bernard: optimistic.ly vaccinated community, as well as a better knowledge of how to deal with omicron and perhaps other variants, we can contain this thing. stephen: renard chan, executive council, cabinet of chief executive carrie lam. thank you for giving us your exclusive time here. heidi, back to you. haidi: great conversation there. stephen engle in hong kong. let's check the markets as we get into the asian trading day. to recap some of the gains we saw with the strong lead on wall street. we are continuing to watch the global bond rout. the nikkei, nice gains particularly when it comes to automakers. strong results out of the likes of nissan. they close the offer by half percent. in australia, a pullback on the energy sector with oil falling for a second day. despite that rebound when it comes to new york traded crude, we are saying -- new zealand trading flat at the moment. the asia-pacific region strengthened its integration during the pandemic with -- more than 31% the first three quarters. thi

smith, if recognition comes bernard and we think it will, or it probably will, what does it mean? was a very significant step, the most significant step, really, since this or conflict. since vladimir putin started building up troops along the border with ukraine, it means that if he recognizes or donates can le ganske as independent states, essentially, then that gives him the ability to send his troops in because vladimir putin, the leaders of those 2 independent publics, might request help from what they would see as ukrainian aggression. remember, this is ukrainian sovereign territory. there are $800000.00 russian passport holders in these 2 areas, which are want to be clare, which want the kremlin to declare them as independent. putin could. justifiably, he would say, go in to protect those people from ukraine in aggression. it has to be said that while vladimir putin has said he will reach a decision to day monday on whether to recognize those 2 areas, le ganske, under that sc as independent. he might not necessarily tell us the rest of the world. what that decision is. he m

all right, thanks for that bernard bernard just missed there in moscow for less bringing the model and shot. and now i just the senior political analyst joining us live from london. so just to pick up on, on what we were discussing in the last hour. my one regarding ya, nato. russia is made it very clear that it once guarantees that ukraine will not join nato and the nato will not engage in any further expansion eastwards they've said that that's not going to happen at this point. but given what's been happening over the last few days and weeks, all we are we essentially in a state now where it's the idea of ukraine ever joining nato is just on thinkable at this point. you know, i think it was since 2014, but i think there are a few de delusional people in the west, notably in washington, and perhaps in kia who think that a nuclear power, like russia, who was a superpower, ah, for many, many decades, that who would accept that need to would deploy its forces to a natural member on its borders and ukraine. that was not going to happen in as far as rush. i was concerned. a of course, nee

now sir bernard, tell us a little bit about those talks. the ukranian presidential office agreed to talks with russia, and also the fact that russia has agreed to change. the location from means to the border. is there anything that we can read into that? yeah, the russians have said they've got their teams of that and are ready to good start the talks, not sure whether or not they've started yet. it's interesting. the location has moved slightly. i know ukraine originally wanted it in a, at an out of bell roofs and pops nato country. but both sides agreed to have it just on the over the board and about a roof. now, the russians, while he's going to be very difficult to understand how the 2 sides will come together, it's because the russians already have made clear views on the political situation in ukraine. but i mean, putin is called on ukraine's military to overthrow the elected governments of latin lensky on the farm. and lab results is that he can't see their ukrainian government as democratic. so bearing in mind that is already how t

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ok, thank you. bernard smith in moscow. ah, nodding barber in london, let's go over to you now. i'm losing track of all the diplomatic developments of what's been going. tell us about what, what boys. johnson's been saying, at least today in the, in the british parliament, woocommerce, he did have some, something new to tell parliament. so just a couple of hours ago. and that was, that britain would be forthcoming with additional military aid to ukraine. it's already sent. things like anti tank weapons that barbara johnson said that it would be providing more lethal and non lethal equipment that lethal equipment defensive weaponry, basically no more detail than that. but beyond that, boris johnson or limited himself to just repeating what was announced on tuesday, which was these sanctions on 5 russian banks and 3 russian billionaires seen as very closely linked to vladimir putin. and he said that so the banks were worth a total of $37000000000.00 pounds over $40000000000.00 u. s. a dollars. and he said that they were very important sanctions. but his foreign secretary list trus

