belfast europa, a new episode of war, hotels on all jazz era. we know what's happening in our region. we know how to get to places that others and not if i was i said i'm going the way that you tell the story is what can make a difference. ah all these heis you good moment of patio. i truly hope be taught not to come to you. i sector general says rushes action in easton ukraine poses the most serious threat to global piece. ah, i've had them think of this is edge. is it a lie from the hall for coming up? despite sanctions and condemnations, rushes, president vladimir putin says, while diplomacy stands, a chance is nation's interests on non negotiable. ukraine set to announce

a state of emergency and calls up reserve forces to defend against the russian invasion bus in the distance. so i can hear what sounds like heavy artillery a machine gun far. and villages near the front line and east, the ukraine, by the scars of what was once europe's forgotten confidence. ah. but we begin in the united nations where the stand off between russia and ukraine has taken center stage at the general assembly here. the main highlights of what's been said so far. the decision of the russian federation to recognise the so called independence of with donna, it's currently one screeches and the follow up our file nations of instead is our integrity. and so what entity ukraine and inconsistent with the principles of the charter of united nation,

there is no place for actions and statements that will take these dangerous situation over the abyss. it's time to establish a ceasefire, and they tend to the passive dialogue and negotiations to save the people in ukraine and beyond from the scope of what i warn, every nation in this distinguished chamber, no one will be able to seek out this crisis. if president put and decides that he can move forward with his aggression against ukraine, your governments and your people will faith, painful consequences together with our government and our people. this is why we need to use this last chance for action and stop russia where it is. for those right now, always good direct continues to go and to provoke and to all key. yes, we warn you that since upon the request of the next and hangs the thief, i will be monitored by the russian forces, no one in 10,

the guy the talk to you any violator. therefore, we ask you today to focus efforts on branding in kiev and deterring it from conducting a new military adventure that might cost the whole ukraine very daily. the tidal wave of suffering this war will cause our unthinkable. and then there is the broader threat that rushes actions up in our international system make a mockery of the un charter, and call into question, or most fundamental principles of sovereignty, diplomacy, and territorial integrity. unfortunately, despite these terrible word, world altering outcomes, russia appears determined to proceed. rosalyn jordan is lifeless at the united nation. so rosalind, we had a number of, from a number of people there, but to very divergent narratives. it's fair to say on, on the same issue of 2 very divergent narratives.

and it's unfair to say that one narrative has many more supporters, at least so far with the dozen or so who was addressed the general assembly and one person defending the other narrative. that one person, of course, is the ceiling events via the russian ambassador to the un who has argued that it is not russia. that is the cause of the current crisis in ukraine. it is the government in cave that has not been targeting russian speaking of residents of eastern ukraine and thus setting off this conflict. russia is simply trying to protect it. so it's countryman, in another country, however, every one else, son who has spoken, has condemned russia for its behavior, including the u. s. ambassador, linda thomas greenfield. who said that not only could this so lead to a grave, humanitarian crisis given of the precariousness of the situation. but it also calls

into the very existence and purpose of the united nations itself. this is a body that was created in of the a wake of world war 2 to prevent future wars and catastrophes from happening. and she said, this is a moment where the u. n. community needs to stand up and to hold russia fully accountable for its aggressions. on eastern ukraine's residence ross nicely that rosalind jordan a lie for us at the united nations. now on the ground, ukraine is preparing to impose a nationwide state of emergency president water damage. the landscape is cold up reserve us age 18 to 60, and he's called on the world to impose what he calls swift and robust sanctions on russia, who, speaking during a joint declaration with leaders from lithuania and poland smokers. and we are unanimous in the assessment of this crime of the russian federation. this is yet

another active aggression against ukraine, its sovereignty and territorial integrity. the military presence of the russian federation in the occupied territory of don bess had been hiding behind separatist uniforms. and now we see this is a unilateral departure from minsk agreement in moscow on the day, russia honors its armed forces president vladimir putin as criticize the west for refusing to respond to his security demands. he's repeatedly called for nato to give guarantees. it will not expand eastwards, but he insist the door is still open for diplomacy. not come after the country stays open for direct and honest dialogue for the search of diplomatic solutions for the most complex issues. but i repeat russia's interest as citizens safety absolute. so we will continue strengthening and developing our army and navy, increasing their efficiency, providing them with the most advanced equipment and on the front line in eastern

