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no matter where it takes a fear and power imposture, we tell your stories. we are your voice. your news, your net al jazeera. ah another attempt to move civilians from southeast in ukraine a ceasefire has been declared in the besieged city of mary, a poll. ah . although i am emily and gwen, this is al. jazeera alive from jo house are coming up resident volota me zalinski appeals to the us for more military equipment to wall plains and financial support . visa and mastercard, suspend operations in russia, becoming the latest corporations to stop business in the country. and russia's
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president von sanctions could amount to a declaration of war and raises questions about the future of cranes statewood, who's ukrainians. living in the besieged city of mary poll, we'll get another chance to leave safely. authorities will begin moving civilians within the next hour. a cargo was set up on saturday, but that didn't last. it fell apart after both sides accused to be other violating the temp received the humanitarian cardo will allow people to leave from mary a poll for the city of separation. they will be able to drive in their own cars or take a bus earlier, russia warns that people will not be allowed to deviate from this route. let's bring in a joint how, who joins us live now from live leave. hello, they jonah,
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what state has a hearing about this 2nd attempt to evacuate civilians? what i should say, the details are just now beginning to come in. they'll be fleshed out in the hours ahead. something for instance, that we don't know instantly is whether this humanitarian corridor or the 2nd attempt at a corridor applies only tomorrow for the large besieged for city on the black sea coast. or whether it is also to include vol, novak of the time to the southeast, is north of mario pole. on saturday, attempts were made to open humanitarian corridors from both places. they failed with both sides, blaming the other. the ukrainian se russian attacks continued the russian se ukrainian forces failed to allow people to leave those cities well, that having another go, certainly in mario paul, we have confirmation of that. i can read you what his, what is on a telegram post that the social media messaging up telegram i put out by the donuts
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regional administration that's on the ukrainian side, talking about the evacuation of civilians from murray. paul to begin at 12 local time. it's now 11 local time time for us. so for an hour from now, a corridor or so called green colorado. they describe it as to be open until 9 pm local time. the aim on today was to try and take 200000 people out of that city of multiple people in absolutely desperate need cut off for days now from basic supplies, heat, electricity, food medicines, running low and so on. now that's an enormous number of people. we don't know whether that's going to be achieved or even achievable in one day or whether this. colorado may continue for a series of days, busses leaving from 3 locations within mario paul, people being told that they can leave using their personal cause. but to be sure to be sure to fill up those cars with as many people as they possibly can. and to strictly follow the agreed route, that will take them from multiple to the town of zap parisha. that's
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a distance of about a 150 miles, 226 kilometers on a good day. it would take 3 hours on this day. it could take much, much longer and that convoy to be accompanied by a red cross escort. and we heard on this program an hour or so ago from the i c r. c, reminding us on al jazeera, that it is a fundamental guarantee under international law. the right of civilians to be able to flee and have safe passage out of was well, let's see how long that sci fi last 4th is any repeat of yesterday. it's certainly going to be interesting. from a diplomatic perspective, the us secretary of state antony blink and using mal dover as part of a trip to several countries in eastern europe. why these visits so crucial, jonah? as you said, lightning to about the us secretary of state, offering reassurance on the increasingly jittery western flanks of ukraine.
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countries like moldova, of a small country, 2600000 people worried about the potential spillover. it is a former soviet republic. it is so far taking well hundreds of thousands of people who cross the border into old, over the government. this is 120000 remaining in mold over it needs help and assistance with that humanitarian effort. but also moldova unique in that it has a russian presence on its territory, or at least on disputed territory in the contested area of trans nice strip. so delicate situation, i want to watch closely there, secretary of state blink, and offering us reassurance to moldova. here's what he had to say a short while ago. the last time. anyone or anyone was a world, especially one, had this totally unnecessary, totally unprovoked and i'm afraid, meditated. and so the consequences as you point out. go beyond euphrates,
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they go beyond even your friends neighbors. they are in the fact that global because this is having an impact on everything that we actually need to be doing and should be doing. and like you, we want to see brought to this, where it is possible concluded and as we heard from a correspondent journal how the red cross is supporting the evacuation form mary of home. it describes conditions there as dia, you many train situation of the country, including my viewpoint, is very dire. we see big movements displacement of people fleeing to say for areas. some of them i've still stuck in shelters that i've backed without electricity, without water, without any food. when we go and distribute and some of the shelters in my tuple and elsewhere, i mean people are so happy to see someone who's helping them. so i mean, i could describe the situation as catastrophic this. this message for civilians is
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a guarantee under international humanitarian law. the i c, r. c. welcome. any initiative to offer list by to civilians are fleeing the conflict or wanting to leave areas where the hostilities are, are very big. the humanitarian situation comes as ukraine's president is called on his people to fight back and resist the russian invasion nashville in the road. desirous we will not give our country to the invaders, a mock ukrainian people in every occupied place. go on attack counter attack. you have to struggle, you have to fight my concur song for dance. you have to go out and chased them out . pretty clear this evil from our land. so lensky has also spoken to you as president joe biden, by fine, they discussed security financial support and sanctions on moscow. gabriel alexander has more from washington,
