i know he becomes the person he's always wanting to be. when i have a laundry spur, badly, owen, that free credit that will go through with it. i was born in berlin stuart's march 30th on d, w. it's february 24th 2022. russian forces crossed the border into ukraine. they're following orders from president vladimir putin who people here where packing up, trying to leave. a war unfold that may fundamentally alter the global geopolitical order. will have shorts. the gem chancellor calls they scooted war. he says, the bloodshed must, dobbs european states are forced to react. this actually is

a crap to lead for the european union because they had to acknowledge that all the political doc treats. there i'd go to jeez and their beliefs for the last 10 maybe 20 years were simply wrong. of my daughter, bella. correspondence cover the war from day one. this is their account. mm. you sure. as must boucher richard sir activists. february 24th 20. 22 is a day that will go down in history as a turning point, where you can use him to business in a televised speech. shortly before 6, i am in moscow. russian president vladimir putin announces what he calls a special military operation in the eastern don boss region of ukraine and hurt them whoever tries to interfere with us and even more so to create the threats for our country. people should know that russia's response will be immediate,

and weirdly due to such consequences that you have never experienced in your history and you stop. ah, just before i've been hearing once against sirens blaring the food that quite often to day. in fact, for the very 1st time, shortly after the 1st explosion hit here around a for a m o. shortly after letting me put in declared, quote, a military operation against ukraine. now that minute operation actually turns into a full scale invasion. a several rocket said hit various cities though cities under attack are not only in the don bus region, but also in other areas. they include cartoon, odessa, and the capital kiff. and the invasion by land, by air, by sea,

that is what is happening right in ukraine and people he and keith, the ones who are staying out, hoping that maybe what we have experienced this morning, the explosions, the shouting that maybe this is it's a but if you ask me, the been so many things happening over the course of the past days that nobody thought is likely. russian troops entered ukraine from the east north and the south from russia. bell ruth, in the crimean peninsula, the hit military targets and residential areas. explosions are heard in many parts of the country, shall inks and a report of people being injured and killed. not the problem is we cannot verify this information, said i can only tell you, in fact what i've been experiencing this morning. and that was a very, very critical situation of people here where packing up trying to leave desperate

people trying to flee the areas under attack to legit with them since we've been trying all day since this morning. as you can see here it's unrealistic trust. no, there's lots of us, a dog we can't fit. we're going back to see bianca with him. he has to push through that. how he supposed to do that with a child. they leave any way they can away from the bombed cities, away from the advancing russian troops. it's in fact almost impossible to go to both the west so much traffic traffic has built off. again, they also people who are just staying port and dod trying to inform themselves, actually it was the nearest shelter. when those sirens are going to a go off again. ah, but while the terror is working, it soon becomes clear that rushes assault is not going as planned.

the attack on the ground stalls. ah, it is a creek, a dollar to fit your hosting if a facility is taking too long for the russians, that they are, they expected a blitzkrieg line that would be over in 3 days if i to, but this is the 2nd week already, or rather, it's been longer than 2 weeks so they can so they haven't achieved great military success. are the big cities are partly destroyed, but not conquered and the ukrainians are of course, playing for time. the longer the will loss, the more weakened the russian army becomes. amune ex, she said that we're seen all of the tanks, russian tags busy stranded on the, on the street. meaning gob possible, obviously that they do run out of fuel just like anyone else by the way, right now through the fact that we're seeing my sheet rock it's attacks on the city at the moment is an indication i think that's

a ground sold his critic more difficult, i'm and is, is not like you in the immediate teacher the russian army fires hundreds of rockets on ukraine, cities and people casualty numbers rise quickly. are we spoke to a military experts to identify what kind of attack was happening here. and they told us that this is most likely a cluster bomb. now the only other weapon it could have been a would have shown larger explosions, closer to the surface of the building. now the problem with cluster bonds is that the indiscriminately a harm civilians and enact devastation, especially in urban settings such as this one. and so, when, when war crimes investigators, when they start seeing the use of cluster bombs in a conflict, it usually signals a sign that, you know, there's, there's quite possibly war crimes being committed here. and in this case,

