goals, for example, the nick bon and urban islands, and a few shower beans for lanka, india on the hall, there is looking fine st. bangladesh. ah, ah . this is al jazeera ah, hello, i'm barbara sarah. this is the al jazeera news, our live from london. thank you for joining us. coming up in the next 60 minutes. been a push for new talks. the stop the fighting even is vladimir putin puts his nuclear forces on high alert with the streets of car kiva rocked. but the ukrainian military continues to resist the russians

and he wore protest across russia, hundreds arrested as they call for peace. but i tried to help people pray for your friends and families and turmoil. the exodus from ukraine builds pens of thousands. try to cross the border i'm going to get rosco with the sports as footballs governing body backs away from an outright ban of russia from the world cup for now. but fee for as ordered the russian team not supply under its national flag anthem, and country name, ah, they for of the war and ukraine is closing with the hope of talks. the problem is

so further sanctions and the spectre of nuclear forces on alert. there's a new push for diplomacy. the ukraine presidential office has agreed to talks with russia. the discussions are due to take place at the ukrainian bellenger's border. previously the kremlin said talks could only happen in the bill of capital minsk, something ukrainian pleasant president followed him as lensky rejected saying, bella ruth was the stage in ground for russia's invasion. well, the european union has announced another string of sanctions on russia. it's closed, it's aerospace to russian aircraft and band state media from broadcasting within the block. european commission chief for sale of on the line also said that the e would, for the 1st time finance arms to ukraine, and would hit bella roofs with sanctions for helping the invasion. well, president putin has ordered his nuclear deterrent forces to be placed on high alert . he said nathan leader is aggressive statements and the economic sanctions were the reasons for his decision. well,

there has been heavy fighting in several ukrainian cities, but as joan heard reports now from viv, russian forces have met strong resistance, low. ringback sunday service with special poignancy the 1st of the war, pres here for peace extinguished just days ago. as if in answer, russian and ukrainian delegations are meeting on the border with bearers. it is the 1st glimmer of negotiation, but few, including ukraine's president. expect a positive outcome? it's kristen bez zordon. if one more, i'll say frankly, i don't believe in the result of this meeting. but let's try so that no citizen of ukraine would doubt that i as president, did try to stop the war when there was even just a small chance. the russian attack has renewed its focus on critical infrastructure . a gas pipeline, a blaze in the eastern city of har, keith,

ukraine's 2nd largest russian soldiers trying to enter ha, gave on sunday, met, determined, ukrainian resistance. western intelligence claims the russian advance is being frustrated on all fronts. russian sources tell a different story. here. defense ministry pictures claimed to show their forces, making progress in the south between the towns of song and dance near crimea. a mis, i'll strike did this to the vessel, keep bass setting an oil deco ablaze part of ongoing efforts to knock out ukraine's air defenses and gain control of the skies less. he'll give his 40 kilometers from the capital cave. so none of us will use cover mother. you have seen that during the whole day there were a tax and 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 give, but we will withstand. oh,

and it is the capital that remains the russians principal go. frequent air, raid sirens, keep nerves on edge. if they're not in bomb shelters or subway stations, most civilians, a house bound a city wide curfew is in place until monday. and any one out and about is treated with extreme suspicion in towns and cities across ukraine. civil defense units continue to form and arm themselves. rushes army may be much larger than ukraine's, but its soldiers are well out numbered by ordinary ukrainians, willing to stand and fight. nowhere and i'm going to war. i'm going to war. my brother will stay with my mother and my grandmother, and i will go to war with my father. the at the station in the western city of leave women, children, foreign nationals and international students all trying to leave the rail network still operating, built for public convenience and now

a lifeline for all. this is the remedy. name is ally. the mara is school student trying to get home to nigeria. it's been very, very emotional, very stressful. you didn't expect your time and ukraine wouldn't like that. i didn't know. i was, i was a bit who was like everything will be okay. like you wouldn't get the trains don't leave regularly 3 to 5 a day. perhaps. there is no time table for the evacuation of people who just days ago could not have imagined that war would turn their lives upside down like this. and now, as refugees, they joined what could yet become a human exodus of historic proportions. the un refugee agency says

