that could be part urban cities that could be part of this trench warfare and camino, it is a prospect that many people did not want to see happen. thank you for updating us, mark. we can talk to our correspondent david willis who has been watching developments in washington. he spoke about the prospect of a potential invasion tonight, it has happened and president putin has made that official.- has made that official. that's ri . ht. has made that official. that's right. within _ has made that official. that's right. within the _ has made that official. that's right. within the last - has made that official. that's right. within the last few - right. within the last few minutes in a statement has been released by the white house and i will read it to you, it says the prayers of the entire world are with the people of ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by russian military forces. president putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering.

russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction. the united states and its allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. the world will hold russia accountable, the statement from the white house says. president biden is monitoring the situation from the white house this evening. he is getting regular updates from his national security team, and he will meet with g7 counterparts in the morning, and then speak directly to the american people to announce further consequences that the united states and its allies will impose on russia. these are expected to be sanctions, some sanctions were announced today, and these will be much more intense, the sanctions to be announced in the morning, the economic sanctions that are likely to target russian banks

here, possibly there is directly related to president putin, maybe even the russian leader himself. today, of course, president biden announced plans to sanction those who are behind the nord stream 2 pipeline, that is the gas pipeline that links russia with germany and he also announced sanctions against two named russian banks, but that, the response from the white house this evening, talking about an unprovoked and unjustified attack as he calls it, by russian military forces, simon. , , . it, by russian military forces, simon. , , , it, by russian military forces, simon. , , . , , ., simon. gives a sense of the mood in _ simon. gives a sense of the mood in washington. - simon. gives a sense of the mood in washington. we i simon. gives a sense of the i mood in washington. we were expecting this military operation, this invasion to take place any minute, and president biden had been very clear about that, but in terms of what possible sanctions could be put on tomorrow, what is the mood in washington? is

it such that they will throw everything at russia with the sanctions, or do you think there will be a more sort of strata'd approach like there was before? it strata'd approach like there was before?— strata'd approach like there was before? , . was before? it is half past ten in the evening _ was before? it is half past ten in the evening here _ was before? it is half past ten in the evening here in - was before? it is half past ten in the evening here in the - was before? it is half past ten| in the evening here in the east coast of the united states and the officials in the biden administration will be watching the developments in ukraine play out very closely. earlier this evening, the us secretary of state antony blinken warned that everything seemed to be in place as he put it for some sort of russian attack, and he said that would be met with a robust response, that being of course in the form of sanctions. the us reiterating today in fact that it has no intention to send its troops into ukraine to fight some sort of ground war with russia, but very keen to bolster its allies

and the nato members in the area around there in eastern europe and indeed, it is this transatlantic alliance that the biden administration is pointing to as a major success as far as the response to this build—up of russian aggression is concerned. it hasn't been enough, though, ultimately, and of course the russians have been paving the way to a diplomatic solution to this conflict whilst at the same time amassing 150,000 or so forces around ukraine, circling ukraine there, and there is a feeling, of course, on the part of some here that sanctions could have been imposed earlier, given that there has been this relentless build—up of military forces in recent days and weeks, of course. we are looking _ days and weeks, of course. we are looking at pictures of the un security council meeting that was called, an emergency

meeting called by ukraine, and it was during pretty much the us ambassador there, linda thomas—greenfield, she was speaking round about that time vladimir putin was going on television and telling the russian people of this military operation, as he puts it, a special military operation in donbas, and the timing of those things seemed like it was planned by vladimir putin. absolutely. the first reports of explosions, of course came injust after vladimir of explosions, of course came in just after vladimir putin had made that speech this evening and, as you point out, simon, members of the un security council are meeting for the second time this week in a late—night session to discuss the situation in ukraine. you mentioned there linda thomas—greenfield, the us envoy to the un. she said that the build—up had precisely followed the lines laid out by the west, based on western

