they so and from the e u institutions, now about solidarity and sanctions are going to be very strong. but what exactly will they be? me might find out later on this afternoon. european reaction with dominant cain in berlin. dominic, thank you for that's. ah, it is exactly 1300 hours g m t 3 p. m, and key at 4 p. m in moscow and come al santa maria, thanks for staying with us for al jazeera live, continuing coverage of the russian attack on ukraine. it all began any early hours of this thursday morning with what russian president vladimir putin announced would be a special military operation. what's unfolding right now is the biggest attack by any one state against another in europe. since the 2nd world war. here we go with the latest developments for you. debts reported on both sides, potentially dozens of ukrainian and russian soldiers killed and according to

ukraine. many civilians as well cities, including the capital key of have been hit as have air bases and airports. russian tanks crossed ukraine's northern border from belarus, as well as from the east and from russian annexed crimea. in the south key of calling it a full scale invasion and assessment that has been shared by both nato and western allies. a kremlin, for its part. as describing it as the quote demilitarization of ukraine. so nato says it will deploy additional forces to its eastern flank. ukraine's neighbors are now preparing for an influx of people, as we see huge numbers out on the roads of care of trying to get out. those are the headlines, this is the team that will bring you to bring them to you. dominant cane in berlin, bernard smith, moscow, neve barker in london. our white house correspondent, of course, is kimberly hackett sticker and everyone will be with you shortly. we're going to

start with a report from andrew simmons in key f. the monthly build up of russian troops on the border with ukraine has turned now into an invasion you cry in under attack, military bases, airports and aircraft, had been targeted and bombed the skies over multiple cities, including the capital, kia lit up waking up residence in the early hours of thursday was russian artillery advanced, not very many could have predicted that he would be striking at so many multiple characters. the civilian casualties are unknown though russia says it will only attack military posts. as a response, ukraine has declared martial law more children when i had a conversation with you as president joe biden, the u. s. is starting to gather international support. today, we need you each of you to be calm. if possible, stay at home,

please. we are working, the army is working. the tie security in defense sector of ukraine is working. these attacks come after russian president vladimir putin declared to separatist areas in the don bass region in east, in ukraine as independent and said, russian civilians who live there need protection. whether we run into the battle the landscape done yet in eastern ukraine has been going on since 2014, with more than 14000 people killed in fighting between russian back separatists and the ukrainian army. now, putin has demanded ukrainian forces, retreat the when you, but they'll say, when you check however, we try to stop us and further create threats to our country, to our people should know that russia's response will be immediate and lead you to such consequences that you have never faced in your history, we are ready for any outcome. the operation began despite last ditch appeals

from members of the un security council to ease tension ukraine's ambassador to the un demanded. his russian counterpart stepped down as chairman, whole putting call of rove to stop aggression. there is no purgatory for war criminals. they go straight to hell, ambassador. in a statement you as president joe biden warned of a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. there is a mood of desperation developing now, many people just jumping into their cars, getting their families together, and heading on the road, trying to get to poland. but the main auto roots are all jammed. there are so many people trying to do the same thing. others are going under ground taking shelter. the missiles are getting closer. now. emergency meetings have been called to reach an agreement. while the shelling and build up of military troops on both sides

continues. this is ukraine's darkest day. andrew simmons al jazeera kiff. so in amongst all of that, there has been a big rush on our food and other basic supplies. people obviously very concerned about what the future holds hot abdul hamid that a supermarket in the east and ukraine town of cremmit us. it is quite surprising to sort of see that collects how collected they are quite orderly. no one is pushing and shoving. but that's, i think, is because this cold lit has been going on for 8 years. nothing has been resolved. both chem and the as separate as leaders have not been able to find any kind of solution. the relations with give and moscow have been deteriorating very over these past 8 years. and then certainly ever since this crisis has started

a few months ago, it's gotten worse and worse. so people knew that something will happen. people knew that eventually they would be an escalation. i don't think they expected it now just a few weeks ago there were brushing off the idea of an invasion and then things changed very, very quickly for them. maybe today they're following the news that at the moment mainly, or what we're hearing is that the military installations are being targeted. there's certainly no any kind of visible army of fighting on the streets. here is all quite calm, but they know war. they have seen war, this city had been going between the hands of the russian back, separate is and the ukrainian army. does the scene fierce battle the next door cities of yards, which is only a 10 minute drive? was the epi center really of the base, a do the for the russian back separate this has spread all the way there has set up

