this is cnn breaking news. hello to our viewers around the world and in the united states this hour, i'm hala gorani coming to you live from lviv in ukraine. well, as you can see behind me, the sun is rising this hour to reveal yet another day of devastation. entire cities in ruins across the country. neighborhoods, destroyed, and perhaps most shocking, civilians targeted and killed by russian air strikes and shelling. authorities in mariupol, along the southern coast, say the russians bombed a theater where hundreds of people were taking

shelter from the fighting. it's still not clear how many were killed or wounded and to the north in chernihiv, witnesses say ten people were killed when russian shells hit a group lining up for bread. video of the scene shows lifeless bodies on the ground and others being carried away. russia is denying responsibility. in central ukraine, a civilian co convoy came under artillery fire from russian troops. local officials say at least five people were hurt, including a child in serious condition. and in the capital kyiv, russian shells hit a 12-story apartment building, wounding two people. the attack sparked a major fire. you see the fireball there, filmed from a distance. and it damaged, as well, another residential building nearby. a u.s. defense official says russia has launched almost a thousand missiles since the invasion of ukraine began. an adviser to president

volodymyr zelenskyy reports ukrainian forces are now beginning counterstrikes against russian forces in several directions. yet again, a frightening situation for journalists, as well. these are with the russian language network current time. they came under russian artillery fire northwest of kyiv. fortunately, they were not hurt but a scary episode, no doubt. president zelenskyy brought his plea for more help directly to the u.s. congress in a virtual speech on wednesday. he referred to pivotal moments in u.s.' history, reminding lawmakers of the urgent response to pearl harbor and the september 11th attack. he reiterated his request for a no-fly zone, saying russia has turned the ukrainian sky into a source of death. finally, he had a message directly for president joe biden.

>> to president biden, you are the leader of the nation, of your great nation. i wish you to be the leader of the world. being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace. >> well, after mr. zelenskyy's speech, president biden signed off an additional $800 million in security assistance to ukraine. it will include -- and this is something that i've heard many officials ask me -- tell me they need to -- to -- to defend themselves -- anti-aircraft systems, drones, grenade launchers, guns and ammunition, as well, of course. but the aid stopped short of a no-fly zone or fighter jets over concerns that would lead to direct conflict with russia. but the u.s. president did make his harshest condemnation yet of vladimir putin.

a remark, the kremlin called unforgiveable. >> i think he is a war criminal. >> well, we are still waiting for word on the fate of hundreds of people who were taking shelter in a theater in mariupol when it was hit by a russian bomb. cnn's nick paton walsh has our report. >> reporter: the flicker of flame here where russia's bashism peaked and an air strike hit a bomb shelter hiding hundreds beneath a theater said local officials. the damage so complete, the entrance was reduced to rubble. this satellite image from two days earlier, showing the building standing with children outside. in case you are still thinking nobody knew who was here, videos had been circulating for days of the hell inside.

how over a week of siege and shelling had forced those still living into a space so tight and dark, it must have felt like a tomb. here, he says, is where we give out food. children, women, and elderly first. this is the converted cloak room of the theater. if this looks like how you imagine the end of the word, for these children packed in, that may have been the case when the bomb struck. russia claimed ukrainian radica radicals caused the blast. in this room, 15 people. little comfort any parent can give. and below this store, there are yet more. an entire city forced underground. little aid allowed in and few allowed out.

people, here are children, he says. his appeal is for food, help, perhaps unaware it may have led russian bombs straight to them. the swimming pool was also hit. a place where he says a pregnant woman was trapped under the rubble, and where only expectant mothers and those with under 3s hid. the kremlin wants to break or flatten this port but its defenders still exact a cost still keep them out. this drone video shows the moment ukrainian fighters hit a russian tank. the shots come again and again. removing one of the tank's tracks. the crew were later seen hit as they try to flee. no room for mercy in the city that has little space left for life itself. nick paton walsh, cnn, odesa,

ukraine. joining me now from brisbane, australia, is peter leighton. he is a visiting fellow at the griffith asia institute. thanks for being with us. i mean, when you see those satellite images of that theater in mariupol with very clearly written so that it can be read from the air the word "children." and yet, that -- um -- very target is hit by russia. what does that tell you about their methods? >> it certainly tells me that that -- that russian forces are not fighting this war in accord with the laws of war. certainly, the senior-military commanders in the field will be -- will be -- will be very well aware that they are breaking several of the rules of war. however, the -- the attacks on mariupol appear -- appear to be the model about what the russians plan to do in the future. at the moment, their forces are stalled and the ukrainian forces

