the french nation of ukraine is currently the biggest threat to international peace and security. we listen, we are focusing so much on the even a tearing crisis that we forget the long term development. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on our end. ah, the russian troops closing in on ukraine's capital people and they have been ordered not to leave the ah, i'm having to think of this is alive from the also coming up moscow out through italy. i talked to the european union and several countries including the u. s in post sanctions ukraine's president says those sanctions are not enough and

accuses his allies of standing by as a country bytes. russia alone and st. petersburg is stripped of this. he has champions league final in favor of powers. ah, a lot of it is 1200 gmc right now and 2 pm in ukraine, where there are fears the capital could fall to russian forces. on the 2nd day of their invasion, ukraine's army says the russians are approaching from the north and north east, and fighting has intensified in areas around kia, rushing tanks of rolled into all on in northern key of the people there. been asked to stay in doors after gun font and loud explosions were what his foreign minister insist moscow is not going to occupy ukraine. second row says the kremlin wants to free ukrainians and restore democratic order. the invasion has led to

a flood of ukrainian refugees in neighboring states. un refugee agency says about 100000 have been dispatched. natasha guanine, begins, are coverage. me a 2nd don to vladimir putin war on ukraine. devastation in the heart of the capital, kiev ukrainian air defenses shut down a rushing jet over night. air raid sirens continue to pierce the sky. russian tanks are reported to be on their way to the seat of power. putting decided to go for 4 clearly for calf. so it's a behaving strategy that we are watching here. and yes, the russian forty's not probably made as quickly progress as the expected. it's pretty obvious that the russian forces will prevail at some point. what he wants to do is to to impose the terms he wants ready to have a regime that he could take to to. he's

a twisted vision of these great russia. us defense secretary lloyd austin, warned, russian forces are about 30 kilometers outside of the capital. overnight the ukranian president addressed what russia has been saying is its primary concern. yes of above should noon to day. i vas can 27 european leaders where the ukraine will be a nicer. i have asked directly. every one is afraid. no one answers, but we are not afraid. we are not afraid of anything. we are not afraid to defend our country. we are not afraid of russia. we are not nicer members at the moment, but what guarantees will we guess? and most importantly, which countries will give us those guarantees. so she, ah, the kremlin has launched a multi pronged attack by air, land, and sea. the military is hitting major cities across the country, including carcass marapoo and ne,

broke ne of the capital in the region of so me an official provided a grim update. the law, missouri, unfortunately populated areas of sunni region are under siege. military vehicles are moving towards kia and heading to the west. ukraine has banned all men between the ages of 18 and 60, from leaving the country. they're being told to stay and fight. many are desperate to leave. after weeks of threats, people here simply didn't believe it had happened. now on day 2 of the onslaught, there are fears that the arrival of russian soldiers in the capital is imminent. natasha name al jazeera. as give you a feeling now of the panic being felt by civilians in kiev, this was the scene a little earlier outside the main train station where people are seeking shelter. ah

ah like the key of now with the andrew simon sir andrew. what's the latest situation on the ground there right now when he saw just how that atmosphere is like, i mean that ca, company of sound, the air raid sirens, the crump, of landing air, strike bombs, and the, the sound of people in, in fear, in not sure what to do next, the latest is more of that sadly. over time. not every minute, of course,

but regularly the air raid sirens going off on the air strikes coming in. but the really important point to raise right now for these people because they are watching what's going on within the media. they have their phones, they have said graham, which is the most most used form of communication and a news. i'm the president at president lensky a has made another posting on video posting on facebook, and he, he's changed tone somewhat. he saying, well, he's reasserting his worry about lack of action as he puts it from europe. insufficient reaction, slow help to ukraine, while russian tanks are killing his people. and he's calling on europe is co, is making extraordinary call that she's asking for citizens across europe to put pressure on their governments and their embassies. and so should they should protest in every way possible for more action from the all he wants to also