intelligence sources, including this so—called false flag operation, the reported request for russian help by separatists to the east of ukraine, in the face of what they called ukrainian aggression, that, serving, she said, as a pretext for the sort of military action that we are seeing now. there are unified calls from the un security council members to step —— for russia to step back from the brink, but any statement condemning russia for its actions tonight is likely to be vetoed, not least because russia is one member of the security council, the 15 member security council, the 15 member security council, the 15 member security council, that has veto power. it is a similar situation to the one that directly followed the russian invasion of crimea in 2014. there was similar condemnation,

of calls for a referendum at that point. they were vetoed by russia, and then the united nations general assembly eventually adopted a resolution, declaring that referendum invalid. so history somewhat repeating itself as far as the diplomatic channels are concerned this evening. a lot of concern expressed at the un tonight, simon, overwhat lot of concern expressed at the un tonight, simon, over what is happening. lots of calls for russia to step back from the brink, something it has clearly refused to do.— brink, something it has clearly refused to do. china being one of those very _ refused to do. china being one of those very few _ refused to do. china being one of those very few that - refused to do. china being one of those very few that did - refused to do. china being one of those very few that did not l of those very few that did not condemn russia's actions, which wouldn't be a surprise, as they are allies. also interesting, david, that the biden administration has said that they they caught vladimir putin off guard with the amount of intelligence they had about what russia was planning and they obviously released it immediately to the world, and that made vladimir putin have

to dance to a different tune, so change his mind a little bit. , ., ., ., , bit. yes, a lot of people hearing _ bit. yes, a lot of people hearing that _ bit. yes, a lot of people hearing that decision i bit. yes, a lot of people hearing that decision to | hearing that decision to release the intelligence in real time, as they got it, in order to make the world aware of what intelligence sources were learning about russia's intentions in this regard, and those intelligence intercepts have been released on a pretty regular basis over the last few days, and they have, of course, raised the possibility of these false flag attack pretext that russia may well come up with. at one point, the united states and others were receiving intelligence that there might be some sort of confrontation, and video released that purported to show attacks on russian soldiers. so this type of false flag operation has been a concern amongst

intelligence officials for some time, and the very fact that the kremlin is now saying that separatists in the disputed region is of the east are calling for russian assistance is itself seen as a false flag occurrence.— is itself seen as a false flag occurrence. david, stay with us. we occurrence. david, stay with us- we are _ occurrence. david, stay with us. we are getting - occurrence. david, stay with us. we are getting reports l occurrence. david, stay with| us. we are getting reports of some explosions happening in kyiv. we are going tojoin some explosions happening in kyiv. we are going to join max hunder, a journalist with the cave independent, who is in care for us now. can we get your initial reaction to vladimir putin coming out and making it official, pretty much everything we have now into the past few days is going to happen, that they are going to do this military operation in donbas. it do this military operation in donbas. , , ., , donbas. it is brutal. it is auoin donbas. it is brutal. it is going to _ donbas. it is brutal. it is going to be _ donbas. it is brutal. it is going to be a _ donbas. it is brutal. it is going to be a major i donbas. it is brutal. it isj going to be a major war. donbas. it is brutal. it is. going to be a major war. it donbas. it is brutal. it is- going to be a major war. it is going to be a major war. it is going to be much bigger and wider than donbas. if you look

at what vladimir putin just said in that speech, it seems to indicate much more ambitious and wider military plans for things like demilitarisation, denazification of ukraine which i take to mean the removal of current ukrainian authorities given put in's slandering of him as a nazi, us puppet regime. and what we have seen and heard on the ground, with explosions happening in multiple ukrainian cities, way outside that region including here in kyiv, where, i mean, we are getting reports so far not yet confirmed, that the airport is being hit, that 0dessa, kyiv and kharkiv, all the cities that are far from donbas, there is violence going on right now,