are certainly holding their own. the russian forces really haven't been moving now for almost four -- for almost a couple weeks. so, the -- that's -- that's been waged now against mariupol is the model and -- and -- and mariupol is likely to be captured relatively soon. the russians will extensively use missiles, rockets, canons, and artillery to bombard these areas and then try to force surrender without them having to mount a major urban assault. now, bear in mind, the russian army needs to keep up this pressure on the ukraine armed forces. russian army cannot retreat. it is trapped forward. the army has low morale and a retreat will be likely -- likely to quickly turn into a roust. the army is likely to break and run in that situation. >> got that. if mariupol is the model, what you are saying is basically that because their ground forces are not advancing as quickly as they would like, they are going to mount air attacks against civilian targets, terrorize the

civilian population, keep on bombing theaters and maternity hospitals until they can subdue the population that way. by breaking basic laws of war in order to then move -- i mean, that basically then vladimir putin is essentially flattening entire cities. he says he's coming to liberate in order to subdue the population there. is that what you are saying is the model going forward for other ukrainian cities? >> yes, i am. because the -- the russians started this war hoping for a quick, easy victory. that certainly did not happen, and they are now resorting to -- to -- to their tactics they used in -- in syria. bear in mind, as i said, the russians can't withdraw easily now. any with -- any withdrawal would be a withdrawal under fire. and -- and would quickly turn into a disaster for the russian army. so to a certain extent, they are trapped in ukraine and they can't get out so they are trying to cause the maximum damage they

possibly can, trying to, in some way, get the ukrainians to surrender. >> uh-huh. i spoke to a ukrainian member of parliament yesterday. she told me, well, if the west will not impose a no-fly zone, let us impose our own no-fly zone. we need more anti-aircraft weaponry, we need help in terms -- we need more fighter jets. we know that's not on the table right now but president biden is authorizing anti-aircraft weapons. there are stinger missiles coming into this country, as well. can the ukrainians defend themselves if they get -- get enough weapons in order to take out -- we see them shooting helicopters out of the sky -- can they defend themselves? can they reverse this trend if they get the right weapons? >> now, bear in mind, those anti-aircraft weapons won't help that much against the rockets and the missiles. and certainly, not against the artillery, either. so, the -- the anti-aircraft weapons will certainly help

against helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, say bombers, but they'll be of -- of a limited use for the kind of war the russians are waging now. it certainly won't -- it certainly won't -- won't stop those -- those long-range missiles coming in that are being fired from russia. >> sure. peter layton, thanks very much joining us live from brisbane. it's 2:10 p.m., where you are. and it's 6:10 a.m., where i am right now in lviv, ukraine. thank you so much. the war in ukraine has turned life upside down for nearly everybody in this country. >> we have to defend people's lives from the enemy, from the killers who, for some reason, want to kill me, my little daughter, my grandmother, and so on. >> why this man is pinning his hopes on a seamstress, her family, and some scrap metal. stay with us. with unitedhealthcare medicare advantage plans, you can take advantage of free eye exams and free designer eyewear.

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well, the war here in ukraine has touched the lives of nearly everyone in the country. even retired seamstresses. ivan watson met a family that's making body armor for those putting their lives on the line to protect their land. >> reporter: a melody in a time of deep uncertainty. a family hard at work, turning their living room into a makeshift workshop. producing locally made armor for the ukrainian military. this is heavy. this is a flack jacket. >> these flack jackets are the work of this grandmother and former seamstress. russia's invasion of ukraine pulled 68-year-old irena out of retirement to work as a volunteer sewing flak jackets for ukrainian soldiers.

she says she sews these flak jackets with love and it's with that love that she hopes it'll help protect defenders. help save their lives. in the kitchen, irena's son, a lawyer, crafts the blue and yellow arm bands that security forces wear on their arms to identify themselves. how many do you make in one day? >> 200. >> 200? >> yes. >> reporter: this family workshop, part of a larger improvised production chain that sprouted up in the central ukrainian city. it's the brainchild of vitali. he takes orders from soldiers and members of the territorial defense requesting armor before they head to the front lines. before the war, vitali was a lawyer and an amateur reenactor of scenes from the first world war when ukrainian nationalists fought against russians.

