award winning documentaries and debt support. subscriber take you chief dot com. forward slash al jazeera english. ah. hello and welcome. it's 15 hours g, m t 5 p. m. in kiev. on the day that russia invaded ukraine, i am free to adobe without continuing coverage. ah, ukraine is under attack from land and sea major cities and military bases are under fire. is the full range of rushes, military offensive. it is far beyond donnette scandal. hans. the areas held by

separatists, which russia recognizes as independent republics, russian forces have come from all sides from multiple directions from bella, roost in the north, down to the sea of as off. ah, and that is the soundtrack of war that many ukrainians woke up to this morning. these are apparently, russian helicopters, nikia of firing flares. they're seen near what's believed to be the hosp to merrill airport, which is on the outskirts of kiev. there are deaths being reported on both sides, potentially dozens of ukrainian and russian soldiers have been killed and according to ukraine, many civilians, 2 people have been forced to flee or shelter from russian strikes. keep says it's a full scale invasion, an assessment shared by nato and western allies the gremlins

describing it as the demilitarization of ukraine. the west is promising to hold moscow accountable with quotes painful sanctions. our correspondence are in ukraine, and moscow will speak to them live in a moment, 1st to andrew simmons who sent us this report from the capital kiev. ah, the munson build up of russian troops on the border with ukraine has turned now into an invasion ukraine, under attack, military bases, airports and aircraft have been targeted and bombed the skies over multiple cities, including the capital key of lit up, waking up residence in the early hours of thursday, as russian artillery advanced, not very many could have predicted that he would be striking at so many multiple cargo. 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 new crane as independent and said, russian civilians who live there need protection. whether we're going to the battle, the law handsome and 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 bundle, so when you shake a waiver, 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 no the 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, call 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's 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 close and now emergency meetings have been called to reach an agreement. while the shelling of build up of military troops on both sides continues. this is ukraine's darkest day. when, as andrew was saying, in his report there from kia, of people queuing up at blood banks, there such has been the ongoing, almost continuous and continue predictions that something like this was going to happen. people came up there at blood banks to make donations, just in case it gets as far as car keith, there are different cities all over ukraine. an interesting thing about ukraine, different cities. when i talk to him sit, i mean different cities that are potentially more exposed to what the russian forces may or may not do. in the coming hours and days,

there are cities that are as close to the border as those to break away republic, so called now on the part of moscow. so they need to get ready for every eventuality that will stay with these latest pictures or as long as they last for us. we'll talk to andrew simmons live from the ukrainian capital kia. just take us through. what's going on there right now, if you can, andrew let's deal 1st with those blood banks because that's how bad it's getting. the emergency services absolutely pushed to the hills all over the country. we're talking about a country here of 44000000 people attacked by land, air, and sea. it isn't a skirmish. it's a colossal war, and it's going to get potentially far worse. that's a grandparent sir huck heave. there were attacks earlier on thursday and on

one attack, and whether it was a stray shell or whatever it was that there were residences hit and there were a number of deaths. at least 4 children were included according to the reports were receiving in that attack. and there were vit that were visual visuals as well, some pictures of a man trying to cradle a relative in his arms. it looked like his partner or his wife, but she didn't look as if she was gates of art. in fact, she didn't. there is up also and a number of reports coming in now a disturb and most disturbing one really, um reports from a unit at near should noble. i'm nuclear, the former nuclear power station. and that's a disaster. you'll recall in 1986 and the meltdown at that st nuclear station. there are, there is a, a, what's called a,

a storage facility and that the russian forces are near that area. now the interior ministry has made an announcement about their said that they, that the ukrainian soldiers are engaging with the russians, try to stop them from getting nearer to this equipment. now that the russians must be aware of this is clearly marked. so it's nice them not to be alarmist here, but that, that something could happen. it's up to the nuclear waste, but it is another fear of one of many, a helicopter gunship. so inaction near, near the city. i think you've seen those pictures already. that was a quarter of vicious attack. andrew, thank you very much. andrew simmons with the latest. they're out of the ukrainian capital, kia will mario paul is one of the cities under attack the mer there says they will fight back musical no. right where you can? yes. i'm your eyes, so i want to reassure you that our military spirit is at the highest level. nobody

will surrender mary uphold. we will defend our city and our land. ok, we have eyes and he is all over the story for you here on the news on let's go live to charl stratford in mary, a pole in the southeast of ukraine. charlie, just give us a sense. what's been going on there to day? where are you a, what have you been seeing and hearing well, as we speak, peter, the shelling has picked up again. certainly behind me. what sounds like very heavy artillery had died down in that area. that's east of the city even closer to the front line and certainly over a couple of hours this afternoon. it was a sustained barrage. all that heavy shelling as i say. that's just starting again. we understand, according to we're to, to some of our sources that sir the military were using. and i saw the high rise buildings in residential areas in that area, east of the city, to try and,

