question, what exactly are you asking for you? what the troops on the ground, the rigorous debate we challenge, conventional wisdom racism is so deeply entrenched in the country that it's identified with america. so when you challenge racism, it looks as if you're challenging of merit and demand the truth. there is no serious discussion about this because it goes to the very root of who we are up front with me, mark lamond hill. what, how does it, how do you state controlled installation? moscow is one of them most travail the case in the world. it has an incredible facial recognition technology. how did the narrative improve public opinion better? no walker asked, how aesthetic in jim listen, leaf bringing the story. the video spread like wildfire, they denied the passport in the ukraine. the listening closed dissects the media. we don't cover the news, we cover the way the news is cover. ah

ah. hello there. i'm laura kyle: this is the news our live from doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. a year of war, rushes, invasion of ukraine has seen thousands killed on both sides. a 1000000 displaced from their homes, from moreno to a mosque, which we report on russia, businesses filling in western companies have pulled out and we look at how keeps metro has become a symbol of resilience as it doubles up as a city wide bomb shelter. also ahead, a powerful winter storm sweeps across the us. hundreds of thousands of homes are without power. is full manchester united to have moved a step. said to winning the 1st sophie since 2017 knighted got the better of

barcelona to progress in to the last 16 of the year penny news. it's been one year since russia launched its invasion of ukraine creating the largest conflict in europe since world war 2, ukraine's president blood amend lensky has led a commemoration service in the capital. kiva ceremonies have also been held in other cities to remember the thousands of people who've lost their lives, and the millions more have been forced from their homes due to the violence. yup, which i shall harm him. i want to say, i am proud of you. of course we are all, every one of us. we are all proud of you and let this pride go through the streets and the trenches. you let this pride go through the squares and the cities might

done and we let this pride go through heart and countries there. let this pride speak everywhere. long live you cramer life. now adrian finnegan joins us live from the capital cave. adrian, it's such a significant day that for ukrainians, every single citizen would have had his lives. bella has turned upside down on the invasion of that country. what's the situation there in the city? what's the mood? laura at 1st class he could be forgiven for thinking that everything in cave is completely normal. shops are open, that's the usual morning and evening traffic rush hour balls and restaurants appear to be doing a brisk trade but scratch the surface and you realize that things are far from normal. here, there are people wandering around in military fatigues with guns that are tank traps of the side of the road, waiting to be pushed into position as a curfew that begins every night at 10 pm runs through till 5 in the morning. and

of course, there are the almost daily air raid sirens, and then you realize that although it looks pretty busy, here, people are missing some stool to his brother's sister's father's mother's. they're all missing because they've either fled the country or more likely there are serving on the front lions. and when you look at people and you look at their faces, the worry etched on those who appear to be going about that business. so quite that normally is possible. joining me here now is michael. what's your kid? global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the atlantic council. you've just arrived once again in a key of a you've been coming here since 2014 michael a. we here now, because the world didn't do enough early enough, and good to be with you, and you summed it up perfectly, by the way. absolutely. in 2014, after the illegal occupation of crimea had been

a president obama. i'd done what followed the advice he was given and that is to provide lethal weapon re, to ukraine instead of sanctions and effect of sanctions. we wouldn't be in this position today. we're now going 8 plus years, even before the full scale invasion happen in february, we're up to around 140001000 in east in ukraine. now, many, many, many times more that so, you know, you're right. you look at the faces of people here in a lot of them, i'm spoken to say it doesn't look like there's any end in sight. so thing has to change. so we're going to be hearing about this some more in the design, just a few minutes for china has today laid out its own plans for peace. what do, what do you make of that plan? come china, b, an unbiased mediator, given it's relationship with wash. i don't think so. you know, we have to go back to the period of the pandemic when the chinese and the russians were working in lockstep to inoculate themselves against western sanctions. the chinese were really helping russia with that. the other thing is, i think the chinese just because of 2 sides of their most on the one hand,

they're talking about peeves about being a neutral or party here. but on the other hand, i wouldn't be surprised if they're already providing lead to weapon rate through allies such as north korea. that's a very, very likely possibility and quickly we're probably going to be hearing more from the americans from dare intelligence. but what the chinese are doing as a house of the world answer china is called what, what should it, how should, should it say, thanks, but no thanks. well, they should do what they didn't do with the russians, not is to grow the spine and stand up to them or the west is way behind in terms of also inoculate themselves against china economically. things like, you know, manufacturing of semiconductors in the united states, redoing supply chains to lessen that dependence on china as the west did on russia . but that will take some time. michael was good still too many thanks for being with us and go back to what we said about how the city feels. why that it is bitterly cold here. of course it's the middle of winter, but i think that sir michael would agree that made on square behind us as much

