conservation and with a corona virus pandemic keeping many visitors away. revenue from towards him isn't enough. here at the outstanding national talk. and you all ceremony has been launched the whole creation than individuals pay $5000.00 yes, dollars to name and the aim this year is to raise one. me get on much of it for conservation initiatives. ah, this is al jazeera ah hello, i'm adrian for the in dough. how about the other uses from al jazeera coming up in the next 60 minutes as ukraine bears the scars of war watches leader vladimir putin says his military operation is going according to plan. delegates from ukraine and

russia. b to get in battle roost and agree on setting up humanitarian corridors for civilians to escape intense. fighting in ukraine's port city of mario pole where russian forces of cut off tens of thousands of people who have no access to water or electricity, and the hollows of a conflict unfold in the villages and towns around cave. while the capital still remains well defended. and is for athletes from russia. galleries have now been banned from the wind set. paralympics events organize the same protests by athletes from other countries had convinced them to make the decision. ah, we begin this thing as i in bell roofs were

a 2nd round of talks between washington and ukrainian negotiators now concluded the 2 sides of agree to set up humanitarian corridors and to implement a possible cease fire around those areas in order to help civilians to escape, but any hope for a lasting solution of the conflict seems pretty slim at the moment. within the past hour. we've heard from russia's president vladimir putin, who says that he firmly believes in a unified ukraine and russia, and that his military operation is going according to plan. missy nika. donna goes with you, i will never deny my conviction that russia and ukraine are of one nation in spite of ukrainians being threatened and fooled by nazi propaganda. and joining not cecily, those who during world war 2 were against us. we are now fighting neo nazi brigades, but would you not see where your net matured with a key, how they treat, thrown people using them? as human shields are captured, men say in don bass and on that they put civilians in the middle level of blocks of

flats and the lower level. they put tanks and canons on the roofs they put snipers . it only fascists are fighting like this. inhumanely treating civilians while soviet soldiers are fighting decently and with dignity. again, not our soldiers are doing their best for vent losses among civilians. unfortunately, we have had losses. many soldiers have fallen and given their lives for the security of our people and of russia, independent life that are moscow, obviously restore salisbury. is there a president? putin's comments sir? came while that meeting in bail? reuss was sir happening. one more dose to do. we know all about what was agreed hey, well, according to the ukranian delegation, they didn't get the results of they were looking for an apparently the only thing the 2 sides have agreed on is to set up some kind of a, a humanitarian corridor that will allow the civilians to flee, and that will be administered by the defense ministries of the 2 countries. they

will be overseeing that, according to the ukrainian delegation, that this is the only thing they were able to agree upon during this a 3 hour meeting. according to the russians, they were able to really highlight the things that they want to see happened and that they discussed in detail the military and humanitarian issues. and the possibility of political of future political settlements. and they agreed that they would be a humanitarian quarter, and a possibility of a cease fire along that corridor. at this is something that the russians have sat, they agreed upon and it still needs to be confirmed or discussed with higher levels of government. and now the 2 delegations have her are heading back to their capitals to have further consultations. and apparently they will continue to have a 3rd round of talks between the 2 sides or in the near future. in the coming days

they said, and it will most likely, again, be held in bell roots now. the ukrainians have said that they prefer to have it somewhere else that for russia this point is not negotiable. that's the only place they will meet the ukrainians to discuss any kind of a future possibility of a ceasefire. now the ukrainians also went in there asking for a ceasefire while the talks were happening. and that's what the russians have said is certainly a nonstarter for them. they ab mission or the min at their work in air, ukraine will continue their most hurry operation as they call it. and they will confuse out, right, the talks that are going on. but it appears that the 2 sides are keen to continue this path of dialogue. and that for the 1st time we heard that they have managed so green off on something. whether or not it actually happens is another story. but it's important that they have managed to come to some kind of an understanding to

at least try to get the civilian population out of the country, or at least out of the areas in the country that are under heavy attack. and tell us more about what president bruce and how to serve you speaking to security council was the word yes, this was another emergency session with a his security council which is made up of a high levels of ministers and officials that he or trusts. and he said that basically that the military operation in ukraine was going according to plan and that so they were achieving alder objectives, who also announced for the 1st time that there would be financial compensation to the families of the soldiers that have died in the line of duty and also those that have been injured. we understand that that's the, from the defense ministry for the 1st sunday, announce some numbers about the number of fatalities and a injured of russian troops in ukraine. according to the russian defense ministry, about 500 soldiers have died and about 1600 are injured. those are their numbers.

