ah ah, to night following a raft of aggressive nato statements and huge new arms deliveries pledged by blog members, president potent puts russia strategic deterrent forces, including nuclear unit. on high alert, luis, i'm ordering the defense minister and chief of staff to put the russian army to turn forces on specials the you announces the closure of airspace to russian flights, as well as a pan on our t. sputnik and subsidiary companies from broadcasting in the block with russia and ukraine in delegations are on the way to the ukraine barrows border after quay. i've agreed to negotiate quote,

without precondition with residents of ukraine, 2nd largest city. how to cope with phil, what they say russian forces entering their city. a sporadic fighting is reported in the area. ah. good evening. this is our international life from moscow. you're watching our world views at 9 this sunday. the 27th of february. my name is kevin owen, just one very major story dominating of course. tonight, president potent has reacted to aggressive language from nato members and big new pledges of weaponry to ukraine by putting russia strategic forces, which include nuclear weapons units on high alert. was they really do as you can see western countries and not only taking on friendly actions towards the nation in

the economic sector. i'm referring to the illegitimate sanctions that everyone is aware of. however, top officials of nato member states are also using aggressive language towards a country. that's why i'm ordering the defense minister and chief of staff to put the russian army, the term forces on special alert. russia strategic forces include both nuclear and non nuclear units. long range bombers, submarines, ships and jets. the high alert also connects missile warning systems and defenses against attacks from space live know to caleb opening you your computer, all of a in berlin. good evening. can foresee, how's the white house reacting to tonight's developments? sure, well, we have quite a reaction from nato in response to boot and putting the deterrence forces of russia on to high alerts. this is what the nato chief had to say in reaction to this announcement from russia. this is dangerous rhetoric. that's the reason why

we both provide support ukraine. but also why we did last 2 weeks a months. i have a significant increase the presence of nato and eastern port lyons. now the nato chief also said that nato and the alliance has always supported a political solution to the problems in ukraine, which is interesting as the minsk agreement has not been implemented over the course of the last 7 years. in the meantime, we understand that at this point, nato is delivering anti tank and anti aircraft systems of ammunition to ukraine. in addition to that, the nato supports ukraine's goal. it says, but it will require all the consensus of members before taking action. in the meantime, the united states has come forward and says that it's not threatening russia. that's what the united states has said. white house press secretary jen. saki has gone as far as to say that pollutant is putting the strategic deterrence forces on

high alert based on what she called a manufactured threat. now the united states and norway, among other countries, are calling for an emergency un security council meeting. that'll be happening. that'll be happening here in manhattan at the un headquarters, just a few blocks from where i am now. we'll be covering that meeting and reporting on what happens when that meeting takes place. but it's interesting that the united states and the white house are claiming this is a made up threat because we're going over what nato has announced it is sending to ukraine. germany is sending 1000 anti tank weapons, 500 stringer missiles and 14 armed vehicles. the netherlands is sending 50 anti tank weapons, 400 missiles and 200 string or missiles. belgium is sending 2000 automatic rifles and 2800 tons of fuel. we have portugal sending $175.00 troopers, and we had the united states promising $600000000.00 in military assistance. but

apparently, according to the white house, all of those weapons and assistance that's being sent. that's all just a made up threat. russia is simply overreacting, and they've always wanted a political solution even though the minced agreement hasn't been implemented in 7 years. so quite interesting words we're hearing from nato countries, specifically here from here in washington. kind of when that security council meeting happens, we'll come back to keep across it. but let's go to your correspondent now peter. what's the latest on europe sanctions and we heard some of what's being proposed coming in from kayla just now. tell us more. well, russia's decision to or flooded me, of prudent decision to place rushes strategic deterrence forces, which includes nuclear elements on high alert. that was viewed, the major escalation is in europe as it was expected to be viewed. we heard from s lafond ally and the u. commission president, who said a to do, has gone, and the european union will now provide weapons into

a conflict zone that the you will provide weapons to ukraine and it isn't going to be the whole of the e. u. member states doing this. hungry has said that they won't be providing weapons. however, countries that have never done this previously have said that they will, including sweden have said that they will be providing arms to, to ukraine. right now. we also heard from you leaders like joseph bradley. you commission. hi, you european union. hi, representative for foreign affairs saying that our t. sputnik and all subsidiaries would be banned from broadcasting within the european union. and today we're taking a crucial step to turn off the tap before the russians. information manipulation in europe may, banning russia today and sporadic broadcasting into the p and union.