quieter, but it would normally be up this time of the day. but you laura. okay, a janet many thanks. indeed. well, we're going to stay in keith and now gravity is zane best ravi, our correspondent, that as well as i'm president lens, he's been speaking throughout the days about 2 again in the next few minutes. we're keeping an eye on that. what, what does he have for the people living crane? well, it's been a moment of reflection. it's been a moment, a day to look back at the war that has been going on for a year and emotional time for many people. president zelinski in his morning address to the nation, talked about how every one in this country has a contact in their phones that will never again respond to a text message asking how they are. and so really highlighting that this is affected every one, not just soldiers on the frontline, but this is a war being waged on ukraine and ukraine's people. it's been

a chance for everyone to look back, but also president zalinski and everyone is now as the day is winding down. looking ahead, keeping that in mind, that the war ahead is still a very real thing for the people here. president zalinski in his speech, trying to promote this message of unity trying to promote the idea that people need to stay the course that there is still a fight to be one ahead of. one of the countries closest allies is said both geographically and throughout this conflict. has been poland and to mark the occasion. the polish prime minister was in the country, has been meeting with president zalinski and as a symbolic gesture brought for leopard tanks, along with him, announcing the delivery of those 4 tanks, 14 more to come from poland alone. as his country tries to shore up, continue continually, it's military assets and take them to the fight with russia, president zaleski saying of the polish government of the polish people that they have been ukraine's allies since before the war began. and the hope is that not

only championing ukraine's efforts on the front line, they will continue to champion ukraine's demands for more weapons within e, you within nato, for the war ahead for the coming year intelligence hero, senior intelligence official saying that the offensives in the spring there will be key battles in the spring that will decide the, the direction of this conflict predicting that the war will be over this year. no doubt, something that the ukrainian people will be looking forward to. ok zane many thanks for that. update that from a cave room all over in russia. this is what people in moscow have been saying about the war or the special military operation as it's called there, as it now enters it. second year hasn't done young christopher, my expectations, i want this to be over soon as possible. of course, we're waiting for rush to win in the special military operation. the whole world's against us, nato countries are fighting us through ukraine, supplying them with equipment. and then there are the nazis,

what we're looking for to winning this year. and hopefully the sooner the better for this to end. right now, the thing is not walk on law. war is of course bed. but this year has shown that no other decision could have been taken and that we are defending our independence is freedom, a chance for the future, the future of our children. therefore, we want victory. abortion courts the mirror which i really want piece. i really wanted all to end as soon as possible, too many victims morally speaking and materially, we pensioners feel at all. okay. that speak to us. i have been diverse now. he joins us live from moscow as i went to what extent did these views reflect all of russians, feelings about the war? what by and large, this is what you will hair care in moscow where people will tell you that they stand behind their country, that they're rallying behind the president. but you have to bear in mind that if we were taking seeing something the opposite,

they could face penalties to discuss what has happened in the last year. we have with this olga christina from the higher school of economic. thank you very much for taking the time. it's been a year. it's been a tough fear for many russians as well. why do you think opinions have change towards supporting president bush and not away from him? well, i think we have our at least 2 reasons. so 1st, the while we're understands at the beginning of special military operation or are starting the concept from it's sir, are active faith, it's been to support russian speaking. people are in eastern part of ukraine. are those people who'd be not oppressed for many years as eve or not, hello, choose russian language or, or am i to do are innocent really to choose the nature for native language in each vacation. so are in this support, so definitely it is understandable, but even are some people who had a certain am no, you know, in recess not to support our discomfort because he freed in people's our

a brotherly nation. so our but as he would understand, so it is, it is, is necessary him yet. but since the one year went association is somehow changed, or in a week, or we see is that there were still conscious are many of them doesn't serve them as it turns their back to russia as they started to oppose a russia in our it's kind of like a besieged stage. so here in russia and are in this situation. so definitely are we have support that. so we support the president. it is as an academic, it is against international norms and international law for a country to go invaded the country. it completely decimate its territorial integrity. do you not think that it is a debate that is to be had in russia as well on actually russia going to war and the reasons behind? well, i would not food this question now sir. 2227, a international law on did this perspective because i were talking about people

were talking about russian speaking people and are, this is something that can be taken as justification or from mark these borders of this political, gorgeous, or political life. i would say it was a political map or which had been joined some how are in artificial way. so i know of it can be changed. and as you mentioned about international law, so at this set of norms as it created by people social construct as it which we believe that we should somehow full. but when very quickly, how and y'all do you think this war can gary on and will people still support your president? so of course people will support the president air. and of course we are. it's not because we have no different choice. and, but because we truly believe our so it's not about a conflict with ukraine or was ukrainian people is a conflict between the russia in the western countries. so in now is a conflict is becoming even deeper and larger because it is about a new world order in we be in you. kyra q of conscious is a new world order. and in this case, of course, here is, ah no way to stop here is no way to unchanged now as the aims of the conference