of course, the ukrainian officials have very different figures. as saying that a nearly 5000 russian soldiers have been killed. the president said that he was really grateful for the service of the military personnel and they were fighting for a cause and 2 to protect their country. now he also spoke with the french president ammonium across just a short while ago. the call was apparently at the request of the russian president, and it last said 90 minutes during which the 2 men discussed the ongoing situation in ukraine and the alleys. a palace released the statements that the french president was very concerned, and he believed that things are going to get much worse. he said fly recruitment was really adamant that this operation will continue until the results that he wants are at recess chiefs. and this was very much a concern for emanuel micron, who said that it's not likely to go your way and you're further isolating ad russia

and that these sanctions will have long lasting effects. but despite how the call went, the french have said that they will continue to maintain a line of communication with the russian president. i'll just to restore such a borrower that wrote live in moscow. let's bring it out zeros under simmons. he's in la viv and eastern new crane to the board with poland to andra just are feasible . all these shew, monetary and corridors, the devil is imitate, so i room because so it's not easy to get a solution to both the humanitarian crisis in that so many people need medical aid, they need assistance. they need to be brought out of the country to get the right sort of care. and then there's the other aspects of trying to get people out of the fighting into a safe zone. now ways that humanitarian corridor going to apply to all these

factors, all the going to be able to get people out right the way across, up to the polish border for instance, from her keys and places like that, particularly such as samaria. paul, where there is a siege going on, which is militarily dominated by russia that going to try to go all the way to take the city. how can you put a humanitarian corridor in there when there's fighting going on? there are lots of questions and normally you would need the united nations involved in this sort of thing. if there is a pathway to that sort of arrangement, then it could be feasible. we could be saving lives here. but we've yet to hear a full appraisal from the ukranian government to this. both delegations are going back to their capitals to report, to on what has been achieved. it has to be said that this is something out of

a very, very dark and serious low mood around these talks. it's something if there's an intent there, then it is a chink of light. for some reasoning in what's going on asked for a ceasefire. i think that it would appear that that is a very distant objective. it could be that there's some sort of truce along the lines of what's drawn up in terms of getting people in and out of a sense of corridor. but again, geographically that there's a question mark, and if there's a war going on, it's very, very hard to get a delineation of lines for this. unless you go to a neutral, an international organization of the united nations becoming involved and re cranes interior ministry. this is, according to the words as news agency says that rational forces of open fire in a town next to what is europe's largest nuclear power plant. that's,

that happened while a you and i have been talking these pictures of the area from yesterday. tell us a little more about the general situation around ukraine's major towns and cities right now. will this, this information is coming in from the, the, the largest nuclear plant in europe. there was fighting on wednesday around there and civilians blocked a road to this plant. and there were no go see ations going on, or there was an exchange of views about how this plan should be kept safe. the civilians and the authorities was suggesting that it was better to leave technicians there than to actually pull them out and replace them with russian military technicians. it appears that the fighting is some distance away from this

installation a but where we're waiting for more information on that's not a long way away from. this is her soul. a city that sir the 1st to fall to the russians. there is a confirmation from the mer in the city that the russian forces have taken over troops or on the streets patrolling their tanks rolling through that city. in merrier poll, i refer to that earlier that there is a siege which is causing appalling situations for civilians. who are really, really hungry, terrified many, many injured in hospitals to fall and in need of assistance. and in hockey, the violence is, is continuing. there's one presidential a describing this as the 21st century stalingrad. it's so bad. and then in keith,

there is well, a very sullen, desperate scenario for people there fall big explosions, overnights in the early hours of on thursday. not knowing how many injuries there are in that, but civilians in one railway station were caught in this blast. and then of course, the major military convoy to the north of the city that isn't moving in there now reports that there are serious logistical difficulties for the russians, including fuel, spare parts, a whole range of things like tires like communications major, difficulties in this convoy, military convoy, which is stretching more than the 60 kilometers north. but nevertheless, you know, despite that there is still is ticking time bomb based around the capital city. fear that that could be, that could be in advance. in the very near future, i was out there was under simmons reporting live there from the live in weston

ukraine, near the border with poland. many, thanks for the moment andrew are joining us now. the line from key is, is pablo kim king, who is the former ukrainian foreign minister, good savvy with us. i want to start by getting your thoughts on this agreement between russian of ukrainian negotiators on setting up humanitarian corridors and implementing a ceasefire around those areas. in order to, to help civilians escape and to, to bring in aid the least we could do, you know, that you're pre ran in all out in that area. the best trophy because russians on i would try injury and circle our big cities be really medieval way to check them and show our real blockade and to guide them all from ellison,