close to 400000 people have left for neighboring countries so far. it warns that number could rise to 4000000 jona whole al jazeera movies. so that's the latest from the v vendor. siemens meanwhile has more now on the situation in the ukrainian capital. keith give is still a sad, desperate place. it's civilians underground, most of them long times of the day and indeed, all nights kept awake so often by air raid sirens and the streets above the deserted and dangerous as well. because anybody out is sometimes suspected of being a spy or a saboteur in terms of action on sunday. that has been the suggestion that some attacks have been involving cruise missiles up from the defense ministry . there's also being

a report from amnesty international and other pressure groups of, of cluster bombs being used a cluster munitions being used in civilian areas, multiple attacks. those cluster bombs are anti personnel, military bombs. but they're illegal internationally, particularly if they're hitting civilian areas. they're absolutely lethal. so the evidence is piling up, and ukraine is intent on trying to get flooded. vladimir putin to be charged with crimes against humanity. when all this is over, well, as we mentioned, russia has put its nuclear deterrence units on high alert. president vladimir putin says this is because some natal member countries had an aggressive approach towards russia. bernard smith reports from moscow where there is significant opposition to the war with hundreds of people arrested demonstrations on sunday. to

protest in russia takes a certain amount of courage as it comes with the likelihood that you'll be detained, often violently. this is st. petersburg where they were chanting no to war. yeah. an independent monitoring group reported protests in 44 russian cities on sunday, including here and cousin ah, and in russia's eastern city of a cooke's stably in your paper to proceed. it is a crime both against ukraine and against russia. you are, i think it is killing ukraine and russia. i'm outraged. i haven't slept for 3 nights. and i think we must now declare very loudly that we don't want to be killed . we don't want any crane to be killed. these have been the 1st significant attempts at nationwide protests in almost a year since the jailing of kremlin critic, alexey novel name or moscow, the police are making it very difficult for people to try and protest any one who

so much as lingers in a suspected gathering area is taken away for questioning. protesters don't worry the kremlin, but sanctions and international condemnation of the invasion of ukraine have prompted vladimir putin to put rushes. deterrents forces, which include nuclear, arms on high alert, was really believe you. dec alex, as you can see, not only do western countries take unfriendly measures against our country in the economic dimension. i mean, the legal sanctions that everyone knows about very well. but also the top officials of lead in their 2 countries allow themselves to make aggressive states most with regard to saw a country. that is why i, for the defense minister and chief of the general staff to put russian army determines forces on high combat, outweighed them outside the kremlin. at the tomb of the unknown soldier, monuments represent the losses suffered by soviet cities in world war 2. on sunday flower started appearing on the warm for keith, but only until the police realized what was going on in russia that can be no

visible opposition to the war on ukraine. bernard smith, al jazeera moscow. let's now speak to sir richard sheriff. he was nato deputy supreme commander between 20112014. he's also the author of the book, 2017 war with russia, an urgent warning from senior military command. and he's managing partner of strategic worldwide. he joins us from salisbury, here in the u. k. so richard cher if thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera. first question to, i guess the latest 3rd development, sir, today that russia has decided to put its nuclear deterrence units on high alert, announced by yeah, vladimir putin today. what do you make of that one? it's a very worrying development. ah, it's a sign of desperation. i think come on on pigeons part. he knows that the war is not good according to plan. he has failed to achieve the objectives. he set himself

at his armed forces of the beginning and his writing withdrawal. i think the key point here is though, that this is classic bullying why putin and we must match strength with strength and not blink. your book that came out a few years ago. 2017. we're with russian urgent warning from senior military command. i mean, it's a prescient warning to say the least where you sort of predicted that there would be this kind of confrontation and that you were worried that the west. a wasn't prepared enough, so what do you make of the sanctions that we've heard announced the fact that germany has not overhauled the military spending? do you think enough is being done now? well, absolutely delighted. the german announcement today, i think that you is really stepping out to the market. this is one thing that person has completely underestimated. there are other issues, things go wrong. one thing you underestimate was the,