and try and repel this kind of heavy artillery. interestingly as well in areas that we have been visiting over the last few days, north, north, east of the city were hearing a potential, very worrying reports from villages that we, that we were in a very heavy shelling. indeed, people that we've tried to reach out to last contact with now we spoke to them earlier in the day they were saying that that the shelling was intense. they were hiding in their basements, and we earlier on today in our tour of the city i city, as i say that sir. certainly earlier today seemed relatively calm. we saw pictures, and sorry, we saw people queueing out bad banks. desperate to get money out of $80.00 m's, we saw huge lines of cars. of people try to get petrol as well. people overseas desperate to try and leave the city. but we visited a checkpoint. we're very close to

a check point west of mary opal. and this is what we saw. i'm close to a check point on the outskirts of 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 is a convoy of tanks appearing in the last 1015 minutes or so. we've heard the distinctive thought of what sound to bay grad, my styles being used, these are these michelle to save you that. so you can see that coming out heading to mary. awful. that i say the last few minutes we've heard the distinctive sounds of glad miss. i'll meet you in the middle to fall

out across the vale there. there are you prided military installations that we on the side place earlier, billowing smoke coming from the other. come with a dresser that type way being towed suggested may well have been here. but yeah, also increasingly we've seen more and more people leaving chrome. this check for this checkpoint, the road going down towards the west tools. cities like very dense. only as opp, see as well as the neat frog in the north north west. 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. neighbour of russian naval vessels am at forcing them back to base. and we're also getting reports of the game that we cannot verify that sir. russian forces may be planning an attack from the north of crimea in schwartz cities like care song and melia topple, which as i say, our west virginia. let's go back to charles stratford. charlie compelling stuff there. when you were out a little earlier today in daylight, i guess the sun has set where you are right now are setting. i'm going back to the top of your 1st on. so charlie, is it possible to tell who is firing or who is responding when you're listening to that crump of fire off in the distance? because if the ukrainians are responding, if the ukranian army is responding, it's

a very local war. it's a full on war between ukraine and rush, i guess. but if the ukrainians are not responding, what is it? i mean, is it then just a massive putin orchestrated drive by shooting no, it's fair to say that the ukrainians are responding. they have certainly no choice . what is interesting though is that we've been speaking to sol sees further up along the 420 kilometers a front line in around areas like don't ask which courses russian back says, separatist controlled people in that area are saying that's okay. there has been a lot of shirley, the ukrainian military of dennis that have been o'shelley, but there isn't a sense of a push being made by the separatists. and which is very interesting. it seems as if the russian forces are at least trying at targeted targeted positions targeting the

military. and as i referred to in that search report that we just heard, which subsequently got more details about what we understand from sources of ongoing fighting north of crimea in towns like kim san and melia topple. now these are huge ye strategic towns because according to military analysts that kind of pushed it is being made by russian forces out of crimea could well be seen as an attempt to link a corridor between crimea and where we are now, which is effectively the beginning of the front line on the eastern front or mary awful. and the reason why analyst are telling us that is because they are trying to get control. the rush is a trying to get control of water resources that the ukrainians blocked in 20142015 the ukrainians are responding. i mean, as i say, the barrage that sir, that sir they are being subject you to at the moment it dictates that they have

very little choice indeed. and this could no way near be seen as anything like a local conflict at the stage. and especially as we been reporting these attacks around the country, not just here in, in, in mary up or not just stern north crimea, but of course he is around car give all so, so we're, yeah, it's getting dark now. we've been told by the authorities here to expect not a blackout, but there will be keeping the electricity or encouraging lights not to be used. it's going to be a very dark and a very frightening night for millions of ukrainians to night. charles, thank you very much. charl stratford, i correspond in their life for us here on the news are in marry a poll. well learned a shish. nick is the separatist leader of the self declared republic of law hands in eastern ukraine. he's giving his full backing to this russian military operation . this is the moment we have been waiting for for the past 8 years of suffering of

patients, the residence of numbers have been ridiculed. they have been suffering. we recalled twin, 14, wendy green and military men killed dumbass residence because they wanted to speak to russian language who wish 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 fate in duration atmosphere and to stand up to the green and malicious. live near to moscow and our correspondent covering the event there. bernard smith talked to miss burnett at westminster, put in today what she been saying. i'm evictions been making it look like a business as usual or to day he was meeting pakistan's, a prime minister emron carn earlier at the kremlin. and the kremlin issue kremlin