become a because it became somehow different now. oh great. yeah, thank you very much for those views. there you have it. this is predominantly the view that you will hear in moscow that they stand behind their president stand behind their country, and the war will continue until russia achieves an all out victory. but in the last year, we have seen tens of thousands of people leave russia. lots of restrictions imposed on what people can and cannot say, but by and large life has carried on in the russian capital, including the same cafes, as we see in restin capitals, albeit, where the russian names and russian ownership this mosque, which 3 is a standard 1.5 liter family car, but it comes of the production line of what used to be venue production plant. when the french come, manufacturer left russia last year, it brought off $2300000000.00 worth of assets and sold. it's russian subsidiary for a symbolic when europe, it has a buyback option in

a few years. if thank has been lifted. but for now the 45000 workers who produce nearly a 3rd of russia's car market remain employed. and it seems one company, sanctions crisis was another's opportunity of what's that written? go boom upon your produce. in 2023. we plan to produce $50000.00 vehicles. $10000.00 will be electric. we've already started developing our own electric platform. by the end of 2025. we plan to produce a fully electric car of our own designs. we plan to localize all components in moscow. fast food chains and cafes which closed operations have also been acquired by russian business people. so mcdonald is now because though he touch and starbuck is star coffee in russia. zeta would war than 11000 sanctions have been imposed during this years. they assume that events with unfolding a catastrophic way rushes exports go to 0. russia would fall into complete blockades. the financial system will collapse, however,

they will run bunker. these countries have either impose restrictions back sanctions, or opposed russia. invasion of ukraine are the ones in green, either seen as russia allies or have a nucleus done. these include south american reveal and venezuela plus resource rich nations including iraq, molly and dawn, and ages, powerhouses, including india and china. this is the class called group showcasing its weapons in the united arab emirates. it's one of many countries that refused to be involved in sanctions against russia. the russian manufacturer it produces about 95 percent of all small arms in the country and exports weapons to more than $27.00 others. fresh drug makers of turn to india farm industry for supplies after being blocked by the rest. and he has also become a major oil export market for russia. but china draws them all with an estimated $200000000000.00 in trade forecasts with russia by next year. despite its allies

help functions again, structure have led to a drop in exports whitening fiscal deficit and businesses struggling to find cash after banking restrictions. when you are on moscow has proved an old military thing . russia is never as strong as you fear, but russia is also never as weak as you hope. some of the java of era mosque where the united states has marked the anniversary of the invasion with new sanctions targeting russia and its allies. a main objective of our sanctions has been to degrade russia's ability to wage war to, to private of the goods through sanctions and export controls. it needs to supply its military. and i think we've been quite successful in doing that. over $9000.00 worship tanks have been destroyed over the last year and the

biggest tank factories are shut down because they're unable to gain access to the inputs that they need a to repair or rebuild tanks out. we're seeing them. i'm really trying to look all over the world to find the equipment that they need to supply their military. they're turning to north korea to iran. white house correspondent, kimberly hawkeye joins us now live from washington. kimberly talk us through these latest economic sanctions and what that goal is it was you heard the treasury secretary, they're talking what the goal of the sanctions has been up to. this point has really been to cut russia off from financing it's war machine. and other words, a into really isolated from the global financial system and to large extent in

the sanctions up to this point have been successful. but there have been the ability of russia to partner with other countries. china, for example, to continue to finance the war in ukraine. and so as a result, this latest round of sanctions that the united states is put in place in conjunction with other g 7 nations. i is to go a step further to really cut off the ability of latimer poot to continue to wage war. so what the latest sanctions do essentially, is target more than $200.00 individuals and anthony's both russian individuals, as well as those that support across europe. russian individuals, we also know that there are a dozen russian financial institutions that are being targeted. i. we also know that there are a number of businesses tied to russia's defense and tech industry,

particularly in the metals and mining sectors that are being targeted. now, we also know that the united states is also going to restrict any us exports to russia and is also raising the tariffs on russian products. now again, all of this is being done in conjunction with partners and allies. in fact, the u. s. president, having a virtual meeting with g 7 leaders that is taking place and we're watching very carefully right now to see if there would be a further read out about the discussions that are taking place with respect to these actions. so kimberly sanctions for russia and aid for ukraine. what we know about the new package that the u. s. is also announced yet with respect to the military aid, we do know that there is another 2000000000 that has been pledged. and this is, in addition to the 30000000000 that had previously been pledged by the united states. and the united states continues to point out that well other countries have