the resolve and strength of the west. and it's, it's good news, it's a great start, but more can be done. and i think the key again, the key point here is that the nature determines capability. needs to be wrapped, wrapped up, wrapped up quickly on the eastern flank of no. so from a study or in the north, right down to romania and the size everywhere where there is a, a from to, with, with russia, with arisen with the crane. because only for deterrence. how can they to ensure that this thing does not go any further? i mean, you mentioned that that's when nato has to do, but several nato countries don't actually meet their commitment to nato. so is natal ready to act the way that you think it should act now? well, they said it's already deployed the deployment of the nato response force, which is a good stocks, but more needs to be done. as i said, i would like to see significant land forces supported by maritime of our forces being deployed into the baltic states at the recent poland and romania to

really demonstrate that nature is going to is determined to defend every inch of nature territories. should there be any hint of a rational caution? what do you make of the fact that perhaps russian forces have not been able to advance the way that they were hoping to within ukraine itself? well, the 1st thing to say is the, this is done to the heroic defense of the ukranian armed forces and the civilians are picked up rifles and joined the battle. so it's impossible to stress the, the inspiring nature of the way the credit is a fault, like tigers continue to fight like tigers. i have to say, i don't think it's a surprise. they feel a real sense or nation back country has been to spoil the violation. and so the russians are going to come in to the russians have really not demonstrated from a professional point of view. i thought they were better this. i think they've been

pretty incompetent and they should be looking to themselves and put it as well as miss under has as mismanaged is on forces. he has not, he's assumed they could be much better. they were gross. the final point is that no plan survives 1st contact, and those are, it's a 2 sided game and assumed that everything is on way. but i'm delighted to hear from all the reports for getting that he's not. and we are seeing a protest against the war in russia itself and st. petersburg and some other towns as well. of course, protesting, and russia carries its own risk. so it's hard to really gauge what that represents . but what do you think of internal pressure that president putin could face, and how much do you think of this? i says, is about the man himself, or how much of it is it just with russia as a country? well, i think it's all about the mom. he's the man who has made the decision to throw away the real book and invade

a neighboring democratic country with mass force. again, i salute the brave demonstrations in russia. they are taking huge risks by stepping out to the mock and doing it. and i think it indicates a need ready to recharge from the west to civil society in russia. to say where with you, where we don't, you know, this is not about individual russians. it's about the leader of your stage, who has effectively turn your state into a prostate as a result of what is franky war criminal activity. and you use very strong words in an interviews, various interviews you've given over the past few days, basically saying how the west was just totally unprepared for this. where do you think the western alliance went wrong? well, i think the western alliance, when brenda was asleep at the wheel, frankly, for years off to the end of the co particularly. and i would say i would highlight off to the crimea invasion in 2014. what we have seen is cumulative disarmament.

and particularly in european countries, the throwing away of great sway, it's of military capability, which frankly on needed in war and which we certainly need not. so that's going to need to be as with germany, putting immediately a 100000000000 euro into modernizing the stuff. so should every european country to doing that to more including britain, i should say, to model to, to really bring it's all forces up to scratch and there's not much time. so they need to get on with a lot of comparisons, of course of being made with world war 2. and in an article that you wrote, you also mentioned that ukraine is almost certainly lost now like czechoslovakia, back in 1938 and like of in light of that, what do you think the risk of all out war in europe is right now? what's your 1st point? is your crime completely lost? i fear in the long term might, will prevail despite the incompetence shown by the rational forces. and the person

will take control. but that doesn't mean to say ukraine is lost and it's up to the west to ensure that we support continue to supporting every way we possibly can. weapons with equipment, with training and above all, to start to help plan and support. what i'm sure will be a resistance movement in your grade. so we need to help you crazy and keep the flame alive and make life impossible for an russian ok your pop. so richard harris, nature, they're pretty supreme commander between 20112014 also of the book, 2017 war with russia. so thank you so much for sharing your views with us. thank you. thank you. as we've been hearing e fine minister as has imposed new measures on russia, the block says it will supply weapons to our country under attack the 1st time it's ever done this. our diplomatic editor james bays is in brussels with more. the

about turn by germany, which has now decided to send arms to ukraine, lead swiftly to a change in the european union position as european union steps up once more its support for ukraine and the sanctions against the aggression aggressor that is put in russia for the 1st time ever, the european union will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to a country that is under attack. this is a watershed moment that just one of a series of new tough measures announced by the you targeting not just russia, but it's key ally, bella bruce, we will target the other aggressor of this war caching as reason. no catching as regime is complicit in the vicious attack against ukraine. so we will hit location as regime with a new package of sanctions. the e u foreign ministers met later by video link to formerly endorsed the new measures