new claim. there is a threat of a greater military escalation. the leader of the separatists region in the new asks as efforts to counsel what he calls ukrainian aggression are ramping up. and the rebels will win with moscow support. but he says, there is currently no russian troops in the region for such for pro sam at the moment. there is no presence of any russian troops on our soil before the recent development international observers were looking for any sign of russian troops and they didn't find any. as for the future presence, that is likely when it's needed. if we are not able to do with our own resources, then we may seek support from the ration with as we speak, we all mobilizing our trips. if our capabilities are not sufficient, we may retain the russian support all these volatile times for the people living on the front lines of this. a conflict. charles strafford report from the village over here in eastern ukraine's can yet squeegee across the river is an

area the ukrainian army called the greys army needed ukrainian soldiers know the russian back separatists control. the area the army say separatists shield the bridge, a few days ago. ukrainian soldiers gone the river bank. oh, little. oh boy, naked complete jolla. they shelled it using roughly $122.00 caliber weapons. we were luckily sheltering under cover at the time. in the distance i can hear what sounds like heavy artillery and machine gun fire. ukrainian government has in the last hour or so declared a state of emergency. now i remember being here in april. there was a man fishing exactly this ball. the bridge was a vital connection point for people living in the grey zone, who used to come to this village to shop, to buy medicine. and some of the children used to go to school here. but that's simply not possible anymore. you can you. ready move close by 46 year old katya,

unload the delivery of wood. her brother and sister lives across the front line in separatist control on ask certain numbers that albert with their my family should and should fan of i should need them and i being cross crypted there and thou being conscripted here. what nonsense fishes. the 21st century and look at us running around with guns while we are tottering each other. despite the risk 27 year old michael still goes to the river to fish. he was injured in a car accident in 2013. the war started a year later and he hasn't been able to get the physiotherapy he needs since then. hooper barbara near her brother. we're in for london. we have shelling every day. you can hear it now. i've just come down to check that it hasn't scared the fish away. this is one of a number of destroyed homes in the village. i think 70 year olds that lana,

whose home was damaged by shelling in december describes what some nights are like . oh, hill is shadow, the coy, much of the sort of new the fireballs, this big fly over houses, and i see they pass our windows lighting the room with the explosions are so loud on the drive home. sudden and terrifying blasts hidden ukrainian artillery, 5 shells toward separatist held territory. what do you crane an army say he's defensive action against the russian back threat. just over the hills. cha, stratford al jazeera gretna, eastern ukraine, or jonas, now from moscow is tatiana cook had eva, deputy head of news from a sputnik news in russia. thanks very much for being with us. so, um,

i don't know if you've been hearing of some of the comments that have been made at the united nations at a, at, but with the exception of the, the russian ambassador. most of the, yeah, speeches have been very much, i'm criticizing russia and saying this is all, this is all on russia here and that they are the aggressor and that this is, this is a conflict of their choosing. what he say to that good evening has him. well, obviously as comments come from the same countries that have been supplying ministry aids and financial aid to ukraine, all these yes. the same countries are some of rich actually were supposed to guarantee that there is no violence in that done yet. come against republics. you know, the minsk agreements that, that were agreed upon in 2015 and that was supposed to actually be observed and they never were. 6 at least eat the ukrainians

. i never pulled back troops. they never stopped the shelling. and of course, the west, you know, those countries the same countries that supplied my billions in aid in mil, she summoned lethal aid. i believe it was just germany that actually refused to sup my weapons to ukraine, whereas the united states has contributed immensely to you. crane's military, there's also, you know, there's undisclosed number of u. s. military personnel. that is right now, training ukraine's military. now, although technically and that's, you know, what present putin spoke about and his address web back when he, you know, announced the recognition of the 2 republics of their independence. that any presence of foreign military troops on ukrainian soil actually contradicts the

ukrainian constitution. and yet, all of that were, weren't, were there. is there a presence? where is there a presence of foreign troops in ukraine right now? well, it, it, it depends on how you look at it. heights, because if you're se sending, and what are the foreign troops or either there or not? so, where, where are you saying the foreign troops are in ukraine? i'm saying that there are military advisors circled mildred eyes is from us in ukraine. but of course, this situ, this, all of this information, this, their station mens are obviously classified as is the number of those that she advised us. where were you getting this information that there are for military advisors in ukraine? because that's not the, the, the we haven't seen any reports that say that at all that that the u. s. has been sending and met. she advises. yes. well, as i said, that was actually ha ha, i'm not gonna, you know,

obviously i can't say that i can't go just quote my president, but those are very actual real reports. you can google them. there are u. s. net, she advisors in the have been all these years in ukraine. now you said that this, the russia, russia, russia, is reacting to what ukraine has done. and you mentioned the minsk agreements there . but most independent observers say that the language in minsk agreements is very vague. in terms of what kind of governance there could be in those territories and the ukrainians have argued that it has russia and the separatist, those are consistently of violated those terms. what do you say to them? well, we can, we can argue about the governance and the other language. but the terms of the men's agreements are actually very concrete. and they involved pulling back heavy artillery from the separation line. that's number one. the number one point that was never observed from the ukrainian side, but the ukrainians again,

