is also been kind of pointing out that the kind of it cannot make impact from the sanctions. may not me have just a limited impact of the painting on me simply because france is not as reliant as some other countries on russia for its gas and boats. you know, chance gets about 20 percent of its gas from russia always because gas supplier and of course france is a nuclear energy and gets more than 70 percent of its electricity from nuclear power source. so i think in that sense, you know, they're hoping that, you know, there will be some time to push it back to you and i'm sure he will address that. so yes, he's also speaking as a politician who's, who's campaigning. and my producers told me that he is now. he is now there. so let's go and listen in to the french president manual micro bombarded tearful attack on the 25th, the february presented on russian forces are attacking the major towns and cities of cross ukraine. victory, thousands,

hundreds of thousands of civilians in ukraine have already been killed and even children kitchen have been killed. so over some level, the coming days will be probably even tougher and the media delivery element, hundreds of thousands of refugees are fleeing towards moldova, poland, romania, and progressively moving on from there till the rest of you. i said on the p no, in this testing time, mostly testing and challenging time for decades. and we will hold our state court clinic. and i would like to salute tonight, you know, with courage of the ukrainian people over there that are resisting in your name. and i wish to extend the fraternal support of france to president lisky. he is leading this courageous people. he is the face of honor and freedom and valor. nina's horse neela, hot, neither neither friends, leila, nor europe,

nor ukraine, nor the north atlantic alliance to fit what have wished for this war to happen. we've done everything that went to avoid at all it since 2017 and i have constantly engaged in conversations with president of hooted. and in the face of the family growing tensions, i went to leave uncle for young moscow in order to find alternatives to the conflict. and many other european leaders have accompanied the suffering content of the eagles for anybody. the president of the united states of america also showed willingness to negotiate and even said that they would. and as he did in 2021, you've met president o t. nearly billy in june 2021 in geneva, so it is on a united in as soon president putin who is to blame with it. again, the commitments that he has broken visa v. the international community nippers on this war is not a convoluted hidden between nato on the one hand and russia on the other as some

waters have it pretended above littleton. there are no on the morsels that were seen it, but they forces no bases of nato and ukraine. this is a pure and blatant hopper, gordon, and naked aggression nazi root component as this manner. some would try to suggest whereas that russia tried to suggest this is in the fight against him was naziism. but this is an insult, insult for our history and those yet he's always who have gone before us had for la naziism that and paid with their life for it. coming to supp plan. always see. so i want the kim to steadiness. they are also dealing with the history of stalin, is in russia, they're trying to obfuscate this. even war is in war and out of law. a revenge is a spirit of where you nourished y b a kind of reading of the history of europe that tries to throw us back to the times of your national flag, aunt in peerless aggression and extermination did. and for your piano, this attack on the sovereignty and liberty of

a country in europe has edelman resulted in a clear level and nit, what concisely and your firm response. clicking on the part of france is happening it off the british, the united states of america. and so many other countries have followed suit thing . first of all and was many supporting a secret ballot of people of ukrainian sending books to the material and sending on their supplies as although they can defend themselves additional and then also working in tandem with other nation. so that to the leaders of russia can understand that this war is always, always, if we're through a risk to their own, did he pony, and for the world to safely chanel, come at on nation. the united nation is also the how to feed it in your hand, in approaches. and there have been a nip, a harvard initiatives this afternoon, a resolution condemning, hooked a war against training was overwhelmingly voted before it's $40.00. 40 x e russian. sports teams have been excluded from all large. if in more sports events,

i learned the and world over and a large number of events that were to be staged in russia and have been can shania . we continue to word it relentlessly in order to ensure that on all continents issue of countries condense, this invasion of human demand or the cease fire, and also demand access for humanitarian aid. in ukraine would be the puzzle we have this quickly and again. then fortunately, also taken up the sanction something against russia, there are hundreds of russia off personalities close to the power we have seen their assets on. don't frozen. 50. exc, several large in russian bung, banks have been excluded from the international payment system. the aunt thus rendering quite a number of transitions is again impossible and propelling. this is the demise of the rule so that there aren't on the ground under any manion to petition will ye have or not get protected? feller not our compatriots. by transferring our old embassy from one

a on bescedy to another new grain, if ha c, and in allowing you to swear all of the french or he did with other national immediately to is have leave the country nor matthew. it's short notice aside quickly as possible. and i would like to salute our diplomatic security forces and other officials continue this effort and, and try to help our competitor compatriots and bringing them to the main exit points of the ukrainians territory. and i would also like to thank a group of journalists who courageously covering the defeat events and are therefore also important and bringing this freedom and access to information to all season and before dawn, and finally dull within the framework of actually nature's will. and we know that you are engaged in protecting, wanna pay for freedom. the sovereignty of our allies, i think by strengthening our forces in the baltic states and living in the balkans on several 900 french soldiers yesterday. arrived in romania,