a base there. and it took, it was a fierce fighting to get it back. so people know what it means. people know what could unravel on their street, and they're taking their precaution, but it's quite is wide. would they say surprising, admirable to see how calm and collected they are? and there is no sense of, even when you look at their faces, they just there, they know it is a very serious situation, but you don't have a feeling, they're not expressing it. and the moment is, what is the best way i could describe it? that's hard abdul hamid there. right, let's start talking to our correspondence. bernard smith, 1st of all in moscow and we saw some pictures awhile ago burnett of president persian meeting around con, the prime minister of pakistan. it's almost a business as usual, it very much made to look like business,

unusual. and the fascinating statement that came from the official russian agency that went with that meeting there, the report of the russian official, russian reporter that meeting was at the a rather me put in the pakistani prime minister discussed co operation between countries, exchange views on regional issues including the situation in south asia. so a fairly standard business workman like meeting no indication of anything about the invasion of ukraine in that meeting. and that is the impression that the kremlin 1st appears to be trying to convey that it is pretty much business as usual. interesting. what about statements from either the kremlin or the defense ministry? what have you heard? so a lot of the statement from the kremlin in response to the threats of sanctions and the, the imposition of sanctions, which is going to happen has been happening and will happen. am over the coming hours and days to be to pass cough the kremlin spokesman. he's been saying that

they got enough safety tools to survive, market volatility and the emotional reaction they called it to the russian invasion of ukraine would even out. and central bank has already intervened or to support or the ruble, rushes built up huge cash reserves over the last years in anticipation of sanctions is got $631000000000.00 on reserve worth a quarter or 3rd rather of the russian economy in cash. reserves that much were held in euro's golden, chinese remnant be only 16 percent in dollars. so russia is ready to withstand. and that pressure, economic pressure in the, in, in terms of sanctions. and yes or the defense ministry ers put out a statement to day or a lot of that because a lot of the statement centered on countering videos that have emerged from ukraine . suggesting that there are civilian casualties. and the foreign defense ministry has pushed back quite forcefully against that. first of all, as described,

the high precision weapons of the russian armed forces have been destroying only our only military infrastructure. they accused the security services of ukraine, of staging scenes in ukrainian towns at making people look like their victims amongst the civilians are their russian defense. ministry insists that there is no danger for the civilian population of ukraine. and they are only targeting or they are not targeting. ukraine's towns are not as striking ukrainian towns, thanks burnett. bernard smith were voting from moscow this hour. now let's take you through some other people we've heard from leonid passionate, who is the separate us leader of the self declared republic of elegance. this is an east in ukraine, one of the regions backed by moscow. and he has given his full backing to the russian military operation. this is the moment we had been waiting for for the past

8 years of suffering of patients, the residence of don bears have been ridiculed, to have been suffering. we recalled 2014. when do you agree, new military men killed, don, best residence because they wanted to speak to russian language who wished to remain loyal to the soviet union, our brother and sister in the fatherland. we have a common shared great history. we have not raised the issue of secession. we have not perpetrated killing. we didn't impose ideology. we simply requested to remain loyal to our land, our home, and to remain with our faith in the russian atmosphere and to stand up to the green and malicious. further south, though, mario paul is vowing to fight back against russian forces. the mayor had this to say you had was no like my you when you saw me right sir. i want to reassure you that our military spirit is at the highest level. nobody will surrender mario pulled. we will defend our city and our land explosions had been heard earlier in

the matter. you pull and we've got charles stratford, they're just out the side. the city. he's seen a convoy of tanks, some of them flying ukrainian flags. i'm close to a check point on the outskirts all my real military vehicles behind me heading down the road, heading west. nobody can see quite yet. on the other side of the road, there was a convoy of tanks appearing in the last 1015 minutes or so. we've heard the distinctive thought of what sound to bay grab my soil being used. these are these missiles with that you see that coming out heading to mary awful. as i say,

the last few minutes we've heard the distinctive sounds of broadway solid figures in the not too far distant. now, across the field here. there all you probably did military installations that were on the side for hey, earlier, billowing smoke coming from the other. come with interested me that way. being towed just it may well have been here but yeah, also increasingly we're seeing more more people leaving from this checkpoint is checkpoint. the road going down towards the west to wolves. cities like very dense, only as of c, as well as the ne probe in the north,

north west. but interested me, we have been speaking to a source in the navy around paradox. he says that earlier today, naval force is off the coast of the coast presents came on the fire from russia, labor of russian naval vessels am at forcing them back to base. and we're also getting report. so again that we cannot verify that a russian forces may be planning an attack from the north of crimea, inch wards, cities like care song, and merely a topple. which as i say, our west view. right, we're going to start taking around the world. now, with all the official reaction, we've heard starting with nato, the secretary general young stolen burger, says russians. his words, brutal act of war has shattered european pace. the alliance is now beefing up its eastern flank. nato's corps task is to protect and defend all alice.

