for february 25th on d, w. ah, this is t w. news alive from berlin. the risk is high. the threat in media. that's a top us officials latest warning about a potential russian invasion of ukraine. the biden administration is verging americans to leave ukraine now saying there will be no rescue with hostilities. begin. also coming on france bands. freedom convoys is hundreds of protesters opposing crow to virus restrictions. head for parents driven by what's happening in

canada. she'd wow, the winter olympics with a record breaking performance, but after a doping controversy this 15 year old russian figure skater, now wait to hear, if she'll be allowed back on the ice ah on michael ok. welcome to the program. the risk is now high enough. the threat is immediate enough. that is how us national security advisor jake sullivan described russia's plans to invade. the biden administration has not prevented space presented specific evidence of an imminent invasion and was clear that it does not know if one will happen. but with russian troops and warships, wargaming within range of its smaller neighbour western allies are more concerned than ever that the window to attack is now more activity on all

sides of the ukraine crisis. russia's ministry of defense released footage of navy ships arriving in sebastopol bay on the black sea in the russian annexed crimean peninsula. they're here taking part in large scale landing drills. the situation makes many ukrainians uneasy. it's not a pleasant feeling. believe me, to understand that you and circled by the russian troops from bella with schwann's, follow them kilometers more than 1000 from the east. and the last couple of days, sir, russia actually close to the entire a z o c and the the particles do. blake seed actually excess ukrainian ports to the black sea. the united states wanted citizens out of harm's way

immediately. president joe biden has urged all americans to leave ukraine. if a russian attack on ukraine proceeds, it is likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians without regard to their nationality. a subsequent ground invasion would involve the onslaught of a massive force with virtually no notice communications to arrange. a departure could be severed and commercial. transit halted, while civilians pack up security forces are coming in the other direction. around a 1000 us soldiers arrived in poland to add to the $4000.00 service members already stationed there and on romanian black sea coast. a 1000 strong strike force rolled in from a u. s. bass and germany. nato secretary general was there when they arrived. he spoke of the importance of boots on the ground as a deterrent to russia's military build up, which he called unjustified. so the combination old

military buildup, threatening rhetoric, ah, a track record of using force against neighbors. of course, that's the reason for her being a cedars are concerned, and her being vigilant and ready also to ah, react if her there once again used force against the ukraine. although the u. s. hasn't sent ground forces to ukraine. it continues to supply weapons to the beleaguered country. part of a $200000000.00 security package meant to keep this crisis from escalating into an outright conflict. i'm join now from brussels by our nato, corresponded terry schultz. terry, the bite in white house seems to believe at this point that outright conflict is where there's crisis is heading. tell us more about what u. s. national security advisor jake sullivan had to say. well,

you heard jake sullivan, very much sounding the alarm in, in specific ways that we haven't heard before about what may be coming just in the next few days. he was also careful. i'd to to say that there don't know for sure that this is going to happen. that of russian president vladimir putin has given the order to move ahead with an invasion. but certainly the rhetoric is much, much stronger than we've heard in recent days. and that's why everyone is, is very much on alarm, not just in washington, but here in brussels with nato calling its ambassadors into an emergency meeting last night to just expand a little bit more and why the u. s. seemed show, convinced to so certain that to russia is in fact going to evade into in vedo ukraine. michael, we don't know that they're certain, in fact they said that they're not certain that there's going to be an invasion in the next few days. what we have seen in recent months is that they have assembled all the capabilities to invade if they wanted to. and that's what the problem is.

no one knows exactly what russian president vladimir putin is going to do. you can't say he's not going to invade, and that's why nato, with his responsibility to protect its allies, some of which border russia and, and of course valerie as well. that's why they have the responsibility to get ready just in case we shaw the nato secretary general in our report. they're welcoming us troops. romania, nato. upping its force posture in alliance countries. that border you current. how much concern is there that any russian military action could spread beyond ukraine's borders? well, micheal, it's not just ukraine. it's also beller roost. bella luce in russia are now conducting joint exercises. and russia has sent forces into beller roofs, in a level not seen since the end of the cold war, according to nato. so now you've got several countries, the baltic states, and poland, and romania bordering ukraine, or bella roof, where there are, you know, so, so many russian forces built up. we should say they're not inside ukraine at the

moment. but you've got these countries very, very unsettled, and some of them, of course, have been occupied before by the, the old soviet union. so they are always on edge. and especially when you see just this incredible show of force by the kremlin, very near their borders. now, no one is certain that if this invasion were to happen, that it would spill over into nato territory. but once again, they just can't take that chance. and that's why nato exists to deter any such attack and to reassure these allies that are there in this very vulnerable territory. that's terry schultz in brussels for as many thanks to her let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. british prime minister boys, johnson has received a police questionnaire over allegations. he attended parties at downing street that violated locked in ruins, a spokesperson said he would respond as required. london's metropolitan police have contacted more than 50 people over the gatherings at johnson's office and home. a

