at six — the united states, britain and the eu clamp down on importing russia's oil and gas — as russian troops continue to bombard ukraine. on the front line, north—west of the capital kyiv, ukrainian soldiers are digging in. the russian troops are just a mile or so away. there is a tangible fear in this place that that russian offensive which has been stalled may be ready to regain momentum. after days of shelling — a temporary ceasefire does allow residents in the north—eastern city of sumy to escape. the sanctions start to bite in russia prompting more protests despite the threat of prison.

also tonight — america and britain ban imports of russian gas and oil. the european union — which is much more reliant on russia's energy — says it will dramatically reduce its imports by the end of the year. president biden says... it would deal a powerful blow to putin. we are enforcing the most significant package of economic sanctions in history, and it's causing significant damage to russia's economy. applause and a moment of history as the ukrainian president becomes the first leader to address mps live in the house of commons via video link. and coming up on the bbc news channel, premier league games will no longer be shown in russia, as clubs unanimously agreed to suspend the country's broadcast deal with immediate effect.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, live from lviv in western ukraine, on day 13 of the war here. civilians who have been trapped for daysin civilians who have been trapped for days in besieged towns and cities have been scrambling for safety after a temporary ceasefire held in some places. convoys of vehicles streamed out of the north—eastern city of sumy. people trapped just north of kyiv were allowed to leave. but in the southern city of mariupol where aid workers say tens of thousands are living in apocalyptic conditions, ukrainians say russia have continued shelling the evacuation route. this map shows the areas — here in red — where russian forces are present, but not

necessarily in control. as the bombardment continues, the united states, britain and the eu have all announced major moves to clamp down on imports of russian oil and gas. we'll have more on that in and gas. we'll have more on that in a moment. our first report this evening is from jeremy bowen in the capital kyiv. not many days might be left for civilians escaping the fighting north—west of kyiv. on the way out of irpin towards the capital and along this section of the front, there were signs that a bigger battle is coming. since the war started, they've been treating the wounded at a hospital about two miles from the russian positions. these are the men whose resistance blunted their initial offensive. "i've still got two legs," he said. "they'll fix me up, and i'll fight on." the hospital director said this was the third world war. the russian people understand only the language of the power. nothing more.

it is impossible to negotiate with the men who came to kill you. by this morning, they were getting ready to abandon the hospital. the director said, "my ship is sinking, and i'll "be the last to leave." you have the strong feeling here that they're preparing for the worst. packing up the medical equipment, the patients have been evacuated, the russians are not very far away. there's a tangible fear in this place that that russian offensive, which has been stalled, may be ready to regain momentum and start moving closer to the capital. but around here, the ukrainians are still holding the russians. a few traces of old lives are left, where families cook their food and the dogs waiting for owners who may never return. it was a lonely and tense

drive back to kyiv. ukrainian troops are dug into the woods waiting. we gave a lift to a couple who'd left their front line village after 13 days and nights in a shelter. "it used to be such a lovely place," she said. "now there's no house, no street and no village." ukrainian soldiers were strengthening a blocking position at a strategic crossroads. dragan, their commander, issuing a stream of orders, radiated urgency. they weren't wasting any time. you could see the pressure. "we're here to destroy the enemy brigades," he said. "the occupiers who have come to our country and are heading our way." back in kyiv, the checkpoints are looking more like barricades. they're using the days to prepare

for whatever�*s next. civilians are turning out for weapons training. lesson over, the guns are returned. these are not would be front line soldiers, at least not yet. i believe that during these times, we just learn to be ready. that is what i think. we just learn because, like, we can be scary after that, when it is ending. but right now, we just need to do ourjob and what we can right now. everyone i've met here says they're ready to resist. the russians so far have moved slowly. the capital's respite might not last much longer. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. after days of being shelled, some residents in the city of sumy in the

north—east have been able to escape after a russian ceasefire was put in place. sarah rainsford reports. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has been to poltava, where people are set to arrive from sumy. these are people who have lived through extremely traumatic days in sumy. it is a city that has been under heavy russian bombardment for a very long time now, right since the beginning of this war. it is very close to the russian border and we know that even overnight last night, there was an air strike which killed at least 21 people, including two children. so there has been an intense focus on trying to get civilians out of that city and get them to safety as quickly as possible but this is the first time that a safe corridor has actually been set up and actually been used. we have heard a lot of rumours, a lot of attempts to do that from other cities like mariupol in the south that have failed because they have collapsed in renewed fighting, but sumy is the first city that has managed to bring people to safety and we are just waiting for them to arrive here in

