yeah, but promise for your vote will be able to sit down for debit of the table of brotherhood . i have a dream. my dream is that people may my daughter, the young people just have a full voice and don't feel targeted because of their race or ethnicity. ah, this is al jazeera. ah, you're watching the news, our life or my headquarters in del, how i'm daddy and abigail coming up in the next 60 minutes. ukraine and russia agreed to hold talks as president vladimir putin order is nuclear forces to be put on high alerts. the fact that russia is ready to hold talks without any preconditions, without any ultimatums, without any demands. addressed to the craig is already

a victory for you crate. a law russian tanks roll into ukraine's largest city. as car keith becomes the latest flashpoints in the fighting chance for an end to the war, thousands protest in st. petersburg and other cities across the world against russia's invasion. the wave of refugees fleeing ukraine continues with the un warning that the war could force up to 4000000 people from their homes. ah, welcome to the news hour. we begin with new developments and the push to stop the fighting in ukraine. the ukranian presidential office says that's agreed to hold talks with russia. the discussions set to take place that the ukrainian bella roost

border. president villa lansky had earlier rejected the kremlin coal for talks in minsk saying, bella, ruth, was the stranger grounds for russia's invasion. we'll bring up bernard smith right away. he's joining us from moscow. what more is the criminal saying about the piece talks to be held during rush and say they're sending a delegation to this location on the border or with better us and ukraine. the ukraine says the talks are being held without pre conditions, and ukraine says he's gonna going to go to the border and listen to what has to be said there foreign minister, a ukrainian foreign minister earlier said at the outcome his piece. it's welcome. but we will not give up a single piece of our territory. now there's been back and forth over the last couple of days over whether or not there are going to be talks. and obviously both sides. i, i think, are keen to show that they are willing to take part in any talks,

a ukraine didn't want them in the bellows in the initially wanted the mina and nato country or in an eastern european country. anyway, it seems that ukraine is now agree to go to barrows and russia as agreed to send a delegation. but the challenge is going to be what on earth they can come to an agreement on or to reach a cease fire. because we know that the russians have made it very, very clear that they do not recognize the legitimacy of president vladimir zalinski, the president of ukraine, a man who was elected, or will landslide of 73 percent of the vote. back in 2019 freedom of putin is called on the ukrainian army, said it be easier for you to overthrow your government. so when the russians are using that sort of language, how the 2 sides are going to come together on talked to a manager, perhaps at least to agree a ceasefire is going to be a real challenge. yeah, sounds like a burner. let me ask you about another development, and that is brittany with president putin ordering

a nuclear forces to be put on and put on high alert. how significant is this and what does it actually mean? well, what he's done is he's ordered. what officially called the de terrance forces have been put on highlight, and this includes rushes nuclear arms. it's a high level of alerts. now he blames vladimir putin. it blames aggressive statements by nato leaders and the economic sanctions imposed by the west against moscow for his decision to increase or the deterrence force level. would have to say that the united states, in response, or excuse me, for a moment the united states in response has said that this is part of a pattern of moscow manufacturing threats to justify its aggression. whilst the nato secor daniel yann's, stalsen burke, he's called it dangerous rhetoric. ok,

bernard, thank you so much for that update from moscow. so those talks have been agreed as heavy fading is underway in several cities that after russian troops stepped up their military advance. alexey o'brien reports ah, ukraine's biggest city now the latest front line and the war with russia. street battles began after russian tanks and troops moved into harkey on sunday. some of their hardware destroyed and fierce fighting people have been told not to leave their homes, but not just because of the military advance. ukraine says russian forces blow out this pipeline nearby. people have been warned to keep inside to protect themselves from the toxic smoke b, u. the blast at the pipeline and hockey happened during a wave of rush and attacks on airfields and oil and gas facilities. analysts say

this is a new phase in the invasion. russia's troops are trying to take over the vessel key of air base or an oil depos on fire after being hit by russian missile. the site is 40 kilometers from the capitol, keith, so none of us and q sco her mother. you have seen that during the whole day there were attacks from ballistic missiles including to our airport, which we have contained and now they are continuing shelling. but it will be good. the night will not be easy. not here, neither and key if but we will withstand, ah, air raid sirens have been sounding throughout keys with every loud explosions. people are crowding into shelters and metro stations below ground. and the curfews in place until monday morning. see is of an all out assault on the capital. haven't yet materialized. some people are answering a call by president flor to me as a landscape to take up arms to defend their sissy and making petrol bombs. while

