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moscow. russia closes its ass base to british airlines after band by london on the russian carrier, arrow, florida. europe's governing body wife moves this. he is champions, league final, from st. petersburg to powers ah! a fighting is intensifying in ukraine as russian troops are closing in on the capital affairs. russia wants to in circle kia here. the latest developments that we know gunfire and explosions have been heard in the district of oberon in northern t. f. that sent people running for cover citizens had been ordered to stay in doors . it comes off to overnight strikes on p. s. people have been evacuated after rockets residential buildings, ukraine's army says russia fight on civilian areas,

but it's air defense systems repelled the attacks. the us refugee agency says about 100000 ukrainians have now been displaced. a thousands are fleeing to near by european states. russia has closed its air space for british plains that includes transit lights, and it comes off the london refuse to hold talks with moscow. i here is the very latest on the fighting in key f explosions and gunfire been heard in the north . as invading russian forces close in fighting reported in obo on as we've been saying off the russian soldiers entered the district. this is north of the parliamentary buildings in the heart of the capital as go live now to andrew simmons in kia so and you talk us through what's going on there right now?

well right now with me, we've just coming out of a and i right alerts. there's been more strikes some distance away. but the thought is thought that we're getting closer for we were instructed to come down. i'll give you an idea of the sort of situation that elderly people in a profoundly difficult spot now because they're not sure what to do. next is a mood here, really of well, desolation for, for most of the faces you look at under. it is a really tough point. now, 24 hours are more than 24 hours on where these people are having to decide what to do, whether to move back to their homes or try to make do it under ground shelters. very hard indeed, and we're hearing now from over on,

which you mentioned in your introduction, over on is a, is a district. so 10 kilometers from where we are. and look, situation was quite critical because they were on the armored vehicles in that district. and the ukranian forces were engaging them and it was a residential district. it's, it's quite a busy place. lot of people in their homes. a lot of people sheltering their in on the ground areas, but they were running for cover and they were running back into their homes. and then the ministry of defense put out an alert saying that with their russian forces are 10 kilometers away from the center of the city. and that residence that should try to resist any one. they suspected it being russian. in other words, not just russians who are actually wearing uniforms, but sir, also under cover russians who are known apparently to be on the ground that will acting us as agents or special agents spies. but also saboteurs suspect to them

have been a number of incidents where arrests have been made at gunpoint. and there's been exchanges of fire in some areas, but coming back to over on the that district is still ongoing with whole, they're still fighting going on. and furthermore, it isn't, is no longer a column of armory simply because of the ukrainian forces. actually mind a bridge which was coming into the city that exploded just as the convoy apparently was starting to get across it. so that is probably one of the so much fighting going on if that column behind is stuck than, than the and that there are cooling and air cover. possibly. we don't know the exact situation there at this moment because we can't get there. i'm furthermore, there have been a number of air strikes overnight that situation very critical with

also cruise missiles being used by the russians and air defenses. liddy now pushed the limit okay, thanks for that to and you were going to break away 2 at moscow now where the russian foreign minister sagel of rob speaking assassin agree of her 3 from her arms. an agreement not to have that nuclear weapons, but you read the benefits her agreement. it doesn't contain any obligation to her to the genocide, to montana, to confirm genocide against a russian language against us. a little things which are part of the russian culture and are part of the ukranian modern ukranian society, including the orthodox church, which he also

a following the president bush and case. both ruining, basically, we don't have any lack of any, a possibilities that were lost by president landscape. and through the security guarantees with suggested that we discuss things. and he, he knew that the only thing that was the only condition that he had to have saved fulfill the certain treaties under the offices of all, i see say nobody will be strengthening his a, a security without any under his western handlers. i didn't want to fulfill it either at every one of so saying that the freedom of choice is sacrosanct and a we have to guarantee the security for cranes. that's why he's simply speaking,

lying to you when he is saying that he, he is ready to discuss his annual status with suggested all sorts of, of situations and the options the present routine, discuss this with president micron. he said, he said directly, the expansion of nato is unacceptable, but we want to search for some options of some security options, which will be guaranteeing the, the certain circumstances and the demands for ukraine, for the european country and for the russian federation and ah, initiatives, all know, uh, fulfilling the security guarantee, a directed to the search of the security guarantees outside the framework of the nato membership. so we'll,