within the framework of use effort, lead initiatives, diplomatic alicia, this onion, trying to reach out to russia, but also is supporting a ukrainian project. people will be contin. note with the main object of being water cessation, wellness of all hostilities and qualities. but i stress was we are not as little with russia here, but this is a great people, dancing a european people want to rush and get people that had. so philip brought so many sacrifices during on the 2nd world war, also to save euro. so we stand is all at the sight of all the russians today who refuse of us that vicinity. luke was unjust. war is being wage and their name, uniforms have law and who are raising their voices? yeah. are you in russia and elsewhere people sooner and that is why it shows that the more of a can i don't see it in sky continuously. also as he communicate with her that incidentally, i can choose deliberately good as sancho in much as possible. and as

a clip when necessary, as it is to she saw her lush and remain in contact with president putin in order to try or to find a way out of harm's way and near the war. and also in order to prevent this to become an, an expanded ticket, able a conflagration with leg could engulf other countries as well as your speed, the not liquid. yeah. so on dos, it is a good with hipaa. several aspects of our daily lives have already in touch. and in what we will also see profound off or so changes in the months to come look, our europe has been is your san strongly refugees, strongly affected, and sir hundreds of thousands of refugees coming from ukraine and one that they will be welcomed in our if continental and france will no divided share as well, most fearsome. and i would like to salute arc knows, as was towns and villages who have begun to mobilize the associations. civil

associations were trying to make sure that these refugees are received in the best possible horsewoman of conditions. we will try to make sure to provide comfort the force on and shelter to those. and i see only is on for protection here on our territory of barely. and also those who is will be here in exile as likely this was yes, while their husbands and fathers on and the fighter in ukraine law. and then on that, also those organizations that helped like i could not in ukraine and friends, will be supported our agriculture. our industry in number of industrial sectors in gunam, executives will suffer from your phone, your dealership, sometimes because they read what steve raw materials from russia that has been curtailed all classes sometimes because they want to rush unlock of them. our growth rate will certainly without doubt known to be effective together, they may increase at the or hard the gas station of crisis will be palpable going on. and this will also have an effect on our purchasing power. and we will see it

in our heating bills and other products left will the consequences economic it's certainly see price rises. so in, in terms of our social and economic consequences, i have only put only one load stone really that is to protect you. of course, we will see and seek out to establish new inclusion with supply lines and supply routes malone and providers. and that's why have you been in intensive conversations with our interlocutors in the united states in europe and in the middle e see and understood it. we will also issued an old half do me face that kind of a disruption and push and price increase. and therefore, i have asked the prime minister to set up her own plan of resilience an economic resilience plan in order to face the economic upheaval. and these troubling times, but all of a sudden we should be immediate very clear about this. these measures will not have immediate impact. this would on the book be simply the 1st start in

a will napa camp lieu of a watershed moment while we will. yeah. this is her no longer something that is in the history books and articles. this is unfolding her mother. she met with the for a very eyes and a home is on the ukrainian democracy. hasn't been turned off on the prisoner put into question before very eyes and our liver, t and our freedoms is something that we need to fight for at every step of the way . this brutal return going of the ghost of the past. we should not a on prof, i looked to try and said if and they did a minute or stand simply idle, we will invest in our defense and we will continue to seek our economic independence, innovation officer and the strength as we have always done hope or set, if you're a good middle officially on you're facing this task, as we have in the last couple of months, has shown a remarkable unity. and we must now also accept to pay this price for freedom and

democracy with the animal to ease $1.00 that we need to invest more well in order to depend less from other continents and to be able to decide for ourselves in the long term. and also become a more independent power. it could and sovereign power. first of all, the economic power. we cannot depend on others to live in or provide food to finance, to folded herb in, move on the different project. that is why we try to unravel and have to also promote a new european economic economic model that is founded on self sustainment a. we also need to liberal when ourselves off and function. russian gas and fossil fuels for heating, evolve and for kitchens. and that is why i love the cold government of france is pushing forward the renewable energy strategy and our nuclear power strategy resource that be awesome. and then finally,

the power of awful tease. we can no longer depend on others to defend our soil and ourselves and whether it be done on our territories on see in the air or air anywhere else and to differ. in this respect, our european defense needs to donate, make a further step portion of healthy enough data march. i have the hall for the heads of states of europe, judge to come together in order to decide on this very vital issue. a po, up and play. unity. already. europe has shown unity and determination enclave not in will. and europe has now crossed the, crossed michelle completely, it the line to noon and market, you know, ripped, to add markson to know ukraine is a watershed moment. yeah. and was like, it is a rupture that we are witnessing. i know how much will it affect us? it mobilizes us, and we will have to mobilize our decisions and i will,