north of cave crowds gathered to stand in front of russian tanks blocking their progress. but some of moscow's forces are closing in. this is a city on the north west, an outskirts of key. russia also maintains its made advances into and around several says he's in the south, it's defense ministry released these pictures of its forces between hassan and berry. ask as a whip as little as do i pay special tribute to those heroically performing the military juicy during the special operation to provide assistance to the people's republic of don bass. these days the kremlin said a rush and allegation had arrived in carmel and bel ruth, for talks with ukrainian officials and move rejected by ukrainian president, fell out on me as a landscape. ukrainian say the delegations will meet on the shared border instead. yes, that was why she did a duty nibbler. again, if you didn't have this aggressive actions from your territory,

you could have talked in minsk in your town. this is the truth. that's the situation to talk between neighbors. and now you have made your choice. depends on you. that's why now you're seeing no to minsk other places could be a springboard for talks. i want to talk who want to meet to end his war. president zalinski has accused russian forces of deliberately choosing tactics to hurt his people in a conflict that already displaced about half a 1000000. and that number's rising. but at the polish border, a few are heading back into ukraine. yadda lowered, i'm going to war. i'm going to war, my brother will stay with my mother and my grandmother, and i'll go to war with my father. ready to fight in the battle that some warn could go on indefinitely. alexia brian al jazeera. let's get a live update from ukraine and bring in andrew simmons. he's joining us from the v that's in the west of the country. there's been a number of developments over the past few hours. andrew,

and we also heard from the ukrainian foreign minister, tell us more about what he had to say. yes, after the president's office announced that these talks had been agreed to the foreign minister, dimitra caliber, a sort of outlined the conditions attached to these talks. it appears as being either neuron elicit or a direct threat of involvement of pollution forces in this conflict. because victim lucas jenko had to give assurances to the ukrainians. the beller roost would not get involved. that would not get involved in any way whatsoever. george and a dialogue between the 2 delegations, which will meet on the border between bell rues and ukraine in an area near the pre p at river. we don't know the exact location, but yes,

the ukrainians seem to be very, very wary, will be surprised to hear about these talks. they're saying that they will go along to listen to russia on what it has to offer. now, prior to this, it's not a breakthrough, by the way, it's certainly a positive sign. prior to this announcement, there have been a series of offers from, from russia to have talks in minsk, if the ukrainians were prepared to accept the situation whereby they wouldn't surrender. now ukraine doesn't want to know anything about that, so it appears this will take place, there is an agreement. it isn't known what sort of common areas of dialogue. the 2 sides will have, but it's something positive. it's a chink of light. in the most calling for days of war, conflict, suffering at and meanwhile, andrew, how can you tell us about the situation in neck here?

what's happening there or keith is seeing a, something of a low, but a reduction in fighting. we've not seen very large developments in the past few hours on saturday night. there was a coffee of sound as usual, with tens of thousands of people living sleeping below ground. a cruise missile, according to the defense ministry, was fired. there are a number of strikes, a missile strikes in, including a gas storage plant. that was an enormous explosion. i think that might still be burning as i speak. there was also some horrendous happenings in hoc eve the, the city is on its knees. now, in terms of losses and damage, and aside from that, between crimea and the,

the ports of the northern port. there was a shooting of a journalist. he was driving a car or a russians, fired through the window of the car. and he died. there is a number of other developments on the streets insecurity because of determined actions by volunteers and, and regular troops to try to find russian saboteurs in plain clothes. who, according to the information ministry, are being used to sabotage various parts of the infrastructure of this country and in the west where you are in levine right now. what have people been telling you about the unfolding situation there? no, they have not heard anything about it. but you could be a short when i get chance to go over and talk to people,

you can be assured that will be pretty cynical about this situation. they don't trust the port politicians of russia. they're absolutely livid with vladimir putin . and you can be assured they'd say, well, let's hope i would think that's will be the line, but i can't predict what people are saying, but i would think that that's a situation now. but what they false concentrating on here. a tens of thousands of refugees who have left their homes in fear of their lives. families, old people, young people going through places like this, the railway station here, the numbers as well. sometimes they don't the, when the trains are to the polish border, it is pretty awful for everybody. i had a word earlier was one of the women running a charity to help people. we're trying to find the information for everyone who tried to find their way how to reach that order has fallen,

or was hungry or visit him a voice him voice romania also also when people need some accommodations, we try to find them for free. and if this rain is not going to be for now, i will also try to find it for them. advice or ed driver who can, who can't drive them to their order. and yeah, that's all we're doing here. just helping people. all right. and then be some food t and what's her dissertation is kind of for her. and everyone is worried and everyone is super disappoint about days, but like is other the l. c. and we just need to be strong and goes through and you see what we should closer and listen to what we have and trying to find the solution. so yeah, like i really feel sorry about everyone who was there last date of home for appointment or at that i'm in here like leave you safe place. so yeah i, i hope that they will find like they needed. they need to see what they want here.

