, an area of— number of only for the dansk, an area of 40,000 _ number of only for the dansk, an area,000 passports. but we also need to understand _ area of 40,000 passports. but we also need to understand why- area of 40,000 passports. but we i also need to understand why people started _ also need to understand why people started getting _ also need to understand why people started getting this _ also need to understand why people started getting this passport. - started getting this passport. because _ started getting this passport. because of— started getting this passport. because of the _ started getting this passport. because of the front - started getting this passport. because of the front line, i started getting this passport. i because of the front line, because of the _ because of the front line, because of the ongoing _ because of the front line, because of the ongoing work— because of the front line, because of the ongoing work of— because of the front line, because of the ongoing work of the - because of the front line, because | of the ongoing work of the ongoing war

. -- dansk and luhansk. >> his mission in office is to restore what he regards as what is now calling historic russia. that means taking over ukraine. reporter: stephen fish is a political science professor. he has stayed post communist countries. he says the current situation is biggest security crisis in europe since he and of the second world war. >> this returns europe from 75 years of peace to a world of war. reporter: in response to boudin's actions, -- putin's actions, calling an emergency meeting of the un security council. >> consequences will be higher. -- dyer. reporter: >> i suspect his plans are to push further and take territory. reporter: some 6000 miles away from the ukrainian border, a local community also feeling the strain. he is the cosponsor of noble ukraine and still has family in country. >> file for should be there trying to protect them. i don't think i can fly there. they are are no longer flying there. i am trying to convince him to lead. reporter: they've spent the last following -- last week's calling elected officials to take a hard line against boudin an

. -- dansk and >> his mission in office is to restore what he regards as what is now calling historic russia. that means taking over ukraine. reporter: stephen fish is a political science professor. he has stayed post communist countries. he says the current situation is biggest security crisis in europe since he and of the second world war. >> this returns europe from 75 years of peace to a world of war. reporter: in response to boudin's actions, -- putin's actions, calling an emergency meeting of the un security council. >> consequences will be higher. -- dyer. reporter: >> i suspect his plans are to push further and take territory. reporter: some 6000 miles away from the ukrainian border, a local community also feeling the strain. he is the cosponsor of noble ukraine and still has family in country. >> file for should be there trying to protect them. i don't think i can fly there. they are are no longer flying there. i am trying to convince him to lead. reporter: they've spent the last following -- last week's calling elected officials to take a hard line against boudin and support

from the so—called people's republic of donetek— so—called people's republic of donetsk and helen danskngerous step against ukraine public —— luhansk _ against ukraine public —— luhansk. it would risk thousands of lives. it follows a decision by president putin to recognise the non—government areas _ to recognise the non—government areas of— to recognise the non—government areas of the next and luhansk areas — areas of the next and luhansk areas of— areas of the next and luhansk areas of ukraine as an independent and ensuing decision to send russian troops into these — decision to send russian troops into these areas, preceded by the unprecedented build—up of troops — the unprecedented build—up of troops on ukraine's water. we have _ troops on ukraine's water. we have strongly condemned these decisions as blatant breaches of international law, including the un — of international law, including the un charter, as well as the minsk— the un charter, as well as the minsk agreements. we heard numerous similar messages of condemnation and concern from among — condemnation and concern from amo

seeing so far, coming out of the white house, they are going to sanction entities in donetsk and danskee two regions, but that does really strike at the russians. in some ways, it may even play to their advantage. meaning that there will not be capital and money moving into that region. which leaves it to the control of the russians. i think separately, this is a very preplanned and decisive strategy by putin. he is trying to avoid the baghdad effect. kind of what we saw when we invaded iraq in 2003, which is that if you take baghdad right away, you go a full invasion, just like malcolm was talking about, you are than vulnerable to a large-scale insurgency over many years. this is something they would want to avoid. another afghanistan from the soviet area. and so they are going to try and planned this. in a way like general mccaffrey was talking about before, take small bites and chunks, trying to work on the french and germans to come to their side. or not do anything, and incrementally take all of ukraine overtime. i think that is really where it is going to get troublesome here in t

there is a small port town called the dansk, population of around 100,000, that is now under russiansed a vote to potentially station russia's nuclear weapons there so it is very serious language that is swirling, this invasion, at the moment, but if we're talking in a really immediate sense and if we take a look at see if things are calm. a curfew has been lifted. people are regaining some of the freedoms that are been so dramatically taken away and its government is defined. tote dramatically taken away and its government is defined. we saw even eo - le government is defined. we saw even people going — government is defined. we saw even people going for _ government is defined. we saw even people going for a — government is defined. we saw even people going for a jog _ government is defined. we saw even people going for a jog on _ government is defined. we saw even people going for a jog on the - people going for a jog on the streets of gf, pictures as well of people going shopping and getting some basic supplies. the world is really watching in admiration have ordinary ukrainians