the answerable to you, he, them about them this, i get it on war is also elephant as a war. that is the backdrop for our democracy. and our political campaign for our presidential elections. this will lead to very important national debate and, and it will not prevent us from coming together. we're on the most essential points . i know that i can put the shower on you at on your attachment allocate to liberty to dylan equality and fraternity. let us that a false to the place that france has in the world and with pleasure. me that and i will never, never cease to defend this. and to carry this banner in your name. long live the republic you left long live france and you have been listening to an address by the french president there emanuel mer

cronner. we've been listening it together, richard, this is obviously a politician who's campaigning to be reelected. and he also wants to listening to the last couple of statements there. and if speech wants to make friends in europe as independent as possible. yeah, so and it would be very sad to hear was sonia has to say about the, you know, his sort of hints there are running for reelection because you have to remember michael hasn't even announced officially that he's running for reelection. but everybody's expecting that a pretty heavy hint at the end there. but yeah, i mean, it really runs the gamut. they're a statesman like speech, presenting himself as we were just talking about earlier. somebody who's really been in the thick of this crisis who's really been active in trying to find a diplomatic solution. but acknowledging that now there's been a watershed moment to an expression that he used a couple of times to describe what is happening. but as you indicated, ending his speech there on themes that he's had throughout his presidency,

particularly dating back to a speech that he made at the sorbonne in paris in 2019 theme of european sovereignty. that europe needs to be able to stand for itself more strongly. it needs to strengthen itself in various different ways and stressing that now even more strongly than before, i think i'm talking about, you know, that we cannot depend on others in europe, in a whole range. of areas in economic lee, but also in terms of defense and out there is really almost starting to kind of chime in with some of the language that we've been hearing now just around what's been happening in russia, ukraine. but through the pandemic, this idea is that this kind of period of hyper globalization of supply chains, things like that, that we're moving into a new era where those supply chains look a lot less dependable. whether it's because of the pandemic or the, or the, or this kind of a full disruption in terms of violence and looking for

new ways to organize the economy. i mean, he really had very strong language on that, that we have to develop a new economic model of self sustainment. he's also picking up what we've heard, or what we've seen here in berlin the last couple of days with this increase in funding that's going to the german military for example. i mean, these are, these are paradigm shifts that have, we've expected them to take place at the speed of plate tectonics. but instead, i mean, these are like major earthquake. yeah, i mean, the change here has been even more dramatic than in france. a real 1. 80. i mean, it's kind of dizzying just at the weekend with all of sholtes, the chance of making a speech in parliament where he almost throughout the whole tenants of german security and foreign policy. a traumatic increase in investment in germany's armed forces. leaping above the nato's 2 percent of g d. p. target,

which is become something that germany hasn't, hasn't met for decades. in fact, if you think macro is trying to plug into that, well, of course france has historically invested much more in defense. france is a strong military power in europe. interestingly, he did not mention germany at all during that speech. it even struck me that towards the beginning of the speech, he said that, you know, the response to the aggression of vladimir putin was met in a clearing a concise way by france. and that the british and the u. s. in many other countries followed suit, implying some have of course france was, was at the forefront and not mentioning countries like germany, where there's been a huge turnaround. that was the campaigner talking, i think. yeah, i mean, of course he's going to want to put france at the forefront of events here. but yet we are witnessing something quite dramatic including for from mccomb because as he stress,

he was up front about the fact that ever since he came to office. he said that since 2017, he'd really made a priority of trying to build a relationship with vladimir putin. he sense that there was a problem building in relations between russia and europe, particularly on security. he's been the, the european lead over the western leader who, who is indicated he's, he's most open to kind of a big rethink of, of security. he's been very critical of nato. just remember him referring to nato. somebody that was great at one point indicating that he's open to a big kind of rethink of the security architecture. so the one person in europe who might have seen most open to vladimir putin demands to, to really shake things up in terms of security and give russia from the moscow's point of view, a fair shake with within the security architecture within europe. so somebody who i think, having invested all that is particularly disappointed and appalled,

that vladimir putin hasn't picked up on any of these overtures and has gone ahead with this invasion. it is interesting that he is trying to sell himself in france as a leader in taking advantage of this opportunity being presented by the war, this paradigm shift. and if you go back to couple of weeks, it seemed that he was trying to replace former german chance or new america as being your new putin whisperer. if you will. he went to moscow and sat at the long table with one of my boots and came out of that talk and at least intimate, that he knew something that the rest of us didn't know and may bring diplomacy instead of war. and that's not what happened. all of that diplomatic attempt that we saw coming from him was for not, well, we don't know if it was for note of course, but, but it certainly didn't achieve the desired result. and that was striking it in the, in recent weeks, the mac on really a did,

