congress to make this move in coordination with the european union and g 7 nations . and so this is a little different than some of the sanctions that we've seen in recent days and weeks that the u. s. president could do unilaterally through the treasury department, for example, but certainly this is something that is expected to push ahead, given the sort of bipartisan support for this action, a condemnation of russian invasion of ukraine. and what it would do is essentially end rushes status as a most favored nation, which is a classification, the world trade organization. and it would, and sort of, it's a exemption from tariffs on things like caviar and diamonds, as well as gag vodka and gas. and so this would have a tremendous impact. in fact, the u. s. president saying it would really level a crushing blow to russia's economy. and in fact, the you, as president tweeting just a moment ago that already these measures are having an impact of rushes economy. he

said that the rubel is lost, more than half its value, and the list of private businesses leaving russia is growing by the day. now we understand president biden spoke to the ukranian president. today they discuss. kimberly it was just got the read out about that telephone call and the u. s. president wanted to highlight an up day the actions that were taken and to give the ukrainian leader a sense of what the european nations as well as the g 7 nations had taken action. the sort of the, the further coordinate and the effort that is going on to support ukraine. he also wanted to highlight the surgeon, security, humanitarian and economics assistance to appraisal as centrally, this is sort of an update on measures that have been taking place. something that the u. s. president has been doing throughout this process not only prior to the

russian invasion of ukraine, but since that has taken place. but we also want to highlight the concern, of course, that we have been talking about with these allegations that the united states has been making that russia plan to use chemical weapons in ukraine. the u. s. president has certainly talked about that saying that there would be a severe price if russia were to use chemical weapons. we should point out that, well, the president making this announcement about the trade announcement really declined to speak to the intelligence of this. we also should point out sammy that at no time has the united states and offered any intelligence to back up their claims. and this is important to note and all of this that the united states continues to make these allegations, but again, is not offering any evidence to back up their claims. all right, thanks so much. kimberly how can that? from washington d. c. all right, let's bring in my kind of,

he's been watching the development for us at the united nations security council, and we just heard the chinese ambassador to the security council speak his message rather cautious. yes, he was somewhat restrained. it would appear, although calling for an independent investigation into russia's claims, which the chinese ambassador said was deserved. the only member so far to have actually placed any credence whatsoever to the claims. however, he was somewhat restrained in terms of his tone and calling very moderately for a full investigation because of the danger of any form of military and biological warfare. also, making very clear that china would want to take an active part in helping other nations secure a truce between russia and ukraine. so it was slightly different from what we heard from the a chinese foreign minister in the past 24 hours, for example, which was

a spirited defense of russia's claims here from the ambassador. it was somewhat restrained. ultimately, a michael. we know that the united nations security council, the weight of rights depends on v toes. is this going to go anywhere this discussion? no, it's not, and there won't be any vote on any resolution. this is basically an item for discussion. it is going to be and continue with all the members having their say, as i mentioned a little earlier, it's interesting that a number of members, particularly the western ones, encouraged to you heard the u. s saying directly that they did not try to block this discussion because it was an opportunity to once again highlight what they said is russia's illegal actions in ukraine. so that is a situation there won't be any vote on this, but the is that problem, should there be future sessions of the un security council which does bring some

resolution? and there is one, there is discussion at the moment between some members to draw up a humanitarian resolution for a vote. now that could possibly, and probably be subject to a russian veto. this is always a problem within the security council. the 5 permanent members with that veto, and therefore you cannot get a resolution through should one of the nation's object to it. and that may well happen if and when the humanitarian resolution comes before the council or i, thanks so much mike hannah, there now on the ground and ukraine brushes expanded its aerial attack, adding to a humanitarian crisis. marius cut off fine. vedic forces hargrove in the northeast . is under continuous bombardment destroying nearly 50 schools in the southeast. hundreds of thousands of people are trapped. murray or poll without food and most of the 12 days ukrainian officials say more than 1500 civilians have been killed by

russians shelling and the blockade in central. we are crying well for the 1st time, russia has attacked daily for necessity, which was once considered relatively safe for displaced ukrainians. be offensive as wide and further to the west, rushing their stripes of targeted to military airfields, killing at least 2 ukrainian offices. as before now from latasha her name ukrainians, living in the central city of denise, bro, woke up to the booms and fire balls of 3 airstrikes on friday. then this c, chard buildings cars, even the trees blackened fragments. emergency officials say one person was killed and the air strikes hit near a kindergarten and in apartment building. targeting civilian areas is a violation of the geneva convention. russia has warned it will surround denise,