and i think there is footage of cruise missiles, so this is clearly much wider in scale thanjust the clearly much wider in scale than just the two regions in the very east of ukraine. you are in kyiv. _ the very east of ukraine. you are in kyiv, what _ the very east of ukraine. you are in kyiv, what is _ the very east of ukraine. you are in kyiv, what is your- are in kyiv, what is your experience? we are getting reports of five or six explosions taking place in the capital. explosions taking place in the caital. , , ., ., capital. yes, i “ust heard one a couple _ capital. yes, i “ust heard one a couple of _ capital. yes, ijust heard one a couple of minutes - capital. yes, ijust heard one a couple of minutes ago, i capital. yes, ijust heard one i a couple of minutes ago, quite clearly coming from sort of that direction, which would be about sort of... west of here, i think. but yeah, it was very audible, even with closed windows right now it was still quite audible, a bit startling. the thing is, no air raid sirens have gone off. i haven't heard any text warnings from any kind of government lines to go into a shelter or anything. to be honest, the state of

emergency was not declared here until late yesterday evening, so certainly, there is not a great deal of instruction coming from authorities. i think people in the initial phase will be expected to figure this one out and use common sense.— common sense. you are a journalist _ common sense. you are a journalist and _ common sense. you are a journalist and these i common sense. you are a journalist and these tv i journalist and these tv appearances are part of your job but you're also a citizen living in kyiv which is ostensibly under attack. how do you feel at the moment? how scared are you?— scared are you? fairly, fairly. i am a civilian. _ scared are you? fairly, fairly. i am a civilian. i _ scared are you? fairly, fairly. i am a civilian. i am - i am a civilian. i am surrounded by civilians. i am nowhere near any military installations. so, one would hope that under any sort of normal rules of engagement, i should not have to fear about being bombed right now.

however, what vladimir putin has demonstrated in previous conflicts, whether that be in chechnya, syria, georgia, even in the currently ongoing war in donbas, that russia does not necessarily care about hitting civilian targets. that cost to them is not as high as it would be too may be other armies. so, yeah, there is always that concern, that any civilian casualties to russia are seemingly expendable. but you still hope that they would not indiscriminately shell city 3 million people.— million people. max, it is mark, here. _ million people. max, it is mark, here. i— million people. max, it is mark, here. i know- million people. max, it is mark, here. i know it- million people. max, it is mark, here. i know it is. million people. max, it is i mark, here. i know it is early in the — mark, here. i know it is early in the morning that you are, this— in the morning that you are, this wiii— in the morning that you are, this will have taken lots of pe0pie _ this will have taken lots of people by surprise, but if it is the — people by surprise, but if it is the fuller invasion america is the fuller invasion america is warning _ is the fuller invasion america is warning about, it seems to be corroborated by the spread of explosions around the

country. _ of explosions around the country, that we are hearing early — country, that we are hearing early reports of, how prepared do you — early reports of, how prepared do you think he is for such an invasion? _ do you think he is for such an invasion? do do you think he is for such an invasion?— do you think he is for such an invasion? ,., , ., ., . , invasion? do you mean the city of k iv invasion? do you mean the city of kyiv or _ invasion? do you mean the city of kyiv or the — invasion? do you mean the city of kyiv or the government? i invasion? do you mean the city| of kyiv or the government? the ci of of kyiv or the government? the city of kyiv _ of kyiv or the government? the city of kyiv in — of kyiv or the government? the city of kyiv in terms _ of kyiv or the government? the city of kyiv in terms of the military— city of kyiv in terms of the military and reservists that have — military and reservists that have been called up to fight, too — have been called up to fight, too. , , , ., , too. the reservists were only called no _ too. the reservists were only called up yesterday. - too. the reservists were only called up yesterday. i- too. the reservists were only called up yesterday. i don't l called up yesterday. i don't imagine they would have had enough time to do anything meaningful with that call—up. i haven't seen any signs of military preparation in kyiv. i have been here, apart from a short ten day hiatus, i have been here since the beginning ofjanuary, and i really haven't seen any outward signs of military preparation... taste of military preparation... we are going — of military preparation... we are going to _ of military preparation... we are going to cut you off, max, the representative for ukraine is speaking at the un. we will come back to you, max. i would