that also ban russian media outlets r. t and sputnik from operating in the u countries. in recent days, more and more european countries of imposed bands on russian plains entering the air space. now an e u wide band is going to be put in place. the aim to further isolate russia and the government of vladimir putin. e u interior ministers of also be meeting to deal with the growing refugee crisis. they fear the total number of people fleeing from ukraine could grow to 7000000. james bay's al jazeera brussels will. the united nations security council has called for a rare emergency general assembly on monday to address the war in ukraine. the council already failed to adapt a draft resolution on the conflict on friday. it was proposed by the united states and albania, but unsurprisingly vetoed by permanent member russia who currently holds the un

security council presidency. was she ever can see is at the united nations or for us. so tell us what happened at the security council and what were expecting to come out of the session of the ga general assembly. well, this is the 1st time since 1982 that this mechanism uniting for peace has been successfully eased. call for an emergency special session of the united nations general assembly is designed to be implemented when the security council is deadlock, because a prominent member is deterring a resolution. there are 11 dates in favor, 3 extensions, the u. a. india and china and one no vote russia, but because it's a procedural vote, russia does not have a veto, so that you in general assembly meeting is expected to begin on monday will last several days perhaps into wednesday when they will be a vote on a resolution for the general assembly non binding, but we're expecting you to be very similar to the one that fails in the security council on friday cooling for conditional withdrawal,

a russian forces and so on. that's what we expect in the coming days. it already has some, i mean that the security council resolution that failed on friday already have 81 the way to i think co sponsors are well on my way for it to pops, getting a majority then in the un general assembly football that we're also expecting the french and the mexicans to introduce a humanitarian resolution on monday that will be discussed and in all probability, vetoed by the russians on monday afternoon. but that would be, that's calling fath, unimpeded humanitarian access and association of hostilities. so it's a busy week again, coming up in the united nations and you'll be monitoring it for us. she had. so we'll touch base with you later for the moment she returns c at the un. thank you. now, germany's chancellor, earl of schultz received a standing ovation in parliament on sunday when he announced that berlin would be spending a $100000000000.00 on its military defences. russia's attack on ukraine has triggered several significant policy shifts in berlin. as dominic kain now explains for more

than 30 years, defense has been a low priority. the german military that was once one of the largest in it as a shrunk to a 3rd of its former self. which of the german chancellor, russia's actions in ukraine have changed everything we have added for noon on. we will invest more than 2 percent of our gdp in defense every year from now on. i'm dollars or her president putting with our president putin to not underestimate our determination to defend every square meter of our alliances territory. together with our allies. the conservative leader of the opposition believes the military reality in ukraine now needs to be seen as another part of vladimir putin political project. leave it all day will kind of like an under threat of a war and ukraine is not the only threat that we're seeing the, along with tanks put, has also been rolling out waves of propaganda throughout europe. easily spread in the age of digitalization and social media as i can do damage with great efficiency

on its damage that's threatening the stability of our society from the inside oven . by strengthening the military, olaf shots will be doing what angle america could not simultaneously fulfilling a commitment and nicer and effectively ripping up the post cold war strategic playbook. and starting again, but not with the intent to use the army for aggressive actions. instead to reassure both friends and allies, it's not just on the military side that shod says reversing previous merkel policy . for many years, germany has been increasingly reliant on russian natural gas in pulse. now, shots wants to reduce that by refusing to certify the controversial nordstrom to gas pipeline, and promising to buy liquid natural gas from non russian sources. and to fast track building the infrastructure it will need in wider society. many feel the same sense

of outrage expressed by all our shots when i was on the phone, as i said to him, no, it's unacceptable that such a man throws europe into crisis again. let's totally unacceptable we can support us with. there is little doubt what many in this country make of what president putin in his forces have been doing in ukraine. the question is, what he will make of what's being done about in german. dominic came al jazeera, berlin, in poland. there are stark signs of ukraine's shrinking population men. ukrainians are leaving the sirens shelters and families behind opting instead for a fresh and safe start elsewhere. same bizarre ivy is at the medical border. crossing in eastern poland the uncertainties of war disappeared briefly in such moments. untold journeys of peril, days spent waiting at the busiest border crossing in western ukraine. finally,

the joy of reuniting with loved ones. others look on waiting for their turn. for their people to turn off next for their chance at a warm embrace. but at the medical border crossing and poland, not all tears being shed or those of joy. we have friends who will keep us here. ah, i got my child to and i got my c service that child. so i'm gonna tell her husband what ho i can do for many of the people we met here. the thought of what they have been forced to leave behind is unspeakable. people arriving here from ukraine are often exhausted and overwhelms. but there is also a great sense of relief because everyone who's coming here from ukraine into poland