issued a statement, a saying that they discussed corporation between countries, exchange views on regional issues, including the situation in south asia. so no mention there of what everybody else is talking about. and putin's invasion of ukraine. we already know that he, i spoke to the nation earlier on in the day where he stated his desire to de militarize ukraine. and that is what he says is, troops are doing other arms of. busy busy the russian government, though, have been talking more expensively recently about the military action. the russian defense ministry has issued a statement saying they've destroyed 70 military targets and 11 air fields. and they say that the high precision weapons of the russian armed forces are destroying only military infrastructure. they are accusing ukraine security services of staging scenes in ukrainian towns or with alleged victims of attacks amongst the

civilians. they say this is or to, or they say they're the idea of the crate inches to accuse russia being indiscriminate and destroy port disproportionate a did air strikes. but russian says there's no danger for the civilian population. and also quickly were heard from dmitri past scott. the kremlin spokesman, or when asked about sanctions, he said that russia had enough safety tools as of our to survive market volatility . during this emotional reaction, he described as to the russian of evasion of in crane. and he said, it's impossible to shut off russia behind an iron curtain, not a long time since with her reference to the iron curtain. that major prescott, what about in the back up for us again today? isn't it just been it's mr. reporting live from moscow, bernard, thanks very much. well, what's unfolding right now is, of course, the biggest attacked by one state against another state in europe since the 9 days of 2nd world war. in the coming hours. a you need is a meeting in brussels for a special summit to prepare their response to russia. there has been strong

condemnation from top officials across the you. later today we will present a package of massive and targeted sanctions to european leaders 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 excess of russian banks to european financial financial markets. these are among the dark cuz our 40 europe soon as the end of world war 2 and major nuclear power has attack and neighbor country and he's threatening reprisals

of any other state that may come. which rescue this is not only the great this 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. well, nathan has put more than 100 aircraft warplanes on alert. it'll be reinforcing its eastern flank with those the nato secretary general. the stilton berg says the alliance wants to prevent conflict, but he also said nathan would defend itself if necessary. natal score 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 day the north atlantic council decided to activate our the fence vance. at the request or a top military commander general, told walters. this is a prudent and 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. okay, let's go live now to berlin and our correspondent, their dominant cane, the german chancellor laughed schultz has been speaking in the past few hours. dom hi there. welcome back to the news or so diplomacy. dominic is not dead, may be quite difficult to find the pulse at the moment. what can the europeans do next? or what the many of the european leaders are doing right now is taking part in a virtual g 7 summit called by the german chancellor. all of shots,

it had been pre planned births. we can imagine that the gender has been dominated by what's taking place in ukraine once they've had. that's that virtual summit meeting, which is taking place led by the chancellor taking place, perhaps 300 meters away from where i'm speaking to you now. peter. well, once they've done that, then in the next few hours they go to have a, an extraordinary e u. summit me sing to talk about the ukraine crisis. work out what those sanctions that ursula fonda lion was referring to. very, very condom nature, re tone coming from her coming from the president of the european council. shanisha coming from the french president, my car coming from all sorts of different heads of government or heads of state around the western world. what can they do? they can give us more detail about what specifically those sanctions will be, who they will target, how they will target them, and what sort of duration they will have. and remember, the e you is meeting,

as i say, in brussels, this afternoon, this evening, european time, and then tomorrow there's going to be a nato virtual summit. again, can vote this time by secretary general style sinback who has been speaking and being very strong in his words of condemnation. so sanctions from the e u and then reassurance from ne, so to the member states on its eastern flank that an attack on one an attack on all that's article 5 of nate. so which has been the bedrock of support for nate. so inside may, so since its inception at the end of the 1940 s, an era when it was ne, so versus the warsaw pact. is it now going to be ne, so verse is vladimir putin is russia. because remember, ne sos eastern flank might well be perceived in moscow as chas western flank. we know that president putin has always said that he was very concerned about the

expansion eastward of nato. well, in response to what his government and its forces are doing in ukraine. right now, we hear the secretary general of nato, sang more troops, more resources, more weapons being sent to safeguard nato's eastern flank. so lots of meetings taking place, lots of very condom nature, a words, a really harsh tone coming from all those western leaders. what we haven't had quite yet is the detail of what those sanctions will be dominant. thanks very much . don kane, our correspondent there in berlin. fast moving situation, of course, it is incredibly confused. what we're showing you right now though, are continuing on with this idea of the back story, the febrile atmosphere to what's going on in east and ukraine. this is pushkin square in the russian capital, russian police, moscow, police clearing the streets there of a demonstration of people, presumably ukrainians in moscow. of course there is a massive diaspora of ukrainians all over russia all over the world. indeed,