11 of many trying to help out the height of humanity, people swelling the streets, trying to get on trains or getting off trains to go into the city to find some form of shelter. some form of safety really quite extraordinary to see all these numbers around a situation whereby there is a chink of lights over some talk. so at least a possible see spot perhaps. but a lot of cynicism, i would think, as well, thank you so much and your simmons reporting from western ukraine. so let's just take a look at who controls what right now. russian troops began attacking ukraine on friday from bella, ruth and the north, russia in the east and crimea and the south. well, here's the full range of russia is offensive. it's marked in red. as you can see, russian forces also entered from neighboring bella rues through the area around the

tra noble nuclear plant. on the 2nd day of the invasion. it's the sight of the world's worst nuclear disaster. street fighting has broken out in the cap, the keys where people have been urged to take shelter. that despite the fact ukrainian troops blew up several bridges leading into the city to slow the progress of russian armored columns over in russia, some protesters had been arrested as demonstrators called on moscow to stop its attack on ukraine. they rallied in st. petersburg. that's where police try to break up the crowd. this is the 2nd day a protest has been held in the city against the military campaign. demonstrations were also held in other cities including moscow, live to saint petersburg, nico for a bill of his arrest and journalists. he's joining us from there. welcome to al jazeera. so how would you gauge the sentiments, the overall sentiment in st. petersburg? i mean, i can't speak for the whole population or both,

but most of the people around me have been shocked by no one was no, and i was expecting a war because last week up until the point where the bumps falling, we're being told over the same media, there wouldn't be a war and every thought this could happen. so everyone's been very much taken by will. or let me ask your reaction to this new development. but now ukraine and russia will reportedly be holding peace talks at some point on the ukrainian by the russian border. this is good news. i mean, of course, any, any, any kind of negotiations or step toward to, towards piece is good, but i'll be waiting. so the shooting stuff, the bar i have a bank. how was this all playing out politically for a putin that's, that's

a good question because they really didn't. they didn't warm a sub for this war at all. like we, we've been hearing on the news. not that this is all kind of western war mongering this idea. russia and then suddenly the news, the state media is done. i want to talk about the right should be not cation of ukraine, whatever that means, people are getting very mixed messages from the kremlin. and there was also called by nevada, which is independent agency just before the shooting began, which said, over half of all around half of russian, believe that america and the bank, the crisis, but only 14 percent of, of russian playing ukraine. and so, so we're gonna have to be doing some serious mental gymnastics if we want to

justify this somehow. and for putin, i mean, how much political support is he drawing on? and by that, i mean from, from the advisors around him. i'm not talking about the people who are coming out and protesting. we see the, the picture is out of st. petersburg and other cities and, and russia. but specifically from, from the advisors around him. do you think that he has all their unconditional supports? again, it's hard to say because it's very close, but that makes the task of scott is the kremlin both and his daughter posted on the war on her instagram story and believe it shortly afterward. so i think it's fair to say there's probably some comfort in there, but how much of it and whether the significant have any influence icon. okay,

got to. thank you so much nicole, for joining us from st. petersburg. thank you. while there been protests held in other parts of the world as well, tens of thousands of people gathered in the german capital to denounce the russian invasion. demonstrations have also been held in other european cities, including london, milan, and athens. this is the scene in the french capital, demonstrators of also gathered in paris there voicing their opposition to restless assault on ukraine. some protesters for holding cards, calling on nato to do more to help keep you interior minister is our meeting to discuss the fall out from the crisis in ukraine. our diplomatic editor, james basis, joining us now from brussel. so james, they're discussing the refugee crisis, specifically, how do we expect the them to respond? well, this is

a major crisis now for the european union in terms of the monetary and situation. the you figure is 300000 people who have fled from ukraine since the invasion started the you and hcr, that's the refugee agency of the united nations, putting the figure slightly higher, 360000. but as you're seeing the pictures, this is ongoing. so i suspect all of those around the accounts and the you is going to be the, the block that is bearing the brunt of this. there are 8 countries that neighbor ukraine, no one's going to flee to 2 of them. russia and by the roost because they're the ones that are carrying out the invasion, 5 of the others, are you countries along with moldova, which has a government currently which is very pro you on the rival. ready the interior administrate ministers of 27 into ministers who are meeting right now. as i speak have been speaking the german interior minister saying that she believes that they need to cut the bureaucracy for these people as much as possible. was her binding