from any sort of logistics and many people i was suffering because for lack of you to because of that goal for food. so it's a fundamental challenge for millions of ukrainians and so called by the russian army. so please keep me on that area and corridor and for letting people out is critically important. but if you talk to gradients and then use your all your gradients more than 9 from 10 ukrainians fully committed to friday for, for our land. you said fundamentally made in the fight in spirits, spirits reaches, reaches a national, one, understanding that it's about our existence. so we need to let people out, you know that to prevent human that area, and there are

a few buttons the same time ukrainians, fully committed to our fight in the past hour. so we heard from russian president vladimir putin. he said he firmly believes in a unified ukraine and russia, that his military operation is going according to plan. he also made some claims. he said that ukrainian forces have taken thousands of foreign citizens hostage, including students. he says, service may have provided humanitarian corridors already for civilians to flee, but those corridors are being blocked by ukrainian nationalists, and that ukrainian forces are using civilians as human shields. how do you answer those claims? in normal way of creating russian propaganda? i met today was a number of journalist who are actually there from many countries, not just europe in countries, and they talk to people zahn, the stan situation on the grounds. a understanding with people there in your role

should see with their own eyes. what's a grow in there around the president of russia? keep saying that he, he's been fighting against the nazis at charlie 95 percent. at least all of our people on knots is in. he's on the stand and he keeps playing and is there is no your grade. there is no way brand new stage was there is no ukrainian history. there is no grand young mentality. so mentally, it's an amazing propaganda. and just in the recent days, the shad, how long the last to all sorts of neat bureau. i mean it's now we're sort of the whole media landscape in russia. he's totally sense of his ukraine. satisfied with the assistance that it's getting from western nations

right now. of course, really more relieved, more in the sense of military systems because fight the spirit is critically important. brad, given superiority russians on any sort of military, we put really, really more read no fly zone because we have russians. lanes bomb been nice every hour. we have russian, me sales and crews me style of fall then up on us. and it's, it's not her infrastructure it's, it's about surveillance. just to see sure. niga today really today 22 people died in normal district where there is no and you sort of military infrastructure whatsoever. and this is just

another example of the russian or the russian that you're here really got to talk to somebody thanks for being with us publicly. i can add the format ukrainian foreign minister. let's bring in andre federal ross. he's the former russian deputy foreign minister. he joins us now via skype from moscow. good turn with us. i want to get your thoughts festival on this agreement between russian and ukrainian negotiators to set up the issue about a cherry and corridors and implement. try at least to implement a ceasefire around the is quite important because in the number of the regions like car to course like my, my room, one center of the situation with her. she, this situation and fascination. i swear to close the critical one. and this can give at least a chance for people to leave the area of military clashes and it might help

also to solve the problem. so the number of foreigners, who are trend of that, especially in article or get your thoughts on, on president putin's views that a unified ukraine and russia as possible. he firmly believes and that he says that russians and ukrainians, one people, even if he says ukrainians may have been brainwashed. oh, i think because of, from the historical point of view. yes, we are one nation, a states we have totally different. and ukraine today is absent to different come to from russia. was that so on the 30 years of independence. and i have been the number of times in here in the ukraine. and last time i was about one month ago. and for me,

still very hard to imagine that the life in ukraine could be the same. like in russia, i mean, the political system states tis the matter. as a diplomat, sir, do you think this war could have been prevented? did diplomacy fail? and why did diplomacy fail? i think that it was possible to prevent the wall. it was possible to agree on certain points, not on all. my oh the problem is that ah, the whole situation of relations between the rush and the west. now it's damaged this diplomacy and also the crisis among between russia and united states also was a veteran that affects what's your response of the humanitarian cost of the war.

more than 350 civilians killed so far in ukraine, according to the countries emergency services. while the 1000000 according to you and have fled out of become refugees and neighboring countries, already rushes in. defense ministry admitting that the more than 600 of its servicemen have died in this conflict. yes, there. oh gross losses. my russian army of the obvious losses by you korean army and refuge just yes. and i think that the number of refugees could be only an increase in the coming week if the minister operation will continue. i see from rational side at this stage, no, no chances to stop mystery operation as a thief. because the demands from rational side on the thoughts are unacceptable via grade. and it's very hard to agree. and we really hard to find common language

