hello, everyone. i'm michael holmes coming to you live from lviv, ukraine. ahead this hour, premeditated and unprovoked. president biden calls out russian aggression and sends a warning to vladimir putin as bombs continue to drop and fighting rages on throughout ukraine. >> and i'm rosemary church live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. mr. biden also used his state of the union address to pitch his stalled domestic agenda and address the economy, telling americans we're going to be okay. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> well, the u.s. president immediately went after russia during his first state of the union address, tearing into the russian president vladimir putin

for his, quote, menacing ways and tyranny. and saying when dictators are not held accountable, they cause even more chaos. joe biden stressing the importance of america's strong partnerships with key allies like nato and the eu, who have taken a united stance against the russian invasion. he added that their collective sanctions have left russia's economy reeling, and president putin has never been more isolated. >> putin's latest attack on ukraine was premeditated and totally unprovoked. he rejected repeated, repeated efforts at diplomacy. he thought the west and nato wouldn't respond. he thought he could divide us at home in this chamber and this nation. he thought he could divide us in europe as well. but putin was wrong. we are ready. we are united, and that's what we did. we stayed united.

>> now during his address, president biden announced a ban on russian aircraft in u.s. airspace and a promise to go after russian oligarchs and their, quote, ill begotten gains. he also praised the grit of the ukrainian people and said the russian president met a wall of strength he never imagined. but those people, of course, continue to suffer. minutes ago, we got word that two large explosions overnight have jolted kharkiv, which is ukraine's second largest city, very close to the russian border. and you see them there lighting up the sky. the country's public broadcaster reports that fighting between the russian and ukrainian militaries broke out overnight, but it is not clear if those blasts are related to that fighting. meanwhile, the united nations estimates at least 136 civilians have been killed since thursday, but says the true death toll is undoubtedly higher than that. now these images posted online

show the fiery rubble after a strike outside kyiv tore through several apartment blocks. the capital still bracing for a major assault. further south, the russian military appears to have taken at least a part of the city of kherson. newly obtained images show their tanks and trucks parked in a main square. this coming as the number of people fleeing the invasion approaches 700,000 now according to the u.n., which warns this conflict could create europe's largest refugee crisis this century. let's bring in cnn senior white house correspondent phil mattingly, who is live in washington. good to see you, phil. the state of the union, it's normally about sort of connecting with the american public for a president. but biden had a lot of audiences for this year's speech and sent messages to putin, zelenskyy, as well as u.s. allies. how well did he fill those buckets? >> you know, look, michael, when you go back to when president biden first started thinking through what he wanted to say in

his first state of the union, a critical global geopolitical crisis is not anywhere near the top 10, maybe 15, maybe 20 of the issues that he wanted to focus on. and yet that is the reality of this moment. the first 12 minutes of the speech, a 60-minute speech, all about ukraine and all about this moment you are in. when you talk to white house officials leading up to this speech, they made the same point you kind of laid out there. they wanted to deliver a direct message to vladimir putin. they wanted to deliver a direct message to the ukraine people. they wanted to explain the american people why this is such an essential moment in time, why the u.s. needs to lead. i think one thing you saw that kind of stood out more than anything else, yes, this is about ukraine. yes, this is about russia's actions as it relates to ukraine. but it's bigger than that, the president made very clear. this is an existential moment where the west, the western alliances needed to come together, needed to unify because this is about kind of a stakes for democracy. the president often looks at things through that lens,

democracies versus autocracies has been a theme i've heard repeated over course of the last 13, 14 months. this is about the ability to sort of shake loose, almost wake up the western alliances that have been disjointed, disparate at various points over the past several years, particularly under his predecessor, and explain why there is such value to those relationships. and in that lens making clear that what we've seen over the course of the last 72 hours, last four days, particularly when it comes to the sanctions regime is a level of unity that simply hasn't existed over the course of the last four or five years. while there will be no u.s. troops on the ground in ukraine, that unity, those sanctions, that willingness to rally not just america, not just ukraines, but really, the entire western world is critical at this moment, michael. >> indeed. thanks for the wrap-up there, phil. phil mattingly live in washington for us. all right. so what kind of support does ukraine want or need? the country's president and its foreign minister both spoke with