you that under the current rules, ukrainians can travel to the you without a visa for 90 days, 90 days, only. so i think that is the sort of issue that we discussed. what do you do with them after that time? what support do you provide to those people? do you have some sort of resettlement program so that these people can be spread across the european union and do you start? and i think they already doing this pre positioning resources very close to the board is to help those people who had many of them and very long and difficult journey to get to the border at border areas. right. and looking at how james g 7 sanctions also on the agenda with foreign ministers meeting tonight. what do we expect there? yeah, i mean, as there's been a flurry of diplomatic activity, it's the weekend. it doesn't feel like the weekend because meetings continue. the interior administers, as i say, meeting as you say, the e u foreign ministers meeting virtual meeting. but it will be coordinated from here

in brussels. and i think we know the detail of that it's about the swift banking system already announced that germany and before that actually that had their opposition dropped that position. and that means that that can now be posted seems into the 4th round of sanctions approved by e. u foreign ministers. since the invasion took place. and this is following on also from a g 7 meeting that is taking place. today, the g 7 countries issuing another strong statement backing that move with regard to the swift banking system that allows money to be transferred from $1.00 part of the world to another part of the world and japan. this strongly brought backing at another g 7, meet member japan, backing it and also was telling you in the g 7 communicate that they are going to set up what they call a trans atlantic task force. the idea to place an implement these sanctions already . well, having the sanctions in place,

but you've got to make sure that police and that will be the job of this new task force. all right, jane, thank you so much for magic editor jones base reporting from brussels. lots to talk about with me report cards, say, who's a rational specialist and fellow with the foreign policy research institute. you raise your program. he's also a former georgia ministry defense representative to the united nations. he's joining us from washington dc. good to have you with us on al jazeera, if we can 1st look at the, the development over the past hour or so, which is that the ukraine has agreed to launch p socks with russia, reportedly without any conditions to be held on the ukrainian bella, russian border, let me ask you why now. well, to 1st thank you very much for the invitation. first of all, i want to say day to day for europe, and also we want to bear in mind that training is not biding for only their families and their country. they are fighting for the future of the free world for democratic routers. and the few charles to allow the world. so we have to see that

we crania, as i think, strongly, firmly have governors the world and they are coming to gather to, to, to support the korean. well, what i also want to say that i don't see any any, any space for the negotiation. now, why do you say that? i don't because the object was to e waived crane and depos the government stuff and you do replace the with the with the top it up to the government. so russian interest and who would we would address the russian interest in the west but, and who has not been able to do so. and we hear some reports that the crime and they are increasingly curious about that. okay, so what was behind, right. so what is behind this move, why would it be announced and why would but the russians on the ukrainians be attending? well i, i think this is,

this is the kind of kind of progress to i think that was kind of need to need to, to get, to get ready to being close to what's going on and the reorient in the re strategize . but i don't think that putting his serial lead as seriously thinking about their negotiation because he really wants to negotiate from the position of strength. then at this point he cannot do so. what about the ukrainians? what leverage do, do they have going to these talks? well, cranium, brainiac, a show that they can fight. they can resist the cranium. so being on the estimated by the russians, but they also were under estimated by the rest. so that's why your cranium, bravery, and resistance has actually brought a huge change you see in the, in the rest article are in france and germany received that germans are very

seriously changing their foreign policy. they are foreign policy has changed its 18080 degrees. they are really about defending european security europe where they are un sounding reference to koreans. the faster you are, the same day even hold the certification of certification of north stream to rituals unattainable. and these are something, scott, inconceivable, right? the argument then by what you're saying, based on what you're saying, that the arguments can be made, that the russians perhaps underestimated how long this would take. and they perhaps are feeling some sort of pressure now from the international community and they're trying to find a way out of this. could this be possible? well, they could, these could be possible, but we kind of rule the south, but we see that the whole thing is kind of deploying, you know, a greater fire power because he's dead and he's very existence as a ruler. he's a regime and survival of regime. he pants on this, the war,

these conflict crane and, and i think he's all lean and he will continue and he will try to try to subjugate ukraine. but these, i don't see that, that that's happening because of grants or i think they are trained. they are well motivated them, they, they can put up strong fights, and we saw these, then i think this will be more protracted promptly. and this will, this will, this will change the world. and probably most likely, this may be the beginning of the call of the russian or russia. and now you will empire, i would say the other development, of course, is the president putin has announced that he is putting strategic nuclear forces on special alert. and i just wanted to know if you had any reaction to that development and we've heard from the u. s. in the past 30 minutes or so, this is according to the reuters news agency in the u. s. is saying that they're

