coming out about the ghost of kyiv, the sacrifice of the soldier and the people on snake island, those stories will form the resistance for ukraine. sandra: great to be with you. john: we will see you again monday. we will be back as the war in ukraine continues. >> day 3 of the russian invasion of ukraine, horrific scenes continue to unfold as a putin's army step up their attacks to overtake kyiv. video of a russian missile hitting a residential building in the ukrainian capital this morning, 200 ukrainians including three children have been killed as a result of the ongoing invasion began

thursday. this is fox news live. eric:thank you for joining us. russia's military closing in on the capital of kyiv but facing resistance from the ukrainian people. vladimir zelenskyy is standing strong despite saying he is russia's target number one. nato countries including germany setting more weapons from antitank missiles for the ukrainians to use against the invading russians including finland, a country vladimir putin has threatened, their warning residents to continue to seek shelter as it is extended until early monday. amid europe's darkest hours the ukrainian mother issuing a heart wrenching plea to the leaders of the free world. >> translator: ukrainians will

not surrender but they will try to eliminate kyiv, 60% of ukrainians, 40% that will be left, they will try to control them. don't let this happen. billions is not enough. arthel: we have live team coverage. lucas tomlinson is in eastern ukraine. amy kellogg is in moscow. we go to ukraine's capital, kyiv. moment ago we have sirens in the background. >> reporter: moments ago, air raid sirens went off in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. the russians continued their air assault. there was fierce fighting in the streets, small arms fire as

russian saboteurs as described by the ukrainian military tried to make their way into the capital city facing fierce resistance not only from the military but civilians who picked up arms repairing to fight back. air raid sirens, warnings to get underground into shelters immediately. the russian air campaign has been significant. this morning a little slammed into an apartment building after battles wrapped up in the capital. we have some video from earlier on, take a look at what this was like. fierce fighting erupted between the ukrainian army and russian forces in the streets of kyiv. this truck is riddled with bullet holes and there is blood on the sidewalk. this morning a russian missile slammed into this building and the ukrainian capital of kyiv, gives you a sense of the destruction these weapons can cause.

ukraine is appealing to the international community to send air defense systems as their country is under attack. ukrainian president vladimir zelenskyy is pushing for more support from the international community. we are learning germany, poland, and other nato countries pledging supporting different ways come in the form of taking in ukrainian refugees, others in the form of providing critical weaponry to fight back against them. >> all of that is much needed. and the apartment building, looks like one of the high-rises in new york city. people at the core of this and there it is on-screen. you mentioned president zelenskyy who remains defiant and determined to fight for the country on the front lines.

>> reporter: he continues to urge the ukrainian people to push back against this russian offense of. at the site where the missile hit earlier today, you could see photos of one of the families in that apartment complex, their home completely destroyed. another example of the most vulnerable population caught in the crossfire as is the case in ukraine. there are thousands of americans as of last october in ukraine. the us government doesn't have the latest number of americans in this country but there are us passport holders here. it is not being talked about when you look up the pressure the americans are using in terms of sanctions was we heard president biden announce heavier sanctions on vladimir putin's inner circle but said we will see if those sanctions will do any good to change the

behavior of the russian leader. the ukrainian people do not have a month. those inside ukraine don't have a month. there are russian forces inside the city limits of the capital and as you heard those air raid sirens going off, they don't have time. it is happening here and now and they are calling for support. arthel: this is not a matter of months but minutes. you have us citizens there in ukraine not to mention ukrainian americans who have relatives, parents, grandparents, concerned for their safety. >> reporter: we went to the metro system of kyiv in the central part of the city. there were people living underground. they are fearful of the russian air campaign targeting the city. these are images out of world war ii. people sleeping with their pets

and belongings. everything they can carry on their backs, and they went underground for hours in the metro system because they are fearful their homes could be like the home of the family you saw there. that apartment building houses thousands of people in their homeless because the russian missile targeted this, not a military base, not an airfield but an apartment complex of ukrainian civilians. that is happening. if the ukrainian people do not receive the support they are calling for in the form of defensive weapons and more pressure against the russians to pull back this offense of more people will die. there is blood in the streets of kyiv and across ukraine and it will look like this if things don't change. arthel: 9:07:00 pm in kyiv, thank you very much. eric: tens of thousands of

