of filling up from connecting the world, connecting the future. while the cato gotta gateway to whoa trade. for separatist leaders in don yet can lou hands could plead for russian assistance to repel what they call ukrainian aggression? ah, hello, i'm adrian for again. this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up. ukraine's government imposes a state of emergency of calls up army reservists to bolster troops. numbers along the border with russia. the 1st wave of european sanctions against russia, members of law, house of parliament, a targeted president vladimir putin,

is left alone. for now is clear that president putin will not stop by himself as ukraine's appeal for strong international support. as the united nations meets to discuss the crisis, ah, we start them with the latest developments on the crisis between russia and ukraine . the kremlin says the rebel leaders in easton, ukraine of formerly sent a request to russia for military help to fend off what they're calling ukrainian aggression. ukraine's foreign minister has asked for an immediate meeting of the un security council. military reservists also been called up in ukraine at a state of emergency to clad. there's also been intense shelling of the line of contact in the east of the country. and with hope of diplomacy fading. europe in the us have begun rolling out economic sanctions to pressure moscow to back down al

jazeera hotter abdel hamid begins are coverage from chrome. a task in easton, ukraine is done yet screeching. it's only in times of deep crisis that the country impose is a 30 day state of emergency. and that's what president blood, amir zelinski asked parliament for wednesday, after sharing a meeting of his security council. zelinski also who it is polish and these who indian counterparts, the 3 signing a joint declaration of support and sorta doroty bonus president andres duda described russia's actions as a threat, not just to ukraine, but did the whole you. zelinski said it is russia, it should be providing security guarantees, not the other way around. asking, fucked on sean osgood, me to bishop these. the fact is that today there are 150000 russian soldiers at our border. those territories are temporarily occupied. i believe that russia should be

among those countries when the provide clear security guarantees is not a secret that i have many times suggested that the president of russia sit down at the negotiating table and speak already in the west intense shuttle diplomacy continues. frances foreign minister has been in berlin, foot talks and tougher sanctions are looking inevitable. so i know for you the rena, we accept economic consequences. i for free sovereign and democratic ukraine in peace and freedom in europe, have no price tag. ukraine welcomed the long awaited sanctions, even though it's foreign minister. the me throw caliber asked for more, posting on social media action. so if you hit more and hit harder and hip now in the dumbass. oh, the situation along did demarkation line is becoming more intense by bay. shelling is reported by both sides. in easton, ukraine,

the leader of one of the rebel regions now recognized by russia, said he wants to peacefully settle its borders. however, den is put, chillin added that he may need rushes. hel, buffet foolproof. at the moment, there is no presence of any russian troops on our soil. as for the future presence, that is lightly when it's needed. if we are not able to do with our own resources, then we may seek support from the russians. ah, his words were received as a warning to people living in the nets and new hands, regions taken by the separate is at the beginning of the war. but now under ukrainian control, i know that i read the worry among people living even far away from the contact, lied that fighting will return to their hometown. or that can help me.

i. several ukrainian government websites have gone offline due to a cyber attack. a senior minister says that hackers targeted the foreign ministry of state security service, as well as several banks. ukraine, as of a string of cyber attacks, which kia has blamed on russia. the un general assembly has been told that the conflict and ukraine is the most serious threat to world security. at years. the ukranian foreign minister urged members to stop what he called russia's aggressive plans, but moscow's ambassador accused care of causing the crisis. al jazeera wasn't jordan report style from the united nations. the un general assembly convening a meeting on russian actions and ukraine. nearly 90 countries signed up, i mean most of them overwhelmingly on cave saw with their ra, a lower level russian diplomat watch like him as the ukranian, foreign minister by baghdad gets to protect both his country. and the u. s. core

principle is one of your governments and your people will face 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. it is clear, the president fulton will not stop by himself for the 2nd time in 2 days. secretary general antonio good dash spoke out against moscow's behavior in eastern ukraine negotiations to say when seeing is clear. the decision of the russian federation to recognise the so called independence of with on exc, and lou on screeches and the follow up our violations of the territory, integrity and so, but entity of ukraine and inconsistent with the principles of the childhood of united nations before russian ambassador of a ceiling, a benzo dismissed the calls on his country to change course,

which was the benzine accused keith of posing a grave threat to international peace and security and gives them up to human. these unusual i knew you, which it is precisely because of caves, unwillingness to consider the interests of a broad swathe of its population. when that since 2014, when crane has been at war with its own citizens, lawson who do not agree with the my van valleys and the current policy of the authorities to predictable amber, u. s. sam baset or linda thomas greenfield, called moscow's argument. and defensible, and this is president putin's war of choice. if he chooses to escalate further, russia and russia alone will bear full responsibility for what is to come. the challenge for the diplomat crisis. this suggestion from the ukrainian foreign minister. my message is simple that do not wait too long. you have to act now. literally, every day, decisions have to be adopted. more sanctions have to be imposed. more weapons have