there must be no room for miscalculation or misunderstanding. an attack on wall will be regarded as an attack on all. this is our collective security guarantee. to date, an orthodontic council decided to activate our the fence, bounce at the request, or a top military commander general told walters. this is a prudent on defensive step to protect and shield allan nations during this crisis . and it will enable us to deploy capabilities and forces, including the nato response force to wear them are needed. dominic cane in berlin. now you will a thing to that with me little bit early and we had them who did we have just a barrel and s live on the line. who will hear from in a moment as well. what struck me there was that it was very broad picture sort of

stuff about sanctions addressing that what's happening right now, of course, but not really providing any answers as to what, how, how, how they will respond not really providing substance, instead providing tone and their tone is very clear, it is critical, it is condemnatory, no question about that in a succession of news conferences now, as to that yen schleiden back is given in the course of the last few hours the most recent of which was within the last half an hour or so flanked by the president of the 2 e u e u institutions, char michelle, an ursula funder lion, and all of them, and in both of them. and each person who spoke condemning the situation in ukraine caused by president putin in their opinion. echoing the thoughts of other leaders, other heads of government, other heads of state, we know the german head of government or the shots. the chancellor here has said that this is now putin's war and he's got to pay a price for it in the shape of really heavy targeted sanctions. when also that the

french president emanuel, my car, has made us a televised statement to his country and said, that's france stands by ukraine's side at ukraine's side. and he has said, president mccall that this crisis is now a deep will have deep and durable consequences for the entire continent. so lots of really, very negative tone coming from all sorts of different heads of government, heads of states, all of whom are either members of e, u, of the e u, all members of nature or did both. in the case of france, we know that the sanctions they're talking about. we expect a great much more detail about those sanctions later in the course of today. because there's going to be that extraordinary e u summit where all the leaders of the e u members. member states will gather and we'll talk through what those sanctions are. remember also that there will be a virtual g 7 summit missing. can vote by chancellor shots here in berlin because

germany is currently holding the presidency of the g 7. and then another ne, so summit virtual summit tomorrow. so a great deal of meetings going on. and the question is, what sort of multi multi lateral sanctions will they be? they say they're going to be really sweeping and heavy and painful for president putin and those around him. but they haven't specified exactly what and we know what the ukrainians want. because the ukranian m ambassador in dough half told you, come are he wanted the swift acts of the swift payment system russian access to that to go. he wanted to see russian access to key geographical parts of the world, cut off the bus for us. he named, in other words, effectively asking turkey a native member states to deny access to its waterways to the russian navy. well, those are very serious steps. will that take place? we should find out in the course of either this afternoon and so far as he you,

sanctions are concerned. and then perhaps tomorrow after the ne, so virtual summit in so far as what ne, so specifically, can do that in terms of sanctions. remember, nato's already said is going to bolster it's defense capabilities in the eastern flank areas. that is those countries that stockton burg named effect through the baltic states but then also hungary and slovakia, and romania and poland. that's dominic cain are wrapping up what we've heard from nato to day. thank you. dominic, i'm in london. the british prime minister barak johnson said the u. k. will not look away after russia's act of war in europe. real, his bones and tanks and missiles. i don't believe that the russian dictator will ever subdue the national feeling of ukrainians, and their passionate belief of their country should be free. i say,

to the british people and all who have heard the threats from putin against those who stand with ukraine. we will of course, do everything to keep our country safe. we're joined in our outrage by friends and allies around the world. we will work with them for however long it takes to ensure that the sovereignty and independence of ukraine is restored. because this act of wanton and reckless aggression is an attack, not just on ukraine. it's an attack on democracy and freedom in eastern europe and around the world. ah, ne barker in london following this one for us said, gosh, navy couldn't even call him the president called on the russian dictator. so the language of diplomacy has no room. it seems in common parlance at the moment. boris

johnson, as you mentioned, they're describing vladimir putin as a dictator. johnson standing side by side with other nato alliance members of following. like so of him i knew my cronum in for franz to address to his nation boys johnson saying to the british people that we're not talking about some far away country on the other side of the world, we're talking about a european neva. we have ukranian friends, we have ukranian allies, and this was a conflict that we could not look away from. as such. she reminded the country the britain had already sent military help and support over the past few years. and that it would now consider the full weight of economic and political sanctions on the russian authorities. the russian government. and the russian banking system were expected to hear more 1700 g m t. about exactly what that means. but several suggestions have been hall on the table. you've probably already heard some of them . we're talking about banning russia from the swift,

