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rushes 65 kilometers long convoy remained stall on the outskirts of the ukrainian capital. civilians pay a heavy price as homes are destroyed by russian shelling near keith and the e. u. office protection to refugees with residency for up to 2 years. as more people sleep are fighting out in sport, the beijing winter paralympics are said to get underway under a cloud of controversy. russia says it reserves the right to take legal action after it's athletes were banned from competing with a potential disaster has been averted to europe's largest nuclear power plant. ukrainian emergency services, say a fire at the facility has been put out the deputies. yup. planned to is in the southeast, it's now under russian control as moscow's invasion of ukraine stretches into its

2nd week. ukraine's foreign minister, as well as an official at the facility, say the fire was ignited off the plants came on. the heavy attack by russian force is the harding begins, are coverage. a fire fight at europe's biggest nuclear power plant. starting a fire that burns for more than an hour result that you all through. as a result of strikes, there was a fire at the nuclear power plant. i repeat, as a result of strikes by russian federation forces on the nuclear power plant. a fire has erupt, it fire fighters eventually given access to put out the fire. after the town mayor pled for the fighting to stop them away, i ask you to come to your senses and immediately stop firing at the nuclear power plant. ukraine's president issues a dire warning, accusing russia of the attack would have, we will say, can may seem if there is an explosion,

that's the end for everyone. in the end for europe, the evacuation of europe or in the urgent action by europe can stop the russian troops did not allow the death of europe from a catastrophe at a nuclear power station. despite the fears of a nuclear explosion, the director general of the international atomic energy agency says the reactors were not damaged. all the safety systems of the 6 reactors at the plant were not affect it at all. the nuclear facility is 6 reactors, are located near the town of enter go dar, an area contested by the russian military and its separatist allies. the nuclear plant has been the sight of defiant resistance by ordinary ukrainians using themselves as human shields to keep russian troops away. the reality of a nuclear disaster is all too real to these people. in 1986 this year noble nuclear plant exploded thousands of people dying of the consequences of radiation and

leaving a huge area of the country uninhabitable to this day. it is one of only 2 nuclear energy accidents rated at the maximum severity. the other being the 2011 fukushima disaster in japan were very relieved. and i think ultimately, you know what to spend a lot of time doing over the last couple of years has been to put an anti terrorism renovation that the various sizes around. so perhaps that's what's protected the ukraine in this instance as well, to fire maybe out. but the war around it raises on li harding. al jazeera john hall joins us now live from levine, near the border with poland. jonah, so russian troops on now in control of that nuclear plant, what can you tell us? so they say, and that isn't being contested by the ukrainian side. so we assume that is the case . the russian ministry of defense has come out and said, look,

these were attacks by saboteurs essentially trying to stage a ukrainian provocation by hitting the site. and that the russian forces were stepping in to defend its president zelinski by contrast, calling it nuclear terrorism. in the middle of all of this, frankly not concerned with the whys and wherefores of what happened is the international atomic energy agency in vienna consent, principally with the safety of this site. and not just any old nuclear site. this the biggest in europe. it contains 6 of the 15 nuclear reactors present it present in ukraine refill. marianna grossey, the head of the i. e, held a press conference just a short while ago in the last half hour. this was his update that there was no release of radioactive material as a result of the attacks of the fire that burned for 4 hours in a training building on the side, the react, as he said, were not affected. only one of them was actually operational. some held in reserve, some under repair, some simply switched off all systems. he said,

including radiation monitoring are fully functional, operating and working. the situation can it continues to be extremely tense and challenging. he went on to describe the key pillars of nuclear safety at these plans, the maintenance of security, the invite ability of these sites, maintaining supply lines, maintaining, stopping, maintaining critical communications. he said these were absolutely vital that they needed to be an immediate meeting on soon as possible. he said of the 2 parties to recommit themselves to these key pillars of safety at nuclear power plants in ukraine. he wants a meeting of the russians and the ukrainians at cher noble that his suggestion, that is, of course, the nuclear power plant, which is just inside ukraine on the bell or russian border. he said he would head that meeting and he said it was absolutely imperative to maintain the safety of these nuclear side. john, meanwhile, the death toll is rising around the country,