stepped up. it has been the leader on this. i and it is continuing to push other countries to go even further. now, in terms of this latest package, what the united states is putting forward is additional ammunition, particularly for its high mobility rocket systems that is putting forward a lot of people call this. the acronym is high. mars is also in this package, putting forward a 155 millimeter artillery rounds munitions for laser guided rocket systems, electronic warfare detection systems, communications equipment. we also know there's going to be mine clearing apparatus, equipment is going to be put forward. and we also know there's going to be funding for training and maintenance equipment, so it's a pretty extensive package in addition to what's already been pledged so far. oh, kimberly k. kimberly. thank you very much for that can be health reporting from outside the white house was. kimberly was just saying the u. s. is standing by ukraine with weapons and aids and his mo, from particle haine and washington

a day after this began the u. s. president asked congress for $3500000000.00 in military aid for ukraine. a year later, the amount has increased almost 10 full in the beginning, you as provided stinger anti aircraft systems and javelin, and i armor systems horrible, easy to use weapons designed to target plane and tanks. but as the months have passed and the battle lines have shifted, analysts say the pattern has emerged. the bi demonstrations taken an iterative approach, building on past deliveries to ukraine, testing the water, seeing the reaction, both from the national community and russia, and then escalating the sophistication and volume of assistance from there. over the course of the year, the usaa continued to supply stingers and javelin, adding, in which place known as suicide, drove and howitzers, basically mobile canons and the roads to go with it. they provided air defense

system ne sam's which is for shorter to medium range intercept and also the patriot defense system, which is meant for a longer range intercept. they provided highmark that is a gps guided rocket system that is allowed ukrainians to target russian further from the front lines. and now abrams tanks, although the pentagon says they're having those built along with training, that likely means they will be on the battlefield anytime soon. it's a long list that the u. s. continues to add to each time us visuals debating and assessing if it will cross russia's red line, which some russian experts say could happen if russia's president vladimir putin thinks he's losing. one of the things that russia could do is to take out one or more of the satellites that, that allow ukraine to use this precision guided munition arsenal effectively. though satellites are in fact wardrobe all and there are a lot of things that the russians could do to interfere with them. and that would

certainly be a dangerous escalade. tori step a year in ukrainians are asking for longer range weapons. and fighter jeff so far, president joe biden has been clear on his answer. you see a crate, an answer he's given before ukrainians, hoping once again they can help change his mind. pettengill hain al jazeera washington. well, the ice nation security counselors holding a high level debate on peace and security in that ukraine, that because it's actually general antonio gutierrez, as well as foreign ministers from the u. s. u k. france and japan, cuz i have to, she have bra tansy at the you. and so she had, this is the day after the general assembly at the un adopted a new resolution condemning russia's invasion. what is the security council doing? it's going to be a mammoth meeting that the 50 members of the security council have been old mentored by 17 other speakers,

mainly foreign ministers from europe. and this is because the u. s. and europe have what they wanted going in to this meeting, but how that you and general assembly resolution 141 nations out of a 193 voted in favor of the resolution calling russia's invasion. a violation of the un charter calling for russian troops to withdraw about that. that sense of unity that the u. s. and your it will what we're looking for. it's interesting though, there is all expect basically as a restatement of all the arguments we've had over and over again. but actually looking at some of the speeches i'm looking at actually blinking the secretary of state speech. there is a slight bit of nuance they, he does acknowledge though that there are more and more nations who are saying it's time to get p stokes as time we really pushing for a cease fire and p storks. and that is a recognition that, as we saw in the general assembly yesterday, mobiline nations we have stained all who read who registered. there are problems at the resolution saying that we need to focus more on conflict resolution and not

just on war, but once again blink. and we'll say, and by the way, this is also recognizes increasing discontent in the us about the enormous amounts of money being spent on ukraine as well. but once again, we'll see blinking in the european say, this is not the time for peace. this is the time for war, and in fact, the french foreign minister menz's had that yesterday. so it's a striking statement at the u. n. for foreign ministers to come here in a place where, theoretically it will not conflict resolution, but the messages note, this is the time for war that is the message reading from the u. s. the europeans from russia. we will presumably get more scoffing at the resolution. they said they, they, they, they, to the loft, the resolution thing was all hollowed out, that they couldn't get more of a complex resolution. because so many of the, well now realize a year on that this is a more complex conflict than simply a matter for the un charter. and now we also have the chinese plan, the 12 point position pay for that was released to we'll expect china to go work it's, it's plans for peace. abandoning a cold war mentality,