swift and international payment scheme. we're talking about stopping russia from selling a foreign debt bones in the u. k. that would require the u. k. to change legislation here, blocking high tech x box to russia. the name rolls royce, as be mentioned several times over the course of the morning lodge, because rolls royce provides a vast number of the wells act craft with the engine. so we're talking about punitive measures the could at the end of all of this trickle down and effect ordinary russians in the country as well. thank you for that nave, baka, excuse me, reporting from london. i mentioned this earlier condemnation from both the european union foreign policy chief, joseph oral and the e. u commission, president of the vaughan to line here they are in brussels. these are among the darkest hour, 40 scenes the end of world war 2 and major nuclear power as attack and neighbor country. and he's threatening reprisals of any other

state than may come. which rescue? this is not only the greatest violation of international law. it's a violation of the basic principles of human consistence. it's costing many lives with unknown consequences ahead of us. later today we will present a package of massive and targeted sanctions to european lead us for approval. with this package, we will target strategic sectors of the russian economy. by blocking the access to technologies and markets, the key for russia, we will weaken russia's economic base and its capacity to modernize. and in addition, we will freeze russian assets in the european union and stop the axis of russian

banks to european financial financial markets. and not long ago, the french president, my new micron, said russia attack is a turning point in european history. did you notice it? me something to know the events of this night have been a turning point in the history of europe and in our country, there will be durable, profound, serious consequences. there'll be consequences for the geo politics of our continent . it's all we need to remain united. i am determined to protect you without fail to protect our compatriots in ukraine and to protect all the french people you always a pleasure to welcome theresa fallon to al jazeera. she's in brussels today, director at the center for russia, europe, asia studies, and also a former member of the strategic advisors group to nato. teresa, thanks for your time today. what do you make of what nathan said today what you

installed? and like i said today, i've pointed out and discuss this a lot with our correspondent that it's all very big picture stuff and not maybe addressing the fact that a country just got invaded. well, i think that we should remind our viewers that you can is not a member of nato. so no western troops or nato troops will be put into ukraine. that has been made clear when they are trying to do is strengthen the eastern plank by sending troops or is to turns. and as we, as assurance. and i think that he just oldenburg mentions and his press conference article 5 to an attack on one is an attack on all members of nato, because there are deep concerns about possible spillage because it's a huge action. it's not just in the genetic region, it's in all 3. it's right now the fog of war, but we understand that people are troops are moving in from all 3 sides on to ukraine. so there could be some accidental spilling to their preparation for that.

and of course, we've all seen the pictures of cars trying to drive and leave it easy to your race for a refugee crisis as well. so i think that's a really important point that you made there. and a good reminder there that you, of course, we know ukraine is not a member of nature, but that does mean that what nate i can do is limited, is a lot of bolstering and a lot of supporting vladimir putin is probably not the kind of leader who will back down from bolstering or supporting by i think it was really important that there was a joint nato. you press conference because as we know, the, the 1st trench of sanctions didn't really have much teeth at all. with 27 you members states, it's very difficult to get unity. there are countries that are deeply skeptical, for example, hungry austria also germany and italy are concerned about energy issues. and if you

notice the 1st sanctions did not touch on energy whatsoever. so i think that this next trench of sanctions must really be very strong, but it's almost too late. this action is happening and i noted that the former german defense minister, a k k tweeted out of beds. she was deeply ashamed that you're ever since georgia crimea don best. there has never been a very strong sanctions package. so i think that this has been a huge problem for both nato and europe. but europe is the one that puts the sanctions into place, the you and i think this is going, the history will, will judge them on this. i spoke to the ukrainian ambassador to the u. k. yesterday. and he, at the sort of analogy, he liken sanctions to duct tape. he said if, if, if, if the 1st lots not enough, then you just need to put more and keep and keep strengthening. it. did nato, the, you all these other countries? did they not apply enough duct type?

in the 1st instance, i think that you, sanctions, in my personal opinion, were very placid of the fact that ross, i had such a strong energy tied to europe. yes, sanctions will hurt europeans as well as russian. so this is something that no member say really wanted to, to take no one wants to separate and post code 19 economic landscape. and we already have very high fuel costs here in europe. so politicians are running for reelection. it's very difficult to kind of do that sanctions on, on energy, but the other issue as swift, and this is a, a financial instrument. but even if that with you is we know that rossa has it's called fortress rossa ever since ukraine, the annexation of crimea from ukraine. russia has been preparing for this by kind of creating a sanctions free to,