poltava this evening. sarah rainsford in eastern ukraine there. well, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet joins us now from kyiv. it appears that some ceasefires have held but the russian assault shows no sign of stopping. i held but the russian assault shows no sign of stopping.— no sign of stopping. i think it's very hard _ no sign of stopping. i think it's very hard to — no sign of stopping. i think it's very hard to call _ no sign of stopping. i think it's very hard to call them - no sign of stopping. i think it's - very hard to call them a ceasefire. they are pauses for moments when the shelling stops. across this country there is no sense at all that this destructive war is going to end time soon. what ukraine really needs is a pause, as they often call them in complex, humanitarian pause. as you saw from sarah rainsford, there was a column of buses, which despite sporadic russian fire, was able finally to leave sumy, which has been under russian shelling for many days. some people managed to leave

irpin, again underfire, as russian and ukrainian troops exchanged fire just west of kyiv. think of the people of mariupol, a strategic port city, nearly half a million people. for a week they've been without enough food, without running water. it is bitterly cold across ukraine and they have no heating. the dead bodies lying uncollected in the street. fora bodies lying uncollected in the street. for a fourth day, people tried to leave and were turned back by russian shelling. as this war intensifies, humanitarian crisis gets worse. intensifies, humanitarian crisis gets worse-— intensifies, humanitarian crisis netsworse. ., i, . gets worse. thank you, lyse doucet re ”ortin gets worse. thank you, lyse doucet reporting from _ gets worse. thank you, lyse doucet reporting from kyiv. _ the united nations says more than 2 million people have now fled ukraine since the start of the russian invasion. the head of the un refugee agency warned that europe needs to prepare for a second wave of even more vulnerable refugees if the war continues. people have been crossing

the borders to neighbouring countries to the west, such as romania, slovakia, hungary and moldova. but poland has taken by far the most — around 1.25 million people have fled there, almost all of them women and children. some have moved on to other countries. most though are still in poland. our correspondent mark lowen sent this report from the medyka crossing in poland. they grew up hearing of generations past fleeing. never could they imagine history would repeat itself. but the refugees keep coming, more than 2 million now, taking days to get here in the bitter cold. there are no lucky refugees, but at least vladimir and his family are away from the bombs. we have a polish family. they give us a house, a room in his house. they take you into their home? yes, and i feel grateful.

their journey continues to sanctuary. others won't have the support network. most of those who've crossed over since the war began are heading towards friends or family here in poland or elsewhere in europe. but as the fighting worsens, a second wave of refugees could soon start to come who could be more vulnerable and place more pressure on the first point of entry, like here in poland. and, says the eu, arrivals could swell to 5 million. in each number, a tragedy. we lost our life... ..our safety. we cannot plan any future because we don't know what will be tomorrow. they came by land, but by water, too, to ukraine's other neighbours. hundreds crossing the danube into romania today, whatever way out they could find. but most are in poland, and at the border, there'sjoy, too, of a father living here reunited

with his daughterfrom kyiv. "i kept thinking in the middle of the night how to bring her "from ukraine," he says. "i'm so relieved she's here." homes, safety, childhood innocence — what we take for granted, what they risk losing. mark lowen, bbc news, on the poland—ukraine border. the severe sanctions imposed on russia mean the economy is collapsing. more and more household names are halting trade in russia and blocking access to goods and services. mcdonald's and unilever are the latest. despite the risks, anti—war sentiment is being expressed in protests across the country and there is a sense the war is not going as russia planned. today, the bbc resumed reporting in russia after it was temporarily

suspended at the end of last week over concerns surrounding a new law passed by the russian parliament. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. women's day — it's one of russians�* favourite holidays. but this year's felt subdued and tense. moscow police out in force to prevent protests at what russia's doing in ukraine. and from the kremlin, a request for russian women to support the offensive. translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, - sisters and girlfriends of our soldiers and officers in battle who are defending russia in this special military operation. i understand how worried you must be about your loved ones. you should be proud of them, like the whole country is. what the whole country isn't is fully behind the kremlin�*s

decision to send in the troops. this was st petersburg on women's day. the sign says, "stop sending our soldiers to their deaths". many russians, though, do believe the kremlin line that this is not a war, but an operation to protect russia. i ask anna and olga how much do they support putin. "100%, no, 200%," she says. "he's doing the right thing, and that's what we've told our children." that is exactly what vladimir putin wants the public to think. the kremlin is doing everything it can at home to control the narrative about what's happening in ukraine. virtually all independent russian news outlets have been either blocked or shut down. and the new law has made it

a criminal offence to spread what the authorities deem to be "fake news" about the russian armed forces, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. he already destroyed russian reputation, he already destroyed russian nation... maria baronova rejects that narrative. she's left state broadcaster rt in protest and fears for russia's future. yeah, yeah, no, russian economy is dead, everything is dead. it's the end, it's the end. it's like the death of your very close relative now. it was a big love of my life, russia, and now it is dead as well. on this special day, no celebration. instead, concern over what most of the world calls a war, and what the kremlin calls an operation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. we canjoin we can join steve we canjoin steve in we can join steve in moscow now. to what extent do you think the situation in russia is changing?