we'll know what sir wants. lensky was saying, so that's no need even to mention in next question and the, see a fun minister. well, it's a i'm of your miniature operation. can you hear me? can you hear me a, mr. minister? muslim? miss lucy? yes. where, where we can hear you think it's by give me a minute. so what is the aim of your miniature operation? in order to overturn the democratically elected president of ukraine zalinski. what is the plan of getting out of this operation? you saying that you don't want to say you don't plan to occupy your crane. but when e russert will be imposing that pro ruffin of politician. how do you decide to take out your trips? it's very strange that such

a serious journalist. i didn't acknowledge the yesterday's morning. a present to teens address. everything's fine to be it. and that's all the answers to your questions. they are in hades. appeal should've from yesterday's morning. i want to call your attention that everything was said quite clearly. we do not see any opportunity and possibility, ah, to recognize democratically elected events that does applies kenneth genocides to his own people. tell me just oh, so we can understand what position are you face to face covering that situation from? do you accept in the democratic society which of the values of which you know of fighting on? how do you, how do you take the band on the language of which most of the

population a large part of the relation of ukraine speaks? how does the binding of a, all sorts of educations, a learn russian of from the year 5 in schools to ban using your mother tongue in a, in every day. not life, including going to the shops, all to see hotels or any other public faces and places isn't acceptable. and for the democratic society to say that people who own them on a certain of part of ukraine in this case of ukraine, they that and not a real people are beings like he, he, uh, like for instance, zalinski called them. we mentioned a simple shankar when he became a president promised. after the democratic after being democrats can elected. he

promised to treat his people, he said in awe. ukraine, which we control. we'll have in schools and kindergartens, 3rd of funds and, and vice. he showed the 2 as dumbass, there'll be sitting and rotting in that sellers. something similar was said by a presence lensky, that ah, someone who, as i consider themselves apart russian culture get away from a, ah, what would happen if inland with they would been english language? what would the great britain would think or in belgium, french like, which would be a band? i can't even imagine that this, a legislative initiative would stand for more than 2 hours for couple hours ocala days. but in the west, everything is being taken through the prism of their own egoless take interest. so

selfish interests when you are being pinched. yo yo starting this big ha ha. but when the linguistic cultural religious rights of millions and millions of the population of ukraine are being argued with citizens, which being melcher and cheated. so you just a think about something else, but please read booting. read his appeal. nobody wants to occupy ukraine. ah, aim of the operation is quite over and it's the militarization and dennis if occasion, because the constant like all these torch marches, all these upper olds to not nazis and cultivation of nazis habits within of a framework of the so called voluntary battalions. it's happening under the full a full silence,

including of mass media. and of course i cannot mention because one i seen a correspondent, it's a traveling ukraine and doing something, but all those 8 years, nobody from western companies, including the a well respected mafia present here, did not cover anything on the, on the front line. a in ace and the crank. whereas on the, on the rebels side, we had to all round the clock work of the russian journalist. and we were reporting how women children were killed. how the infrastructure get ruined, how the a civilian a point where as me being shelled, it's very much like nights i bond belgrade. specifically, i aiming all of the passenger trains on the bridges and the shelling the

transmission center. yes, ukraine have something to a fighter, but sir, a, the results will be of what is happening. williams, we will see other depending on the circumstances as the president putin mentioned, he confirmed one more time that we are interested, the people of ukraine will be independent. that it will have a government which will represent the whole array of it's the whole differences over ukrainians, and would not be a good the complete external rule o 2 and specific rule a 2 words. and that was his performance question for mr. sagel of ra. there at a news conference in moscow, essentially defending russia's actions in ukraine,

saying that no one is planning to occupy ukrainian. his was, i was in answer to a question from a, a journalist i only went on to he also said that russia does not see the possibility of recognizing the current government. a new crane as a democratic will have more reaction, a to that from a correspondence in moscow. dorsey jabari in just a moment. but 1st let's cross to hold adam hamid, who is alive from crime, a torso in easton ukraine. no. what i just took us through, what's happening, where you are. well, actually at the moment, nothing is happening, but that is exactly what is worrying. every one here. and nick, our camera man is just going to pan to you to show you. we've been around this city, it is completely shut down everything. shops, business is barely, anyone on the streets,