abandoning unilateral sanctions and making the conditions for peace available in order to reach resolution of, of the conflict. but in the end off of this long session, when all expecting and a u. m product as they say, no resolution, no presidential statement is we just want to get an airing of everyone's position on the ukraine war. okay. she hadn't many thanks and i will keep across that and i'll bring you any new interesting lines that she had just mentioned. thanks. yeah . will hold her abdul. hamid was one of the outer sarah correspondents who was deployed on that 1st day of the ukraine war. exactly one year ago, he, she is reflecting on her memories of it all one day before the war started, we visited the frontline town of ad v. fca. people were on edge. there were those who were actually waiting for the russians to come, and there were those who were supporting ukraine. we visited the soldiers ad, the trenches, and there were also mixed opinions. there are some so just thought that

a war was still far away. others felt that it was very imminent. from there we drove to the city of cramming tours also in the dumbass region. this things seem normal at 9 o'clock in the evening when we arrived well, a few hours later, some somewhere between 430 to 5. in the morning i was awakened by a large explosion, followed by several others. took a few seconds to realize that the war had actually started on this cheese have come at doors that morning, barely any one, just a few people, a queuing at the atm machine to get some cash people on the supermarket stocking on food and other supplies. and shop owners boarding their store fronts apart from that this city was deserted. same was in the nearby town and slave yards and actually everywhere we visited in those 1st days of the war we use, you had

a lot of checkpoints that sprouted everywhere at the entrance of villages, of towns on the highways, on the main road. absolutely everywhere. and there was a lot of suspicion because people were worried that russia had infiltrators on the ground in that area. they were calling them to saboteur. so there was a lot of a genus now where you did find civilians is at train station. and on the main highways, people were on the move, hundreds of thousands of ukrainians from mo, you pull from the north east as city of higher, keep from the ne pro. and we're moving towards the west of the country towards live even then maybe cross the border in to poland at the time in those early days. there was a lot of confusion because people did expect that if indeed there was a war, it would have been in the dumbass region in the east of the country. well, russia had started that war elsewhere and that caused

a lot of panic. we're going to take short break and then we'll bring you some other news here on the al jazeera, we live in nigeria to hear what's on voters minds ahead of sances, contested elections. and all was force including a look at a controversial new law aimed at reducing head injuries in rugby. ah ah, hello. we do have flooding concerns for the southeast of brazil over the next couple of days. nasty little crop of storms, just pulling across the far north, the paraguay easing down towards the southeast of brazil just heading towards iraq . why? so that's certainly something to watch over the next hour, said the shower and rode up into the western side of the amazon friday going on into sash de that wet weather. quite

a brisk breeze. coming down towards the far southeast of brazil down towards the river plate. some heavy downpours for a time here for the north is, has hit the showers to continue showers all the way across into sir anom. diana was his more big down post coming through here, but not too many big downpours across the caribbean. it sloshy fine answer. i'm some lovely sunshine, little bit of fair weather cloud. you might catch a shower or 2. i was to was the eastern islands, but said nothing too much to speak up water to shout, cross the western side of the region into central america. big story really is the heat. 31 celsius in havana, staying very, very warm here. well above the seasonal average in still above the seasonal average up these disabled of the united states for the time being a cause we were very concerned about that when to store which is rice for now, clearing away from that eastern side of canada, making way for the next one, california states very much in the mix more heavy snowfall coming through here through saturday and sunday, ah,

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lou. ah, and again, you're watching al jazeera, his reminder of our top story, this our, it's been one. yes, since russia launched its invasion of ukraine leading to the largest conflict in europe since world war to thousands of people have been killed, a millions more force from their homes. while united states has marks the anniversary of the invasion with new sanctions targeting russia and is allies, washington has also promised another $2000000000.00 worth of military support for ukraine has bring in now mr. glennie from the institute for human sciences in

vienna. he joins us live from so fair good to have you with us when you me sure reflects on the past year. are you surprised to find that the invasion is still going on with the 2 sides as entrenched as they are? well, i think neither of the none of us were expecting the events as a unfolded in the 1st few days of the invasion, where most people were assuming that let me put in split creek on kia would succeed. and the resistance of the ukrainians was quite extraordinary. and the fact that they managed to hold out, despite the fact that they have suffered not any, no mas amount of debts. does, you say displaced, people refugees having to leave their homes, but massive attacks on the infrastructure, but they have kept the country going. and they have prove themselves to be