ukrainians fleeing to the western part of the country seeking shelter. the united nations reporting one 20,000 ukrainians had to leave their homes and that number continues to grow. lucas, have the russians made any progress in the western part of the country where you are? >> reporter: the majority in the north, south and east. there have been strikes in western ukraine. the closest airstrikes to the city where we are now, 12 miles away. the mayor put on facebook ukrainian forces thwarted a russian air assault an hour from here. 60 russian paratroopers were met with fierce resistance. unknown how many were killed. the mayor said it scampered into the woods. it shows the strategy that is

clear russian forces are looking for airstrips to encircle kyiv and not go straight to the capital, coming from belarus in a 2 hour sprint from belarus south. they are looking for airstrips to land transport planes. unconfirmed reports that two large russian transport planes were shot down carrying hundreds paratroopers, many conscripts. that would be a devastating blow to the russian military. ukrainian defense forces have killed 3000 russians. that would sap the morale of any fighting force considering it is only day 3 of this offense of. sandra: eric: it is inspiring to see the ukrainian resistance and this pushback against the russian invasion but it is causing a huge refugee flow. >> reporter: just before i came on air we walked the streets in lviv.

we saw air raids sounded for the fourth time. people taking cover underground. 6 hours to the east air raid sirens go off. people seek shelter. i went down there and saw devastation, anger and sadness among the young. kids are not used to being snatched from their apartment buildings. it is saturday evening in ukraine. think of what life was like a few weeks ago and all that has changed. people's lives will never be the same. the focus is on military targets, what the russians are doing. the unknown death toll, the russians don't use the same gps system the us military and americans use. the one in your iphone is courtesy of the us military. the russian cruise missile that hit the apartment building, you wonder russia has made great

strides but it is obvious they have come a long way since their invasion of georgia with lots of friendly fire instances. it is clear us and british intelligence are saying logistics problems, they are seeing carriers running out of fuel. the goal is to decapitate the government in kyiv and get rid of volodymyr zelenskyy. the russians thought there would be a lot more they than they are now. eric: ukrainians can decapitate the russians first. talking before the invasion, you were seeing people in restaurants, life was normal, there wasn't panic buying, volodymyr zelenskyy was playing down the possibility of an invasion. what is the sense that that has changed?

>> reporter: the theme was don't panic. they are saying come get a rifle. tens of thousands of rifles being distributed all over. to the refugee issue volodymyr zelenskyy has mobilized all military age males age 18 to 60 to fight, preventing them from leaving the country. tens of thousands of ukrainians attempting to flee, only women and children and elderly. any military age male cannot leave the country. he is told to grab a rifle and fight in defense of ukraine. that is something to think about. you mentioned the panic buying. earlier i went to a grocery store in town, much different than we have seen in the last few weeks, critical supplies missing from shelves. most of the bottled water is gone, toilet paper, things you think you would be storing up on if you were hunkering down.

eric: ukrainians taking up arms, 25,000 rifles. russia sending over missiles, 200 yesterday and that is continuing today. >> reporter: it is increasing. 250 missiles were fired. most for short range ballistic missiles on mobile launchers we saw on belarus and crimea. devastating effects. as you saw with the cruise missile strike they are knocking in civilian references and doing great damage. in terms of casualties, dozens of children have been killed. hundreds of innocent ukrainians have been killed. humanitarian outrage all over the world. even in the sports world, players were donning ukrainian flag.

in estonia hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets. in solidarity with the people of ukraine. incredible to see. russia is feeling more isolated. eric: former eastern bloc countries refusing to play ball with vladimir putin as he inflicts this damage on a sovereign nation. >> reporter: one more thing. what it means the germans are sending those antitank missiles, when the russians invaded crimea in eastern ukraine six years ago, they were using rpgs that bounced off russian tanks lose these javelins will have a more devastating effect. these reports are true, 3000 russian soldiers are dead and dozens of takes destroyed, no question javelins can fire quickly, scamper and it goes through the russian armor and is devastating.