okay, thank you so much, bernard smith, giving us 30 update from moscow. let's get more from andrew simmons who's joining us from disease in western ukraine before we get into some of the fighting that's taking place on the ground. andrew, tell us what you're hearing from the ukranian side on the talks that are now scheduled to take place at some point to be so labor has actually he's the foreign minister has actually outlined in a news conference, what the ukrainian view is to all of this he was surprisingly up beat in his tone, almost posting that. so this was a victory, which is could be an overstatement, we think, but nevertheless, he pushed hard on his point. but as far as he was concerned, russia had setbacks. russia had not gauged what response they get from the ukrainian forces accurately, that there was a big response from the cranium forces and they hadn't advanced as asked as they intended to. however, he said also that there was an assurance that the beller roost military forces will not be used against ukraine during these talks, which are bei

everything is going in that way for russia to justify it's moves. bernard, we get you. thank you very much, bernard smith, they're talking to us or from moscow hotter abdel hamid is in constant cut in eastern ukraine. so the optics of the diplomacy, harder have changed slightly. just tell us what's happening on the ground though, what's the latest information you're getting from the front line? well i, i have been, we've been speaking to some people who live along those villages and towns along the contact line. ah, well, they've been saying that over the past few days they've been hearing more and more shelling today this afternoon in some areas was quite intense. even though big, they tell you to from their vantage point, they can't really figure out in which direction it's going, whether it's the ukrainian forces being shot at or is the opposite. even though ukraine keeps on saying that it has is, is not firing at the 2 republic did to sell for claim republic, south dennis and logan. so to separate his leaders on their side, keep on say that they have the they are co

all right, thank you so much, bernard smith, giving i said, the update from moscow. well, despite moscow pressing forward with the invasion ukraine's president, as you just heard, bernard saying is appealing for talks with president vladimir putin at you is yours . i'm ready to present that. i want to appeal to the president of russia. he, all of ukraine is involved in fighting. let's sit down and talk to stop people from dying with us. and now i want to appeal to the armed forces of ukraine. a stay strong, your everything that we've gotten and everything that protects and offends our country life said that cross to the ground and bring and had under hani. and she's joining us from, from a tourist that's an eastern ukraine and had a year or just about 80 kilometer is from the front line. what are you hearing and seeing where you are? what i think to the surprise of everybody, the frontline is more or less column with ongoing shelling but not continuous, quite sporadic and certainly not a big on float, which is surprising. many people here in the eastern part of the c

let's talk to bernard smith about that corresponded in moscow. i. i raised this point with the ambassador there. the idea vitamin put in the diplomat. he says, even on a day when it's all about honoring the military, he says, hey, i'll still talk yeah, pardon me. vladimir putin said he is ready for still ready for diplomatic solutions . it's the defender of the fatherland day to day in russia and in moscow. the president was laying a wreath outside the term of the unknown soldier outside the kremlin, before that ceremony. excuse me. before that ceremony, he was continuing to turn the screws on you crane. he says that sir, the coming says that diplomatic relations at the level of embassies have been established with those separatist enclaves donuts and lou ganske that russia is recognized as an independent states. they are low, still recognized internationally as ukrainian territory. rushers also says it's going to start evacuating his diplomatic personnel from ukraine to protect their lives. but despite all of that, and ruddy me a putin's assertion,

now to talk to bernard smith and, and bernard andrew reference the fact that people can understand how they can be any room left for diplomacy. and yet, the russian president himself is talking about diplomacy. he is its defender of the fatherland day in russia today. it's a public holiday and vitamin putin was laying a wreath of the tomb of the unknown soldier just outside the kremlin. and other organizations will be doing something similar this afternoon before that leave re laying ceremony. who tim was continuing to tighten the screws on ukraine? he says that the 2 states that he's now recognized of don barson, a donnette skin lou ganske, they recognize them on embassy levels as essentially sending high level diplomats between those 2 states. russia says is also evacuating its embassy staff, its diplomatic staff from ukraine to protect their lives. but he and he's also praise the battle resident readiness of russian troops. but in this speech to the nation he gave earlier on, he did also say that he was ready for diplomatic solutions on the one hand, tightening the screw, really get

let's go live now to bernard smith, who is in moscow for us. we just have the picture there. the situation in ukraine, bernard, when it comes to diplomacy, is there any hope that they may, that may still play a part well, the latest barbara is that the president of ukraine, vladimir zalinski, has said that he says, the president's of turkey and as a by john between them have agreed to arrange some sorts of talks or negotiations between ukraine and russia and al, although already the russians have said the kremlin of said earlier on today that they were prepared for talks. and they, in fact i'm a put in order to halt to the invasion on friday because moscow understood that there were going to be talks in minsk between the 2 sides. but then moscow says that the ukrainians wanted the talk, instead in warsaw then moscow says the line went dead. so vladimir putin instructed that the operation of the russians call it started over again. but we don't know what the terms are for the talk. what terms are russians of lay down, but we do know that it was very me, a putin is called on th