while we're also seeing the closure of u. s. space to all russian owned russian registered a russian controlled aircraft. as with announced by this lafond line, we are shutting down the e u. air space for russians. we're proposing a prohibition on all russian own russian registered and russian controlled aircraft . these aircraft will no more be able to land in take off over fly the territory of the european union. and that includes the private jets of oligarchs to the european union. continuing to take more sanctions against russia in retaliation for russia's actions and ukraine or to guys come back to this later half an hour. for now, peter oliver and kellum opened. appreciate it. over the u. k. the government not

only being one of the toughest in terms of fresh sanctions on russia and sending weapons to ukraine. the foreign secretary is also even appeared now to back britain's who go to fight for kiev, covering the pool asleep. we have heard from the british foreign secretary eliza trust, who has said that she will support britons who decide to go to ukraine to fight. now this has raised a number of eyebrows because there's uncertainty as to the legality of going aboard to join a foreign war. we also heard from her saying that she will not disclose the number of refugees that britain will accept. this follows an earlier debate and ferocious criticism at the government's lack of announcing that it will relax. the visa requirements for people from ukraine who want to come and seek refuge here in the u . k. it also comes as the u. k. and 15 other nato countries back

a boost to send arms to ukraine. and these are countries that have st or are proven to send significant deliveries of military equipment now with the western allies decision to impose sanctions on russia and to not allow a significant number of banks access to the swift. international monetary fund is something that britian had already signed off on earlier and agreed to do. so you now have countries like u. s. canada, and key you up in countries including germany, saying this. and as i mentioned, choosing selected are russian bangs. but britain has also admitted that they're prepared to take an economic hits in supporting such a move. this long running conflict is about freedom and democracy in europe. because if we do not stop payton and ukraine, we're going to see others on the threat. the voltage holland, moldova, it could end up in a conflict with nato. now the foreign secretary has also said that she believes

that sanctions will take a long time to be felt that from her opinion, this war could go on for a long time. she's also say she's putting a hitler together, a so called hypnos of russia, holly gas, who are closely associated to the russian president vladimir putin. and that they will have to quote, no way to run. the assets will be frozen and other sanctions imposed against them. and in the next few weeks, they will, the u. k. will continuing adding names to that list. so this comes against the back up of a number of marches happening here in various cities across the u. k. in london, in oxford, and in edinburgh, will keep you abreast of developments. here more thoughts now love to joe last lecture. political science and history assess the catholic institutes of the von day in the western front. either of the guests on this program. nice to see you tonight on this some very difficult evening. seeing us you have on delay in the

european commission president. and i'm saying that so the, you, i'm just reading, the quote will ban russian media outlets. that's all the and sputnik accusing us to spreading harmful dis information. we try best to put a balance across. we're licensed by off. com in the u. k. and europe, they've deemed us to be okay to license where of course, going to put the russian point of view. what's wrong with that? well, what's wrong with it is that it's totalitarian. you don't suppress media outlets. that's a basic principle. if the e u is going to suppress r t and split, that means european union citizens will no longer be able to watch those channels. that one forces them to watch them. it is a measure that she is announced which drastically reduces the liberties of you citizens into i'm sure it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference to russia, but it does make a difference to people who want to watch out in sputnik and,

i mean we've got used to, to tell attorneys and for 2 years now with all the cobra madness. but this is, this is, this is in the same category. in any case what, what laws is she is claiming to be operating under the e. u. doesn't have that authority any more than that has the authority, by the way, as far as i know, to close as spaces you mentioned in your report. so when it comes to that in a minute, i suppose you could still watch it said r t dot com and a live sec. you can watch the television feed will be broadcasting to most of the rest of the world. but yeah, i mean, i assumed you think this is going to come in, it was expected. well, i, maybe it was, but i am above all, i mean, independently of the issue between russia and nato and ukraine. i think anyone watching this, any european citizen watching this should be deeply preoccupied by the assault on his own rights. his or her rights. you mentioned just now in your report from london about the seizure of assets belonging to rationale got in london. well,