particularly from the attacks and check his give us a picture if you can, across the rest of your brain. awful strikes in chinese. we've seen dreadful pictures, some very, very alarming gra drone footage, floating over what is now a devastated town in the north of the country. no verifiable, no obvious military merit in this, in taking this town. other than that, it happens to be on the line of russia's advance from the north, $47.00 dead civilians. of course, the latest toll live, the focus of russia's attacks continues to be on in the south along the black sea coast. we know that the towns of have san fell yesterday bed danced. a small port fell a couple of days ago. still holding out along that route towards the east breakaway regions. of course, the much bigger port, city of mario pole, half a 1000000 people there. we've seen some very graphic imagery coming out of the

hospitals there, but frankly not a great deal coming out. not a great deal of his ability of what's happening in there because this is a city not only cut off from power and heat, but also from internet and mobile communications. it is entirely surrounded. it is under the constant bombardment. so we hear from the man similar situation in how keith big city in the east one and a half 1000000 people there, constant bombardment, they're near constant at least. and as i said, charity have this convoy continuing to cast an awful presence close to the capital key of it has been stalled for about 3 days now with all sorts of problems besetting it from logistical problem. supply problems. morale problems are ukranian resistance on its flags. the suggestion that they are regrouping, reassessing, resupplied and preparing to continue is my report wrapping up the events of the last 24 hours. the major ukrainian cities are surrounded

and under constant attack. this is chair, need a city of textile factories, churches and monasteries. its greatest misfortune to lie on the root of rushes advance from the north. eastern city of hunt, keith, to people wake daily to scenes of terrible destruction and a fast rising civilian death. toll look what food it is doing. this is a war crime committed again. this is the clarity of 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. once again,

i saw you and in the far south ukraine's biggest port odessa, he's under threat to hear frantic efforts have been underway for days to build defences against a possible leech landing multiple vessels belonging to russia's black sea fleet. hover on the horizon, including lending 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 armor, 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 keep the apparent aim to encircle the city and besiege it. from his bunker under heavy guard, president followed him at zelinski wages, a relentless communications campaign,

rallying resistance, and calling in foreign support robberies, process, wi fi. we have been seen this for a long time that ukraine is seeking for protections for our home soil and our own people by such protections have not been provided for european countries assist us with the wage 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 roofs 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 the 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 who left everything behind in a scramble for safety across the country's borders as more than a 1000000 have done since the invasion began, but also huge populations in urban centers trap. terrified and desperate for health . civilian morale will vary now in a population increasingly terrorized. there'll be desperation in some places, determination, in others, o, a spontaneous rendition of the national anthem at that age station in leave. it is becoming ever clearer that the struggle is not just for personal survival, but so the survival of the nation as a whole. jonah ho l 20

o v. i spring in the us, some employee and singapore. he is a senior fellow and of insecurity and hybrid warfare with the international institute for strategic studies and a former sci fi monitor in easton, ukraine. thanks for joining us. i mean, the devastation caused by this russian bombardment is very clear to see. we just saw in that report from our correspondence, but russia was not using its air force to its fullest extent. is it why is that? i wish i knew we don't know. there are so many mysteries about the russian campaign is it's unfolded, sorry for the one. the fact that we can be sure of is that russia, unfortunately has a considerable amount more of military power that it could, yes, apply to as offensive that it could yet bring to bear across the cities that we've just seen footage. all that were already devastated on to cities of yet to be reached by the russian of boston columns. but the question about the air power,

i think there have been instances where russia's air force now deploying ammunitions in a way that seems to support their advancing soldiers on the ground. perhaps in a way that the air force wasn't being used in the 1st few days. of the campaign, why have we seen this huge convoy outside of key is 65 kilometers long outside of the capital. why has it not advanced? has this operation gone to plan for president putin city to be fed? so the russian armed forces here as, as mike tyson once said, everyone has a plan until that punched in the face. and that's a good the mexico for wolf i, which is new plans of ice contact with the enemy. a test of a military's ability is its ability to see through the inevitable setbacks is worn out on to the column that you mentioned. it could be a deliberate pause. it could be a pause, enforced by a logistical breakdown. we don't know. there is some speculation that because those

vehicles stayed in bella roost in that staging area for quite a long time over december, january is possible that they sort of fell out of repair. and it's also possible that the russian commanders were actually caught by surprise that the order to invasion just over a week ago. but at some point that convoy will either be used to in cycle key f or to assaults it or perhaps to do each of those in succession. oh, speaking of and sat tang, mario paul in the south is effectively being blockaded the mass as civilians being prevented. from leaving only going to see that strategy. repeat it potentially, but the cities are of course a very different sizes and kalki the 2nd city is, is considerably larger. mary paul is it's on the, it's near the coast. so baptist, it's less complicated to cut off. but the thing, the i'm, i'm particularly interested in with regards to marable, from a strategic perspective, is this link up between the russian advanced south for coming out of crimea. and

