welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. nato reports that russian troops are heading for eastern ukraine, as the west announces sanctions. who in the lords name does putin think gives him the right to declare new so—called countries on territory that belongs to his neighbours? we'll have details of those sanctions and what it could mean for the rest of the world.also in the programme. we've a special report from hong kong where the government has ordered compulsory testing for coronavirus. and piecing together the huge wingspan of a giant flying dinosaur.

a new discovery suggests they may be far bigger than we thought. hello and welcome to the programme. russia has been dealt a wave of new economic and financial sanctions — as the west tries to head off a military invasion of ukraine. nato says there's evidence that russian troops are moving towards areas of eastern ukraine. president biden has accused russia of a clear violation of international law and announced new financial sanctions. vladimir putin ordered russian troops to be sent to eastern ukraine after recognising these regions, held by pro—russian rebels — donestk and lu ha nsk. the areas highlighted in grey, are zones already controlled

by russian—backed rebels. ourfirst report is from orla guerin in eastern ukraine. a glimpse of the fire power today. close to the border with ukraine. if president putin forces cross that line, which will come as no surprise many in ukraine will be bracing for the worst. many in ukraine will be bracing for the worst. on the front lines here in zolote, target practice president putin he has his eye on ukraine. the world is watching and waiting for his next move. they know all about waiting here. yevgen has been in the trenches for seven long years, fighting kremlin—backed rebels, trying to keep moscow off ukrainian soil. "russia is rotten," he tells me. "and ukraine must blossom.

"that's why i'm here. "i want my wife and my daughter to live in peace and quiet. well, we've just started hearing some shelling in the last few minutes. the troops here say they have been fighting a long war against russian—backed separatists. they know that president putin may now send more forces and the question is, if his troops arrive, how far will they go, how much of ukraine will he try to take? troops here tell me russian forces are already in the separatist areas, and have been for years. now that president putin has officially recognised the breakaway enclaves, he can openly send in more. translation: now we can hear the shelling continue. _ this artillery. we are already prepared.

everybody knows what to do in any situation. you just have to follow your orders. for you here on the ground, does anything change now? absolutely no changes, except more maturation to do what we do on a professional level. we are standing here just for this. in kyiv today, the state funeral for a fallen soldier, captain anton sidorov. the father of three daughters was killed by shelling on saturday. he had been fighting pro—moscow rebels since war broke out in the east in 2014. on the other side of the front lines last night, celebrations in the separatist enclave of donetsk after the self—proclaimed republic, which is part of ukraine,

was recognised by moscow. orla guerin, bbc news, eastern ukraine. in the russian media — there's been universal praise for president putin's latest moves and his case for denying ukraine's basic right to exist as an independent country. he announced his decision to deploy troops last night but 2a hours later — it's still not clear if any troops have arrived in the two breakaway regions. our correspoindent steve rosenberg reports from moscow. russia's parliament, rubber—stamping the kremlin�*s plan to send troops into the rebel republics of eastern ukraine. they voted, a unanimous yes, a major escalation of the crisis. then, from the president, what sounded like an ultimatum.

vladimir putin keeps everyone guessing about his plans. at this sounds like an ultimatum. translation: the best solution would be for the authorities in kyiv to give up their ambition to join nato and adopt neutrality. but if our so—called partners pump ukraine full of modern weapons a solution will become impossible. so the most important thing is that ukraine should deep militarise. much irritation at the latest round of western sanctions imposed on moscow. �* ,, �* of western sanctions imposed on moscow. �* ,, ~ , . ., , moscow. translation: these sanctions are ille . al, moscow. translation: these sanctions are illegal. we — moscow. translation: these sanctions are illegal, we understood _ moscow. translation: these sanctions are illegal, we understood long - moscow. translation: these sanctions are illegal, we understood long ago - are illegal, we understood long ago that this _ are illegal, we understood long ago that this is — are illegal, we understood long ago that this is the only tool the west as to _ that this is the only tool the west as to use — that this is the only tool the west as to use against us to contain us. but does — as to use against us to contain us. but does russia not care that its international reputation in the west