i guess. but particularly in moscow, they go there to get jobs cuz the economy of russia is stronger than the economy of ukraine in some senses. but there has been an anti war, an anti conflict protest. russian police moved in quite quickly. numbers, not clear on the numbers for you scores. definitely hundreds. can't say that caught definitely can't say thousands, but they can see people returning to normal sunset activities on the sidewalk on the pavement there near pushkin's square as the russian police hadn't moved in to clear that anti demonstration presumably as well. they would self identify a saying they were anti vladimir putin well displaced, ukrainians have been crossing into neighboring poland as well. what is usually a rather quiet border area did see an increase in crossings on thursday. hospitals have prepared beds for any wounded ukrainians. the military is now on alert, hungary, slovakia and lithuania are also sending troops to their borders with all that may

be locked in marching a free josean is called eleanor thorn miller. aboard hardy murray poll getting broached on site and you know, it was always evelyn to come here at 5 o'clock. her some colleagues call me and say we're started and we was alive. the site put all the sinks in the leaf and her come back here. and before that we're from mary while earned to be together looked all relief yesterday. and today we were here. we also got some my pictures coming in to us from the border ary there ukrainians, fleeing that russian invasion. they've started trickling across the border, dozens, arriving at those normally. quiet areas. officials in the

e u. countries bordering ukraine. i mean we're talking about poland, romania, i guess la acura as well. said there has been no massive influx of refugees for the moment. but local media reporting and telling t v news channels such as ourselves that they are seeing a lot of foot traffic that is definitely increasing as people try to get away from what they think is heading their way. well to the u. k, the prime minister barak johnson says he will work with allies to restore the sovereignty and the independence of ukraine through his bombs 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,

were 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. new barker, as our correspondent, sir, who was watching that address to the nation from boris johnston, the u. k. prime minister at neve, a very, very strong words. they're referring to mister putin as the russian dictator. and it very much a kind of a, a post cold war speech. from a british prime minister. he seemed to be saying, look, we can't normalize this by doing nothing. yeah, the delicate language of diplomacy has completely fallen away mainly because we're no longer in a position where western lead is trying to deter russia from doing something by

taking a softly, softly cautious approach. now, countries like the united kingdom and h e. u and american allies are in the position where they have to now defend their own countries against possible russian aggression. not only in ukraine, but the ram. okay. ramifications of that potentially rippling westwood affecting the british economy as well. just to add to what boys johnson said, we also gather that live trust. the foreign secretary at invited the russian ambassador to the foreign office, essentially for addressing down that ended up in a incredibly heated exchange. lasting only 10 minutes, the russian ambassador, leaving very quickly after being accused of lying repeatedly to the united kingdom trots apparently saying that he should be ashamed of himself. i think it's pretty much an understatement to say the relations around an all time low for us.

johnson saying that the u. k. in parallel with what we're about to hear from the e. u and the united states will launch a 1st salvo of sanctions aimed squarely at the kremlin. we've got a rough idea of the outline of some of them including stopping russia from selling sovereign debts in the u. k. usually in the form of. busy a foreign currencies in the shape of bombs, especially stock russia from bank rolling this ongoing conflict. oh, so it's been described as being one of the biggest i sold. so suppose on so the only galks live present here, the u. k. that will obviously have billions of dollars worth of their assets here in the british capital. it's believe that as many as a 100 russian only galks my might well find themselves. and the receiving end of this new raft of sanctions from the british government understood that need thanks very much. buckets, welcome to the shop in london now to washington because the us president joe biden is speaking to g 7. allies to come up with

a coordinated responds to the russian invasion. earlier, he released this statement. he said, president putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. russia alone is responsible for the death and the 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. white house correspond, kimberly how kit, monitoring events for us. they're up and down the streets of washington. kimberly, when he announces the 2nd tron of sanctions, which we think will happen later today or 1st thing, tomorrow morning, your time. what do they do beyond that? all that is certainly the big question here are in the united states and fact that is something that has been asked by congressional members, especially there are watching carefully to see what the u. s. president will have to say. he is expected to speak to the american public at 1730 g m t,

where he will not only talk about his meeting with the g 7 leaders that is currently underway. and that joy responds to this invasion of ukraine by russia. but what these sanctions will look like, and also what the american public could expect in terms of potential retaliation from russia in terms of how this could affect them and their bottom line, for example, the spike in oil and gas prices. how that could translate to higher prices for american consumers. so the u. s. president expected to make that case, but also outline beyond those sanctions what the american public could expect moving forward. and i can tell you, peter, that the appetite by the american public for this conflict is pretty low. in fact, just 26 percent of americans believe that they should be involved in this, in any sort of way. so this is going to be

