exacerbating these floods and these climate is also the, we know that they're driving the climate crisis. really, as prime minister says, improvement the need. a strategy has reduced its emissions by more than new zealand . by more than canada, by more than the united states, by more than japan, by more than many countries in europe, the great barrier reef was added to the world heritage list in 1981. now, decades later find to say, drastic changes needed for it to survive. castillo, so the young l 0. ah, hello again. the headlines on al jazeera, russia, defense industries as the 1st phase of what it calls a special operation. and ukraine is now complete. and the separate says, controlled areas of the drum bass region. russia says that will now focus completely on taking control there and is not ruling out storming the seeds

ukrainian cities. russia shelling has struck the international airport and ukraine, 2nd biggest city clark eve. these pictures from airport surveillance camera show the moment it was bombed, surrounding areas were also hit overnight on thursday. he was president joe biden is the closest he's ever been to the conflict. he's visiting eastern poland, where he's been meeting us troops station there. and later, he's also set to meet some ukranian refugees. almost 4000000 people have fled ukraine since the war began. more than half of them have gone to poland or before poland, joe biden was in brussels. there the u. s. presidency. our team struck a deal with the you aiming to reduce europe's reliance on russian gas under the agreement, the u. s. and other nations will increase natural gas exports tear up by an extra 15000000000 cubic meters this year. madam president, i know, i know that eliminating russian gas will have cost for europe,

but it's not only the right thing to do from a moral standpoint. it's going to put us on a much stronger strategic footing. in other news, humans, whoa, the rebel say they've had several targets inside the kingdom. earlier, a victim of black smoke was seen raising in the city of jetta on the red sea coast . that's where all giant ramco has several facilities. saudi authorities confirm jetta and other areas have been heads. i'm not several explosive late and drones and a ballistic missile were fired on friday from human. jetta is currently hosting the formula one grand prix on saturday. north korea's leader says he is preparing for a confrontation with the us after testing its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile. it flew higher and longer than any previous tests. missile would be able to strike the us with. analysts say you can reach targets 15000 kilometers away. washington impose sanctions on north korea. recently. those are the headlines

inside story is coming up next. on al jazeera, china m u. s. sleep walking their way to war in the struggle over ukraine. here's the test for president joe biden whitman is really trying to do is rewrite the security architecture in europe through person. united states you seriously are walking through gum at the same time, your weekly take on us politics and society. that's the bottom line. i show of unity and support. western leaders announced new plans to punish russia for its war in ukraine, including sanctions and new military aids for peace. nato will also send additional battle groups to eastern europe, but when it be enough to deter president vladimir putin, this is inside story. ah,

hello and welcome to the program i'm fully battle. the war in ukraine has now entered its 2nd month, the leaders of nato, the european union, and a group of 7 nations have met in brussels condemning russia's actions. and announcing more sanctions, the 13 nato ally said russia invasion of ukraine was the gravest threat to euro atlantic security decades. their aim was to show solidarity to ukraine, but only up to a point. many have been willing to supply weapons, but the alliance has also made clear, it won't become directly involved us present. joe biden also committed more humanitarian assistance to ukraine. nato has never, never been more united than it is to day prudent is getting exactly the opposite. what he intended to have as a consequence of going in the ukraine, we built that same unity with our european and the european union. and with the leading democracies of the g 7, while later,

a great more support for ukraine in old. so announce it would deploy additional battalions to protect what it called it's east and border. so we are, we set think nato so turns and defense florida long term with more troops or with the more air assets on more maritime capabilities. we have all of the increased our presence in the east, and today we decided on for new battle groups on that the leaders agreed to talk or mentor. come on this to provide options of for a long term reset through our press and saw remitted to their poster in the eastern part of the lions on the across the whole alliance. as a native san had got underway in brussels leaders had a call for more help from ukrainian president brody me as a landscape who addressed the gathering virtually melissa woodall. but it wasn't necessarily the ukraine never wanted to fight. we just want to survive. we are entitled to live like other countries. i am not blaming little,