the existing separatist republics, which haven't really moved off their front lines. that's really surprising that front line that existed in the 1st incarnation as war 201415 on was as for all intents and purposes, remain somewhat static. so that may be a link up operation between these 2 parts of, of the russian box and russian forces coming in the next few days at the thought at the thought there you said there are many mysteries in all of this. your specialty is, is in of insecurity in hybrid warfare. i know it's a big question, but from the military movements that we're seeing on the ground, what does the strategy look like to you? i think the possibility of russia taking hold of all of you crying and controlling it, especially in the face of a possibly insurgency in popular resistance. i think that's quite a fanciful goal. i think the russian strategy is to continue these direct bilateral

talks that they're having with the cravings on the batteries, new crane border, and to increase the pain and pressure on your crime. for example, by attacking, seizing in nuclear blogs besieging and capturing another city. i'm trying to for some kind of are von tay, she settlement on behalf of russia, potentially the by 6. the country potentially that cannibalize is more land, but i don't think russia is going to be capable of, of occupying conquering the whole of you crime. right. some air per a thanks very much for your analysis there. a senior fellow in urban security and hybrid warfare with international institute for strategic studies. nato foreign affairs minister is our meeting for a special summit on ukraine that comes as allies tyson sanctions on plat map prudence in a circle. at a news conference with the u. s. secretary of states, nato secretary general condemned russian shelling on the separation nuclear site. as reckless it's a partial. so we use a low to not rule soon reports to vote against the new pre po box

with those of his war on the board. so ending in on the board. so rush all we're doing which groups i'm engaging. good faith in every ally in one way or another is coming to ukraine's assistance. every ally in one way or another is helping to strengthen nato itself. and is the surgery general said ours as a defensible, once we seek no conflict, but of conflict comes to us. we're ready for it, and we will defend every inch of nato territory. and diplomatic editor james bass is live for us in brussels. james, another meeting, a flurry of meetings in the past. 7 week what's happening today? well, yes, we've got nato and ministers meeting foreign ministers. they're joined by some other countries, sweden and finland, which aren't nato members. and the european union represented at this meeting and

then the other way around in the afternoon when it'll be the european union meeting and non members of the european union like the u. s. and the u. k. and the nato sector general, they meet ab attending that meeting. i think the idea is to look at what they've done so far and see if there's anything more that they can do. clearly they've gone further, i think than many of the ministers thought they would at the start of this conflict in terms of sanctions. and i think they'll be looking at what are the measures they can take, but you're not going to see these foreign ministers here at nato doing what the ukranian government would want. and that's to actively support the ukrainians, perhaps with a no fly zone, a no fly zone would need to be enforced by nato aircraft. we've seen how that works in libya. we saw how it worked with kosovo. they will, they would have to be those nato aircraft, potentially shooting down russian aircraft. then you have

a war. ready involving nato and russia. and of course the u. s. is a, is a, is a member, the biggest member of nato. you then effectively have a world war and world war 3. so that is something that they will not countenance. and i don't think that is being suggested by any of the 30 nato members who are now meeting in their closed meeting. i think some though of the nato members, and particularly those that are close to russia have borders with russia are concerned. we've seen major enforcement of those countries in the last couple of weeks. but some, for example, the latvian foreign minister on his way into the meeting said it was time to go from a deterrent submission to a full scale defense submission. now what he means by that, whether he wants even more troops, that's not clear, but i suspect that many of the all the states would certainly like to see that the presence of these troops, including us troops made more permanent, the nato secretary general as cool the situation now the new normal and in many

ways, you can divide nature's history. 99452900. 89 was the cold war, 989 until a couple of weeks ago was phase 2. he says we're in a new normal which would be sunday to a nation say will require a different position of, of forces in the future. same phase, santa medic turned brussel. thank you. your p and union has agreed to offer protection for refugees from ukraine. i'll be given residency rights for up to 2 years. more than 1000000 people have fled in the past week. poland has taken an off of that famous robbery reports from the ukrainian bought a town of chicago. roma is from car key city and ruin from russia. he's at the border to let go of everything he loves, turned back alone and joined the fight and feelings in his fear, confusion,