a tough case for the u. s. president to make i, but as one that we expect he will make, as he says that there is an obligation of the united states to stand up for american values and democracy in ukraine. kimberly for the moment, thanks very much. a 1730 g. in the diary we will come back to i suspect between now and then for another conversation. ok. 2 days ago we started reporting on this channel. the predictions of the impact of a conflict, a war call it what you will drive by shooting, doesn't matter how you label it inside eastern ukraine. the predictions from various financial analysts we're, we're about the impact of that could have on the global world market. let's have a look at the biggest the best measure of that, the dow jones has it had an impact. yes, it absolutely has the dow jones, they're down 2 percent or by 659 points right now at the moment selling at just a 32 and a half 1000 gas price is observed by 40 percent. oil is now above a $105.00 a barrel for the 1st time. as the 1st time that's happened since 2014 gabriel

elizondo joyce's life from the stock exchange in new york high there gave so energy costs for every one around the world. we're going up anyway and it looks like it's going to get worse. yeah, that's right. the markets are watching energy, particularly closely today. because as you mentioned, oil over a $100.00 a barrel. and, and most analysts here in new york are predicting that that could stay above $100.00 a barrel, or at least they're close to that range for a long time to come. the mood here in new york on the market is basically a little bit a shock, even though there was warnings that this russian invasion could be happening for several days. now. coming out of washington and other capitals around the world, the market certainly are reacting to shock to this. and you see investors basically running away from the market. and that's why you're seeing the stocks tumble

globally. but here in new york as well as one analyst said he goes, this is sort of the worst case scenario that we're facing now. and even though he said that we were prepared in a sense that we're getting warnings that this could happen. this is certainly the worst case scenario, at least from the market standpoint. the global economy had already been struggling to try to come back from nearly 2 years of the pandemic. there's already inflation concern supply chain issues. and now war in europe. certainly, as one person told me said this is a confluence of a perfect storm. the markets are tumbling here in new york. we expected to continue . but again, a close eye on energy because that is cree key, gave thanks very much. she'll keep us posted. i'm sure, but in the meantime, thank you. gabriel is under the jones down by just over 2 percent. ok, here is the full range of rushes, military offensive, such as we know it to be so far. it is far beyond the nets and low humps the areas

held by separatists, which russia does recognise now as independent republic bank kicked in what 56 hours ago. no russian forces come from all sides, multiple directions. we're talking about from the roost in the north. done to that c. as off jonas live on scott from pittsburgh, pennsylvania is collin clark. he's a senior research fellow at the su fun group calling clark. welcome to the news, our can ukraine fight back successfully? well, ukraine will fight back, but you know, it's clearly overmatched both in qualitative and quantitative terms. i think us supplied javelin missiles will be significant for the ukrainians, but you know, to go up against one of the world's largest and most sophisticated militaries. ready in russia is it's all tasks for any nation. do you think mr. zelinsky has what it takes with respect to mr. zalinski, he's a guy who came to public prominence in ukraine as

a comedian playing the part of the ukrainian president in a comedy show. that was his footprint into global politics. yeah, i mean it's certainly, again, it's going to be a tall order for mr. zelinski, but i've been impressed so far. i think he's listening to the right people. he's getting good advice. he's leaning on western military strategists and others that you know, have studied this issue for a long time. again, it may just be an impossible task going up against aggressive russian kinetic actions. coupled with cyber attacks, coupled with, you know, a very, very well information warfare campaign that the kremlin been waging for weeks. now, can the russian military keep it going? in as much as there is a perception that the russian military is big, well resourced well funded latest high tech. there's talk about a cyber war going on in the background. and yet the reality of, for example,

the russian air forces that is not that big. it's not that new, it's not that efficient. you're right. all your points on the, the russian air force are well taken. we've seen what the red russian air force does in syria and other theaters, other context. the issue for moscow is they don't really care about civilian casualties or collateral damage. and so if they're smart weapons, aren't that smart and end up killing civilians from putin's vantage point. so be it . and so i think, you know, you have to think about the differences and mindset between nato western european kind of militaries and rushes which is quite different. calling. i'm gonna try and pull up the map again one more time of that whole area of sort of central to eastern ukraine. i don't if you had the conversation, we were having with charlie stratford, al correspondence. he was making the point that there is a lot of speculation going on that the russian military. what they want to do is they want to create a corridor from that's that far east, an area of ukraine done to crimea. so if that is