what happened to due process? what happened to property rights? we really saying that from one day to the next, somebody's property can be taken away just because they are deemed to be politically close to russia. this is literally dictatorship. i don't want to sound hysterical, but somebody has to pull the alarm bell on this and say that these kinds of measures undermine the very thing which the british government, another european governments claim to be standing full, namely the rule of law and democracy. it's in the rhetoric situation from everyone concerned in ukraine on all sides. the west i was talking about wanting paste to try and find diplomatic way forwards the same time. hearing a raft of new money, a new arms coming in there. is it go to come? things that will make it worse. well, there's no sign at all as you know of any meaningful political dialogue because on the country, as you've just said, the petition of those, the,

your opinion has promised to send more alms. it was interesting, by the way, that the americans a day a day ago, i think yesterday, so they were prepared to take the lensky the year. you can in president, out of the country that perhaps was in order to prevent him from meeting the russians as he is now going to do no, or at least his representatives are going to do very soon. yeah, i mean something is, there is a meeting for the for later on this evening on the better was boulder. do you think it's too soon for anything sensible to be broken here? know of, i wouldn't say that i might do, strong hope is that they will, that it will lead to some kind of progress. i mean, you know, as you, as you know, and i'm sure your view is know. lensky said, i think 2436 hours ago that he was prepared to meet even to discuss even to discuss neutrality. if that were to prove true, then the war could be over, i'm sure, in

a very short period. i don't know how he would manage to sell that when he gets back to care, but he said it, and now he seems to be going or at least sending representatives. so that's a good sign. so i, but i don't want to predict anything. why? why says tonight, the russia is reacting to a threat that doesn't exist. well, that's ridiculous. nato is the most powerful military alliance in the history of humanity. it's expenditure dwarfs that of russia, its power dwarfs that of russia. how can any one say off to these decades of native wars in yugoslavia and libya? that is not a threat to anyone, particularly when the british foreign secretary, britain is one of the most important nato powers. seems to imply that mulder is part of nato motive, or is not part of nato. she also says we have to fight for ukraine because

otherwise we will be threatened. well, nature does not have to fight for ukraine. nature has to fight for its member states. it doesn't fight for other countries, it fights for its members states. so everyone is losing their heads at the moment. and therefore, it's entirely understandable that russia should be raising the stakes in this way because to come full day to help simulation final 30 seconds what you think is the next step. well, as i say, i very much hope that there will be a meeting, whatever it is this evening or tomorrow very soon, and that it will lead to some kind of de escalation. but right now, i think it would be be, be very foolish person who would predict anything, because i'm afraid we've entered very, very uncharted waters at the moment where everything is. each piece of news is surprising. us political science lectures on laughlin. thank you. thank you, kevin. rushing, ukrainian delegations, and has mentioned the traveling to the ukraine. better response for the talk tonight. after kim's authorities agreed at the last moment to attend to go see ations with no preconditions reporting from barrow snacks. konstantin,

rose coff. as of now, it seems that it's really not going to happen. i mean, the head of the russian delegation here in valerie library 1000000 ski sat earlier at that job. they were actually about to leave. but then all of a sudden they received a message saying that the training side is ready to negotiate and ready to come to bella cruz. he also said that the russian side is now headed to the bell, russian sea of gumble at the bellows, ukraine border. it's a 3 hour drive from where we now and we have received information from the ukrainian side. the degrees to negotiate go talks will take place in the common region as we proposed earlier. now we are creating a path for the ukrainian side to pass through safely, and they wouldn't we awaiting here. so the ukranian delegation is speech and that while it's hard to tell what exactly cost is turned from. the craning side earlier