he wants to actually have negotiations with vladimir putin. now this is something that is new. he's actually saying yes, let's have negotiations please. let's have negotiations and he's turning to his forces saying you all we have. so this is really a, i wouldn't use the word desperation, but this last ditch, he knows that this a crisis is more than just a quick invasion and out again. so make up points or to get a deal. he knows that this is a colossal war that's being, that's being waged against ukraine's very existence for the moment. add your sermon, sli, 1st there in key. thanks, andrew. i'll just remind ourselves of what's happening on the grounds. russian forces attacking areas across ukraine,

several cities under fire. this is the approximate location of those strikes. russian troops have moved in by land and sea to the east, from russia, south from crimea, and north from the bell russian side. they've also been naval attacks from the sea, of as all military and suggest the russian forces are trying to create a corridor connecting the separatists health eastern regions to russian and ex crimea in the south cha strife and has more now from bad dance in south eastern ukraine, behind me is the port, the naval port bear dance. now we're here because we got a tip off from high naval source yesterday who told us that naval personnel, ukrainian naval personnel had left the positions. here we come, spoke with the security guards on the base, and they have confirmed that they said that naval personnel left in the last 24 hours. also, our source is telling us that the reason why they left is because they had been

warned by the russian navy, that if they didn't, then the russian navy would show the port and potentially the city. that's what we have been told. course you can see the streets are pretty much deserted here. we were here about a month ago. the naval base was obviously functioning. the streets were busy. it's all change seemingly in the last 48 hours. we also know that according to the man of mary awful, which is around a 100 kilometers appear, there is going for the city, the mayor of mario for saying that chang's were approaching, saying that there was an evacuation for people who wanted to leave the city. and we also hearing reports of fighting, going on around about a 100 kilometers to the west, around a town called melia, so called what the suggests. although we cannot confirm it,

is that there seems to be an effort by russian forces to the west of here. and to the east, a pin, some movement that is consistent with what military analysts predicted that sir russian forces would want to create a coral between the separatist controlled region in the east and russian antics to crimea to the west. although the media is in the city of climate, tor skin east in ukraine, where streets are unusually quiet as people stay home. well actually at the moment, nothing is happening, but that is exactly what is worrying everyone here. and nick, a 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 shut down as we understand that there's no more money in the a t m machines. 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 told us to be very, very careful about the situation and to not trust at this. com. 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 runs region and to give them to the separate just at the moment the front line is the ukranian army is able to hold that this fight. sometimes the separate is advancing a little bit, but then having to retreat. now we did see earlier, surface to air missiles, mom, the ukranian government heading towards that line of contact overseas,

trying to make sure that watching a vision could not come over this part of the city. a lot of people are also very worried that maybe at some point the bridges because we've heard reports about bridges being bogged from either side 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 nick now can. so yeah, little bit more this trade. 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, especially at this time of the it's 12 o'clock here. well, there is barely anyone really. it is quite a last night. the electricity of the 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 some shelling. so certainly a lot of apprehension, this calm is actually worrying people more than we've actually something that's happened because know, everybody keeps asking, what do you think will happen? what do you think will happen? i mean, they're in chrome, a task now rushes farmer says, the goal of the operation is to dean militarize, ukraine. secular, rob, accusing ukraine's president of being insincere. was morrison is still a human. he is simply lying to you when he says he's ready to discuss ukraine's neutral status. we suggested all sorts of options and president putin discussed it with mack wrong, and he said it directly. the expansion of nato is unacceptable. we wanted to seek further security options, which would be guaranteeing demands for ukraine, european nations and russia. but our demands on security guarantees have not been

met to resist adoption, to baris live for from moscow now. so, so what else did the russian form is to have to say well, survey love rob. i said that the russian president flattery couldn't. oh, would be open to the idea of a holding talks with the ukranian president, but the army of that country needs the 1st lay down their arms and weapons. and then they can have a discussion. of course, something the ukranian president has said that that will never happen. there will fight for their country until the bitter end. and the foreign minister also said that what is happening in ukraine is as a result of the separate his leaders in as eastern ukraine asking for russia's assistance. and when they are done with that mission, they that will be the end of it. but it's not clear, neither from him nor the president. let me put in what the end game is here. what

