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ah, a year of war. russia's invasion of ukraine has seen 1000 kels on both sides and millions displaced from their homes. ah, hello them, nora kyle, this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up from moreno to a lost fetch. we report on russian business is filling in western companies have pulled out china calls for peace talks between ukraine and russia as part of its proposal to end the conflict. and we look at how keeps metro has become a symbol of resilience as it doubles off as a city wide ball. michelle,

so has been one years since russia lawrence sets invasion of ukraine crating, the largest conflict in europe since world war 2. but as the war and says, it's 2nd year, ukraine boasted by western support systems and president blood amend zalinski has pledged to win the war against russia. this year is also expressed hope that china won't end up supporting russia. i one to believe that china is going to side with the idea of a fair piece of you that the sticky piece and fairness, which is our side. i really want to believe that china is not going to supply weapons to russia. this is very important. this is priori to number one, you for me, ask alive now to asian finnegan, hays, and the capital case such a big day. the age in what's,

what's the mood been like her. at 1st glance laura, this city appears to be completely normal. a european capital city shops are open, people are going about their business as usual morning and evening traffic rush, bars and restaurants appear to be doing a good trade. scratch the surface though you realize that things are not normal. there are men and women wandering around in military fatigues, therapy, air raid sirens, that i hear almost daily. there's a curfew at 10 o'clock in the evening. any realised that the city isn't as busy as it should be. that's because people are missing, baby. the fled a broad or more likely the serving on the front line. mother's father, sister's brothers. they're not here. and on the faces of the people that you do see that the left behind here in care of you see, worry, etched into their faces concern about the future obviously, but worrying themself sick about those who have close to them who are fighting for

their country. joining me now is alinda alina for alova. who's that with the center? the defense strategies here in cave, at a former deputy minister of defense, alina, it's a good to have you with us at president zalinski says that this is the year of victory . how, how will the will be one? will it be a negotiated victory or forced upon russia while i'm no one believed? i think so in negotiations with russia, the case, the russia demonstrate no will to change their conditions to make some steps ahead of h, as he is the military power. so we see that negotiations can be sorry, it's only after the release in the hell territorial brain and that it could be in negotiations. poland delivered the 1st full leopard tanks that ukraine has been asking for today. how significant is that? the 4 tanks, as you understand, it's not sitting significant about this is some kind of flaw sign that base occasion a change in we do expect more and of course tanks,

i'm sorry for any calling for offense or will, did we say is significant before isn't nearly enough of course, how many do you need based on what the, our performance were saying they were saying about like a 200 loss. so in different types of operation, it could be more or less, but this is like, at least what we need to to be at least the fact is the frustration among the, the leads here in ukraine, the people in power at how long it's taking its allies to get their act together and get this equipment to you. of course, who would like to have it author into having more. but we do understand that feel the results we get in here when we start from there, just like the weapons, full parts does not move. and so now we have here petros, we have this coalition, we hope to see if i through chat soon. so we think that we move for a quite good. yes, but each day,

worse life people and they system bought one analyst that we spoke to today told us that if ukraine doesn't get what it's asked for and quickly than this, conflicts will be a long and protracted one. so. so what is, what is your message now? to ukraine's allies. i should tell you, this is great, we'll, we'll, we'll, we, anyway, we don't have a chance to do some other options. however, the foster will, we will be not only for ukraine, but the whole europe and the whole world will, will, on blocked. the black sea will deliver trains will be avail petunia to make an investment to, to return the money which were invested. they speak very, so the foster would have the better will been not homeless. crane. what about the dia crossed us for the military? just the you spoke about a month or 2 ago. why do you need them? and where would you use them?

and, and you say, you think you'll get that, but when, when it is difficult to say, but as soon as the very soul already discussion about the train in a file it, i believe this is significant move. it means that it's already like a decision on the table, but there is not yet like a conclusions about dates for some specific and why we need them because we need to control our cars. this is one of the most necessary elements of our towns. lots of course they are quite important for offensive. for example, very briefly is going to be an escalation and fighting. do you think it be a right? sorry, haven't gone off today. do you think that she is going to mark this anniversary in some way? this question happened one year ago. we have me file on our heads, and now we have like a massive destruction of seated rape in and killing the people. so we don't see any other explanation which is possible. i mean, for all of

a good to talk to you many thanks to being with us here on out here, and that's it from us for the moment in key. thank you laura. into off. i didn't great stuff. thanks very much indeed. well, the united states have marks has anniversary of the invasion with new sanctions at target. russia and its allies, us treasury, it's actually down at yellow, has outline just what the latest challenge is aimed to achieve. a mean objectives 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 russian 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. 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, we're on oh, the nato's actually general says he believes vladimir putin doesn't want peace and self made the comments during a meeting with stony as prime minister and the president of the european commission out of mosque as to james bass reports from his stand, capital talon. yes, this is a stone is independence day, but the fact that nato secretary general, i'm the president of the european commissioner, come here today. russell's has come to estonia, is sending a clear message about the independence of another country. you cry. footing has failed to achieve

