a, with the headlines on break in utah international president, putin will decide for the end of the day, whether to recognize the independence of adorned bath brains. round the clock shelling from both sides and the region is sounding as well since the conflict proposed to erupt. it in 2014 recently incident. tragic happened here. just west of the near 52 shelves from the ukrainian side made an impact on lots earlier 5. it's a water pumping station in the city of going yet to go cutting. apply to roughly 20000 people. but the self proclaimed, the people's republic has not declared a state of emergency. and this man to stand on more than 50000 people have fled the violence in recent days by crossing the border of the neighboring rupture with mass evacuation. well under way, here when our teens are national,

we hear from don bast resident, making the journey resettle kind of ran from the war that's been there for 8 years . there's no trans from, there's last anymore to hear it. stop it with area. good evening from moscow was now just off to 8 pm. here we are continuing of breaking news and rolling coverage. as president putin will now make a final decision today on whether to recognize the independence of the self proclaimed at don bus republics. he made the announcement at an emergency meeting of russia's security council. so oper could aton cranium with any crane in 2014, initially in part of the population of his country. they didn't tell you except the newest on the this could a talk like to remind it that it was anti constitutional and just blood was spilled

because during this events, a lot of phoenix and people were killed. so part of the citizens of this country, they didn't accept this qu, concerned the people who leave those in crimea. and really, you know, so those people who are living and still live in the best thing or in base people talk to you for a minute. would you? they said that they are going to school and establish 2 independent republics. don't ask people's republican lugens people to republic, starting from bad mom and the confrontation between authorities and keeping people who live in this territory even has begun. and i would like to draw your attention to the fact that russia has done all we could to us be useful tools to use peaceful means to resolve all the difference as you can use queue. but despite the sapphire it's keith authorities wise maidenly,

offensive launched offensive when you push against people and these territories. and it seems that we are witnessing the escalation of the situation situation for the 3rd time. all this years, i would like to remind you that people who leave their basically upstairs and during the negotiations when we came up with the plan to just to resolve the situation and called the misc accords. because the negotiations were held in minsk. this was because issues that we get because were but further advance showed that daisy authorities from keith have no intentions to implement with this plan. more than that the they have stated, this goes with them. let's take the thought and i'm here with you to national with saskia taylor joining us now here in the studio. vladimir putin speaking there after or during your say when convening that of the russian security council,

the big meeting getting together today. one of the things appeared and said it's something he's repeated not is that he says key has no intention of implementing that of the, the mental piece agreements if they had, they would've been, they would have been some implementation over the past 7 or so years. take us through some of these key points if you would, while i was indeed an emergency session of the security council, it was can be by president picking himself. and i think given the very rapid deterioration that we have witnessed in the last few days alone and eastern crane, there was no doubt what was going to be on the agenda was going to be around the crisis in ukraine. the only real issue as it turned out to be was whether or not russia will recognize the independence of the done yet a new counsel regions. let's be very clear. this is a recognition of autonomy of these to break away republics. it is not as i am already beginning to see as the western meters framing at some kind of claim by russia to this time trees. so that's very clear on getting the points i was talking to president putin himself reiterated. we'll see just a quick reminder,

what we're talking about don't pass is of course this area with around 2000000 people. overwhelmingly ethnic russian about 80 percent of them consider russian to be the ethnic language. and they oppose the qu and kia back in 2014. and they said, we don't want to be part of this ukraine, that you felt we are declaring ourselves breakaway republics. and really that's been a civil war that ever since. so for 8 years, people have been showed by back compatriots across the contact line. and in fact, we've already managed to get reaction from one of them to the latest department. whether or not president putin will recognize finally, be independent. these are public's. yes, those snitch, if we watched him listen to the council from start to finish, i look forward to what happens next to when a decision is announced on television. when we hear that a lot of mir putin has made an announcement and then we expect them, the situation might somehow de escalate. we would like this to happen if it will be

beneficial as we don't want to have this war. right. we did not come here for happiness. the situation forced us to come. i thought we don't want to relive what happened in 2014. if this is a new idea. well, i mean, it was vaguely floating around in 2014, on a red head in 2017, but no one really took it seriously because of course this is ukrainian territory. but the situation got was, as we sat in, this is not me, that mirage has done yet, will tell you as well. and when he got the stories on the ground, really the last few weeks have been hell. and last week, the lower house of the russian parliament approved dropped resolution. it was overwhelming. the vote in favor of some like 35450 deputies said yes, absolutely. we need to support these people and it was sent on to president putin for his possible approval. but really, i think what probably triggered this emergency session was that on monday, just a couple of hours before the security council convened, we actually got direct requests from the heads of the to break away republic saying