eric: i will ask the british ambassador to the united states about that. and germany sending weapons too. arthel: in russia, police are beefing up security. in moscow and other big cities. part of the crackdown on protests. russian police have arrested 1000 antiwar demonstrators in the last few days and russian state television is more strict about its war coverage. amy kellogg is live in moscow with a closer look. was the kremlin expecting so many russians and ukraine supporters to take to the streets in protest? >> reporter: let's be clear. these are not very big protests. protests are illegal here. those who have come out have done so against the odds.

upwards of 2000 have been arrested. you can get picked up for holding a piece of paper with a sign with a message on it against the war. they were expecting people to turn out. the city of moscow, police cars and police vans and i am sure that is the case in st. petersburg as well but possibly more significant in terms of public sentiment is a lot of members of the artistic community and entertainment community who have a lot of influence are going on social media and expressing their concerns about the war. their shame, their grief. that is a meeting space. social media. as such, russia is trying to squeeze access to social media and is very unhappy with the way the west is covering this

war in ukraine and squeezing the local press as well. they put out notices, warnings to the independent russian channels and newspapers that they must not use the ward war invasion. that is not been heated. here are some scenes from russian tv, sanitized images of ukrainian soldiers surrendering to russian forces in ukraine. state tv set for those who give up they will be fed, given water and a ride home. we are learning the mothers of russian soldiers are frantically trying to get in touch with their sons. >> translator: it was impossible to get through to the kids after the announcement of the special military operation in ukraine. parents are really worried, trying to call their children but they were already out of reach. >> reporter: the father of this

19-year-old said he saw the pictures of his son who is a prisoner of war looking swollen on the internet. he was able to confirm that his son has been taken prisoner of war. the military division confirmed it. they don't know what they can do. his father didn't know his son was going to ukraine until 11:00 pm the night he deployed. he didn't think his son new either from the tone of his voice and his father is asking what this is all about. >> reporter: >> translator: why are the sons of oligarchs not serving their? that i don't understand. >> reporter: that is the story. russian media telling a different story than we are reporting in the west.

it remains to be seen how the screws titan with people voicing their concerns, shame and fear. let's not forget they are under financial pressure. foreign-currency reserves are difficult to access and that is another side of the story. it is the shock a lot of people feel. they can't believe their sons, brothers, husbands, boyfriends are being sent to attack slavic brothers and sisters. arthel: this is an invasion. why aren't the sons of the oligarchs sent off to fight? no one should be fighting. thank you very much. eric: ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy's bravery and defiance has resonated around the globe. following the footsteps of another wartime leader who faced similar attacks on his nation in world war ii.

british prime minister winston churchill. putin and hitler share the same threats against democracy, freedom and values we and our allies represent. june 4, 1940, he said this to the house of commons, quote, we shall defend our allies whatever the cost may be. we shall fight on the beaches. we shall fight on the landing grounds was we shall fight on the field and in the streets. we shall fight in the hills. we shall never surrender. the same sentiment echoing on the streets of kyiv where ordinary citizens have taken up arms to defend their freedom. with us am a british ambassador to the united states, david pierce. your view on the siege of kyiv, do you think vladimir putin can be pulled back? >> reporter: i don't know whether he can be pulled back but there's a good chance the

russian people despite the restrictions on reporting will start to ask more and more questions as their sons and daughters come home in body bags, and they will wonder what it is all for. you cited churchill. if i could pick up on that, 13 million russians died in the second world war. what would they think of their president invading another sovereign country and bringing war to europe. it is almost unthinkable what vladimir putin has done. we hope this will have been a huge strategic error for him. eric: what will happen if the people in the military complex turn against him? >> i don't want to speculate. one doesn't wish fighting and trouble and disturbance on any country but i think the russian

people, this is not a quarrel with the russian people. the russian people will wonder what is being done in their name. we know there are petitions which if you look at what is happening on the ground in ukraine vladimir putin has the narrative the russian army will be welcomed with open arms and that is so far from the case. resistance from the ukrainians. the russian advance was not able to complete its objectives. who knows whether this will drive them to more brutality but the ukrainians are fighting back for their country, fighting for their families. nato and western countries are supporting them. i saw a picture of the bridge in latin america lit up in yellow and blue in support of ukraine. there is huge support for ukraine.