banks are shutting down. as we understand that there is no more money in the atm machine. and actually we were standing at a little while ago and police is very much an edge. they came and checked on us and they took to be very, very careful about the situation and to not trust at this. come, now, this part of the country was expecting that this whole invasion would have started here at the beginning. well, that did not happen, but they say, this is just a matter of time. because after all, at the end of the day, the ambition of all of this is to get the den yes. and the lawrence region and to give them to, to separate us. at the moment, the front line is come, the ukrainian, my army is able to hold that despite sometimes the air separate is advancing a little bit, but then having to retreat. now we did see earlier surface to air missiles from

the ukranian government, heading towards that line of contact over z, trying to make sure that russian of nation could not come over this part of the city. a lot of people are also very worried. 2 that maybe at some point the bridges because we've heard repose about bridges being bombed from either side a to that will be completed, that this part of the country will be completely cut off. so you do have people who are starting to think about where to go or not my, where we can, nick now can tell you a little bit more the street. i mean, there you go. this with, this is a city of a 150000 people. we've been here before all of this started. you would have people walking around specially at this time of the day. it's 12 o'clock here. well, there is barely any one really. it is quite a last night. the electricity of this city was cut off on the streets,

not in the houses. and today we were told to be close to the shelters. people here were told to be close to the shelters and may be to expect that they will be at shelly. so certainly a lot of apprehension this call is actually worrying people more than it actually. something that happened because now everybody keeps asking, what do you think will happen? what do you think will happen hotter, thanks for that. so hot our reporting out on the road. daring cremmit tor sky in east in ukraine. live for us. and we get go live now to child strata who is near matter. you poll in south east and ukraine. charles took us through what's happening there. i asked him just to confirm, i'm not near my real pull so, so it's important to get our oppositions correct. but i'm in

a town called better dance or dance is of huge naval significance for the ukrainians. behind me is the naval base that we'd heard reports yesterday from sources high up in naval command that they support the personnel had left. and we have come to the port, we have spoken to people inside. we've spoken to a couple of guards. they have confirmed that they've said that there are any 10 people on this port in this port at the moment. and they are just guarding it against looters. they say that the ships are still here, but all naval personnel barlow's 10 guards have left. now, according to our sources, who gave me the slip of yesterday, they say that the reason i left is because the russian navy warned them that if they didn't plant on their positions and leave, than the port would come under attack. what i can also tell you is that around

a 100 kilometers to west, which is in this direction, we've seen pictures. we can confirm that russian forces on the ground in the town village. we so know to consume men of the burial pole, which is around a 100 kilometers east that there is ongoing fighting in the east of that city. he's described what he says, senator, working in the city of merrier poll and he is offered a free transport for people to be evacuated, to leave that city. a space of a lot of people that we've spoken to and ministry analysts seems to be a push by russian holes on the west and from the east to create this corridor that would effectively connect north of crimea. 2 separate is controlled regions

with huge strategic conforms, for example, in securing water resources for crimea that we've been blocked since 2014. the situation, as you can see on the streets is pretty much deserted, very quiet. we've seen no military any where no police seems shifting to developing very fast. all right, thanks. letter charles charles chapter 40 to us there in the front lines in ukraine . we're going to go back to moscow now, went dawson, jabari a's a live person standing by said dawson, we've just been hearing there from the russian foreign minister, sagel of rob, defending quite vociferously rush his actions in ukraine. what else did he have to say? well as you get loud, rather sad meeting today, the foreign minister of the newly declared independence states of lugens and

danielle skein, eastern ukraine. this was our 1st official visits in there and you capacities as representatives of these dead independent states that was declared. and by flattery putting on monday evening, he met the 2 men and then following that, he had this press conference where he took questions. and of course of the 1st question from a reporter was about the aim of this military mission in ukraine. and as her lover of really didn't have any answers, he said you have heard from the president. he explained it in a lot of detail a. and that is all there is to say about that. he was referencing vladimir putin's message to the nation. that was broadcast at 6 a m. moscow time on thursday morning, as russian troops entered ukraine, i of the foreign minister was very adamant that russia is not interested in occupying ukraine. they are not interested in forcing at their way on the ukrainian

nation. they want to liberate ukraine and they want the ukrainian people to be able to make their own decisions and acts elect their own governments. and he said that he even accused the government in care of, of banning russian languages and the language. and he said, this is something that will be taken up with the united nations at a later date. i think the most interesting thing we heard from ad this, today's event there was that the, a foreign minister and the deputy foreign minister from those states in eastern ukraine were very much appreciative of the russian military intervention in those regions. because we heard from their leader from the don yaks, people's republican leader. and he said that they have only a few days left before their troops reached the administrative borders of their regions. and of course, this is what they're fighting for. this is how it all started,