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article four paragraph two of the charter. it reads, any. article four paragraph two of i the charter. it reads, any such state — the charter. it reads, any such state for — the charter. it reads, any such state for membership - the charter. it reads, any such state for membership of- the charter. it reads, any such state for membership of the l state for membership of the united — state for membership of the united nations— state for membership of the united nations will- state for membership of the united nations will be - state for membership of the - united nations will be impacted by a decision— united nations will be impacted by a decision of— united nations will be impacted by a decision of the _ united nations will be impacted by a decision of the general- by a decision of the general assembly— by a decision of the general assembly upon _ by a decision of the general assembly upon the - by a decision of the general- assembly upon the accommodation of the _ assembly upon the accommodation of the security— assembly upon the accommodation of the security council. _ assembly upon the accommodation of the security council. mr- of the security council. mr secretary _ of the security council. mr secretary general, - of the security council. mr secretary general, please | secretary general, please instruct _ secretary general, please instruct the _ secretary general, please instruct the secretariat. secretary general, please instruct the secretariat to| instruct the secretariat to distribute _ instruct the secretariat to distribute among - instruct the secretariat to distribute among the - instruct the secretariat to - distribute among the members of the security— distribute among the members of the security council— distribute among the members of the security council and _ distribute among the members of the security council and the - the security council and the members _ the security council and the members of— the security council and the members of the _ the security council and the members of the general. the security council and the - members of the general assembly a decision— members of the general assembly a decision by— members of the general assembly a decision by the _ members of the general assembly a decision by the security- a decision by the security council— a decision by the security council dated _ a decision by the security council dated december. a decision by the security- council dated december 1991, that we — council dated december 1991, that we commenced - council dated december 1991, that we commenced at - council dated december 1991, that we commenced at the i that we commenced at the russian _ that we commenced at the russian federation - that we commenced at the russian federation can - that we commenced at the russian federation can be| that we commenced at the i russian federation can be a member— russian federation can be a member of— russian federation can be a member of this— russian federation can be a. member of this organisation, russian federation can be a - member of this organisation, as well as— member of this organisation, as well as a — member of this organisation, as well as a decision _ member of this organisation, as well as a decision by _ member of this organisation, as well as a decision by the - well as a decision by the general— well as a decision by the general assembly- well as a decision by the general assembly datedi general assembly dated december, _ general assembly dated december, 1991, - general assembly dated december, 1991, wherei general assembly dated i december, 1991, where the general— december, 1991, where the general assembly- december, 1991, where thei general assembly welcomes russian _ general assembly welcomes russian federation - general assembly welcomes russian federation to - general assembly welcomes russian federation to this i russian federation to this organisation. _ russian federation to this organisation. it— russian federation to this organisation. it would - russian federation to this organisation. it would bei russian federation to this| organisation. it would be a miracle _ organisation. it would be a miracle if— organisation. it would be a miracle if the _ organisation. it would be a miracle if the secretary - organisation. it would be ai miracle if the secretary was able — miracle if the secretary was able to _ miracle if the secretary was able to produce _ miracle if the secretary was able to produce such- miracle if the secretary was - able to produce such decisions.