several days into this modern war, vitali says he asked his mother-in-law to help sew armor when his son's godfather couldn't find a flak jacket before heading off to combat. this operation relies on donations and improvisation. this is some padding for the flak jackets to go around the armor plates. and they are made from the material they use for floor mats for cars. the armor plates come from scrap metal scavenged from old cars, welded and reworked by volunteer mechanics and field tested. so he's taken out a plate to a firing range. and this is 6 millimeters in width and they tried different kinds of firearms and rounds and he it was able to block some rifles. but a sniper's rifle punched right through, as did a machine gun. they're not using this width for their flak jackets.

the team settled on a width of 8 millimeters. vitali says this newest model will go to a new fighter within the hour. >> translator: my normal work is to defend people in a court of law. but now, we have to defend people's lives from the enemy, from the killers who, for some reason, want to kill me, my little daughter, my grandmother, and so on. >> reporter: this is just one example of the collective war effort that has sprung up here. ordinary ukrainians doing their part to protect their homeland. ivan watson, cnn, ukraine. >> well, you will remember the russian state television journalist who protested the war in ukraine during a live broadcast. well, she has said that it was impossible for her to stay silent anymore. you will recall, she rushed the set of a newscast on russia's channel 1 monday holding a large

sign that said "no war." on wednesday, she told my colleague christiane amanpour that the act has changed her life forever. >> i just want to know, on a human level, how do you feel? are you feeling scared right now? >> translator: no. you know, i don't feel scared. but at the moment, of course, i feel a huge burden of responsibility and i realize that my life has changed irrevocably. i don't think i'm -- there's some sort of sad fate in store for me. but i am hoping that i won't face criminal charges. i wanted to show to the world that russians are against the war, the majority of russians are against the war.

and even if they support the kremlin' policy, they are pacifists. they hate war. inside themselves. everybody in russia is scared by what's going on. everybody is confused. our life changed overnight. russians are really scared by what -- what's going on, and their faces show fear and confusion. i don't know yet what to do next. what my steps will be. at the moment, my children are safe. and of course, i -- i fear for them very much. but i -- i hope they will be okay. >> that is a pretty bold move on her part. so far, she has not been charged for the on-air protest itself.

but a moscow court did find her guilty of organizing an unauthorized public event for a video statement that she recorded prior to the incident. she was fined nearly $300. well, one of russia's top ballerinas is also taking a stand. leaving the world-famous ballet to protest the war. olga left moscow for the netherlands where she joins the dutch national ballet with her first performance already scheduled for april. the premiere ballerina had been there for more than a decade, where she climbed to the position -- position of principal soloist. regarding the choice to leave russia, she says, quote, i never thought i would be ashamed of russia. i have always been proud of talented russian people, of our cultural and athletic achievements. but now, i feel that a line has been drawn that separates the before and the after.

well, do stay with us. millions of ukrainians have fled across borders to get away from fighting at home. but as they find safety for themselves, they worry about the loved ones who stayed behind. that story is ahead.

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welcome back. i am hala gorani live in lviv, ukraine. a u.s. defense official says the russian offensive in ukraine is, quote, generally stalled. but that hasn't slowed russia's relentless shelling of ukraine's civilian population. in fact, probably one of the most shocking attacks -- a theater being used as a shelter with many children inside in the coastal city of mariupol was reduced to rubble on wednesday. and there was no doubt as to who

was sheltering in that building. the word "children" had been painted on the outside and hundreds of people were believed to be inside at the time of the russian' attack. the number of casualties is not yet known. and to the north in chernihiv, witnesses say ten people were killed when russian shells hit a bread line. video showed lifeless bodies on the ground, and others being carried away. russia is denying that its forces were responsible for this carnage. and in the capital kyiv, russian shells hit a 12-story apartment building, wounding two people. the attack sparked a major fire and damaged another residential building close to the one that was originally hit. kyiv's mayor had very harsh words for russia's military. >> putin says he is only targeting military targets. [ bleep ]. sorry.