trying to assess what putting that down spent on nuclear forces means in on, in tangible terms. do you have any thoughts on this development? well, i think that though we will, we will know that to, to decrease the threshold of using nuclear reference. so he wants to use these move to threat europe and you for the international community. do you think is because he's the objective is to divide you or offend european union and then all of that in front of the community and he has not a no not been able to do so now he's still using these tool i think, to read on europe, but then unity of germany and britain and, and, and the friends then they are a determination to support the brain is fighting for freedom and democracy because the world has woken up and they see and they are, they are isolated, they are pressure the they are buying sort of bleeding, i mean, the situation in russia is dire and it's growing and growing. so putting as you

were trying to use all day our disposal to kind of undermine these unity. but it seems very unlikely i would say, all right, we'll leave it there. we thank you so much for me, wrote poker, i'd say for speaking to us from washington d. c. a. thank you very much. thank you very much for your through the news on algebra still has vanished from the skies. if europe is more countries ban russian plains, from their aerospace fall off the form of pilots, how that could impact russia, asian industry, and the czech republic becomes the latest international football team to refuse to play against russia. ah hello, welcome to your world's weather report for the middle east and africa. nice to see you. we do have some energy working across the northern parts of the van. so that's

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ah, al jazeera, when ever you oh, lou. ah again the top story on the other 0 news, our crane has agreed to whole talk to russia, the beller russian border officer, a phone call between the president of bella, ruth on ukraine's president bodamer zelinski, who says the 2 sides will meet without precondition this is rochelle, as president vladimir putin further race tensioned,

by ordering his military command to put its nuclear deterrence forces on high alert . he says it's in response to aggressive statements by nato and economic sanctions against moscow. benito chief thornburg has called putting statements dangerous, irresponsible. russia has stepped up at military advances, its troops enter ukraine, 2nd biggest city of car keys, military vehicles are on the street and there's been heavy fighting. and civilians have been warned not to go outside. we'll take a look at where a car key visit situated in the northeast, near the separatist held regions of guns on yes, it's more than 400 kilometers and the capital keys. these are streets and the city center that we've been showing you of ukrainian soldiers engaged in a gun battle with russian troops. a russian convoy has been destroyed there of denmark and iceland are the latest countries to announce they will block russia from using their aerospace take a look at the countries that have so far prevented brushing planes from entering

their skies. so the countries in red blocks russia from their space before saturday . those are the u. k, poland bulgaria, and the czech republic. the rest announced their either about to block or have block their aerospace and sunday. let's talk about this with terry toes or who the former airline pilots in a vacation commentator, he's joining us from ryan the u. k. welcome to al jazeera. so just a few hours ago, in fact, an air air floss, excuse me, carrier, had to take a significant detour over northern europe as it was flying between moscow and budapest, which was adding 70 minutes to its journey. so the impact of these bands that we're seeing is really having an effect and is playing out in real time is that it will do. and i suspect the will be great our russian airlines because of the increasing number of countries that are blocking them now. right, so what sort of impact do you foresee when you just describe one where they have to

make a very don't dieter, right? this increased costs and disrupt station jewels as well. so you know, you could see a profit cruise in the wrong place. obviously for the traveling probably who want to use those services, it's going to be annoying and inconvenient. australia and belgium are in fact the latest countries to announce aerospace benz to russian jets. and do you expect or foresee a, a wider sort of you ban going forward? yes, i would think so. i mean the, it seems to be that everybody is getting on the back going to be slowly, but they don't seem to be in increasing. these are the longer the sky was on the more horizontal feet, but the grace of the number of restrictions being imposed and what the crania and aerospace closed off. what does this mean for congestion in other air spaces?