cnn earlier, and they're urging the u.s. and nato to help ukraine take back the skies against russian dominance. >> so yes, we're fighting in the air. but physically, russia has planes to deploy to ukraine than we do. that's why we put such an emphasis on air defense and missile defense. because missiles extremely, extremely dangerous. they hit civilian neighborhoods. they hit indiscriminately. they kill a lot of people. they destroy our cities. and we need to better protection from the sky. >> translator: i've already turned to some foreign leaders with this request. i believe that leaders must support democratic states of the world who are keen to defend such principles. this powerful issue of closing the airspace helps us tremendously. this does not mean dragging nato into this war.

>> now those pleas coming as more and more russian shells rain down on ukraine's cities, hitting civilian and military targets alike. cnn's alex marquardt reports. >> reporter: a key government building in central kharkiv swiftly destroyed in a russian strike. videos show extensive damage from missile and rocket attacks in the center of ukraine's second biggest city, suggesting that russia's invasion is becoming less focused on attacking military targets, the violence becoming less restrained. emergency responders in kharkiv removed a dead body from a building that was shelled. amid reports of attacks on civilians, the ukrainian president has accused russia of committing war crimes. >> translator: they are fighting against everyone. they are fighting against all living beings, against kindergartens, residential buildings, against ambulances. they use rocket artillery, missiles and city districts

where there are not and never were any military facilities. >> reporter: russia is ramping up its offensive across ukraine. this map shows troop movements, attacking ukraine from three sides. the southern city of mariupol now nearly surrounded and under attack. and u.s. officials say another wave of russian troops is likely on the way. but an emotional president volodymyr zelenskyy told the european parliament that the invasion will not break ukraine's spirits. >> translator: we are fighting for just our land and future our freedom. despite the fact it's all large cities of our country are now blocked. nobody is going to enter and intervene with our freedom and country. >> reporter: ukrainian resistance continues. here civilians charging a russian vehicle in the city not far from kharkiv. citizens are also taking up arms and making molotov cocktails in an effort to aid the ukrainian military, which is far outnumbered and outgunned by

russia. satellite images show a massive russian military convoy 40 miles long on the outskirts of the ukrainian capital. tanks, armored vehicles and towed artillery moving closer to kyiv. on tuesday, the russian military warned that it will carry out strikes against ukraine's state security agency and other government infrastructure in kyiv, according to russian state media. at dusk on tuesday, a tv tower on the outskirts of kyiv appeared to be targeted by a missile. russia has insisted throughout its invasion that it is not hitting civilian infrastructure. but images from across ukraine of buildings being hit in densely populated areas are showing a starkly different picture. a alex marquardt, cnn in the kyiv region. >> and joining me now is volodymyr yurlenko, the

editor-in-chief of ukraine world and host of the explaining ukraine podcast. it's great to have you with us. and i was listening to your podcast just yesterday. firstly and most importantly, how is life in kyiv right now? how is life for you? how is morale? >> the morale is very strong. ukraines are resisting, and there is no talk about any surrender. so ukrainians will fight until the end. we are on our land, and there is decisiveness anywhere in every city, in kharkiv, in kyiv, in dnipro, in mariupol. but this is of course as you said in your report, this is also a horrible crime, horrible war crimes by putin's rental jet stream against ukrainians and against humanity. >> the u.s. president in the

last few hours spoke of ukraine in his state of the union. saying it's a fight between freedom and tyranny. nothing more specific than that. what is it you wanted to hear from him? is that enough? >> well , of course ukrainians need support. primarily in the skies, in the air. ukrainians need more air defense. ukrainians need basically establishment, establishment safe zone by international community, which will prohibit to russia and belarus attack us from the skies. but the key advantage of russians is unfortunately in the air. so ukraine needs more support on this. it would appear russia is preparing for what could be a brutal assault on your city. how will ukrainians defend kyiv? what are people telling you?

