after the but the general assembly, as spoken a secretary general, it is my duty to stand by these resolution and be guided by its call. the message of the general assembly is loud and clear it. and though steal it is in ukraine now silenced the guns. now opened the door to dialogue and diplomacy. no. the territory integrity and sovereignty of ukraine must be respected in line with you end chart that we don't have a moment to lose. the brutal effects of the conflict airplane to see. but as bad as the situation is for the people ukraine, right now, it's threats to get much, much worse. thinking clock is at time of a fascinating moment, the specter they w. washington bureau chief in his poll in as the resolution is non bonding. so what does this vote achieve?

well, this was, this road was mainly really to indicate that put in russia this isolated on the global stage. but indeed, anthony has to say the resolute resolution is not binding. so it does send a strong symbolic message, especially probably to those countries which used to stay on the side with russia that they might end up on the wrong side. but it is more of a reassurance that the really vast majority of the world condemns. put in swore and ukraine without any immediate consequences, or like more sanctions or military actions, a tardis in the down thought of symbolism. we will ask the next question, can the un do anything effectively to stand in rushes? why to keep ukrainian safe? well, no, i mean, not like in an immediate way, as i said, they are a consent in military or they can't ascend and weapons or agree on

more sanctions. but what they can do, they could increase the pressure on a vladimir put in. and that also does send the message into russia itself. it's more and more clear that put in stance totally isolated. and countries which used to be on his side, or rather, or choose the other way. know which countries enos which countries vote or, or lack of a vote for you stands out from the $181.00 that were cast, which tells a story well, on the one hand or it was really china. they weren't not. they were not loading against or put in, but they are, were abstaining. so many people expected them to be keep standing on the side of put in. so that proves again that the relationship between china and russia is much more complicated than many expected,

especially after the meeting between shipping and volume you're putting at the beginning of the winter olympics. and then there is another very interesting country. and this is cuba, anthony, you might recall that there's a putin said, a view of the united states or nato, implement a weapons along my border and my russian border than i just put on some missiles on the, on the cuban island, which is really close to the u. s. border, but cuba did not word on the side with russia that also indicates that the wind is changing. and then that some countries, as i just said, might reconsider if put in still is the right bet they w. washington bureau chief in his perfect symmetry time one traditional russian ally that didn't take part in the u. n. vote was venezuela. the country's voting rights at the u when have been suspended because it hasn't paid membership

juice following years of crippling international sanctions. so 5, in as well as left as president nicolas medulla has refused to condemn russia's invasion. instead, he described the sanctions imposed by the west on russia as economic war. mina, look a 1000 not look at what they're doing with russia. it's a crime what they're doing against the russian people and economic war. they took them out of the swift system of fact, they close their ass space later they closed all commercial links. they closed and prohibited the use of the dollar. it is madness. you know what they're doing with russia? it, when i look good, i look at them within the on rosier french president a my mobile call has said the russian invasion of ukraine is the beginning of the new era for europe in an address to the french nation. all said, he only plans to step up investment in defense of france and the european union. the president also warned that the war in ukraine will hit the french economy hard,

adding, this is the price for freedom and democracy. it is surely possible. and as the war and your crime enters its 2nd week, president vladimir zalinski is urging people to keep up their resistance even as russia intensifies its attacks on major cities. one ukrainian official has disputed claims that russia has seized control of the black sea port of her song. further east, the cities of ha keefe and madi pole are under heavy attack. quoting muddy pulse mere. the reuters news agency says russian forces are actively preventing civilians from leaving and that my repulse water supply has been cut off and came, smith has warned that russia is gathering troops close to the capital. in old ukraine says 2000 people have been killed in russian. a strike so far. an emotional reunion. this ukrainian man embraces his family for the

1st time since they were separated by a russian missile strike on keith. his wife and children had stepped out of their apartment, moments before the capitals tv tower was hit. but the soldiers shouted, ran quickly, which was very scary. my youngest son ran and shouted faster, faster, were being shot. we're not going to make it. and we came here to the shelter. now he's afraid to got side and can start crying. my oldest son shouted in his sleep. he shouted mom, we have to go to the shelter. people have been sheltering and caves metro stations for days. the young and old pets and humans alike. they don't know how long they'll have to spend down here or what will happen when their food runs out above ground. the invasion continues.