according to the russian narrative, at that the 2 independence sates, a want to actually reclaim their original borders, as it's stated in their charter. and that is what russia has actually acknowledged . and vladimir putin said that they will recognize their original borders, which is a much larger area than they actually control at the moment. if you look at a map that shows lugens and don't yet, you see on him out clearly that to the separate us leaders control about 30 percent of the area that they claim is rightfully theirs. and the fighting that has been ongoing, and they are trying to push back to the border that they believe should be theirs from the beginning. and the both sides, the separate a sides of the claim that they have advanced a few kilometers further from where they had originally. so and the leader of the dance people's republic said that they expect to, to be finish in

a few days to go back to reclaiming what is in their opinion, their land and door. so there's been a lot of focus over the last 2 days of from the west on a try to time the screw on, on russia, moore with further sanctions. but at this point, are more sanctions likely to deter putin to rethink anything was letting me put in has always and maintained the position that sanctions will not really touch this country, especially since they annexed crimea in 2014, there was a series of sanctions placed on russia, and i think since then they've been working diligently to try and isolate themselves or insulate themselves rather from western sanctions. and i think they're in a position now to be able to withstand much more than they would have a few years ago. and vladimir putin met with a bunch of businessmen in moscow on thursday evening,

and he explained to them he understands how difficult the situation is at the moment, but of course he appreciates their hard work and efforts and end. there are few things i want to mention, even though they claim that they are able to withstand these sanctions from the west. there are astonishing numbers that we've been hearing over the past 24 hours, for example, and one of russia's wealthiest individual um, oh, he lost $3000000000.00 a just since yesterday, in the past 24 hours. and most of the wealthiest men in this country over the past 24 hours together, have lost $39000000000.00 in of their wealth. as a result of the action that vladimir decided to take and go into ukraine. so that there is a lot that they're losing every hour officially. and of course we've seen the revolt lot lose about 20 percent as to 30 percent of his value as well. the russian, a stock market was closed for a few hours yesterday because it was dropping so rapidly. so there is a sense that,

of course, sanctions will not have any impact in changing his mind. but when it comes to actually hitting the wealthiest men's pockets in this country, they will certainly feel the pain. all right, thanks for that. dawson dawson, jabari life 1st there in moscow will go back to kiev. now i'm bringing hollis shell . s. c is the director of security programs at the think tank ukrainian prison. she joins us from odessa now in southern ukraine. i appreciate your patience. thanks for being with us. so i want to ask you, 1st of all about because you are in, in southern ukraine. right? now just talk to us a little bit if you can about what's happening there at the moment. and the current situation in the mood arm, the moon, the very calm of the cds. and she has been writing early in the morning and i'm living in the downtown. there is new cars the wrong just few. most of the shops are

close. so people are trying to get out to. the c port is closed for operation. however, they have the basic stop there in terms of security and safety of navigation and gaze of necessity. what we had yesterday late in the night that the russians captured the small island, which is 30 miles from odessa. there were no civilians there bought some of the water officers and they'd be have a li shells up by the s drive 13, at least people killed immediately over the earth and they all, we knew that different information is coming to both sam self or the how to cultures to come on the south region in terms of kilometers that is approximately 300 kilometers. but that is very important because our west or whatever that's a region is bordering separate t region options, nice truck which is part of my dog off of there were russian courses there as well as now. it is called the hi. there are few from all 3 sides from western west,

from the street, from the height is on the south and from the east. are because the rush of the trying to get to your song, which is the max to odessa region. and talk a little bit about how ukraine is defending itself in this onslaught at the moment of the ukrainian armed forces and secures the 1st national guard. like all the forces that you can imagine are immobilization movements they called yesterday . the rather reason, the people i writing and the writing in old town blossom since january, we have to reach a real defense for so that is the civilians, both male and female, who to be trained and joined, protecting jobs. there are communities like the town or the teacher, the region most more and we for the fuel july and people sending to find the sponsor for the courses and to be found doctrine of the critical infrastructure were so think civilian. that's really huge. lines are now in all regions doesn't