we're off, can you please president putin considered this? we need your help, we need to support, we need more cooperation. and what we did here from vladimir putin was that if i do indeed go forward and say yes, i recognize you told me of these places. it is because it's only with a heavy heart. it's because i was driven twit, because as you were saying, very kid has failed to every single turn to keep to its promise and abide by those 2015 minutes agreements. you've authorities, you don't want to, to engage and direct me to. i like with the republics, they say they want to do it by dialect with russia. and as soon as russia, se offer certain steps to samples within the framework. all domains could course start saying that rush isn't repairing with internal affairs of ukraine. that the kid has such a problem, i guess one might say with the protocol. well the biggest thing, and this is what we just thought from president putin point 1130 thought points

that, that pretty simple. they have to be followed and would up a point 11 is a big sticking point and not as the one that specifically states that kids must grant these 2 separatists republics, quote, a special status and not just like, oh yes, i give you a special state that has to be tried in the constitution that made legal and stephanie is on. that obviously hasn't happened. and what's more presidents lensky is foreign minister to have flatly fed. i'm not going to do it. it's not just that i'm not good. so i don't even have a dog, i'm not gonna engage in and kind of discussion with these people. some say it's because the government is currently under pressure from fall right nationalists, who in increasingly in recent years to exhaust what many would say is on to influence on policy shaping. presidents lensky said, i do worry for instability, and i worry riots if i go forward at this point 11 of the, of the agreement, so clear by lation of the sci fi. but what it actually means in practice, a potential recognition. it's very hard to say. i would suppose,

and this was something that was indicated by the security council that it would mean probably that more people would apply for russian citizenship. we've already got around $700000.00 russian systems in that area. we had the over a 1000000 have already applied for russian possible, but also it gives you an idea of kind of the ethnic makeup and the sense of allegiance is that i would also think that probably financial support will be offered by moscow. perhaps greater trade cooperation, perhaps will so russia supplying necessities, such as water and gas, which are currently cut off. i do want to point out that landscape, despite claiming that these are his citizens, had stopped paying that pension. he stopped paying them social benefits and he has essentially imposed an economic blockade. so they were in a difficult situation. none very need more dire situation now. and that was exactly what president putin. she said it was the 1st thing she said she opened, the counselor said we are here to talk about the fate of people to talk about

people who have been living in basements, who are being shelled. we are here to talk about whether we think that those people have a right to live in peace associates as it was up of the money it is. there were growing revelations by western me or secret documents negotiated at the end of the previous century by western colleagues with one another, as well as with russia. and these documents clearly show no intention by the west to expand nato. yet natal, thanks to general young stilton bow continues to simply deny obvious facts declassified by british archives and released by the dish beagle news magazine. they are still vehemently opposed to loosening their open door policy. despite many public denials of the existence of such a policy. we thing any western reactions to the story today. well, before i understand this is what we're going to talk about a bit later. what we heard from president lumber off is, i think there's going to be a total lack of recognition from the west that they have a part to play. and what is courtney unraveling in ukraine? first and foremost, i've no doubt that this will be picked up by western media as

a full flag or as russia implementing foss stage of its invasion. we've already heard from the u. s. representative t o s e. that's the organization, security and cooperation in europe. he says that be considered a violation of ukrainian sovereignty, though i repeat, it's got nothing to do with these republics. entering the russian federation, it is just a recognition of independence. was almost false cool. bo is, but now are, you can read an article from the bbc. the headline is 5 reasons why we might not invade. so yesterday they were cutting off that it's already a done deal and patients when given the orders. now you've got 5 reasons not to invade, not just one. the john chancellor read the audio and recognised or indicated that any recognition of the republics would be tantamount to russia putting out of the midst agreement, of course, conveniently forgetting that he has failed to press. he has to abide by the agreement itself. one option show that we're going to have just a continuation of rhetoric regarding specifically what foreign secretary liberal