okay, thanks burnett's bernard smith's in moscow. and now we're off to washington dc and our white house correspondent, kimberly, how can i, kimberly, and i will get the rundown from you about joe biden and what's expected today in a moment. but seeing as we were just talking to bernard about public opinion, maybe we can pick up on that with you and the public opinion on everything that's happening in the united states. well, the public opinion with regard to this conflict is $11.00 that the united states public generally does not want to be involved in, in fact, just 26 percent. according to a poll taken in the last day or so has the support of the american public. so the reason that this is going to be a challenge for the u. s. president is that he was elected largely to address domestic issues. and certainly he has his hands full whether it be the coven crisis, or now the resulting conflict in terms of inflation, spikes in food prices and inflation across the board has been hitting the ordinary american pretty hard. and that is wh

and bernard just her look at a little bit more detail. what put in said just about an hour ago and that pre recorded statement, he addressed ukrainian service man specifically saying it will be easier for us to agree if you take power in your own hands. how are we to read into that message and heartily? ah, ah, how are we supposed to understand that? excuse me, this is a call by vladimir putin to the ukraine, a military to overthrow the government of la, amir zalinski. he describes the government as terrorist neo nazis and drug addicts . so it's a clear call by vladimir putin an easier for the the ukrainians to do it themselves, the military to overthrow the government in ukraine and for russia to go in and do it. now. moscow, we know militarily has air superiority western intelligence experts have said that and moscow are saying that they are advancing on positions in the east. they control a strategic air field outside chia, and they insist incidentally that they're not targeting residential areas. of course, you wouldn't expect moscow

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so in easton ukraine 1st to bernard smith in moscow recognition of these 2 separatist held regions, bernard, what does that mean? of vladimir putin has been saying in this meeting, that is chairing of his security council is that he must consider a request by the leaders of the people of the self declared people's republics of bennett's can no hands for independence. this is ukrainian sovereign territory. if the kremlin recognizes the request, then it gives the opportunity should the kremlin decide to, to go for this to send in troops to protect the people in those areas. at the request of the leaders of those to break away regions. there are some 800000 russian citizens amongst the 2000000 people who live in this part of ukraine. this would be the opportunity that the kremlin, it could be argued is looking for to go in there and help the newly declared as they would be in the cummins eyes. leaders of these new of these new independent countries against what they would see as ukrainian aggression. a very significant and key move in the, in the development of this crisis. and when the speake

we have correspondence in russia and ukraine. bernard smith is in moscow will be speaking to him in just a moment, but 1st, andrew simmons is joining us from las vegas in ukraine to tell us more about what we're learning about the prospect for talks, andrew no breakthrough. it would seem to be true. caliber, the foreign minister of ukraine, announced that these talks would take place in prepare at somewhere near the preppy, at river. that's on the border with bell roost. he's was sounding quite up beat really. he thought that this was a victory, he said. and the reason he was saying that is that russia, although it seems to be sending the same signals, it always has done throughout this invasion of being insistent that the be a surrender and insistent that the president zelinski at shoots down down or isn't publicly saying that at the moment, but it is conceding to pre conditions to the talks. it seems that talks actually are going to take place. it seems also because her are delegates. this is a question of delegates on both sides. delegates are arriving at the venue. it's a secret loca

or we can speak to bernard live, now he is in moscow for a. so let's start with, with these talks that have been agreed between the ukrainian president and russia. what more do we now barbara, we know that the russians say their team is in place and the ukranian team is in place at a location just over the border and bell. russia is interesting that the ukrainians have agreed to hold it there. originally, they were holding out for a country like poland or another, nato member country. but the 2 sides of agreed it's going to be in bella, russia. it's gonna be interesting to did to work out how are they gonna come to any sort of decision the ukrainian say this meeting is going to take place without pre conditions. and the russians of agreed to do without pre conditions. but that said, we already know what conditions the russians previously lay down. they want the ukrainian army according to vladimir putin to overthrow the government of la, amir zalinski said it be easier for you if you do that. a survey lover of the russian foreign minister, he'