to be supplied. more diplomatic efforts have to be undertaken calling on countries to use their powers to try to prevent a full blown war. rosalyn, jordan, elders, era at the united nations. the european union has agreed to put further sanctions on russia. they're expected to target defense, mississauga, chicago, and top military commanders, as well as banks that finance the armed forces. the block will also impose sanctions on hundreds of members of russia's parliament voted to recognize ukraine's breakaway regions. president putin has criticized the west for refusing to respond to his security demands. as russia marked a national holiday honoring those who died in past wars. the president also found the strength from the military officers dosage of murray is in moscow. ah, a solemn reminder of the dark days of rushes past. the commander in chief of the

armed forces commemorating defender of the fatherland day, which honors war, veterans, and all russians who lost their lives, defending their country. prior to the re playing ceremony by the tomb of the unknown soldiers near the kremlin president vladimir putin released the video message to the nation. but with a clear warning for the world noble studio, i want to repeat russia's interests and the security of our people and indisputable priority. so we will continue to threaten and modernize our, i'm in the navy, striving to increase their effectiveness for their faded out with the most cut in h equipment. ah, an independent pulling group says the majority of russians believe their presidents over 50 percent of people surveyed at the start of the ukraine crisis back in december. believe the united states and nato countries are responsible for increasing tensions. events like this to honor fallen soldiers are taking place

across the country. but this years events are particularly poignant as a threat of war and ukraine overshadows a day that's dedicated to remembering the human cost of war. most your said, the thought of war is simply unimaginable. i wouldn't like the war to start. i'd like all political powers to make campus to avoid war. and we really hope there will be no war. and it looks like at the end of a day, there will be no law. why not? why? i think there will be no war. nobody needs war. neither ukraine nor russia, as a rule is, are politicians who start wars. they are the only ones who need wars. i think that we are all slavic people, ukrainians and russians. do you need war? i don't need it. why would young guys die? people, children, parents, mothers, fathers, i think that common sense will prevail. says russia is always open for direct and on the dialogue that has full confidence in the military and military that will

likely include a new generation of russians who have never ventured far from home, but must now prepared themselves for the possibility that they could one day be back here, just not as visitors, paying their respects to unknown soldiers. at dark and sobering thought on a day meant to remind the country of the senselessness of war doors to chip ari, al jazeera, moscow. president joe biden has warned americans, sanctions on russia would have an economic impact in the u. s. if france going to be sustained, he leads trying to keep the public's support, but he's being challenged by a former president who seems to be citing with president vladimir putin of russia party. call him reports u. s. president joe biden has been very public during every step of his response to russia's actions in ukraine. normally in the face of a foreign conflict, politicians from both political parties stand united,

but not this time. former president, donald trump, during a radio interview, recalled his relationship with the russian leader praising his moves in ukraine. potent is now saying it's independent, a large section of ukraine. i said, how smart is that? and he's going to go in and be a piece keeper. that's the strongest piece for us. we could use that on our southern border. that's the strongest piece force i've ever seen. they were more army tanks than i've ever seen. they're going to keep p. so right now, but think of it is a guy who's very savvy and he's not alone. his former secretary of state, also wait and early in the crisis. very sure, very capable of enormous respect for him. i've been criticized for saying that. i know i have enormous respect. ah, he was also interlocutor, that was always well informed in deeply clear about what russian interests were. experts say this could have an impact. tramps, words have a big impact,

especially on his followers. and we see some people in the republican party elected officials as well as, you know, watchers have viewers of fox news in and people on the far right and who you agree with trust. right? and they, you know, see the united states as a place that in some way should be more like russia, right? it should be more authoritarian. a recent poll commissioned by the economist magazine seems to back up the idea that the republican party is shifting 62 percent of republicans and g o peeling independence, said putin is a stronger leader than president biden. while an additional 25 percent decline to choose between the american and russian president, the white house is dismissing trumps comments. well, as a matter of policy, we try not to take advice from anyone who praises, president,

putin and his military strategy, which i believe is what happened there. the us president has been focused on keeping his allies united well at home. his predecessor tried to make sure his country is not tactical, haine al jazeera washington. so come here and here in the distance i can hear what sounds like heavy artillery and machine gun fine villages. the frontline and eastern ukraine, bad us because of what was once europe's forgotten conflict and, and economy the stalling how a fuel crisis and rationing is affecting sure. lincoln's. ah, ah, look forward to burritos guys. with sponsored by capital airways. let's go with your weather report for asia. hello, everyone. nice to see you. tricity told fairly quietly from cross really india but