on of this political mormons made. what, what, what do you think you say that it but that it's, it's difficult to see an end to this conflict. what is president putin's and game here? what vul, satisfy him? satisfy ok. it's very hard to say what those sentence wide, but the goal is very simple. that the currently, the shape of ukraine should step down. there should be changes in the constitution, including our non membership nato, kind of the state of and what he's calling dan nazi cation. it means something kind of clearance and mancha. first of all, among state bodies, etc, etc. all those goals are very hard to reach, but then again, again, sir, as a diplomat, do you think those demands

a reasonable ah, it's not a question of what is an ability a question of political position of 14. and he will insist on this position. the problem is that out for russia it's also will be very harmful is if this a war conflict will continue because russia is under various sanctions. and, ah, the problem is not only odd to who received immediately victory, which probably might happen, but how to deal with brain how to run you. great. so the question is not, for example, to take over capital here. but the question is, what's next? is question to steal. i'm answer from russian site. and in the meantime, the longer this goes on, can russia's economy withstand western sanctions. oh,

for southern peter. yes, it can stand mouth. ah, it will be a more and much more difficult with everything because 1st of all, now there is a heavy strike against national financial suits them. and of course, this is crisis in financial system will in france on either of bots or economy mo, from named us 3, etc, etc. so for example, today, one of our key automobiles factories, stop producing cars because the absence of spare parts and chiefs it's been very good. thank you sir. we appreciate your time and effects. indeed, andre federal, that the former russian deputy foreign minister, who in the hague the international criminal court, has launched an investigation and to where the russia is committing war crimes. in ukraine houses, there is a trash can name reports, ukrainians huddled inside

a kindergarten last week, thinking they'd be safe. instead, a child and 2 civilians were killed. this is drone footage of the kindergarten showing a man lying on the ground, blood pooling around him, and damage to the school in multiple locations. this weapon from car keith lying, a top ashy snow. this week, the international criminal court, or i, c. c announced it would investigate if war crimes have been committed in ukraine. this is a reminder to all factions, to all parties, to the conflict, but they must conduct themselves in compliance with the laws of war. the drilling down, of course, implication is to conduct credit, but investigations which means has no, ma'am, no destination, but his pre determined we have to get to the truth. amnesty international says,

this is just a sampling of the evidence. it is collected of russia, suspected use of cluster munitions since it invaded ukraine. last week, we had investigated 7 cases in death where cluster munitions and other ballast missiles that have prohibited under international law have struck schools. hospitals and medical center is places that are not supposed to be hit by weapons because they're protected a civilian objects under an international law. in 2014 human rights watch accused the ukrainian military of widespread use of cluster munitions while fighting pro russian rebels in dough. netscape, political analysts, dmitri babich says russia demanded an investigation, but it went nowhere. once. oh, meet the national additional boy. yes, arnold independent not only from all. ready governments,

but also room of public opinion. you know, right now obviously march the game for our sand. it sees this tragedy that has one on your brand in black and white terms. i think the story is not where and when fired, cluster munitions create a kind of fireworks of small bombs scattering indiscriminately across several 100 meters. those that don't explode, leave land mines often killing children who pick up the small balls left behind. more than $100.00 countries have agreed to be on their use. russia and ukraine have not. natasha name al jazeera. we are approaching the midway point in this news allots. just take a moment to reflect on what's happening on the ground as this washington vision enters. it's 2nd week washing and the allied separate. his forces are now in control of all the areas of ukraine shaded red on this map. so far,

the most intense fighting appears to be on, along the coast of the sea, of as of in the south. russian forces of completely surrounded the city of mario pole by land and sea care song. another important port city is now on the full russian control. and further north washing forces are expanding their offensive on the outskirts of keith. but the capital continues to be well defended by ukrainian forces, have slowed the advance of the $65.00 columns along russian convoy to the north of the city. for all of if in the west of ukraine, john hall has more on the latest developments. major ukrainian cities are surrounded and under constant attack. this is sharon eve, a city of textile factories, churches and monasteries. its greatest misfortune to lie on the root of russia's

advance from the north on a daily basis. now her keys in the east wakes to scenes of devastation, m u and a fast rising civilian death tow look what put in is doing. this is one crime need to again, this is the quote here. this city of one and a half 1000000 people, most ethnic russians is being torn apart by russian forces for no reason. other than that, it exists just across the border from russia. in ukraine was a good day for you. and in the far south ukraine's biggest port, odessa, he's under threat to hear frantic efforts have been under way for days to build defences against a possible fleet. landing multiple vessels belonging to russia's black sea fleet.