is getting lower and lower and your country is seen increasingly as an aggressor?— country is seen increasingly as an an uressor? ~ ,, ~ ., aggressor? translation: a due, you are inventing _ aggressor? translation: a due, you are inventing this _ aggressor? translation: a due, you are inventing this reputation. - are inventing this reputation. because _ are inventing this reputation. because of your actions. translation: you are inventing this reputation for us. but west reputation for us. but west reputation is covered in blood. a reputation is covered in blood. shining example of how differently moscow views the world. the russian authorities, russia's side, western criticism they claim not to care about sanctions. but this country is facing growing international isolation over the ukraine crisis. for now, that is a consequence moscow seems willing to accept. and the russian people, geopolitical tension is fuelling fear of conflict. tension is fuelling fear of conflict-— tension is fuelling fear of conflict. �* ,, �* tension is fuelling fear of conflict. �* , ., tension is fuelling fear of conflict. �* ,, ~ , ., , conflict. translation: we should be worried that all _ conflict. translation: we should be worried that all of _ conflict. translation: we should be worried that all of this _ conflict. translation: we should be worried that all of this could - conflict. translation: we should be worried that all of this could spin - worried that all of this could spin out of control. it's very serious. of course i'm nervous, we are sons,

husbands, i don't wanted to be she says. russians are hoping that those leaders who take those decisions will take the right ones. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's take a moment to look at some of the sanctions which western countries have imposed on russia throughout the day. president biden accounced us sanctions against two large russian banks, while limiting access to international financial systems. but the white house stressed — there more were sanctions in reserve, if needed. germany has suspended the major gas pipeline project — nordstream 2 — which would have doubled the flow of russian gas to germany. and borisjohnson said uk sanctions would be imposed on 5 russian banks and 3 russian individuals. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. darkness gave no cover for russia's brazen move. these images said to show military vehicles rolling on the outskirts of donetsk last night.

the west has condemned putin's actions, but how will it answer back? it won't be with its own boots on the ground. will sanctions be enough to stop putin, prime minister? the prime minister's plan — to squeeze the kremlin in the pocket so much it hurts. the deployment of these forces in sovereign ukrainian territory amounts to a renewed invasion of that country. it's precisely because the stakes are so high that putin's venture in ukraine must fail. must ultimately fail, and must be seen to fail. as a start, there'll be what the prime minister claimed was a barrage of economic sanctions. the assets will be frozen and travel banned for three wealthy individuals with ties to putin's kremlin. five russian banks will have

their assets frozen, too, and similar sanctions against some members of the russian parliament. eu ministers huddled together, also agreeing to target russian politicians and banks, and that stance was mirrored in the last couple of hours by the american president with moves against finance and individuals, the beginnings of punishment for russia. who in the lord's name does putin think gives him the right to take the so—called new territories of his neighbour? this demands a firm response from the international community. western unity, perhaps? strong enough action? a different question. but there was a dramatic move, billions of pounds worth of pipeline, built under the baltic sea to export gas from russia to europe, nord stream two, controversial,

but canned for now by the german leader, and if money talks, cancelling this deal was a big shout. translation: notification - of the pipeline can take place now. olaf scholz did not say never but in an unexpected blow to moscow's wallet, it is off for now, but how confident is the west that this will halt further action? the chief of nato on higher and higher alert. we are on high alert and there are more than 120 allied ships in the sea from the high north to the mediterranean. we will continue to do whatever is necessary to shield the alliance from aggression. but whether it is borisjohnson's pleas or those of other western leaders, vladimir putin has ignored weeks of louder and louder calls