what you can see on the website that shows the traffic the aircraft are all being funneled into car was mostly to the south of ukraine. so far as i know, the air traffic control system is still functioning. ok. but he could end out leading to the days, you know, obviously this ross kills for weston bass airlines and those that are not connected to russia. and how significant is it that russia taken the same retaliatory math measures against some countries including you? i mean it's, it's, i don't think it's anything terribly significant. there are more countries making life difficult for the russian aviation than just the single country in the case of russia. forget the simplicity. question perhaps. but tell us why country is close there. aerospace during certain times of war. well,

yeah, i mean we've already seen what happened. 7, we with m a 17 that we shot down by russian me miss saw when the last column ukraine was going on. this is now syria sold out war. and although back in that time that was in the in theory space about the country, it clearly didn't work. and i would imagine that both we craniums and probably the rational really won't bother anchor off getting in the way. ok, thank you so much terry. those are for speaking to us from the u. k. u of western nations are uniting to target russia the economy and limit its ability to finance the war. certain russian banks will be barred from the international finance system known as swift. so that means they'll be prevented from carrying out transactions

worldwide. and the targets include russia, central bank that holds reserves, worth $600000000000.00. sara hierarchy has more. a fiscal punishment intended to cripple russia's international financial transactions. a western show of unity against the countries military assaults on ukraine swiftness, the wealth, dominant global and bank payment system. cutting banks off will stop them from conducting most of their financial transactions worldwide. and effectively block russian exports and imports me ukraine had repeatedly called on its western allies to sanction russia. before its forces reached the capital. switched as a secure messaging system that used the trillions of dollars worth of transactions and his integrity to the global economy, excluding some russian banks from that will hit their ability to trade internationally. moscow central bank has $600000000000.00 of reserves and will also

be effected while the biggest move yet by western powers against the kremlin. there has been some reluctance from countries like germany that heavily rely on russia for oil and gas imports. this idea that this is in some way going to be just the tax on russia is misplaced right. trade is mutually beneficial, especially trade in the type of commodities that the world in europe particular buys from russia, money transfer systems, other than swift are in place. but aren't as efficient when iran was blocked in 2014, it lost 30 percent of its foreign trade. it's still not clear when one of the most powerful financial penalties to be imposed on russian financing situations will be implemented. and russia is yet to respond. for a height at all to 0, ukraine's for minister has welcome the sanctions imposed on russia,

but he says more action must be taken. the 2nd most fundamental issue right now is global and severe, sanctioning of the central bank of russia. once again, when demand and we need immediate steps to impose a full financial isolation of rush from all civilized systems applying to all russian banks, including its central bank, some actions who are already taken and we are deeply grateful to our partners for them. but they're not enough. on the german chancellor, all i sold says he's in favor of imposing more sanctions on russia's leaders. doctrine, verified the sanctions package against russia as unprecedented. preaching will not change his actions overnight. the very thing, the russian leadership with phil hi price they will pay sanctions do work is financial sector has been hit hard in recent days. it was not the russian people who decided to start

a war. dominic cane isn't berlin and has more on that speech by olive shoals. very important speech by the german chancellor effectively ripping up the playbook of successive governments since the end of the cold war. prioritizing the defense budget and in what may be seen to american ears as perhaps music to their ears. saying that the german government is going to meet that commitment that angler merkel sighted up to 2014 at the nato summit in wales in the u. k. that 2 per cent of the budget being spent on defense for mr. shots. and he said this and there was widespread applause from vanessa from the lower house upon when he said it, we are going to meet that commitment. he said, so a clear change of policy. that's a social democrat chancellor. effectively telling his parliament, they're going to be spending a great deal of money. effectively rearming, that is the significance of this. and they are signing up and meeting their nato

commitment that they've had for the best part of 8 years and saying that germany is going to defend every square meter of may. so territory. one other thing that we now know the german government says that as of $1500.00 central european time, that's in just over 2 and a half hours, no more russian airplanes will be able to fly in german asked space. so a very clear statement of intent from the german chancellor, the german government in the parliament behind me. natalie jericho is a former minister of finance ending a crane. she says sanctions or a small step in the right direction. sanctions are not deep enough, not wide enough, not broad enough. we need to completely, with all transactions sanctioned the central bank of russia, not only in part. we need to completely sanction all of the state banks, not selective banks, not, not with car routes. and we need to make these sanctions effective today couldn't,

is targeting orphanages. kindergartens. children are dying. innocent civilians are dying. this is an illegal war with no provocation. it is illegal under the un charter under the geneva convention under the helsinki accords. and there is no cost greater than the cost of the brain, and people are paying to day to defend their peaceful home one to defend peace in europe and franklin speaking order to defend freedom worldwide. i don't believe boots on the ground are necessary at this point. the ukrainians are very capable and have shown themselves as amazing resilient fighters, but we do need to provide them massive military support. there is a corridor through, through europe to provide that support, ammunition, javelin, stingers, help them help themselves. and beyond that, we to stop financing the aggressor, the west trades about possibly $800000000.00 a day by $800000000.00 a day in imports from russia. we need to boycott all russian products. we need to stop trading with the aggressor while with russian troops entering ukraine,

