rapids, oh ah ah, this is d, w is life from berlin. nature was russia, is still planning a full scale invasion of ukraine. secretary general. yes, donald berg pledge is strong support. you cried and urges moscow to choose the path of diplomacy. russia face is down, the world wide condemnation is germany holds a controversial north string to gas pipeline project in life with a raft of western sections.

ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. nato has condemned russia's, the escalation of the crisis over ukraine and its recognition. of 2 breakaway regions as independent states for the lines, the secretary general. yes, dalton burke has described this as the most dangerous security ma moment in the generation is that russia has not stopped planning for a full scale invasion of the country. awarded ongoing publications in the east today added that nature would continue to provide you trade with strong political support. this is the crisis created by russia alone. we command ukraine for its restraint in not responding to russia's repeat the publications. we stand in solid either with the ukrainian people on its government. alice are

united in their full support for eucharist sovereignty and to the turtle and toyota within its in nationally recognized borders. let's get more from dw corresponded christine montoya in brussels. so wor, words her from the nato secretary, a general, how is the organization planning to react to this latest escalation from russia? while in addition to the remarks that the nato secretary general made that you just air their full. and he also said that the alliance had deployed some 100 fighter jets and battleships that these were on stand by at high alert am. and he said he again reiterated the fact that the alliance was ready to offer additional support add to some of its members, particularly the baltic states of those would be stony latvia and lithuania for ukraine. he committed additional military support as so that's not trips on the

ground. ah, but military aid as so equipment is what he said, as well as some financial contribution for ukraine. and it is that what he was talking about then when he talked about reacting in solidarity with ukraine, which of course is not a member of later. that's right. and i think you've seen this am from all as statements out in solidarity with ukraine, from, from all member say individually and as well that we are seeing that a lot more deployment, for example, is going to be made on the eastern flank. these are countries that are closer to ukraine and we know for example, that the german defense minister alongside and the defense minister in the u. k. i have said that they will be sending additional troops to boast. anita units are in the eastern flank. so yes, that solidarity, of course is the political support it's, it's, it's technical know how for the, for the ukrainian military, a financial support for the ukrainian military. a,

but no western soldiers on the ground are in ukraine. and that's something that a lot of people in that part of the world would like to see ad, but there is no indication that nato would be doing that any time soon. i christine, christine wander in brussels. russia's escalation of this crisis has brought a flood of condemnation from western leaders present versus decision to recognize, to break away regions of eastern ukraine as independent states, as also prompted putative sanctions. the toughest at this stage is germany decision to hold the key and gnawed stream to gas pipeline project. this has been built to bring russian gas to europe, but still needs to go ahead from german regulators, which chantelle shows now says has been suspended indefinitely. this pipeline was set to bring russian natural gas straight to germany's doorstep via the baltic sea . now the north stream to project has become

a tool in germany's efforts to punish russia's aggression in ukraine. after president putin recognized the 2 separatist regions in the countries east as independent states. habit of putting the sketches i've asked the german economy ministry today to withdraw the report on the analysis of energy supply guarantees. from the german energy regulator. it sounds technical, but it's the required procedure, so that can be no certification of the pipeline. now if you zoomed without the certification, nordstrom to comp become operational, can nonsense. like a little bit tricky. archie shows his announcement is just part a broader efforts to sanction russia over its latest move. e ministers met on tuesday morning to discuss joint measures with european commission had us left on the line announcing by a twitter that a 1st packet of sanctions would be put together by day's end. but for now, the halting of the pipeline remains the most significant step taken in response to russia's latest escalation or president puritan has now signed

a friendship treatise with the lu hans gun financed regions in easton, ukraine. that's the day after recognizing them as independent states. he plans to build military bases and establish a joint defense mechanism. russian law makers voted unanimously to allow the country's troops to be stationed in the breakaway republics, speaking to the upper chamber of parliament. one moment this at the military presence was intended to maintain stability and independence. president bruce in his corner, rusty's calling brushes, presents in easton ukraine. a peacekeeping mission, ukraine's president says his country won't give up any territories. calling for international support. western governments have condemned the russian recognition of the breakaway territories and dismissed a president. putin's peacekeeping claims as a pretext to invite the rest of ukraine unmarked military vehicles have already been seen in the east. troops mobilize in the dead of night. early on

tuesday columns of military vehicles were spotted approaching the outskirts of de netscape. the capital of one of 2 separatist regions of east in ukraine. while no insignia were visible, the vehicles appeared just hours after russian president vladimir putin ordered russian troops to deploy the way to the the, the move represents a significant escalation. but moscow is calling it a peacekeeping operation with only ours before to, to recognize the separatist regions as independent states. but it was a historic moment with just a few strokes of his pen, russia, the leader made a diplomatic solution to the crisis more difficult than ever. we were using it for those who seized power in kev and holding onto it. we demand that they stopped military operations immediately. otherwise, all responsibility for the possible continuation of bloodshed will be fully on

