ah, ah ah, business deed of the news lived from berlin, russian bombs continue to fall on the ukrainian city of mario paul. president ballade may. zalinski says there is nothing left of one of his country's largest cities and calls for direct talks with vladimir putin. also coming up that arisia later, alexander lucas shanker, has embraced his country's role as a staging post of let him have hooton's more on ukraine. but he's not committed any barriers in troops to fighting so far than finland. border with russia is

1300 kilometers long. the invasion of ukraine has many fins wondering what all the lines moscow is willing to cross. ah, i'm rebecca writ as welcome to the program. after nearly a month of war in ukraine, russian forces are still struggling to take a cities ukrainian forces say they've pushed back russian troops from a key suburb of cave. further slowing rushes assault on the capital. meanwhile, authorities in the strategic port, city of mary paul se fighting is raging on the straits amid russian bombardment. ukraine's president says nothing is left of the city where tens of thousands of civilians remained trapped. mm. yet more bombs, full on the besieged city of morrow. you, paul,

lucky enough to escape say conditions in the city, a desperate with them you did you hear the vehicle of mateo? paul aren't being held. i'm spending that elite of help. can you believe that people don't have water? they drink water, that's not even fit for industrial purposes. as no one you can ask for help. yoga keith and other major cities have also been hit with russia are ramping up. it's bombardment, as it struggles to advance on the ground. or but if she's in a televised address to the nation, president vladimir zalinski said negotiations with moscow. where on going south, but those are margaret, you want to not, we continue to encourage russia to move towards peace. want to end this brutal war hill? ukraine representatives are participating and talks that are taking place virtually every day. but all, it's very difficult, but sometimes confrontational, should this step by step. we are moving forward just some scandal. i'll let crogue,

zacharon he them of put it russia seeking to gain leverage with its relentless pounding of civilian targets. zalinski says keith is prepared to discuss the status of crimea and the separate has done with region after cease fire. adding that and the agreement would have to be approved by the ukrainian people, but any concessions to russia will be a hot sell to number to publish known be us some of this or was, will mike will have relatives who live over there. but there it stops, so the russians will never be our brothers again, along with that brought in on a neighboring belarus, has played a key role in assisting rushes attack on ukraine mince, permitted moscow to launch an invasion from with in belarus, borders within striking distance of ukraine aberice in later, alexander lucas shanker, insist his own troops will not participate directly in the invasion,

but he may not have a choice. you to leader is demonstrating how close they have become. russia is vladimir putin usually keeps his guests at more than arms, languid capua. but not this one. bella bruce is alexander lucas. jenko has become essential to his military operation. even before he invaded ukraine. at the beginning of february, the 2 countries held joint military exercises. the drills were a show of strength and more proof to the outside world that bela roost had become a russian satellite. off to russia invaded ukraine, bella ruth, even changed its constitution to reverse it. no nuclear status. ah,

that means whole russian weapons including nuclear, are allowed on belo, rosie and soil. because cushing co has so far, refused to commit his forces. we will to aid putin's war a minute. miss sobre are not going to get involved in the operation that russia is conducting in ukraine. lucille, but i would most importantly, i'm telling you as a military serviceman, there is no need for it when your credit. oh, that surprised many but there doesn't appear to be the appetite for russia's war, even among former soldiers, who've left bella ruth, and are now fighting with ukrainian forces. at only $45000.00 active members, the beller will see an army is tiny compared to rushes. it appears though that

moscow needs reinforcements after losing an estimated $6000.00 troops since its invasion of ukraine. russia is already using bela roost as a military base for its war to have access to its army as well. could help moscow in its campaign against the ukrainian capital, keith and the city of levine was normal. belarus may be resisting such a move. but if poaching decides, he needs even more from his neighbor lucas shanker will find it hard to say no room has a look at some of the developments in the conflict russian investigate has have launched a criminal case against journalist alexander navarro. after he accused the army of deliberately shelling a maternity hospital in the ukrainian city of mary paul, never thought of is the 1st prominent journalist to fall foul of new legislation, banning criticism of russia's war in crime. it would be the russian winner of the

2021 nobel peace prize, says he'll auction off the prestigious metal and donate the proceeds to help you, cranium, refugees. dmitri moore, a tough, was the co winner of the prize for his work as editor of no via gazette, to one of russia's last independent newspapers to yachts owned by the russian oligarch, roman abramoff, which have docked in turkey in an attempt to avoid european sanctions on russia's super rich, a group of ukrainian demonstrate his trying to prevent one of the vessels from warring in the turkish port of good room. turkey has criticized russia's invasion of the crime, bought rejects sanctions, who is causing the security concerns in finland, the country. she's at 1300 kilometer border with russia. and marcia relations rather with moscow have been amicable in recent decades. invasion of ukraine is causing many fins to reconsider their neutrality and support joining nato. d. w.