eric: is putin expecting this? >> he did not expect that level of international support for ukraine or for the ukrainians to resist as much as they are or that his war machine would not be able to crush ukraine pretty quickly. he has had a number of shocks. who knows how this will play out. ukraine is fighting for its life. these are desperate times but one should take hope from the courage of the ukrainian people. eric: what else can our country and our allies do? germany sending antitank missiles and stingers to ukraine to fight against russia. how about imposing swift, what other measures to tighten the noose around vladimir putin? >> two things. g7 and the eu, sending defensive weapons to ukraine.

these are defensive weapons. they are lethal but they are there so the ukrainians can defend their homeland, not to attack russia. nato is not attacking russia. the second thing is on the sanctions. we sanctioned russian individuals, russian banks. we are working to degrade the financing of the war machine. swift is one of those measures under consideration. it is not an easy thing to do. it requires widespread agreement. there is agreement to deprive access to capital markets which agreement to limit technology exports and high-value goods. there is a limit to asset freezes. the west is doing what it can to tighten the noose on the russian economy and bring home to the russian government what is happening. eric: there will be more in the

coming days and weeks. there are those in this country who prays vladimir putin, they are co-his propaganda. what do they choose to ignore and dismiss about the truth of this man? you have spoken out as british ambassador to the un for years. what would you say to correct the misguided and diluted views of those who have shown favor to vladimir putin? >> one fact stands out. there hasn't been a war in europe since 1945. there was a conflict in the balkans in the 1990s and nato stepped in to resolve that but those have been the only timeseries conflict has broken out in europe until now. the person responsible for the invasion of ukraine and the war in europe is vladimir putin. there is no justification for that.

there are ways of discussing european security. europe has had those mechanisms ever since the second world war and again when the soviet union broke up in the 1990s those mechanisms were in place. they brought a europe that was whole and free and vladimir putin brought that crashing down. america benefits, we in turn oh the debt to america for that result. vladimir putin is trying to shatter it for no justification. that is what i would say to the people you mentioned. eric: thank you, putting the blame where it belongs, vladimir putin. the british ambassador to the united states in washington, thank you. arthel: we will go back to lviv, 30 miles from the border. benjamin, i understand you had

an eventful journey. tell us about it. >> reporter: we drove 12 hours to get here and talked about the human cost of this invasion. when you see it firsthand it takes a different meaning, 20 or 30 miles, people waiting days to escape what they fear is coming their way and every single car passes women and children. they don't know where they were going because they had to flee so suddenly. they didn't think this invasion was coming and now that it has come to their doorstep they are on the move and hope they will find places to shelter on the other side of the border but they don't know and more important, their husbands cannot join them. the presidential decree suggests any mail between 18 and 60 cannot cross the border. they have to defend the country. we saw the most harrowing scenes of families being torn apart.

we don't know when we will see of our loved ones again. the fear is putin will keep moving toward lviv. it is ringgit with sandbags and concrete barriers. no one knows what he might do. it is heart wrenching to see. ask people how they feel about the western response and they wonder why they have been left to themselves. they are grateful for the support they have been given. if you were so certain this was going to come. why not more support? why not take so long to drip out the sanctions? more needs to be done. they pick out the germans. they say they feel germany hasn't done enough and hope that will change. when you look into the eyes of these people who were are fleeing with nowhere to go it

is heart wrenching. 120,000 people have fled this country. they fear that could rise to 1 million or 5 million. people have said the refugee crisis is one of the tools vladimir putin might use which destabilizes europe, weapon i think human migration. it is tragic to see this country that was western leaning, free, democratic, people out and about on the streets, the country has shut down. people are asking more support and help them. their family members are holding off the russian army. they don't know how long they can be held back. arthel: we are reporters. we are to be objective but we are human. when we see the images on