bro, home to about 1000000 people before the invasion. who go from the villa? marg. in car, keith, ukraine, 2nd largest city. there were reports of shelling from the skies and the streets. yar, which will be done with the potential, i would like to inform you that we will open humanitarian corridors. they will look on the falling roots from our pole in the den esque region towards the city of epr easier. a column of buses carrying humanitarian aid will to pass on the diplomatic front. the united states with the g 7 nations and the european union are preparing to revoke russia's most favored nation status for trade. russia plan to ask the un security council to discuss its allegations that ukraine is developing biological weapons. earlier in the week, russia accused the ukrainian military of using phosphorus. it's illegal if used

against civilians. with in the suburbs of the capital, keith, the toll of several days of fighting was coming into focus. eluded is liberal. the people who just went home and a rocket to hit them. so you can see what's happened here. when they had their model is always the russians are demoralized on motivated and splitting into small groups except harming civilians, raping and looting. nothing is happening, even though there. oh, man, take you back now to the un security council where the russian ambassador, that is speaking, let's listen then. who is neither? one of them addressed to the substance of the issue. we put her to a lucas good. when my american connie was throwing at thunderbolts and accused us as we expected of propaganda. 2 things came to mind to. first of all, how the russian saying is which according to which

a guilty mind is never at ease. julia was looking at the books and be allowed her. people are trying to shift the blame on us. the greater convert is our conviction that we hit the nail on the head when we're talking about their nefarious activity in ukraine. secondly, i remember another story which show was mentioned many times and how many context about the container show and my that colin powell sometime ago here in this room which became the foundation for the united states going into iraq and the which led to huge of all of the suffering, suffering, and victims and destruction. now each then reverberated in the whole region reverberated also in the forum. always terrorist organization called iso. that is

the real pound door that they albanian colleague mentioned today. in his stated many, all you said that you are not aware of the military biological programs in ukraine . that doesn't mean lead, they didn't exist in actual fact, way in middleton and military. military development is a secret enterprise. and those are involved in that do not to report to mr. nocka to miss, nor commit to about it. i also really cool iraq and most so which were raised to the ground and buried under their rubble of thousands of the civilians. and this was done by the forces of the coalition headed by the united states and the bodies remain there for several months. and i do not recall on ire,

righteous or on the part of the colleagues about this were raised this issue many times, but this died and this died and was buried and people prefer not to recall that. but on the other hand, we hear every day about the atrocities of the russian army attacks on hospitals, kindergarten schools, maternity hospitals, using of cluster bombs, something that hot that, that was the refuted repeatedly by our ministry of defense in the maternity hospital. number one, and mario val has big cap that has, has become the common parlance in this regard to here. let me ask you this. did you listen to what we said here in this room on monday, 7th of march, one with said that the fight as the radicals converted to that building in to you a and an attack base. this is something that we warned about even that my apparently you dont listen or you don't hear what it is i was say. did you see the

photos with all of the allegedly destroyed maternity hospital, the building of the hospital destroyed by a bomb you? what you can see there is a building without windows, but it's not destroy. here are the photos we've donated. can you imagine water would have happened to a building if it underwent a bomb, or a strike, or shelly as well as to those were, were inside the building, what would have happened to it? so we have the videos from inside the building. here they are, he wants to do late show the just that there is a disorder or returned furniture and untouched intact chairs. once again, can you imagine what kind of destruction would have remained in the wake of a building hit by a rocket or a bomb? ask a military specialist, they will tell you they have already said that and they show the photos over

a crate. tar near the building would show a resulted from and exploded mine with you on the same time. lumps of sure. we are being told about the 17 wounded in the building. you know what you and not as single death, by the way, hurts to the good and by way of evidence, what it showed is a full picture of a ukrainian blog. marianna put goose guy here, which he was, she was a shot by an a p, a string, very of guinea mother. lead got this blogger, lady is using 2 different kinds of makeup to present herself as 2 different women in photographs. and this is something that, that was revealed by the network users themselves. we are dismayed by the dirty campaign to blame us for intentionally shelling as civilian infrastructure. you accusing us of propaganda and fake, was ignoring