ukrainian president latimer zelinski, told that he, even though he wants to have peace talks, he doesn't want to have them. in valerie, he suggested other european capitals like warsaw protest lava booted past, as well as eastern bull and turkey. and bach, who in here by john. but now he, he actually phoned to the president of valerie alexander lucas, shall go. and he confirm that the training delegation wants to have engage in peace talks invalid bruce, and that the training delegation headed by deputy foreign minister of ukraine is on its way to the city of gamble. now now let's have a listen to what mr. zalinski told him. we agreed that the ukrainian delegation would meet with the russian delegation without pre conditions on the ukraine. bella luce border near the pretty river. alexander lou caching co has taken responsibility for ensuring that all airplanes helicopters and missiles

stations on bell russian territory remain grounded during the ukraine and delegations travel and talks. the russian delegation invalid includes a deputy foreign minister, a deputy minister of defense had of the foreign affairs committee in russia's parliament, russia's envoy and valor roost, as well as an aid to the russian president vladimir putin. later in the den ski, he is a former minister of culture in russia, but now he is. he was appointed as the head of this delegation. in these a peace talks in ballard. he sat mr. medina sky. he said that the russian side did everything to ensure a safe passage for the cranium, so that they could come from key to the city of guerrmo on the border between bearers, close to the border between valerie and ukraine and understand that right now, the russian delegation is headed from minced to towards the city of gumble and we were told that there is also preparation security preparations in place to make

sure that both sides feel safe and you know, ready to engage in, in dialogue there. we know from what the russian president said earlier, that the russian military operation in ukraine was put to hold on february 25th. when mister zelinski 1st told that he wants to talk and discuss the neutral status for ukraine, but then he changed his mind and the operation was resumed. so this is not something that is going to happen right now. according to the spokesperson for the russian president present mitre passcode, he said that even when these new go, these negotiations in belarus are going to happen. it doesn't mean that the military operation by the russian armed forces and ukraine is going to be stopped, but maybe something will change after these talks. we'll see about that. we brief, you know if, if you will, on more the developments on the ground in ukraine today on day 4 of this conflict

is report for vomas' is by russian troops and don bus for was against the crating army in various parts of the country. i witnessed his fill this footage, which they say shows russian forces and from ukraine's 2nd city. hark of something also claimed by its mer. yeah. did that russian troops already in the city center? meantime, fighting has been reported in the suburbs of key of some buildings for co fire amid the clashes the local mer and the video addresses ukrainian forces of repelled russian attacks. and overnight, on verified video came in, appearing from kiev, apparently showing crossfire just kilometers from the heart of the capitol. close the infrastructure ministry building around 25 kilometers from the capital reported explosion. this caused a large fire at an oil tapco. this verified video shows the plays with plumes of smoke billowing into the night sky. and then this helps in the suburbs of kiev rushes defense ministry says the cranium army has used ammunition filled with

phosphorus, as well as rockets. internationally banned by the un. ukraine is not commented on the allegations will bring you their response as soon as we get it. resilient, mission, green, ukrainian units are desperate to stop the russian army and begun the mass use of ammunition filled with phosphorus in the suburbs of kiev. and near the guster mill airfield, they have used 122 millimeter howitzer shells and rockets for grad installations from soviet times. the use of these munitions is prohibited by the 3rd protocol of the 1980 united nations convention, uncertain conventional weapons reports of the spring them pub next most in mark can red and blue here all the to dumbass republics. according to the borders recently recognized by russia, the russian defense ministries announced that lou guns could militia forces of retaken territory from the crating army, 52 kilometers beyond the previous front line. while don't ask, forces have advanced by 12 kilometers. in other developments,

ukrainian military units and now said to be retreating from the borders of the net scandal. guns, republics, and local authorities in both republics claimed that several times were targeted in miss allen. my witness video next from lucon, screech and civilians that can be seen from the force ukrainian army troops, including an armored personnel carrier away from homes and residential building becomes amid multiple reports and footage, showing kids forces flooring from inside residential areas using civilian shields in the video, a woman can be heard warning ukraine soldiers that the basement of full of children the and staying in the den as can against republics, next roman culture of the don't bus region with the latest from the ukrainian army are retreating, but so they are destroying everything on they are on their way on this,