>> they are already defending. there are many people who joined the territorial defense. kyiv right now is -- there are checkpoints on all the roads which lead to kyiv. and basically, kyiv dwellers and the ukrainian army is ready to resist the aggressor. we see the huge column which is accessing kyiv. but at the same time we see many successes of the ukrainian army. over 6,000 russian soldiers dead already. lots of vehicles. lots of tanks already destroyed. so you see the decisiveness of the ukrainians to defend. >> you have often spoken well before this invasion about a democracy in this country, how it has expanded in eastern europe. what is it like to contemplate and no one obviously hopes it will happen.

but even contemplate life under russia's thumb? >> it's impossible to contemplate. ukrainian society will never do that, and putin is miscalculating, thinking basically that opposition to russia is just small part of ukrainian society. now kharkiv, the mostly russian speaking city in eastern ukraine, it's clearly people in the eastern ukraine, sovereign ukraine, mostly russian speakers are hating this putin regime. i don't know what putin thinks what is the calculation, because he is living in a nightmare. he is living in a great illusion about ukraine. he doesn't understand anything about ukraine. and of course ukraine and society you see it in small towns and villages how they greet the russian occupiers. and it's unthinkable for us that, you know, we come back to

any kind of totalitarian regime. ukrainian democratic traditions is very strong. it's going back to centuries, to 17th century, to 16th century, even back to middle ages. ukrainian political identity, political culture has always been focused on anti-tyrannical values. and that's what makes it so different from the russian political culture. >> right. we're almost out of time, but i wanted to ask you this. and of course the fact is there was no reason for this invasion. putin claimed that his concern is nato expansion. but i know you said it's not about nato expansion. it's about russian expansion. what did you mean by that? >> i mean that russia felt the weakness of the west. he felt that the west is retreating, that the west is not living in democratic values

anymore. so it tried to reestablish not in soviet union, but russian empire. let's good clear than. putin is much more archived than soviet union. soviet propaganda accepted the existence of ukrainian and belarusian nations as separate nations from putt etin. which his propaganda doesn't accept. he wants to come back to this 19th century russian empire. but ukrainians are showing that they're not going to cede any centimeter of our land. but of course russia is, you know, in this year russia is feeling that it wants and it can extend it. i think ukraine will with the country which will show that russian expansion has clear limits. >> certainly doing a good job of that so far. volodymyr yermolenko in kyiv, thank you so much. we wish you well, and please do your best to stay safe. thank you.

>> thank you. >> we will have much more from ukraine coming up. first, let's go over to atlanta and rosemary church. rosemary? >> thank you so much, michael. we'll see you again soon. so coming up, president biden's state of the union speech, which focused on the precarious situation in ukraine and economic challenges in the united states. >> this is our moment. to meet and overcome the challenge of our time, and we will.

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you're never responsible for unauthorized purchases on your discover card. welcome back, everyone. u.s. president joe biden's first state of the union address comes at a time of extraordinary global un's and dissatisfaction at home. he began with a focus on ukraine, warning russia it would pay a price for its unprovoked and premeditated invasion. the president led lawmakers in a bipartisan standing ovation in support of ukraine and its ambassador in the first lady's box. then mr. biden pivoted to domestic issues, saying the fight against covid-19 continues, but business lockdowns and school closures are over. he pledged to fight the highest inflation in 40 years by pushing

for a return to american manufacturing and the creation of more jobs. and ended with a call for renewed commitment to democracy. >> now is the hour. our moment of responsibility, our test to resolve a conscience of history itself. it is in this moment that our character of this generation is formed. our purpose is found, our future is forged. well, , i know this nation. we'll meet the test. >> cnn's european affairs commentator dominic thomas and senior political analyst ron brownstein join us now for more analysis on this speech. welcome to you both. great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> thank you, rosemary. >> so let's start with you. as expected, of course, the war raging in ukraine was a major focus of president biden's state of the union address. he slammed what he called