in ukraine, ah, after the shock caused by the heavy shelling of their cities, people get used to seeking shelter where they can learn move. ah, commercial kitchen i spent the night on the ground either in saelens or harry shelters. people who don't have that, in your case, the metro, which is pretty deep, that these pretty halls break images, that whole salaries come south coming pitney blankets on metro platforms, trying to distract the kids just last night. the expectation,

most of the area around 3 am local time. no, they didn't happen for most of the nights. and just as the question is, some of them suddenly isn't. we're actually here. so it's in the background in the distance and the ground to it special discount carlos this and then you hopefully come with your foot expecting some kind of warning and kind of paralyzed by that inability to understand what's going on. well, the attacks by the russian military bring the horrors of war once more to europe. they trigger and exodus to neighboring countries move except the men men between 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave. they have to stay to potentially defend their country. but you would often, and it's very sad, it's very hard to let go of a loved one because you know that it's hard there,

there is military action and my father could die at any moment. a civilian people have left. hark if, but it is very difficult to get out of there under constant shelling and with a competitive capacities are very limited of these trains. and so there are quite a few places now where suffering is really, really big. now in an unexpected turnaround. many ordinary ukrainians resist saw by blocking rollers with their bodies. others by taking up arms, though before the only little shall budget. and i have to say that i was totally in awe to speak with those soldiers who used to be just 2 weeks ago. they used to have just normal jobs, and now they are ready to give their lives for their country. and, and i've been told by so many of them that they believe that ukraine will prevail. and they believe that the evil evil, as they call

a russia and russian troops here new cray, that they cannot defeat the will of the people to defend their country. so it's, it's really impressive and, and, and almost so, so difficult to come to terms how their lives have change over the course of the last week that they have to do it. they had to give up their, their normal lives, and they are now ready to protect their country. over the ukrainian parliament approved a draft law allowing all citizens to use weapons to fight the russian attack. for the russians can enter keith, but they're not going to leave again. they're all going to burn here with it. this is one of the roads that lead directly into the territories that the russian army is already occupying. and the people here are preparing for an attack from that side, with a sheet, a tank and easily push away these concrete blocks you see. but these iron hedgehogs,

as we call them, cannot be pushed away. you'll see mother will have to get out of their tank to clear the rogue. so this will allow us to gain some tiny little cuz that's what these things do. ah, the ukranian resistance unfolds on different levels on the streets and across all manner of social media. it seems pretty extraordinary images and social media of protest going on in spite of that russian military occupation going on. the people coming out unarmed with flags getting up on tanks, demanding the return of their elected officials of chicago. and i'll rest all again . we thought we could just over it almost ha, i look forward to talk easily quite at all, but almost the rubbish a duke made on of business that was agreement. i didn't leave. think of your own children of your mothers who must be crying.

you've been a really that's what russians war against civilians look like. destroyed buildings destroyed infrastructure. city bus just got hit where the rocket lights are getting lost. there's the war that russia started, the city of kiff and many cities in ukraine were destroyed. lives. we're taking that's the truth. this image is, is the truth of russian war against ukraine. president, president zalinski appeared in a video on the social media early this morning basically to trying to show i'm still here. i'm not going to lay down arms. there are people who want to resist that want to fight. and this is something that president zalinski also underlined in his appearance is

a social media that every one is really needed to fight the russian troops. yes, young boy, if you respected european leaders, world leaders, leaders of the free world. me that if you do not help us to day, if you do not give you cream real help of the war will mark on your door to morrow . had almost an upgrade to south glory to the ukrainian armed forces. glory to you, grain flower for an em syllable, gray flow grain. the european union and nato are in the middle of drastically reshaping their policies, military defense, energy, independence, trade and geo strategy. almost all areas of international diplomacy are affected event for we will invest more than 2 percent of our g. d, p in defense every year from now on this year. the german government really has done it, has performed