hover on the horizon, including landing ships and support craft. ukraine's military is very much still in this fight, reinforced by supplies of weapons from abroad. they've been able to apply real pressure to the russian advance, slowing the progress of a vast column of artillery and soldiers heading for the capital cave. along its route, once sleepy commuter towns lie in ruins, a foretaste of what may be in store for cave. the apparent aim to encircle the city and besieged it. from his bunker under heavy guard, president followed the man lensky wages, a relentless communications campaign, rallying resistance, and calling in foreign support w process values. but we have been saying this for a long time that ukraine is seeking for protections for our own soil and our own people. but some protections have not been provided. european countries assist us

with the waves of migration. however, we should discuss the guarantees that are required to protect our country, our home soil, and our people. a 2nd round of talks on thursday between russia and ukraine at a location on the border with bell. ruth came with low expectations of a breakthrough, but a slim glimmer of hope that their taking place at all. the ukrainian government, meanwhile, has called for humanitarian corridors to be set up. and here in the western city of leave, volunteers are hard at work processing, a donations medicines, clothes, food, and other essentials for distribution across the country. there is a humanitarian crisis erupting on multiple fronts. not just the internally displaced to the left. everything behind in a scramble for safety across the countries borders as more than

a 1000000 have done since the invasion began, but also huge populations in urban centers trap. terrified and desperate for help. the civilian morale will vary. now, in a population increasingly terrorized, there'll be desperation in some places, determination in others. oh yeah. yeah. the spontaneous rendition of the national anthem at that a station in leave, it is becoming ever clearer that the struggle is not just for personal survival, but for the survival of the nation as a whole, joan, a whole al jazeera movies, hundreds of civilian buildings, including hospitals, have been destroyed since the war began just a week ago, and while some patients have now been moved to safe areas. this particular cookson concern. i'm sorry for the safety of terminally ill children. al jazeera,

charles stratford reports now from vassal if come in eastern ukraine. anastasio brought her son to this hospital in the city of zap arisia, 2 weeks ago, 5 year old will or the mayor was suffering eternal bleeding and in a critical condition, he is recovering well. but there has been heavy shilling in the town where they live. they can't get back because of the russian army advance isn't just enough. of course i'm worried. i have 3 other children at home. there has been sheldon and they're hiding in the basement. newborn babies in incubators lined the corridor. doctors have moved them here to shield them. if is russian army shelling the premier senior monks in one of the hughes. this area is protected from shrapnel if there was a blast. so we put the babies here is deep inside the building 22 walls. viashi's love leads us into the basement hospital star for preparing beds. the

room feels cold and damp. they fear the children who can not be moved from the intensive care unit of the shelling starts. they're, they all health, thousands of diseases. they're incurable. so we have to leave them them here in case of an air alara's because they depend on there are dependent on oxygen. they are dependent on as a sedation agreement and we cannot transport everything necessary for them. they're outside volunteers filling sandbags to strengthen doorways and protect the windows shelves, explode nearby to leave the hospital, navigating walls of tank traps being set up across the city to stop a russian advance, we had towards anastasio town. the road is empty. the ukrainian military tells us

the greatest threat is air strikes from russian military drones in the last 10 minutes or so. we've heard what sounds like a heavy barrels of grad rockets being fired in an area behind me. that's towards the city obasi live go, which we understand is being fought over by ukrainians and russian forces. also in the last few minutes, we spoke a couple of people that tried to deliver aid into the town. they said they were turned back by the army because of the shelling char stratford, al jazeera, near basilica, eastern ukraine. of course, this isn't the 1st time in recent times that russia's invaded another part of the region in august 1999. russia invaded church now. for the 2nd time in 5 years, it's stated aim was the course chechen armed forces who are trying to establish an islamic state in russia's da gastorm churches. capital grossly was leveled in the

fighting that followed. then came the invasion of georgia in august 2008. the battle was over and days, but many felt the international community should have punished moscow for its actions. in 2014, russia invaded an annexed ukraine's crimean peninsula. in the south, spanking a separatist rebellion in the east and don bass were at least 14000 people have died in 7 t a 7 years of fighting. and then in september 2015 rational forces joined the syrian war, carrying out air strikes of the request of the countries president bashar assad. let's bring it in a cock. alba can include say, who is the former head of georgia national security council office? he joins us now from georgia. capital r tbilisi. good to have you with us, sir. we heard from president putin little earlier, and he says that russia's military advance in ukraine is going to plan. what do you think his final aim is?