, including bernard, where things stand on the possibility of any diplomacy and talks with ukraine. well just on those denial of service attacks as they're called on some russian wrapped website, including the kremlin website and state news agency, they, they also hear of reported at the same thing. it's not only coming from ukrainian media, it's been confirmed here in russia, and has also been a lot of back and forth on the suggestion of talks on whether they'll be any or not . the latest line we've had is from vladimir zalinski in ukraine, saying that he's got a promise from the presidents of turkey and as a by jan between them or to offer talks or to mediate. somehow in talks, no russian response from that. yet the russians of accused ukraine, however, are going back on the promise of having talks. russia said it actually stopped fighting. on friday, vladimir putin said he held back all the he stopped the invasion on friday because he thought talks might be taking place. we're going to take place in minsk and then a russian say ukraine wanted talked in warsaw instead. and russia

c. bernard smith is in moscow. the fast will cross lie to our diplomatic editor, james bass in brussels. sir james, r we hearing of frances seized dare this russia ship in the and the english channel . or what more can you tell to matter? this is sanctions inaction. this is a russian ship that was on its way. we believe carrying cars that was going through the english channel. it was stopped by the french authorities. the french maritime authorities famous, squatted the vessel to benoit. in ne france where it's being searched and its crew are being interviewed with a ship that's carrying a flying, a russian flag. and we believe is owned by an associate president putin who is on the sanctions list. this, i think in normal times that interdiction operation of this type is not something that the authorities would make much of a fuss about. they might not even make it public, but clearly the french authorities right now trying to show that those sanctions. and we've seen 3 rounds of sanctions in recent days. here in eu

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thank you so much. bernard smith is reporting from moscow. we now over go to washington dc. let's bring in rosin. jordan will tell us more about the state department announcing additional military assistance for ukraine. rosalyn the u. s. secretary of state antony blank and was given as special authority by the u. s. president joe biden last fall to provide increased on military assistance really at the drop of a hat if it were so required. this is the 3rd such trash of as military assistance that the u. s. government is giving to of load mirrors. zalinski is government. it's about $350000000.00. and it's going to be to help them purchase military equipment that they can use in order to fight off the russian military. we don't know specifically what is going to be bought, but the idea is that it's probably going to be a small arms, things that are already a perhaps available in an inventory and can be transmitted to ukrainian territory as quickly as possible. of course, the big factor is that because of the ongoing russian invasion, it's going to be a challenge just to say t

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in russia, there can be no visible opposition to the war on ukraine. bernard smith, al jazeera moscow. jim walsh is a research associate in the massachusetts institute of technology. so security studies program, he says, russia has met more ukrainian resistance than had expected. i think certainly russia believes that it has overwhelming superior force and it does. and it has met both resistance and logistical challenges and nato countries in surrounding countries to change their policy. and now allow the transfer of weapons that might be, you know, too little too late. at the end of the day. the russian advantage in geography and technology and soldiers, that's going to be pretty tough to deal with. but, but if the ukrainians make it costly and they are more costly than anticipated. and this is unpopular at home and the sanctions add to that. and on and on then then the question will be did pollutant miscalculate and is there some offering to get all of this, but that's what's going to play over the next 2 weeks. the longer this goes on, the higher the cost, and the question of what

whatever was said, it was unlikely to have been enough to stop the russian military advance until bernard smith al jazeera moscow. slovakia is preparing for a wave of refugees from ukraine. families have started across the border and cars and trains. slovakia slike is government says the global war border crossings if needed. it's lifted all corona virus restrictions for those escaping the violence. out 0 balkans reporter marion reddish each has the latest from the slovakia. ukraine border floods. premier. what a failure they call you minister of slovakia. it would have said that all slavic should show a lot of compassion and understanding towards refugees. he says his country is ready to receive as many refugees as it takes at this border crossing. there are a lot of people with small children, parents trying to play with them, entertain them, and people with children are given priority. others have to wait several hours. they all hope this is just temporary, but the vacuum interior minister says the situation is stable for now. but it's late and cold people freeze and while they white n