we had had some heavy pulses of rain in punjab. providence in pakistan that's now leaked into the northwest of india. they see some showers there, sanders thrones bubble up as well for westbank all and be har, and the potential for some showers in careless state for india as well. also think other portions of sherlock a you may just get grades with showers and thunderstorms. part of this is being steered in by the ne monsoon, but the better bet to see this soaking and potentially flooding rain will be the lay peninsula including k l. this frame will linger into thursday as well. also solid bands of rain striking java bali long bulk and some of those eastern islands of indonesia. ok, temperatures are on the way up in hong kong after that cold snap. we had been below average in about 20 months or so. so back into the sunshine and those winds have shifted around. so over the weekend, i think we'll get you up to 20 degrees, which is more line with where you should be for this year. more records being

broken for snow in japan, this is western ho cato, 208 centimeters has snow on the ground and still more to come on thursday. that sure weather season. ah, the weather sponsored by katara ways. oh, once cc'd wireless now posted to villages be move. okay. i'll just close the personal journey of we women, teachers, babies struggles with isolation and battles with physical hardship sacrificing their family lives for the education of future generations. women in the winter on al jazeera. ah

ah, hello again, this is al jazeera. let's remind you of the main news. the south, the un security council will hold an emergency late by meeting on wednesday. it comes after ukraine's foreign minister to be through caliber urged members of the general assembly to stop what he called russia's aggressive plans. the criminal says that separate his leaders at east of ukraine formerly asked for military help, the federal fort, their calling ukrainian aggression showing as intensified on the front line between pro russian rebels and ukrainian forces of the european union is free to put for the sanctions on russia, they are expected to target the defense minister and talk military commanders. the block also imposed sanctions on hundreds of members of russia's parliament on the frontlines and east of ukraine. these are volatile times for the people who live that al jazeera, charles structured reports. now from the village of how rapidly it be done,

yet screeching across the river is an area the ukrainian army called the grey zone. neither ukrainian soldiers nor the russian back separatists controlled area. the army say separatists showed the bridge a few days ago. ukrainian soldiers on guard the river bank waterloo. oh boy, nick, incomplete 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 the spot. 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. yakima, close by 46 year old cartier, unload the delivery of wood. her brother and sister live across the front line in separatist control on ask certain numbers the girl boiler does leave them a family should and should some of i should need them and i being cross crypted there and thou being conscripted here. what nonsense. fish is 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 were 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 the number of destroyed homes in the village. 70 year old svetlana whose home was damaged by shelling in december describes what some nights are like . all of you miss cheryl decoy, much of the sort of new the fireballs. this big fly over our house is not the pass . our windows lighting the room with the explosions are so loud on the drive home. sudden and terrifying lasts hidden ukrainian artillery, 5 shells towards separatist held territory. what do you crane? an army say is defensive action against the russian back threat. just over the hills. char stratford, al jazeera greenwich, their eastern ukraine. that im christy co is ukraine's ambassador to the you case

as the ukrainians will fight back against russian forces if need be. senses are slow moving, but at the same time what the leaders in the world, especially this single single life to work world is try. they're trying to achieve is how to bring the russia back to their monitor and international law without actually fighting. 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 garth and the companies which might have you know, to penetrate his ignorance, is not just normal russian average person. but those ones who see them the same room and, and black blot it's against ukraine, maybe they will be able, maybe they will feel the heat on their feet. they will tell you that that the stand will stop. we are prepared in our cells. nobody can be ready for the fully

engagement right now. and this attack against us could come so see, wish you've been seen those in black. see they're messing now. their 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 we won't be able to to, to bill, all of them. and they can comes from many motors, they have to have a norse in the bellows. they have even on the west with people forgetting in moldova is not a good amount of optical thrust newsday. they have themselves in crimea and in east, which they just ignore as independent states. so ukraine founded, we will fight, that's the message we were trying to get over to put in. it's wrong to walk in the bark with in hong kong cove, at 19 infections of it, a record high of more than $8600.00. this is the territory launches its toughest restrictions since the pandemic began. people will have to show their vaccine

certificate to enter essential and non essential. businesses. masks will be mandatory for outdoor exercise, and compulsory nationwide testing will be enforced next month. meanwhile, iceland has joined a growing list of countries ending pandemic restrictions. even though large numbers of people are still testing positive. all cove at 19 measures will end on friday, including border controls, elf authority, say the population has developed widespread resistance to the virus. with infection rates falling, poland also plans to lift most curve at 19 restrictions. capacity limits for shopping centers, restaurants and hotels will end on march. first. in the u. s. a convoy of truck drivers has begun a cross country drive from california to washington. d. c. to protest against corona virus mandates, hundreds of people saw them off in the town of adelanto. the movements inspired by the demonstration north of the border in canada truck drivers there staged a sit in the capitol ottawa for 3 weeks now to do as rob reynolds has borne out