matter. eastern or western, but to also ukraine. diplomats are working very hard with the international community. we see the sanction coming, but that's not only the question of function. ukraine is also in need of both humanitarian support of military support. first of all, in terms of the aircraft and missiles because it's an al russians predominantly trying to shout, including crews messiah. so you can imagine that is the range from 500 to 2000 kilometers of those new styles that are sent in the radium direction. and we'll talk about as well about presidents, the land skis place in all of this and how he has been handling things so far. he is young, relatively young leader who is kind of thrust into this trying to show a brave face for his people. yes,

definitely everybody knew that politician, even in the past it was from the payments on the sphere. but the law that is behaving very good. first of all, don't forget that it's not only the president we are leading the process, but he has very strong team in terms of minister of defense minister for the 1st national security council leader. as well as the have all the armed forces in general stop, because most of those people in charge in military, they're all officers that had the combined rims in the east of the country during these 8 here. so that is not the people from cabinets and you at the head office, but people who really understand what i mean. rather than coming speaking to people several times per day for me, what is happening. he's in the course and with all the international leaders that we see that even he's very strong opposers political in the past. now supporting shame because all people sad,

all i want internal domestic issues. we will deal with them later. now the country united had a chance to appreciate your time talking to a staff from a desa in southern ukraine, and i hope you stay safe. thanks so much. now european union leaders have agreed to impose sanctions that targets 70 percent of the russian banking market, as well as major states and companies off the close coordination with the white house there being submitted for approval at a meeting to be held in brussels at the sanctions stop short of blocking russia from the swift global payment system, which is based in belgium. the european union held emergency summit to discuss the crisis and you claim the president of the commission outline, the strategy being taken to confront russia. bombs are falling on innocent women, men and children. they fear for their lives and many are dying. and all of this

happens in 2022. in the very heart of europe, president put in chose to bring back war to europe. this is a fully fledged invasion in ukraine, and this founder mentally puts into question our piece order. but today i also say the european union stance united tonight, european leaders were fully aligned in condemning the atrocious and unprovoked attacks. now we have to meet the moment. we will hold the kremlin accountable. all right, so we're going to hear from washington and london right now. let's go to my canada who is in washington, d. c. for so mike, we heard from the u. s. president biden late on thursday, and that seemed to go go down well with the american public certainly. but with, with the markets down there,

how we expected to hear from him again. and how is this play out politically for him? well, it's likely that he's going to be making virtually daily statements as he has been doing the last few days. he's in constant contact with his national security council. we've been told as well by the white house that the sanctions program is not yet complete, that they are still more actions that can be taken this perhaps acting as a form of the parents. this is what the biden administration position has been. that factions, once they are triggered, remove any deterrents, but now they are saying that there are still more sanctions to come despite the tranches of sanctions that they haven't posed in recent days. politically, he's come on the attack from republicans, the senate minority leader saying that the action in a gummy stand lead to this directly,

that president biden's weakness as he puts it as lead to president putin finally confronting him and the united states. so there is some kind of political division, although democrats within congress absolutely adamant that they will do whatever they can to help you train as well as number of republicans. but congress is still to be unable to come together with any legislation imposing sanctions of their own because of various disagreements about the nature of the sanctions and how they should be applied. however, congress insistent that this will be resolved incoming days, but certainly the by then administration, making very clear its belief that there could still be more sanctions because they are not finished yet in terms of their retaliation against vladimir putin and the those the close to him as well as those major ration companies that there's still

more to come. alright, for the moment. mike, hannah, life is there in washington. let's go to london need bunker is standing by for so nice. we touched on earlier the, the use that russia was blocking its s place to british airplanes in response to what the british government was doing. what more is happening on that? yeah, that's why this is in response of course, to britain in his long list of sanctions. saying that russia's national carrier airflow will be banned from old british apple. it's we now know from the department of transport that's a bad, has been expanded to all aircraft owned, chanted or operated by a person with connections to russia. so imagine all of the incredibly wealthy russian oligarchs in that private jets traveling freely back and forth from european destinations to the british capital. they will fill the bronze of these new restrictions in response to your right. moscow has said that so old british

