one, there's the mass public and to there are the elite close to hootin who he is empowered and in turn are the ones who allow him to remain in power. i, you know, putting, going into this, one of the new things about autocrats is that autocrats are surrounded by people whose jobs depend on pleasing the autocrat. and this only accentuates as autocrat stay empower longer. so one question we have to be asking is, what is the quality of advice that wootton is getting in? what is his understanding of the actual level of support for this among the russian people. but also among those, the leads who are, who are closer to him. and, you know, i think this is also been accentuated this question in our minds of hooton's reading of the, on the ground sentiment for this war in russia has been accentuated or potential problems with it. have been accentuated by the nature of the pandemic. by all accounts, putin has been incredibly isolated during the pandemic spending time with fewer and fewer people. it's harder for people to get to him. so one has to wonder how much of a policy has on how much sup

i'm mandate schools is to get hootin away from this path of our warring on ukraine. it is a disaster for ukraine, but it will prove to be a disaster for russia to remind them did you want together with the heads of state and government of the e. u. we have proved a raft of sanctions that are unprecedented. we are cutting or russian banks and we are, and we are taking the oligarchy money away from them, or we're focusing on where we can do that. and there will be sanctions placed on putin and all of those close to him. when it comes to visas for members of the government obviously. and also to about we, i got swanson at swift alls excluding important russian banks from swift, from the swift symptom. we decided on this yesterday and we are going to take this significant step mom beyond missions, ball. let's not kid ourselves for a minute though. putin will not change his course over night. z a bike, but hopefully very soon the russian leadership will feel what high price they will have to pay for this. in recent weeks, there's been a 30 percent limiting on the ration s

to meet with hootin little about the coffin, we have to be rid amid the exodus from his country, ukrainian president followed me. zalinski is appealing for calm. we have a lot of information because we are on these borders. it's our borders. it's our territory. you know, i have to speak with our people, like, you know, like, like president and say people throughs, and the tools that we have different information. and now the best friend for enemies that hispanic in our country. his words, a reminder that until the 1st shot is fired and anger, a fragile peace prevails when it's bringing roger men and he is a expert on defense policy and a senior researcher at columbia university in new york. it's great to have you with us on the w news now is a bad sign that western nations are calling on personnel and citizens to leave ukraine given the magnitude of the russian build up, they're doing the responsible thing. as you have said in your program, there is a very substantial below russian troops. the russians are in a position to launch and assault if they wanted to. what is not known and what ca

i think what martinos that from carma doors is very relevant. hootin doesn't believe that to grain is a sovereign state and that you gradient to have their own national interest at all . and i think that he still thinks the west can do something about. and in this respect, one fear of that maybe you granules will have over this meeting with vitamin pollutant with the mediation of macro. i think that put ms. k to b officer. he knows the good cop bad cop routine that micro and biden. and i'm trying to play from that with him and he is probably prepared. well then on the other hand, i think the last few days actually showed that he's trying to protract russia without crossing some kind of red line up to which everything is lawson. diplomacy with the west is over and the only sanctions remain. so i suppose it will not be a meeting that will produce any kind of solution, but it will be a meeting that will oh for some time. hold on the history. cause 10. thank you so much for your inside. that was russia analyst and dw correspond. konstantin aga say, look at some of the other stories making

possible to put ins aggression. ladies and gentlemen, like us are 2nd ones i'm mandate schools is to get hootin away from this path of ever warring on ukraine. it is a disaster for you end, but it will prove to be a disaster for russia to remind them do you want together with the heads of state and government of the e. u. we have proved a raft of sanctions that are unprecedented. we are cutting export russian banks, chemicals, and we are off and we are taking the oligarchy money away from them, or we're focusing on where we can do that. and there will be sanctions placed on putin and all of those close to him. when it comes to visas for members of the government, obviously. and you're also about we oh god swanson that swift alt, excluding important russian banks from swift. from the swift symptom, we decided on this yesterday. and we are going to take this significant step mom beyond middle school, let's not kid ourselves. my minute though putin will not change his course over night 0 flight, but hopefully.