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the record, that at this very moment, your troops - the record, that at this very moment, your troops will . the record, that at this very i moment, your troops will not shell— moment, your troops will not shell and _ moment, your troops will not shell and bomb _ moment, your troops will not shell and bomb ukrainian - shell and bomb ukrainian cities. _ shell and bomb ukrainian cities, that— shell and bomb ukrainian cities, that your- shell and bomb ukrainian cities, that your troops . shell and bomb ukrainian| cities, that your troops do shell and bomb ukrainian - cities, that your troops do not move — cities, that your troops do not move into _ cities, that your troops do not move into territory _ cities, that your troops do not move into territory of - cities, that your troops do not| move into territory of ukraine. we can — move into territory of ukraine. we can make _ move into territory of ukraine. we can make a _ move into territory of ukraine. we can make a post— move into territory of ukraine. we can make a post to - move into territory of ukraine. we can make a post to let - move into territory of ukraine. we can make a post to let you | we can make a post to let you io we can make a post to let you go out — we can make a post to let you go out and _ we can make a post to let you go out and call— we can make a post to let you go out and call him. _ we can make a post to let you go out and call him. —— - we can make a post to let you go out and call him. —— we - we can make a post to let you | go out and call him. —— we can make— go out and call him. —— we can make a— go out and call him. —— we can make a pause _ go out and call him. —— we can make a pause. if— go out and call him. —— we can make a pause. if you - go out and call him. —— we can make a pause. if you are - go out and call him. —— we can make a pause. if you are not. go out and call him. —— we can| make a pause. if you are not in a position— make a pause. if you are not in a position to _ make a pause. if you are not in a position to give _ make a pause. if you are not in a position to give an _ a position to give an affirmative - a position to give an affirmative answer, | a position to give an i affirmative answer, the a position to give an _ affirmative answer, the russian federation— affirmative answer, the russian federation quote _ affirmative answer, the russian federation quote to _ affirmative answer, the russian federation quote to relinquish l federation quote to relinquish responsibilities— federation quote to relinquish responsibilities of— federation quote to relinquish responsibilities of the - responsibilities of the president— responsibilities of the president of- responsibilities of the president of the - responsibilities of the i president of the security council. _ president of the security council, plus— president of the security council, plus the - council, plus the responsibilities. council, plus the - responsibilities onto a legitimate _ responsibilities onto a legitimate member. responsibilities onto a legitimate member ofi responsibilities onto a - legitimate member of the security— legitimate member of the security council— legitimate member of the security council —— - legitimate member of the security council —— past . legitimate member of the - security council —— past these, a member— security council —— past these, a memberthat_ security council —— past these, a member that is _ security council —— past these, a member that is respectful. security council —— past these, a member that is respectful of| a member that is respectful of the charter. _ a member that is respectful of the charter, and _ a member that is respectful of the charter, and i— a member that is respectful of the charter, and i asked - a member that is respectful of the charter, and i asked the i the charter, and i asked the members _ the charter, and i asked the members of— the charter, and i asked the members of the _ the charter, and i asked the members of the security. the charter, and i asked the - members of the security council to convene — members of the security council to convene an _ members of the security council to convene an emergency- members of the security council.