aircraft will be banned from russian asked base already, though many of those adeline said decided to fly around ukraine for obvious reasons, reasons, assad shirt will say taken precautions over russian asked space as well. there is something of an irony towards all of this because i believe that russian ass space is some of the most expensive as space in the world. and allies actually have to pay the russian government for the privilege of flying over russia. so at the end of the day, the russian government stands to lose out financially. this will mean of course, that journeys from western europe to asia, for instance, will get longer flights, will have to be rerouted over arab countries. some of those costs may be trick amanda, trickling down to consumers at the end of the day, but the feeling is here and the u. k. is that this is not seen as anything significant by way of a loss to the airlines for the time being,

at least of course, of this rumbles on for months even longer than maybe other questions to ask. all right, thanks for that need. we're going to go back to kiev now are the ukranian capital and talk to andrew simmons. andrew just bring us up to date on what's been happening there and we did. we were attempting to get to you a little sooner in this hour, but it appeared that there was some sort of interruption or disturbance day. i wonder if you could talk us through that yet, of course we were just coming up from the shelter of the underground car park along with other residents of its districts and came up to continue our reporting and then rather a car totally dark tinted windows luxury car mama, vehicle with burly man, quite plain clothes, burly man armed and that of another man came out really heavily,

heavily on really with the large machine gun. and they were, they were looking pretty, pretty suspicious. and then they were checking cars and moving down the road, checking cows again, and looking underneath them. these. these are people who are probably privately hired bodyguards or indeed hired hands by individuals on a goc. so whatever you can't really work out what's going on in some parts of the city and it is in indeed dangerous just to drive around. but the point is this, that people are really concerned about saboteurs. russian sabbath says f. s. b agents and spying on various areas. because to explain it all, it's, well if you look at the front, the facebook page for events gave me the president's office. you'll see, while this is going on, he is saying a categorically, that's that really the, the whole objective of this special operation of the russian mercury is to take out

kill the leadership of this country, including the presidents. now zelinski is room is that he brought away from the country, perpetrating possibly by russia, but know that he is posting regularly on facebook and he is posting video. he's going live. he is making it quite clear that he is no intent on leaving the city that he won't, since forces and his people to resist. sir, every step of the way, no matter what happens. and really, how much more could you throw this country? probably a lot more. sadly, there have been a remorseless air raids. and is this strange company of sound? air raid sirens the 3rd of of air strikes sooner than rockets coming through the air? it is then contrasted by this, every stillness which we have now. just nothing, seemingly going on,

but suspicious characters on the straits cast, ready by a very high speed. many people are now women, men, even young young people, definitely armed and then we're also hearing it is still the 3rd which you probably didn't hear. but i could. the 3rd of possibly artillery could have been asked. right. i could see some smoke there, but you really would work it out on the camera on the horizon. and that is, that is north west is 10 kilometers from here. and it's uh, it's a oblong on looking here. now the latest we're hearing the fighting has been going on. we're slightly unclear about exactly the lay of the land on the ground. because we have seen video and a still picture of a dead soldier. russian soldier who had been shot by a, by the ukrainian forces and it goes like this. the armored vickery c nearby had evidently been part of some sort of convoy. there was crossing a bridge and i bridge was blown up by re ukrainian special forces where told in

fact, we know it was blown up because the ministry of defense of confirmed it. that the question is where the armored column that was heading down from the, from the, the north where that is now it was a was actually than from coming from the border a better. reuss. if you work out with timings, it would have been about right for it to arrive in the early hours of friday and it had come on the far and being held back at certain points. but where is the armored column now? that's the big question. the been a number of our strikes in that direction, and it's probably a fight going on as we speak. but i cannot update you until later on. thanks for that, andrew andrew simmons life is there in kia for the moment. now rushes attacks on ukraine pose a challenge for china, the chinese government refusing to condemn the military action. and while the west imposes sanctions, china is boosting the russian economy by importing wheat katina,

you reports from beijing less than a month after chinese president. she didn't ping met vladimir putin. russia's lead a lot, the most aggressive attack in europe for decades. the china's leaders have refused to condemn the invasion or use the word invasion at all or now and he should, should hack the ukrainian issue has other very complicated historical backgrounds. today, it may not be what any of us want. so we hope that all parties will work together to give peace a chance, look in the queue way. china is criticizing birth, united states for exacerbating tensions and nato for ignoring what it says or rushes legitimate security concerns. china also says sanctions are ineffective and orderly harm. the general population or china feels very strongly that the u. s. is trying to circle it and contain it. ah, russia feels the same way. ah, the combined pressure on both of them have to push them together. and there's no

