connect to tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. it's monday, february 28th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." war zone. ukrainian forces continue the fight against russia's military as both countries agree to meet today in hopes of brokering a peace deal. president biden's response. why u.s. sanctions against russia won't be felt immediately. no to war. people in russia protest their own country's invasion of ukraine, but thousands of demonstrators are ending up in handcuffs. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning, gunfire and explosions in and around ukraine's capital are more subdued than in recent days, but that doesn't mean the violence is ratcheting down.

ukraine's president announced that his country will hold talks with a russian delegation today along the belarusian border. there are fears if the folks don't yield progress belarus could send forces in to aid troops dramatically amplifying the conflict. vladimir putin is not tamping down. he ordered russian nuclear forces be put on high alert that raises fears the conflict could spiral into a nuclear attack. laura podesta is in new york with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. a nuclear war is obviously the worst case scenario. the talks today between ukraine and russia won't involve the presidents but their representatives, and it will be on russia's ally's turf, that would be belarus. ukraine set no preconditions in accepting russia's offer to hold talks today. delegates from the two nations plan to meet in belarus at an undisclosed location along the ukrainian border.

despite the invitation, russia showed no sign of ending the offensive. a massive convoy of russian tanks and armored vehicles approached kyiv last night. the capital city's mayor vitaly klitschko had a message for the invaders -- >> go back home. you have nothing to find here. >> reporter: volodymyr zelenskyy agreed to the sit-down but will not attend it. zelenskyy said he doesn't expect any breakthroughs will emerge. at the united nations, diplomats are gathering for a rare emergency session of the general assembly. they're expected to vote on a resolution calling for peace in ukraine. russian leader vladimir putin responded to the growing sanctions and condemnation by putting his country's nuclear forces on high alert. >> nothing is off the table with this guy. he's willing to use whatever tools he can to intimidate ukrainians and the world.

>> reporter: u.n. ambassador linda thomas-greenfield says the white house is committed to helping ukraine but said the u.s. will not send any combat troops there. prior to today the general assembly has only conducted ten emergency sessions in u.n.'s history. the last one was in 1997 involving the israeli-palestinian conflict. anne-marie? >> wow. laura podesta in new york. thank you so much. president biden monitored the ukraine crisis from delaware over the weekend. he will return to the white house this morning. some are questioning whether the u.s. needs to do more. >> reporter: from the united nations -- >> president putin is continuing to escalate this war in a manner that is totally unacceptable. >> reporter: to nato -- >> this is dangerous rhetoric. >> reporter: much of the western world is standing strong against russia's invasion of ukraine. >> i haven't seen this kind of unity since 9/11. >> reporter: the most forceful response so far, an

unprecedented decision to kick most russian banks out of an international banking system and plans to restrict the country's central bank. >> this makes it very difficult for president putin and the russian government, not only to do business but also to help fund a greater expansion of their military. >> reporter: u.s. and european allies also plan to begin targeting russian oligarchs with ties to vladimir putin who has shielded his wealth in offshore accounts, real estate, and even yachts. >> i love this because it's personal. vladimir putin has shown what he is. he's a thug. >> reporter: most democratic and republican lawmakers support steps taken so far. >> this is very good news, and the kind of thing we ought to be doing. >> reporter: some say president biden should be doing more. >> it's time for the president and some of our european partners to quit pussyfooting around. i know they say they've sanctioned 80% of banks in russia, but vladimir putin controls 100%. >> reporter: the biden administration says it will take about a month for the full effect of new sanctions to be felt.

>> can the government in kyiv hold on for a month? >> the president of ukraine has indicated that they're going to be fighting back constantly, and it is our plan to support their efforts. >> that was ed o'keefe reporting. over the weekend, president biden authorized an extra $350 million in military aid for ukraine including anti-armor missiles, weapons, and body armor. demonstrations were held in dozens of russian cities over the weekend protesting the war in ukraine. people from moscow to st. petersberg to siberia chanting "no to war." police dragged protesters away. an independent monitoring group says authorities detained more than 2,700 people yesterday in 51 cities. nearly 6,000 people have reportedly been detained since the protests began last week. and here in the u.s. there were demonstrations throughout the country to support ukraine. in boston, thousands of people marched holding up blue and yellow heart-shaped balloons,

flags, and signs. some chanted "pray for ukraine." >> the initiative is to show the world that we are united and to bring unity among ourselves. it is to show that we are together, we support each other and love and support our families back home. >> in chicago hundreds carrying ukrainian flags marched through downtown. a procession of cars followed along as drivers honked horns to show support. ahead on "cbs mornings," we'll talk with democratic senator chris coons about the u.s. response to russia and his recent meeting with leaders of nato countries. the invasion of ukraine will be a major topic of president biden's state of the union address tomorrow. his speech will focus on the war and issues closer to home including the passage of his infrastructure bill, economic recovery, and his supreme court nominee. meantime, federal authorities are reinstalling the fencing around the u.s. capitol ahead of mr. biden's speech. authorities are preparing for planned trucker protests