. they know that once they are here, they will have help. they will have support and their lives are no longer in danger from russian soldiers. those getting through tell of lines so long. they are measured in kilometers and delays lasting days. system crash, it's forcing the few ukrainian border agents to handwrite, the names of displaced people trying to leave. who now, number in the thousands and more are coming. battle people waiting and polling for friends and family, say the bureaucracy slowing things down is leaving vulnerable people. women, children, the elderly, out in the open set and skirts and, and the to the other end i am friends, invoice of i'm, i need to go day and i bet the board didn't have no idea how to go. their journey is not over, but margarita anastasio count themselves among the lucky few who got out. oh,

oh god, i got one. and even with the relative chaos of make shift 8 stations along the border of them are. they are better off displaced in poland than trapped in ukraine . where events on the ground could be the beginning of a long term conflict, and many more refugees from war in europe. zane bas robbie al jazeera medical border crossing eastern, poland still to come this news hour. we're going to take a closer look at the man who has united ukraine in its war with russia. and the heart broken, pope frances says, people who make war have forgotten humanity plus coming up in sport, england, or the latest football nation to condemn russia. joe will have all the details coming up ah

where is the spring sun approaches? so the storms go further and further north central this latest one is going to be really between scotland and iceland. again, that's where the activity will be, is it induces something, a southerly breeze at the western side of europe. so things will warm up the still a very good show of wind to down in the balkans, the bulgarian around the black sea will come to that in the 2nd 1st. so this next door system running in it's bringing rain through ireland and british charles, i would think during most of monday, but ahead of it that wants will probably warn things up, consider it in nearby cities. not thinking paris, of course, paris goes up to about 13 degrees, which isn't huge compared with march average, but we're just getting into march now. so it's just warming up quite nicely. so as of all this wave has some useful showers in spain and portugal that are very few left, a lot of rain even snow on the eastern atlas match the seems likely. and the heart

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discussions are expected to take place at the ukrainian bella luce border were russia's president. vladimir bruton further res pensions by ordering his military command to put its nuclear. the parents forces on high alert. he says it's in response to aggressive statements by nato and the economic sanctions against moscow . and russia has stepped up, its military advances, its troops, and through ukraine's. a 2nd biggest city can heave, but the governor says ukrainian soldiers are in control. so who is ukraine's president vladimir zalinski? well, he came to politics from a pretty unusual background, but as managed to unite his country in its war effort. zelinski was born in central ukraine under soviet control to jewish parents. his father is a computer science professor and university department head. his mother was an engineer before being elected in 2019 zalinski was better known for his comedy. he was well known for playing a high school teacher,

turned president in the series servant of the people early on in his presidential bid. he was often viewed as a joke. candidate bud zalinski has a law degree from keith national economic university and co founded ukraine's most successful production company in 2019 zalinski, anti corruption platform, secured him 73 percent of the presidential vote ousting paper pro shanker. but when zalinski took off, as his servant of the people party did not occupy a single parliamentary seat. months later, they secured an absolute majority the 1st time that this has been achieved in ukraine's post that soviet history while very low or so is the rector. it open societies, european eurasia program and joins us now from london. sir, thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera, it's quite a political background. i mean, to say it's not conventional, doesn't even begin at the coverage and now he is facing obviously one of the biggest crises that we can remember in that country. what is it about him that you

think has made him, i guess, able to adapt quite well in so far as he can to what is happening now? what are the qualities that 1st one, i guess the trust of ukrainians and continue to do so now? anchor barbara, i think that ascii. oh yeah. well, describe, you know, he is relatively new politician and new liter his a much, much less experience than potent. he was very popular unlikable before he went into politics before the 19 and he was very well known as a comedian. and as an actor, he was not my favorite back though i do, i did follow his, his pity and servant so that people, it was, it was, was one of my favorite comedies is. but i would never imagine when i was