shelling and street fighting between ukrainians and russian paratroopers have left ukraine, 2nd largest city park give in ruins. hundreds of fear dead in the port city of mary paul. after a 15 hour long russian bombardment and russia says it has taken full control of his son in the country south. one resident recorded the moment, he opened his curtains to see a russian tank in the street. they're turning people to steer inside. shooting. you hear the sounds i think they should stroke recording before. so shoot through my hand as air raid sirens blair at a cross keys. the battle for the heart of ukraine continues.

the un refugee agency says the number of people fling ukraine has now passed the 1000000 mark, making at the fastest exodus of refugees so far the century mazda heading toward poland, but other neighboring countries like romania are also taking in refugees. but as date of the correspondent fanny for shar discovered some of those who are eligible to leave a having to wait longer than others to cross to safety. finally, here, thousands are pouring towards the ukrainian border with romania as word spreads of the tale. back of refugees of the polish crossing with harrowing image is still in their minds and few items in their hands. they arrive at the last checkpoint to safety oksana and her kids needed 4 days to get here from keep on her mind what's ahead. they are going to look for work she car because i need to provide for

my children. and my husband stayed to defend his country. you know, men of fighting age between 18 and 60, have to stay there all so many none. ukrainians who want to new students, migrant workers? about half a 1000000 according to you and estimates. hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing for their lives, heading west for the border. not all these people from across ukraine are running from the same thing. but are they all getting the same treatment? i've met flat from heavily bon pat keith, a student from egypt. he says he's growing frustrated about being made to wait in freezing temperatures while ukrainians are let through the they let us only put of to like, oh, it's hundreds of turns we will was i can say anything or this. what's the lawyer was also like visit us any that should. 2 care more about us. i've met says he has already been to live if, but was not let through at the border with pool and there we are far away from

other countries as the same situation. we're also on us. i don't think we should be for them to live own, to live. right. his friend also from egypt disagree in this way. i feel the world's as beeble. they have no home to go. and actually we have home. we are visitor, we can go now like to see, but they don't have any bliss to those officials here. do not want to talk on camera about why they are 2 lines, one for foreigners, one for ukrainians, but they tell us their goal is to maintain con, here. there is concern that the situation might get out of control as more refugees take the alternative route to romania. we are not allowed to firm i've met and his friend crossed the border. but after a few hours, they do just like thousands of others finally to safety. now when russia invaded ukraine, experts worried that cyber attack,

as would wreak havoc. but that hasn't happened yet. you trans defense council says the number of cyber attacks has gone up significantly with hackers targeting critical infrastructure and the energy grid, but it's less than was expected. internet giants like microsoft have also helped repel attackers. meanwhile, hackers around the world, including the anonymous collective, had declared cyber war on russia and taking a met russian government networks to the world's sport now and russian. all the god roman abramoff which has confirmed he will sell english premier league football club, chelsea, abram of each boat. the club in 2003. and that set off a wave of foreign 1000000000 is snapping up. teams as investments, has been accused of having close ties to vladimir putin and could become the target of sanctions that target both his wealth and his property.

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a massive toll on russia's economy. can it rely on china to help whether the storm will look at new trade ties between the 2 countries and talk to our expert blown. welcome to the show. i'm steven beardsley in berlin. prices for commodities sword wednesday as russia's war with ukraine and the resulting sanctions put pressure on global supplies of oil, gas, and even agricultural goods. some shipping companies have avoided black c ports around russia and ukraine, fearing they could be attacked. western sanctions have been down hard. meanwhile, tankers and ports are staying away from russian commodities out of fear. they might cross the new sanctions. russian oil so toxic that one major player 0 good enough to guys couldn't find buyers for it's 9 tankers on wednesdays. wednesday with 6 and a half 1000000 barrels of oil sitting on board. that's adding to the pressure on global prices, even though there are as of yet no official oil sanctions on russia benchmark.