hate anger. i don't even know what feeling is i need to send my family to safety for the next. next everything will be all right. we will win for sure. nothing else . we will save our country. everything will be all right. you don't have to know what he's saying to understand how he feels a country torn into small villages and towns like this. what are the last hurdle to safety for the hundreds of thousands of men, women and children amassing at poland sport. the last checkpoint, the last line, alas, chance to say good bye. the lucky ones, board buses bound for cities in europe. others wait. this line is long, but it is still moving all weekend to this conflict and the crowd, the traffic,

the, the line at this border crossing it's much smaller and the system is getting across into poland. seems much more organized, much more efficient, but no less tragic for the people that are leaving their country behind ukrainians, trying to get to safety say they feel bad by the international community. they know health is coming, but not enough to stop russian invaders destroying their cities, their homes, their lives, the men, my pacific, not to not to my per ukrainians are going to nato, but not to. it's not here in the ukraine. we need real help army weapons, thomas, and what are army needs to do? we need to weapons and there's no weapon in ukraine that would really destroy the russians. each of these women have a husband or father or brother fighting to defend their cities or on the front line . they say they will never leave and help other ukrainians. however, they came at

a place that divides 2 countries. ukrainian families are being forced to divide themselves. women move forward to preserve the countries future. men go back to make sure they have a home to come back to me can speak now live to zane bus. robbie zane, where are you now? well, came. we've moved a little further north from the medical crossing to the crossing at ravenna. we're just a little further up the in the northern part of poland. and now where we are here, it's similar to the other border crossings. we've visited some of the observations we've made at every single border crossing the last few days is a raised a security presence. there are more heavily armed police here. we've seen apc's. we've seen several more police vehicles and simply more personnel is serving to

secure these border points. now that's understandable with their what's happening in the region. the threat level is generally raised, but the a few days ago, the government also announced a raised threat level and mobilized anti terror police. i'm citing intelligence for some unknown, a security threat. so we are seeing a lot more security on this side of the border. when we crossed over into chagrin you yesterday, we also noticed a great deal more security presence on the ukranian side. now that is for of, of a sort of different purpose. the ukranian border guards are there in more force, and they are there to stop men of fighting age between 18 and 60. when we were crossing at passport control back into poland, we did witness a rather difficult scene. there was a young family, a father, most likely in his fifties, a wife in a child, no older than 6 or 7 years old. not exactly old enough to understand everything what was happening, but definitely old enough to understand that his father's life was in peril. when

the beauregard said that he could not come through and that he would have to go back, he started to shriek and cry. and it was, it was quite tragic to see this family in real time being split apart. now the border police officer, the woman who was having to stop him from exiting, she was shouting, but there was also panic in her voice was clear that she did not want to do the job that she was having to do. but that is the reality of 21st century war in europe, the men are being forced to go back and same bus driver there at border crossing the border with ukraine and poland. thank you. staff that one of rushes most prominent independent television stations have resigned to live on it. it's a near touch. no to war was the final statement made on rain tv channels. suspending operations after being threatened with closure by

authorities and its last seconds on the air, the channel broadcast the swan lake ballet performance was often played on lute by soviet t. v and radio. either at times of political crisis or after the death of a leader is going to dos jibari, who's standing by moscow dasa. so rain tv shut itself down. how many of the use networks are left table to challenge the kremlin narrative? well, as there are not any left the i russians, censorship bodies have said that many of them have been shut down over the past. so 2 weeks since the start of the air, russian invasion in ukraine, m. and of course, this was one of the only tv independent tv channels i was operating. and last week, tv rain received the notice. notice as well as other a local media channels and, and news outlets in the country, warning them not to use certain language. when describing the invasion that was

ongoing in ukraine, they had to stay away from words such as invasion on war and describe it as a military, a special military operation. of course, this channel was taken off our last week and then they were broadcasting on youtube on line. and then on wednesday evening at the m on thursday evening, rather the founders of the channel decided that it was no longer possible or for them to continue their work. and that they were going to be shut down eventually. so on the last few minutes of broadcast, they decided to show the ballet of swan lake tchaikovsky, s swan like the russian composer, who debuted his valet in moscow, in 1877. and this is a nod to russian history because this ballet of swan lake was shown on state t v. during the eighty's. when leaders are passed away, as well as a, during the coo hour and 1991, which led to at the end of the soviet union. so it is very well known by the public

cure as a sign of instability when they see that bally on air. and that this tv channel, which was founded in 2010, chose to leave em. they're broadcast the last broadcast with this a ballet as a sign of possibly a darker days ahead for the re a media in this country. very poignant our door sir. parliament has also voted or is voting on how to treat those who break its rules around what can and can't be said in the media. yes, this was a, a bill that was just passed in the lower house of parliament known as the duma. and it was voted on by an m m p 's in session, and it passed unanimously with 401 votes. and as it is a law that i will as see people and from the media being heavily fine,