a $180.00 degree turn on its policy law. all of shorts. the devon chancellor calls this putin's war. he says the bloodshed must stop and he says there can be no to booze any more. this must be sanctioned, this must be punished. now of course, they said something or where germany was late, and many people still criticized that. but this is also not a just a ukraine crisis. is the message here from the german government. this is potentially about defending something much bigger about european values. for the 1st time ever, the european union will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to a country that is under attack. it's not just weapons. western countries soon imposed sanctions on russia. and consider taking another bigger step. we have to get rid of russian fossil fuels as soon as possible it's. it's very difficult

situation that in one hand we have this financial sanctions that are very hard. but in the other hand, to we are supporting and actually financing rushes, war to purchasing oil and gas and other fossil fuel from russia. so the situation is, is into a very good one, and we have to get rid of the fossil fuels coming from russia as soon as possible. this actually is a cramped to leave for the european union because they had to acknowledge that all their political doctrines. there, i don't, jeez. and there believes to throughout the last 10, maybe even 20 years. we're simply ra, russia and the west are strongly bound by economic ties. russia has long been a major provider of oil and gas to europe, with some countries very heavily reliant on these imports for private consumption as well as for the industrial sector. europe, on the other hand, is one of the main suppliers of machinery,

vehicles and technology that russia badly needs pump. cutting these ties is seen as the best way to try to stop the war to day in light of rushes, reckless and dangerous military strike. we are imposing further severe sanctions to day. in concert with our allies, we will agree a massive package of economic sanctions designed in time to hobble the russian economy. today i'm announcing united states is targeting the main artery of russians economy. we're banning all in ports of russian oil and gas in energy and means russian oil no longer be acceptable at u. s. ports in the american people will deal another powerful blow to put his war machine. the band aims to we can rash of the economy even more bite and said that they want to keep pressure on

president putin and his war machine and president bite and said that he doesn't want to subsidize this war. the thing is, all wheel and gas exports are the backbone of fresh economy and the revenue of this business of guys and oil exports make have off the budget of the kremlin. so this should be painful for russia and it will have an impact. that's what they hope on the money they need to keep this war ongoing. but while the us bands, russian, oil and gas, some european countries like germany and the netherlands, hesitate, their citizens and industries depend heavily on russian fossil fuels. the sanctions had ordinary russians quickly, but some analysts doubt they'll be enough to force vladimir putin to stop the war in the short term. well now let me say so that they say that in my view, of course, people who are dealing with comic and financial issues within the government should

assess the implication of this military ration. they should have a clear understanding of sanctions and what sanctions might mean for the russian economy for the russian financial system. but as we hear from put in and the leaders in the russian government, they argued that sanctions are on their way to both that it really doesn't matter what russia can do or what it will not do. sanctions will be the year because the, the west is hostile to russia. once really russia to disappear from the map of the world. russians are badly hit by inflation and the free fall of the rubel. at the same time,

security forces try to quash any form of protest with thousands across the country. risk publicly opposing the war in various different ways. good. i'm ready to drop on my knees before each ukrainian soldier. please forgive us. my address is it in the wind. from my point of view, this war's inexplicable rose to near me, and people are dying on each side of 6 total russian and ukrainian list. for me, we are people who used to live amicably in peace and harmony. now we are separated, i don't understand this at the moment of his, you know, doing the mile hooton's government prohibits protests against the actions of the armed forces. it even bands using the word war for the invasion of ukraine.

critical media and reporting are suppressed wrangler. but they can't stop every one which of whom i do see the southern still romco, so you smuggle for those long, honestly, shaggy friday to subsidies diagrams. i don't think it's going to change. i think it's going to get harder and harder to get information and even, you know, with this protest that we just saw that poster that the woman was holding up. various media outlets did report about that, but they actually had to blur her poster. and they were only allowed to say that she, you know, protested for pacifism, essentially because they're not allowed to use the word word war. and of course, her poster had the, the word war on it. the official line on this war is that it's a special operation where no civilians are being targeted and, you know, saying it's going to get harder and harder. it already has gotten harder and harder to read any local media outlets. many have already been blocked within russia. many critical journalists have had to leave the country. facebook and instagram have