well, in terms of the public mood, there are still a lot of people here who believe what they are being told by the russian state media. for example, that ukraine has somehow been overrun by neo—nazis who have been overrun by neo—nazis who have been trying to develop a nuclear weapon and together with nato and america, threaten russia's national security. these are the kind of things they are being told constantly. in terms of the economy, things are changing. russia is now the most sanctioned country in the world and russians are starting to feel the effects of that in terms of the weakness of the rouble, in terms of restrictions that are being introduced in some supermarkets, restricting the amount of oil and sugar and flour that people can buy and in terms of big—name western brands, companies and shops, which are suspending their operations here and disappearing from shopping centres. this is only the beginning of what promises to be immense economic pain for people here.

steve, thank you. steve rosenberg in moscow. that's it from us here in lviv. now back to sophie in the studio. thank you. the united kingdom, america and the eu have announced clampdowns on imports of russian gas and oil. presidentjoe biden has announced a complete ban on imports to the us. britain is phasing out the use of russian oil by the end of the year. and the eu — which is far more dependent on russian energy — is cutting its imports by two thirds by the end of 2022. germany's foreign minister said if germany banned russian oil imports completely, transport would come to a halt. -- it —— it would plunge germany into chaos and transport would come to a halt. our economics editor faisal islam reports. this tanker full of russian crude oil was recently turned away from a tranmere oil refinery after dockers refused to unload the cargo.

but these shipments are going to be banned by britain and the us. we cannot move overnight, but we can certainly do it. and we can do it in a way that does not disrupt supply, that ensures that we have substitute supplies on stream in an orderly way. that announcement follows news emerging from the us that it was to do the same with the russian oil. this is a step that we are taking to inflict further pain on vladimir putin, but there will be costs as well here in united states. i said that i would level with the american people from the beginning, and when i first spoke to this, i said defending freedom's going to cost. it's going to cost us as well in united states. this is what is consigned to history today, european prime ministers and presidents celebrating with the russians their new gas pipelines. cheap gas has cost too much in terms of european security. by the end of this year, - we can replace 100 bcm of gas imports from russia. that is two thirds of- what we import from them.

this will end our over—dependencyj and give us much—needed room to manoeuvre. two thirds by the end of this year. it's hard. russia supplies the european union with two—fifths of the gas it uses. for crude oil, it is a quarter of total supply. looking at gas, there is 155 billion cubic metres from russia keeping europe warm. it can be cut this year, says the eu, by diverting 50 billion cubic metres of russian supply of shipped gas to alternative suppliers such as qatar and the us. a faster renewable energy roll—out could save 20 billion this year and turning down thermostats across europe by1 degree could save a further ten. the overall plan is to shrink european usage of russian gas to 50 billion cubic metres this year, but no actual eu ban on russian energy. britain is far less dependent than the european union on actual physical supplies

of russian gas and russian crude oil being shipped into the united kingdom. but it almost does not matter, because the prices are being set in international markets and feeding their way into our petrol pumps. that's almost the equivalent of £90 for an average tank. and whatever happens with the oil diplomacy and the sanctions, these restrictions are almost happening of their own accord, with the likes of shell apologising for having bought a tanker of russian crude oil and pulling their petrol stations out of russia. the world's second largest oil supplier needs to be replaced. the eu needs to find 500 gas tanker shipments such as this. all this comes with a price paid by everybody. we are in uncharted waters. faisal islam, bbc news. in a moment, we'll hear from our europe editor in brussels — but first our north america editor

sarah smith is in washington. a major coordinated announcement today, give us a sense of its impact. today, give us a sense of its imact. , , impact. yes, the impact will be felt less here in — impact. yes, the impact will be felt less here in the _ impact. yes, the impact will be felt less here in the us _ impact. yes, the impact will be felt less here in the us than _ impact. yes, the impact will be felt less here in the us than it - impact. yes, the impact will be felt less here in the us than it will - impact. yes, the impact will be felt less here in the us than it will in i less here in the us than it will in europe as faisal islam was explaining but the president, talking directly from the white house, said the us could no longer be part of financing russia's war and ukraine. this ban on oil imports is something president are lenski himself directly called for when he was speaking to senators and members of congress at the weekend and it does have very rare bipartisan support here in the us, even though the president did warn the american people it will come at a cost, and they will feel it at the petrol pump at a time when petrol prices here are already at a record high. you can see the impact this is having around the globe as well, the idea of banning russian oil imports. recently, the us sent delegations to both venezuela and saudi arabia to discuss energy security. currently, economic sanctions against venezuela mean america has not bought any of