watching bad, he would ever become the president of the crying when he launch has been painted. the 1009. see. and that was a big surprise. i think most of ukrainians are all ukrainian, but he was a unifying candidates of the very divided country of the time between the east and west. and i think that was the big appeal and that's why he became such a leader. he just to remind that he became a leader of ukraine why ukraine was already in war with russia since 2014. so just say that he did and she hasn't chosen the job. i think it's not correct. he knew that he would become a leader of a nation in war. i think her transformation and the laws in the last few years, but also especially in the last 30 days, is remarkable. it's

a little bit more about that transformation. a mini obviously has qualities that make people relate to him. and i mean, i was listening to people speaking on the streets of keys and people that didn't necessarily vote for him. have now fallen behind him and think he's inspiring them as a leader. so what qualities do you think he has that are translating well at this, at this, during this emergency? i think you're appointed rightly he's a very relates to both person and the way how he has been communicating. he was always communicating that active people, even in the last days, you know, he had appealed that actually no just ukrainians, but also to european to russian and bella, russian most recently that actually so he has been using those kill of, of an entertainer of relation to people and speaking that active to people, and i think this is quite unique quality company, i think sure is right. you know,

we're seeing pictures of him right now when he was competing in, i guess, the ukranian version of dancing with the stars or strictly come dancing. you know, however, that program is called it's, it's everywhere in the world. now how much of a difference do you think that having a charismatic leader that people have fallen behind how, how much of a difference, the things that makes to the way ukrainians are feeling right now to the morale in the country? i think kids definitely keeping the morale high, if it is unimaginable what's difficult time ukrainians are going through a with all the internally displaced people, people moving to the board facing shadowing. ah, and he's being always in, in the view of people is communicating clearly often regularly. ah, and we've again,

betty unifying messages to ukrainian. yeah. there are lower su director at open side. he's europe and eurasia program. sir, thank you for joining us. it's very interesting. i mean, he certainly is a very charismatic and i would say unique figure. thank you. thank you. now, did eric respond that ryan the greedy has more now from the russian city over bel. good old. where we are seeing that troops are crossing into ukraine. had had a lot of them and decides, and in fact, the situation is not changing a lot this morning. we didn't see any movements towards ukrainian border, but we expect an increasing numbers of the russian military convoys towards the border with ukraine in the coming hours. also, we didn't see any military movements towards the south and towards kirk up. the situation was very different. yesterday on the dawn bus from on the economic side, the russian see that sanctions imposed on russia by the west are very tough and

will have their impact on the country's economy. but according to russian official statements and the criminal sources, it's not the 1st time that russia is experiencing this as more than 100 sanctions in recent years of me, russia to get along and get used to the sanctions. and the impact moscow has also confirmed yesterday that has enough tools and power to deal with the sanctions and to decrease the impact. the vice chairman of the russian security council has not only hinted to complete cutting diplomatic ties with the u. s. but also talks about the possibility of freezing the assets and money of foreign companies and business men in russia. it is also very important to mention that the vice chairman of the russian security council has talked about the possibility of withdrawal from the strategic arms reduction treaty, which was signed with russia during you as president obama's term. and he was extended again with president biden. and we all know how important is true to is to monitor on them and in the world allows 0 has spoken to some of the people who have

decided to stay put in some of ukraine's largest cities that laura burton manley reports an explosion on the outskirts of kias sends a rippling fear through ukraine's capital. the situation is pretty difficult. at night we hear a constant shooting and explosion. we can occasionally hear explosions, little right, like that one here now and the streets are empty. people have been told to stay indoors. so we were urged visor, so it is to stay at home in order not in order for them to see who is on the streets and perhaps to kate and distract their diversions groups. so today, the streets of keys are emp,

the use of the shops are close to the shell and keep continuous actually alexi stopped filming, as his daughter calls, to ask him to go to a bomb shelter. further east that's been heavy fighting in the 2nd city of khaki if i could her the the gunfire. so shell and again, and different sort of sounds of st. price on this 3 people the hide and inside this nice new families with kids. we'll have to go down to the shelter. i will have to go again to the underground and spend the night there. the sounds of clay and laughter, which usually filled this nursery. now an unexploded grad rocket jots from the playground. and the child too scared to say where she is in ukraine, had this message. i constantly hear sirens everywhere. ah, and there's