television it is one way. when you get there on the ground in the face of human peril it is different. if you wouldn't mind sharing your personal thoughts when you saw the devastation and human impact in person. >> reporter: you ask about making a personal. i am a father of three young girls. you feel that pain. you have to imagine if your life was upended so suddenly. if you had to send them off to an unknown or uncertain future and go back and fight for your homeland. it is sad to see. i have covered a number of mores. but there is resilience particularly in the children. the young ones don't understand what is going on. they have toys with them to

bring them comfort. they pack what they can into these cars. some are running out of food, some are running out of gas and people are getting out and walking towards the border, children in tow. these are things we've seen in syria, somalia, afghanistan. it is being repeated in europe and it is a tragedy. countries on the border are helping. it won't be enough if those figures keep rising. it is another angle that is so hard to see. you have the humanitarian side, the crisis and the battle raging not far away. no one knows how it will play out but it is only getting worse. arthel: angela and hall live in

lviv, we stand behind the people of ukraine. eric: president biden is meeting with his national security team at his home in delaware. he is attended a memorial service for a family member this weekend. the administration impose harsh sanctions to stop this invasion. there are questions on the harshest economic hit, kicking rush out of swift, the international banking system. jackie heinrich has the latest. >> reporter: we are awaiting word from the national security council if there has been any movement on swift. germany and italy have moved their opposition to the "nuclear option" removing russia from the swift international banking system.

it is the last resort. there have been iterations the white house has considered including taking banks off of swift. the white house said they will work in concert with allies to ensure this is a coordinated effort. there are grumblings that the allies are moving in that direction and the us has not had opposition to that until now. awaiting word on that. the president did give an interview about sanctions imposed on russia, targeting -- targeting members of the government.

listen to what he says about the difference between what has been done in the past like in 2008, and 2014 when they attacked georgia and crimea. understanding we may not see the full impact for some time. >> president biden: no section his immediate. you can't say you can no longer be the president of russia. >> reporter: there is an effort happening in the eu to bolster economic sanctions. european union is going to block all russian commercial flights from flying over europe. countries unite against russia to be sure these sanctions have the fullest possible impact. eric: thanks. in a few moments marsha

blackburn will be here announcing a senate move to yank swift from vladimir putin's clutches. that will be in a few moments. >> we will do what we need to do to defend our country. as the president said we will defend every inch of nato territory. to the american people and our allies. arthel: there is john kirby reaffirming america's commitment to nato as vladimir putin threatens the alliance a nato must withdraw forces or face military or political consequences was a russian official warning finland and sweden to back off plans to join nato. a former us deputy military

representative, and c-17 commander. tell us how this military aid will aid ukrainians and how long until the bomber arrives and how you get it there. >> reporter: >> i used to be director of logistics for european command. we are behind the power curve and urgency to get this money into the ukrainians hands. they border nato countries and logistics can be brought to bear within hours. this should not be a sprint. doing democratic processes or sign off on things. this is an existential threat to a nato partner. john kirby refers to it as we have nato members.

ukraine fought with us in afghanistan. ukraine has foiled every russian plan. they are worthy of our support. arthel: if president biden and nato allies won't physically fight russia is a time to assist from the air? if not, if russia occupies ukraine would nato have a bigger problem? >> we should be talking about it. the administration is clinging to it like an academic exercise. russia is not shy about threatening nato partners. we need to put all options on the table. i'm not espousing war but you don't get anywhere with a bully

if they hit you in the head and don't do anything about it. we need open dialogue, consider volodymyr zelenskyy's request for no-fly assets, more ability to defend themselves because volodymyr zelenskyy is now an icon around the world and may have stopped world war iii in its tracks. russia is not planning on this. they were planning on ukraine becoming a speedbump. arthel: that is the hero for real. i want to play the sound from nato's secretary-general. >> we are increasing our presence. as long as there's no doubt about defending our allies come of the core message, an attack

