mere prudent himself the russian president as a target of the sanctions. but the white house has said that all of those are still on the table in the event that russia proceed further with its military invasion of ukraine. invasion is the exact language that was used by president joe biden. he said this was a flagrant violation of international law which has more on those sanctions imposed on moscow by the west. as president vladimir putin ordered russian troops into east ukraine, western sanctions were issued in response. today, the u. k. a sanctioning the following 5 russian banks, rossier, i s thank jim general bank pro the as bank and the black sea bank. and we are sanctioning 3 very high net worth in the vigils get audited,

jenko bar spartanburg and eagle robin. the british prime minister called it a 1st baron, promising more if boot in advance his deeper into ukraine use sanctions were also restrained, targeting members of parliament and limiting russia access to european capital markets and washington has banned us business dealings with the to breakaway regions in east in ukraine, germany did go further calling a halt to the 11000000000 dollar note stream to pipeline project, highly prized by russia, and built to deliver gas to europe, bypassing ukraine. but russian investment experts say none of it will trouble the kremlin. the banks that have been mentioned are, are all states banks are funded domestically does not rely into european markets have enough for years because they have been subject to us sanctions. and the individuals have mentioned are certainly part of kind of putin's circular friends.

but they have also been subject to us sanctions for many years. so they're really what the you can, you, you are doing now is simply catching up with sanctions that been in place by the us for many years. the threat of fool sanctions. retaliation is being held in reserve depending what put in does next. measures dubbed sanctions from hell by the us senate would in theory, target whole sectors and industries with crippling economic effect. it is a threat that one prominent criminal critic believes legs credibility. he invaded georgia. no sanctions from hell. he took crimea, no sanctions from hell. he shot down a passenger plane with ot, with a 298 innocent people know sanctions from hell. and all of a sudden worked worth reading sanctions from hell. and what do we do? we make a, a minor tepid addition to the u. s. sanctions list basically coming up to where

they were 4 years ago. that's not credible. that doesn't scare put and he doesn't believe we're for real. part of the problem is western resolve, stiff sanctions against russia would hurt europe in return with strong ties in trade and energy. and other is russian resilience holding the world's 5th largest financial reserves built up especially to cushion the blow. ultimately, the calculation is putins alone to make. he's got away with it so far. he may feel this insufficient reason to turn back now, but he's my jonah haul al jazeera. let's take a quick look at the 2 ukranian regions. at the heart of the current turmoil, they are the self proclaimed peoples republics of hans and don. yes. then compass dumbass where separatists have been fighting against ukrainian forces since 2014 should be pitched a theatre. we have recognised the expanded version of the 2 ukranian breakaway regions, including their constituents, their boarders were stated in their constitutions,

and they were part of ukraine. and we hope to kiev and break away republics can work out their differences on the border issue that you provided. my putin says the demilitarization of ukraine is the new way conflict can be avoided. bennett smith for the 3 dawn on tuesday, the russian military appeared on the streets of the nets. it was just hours after vladimir putin had recognized 2 new republics, which are an eastern ukrainian territory. but ukraine is a country the russian president thinks shouldn't exist. a country this soldier died defending hooton's decree, recognizing the nets and le ganske as 2 independent states is according to cares defense minister an attack on its territorial dignity. i hold the leaders of income, which promised us that the sanctions will be of the day.

i think that paper invasion, a lot of ukraine's president says, he doesn't believe russia will launch all out war against his country. but he wants the international community to react decisively against what he calls a new act of russian aggression, mazama shaw, sim, alisium. or they believe that by taking this decision, the russian federation creates a legal basis for quite a military, aggression against ukraine. violating all bilateral and multilateral agreements, he would give that, that's not how russia's parliament sees it. here vladimir putin's decision is welcomed as the writing of an historical wrong, just by the annexation of crimea. done that, no, this is an historic day just like 7 years ago when crimea returned to the fault and became part of the russian federation to day. now and forever. there will be 2 new sovereign states on the world, political map that an esque and lo, ganske people's republics. but separatists internet scan,

la ganske only control about a 3rd of the territory. they claim where they were celebrating on tuesday. the other 2 thirds is held by ukrainian forces, who now find themselves on land. russia recognizes as to new republics, was about to sell a chair so that we find agreements with both the done yet can who hands peoples republics that contain article saying will provide help us, including militarily such as far as conflict going on there, we're making it clear we will fulfill our obligations because of the comments as recognizing as independent the to break away ukrainian regions will help restore calm. adding that it remains open to diplomacy with the u. s. and other countries. russia also dismisses allegations that it sent its forces into east of ukraine. the kremlin says whether it does or not, depends on how the situation develops. bernard smith, al jazeera moscow, does not. so to come here now does hear putting politics aside. pakistan allows india to transport much needed aid for afghanistan through its territory warner.