as well as facing jail, her rooms of up to 15 years. if they use language that is m detrimental to as the russian military in the defense forces, according to the language that is in this bill, it is now illegal to publicly discredit the use of the armed forces and that for the spread of false information. and they about the countries armed forces is now illegal. and you cannot and disseminate fake information about russia's armed forces. so the censorship getting very much stronger and now it will become law. that is a very, very dangerous, i think, for not only a russian independent media which ceases to exist at this point. oh and also foreign media, which of many of them have now their websites of foreign media been blocked in the country because they are being accused of spreading false information about the

ongoing invasion in ukraine. i don't safari there for awesome moscow. thank you. still ahead on al serra will be live in northern pakistan, were bomb blast, and a mosque is claimed dozens of lives. and in school this ukrainian tennis leg, it's much needed to fight to her match. and mexico ah, hell i the best of the sunshine for year a pace across sess got anavia running down across germany all the way into the out . but i the sort of that we have got some rather disturbed whether there is some class, some rain, some think snow a cold or if it was at east inside of here for the west, a good deal, milder, but still pretty cloudy here as well. we got a weakening weather system here on the side of these areas of high pressure. still

brace, i'm outbreaks of right, which stretches down across france, moving across spain and portugal need the right here. what i'm active system. this one has been bringing some live showers in across i barren peninsula where to where the to now making its way across the good part of the mediterranean with lease is some shower shower's that to into work grace. pushing across into turkey. in still some wintry flowers there, you notice across ukraine we are going to see more that a snow lingering of said east side of europe some when she weather that east down 3 southern parts of the balkans central areas will hang on to that pleasant sunshine light winds some lovely conditions here, where to weather though, and damp weather continues. western parts, so few was joyous up with the wet weather that we have across the far north west of africa. maroka northern parts of algeria see some cloud and right. and that re grassy, making its way into to this. yeah, ah,

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lou. ah, your theology is there a reminder of our top stories this on russia is taking control of europe's largest nuclear plant. a fire at the facility and se in ukraine has been put out and international nuclear authorities say the ponds reactors would not damaged nato secretary general is accusing russia of recklessly shelling the nuclear power plant . he spoke to the u. s. secretary of stakes and had a meeting between alliances, foreign minister and russian forces are intensifying the bombardment of areas around the capital cave. ukrainian officials say 47 people were killed on thursday

in a residential area of chinese rescue work was suspended due to heavy shelly let's check back in now with jonah whole who's in live eat, jonah. yeah, well you know, the russians continuing to focus their activities at the moment down in the south, on the black sea coast, the city of mario paul, surrounded under constant bombardment, the latest word from another strategic town down. the mc allies is that russian forces may be entering their har key in the east, also under heavy attack. sherony heave in the north, dreadful strikes of the night. there the latest death toll 47 civilians killed. i'm joined here in all these by mike who would shark have a former o s. c e spokesmen now senior fellow at the atlantic council. thanks for joining us . welcome, michael. let me put in talks about his war goals yesterday saying they are being

achieved. everything is on track. western intelligence has a slightly different view suggests that they didn't, didn't, they didn't anticipate the levels of resistance. they've got all sorts of other problems, morale, logistical, and so on. things are behind shed you. where do you now assess rushes goals and it's progress towards meeting those goals while an extremely dire situation. i mean, a few days ago, if you're asked me as all of ukraine would have been invaded, i would have said no way by to now looks like they may even come as far as here. the view of which is hugely symbolically important to ukraine is the center of the current in patriotism. a lot of the dissidence that were locked up in the soviet go like, came from here. so you can, and you know, a lot of the cultural artifacts around you, but what the main achievement seems to be at the moment is coveted land bridge between russia proper and crimea. they seem to be almost there with that. and then briefly, the strategy seems to be encircling that is talking them off each mentality. the russians have done before. they've done it before so, so if they get

a hold that land colored all that land bridge in the south, that is a concrete verifiable gain. presumably, one of the initial goals of the invasion. the big city though, of course, is key of the capital. that's that convoy 40 miles long. 64 columns is loc allegedly stalled for the last 3. but that presents a looming, dreadful threat to the capital doesn't it? yeah, and i've spoken to experts and what they said is that the quins are waiting for the right moment to strike. because if you strike too early, that long of a convoy those scattered. so you have to be very strategic about that. the other thing, by the way, about the last quarter we talked about, they may actually keep on going beyond odessa all the way to model the border and that will give them access to their little stupid territory there as well. a lot of military achievements, sadly within grasp of the russia and somehow the sense that they're trying to concrete ties their gains so that they can have increased leverage in talks. these 2nd round talks yesterday, possibly