happens to the cities where there are none of those separatist leaders in their areas. they are, those leaders are trying to reclaim at the borders of what is the under their constitution in finance and the guns which is about 2 thirds less than what they actually have at the moment. so the pushes now just to move, one of the areas of the control which they believe to be right, fully bears at the foreign minister said that's what is taking place is as a result of a very weak government in chief. and they are actually helping the ukrainian people to be able to choose their government and daughter. there's been a lot of discussion about sanctions over the last 2 days because short of any kind of military force. this is, this is the main weapon that the west has in response to what russia is doing. but sanctions take time and all they likely at this point to deter putin or to, to,

from doing what he's doing. no, certainly not of letting me put and had said to just last night that any kind of sanctions so that will be placed on this country will have no effect on their economy. and add to that the russian government will also reciprocate the measures from whichever country those sanctions come from. there is a sense here that this country is very well insulated itself in terms of its financial markets. and they are, the russian government actually has a $630000000000.00 in cash reserves. and only 16 percent about is in u. s. currency ad there's it, they know that they have to protect themselves. this is not the 1st time they've come under international sanctions. after they annexed crimea, in 2014, they were placed under a series of sanctions at that time. since then, they've really tried to really protect themselves when it comes to the international markets. of course,

the russian economists have me speak to say that any kind of sanctions placed on this country and entities will also hurt international companies as well. because russia does a lot of business with international companies. it's not a country like iran or north korea. it's very much part of the international financial markets. so there is a sense said, so officials here have said that any kind of sanctions they that there are placed on them. it will also hurt the other side. so they feel like they're really in a very strong place. having said that, over the past 24 hours, the russian currency rubel has lost over 30 percent of its value. and some of the richest men in this country have lost an altogether. an astonishing number, $39000000000.00 in that period. so there is a sense that of course, what has happened will affect the country's wealth. but in the long run, it's not likely to have any concrete effect of deterring vladimir putin from what he wants to do. daughter jabari life was in moscow. thank you. ah dmitri

breach is a political analyst placed in moscow. he says, president putin once regime change and will likely invade the whole of ukraine. is, is that who did want to take over control control over here. and it was the plan was trying to do, it was like from the beginning, a public. it was obvious that it is not only bloody or to take control over a grimy yet. it's obvious that she was planning to take control over here. and she was planning to change the government there because it's obvious that the government, their local government is not government that will support with last for europe or fine again. and also trying to take revenge on grain because grain

was playing do was trying to join nato. and so it's obvious that now it was an enemy. it was obvious when that was is falkland in speech. it's all these that you great as a nation free and all that you need to be any before rush a, you know, after 2 years we have elections until the elections also. and we, you know, that the buffalo was the fast now. so it's always a big war, is a good for a 4 election. so the all that we have now to people that to one part of what that is that supporting the war . and to see that no big duration russians in the great part of their,

against the war and see who this war is, the big problem for russian or russian economy. i say german air force fighter jets are flung to remain yet to support nato's a mission. now that follows several other true deployments, american and british war plains, also there to reinforce the nato alliance in east in europe. dominic cane is life was now in berlin. when more anessa dominic, is this essentially a sending a message to to put in that we're ready for whatever happens yeah, you need to see this as the, the sort of gesture that the germans can do, straight away as it were to bolster the romanian air force and to send a message that's okay with you, we understand the concerns you have given watson unfolding on your doorstep as it were in ukraine. it's clear that these 3 euro fighters will not be used in any way

