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 units on hiler reagan eastern. i'm ordering the defense minister and chief of staff to put the russian army to turn forces on specialize. in other developments, the e u announces the closure of its air space to russian flights, as well as a ban on our channel. our to international and sputnik canoes, agency, and subsidiary companies from broadcasting in the block, ah, russian and ukrainian delegations are on the way to the ukraine, valero sport, or in the coming out after q. have agreed to negotiate, quote, without precondition.

ah, good morning. this is art international life from moscow. you're watching our world news at one i am this early monday morning. the 28th of february. my name's kevin o in just one very major story dominating. and we're starting with the news that the un security council meeting dedicated to the situation in ukraine, wrapped up just last hour. the council called for a rare emergency special session of the $193.00 member general assembly on russia's invasion, which shirt will be held on monday, as western allies step up a diplomatic campaign to isolate moscow. the votes by the 15 member council was procedural so russia could not wield its veto. this time. a resolution convening the general assembly session was adopted with a 7 yes votes. russia voted. know,

while china india in the united arab emirates, abstained when we brought that event to you live and let's get some comments on it . now. if my correspondence in new york city kellum open a lot of negotiations, a lot of words have been said tonight, caliber take us through this. so un security council meeting earlier on. and some of the salient points from sure, the 15 member body that leads the united nations convened for a meeting, and the meeting began with the united states unloading a her all of ab al, allegations against russia. here's what we heard from the us representative. we need to take extraordinary actions to meet this threat, to our international system and do everything we can to help ukraine and it's people just this morning, president putin put rushes. nucular forces on high alert,

even though he is invading a country with no new killer weapons, and is under no threat from nato, a defensive alliance that will not fight in ukraine. we urge russia to tone down it's dangerous rhetoric regarding nuclear weapons. now from there are a number of countries aligned with the united states echoed these allegations from the united states, placing the blame for the conflict solely on the shoulders of russia. now we heard china take to the floor of the un security council meeting. and when china spoke, they called for a d, asked elation they urged dialogue. here's what shina had to say when they spoke to the security council meeting. it's on china supports and encourages all diplomatic efforts conducive to a peaceful settlement of the ukraine crisis point and welcomes the earliest

possible direct dialogue negotiations between russia and ukraine. at the same time, china supports equal footage dialogues between the you and russia on european security issues. the security council should give priority to regional peace and stability and the universe. so security of all countries and play a constructive role in resolving the ukraine issue. now from there we did see russia take to the floor and debunk a large number of the allegations and heated rhetoric we heard from other countries . one theme that was very key in the remarks made by russian ambassador in a ban. zia was fake news than the fact that there are videos circulating throughout the internet that report to be from ukraine, showing russian atrocities when reality, some of them and been filmed in libya. some of them have been filmed and syria. some of them have even a been filmed and come from video games in the united states. there are videos of

actual atrocities committed by the ukranian military against the peoples of the don boss, region that are now being shown as if to place the blame on the russian military. so a lot of deception, the russian ambassador took to the floor. here's some of what he said, debunking all the allegations being hurled at russia in the moment just to to these now there's a need to focus on resolving the situation which precipitated the crisis, which, which we are grappling. this crisis broke out not as a result of the launch of the russian special military operation in ukraine, but much earlier when for 8 years you turned a blind eye to the crimes perpetrated by the ukrainian nationalists in dunbar. and again, today you did not mention at all the suffering of the residence of dunbar who that's the russian ambassador pointing out that while there is so much concern

for the people of ukraine, there seems to be no concern over the past 8 years for the people of the don boss region, the peoples republic of don adds the people's republic of lugens and what they've been enduring. the shelling the food blockades, the ban on their language, the threats against them. there doesn't seem to be any concern for the lack of democratic freedoms in ukraine itself. ukraine is being portrayed as a democracy despite the shutting down and jailing and suppression of opposition parties. so we had the russian ambassador taking the floor and just kind of refuting a lot of these allegations. now that was followed by a very theatrical speech by the ukranian representative in which he spoke in both english as well as russian. and which she, you know, did a lot of dramatic things and made personal appeals to members of the security council. however, the meeting then ended pretty abruptly. the russian ambassador ended the meeting and it concluded not a lot of agreement between great powers represented in the meetings,

