ah, with tonight following a raft of aggressive nato statements and huge new arms deliveries pledged by block members, president potent puts rushes strategic deterrence forces, including nuclear units on hiler. because louisa, i'm ordering the defense minister and chief of staff to put the russian army to turn forces on special alert. the e u announces the closure of its air space to rush and flight, as well as a ban on this channel. our t. sputnik and subsidiary companies from broadcasting in the block with russian and ukranian delegations are on the way to night to the ukraine

balderas order. after care have agreed to negotiate, quote, without precondition. and as russian troops continued to advance from a dorm pass, ukrainian forces are accused of escalating indiscriminate shelling of the area back up with good evening. this is our to international law. from moscow, you're watching our world news at 10 this sunday. the 27th of february. my name's kevin owen. just one very major story dominating. and i present potent has reacted to aggressive language from nato members and new big pledges of weaponry to ukraine by putting russia strategic forces, which include nuclear weapons,

units on high alert. was 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 need to member states are also using aggressive language towards our country. that's why i'm ordering the defense minister and chief of staff to put the russian army, the term forces on special alerts. russia strategic forces include both nuclear and non nuclear units. long range bombers, submarines, ships, and jets. the highlight also connects missile warning systems and defenses against attacks potentially from space. the west is already reacted to the rushes move i discussed it earlier. with not is kellum open 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 and months. i have a significant increase the presence of natal in the eastern part alliance. 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 status said. white house press secretary, john saki has gone as far as to say that putin 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 will be happening. that'll be happening here in manhattan at the un headquarters. i just a few blocks from where i am now will 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 for a 100 missiles and 200 string or missiles. belgium is sending 2000 autumn rifles and 2800 tons of fuel. we have portugal sending $175.00 troopers, and we have the united states promising $600000000.00 and military assistance.

peter, what's the latest on europe? sanctions that we heard some of what's being proposed coming in from kayla just now . tell us more decision to place russia 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 so 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 beretta, lee, your 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 are taking a crucial step to turn off the tap before the russians. information manipulation in europe may manning russia to date and sporadic broadcasting into the p and union. while we're also seeing the closure of u. s. space to all russian own russian registered russian controlled aircraft. as was announced by this lafond line, we are shutting down the e u. air space for russians. we're proposing a prohibition on all russian owned 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 over the u. k, the government's north totally been one of the toughest in terms of fresh sanctions on russia and sending weapons to ukraine is foreign secretaries also even appeared to back britain. so go to fights in kiev, forecasts on his policy as the latest on that we had heard from the bush foreign secretary lives trust, who has said that she will support buttons who decide to go to ukraine to fight. now this has raised a number of eyebrows because this 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 and earlier debate and social 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 same to 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 bush and had really signed off on earlier and agreed to do. so you now have countries like us, canada, and key european countries, including germany saying this. and as i mentioned, trooping, selected russian bangs, but bush and has also admitted that they are prepared to take an economic hits in supporting such a move. this non 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 track, the voltage, harland, moldova. it did 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, but from her opinion, this war could go on for a long time. she's also say she's putting a hitler together was so called hitler of russia. ali ghast 2 a closely associated to the russian president vladimir putin, and that they will have to quote no where to run. the assets will be foes and, and other sanctions imposed against them. and in the next few weeks, they will, the u. k. were considering 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 tippon based of developments political science lecturer,

john laughlin told me that europe span of our tina races, disturbing issues and questions. nato saber rattling in countries outside the military block, nato is the most powerful military alliance in the history of humanity. it's expenditure dwarfs that of russia. it's power dwarfs that of russia. how can any one say after these decades of natives was 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. it seems to imply that moldova 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. few great nato has to fight for its members. states, it doesn't fight for other countries, it fights for its members states. so everyone is losing their heads at the moment and are therefore, it's entirely understandable that russia should be raising the stakes in this way by saying are still yvonne delay on the european commission president. and i'm

saying that, so the, you, i'm just reading your, the quote will ban russian media outlets that are to in sputnik accusing us. so spreading harmful dis information. we try our best to put a balance across. and we know we're licensed by off. com in the u. k. and europe, they've deemed us to be okay to license we're of course going to put the russian point of view. what's wrong with that? well, and what's wrong with it is that it's totalitarian. if you don't suppress media outlets, that's a basic principle. if the e u is going to suppress r t and sputnik, that means european union citizens will no longer be able to watch those channels. no one forces them to watch them. it is a measure that she is announced which drastically reduces the liberties of you citizens. it. i'm sure it doesn't make a slightest bit of difference to russia. ah, but it does make a difference to people who want to watch r. t and sputnik. and i mean, we've got used to tell attorneys and for 2 years now,