their oilfor mean america has not bought any of their oil for years. mean america has not bought any of their oilfor years. could mean america has not bought any of their oil for years. could that be about to change? relations with saudi arabia have been very tense since biden described it as a pariah country. now the administration wants to persuade them to produce more oil, and then there is iran. if a nuclear deal could be agreed with iran, sanctions could be lifted on the sale of iranian oil but that does not look close because russia, which is part of the nuclear talks, is trying to scupper the process at the moment. itjust shows you how complex and global the politics of oil can be. katya adler, the eu is not _ politics of oil can be. katya adler, the eu is not completely - politics of oil can be. katya adler, the eu is not completely banning | politics of oil can be. katya adler, i the eu is not completely banning oil and gas imports but radically reducing them but that could still have a huge impact?— reducing them but that could still have a huge impact? yes, i mean behind closed _ have a huge impact? yes, i mean behind closed doors, _ have a huge impact? yes, i mean behind closed doors, the first - behind closed doors, the first reaction in the eu is a defensive one. it says to the us, look, you produce your own energy, you're not reliant on russia like we are which is more than the uk. we can'tjust cut off supplies overnight. it could have a dramatic impact on us. that said, eu leaders are not speaking

with one voice yet over the possibility of energy sanctions. they performed historic u—turns already since the start of russia's aggression in ukraine, over defence policy, foreign policy, migration policy, foreign policy, migration policy but now over energy sanctions, we are seeing the first serious internal splits. you have got germany and others worrying about the domestic blowback, economic, politicaland about the domestic blowback, economic, political and social, about the domestic blowback, economic, politicaland social, of possible energy sanctions. what happens if our factories closed down or people can't heat their homes, they say. whereas countries in the east are not so worried about energy. they are worried about safety and security, they say, what on earth is the point of all of brussels' punitive financial sanctions on russia, if vladimir putin's war chest keeps on getting refilled every single day by buying oil and gas? so all the eu leaders say yes, we have to wean ourselves off as soon as possible from russian energy supplies but that transition does take time, and time is something that ukrainians don't

have. .,,. something that ukrainians don't have. ., �* something that ukrainians don't have. ..y. ~ . something that ukrainians don't have. . ~ ., ., ,, have. katya adler and sarah smith, thank ou have. katya adler and sarah smith, thank you both. _ there was a standing ovation in the house of commons a short time ago as ukraine's president addressed mps live via a video link. it's the first time a leader has ever remotely addressed the commons. speaking through a translator, he thanked the uk for the support but called for tougher sanctions against russia. our political correspondent jonathan blake was watching. shows of solidarity with ukraine, as the country fights against russia's invasion. and in westminster, a first for a foreign leader. president.— president. applause president _ president. applause president vladimir i president. applause - president vladimir zelensky addressing mps and peers via video link from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. translation: fin link from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. translation:— link from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. translation: on day one, at loam, we kyiv. translation: on day one, at 4am. we were _ kyiv. translation: on day one, at 4am, we were attacked _ kyiv. translation: on day one, at 4am, we were attacked by - kyiv. translation: on day one, at 4am, we were attacked by cruise i aam, we were attacked by cruise missiles. everybody woke up and

people, children, the entire of ukraine, and since that, we have not been sleeping. he ukraine, and since that, we have not been sleeping-— been sleeping. he recounted ukraine's _ been sleeping. he recounted ukraine's struggle, - been sleeping. he recounted ukraine's struggle, day i been sleeping. he recounted ukraine's struggle, day by i been sleeping. he recounted i ukraine's struggle, day by day, and his disappointment at the lack of military support. we his disappointment at the lack of military supp°ft-_ his disappointment at the lack of military support. we did feel that unfortunately. — military support. we did feel that unfortunately, the _ military support. we did feel that unfortunately, the alliances i military support. we did feel that unfortunately, the alliances don't work properly always and the no—fly zone cannot be in. but the president echoed shakespeare and churchill and was adamant his country would endure. we will not give up and we will not lose. we will fight to the end, at sea, in the air. we will continue fighting for our land, whatever the cost.— whatever the cost. applause there was _ whatever the cost. applause there was admiration - whatever the cost. applause there was admiration from i whatever the cost. applause| there was admiration from all whatever the cost. applause i there was admiration from all sides in response. we there was admiration from all sides in response-— in response. we will employ every method that _ in response. we will employ every method that we _ in response. we will employ every method that we can, _ in response. we will employ every method that we can, diplomatic, l method that we can, diplomatic, humanitarian, and economic, mr speaker, untilvladimir humanitarian, and economic, mr speaker, until vladimir putin has failed in his disastrous venture.

