oh, no. the un security council has called for a rare emergency special session on russia's operation in ukraine as part of western powers attempt to isolate moscow. following a raft of aggressive nato statements and huge new arms deliveries pledged by block members. president putin puts russia strategic d turns forces including nuclear units on high alert. but it doesn't mean i'm ordering the defense minister and chief of staff to put the russian army determined forces on special ed. you announces the closure of its aerospace to russian flights as well as a ban on our t. sputnik and subsidiary companies from broadcasting in the block and russian and ukranian delegations are on the way to the ukraine. belarus border after keith

agreed to negotiate quote, without precondition ah broadcasting live to read from our studios in moscow. this is our t international. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. now, lots to unwrap this early morning in moscow. around 6 o'clock, we start with the un security council meeting dedicated to the situation in ukraine, which wrapped up earlier, the council called for a rare emergency special session on russia's operation, which will now be held on monday as western allies step up a diplomatic campaign to isolate moscow. now, a vote on the resolution by the 15 member council was procedural. so russia could not really, it's a veto. it was adopted with 11 yes votes. russia voted no while china india and the united arab emirates, abstained. our correspondent,

kill them up and has more the representative of the united states hurled a lot of allegations at russia, accusing russia of many things, and blaming russia for the entire conflict. here's some of what we heard from the representative of the united states before the security council. 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. as sco lation, they urged dialogue. here's what china had to say when they spoke to the security council meeting on china supports and encourages all diplomatic efforts conducive to a peaceful settlement of the ukraine crisis and welcomes the earliest possible direct dialogue and negotiations between russia and ukraine. at the same time, china supports eco footed 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 he did rhetoric, we heard from other countries, one theme that was very key in the remarks made by russian ambassador and a band 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 had been filmed in libya, some of them had been filmed and syria. some of them had even been filmed and come from video games in the united states. there are videos of actual atrocities committed by the ukrainian 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 hurled at russia in the moment. she just pushed and he's 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. 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. the 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 allegation. 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 events. but it seemed like one thing that did bring everyone together was a desire for the fighting to and it seems like everyone wanted the conflict to come to an end. everyone wanted their 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. president putin has reacted it to aggressive language from nato members and big new pledges of weaponry to ukraine by

putting rushes, strategic forces, which includes nuclear weapons. units on high alert was room. i believe you, 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 to turn forces on special alert. rushes 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 defense against attacks. from space are typically katrinka, with more while after the rushing side kept hearing pretty much every day. if not every hour as a result of what's happening in ukraine,

how the natal members step. sorry, states are sending more. busy and more troops and hardware to be alliance, nations that share a border with russia. right? we heard the president of watermark put in 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 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 putin 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 prism. nato secretary general, again, stolen berg was also speaking to the western media. and he spoke about how

the countries of his lines are also very concerned about that decision made by mister potent. this is dangerous rhetoric. that's the reason why we both provide support ukraine, but also why we did last 2 weeks a months have significant increase the presence of nato in the eastern part, the lions. 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 ukrainian 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 our food and also mentioned that when he was talking about russia's response to the very latest threats from the west and from ukraine as well, or cheese kevin owen and patricia go. therefore, earlier. now the heads of the u foreign ministry agreed to to provide lethal weapons to ukraine, worth 450000000 euros. this is according to the you foreign policy chief. he also added that you sanctions will freeze about half of russia's financial reserves that you has also announced a band on r t and sputnik. and the subsidiary companies from broadcasting in the block. our

editor in chief, margarita simonian has responded to news of the restrictions, but 1st, the foreign policy chief, joseph burrow the peoples and entities that are going to be subject to restrictive measures. political figures who whole key role of the put in system in russia. those are the ones who disseminate propaganda, propagandist and military. we are going to ban russia today and his budnick from broadcasting in the union because he had the champions of information . many palatial, notify us, got i'm not really at the desk of the e u. that for years has been selling the whole world. how much the treasure and love freedom of speech. how they appreciate and loved diversity of thoughts, diversity of news, and information to day 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 proceed. 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, our 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 will find some other way to communicate with their audience for sure without direct broadcasting. but the people of the european union today can see how much that lot of talk of freedom of speech costs yesterday. more certainly lots of sanctions coming in from around the world in the global community against russia. but for more on the european sanctions, specifically, here's our correspondent, payroll decision to place rushes, strategic and deterrence forces, which includes nuclear elements on high alert. and that was viewed as