on one is an attack on all. arthel: without physically fighting how can the us and nato stop vladimir putin and end this invasion immediately? >> the biggest path is to take the action at home. drill, pump, flow energy all over the world. even saying that will drop the oil price and if we get it below 75 a barrel russia is losing money and in 1968 they closed the iron curtain. there are many things we can do to take russia out of the world system. putin has problems in the inner circle, cyber attack on the

kremlin and lots of people wondering what russia is doing. we are in a good state to go after him in ways that will be effective. eric: your sources are telling you there's a cyber attack on the kremlin? >> i got that from two points of context was no one knows where it is coming from. i am getting that from folks that i trust. eric: brigadier general, thank you very much. vladimir putin is the enemy of america and the ideals we hold dear. democracy, human dignity, human rights was his branded a war criminal for crimes against humanity for his military attack on ukrainian targets. our next guest is tennessee

republican senator marsha blackburn on her move to punish vladimir putin. what are you doing to isolate him? >> we are working on a resolution that would support removing them from the swift banking system. this is what allows easy transfer of financial transactions across borders. this is something we need to do. it will make it difficult for russia to support their troops financially and carry forward with their economy but it will tell us how much china is prepared to support russia in this in denver.

we heard china would prop up their energy sector. xi jinping who had the chinese communist party recently met with putin. this will tell us how closely tied these two are. i look at russia, china, iran, north korea has the new axis of evil. eric: most are in favor of the proposed it. it seems they are going forward except the biden administration. why this reluctance? >> one of the things, many people have looked at, is the way the us halted energy

production and began to rely on russia, on opec, to fill in the gaps for our energy consumption buying billions of barrels of oil from russia. it is important to send a message we can return to energy production and move back to where we were under donald trump's administration being energy dependent and a net exporter of energy. eric: the keystone pipeline and reducing those policies -- >> it should. it should be a restart to the keystone, a reversal of those policies. when you're dealing with russia, they talk about the need for sanctions.

for us to an act export controls, to have nato move to a point where they step in. report that volodymyr zelenskyy and the ukrainian people are seeing, you are seeing wide support from democrats and republicans for the ukrainian people. i talked earlier today with a former infrastructure minister in ukraine. he made certain his family was safe and took up arms to fight the russians and was ready to do so, the resolve of freedom fighters we are seeing is inspirational and i think today we all stand with them and are

searching for the best way to support them and achieve their victory. eric: the infrastructure minister leaving his family to pick up a rifle. what do you think of the inspiration from him? what we have seen from volodymyr zelenskyy. >> he's doing this for his family. he was delightful to join me on my facebook tv show. he talked about the resolve. how they have formed this army of civilians protecting kyiv. he has his ammo, his guns. they are ready to stop the

russians as they try to come into kyiv. the resolve your seeing from the ukrainians, the expertise from the army able to take down a russian transport plane. these are moments that show the lengths people will go to fight this oppression, communism, marxist theologies they had to live under for so long. i spoke with someone who had grown up in romania. they were pulling for the ukrainian people to beat back russia. getting russia out of the un security council.

ukraine is doing the right thing challenging russia at the seat with the charter never having been amended to allow russia into that seat. this shows you the resolve of people who had to live under communism. they are living in a form of democracy. they have freedom as. they don't want to return to what vladimir putin is forcing them into. it will be up to ukraine, those of us defending freedom, pushing this back. eric: the inspiration of the ukrainian people calling on russia to be kicked out of the un. thank you.

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eric: we can be feeling more pain at the pump. the russian invasion cents gas prices surging. christina coleman has an unexpected story. >> reporter: oil prices briefly topped $105 a barrel. nationwide the cost is $3.59 up

from $2.69 a year ago. rush's attack on ukraine could drive those prices higher and fears of supply disruptions as they believe gas prices could climb to $4 a gallon in the us and in california we hit that mark. i spoke to a driver who is paying $5.36 a gallon to fill up this morning. >> you are working extra hours to pay for gas? >> eight hours. >> reporter: this is your weekend. you would rather be doing something else. >> i was supposed to go out of town but i have to. >> reporter: as us consumers deal with soaring gas prices are made inflation and the fallout from the invasion of ukraine republicans are calling on the biden administration to