a huge number of fakes which are being turned out in ukraine and in the west. huh. is so as to conduct the special psychological operation. i do the same time, you go horribly, going over in a silence over the fact that you have basically shut off your access to russian source of the wind formation. we found a great deal of new things that these days about the freedom of speech that you seem to champion, i will, would like to or reactor. now you to my a u. k. colleague had she quoted minister lover of incompletely as usual, when he says that we did not start the war. this is the exact word. we did not stop this war. we want to end it, and it is true that the war was not begun by us. it started 8 years ago by the key of for the authorities in the dogmas. yesterday, in the internet, we show a video where ukrainians, where military form omnia. hark off, let,

let's say you are shoot or reaching down by ward is supposed to be as low as it is. and you've got a, what is supposed to be a russian plane using a movable rocket launcher. there is a car right next to it to the car and which, which, which, which apparently they use to arrive there. here's a picture. you'll see a yoga white collar, toyota, a bearing, a logo of the united nations was the one we've already asked this question to the representative of the secretariat and almost the on. so was so that you and vehicles on not being used by the ukrainian territorial defense defense i am witnessed though we insist on this incident being investigated by the u. m. even if it turns out that this is not a use un car, nonetheless, using

a u. n. a logo on a car, which is used for military activities is unacceptable. i think it as google met to had the rou, see, alabama. he, i think the representative of that innovation statement today anyway, representing the united states to ask for the floor forward for, for the statement you have the song, i know that i know that you expect me to reply respond, but we're not going to give any more air time to the wise that you're hearing today is beneath this council. and there's only one aggressor here, and that is russia and we hope they will be able to find it in their conscience to in the attacks and stop the suffering of the ukrainian people. thank you. that's good method to laugh today. i think the representative of the united states for 30 minutes on the moon. i love of the floor to the representative of ukraine.

well, thank you. i miss president, distinguished members. so the security council, madam, under secretary general, the carla met him under secretary general, not give me too. i should also acknowledge the presence of a separate category here at representative of the aggressor state receipts in the seat of the soviet union. in the school council. the status, so for which was recognized by the general assembly resolution e as 11 slash one. and that is the status of aggressive state. there is already a long record of russian lies established here in the console and only their recollection for the items. oh flies over the last 2 weeks,

so we'll take perhaps an hour or so. but let me mention just a couple lowest of the lowest and i would not hesitate to mention them again after the representative sitting in the service, it just said referred to them. let me quote her, he's king kink been russian foreign minister, lovegrove who said yesterday in did a quote, we do not plan to attack other countries. we did not attack ukraine either and of got an outlet of the russian lies. the russian embassy in london tweeted yesterday that a pregnant woman is saw in the attack maternity hospital in mario polo

was wearing makeup and was playing and multiple was play multiple role. so for pregnant women and indeed must go. and the russian ambassador here are struggling to get the story straight. kremlin spokesman biscotti told reuters in the immediate after months aftermath of the strike on wednesday that i quote, russian forces do not fire on civilian targets or end of quote. on thursday, he told reporters that the kremlin would look into the incident. i called because you and i don't have clear information about what happened there and of quote, following a meeting with the ukrainian foreign minister in turkey on thursday, russian foreign minister lovegrove took a different stance as he claimed,

without evidence that the hospital in mario ball was a warranty target because the building had been seized long ago by ukrainian on groups. let me share with you a very good news. miss marianna, the pregnant woman gave birth to a healthy daughter last night. her name is veronica harris. she is. who is her father? no matter what the russian lies all about yourself, your family and the incident. mister president or whatever the gentleman in the service seat may say in reply is most probably useless

when he to hear directly from the master mind of the war. crimes committed so far as we established here, he was out of the loop on many occasions, having no clue what was going on on the ground. we know quite well that the manic obsession with which putin fantasizes about non existent biological or chemical weapons, or has seen ukraine, is very dangerous. it may actually point at russia preparing another, or if it falls flag operation. so what else are you going to use against ukraine? cruise, me, styles, multiple rocket launchers, heavy aerial bombs. we have already experienced all of these. what is next? ammonia, phosphorus, and what will be the next target? one more residential building. one more maternity hospital for more

school. well, maybe one more cultural heritage site. russian troops travel ready heat, all these sites all over them by calling this me thing. their aggressive state has suit itself in foot. once again, ukraine runs a hell system that is totally in full compliance with ease international obligations and in full cooperation with all relevant international organizations. the rest is, is bunch of insane delirium for footing and his henchmen, including the russian mission to the united nations. russia does not give a monkeys about safety of its own citizens, including 1000. so for decomposing bodies of russian soldiers,