for a halt, and a volatile leader whose next moves are just impossible to predict. and here there are questions even in the prime minister's own party about whether the uk's response is strong enough. but there was immediate criticism that that package was underwhelming, in contrast, perhaps, to what seemed like bold action from germany. there is unease. russian cash has been swilling around the city for so long. the government's promised with putin's next move they'll tighten the screw, yet it's unclear whether the uk or anyone in the west can right now squeeze russia to stop. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the white house and said in the last hour there's currently no possibility of president biden holding a summit with president putin. i'm joined now by dr sara meger, a lecturer in international relations at the university of melbourne. wonderful to have you on the program. let's start by putting all of this into context. now we have these lines from the white house at these lines from the white house at the possibility of us summit seems

dimmer and deborah. the possibility of us summit seems dimmerand deborah. is the the possibility of us summit seems dimmer and deborah. is the room for diplomacy over here, number talking any more? it diplomacy over here, number talking an more? ., , ~ any more? it would seem like the opportunities _ any more? it would seem like the opportunities for _ any more? it would seem like the opportunities for diplomacy - any more? it would seem like the opportunities for diplomacy have | opportunities for diplomacy have become quite limited. i remain hopeful that there is a possibility. it would require the west being willing to put nato on the negotiation table. and so far most western countries have taken the perspective that this would be a capitulation to russia's show of force and something there are not willing to do. for putin, it's about saving face, i believe. there's a lot of ego on the line now. it is a strong desire to recalibrate security apparatus in europe. and so to him and i think it would be a sit down talk with biden and other western leaders. and specifically on the data question that would perhaps de—escalate this. mil

the data question that would perhaps de-escalate this.— de-escalate this. all right. against the backdmp _ de-escalate this. all right. against the backdrop of _ de-escalate this. all right. against the backdrop of these _ de-escalate this. all right. against the backdrop of these tensions - de-escalate this. all right. against the backdrop of these tensions are j the backdrop of these tensions are even more sanctions. sanctions that are designed to hit at the russian financial system, at the wallets of russian oligarchs, frankly. iliai’iiiii russian oligarchs, frankly. will these were? _ russian oligarchs, frankly. ii. these were? there going to have a massive impact on russia, definitely. they are quite strong financial sanctions. it's not everything that the buses at their disposal and i we can anticipate even harsher sanctions to come which will have an impact domestically on prudence domestic levels of support. what he's doing right now is what we call a two level game. he's appealing both to his domestic audience and trying to appear quite strong against what they see as western aggression or western security threats to russia. as well as signalling to the international order about how importantly they

take this nato question and russian security. so i think that loss of domestic support that could come from economic sanctions could have a real impact. just from economic sanctions could have a real impact-— real impact. just on the point about the international _ real impact. just on the point about the international world _ real impact. just on the point about the international world order, - real impact. just on the point about the international world order, it's i the international world order, it's a key moment, isn't it? for liberal democracies to push back against this kind of regime or autocracy that we are seeing right now. is that we are seeing right now. is that fair, do you think?- that fair, do you think? that's a fair assessment _ that fair, do you think? that's a fair assessment of _ that fair, do you think? that's a fair assessment of what's - that fair, do you think? that's a - fair assessment of what's happening. but i think what's interesting is how prudence language is both to the nation into the un security council was relying on the liberal international principles that the western countries talk about human rights, keep peace, democracy and using this as a justification for his incursion into the eastern

regions of ukraine. in that way i think it's an interesting signal about the inconsistency of the application of these principles. and i'm not sure what the impacts will be for the liberal international order but i think it showing that we are doing that either need a stronger commitment from all parties so we might start to see a crumbling of these international institutions. thank you so so much forjoining us on tuesday. you can get much more on our story on live. we have a specialised page on live. we have a specialised page on our website. we can download the bbc news app. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... hong kong zero pot covid policy why are so many of the elderly still unvaccinated? a special report.