their conscience. on the streets of rebel held on yes, a small group of people within celebrating the announcements. ukraine's president called an emergency session of his security council and made a renewed plea for tough sanctions on moscow. nasa, but native mud we expect clear and effect to support from our partners or will now look closely to see who our true friends and partners are. and who will continue to try and scare off the russian federation with mere woods school or doors it. la cathy or cisco for the ukraine says it will not give up its territories and accused, as russia of tearing up the men's road. map to peace is taken to ab ukraine than to where we joined. dw correspondent, nick connelly in case of wealth neck. and what have you been hearing from dan at scandal husk? well, different situation there is very tense,

has been for the past few days, a real uptake and fighting. they're taking the locals back to the worst times in that. don't best conflict in 2014, 2015, a 1000 people without water without power because of damage to critical infrastructure. soldiers being killed and civilians wounded lots of images. people in bomb shelters, hiding some. now think about whether it's time to leave that frontline zone and move a bit further away from those front lines. but also the biggest fear that we will see russia not only sending it strips to the rebel held. there is the thing that began yesterday night, but also that we would see them crossing the front line at because those separatist areas claim basically the entirety of the done. yet gallow hunts regions, most of which are under government control under key of control. and if they make good on that promise that we'll see, see, huge amounts fighting and lots of people civilians involved in what are very densely populated areas. ok, i stay with us. nik i'm going to take a closer look at those breakaway regions that russia's now recognizes the

independent state. and then we'll come back to reminders of war are everywhere in done yet. and new hunts. the 2 provinces lie an eastern ukraine on the border with russia. both declared independence after the revolution in 2014, which most in the region did not support separatists voted to join russia and have fought ukrainian forces for control ever since. around 4000000 people live in what's called the don bass region. it's known for heavy industry and coal mining and it's large, russian, and russian speaking population in the main city done yet. banners read, we are russian. moscow has handed out hundreds of thousands of russian passports. but life is tough. caught in the middle. many who can have left most pensioners are

stuck. others fight ukraine estimates. there are about 35000 separatist troops and accuses moscow a filling up their ranks with russian soldiers in 2015. a ceasefire. signed in minsk, helped, and little scale fighting. but the conflict has dragged on, leaving more than 14000 people dead back to make connelly and give mic a tell us about more about how ukrainians are reacting to the set. latest moved by russia when there was a huge shock at that speech by vladimir putin yesterday, which is basically an hour long tirade about historical injustices. he says the russia has suffered not only from the west since the collapse of the soviet union. but also prior to that, by the communist sees a busy lennon had created a ukraine in its present form that bessie,

everything that ukraine has in the way of it industry in terms of resources, was all down to russian and soviet investment in ukraine. the basically, if you quinn wants to leave russia's fear of infants needs to give all that up. and basically, you know, become at full independent state or a much smaller part of its current territory. am crazy, really unexpected or little elements about talking about water prices for domestic households in ukraine talking about various in factories. it has gone bankrupt. so kind of a story that the present russia feels the need to talk about these things a, on the prime time talking to russian citizens. and the main focus was his last sentence was basically a pretty open threat to ukraine. that he said that if basically ukraine doesn't get its troops out of him, government hold could territory, or then any kind of escalation violence could leave too much big a war. and that he said would be fully the responsibility of what he called the regime hearing key of right. and so they've been one another fear for the government must therefore be that's well, will it just and that done, it's gonna and landscape. is this going to lead to something wider across you crime?

i think it's a very brave analyst to try will try and give you any kind of concrete answer on that seems like all the options on the table and particularly that extraordinary spectacle. we had, yesterday of putin with his top security officials and what looked like a kind of strict teacher giving his ministers a, talking to them all having to kind of give their lines and support this decision. looking all pretty nervous, fluffing their lines. one of the advisors, even her by mistake talking about annexing these regions rather recognizing was independence at all. these options seemingly still on the table, russia might include donates kalonski in its own church as it has done with russia . and they still talk of maybe attempts to try and link a russia proper with an ex crimea overland bridge or take more ukrainian, churchy to be able to get crimea. it's very nervous time here, it doesn't seem like vladimir putin has to basically yoked. decide these things in discussion with anyone except his own conscience. this is a man who now believes this is about his historical mission,

his place in history books and as of see a very scary place for ukrainians to be in. now. i for now an economy in kiff. thank you so much. will they doubly has been speaking are with people on the streets of cave to get their reactions to this latest russian to we're really am afraid about our democracy, about our country, about our freedom really whole was at our children. i shall we were stopped. ah, by till guardian call to t shan ah, within that loss of his directions should be done before it's all completed inc. retry to to show our onward that we are really good county and we deserve to be free. so we're living in a hard time for your grain and a lot of people arm experiencing fear every day. like going to bed and waking up. we don't know where actually we're, well exactly, we're going to be like in danger. like when can you will be like in real danger for

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