i have culture across the world, so no matter how you take it out, you 0, we're bringing the news and current to fast cut matter to you count his arrow. ah ah, 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 u. s. secretary of state cancels a meeting with russia's foreign ministers. the crisis in ukraine deepens. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera live from dell ha, also coming up. yes, 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 spitting communities with differing views among those moving near the front lines. ah, the u. s. imposes new sanctions on russia, cutting off 2 major institutions from western financing. the move comes after president vladimir putin recognized the independence of 2 separatist held areas of eastern ukraine. alan fisher reports from the white house for weeks. he's warned of sanctions. no faced with what he sees as russian aggression in ukraine. job bite and his act, it were implementing full blocking sanctions on 2 large russian financial institutions. v b and our military back we're implementing compress. sanks is on russian sovereign

debt. that means we've cut off russia's government from western finance. it will also impose sanctions on russia's elite 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. biden's 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 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. whether the euclidean foreign minister has been in washington part of the international medi go 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 a no more united. the more resolute sterling 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 touted 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. and you

inspector general antonio good headers has appealed for restraint. reason and d 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 have not peacekeepers at all united nations in line with the relevant security council and general assembly resolutions thence fully behind the soviet entity, politically dependence, and that it's all the integrity of ukraine within its international recognized both of those. we are continuing to support the people of ukraine road 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 has more from you and headquarters in new york. essentially, the secretary general, eviscerated russia's arguments for moving ahead and moving forces into the don 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 i, 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, ban 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, a 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 child, 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. well, you're a sector of state anthony blinkin says that a map hooton's real views on ukraine are now clear. he calls them disturbing and says he's cancel a meeting with his russian count about so the elaborate plan to take place later this week. president putin's deeply disturbing speech yesterday. and his statements today made clear the world how he views ukraine. not as a sovereign nation with the right to territorial integrity in 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, the e, b, and premier bankers state and financial institutions with ties to the military. 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 at the market could be constrained, so oil prices jump to almost a $100.00 a barrel on tuesday. that's an 8 year high global stop markets a down to. but russia is the hardest hit, with the mosque exchange losing around 10 percent of its value. on monday, the conflict even as implications for food supplies, russia and ukraine together export around

a quarter of the world's wheat that will disrupt its biggest buyers in the middle east and asia. hodge 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 market financial markets in the west and starting tomorrow. they would also target russian and 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 putin 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 proceeds 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. well, the regions and eastern ukraine are recognized by the kremlin as independent dixon . far beyond the areas under rebel control about creating more uncertainty. for those living near the frontline of the countries long running separate is conflict or dr. hamid as return to one town she reported from last month where the threat of invasion is now exposing social divides. uncertainty is hanging over at the fca, one of the frontline gowns 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, all through my grammar. like me. yeah. you know the moon, you will use bushwinger though i knew the things ukraine is guilty party when it

comes to the shilling 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 a 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 minced agreement were signed with leader sides making tutorial gains or losses. but now the recognition by russia of the 2 says, proclaim republics of done yes, elegance put into question. where do new lines are going to be drawn? the agreement set a full 120 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 bus not on with this era that already have brought further. and i think that is the 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 to 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 the right. if 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 frontline, 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 ukraine. larimer casa, is in her ari, and has more on the ration of african leaders to the tensions on the ukraine. russia border so far know africa leader has come out publicly to speak about the crisis in ukraine. if and when they do, it's expected that opinions would likely be divided. some african diplomats at the united nations have been speaking out. we heard from king as ambassador to the you in, in this speech and security council, he says was happening in eastern europe reminds him of africa. colonial past were outside, players came on to the continent to try and extend the spheres of influence. they try to divide cultures histories, borders, and people,

and africans are sole trying to recover from that. russia's relationship with africa is a long one. it helped some countries and white men oh, to rule from countries such as france and the united kingdom war recently is helping some countries worth the investment or infrastructure development projects such as building roads and in mining. in west africa, we seem and becoming more and more involved insecurity in miley, for example, you see the people of mildly pushing out the french in favor of the russians. if war was to erupt in eastern europe, how could it affect the african continent? africans would be concerned about their economies and countries, such as south africa, which has a strong economy, could be the hardest hit countries in north africa, in port wheat from ukraine. so there will be concerned about that. and then of course, these are concerned that the could be arise in fuel prices. when that happens. normally, food prices also go up and that will affect millions of africans on

a continent who already struggling on the causes in ukraine has been discussed on the side lines of a meeting of gas suppliers in qatar, im and car is that the door declaration at the end of the gas exporters, summit was very clear on several points mentioning the need for uninterrupted energy supply, pushing the idea, the gas is a cleaner, much more sustainable energy, talking about the environment. and talking about making sure that the people who need gas are able to get it from the people who are able to export it. however, the one big elephant in the room that really wasn't water publicly at all, was the crisis in europe and the ukraine. however, backstage behind closed doors, it was a big talking point amongst all of the gas exporters. now it wasn't really about the politics they weren't really discussing. our what the situation in ukraine might lead to was about if gas supplies are interrupted into western europe.