in ukraine. they're there to provide some reassurance, although it is only 3 euro fighters is not 3 squadrons of urine fighters. also, it's worth noting that the german navy is sending one small vessel a corvette to the baltic sea to be a visible sign of their presence to the baltic states. remember, they are on the eastern flank, the baltic states of ne, so you might say on the western flank of russia. and so this is, as i say, we need to perceive these gestures by the german government as reassurance and solidarity for member states who have borders either with russia or with belarus. germany saying yes, we are there with you, and this is what we can do straight away. and so what else have we have we been hearing on this? it tells me that what else we've been hearing on this dominic,

one of the other things to bear in mind has them is that it's not just this idea of bolstering of sending small contingents of, of aircraft, or indeed, dispatching a small or a small vessel to the baltic sea, there's also the other prawn, as it were to the german approach. and that's the sanctions suggestion. the gender of sanctions. the idea of the unilateral and the multilateral, the unilateral effect that the german government brought in was a couple days ago when they said right, no stream to is not going to get certified until further notice. but then this, the multi lateral side of things to we know the european union was discussing yesterday in brussels. what formed sanctions when take and we know also that the u . s. government and the u. k. government were very keen to see russia denied access will cut off from the swift payment network world wide money transfer system

as it were between banks, the german government. and to a certain extent, the italian government and french governments were resistant to that germany saying that actually that could have a crippling effect on many german businesses that have trading links with russia. and they also have said that they would like to see the swiss government come in alongside the e u, the u. s. the u. k. japan in imposing sanctions. so the say when to view these as, as a twin track approach as it were, that the german government is, is doing right now. on the one hand, reassure. nato member states on the eastern flank and on the other. talking about the kinds of sanctions they can, they can really impose that they are facing questions about this swift access with the serious conservative politicians who are not in government, any war any more saying why can't we do it? dominic, a life force in berlin. thanks dominic adara mac duel is

a political and economic risk consultant. he says, cutting russia off from the swift global payment system could be a challenge. even if you do cut russia off from swift, you know you're not stumping, you're not making it impossible to to do business with russian banks. you're not stopping all forms of communication with those banks. you're just stopping communication through this mechanism. swift. that's important because swift is a mechanism that's the standard across the banking industry. it's also the most secure one. if russian banks are forced to use other mechanisms they're less secure . and a lot of western banks are a lot of banks all over the world may simply say, actually you don't want to do business through these mechanism and it will increase the cost. and the friction doing that. what's more important for financial and economic perspective is some of the blocking sanctions that we've already seen us introduce against russian banks like bank and the bar, which prevents them from interacting with the dollar economy. but one way,

you know, if you think you're talking to your friend through what steps, if you suddenly have a restriction saying, hey, you can't communicate with this person to what you can still communicate with them through other means what the us the saying, the blocking sanctions is you can communicate with them at all. so that's the kind of difference here it's, it's a matter of the difficulty of setting up alternative systems or security, whether it will be accepted. but in terms of greater impact, what we've seen from us sanctions and some of the use action so far, it's been more impactful and that it rules out any communication or any interaction with these banks entirely. us sanctions are also targeting rushes financial system . president joe biden says he wants to impede rushes ability to do business white house correspondent, kimberly how could, has details after consulting with this national security council in the white house situation room and a virtual meeting with g 7 leaders. you as president joe biden made good on his

promise to inflict massive costs on russian president vladimir putin for invading ukraine. who is the aggressor who chose this war. and now he and his country will bear the consequences. the new sanctions target major russian bags and russian elite and in coordination with allies, representing more than half the global economy, are designed to cut off russia from the world's financial system. russian assets in the us are also now frozen. we will limit russia's ability to do business in dollars euro's pounds and yet export controls to curtail rush and high tech imports are also being opposed to cripple russia's military and high tech capabilities. the moves are backed by top, congressional democrats, like senate leader, chuck sure, who condemned russia's invasion and pledge support for ukraine. ukrainians are