brent crude jumping 7 and a half percent around $1113.00 a barrel oil cartel. opec didn't provide any help. they're deciding in a wednesday meeting to stick to current production plans. meanwhile, benchmark new castle, coal jumping 30 percent for may contracts. while wheat prices were up by almost 8 percent, that's a 14 year high, russia and ukraine, or both major wheat exporters for those rising energy costs come at a delicate moment. for europe, new figures show euro's own inflation sore to another record high last month. consumer prices in the 1900 countries that use the euro currency increasing by an annual rate of 5.8 percent in february inflation in europe. as in other major economies has been fueled by those surging energy prices. that were, that was the case even before russia's invasion, and it's left government with few tools to fight it. and yet in the us, that's just what president joe biden says he intends to do. here he is during the state of the union address on tuesday. and we're on the right spot in our economy.

record job growth, higher wages to many families are struggling to keep up with their bills. inflation is robbing them of gauge they thought otherwise, they would be able to feel. i get it. that's why my top priorities get precious under control. all right, over to ins, quarter now in new york. yes. is top priority, but what can bind really do to combat inflation? i think he's actually under pressure to sanction oil from russia, which would just drive prices further off the seems like a, a tricky bind. well, i mean, what we're hearing here is that bilateral talks and congress are intensifying to been an in port sum of a russian em oil when and if that's going to happen, nobody can tell at this point, if you look at the oil industry and deal oil market, it is really tricky. and even in the united states, as the biggest producer of oil a globally,

it still depends on heavier oil that is produced and overseas. so market. but if you look at russia, for instance, about 3 percent of oil imports are coming from a russia but to a clearly, i mean if you limit the supply side and that is in general, pushing prices higher, but on the other side, and that would be a pretty useful, a tool to put pressure on a russia if you of start m. yeah. while limiting or even stopping in imports of from a russian commodities against federal reserve chairman jerome pals saying today that he will seek a corner point rate increase in the coming weeks. will that help? well, i mean it definitely, it won't do the trick. curt, immediately as tiffany hit would be a 1st a baby step. i mean, recently was breed expected that by a mid to march, we might even see a 50 or basis point an increase of interest rate. so that seems so less likely was

all the turmoil going on with the war in the or crane. i mean, what the federal reserve tries to do is if money gets more expensive with multiple interest rate increases. so you would a sort of a cool down of the economy a little bit at this point, cooled down a demand and was that it was such a taking pressure of a price or so that's the basic idea. but that's going to take time and won't happen . just because the federal reserve changes, there are interest rate that policy was in the next couple of months in florida and new york. thank you very much. bill and economically battered russia can in theory, still turned to neighboring china for help. the aging is also a strong critic of western nations. it's refrained from criticizing moscow's invasion and recent months have seen the 2 countries strengthen their trade ties. it's been a months since the winter olympics opened in beijing with fireworks and chinese

president deeds in ping waving proudly from the stands abandoned by most international leaders. she had only one prominent visitor, russia's flooded mir putin who certainly knew at the time that the relation between the 2 powerful nations would soon change. that's because russia needs china after the west test distance itself from moscow. russia might be optimistic last year. trade with china reached a record $147000000000.00. it's set to reach $250000000000.00 soon. that's 40 percent more than current trade volume between russia and the u. currently, russia is china, 2nd biggest oil supplier providing over 15 percent of its imports. the country also covers 5 percent of china's demand for natural gas. meanwhile, the food trade has been growing fast. in 2019 china allowed the import of soybeans from russia last year. it added beef to the import list, and just last week, wheat,

china is also a huge buyer of timber from rush us, far east, with imports worth over 4000000000 dollars last year. asked for trade in the other direction. china sells machinery, mobile phones, cars and consumer products to russia, with exports up 34 percent last year. china is also russia's largest foreign investor having issued at least $125000000000.00 worth of loans for infrastructure projects that are largely tied to china's belt and road initiative. as russia counts on china as its new key trade partner, they doing might show some hesitance, though weary of trouble with its western partners. should it run afoul of sanctions? or for more on this our own, clifford coon and joins min studio for more. and clifford, why exactly is china not condemning russia for this invasion? well, if the big issue at the moment and clearly the back in early february,