a male voice telling, glad to go to a shelter. hide somewhere because and there can be a bomb possibly dropping off. it's really scary. oh, did he oh, when i looked out the window i saw some guy getting arrested and was really scary because i heard did some guys going around town marking buildings. it could be nuked. oh it's it's there a constant sirens? oh it like i was terrified. i was terrified to sleep for a new reality on the ground, and no one knows how many more sleepless nights they'll have to endure. law about manly al jazeera. well, it's the 4th day of russia's land sea and there invasion of ukraine with major

cities and military bases coming under fire. let's look at who controls what right now. russian troops began attacking ukraine on thursday from bella luce, in the north, russia, in the east than crimea in the south. well, here's the full range of rushes, offensive, marked in red. russian forces entered from neighboring bella bruce through the area around the chernobyl nuclear plant. on the 2nd day of the invasion. that's the site of course, of the world's worst nuclear disaster. was street fighting broke out, and the capital key, where people have been urged to take shelter. and that's despite the fact ukrainian troops blew up several bridges leading into the city. the slow, the progress of russian armored columns were with russian troops entering, cut kiva, locals. 2 and a half hours drive south and the city of ne pro or donating blood or the bill hamid spoke with one of the volunteers i am joined. was 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. yes, sure. it's very scary. i have all my family here are. i have 2 kids living in the brawl. i have my parents leaving me or had me bro, of course is very scary, but employees trying to do everything we can now. the arm just gathering all our all our power, which you can do to help woolens a year to do something 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. why is it 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 donation bon 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 i can only observe. you'll be very be a danger for my kids on the investigation. i will sit in my car and drive some way or another agent, but for now i'm not going to left me and you know, do you clean and 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 down the us. he's not, are supposed to leave your brain to her. so you know, i'd, 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 will in your city? yes, sure. because it's my c, d i, and i want to do everything they can't or 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 anti war protests have been taking place around the world, including in berlin, more than a $100000.00 people in the german capital denounced russia's attack on ukraine. demonstrations of also being held in other european cities, including london, milan, and athens for former president donald trump says russia's attack on ukraine would

have never happened under his rule while addressing republicans of the conservative political action conference. the former leader said, western heads of state are letting vladimir putin get away with the invasion, and that sanctions aren't enough to deter him. some 100 reports from the conservative conference in orlando, florida. back where he's most comfortable in the spotlight among adoring fans. donald trump gave his controversial take on the russian invasion of ukraine with a touch of his trademark bombast. this horrific disaster would never have happened if our election was not rigged. and i was the president. i said, well, would have happened under bush. russia invaded georgia under obama. russia took crimea under biden, russia invaded ukraine. i said,

as the only president of the 21st century on whose watch russia did not invade another car. the former president had previously called vladimir putin, a genius and savvy for his tactics in ukraine. but on saturday, he roundly condemned the invasion as russian bombs continued to fall in ukraine and russian troops descended on kiev. trump addressed the conservative political action conference in florida. c, back as the conservative wing of the republican party. and you might change the trumpets, you can see from the proliferation of red hat's at the 45th president is popular here. for the most part, people here don't care about investigations or impeachment. they came here to see their hero. conservatives came from across the us. i'm from connecticut. i way in lie about i 2 hours just to get in. many of the attendees here don't do moderation, and they have a word for the parties. moderate wing, rhino republicans in name only, and their favorite candidate for that title,

joined other moderate republicans in washington virtually for the rival principles . first, summit focused and part on ukraine. as united states does not lee in the world, that vacuum will be filled by those who do not share our values. vacuum will be sell by, like vladimir, i, president, g, and china, as the conservative conference wound to a close, red hat's peppered among the crowd. a conservative movement that lost its mojo in the last election left more hopeful for the next john hindrance, al jazeera orlando, florida, and po frances, as called for urgent humanitarian corridors, to help refugees out of ukraine. the head of the roman catholic church addressed crowds of the vatican. he called on people to take part in an international day of prayer and fasting on ash wednesday. this week he said his heart was broken by the fighting. he followed whether the men diva, those who make war forget 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 walls in other parts of the world, such as yemen, syria and ethiopia. i repeat, put down your weapons. it watching al jazeera life from london, still ahead sporting organizations and make a stand the judo governing bodies strips by the mere putin of his own re presidency . joe will have all the details coming ah,