labour stands for the unity at home and abroad — labour stands for the unity at home and abroad that will isolate the putin_ and abroad that will isolate the putin regime. we and abroad that will isolate the putin regime.— and abroad that will isolate the putin regime. and abroad that will isolate the putin reaime. ~ , , ., , putin regime. we must stand in this house, throughout _ putin regime. we must stand in this house, throughout these _ putin regime. we must stand in this house, throughout these islands, i house, throughout these islands, throughout— house, throughout these islands, throughout the _ house, throughout these islands, throughout the western - house, throughout these islands, throughout the western world, i house, throughout these islands, throughout the western world, in| throughout the western world, in defence _ throughout the western world, in defence of— throughout the western world, in defence of democracy. _ throughout the western world, in defence of democracy. a - throughout the western world, in defence of democracy. a moment when the reality of — defence of democracy. a moment when the reality of war _ defence of democracy. a moment when the reality of war in _ defence of democracy. a moment when the reality of war in ukraine _ defence of democracy. a moment when the reality of war in ukraine was - the reality of war in ukraine was brought home to all that westminster, prompting a unanimous show of support in response. jonathan blake, bbc news. there's growing criticism of the government's response to the refugee crisis, with a number of conservative mps urging the home office to speed up the process for ukrainians seeking sanctuary in the uk. so far, only 500 visas have been issued. borisjohnson says britain is prepared to accept "many, many thousands" of refugees. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. there is no order or queue. no ticketing system, no booking system.

here in poland, the british visa application centre. this is how the uk is welcoming ukrainian refugees. 79—year—old professor antonina — she fled ukraine, and with her daughter, who flew from yorkshire, has now spent two days waiting without being seen. there are people on the street as well that would like to get in... others stuck outside in freezing temperatures. the situation is very difficult. because here is a crowd, and no order and no concrete answers. what's the scene there? how many people are there? it's really quite desperate. there is no system in place. it's quite clear that this place is understaffed quite severely, that there is absolutely no way that people who work here can process so many applications. so, it's not working. people are very frustrated, very angry. they have run out of patience. if this continues for much

longer, it does feel like there will be riots. the only appointment i could book was for the 14th of march, a week away from now. wow, it looks like a very difficult situation. absolutely. it's really inappropriate to treat people who've not slept for days. unlike other european countries, the uk insists on visas. for security reasons, it says. but some tory mps were scathing about their own government. "get a grip," one told the home office. "lacking compassion," said another. "moving at a snail�*s pace." one said the home secretary hadn't told the truth in the commons yesterday, and that was normally a resignation issue. olesia's parents are still in danger in northern ukraine. she says there's too much uncertainty trying to get them to britain. the heart is breaking every time you speak to family, _ and itjust makes me very angry and lost. i so, all i can ask for isjust make it simpler, simpler for people i

who really need it now. they don't need it in four months. the prime minister says hundreds of thousands of refugees could come here, but so far, it's just hundreds. lucy manning, bbc news. in other news, the former speaker of the house of commonsjohn bercow has been banned from holding a parliamentary pass, after an indepedent inquriry labelled him a serial bully. order! the panel agreed he displayed "threatening conduct" towards staff and "his behaviour fell very far below" expectations of an mp. mr bercow called the findings a "travesty of justice". england's cricketers are under way in their first test match since the humbling defeat in the ashes. radical changes were made, but england continue to struggle, asjoe wilson reports. the sweetest of traditions, with covid considerations. you know where we are.

this is definitely antigua and not australia, and for england, anywhere is better than australia, right? well, they don't win very often in the caribbean, either. alex lees, on his england debut, lasted nine minutes. the finger goes up! next, zak crawley. 17-2. a good time to remember england have won one series here since 1968. well, how about now? joe root undone by the outstanding kemar roach. yes, captain, clean bowled. when dan lawrence fell, caught, england were 118—11. so england trying to rebuild with jonny bairstow. the ground is open to the elements and to the vaccinated tourist. england fans everywhere. they saw the score reach 100. england would like to win everywhere. first, they must compete somewhere. joe wilson, bbc news, antigua. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller.

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