some pretty big gaps in their understanding of world advance. but it seemed like one thing that did bring everyone together was a desire for the fighting to and seems like everyone wanted the conflict to come to an end. everyone wanted there to be some kind of resolution. so that is at least one thing the countries had in common despite the fact that they had very, very different interpretations of events. ok, well we'll see what happens through this big un general meeting in the coming weeks . keep us posted for where you are in new york city kellum open. thanks for now. dramatic news. last evening president post and reacting to what he termed aggressive language from nato members and big new pledges of weaponry to ukraine. he puts russia strategic forces, which include nuclear weapons, units on high alert, was really do as you can see, western countries and not only thinking on friendly actions towards the nation in the economic sector. i'm referring to the illegitimate,

thanks and that everyone is aware of whoever top officials of need to members. dates are also using aggressive language towards a country. that's why i'm ordering the defense minister and chief of staff to the russian army to turn forces on special alerts. russia strategic forces include both nuclear and non nuclear units. long range bombers, submarines, ships and jets. high last also connects missile warning systems and defenses against the potential attacks from space. let's talk about this with the early portraying her correspond this morning. hey, there earlier. i very sobering evening again. and this news of the strategic defense is being put on high alert. indeed, alarming, how serious is it? well, after the russian side kept hearing pretty much every day, if not every hour as a result of what's happening in new grain, how the nato members steps, sorry, states are sending more and more troops and hardware to be alliance

nations that share a border with russia right, we heard the president of latimer, potent order, the russian strategic forces to be ready for any kind of scenario unfolding. indeed, russia sees this as a massive threat. however, when the white house press secretary judges, saki was asked what her reaction to the statement by bottom or put was she pretty much said that it's actually a made up threats by the russian president. this is really a pattern that we've seen from president couldn't, through the course of this conflict, which is manufacturing threats that don't exist in order to justify further aggression and the global community. and the american people should look at it through that prison. nato secretary general yen stolberg was also speaking to the

western media and he spoke about how the countries of his aligns are also a very concerned about that decision made by mr. pope. this is dangerous rhetoric. that's the reason why we are both provide support ukraine. but also why we owe to last week some on so i have a significant increase the presence of nato and eastern part to lauren's. so the stakes are high, probably. they've never been that high and decisions are being made on both sides. we keep hearing no more and more steps being taken by the european union just a few hours ago the you top diplomat said that actually we've never heard these kind of things being said before. the european union will send fighter jets to ukraine, and these are supposed to be fighter jets that the gradient pilots know how to

operate. so you would perhaps assume that still, you know, some of the eastern european countries are in possession of the jets that were soviet made. so are they going to hand them over to you? great. we don't know, but it's definitely clear that now hundreds of millions worth of lethal military aid is going to ukraine. and we do remember that a lot of recruitment also mentioned that when he was talking about russia's response to the very latest threats from the west and from ukraine as well. he has been described, isn't it as the you taking them president and step of setting these? i'm going to tell you more about that earlier for now. thank you. you have the heads of the foreign ministry greeting them to provide speaking up on what ellie was saying. the lethal weapons to ukraine was $450000000.00 euro, according to the foreign policy chief fee, also added that you sanction will freeze about half of russia's financial reserves . further, other elements being introduced to last evening. the

e u announced the ban on this channel off international. so if you're watching this around the world, it may be only the last few times i'm seeing you. and also sputnik and the subsidiary companies from broadcasting and the blog, or editor in chief, margarita simonian responded to news of those restrictions. but 1st, the foreign policy chief, joseph, borrow, the peoples and entities that are going to be subject to restrictive measures. political figures who whole key role, how to put in system in russia. both the ones who disseminate propaganda, propagandist and military. we are going to band russia today. and the sputnik from broadcasting in the union. because they are the champions of information manipulation. you verify your scatter, i'm not going to ask the e you that for years has been selling the whole world, how much they treasure and love freedom of speech. how they appreciate and loved