a 3rd. next week we've talked about humanitarian corridors or they have that they're going to be introduced. we don't know yet how when or where desperately needed, of course. but isn't there also the risk that those humanitarian corridors on the seas fires that come with them will be used by the russians to regroup? to resupply? yeah, look, since 2014, the russian back sags. and now it's kevin respected. one of the many seats fires that have happened. we've seen russian behavior elsewhere. chuck. so we have the word has to be very, very careful with achieving these humanitarian corners. but quickly having said that, there have been days of tranquillity, things like done done places like columbia and elsewhere, where there's a lot of violence. so we may be lucky on this one. lucky in the sense, lucky in the sense that the russians will respect those humanitarian corridors, children, women, and children, elderly can be evacuated. vaccination can take place, food can be moved in, but again, i don't trust them one bed. also allowing them potentially a crucial window to regroup and resupply. yes,

let's talk about the big story today. the attacks on the nuclear power plant at supper easier, not just any nuclear plant, the biggest in europe, 6 reactors, they're out of ukraine's 15. the i a e, a is talked about, the absolutely, the absolute inviolable lety of these sites. nuclear disasters perhaps 6 times larger than church or novel. is that likely to be respected? is anything inviolable any more in this war? you know, i think, to talk about a twisted mind like mr. fulton's, nothing is off the table. but this is a reminder, the world that this is a world war now that if this explosion or whatever, god forbid it happens, that one of the plants everyone will feel it. i mean, sure, novel. we saw how the soviet bungled. the handling of that that had the potential of blowing up the globe literally. so no good, good reason to be worried about that to reactor and the other ones as well. let's take a quick look at the why to picture the picture of international pressure that has

built in the last week unprecedented. you wouldn't have imagined this a week ago. is it likely to have any lasting impact a will on the russian economy? but on the mind of the russian president, while his circle is being really isolated and attacked and there is going to come a day where the only place they can vacation is north korea or maybe the artificial islands that the chinese have created in the south china sea, i do worry in the back of my mind about that embrace between china and russia that has been happening because what else could explain the boldness and you know, not really reacting much to the sanctions, which is really, really choking them off. so these sanctions should have been put in place a long time ago. i think it's a little late, little bit too little, too late. yeah, lot made of rushes, international isolation, but forgetting that it's close. his friend is a major international supervisor, michael ciocca. thank you very much for speaking to us there, and that's all i've got for you for the moment from movies. all right,

thanks for that. john hall in levine lets me to another are analyst safe on wolf. he is a professor of international security. the university of funding in the u. k. thanks for joining us. mr. wolfe was he will take care. do you foresee this turning into a protracted conflict? yes, i think the, the phones all back at the moment. neither if flush are going to let, this is the question again for ukraine, nor is ukrainian resistance to going going to crumble anytime soon. i think for as long as ukraine can hold out quarterly for a small go with western supplies will be getting in to support the ukrainian resistance and the smallest. thanks, capped off and put the b intensive part. i think we are in here for a really long and potentially quite, quite darkly and cloudy was in

a funeral. if the issue is, how long can ukraine hold out? i mean, to put that question to you, how long can you great? hold on. i think it's very difficult to estimate executive or will this going to happen? i mean, through the ukrainians, i think have acted quite, quite cleverly in both the tactical and strategic sense. they have not engaged in any major battle with russia on open grounds. and i think it's also remarkable how strong the resistance has held up among disability and population, including in, in large cities. and let's not forget that hawk if is the 2nd largest city in ukraine. but it's also in an area that is in many ways much more. russian is sort of in a, in a cultural and language sense and even ethnic questions wash and speaker has been

very clear that they do not want to rush. instead, they do not want to be part of russia, and they certainly do not want to be subject to the kind of indiscriminate text. russia has never come to the city before the, the talks yesterday and was a correspondent with saying that russia wanted to discuss 3 things with 3 issues, military, humanitarian and political. and i was very interested in that last one, the political side of things. but does moscow want to install a pro russian president in ukraine? i mean, could it? well, i think that's probably what isn't put in mind. i mean, in the long term, i think it will be very difficult for wash off to occupy and do sustainably a country off the source. or if you cram ukraine by territory,