>> well -- and as the fighting rages on at home, more and more ukrainians are finding refuge abroad. we have been telling you about this refugee story. more than 3 million of them have done that so far, including over 460,000 who fled to romania. they say romanians have welcomed them with open hearts but as miguel marquez reports, what is next is obviously still an open question for many refugees. >> reporter: a stream of ukrainian refugees -- old and young, even a dog named oprah. some looking for a hot meal. others a place to stay for a night or two. who are we with here? svetlana, her husband, and two kids, 11 and 2, david has autism. >> how do you explain what's

happening? >> yes. i explain that there is a war but they don't really understand, she says. it's important for david -- for both of us -- to be with him. >> the family from odesa has now found a house here, and plan to stay. their lives, up in the air. i hope there will be no people like putin anymore, she says. then adds, in english -- >> hitler. to hitler. >> reporter: the city in central romania's transylvania region hosting up to 250 ukrainian refugees. >> you can see on them, they are being more and more affected about what's going on. we have had stories about -- with -- with people trying to contact their beloved ones for two days in a row and seeing them walk around being worried about what's going on back home. >> reporter: a business center two weeks ago, now an oasis of

support, a place to sleep, eat, get a change of clothes. there's even a play area and childcare. all, free of charge. >> next week, we are having kindergarten group starting in ukrainian with ukrainian volunteer. >> reporter: natalia is from mykolaiv. a city under relentless russian artillery and rocket attacks. putin united ukraine with his war, she says. ukraine is now united in its tragedy and pain. natalia lives here but her sister, cousins, half brothers and friends are all back home in ukraine. every morning when there is an attack, she says, we check in on our shared chat to see if everyone is okay. anya arrived here on march 8th with her daughter and their friends. her husband, who was a driver, he is now fighting on behalf of their country.

we're all worried, especially my daughter, she says, but there is no other choice and i'm proud he's defending our country. ukrainians united. those who come here leave messages, like thank you for the care. all people were nice to us and we never felt hungry, cold, or lonely. miguel marquez, cnn, romania. well, if you would like to assist people in ukraine who may be in need of shelter, food, and water, go to cnn.com/impact, and you can find plenty of ways on that page to help. i will have more from lviv at the top of the hour. but first, let's bring in john vause in atlanta. john. >> hala, thank you. a british iranian woman detained in iran for six years is now back home with her husband and daughter in the uk. stepped off a royal air force plane early thursday with her, another british iranian, an

iranian court sentenced him to ten years in jail. she was taken into custody in 2016 while visiting relatives in iran. she received a five year sentence for espionage, a charge she denies. authorities did not say why she was released but it came after the uk announced it had settled a longstanding debt dating back to before the 1979 islamic revolution. at least four people dead, more than 100 injured after a strong earthquake in japan. the 7.3 magnitude quake was east of fukushima. that's where an earthquake and tsunami led to a meltdown at a nuclear power plant 11 years ago. japan's prime minister says wednesday's quake caused no issues at any of the country's nuclear plants. a tsunami warning was issued just after the quake but later cancelled. still to come, ukraine will not be getting a no-fly zone any time soon but after president zelenskyy's address to congress, he is getting almost a billion dollars in new military aid and new weapons, including long-range anti-aircraft defense systems. more on that when we come back.

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ukrainian president made a virtual paerps before u.s. congress on thursday and while his speech moved some to tears and all to a standing ovation, he did not get what he wanted most, a no-fly zone over ukraine. instead, u.s. president joe biden signed off on $800 million in new military aid and for the first time, called russian president vladimir putin a war criminal. a description the kremlin later said was unacceptable and unforgiveable. cnn's mj lee has details. >> today, the ukrainian people are defending not only ukraine, we are finding for the values of europe and the world. >> reporter: tonight, president biden responding to an impassioned extraordinary speech from his ukrainian counterpart, volodymyr zelenskyy. >> he speaks for a people who have shown remarkable courage and strength in the face of brutal aggression. courage and strength that's inspired not only the ukrainians

but the entire world and the world is united in our support for ukraine and our determination to make putin pay a very heavy price. >> reporter: hours earlier, the ukrainian president addressing a joint session of the united states congress virtually from kyiv as russian attacks intensify across his country. >> russia has attacked not just us, not just our land, not just our cities. >> reporter: and the civilian death toll continues to rise. >> it went on a brutal offensive against our values, basic human values. >> reporter: zelenskyy imploring the u.s. to do more. once again, asking it to support a no-fly zone over his country despite the u.s.'s repeated refusal. >> is this a lot to ask for? to create a no-fly zone over ukraine to save people? is this too much to ask? >> reporter: biden stopping short of endorsing a no-fly zone but announcing an additional $800 million in security assistance to ukraine.