tough and resilient. i know they will not give up their country. they will fight fiercely for it. but senate republican leader mitch mcconnell is blaming biden for the crisis. i think the precipitous withdrawal from afghanistan in august was a signal to put in and maybe the chinese frozen she as well. that america was and retreated across america, demonstrators protested to invasion after a generation of fighting in iraq and afghanistan. most americans are war weary. in a recent poll just 26 percent of americans support the us playing a major role in the russian ukraine conflict. the bided has promised us troops won't be said to ukraine, but if the conflict spreads to a native country, us soldiers already states europe would be obliged to fight

a thursday fight. and reaffirm that commitment to collective nato defend the united states will defend every inch of nato territory with the full force of american power. president biden has announced the nato summit will be convened on friday. the purpose to affirm support for ukraine and map out the next steps necessary to strengthen the nato alliance. kimberly how kit al jazeera, the white house. ukraine has asked turkey to shut off the bus for us and dogs, and else to block russian warships. 30 can close the see route between the mediterranean and the black sea. if it feels threatened. rushes already moved. a fleet of war ships and tank landing vessels from bases in northern russia to attack ukraine from the black sea and see of as off of the russian warships have been spotted off the coast of syria in the eastern mediterranean turkey. shares of the

black sea with russia and ukraine, and has a good relationship with both seneca solo is life in is done both so seen in quite a balancing act. the turkey has to manage you. yes, true for turkey, it has been a tough task. and while having strong bilateral relations with either size heavy, strong economic relations, being dependent on russian energy exports. so now yesterday the ukranian official made a, made an official request from tricky to shut down its waterways as turkey is a gate keeper of the black sea and the agency as one of the lexia countries. but turkey has been trying to be very careful about the situation . the 1936 in monte convention the international treaty use turkey this ride. however, it through turkish trades like behind may stumbled boss for

a straits nearly a more than a 2000 vessels, a cross every year in 2020 to one more than 821000 vessels cross through is stumbled boss for straight. and the da da now straight just through a stumbled bus for straits, more than 4 to 18000 vessels course. so it is a challenge for tricky because while the convention gives straight to the authority the right to shut down as waterways, it also says it tricky a have to decide if it can needs to define the process as state, of course. so if turkey, besides that, what's going on between ukraine and russia is a state of war truck, again, shut down its waterways. but as for the turkish foreign minister who spoke to reporters yesterday, on his way, on his way back from kazakhstan, the foreign ministry experts are trying to evaluate the situation. and they're trying to decide whether that's

a state or 4. but even if it's the size that this is fatal for the russian vessels, a who are already in the mediterranean sea will be eligible to return to they bases in the black sea. so this is the situation. it's off situation that turkey needs to, besides, ferguson officials have been saying that dorky is not aside at this conflict then. turkey is trying to defend the sovereignty and a territorial off the ukraine, but also has very strong relations with russia. and i have to underline that. so far the turkish officials haven't used the term condemnation in their official statements and haven't used the word as invasion, and they have been using the word assault attack, etc. so it's a tough choice for turkey because turkey doesn't want to be a on either side of this conflict, but time will show whether turkey will be it will be shutting down it's waterways as excited. back in the past. said m. thank you seen him casalene. i,

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his corporate talks with russia's leader to end. the attacks rushing tanks rolled into all on in northern key people. they're being asked to stay in doors off. the gunfire and loud explosions, word rushes foreign minister and says, moscow is not going to occupy ukraine. second, rob says the criminal wants to free ukrainians and restore democratic order invasion is led to a flood of ukrainian refugees in neighboring states. us refugee agency says about a $100000.00 have been displaced, a rush of the tax on your claim pose a challenge for china. the chinese government has refused to condemn the military action. and while the west imposes sanctions, china is boosting the russian economy by importing wheat katina, you report from beijing. the less than a month after chinese president, she didn't ping that 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 how and he, she would,

she'd have 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 is looking good. he 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 hard, the general population. the child feels very strongly that the u. s. trying to circle it and contain it. ah, russia feels the same way. ah, the combined pressure on both of them has pushed 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 are inviting another country that is simply unacceptable. but this doesn't mean china condones rushes attack on ukraine. it also has good ties with kills and relies on strong trade with europe. aging must balance its 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 and to tie one's air defense zone. some analysts have joint comparisons between ukraine and the self ruled island claimed by china. a link