soldiers stand by, put him to ukraine to these ongoing garbage. i regret that the security council is b now. money plays it by the russian federation to promote such an insane delirium. it is not most disregard by the russian federation of the members of security council. finally, it is detrimental for the consoles visibility. what indeed has to be addressed by the council? are the war crimes and crimes against humanity that the russian federation commits on a daily basis since the 24th of february. the day when the war in europe unleashed by russia started. among the most recent examples that shocked the world, russian air strikes the destroy the maternity hospital which we already mentioned

so many times t gracia, an indiscriminate shillings, and as trice are almost destroyed. mario pl. one of the most beautiful cities on the as of sea and killed 1582 civilian residents of that city. according to the local administration. for the 1st time since the world war 2 people are being buried in mass graves in ukrainian cities. i would like to use this opportunity to ask the gentleman, he's a soviet cit. if you are really connected wired to moscow, please stop to moscow. to release the kidnapped mayor of the city of multiple please help us get him back from the arms or the invaders.

harkey of chimney, he of sue me is doom terika, wilma, and many other ukrainian cities are being raised to the ground. documents and maps seized by the ukrainian troops from russian prisoners of war, confirmed that bombardments of presidential areas had been planned in advance captured russian pilots. at today's press conference in kia, have reconfirm that they deliberately dropped the bombs on residential areas. the number of civilians killed by the russian troops exceeds military losses. many people have lost their homes more than one point. 5000000 left ukraine almost a 1000000 by now. across the west and boredom, hundreds of thousands if not millions, became id peace. only from harkey. 600000 people were evacuated by trains.

the main efforts are now focused on ensuring safe passage of civilians through humanitarian corridors. unfortunately, the arrangements often violated by the russian troops. awful pictures and footages taken near the destroyed breach in your been with kill civilians, including entire families who tried to flee. they occupied areas have circled and horrified the globe. russia must not use civilians as hostages in human shield by exposing cities to indiscriminate shelling and creating a dire human during situation, deliberately selling civilians during the op evacuation from the besieged ukrainian cities. russia is forcing civil ends to flee their homes and providing only a corridor to his territory or to bellows. so called bring corridors proposed by the aggressor for sending people to russia and biller, which would be considered as forcible deputation of protected persons. according to

international humanitarian law. mister president, ukrainian people are being killed and ukrainian cities are being destroyed as we are compelled to listen to the russian absurd fakes in security council. frogs created in a desperate attempt to whitewash the war against ukraine. russian aggression threatens us all and there is an urgent need to be reserved salute in countering uncivilized barbaric and, and mean actions by russia. the sooner the aggressor stopped and hold accountable for his crimes, the safer our world will be sh. i will not end before i read several bearers from an open letter from

$194.00 noble laura, it's a quote, the unders signed noble laura's voice, our support for the ukrainian people and the free and independent state of ukraine as it faces russian aggression. 194 noble lorris in a move that recalls the in famous attack of nazi germany on poland in 1939 using similar tricks or feigned provocation. the government of the russian federation, led by president footing has launched an unprovoked military aggression. nothing else but a war against his neighbor ukraine. we choose our wars carefully here. what we do not believe the russian people have

a role in this aggression. we join in condemning these military actions. and presidents put ins, especially in session, essential denial of the legitimacy of ukraine's existence. we respect the com and the strengths of the ukrainian people. we are always you our hearts go out to the families and friends of all ukrainians and russians who have died and been injured already made peace come to these peace of our beautiful world and of quote, i thank you as good one method o'connor at at be on he, i think they're presenting your grant where he's taking them yet. there are no money. on my list. the meeting is adjourned.

a long record of russian lies established at the security council. the woods bay bare of sergei keys, lithia b, ukrainian permanent ambassador to the united nations responding of course to the presentation early wrong by the russian ambassador to the united nations security council. funding to this meeting that which was called, that russia's request in order to discuss russia's concerns about the youth. as russia sees it of evidence of the, of the possible use of chemical and biological weapons. as russia sees it, us efforts to support ukrainian programs related to chemical and biological weapons . well, so go back to the survey, went on to say that ukrainian cities are the ones which are being raised to the ground, use some pretty strong language, calling russian operation,

uncivilized barbaric and mean. let's go to mike hannah and mike, very.