with all the coven 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 lee? you doesn't have that authority any more than it has the authority, by the way, as far as i know, to close air spaces. you mentioned in your report above all, i mean, independently of the issue between russia and they turn 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 own rights. you mentioned just now in your report from london about the seizure of assets belonging to rationale gaps in london or what happened to due process. what happened to property rights? and we really saying that from one day to the next, somebody's property can be taken away just because they're deemed to be politically close to russia. this is literally dictatorship. i don't want to sound hysterical, but somebody has to a, pull the alarm bell on this and say that these kinds of measures are undermine the

very thing which are the british government and other european governments claim to be standing full, namely the rule of law and democracy and other big developments night, russia and ukraine in delegation to traveling to the crime. belarus border for talks off to camps authorities a great at last moment to attend negotiations with no preconditions across this for us in the barrows town of ga melissa. corresponding come see row, hey the if, when the, these talks half of the imminently an awful lot riding on them tonight. yep. yeah. well, hello kevin, there's been a lot of back and forth, but it's safe to say now the peace talks are happening. the russian delegation is now in the gama region in bel routes where the negotiations are expected to take place. and this is also where we know the exact location is captain secret. for security reasons, for 2, we understand that it's going to happen right on the border between ukrainian, valerie, near the privilege river, perhaps that one of the border crossings the media are not invited, obviously,

where we expect the public statement from the russian negotiators as soon as the meeting is over. russia's chief negotiator of latter media, and you said earlier that the 2 parties are now deciding on logistics and security arrangements. and also there's been a lot of reports in the russian media, citing their sources within the rush and delegations that the training side asked to change the location for piece talk last minute. so there is a lot going on right now and it looks like the these piece talks are not going to start anytime soon. but let's have a listen to what mr. medina said earlier. sample stability, we have received information from the ukranian scientific greece and negotiate paternity and hopes will take place in the common region. as we proposed earlier from us. now, we are creating a part of the ukranian site to pass through safely, much old. we are waiting for the ukrainian delegation in the fall. chances were initially low that these talks would happen. the russian delegation came to men's,

curlier and sunday, only to hear that key of had no desire to send its delegation to valor is on the grounds that men's collage lead took active part in russia, a military operation in ukraine. this is something that the, by the russian president, alexander lucas shank oh, vehemently denied than the russian said. all right, we're going to wait until 3 pm moscow time and then we leave. and as the are about to depart from moscow, the ukrainian president phone, his bell rushing counterpart and said he is ready to send, he's people and have negotiations. however, he said later on that he doesn't have high hopes for the outcome of these talks. that you have to be honest. i do not believe in the outcome of this meeting, but let them try so that not as a single citizen, the ukraine has any doubts, denies presidents not trying to stop the war when there was at least a chance, but chance nonetheless. it's hard to tell exactly what has caused this. you turn

from the cranium side earlier, the cranium president suggested other european capital. so for peace talks like warsaw protest lava buddha passed as well as eastern bull and turkey and the capital of another form or so good republic caused by john bach, who but as a deadline said by the russian side approached of library landscape, all of a sudden changed his mind and confirmed the cranium delegation headed by deputy foreign minister is on its way towards the valor ruth border. the russian delegation in valor ruzen includes a deputy foreign minister, a deputy minister of defense, had of the foreign affairs committee in russia's parliament. russia's envoy in bella roost as well as russian presidential aid, me treat midian sky. he is the had of this of the russian delegation. now, it is unclear if president zelinski is really seeking negotiations, or perhaps he just wants to buy some time for his own military when, from what the russian president said earlier that the russian offensive was halted

on february 25th wednesday when he 1st mentioned he wants to talk and discuss a neutral status for ukraine. then he changed his mind and the operation was resumed. it's also really hard to tell if the 2 sides can find common ground here. i mean, what key of moscow said publicly in the past couple of days indicates that their positions are far apart. the training side one sees fire cease fire while the russian side insist that the training armed forces and nationalist militia units must lay down their arms and surrender finance. his company was called for life from belarus. thank you. let me brief. now developments on the ground in ukraine on day 4 of this conflict with reports for vamps is by russian troops and don bass forced against the crating army in various parts. the country marked in red that spring up the map and blue. here are the 2 dumbass republics, and according to the borders recently recognized by russia,

the russian defense ministries announced that lugens militia forces of retaken territory from the craning army, 52 kilometers beyond the previous front line. walton ask forces advanced by 12 kilometers. then this video from la ganske region is said to show civilians trying to force ukrainian army troops, including an armored personnel carrier away from homes and residential buildings. it comes amid multiple reports and other images showing cubes, forces firing from inside residential areas where it's claimed they're using civilians as human shields. in the video, a woman is heard warning ukrainian soldiers that their children in their basements . oh, i am. despite the russian armies advance, they don't ask and against republics, claimed that several times were targeted in missile attacks, including in the clive cur, where russia, military forces rescued this elderly woman her cover any