sets up. let's not forget the 30 ukranian forces who are current shuttling innocent on on civilian in dom who as we not for the woman who sat. i welcome. because it finding means that i can live with the people. they are armed with nature weapons, with hundreds of millions worth of weapons that have been satisfied, the u. s. and it's nato allies, heavy duty stuff like chocolate and even, and nato's insistence to continue welcoming members to the block. and it's nights off. not only, obviously, it total disregard for russia security concerns, but also a direct violation of the promise that was made back in the ninety's. you know, about saying we will not inch 11. we will not go one and eastwood of the with album and germany, but unfortunately that is not what we're seeing, even though i'm not sure what level of pointing to he said they completely are living in a puzzle and ended july. well, in terms of penalties, putin

a previous he said it doesn't matter what we do, we're going to be function anyway. thoughts, we know whether that's going to be nordstrom to the gas pipeline. this obviously cause to worry. we talk about this the whole time, whether it's going to be about cutting brush off from quest all these on the table . but what's very soon, what we did here at the council was for my point, mr. museum of saying, you know what? we're ready. we knew that this was going to come, no matter what we do. we have been slowly preparing ourselves, getting us ready, you know, bring it on. the situation that we have now is in a way more complicated, but also maybe simpler. i'd like to explain. it is more complicated because the scale of potential conflict can be compared to what we face in 2008. and that's a fact keeping in mind the estimation given to us by defense minister just now. but on the other hand, it's easier for us because big then we didn't know the potential reaction. we're

all kinds of talks. i talk some bits repeat and also talk to president bush. but now we know we know what is going to happen, and we know all the possible problems at all possible difficulties. all the to sanction ideas that we can hear now, broadcast from the average domestic appliance. we know that there will be a lot of pressure, but at the same time we know how to withstand this pressure. and suddenly, the cabinet is white in the sense that it has built a somewhat fortress economy by kind of winning itself off the dollar by doing deals, for example, in euros, by building off its gold resolves walls than a foreign currency in dollar. so yes, it is up to you, right, that it's kind of built this shield that will protect it. but i think the me, the main message that came out of thought was and i think you'll probably agree essentially what those security council members were saying,

as we know. a that we're going to be hit by penalties. that's ready kind of, you know, done things. we think we're willing to pay the price because of the people on the ground. and because we think that they have a right to live in peace and they are not all getting chip, he of is using them. they are people, you just have to have peaceful sky. so you can talk about people that is having peace and have peace was guys there in a peaceful life. but you know, let's talk about the military situation and that part of the world now, because i read in recent days that obviously ok the o. s. c has said there violations on both sides. both sides have been basically shelling or talking to each other. i read in recent days though, the ukrainian side, the number of shells it was rocketing of had increased by 400 percent. no, i mean the situation on the ground, there's apps, you know, otherwise for it it has deteriorated so rapidly. i don't think anyone quite expecting to be the spot. this is something i'm her at has been talking about. he's a tony at the moment and the figure that the defense secretary came out with, he said we got around 50000 troops on the ukrainian side of the conflict line. got

as 100 tanks. we've got heavy duty stuff. like i said, a lot of foreign alms shipped over by the us, the power defensively. but as you just said, and as the se daily reports come in, that clearly not being used defensively, because we've even bought reports of our had re landing even russian federation, which is why the russian federation was the contact line. you know, there are hundreds, not thousands plummet. this is all of course, a direct violation of the midst protocol, something that enough is just not talked about in mainstream media. another thing that ca shy group, the defense secretary said to said what even more concerning is that a lot of this let me know how to fall right nationalists who have proved to be very unruly and very difficult to actually control. and one of the things that i think i want to listen to what you said about this specifically, he said the most terrifying thing that possibly come out of the last few days if president finance gets unit security conference saying that he will renee

potentially on the budapest memorandum and re arm ukraine with nuclear weapons. i would also like to draw the attention of the members of the security council to the statements made by mistress the landscape to the south. that they would like to return was the status of the nuclear country, and i want to say, nuclear power, but country that is very dentures seen 1st because we saw them, there was more of these wildly were part of the soviet union. and when they have the necessary infrastructure to build such weapons, not only weapons but carriers for such a weapon and i think you're going to do some serious concerns or some of those comments are being made there. saskia but you know, look at the, the ukranian president talking about potentially going nuclear, mental entity, the former comedian for god's i got to really see his sense of humour today though . frankly, no, i think that was probably a joke too far and you know,

it's not entirely on feasible would be very close to be very time consuming, but the infrastructure is up because that's not forget, ukraine was the wild thought because you get a power under soviet union and a lot of that infrastructure in the expertise is it's still bad, but you're up to you to be talking about rearming and getting the most dangerous weapons on us. whilst you've got a flare up, you know, in your own country, when you bought cit, civilians being shalt. and i think it's, i think it's very disappointing that when know what, i'm not hearing more condemnation from the west a lot. and i think what was exact talked about in the security council today is key of has forgotten what is happening. the key of us forgotten that this is about human life. i think what we heard from every single member who spoke that and they were unanimous. they said we are in support of it. so up to the ultimate vision is up to presentation. they said it would be unconscionable if we did not land and