we saw that they met just in the run up to the winter olympics in which they declared that their friendship was had no limits. that am and they were they deepened trade ties as we've seen in the report. and so since that is clearly the chinese knew something about it, certainly she, jim ping you something in advance. and there's growing intelligence. incredible intelligence suggests that they did know something was coming and which puts it in a kind of an awkward position. because since senator refused to condemn the, at the, the invasion, as you've said. and it's kind of gone after the u. s. and nato, rather than actually say anything critical of russia, it's abstained in the un. so there's a lot of issues in their relationship. possibly they were thinking that this was going to be a short, sharp conflict they weren't expecting. and this, this slightly more drought drawn out a band and but am china has got some thinking to do about how it's going to deal with this relationship going forward. and because it risks guilt by association,

if it continues to sort of back even if it's tacitly at but still, you know, definitely backing russia was treating partners also under these hefty sanctions, the sort of spiral out everywhere. how does the china view those sanctions? and then what, how does of you the possible effect that it could have on, on its own economy? i think the spiraling out is, is very important. i think directly it won't have that much of an effect because so far the a lot of the sanctions haven't affected hydrocarbons. they haven't effected fuel energy and so forth. am food. but is a very strong possibilities as these are being held in reserve and could be implemented at a later date. and that will put china into a difficult position because then you're going to see things like secondary sanctions, where the u. s. if the u. s. you didn't, you choose to impose sanctions on companies dealing with, with russian companies. that would be a major headache for china because that would, that would basically draw a line between there, along with our trade dealings with, with russia. one of those biggest sanctions is of the swift messaging system.

russia being excluded from it for the most part, most banks are, is there an alternative in china? we often hear that the china has developed its own system in the russia might benefit from it. is that true? yeah, china has developed its own, its own system, which and russia indeed says it has its own system itself that it could work with china. the problem with that is that it's, it's a messaging system. it's like a watts up system, which is fine, but it doesn't work if people don't want to talk to you. so no banks are really going to want to deal with a sanction to heavily sanctioned group of companies, for example, are heavily sanctioned bank in russia that has major dealings in china. so even that these alternative systems are brought in and they will obviously have an effect. but the main thing is going to be about how to deal with secondary sanctions, all right, in the self sanctioning by companies that we've seen today. not wanting to, to buy that oil from those tankers. clifford conan dw business. thank you so much. and let's go now to some of the other business stories making headlines. apple ford

and exxon mobile have joined the rank of companies who plan to hop business in russia. apple saying it would stop the sale of i phones and other products in the country. forward in exxon will suspend operations. germany. siemens now says it will also suspend business in russia. russia's largest lender spare bank is exiting the european market as western sanctions tightened following the russian war on ukraine. the announcement came just hours after the european central bank ordered the closure of spare box european arm following a run on deposits. a firm, the tracks crypto currency transaction says $33800000.00 in the digital currency has been donated to ukraine's government and non governmental organizations base in the country. ukraine has received the donations mostly in the form of bitcoin and a theory. and after making an appeal on twitter last week, following the invasion, and that's it for me and the dw business team here in berlin. find out more line

d w dot com slash business. thanks for watching with awe. into the conflict zone with tim sebastian rushes, president putin has reminded the world of his massive nuclear arsenal by placing it on the higher alert is the nato alliance of incredible deterrent. but how real is the specter of a 3rd world more general sir? richard sheriff, former deputy supreme commando of the nato alliance and my guest this week from london conflict zone. you have netflix or d,

w for the war and ukraine. many say they'll resist for as long as possible. hundreds of thousands are fleeing the finding. what does it feel like to leave everything behind how our neighboring nations coping with the wave of refugees? and how do russians actually view putin's war? focus on europe. in 60 minutes, d, w. o. is increasing every year in many im gonna working on lunch with holiday destinations and drowning in plastic white. we read wine that we could look at the consul for

a year. euro exports over 1000000000 tons of plastic with another way. after all, the environment isn't to recyclable. make up your own mind. d. w. made for minds. ah, 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. so if nuclear is part of that also, 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 jen rossa. richard sheriff,

former deputy supreme commando with the nato a lie.