it's not your muscles that are ruining our country. this morning, phosphorus bombs have been used, and adults and childrens have been killed. alliance can still save our country by giving us those weapons. we never thought nieto can be afraid of russia. i am sure you understand. russia will not stop in ukraine, and we'll go further against the eastern members of nato, who the baltic states and poland. ukraine was just asking for one percent of fuel tanks either to give us or to sell them to us, but we haven't had any response. this is the worst that can happen during a war is no. well, let's take a look at what the west has done so far to support ukraine. the u. s. senate salads have delivered weapons and financial aid to ukraine, including anti aircraft systems, anti armor systems and drones. they've also shared intelligence. they've imposed sweeping economic sanctions against russia, and the u. s. has announced additional measures against more than $400.00 individuals and entities. billions of dollars worth of humanitarian aid have also been flowing in to assist people inside ukraine. washington says they'll provide

$1000000000.00 more in humanitarian assistance. but president zelinski repeated requests for a no fly zone over ukraine have pretty much been ignored. while it's now bring in our guests for today's inside story from odessa in ukraine, we are joined by hannah charlotte's. she is the director of security programs with ukranian prison. that's a ukrainian foreign policy and security think tank. vladimir sought sneak of joyce as from moscow. his, the director of the consultancy, russia, east west center for strategic studies and analysis. and from washington dc, we're joined by nigel golds davis. he's a senior fellow for russia and eurasia with international institute for strategic studies in a former u. k ambassador to bellows. welcome to your thank you very much for being with us on inside story, mr. sneakers in moscow. let me sat with you if i can. western leaders have been touting unity in response to russia, announcing new military aids, ukraine,

and new sanctions against moscow. will this be enough to deter, present fatima put it well actually i think that sir, the result softly. sir. 3 are very important for western leaders meetings and in brussels up, ah, according to the opinion off for western waiters showed the unusual unity against against russia. but ah, my point is that even the growing up, paul, for all the other rapids rapids increase, increasing also the a native forcing aah on the border. so for arms on the western borders with a, with russia and a near side ukraine, and the, the very much harsh economic sanctions will only a speed up the are hard, the, we'll offer russian present was in repulsion. and he already announced that his

expect that the solution to pay in ruble. so for all the guest supplies in to european countries, to actually to europe and community countries. europe. and you didn't cut the saw. i think that i eventually, i think that the, at the end of the day it might be looking like a, like a loose position. then i'll talk about that when position, because actually russia will fly in the ah, at my opinion or some are, some are symmetric measures like i was suggesting, bang rubles. interesting, anisha let's a your thoughts are, are ukrainian leaders. how are they viewing this sir? additional support from the west? does it go far enough? first of all, i would like to clarify that sounds really or when we are seeing that additional back of that nature is going to settle in. so, you know, when, who mania you just on the russian was, are considering is that it is

a 1005 kilometers from romania to the nearest russian territory. so that is definitely the huge as the duration of that something was was, you know, would you manipulate a lot in the future. but at the same time, we are speaking about how the brain reacted to the yesterday. the fisher, 1st of all, for us, definitely being important that the units you can change it within the country, both in europe, in doing in the nato. we understand that the nature 1st was trying to protect their rhetoric. that's why the battle moved off 1st was to protect things to defend the nate, a member states, but feel that it was very nice to hearing the statement. the joint statement i need to do to faith was, are both the not only what me to can not do, but what me to use. do we know what need to cancel for ukraine? including for all talks about additional ammunition or are in to town and into style that is additional support in terms of cybersecurity, biological, security,

of the chemical weapons security. that is new threats that allow soundings from moscow. and that is doc, one of the additional commitments insured for the security on how many terry and a for ukraine. we understand that the biggest part of the agreements were not probably and they were not. and now, and that is really for us because of that is very sensitive information. i would like to be safe. we would not tell the 5 new sound because the phone is for the, for example, immediately because indeed we did not hear the details about what additional weapons were going to be supplied to mister nigel gold davis in washington d. c. western leaders are clearly faced with a delicate balance between influencing the course of the conflict in ukraine and avoiding dangerous collation beyond it. at the show of western unity that we saw in brussels on affairs, they are very strong, simple, no doubt. but how practical is it in terms of security, both defense and energy security?