diversity of thoughts, diversity of news and information. today, in response to the actions of russia, ukraine meant to protect russian speaking citizens. there. the e. u announced that we won't broadcast there any more. what the president's decision to start, the operation has to do with us is unclear. it's absolutely obvious that no matter whether we continue broadcasting or not, the operation would precede us. and it's absolutely clear that it's just an excuse . they wanted to close us for a long time, but it would have looked bad in the eyes of their own citizens or audience because it's against freedom of speech anyway. and now it convenient excuse appeared and they decided to get rid of the long lasting uncomfortable issue of us. and our huge audience in this way groom will find some other way to communicate with our audience, for sure without direct broadcasting strike. but the people of the european union today can see how much that allotted, talk of freedom of speech costs. yes, be more if you know the for more on the european sanctions, his or europe correspondence, peter oliver decision to place rushes,

strategic and deterrence forces, which includes nuclear elements on high alert. and that was viewed as a major escalation, as in europe, as it was expected to be viewed. we heard from ursula fonda line the u commission president, who said a to bu has gone, and the european union will now provide a weapons into a conflicts own at the you will provide weapons to ukraine and it isn't going to be the whole of the e u member states doing this and 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. and we also heard from a you leaders like joseph barrell lee, you commission hi bay, 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 estate. turn off the tap for the russians. information manipulation in europe made manning, russia today. and sputnik from broadcasting ended of the in union. while we're also seeing the closure of e u air space to all our russian owned russian registered or russian controlled aircraft, as was announced by ursula on the line. we are shutting down the u. s. face for rushes. we're proposing a prohibition on all russian owned russian registered and russian controlled aircraft. these air fast will no more be able to land in take off all the fly, the territory of the european union. and that includes the private jets of holly galks to the european union, continuing to take more sanctions against russia in retaliation for russia's actions in ukraine. let's go to dan cove like human rights lawyer. thanks for

coming on to the program. give me your thoughts live on a dramatic awful night. again, the developments solar on me. so the insecurity council calling for this rare emergency special general session on monday. what can we expect from that? you think you think there will be a breakthrough to stop all this will look. i hope so. i think like everyone else, i hope that piece comes very quickly. i think it will be difficult. i think it will depend on the negotiations that are going to take place to morrow or directly between russia and ukraine. i think if they can reach an agreement, the security council, i will respect that agreement least. i hope so. i'm short of that. i don't think the security council will come to any agreements cuz of course, share, you know, russia one end. and then you have, you know, eat some e countries in the united states on the other who will not agree and who can veto each other. so russia says time again, it's worried about the threat from nato and all the she is that it's been kicking

off about it. nature's never listened. it's go closer and closer. a course in the west looking at this in the headlines, people is saying, well, hang on, mister putin. at one point you said this was about the ukraine coming into nato, and then it's about the don boss. these 2 areas which you, for no, said the legitimate and now they've got bigger by the looks of it. but even if under mister poodles never says he wants to take over ukraine. but even if that happens, well then he's going to have nato right by his side anyway on the west. so they're confused in the west. what is this about, despite everything is going on with in ukraine, or is this and what, what is the plan as far as russia's consent? oh, any clear, it's a night? well, i'm not sure. i can't read the mind of vladimir putin or the russian leadership. i think certainly the war that is happening is motivated with all the things you mentioned by the very real persecution of people in the dom bass for the last 8

years, who are ethnic mo, see ethnic russians on which also caused by the way a mass migration of, of, of ethnic russians into russia. they are concerned, of course, about the expansion of nato. and they are concerned about yes, constant threats a, by the west against russia. all those things are motivating this. but as you say, they're not all. it's. 2 not a cohesive a motivation, which probably doesn't lead to a cohesive strategy, right? and so i don't know what the ang game is here, or what the angle will be. western nations on one side of been talking about wanting pace, wanting to talk to crime what's happening, saying rusher is more or less isolated on the world stage. yet we're also hearing about this, a big supply of weapons into ukraine. will you be, may be hoping there. busy was a more effort put on talking. he said to say, course,