a major escalation is in europe as it was expected to be viewed. we heard from ursula on the line, the you commission president, who said a to boo 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 hungary 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 a you leaders like joseph barrera, lee, you commission. hi, barry, you european union. i 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 may manning russia to day and sputnik from broadcasting ended up in union. while we're also seeing the closure of u air space to all our russian owned russian registered or russian controlled aircraft, as was announced by yourself 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 aircraft will no more be able to land in take off on the 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 in ukraine. earlier, my colleague kevin owen, speaking with a political science lecture, john laughlin, who told us that europe's ban on our tea,

raises disturbing issues and questioned nato's sabre rattling in countries outside . the military block, nicholson nato, is the most powerful military alliance in the history of humanity. its expenditure dwarfs that of russia, its power dwarfs that of russia. how can anyone say after these decades of natives was in yugoslavia and libya, that is not a threat to any one, particularly when the british foreign secretary britain is one of the most important nato powers. 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 crane. 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 therefore, it's entirely understandable that russia should be raising the stakes in this way by saying ashley von 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 is spreading harmful dis, information. we try our best to put a balance across. and we know we're licensed by off come 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 artie 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. and 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 out in sputnik. and i mean,

we've got used to tell attorneys and for 2 years now with all the coven madness. but this is a, this is so 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 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 own rights. you mentioned just now in your report from london about the seizure of assets belonging to rationale, goths in london. 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, the ukrainian delegation is traveling to the ukraine billers border for talks with russia through a long route. this is out of concerned for their lives, according to a source close to the situation. the russian delegation is already at the scene waiting for their ukrainian counterparts. good, it's good that a good. so within the ukranian delegation, advanced to the tongs by a long route through the republic of poland, and then through the territory of the republic of bella, roost through the war southbridge borders, crossing billows. they said this was downtown security issues since hostilities are ongoing on the belushi in the border area and in particular in the charity of regional adding that they can become victims of either accidental lock and fire or territorial defense action saying that is because they distributed tens of thousands of machine gun was grenades and rp, g to civilians without checking either their medical certificates or criminal

records. the russian delegation is already at the agreed meeting place. one of the state residences on the banks of the prick young where they are waiting for during ukrainian colleagues that 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 it one of the border crossings. are the media are not invited, obviously, but we expects a public statement from the russian negotiators. as soon as the meeting is over. russia's chief negotiator latimer. minsky said earlier that the parties are now deciding on logistics and security arrangement. so let's have a listen to what he sat. we have received information from the ukrainian side that it agrees to negotiate talks will take place in the gumble region as we proposed

earlier. now we are creating a path for the ukranian site to pass through safely. we awaiting here for the ukrainian delegation. kansas were initially low that these talks would happen. the russian delegation came to men's earlier on sunday, only to hear that keith has no desire to sound its delegation to bowers on the grounds. that minced allegedly took active part in russia's military operation in ukraine. this is something that the valor russian president, alexander lucas ankle, vehemently denied than the russian said. we're going to wait until 3 pm moscow time . and i'm relieved. and ashley, we're about to depart from moscow. the ukrainian president found his fellow russian counterpart and said that he's ready to san he's people and have negotiations. however, he said later on that he doesn't have high hopes of for the outcome of these talks . that he was with you, 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 i was president did not try to stop

the war when there was at least a small chance, but a chance none the less, it's hard to tell exactly what has cost of this you turned from the craning side earlier, the ukranian president suggested other european capitals like warsaw r bratislava buddha passed, as well as eastern bull and turkey and the capital of another former soviet, for public, azerbaijan, a bach, who, but as the deadline said by the russian side approached of latimer zalinski, 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 in belarus includes a deputy foreign minister, a deputy minister of defense had of the foreign affairs committee in russia's parliament, russia's envoy and valerie, as well as our russian presidential aid mitree mit ins could, 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 25th wednesday. lensky