putin's premeditated and unprovoked war. but he also addressed america's record inflation, surging gas prices, and the covid pandemic. did he successfully strike a balance between global concerns for ukraine and the grave concerns that americans have right now about the economy? >> yeah, by and large, i think he did. he probably spoke a little less about ukraine, even though he placed it at the front end of the speech than i think some people expected and pivoted back to his domestic agenda. but i guess i was struck, rosemary, by one insistent thread through the speech is that biden tried to blend together ideas that are often thought of as incompatible in american politics. i mean he was both conciliatory and confrontational towards republicans at various points. he took credit for the gains the economy has made to this point. but also was very clear in trying to signal concern for

those who are most affected by inflation and continuing economic turmoil. as you said, he kind of said this is the moment to come out from the pandemic, but also underscored the need to continue to plan for the next upsurge. it was a very particular and personal course. it wasn't the kind of course correction that we saw with bill clinton's 1996 state of the union, the era of big government is over. but neither was it kind of straight ahead on the same themes and strategies that have proved so difficult for him in the first year. it suggests to me that he is a president who still believes in his own political compass, even as events have caused many in both partiey ies to question. >> and dominic, this of course was a state of the union address, not only for the american public, but also for a global audience, particularly for nato allies, the eu, and of course the people of ukraine. was president biden tough enough

on putin? did he need to go further perhaps and declare him a war criminal? and did he need to offer more in terms of arming ukraine and nato allies? >> all great questions, rosemary. i think first of all referring to him as a dictator was an important thing to say. and i think juxtaposing a democracy and autocracy and also unambiguously reaffirming his commitment to the multilateral order, to organizations like nato and the european union would have been music to everybody's ears. i think the speech, though, would have been received differently in different parts. so i think clearly, if you're in estonia, lithuania, latvia, and poland, hearing the american president talk about the fact that any incursions west by the russian army, in other words, into eu or nato territory would be a red line, would have been incredibly reassuring. i think when you look at

president zelenskyy and a day for ukraine, he spoke by videoconference to the european union and received a standing ovation. it was very moving to see his ambassador to the united states receive a standing ovation in congress. but i do think that where president biden would not have reassured him completely is that the absolute priority and to this extent there are competing objectives for the ukrainian president, is to make sure that his country is not subjected to further incursions or broken up where there is tremendous concern in the united states and among western allies for the potential for escalation and of course for recourse and nuclear weapon. that is something president putin has exploited thus far. but i do think what was clear to conclude from president biden's speech was the fact that it was clear message to president putin that he has grossly underestimated the will of the west to come together and to

support ukraine in whatever shape or form it can while avoiding escalation. >> and ron, president biden of course has to be said is struggling right now with an approval rating at 41%. that is according to the latest cnn poll. the polls. how convincing was he that he understands the polite of most americans and is equipped to turn their economic woes around with inflation at record highs, gas up 40%. did he successfully set the course for the midterm election in november, do you think? >> he got breadcrumbs about where he is going on the midterm election. as you pointed out, he is really at a low ebb, 40% or so in job approval is a number that strikes fear in the hearts of democratic candidates because as we -- in the last 20 years or so, we've gotten to a point where something like 85 or 90% of voters who disapprove of a president vote against his party's candidates in the midterm election. so democrats clearly need some

recovery from the president to have a fighting chance in november. i thought he faced a little bit of a conundrum. the two biggest problems he has in public opinion polling, one is what you mentioned, inflation. people are really unnerved by the rising prices. the other is the sense that he's not a strong leader. and to some extent, the way he solved the first problem in the speech tonight may have exacerbated the second problem. and by that i mean his solution to inflation was largely elements of the build back better agenda, provisions that would reduce prices for prescription drugs like insulin and utility cost and child care costs and health care premiums, all of which are quite popular with voters. but the fact that he highlighted them really only draws attention to the fact that he has not been able to pass them. and there really isn't any indication yet where joe manchin is going to allow them to pass any of them. so he has some armor or tools to