yeah, and you're right to mention the energy dimension as well. because let's remember that the, the meeting sort of taking place this week and not only of nato, but the, you and the g 72. and this indeed is a, i would say, unprecedented display of collective weston unity. and i put this into context who's really the 3rd time since the 2nd world war that we've seen a russian or during the cold war. that while soviet are over region of threat to europe, invoking a collector western response to perth times a late night. and forty's, the seconds really, duncan seventies and the 3rd the most from static is today. but yes, of course, the rock dilemmas are always and balances be struck in the way, but this is done and who i think is important for the west down so. so one of the main purposes of these meetings to demonstrate, continue to resolve about western unity won't diminish or weaken. no,

there are expectations or on the russian side took the western position, was brighter, to soften as it has in the past. and that is really, that actually isn't how hard will it be to maintain this unity if that the conflict becomes more brutal? we're already starting to see some cracks within the european union with countries that want more sanctions imposed against russia. and those like germany who thinks that the sanctions have gone far enough how long and, and you know, how long can they maintain this unity? yes. well it sir. the next sanctions measures that could be taken up to click and brushing energy, all the hard ones, and the more costly ones. and i think the west is doing the right things and preparing the ground of that. so one of the most interesting announcements, sir, yesterday, was that germany would, in effect wean itself off dependence on russian gas by 2024 is painful and difficult to do, but they are preparing away. busy for

a post russian energy future are already we've seen this on, on other aspects of this whole issue of germany moving in ways that no one really predicted. i would say it's less a matter of cracks at this moment. and more a matter of the unequal speed. busy of progress, but again, overall i think it's been a very impressive display of unity and continues what i think's been a highly effective diplomatic campaign. going really back to last october on the part of the united states. missus. certainly called your thoughts about this is the war weakening president, putting position in russia as the west hope sit is so far, i would like her to actually i'm taken the internal to stay remarked by on a lot of side. i didn't mean actually the, the, the russian bought, i saw a just a right church near the western countries. like all, i'm actually, anyway,

ultimately, this is the western western western bottles of russia. i slept like that's russia actually isn't ukrainian territory as it is claiming that this is a russian church and stuff like that. a secondly, i would like to have my remark on the nigel. so nigel show remarks, actually i think that the jobs are fat a g. it's so robert difficult or immediately or just even by the yes to for 2024 to so to substitute for the russian supplies. because it seems to me that even though i will, so i don't lie them, the lie them are actually is sad that so there will and like a nice central. so that all system or foss concluding the contract, sir, it's rather rigid system actually bra, which is functioning already, and it's difficult to understand how it will will function in the future and how

successful wilbert. and so 2 and a half for the adequate volume supplies from crossed out in norway from any other country, which would like to supply the alan g as regard. so sorry, say quick. can you repeat your question? actually, my question was about whether the war in ukraine was ok, a weakening the president, getting position in russia because ultimately this is what the west is looking for . ok, a probably i might as well disappoint you, but it's a very unusual that to the support of a russian president such um and russia in russia. it's more than 70 percent. so you can imagine that because nobody actually imagined they suff biggest well a month ago the special operations started. so i don't think that this special operation, even the economic hardship. so we shaw looming, ah, lot existing but looming are in the prospective for time. will allusion to my my