to convene an emergency meeting immediately, — to convene an emergency meeting immediately, and _ to convene an emergency meeting immediately, and consider- to convene an emergency meeting immediately, and consider all- immediately, and consider all necessary— immediately, and consider all necessaryjoint _ immediately, and consider all necessaryjoint decisions - immediately, and consider all necessaryjoint decisions to l necessaryjoint decisions to stop— necessaryjoint decisions to stop the _ necessaryjoint decisions to stop the war. _ necessaryjoint decisions to stop the war, because - necessaryjoint decisions to stop the war, because it. necessaryjoint decisions to stop the war, because it is| necessaryjoint decisions to i stop the war, because it is too late. _ stop the war, because it is too late. my— stop the war, because it is too late. my dear— stop the war, because it is too late, my dear colleagues, - stop the war, because it is too late, my dear colleagues, to l late, my dear colleagues, to speak— late, my dear colleagues, to speak about _ late, my dear colleagues, to speak about de—escalation, i late, my dear colleagues, to i speak about de—escalation, too late _ speak about de—escalation, too late the — speak about de—escalation, too late. the russian _ speak about de—escalation, too late. the russian president- late. the russian president declared _ late. the russian president declared a _ late. the russian president declared a war, _ late. the russian president declared a war, should - late. the russian president declared a war, should i. late. the russian president. declared a war, should i play the video— declared a war, should i play the video of— declared a war, should i play the video of your _ declared a war, should i play the video of your present? . the video of your present? ambassador, _ the video of your present? ambassador, shall- the video of your present? ambassador, shall i - the video of your present? ambassador, shall i do - the video of your present? i ambassador, shall i do that right— ambassador, shall i do that right now? _ ambassador, shall i do that right now? you _ ambassador, shall i do that right now? you can- ambassador, shall i do that right now? you can confirm| ambassador, shall i do that. right now? you can confirm it. i right now? you can confirm it. i am _ right now? you can confirm it. i am not — right now? you can confirm it. i am not interrupting, - right now? you can confirm it. i am not interrupting, please, | i am not interrupting, please, thank— i am not interrupting, please, thank you _ i am not interrupting, please, thank you. anyway, _ i am not interrupting, please, thank you. anyway, he - i am not interrupting, please, l thank you. anyway, he declared the war — thank you. anyway, he declared the war it — thank you. anyway, he declared the war it is _ thank you. anyway, he declared the war. it is the _ the war. it is the responsibility- the war. it is the responsibility of| the war. it is the - responsibility of this body the war. it is the _ responsibility of this body to stop— responsibility of this body to stop the _ responsibility of this body to stop the war _ responsibility of this body to stop the war. so, _ responsibility of this body to stop the war. so, i- responsibility of this body to stop the war. so, i call- responsibility of this body to stop the war. so, i call on. stop the war. so, i call on every— stop the war. so, i call on every one _ stop the war. so, i call on every one of— stop the war. so, i call on every one of you - stop the war. so, i call on every one of you to - stop the war. so, i call on every one of you to do - every one of you to do everything _ every one of you to do everything possible i every one of you to do everything possible toi every one of you to do - everything possible to stop the war _ everything possible to stop the war 0r. — everything possible to stop the war 0r. shall— everything possible to stop the war. 0r, shall i— everything possible to stop the war. 0r, shall i play— everything possible to stop the war. 0r, shall i play the - everything possible to stop the war. 0r, shall i play the videoi war. 0r, shall i play the video of your— war. 0r, shall i play the video of your president _ war. 0r, shall i play the video of your president declaring i war. 0r, shall i play the videoi of your president declaring the war? _ of your president declaring the war? thank—

of your president declaring the war? thank you _ of your president declaring the war? thank you very— of your president declaring the war? thank you very much. i l war? thank you very much. must say that i thank the representative of ukraine for his statement and the question is, i his statement and the question is. i was — his statement and the question is, i was planning to answer them — is, i was planning to answer them because i have already said — them because i have already said all— them because i have already said all i_ them because i have already said all i know at this point, we cannot— said all i know at this point, we cannot minister lavrov is not something i want to do, this— not something i want to do, this is— not something i want to do, this is not— not something i want to do, this is not a war, this is a special— this is not a war, this is a special military operation in the donbas and i will now give the donbas and i will now give the flow— the donbas and i will now give the flow to the representative of germany. mr the flow to the representative of germany-— the flow to the representative of germany. mr president, we meet at the — of germany. mr president, we meet at the very _ of germany. mr president, we meet at the very moment - of germany. mr president, we meet at the very moment of l of germany. mr president, we meet at the very moment of a i meet at the very moment of a military escalation we have not experienced in europe for over a generation's time. the president of the russian federation announced a military operation on ukrainian territory. we condemn this in the strongest possible terms. and we call upon all members of the security council and the

united nations to now stand up for ukraine, and against a shameless breach of international law. two days ago, russia's decision to recognise the self—proclaimed so—called people's republics of donetsk and luhansk was harshly rejected in this council, and had already dealt a devastating blow to the principles and international order that united nations stands for. russia has not listened, and it turns out it was not prepared to listen. it has continued its massive military build—up, and we observe and observe cyber attacks directed against ukraine and now russian military is moving into ukrainian territory. by the actions of this unprovoked military operation, russia is violating the core principles of the un charter. we condemn the use of force against