kind of wield against the concerns about inflation. what isn't clear is whether he has a pathway to actually bring them into law. >> and dominic, president biden has shown the world that he can unite nato allies and get them all on board to apply these severe economic sanctions on putin and russian's oligarchs in order to apply unprecedented pressure on russia in the hope to stop this war. but uniting america appears to be a greater challenge for him, doesn't it? was there anything he said in his state of the union address that signaled he could unite not only the country, but also his own disenchanted democratic base? >> i think ron pointed to that. i mean this was the bipolar aspect of what he said today. the state of the union is of course to address the state of the united states today. having said that, the broader global context is extraordinarily important, and there is so much uncertainty with how this is going to unfold

in europe and ukraine. there is so much uncertainty about the kind of commitment that might be required down the road and how this conflict could also play out and impact the u.s. economy. i think the early part of the speech we saw this sort of tremendous unity. and there was clearly a message to sort of demonstrate internationally that the kind of unity that he is attempting to build at home needs to be -- needs to mirror rather the kind of international diplomatic success that he is enjoying and at this particular moment. but i think when it comes to the -- that sort of past the first ten minutes of his speech, you saw him dealing with a whole range of problems and uncertainties. and you could see the shadow of that midterm election hanging over him eight months down the road. and in a way, there was a disconnect between those two particular moments in the speech where currently international sort of unity and solidarity is

there, but clearly, as ron as pointed out within the domestic environment, there is a lot of tension there. >> yeah. certainly. he's had so many challenges, hasn't he, since he has been in office. ron brownstein, dominic thomas, thank you to you both we will see you back here live next hour for more analysis. appreciate it. well, still ahead here on cnn, religions flee ukraine in search of peace. we will have the stories of those who left everything behind to escape war and remain unsure of what's ahead. plus, ukraine says air strikes damaged a holocaust memorial in kyiv. we go live to jerusalem after the break to hear israel's response.

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and welcome back, everyone. i'm michael holmes live in lviv, ukraine. just a few hours ago, u.s. president joe biden delivered his first state of the union speech. he began by underscoring unity between america and its allies against this russian invasion of ukraine. the president celebrating the impact of severe sanctions put on russia and its oligarchs, all of this of course as new fighting raged overnight. residents in kharkiv say a large explosion shook the city late tuesday as ukraine battled russian forces nearby. it's unclear if the blast was directly related to that fighting specifically. u.s. president joe biden praising the courage and the strength of ukrainian people for defending their country, saying, quote, freedom will always triumph over tyranny. >> six days ago, russia's vladimir putin sought to shake

the very foundations of the free world, thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. but he badly miscalculated. he thought he could roll into ukraine and the world would roll over. instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. he met the ukrainian people. [ applause ] >> joe biden also announcing a ban on all russian aircraft out of u.s. airspace. and while the economic sanctions and penalties are significant, of course, it is the people of ukraine who are suffering the most. it's always the people who do in war. the u.n. says at least 136 people have been killed since russia invaded last week, and another 400 civilians have been wounded. and we've heard moments ago the russians now claiming full control of the city of kherson. now the united nations refugee

agency says the exodus of people fleeing this country could be the largest crisis this century. more than half a million people have already left ukraine for neighboring countries that are providing what they can for those who left with nothing. cnn's sara sidner spoke with people who just crossed the polish-ukrainian border. >> reporter: a train station near the polish-ukrainian border. refugees crush in to every sliver of space. their whole lives in ukraine abandoned for now. we find yulia, tired, tearful. this single mother fled her homeland for one reason, her 6-year-old son. >> my city was occupied by russian army. and we aleaving from russian soldiers shooting and bombing. it's very horrible. so i tried to save myself and to

get outside. >> she wakes her son roman. it's been five days of traveling hell. but a relative has arrived. yulia is relieved, but wracked with guilt. her mother is stuck in ukraine. >> i still cannot realize everything that have happened because i left my job. my apartment, everything. my mom lives in the town next to kherson, and they are shooting there every day. and i'm feeling so sorry that i couldn't get her. >> reporter: loss and uncertainty is a constant companion of a new refugee. sometimes a simple comfort is all they can hope for. poland is trying to provide that. there are flyers that say "dear