a single one of his strategic goals. instead of dividing the european union, he finds us united and determined to stand by ukraine for as long as it takes. there was considerable skepticism here about the new chinese piece proposals. trauma doesn't have much credibility recall, so they have not been able to con them on the illegal invasion over ukraine. and there was a sign that just these before the invasion agreement between preston, she embraced them, couldn't, ah, on her limitless partnership with russia, the nato sank general, also announced to important new bits of information. firstly, his invited president's lensky to join the nato summit. that takes place in the baltics in vilnius in july that something this light to anger, president, putin. and secondly, there still the problem of the accession of sweden and finland. turkey is still

raising some objections. the secretary general says he's invited all 3 countries to a summit in the next month to discuss the issue. james bay's out a 0 talon i'll ever and 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 2nd year. as a danielle, a quick look, 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 against us, nato countries are fighting us, do ukraine, supplying them with equipment? and then there were the nazis were looking for to winning this year and hopefully the sooner the better for this to end, when i can, yes, not walk on. now war is of course bad, 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. so washing which the nearer, which i really want piece,

i really wanted all to and as soon as possible, too many victims morally speaking and materially we pensioners feel at all o tilden attending school in war time. ukraine struggle with all the challenges that come with learning, as well as the threat of russian missiles and drones. some schools have been retrofitted with make shift bomb shelters from pen vain. bas robbie shows us the reality of being a student in war time. ukraine. far from the fighting children and ukraine are still connected to it by family members on the front line. and the more immediate threat of bombs from the sky is out of my judgment, gave me near as an ear, right tyran, they know what to do. they hide, but the 1st time my son was cry and he told me he was very people that everyone would die. and his mom was not by our children. do not do the thing. they should

not be asking if rocha for lunch or not parents. we met said schools central to their community and to stability and their children's lives were not spared in rushes. bombardments with unicef estimates. half of all schools across ukraine are too damage to reopen, and 2 thirds of its children are unable to access any kind of education. there were some of the schools in areas that were held by the russians are so heavily damaged from showing that it will take millions of dollars and years before they're ready to open for students. again. that's the one school principal said in the aftermath of russia's occupation of his home town. reopening classrooms meant making sure the parents felt safe enough to send their children with the help of international donors. this school in europe converted a storage to an air raid shelter. the plan is to build spaces like this in as many

schools as possible. so i may be short enough for that. the most of my, my, in what you say, the biggest concern for us is the children are our children and we are responsible for them. that's why at the beginning of the school year organized per se, classes and psychological training to cope with fear. when we have sirens with all the children of magic, the come to the shelter, they know how to respond and what to do. the what it is not ideal. the student body at the school numbered in the thousands before the war. now only $200.00 children attend at a time and only for a few hours a day, because that is the maximum number of children that will fit in the shelter. school schedules made to accommodate the threat of russian attack. it is purpose built to be child friendly, but not fortified or deep enough to withstand a direct hit. every time an air raid alarm stops. and the all clear

sounds, the hope is there will never have to use it again. zane basra, the al jazeera air pin of the u. s. has announced an additional $2000000000.00 in military assistance on the anniversary of the war. is more from party call haine and washington. a day after this began the us president asked congress for $3500000000.00 in military 8 for ukraine. a year later, the amount has increased almost 10 full in the beginning, u. s. provided stinger anti aircraft, and javelin, and armor systems, portable, 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 biting ministration has taken an iterative approach. building on past deliveries to ukraine, testing the water, seeing the reaction, both from the international community and russia, and then escalating the sophistication in volume of assistance from their over the

course of the year. the us has continued to supply singers 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, nice sam, 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 g p s guided rocket system that is allowed ukrainian some 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 officials debating and assessing if it will cross russia's red line, which some russian experts say could happen. if russia's president, latimer 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 be great and answer he's given before ukrainians, hoping once again they can help change his mind. pettengill hame, al jazeera washington, still a had hair on al jazeera report from nigeria on what's on what photos mines ahead of saturdays, hotly contested elections. ah

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and power and pasha. we tell your stories. we are your voice. your news, your net al jazeera lou . ah, hello again. you're watching out his era, his reminder of our top stories this hour. it's been one year since russia. laura sits invasion of ukraine, 8 into the largest conflict in europe since world war 2. thousands of people have been killed and millions more forced from their homes. the united states has marks the anniversary of the invasion with new sanctions, talks in russia and its allies. washington is also promised not

a $2000000000.00 worth of military support for ukraine. or russia's invasion has turned the focus on its billionaires. those with close links to president putin and the kremlin, have been hit with sweeping international sanctions. that property and assets frozen and seized the bush capital. london was once regarded as a favorite playground of the russian elite for brandon looks of what they're doing now. but russia's post soviet millionaire, the white stucco mansions of london's belle grove. you were an irresistible magnet, a wash with russian money. districts like mayfair bell, graveyard and knights, bridge earned the nickname, london, grat, your house, the exclusive prime real estate agents of london. mayfair road. that boom, brokering billions in property deals. but in the past year, international sanctions had brought an end to all that. all doors have come down in terms of russians, very difficult to work with russians because neither banks nor lawyers came to work