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lou aah! or football as governing body has punished russia over the war in ukraine. joe is here with more. jo. what, what else can you tell us? while barbara, we finally heard from fee for her. say they'll take action against russia, although they've stopped short of a work qualifying band, yet. instead, they've decided that no international matches will be played in russia, and the russian flag and then will be banned from any of the teams. much is abroad, as well as that. the national team won't compete as russia, but will instead be known as the football union of russia, or are a few. the governing body says it condemns the use of force by russia in its

invasion of ukraine. but it didn't respond to calls from france as football federation president to expel the country from this year's world cup. will join me now from london is associated press sports correspondent rope harrison. rob, would he make a fif? is response to russia back on ukraine. would be waiting several days as calls have grown russia to be thrown out of world cup qualifying and in the end it was quite a we compromise some country, the seeing it. the fact is russia can play on it international football at any level, just without the flag, without their anthem, and only known as the russian or union. or are you a sanction that with 1000000, with already from the limpid world where russia has been competing as the r c due to the doping punishment? actually a punishment not would have applied as well for russia even if it qualified for the world cup. so this is now trying to put in some measures in response to those

concerns off the russian invasion of ukraine. but they, there are concerns. this does not go far enough. countries still not wanting to play russia, axle at international football at the moment. right. and and on sunday we had for francis football president who said that russia should be pushed out of the world cup. he sits on faith as counsel. can you see for taking that next step? well, it looks like they might have incremental matches the way things are in that statement after the meeting, the thief a, b, or did indicate how things could escalate in terms of that action against russia, depending on the progress of the war, rushes invasion. and indeed, the fact it continued as we speak this night, the attack on ukraine. the decision today came from the appeal, right, which actually made up the stick consideration president on the world. and on that would have included the way to present alex on the check. we've already taken the champions league final, russia that was due to the state in st. petersburg. so he does like one of those

fluid situations, but certainly this decision has not gone down well with it looking like actually pete has not taken the strong action that was being demanded. and speaking of how it's gone down, the 3 teams that remain in rushes, qualifying group of all said that they weren't play against them. how was this new fee for decision that they've just released? gone down with them this time? well as being rejected. bipolar and by sweden and the czech republic. nicole's had been growing from poland. first of all, they said that they didn't want to play in moscow. then. yesterday they said they would not play russia at all, and they're playing in the world qualifying play off. let me fully know at the end of march, the winner of that game then plays sweet and all the chat republic and the stance to night. the 3 countries do not want to play russia at all. so in a very difficult situation in terms of needing to respond to that request and not

having a situation across the way, it's just roger advancing. so, dice, protest and now being graphic way, the fee for h q in missouri and parlance f i, president, call the game of appearances now earlier in and also said they wouldn't play russia . how significant is that coming from the english f a ya? i'm actually here at wembley stadium after the lea cup final inhaler f h q. they put out that statement saying that they would not play russia at all and quite significantly as we assess statements that come across the well the school. some of them haven't actually directly mention russia's aggression this one date from may i, fe, talk about whole hoarsely, condemning atrocities, being committed by the russian leadership and they say for the foreseeable future, they won't play games against russia. there is actually an impact here in england because england is hosting the women's european championship in july and russia, all one of those fine, listen the tournament. so that over see now increases the pressure on fee for $2.00

arts in terms of kicking russia, our international football completely. all right, rob harris from associated press, thank you for joining us from wembley stadium. all other sporting organizations have already taken a stand the ins national. judo federation has suspended russian president vladimir putin as henri president, the i, j. f is rare among the olympic sports bodies using the term war to describe russians. invasion of ukraine. hootin is a big fan of judo and holds of black belts. is also co authored a book on the sports. all right, that is all from me for now. it is back to barbara london. joe, thank you very much and that is a for this news. i remember you can get the latest on everything that we've been covering, especially focusing on the situation crane on the website, al jazeera dot com. right. can i take a quick break?

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