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hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is newday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. nato reports that russian troops are heading for eastern ukraine as the west announces sanctions against moscow. to hong kong now — which has announced mandatory covid tests for all residents — with penalties for those who fail to comply. the programme, which will begin in march, comes as the territory is struggling to cope with a sharp rise in infections. confirmed new cases are currently running at more than six thousand a day — with many vulnerable people not vaccinated. our correspondent danny vincent sent this report. heavy vincent sent this report. equipment preparing the for heavy equipment preparing the ground for a makeshift field hospital, reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic in 2020. hong kong is rushing to deal with a surge in

covid cases. 1000 new beds for those with severe symptoms will soon be available here. these were the scenes last week outside hong kong's public hospitals. more than 60% of the elderly are unvaccinated. critics say the authorities were blindsided by this new way. it's overwhelmed hospitals and even patients waiting long hours outdoors. hong kong officially has a zero covid policy but the latest outbreak is pushing the health system close to breaking point. homes in the hong kong subdivided buildings were on average just three metres square in size. on the second floor of subdivided apartment this family are forced to live with covid. it family are forced to live with covid. ., ~ , family are forced to live with covid. . ~ , ' ., family are forced to live with covid. . ~ , , ., ., family are forced to live with covid. m , ., , ., covid. it takes effort to breathe i keep coughing — covid. it takes effort to breathe i keep coughing intensely - covid. it takes effort to breathe i keep coughing intensely and - covid. it takes effort to breathe i keep coughing intensely and my| covid. it takes effort to breathe i - keep coughing intensely and my chest hurts. it makes it hard to breathe.

i cough up in the morning. doctors sa the i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need _ i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to — i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to wait _ i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to wait three - i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to wait three days . say they need to wait three days before being hospitalised. before this latest outbreak even asymptomatic patients have quarantined for weeks. of the last two years hong kong of all but control the outbreak of covid—19. the authorities say it success is due in part to the use of the zero covid policy. now many are questioning if that policy is still working. china prides itself in strictly controlling the spread of the virus. in the mainland, the authorities implement city lockdowns. president has told hong kong officials they must take all necessary measures to protect residents. necessary measures to protect residents-— residents. it's not 'ust the president * residents. it's notjust the president decision, - residents. it's notjust the president decision, is - residents. it's notjust the president decision, is a? l residents. it's not just the | president decision, is a? it residents. it's not just the i president decision, is a? it is residents. it's not just the - president decision, is a? it is a nationwide policy. it is a policy adopted by the country which is good for the well—being of the citizens. and i don't think it is open for

anyone to say otherwise. bei'ing has sent on the ground * anyone to say otherwise. bei'ing has sent on the ground support _ anyone to say otherwise. beijing has sent on the ground support to - anyone to say otherwise. beijing has sent on the ground support to help | sent on the ground support to help maintain the outbreak. hong kong officials say covid restrictions may further tighten to help bring the outbreak under control. maintain the outbreak. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery, a black man who was outjogging in georgia in february 2020, have been tighten to help bring the outbreak under control. convicted of federal hate crimes. the three defendants had already been sentenced to life in prison last year — and could face more life sentences. i cannot imagine the pain that a motherfeels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street. my heart goes out to her and to the family.

that's really all i can say about this. healing... i as a mum will never heal. ahmaud will continue to rest in peace but he will now begin to rest in power. an israeli court has suspended the planned eviction of a palestinian family in eastjerusalem's flashpoint neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah. the salem family had been ordered to surrender the property tojewish settlers who have claimed ownership of it. the women's national football team in the united states has reached a landmark settlement with the sport's american governing body over equal pay. the players will share $22 million in back pay. let's turn to flying dinosaurs now — known as pterosaurs — they are often seen as some of the most spectacular creatures to have flown over the earth. but a new discovery suggests they may have been far bigger, far earlier than we thought.