that package, including stinger anti-aircraft systems, javelins, and weapons like grenade launchers, rifles, machine guns, and body armor. the president, also, putting this new label on vladimir putin. >> i think he is a war criminal. >> reporter: with american lawmakers looking on, zelenskyy invoking some of the darkest moments in america's modern history. >> remember pearl harbor, terrible morning of december 7th, 1941, when your sky was black from the planes attacking you? just remember it. remember september 11th, a terrible day in 2001, when evil tried to turn your cities, independent territories into battlefields. when innocent people were attacked from your air. >> reporter: at the end of his remarks, zelenskyy switching from his native tongue to english to speak directly to president biden. >> president biden, you are the leader of the nation.

of your great nation. i wish you to be the leader of the world. being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace. >> reporter: on president biden referring to vladimir putin as a war criminal, white house press secretary jen psaki saying that he had been speaking from the heart and that he was responding in part to what he saw as barbaric actions unfolding across ukraine. we have, in recent days, seen u.s. officials increasingly using the language war crimes, including the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and other u.s. lawmakers. now, there are some legal processes in place to determine whether somebody has committed a war crime, and those investigations are ongoing. mj lee, cnn, the white house. >> pull lizzer prize winning journalist, cnn political and national security analyst, as well as white house and national security correspondent for "the

new york times" and it's good to see you. okay so in his address to u.s. congress, president zelenskyy pleaded for a no-fly zone over ukraine yet again. so what he is really asking for here is air supremacy over ukraine. means like blowing russian air bases, anti-aircraft batteries, so when he asks is that too much, at this point, the answer seems yes but under what circumstances could that change? >> well, the answer so far has been yes and that's pretty understandable. if no-fly zone sounds pretty passive, you know, sounds like you are sort of mapping out an area, telling everybody don't go there but somebody's got to enforce it and when you enforce it, you ehave got the risk that you would have american or nato planes in dog fights with russian pilots coming in to go over ukraine presuming those russian pilots don't respect the no-fly zone. and part of enforcing a no-fly

zone means, as you suggested, taking out the anti-aircraft batteries on the ground. and guess where those batteries are? they're all in russia. so, you'd end up blowing up bases and anti-aircraft and placements inside russia does sound like a good way to start a broader war, doesn't it? >> yeah, absolutely. so, he did not get his no-fly zone but he does get the package behind door number two. here is the u.s. president joe biden. >> it includes 800 anti-aircraft systems to make sure the ukrainian military can continue -- can continue to stop the planes and helicopters that have been attacking their people and to defend their ukrainian airspace. and at the request of president zelenskyy, we have identified and are helping ukraine acquire additional longer-range anti-aircraft systems and the munitions for those systems. >> so there seems to be agreement that those anti-aircraft weapons are more

effective than a no-fly zone would be not least because the russians have been firing long-range missiles from the airspace. so these are details which zelenskyy presumably knows so what is the point in continuing to ask for something he won't get that's less effective than what he's already got? >> i think the point of it is that sometimes you ask for something you know you're not going to get to negotiate a better plan b. and i think that's what he's getting. um, the anti-aircraft does make a lot of sense. it's obviously been pretty effective. if you can get the long-range anti-aircraft, then i think it may create the equivalent of a no-fly zone and at least major parts of the country because russian pilots will be worried about going up against it. now, the question is can you assemble those anti-aircraft fast enough, get them in place fast enough? and can you make a convincing argument that while airplanes,