thank you very much for having me. first of all, well, i think his final amy's, the regime change generally there are 2 dimensions off the, our goals from the kremlin. the one is political and the other one is the military . political is exactly the regime change to talk who all president zalinski, government, and military. he's actually to co occupy as much territory as possible. and to appoint the proxy regime. we just go not read the racks. actually ukraine sporting policy and make the country totally dependent on moscow at is that plan, as he says, going according to plan i don't see. and then actually this plan is going well. hm . i, in fact, i do see that he made the sirius miscalculations, he fashion, and 3 major dimension. one ease the dimension of the military operation itself. he did not expect such big effect,

strong resistance from the ukrainian forces. this is one. the 2nd one is the international response key sought that he would make ural, and the world split on the conflict. so i in ukraine and actually he read instead he managed to read unify, the you are off with the other world leaders actually, and you're unify with the countries which generally have been very neutral within their like history at the end of the day. and 3rd is the local response. in my understanding, he also did not expect the local response. let's a local russians, mom, mom, perception of the swan. he has been thinking that the sweet and quick military operation and the making these military operation b, ah, he didn't from the local public, did not work out well. and this is the reason why actually local population is largely upset with him right now. and what do you think of ukraine, this

a military response so far in this conflict? how long can they hold out against overwhelming? ah, russian forces, say good question in my understanding of ukraine and military forces exceeded the expectations by every single military analyst who has been watching the depos soviet space. and at some point, the russia, i think it was one of the biggest surprises for moscow. and for their intelligence services at the end of the day, however, every single resistance has their own limits. unfortunately, ukraine is not managing right now to arm off or to somehow shut down the ear dominance, the all russian dominance in the ear. and as long as they are, will be prevailing in the year, it's going to be still very hard for the ukrainians to hold the lines, despite the fact that morally, they are very in very,

very strong position right now. and what's the mood the in georgia? how nervously of a people watching what's happening and ukraine right now? georgian nation isa and has been very, very closely watching. the developments in ukraine for several reasons. are 1st and foremost east of the history. the recent history 1990 is conflict in our cars. the are ukranian, so been fighting next to us. are we the primary sense of the sport? secondly, in 2000 age are ukranian president has been standing at wooster. very avenue in building the middle of belushi. actually trying to support georgian government force. it's time to in debt, very deep scale crises. and the arm are, we also understand george and people also understand that whatever happens in ukraine will directly effect on our future as well. so we are extremely supportive

. we are largely supportive to the ukrainian nation in the very top science spigot stokes. his of any effects dates chicago. copper, i'm sorry cucumber cannot treat say a full headliner is national security council office. french customs officials have sees the cargo vessel the checks linked to sanctions against russia . the ship sails under the flag of panama, but officials of traced it back to russian ownership. it comes a week of the french official seized another cargo ship of the english channel. they suspected that it was linked to the son of a former russian spy, chief, the russian billionaire roman. i'm promot abramoff, which has confirmed that he's selling english football club. chelsea after 19 years of ownership. he's promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of ukraine's war for more on that. let's join out as there is the backup. who's at stanford bridge stadium in london. of course the home of chelsea tell us more about this proposed sale leave and of course a promo which

a very wealthy man, some other russian, oregon, and london have been targeted for their large efforts assets. but so far he hasn't y miss. yeah, abramivitch is a household name but not only and sport, but also of further afield as well because of his ties to vladimir putin. of course, the kremlin something that he denies and he has held a stake here in a chelsea for o'clock, for the past 19 years. he's been a prominent figure in the stands here. but he said tony on saturday. that's an assignment that he was handing over stewardship. and cab the club to a group of 6 trustees before that announcing the sale of the club is expected to go for round full $1000000000.00. a very rich, a swiss businessman has already been shown some interest in buying it,

but so will. so i remove it, she indicated that he's not, i was in no way intending to reclaim a $2000000000.00 loan that he lent to the club to get up on its feet. and during his time he, it's, he's overseen huge, successive the clubs on the 17 international trophies. but at the same time, i've been growing concerns, obviously with the invasion of ukraine, about what album, which is links to putin actually law. and according to many, many british lawmakers, a growing chorus of them in recent days of betty believe the apple m o, which is now doing everything possible to have his assets, to avoid having his assets frozen by selling off all of these interests here. and according to release, warm opposition lawmaker, he also has a portfolio around a $150000000.00 in british property, largely in the british capital that he's trying to sell as well. ah, the, the, the question is, of course we'll, we'll, sanctions follow. it appears as if i remove it just seems they will be. but so the

british governments, boris johnson himself, is not being drawn on that question. the moments, the big questions in the moment as to whether the british authorities are able to stack up the evidence as it were to prove beyond reasonable grounds. that deed, he has direct links to the kremlin the longer it takes them to do that. essentially, the more time it has to buy a man to other oligarchs times move the assets out elsewhere. as the big concern out there is they've barker reporting live that from stanford bridge in london. many thanks neath 1000000 refugees of fledge ukraine and the fastest exit us this century. that's according to the u. n. is breakdown of where those people are going. poland has taken in the most with nearly half a 1000000, moldova, hungary, romania and slovakia. i've also opened their borders to mostly women and children who've been able to flee a further 88000 have gone to other european countries. russia has taken in several