also been blocked. getting independent information about russian thinking is getting more difficult by the day russian opinion polls show a majority of russians back their president and the war you look at the opinion polls, you'll find out that the majority of russians, so also supporter action. so old are the kremlin in the ukraine because the belief is that it's not a war against ukraine, and is a talk to lash and people in russia. now somebody still believes it's not a war, it's just military exercise. as russian forces expand their devastation of ukrainian cities, the war sparks the biggest refugee crisis in europe since world war 2. hearing it being, this is another attempt to organize the humanitarian core door,

temporary sci fi to allow students to get out with that they can grab it, you can definitely see people getting a full story bridge. they but there is fighting down very close so you can see just behind the bridge above the unfinished houses smoke a couple of home way. busy busy busy ah, this is one of the places that had been fought about for days. people have been sitting there trapped waiting for an opportunity to get out. women and children tried to get to safety. families are split apart. she will have everything in just fled. i don't know whether we can ever come back

to the ah, i think the situation that safe with me the most was yesterday when we were right at the border where the man have to say good bye to their wives because man of right now they can't leave ukraine if they're between 18 and 60 years old. we met flooding me, and this is what he told us. a bio go, some are brought probably territorial defense or something like that and will be preparing for the fight. ukraine's western borders littered with heartbreak, going up the year them will. the thought

at the crossings, volunteers await the fleeing ukrainians and offered them a welcome and basic necessities. the children of ukraine are feeling war and are arriving here at this railway station near the border. they brink with them, the trauma of upheaval, fear, and sometimes wars liam of william. if there'd been no war, our houses would have stood. my grandfather now sleeps with a gun and my teeth are remain mine, mcdavia ch, him willie city and i wish sometimes there were sirens in the evening. the people hit all day and sellers and bunkers. can you buy them? allah? really, it won't kill them. ah ah,

beyond the human suffering in ukraine and historic refugee flows into neighboring countries, the consequences of the war ripple further around the world. this is a crisis compounding on existing global crises and we've already seen and started to feel the impact of this conflict. and on the weak market, prices have gone up to 40 to 50 percent in the last few days. i think countries that are dependent on we inputs are, are starting to scramble to find different ways to cover that needs. so some of these countries are extremely vulnerable. yemen inputs that are 22 percent of that week from ukraine, a lebanon, around half the inputs are coming, is coming from ukraine, libya, egypt, tunisia. so i think we will see

a big impact on the economies of these countries. in a joint declaration, the international monetary fund and the world bank warned that lower income countries will be hit the hardest by rising crisis on global markets, caused by the war for russia's economy. many experts paint a grim picture for the immediate future as well. the european council president shall, michelle said that these sanctions would be massive and that they would be painful . and by all indications, they will be because let's consider the effects and the impact the visa sections will have on the ground. it is likely to be felt by ordinary russians, ordinary russians just trying to get by, and they will see prices of goods around them going up. but it is expected that inflation will rise in the country. businesses been small businesses in russia might be impacted as the economy is expected to go into recession. because of this

as the war continues, escalation into a wider conflict is still a threat. but nato rejects ukrainian calls for the alliance to do more by imposing a no fly zone, for example. and the secretary general made clear as he has on previous occasions that this is just not going to happen. that in fact, no nato ally has an appetite to be engaged in a war with russia, which is what would happen if it, if it needed to enforce a no fly zone, to close the airspace over ukraine. at the same time, russia is said to have asked china for military and financial aid, a warning that on a global scale, the war and ukraine could lead to the formation of new geopolitical block, building a threat that the united states addressed immediately. the u. s. made it very, very clear that the chinese are, are watched, really watched on how they behave themselves, what they do for russia,

if russia is, and russia apparently does ask for military help and for economic help. um, i think the united states made clear that and with a, let's say, use the term warning here that this is not in the best interest of china to do this because it would half really the, a consequence is not just for china from the u. s. but also from the european partners, as well as other allies in partners from the u. s. around the world and their business with china. the war creates economic and geopolitical turbulence, as well as humanitarian catastrophe. nobody can say for sure where the world is heading after the russian invasion of. busy ukraine ah ah ah,

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