a stretch for the russian military is one of the potential end points here for mister putin creating a greater annexed area. that encompasses crimea. going down there into the sea, up to landscape donetta and the don bass region. yeah, without question. and i think, you know, as he continues to cleave off more territory, think about it as a buffer zone. that's essentially what it's trying to build out right now. and i think the point in your earlier interview was well taken in the fact that nato's eastern flank is perceived as rushes western flying. so there's a battle of wills right now. there's a battle of military's trying to push the line out as far as possible and rushes case with ukraine attempting to hold the line. and i think, you know, we're likely to see in the coming days and weeks, russia continue to make progress and expand the buffer zone further west. but what does that buffer zone then mutates into being?

because if they manage to pull that military rabbit out of the hat and turn it into some sort of, you're using the phrase, a buffer zone. what does it then become? because it can't be, it can't stay as a country, it can't become a protector. it because we're not talking about say that the form of baltic republics. we're not talking about lithuania, latvia, restore your countries of 567, maybe even 10000000 ukraine is a big place. it's 40000000 people. the right. i think in mind he looks at this as another attempt to gain what we've called frozen conflicts. if you look at parts of georgia. ready in up cause you, if you look at bill dover with trans mystery right, there are these parts of countries that have been cleaved off de facto ruled by russian leanings separatists or ethnic russians in these places. and i think that's the strategy now by the kremlin trying to get as much as possible. you know, before the world forces piece on this conflict, which, what's all, you know,

as analysts hope comes sooner rather than later. is there a countering military strategy that is being planned around or thought through because you've probably heard paras johnson the u. k. prime minister, very strong language. he seemed to be saying we cannot normalize this by doing nothing but 1st trying of sanctions big wow. largely symbolic excuse my cynicism. second france of sanctions. they will clearly have a talk that impact on a lot of people who are very wealthy, but have got money sucked away in other locations apart from london and the new york stock exchange. of course they have. so what other uh, the outside military plan is the nato military plan is thinking about now on what they capable of doing. while i share your cynicism for the reasons that you just mentioned, it's almost as if europe is just waking up to the fact that it's got a dependence on russian natural gas. and that the u. k. u k is

a wash with dirty russian money. no kidding, now is the time to do something about it. so as 101520 years ago, putting that aside, i think the strategy for nato right now becomes raising the cost to the kremlin, so arming the ukrainians and basically messaging to putting that should this conflict drag on the west is prepared to back ukraine in a very, what will be a very long and costly insurgency for the russians? death by a 1000 paper cuts is one way to think about it. you know, an asymmetric or unconventional irregular warfare approach to meet what the russians bring to the table, which is also this kind of hybrid. ready warfare, grey's own approach, and so kind of giving russia taste of its own medicine. okay, collin, good to talk you. you'll come back to us. i'm sure. in the meantime. thank you calling clock this will confirm talking to us from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. okay. let's just show you a different version of a story. the under simmons touched on a little earlier, we've had a tweet from the ukranian president. mr. zelinski saying russian occupation forces

are trying to seize each a novel and p. p nuclear power on our defenders. a giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated, reported this to at swedish pm. this is a declaration of war against the whole of europe. you're probably old enough to remember. quite a noble is such a red flag, a genuine red flag of danger for all of europe, 1986. 1 of the reacts is there had a meltdown that caused months and months, years of atomic nuclear contamination across large swathes of europe. it is that dangerous, basically what went wrong when wrong, because that particular nuclear power plant was old and decrepit and hadn't been maintained properly. so that's a danger perhaps off in the distance at this point in this complex and eastern

ukraine. but it's still a danger, which we will keep an eye on for you. let's talk to call leno. he c e o of the center for european policy studies. he joins this be a zoom from brussels call leno. what's your breakdown of the european reactions so far? difficult to say on the one hand european reaction is 0 because make a sheet of brussels and into different capitals. we see a very the current reactions starting from sanctions. but if you were to ask the public opinion, i think you were getting older, if you yes, euro chris owns for the local stock, but doesn't do anything. and that's under 1st to the fact that europe, this is again repeating, clear to all europeans hasn't got any deterrence, any desolation of capacity to demonstrate it. russia does something to us, we can react. i have the impression that most europeans and the fact that we had to react afresh. i mean, it reminds me of the phrase,