says this is because some natal member countries out an aggressive approach towards russia. bernard smith, to report south from moscow. yes. to protest in russia takes a certain amount of courage as it comes with the likelihood that you'll be detained, often violently, hey, this is in petersburg where they were chanting no to war. yeah. an independent monitoring group reported protests in 44 russian cities on sunday, including here and cousin and in russia's eastern city of a coast to be in europe ship or to person. it is a crime by the against ukraine and against russia. you are. i think it is killing lee crane and russia. i'm outraged. i haven't slept for 3 nights. and i think we must now declare very loudly that we don't want to be killed, only genuinely crane to be killed. these have been the 1st significant attempts at nationwide protests in almost a year since the jailing of kremlin critic, alexey novel name or moscow, the police are making it very difficult for people to try and protest any one who so much as lingers in a suspected gathering area is taken away for questioning. prot

most of bernard's team went on to test positive for coronavirus.rantining, he saw reports about the bar spread worldwide. it was quite, yeah, surreal. of course it must be that even people here got infected and i am very sorry about that, and we can't have, we were not able to do anything different because we had no safety measures which were at this time available, so we had no possibilities for any tests or for controlling vaccinations at the entrance. the bar didn't reopen again until this past december. this is the first ski season in ischgl since the pandemic began. 511,000 ski passes were sold in december, after it opened on the 14th. that's only a modest drop in numbers since the last time the slopes were open here in 2019. the season is fine so far, we are happy that we are able to welcome guests again from all over the world. we are limited to our seats, at the moment we have the ability for 120 customers. normally guests are coming inside and having a drink and standing, that is not possible at the moment, so we are 50% capacity to regula

okay, guarded and bernard, what do we, what more do we know about why russia has announced a year or so, restriction off access to facebook that this has come out in the last half hour or so from the russian telecoms regulator. and it says is limiting, partially limiting access to facebook. it says i because it's contributing to limiting basic rights and freedoms now is left. but people have puzzled as to what reasoning there is to limit access to facebook. but there were protests on thursday night in moscow and many, many, and many other russian cities spontaneous protests against the war and a lot of celebrities and personalities and some opposition. people have been posting on facebook, their opposition to the war. so that the suggestion here that this is an attempt to slow down perhaps access to facebook or make it harder for people to access facebook. and because there is this growing, a sentiment is growing leaking of information that there is opposition to this war . in russia, i thank you so much, bernard smith, reporting from moscow all the spite moscow pressing forward with

vladimir putin has encouraged ukrainian soldiers to seize power in his latest on camera address, bernard smith breaks it down for us from moscow. this was an hour long speech from vladimir putin, in which he exit essentially blamed the collapse of the soviet union on the creation of this independent state of ukraine called into question, ukraine's very right to exist as a country outside of russia. vladimir putin's tone was at times frustrated, and at times bleak, and he blamed after that long historical lesson of why he believed ukraine was not really a legitimate country. he then went on to blame nato for its failures, to address a situation in the east of ukraine. he accused nato as his frequently accused nature in the past of expanding into all of those eastern european countries. and that were released from the soviet union at the brett when the soviet union broke up. he blamed, ain't accused nato of a deliberately expanding into, into those areas. and he said that in east of ukraine, nato has failed to address the situation in don bass. this is where there's been a 7 year long, mor

as go live now to bernard smith and moscow and burnett. does this move against facebook perhaps just there is a level of descent or opposition of country that the government isn't comfortable with. well, what facebook of sad in response to the russian telecommunications ministry slowing access down is that it was ordered by russia to stop independent fact checking and labeling lit, labeling of content posted by for state media organizations, state organizations in russia during a news agency and the defense ministry channels. so in retaliation or the russian government is slowing, is restricting access to, to facebook. now it also happens that since the outbreak of the invasions that are to the invasion of ukraine at the have been increased postings on facebook and instagram by russian personalities and celebrities of anti war messages. and there may be something in the russian government wanting to try and reduce the ability of people or to post those anti war messages. there were also those protests we had in st. petersburg to night quit

in russia, there can be no visible opposition to the war on ukraine. bernard smith, al jazeera, moscow, robert hunters or former us ambassador to nato, when he says rushes decision to put its nuclear forces on high alert as a warning to the west, not to get involved. this is a psychological ploy to try to increase his leverage. as he decides how far you want to go in your grain, i think a lot of this is happening because russia and conventional forces are having more problems taking keys than they thought they were going to have, or the grading you've been fighting back at among other things mister potent doesn't want his military to get a reputation for not being as good as he's pretending it is because he gets that reputation and other people will be less affected. so this just like a logical warfare. i don't believe it's a threat at all because the russians would have just as much to lose if not more. if they went in this direction, i would be the obliteration of, of everything mister proven has never hoped for. and even start, how was the concentration of a russian forces where the