1000 refugees. just a few 100, have gone to better roofs. in just the 7 days. 1000000 people have fled ukraine uprooted by this senseless war. i have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years. and rarely have i seen an exodus as rapid as this one. some of you cranes most vulnerable of fleeing the war around 200 people with disabilities. most of them children have now reached poland. after making a stop in the hungarian town of honi, they were forced to leave orphanages in the capital cave. as the russian army intensified its assault, me i know it because you're moving to merkel this is up with the territorially, the orphanages over the rockets flew where there were burst of rifle fire, a metro station you the orphanage was blown up upon. his government has been

a long standing critic of the kremlin and his dealing with the largest influx of people escaping the war. as we said that some volunteers have crossed the other way back into ukraine and are providing humanitarian relief that obviously resembles ravi reports. now from lublin and eastern poland in a medieval town in poland, a few hours drive from ukraine. in the courtyard of an old church, volunteers from all over europe are preparing aid convoys, bound for the border. less than a week into the russian invasion. this spontaneous effort aims to help displaced and desperate people in sight. you crate on you my own needs. they don't have anything. i'm just they don't have anything to get anywhere to sleep. nothing to fight. well, volunteers are working against the clock to pack and drive as much aid into the country as they can organize was worry,

belushi and forces allied with russia could soon block their supply lines. this effort is the beginning of something bigger, void that quote on. if you have more than you, very jealous boys will admit the polish government plans to use lublin as a hub for humanitarian personnel. 8 flights and convoys to ukraine, all signs point to a protracted crisis. in western europe, marino's ukrainian, living in germany, in less than a week, her home was invaded. she was cut off from a family by war. and her middle aged father was drafted into the ukrainian army. he has a rifle, but she's worried that he has no body armor. when diseases, mamma, papa, when you see that mom or dad are calling you don't know if they are calling just to ask how i feel or to give the news that someone is dead. or maybe they are calling for the last time. for now, her focus is to organize a convoy from her home in germany, to her homeland in ukraine. and i'm also proud to be, you know,

as you should be very proud late into the night donations of warm clothes, food, water, diapers, toys, everything, keep coming. but ukrainians were fighting need urgent, military support. and people like andree are taking matters into their own hands. his chorus pack tight with walkie talkies flak jackets by now killers all paid for by crowdsourcing on social media. he is perhaps the face of a burden and ukrainian resistance. metal plate, young would be influencers who see themselves fighting the army of a cold war hawk actually came from the when we met him, he and his friend were driving to the border to cross into ukraine. of course, and i'm scared because they can. yeah. but my feeling is that the gym will not die, but he will not be a brethren for sure. for sure. because his he just started the big war and

i don't believe the people in the russian federation. they are in his yeah, we've met a growing number of ukrainians living abroad. extremely motivated. they say, to go back and fight russians despite all odds of they are not part of a for an army. are fighting for some political cause. they are fighting for their homes and families for, for speaking. and andries journey is made more personal because his wife and daughter live in kid might have good either. and that yeah, it's my daughter. i'm coming to you to save your life season, ordinary ukrainians. an extraordinary circumstances are all driving east, hoping to find their way home. zane basra, the older 0, lou blin,

poland still to come all that he saw in sport, an athlete revolt forces paralympic organizes into changing their minds over russia . andy, here with that next. ah .

with full ah, the transport his id, thank you so much as you know russian and bella rush. norfleet says now being banned from the wind set paralympics events organize the said protests, plant fleets from other countries at forestman. so you turn the international parliament committee announced the band less than 24 hours after saying it would

allow russian embellish northeast to compete as neutral. i p. c, president andrew parson. so the reactions about decision, right? the situation in the athletes village untenable. the experience here, she'll be a positive one and that was not after you and also seeing essays that was not being the case at the village. and to me this morning when after world waking up to the news, there was a reaction showed us that if we didn't not take action, the situation could get worse. what we've been talking to the executive director of the world players association, he says, sanctions like this will be felt in russia. it's important that they sanctions, it's targeted at the source of the problem and that is the russian side. now clearly the russian style has a deep control over the russian olympic committee. and to that extent, that paralympic committee, now there's no doubt the sanctions on the committee will involve an exclusion of