have said that they are simply responding to russian provocations. so on this. but yes they are, but they're also, they're also never provide any proof of set publications. and again, you know, we're talking about to pull back of heavy artillery what is that an answer to if you're not pulling back your heavy artillery, what are you answering to what kind of provocations you mentioned to you, you refer to our president putin speech a couple of days ago, in that speech, he made some, some comments about her, how he saw, ah, ukraine's origins. and he said that we crane was essentially a country that created out of, out of russia. how would do the millions of you ukrainians feel about that? holly tough to ask the ukrainians, i guess,

but shouldn't they have the same the in, in whether or not are they, they should say in their self determination or, and not, not the words of god. what is the impression that they should but we have you understand that if those millions of ukrainians have actually studied their history, they would not argue for the fact that ukraine was in fact create said with the collapse of the soviet union. it was part of the soviet union, which in turn, you know, it kind of it, and now it is. i was that that was, that was back in 1991. we're now in 2022. so, um, had you had you and had you square those 2 things will you get that is history is history, you can't rewrite it, you can't change it. and despite the fact that you be isn't what you're saying, i say your car rewrite history, isn't that what isn't that were present put in is trying to do now. how so? well, you tell me he's mad is that ukraine was creates and one of the union fell apart

and that it was a very, you know, there was some very creative decisions at that time. and regions that were completely russian spoken, including their don. yes. kind of gone regions that at the time off even before the rest of. c the data, even from back in the beginning of 2000, stated that 80 percent of the population of these regions considered themselves be russian spoken. and just to have russian as their nature language. the language that ukraine actually made, it was a state language and ukraine, one of the 2. and then they just, you know, they just cancel that status. i. we're going to have to, you know, and i how do you feel there? we're gonna have to leave it there. thanks very much for your time. tatiana cook and eva joining us there from moscow. good evening to you. all right. still ahead on al jazeera, desperate for food people into dan's not for region,

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. right. is that still critical debate wide with claims that neither constitutes an interest angel threat to russia, but it's precisely his actions that read of this insecurity in the region in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al jazeera, hulu. ah hello again, you're watching 0 reminder of our top stories this out to you and general assembly as heard warnings that the conflict in ukraine is the most serious threat toward security in recent years and crank awful diplomacy and sanctions against moscow.

ukraine's president has called for a state of emergency. parliament is debated measures including limits on movement and media freedom reserve. it's. i've been ordered to join the military and citizens in russia. i've been advised to leave russian president vladimir putin has criticized the west for refusing to respond to his security demands, but says he is still open to dial and spoke at a ceremony honoring the armed forces. and vadim recycle is the ukrainian ambassador to the u. k. he says, ukraine is preparing to fight back against russian forces. if need be, the senses are slow moving, but at the same time, what the leaders in the world, especially this single to life, to work world is try they're trying to achieve, is how to bring the russia back to their monotonic and international law without actually fight this is a civilized way. this is not yet the, the, the can us are still silence. i believe the sanctions is like in

a duct tape. if you're not working, we have to like more of them and russians who feel it and understand. we're trying now to reach out to the inner circle of those people around watching an audi gars and the companies which might have you know, to penetrate his ignorance, is not just normal russian everest person. but those ones who see them the same room and, and black plot it's against ukraine, maybe they will be able, maybe they will feel the, the heat on their feet. they will tell you that, that this time to stop, we are prepared analysis. nobody can be ready for the fully engagement right now. and this attack against us could come so see, wish you've been seen this in black. see they're messing now. this ships bringing them all the way from the baltic sea. we. we can be attacked from air and the russians have massive air forces, which won't be able to, to, to bill all of them. and they can, comes from many motors that have they have on north, in the bellows. they have even on the west with people forget to in moldova, and is nobody getting those that are probably going to, as nuclear,

they have themselves in the crimea and in east, which they just ignore as independent states. so ukraine surrounded, we will fight, that's the message. we were trying to get over to put in it's wrong. the walk in the park talks in vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between iran and world powers have reached what's being called a sensitive and important point iran far. mr. says western leaders need to take a realistic approach to settle the remaining issues. mom and we have not received any assurances from the us officials. we have been receiving only empty words. they have not taken any tangible measures in order to prove the goodwill. the total sum of our talks in vienna, we are still very positive and constructive as well. many points are still pending . a 200000 children in the duffel region of sudan don't have enough to eat now. nutrition is on the rise in camps for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by years of fighting as he but morgan reports from and fashion in north. for the