question about that. so at this juncture, they feel that they are up against the us. and its allies. paging has repeated its claims of non interference, the affairs of other countries. it would provide moscow with military support, but it has been bolstering trade, such as increasing imports of russian wheat. you don't go and throw a lifeline to russia in the middle of a period when they're inviting another country that is simply unacceptable. but this doesn't mean china condones rushes attack on ukraine. it also has good ties with kill and relies on strong trade with europe. aging must balance it's friendship with moscow while maintaining relations with the west for the sake of its long term economic and strategic interests. where china clearly supports moscow in terms of trade and economic sense in ideology, but won't actually, you know, kind of violate western sanctions. ah, the you know, to, to, to,

to physically help, i think that situation will remain and that's what must go expects. on same day, russian forces invaded ukraine. 9 chinese fighter jets ended taiwan air defense zone. some analysts have drawn comparisons between ukraine and the self ruled island claimed by china. a link chinese officials deny katrina you out a 0 paging. the ukraine has asked turkey to shut off the boss for us, and da da now don adults to a block russian warships. turkey can close the sea between the mediterranean and the black sea. if it feels threatened, russia has already moved a fleet of warships and amphibious landing cross from bases in northern russia to attack ukraine from the black sea and the sea of as of now, the russian warships have been spotted off the coast of syria in the eastern mediterranean turkey, she has the black sea with russia and ukraine and has a good relationship with both sin him. casala is live for a say in a stan ball. so

a lot at stake here for turkey and all of his sinner while yes. how's them exactly eh, especially because turkey has a strong relations with both countries, ukraine and russia. everything is critical at the say at the stage for encore and the turkish government. that's why they have been trying to take very cautious stuff in their official statements written or oral statements. and, ah, this is what present i had on that a week ago. he said, tricky can neither you up on the ukraine, nor on russia because turkey has strong economic ties with those 2 countries in energy supplies. turkey is dependent on russia and especially 85 percent of the weed import is both from ukraine and russia to turkey. so this is a critical stage and turkey has some strategic cooperation with russia,

a complicated relationship in syria and libya despite at turkey is a prominent nato ally. however, this international treaty that was signed 1936. the monster convention gives turkey a ride to shut down. it's a straight or the darden owls and the boss for straits air to the war ships entering in black sea. but for this is to be enact intact. tricky must be defining the incident as war. so what is going on between ukraine and a russia must be defined as war a by the turkish authorities. and on the way back from kazakhstan, turkish, a foreign minister maybe show shola, told reporters that a, the experts at the foreign ministry are now evaluating the situation. so what is going on between russia and ukraine isn't an invasion, is that the war is it's a military intervention or an annexation, but true. it has been supporting the as sovereignty and the territorial integrity

of ukraine. and it has me saying that everything should be an international law in line with international law and international order. but of course, this is a difficult time. and one thing is very critical. yes, turkey has the right to, as it's a gatekeeper to the lexi target has the right to shut down. it's a waterways. but even though the party of war, let's say russia wants to bring it's it, fleets, the vessels from it's been a from mediterranean, back to black sea. turkey has to open open this gate, or the c gate. i mean, so that maybe they will not if they say we are going to be implementing monitor convention article line and we are shutting our straits russian fleets a will not be able to crossing boss for sudden dar denalis to the egan and mediterranean sea. but the mediterranean fleet of russia can go back to the black

sea, throw these straight. so we are waiting for the turkish foreign ministry to give a proper answer to the request of by the ukrainian officials about implementing this convention center. thanks for that. sit him, chris, only live for us in a stumble. now, the president of france is at this point, the only western leader to have spoken to vladimir putin since he launched the offensive. but emanuel mac crock says their conversation was brief and unproductive, even on his shoulder. i had a frank direct, quick exchange with president putin at the requests of president zalinski to ask for an end to operations as soon as possible, and also to ask him to talk with president zalinski, who had requested that because he could not reach him. it didn't have the desired effect because the russian president has chosen war to put the u. s. is reinforcing nato forces in europe and europe with $7000.00 additional soldiers. patty co hain,