how does the gases exporters deal with that? now kat are of the record, her sources in the ministry of foreign affairs and told us that actually are appealing to western european nations are to be able to appeal to their colleagues in their context within the asian nations to try and step up that supply the category, energy minister, however, had this to say, i think fundamentally, no, you know, when you talk about the ukraine issue and, and the european issue, people have been bouncing around as couple of can supply and, and replace. you know, you know, the russian gas i've, i've stated this officially before, i'm in russia. i think it's 3040 percent of the supply to europe. there is no single country that can replace that kind of volume. so once again, the country energy minister that really reiterating that,

it's up to the western nations to be able to source energy supplies, not just from one country brought from several countries, but given that the ukraine wasn't mentioned publicly. however, it was talked about throughout this forum. it's difficult to say where this is going to go next. that's down to politics. this conference here was about the technical aspect that if they needed to get gas into western europe, how would they do it? myself to come here now does air including argentina battles to contain wildfires that have been devastating rich country lamps more lasting ah ally, the weather sloshy set fair 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 bright as guys coming back him 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 night to see some heavier showers, longest spells afraid sliding into that was the side of syria, easing across lebanon, just eating down to water is where i wanted to show us to, to northern parts of saudi arabia, here in carter temperature, started to pick up ease falling lighters. we make our way through the week a pleasant 26 celsius here in doha, them by thursday afternoon and beyond, to try to around the horn of africa. plenty of showers into central parts of africa receipts and flooding races 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 cycling. that's going to continue bringing some very heavy rain in the next couple of days, starting to waken, but it's still a lively storm. and in terms of the re, that's where we have our major concerns. 500 millimeters of friday as possible. over the next couple of days, flash fighting, landslides, damaging winds coming through here it will, grassy slightest way,

further southwards, easing out by thursday. but what's the weather to the north? ah, take, take the ships to democracies, activists to corporations, control of the message is crucial. oil companies have become very good at recognizing ways to phrase what they want to hear. we care about the environment you do to you should buy our oil plead for public opinion or profit. once you make people afraid, you can use that to justify stripping away basic civil liberties. the listening post examined the vested interest behind the content you can see on al jazeera lou . ah,

welcome back to pick them out about top stories here. they saw the u. s. is imposed new sanctions on russia, cut in tune, financial institutions off from western financing. the move comes a day after president vladimir putin recognize the independence of 2 separate just held areas of easton ukraine. the u. s. secretary of state has canceled this week's planned meeting with his russian counterpart, sergey lab rav anthony blinkin said. it made no sense to hold the top since russia had started an invasion of ukraine. and the you. and secondly, general says, any russian troops deployed to east of ukraine would not be peacekeepers as putin. his claim on to under content is as moscow has vomited the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine. no, lemme courtroom in columbia has decriminalized abortion up to 24 weeks. of pregnancy, it's the latest wind for abortion, rights, and latin america, where some of the world strictest restrictions on meeting growing opposition. monica, your market reports. women's rights activists shed tears of joy for years. they've

been fighting for the right to legal abortion. now columbus constitutional court has made it possible that i know this is vicky chief meant for all women. we will a greater recognition of our full citizenship, more security over our bodies, and over our sexual and reproductive rights. or i visited her every year. columbian prosecutors open 400 cases against women, accused of having illegal abortions, or those would lie gently helped them. more than 340 women have been convicted since 2006. until now, colombian women were only allowed to terminate pregnancies, in cases of rape fetal deformity, or if the mother's life was in danger. but even those exceptions weren't always respected. when eleanor, those meal bank just in 202-4000 girls between 10 and 14 years gave birth

pregnancies and children that young can only be the result of ripe. the only explanation for such high numbers is that women needed more protection. that's what we fought for. so 4 out of 5 judges voted in favor of extending abortion rights. despite opposition from the catholic church and pro life activists who prayed in front of the court. many the feminists believe this is a step forward for women when we're yeah, ality, it's a step backwards because the fight for women's rights doesn't include murdering others. is the amazon denazi's young president even donkey was opposed as well. he's saying the decision is too big to be made by 5 judges and as you and then i'm also not quite allowing abortions until 24 weeks. columbia's court has raised the bar even compared to increase, which have taken giant steps to defend women's reproductive rights. from what i most countries the time limit for having an abortion, it's for shorter. in the meantime, women activists say it's not enough to have the rights on paper. they say they will