reach helping hand to be people who so our need event had been completed. betrayed by the government. soft case right now talking about at what? 20 minutes past 8 in the evening when we expecting, put in to come out with this announcement while we think that it's going to be some kind of decision today, perhaps in the early hours of, of tuesday morning. thought that's who we know at the moment. i mean, he did say, i'm going to make this decision today, but those, obviously, this is a huge decision with huge prompts. the cations not just obviously for the russian government, but for us, besides those millions of people who let them don't pass, it's not going to be something that's going to be made in haste. thought i think eagerly await it. and i think not just heard russia, not just all those inhabitants who have flat, of course, as tens of thousands of flat wedding don't pass. you know, this is that faith, this is a future. but i think all around the world, this is the decision that will really have widespread repercussion. and so i could just briefly, did you mentioned a few moments ago that there are 1000000 people in nation, ukraine who are, who are applying for citizenship or looking for citizenship in russia or yeah,

exactly. so there are 2000000 citizens, a rule, 700000, ready have russian citizenship. but what we heard that figure, one point a thought that 1200000 people have already applied for russian citizenship. that is not something you will read about and not. and i think there is a huge failure to understand the increase, a pretty complex ethnic cultural historic fabric of that situation. and i think people look at too much black and white russians. can you not? but they don't understand people's loyalty and how obviously the country has has changed over over the years, you want to shed the legacy of the union tonight. taylor, thanks for the update on the breaking news or fish as well as the shells continue to hit the don bath republic, thousands of being evacuated as safety here in russia. would you have wanted this for your child? would you? i also do on this for neither of my grandchildren do you know,

that had been blown off before that parents eyes. and we know how parents had that 3 children and a bathroom. and they all got blown up that you don't know, this must be thought of. this situation started back in 2014 and then my son became disabled with my daughter in law died and one year old grandson received a head injury wearing. of course, we are now very, very afraid you will nothing. of course you're in our village. there is constant shelling we decided to leave because a miss i landed at our apartment building entrance. there's such a tension here in the morning. there was an explosion. again, we're going to russia running away from the shelling with my wife and our daughter and granddaughter. yeah, pretty close on buses. i came here from dumbass together with my children yesterday i was walking to work, but it's impossible so much showing you. if it's true, i don't want to come back, it's very dangerous there. i lived there and don't want to any more the those i knew how that out. they say if they get to our territory to dundas, no one will be left. they won't even spare children,

they'll destroy every one course novela did that. it was very scary. the shells were flying. i'm scared for my grandchildren and my children. will they call us saying this heavy shelling? why are they shelling? i'm not afraid, but you couldn't leave me alone. i can barely walk. my wife is scared. she came on the heavy shelling. will you? i wouldn't have left. i stayed there in 2016. not leaving york. yeah. when you were here. yeah, i wouldn't have left. i'm not afraid of anything, it's all the same to me. i'm used to it. i was a soldier in the past. i'm used to it. but her now she's shaking, stuttering. and fish. really, if i were healthy, i would have joined the militia. now the self proclaimed to donate the people's republic has declared a state of emergency after the key of shelling hit

a water pumping station. ultimately cutting supplies for more than 20000 people are senior correspondent, but i guess the of his internet for us. he brings us the very latest on what is exactly happening down there. for the last several minutes we've huddled at least a dozen bloss that reverberated through the air from the direction of a presumably done yet scare port, which is where the frontline is. and that is the situation here at all times of day at you can hear these blood, these exclusions through window through, through walls that there they go again that, that faint from uh, from the perspective of viewers. unfortunately, microphones aren't very good at picking this up, but human years. ah, we witnessed this ourselves earlier today when we went to another area. just west of the high schools have close to the front lines where they had been reports of concert chilling throughout the night. there, there was a fatality, there was

a man killed there, a reportedly a coal miner, and we went to see ourselves. ah, recently incident tragic happened here, just west of danielle city to shelves, launched from the ukrainian side made ah, impact one there. another crater here and everywhere here, you'll see bloodied bits of clothing as as a mine, his outfit. he was on his way to a mine shaft where he works. this is one of the 2 shelves that landed here. again, we aren't going to spend very long here because there are still incoming shelves and exclusions that we hear. i in the, in close proximity, literally every full 5 seconds at this point. but without hearing, we now hearing bluster, but this is happening across the fir, periphery of the front lines. contact lance in here in easton ukraine. perhaps not