while we wait to hear from those talks, we'll speak to a correspondence, bernard smith, in moscow and jonah, how in levine, jonah to you 1st. it says start, isn't it? i think that's the way we have to look at it. both sides very, very far apart, but they're going to sit in the same room, at least yes, certainly de 5 of the invasion and they're talking and of course it's better to be talking than not to be talking. and that has been a sort of relative room for these talks debris that could be wishful thinking. of course, their ongoing. we know the ukranian delegation is headed by the defense minister alexi regina called a couple of other ministers. we understand involved in that delegation cement piece as well, including the head of president and then skis party. we don't know publicly the composition of the russian team, but probably of something like that sort of level expectations. well, frankly, minimal. the ukrainian say they want an immediate cease fire and an immediate withdrawal of russian forces chances of that 0, frankly. and the russians have shown no sign of stepping back f

from there. bernard, what are you? what do you have for us this hour from moscow? or we've had, again, the rous, russian responds to the threats of sanctioned the sanctions that are increasingly being piled on. and the increasing political and practical isolation of russia is vladimir muted. guten pushes is put it on with this invasion into ukraine. we've had the eggs back present or damage medford, deb, now the deputy head of the russian security councils, shrugging off sanctions. he said is a good reason to pull out of dialogue on strategic nuclear stability and potentially from the new strategic arms reduction treated. the start treaty there were signed in 2010 and extended until 2021. i met via dev is also said that it's really unfair of the decision to suspend russia from the council of europe. this was set up at the end of the 2nd world war to uphold human rights and democracy in europe. a 47 member countries of the council of europe, but he said, it's a good reason to slam the door on the mir video said. and it

on the streets of at least 50 cities after learning of their presidents order to invade ukraine. bernard smith reports from moscow just a few hours after launching the biggest invasion of a european countries in the 2nd world war. it looked like business as usual at the kremlin. pakistan's prime minister was the guest. but my vladimir putin's mind have been elsewhere. as the 2 men talked, russia's military was advancing in ukraine. these trucks were headed from crimea to the cranium border, part of an army that had surrounded a country of 40000000 people, a country that russia's president has said he doesn't think should exist in an address to russians on ukrainians. putin said his aim was to demilitarize ukraine, and he made clear his antipathy for the government in kiev bosun about it. it's the equal. i have to also address the ukrainian military. dear comrades, your father's grandfather's, great grandfathers fought against the nazis defending our coleman motherland. not for today's neo nazis to take power and key. if you took the oath of allegiance to the cranium, people, not the john

there is bernard smith reports now from the russian capital moscow free dorm. on tuesday, the russian military appeared on the streets of the nets. it was just hours after vladimir putin had recognized 2 new republics which are in easton, ukrainian territory. but ukraine is a country the russian president thinks shouldn't exist a country this soldier died defending. putin's decree recognizing the nets and le ganske as 2 independent states is according to cares defense minister, an attack on its territorial dignity. i hold that leadership is income, which promised us that the sanctions will be of the day. and think that that paper invasion, the applicant, a lot of ukraine's president that says he doesn't believe russia will launch all out war against his country. but he wants the international community to react decisively against what he calls a new act of russian aggression. mazama sure seemed easier. marie believed that by taking this decision, the russian federation creates a legal basis for further military aggression against ukraine. violating all bilatera

while the kremlin dismissing claims that is violating ukrainian sovereignty, bernard smith reports on that story from moscow as well. this soldier died for a country vladimir putin doesn't think should exist. the russian presidents decree recognizing a part of eastern ukraine as to new independent republics is, according to keith's defense minister, an attack on its territorial dignity. i hold the leaders of different companies which promised us that the sanctions will be of the day. and think that paper invasion the applicant, a lot of ukraine's president, as i said, he doesn't believe russia will launch all out war against his country. but he wants the international community to react decisively against what he calls a new act of russian aggression mazama shortly believed. that by taking this decision that the russian federation creates a legal basis for further military aggression against ukraine, violating all bilateral and multilateral agreements. that's not how russia's parliament sees it. but here vladimir putin's decision is welcomed as the writing of an historical wrong, just