a formidable foe as far as the russians are concerned. so no, i don't think anyone, any of us were expecting that it would take so long and put in his gambled so much on a war which he doesn't at the moment appear to be able to win. could the invasion been stopped before it began? no, i think there was very little doubt of that. there was a very good piece in the financial times yesterday about the decision making process, but lead to the war. and what it stress was is by the time coaching came to make that decision. he was listening to only a very few voices. he was not getting a broad spectrum of opinion. he was not getting valuable information about what the real situation in ukraine was. and the voices he was who he was listening to. what

too frightened to say to him, anything other than russia would win swift and glorious victory? so i think that by the time it happened, jim was not getting the correct information or not capable of processing the information as he received it before the united nations general assembly voting on a resolution that condemned russia. the usual suspects voted against this resolution. but there was a sizable chunk of countries that abstained. we saw someone binge of a correspondent show. a map is largely across the global south. how did they view this conflict? at the minute this invasion happened. one of the 1st phone calls i made was to a friend of mine who's a senior official at the world food program in rome. and i asked him what concerns were there? and they said we are worried about grain supplies to egypt, to indonesia,

to bang the dash. we're worried about the brazilians and the impact the sanctions will have a brazilian to a dependent dog, russian fertilizer to a large degree. and it was clear to me that from the very beginning because of the fact that russia and ukraine responsible, but such a large chunk of global we production and fertilizer production. that this war, although very local in its geography, was global in its implications. and it is perfectly clear that the indians, the south african, the brazilians, and other major powers in the global south do not regard this as the be all and end all fight about democracy. that the europeans and the americans suggest that it is . they see it very much as a squabble inside europe and that they're having to pay the economic price for it.

and so there is a great deal of skepticism in the global south about the american and european position on the complex. china is another interesting one is that it was, it remained quite removed from it sitting on the fence as it were now, it seems to be stepping more into the frame, visiting moscow, coming up with this piece plan putting it's, it's really in rushes boss. get how is this affecting its relations that are already strange with the west, particularly with the us located clear from a fairly early stage. it. this was that despite china's commitment to russia and it's i, and eternal friendship, or however, they phrased it actually. and in the back channels, china and the us have been communicating. this was particularly the case in the last autumn when the russians were escalating their rhetoric about the use of

nuclear weapons. and then after president biden men met president, she, jim ping in bali in november, the g 20 they sought to prevent this from ex escalate, going to the nuclear level and of to that meeting? russians, rushes, rhetoric about using nuclear weapons just disappeared completely. so it's clear to my mind that the chinese had a word with the coach and put you in about that. so neither the us nor the chinese have an interest in seeing this conflict spiral out of control. at the same time, they have very different interests at stake depending on the outcome of the war. so you will have continued discussions between china and the us behind the scenes. and china is showing today that it wants to be part of the piece process. but at the

moment, the 2 sides are simply too far apart. but me to imagine that you're going to see any breakthrough on the piece front anytime soon. make sure got a great to speak to thanks very much taking the time to join us from sophia. you're welcome. now your grades metro system has become a source of refuge and safety for thousands of people who shelter there during air raids. alex here, bryan reports from keith, descending deep below the ukrainian capital. these escalators carry crowds of commuters to caves, golden gate metro station about 90 meters under ground. it's below freezing at street level. down here it's even colder, but people don't mind the temperature because at least it's safe. there's an air ride alert as we film. so young an old gather in the station until it lifted easily

as a whole other than we've come down here because there's a threat in the center of the city. we only come down here. why? yes, sure, i'm worried. i hope all this madness will come to an end, and that the russians will experience everything we've lived through. fewer people come down now then in the early days of the war, when the city was encircled by russian forces and thousands lived under ground for weeks. platforms and trains became makeshift camps crammed with people and their pets and the few belongings they could carry less. yes nigger was on night shift at lucan yesco metro station when the 1st explosion struck on movable. on the upper level of what over my friend, call me at 5 a. m and said the war has started. i couldn't believe it. debbie heard the sirens and people started to run to the metro to ask for shelter. there was so many people and he was scared. she tells me how she lived in the station for 2 months,

helping organize food and sanitation for the crowds of terrified people. go with them as the head of the station. i couldn't leave those people behind because i knew they needed my help. and when i saw the fear in their eyes, i could not leave one of the challenges for those running. he's better than but also with them across the country over the past year. was how to keep people safe. also keeping the train running. now about half a 1000000 people, right, these trains every day determined to keep life as normal as possible. as up above the war grinds on, leaders of i believe everything will be fine if there are any future attacks will be ready. we feel positive. these stations that were once tourist hotspots are now places of refuge and symbols of ukraine's resilience. alexey o'brien al jazeera keith as bringing some other news. now voters in nigeria are going to the polls on