2nd largest city, car cave, people who live as far as 2 and a half hours south, and the city of the ne pro are donating blood without becoming. you'd spoke to one of the volunteers. i am joined with tatiana. she's a volunteer here at the blood bag that jenna, thank you so much for joining me. i'm. you heard me now describing the situation and how to feel that that must frighten you down. must really concerned what could happen to your city. yeah, sure. it's very scary. i have all my family here. i have 2 kids living in the brawl . i have my parents leaving me or me, bro. of course is very scary, but the boys trying to do everything we can now. we are just gathering all our all our power, which we can do to help to woollen to year, to do samson, to help our arm. how old are your kids?

are one is 6 years old. sinatra is 9 year and yet you left them now and you came here to volunteer wise. it's so important for you to come here to volunteer because i can just see the tall engine noise. and i just gans does this. i need to do some, some the need to help army is as much as a gap, at least at least volunteering here. i bought the nation bond and listen, if you we drove past the bus station, there's a lot of people who are trying to get out of the city. is that something you're considering to do any time? so would you be, feel, feel safe to take the road and try to reach somewhere? what would you do? do you have a plan? i, you know, i'm, i'm going to stay here as much as they can only observe. you'll be very, be a danger for my kids. on the, in this sedation i will sit in my car and drive some way or another region,

but for now i'm not going to left me and you know, do you korean government said all men from 18 to 60 are not allowed to leave the country because of the situation. now you just probably men in your family. you guys must have discussed this. if you have to leave, you gonna have to leave. maybe your husband, maybe your brother, maybe your father behind that must be heart breaking. yes, sure. i how husband then the yes, he is not a supposed to leave you grain to her. so you know, i, i don't want to leave your grades. i can't leave it. despite all what you're seeing happening is not scaring you want to stay here with in your city. yes, sure. because it's my city and i want to do everything. i can't keep it. say. thank you very much. there. you heard it. you koreans standing strong backing their army, but also extremely worried about what could happen. while thousands of people have

heard the fighting in ukraine, the u. n. refugee agency says 368000 have left the country and that number is rising. more than a $100000.00 have gone to neighboring poland. warsaw as expecting as many as 5000000 people in the weeks ahead. but crowds at checkpoints are so large it could take people days to be processed. he silent where the men diva, though she make war for, get humanity. they do not think of the people. they do not look at the real life of people, but they put parties on interests and power before everything they trust in the diabolic and perverse logic of weapons, which is the most distant from the will of god and distant from the common people who want peace i am thinking of the elderly, of those who are seeking refuge in these hours of mothers fleeing with their children. oh, they are brothers and sisters, for whom it is urgent to open humanitarian corridors on who must be welcomed. my heart is broken by what is happening in ukraine,

but let us not forget the wars in other parts of the world, such as yemen, syria and ethiopia. i repeat, put down your weapons. lottie, salt marsh is the head of news and media at un high commissioner for refugees. he says ukraine's neighbors must brace for what could be an exodus of hundreds of thousands of people in the coming days. there will be huge backlogs, huge tail backs. there's a lot of chaos those border areas. so processing him quickly is extremely difficult . we would of course tank those neighboring countries, particularly poland, more back here, romania hungry that have stepped up. they've at board is open during the initial reception. and the initial registration is very difficult and it is going to take time to, to process these kinds of numbers. the reports that we were getting in the 1st they suggested that those who are initially crossing have had

a better means to do so. they might have had networks in europe as you know, there's a significant d for population of ukrainians in europe to came poland, but also in other countries. i think as the days roll on, the complexion is a little bit different and you're seeing people with few amine really just desperately trying to get across the borders. but it's not always easy. not everyone can get out and not everyone wants to get out. some people might have reasons to say they will stay home, they will try and stay safe, cause it's extremely difficult to do so. and we don't actually have proper numbers at this stage because of the chaos on the internal displacement. in other words, the numbers were black within the country. initially we were saying some $100000.00, but it will be much higher. so there's an important work that has to be done to help those inside the country. and off off of that, they ready to deploy as soon as it's safe to do so. some of them have been able to

go out. i've been pulling together stocks, making sure things are in place, and when it is safe to do so, they will go out and they'll start to monitor and they'll start to take assistance to those people within the country who have huge needs as well. still had on the al jazeera news, our sporting organizations make a sand judo as governing bodies strips. vladimir putin off his honorary presidency . joe will have the details in just a moment. i frank assessments for china. well, banner said from the 0 call it strategy. if the rest, the world cannot get to get informed opinions at all costs luckiest on needs. and on fridays thought that statement. critical debate by rick would claims that nato constitutes a leg to stand chill, threat to russia. but it's precisely his actions that's rated this insecurity in the region. in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al