from adelanto, california. there are trucks here. i have to say, hey, let's take a look around here. i have to say that the actual number of big rocks, the, the big 18 wheelers that you see here is, is far less than the number of flag bedecked pickup trucks and recreational vehicles in this crowd. the mood here is, is pretty festive, and you can see some people have brought their children, even their dogs along for either for the ride or for the occasion. and the message that they're sending is one of the anti masking and anti vaccination mandates they want. oh cobra, 19 pandemic mandates and restrictions lifted immediately. and many of the people we've talked to here have said that they believe the united states is slipping up towards the top sort of totalitarian form of government. now the organizers of

this convoy a plan to make their way slowly by stages across the country to the outskirts of washington dc. they plan to arrive there by the 5th of march, and they emphasized that their protest is going to be peaceful. they want their voices to be heard that what their opinions to be broadcast and, and seen across the country trying concealing the squeeze of an economy under severe strain. basic goods such as milk and lentils are being rationed on employment is also on the rise. latasha claim reports ah, of course re loggins', panicking to purchase petrol. it may seem like they're watching their economy crash in slow motion. the government is in debt to a number of countries, including china, japan and india. inflation is soaring, entree lock us, foreign reserves have dropped. now it's struggling to pay for fuel. and this week

announced countrywide blackouts to ease pressure on the electric grid. up in the bed, the gain better going on, but we are getting hit from 2 sides. there's a lack of hydropower, and oil prices are going up. that's why the petroleum sector and the electricity sector under tremendous pressure below. for several months now, some shelves and shops have been empty. and basic goods like milk are being rationed. i the pandemic hit the livelihoods of thousands of sri lankan working in the tourism industry. the country is so strapped for cash. the government plans to repay for years of oil debt to iran with t b. maybe ha ha. but only few people don't have enough to eat whatever fuel we can get. how long would it loss? people must understand who is responsible for these issues. they must understand that and at least i the next opportunity at elections. they must use their brains to pick the voc politician for the job. in january the government announced

a $1200000000.00 economic relief package that will offer help to government employees, farmers and retirees. there's also talk of an international monetary fund bailout. what's happening now is reminiscent of the economic crisis in the 1970s. and those who experienced that wonder if it could get even worse. natasha named oh to 0. the number of dead following last week slash flooded glance lights in southeastern brazil has passed. 200 homes were destroyed. cars swept away when a month's worth of rain fell in a few hours of the city of patropolis north of rio. such teams are still come by combing through mud and debris while the weak home from the disaster bolden 50 people are still missing. in the u. s. a trial is underway for one of the police officers involved in the death of brianna taylor, the young black woman who was at home in bed when she was shot dead by police

during a bosh raid nearly 2 years ago. but as gabriel alexander reports now from taylor's home city of louisville, trial is not directly related to her death. she became a tragic symbol of police killings of innocent people in america. brianna taylor's death at the hands of police in louisville, sparked wide spread protests. taylor and aspiring nurse was asleep in her apartment in the middle of the night. on march 13th, 2020. when several plain clothes police officers used a battering ram to knock down her front door as they attempted to execute a search warrant for drugs. officers fired 32 rounds. taylor was struck 6 times and died. no drugs were found. bred higginson is the only police officer charged with a crime in the case, but he is not standing trial for anything directly related to the killing of taylor . instead, he's charged with recklessly firing his weapon into an adjacent apartment during

the raid. putting taylor's neighbors at risk, there's no justice out here for black bodies as fresh chanel helm is part of the black lives matter movement in louisville. after you know, 2 years of a global uprising um, and unrest that took place in lowville. now we're looking at an officer who is not being held responsible for the crime that he committed. he's being held for bullets that didn't kill somebody if brianna taylor hadn't been shot and killed on that night. nearly 2 years ago, she would have celebrated her 28th birthday next month. nobody has ever been charged with their death. a kentucky grand jury brought no charges against any of the officers who shot taylor during the raid prosecutor saying they were justified in using force to protect themselves. many in louisville are skeptical taylor will ever get justice out. you can do with hope or you could do it, hope it this hope that you know, whatever they decide to do to these offices that you know, not saying that,

you know, you don't have to contain them or anything like that, but just hold them accountable for what they did want to have justice because blah, force me no harm people, harm citizens kill services a lot more frequently in this country than they do in other countries. there's also skepticism that this trial will hold police truly accountable. this is not justice . i'm brianna taylor, still there in noah is being held accountable for her murder and most people here seem resigned that nobody ever will be gabriel's hondo algeria, louisville kentucky. excuse us, when we put ourselves on the bank for a moment, out zeros picked up 2 winds of the you case and he will royal television sauce, television society awards. we won the digital award for all hail lockdown, a 5 part series, exploring the global response to.