looting of world food program warehouses has disrupted the delivery of much needed 8 shop de la has never had to come to a nutrition center before she's been living in the show camp for displaced the denise in north dar for, for nearly 16 years now. she comes regularly as she struggled to nurse her 8 month old son. and i couldn't answer them. i wouldn't have come in and i have little milk . it's almost not there. i don't have a complete diet. i only eat one meal a day and it doesn't have all the nutrients i need my child nurses 10 times a day or more. so i can't provide enough milk for him and i see that i had mine down. malnutrition has recently increased both in the camp and elsewhere and therefore regions many have relied on seasonal farming to feed and support themselves, but produced drain for last year meant for harvest, which caused food prices to become unaffordable. for many families,

especially mothers and young children are especially hard hit 8 organizations, the around 40 percent of all children in north. dar 4 are facing malnutrition. busier. that's more than 200000 kids that are not her. i've come here to get biscuits for my child. he's been sick and has lost a bit of weight. he was weed and found malnourished and given biscuits. though i've come to get him checked and pick food for him every 2 weeks in the dark for conflicts lodge, they ended in 2020. when the peace agreement was signed between the government and rebel groups, the fighting killed at least 300000 displaced. 2000000, while some moved to neighboring chad, many sought refuge in displacement camps in dar for hundreds of thousands of displays. people remain in camps in the states and the dar 4 region. many have relied on 84 years, but that has been cut back due to lack of money. now aid workers are focusing on the most vulnerable, but many more need help. but attacks are hampering 8 deliveries. armed groups

recently stole 5000 tons of aid from warehouses, forcing the world food program to temporarily halt operations. we deplore the sad looting incidence w, p and the humanitarian community had requested a swift action by the authorities and to take more appropriate measures to protect humanitarian operations, active and their personnel. as well as guaranteeing the saved deliveries of life savings assistance to the people in the here in the state and everywhere in the, in india for assistance that is helping mothers such as i should keep the children healthy and alive as the endure. the hush conditions of displacement camps. he but morgan alters era and fashion north. dar for some countries in asia are reporting a record rise encoded 19 cases. infections of nearly doubled in south korea, 270000. but the health ministry says the number of seriously ill patients and

deaths are low around 7000 south koreans have died of cold related illness. since the start of the pandemic, singapore set a new daily record high of 26000 infections, but most have mild or no symptoms. by 90 percent of the population being vaccinated almost $300000.00 single portions of tested positive in the past month. students in the occupied west bank fear their school is about to become the latest to be bulldozed by the israeli army. it says the classrooms in the bedouin community were built without a permit need. abraham reports at least 60 of the schools there have received similar demolition orders in the past few years. it takes for him cabinet at on 30 minutes to get to school every day. abraham is 9 years old and lives with his family in the ross, a teen bedouin community in the occupied west bank, dr. his min at the school since it was built 2 years ago. earlier this month,

he has really military ordered it to be demolished. for now, 50 students go to school here to get to the other near school. they have to walk over hills. no, he g shall. we used to leave home at 6 a. m and arrived to school exhausted at 8 transportation was difficult. at times. we were late and missed classes. palestinians need israeli permits for buildings, roads, and infrastructure. but they are almost impossible to get is will only gave $33.00 building permits to palestinians in the west bank. between the years of 20172021. the peace now organization says more than $20000.00 permits for illegal settlement units were granted in the same period. many palestinians say they'll build with or without permits. in january activists build this school at the bedouin community over in sam. yeah. they say they finished construction before the israeli army could prevent them. it's a simple structure, 5 rooms and

a bathroom. yet for most palestinians. and the occasion is not just about learning, math and languages. but rather the ab sees of living under occupation. officials tell us that perseverance is the most important part of the curriculum. fisher, the love of honor, what if we don't have factories or natural resources. so our investment is in our children's education. we have no other option. there are 16 school has also made it easier for girls to continue their education of them in detail as yet. sometimes children running to settlers and his riley soldiers on the way to school. so parents kept them at home, especially girls. we want this school to stay because students enjoy studying here and want to attend every day. activists and officials, i've built 25 schools in defiance of these really restrictions. last year 9 demolitions took place somewhere schools the most for a 2nd time. after being rebuilt and the number of demolition orders is rising. all

these children are asking for is that their right to education need that abraham elijah's eda jo occupied westbank? ah. this is as 0. these all the top stories now the un general assembly as had heard warnings that the conflict in ukraine is the most serious threat to world security in recent years. he crane called for diplomacy and sanctions against moscow. i warn every nation and is distinguish chamber. no one will be able to sit down this crisis if president wouldn't, decides that he can move forward with his aggression against ukraine, your governments. and you.