into, ah, are rapidly all not record the will losing the position. all will a weakling, the position of president to 200 your response to that, your thoughts about what have let me just said that he think say he says at that to present putting a position within russia is only actually getting stronger as a result of this operation yes, definitely. we also have this information and so it can be easily supported not only by the social logical surveys, but the actual situation. how many of the russians of worked at the war against ukraine and plenty of the international journal we've been trying to get youth youth on the streets and different cities around russia asking about of these weren't russian aggression. and we've really been shocked by the positive attitude . people didn't feel anything now that you've about being of archival marry what. and that's really c r just because previously in the west talking with a lot of diplomats, i heard for many years that are kill us. just wait, mr. would you would step down or retired and to jason would change in the russian

federation. we also wanted to be the same optimistic, but now seeing the strong support of the military actions law, just the policy inside of the country. it's really shocking, and there is no the same hope that just the retirement of russian presidents can actually change the attitude of the russian federation against all other on neighbors of this country. when let's take a closer look now at the situation on the ground a month on from the russian invasion of ukraine. the areas in red are held by russian forces and their separate his allies. their military advance has largely sold ukrainian forces in besieged mary paul are holding out, and ukraine says it's successfully pushed back russian advances with counter offenses on the outskirts of the capital. keith nigel, what is your sense of where the conflict fans and where it's headed? and how long can ukraine hold out with this additional support that's been provided by, by nato and other western countries?

very little about this war has gone in the way that russia hoped or intended. and it's based a series of cert, but, but of exposed weaknesses in it. sir, it is political assumptions about the, the situation, ukraine and about the performance, the logistics, the communications, and the tactics of russian military forces themselves. that said, russia still has a very large number of forces, it could continue to commit to this, but it knows russia knows that out the flow of. busy western support comes in to ukraine. it will become harder rather than easier still for russia and all the reports we have about the more raul and the motivation on the 2 sides in the field suggests that ukraine's of forces are far more disciplined and far more motivated. in spite, so things are looking very difficult for russia, which is precisely why there was the fear in the west of

a potential escalation. and it's really escalation scenarios of braces while we're here. and we've heard in the last few days, serious and credible war is from western sources. but russia might be contemplating the use of chemical even more dangerous weapons. and there are steps being taken, protect nature against that, right. the other aspect of it back to an earlier part of the discussion, the economic costs that russia was facing on the home front. so it's facing miniature coast in the field, economic costs at home. and these sanctions, they are only just beginning to do their work. the russian economy in every respect basis, unprecedented and rapid difficulties in coming months. let's see what happens to russian public opinion as those consequences worked themselves out in russia, and not just the effect on russian public opinion. an elite says, well, why, what russian television and watch these curated, sort of footage of russian

a lease. i see lots of lots of unhappy and worried faces. and i think those around, in a privately very alarmed and very unhappy about the consequences of this war. vladimir in moscow is the war going, the way russia one says russia see this war as being a winnable one? well, what i would like to say in this regard that so probably i am not a military expert. i am not connected with general chief of staff. i can only assume i assumed that the 1st the festa at 1st, the operation, the special operation could be regarded as the as the strike, which is a lightning strike. but then the, probably the a strategy which are a russian military plan us have in their mind had changed because it's something, it's understandable letter one, the actual war is weight on the ground. so that means that the,

there will be victims on both sides and ready and side in the russian side. and the, in the other part of the strategy probably is to avoid unnecessary chassis because casualty solar rush actually. so to my mind this trying to do this, well, is that so i think that the ground is to show differently unfortunately, as far as civilian casualties. i the law, shall i? i can't can't i say doesn't that because i was fortunate like i don't see a lot of videos and although we have bought a youtube and other other in the west, ah weston ah gadgets. i mean, i could alice you, that the strategy is working better. try to avoid as my chair, civilian casualties as a rush can do. how do you enjoy yourself? minutes restarted. sorry to interrupt you, but if that is strategy, yes. how if you want to jump in, go ahead. i really wanted to jump on. i had to send that to you to be locked,