did kind of adopt the sort of the part of my role in europe. anglo mackerel, who'd been in office for 16 years, and course left office towards the end of last year. in new german chancellor and position off shalt finding his feet in that row leading a party. the social democrats that has traditionally seen itself is a very much a bridge build a to russia. so him kind of finding himself his feet in that role. and my call taking up that slacker and moving into po position. but i think back on his, in his address, you're not trying to duck any of that. in fact, holding that up as something that will look. i tried and it didn't work, but that means we need to think again. and of course, you know, hitting his eyes, thinking well, making the case that what is happening now proves the point that he's been making all along, that europe needs to be stronger. right. richard, as always, we appreciate your analysis. thank you. you're watching. the w news is

a recap of the latest developments in just the last hour, the united nations general assembly, as adopted a non binding resolution demanding that russia immediately stop using force against ukraine and withdraw its military from the country. the historic resolution on the support of 141 states only 5 countries voted against it before today's vote. ukrainian bathroom to the un accused russia of seeking to commit genocide in the country and called on the world to stand together against moscow's actions. here's the un secretary general antonia will terra speaking after that booked. the general assembly has spoken a secretary general. it is my duty to stand by these resolution and be guided by schol. the message of the general assembly is law, then clears, and those steel. it is the new crane now silenced the guns, now opened the door to dialogue and diplomacy. no. the territorial integrity and so

for entity of ukraine must be respected in line with you and chart that we don't have a moment to lose the brutal effects of the conflict airplane to see. but as well as the situation is for the people ukraine, right now, it's threats us to get much, much worse. the ticking clock is a time bomb looking at het, i will continue to do everything in my power to contribute to an immediate cessation of hostilities and urgent negotiations for peace. people in ukraine desperately needs peace, and people around the world demanded slows. the un secretary general as the war in ukraine enters its 2nd week. russian forces or intensifying attacks of the countries main cities. they claim to have taken control of the port city of your song close to crimea in the south. a ukrainian official has disputed their

claim saying that fighting for the city of still ongoing for the to the eaves, the port city of mario paul is under heavy attack. the city's mayor, according to reuters saying that russian forces are actively preventing civilians from leaving that maria polls. water supply has been cut off and in ukraine's 2nd largest city har. keith schilling is taking place for a 3rd day in a row and in the capital. here, the mayor warning that russia is gathering troops close, hoping to encircled the capital grains. as the dozens of civilians have been killed in russian airstrikes over the past few days. numb from shock, this woman sits just 2 meters away from a dead body. one if a number killed in russia sustained attacks on hockey, ukraine,

2nd largest city. nothing better than me. we've been shown to by russians. we are all scad reverse. why us? why us regular people russia has continued to bond both residential areas and administrative buildings in the city. a local hospital has also been damaged knowingly blue limit broder. we had injured people in the hospital with the basement served as a bomb shelter. people were hiding here from the shelling of the so called peacemakers. let's put it like that. ah, emergency services in the city of their high tamya spent the early hours of wednesday morning trying to control raging fires. local authorities say

a russian air strike hit the city, which is west of the capital cave. in care of itself, people are desperately trying to leave. they continue to flock to the central station as they try to escape the capital. on tuesday evening, a missile hit the city's t v tower killing at least 5 people. the tower is close to bobbin yard, a memorial sight to one of the biggest single massacres of jews during the holocaust. oh, this is a country under attack with no one really show when or how it blend you watch v w news is a quick recap of what is happening in ukraine on the ground. the un general

assembly in new york city has voted overwhelmingly on a resolution demanding russian withdrawal of all of its troops from ukraine and denouncing the invasion. in the strongest terms. a 141 countries voted yes, 5 voted against more new to the top of the out with, with with

who enter the conflict zone with tips of sdn rushes. president putin has reminded the world is massive nuclear arsenal. by placing it on the higher alert is the nato alliance. credible determine how real business specter of a 3rd world more general. so richard sheriff, former deputy supreme commando of the nato alliance,

i my guest this week from london, a conflict zone. you have no d, w. oh, they've had no peace for for decades. the people of iraq our country is devastated and there's no end to how did it come to the team witnesses revealed unprecedented story. they were freeze the u. s. they knew what the consequence of these things are, and they blight to the world about it behaved exactly like dormancy and the poison spread. bear

with life the great documentary series destruction of a nation starts march, 4th on d. w. russia has stepped up. it's a tax across ukraine, the largest invasion for seen in europe since the 2nd world war. and if that's not serious enough, russia's president putin has reminded the world of his massive nuclear arsenal. by placing it on higher alert. he will seek to apply maximum force and if nuclear is part of that austell and he feels that he which it is and he feels it's going to give him an advantage. i've no doubt that he, we should be prepared for him to use it. that's general sir richard sheriff, former deputy supreme commando of the nato ally.