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dc. while the call apparently happened in the evening, saturday night here, washington time the call lasted a little over 30 minutes, according to read out from the white house. the read out is essentially a summary of the call that the white house releases after president talks to another foreign leader according to that read out and he was short. it was only about a paragraph or so the 2 leaders talked about security for ukraine and continued security support. on behalf of us talk to ukraine. i also talked about sanctions, the continuing ramping up of sanctions and bite and apparently towards the sky. you said this would continue to go on and continue to be a point of that. the white house would continue to focus on what was not discussed or at least what was not mentioned in the read out from the white house or 2 things . any sort of calls for biden, talking about transferring of military aircraft to ukraine. that's something that's
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been talked about a bit, but there was no discussion of that between the 2 leaders, according to the read out, and also the no fly zone. it's lensky and others have been pushing for that. both nato and the white house have been reluctant to and flat out said they would not participate in. there was no indication that this call that that was discussed either bottom line. now this is one of several calls that have happened over the past week or so between president biden angel and ski. so just shows how important the white house is taking this and how closely the president of the united states is watching events on the ground. there more than a 1000000 ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries to escape the fighting, but others have decided to stay behind to join local units to protect their country . me, i'll do 0. hold a bill. how may i visited a village and in a pro, in the east, in ukraine, and spoke to one of those units on the roads of eastern ukraine,
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their dose taking their children to safety. an endless lug of car is trying to reach to close his border. it will take days in their dose, staying behind to defend their country. like these men, we met near the village of men. they know the forest well. they usually go hunting here, but now it's time to dig trenches. phillips and bags and build bunkers in case the russian soldiers come their way. ah, they're part of the locally form territorial defense units. they include, sees him men like any k, not his real name, who 1st joined in 2016, to fight the pro russian separatists in the east of the country. yet as a neighborhood, the pipe that you're asking about our mood, if we really to defend ourselves after this treacherous invasion of ukraine, women, children, and the ugly suffering homes are bombed at night. of course, the army is very angry about that if we didn't provoke and we didn't want the score,
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they came to us and we ready to answer. he hopes that the russians could be slowed down. but these handmade spikes with similar positions are being built a bit all over the ne per region and has become even more urgent now to have them completed. because the region has become the 1st stop for those fleeing the russian advance from either the south or the north east of the country to honda. at the village, ludmilla is busy cooking 200 meals and the menu to day rest sonic a hearty soup that will be put in jars and taken to the checkpoints, and trenches where her husband is also on duty. for some of these women, this war is hitting close to home or sell a son in law is in the regular army on a front line. she can't reveal which in the room did i get? my daughter is keeping busy like me,
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just to not go crazy. it's our country. we have to protect it. we will leave by thought. what can i do? we all in the same boat. and what can i say about the soldiers? who came to our country to can i pretend they didn't know that they have been here for more than 7 days and they're still on my back in the forest territorial defense gets ready for the cold night ahead. the russians are still far away, but this is a war of miss how's the rockets, the devastating cities and villages. and here, there are no signs of modern weaponry that could repel the float, summers ukrainians. the only safe way is to go west and get as far as possible. but up there, how many of jersey we're in eastern ukraine. these are mastercard, said they, suspending all operations in russia effective immediately. it means any credit card issued in the country can no longer be used in cons, issued elsewhere,
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warrant work in russia. the block applies worldwide. the light is companies to hold business in russia since its invasion of ukraine. economists mohammed honda says the decision by visa and mastercard will have a devastating effect on many sectors of society. however, you know, i mean this damage is not going to be only for the, for the clients or the, or the, the car carriers. there will be a damage for the company as well, for the visa and, and other credit card companies. if this is step is this is really in effect. now, let me know we are talking about the, the, the, some over 210000000 cardholders in, in russia. and they did the selective statistics show that around $850000.00 card issued every month. if we're talking about the average of $800.00,
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so we're talking about the $126000000000.00 of bill will not be settled and who is going to responsible for that. if you're talking about big sectors, for example, of course, some of the sectors like energy sector, like a gas, like petrol, this are not involved. they included in the and the sanctions. so there will be a movement, there will be a damage, you know, for the financial institutions or for, for companies will have like accounts for individual. definitely this will be, there will be really the, the effects on, on them. and it may triple a lot of businesses fill ahead on al jazeera, why the iran and nuclear talks could face new challenges in the wake of the russian war on ukraine. and a show of solidarity across the world. more protest planned against russia's invasion
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ah, ah ah ah. hello, you're watching out 0. i'm emily anglin, reminder wrapped up stories beside. another attempt is being made to evacuate civilians from the ukrainian city of mary, a poem. it's expected to begin within the hour. accardo was set up on saturday, but it fell apart after both sides accused the other of violating the temporary se speier, ukraine's president is urging his people to take to the straight and continue to fight against russia's invention for letting me zalinski is plaited with the west
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for more military aid and continues to push for a no fly zone. while a visa mastercard same day suspending all operations in russia, it means any credit card issued in the country can no longer be used. and cards issued elsewhere won't work in russia. russian president vladimir putin has warned any attempt by nato to establish that no fly zone over ukraine will be seen as an act of war. mohammed val has more on one person and to say as russia's war machine rages across ukraine. the verbal office, if coming from moscow, is no less powerful. president put in, issued a clear warning to western powers, saying any attempt to create a no fly zone over ukraine would be considered a direct military involvement in the conflict against russia. just must lucian storm loosened as you are now, we are hearing the no fly zone must be established over the territory of ukraine.