stay with us. ah look forward to brighter skies the winter sponsored my cattle airways. hello, the weather, sloshy set fare across the middle east, as per usual, clear skies coming back in for the time being missing some snow recently in afghanistan, that's pulling out of the way, brightest guys coming back in behind. really making way for the next system which will ease its way over to was a levant, as we go on through were thursday spec to see some heavier showers, longer spells afraid, sliding into that western side of syria easing across lebanon. just easing down to water is where i want to show us to, to northern parts of saudi arabia here in carter tend to just started to pick up east falling lighters and make our way through the way a pleasant 26 celsius here in doha. then by thursday afternoon and beyond,

last you try to around the horn of africa, plenty of showers into central parts of africa, receipts and flooding racing into southern parts of the democratic republic of congo or showers sliding their way across. c, a central belt and just notice we have our tropical cyclone that's going to continue bringing some very heavy rain in the next couple of days starting to weaken. but it's still a lively storm. and in terms of the rain, that's where we have our major concerns. 500 millimeters of rain is possible over the next couple of days. flash flooding. landslide damaging winds coming through here. it will, grassy slightest way. further southward easing out by thursday. but what's the weather to the north? oh, with sponsored by cats, all right. ways joined the debate. they erasure of like people from the american and global story was very powerful on an online your voice. the comment section is right here. join our conversation, we had unprotected when everyone is protected. it is not by being nationalistic about this. you just look at it in

a very different way. so that perspective men and mid meeting each other and they don't have any solution. let me put it clear for you. this dream on al jazeera will ah, welcome back, and we came out of our top stories here. the south, the u. s. is imposed new sanctions on russia, cutting 2 key financial institutions off from western financing. a move comes a day after president vladimir putin recognize the independence of 2 separate hist held areas of eastern ukraine. b u, a such of state as council. this week's plan meeting with his russian counterpart. so the elaborate antonio lincoln said, it made no sense to hold the tools since russia had started an invasion of the

crime. and the u inspector general has appealed to restraint. reason undue escalation, antonio, but teddy says conflict between russia, ukraine would be catastrophic when the regions in east some ukraine recognized by the kremlin as independent, extend, far beyond areas under rebel control. and that's creating more uncertainty for those living near the front lines of the countries long running separatist conflict or the abdul hamid has returned to one town. she reported from last month where the threat of invasion is now exposing short, social divides. uncertainty is hanging over at the fca, one of the frontline towns in eastern ukraine when we met chaplain no lena, 3 weeks ago, she brushed away the prospect of war. now she's worried and feels uncomfortable being on the streets. some of her neighbors openly hostile to her. oh my grandmother mike, me yeah. yeah, the mon you will use butchering you had though i knew what they think ukraine is

guilty party when it comes to this shelling they don't believe russia could act like this. my life is at risk in this kind of society. anything can happen, especially now less than the kilometer away at the front line. soldiers on alert. recently the shelling has intensified evidence still fresh of the latest rocket attack. the front line here has been moved. ever since the mince, fremont was signed with 0 sides making to toil gains or losses. but now the recognition by russia after to since proclaimed republics of don yes and la gant puts into question. when do new lines are going to be drawn? the agreement set of 420 kilometers demarcation line, giving the russian back separatist only a 3rd of what they see as their historical land. now, with official support from moscow, they could try again to expand their control. i seen that. i think it will be

border old for the nascar constitution as they are, was at the bust, not on with this era that already have but further, and i think that is a reason of most dangerous station here. basically, we understand that there we are, are on the way of them do ukrainian army is in a difficult situation. many civilians in this area don't support it. they welcomed a separate his back in 2014 and continued to support russia. now. others like victor, blame the current situation under government in give us one. what are they fighting for who they fighting for here? i don't see any sense on that. if it's for me or my family, there's no nate, what are they doing here? if you're showing the separatists all the time, rush, a coddling them on mirand with our president, had negotiated with them. then things could have been different with the minsk

agreement now in touches. ukraine has declared at vive and other towns and villages along the front line, restricted areas. but for the soldiers, the most difficult battle could be winning over the support of the people without their hamid al jazeera at viva. in eastern new crate. an india, there's been increasing concern about the repatriation of its nationals in ukraine optima. as more on that from new tele, when the diplomatic enclave in new delhi. and that building is the russian embassy . it's an important ally, which is last week, welcomed in the us position of calling for diplomatic solution to the crisis with ukraine in just urgent concern though, is safe repatriate of international. more than 20000 students study in u. k. it's one of the largest groups of international students that and to night, one of the 1st of many requests creation flights is expected to land from here. the

government says it will add more light and has all the ease. other travel restrictions from ukraine that were in place because of cobra. 19. now india has maintained a neutral position. and the concern here is largely economic trade with russia is what? $8000000000.00 annually hope. all weapons in india come from their russia is also an important strategic ally when it comes to countering china. not said with ukraine, ease at a much smaller scale, but most of the cooking oil that india imports does come from there. so the concern is that an escalation of a price is debt good, push up prices of cooking oil and other essentials at a time when the engine economy is struggling to recover, an inflation is high. some other news now because pakistan thus put political differences with india aside to allow a long shipment of food, the people in afghanistan,