kra cra cr ukrainians, we're waiting for you on the other side of the border. others are offering rooms. some say not everyone is being welcome and helped with open arms. this is poland at the train station. you can see it is teeming with people. there are droves and droves of people coming off the trains because we're about 20 minutes from the closest major border crossing with ukraine. we're not just seeing native ukrainians, we're seeing people who are residents of ukrainian from all over the world. we're seeing afghans, cameroonians, nigerians. some of them are students. they're desperate to figure out one thing, somewhere to sleep peacefully. even in the low freezing temperatures, that won't happen for these people, mostly afghan and african immigrants. >> of course we are from ukraine. all of us need help. >> reporter: naya doesn't want

her face shown, afraid her criticism will make her a target of more abuse. but she says she herself experienced and witnessed racism at play as she tried to flee ukraine on a free train. >> all the black guys, no, no, no. there was one show him gun. >> they put a gun on a black man's face. >> i say walk out, and he walked out because he was terrified. >> so you're telling me there is discrimination by the ukrainians? >> about black people entering the train. there are people that do not want to help blacks. >> reporter: she says it was ukrainians first, a people who she says had until now been warm and welcoming to her and her family during their ten years living there. a half a million refugees, according to the u.n., are on the move out of ukraine. a staggering number carrying their own unique horror story about how to survive an

unprovoked war. sara sidner, poland. >> now ukraine's president says air strikes in kyiv have hit a site honoring victims of the holocaust. the babin yar holocaust memorial is near a tv tower that was damaged on tuesday. at least five people reportedly killed in that strike. joining me now for more in jerusalem, some really strong reactions out of israel to this. what are you hearing? >> well, michael, i just want to sketch out what babin yar is. it's the site of one of the worst atrocities of the holocaust where in 1941, over the course of just about two days, more than 30,000 jews were murdered, their bodies piled in mass graves. it is a large complex with several memorials spread out across the site. according to people, yesterday complex built in the grounds of the old jewish cemetery, they're still trying to assess the

extent of the damage. but they do have damage about 100 meters from the menorah memorial. as you know, the reactions have been swift, and many pointing out the irony of vladimir putin saying he wanted to invade ukraine partly to fight neo-nazis, and yet now one of the russian missiles may have severely damaged one of the largest memorials to victims of the nazis. the foreign minister for israel saying in a statement they condemned the attack. they're calling for preserving and respecting the sanctity of the site. they say that israel will assist in repairing the damage and continue to follow the events and express their regret for the injury to human life. one thing missing from his statement is the word "russia." while israel has condemned russia's actions, russia's invasion, they sign odd on to the u.n. resolution, they are providing humanitarian assistance to ukraine. israel still sort of walking this diplomatic tightrope between their competing interests between ukraine and russia because it essentially believes its northern border with syria may as well be a

border with russia. they're trying to be very careful because they're trying to protect israelis and jews in both ukraine and russia which have very, very large jewish populations. in a couple of hours we're expecting to hear both prime minister naftali bennett and the german chancellor olaf schulz who will bit at the memorial museum here in jerusalem. this event had been planned in advance. with reexpecting to hear statements from them. we'll have to wait to see whether the israeli prime minister naftali bennett will go even further in condemning russian for their actions. michael? >> yeah, the claim to denazification of this country is absurd when you see that sort of thing and also the fact that this country has a jewish president. hadas gold in jerusalem, appreciate it. thank you so much. all right. a quick break here. when we come back, more cou countries cutting ties with russia over the invasion of ukraine. how the economy is faring amid a

backlash around ththe globe. that's after the break.