well, we also know there was a call between hootin and the french president, a mental micron along with a real flurry of diplomatic talks. but is it true that the us is the only power that could possibly persuade russia to deescalate it shall force. i'm ukraine borders. oh, well, you know, the united states obviously is the only military super power maybe besides china, which in that case stance firmly with russia who can kind of really stand strong against russia. the european union isn't there yet, and there is no other single country that the has the military force to be a serious counterpart to russia. however, marianna is, it's quite interesting to look a little bit deeper into the diplomatic dance we are seeing here. you know, they are playing with different roles. one probably could say that the buyer and joe, by the american president is playing a little bit of the bad copies. really firm and strong, somewhat aggressive with the russian, a president and other leaders lawyer would of shorts of german chancellor or a manion mccall french president. keep for more diplomatic doors o

it all heard sublime. german chancellor, olaf shirts will travel to moscow on tuesday to meet with hootin one little bother hoffman. we have to be rid, amid the exodus from his country, ukrainian president followed me. zalinski is appealing for calm. we have a lot of information because we are on these borders. it's our borders. it's our territory. you know, i have to speak with our people, like, you know, you know, like, like president and say people throughs. and the tools that we have different information. and now the best friend for enemies that hispanic in our country. his words, a reminder that until the 1st shot is fired and anger, a for a job piece prevails and we can speak to dw correspondence in the connelly now he joins us from the ukrainian capital camp. so nick, the u. s. a has been a warning of an imminent incursion for a weeks now, but russia keeps denying any plans to attack ukraine and it says, the west is spreading dis information. what do you craniums make of these contradictory messages? well man, i think there's gonna be little trust in words coming from moscow in th

all. heard, sublime german chancellor will show its will travel to moscow on tuesday to meet with hootin on middle bob thompson. we have to be rid, amid the exodus from his country, ukrainian president followed him. your zalinski is appealing for com. we have a lot of information because we are on these borders. it's our borders. it's our territory. you know, i have to speak with our people like our unit for, you know, like, like a breast and, and said people throughs. and the tools that we have different information, and now the best friend for enemies that hispanic in our country. his words, a reminder that until the 1st shot is fired and anger, a fragile piece prevails. let's bring in dw correspondent nick connelly, who joins us now from kia. hello to you, nick. so what is the mood among ukrainians as growing numbers of foreign governments are urging their citizens to leave the country? well, there's definitely growing unease. mariana, a sense among many people that this is now well and truly a series escalation. but for weeks we had a kind of fairly extraordinary disconnect between t

possible to putins aggression. ladies and gentlemen, like our 2nd ones i'm mandate schools is to get hootin away from this path of our warring on ukraine. it is a disaster for ukraine, but it will prove to be a disaster for russia to remind them a do want to put together with the heads of state and government of the e. u. we have proved a raft of sanctions that are unprecedented. we are cutting export ration banks, and we are, and we are taking the oligarchy money away from them, or we're focusing on where we can do that. and there will be sanctions placed on putin and all of those close to him. when it comes to visas for members of the government, obviously and also above we are gods johnson, that's with ult, excluding important russian banks. from swift. from the swift symptom, we decided on this yesterday. and we are going to take this significant step mom beyond missions, ball. let's not kid ourselves for a minute though. put it in will not change his course over night 0 flight. but hopefully, very soon, the russian leadership will feel what high price they will have to pay for this. in

when the pro russian government in ukraine fell in february of 2014 hootin intervened the next the ukrainian peninsula of crimea and help moscow packed and armed separatists to secure control if parts of the eastern ukraine was near jolla. after a difficult, lengthy tiring journey, crimea and the pole are returning to the home harbor. i knew you were going to russia was excluded from the t h group of countries, and the u. s. and the e u. impose strong economic sanctions over a year. but put in a stuck to his course governing in an increasingly authoritarian manner. he has quite a protest against his policies. russian opposition, members live in fear me, hold 2 skins, spend 10 years in prison and was then sent into exile. batteries himself was murdered in front of the kremlin. alexi, nev only was poisoned, he recovered, and is now in prison. the kremlin actively supports anti democratic movements across europe. russian hacker is attempt to influence elections. in russia, putin is regarded by many as the eternal president. he is held on to power through 4 controversial elections. and in 2020 h

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i'm mandate schools is to get hootin away from this path of ever warring on ukraine. it is a disaster for ukraine, but it will prove to be a disaster for russia to remind them did you want together with the heads of state and government of the e. u. we have proved a raft of sanctions that are unprecedented. we are cutting or russian banks and we are, and we are taking the oligarchy money away from them, or we're focusing on where we can do that. and there will be sanctions placed on putin and all of those close to him. when it comes to visas for members of the government, obviously, and also above we are jobs, alternate swift auth, excluding important russian banks from swift. from the swift symptom. we decided on this yesterday. and we're going to take this significant step mom beyond missions, ball. let's not kid ourselves for a minute though. put it in will not change his course over night 0 flight. but hopefully, very soon, the russian leadership will feel what high price they will have to pay for this. in recent weeks, there's been a 30 percent plummeting on the