jazeera, our reporters retreat in a brutal civil war. if a commodore hadn't been there, the israeli invasion would not have been so well reported. the commodore had become journalistic center. you could be in the safe enclave and then you went out into civil war. i started off leaving this while the grand suite at the commodore hotel . the next room i was in was underground, the tie, the prison, so as a hostage, a route to commodore war hotels on al jazeera. ah ah. well, there are growing calls for russia to be thrown out of this years world cup competition

. joe is here with the details on not joe. that's right there in. yes, the french, a football federation president has become the 1st major sporting official to call on russia to be expelled from the competition over the invasion of ukraine. france, the reigning world champions in comments made till a prison newspaper, no regret who sits on faith. as counsel said, the world of sport cannot remain neutral fee for haven't commented on the issue since 1st day and pressures growing on football, governing body after a 3rd national team refused to play russia. in qualifying matches. the czech republic joined poland and sweden and the boy caught the check football association said it's not possible to play against them in the current situation, not even at a neutral venue. we'll want the war to end as soon as possible. poland and russia would do to meet in moscow and march the 24th with the when a facing sweden or check republic. other sporting organizations have already taken a stand. the international judo federation has suspended russian president vladimir putin. it's on a re president. the i, j, f,

is rare among and then pick sports bodies using the term war to describe russia's invasion of ukraine. pretend is a big fan of judo and holds a black belt. he's also co also to book on the sports or chelsea's. russian owner has been under scrutiny over his alleged links to pretend. and he responded by taking a step back from the english primarily club. the billionaire who's owned the european champions for almost 20 years was handed over day to day control of the club to its charitable foundation. brokovich remains chelsea's owner and still allowed to invest in them. but that could change. should the government impose sanctions on him? well, symbolically, it's hugely significant in the fact that a problem of it is signaling he stepping aside. but once he sort of del, further into the statement and based on my own conversations, he will be still winning. chelsea, he has no plans to sell, i'm told, but this is clearly a reaction to the growing pressure being felt by the british government targeting

russians in the wake of the russian invasion of ukraine. there's been nothing stated that around which would face sanctions at this point. but they face him stepping away. it's trying to sort of create a distance between himself and the club intent, the decision making at least because what this is saying is abramoff won't be part of the decision making. instead that will be the foundation board trustees who is the chairman of the foundation board trustees, bruce, but he's also the chairman of chelsea football club, so this is not some completely separate entity. the trustees also feature the chelsea women's team manager emma hayes, for instance. and chelsea even widely criticized not mentioning russia in a statement published on sunday, the situation ukraine. this horrific and devastating chelsea se thought for with everyone in ukraine. everyone at the club is praying for peace. german football club shall coord josie's without the logo of their main sponsor gas problem. for

the 1st time, the energy corporation is majority owned by the russian states and shall cause 2007 . while the club house officially cut all ties with gas problem. they have removed the cods branding from measured by me. an exorbitant and dusky led his team and they match against and trust frank foot wearing a captain's on bond in the colors of the ukrainian flag. the game started with a moment of silence and the screens at frankfurt stadium read stop it. putin. 3 brazilian football as he fled, ukraine have safely made it to romania, a. c. d prose. gabriel, with an elo fully peters and a player commonly known as bill took a bus to the border and crossed on foot. they posted messages in social media, informing family and friends. they was safe, 22 year old bill who only joined the cranium. privilege team last month said after 2 days of terror intention, we managed to get out and we are on our way home. other brazilians, many of whom pay for shots, and yet we're attempting to leave the country by train. korean tennis player,

diana is trim. scott confound on social media. she is safe in france in time scott and her younger sister for their native country, but their parents remain there. the form. well, number 21 who has won 3 dummy, a titles is you to play in the neil open in the coming days and a finish rally driver who leads the world championship standing says he went celebrated related victory because of the situation. ukraine, color of and peta. won the rally of sweden on sunday, leading the series by 14 points. he said he wasn't in the mood for toasting his latest when i didn't feel like like celebrating too much. now it's been a really difficult, big part of the people in the grade. i just want to really hope that rings on hope in this difficult time. all right, that is all your sport for now. it has back to during. thank you so much, joe. and thanks for watching the news. our on al jazeera, we're back in just

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