stop restricting oil production and white house press secretary jen saki continues to defend the federal government's moves. >> settings on the keystone pipeline, oil and gas leases, incomprehensibly green lighting the nordtream 2 deal. in the same moment president biden should authorize the keystone pipeline and authorize oil and gas leases in the united states of america. >> the keystone pipeline is not flowing. not sure how that would solve anything. you of oil leases are not being tapped into by oil companies. >> reporter: their working to relieve oil reserves to provide some relief. in the meantime drivers continue to deal with sticker shock at the pump. eric: we shouldn't buy a drop

of anything from russia whether it is gas or and something else. we should cut them off completely. arthel: xi jinping and vladimir putin talking by phone yesterday as russian troops close in on ukraine at capital city, vladimir putin explaining the historical context of the ukrainian issue to xi jinping at the chinese president offering his support for the russian leader. military and economic ties on full display as the chinese president looks at nearby taiwan, the same way vladimir putin sees ukraine as a breakaway province. gordon chang is author of the coming collapse of china and the china tech war. not only is this war being frowned upon by citizens around the world, protesting and making their voices heard

supporting ukraine. president xi is hearing nothing of it. china has just announced they will conduct wargames. what is president xi saying? >> reporter: he's trying to continue the pressure on taiwan. we saw that with 9 planes. on february 5th china sent a plane over a taiwan island going directly into taiwan airspace, violation of its sovereignty. china hasn't done it for more than four decades. this is an escalon tory period. xi jinping is going to do something we don't like him. arthel: a statement from china's ministry of foreign affairs, a partial statement of

the phone call between out xi jinping and vladimir putin. it is important to reject cold war mentality. take seriously in respect reasonable security concerns of all countries and reach a balanced, sustainable european security mechanism. china has long held the position of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity and going by the principles of the un charter. moving forward will this change president it xi jinping's relationship with him or is it rhetoric? >> looks like complete rhetoric. this is something we've seen in recent weeks. beijing hasn't changed its position was what will change xi jinping is as the world reacts to ukraine and russia.

he sees the military faltering he will try to distance himself from his best friend. in that case he doesn't want to go down with the ship. arthel: we don't have to worry about a russia china problem? >> we certainly do. they are working closely together, coordinating like we have never seen before. that long communiqué issued february 4th after xi jinping and vladimir putin met indicate their future allies, have a no limits partnership and no area is cooperation, an indication these countries are on the same page along with commodity deals that were recently announced, china financing russia's attack on ukraine and other countries. this is something to be worried about the world dividing into two, russia and china and their

friends on one side, everybody else on the other. arthel: we are looking at pictures of vladimir putin and xi jinping. one president at a time. donald trump has great relationships with both of those presidents as he always told us. could donald trump give vladimir putin a call or some form of communication and say knock it off, come back to the negotiating table. can he do that? if he does then he is the hero in this. >> i don't think putin will listen to trump or anybody else. he has a domestic political constituency that is not happy with the way the invasion is going. no foreigner will have any effect on vladimir putin except if president biden says we are cutting all economic relations. then putin might decide to withdraw.

arthel: where do we go from here? >> we need to kick russia out of swift, freeze every russian bank account and provide even more legal aid to ukraine. this is freedom's front line. we have no choice. defend ukraine is defending the international system. arthel: russia and china holding members of the security council. should they be kicked out? >> that is not going to happen anytime soon. i would like to see that. we've got to look at institutions other than the un in order to solve this. arthel: we appreciate having you on. this thing is unfolding quickly. thank you very much. eric: we are waiting for the biden administration to impose swift.

we have marsha blackburn on it. other nations say one way to get vladimir putin's kick russia out of swift. the inspiration of the ukrainian people, amazing to behold. arthel: we are with them all the way. we will see you at 4:00 pm eastern. arthel enter good afternoon everyone. with the special coverage of the story right now. report this hour from an advisor to ukraine's president zelensky that the russian attack on kyiv is not advancing on this hour despite explosions and air raid sirens that have been here as the night falls and the capitol.