india sending 50 tons of weight as emergency food aid. it's a red gesture between the 2 countries. nesbit, veronica was with the convoy of left india where i'd be a tory while the border between india and pakistan as the 1st of the trucks carrying wheat. all 50 of them begin to pass. now this delivery has been months in the making. india 1st sent the proposal to pakistan in october last year, pockets found approved in november, but transportation had been a sticking point. as lama bob wanted the weight to be transported and pakistani talks, india wanted to say it's trucks. the compromise has been to use afghan trucks with afghan drivers. now this delivery is really significant because they have been no trade or travel relations between india and pakistan. and 2 and a half years since india suspended bilateral trade pakistan rob suspended bilateral trade with india. after new deli revoked in data minister push muse, or toner,

me in 2019 both of them. missions in delhi and islam about have been significantly downsize to low high commission is present and either. and so the world food program has also played a part in program in this deal, which is so very important for the afghan people. the w. s p says 9000000 afghans just one step away from famine. with the un saying that if the on the font has the highest number of people in emergency food, they emergency food need with more than 24000000 people in humanitarian need. welcome ida is on the pakistan side of the boat and sometimes this update arm just a few 100 meters from the international boundary between india and budget on the walk daddy border. the day of our drivers are going to be drunk boarding weight

from india, which were donated by the indian government through the world food program and drug good to have already been cleared on the indian side by did read take more time for doors, drugs to be cleared by buckets on the customs of the convoy were drivers under guard to the border door come that way. there's death dying to rage, abad from where they will be handed over to the white food program. this is 50000 tons of weight donated by india to people of one it's done not long ago. it was a big border crossing trade between the 2 country. however, after india, j made and all good bread d 9, did that trade came to a grinding heart. the drug test, some of the 1st drug to be crossing from india into fog. it's done late in resolve on read the united nation. all ready warn. there are 25000000 people and one is on

may 5th extreme hunger. while 9000000 people have delivered a prospect of famine. barger don had done days because of the exceptional situation existing and i've run it done on your manner, daddy and ground to allow the indians to be able to donate the people of honest on c adviser to the prime minister on economic affairs already hinted that they did beneficiary for both india and budget on altered to be able to reduce their trade? the 40 drugs are the 1st of the lot. they are going to be many more of our drug who carried our $50000.00 tons of weight. in a matter of 30 days, data and important developments that may provide an opportunity for boarding nuclear armed countries to start trading again. madagascar is bracing for its force tropical storm in the past month. almost 300000 people have already been affected

by cycle and battery and to other tropical storms. early in february, at least a 138 people have been killed and tens of thousands are still homeless or living in damage buildings. religious groups in australia, i've expressed regret over the shelving of proposed legislation that protects minority faiths. the bill aim to ban discrimination based on a person's religious beliefs. so mcclark has more from brisbin rabby thing is the head of the australian seek association. he represents of faith that is considered a minority religion in australia, but is the fastest growing. he says, despite his rising popularity, it's still widely misunderstood in the country, and is often vilified by some members of the public seeks look different to a normal person veering turban, then sporting beards. so in a way it, sir, it's so maria, difficult situation for, for

a growing kid. serves berkeley in the, in the schools legislation proposed by australia, parliament would have offered protection to people who felt exposed because of their own religious beliefs and such discrimination in their workplace. school or university would have been banned, but critics argued the bill would enable prejudice against other groups, including gay teachers and students, and should cover all forms of discrimination. it was amended to include laws preventing religious schools, discriminating against students on grounds of their gender and sexuality. that cause division in federal parliament and the bill was shelved, politics should be left out and it should be all about people who do so. so at the end of the day, everybody should be treated equal. some community leaders say it's not just a matter of discrimination, but also of safety. since the massacre of 51 people by gunman in an attack on 2

mosques in christ church, 3 years ago, members of some religious groups, i feel targeted. and this bill offered greater protection, women are concerned about wearing the file and stepping outside because all the attention that attracts the vilification, et cetera. and we're certainly, we've had direct reports where women, for instance, think twice before they step out. many australia consider the country promotes a multi cultural environment. but there are no national laws specifically protecting people against religious discrimination. if they are raising concerning my feel that their rights are being undermined on the religious rights and it's something we should take seriously. the religious discrimination bill may be shelved for now. there's some fights to hoping that federal parliament will revive at a given the contentious nature of the debate. that's unlikely to happen any time soon . and a federal election is expected by may this year. sarah clark out 0 crispin australia . aah!

for a quick check of the top stories here and out 0, the u. s. is imposed new sanctions on russia. cutting 2 key financial institutions off from western financing. it follows russia's recognition of 2 separate hist held areas of eastern new credit.