correspond. terry schultz sent us this report. the kremlin has crossed many lines in past weeks. fins are increasingly concerned about this one, there, 1300 kilometer border with russia at the volley. my checkpoint vigilance is the norm that captain, you see beckle us as a part from a small number of people seeking refuge in finland. there's been no other impact from the war yet. of course, we are prepared and we are preparing also for many kind of situation. shins have always lived with some degree of uncertainty sharing this long border with russia. but president vladimir putin's unprovoked attack on a sovereign neighbor has forced them to reassess how far do the crumbling territorial ambitions go? where do they stop finland's delicate geostrategic balance? a civil relationship with moscow plus a well equipped, highly trained military has been shaken suddenly and for the 1st time,

a majority of fins believe they need nato. the turn about is a reaction to russia's aggression says defense minister, auntie chi gonan. be able, have thought that we would live in a peacetime in 20 twenty's, but now we have factored i wore in the middle of europe. mitchell far from finland . russia's assault has re ignited painful memories of the soviet invasion of finland in world war 2. just like its attack on ukraine. back then, moscow said it was responding to provocation. finns maintained their independence at huge cost. fighting alone, the experience led the country to become self reliant for its national security. with each adult trained to play a specific role in any emergency from natural disasters to weather events, to war. themes are not as scared as such, but they are aware, reservist training and public self defense courses have seen

a huge jump in enrollment 1st to reach 250 new member has we haven't seen anything like that before. people want to survive a noah's stunted time to learn things a movie fast. next month, the finish government will update its national security assessment and is widely expected to take a stance on nato membership. the kremlin has warned helsinki, the joining the alliance would bring serious consequences. hybrid threat expert, hannah smith says there are already signs of russian attempts to stir up conflict with. we have seen, for example, that there is now both in sweden and finland. a twitter from a embassy has come to ask any russian citizens to report to the embassies any wrong doing against them. given this environment, henry vaughan in a parliamentary advisor says nieto is a necessity. if we don't join in, we have to find the reasoning. why sort of what is the back for,

for our security in the future as well? we are, are close international defense. cobra should be enough, do you be enough? we don't know. but knowing their own history and seeing ukraine's bleak future, most fins are now no longer willing to risk their own. outside nato. that report from brussels corresponded terry schultz slowly. we spoke to terry and asked her where the rushes threat of consequences if finland were to join nato is having any impact on decision making in helsinki. that threat has even been repeated just in the past few days. and especially now that both finland and sweden are in boy invited to nato to all ukraine meetings. that's certainly something that isn't sitting well in the kremlin. and this used to be the main reason that finland wasn't joining. it used to say that, you know, it could be provocative to join the alliance, and that may not be the best thing for its security. now that, that russia invaded ukraine, a peaceful neighbor, everything's changed. and i think finland has seen that staying out of nato is no

guarantee that you won't be attacked. so that is really why we've seen this very, very dramatic change in finish. public opinion. jailed russian opposition later, alexander valley has been sentenced to 9 more years in prison after a court found him guilty on charges of large scale fraud. melanie was already serving a 2 and a half years sentence for alleged parole violations. he's been a vocal critic of president vladimir putin for a man facing 9 years under maximum security navarro. and he seemed unfazed by the verdict. and he tweeted soon after about the russian president in 2015 after hearing my 1st verdict, i wrote this, and now i will repeat it. don't be idle dis stoled. sipping on an oil pipe will not overthrow itself. i hug and love every one. now wagner was already solving a 2 and a half year sentence in a prison on the outskirts of moscow. his steam worries that his transfer to

a tight or facility will put his life in danger. robberies will be you for almost oh, and the lawyers would have difficulties on entering on me. so we will on have an access to lexi. i and i in general is the only question. oh, she's freedom. that was all his life. novalis life was already under threat in 2020. the kremlin critic fell severely ill on a flight in siberia. he was transferred to a hospital in germany, where doctors found traces of a soviet era, nov agent, novi chalk the kremlin, denied any involvement in the poisoning, but russian authorities arrested nevada. as soon as he returned to moscow, under the charge of why leading federal volley has long been critical of putin in 2016, he announced that he would run as a presidential candidate against him in the next election. more recently,

he has criticized putin's war on ukraine. no one, there was a powerful voice of people who spoke about corruption and short trash and said the alternative is the same as to be my husband who was sentenced to 18 years in jail from when you are russians. and for bill ross says, of course, he's a true, he is a true freedom fighter. and watching this as a recap of our mind story roches efforts to occupy the key cranium. port of mary poll continue with bomb striking and industrial compound. president landscape now says there is nothing left of the city. the credit enforces are resisting rushes attempts to take the capital, give raising fears that russia will escalate the war to new heights. attorneys update this hour a day w documentary, looking at mafia on the high seas is up next on rebecca ritters from aid and the

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