court in canada says, authorities may remove protesting truckers who have blocked the busiest border. crossing with the u. s. it says the truckers must leave the ambassador bridge by saturday evening days of demonstrations against vaccine mandates for drivers have paralyzed cross border trade. and the truckers protest in canada has sparked a copycat action in france. thousands of protesters or are heading forth paris and so called freedom convoys. the city has band demonstration saying the risk to public order is too high. but opponents of krona virus restrictions are determined to reach the capital. french police are preparing for anything. as convoys of demonstrators descend on paris, members of the self styled freedom convoys are hoping to blockade roads in the

capital to protest against coven measures. many have been inspired by similar truck, a protests in canada, which have shut down central ottawa and cut off border crossings into the us. but the french con boys are made up of a range of vehicles driven by citizens who are fed up with frances covered restrictions. this level is full. i'm here to defend all of our freedoms and especially against the vaccine particles and all q archives, whatever they are making fun and on another ugly, fed up with the dictatorship. they've imposed on his the 2 years. and it's important to support people in this movement. while frances vaccine pass is a common source of anger, demonstrate as represent a mix of causes. rising energy prices are another major issue. an echo of the yellow vest protests that rocked the country in 2018 and 19 with presidential elections only a few months away. the french government has expressed some sympathy with

protesters, but it doesn't want the movement hijacked by political opponents. the government also eased restrictions further on friday, announcing that mosques will no longer be required indoors from the end of february . but for many making the long drive towards paris, it's too little, too late. at the beijing winter olympics figure skating followers are frozen in anticipation awaiting a sports court decision on the fate of russian athlete camilla valley, ava on friday, olympic anti doping officials said she had previously tested positive for a band substance that could stop her claiming a gold metal for a dazzling performance on monday and prevent her from competing again next week. the international olympic committee is mounting a legal challenge in an attempt to keep her off the ice after

a stunning jump on the ice, a crashing fall into controversy. on monday, camilla valley eva became the 1st woman to land, a quadruple jump at the olympics, helping her team when gold. on friday, the international testing agency announced she had previously tested positive for a band hot medication that could potentially increase endurance. but it's not clear the 15 year old will be held responsible, according to sports journalists and doping expert. hi, jo, set out. if it comes to get, get a decision about if she is guilty or not, you have to consider that maybe she didn't know about it. she at rena camila i yes, i might be a victim of her aunt, rush, rushes olympic committee is standing by valley ava and her asking why it took weeks for a swedish le bar a treat to deliver the results of a test taken on december 25 russian politicians are also backing the stars skater,

saying she should hold her head high. had she's peasant, i want to say to camilla, we stand with you because none of this change is my attitude towards her. and i think that's just as true for millions of fans to me. camella valley ava is the best in the world. and type of foreman's program is 2nd to none of them. he's paulinus. he wouldn't have been you them couldn't say value of his face will be settled in a case being considered by the court of arbitration for sport. the outcome will decide whether she can return to the ice in beijing for the individual figure skating event for which she is a gold medal favorite. well, it's the 1st weekend at this year's berlin international film festival, which is once again being held in person. people have been flocking to cinemas around the german capital to see the films in competition for the golden bear. 7 of them were directed by women. our reporter stacy bins. takes

a look. as the curtain went down a week, one's race to win the golden bear, strong complex them in unity came into focus. director ursula meyer let a cast on an exploration of various forms of violence inflicted by women on to other women. in the french film, the line violence is silent, verbal, and physical. often in cinema, you have men doing most of the violence actually and women who have island 10 more to be teenage girls. so we thought, why not have good all for an adult woman who is violent just as is without it being associated to say drugs or prostitution. the line is the story of 3 sisters who all handle abuse by their mother differently. the own death portrayed by stephanie blancho attacks her mother and is slapped with

a restraining order. barriers are imposed ignored, and then accepted as the main character moves towards healing her inner and outer wounds. ah robe of gems, as a ra, look at the collective pain experienced by the families of mexico's missing and murdered. it's a feature film 1st for writer and director, natalia lopez, guy r. though the story centers on 3 women who are pulled into the underbelly of rural life for me are the characters, art and all the women especially i was somehow blake, the different dimensions of the same person. a psychological drama shows hope through sadness and the importance of empathy, harder for so if get out there, the necessity off, they are identified yourself with the other, i think is something that it's that we,

we are lacking off and we need to construct again the berlin ala showcasing 18 films buying for gold and silver bears, the winners will be announced on wednesday. you're watching t w news up next and avatar opera without real live singers. in our show shift living in the digital age. a might look hoop, thanks for watching things. it's hard to laugh, i reckon from people make fun about their own social, economic and political problems in wasn't big. we say that you have to laugh, so you don't, right. it's how people caught we played a little as a journalist. i often talk about his focus in that bind to my fellow continuum. i like to start my day by checking on, the oldest jokes,

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