mig fighters that poland wanted to give were offensive weapons. but these are purely defensive. it's a pretty thin line because both of them are being manufactured and provided by nato countries. um, but the white house is insisting that a mig jet, because it can fly into -- um -- rus russian' airspace is a lot more offensive a weapon than an anti-aircraft battery. >> we also had the national security adviser jake sullivan on wednesday. he spoke with his russian counterpart. highest level noncontact i guess between the u.s. and russia in weeks. and -- and sullivan was adamant about, you know, warning russia about the use of chemical weapons. so, what was the response? >> we don't know what the response was. if you read the american readout of the phone call and the russian readout of the phone call, and hold the two pieces of paper next to each other, you're going to wonder if you are reading about the same phone

call. the russian account is we told the americans that they should get right with history, and help us roud out the neo-nazis. the american version of it is that the united states warned russia that it's unprovoked and illegal war has to stop immediately. and that if it used chemical or biological weapons, it will suffer supreme consequences. it didn't specify what the consequences were. and it didn't make mention of nuclear weapons. while we know, of course, many in the administration are concerned that if nato entered the fray or if president putin got truly -- um -- frustrated in where he was in the war, that he might turn to some weapon of mass destruction to make his point. >> david, thank you. um, quite the note to finish on but appreciate your time, david stager from "new york times" and cnn national and security analyst. thank you. >> thank you.

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russia has avoided a sovereign debt default and made good on interest payments which fell due on wednesday. the finance minister told state media the $117 million payment came from russia's foreign reserves which had been frozen by the u.s. a treasure spokesman says the payment will be allowed to go through but there's still trouble ahead with a $2 billion debt falling due early next month. the international energy agency says an oil supply shock could be on its way. the agency says russia could be forced to limit output by 30% as

demand in russia slumps and major shipping companies reject russian exports. unless saudi arabia and other exporters increase production -- opec plus, which includes ten non-opec companies which are major oil exporters has modestly increased output in recent months but often fails to meet targets. to the absolute surprise of no one, on wednesday the u.s. federal reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point. the first rate hike since december 2018, and the fed indicated six more could be on their way by year's end to try and slow the economy and bring down the highest inflation rate in 40 years which has seen prices on everything from gas to groceries surge. add to that the economic uncertainty caused by russia's invasion of ukraine. >> the implications of russia's invasion of ukraine for the u.s. economy are highly uncertainty. in addition to the direct

effects from higher global oil and commodity prices, the invasion and related events may restrain economic activity abroad and further disrupt supply chains. >> live now to hong kong, cnn's kristie lu stout. stock markets in the u.s. rallied on the news. what's the sentiment right now in asia? >> reporter: the era of fed tightening has begun and markets across the asia-pacific region are factoring in this new reality. on wednesday as expected, the fed hiked interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in order to tame inflation. it's at its highest level since the 1980s, and they also announced a series of aggressive moves in the year ahead in order to tame rising places. let's bring up the data to see how markets across asia are responding, and you will see some strong gains across the board and a lot of color that matches the blazer i'm wearing this day. the nikkei up 3.5%. australia, the s&p gaining more than a percent. the seoul kospi up 1 and 3/4 of

1%. in hong kong, a gain of about 5.8%. on wednesday, china shares had their best day in years on the back of the announcement from chinese officials that they pledged to boost the economy. they also pledged to stabilize the markmarkets. earlier in the week, we saw a heavy sell-off in chinese shares over the concerns of the ongoing covid outbreak in china and also concerns over tension between the u.s. and china over russia and the ongoing conflict in ukraine. from asia we're also keeping an eye on u.s. futures. let's bring up that data for you. on wednesday, u.s. stocks rallied. it was a volatile day of trading. right now, nasdaq futures up about a tenth of 1%. dow futures down a tenth of 1%. analysts say the impact of the invasion by russia, the war of ukraine and the related sanctions as well, the impact

that's going to have on global economic growth is unclear, but they're also urging investors not only to be cautious but to stay balanced. i want you to listen to this. >> we would argue that the hardest decision right now is to do very little and actually think more around being balanced in portfolios. so it would be a case of being very patient when it comes to be an investor and just holding firm when it comes to sort of a more neutral stance in portfolios rather than moving out of risk assets completely given that, you know, there isn't a lot of clarity around what might happen in the coming weeks and months. >> we've seen prices of energy, of commodities soaring, including commodities like wheat, a key export from russia and ukraine. all this could weigh on global economic growth if consumers say, you know what? we want to hold back on spending. back to you, john. >> we know that china is cutting its interest rates which is one way they're going to boost their

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