inspired by demonstrations in canada over covid vaccine mandates. hundreds of national guard troops have also been approved to help with security and traffic control. and the first person goes on trial today for crimes related to the january 6th capitol riot. police say guy reffitt had a handgun, zip tie handcuffs, and wore body armor and a helmet during the insurrection. he's charged with crimes including bringing a gun into capitol grounds. he's allegedly a member of a group called the texas 3%-ers. he is one of more than 750 charged in connection with the attack and faces up to 20 years in prison. coming up, conservative choice. republicans at the c-pac conference in florida make their pick on who should represent the party in the 2024 presidential election. and mail mess. how hundreds of pieces of mail ended up in a massachusetts river. this is the "cbs morning news." ning news."

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spring training games which were supposed to start over the weekend have already been canceled through march 7th. and on the cbs "money watch," fallout from the ukrainian/russia crisis. google makes some changes, as well, and russian vodka is being banned in some places. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this morning russia is making a desperate attempt to show it's -- shore up its plummeting ruble and prevent a run on banks in the wake of sanctions. the country's central bank hiked the benchmark interest rate to 20% from 8.5%. u.s. stock futures are pointing toward a sharply lower open this morning. meantime, on friday, wall street saw big gains. the dow rallied 834 points. the nasdaq jumped 221, and the s&p 500 added 95. google is taking down some map features in ukraine because of the war with russia. the company temporarily disabled live information about traffic conditions and how busy

different places are such as restaurants and stores. the move is designed to protect local communities as ukraine defends itself. google said traffic updates are still available for people in the country using navigation mode. several states in the u.s. are banning the sale of russian vodka. ohio governor mike dewine said he's prohibiting the purchase and sale of vodka made by russian standard. he says it's the only overseas russian-owned distillery with vodka sold in ohio. state liquor control officials estimate there are 6,400 bottles of vodka made by the company currently for sale in ohio. the governor said the ukraine flag will fly at the state house to show support for ohio's ukrainian population. and a hollywood power couple wants to help people fleeing ukraine. actors ryan reynolds and blake lively have vowed to match donations up to $1 million to the nonprofit usa for the u.n. refugee agency.

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our top stories this morning -- a glimmer of hope for peace in ukraine. delegations from ukraine and russia are expected to meet today at an undisclosed location along the ukrainian/belarus border. ukraine's president said he does not expect the talks to yield much progress. and russian president vladimir putin is dramatically escalating tensions. he ordered his nation's nuclear forces on high alert citing what he calls aggressive statements by nato and the sanctions leveed against russia. the u.s. general assembly is holding a rare emergency session today. and this week senate majority leader chuck schumer will meet with president biden's supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson.

she could be the first black woman to serve on the high court. nikole killion has more. i'm pleased to nominate judge jackson -- >> reporter: as soon as president biden made his supreme court nomination official -- >> thank you so much -- >> reporter: for these women it was pure joy. >> i was ecstatic. i was -- it was something that i personally had been working for -- >> reporter: kim tignor is one of the founders of the group she will rise. the collective has been dedicated to elevating an african american woman to the high court, launching a petition and a website to track judicial nominations. why do you feel it's important to have a black woman on the supreme court? >> first and foremost because we've never had one. when thurgood marshall became a supreme court justice, everything changed. so what we want to see is someone who can bring her legal acumen and her lived experience to those conversations and to those deliberations. >> reporter: the reality is we actually think that the absence of a black woman on this court is an abject failure frankly. >> reporter: what do you say to

people who say this is just an affirmative action pick? >> it's an interesting argument because in this country the people who benefit most from affirmative action are white women. and yet no one claimed affirmative action when justice amy coney barrett was nominated and eventually confirmed. >> reporter: in 2017 -- >> right. >> reporter: when it comes to the supreme court, only seven justices had not been white men in its 233-year history, something they hope will change when she is confirmed. >> going to be emotional frankly because there is the feeling seen component of this. >> to me, this is -- this is huge. it is -- this woman's work will impact generations. >> reporter: in washington, nikole killion, cbs news. coming up on "cbs mornings," 20 years after avril lavigne made her debut she is back with her seventh album. we'll visit with the punk pop princess to see how she is returning to her musical roots.

patrick stewart talks about the new season of "star trek: picard." and on the last day of black history month, nate burleson shares a personal poem he wrote in celebration of african american inventors and their contributions to our everyday lives. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

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