yeah, now i'm very concerned about that. i mean, so, 1st of all, let's face it, it seems to me that, that the nato and in particular, the united states did everything they could want to provoke this war to provoke russia into it. and to egg ukraine on into acting in aggressive ways themselves. for example, with zalinski saying very recently that maybe she get a nuclear weapons again. and he said that before is, i won't tempted to think because we know my, the potent as a complain bitterly about those comments. you think that's what tipped it over the edge. that's what i understand may have tipped it. so in the meantime, they provoked this, then when it happened, they basically stood back and watched it happen in ab watching and happen. and now that they're entering piece talks, they're sending and lethal military aid. again,

what's nato doing? um, to me this is only adding fuel to the fire. it does not a contribute to peace talks. and again, it's just more of a can uneven at this stage to night. the white toast in american sing. russia is reacting to a threat that doesn't exist from nato. still not listening. no. of course it exists. no, of course they're not listening to russia. i think this all could have been prevented by a couple simple things by nato simply saying we won't admit ukraine in scenario by ukraine agreeing or actually found well in this course, you can see the argument sort of button again. but in the west, the strong view is, will hang on a minute. russia or a sovereign country. ah. so you crying, why can't you crane decide which way it wants to go? who it wants to provide its security? what is the answer to that?

well, i can only say if the situation were, were reversed, and in fact, some people were saying, this is a reverse cuban missile crisis, right? to the last time, russia seriously in the form of the soviet union, seriously, was intervening militarily in the western hemisphere by putting missiles in cuba. we almost want to nuclear war over that, right. can you imagine of russia had troops in mexico? nan met miss isles and mexico and mexico was attacking english speaking citizens and mexico. the u. s. might have something to say about than this is a legitimate concern in itself. as you legitimate concern. we know because we would share that concern if the situation were reversed. and i think when you're dealing with the adversaries, ah, you have to look at their point of view. and i think the west is really failed to do that. in this case. all hope now on talks that happened in should have being last evening. it's going on because of logistics and getting on the grapevine talks

between the russian and ukrainian delegations in belarus. a say it's been slightly of postpone. it should have happened last evening. but it's eminent, fingers crossed. could there be any progress there? i think so look, i think there's again a few simple things that could be, it could be agreed to, to end this war again. ukraine saying that it will stay neutral. it won't enter nato that it will stop molesting a the break away republics and give those break away republics. some level of of sovereignty. again, things that that have already been agreed to in the minsk agreements, which the security council has already ratified. i think if those things are done, i think that there could be a piece agreement. so, and i hope it happens. ok. dangling human rights lawyer from the states the for a good day to thanks for being with us. thank you very much. so, as mentioned,

the credit delegations traveling to the ukraine, better response for talks with russia via poland. that's logistics i was talking about earlier on how to kim's authorities agree to the last moment to attend negotiations with no preconditions. the russian delegation is already at the see now a hearing waiting for their ukrainian counterparts. that new line in glance, goods at augusta with vill, ukrainian delegation, advanced in baton by long route through the republican poland. and then through the territory of the republic, delaware river, the warsaw written orders, prosecute billows. they said this was downtown security issues since hostilities are ongoing on the delux see in the border area and in particular in the charity of regional adding that they could become victims of either accidental locket, fire or territorial defense. actually saying that is because they distributed tens of thousands of machine gun was grenades and rp, g to civilians without checking their medical certificates or criminal records to seth, we have all seen up a most likely if there are no extraordinary havana,