is the 2nd largest country in europe. have seen that that is very fierce resistance against washington from russell perspective, from, from the perspective of the kremlin. obviously having a government in place that would be pro washy would be a very good solution. i think it's very difficult to see how this can be achieved at the moment. and also i think it took us more in a way about sort of the mindset with which put in has been going into this war. and he probably genuinely expected, much less resistance, even that his troops would be, would be ro comes, but he has had a rude awakening in that sense. and i think now he's really doubling down and making this war much more costly in human toes. hey lastly, there time. thank you for your analysis, this stuff on wolf,

a professor of international security at the university of burning and thank you. the eastern ukrainian city of khaki was one of russia. the 1st target, despite heavy shelling out its proximity to the russian border, it's still on the ukrainian control. many of the cities, 1500000 residents of sled charles trap that is in the village of yak of leaf, not far from khaki and a warning. his report contains some graphic images maxine was at home with his girlfriend when the shells started crashing into his village, shrapnel ripped through his arm and face little yoke. it happened so quickly the explosions. i heard something flying over us. i was covered up to my waist in rubble and something started burning. i tried to free myself. then i tried to get my girlfriend. i was so weak. i couldn't pull her out. emergency services rescued, maxine's girlfriend. she's suffering heavy concussion and is too weak to talk. the

bodies of 3 civilians lie in the morgue. a woman died in the operating theatre as doctors tried to save her life. this woman who was afraid to talk on camera, says russian soldiers let her family escape. but as they drove away a bullet ripped through her husband's hand, oh, why did they tell us everything would be okay. why wasn't there an evacuation? she says we drive to the village is the sound of shelling and machine gun fire in the distance. the shells had slammed into houses on the side of this hill. piles of rubble lined the street. at least 30 homes were destroyed. heavy rushing, shelling of this village last night, at least 3 people were killed. a number of others injured. we understand that there are people still in the village. or we've just heard shilling in the distance and machine gun far in the forest on the way. thousands of cars,

many of them filled with terrified families, fleece south from clark, if many of the cause of a sign reading children on the windscreen. desperate attempts to protect those inside emerald. we are leaving everything behind us. we have been trying for 5 days to get out, but couldn't because of the shell him with it simply hell, we are going to nipple and after that, we don't know. lexi shows us his car that was damaged when a russian rocket landing close to his home. michael had just spoken to friends in khaki. if they tell me it's worse than yesterday, they are shelling civilian areas. so many buildings are on fire for the for people who painted over road signs with angry insults directed towards russian president vladimir putin. an expectation of a russian army advance. this one reads, welcome to hell cha, stripe, an al jazeera yackel live co ukraine. at least 30 people having kill them,

bomb blast, and a she, a mosque, and shower in northern pakistan. authorities have declared a state of emergency less frustrating. mal harder, who is on the line or from harry poor. come on. what we know guarding to the board. the attacker engaged to guard at an entrance to moscow, sharla and the only part of the city one, god was instantly the critical injury. and they said to me and she has been vision, but then the suicide bomber got inside that mark there was friday being held by worshippers. death. and then did you need to do like inside the building, causing a high number of gathered gates? according to the report coming out of the much bigger than the police, some of the wounded should be in condition. now it must be remembered that the

green a number of attack got it out in pocket on this one particularly cavities. the hallmark of di richard on the run and other one is done and has been able to carry out attacks, insight on. so at the moment that told mom came and got an emergency being declared and because and probably all pilot booked implies the provincial cap at your command. i'm sure we'll be checking back with you as more information comes to hand for now. i think that come all harder. still head on al jazeera in slow speed. cricket world mourns the death of australian. great rod marsh details coming ah

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i can afford to fall. kim, thank you so much. basing winter paralympics open on friday under a cloud of controversy on thursday. organizers made a dramatic u turn by banning russian and bell russian athletes from the events. but not everyone in beijing is happy about it. katrina, you reports from the chinese capital bating is once again welcoming international athletes to the city with the opening of the 2022 winter paralympics on friday. and just like the winter olympics, which closed a few weeks ago, the event is again, sparking debate russian and bel, russian athletes have been bad due to widespread condemnation over moscow's invasion of ukraine to the parental. it's from the impact of countries. we are very sorry that you're affected by the decisions or your goal that your government took