innocent people and the violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine in the strongest possible terms. we urge russia to terminate its military action against ukraine immediately, and withdraw its troops. mr president, our thoughts are with the ukrainian people. we will be steadfast in our support for ukraine, and our support for ukraine, and our support for the un charter. the russian aggression will come at an unprecedented price politically, economically and morally. mr president, france, ukraine and mike conte stood ready for diplomacy, for another meeting in the normandy format, a further summit that ukraine had proposed, with our allies and partners. we called on russia to seek a diplomatic way forward. now is the moment to speak up and defend the international order of the un charter against aggression, jointly and decisively. tonight, we stand with ukraine,

and we are doing so unwavering and we are doing so unwavering and determined, thank you, mr president. translation: i president. translation: ., ~ translation: i thank the representative _ translation: i thank the representative of - translation: | thank the j representative of germany translation: | thank the - representative of germany for his statement— representative of germany for his statement and _ representative of germany for his statement and now - representative of germany for his statement and now i - representative of germany for his statement and now i give i his statement and now i give the united _ his statement and now i give the united states, _ his statement and now i give the united states, who - his statement and now i give the united states, who wish| his statement and now i give l the united states, who wish to asked — the united states, who wish to asked to — the united states, who wish to asked to make _ the united states, who wish to asked to make a _ the united states, who wish to asked to make a further- asked to make a further statement. _ asked to make a further statement.— asked to make a further statement. . ~' , ., , statement. thank you. in my remarks _ statement. thank you. in my remarks tonight, _ statement. thank you. in my remarks tonight, i _ statement. thank you. in my remarks tonight, i said - statement. thank you. in my remarks tonight, i said that i statement. thank you. in my l remarks tonight, i said that we predicted russia's. iattacks. the misinformation, the theatrical emergency meetings and cyber attacks, but one piece had not come to pass. unfortunately, while we have been meeting in the security council tonight, been meeting in the security counciltonight, itappears council tonight, it appears that counciltonight, itappears that president putin has ordered that last step. at the exact time as we are gathered in the council is seeking peace, putin delivered a

message of war, in total disdain for the responsibility of this council. this is a grave emergency. the council will need to act, and we will put a resolution on the table tomorrow. as president biden said tonight, russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the united states and our allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. the world will hold russia accountable. thank you. translation: ., translation: i of the united states for statement - translation: i of the united states for statement and - translation: i of the united states for statement and i - states for statement and i would _ states for statement and i would like _ states for statement and i would like to _ states for statement and i would like to give - states for statement and i would like to give the - states for statement and il would like to give the floor states for statement and i. would like to give the floor to the united _ would like to give the floor to the united kingdom - would like to give the floor to the united kingdom who - would like to give the floor to| the united kingdom who have asked — the united kingdom who have asked to _ the united kingdom who have asked to make _ the united kingdom who have asked to make a _ the united kingdom who have asked to make a further- asked to make a further statement. _ asked to make a further statement. [— asked to make a further statement.—

asked to make a further statement. . ,, , ., ~ , statement. i thank you. as we sat in this _ statement. i thank you. as we sat in this chamber— statement. i thank you. as we sat in this chamber urging - sat in this chamber urging russia to step back, president putin announced special military operations on ukrainian territory. this is unprovoked and unjustified. this is a grave day for ukraine, and forthe this is a grave day for ukraine, and for the principles of the united nations. we and our partners have been clear that there will be consequences for russia's actions. we fully support the united states' call for a un security council resolution. this council must do all it can to stop the war and uphold the charter. thank you. translation: ., ~ translation: i thank the representative _ translation: i thank the representative of - translation: i thank the representative of the - translation: | thank the | representative of the united kingdom _ representative of the united kingdom and _ representative of the united kingdom and now— representative of the united kingdom and now i - representative of the united kingdom and now i will- representative of the united kingdom and now i will give | representative of the united - kingdom and now i will give the floor— kingdom and now i will give the floor to — kingdom and now i will give the floor to the _ kingdom and now i will give the floor to the representative - kingdom and now i will give the floor to the representative of. floor to the representative of albania. _ floor to the representative of albania, who _ floor to the representative of albania, who also _ floor to the representative of albania, who also wishes - floor to the representative of albania, who also wishes to i albania, who also wishes to make — albania, who also wishes to make a _ albania, who also wishes to make a further— albania, who also wishes to make a further statement. i albania, who also wishes to - make a further statement. dear colleagues. _ make a further statement. dear colleagues, we _ make a further statement. dear