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it is impossible to do so over the territory of ukraine itself. it is possible only from the territory of some neighboring country, but any move in this direction will be viewed bath as a participation in the arm conflict as you want to put in, made it clear he once ukraine to have a neutral status in the polar ballast between nato and russia flew this, he says it requires a demilitarized. jo craig a little because it's western bacchus, are intending to supply it with nuclear weapons, if not stopped. they will, armed of 15th and from that thick and on from the very thick and rush of faith will be very different. because then our strategic enemy won't even need intercontinental ballistic michelle figler. they will have us at gunpoint righteous . how can we overlooked alchemy? not as when we put, put and said everything is going according to plan in ukraine, and his army will achieve all of its objectives. his foreign minister sergey lovegrove had some harsh words for the ukrainian president. this long broker was through still not the it's zalinski. so unhappy with nato not interfering than that
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means he's hoping to resolve this conflict by involving nato. it means he's not hearing statements from you appeal. capitals saying they won't get involved. it means he wants to provoke a conflict between nato and russia. perhaps the most challenging issue for russia right now is the economic measures. the west is imposing in this regard, president put in says western sanctions are akin to a declaration of war on his country. for a minister leverage has warned of consequences and single doubt the u. k, in particular, he says moscow's response to the factions will without doubt, hurt british interests and russia. because in his words, the u. k. has chosen to move to words that direct confrontation with his country. mohammed one al jazeera, the russian offensive in ukraine could pose a challenge for efforts to restore the 2015 iran nuclear deal. russian foreign minister survey lab rob is demanding a guarantee that sanctions imposed on russia won't affect its trade with iran.
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leverett says, under the 2015 deal, russia and china were allowed to help around with its civilian nuclear program, and he says, russian investments shouldn't be obstruct. it. took our launch, i would assume, thankfully the avalanche of aggressive sanctions that started to erupt from the west. and hasn't finished yet in my understanding requires reflection 1st of all, by the lawyers. and we want to receive a very precise response. guarantees that these sanctions won't by any means affect our mode of trade, economic and investment corporation. we ran on their nuclear program with research . we've requested the american colleagues as they rule here, to give us written guarantees, at least at the level of the secretary of state. so that the current process launched by the united states will not by any means affect our rights for a free and full fledged trade, or you're economic, military and investment cooperation with iran and diplomatic editor,
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james baynes is in vienna and says, leverett comments, a warning diplomat involved in the negotiation talks have been going on now for 11 months. the idea to reestablish the ra nuclear deal. it was president trump, the pulled out of it in 2016. he put tough sanctions on iran. iran then responded by pushing ahead with a nuclear program, getting much more sophisticated centrifuges and increasing greatly their knowledge of how potentially to build a nuclear bomb. but in recent weeks, there has been progress. the talks have been continuing here in the last few days. they've gone on late into the night. the european envoys left vienna in the last 24 hours to go and consult with the capitals, with many believing a deal was very close. and that's why the comments of the russian foreign minister, a worrying for all involved in this process. he's now asking for guarantees that
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the sanctions have been put on russia are not going to affect rushes, trade, and relations with iran. it's a real spanner in the works at the 11th hour and these negotiations for more analysis on the story lead bringing home in most savvy. he's a professor of political science at the university of tehran and also a specialist on this nuclear deal in joins us from today. ron, thanks for being on the program professor. as we just heard from diplomatic editor, leverage comments have thrown a real spanner in the works. what impact do you think he's demand? we'll have on reviving that 2015 nuclear deal. well, i think everyone is waiting to see what exactly the russians are demanding in the negotiating table. there are 2 possible scenarios. the 1st one is that the russians are asking for sanction exception so that they can fulfill their duty under a new nuclear deal. for example, we are hearing that the russians will play
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a very important role in shipping out. iran enrich uranium under the limits that out in the new deal in to actually implementing, fulfill its duty. russia need, the sanctions exceptions. and i think if this 1st scenario plays out, i think this will be acceptable to the americans because also have to fulfilled their part of the deal. and 2nd scenario however, is that they demand why ranging with the from western sanctions to do all sorts of business with you on. and i think this will be very difficult to get because the americans are building a very strong sanction regina against russia right now. and they don't want to put a hole in it, professor, so what you're saying is that we need some more details about what demands russia is. after all of those 2 scenarios that you just described, which you think is the most likely will lock room statement is actually much closer to the 2nd one. because he stated that he stated all sorts of relations with the