to support themselves better. they have decreased the amount of dollar usage, so it was from about 60 percent down to 16 percent. so that will be more difficult to hurt the russian economy that way. and of course, the difference this time is that china is backing moscow. and so i think that this might be uncomfortable for beijing, but there was tast agreement with the meeting on february 4th in beijing between put in and she jumping. and then after that meeting, we saw an escalation in regard to ukraine. so this time he has a question great to talk to theresa fallon with us from brussels today. thank you. thank you. to the u. s. were president our biden's released a statement on what he's called russia's unprovoked, an unjustified attack on ukraine. he said president putin's chosen a pre meditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring and the united states and its

allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way the world will hold russia accountable is kimberly how could our white house correspondent beyond that? kimberly what's expected today or we expect to view as president will participate in a virtual meeting of g 7 leaders in about 30 minutes time. and then following that, which we presume will be about the discussion of sanctions, further sanctions against russia. as a result of this invasion of ukraine, the earth president will make the case to the american public about why this is necessary and perhaps the cost that americans could feel as a result of the actions taken by the united states and its partners and allies already americans feeling the pressure of inflation, but now with gas and oil prices spiking. as a result of this conflict, we expect the u. s. president to make the case that there will need to be some

sacrifice on the part of ordinary americans. now we should also point out that in terms of the sanctions, what we expect is that they will go much further than the ones previously. and now it's just a couple of days ago. in fact, these sanctions are expected to fully cut off russia from the global financial system, as well as end europe's dependence on oil for good russian oil. that is as so we're going to watch carefully to see what the u. s. president has to say about that. he has been monitoring the situation over night here in the united states and is receiving regular briefings from his national security team. thank you. kimberly, how can i white house correspondent who we, we will be back with later on. and now in london is mon, bashar al jazeera, is a senior political analyst. good to have you with us. now. my one i, i want your of is the, your political analysis on all the reactions we've had from these leaders today.

we've heard comments. we've actually heard them speaking but of also and just bear with me of isolated a few tweets from earlier in the day when the announcement of the invasion happen. so i'm just gonna run through them really quickly here, president biden here. first of all, the world will hall russia accountable forest johnson the u. k and our allies will respond decisively yann's the stolen burg. we will meet to address rushes, renewed aggression ursula van de lion. we will hold the kremlin accountable. and antonio terrace, well actually he just went quite a blunt at the, in the said, the conflict must stop. now the reason i've highlighted all those moments because they're all the same, isn't it? and, and, and the reactions that they have done in person have all been the same as well. this is terrible and we will react. but i mean, they just still start talking about sanctions and pressure and things. there's no real kick back. well, what do you expect jamal? a 3rd world war?

what know, look i, i understand why they're not showing in there and bombing moscow all of a sudden, but still, it's just that, you know, a country has been invaded to day and we're still talking about rations, but not what happened when the united states invaded iraq russia did not affect the united states when the united states and its european allies, this man, bird yugoslavia. russia did not attack france, britain or the united states. it is the nature of international relations as they stand today with $56.00, or 7 or 8, then nuclear powers. it's very difficult when it comes to a superpower and nuclear superpower like russia to confronted in the battle field. this is the problem. when russia launches military attack, when it launches a war, it's confronted with an economic, diplomatic and strategic war,

but certainly not another war on the ground, because that would lead to, ah, you know what? they're called mads, right? a mutual assured destruction we are tens of thousands of nuclear warhead between russia and the united states. so i should say that those massive crippling sanctions by the united states is nothing to read the could come out. they are major. and i think the west is about to sanction everything russian and i think they're going to go after every one and everything and every institution and everything that's close or not so close to put it in. and i'm even afraid that maybe i'm talking way beyond myself. here that we're gonna start witnessing some racism in western capitals and cities against russians. this is going to really get out of hand. so this is not simple. what we're seeing today. there's a show down. there's

a show down on the micro level in ukraine. but there's another show down on the macro level between the west and russia and, and just briefly, i would put it this way. russia might be bombing ukraine when it started getting the united states. it might be shooting at ukrainians. but it's certainly aiming at nato and the west, and this show don will have ramifications. and what we've seen the last few hours is only the beginning of it. okay, i very much take you point there that they our tough sanctions and maybe i've been a little remiss in missing that out. but sanctions by their very nature are slow moving. what happens in the meantime? does this just play out? and ukraine a gets hit from left, right and centre. and that's why. and the last few days i have been saying, you know, once and again, that diplomacy. so key