i think of 1944. when did that effective general made or then foreign minister of belgium sets or he's back news of all bill. we are a freight i think until today show 70 years later. i mean, we have not been capable to build a european defense. we need of what we have major will have the americans. this is maxine this morning. major troops flying into lighting estonia to help ab stating the eastern border austonia. but you know, over all that, it doesn't have to defense a city if for example, you were just saying a person before me that only 25 percent of the americans think it's the american task to go there and to help do utopians to defend themselves against the russians, this is an old issue which we know by the way, since the bulk of since 1999. it was a healthy european towns. we said we will belong to capacity of 60000 people

until today we don't have one person who works for european army. of course we have national, but most europeans will say no. they are friendly. in effect, it's not very effective. i guess that's why the plans for a european rapid reaction force and what the early to mid ninety's that die to death. very, very quickly because everyone realized it simply wouldn't work. but oh, which is what we're seeing now in real time day to day coll leno. pretty much european presidents and prime ministers having to face up to the reality of who and what vladimir putin is. now there is a conversation going on, not in the halls of power, but over cups of coffee down the pub over people's breakfast tables i would suggest is going on online as well as a conversation now. and it's putin's critics ordinary people saying, why has he gone full thug, why has he gone full gangster at this point in his presidency? what's his problem?

i think he's his 2nd. i mean to the one side is a good a for your at and t b r c to be a model. and we want to be a free societies. your societies between sierra model for many people like can you, craig, booting is afraid, le take will have an opener, a free society in russia, which would be a direct threat to his power and between what you've done over the last beach. that's haber, for example, against political dissidents, against newspapers, against certain groups. that's clear, let's say that he's afraid of. i mean, this is gooding for us in the sense that we know it's a few people in the kremlin which on co everything and it's overtaken ovulation and russia large doesn't want it once on once, something else. anyway, it is still the problem and say that we need to control this nucleus who has the power in moscow and to bring them to other beast. but as it actually impossible that i from people which are strongly, ideologically influenced, which thing in a certain direction, that is all subject union has to be restored. and what does it say you just

interest in for today? for a 2nd, colina and i'm which i apologize. bats you talking about, mister putin. what does it say about the russian electorate? because despite the fact that if you voted for any russian leader based on the bread and butter issues based on inflation, how much a supermarket shop cost you once a week, you wouldn't vote for mister putin because the russian economy famously is not in a very good way, but when it comes to personal approval ratings, he's always sky high when he decided to change the constitution. so he could stay in power until 2036. he put it to a referendum. russians voted for it. russians like vladimir putin o credible this. referendums are we don't oh of course we know that are certain. 1 certain approval making, so let's say what he's don't do rashly. congestion isn't too bad. and vianza media, russian, if you go back to 2025 years ago with russia wasn't crisis, are much better off today. but if you don't see, for example,

that he done parish bell, i will show the neighbors of better issue and do a wire to provoke a wire from below shot. also against the gray. you think the russians approve that they want to go into bar? i don't think so, because basically the reason why, what in his doing this is to say don't read, are all one group slavic dislike populations, and russia speakers and ukraine are suppressed. but that doesn't mean, let's say that he's killing people over there, so that may backfire against woody little from or perspective that it backfires against and say ones that are many victims that will be seen by russians. i mean, on both sides of it will be, she's like russians or something totally unnecessary. and also that they did. i think the bad thing is that russia notice clearly, as many people have commented already this morning, state life's not korea or even worse, totally a party and the international system. so what i hopeless is that united nations that come up with a clear, very true condemnation as well from the,

the america us from asia, from europe, and other parts in australia, new zealand, et cetera. and that, that will show that what russia is doing is totally against all norms of the rational order of what you hear here, brussels reach that raises the question, what can we do? and yet to bring this men to all that i these and of course that remains your question. i think the 1st thing we need to do, what your opinion is to have a strong deterrence. and to show that you play the role of defending ourselves, that we shouldn't be afraid of a madman and determine cult leno. 24th of february, thursday 20. 22. is it possible that this is just day one of a very long, very nasty, very messy conflict. but more importantly, perhaps even than that will color and perhaps change europe's relationship with moscow for a very, very long time. lasting a, somebody should change the relationship. it must over a very, very long time of what it depends how long. i hope that if the reaction of the

international money is stronger, and then i will precisely to china what the china do look china, except let's say that what russia doing, which neighbors would offer up to china, or who china do this to other neighbors. and if china makes i go in that i have the then rush as i actually, if china sites with russia and we have a big problem and, and it was last very long, taught at home to say, look on the shore and at bro. okay. mr. linda, i'm going to put you there again and say thank you very much because we've got mr. zalinski talking, not live as a tape seed, and i just want to go to that. now. thank you so much. but we have forces to hold them that a, b o, r full says, got her o to, to shoot to kill the russian paratroopers in hostile mil. yes, we have losses where we have some prisoners of war her from russia. ah,