they will only arrive by tomorrow mornings can, the russian delegation is already at the agrees meeting. flames is one of the state residences on the bank of america where they are waiting for their ukrainian capital. so scape we are looking forward to their arrival, the velo lucien side will provide all the conditions for negotiation and of course life all citizens are looking forward to the start of these negotiations because something needs to be done to stock this luncheon and we must all live in friendship and harmonies indians that the ball is in the ukrainian fort on this matter is justly hook ryan's kalak. there's been a lot of back and forth. huh. but it's safe to say now the peace talks are happening. the russian delegation is now in the gama region in belarus, where the negotiations are expected to take place the exact location those captain secret for security reasons. but we understand that it's going to happen right on the border between ukraine in belarus, near the trip it's river, perhaps at one of the border crossings. are miti are not invited, obviously, but we expect a public statement from the russian negotiators. as soon as the meeting is over,

are russia's chief negotiator latimer. minsky said earlier that the parties are now deciding on logistics and security arrangements. so let's have a listen to what he said. we have received information from the ukrainian site. the decrease to negotiate talks will take place in the global region we proposed earlier. now we are creating a path for the ukranian site to pass through safely, and they wouldn't we awaiting here. so the ukranian delegation, kansas were initially low that these talks would happen. the russian delegation came to minutes earlier on sunday, only to hear that key of has no desire decided delegation to bela roost on the grounds that meant largely took active part in russia's military operation in ukraine. this is something that the battle rushing president, alexander lucas. shank or vehemently denied than the russian sad. we're going to wait until 3 pm moscow time and then we'll leave. and as we were about to depart from moscow, the ukrainian president phone,

his bell rushing counterpart and said that he's ready to stand. he's people and have negotiations. however, he said later on, but he doesn't have high hopes for the outcome of these talks. going to be honest, i do not believe in the outcome of this meeting, but let them try so that not a single citizen of ukraine has any doubts that either president did not try to stop the war when that was at least a small chance. but to chance nonetheless, it's hard to tell exactly what has caused this new turn from the craning side earlier, the printing president suggested other european capitals like warsaw bratislava passed, as well as eastern bull and turkey and the capital of another former soviet, for public, by john bach, who, but as the deadline said by the russian side approach to the library zelinski, all of a sudden changed his mind and confirm the training. delegation headed by a deputy foreign minister is on its way towards the valor is border russian

delegation, invalid reason includes a deputy foreign minister deputy minister of defense had of the foreign affairs committee in russia's parliament, russia's envoy and valor roost, as well as russian presidential aid. me treatment in ski, he is the had of the russian delegation. we know from what the russian president said earlier that the russian offensive was hold it on february 20 sits. when zalinski 1st mentioned, he wants to talk and discuss a natural status for ukraine than he changed his mind. and the operation was resumed. it's also hard to tell if the 2 sites can find common ground here. and that is the latest for moscow. so far this we can thank you for watching this world news addition with me, kevin. oh, in the data you'd heard maybe one of the final few times. you see us a me in your part of the world soon, but do not forget our live stream. it outs, he don't call well hopefully it'll continue to be business as usual. it's been a pleasure of these is r t dot com has more for you to 247 as this. so serious and

fluid situation develops for now for me and the team were a good morning. ah ah ah, what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be an arms race is on offense. very dramatic development. only personally and going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successfully very critical time. time to sit down and talk

with new ukrainians. did not want to lose one family. there were too many internal differences. m a western ukrainian president coach. my noted is much closer in terms of his concepts and habits to a check or a poll, and in some ways even more to an austrian than to a russian or eastern ukrainian. mm. therefore, in 2010 in the next election used jenko. last, who was long time arrival victory, anna coverage. victor yanna coverage. born on july 1950. he studied mining and mechanical engineering and with a specialist and international law. from 1096 to 2002, he held various positions in the denounced regional administration. he was prime minister of the government of ukraine in 2002, 2004. and again, in 2006, 2007,

to the american consulting companies, db communications and venable. he established ties with the u. s. establishment. the goal was to prove his appointment as prime minister nicole, which is victory in the presidential elections. and the 2004 spark protests called the orange revolution from 2010 to 2014. he was president of ukraine in a cove which decided to continue christmas policy. that is to continue co operation with the united states. but at the same time, to get closer to russia, we didn't understand the times had changed. the united states needed its own proxies on the border with russia. and that was the role of ukraine for washington . a reaction followed immediately on july, 2nd to.