a was so key to they probably it's saw frozen not to say dead for few days. weeks are not sure how long, but clearly, you know, countries like russia and the united states and others, even those countries. in the end of the day, the wage wars to bring about peace of thought, mister their advantage. right? so, we're going to see this play out in ukraine. we don't know exactly what is the calculus of russia and ukraine is as it really want to occupy ukraine. i still still doubt that i still think they want to dominate ukraine. and i still think they want to create a security built of sort, going down from heart of down to crimea in the east of ukraine. but certainly they might be contemplating regime change in kia. but i don't think russia brinley contemplates occupying literary,

occupying its neighbor with 4050 thought 1000000 people. and the next weeks and months to come, it will dominate. it will try to control. but what it's really aiming for is to bring the west to the table. it once nato, it wants the united states and the european powers to start treating russia as they treated the soviet union, like a global power, like a major european power. and that power has major, major conditions, demands one yet are disarming ukraine. right? you can and cannot be a member of nato to they have to be stuck to the deployment of an intermediate nuclear weapons in europe. certainly in eastern europe and russia needs to be brought in as a partner in the re growing over there, a fee and security, the structure. so i think once again, this is playing out and you in it's painful, it's terrible. i'm not exactly paying attention to the theatrics of brazil, saelens or so forth. and those crocodile tears already 14000 people have died in

ukraine the last 8 years. what i'm paying attention to is how this is gonna play out, and how much the west can do in order to limit the damage to stop prussia from spreading a bleeding, if you will, or ukraine more and more in the coming weeks. oh, and the shower is our senior political analyst in london. great. talking to you now and thank you. the editor in chief of the russian newspaper in the volume because that is worried, the conflict could escalate to a nuclear attack to meet 3 merch, how you may remember that name. he was one of the last year's nobel peace prize winners. and he says his staff have met to discuss the situation in ukraine. that i'm not but because we are all grieving on the orders of president could, and our country launched a war with ukraine. and there is no one to stop it. that's why along with grief, we feel shame. the commander in chief is fiddling with nuclear buttons like it were the key of an expensive car. what's next?

the nuclear launch and how otherwise should we interpret hooton's words about the weapon of nemesis? let's get back out on the ground without correspondence they hold up bill how may she's in cram out towards in easton, ukraine and well, you know, wearing the the heavy protective gear anymore. hotter things quite down a bit. yeah. it has quieted down. i have to say to, apart from those 3 doors, very large explosion that rocked us and the rest of the city out of bed. it's been quite. busy a call, but if you look around me, this trees are empty, the shops are close. there is that have the atmosphere around people this morning, around 89 o'clock i was watching. i was even thinking, oh, they're going to work as if nothing was. well that has changed, it was a bit of a run on the bank. now the atm machines are empty. we spoke to a woman, she stopped us. she was waving her credit card and telling us there is no money and

you could see the tears in her eyes. there was the panic in her eyes that she didn't have any money she had. and so now and then we went to the supermarket and people were having a run there, sucking up as much food as you want, but on the streets you don't, it's just you really. com. i would say that the atlas been everybody here would be monitoring what's happening. busy frontline, what used to be the cation line asper minsk agreement, which now is an agreement that doesn't exist anymore considering all the developments in the last 24 hours or so. well, that is fighting ongoing. there we are hearing reports and it's very difficult for us to confirm because it's such a fluid situation that actually the russian back separate is had managed to pierce, at least in one point called will deny law. but we are hearing in other bits of

that very long contact line, 420 kilometers. the ukranian army at some point is putting up a fight. and then we are hearing also that russian tanks are coming in the country for doing sort of noise from here in the region that borders russia. so people here all monitoring that, whenever i look at someone checking this smartphone, they're talking on the phone, they're asking but, and also they want, they wonder what's gonna happen. this is kind of a commercial hub capital, let's say of this part of the region next door about 10 minute drive from here. and it's love yonce. and if you recall, back in 2014, while the, the russian advisors who had come here had based themselves in, with the pro,

with this separate, it has a symbolism for them. and they lost that when the ukranian army pushed. and it was a fierce battle. busy and 11 person who lives actually in tours told me that that battle happened actually on this street as well as in. yeah, so that is an expectation that they would like to had to get their flag back on top of the building. the city council building there, that's where they had it back in 2014 and 15. so people are worried. thank you for that report. how did, how made in easton ukraine some more international reactions from further field now china, which has refrained from singling out russia in its response pages, foreign ministry instead called on all parties to show restraints. on this u. r. t. tional, avantia hooking, we hope the region can maintain pace, and we call on all parties to exercise restraint and prevent the situation from