last week in breach in the olympic terms. you are victims of your government's actions. their exclusion was a sudden reversal of a decision by the international paralympic committee. 24 hours earlier to allow them to compete. but that sparked immediate criticism and boycott, threats by several paralympic delegations, ukrainian team. welcome to the announcement describing the difficulties of traveling from their war torn country to china. a superpower was to destroy my country through our country and our presence here, the paralympic games is not merely a presence. this is a sign that ukraine was, is, and will remain the country liberally organize a se. tension within the paralympic village have been rising as the war in ukraine intensifies with the 71 russian team members and 12 from bella roofs have been asked to leave aging immediately. several other international sporting bodies,

including fee for and you waiver, have suspended russian teams until further notice what you should luster on of cba . our country is always out here to the principal that his boy is beyond politics. but we are constantly joined to the politics because we understand the importance of his fall in the last of our russian peoples. miss garcia, some chinese internet users have denounced the decision to ban russian and bell russian athletes saying the move is unfair. chinese take media here are covering the war in ukraine, collectively minimizing destruction by russian attacks, and emphasizing peace hopes taking place between both sides. russian leda vladimir putin was the guest of honor and beijing before the opening of the winter olympics last month. china's ambassador to the un says the sovereignty of all countries must be respected, but its leaders have refused to condemn the invasion and continue to do business with moscow. beijing has repeatedly stated it on the side of peace,

but as the war in ukraine escalates, that diplomatic type rope is becoming increasingly difficult to walk. so katrina, you al jazeera paging ukrainian tennis player, lena felina. say she was motivated by the fans to fight through to the quarter finals of the monterey open. the number one, the battle pass bulgarian qualifier victoria to move in 3 set to reach the last 8th with alina, has vowed to donate all her prize money to the cranium on it's a big weight. i was fighting until the very end. and you know, that you can flag really, really helped me today to the dream that you grant it was really speaking to me and i was just fighting until very and i funds my game and dance. so the russian of football union says it will

appeal against the decision to ban at national teams. football, governing body fi fi has kicked the russian men's team out of world cup qualifying . and the statement, the russian football union said the ruling did not have a legal basis. counselor is hosting the mo g p season opener on sunday and the top 3 and last year championship are given a unique opportunity ahead of the race. german nash reports brazil legend, kathy swapped football kit for racing letters as he took to the streets of katha with 3 of my tow g p. find his departing from the sal international circuits where the longest season in the history of the sport will begin the ride as made. the short journey to the sales stadium venue for this is wildcard. the final like always coming in godaddy. you, you expect always big things and this one is kind of the biggest they see is incredible stadium. the nice atp start getting a taste of what awaits the 2 teams that will be walking down this tunnel had the

biggest game in wild football on the 18th frenchman sub a quarter, i was hoping the trophy stays in the hands of calion and bobby, and his teammates, i hope we can add one more to the jays if we're ready ask for invite for for the final i hope friends will, will be here putting their rivalry on the track aside. it was a chance to forget about their bikes and enjoy a kick about before the serious business begins. one notable absence on the grid this season will be the iconic valentino rossi, arguably the sports greatest. who brought to an end, a 25 year career in november. valentino gave a lot to i was bored and this is something that will stay forever now. with a d. b, we move in and we will give the same show. he may have the christiane, even out a celebration down to a t, but quater always football skills might need working on his talent on a most bike is undisputed becoming frances 1st most so g p. well,

champion in 2021. but does that bring any extra pressure heading into this season? i feel ready, and i feel like last year, so my mentality, same is to fight for victory. never seen a g p to these, right? as a guaranteed to see that national side france and spain at the world cup later this year. but for italian, francesco vanya, he must wait to see if his country makes it through the play off. but what isn't far away is the start of the new g. p. c's, and we'll get some to a hit and catch up on sunday. gemini, sh al jazeera. you sell stadium on the cricket world. is morning. the death of australian crickets, a grade to rod marsh, a former wicked keeper, died on friday age 74. he'd been in an induced coma after suffering a heart attack last week. marsh retired from test cricket in 1984 having rocked up 355 dismissals, which was a world record at the time as only sport for them back to you. thanks,

barbara. i'll be here in just few minutes. the more that i see is but ah frank assessments for china will benefit from the 0 call it strategy if the rest of the world cannot get informed opinions at all costs luckiest on each project on that statement. critical debate with claims that need to come to stan cho, threat to russia, but it's precisely his actions that's created this insecurity in the region. in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al jazeera, relieving eco friendly solutions to come back. threats to our planet on al jazeera or china, in the us sleep walking their way to war in the struggle over ukraine. here is the

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