saturday. i'll be voting for a new president and members of parliament in what seem as a tight race live. now mohammed jam jin, he's standing by 1st in a boucher i mean how much enthusiasm is there for this phase? laura, i will tell you that everybody that we've spoken with here in a boucher and on the outskirts of of which of these past few, they say that the importance that leads elections cannot be overstated. people are quite excited about the prospect of going to vote to morrow. most of the people i've been talking to say this country is really at an inflection point. they believe that things are not going well. there is too much instability. they say they say there is too much corruption for the economy is in terrible shape. so much unemployment. and they really want what they tell me is a government that will listen to them. they want to see some sort of change to set things back on the right track here. in nigeria, i should mention nigeria,

of course, the most populous country in africa. it is the biggest economy in africa. and yet for out of 10 people here live below the poverty line, that is one of the reasons people really want to see something change as far as the trajectory that this country will follow going forward. everybody we've been speaking with says they believe there will be high voter turnout in the election. we should mention. there has been more than 10000000 new voters registered in the past year. and of that number over 80 percent are under the age of 35. that means that the youth vote here may play a crucial determining factor in these elections. here's more of what we've heard. speaking to lots of different people in the capital. and on the outskirts of the capital, the many nigerian said these elections could not be happening at a more critical time in the race to choose the president,

vice president as well as members of the senate and house of representatives. the stakes are extremely high. is true, people are, they are very hungry, the snow crash on ro and a new to cause who, how most time those are killed are sellers, route the capital. people have a long wait to get fuel and it takes even longer to get money. that's because of a rushed redesign of the national currency and a box roll out of the new bank notes. 18 candidates are campaigning for the presidency, but opinion polls suggest only 3, have a chance of winning. nigeria has more than $93000000.00 registered voters and about 40 percent of them are under the age of $35.00. that's why many here believe the youth may play a pivotal role in the outcome comes up. low wall is among a new generation of activists speaking out against corruption in nigeria and promoting good governance to the we have of 100000000 people that are very poor unemployment of i said, 2 percent unemployment treats one of the highest ever. he believes many of the

economic problems are a result of growing insecurity in the country to vague with laws for indirect investment because the nigerian government cannot guarantee safety of life. so the property will home from not tell you book or her up. now, to also, you know, succession used in this out east and we have burgundy in the village of reuben mother key on the outskirts of a boucher mercy. daniels works in a plumbing shop and says she hopes the ballad will go smoothly. i will be a live shows to be fair. it should be fell. and does she look in by lone jimmy? the english shock feed, nearby shop owner on union of holy worries, whether her son and daughter will be able to get the education they need. we are sofa and loads in dismay. i pray that we thought i fled to sailors jos method in san land. in a country where so many people are hoping for change. they're also apprehensive

about what these election sibling hammered him do and his ear a budget, a powerful winter stool is sweeping across the us, bringing high winds, severe, cold, and snow. millions of people have been affected from southern california to the midwest, under the thousands of homes without power. reynolds reports from los angeles. mm. don't even think about it. drivers were worn to stay off a major highway near portland, oregon, following a multi car pile up in heavy snow, an 18 wheel truck, jackknife donna interstate highway in wyoming, where of state, trooper barely escaped, being hit by another out of control truck. schools were closed in wisconsin, minnesota and south dakota where up to 40 centimeters of snow were forecasts. they could be pretty rough as we get towards the end of a week here some 2000 flights were canceled on thursday,

and more than 13000 delayed as the storm swept from coast to coast, our flight was originally supposed to leave at around 7 o'clock and we got a text message after arriving here early, that our plot was going to be delayed. hardly any place was spared nature's fury. high winds whipped through los vegas, toppling power lines and causing blackouts. while we were working and i was ringing in all of us and the light just went while northern states are used to wild winters, unusual freezing weather patterns dipped all the way down to normally sunny southern california. with snow falling on elevations as low as 600 meters above sea level and hail lashing a los angeles county beach community up to 4 and a half meters of snow are predicted in the mountain areas across the state. california water authorities hope the heavy snow pack will replenish reservoirs,

giving farmers and residents a respite from years of chronic drought. more heavy snowfall is expected across the state. over the next several days, rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles, said i had had an out as sarah elizabeth and my scene, i could fight back to maintain bags of winning a europe, tracy. those details coming up ah ah, with