but i will be glad to send through the messages of some video. and the problem is exactly the opposite. that the original operation being the are definitely in for dinner sense of the lightening, the idea of the lightening, but ran, if i haven't happened like these, the next level was the lending operation. try to capture the city of keel. it's also didn't work out well because of the last 8 years ukrainian armed forces, b, repairing training and modernizing. so they were rated to 5. but than one of the slaughter started from the russian side would be in children. it is the use of they have a reference 1st won't be sales and we're bergman's of the cities of the civilian object. and we concede to are not only about might even be so awful videos of the try to do what is happening there are now all the wrong. the international media are just the recent bomb. but i've of the dramatic theater aware, right. 100 people being hiding,

kind of being able to all people died last also let's move to the see your product that is completely destroyed. ok, let's look to the why. maybe the hospital us 100 schools and all are the city and objects wrong. the country ended, and i just want to ask you and just to move the conversation for a little bit, because we are aware of the different reports on the ground in ukraine. as the nigel said, their fears of what steps russia might take next to unblocked this campaign, and perhaps force ukraine to make concessions at the negotiating table because the 2 sides are talking. what is ukraine prepared to concede? would ukraine be willing to see any territory, for example, in order to gain a ceasefire with moscow? you know, as so now if we think about the territory and try to control off the 24th or february, we unfortunately don't see the screen what matthew showing, but i can assume that is the same that we're in the other of your show. so that is

not the whole 773, the russian situation is control and they are controlling dominance. the, the was wrong. they are problem. regional centers only want your full on being occupied f and all that is on the house near frame. the in other secretaries, the rush and a boat being, but they are not controlling completely as they because occupy the seat themselves . so that's why as well now ukraine can look around the or it's later give some of the temperature because they're still most controlled by the russian federation. ok, i, we hear from the places like when we collide, we even moving them up further. you know, it is the issue with the guns and putting me of the characters that the occupied by the russian situation. korea ok the 2014 events. and here i and the sound, the one of the compromises can be to return back to the negotiation. prayer, february 2022. what was the injustice back in the future of the next one? ok, let me would, the russia consider some of these confessions? what would it take for russia to stop this war today?

let me just so direct our discussion and some of the direction. i mean that the regarding discipline sessions. i think that the, at the end of the day, both sides who are worrying with each other. ah, whatever you name it, ah, could be that to both sides, should the give her as should the gift concession son shoot the a productively walk to watch that be sir useful settlement. so things that to the situation which you are asking before the 24th alpha ah cheddar is not realistic for a moment because of the situation completely different. so i mean that the, probably, this is my assumption prompted to read, share app is full and this will settle. ok. ukraine shoot to negotiate the or giving of independence or ok to recognize this. ah, no ness can lugens, can cry me as a part of russia and russia should continue on. lisa, their conditions ultimately unorganized, isis. and brain briefing, nigel,

you have the last word. what choices as russia face now up put in is all in all this war is committed a great deal of mimicry and political capital to it. the only thing that will stop him continuing it is if you read cuba conclusion that it's more risky to carry on the war than it is to stop. it is unfortunately far from that situation right now, despite the costs that he has incurred on the battlefield. and that sanctions will impose on him at home. and that's why the west coast of displayed this unprecedented degree of unity. the final point i'd make is, i'm sorry, there's absolutely no doubt whatsoever, but russia is deliberately targeting civilians in large numbers. now they are no longer confident they can defeat ukrainian courses. they are trying to coerce you

credit into making concessions by hurting large and killing large samples of innocent people will concede when you put it through. we'll leave it there. thank you very much for a very, a dynamic conversation. thank you hon. i sure less vladimir, so to me call and nigel gold davis. thank you and thank you for watching. you can always watch this program again any time by visiting our website at al jazeera dot com for further discussion. go to our facebook page at facebook dot com forward slash ha inside story. you can, of course, also join the conversation on twitter handle if at ha, inside story from me for the bachelor and the whole team here in doha. thanks for watching bye. for now. april on al jazeera frontline reporting and in depth analysis. we bring you the latest on the ukraine war and the unfolding humanitarian cry. faith immersive personal shorts. documentaries,

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