keep fighting, to make sure the law is implemented. monica, you're not give al jazeera focused on is put political differences with india aside to allow large shipment of food for people in afghanistan, indian sending 50 tons of wheat as emergency food a. it's a red gesture between the 2 countries. and this is, veronica was with the convoy 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 depart. now this delivery has been months and the making india 1st sent the proposal to pakistan in october last year, pack of found, approved it in november, but transportation had been a sticking point. is lama bob wanted the weight to be transported and pakistani talks and the a 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 indiana minutes to push music or talking to me in 2019 both of them. missions in delhi and islam above have been significantly downsize to, with low high commission is present and either. and so the world food program has also played a part in programming this deal, which is so very important for the afghan people. the w. s p says 9000000 afghans are just one step away from famine. with the un saying that if they're on the font has the highest number of people in emerge food and emergency food needs with more than 24000000 people in humanitarian needs. well come on, hide as on the pakistan side of the board and sent us this update. i'm just

a few 100 meters from the international boundary between india and budgets on the walk. daddy border day of on drivers are going to be drunk boarding weight from india, which was donated by the indian government through the world food program and drug good have already been cleared on the indian side by did read take more time for those drugs to be cleared by buckets on the customs of the ridge, the convoy will travel under guard to the border door come that way. there's death dying to rage, abad from where it will be handed over to the world 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 retread between the 2 country. however, after india, j gosh made an all good bread d 9. did that drink came to a grinding heart?

these drug tests the 1st drug to be crossing from india into fog? it's done late in rid of on read the united nation that already worn there. 25000000 people and one on may 5th extreme hunger. while 9000000 people have delivered a prospect of famine budget don had done 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 advisor to the prime minister on economic affairs already hinted, did beneficiary for board india and budget on also to be able to reduce their tray . these 40 drugs at the foot of the lot. they are going to be many more of our drugs who carry that $50.00 guns of reed in a matter of 30 days. it is indeed an important developments that may provide an

opportunity for board. did nuclear armed countries start trading again? singapore has recoded more than 26000 coping 19 infections in one day. it's highest number to date. almost 300000 people of tested positive in the past month. health authorities say most of experience, mild oh, no symptoms at all. easing the burden on medical facilities more than 90 percent of the population has vaccinated against the virus. hong kong has announced its toughest cove at 19 measures, yet has cases skyrocket, and hospitals continue to buckle under the pressure starting mid march the entire population that will have to be tested any one with a positive result, including those with no symptoms, will have to isolate you know, islands government is approved plans to remove almost all cobit 19 restrictions from monday. due to falling cases,

people will be allowed to use their own judgment on whether to wear face masks except in the health care settings. whether it be compulsory, the physical distance rule is being scrapped and testing and tracing the scale back . not far too bad, unprecedented droughts are ravaging hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in northeastern argentina. 15 separate blazes have destroyed farms pastures in a wildlife, and they continue to spread theresa by reports from santo tommy near the border of brazil. the wildfires are rapidly moving from one place to another and consuming almost everything in this area in the argentine province of korean. this and fire fighters are also moving fast, trying to burn a control line that was slow down the advance of the flames. and i said it got loaded on, well, what they are doing is burning a line that will force the bar to slow down and then they will attack it with water . there's already group working inside them,

which we have to stop it before it reaches the road. because if it passes there, yeah, there are thousands of heck to the pine trees and it will get even worse lower. so what we're 800000 hector is have already been destroyed and with it life stock grains and was life. this is an area that generally sees abundant rainfall, but strong winds. lack of humanity and drought are making it easy for fire like this one to spread all across the province on an average of our own. 30000 hector's of land are burning every day. also at risk i $12000.00 hector's of marshlands in e without. the area is a natural reserve where it came man's amphibians. another 300 species of birds are being affected. fire fighters from brazil and other parts of the country like when a site is, have come here in an effort to prevent the fires from causing even more damage. dolo middle damage,

but it is in charge of the fire fighters that have come from when a site is loading. i'm a nearly that goes a lot of address and the only thing we can control is nature. so you need to control everything else. korean t. s. is lacking resources, they don't have the equipment they need. they have great people, but they're not prepared. they need pickup trucks, fire fighting kits, uniforms, among other things. so it was thrown young, have yet a store of these desperate. he says he has lost almost everything he owns. most of his land was burned by the fire, and like many others is currently in debt. oh, sometimes i don't want to continue, but i have to because what am i going to tell my family? i have a family of 60 people, 19 work with me. where's my family going to work? there's no work here. aside from this rain is crucial at this point to prevent the fires from spreading to other provinces. but heavy rainfall is not expected until march. a long wait for those involved in the daily fight against the flames.

that he said, well, i'll just cedar korean. this argentina madagascar is bracing for it's 4th tropical storm in a month, almost $300000.00 people have already been affected by sika and bats arrive. and 2 other storms, at least a 138 people have died and tens of thousands, docile, homeless, or living in damaged buildings. ah, a quick check of the headline 0 now to 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 held areas, a piece, the ukraine. he said in upper rationale to take more territory by force in my view . and if we listen to his speech last night, and many of you did, i know he's a, he's setting up a rationale to go much further. this is the beginning of

a russian invasion of ukraine as he indicated and asked permission to be able to do from his duma. so let me go.