chinese officials deny katrina you out a 0 paging. a police in russia have arrested hundreds of anti war protesters. thousands rallied in at least 50 cities to condemn vladimir putin invasion order. bernard smith reports from moscow just a few hours after launching the biggest invasion of a european countries in the 2nd world war. it looked like business as usual at the kremlin. pakistan's prime minister was the guest, but my vladimir putin's mind have been elsewhere. as the 2 men talked, russia's military was advancing in ukraine. these trucks were headed from crimea to the cranium border, part of an army that had surrounded a country of 40000000 people, a country that russia's president has said he doesn't think should exist in an address to russians on ukrainians. putin said his aim was to demilitarize ukraine, and he made clear his antipathy for the government in kiev,

doors and abilities the if i have to also address the ukrainian military. dear comrades, your father's grandfather's great grandfather is fought against the nazis defending our coleman motherland. not for today's neo nazis to take power and key. if you took the oath of allegiance to the cranium, people, not the john to robin ukraine and bullying its own people, do not follow its criminal orders. i urge you to immediately lay down your weapons and go home. russia's defense ministry says it's met all its targets for thursday, destroying 83 ground facilities of the ukrainian military. and it insists they're not targeting civilian areas. so some of them are the high precision weapons or the russian armed forces on to destroy the military infrastructure. these are objects of air defense, military airfields, of ation of the armed forces of your grain stage to video of human with mass casualties. amman, the civilian population was filmed in ukrainian cities. there have been some attempts in russia to protest against the invasion. several 100 turned out in

moscow. the shouting no, to war, judging the russian public reaction is difficult because it's almost impossible to protest freely here. but vladimir putin approval rating was at 69 percent in the build up to the wall. this is a full blown invasion. and the president puts you not you a couple of days before outlined in his speech. what he wants to get from you green watch grain should do, and that included therefore, a total demilitarization of the country. at an afternoon meeting with businessman, no one admitted to vladimir putin any worries about sanctions. russia central bank says it's got $631000000000.00 in cash reserves to cushion the economy. if it's closed off from the global financial system. and in a late night phone call on thursday, the french president told vladimir putin,

he was exposing himself to massive sanctions. the kremlin said putin and emanuel macklin had a serious and frank exchange of views. whatever was said, it was unlikely to have been enough to stop the russian military advance until burnett's al jazeera moscow. lincoln mitchell is a political analyst at the saltzman institute of war and peace studies in the u. s . he says, put in maybe misjudging how russians will react to sanctions, what he is doing in ukraine. she is not supported by the russian people. 1700 people were detained in russia today. 1700, not fort, for protesting against this war. that number will grow potent betting that the sanctions will rally the russian people behind him because they'll say, look, the west is out to get us. but it's more likely to look around and say, look what you've done to us. now we can't even get the products we knew. now when we can't even go broadaway, we want and, and when russia begins taking casualties,

that will also be bad for russia. and that's when the u. s. kind of information campaign needs to kick in and really show the rush of people just how bad this war is for them. his n game cannot be to occupy ukraine because that will be a long conflict that will slowly drain resources from russia and slowly cost russian lives. the smarter end game would be to go in badly damaged ukraine quickly and get out. so you really destabilized the country, so if we can the country and then get out. but that's gonna be tough to because we're putin has done here, is he's, is he's strengthen ukrainian resolve across the board against book. so he's created a problem for himself. i'm not sure he thought this thing through as much to shoot out of you and for dix up to 5000000 people, could flee to fighting into surrounding countries, childress agency. unicef is boosting its response to support those in need. clearly in the last few days, the needs of children and families are escalating in line with the conflict. as