further if you follow with and staying in the don't ask and against republics, what is roman castro? f, as in the dumbass region with more 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 are the crating, an army or targeting civilian infrastructure in people's home. and they're using a so called the 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. la. they were 152 millimeter howard, sir hollitz or shelves that set 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. the city of the nest suspended public transportation. many houses had been destroyed. the apartment building sends it. here is one of witness accounts from saturday night. not. 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 . attacks now stands at 8 people this only over the last as 72 hours ends of scores

of people had been in, had been injured as well. like i said before, civilian infrastructure had been targeted here in our nest as the thousands and thousands of people are now have no access to water or electricity. now, over in logan's people's republic and oil depot, a fuel depot was sir, ah, struck by a ballistic missile, are creating a huge a fire. apparently, the missile is called a tortuga, or it's and may to 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, it's allergies or there in logan's, however, some people were 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 law, both are 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 nest people's republic is liberated and that's a statement is echoed by the soldiers on the ground as well. or 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 everyone has running away and giving up. it's been a relatively quiet here in the anesco. this says 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 marie rouble, 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 the per i'm pill of the gray zone, independent new side told her so in have you washington's influences of major factor in the situation. and ukraine now it's been going on for 8 years. ukraine sovereignty was initially violated in 2014,

when the united states supported openly a coo in pierre, 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 us 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 approve $350000000.00 in weapons to be released to ukraine to the cleaning of rent. i wonder where those weapons will go, considering 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 us officials, the united states have 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 group in order to d, stabilize ukraine and embroil russia in a prolonged conflict. i think that is the worst case scenario we could see play out at this point or to show you eye. witnesses have filled this footage, which they say shows russian forces and from ukraine, 2nd city, how to call something also claimed by mer. he added, the russian troops are already in the city center, while fighting is being reported in the suburbs of key of some buildings of cold fire amid the clashes local mer there in

a video address says ukrainian forces have repelled russian attacks. overnight and verified video came in, appearing from kiev apparently showing crossfire just kilometers from the heart of the capitol, close to the infrastructure, ministry building around 25 kilometers from the capital. a reported explosion is called a large fire at an oil depot. this unverified video shows the blaze with plumes of smoke billowing into the night sky. and also in the suburbs of kiev, russia's defense ministry says the craning army, his used, i munition filled with phosphorus, as well as rockets internationally banned by the un. ukraine is not commented on the allegations will bring you the response. if we get it, there is elaina was only so grima ukrainian units desperate to stop. the russian army had begun the mass use of ammunition filled with phosphorus in the suburbs of kiev, and near the gast mill airfield,

where they have used 122 millimeter howitzer shells in 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 were possibly sure some of taken her, some of russia's biggest cities to protest against the military operation. oh yeah. hundreds of the streets of central saint petersburg chanting, known to war. what he chose to protest has been taken to police vans. are also reports that more than 300 people been arrested in 32 cities across russia. similar demonstrations are being held around the world. one of the biggest is in the german capital, where more than a 100000 to taking part in the ukraine solidarity march according to the police, some flu, ukrainian flags, and war masks. the country's blue and yellow colors. and that

is the latest from moscow so far this weekend. thank you for watching this world news addition with me, kevin o' it auto dot com has more as well for you 247 in this serious and fluid situation as it develops. for now, for me in the team. good evening. ah ah. with ah one welcome to wells apart, the former evil empire,

standing up to the employer of life when regiment put him, it was announcing his decision to the potentiate ukraine's military infrastructure . it wasn't just resurrecting the growth of the cold war. he made it clear that the use russian animosity never really ended. how hot and bloody could it still get to discuss that i'm now joined by timothy board. i shall program director of the well di discussion club. there he is good to see you again. thank you very much for finding the time. good to see again. thank you for inviting me. now. when ronald reagan 1st used the expression, evil empire, it wasn't just a political invention. it was actually a statement of political believe he truly believed that the cold war was a battle between good and evil. when vladimir putin alludes to that church to day by calling the west the empire flies. is that just rhetoric or do you think he is

also caught in this battle between the forces of flight and the forces of darkness? were well in incident way away a yes, when we speak about their nationalism, their violence, aggressive nationalism which are, is present in ukrainian society for many years as us and especially off to the qu, old, 2014 and $2.00. we all know that in the nationalism, these one are there war st. evils over are they contemporary history, which emerged in europe and the 2nd part of the 19th century and has been poisoning europe for the decades caused to ward wars. the 1st holder and the 2nd world war especially and brought a man's human losses on the european states and societies. we, in russia, we know that nationalism is the one of the most dangerous things. if not, then if not the most danger.