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your net al jazeera lou ah. time now all was bought and his center. thank you very much. laura. wall majesty, united have moved a step closer to winning the 1st trophy since 2017. they're fierce re all a better of a spain indira police round of 16. after knocking a barcelona out of the competition sale matic reports that something the glory days may finally be coming back from manchester united. at least that's what they found . so hope after the latest right back to there's a place in the euroleague last 16 was on the line as they hosted spanish, legally,

dis, barcelona at old trafford. with the aggregate school standing at 22. it was bossa that got off to a better stop. rick has given that and docile tonight is bruno fernandez, giving away an early penalty. robert levin dusty stepped up to take it and made no mistake. i live a did a reduced monitor held the advantage going it to half time. but where ever coach eric 10 hogs said to his manchester, united team during the break are seemed to have triggered something. the red devil darted the 2nd, peered aggressively with brazilian midfielder frederick, getting them back on level turned, collected maybe to play 3rd billing behind. then with less than 20 minutes, remaining to the home side struck again through the other brazilians don't antony,

who crossed the club, nearly $100000000.00, making it to one or 2. 0 his gold proving to be the winner with united feeling the tie for 3 on aggregate. so i think it's it's 1000000000 big and when you can beat barcelona, a punch head in the legal head of real madrid. we have seen in this week real madrid playing, i think then you you did a magnificent performance and we're so really happy i were to take, take advantage initiation. this when means manchester united are in contention to end the season with for trophies. you would've imagined that at the start of the campaign. so hell malik al jazeera or event is happening handed, the tough tester in the round of 16 and they have been drawn against bond as legal, high flyers, facebook. while the and rama will face,

we also see that next thing at home, the italian side overturned a one neil deficit on the 1st leg to be itself to one on as of it. oh, and here's a full round of 16 draw. premier league leaders, arsenal, oil face sporting her off portugal and reco, 6 time winners that severe or faced turkey's fair basha. the 1st leg matches of these ties will take place on march the 9th ingram batter. harry broke has continued with his record breaking form broke hayton unbeaten 184 on day one of the tests against new zealand was 800. 7 korea runs are the most. anyone has ever scored in the 1st moment, innings of a test career in glendora 315 for 3 at the close of play in wellington. one thing i've worked on in the last few years is trying to says level head is

possible. like i said, the could be a bad moment around the corner and and anything good. anything could happen. so i enjoy the moments and enjoy the good moments, but we'll still go on to the 4 days yet yet to play in am hopefully i can be of i'll part of it tomorrow. it had round of the 6 nations championship kicks off on saturday with england facing wales. the game was almost cold off at you to wells plays a strike, overpay ah, there's another rebellion in the sport of rugby union with hundreds of clubs, upset by a decision to change how plays a tackle each other policies reports i tackling is at the heart of re bunion plays at all levels, train hard to get it right in a tough, fast game. it can be dangerous, but attempts by the ruling body in england to reduce the risk by changing the height at which a tackle could be made. of course, concerned at the sports grass roots. my initial reaction was,

is that is going to fail to be killed the game. because robbie is a contact sport. we can't make contact safer. the main danger is head injuries, something everyone at this club quite naturally wants to avoid. hundreds of former amateurs and prose have brought lawsuits due to them suffering brain trauma. seems like england do now have concussion rules in place, and it's uncertain that making plays tackle lower will make the sport safer. the problems with high tackles and concussions have been most obvious at the elite levels of the game, but it's at the grass roots of rugby union that the changes will be made, at least at 1st. those changes are due to start next season, but could be hard to implement. so the current legal tuckahoe is shows and below. and if i show, you know what, like the maximum height would be in terms of attacker would be looking to rent the boat up. so the new law will it shawn to prevent is his head. and by doing that, what they're saying is, is hip and below. and it's tier one problem is the to play could still get

concussed by a ne, hitting them in the face and clubs like worthing. a worried that the threat of getting sent off what is currently a legal site tackle could put people off from playing a complex sport that is getting even more complicated. one form of professional suing the rugby authorities after being diagnosed with dementia in his forties is also skeptical about the changes i would have come for just below chest height, as, as the doctor. and talk a line, my friend gabriella waste, and you risked more concussions with knees and hips towards certain extent, lowered morocco high, a started pegs that they've had to do politically am rather than looking be application. practically the tackle heights changes lead to more than $300.00 clubs, seeking a vote of no confidence in the sports authority in england. the rugby football union, who said the decision is backed by science on concussions, but will now be reviewed. it's a situation that leaves rugby as these players know it. in the balance polaris out

is they are worthy england. and one of the middle east is biggest question. events is on the way cutter. this 10th edition of the c h. i. a chicago feature is more than a $130.00. why does it's one of just 5. so dumping and dressers, competitions, world wide and the only event of its kind in asia, auto pride is from germany, belgium and the netherlands. that will be backing up for the title teams from palestine and when you are making their doha deb you li, add them as much as i can. which alika thus is bought for me. laura. thanks very much. santa. i love it from me, laura kyle as well. on the news our team, but to stay with us we got a special show on the crane war next with doreen. ah ah ah

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