many of you seen, i have seen evacuations are ongoing and landscape blast and have started in damascus. needs are wide ranging from hygiene products to blankets. gas burners, fuel 1st aid kits. unicef, along with the rest of the you and family, has called on all parties to protect children at all times. and to ensure that humanitarian actors can safely and quickly reach children in need, wherever they are, we will will be working with you and hcr and other un agencies in the coming days for a flash appeal for the surrounding countries that will include moldova romania and, and poland as a 1st call, and then obviously i'm hungry, and savannah as well. of the head of the united nation says the protection of civilians must be a top priority. un humanitarian efforts in ukraine are being increased. and antonio

gutierrez repeated his corporal russian troops to withdraw immediately. the decisions of the coming days will shape all walls and directly affect the lives of millions upon millions of people in line with the charter's. it's not too late to say these generation from the scourge of what we need. peace refugees from ukraine are arriving in slovakia by car and trying lackey's government as lifted all corona virus restrictions for ukraine escaping rushes attack and will open up more border crossings if necessary. ah, blan is good, but i hope everything will ok and 12 week may be coming back at home because we're not in my building. 05. yeah. now i leave this. so what i can do for brita, drew with her friends will come for us and then we'll see what will happen in

ukraine. nobody knows what will happen next. marina vestige has more from the slovakia ukraine border. unlike yesterday evening to day, you can see any men passing the border from ukraine to slovakia, as everybody who is 18 or older have to stay and fight. they found out that they're going to be faster if they are past this border, crossing or blur a by 4th to you can see her mothers with children and her families, 1st sing and now they're calling taxi from the slovak inside. they all say they have the same blenders to flee from ukraine from the devastating war. and they're all hoping that this is not gonna be a long term war. all in all of many of them have either relatives or friends

or where they go to many persons i've spoken to said that they were waiting on this border crossing a couple of hours or some of them, or even from 2 o'clock in the morning or on this side you can see a slower can carry thus, or who is helping them. they provide them some food and snacks and the just to warm them up. but in the case they need also some shelter or a legal advice. they're always are here to help the afford the time being slow can minister of interiors said that the situation is stable on border crossings with ukraine or protest. as in australia, new zealand have joined the outrage at russia's invasion of ukraine. dozens of demonstrators in sydney, demanding more government action against russia. and the new zealand protest is picketed the russian embassy in the capital, wellington,

demanding the kremlin ends the wharf. hundreds of californians in san francisco to announce russia for invading ukraine. similar projects were held in the u. s. cities, denver, houston, and washington. a similar demonstration is also in a number of other countries. guy a go has that from london. from start to berlin, tokyo, and bay 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 complete economic isolation of russia . worry that many here have to their families back home. i was shocked. 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 say that president forest that measures a bit. we have had a 100 russia many have feel that it is too little too late. and while the rest of the maybe shot of ukraine when ukrainians living abroad in from home to some 30000 ukrainians, hundreds 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. like many others around the world,

determined to show the solidarity with ukraine. funny guy, al jazeera london, another country which knows all about russian invasion is georgia. 14 years after russian troops attacked them, georgians have denounced the kremlin latest article. robin forest walker has that story from the cap totally c o. freedom square in sibley see tonight completely occupied by thousands of georgia and also many people from approve. there are many ukrainians living in c, p. c, many ukrainian experts they've come out to show that discussed at the invasion that has been taking place in ukraine in the morning. i was feeling desperate. it is horrible. we don't need more in the 21st century. ukraine done need put in ukraine, so please leave

a georgians and ukrainians. really consider themselves brothers and sisters. you know, that's because georgia experienced 14 years ago. what is happening now in ukraine? the self to set in territory of georgia was invaded by russian forces later recognized as a republic, although territory. and of course, it is considered internationally part of georgia. so georgians are experiencing a sense of deja vu about what they have been seeing today happening in ukraine. there's a lot of fear about what's been going on and concert of course, about what is going to now transpire. we need to stop russia just in maybe ukraine, because next there will be other care. okay, thank faith. great. it was good crane and next. other country, there are very strong nation and we all support them the whole world. and they