colleagues, we could _ make a further statement. dear colleagues, we could not - make a further statement. colleagues, we could not have envisaged that what we feared and anticipated since days is happening. exclusions are reported in kyiv and in several other cities in ukraine. masks are finally down, and tanks are in. as we speak, russia is implementing its plan and has decided to deny existence, freedom, the land, integrity and life. we call on other members of the united nations to rally in support of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, to stand the ukraine and its people, to condemn firmly and unequivocally this aggression, to stand for peace, the rules of international law, and take whatever measures they deem necessary to show the aggressor that its actions will bear consequences. let me reiterate. russia will be held responsible for the consequences of an unprovoked war, for the loss of

human life, causing unbearable human life, causing unbearable human pain and opting for destruction and bringing death where we need hope, for choosing to become an outlaw when we need cooperation. russia will bear historical blame and shame and the consequences of invading a neighbouring country and attempting to destroy european security. we must make sure that it will not succeed. thank you. translation: ., ~ translation: i thank the representative _ translation: i thank the representative of - translation: i thank the representative of albania l translation: | thank the i representative of albania and now give _ representative of albania and now give the _ representative of albania and now give the floor _ representative of albania and now give the floor to - representative of albania and now give the floor to the - now give the floor to the representative _ now give the floor to the representative of - now give the floor to the representative of france| now give the floor to the i representative of france for now give the floor to the - representative of france for a further— representative of france for a further statement. _ representative of france for a further statement. mr- further statement. mr president, _ further statement. mr president, at - further statement. mr president, at the - further statement.- president, at the time when further statement.— president, at the time when we are in an emergency meeting, to try to prevent the worst, and from war breaking out, we learn, we all learned that the president of the russian federation has coordinated a special military operation in

donbas, and russia will move to demilitarise ukraine. russia has therefore chosen war. france condemns in the strongest possible terms the initiation of these operations. this decision announced at the very moment when the council was meeting shows the disdain that russia has four international law and for the united nations. russia must be accountable to the security council, for this reason... the french representative - council, for this reason... the french representative live at the special emergency un security meeting held at the request of ukraine, happening in new york and just a reminder that president vladimir putin has come out tonight on russian tv and effectively declared war on ukraine although he calls it

a special military operation in donbas. we will have more news on this breaking story. stay tuned, right here, to bbc news. this is bbc news, our top stories. reports of explosions in the ukrainian capital as vladimir putin announces a special military operation in ukraine. united nations security council holds an emergency meeting on ukraine, with the secretary general making a direct plea to the russian leader.— russian leader. president putin, russian leader. president putin. step _ russian leader. president putin, stop your - russian leader. president putin, stop your troops i russian leader. president i putin, stop your troops from attacking ukraine. give peace a chance. a, , , . attacking ukraine. give peace a chance. ,, . . , chance. more russian military hardware heads _ chance. more russian military hardware heads to _ chance. more russian military hardware heads to ukrainian l hardware heads to ukrainian border, as the us secretary of state says aggression can still be avoided. state says aggression can still be avoided-— state says aggression can still be avoided. , , , ., be avoided. everything seems to be avoided. everything seems to be in place _ be avoided. everything seems to be in place for— be avoided. everything seems to be in place for russia _ be avoided. everything seems to be in place for russia to - be in place for russia to engage in a major aggression against ukraine. tbs,

engage in a major aggression against ukraine.— against ukraine. a desperate - lea. against ukraine. a desperate plea- the _