getting out of control. at the same time, i would like to reiterate china's position that the true security should be comprehensive and sustainable. a legitimate concerns by all parties should be respected and addressed. we hope that all parties to the relevant will not shut your door to pace. but all engage in stood in dialogue. quite a turkey's president's come out firmly against russia, saying it's threatening piece across the region. will shannon will get an arrogance or the outlet to start by seeing that russia's military action against ukrainian territory. the which started this morning is unacceptable. and that we rejected this step, which we see as being against international law is a heavy blow to regional peace, your tranquillity and stability. and we sincerely regret that russia and ukraine, both of whom we consider friends and with whom we have closed, political economy and social ties have come to confront one another in this way. hold on me more woodson and conceal you in its temple hudson. him tell us more

about turkey's position he had given as president o 2 and just said there were friends with both of these. these countries welcome all turkey has been actually saying that they will neither sacrifice or new claim, nor on russia as turkey's partners with it. both 2 countries having deep economic ties and political ties with both of them, different stakes at different places. turkish brought them factually, cut short, his africa tour, and it came to turkey one day earlier. and before his story, he had thought that he would be a talking with president putin in turkey, and that was what was announced by kremlin as well. so far, we had singleton, we had considered 2 statements from both the foreign ministry and the presidency, saying that they are rejecting this attack by russia and turkey is actually

supporting the territorial integrity of ukraine. however, we never heard from any turkish authority using the word condemnation against the swash an attack on ukraine. so apparently the turkish diplomacy is trying to take the safe road, not picking sides on this issue because yes, a turkey and ukraine, our partners turkey is selling. it's a buyer actor, drones to be, to drones, to the ukrainian military, which are actively being used by the queen of military right now. but also turkey has very strong relationship with russia. totally tied up to russia in terms of energy supplies has stakes in syria and libya with russia. and turkey is totally talked to both ukraine and russia in terms of tourism and given that turkish economy suffering from a tragic down to downturn and national currency against the us dollar. this is

a very tough time for turkey, but we have been watching close to the statements and i have been following the analysts leading people experts and tricky a so far turkeys trying to find a firm stance for itself, staying in the middle and not taking any size, but taking the initiative to mediate between the 2. nice, but so far we haven't seen and a result of this a, it depends on what president ardon will be talking to put in a if he can. but a, we have heard president, our don speaking to mr. zalinski crenan, a counterpart for a couple of times this week. a turkey is giving full support to the territorial integrity, an sovereignty of the country. but of course, there are national interests at stake. just quickly sent him, i don't know if you heard the ukrainian ambassador to carter who i was speaking to earlier here in the studio and he was talking about the types of things he wanted to say. he mentioned this idea of the boss for a scene. obviously it's

a very key waterway which turkey controls and could it be used in some way to punish rush? i mean, that would be a very, very big step wouldn't well, yes, actually, ah, the monster convention, and that gives authority to turkey in terms of in terms of a black sea waterways. is an important issue right now. and you, quinn's ambassador, requested this from the turkish foreign ministry today when he held the meeting with the dap. it's a foreign minister. now everybody's curious, i'm turkey can take the initiative and implement a article 9 of monitor convention and shut down in the lexi waterways. a to all parties as a to russian vessels. however, this treaty at this convention was signed in 1936 camel, and that was actually the best deal for turkey in that time. and it, it's actually an interest, the literal states, a who that have colson, the black sea. and thinking that only russia and turkey have the largest navies in

the black sea coastal countries at russia. and took our sharing the black sea in terms of a military present. so if turkey shouts down, ah, though it were black, see it waterways. then moscow may ask for the re negotiation of moderate monitor convention. and inter came on to commission is like a secret document. and it has been on the agenda folk for a couple of my a couple of months ago. and a turkish military totally supports the id, the monitor convention. and turkey would never give up on that because so far the millet in terms of minutes in military interests and political interests and monster convention is non negotiable for turkey. apparently turkey would not be willing to shut down its waterways for now, unless the, the conflict between ukraine and russia goes deeper. and nato and turkey are

totally involved in the conflict. simco seely with a view from turkey. thanks. and him. mentioned when talking to send him there about andre, because men code ukraine's ambassador to carter who was here earlier. he also said he expects a strong and swift response on the international community have let's have the measurements at best for us is cut for the russian fleets. that the international airports and international airspace is closed for the russian jets. the swift system and banking system of russia is deprive the banking system of friendship is deprived of swift and any possible international sources. this is we expect and but more we expect any kind of assistance, especially for the p. both the majority of people are, is