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wrong, whether economical is related to the nuclear issue and also the military relationship . however, the state department has already set out that this will not be acceptable to the americans because this has nothing to do with the nuclear deal. i think in the if in fact they are push for the 2nd scenario and they demand why ranging sanction relieved that i think is going to be a major barrier for the revival of the iran nuclear deal. one of the questions is whether this is a ploy by moscow to demand brought a sanctions relief or. busy is moscow demanding protection from sanctions to help restore the nuclear deal? which one do you think it is? again, it's very difficult to tell at this stage. iranian official so far has been very cautious. they haven't made any official statements, i think because you on as well as the americans are trying to figure out exactly
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what the russians are demanding. and i think we will only know this one, the negotiations. we start in vienna in the coming days. what is for a certain is that we knew that the nuclear deal would be done and perhaps find either today or tomorrow. but with this new development, i think the best, the not under the best scenario, it'll take at least a few more days for this to get sorted out. you mentioned it briefly in your 1st dance, a professor, but just how important is rushes roll in these talks to revive the deal. russia is russia rolled, it's very significant. we have to remember that in the past 11 months, iran in the united states have not been negotiating directly. it's been the europeans, as well as the russians who have been mediating in russia has played a very significant role in this regard. very constructive role, mind you also russia is going to have
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a significant role in the implementation of the deal. so it's very difficult to imagine the revival of the deal without the approval and without the responsibility of the russian being out. while will be watching the space to see how things progress over the coming days. thank you for your insights professor of political science at university of tehran. hm. and most savvy artists have been held across europe in support of ukraine. thousands of people turned out in major cities to rally against the russian assault. sonya galileo has more from london side by side holding hands a show of solidarity in munich, a human chain across the city, protesting against russia's invasion of ukraine, near by the russian consulate. it's entrance vandalized with red paint, a show of anger against vladimir putin. the man who protest as say,
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must face justice for his actions. are greek for after reading. i despise war, any kind of war. and i really want to set an example. i think putin has been courted for far too long. for 20 years. the west has been trying to keep him quiet so that he don't get upset. and that simply has to stop now. ah, in rome the mood may have been more festive. but the message to put in just as critical, italy may have been one of russia's closest allies in europe, with many politicians having previously boasted of strong ties. now, many are seeking to distance themselves across europe. cities that have welcome to russia money are having to reflect on the effect that it's had on their businesses and politics. oh, among them london, and major beneficiary of russian cash since the end of the soviet union. but that has not come to any criticism of putin or his allies. here. the more missiles
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raining down on ukraine, the more solidarity people here are showing towards ukrainians. more people, hey, want us for the west to step up and take decisive action against hootin. and his assault on ukraine, there's going to be a genocide. why do we way they will go in? but only after this agenda side, how outrages we need to do it now. in the hague, home of the international criminal court, many called for an end to the invasion and blamed putin himself not russians for the conflict. all the while ukraine continues to come under attack. yet many europeans are determined to signal their support for the country. and to show ukrainians they are not alone. san diego, al, jazeera, london and other world news. north korea says it's conducted another important test
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in its development of spy satellites. south korea had reported the launch is ballistic missile test. the 2nd in a wake, saul is bracing for pyongyang attempt to launch its recognizance satellite system into orbit in the near future. ah. hello, you're watching out his ear. these and stories were following this hour. another attempt is being made to evacuate civilians from the ukrainian city of merrier pole . within the next hour, a cargo was set up on saturday, but it fell apart after both sides accused one another of violating the temporary cease fire. the humanitarian cardo will allow people to leave from mary a pole for the city of separation. they will be able to drive in their own cars will take a bus earlier russia warned people will not be allowed to deviate from this route. jonah ha.
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