as intense as what we're hearing right now here in the net. but nevertheless, reports of vicious battles footage of shelling coming in from of the north, from gods where a power station was hit, a depriving of depriving an unknown number of people of power. this tom, when it's, it's very cold. we've also heard that there are problems with water supply as there are here and didn't yet go. there was a water pumping station that was hit earlier today, which is again left tens of thousands of people without water supply bills without wells of their own. if they, if they live in it houses rather apartment blocks. but the evacuation here is, is also a continuing the evacuation of predominantly women with children as well as the elderly people who, who are afraid of the mental well being of that children. as well as for their, for their lives yesterday to switch,

and i am now waiting to die. i think that if it all starts up again, i will be killed. and that'll be that. but i am ready. st. unable a hostile exams. ukraine wasn't ready for war. and now it's ready because it's received weapons from here and it were used. and here the big fear now is that there could be a runaway escalation. there are violations that a being monitored, recorded on both sides of the conflict a line. so that is, and on the, on the behalf of the breakaway republics, as well as by the ukrainian military, the u. s. c has recruited violations by both sides, which includes bringing to the frontline weapons that shouldn't be according to the minsk agreement says, which includes heavy, catabolic tillery $152.00 millimeter cabins, for example, as well as, as well as tags, a multiple rocket, who to systems their rule here, and that is the fear that a of the local authorities claim the ukraine as planning and offensive to reclaim

these territories by force the ukrainians, the saying that it is, this is the break away republics. the death lining up troops and equipment. the military offensive, and that they are, they are staging, provocations. the, the facts on the ground these, that over the last week, we have seen a tremendous escalation, was an escalation, with ferocious battles being conducted. and he as well as shedding, that is at this point, ceaseless and how long this will continue to escalate a's at this point, anyone's guess by russian authorities have been setting up shelter, taken to thousands of people who are fleeing the violence from across the border of more than 53000 don bath residents across the border into russia in just the past few days. those passing through the check point to being offered medical and it's like a logical support. now. a red cross spoke to them and here in moscow told us how the conflicts escalation as effective the civilian population. the reportedly was

so that 2 of the big compensation in the don't yet quit gen been he had and damaged by the has still at this currently, which got about 1000000 people from the access to water. and that's really worried because to that one meal and it also includes access to for hospitals and other social services. and this is really important and we keep repeating that message to all sides. that civilians and civilian infrastructure must be spared. because this is key for the survival of the population, if to speak about the people that arriving on the touch of the russian federation to what we know is the russian which cross. i'll main partner here is already conducting a needs assessment to be able also to respond and help people on the other side. really hope that people who suffered so much already don't have to suffer more. but it's really because happy with us for this evening program from moscow. it's now 8 30 pm monday evening here on the russian capital. this news just coming into us at

this moment. as we understand the russian president vladimir putin at any moment. now we'll be giving a televised speech a probably announcing, as we understand a final decision on whether to recognize the independence of the self proclaimed don boss republics. now this comes as tens of thousands of residents. they are fleeing the region as the bombing escalates. and as we stand by for the russian president, we cross live mouthwash, he's donald quarter who's now you're actually at one temporary housing facility, set up here in russia to help take care of the evacuees a what it, what is the atmosphere like? there must be pretty tough going. frankly. that's right, rory, as you said, thousands and thousands of evacuees from the don boss region have been fleeing to russia to escape the threat of war, the constant it constant shelling that's becoming worse and worse that we've seen from our correspondence in that area right there. but just after the evacuation was

declared, actually the rust off regional government declared a state of emergency and set up or around over. now a 100 different temporary housing complexes around the region to make sure that these people coming in will have free food. they'll be able to have a warm place to stay a while they make their way on 2 different actually other russian regions that are prepared to hold them for more. a longer term. we actually spoke with 11 family today that actually took a family of evacuees from don boss into their home themselves. and they're making sure that they're going to be able to wait this all out in their very own home. but another thing that the governor of ra stove actually set at the beginning, he appealed to hotels in the region to help out with this housing effort. and like you said, i am at one of those facilities right now. this is the hotel that we've been staying in here as we've been working throughout the region. and you know, this is the lobby where.