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welcome back. russia's economy continues to get squeezed by those western nations with the sanctions the latest move being a ban on all russian aircraft in u.s. airspace. moscow's stock exchange won't be open on wednesday either, a move that comes as multiple major companies like apple, boeing, exxonmobil suspend business with the country. but the economic blows aren't exclusive to russia. the dow plunging nearly 600 points on tuesday as the price of u.s. oil topped $102 a barrel for the first time since 2014. it's even higher at the moment. now in his state of the union address, the u.s. president reassuring americans that despite fears of surging gasoline prices due to russia's control of oil stores, things would be okay. anna stewart joins me now from london with more.

anna, biden really tried to calm economic nerves in that speech. what are united nations doing to reduce russian oil depends to get around this? >> clearly nothing right now looking at those oil prices. new highs, wti crept about $110 brent now around 110, 111. what could they do? theoretically, michael, they, and i mean the big oil producing nations of the world could flood the market. they could increase output, bring those prices down, also reduce russia's share of the overall oil market. now i'll get to it later. but essentially opec meets today and i don't expect they'll make that sort of announcement that was the theory from the u.s. and other nations that they would authorize releasing 60 million barrels on to the market from special reserves. it seems like a lot. it's really not. 60 million barrels would get through the world in about 16 hours. the world consumes 100 million barrels per day. so that's why we didn't see prices fall on that news.

and with opec meeting today, yes, they could make that announcement. but i really don't think they will. they are slowly every month increasing the output by just 400,000 barrels a day, bringing oil back on to the market that was taken off during the beginning of the pandemic. and some of the producers are really struggling to meet the pledges they've already made. we don't expect that to happen. right now energy from russia is not sanctioned. russia is still selling oil and gas around the world. so if the sanctions were to target oil and gas, or if there was to be any kind of disruption to gas and oil, you can see the prices we're seeing now skyrocket. >> yeah, that's a bit of a worry. now tell us more about the private sector and its continued pullout from russia. >> so interesting. we're seeing more businesses backing out. overnight we've had exxonmobil and other big energy giants saying they're stopping their latest russian project there, adding to names like shell, bp, equinor as well. apple says they're going to stop

selling products in russia. that will add huge pressure i think with the public. they're also going to start to limit the use of apple pay. so on top of the financial sanctions and the pullout of s.w.i.f.t., that will add further woe to people in russia. and boeing, michael, bowing is suspending all operations in russia. maintenance and technical support for russian airlines. russian airlines are under a huge amount of pressure. export bans are targeting the air space sector and of course russian airlines banned from all sorts of country around the world. really turning the screws on the russian economy. >> thanks so much. anna stewart in london. we'll take a quick break. from here in ukraine. when we come back the u.s. president delivering the stark warning to russia elite. our breaking news coverage of the invasion in ukraine continues after the break.

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welcome back, everyone. u.s. president biden vowing on tuesday that vladimir putin will pay a high price for russia's invasion of the country. he used his first state of the union address to rally support

for ukraine and pledged new punishment for moscow. >> tonight, i say to the russian oligarchs and the corrupt leaders who built billions of dollars off this violent regime, no more. united states department of justice is assembly a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of the russian oligarchs. we're joining with europe allies to find and seize yachts, luxury apartments. private jets. we're coming for your ill begotten gains. >> even as he spoke, russia's military continued its advance on the cities of ukraine. new video showing two massive explosions in kharkiv. the second largest city in ukraine. on tuesday night. so far unclear what was in the area that might have been targeted. and we have heard moments ago the russians claiming full control of the city.

so far the un recorded more than 135 civilian deaths. officials believe the toll is higher than that. meanwhile the un says 700,000 refugees have crossed ukraine border into neighboring countries. ukrainian tennis star says she will be donating all of her prize money from this years monterey tournament to the ukraine army. she's the top seed in the open. and won her first match against the russian player on tuesday. she originally said she would refuse to play against any russian players. the 27 year-old said this match was a memorable one for her. >> i was just focussed from the beginning. for me it was important to be ready for anything what comes my way. to be all the time moving my leg ands to serving well. i served really good today. and in general i was just

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hello, everyone. i'm michael holmes live in lviv, ukraine. coming up this hour -- >> putin is now isolated from a world more than he has ever been. >> sending a message to kyiv. as he ramps up efforts t