a pro ukrainian or just neutral. and the driving force over these invasion from the very beginning, the special forces of russia, russia, propaganda, and russia units which actually prevail, us from the successful, accomplish, and of the anti terroristic or operation. in the year 2015. yes, direct participation of the russian troops. in the bicycle, in ill, a vice, this was the reason these mop it regimes, are these terroristic and clever and organization still till now. ok, i want to go through some video now because you know, we show a lot of pictures when we're talking to our correspondence, a winner mentor viewing a guest. you see it on the side of the screen when i actually talk you through. some of them are produces at her and the news im doing a great job of gathering the most dramatic ones we've seen so far. so 1st of all, in fact, can we have a listen to this one 1st, let's have a listen. so

apparently these are russian helicopters near kia, if you saw them firing flares. there, this is a near what is believed to be hostile airport. if i'm pronouncing that correctly, it's on the outskirts of the, the capital key of and that's the aftermath of we land. next pictures we've got reporting to show destroyed russian tanks near cal cave bodies there as well. this is in east in ukraine with our, our reports of ongoing heavy fighting. and this is wait for it. there you go. and miss, i'll hitting what appears to be a warehouse. this isn't a desa targeted strike on that one particular building. but all of these pictures together showing you the fact that the attacks are coming in all these different parts of the country. ah,

we've got one more as well. the ukranian defense ministry says a russian helicopter was shot down near keith. it's, as russian troops attacked an air field near keith, and at least 3 of their helicopters were destroyed. earlier i spoke to vladimir, which go, he is a former world heavyweight boxing champion. and of course, his brother vitale, which go is the mayor of kiff. this is the oldest city with a history of 1005. i'm a years and as the capital, the country, if you have the capital, you pretty much probably have the country i would say so. and i, i'm more than sure capital as well is, is it target not just the, the east of the country. and it's so unfortunate because this is a said 1st time since 2nd world war we, in europe have such terrible events as war. no one would have thought that something like that could happen because we are the most peaceful nation will never attacked. anyone will always provided services and we're good at it,

but we'll never provided any aggression and is just so unfortunate that something is happening to us by our neighbor and not acceptable. this is the war in europe. and if we don't stop it collectively is going to spread further, not just in europe, who knows, leaving the world go from being there. there are a lot of challenges that he's and, and team, and the city and, and all the people that live in the capitol. some of the people fleeing some of the people are taking weapons to defend. because we, we chose how we want to leave. if someone is telling you, you will not warn you don't exist. get out of here. this is something that is impossible. and of course,

this is terrifying and challenging advanced in history of city of key van ukraine, the whole ukraine, not to forget that more world reaction from this training prime minister, scott morrison, echoing western leaders in condemning rushes actions. the russian government launched. i brutal invasion unprovoked on you, cried and should be condemned to doing so. and a strategy does together with the international conflict community. we are banding together in strong terms to condemn these outrageous ex, in the strongest possible terms. the footage that is a merging of missile strikes a ride sirens and reports of hundreds of casualties, yet unconfirmed. as sadly not surprising. given the events we have been witnessing for some time now and have been wanting about. but even as

these events continue to take place, we do call on the russian government to withdraw. i have some thoughts on puzzle felton ha, military analyst and columnist at nevada. cuz that explains what he believes to be president putin's views on the invasion. this is a full blown invasion and the president puts you, not you a couple of days before outlined in his speech, what he wants to get from ukraine watching ukraine should do. and that included therefore a total demilitarization of the country. and now he announced that in today's address, that was actually a record of their pan plea a couple of days before that, that, that is the main objective of this offensive. why believe the russia wants to either expel, under the threat of prosecution or put behind bars or want or anyway,

remove the present ukrainian poet that grow weak out of the country and sell that ukraine not only will be right now defeated, but we'll never ever arise to become a national state. so russia believes that moscow believes teaching believes that the national ukrainian state is wrong, that they will always be anti russian and it should be wiped out for a once a and for all. so ukrainians will have to either accept that or resist somehow was oh, russia has the we have the military initiative and has more heavy weaponry to and the well trained, well prepared standing that you are army. and now vladimir self. nicole has a russia foreign affairs and las down playing the size of the military operation by russia. this is not a big operation. and i think that this operation,

special operation was it was done by russia. i will be limited to only to use the republic, same department or public shop, don barza morgan, and there will be as a, i think there will be no any movement to watch. so the capital offer you brain. and the also are there will be just the, some shotuko strikes against the nazis and terrorist organizations, which are actually present, which are destroying or trying to destroy the a people off off. ah, don't that scandal guns. so this is a shot operation, ultimately saying, and i think that it's wilbert soon. i close out. approaching the top of the hour here on al jazeera, just some live pictures to show you quickly. this is poland, i believe. yes. trucks lining up fair on the polish side of the border and just a quick shot of t. f. the center. the city i should say at the center of it all,

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