has more from the pentagon. senior defense officials here at the pentagon are increasingly talking about a concern that ukraine isn't the end of it, that they could advanced towards nato countries. that's why you repeatedly hear officials here and at the white house say that they will enforce the nato treaty, which basically says an attack on one is treated like an attack on all to that. and they are sending an additional $70000.00 soldiers to germany. they're part of an armored brigade combat team. they're coming out of colorado. and they said from germany, they could be moved to other places within europe. this is on top of other soldiers that they've sent in the weeks leading up to this. so now there's a total of $14000.00 additional troops. they are not mentioned, the 10s of thousands that are permanently stationed there. and they've also sent equipment. we know that the announced to day that for each of these countries to f $35.00 fighter jets have landed in romania lithuania and estonia attack helicopters are on the way and they're not ruling out the possibility that they're going to

send even more forces. even more equipment to reassure the allies, but also they say, to send a message to russia when they say the back they back the nato treaty, they mean it. a protest is in australia and new zealand have joined the outrage at russia's invasion of ukraine. dozens of demonstrators in sydney, demanding more government action against russia. and in new zealand protest is picketed the russian embassy in the cap to wellington, demanding the kremlin, and the war. and his californians in san francisco denounced russia for invading ukraine. similar protests held in other u. s. cities, denver houston, and washington similar demonstrations held as well in various other countries. sonia guy, go, reports from london. i got it from start to berlin. took me.

i'm a root. this is the anger over russia's invasion of ukraine around the world. in london, a crowd outside the prime minister's downing street president, making its demand loud and clear calling for a complete economic isolation of russia. worry that many here have to their families back home. i was talk, my mom called me, it was 5 o'clock, 4 30 in the morning here. it was top issue was like, rational really did. we are watching minute by minute. what's happening that most of them, i don't love the forest unprecedented measures a bit. we've had 100 russia many have feel that it is too little too late. and while the rest of the maybe shut of ukraine when ukrainians living abroad

in from home to some 30000 ukrainians 100, gathered outside the russian embassy in paris. singing others shouted for an end the invasion and many more gathered elsewhere in the city or condemning the assault by like many others around the world, determined to show the solidarity with ukraine clinic i go al jazeera london, now russians invasion of ukraine is having an impact on the sporting front as well as forces into gemma nash. here with more on that. so gemma the yeah. football governing body way in on this. yes of expected has been russia has been stripped as european club footballs. show you piece event. that's the champions league. final european foot will governing body you a for met today to discuss the issue. and the fun has now be nice. it was due to be

house in the russian cities to petersburg. it is now going to be held in the french capital, paris, at the stab to france, which is the home of the french national side. and you express that thanks that appreciation to the french president emanuel macro for his i quote, possible supports and commitment to have your appeal club football most prestigious game moved to france at a time of unparalleled crisis. and the criminal say the decision is regrettable as to be would have been a good heist. also in his meeting you a for decided that russian and ukrainian club and national teams in u. s. a. competition that includes the champions league, the nation's leading cetera. autoplay, home, games, neutral venues. now there's still in this stage, effects the wild card, qualify as they come on, the fif thought wild, but we've got the body that used to make a decision about wildcat qualifies in the coming days. and the russia, as you say, poland in a wildcard qualify for 2022, that most gay next month. but poland sweeten in the republic who also possibly

juice by russia of a written to safer saying they, they didn't want to travel that. so for now, weighing up what they're going to do, the response to that, and we were just showing the, did the protest to be going on around the world. and there is, there is a sporting angle to this as well, isn't there? a number of sports teams and athletes have been showing their support for ukraine? absolutely. that was not europe, ian football, last nights and european clubs. the holding up banners and players were in t shirts. there was also show support in basketball in n, b a and the russian tennessee. andre, we'd love, he was an action in dubai, and he spoke about the situation as well. if they were going to hit in this moment, you realize the much is less important. so it's not about my much house affect me because what's happening is much more terrible. and like i said, you realize how important is to have peace in the world and to respect each other, no matter what. and to be united at an ice hockey finish team,

you're correct. of going to step further. they play in the russian, the, the child that the 2nd, 2nd to the child at the top ice hockey league in the world. and they've now decided to leave the league essentially. they would choose to play in the pile. but then i was taking themselves out of the lake in response to the situation they've chosen to end the season early in response. all right, thanks for that, jim. a lot small to come here on average 0. but we have done with this news. our will we be back in a couple of minutes with more of today's news updates from ukraine. we're live from kiev and my correspondence in eastern ukraine giving you the latest on the developments that they with adjective alright, and as always, there's lots more websites. gina dot com. i get the latest on all the stories were following that dot com ah

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