fossils found in scotland, dating back 170 million years, suggest they had a wingspan bigger than a king size bed. our science correspondent victoria gill has the story. these look a little like they might be teeth. and it's pretty symmetrical. hidden in the rock for 170 million years, the teeth and bones of a jurassic reptile. after racing the tide to cut out the limestone that entombed their discovery, the team had a rockyjourney to bring it back to their lab. here, they've revealed the secrets of this isle of skye pterosaur that they've named dearc sgiathanach — gaelic for "winged reptile". i think it's a lot clearer if we put the head back on, so we removed the head to cat scan it, but we can put it right back there, join it up with the neck, and you can see the neck and it leads to a body. something like this preserved in 3d is just a one in a billion thing. x—ray scans of the skull have

revealed even more detail. i'm holding a model of dearc sgiathanach. it's slightly smaller than the one we have in the fossil room, but it's more or less how the creature might have looked in real life. it has these enormous wing membranes. it also has this big tail, used as a flying rudder. we walked in jurassic footprints when we visited the isle of skye with this same research team back in 2015. and you can see the toes. fossilised depressions left by giant sauropods, the biggest animals ever to walk the earth. and this fossil, the researchers say, is the largest pterosaur from that same period. this is the average size of a jurassic pterosaur skull. and this is dearc, the newly—discovered fossil from the isle of skye. the team's now sending it on anotherjourney, to the national museum of scotland, where it will eventually be put on display. it's a humble last trip on a pallet for a creature that's been buried since the age of the dinosaurs.

victoria gill, bbc news, in edinburgh. just time to share with you some huge public works of art — in brazil — all inspired by the covid pandemic. murals have been appearing on buildings across sao paulo. this one was created by the artist known as kobra — and features the hands of a doctor praying, while holding a stethoscope. this work was also created by kobra — it shows children, from all backgrounds, praying while wearing masks. alexandre orion was the artist behind this giant work — showing three health workers in lab coats wearing masks. and the artist age also brought mask—wearing into his mural — this picture showing a woman wearing a face covering, surrounded with images of other people doing the same. that's all for now —

stay with bbc world news. some of us are still feeling the effects of the storms. we are flooding in places. how about the weather in the short term? well, it's not going to be a bad start to the day for many parts of england and wales. but for scotland, northern ireland and to an extent the very far north of england, it is going to be once again a very blustery day on wednesday and it will turn progressively when to read through the day. it is still very active on the satellite picture here. these weather fronts across the atlantic racing our way. all of this, this is wintry weather, linked to the slow pressure. linked to this low pressure. a cold front is approaching but to the south, we are under

the influence of a high—pressure here. so, clearerskies, lighterwinds and through the early hours of the morning, a touch of ground frost at the very least in rural areas. city centres itself won't be that cold, 6 degrees in plymouth, pretty nippy enough in birmingham at two celsius milder, slightly milder weather than the morning in the lowlands of scotland and northern ireland. now, here's the next low pressure that is coming in. a cold front behind it, we have wintry showers. the morning is going be pretty soggy and northern ireland and scotland come up with increasing winds and gale force winds and 60 mile an hour gusts, the weather will eventually go downhill in the far north of england too. particularly blustry in the northeast there in newcastle, but all the while there, new england and wales, not a bad day. increasingly through the afternoon and we will see winter showers and scotland and northern ireland to lower and lower levels. and then that takes us into wednesday night and thursday,

that cold front crosses the country and therefore, we are all in the blustery, chilly stream of air from the north atlantic and you can see how frequent the winter showers are across northern ireland. some showers could be wintry also across england and wales, if anything, thursday should be a decent enough day. single figure temperatures will certainly feel coldest and the northwest here. 5 degrees and you add on that gale force wind and you'll feel like it's barely above freezing. there is a hint of better weather on the way as high pressure builds on friday. i think that's going to be a very decent day and perhaps into the weekend, some of us could hold onto some that better weather. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the head of nato says there's evidence that russian troops are moving into separatist—held areas of eastern ukraine. jens stoltenberg said this is the most dangerous moment for europe's security for a generation russian troops are reported to be nearing the ukrainian border. the russian parliament voted today to allow president putin to use the military abroad. president biden has imposed sanctions on russia far beyond those imposed after the annexation of crimea. they include blocking trade with two large russian banks and cutting off parts of the russian economy. he's also moving additional us forces to the baltic states. three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery, a black man who was outjogging in georgia in february 2020, have been convicted of federal hate crimes. the three defendants had already been sentenced to life in prison last year.