1st mentioned he wants to talk and discuss a natural status for ukraine. then he changed his mind, and the operation was resumed. it's also hard to tell if the 2 sides can find common ground here. let's have a look at the developments on the ground in ukraine as we understand them at this point in time, and enter the 5th day of the conflict. lots of moving parts, lots of information changing. we need to independently verify lots of it with reports of advances by russian troops and don bass forces against the ukrainian army in various parts of the country. now, look at this map. you can see marked in red and blue, are the 2 don bass republics, according to the borders recently recognized independently by russia. the russian defense ministry has announced that lu ganske militia forces have retaken territory from the ukrainian army. 52 kilometers have beyond the previous front line, while don, yet the forces have advanced by 12 kilometers and i witnessed video appears

to confirm multiple occupations of ukraine's military using civilians as human shields and operating inside residential areas. now we've not independently verify this footage, but it allegedly shows frightened residence trying to get an armored personnel carrier out of a public courtyard in front of residential buildings. which one woman says is full of children hiding from the war. will show you the footage. you decide for yourself . oh. 0 and despite the russian army advance, the done yet can look on to republics, claim it. several towns were targeted in missile attacks, including in nickel, larry africa, where russian military forces say they rescued an elderly woman. good when it was another, a deal follow up with

right and staying in be done yet. can lugens republic such as roman cusser of is in the dumbass region with the latest the ukrainian army are retreating. but sir, they are destroying everything on their, on their way on this, on this retreat, according to a local officials, the korean army are targeting civilian infrastructure and 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 the ukrainian military, the ones 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 the local officials, and of course we can hear artillery strikes here in the nest where i am right now.

on saturday, a massive, massive artillery attack was heard throughout the city, and they were 152 millimeter howard, sir. how it's are shelves that, that landed about 5 kilometers away for war, around standing right now. and it wants to 1000000000 was reportedly killed during those attacks of the city of the nest suspended public transportation. many houses had been destroyed the apartment buildings. and so here is one 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 total number of civilians who were killed her during the ukrainians armies. attacks now stands at 8 people this only over the last as 72 hours and the scores people had been in an injured as well. so like i said before,

civilian infrastructure has been targeted here in our nest. as the thousands of thousands of people now have no access to water or electricity. now, over in logan's people's republic, an oil depot, a fuel depot, was struck by a ballistic missile, are creating a huge a fire. apparently the missile is called a tortuga, or it's an mater, classification, ss $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, i militia reported that there had been no, it's allergies or there in logan's. however, some people were, are wounded as a result of this ballistic missile attack. according to a local officials on the court for the russian defense, the ministry are done as can logan's peoples or militias are moving deeper and

deeper into the territory formerly controlled by ukraine and both law. both a republic sir report that they have liberated several settlements in law ganske and in don't ask as well. they're also reporting that some, some ukranian 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 and now ahead 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 corrosion, the enemy has behaved ring 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 from from the city. some of the most fear. so here, fighting is taking place in the south of the republic, near the city of farmer rouble, which is currently encircled by the neo nazi as off. but sally, of which has been linked to o war crimes by the united nations. and reportedly they have a place their positions around us civilians using them as a human shield. people have taken to some of russia's biggest cities to protest against the military operation. yes. hundreds that came out onto the streets of central st. petersburg printing. no to war footage shows some protesters being taken to please them. there are also reports that more than 300 people have been

arrested in 32 cities across russian. similar demonstrations are being held around the world. one of the biggest is in the german capital, where more than a $100000.00 are taking part in ukraine solidarity march. according to police, some flu, ukrainian flags, and war masks in the countries blue and yellow colors. those are your headlines. it's your news. i'll be back with another look in about 30 minutes, stay with us. this is our t international. ah ah

ah, what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy, even foundation, let it be an arms race move is on often very dramatic development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very difficult time. time to sit down and talk with .