her doctors are helping the russians who surrendered a we destroyed a law of a of a blinds of what plays and some armed vehicles. so the russians, are they saying that they're against the war in the saw in a social media? but i doubt if the russian authorities will see that. that's why yes, i will ask you a few heroes if you understand us a few understand and realize that you advancing to the ah, to it independent country. just please go out and address your authorities and your president. now your military started war war in our country. it doesn't want you to submit an brady wanted that ye, you of that express yourself a red square all elsewhere in your capital moscow,

st. petersburg. some other cities and towns of russia, not only in instagram, it's very important. what we see at this moment. russia is turning into the ad, but full of version of dead aah! full isolation of russia just started getting big sanctions from the so powerful the most powerful, the history sanctions package. nobody will force us ukrainians to give away our freedom independence, our sovereignty. but it looks like the russian or leadership. it's trying to early to do this just so by the way of dish to sewing their own country fallen now i am,

everything is getting burned quite literally in front of the whole world over with the emphasize it's not you cry who chose the path of war but ukraine calls are we to turn back to, to piece and then what, what to do to help our national defense join our territorial defense and odd forces for you. we source and status. if you have a military experience, it will be very, very useful. and then we will defend our independent country. please help the volunteers and medical workers, a for instance, a given blood getting a gun. and politicians and the local leaders should be helped. just make sure that that life is normal as long as far as he could,

could do as far as a life could be normal. and he would just take care of your neighbors of your friends and of now to, to the jo unless defends the democracy and the freedom of ukrainian. a stokes today with the, with the world leaders with the great britain's usa, sweden, german, poland, austria, romania, and many others. if ye, dear european leaders, dear world leaders. so one has seen a leaders of the free world. if you won't help us to day, or if you didn't show your strength of help, war will be knocking at your door. glory to crane glory, to green, that ukraine's armed forces was done with hurricane o. e i. d,

i says, woke no voice, the listeners, ebc yoga, opus guys, e, the girl i am receiving, we've lost it. should just have usa network policy so that we've lost the translation. there. a lot of me as the lensky, the ukranian president. let's just take you through very quickly next 20 seconds or so. what he was saying because the translation maybe could have been a little smoother perhaps. but just ironing out some of those rough edges for you said we have prisoners of war. that's his claim. he's claiming they have russian prisoners of war. he also said, we've destroyed a lot of planes. he also called on ukrainians to express themselves wherever they are. we've seen that anti russia protest and pushkin square in moscow. he was talking about ukrainians in saint petersburg, wherever you are, get up and show your support for ukraine. well, well, he does have why to condemn the russian invasion of what is of course, another sovereign nation. moscow now face is another run of sanctions from western allies, and they're promising to make them hurt. joan a whole from london,

would be, as missiles fell on ukrainian cities, so international condemnation rains down on vladimir putin and the russian attack. early this morning, russian troops invaded ukraine, a free and sovereign country. and once again in the center of europe, innocent women, men and children are dying of fear for their lives. we condemn this barbaric attack. later on thursday you leaders will meet to discuss developments that they'd hoped against hope wouldn't happen. and the scale of which now none could entirely have foreseen from national capitals leader after leader promised a coordinated and unprecedented sanctions response. aimed at president putin, the russian elite, and the sauces and havens of russian wealth, hoping against hope again, that they will make a difference. us president joe biden joined a zoom meeting of g 7 leaders. in

a statement earlier, the u. s. president said, russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring. and british prime minister, boris johnson, said, matic niceties aside describing vladimir putin as a dictator for all his bombs and tanks and missiles. i don't believe that the russian dictator will ever subdue the national feeling of ukrainians, and the passionate belief of that country should be free. but while determined efforts continue by a number of countries to supply ukraine with lethal and defensive weapons, no one is offering to stand shoulder to shoulder with give and fight. we have is it fair that we don't have any plans and intentional deploying nato troops to ukraine? what we have made that we have increased and we are increasing the presence of

natal troops in the east and part of the lions on natal territory that will not be a factor in putins plans for now. and neighboring countries have other problems to consider. the polish government says 9 reception points will be opened along ukraine's board to receive unexpected wave of refugees. a country that in recent months is used, forced to repel refugees from the middle east, must now brace for ukrainians, fleeing war in their thousands. jonah haul al jazeera, it's 16 hours, gmc that 6 pm. exactly. and on the day the russia invades ukraine and peter w. without continuing coverage of the fast paced developments. ah barrage of russian strikes across ukraine since early in the morning. a number of civilians and soldiers have been killed the bombings trigger and.