on this retreat, according to a local officials, the crating, an army or targeting civilian infrastructure in people's home. and they're using a so called a scorched earth policy against the civilians and not the military. now they added that to ukrainian military, the ones who are still fighting or placing their positions in near us civilians, homes and schools, and kindergartens, and virtually turning civilians into a human shields. once again, this according to local officials, and of course we can hear artillery strikes here in zone ned square. i am right now on saturday. a massive, massive artillery attack was heard throughout the city, and they were 152 millimeter hold, sir haulitz or shelves that, that lands. it's about 5 kilometers away for war, around standing right now. and it wants to villian was reportedly killed during

those at sac sir. of the city of dentist suspended public transportation. many houses had been destroyed. the apartment building sends it. here is one of witness accounts from saturday night of what can you do? you just can't do anything about it. thank god, at least i am alive. god is looking out for me. well, the soul told number of civilians who were killed sir, during the ukrainians armies at sax. now stands at 8 people this only over the last as 72 hours and the scores of people had been in had been injured as well. like i said before, civilian infrastructure had been targeted here in the next. as a thousands and thousands of people are now have no access to water or electricity . now, over in logan's people's republic, an oil depot, a fuel depot was sir ha, struck by a ballistic missile. ah, creating a huge a fire. apparently,

the missile is called a tortuga, or it's an native classification assessed $1.00 to $1.00 scarab and it is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. that wasn't the case. in this instance, however, it weighs 2000 kilograms and a very, very 5 frightful weapon. now people's sir militia reported that there had been no fatalities or there in logan's. however, some people were, are wounded as a result of this ballistic missile attack, according to a local officials and according to the russian defense ministry are done. african logans, peoples or militias are moving deeper and deeper into the territory formerly controlled by ukraine and both or both. the republic, sir, report that they have liberated several settlements in le ganske and in don't ask as well. they're also reporting that the summer ukrainian soldiers are actually

surrendering and switching sides as that they been promised a safe package, a passage back home and an amnesty from this. a war on our head of the nets people's republic. denise bushland said that this operation will, i will last for a few more days, but he said it will not stop until the rest of the ness people's republic is liberated and that's a statement is echoed by the soldiers on the ground as well as them here in my personal opinion, we must get our territories back from these evil people, so there will be peace and every one will sleep well closer to roger, the enemy has behaving in different ways. and most places they run, but sometimes they fight to the very end. but that's mainly those fighting for political reasons. basically, every one has running away and giving up. it's been a relatively quiet here and anesco this sunday as the fighting is moving further away a from, from the city. some of the most fear. so fierce fighting has taken place in the

south of the republic near the city of maribel, which is currently encircled by the neo nazi us off. but sally, which has been linked to o. war criers by the united nations and reportedly they have a place their positions around civilians using them as a human shield on a per m pull of the gray zone. independent new side told us earlier that washington's. busy influence is a major factor in the situation than ukraine. now, it's been going on for 8 years. ukraine's sovereignty was initially violated in 2014, when the united states supported openly a q in p. m installed the public government and then sparked off conflict in the countries east. the suffering of the people of don bass to have experienced shelling and artillery fire at the hands of the ukrainian military over the past 8 years. leading to the death of nearly 15000 people,

their story has been completely erased in u. s. media. i think if you pulled the average american individual us american individual, they wouldn't have even known that there was a war in ukraine for these past 8 years. president biden just approved $350000000.00 in weapons to be released to ukraine to the creating a rent. i wonder where those weapons will go, considering a russia has all but wiped out ukraine's main military capacity. it's disturbing because just in recent weeks in the united states report surfaced in media, showing that and this is according to u. s. officials, the united states has been covertly training ukrainian forces in order to respond to a potential russian entry into their country. creating the kind of pretext for a situation as we saw in syria where the u. s. isn't officially working with the government or the military, but training paramilitary groups in order to destabilize ukraine and embroil

russia in a prolonged conflict. i think that is the worst case scenario we could see play out at this point. people have taken to some of russia's biggest cities to protest against the military operation. 0100 taken to the streets of central st. petersburg chanting. no to wool footed shows some protests has been taken to police once thorough. so reports of moving free under people have been arrested in 32 cities across russia, similar demonstrations being held across the world. and that is the latest for moscow so far this weekend. thank you for watching this world news with me. kevin o n r t dot com is the latest 247. as this fluid situation develops for now for me in the team here. good evening.