should keep from fighting no matter what the cost for their freedom and georgians will help them in any way. and the way we can ga feel vulnerable russian military base is a station just a few 1000 kilometers away from the capital. and they're fearful about what could happen next. because given the unprecedented invasion, anything no seems possible in this region. russia's invasion of ukraine is forcing changes in the sports world as well as sports present to jemma nash's here with more and so europe's football governing bodies already made a decision now with yes, i have them as expected. your wife has stripped russia of european couples. most prestigious game of the champions league final, it was due to be played in the city of saint petersburg on may the 28th, but that is now being moved to stop to france in paris. that is the home of the french national side. and this is all decided in the meeting with you a for today,

the executives will met to discuss this you a for express, that's fine for the appreciation to french president. and now your micro for his personal support and commitment to have your pin club football most prestigious game needs to front, at a time of unparalleled crisis. all the kremlin, say the decision is regressive, will also discussed in this meeting. russia to find it. are you ready for decided that russian and ukrainian club national teams are playing in your way for tournament such as champions league nations late? euro played autoplay, home, games, neutral venues. now this doesn't affect the world cup, qualify as they are governed by world body fee for russia due to play poland, and a welcome qualifies the catalog 2022 next month in moscow. sweden, in the czech republic, could also be playing games in russia as well. depending on the results and how things guy. but those 3 countries, right to see for saying that they, they don't want to come to roster and play those games and fee for expects to make

a decision on that in the coming days. for president johnny francine, it was speaking about that we can hear from him now. and pisa, express his hope for a rapid cessation of hostilities and for peace in ukraine for condemns as well. the use of force by russia and ukraine, and any type of violence to resolve conflicts and are in the motor racing world jemma formula one has acted as well in response to this. this is breaking news i've seen in the last, in the last hour. for me one has canceled this season's russian, the grown prey. it was she's to be held in september in thought she 10 f one team bosses met to discuss the situation along with the sport. and passionate plays from dr. is we had the full time. what champions sebastian vessel saying that if the

rice had gone ahead, he was going to boycott the current law champion max of staff and also said the re shouldn't be how barren and they've acted now. and f one released a statement saying it's impossible to hold the russian grand prix in the current circumstances. and that it hopes for swift and peaceful resolution to the present situation. and we were reporting earlier on all the protests that were going on around the world. and this is going on in the sports will to lot of sports teams and athletes showing their support for your claim. absolutely. that there was a busy night of europe in football last night in the lake, and we had buffalo, natalie players before them. she in italy, they held up a band as you can see, hit things stop war. that was the full kickoff cheque side. flavio prague also made ukraine defendant harass capture all the captains for the evening. that was in their game against fun about j and the players will say will t shots with the message we stand with ukraine and russian tennis plan, andre re bluff. he was planning in dubai yesterday and he also spoke about the

situation after his match in this one with your lives, the much is what's 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. so that was the reaction in tennis. we also had players of the n b a last night saying solidarity and also a finish ice hockey team. they're called yorker, it, they play in the russian ice, hockey lea, k h l, which is, well let me put this in into context. it's the 2nd to the n h l is the top ice hockey league in the world. and they're kind of seen as the marquis international club in that league. and then they have withdrawn from the age in protest to the situation and they've decided to end their seasonally and not contest. all right, thanks for that jenna. we will be talking to you again at some point. i'm sure that is it for our continuing coverage of events in ukraine for now we leave you with

pictures of korea. kevin, the scene earlier, the main train station where people are seeking shelter. ah. busy ah ah ah ah look forward to brighter skies the

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spreading out from the u. s. now the forecasts rest of friday, your focus up in the northeast here with snow's light, for sick and fast in for example, boston 20 centimeters in the forecast. and that's really cold overnights when icy start on saturday. but the sun at least, is that which is true for most of the eastern seaboard. in fact, most of the us. oh, the weather sponsored by casara always ah ah ah,

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