the athletes from the games. but disappointingly, is that it is a small price to pay for sport to be seems to be doing the right thing. and that is in posing targeted and powerful sporting sanctions. we did say, of course, in relation to sports responds to the problem of the part in south africa that south african athletes were excluded as a consequence of sporting sanctions. now sporting sanctions may not attain decisive, of course, in help turning around the situation in a contract south africa. but they were important and it's now essential that sanctions on the part of the sports movement, client important role a. and if i may not yet, they decide in bringing about pacing the crime. well, the head of ukraine is parallel pick, tim says it's a miracle. they've made it to beijing. a 20 strong contingent arrived in china on

wednesday. you crying with in the middle presence of the last. when's a game winning 22 metals including 7 gold in pure shank 4 years ago. i want to say that we came here from ukraine and we travel through ukraine. it took us many days . we had to overcome a lot of barriers that had to do with the war. many members of our team barely managed to escape from the bombardment and the shells exploding, but we still made it here. well, the russian football union says it will be appealing against the decision to banish national seems football's governing body faith has kicked the russian men's team out of wilco qualifying in a statement the russian football union said the ruling did not have a legal basis. we kind of made a formal request to postpone their upcoming world cut plan game with scotland. the game is due to be played on march the 24th in glasgow alex highly unlikely to take place. chelsea are facing up to an uncertain future after their rush in on a roman, a promise which put the family club up for sale, abramoff,

which has invested hundreds of millions of dollars and brought unprecedented success to the theme following russia's invasion of ukraine. abramoff said it was in chelsea's best interests for him to step away. we've been talking to school finance experts, dan plumley, about the impact of from, of which has made on english and european football. he was the 1st big forward owner that we saw in english football back in 2003 that lead the way for a survey to further investments from america. we look to the glazed takeover of manchester united in 2005 american investment. all of them liverpool and then of course the manchester city takeover in and beyond. and so you know, roman brahman, they really sort of paved the way for foreign ownership in english football and has been transformative over the last few years. there was, i want to have lots of different motives and different investment message that, you know, he was, he was the catalyst for that back in 2000. and 3,

what we're seeing probably accelerated during that the covey pandemic is a rising kind of private equity investment. in professional teams for most notably and football, and also these big console teams that we see the example here with the potential swiss buyout. it's not just one person, it's a consortium and there are very few people in the world that can, you know, for these football clubs, right? as an individual. so i think you'd be looking towards consortiums and various, maybe, you know, private equity hedge fund. fact investors now looking at english football clubs and football clubs in general across europe. and finally, one races will no longer be held in russia. the sports has terminated its contract with the country. this year, such a growing pre, had already been cancelled. there was a bill in place to move the race to saint petersburg from 2023 for 3 years at that agreement. have now been ended. okay. that is high school's looking for now aging. and even if actually we'll see you again a little later. now,

before we hand over to our colleagues and london, bells of not saddam have rung out in paris a mid day today. ah, sure of solidarity with the people. if you crated there was some of the scenes across europe, in cathedrals and churches, and cities like vienna, room, and color. i'll see you again. thanks for watching bye for now. joined the debate they erasure of black people from the american and global story was very powerful on an online, at your voice. the comment section is white head, join our conversation. we had all protected when everyone is protected. it is not the play being nationalistic about us. you just look at it in a very different way, said that perspective, men and men meeting each other and they don't have any solution. let me get put it clear for you. this dream on al jazeera, i ran home to and as a to 1000000 street dogs. many in a terrible state al jazeera, well fellows,

those helping to save them. and the remarkable journey to rescue lady august all the way from egypt. after having a role, the better it was ne, which takes an unexpected very difficult search for her. great. yeah. these are very straight up analogy 0. new zealand is a bird watch is paradise. but this south pacific nation has one of the worst extinction records on earth racks and other introduced premises have decimated the nike bird population. the decline is still ongoing. if we let it roll for another 50 years, they won't be much left to restore. now, ye zealand is leading the world with an extraordinary goal to wipe out the country's worth passed by 2050. there is low where on the planet like this. and we now have the technology,

the well and the law here to do it and take those bases. finally, after 2 days of searching success, we made our 1st, hey we both birds will join 14 other key we released here in the last few mom. it's a vital step in saving while k, which we're almost walked out across this region 2 decades ago. ah, russian attacks intensify north of the ukrainian capital. keith, as president putin says, his military operation is going to plan a relentless barrage of russian shelling on the port city of mario poll results in mass casualties and cuts off tens of thousands of people from water and electricity . ah,

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