with them. some agents went work with them, but it doesn't really matter. could have been very few of any rushed inquiries over the last 8 or 10 months. the invasion of ukraine, sparky scramble for the exit, realizing that sanctions were imminent and inevitable. the only gods race to off load the assets, get rid of their football club, some sale, they're mostly got out of the reach of the sanctioning authorities. london grad had become a hostile environment for russia. money. the shutters came down in europe and the united states. law enforcement has been vigorously seizing billions in russian linked assets. while new disclosure laws are revealing the true ownership of thousands of anonymous on shore. holding companies, the anti corruption group, the o. c c r p has compiled a russian asset tracker meticulously listing the yachts, the mansions, and the private jets of many of the best known rationalists. the group says

sanctions have meant these billionaires and i was struggling to find lawyers and finances willing to work for them. but these are resorts, whole people is really do have these already got their bible keep with it includes, you know, multiple citizen sheeps or passports, dummy companies, lots of proxies or lots of digital assets, some type of lots of art and so on. and even if we look at, if europe, for instance, the u. k, or a switzerland or, or other countries where the preferred for only by bodyguards for a long time, we see that the action against these already guards is in barely touching the surface. places like to buy until kia, remain neutral, and not imposing sanctions. this $250000000.00 super yacht linked to the sanctioned oligarch, andre scotch was just one of those spotted into by harbor eclipse and sa lorris, to rome and brown, which is yachts. are off to kia a year on from the russian invasion of ukraine,

at least $2000000000.00 of assets have been frozen in the u. k alone. but although london is now off limits the sheer scale of the oligarchy. wealth means that man mountain, no more than an inconvenience. pull, brennan, i'll just era. they'll grave yet. ukraine's metro system has become a source of refuge and safety for thousands of people who shelter during air raids next year. brian report now 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 they pitts and the few belongings they could carry less. yes, no gore was on night shift at lucan yesco metro station when the 1st explosion struck. your hon. move on, the level up was 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 they 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

you 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 i was running, he's better. it also says them across the country over the past year was how the 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 grindstone theatres, 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 and our places of refuge and symbols of ukraine's resilience. alexey o'brien al jazeera keith against rather he is now in vote. as in nigeria are relaxing

a president and members of parliament on saturday. the race for the leadership is said to be too close to call. i'm a jam, june reports from boucher, many nigerian see 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. this true people are, they are very hungry, the snow crash on row, and in lieu to cause who, how most time goes out. the curb also allows throughout 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. today, we have over a 100000000 people that are very poor unemployment of i said 2 percent unemployment rate, one of the highest ever. he believes many of the economic problems are a result of growing insecurity in the country to very will last foreign direct investment because the engine around government cannot guarantee safety of life. so the property will hold from natalie book while her out. now to also, you know, succession is in the south east and we have burgundy in the village of reuben mother key on the outskirts of allusion. mercy daniels works in a plumbing shop and says she hopes the ballot will go smoothly. i will be a live shows to be fair. it should be fell and that she look and by laying do me, the english shall feed nearby, shop owner on union of holy worries,

whether her son and daughter will be able to get the education they need. here we are sofa and loads. in dismay, i did, yeah. i played that. we thought i fled to sailors jones method and so now land in a country where so many people are hoping for change. they're also apprehensive about what these election sibling hammered him doing and his ear a budget. our people have been sent to shelters in parts of mozambique as sight clone. freddy bashed as the country 7 people were killed in madagascar. as the storm made land for un says the 2000000 people could be effective by severe flooding across the region. and snow storms are again his in the u. s. birds where they are happening is surprising. many rare snowfall blanketed hilltops in the san francisco bay area on thursday. hundreds of thousands of homes without power across several states. at set from meet laura kyle and he's continues her on

al jazeera of the inside story. ah hello, it is warming up nicely once again the cross see arabian peninsula laws, the clear skies here in cat, i will see typically getting up to 26 celsius in doha. so looking good. a similar temperature there too, for a q weights fine and dry and more of the same as we go. one in 2 were sunday temperatures a little higher than that coverage weighs high there for to by getting 30 degrees already. some are cooler, some winter. yeah. i, which was a far north of afghanistan, but not too bad up to was, nor the parts into levant. it is january dry and settled at the moment sir. temperatures will tend to just pick up as we go on through the next couple of days . aleppo for example, could touch 20 degrees, maybe some bits and pieces of drizzly rain for a tie, but that will clear through,

as we call one through the we can not too much to speak of here while the more in the way of where to whether across the north west of africa and northern algeria. ch in asia, right back into morocco, looking a little wet, a little breezy over the next hour. so something of life is set up just going on into the mediterranean. much of fir, north africa, down towards the coastal fringes of west africa. do look fine and try one or 2 showers coming in here. of course, the big story, the moment down into southern parts of africa is our tropical cyclone. and that continues to make his way west. ah, the catastrophic series of earthquakes into kia and syria has taken thousands of people's lives and left many more harmless. major mobilization of humanitarian support is underway. ah. our teams on the ground will bring you