so hootin is very much back on the gender again. now all of charles does have to give him the feeling that this is a partner, that a partnership that is worth working towards. and of course that we can't change the do a graphical situation anyway. so whether people like it or not, germany is very close to russia, so they will have to find some way of your staying in touch if war is to be avoided . but that's what you hear from government officials and all i've shoals is going to try and convince people that it's worth getting back to the negotiating table. and at the moment you see that normandy format as the way to go, where germany and france essentially coordinate all their strategies very closely together with the rest of the european union. and then they bring ukraine and russia back to the table. and hopefully while they talk, they can't fight each of them. nina has, they're giving us the back story perspective and insight, dw politics respond in your house. and you know, thank you very, very much. while the 1st contingent of

so my hootin will take that risk. a clue. good. but ukraine and nato countries remain on alert. they say the threat has not yet receded . want to take you and now to dw correspondence. next call, if he is in the ukranian city of harkey, near the russian border, make reports about a mortar attack in the eastern part of the ukraine, near the border to russia are coming in on what more have you learned about that? well or yes, we've had reports of a real escalation along that line of control between ukraine government forces in those per russian separatists about 200 clumps more i am here in court give well enough. they had actually been a bit of a low intentions there while russia was building up its troops, long ukraine's frontiers. but now really kind of extraordinary intensity of fire along that whole line where war has often been going over the past 8 years. and people are used to seeing certainly military casualties. bruce's civilian casualties reports of a kindergarten being shelled, no reports yet of any of the children being hurt, but certainly to civilians. reports have b

the fading hootin wants them to happen in bella. roost where his troops are hosted . kremlin says ukraine wants them to be in nato member. poland instead that you issue us, i believe duplicated invalid. i want to appeal to the president of russia. he, all of ukraine is involved in the fighting lit 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 defends our country. we've said i'll put in as pressing a head with his invasion, calling the ukranian leaders, a gang of drug addicts and neo nazis movie it. we can see the neo nazis are facing heavy weaponry in the central areas of big cities like key ivan carpet. they're planning to attract return fire from russian unit. they're acting as terrorists, using human shields to blame russians for the victims. okay, this is happening from the advice of foreign governments, particularly the americans. i appeal to the soldiers of the ukrainian armed forces . do not let the nationalists use your wives and parent

when the pro russian government in ukraine fell in february of 2014 hootin intervened the next the ukrainian peninsula of crimea, and helped moscow packed and arm separatists to secure control of parts of the eastern ukraine. was jolla after a difficult, lengthy retiring journey crimea and the pole are returning to the home harbor? i knew you were going to russia was excluded from the t h group of countries and the u. s. and the e u. impose strong economic sanctions every year. but put in a stuck to his course governing in an increasingly authoritarian manner. he has quite a protest against his policies. russian opposition, members live in fear me how to ski, spend 10 years in prison and was then sent into exile himself was murdered in front of the kremlin alexi, nevada was poisoned, he recovered and is now in prison. the kremlin actively supports anti democratic movements across europe. russia hacker is attempt to influence elections in russia. putin is regarded by many as the eternal president. he has held on to power through 4 controversial elections. and in 2020, he changed the constitut

he may hootin with certainly i beat the muzzle vehicles to day we are. we're both at the seriousness of the situation and of the urgent need in the interests of all to find the path to which the preservation of peace and stability in europe. and i deeply believe that there is still time the historical and strategic dialogue that we have built together over the last few years can help. and is in this context that we have indeed decided to meet today in moscow. gaus, he has other motives too. not that he doesn't want piece, but he wants a cherry on top. he hasn't forgot about britain and america backstabbing him over shalean submarines. and it's more than that chancellor merkel is gone. frances assumed presidency of the european union. what better time to replace germany as the top dog in europe? will he has to do with show his skills, show that frances, as significant weight on the international stage, showed that the world, even putin listened dame and of course berlin. this was chancellor's sholtes as desk, they say a staring match with putin, which of

stop hootin, isolate russia several ties cake, russia out of every way. the ukrainian army says it's finding russian forces outside the capital. here. here's a look at what's going on. now. with the w chief, international correspondent, richard walker. richard, bring us up to date on how serious the situation is right now in ukraine. how far these troops have managed to get? yeah, well we, we do have reports from our own team in g, f, and many others have been reporting this to sent explosions in the area around here . early this morning we sent people into sellers into bunkers, seeking shelter for the, for mr. of ukraine, very outspoken man of c. we saw that he's been talking about this to also the americans have been saying that the russian ground forces, who, which have been coming in from the north, from bella rose overnight past a nuclear plant, for instance. those forces now very close to the capital t. so i think this does raise one of the questions, which i think is the key question that we have at this point in this situation is how quickly is th

sour ukraine's president is appealing for talks with russia's vladimir putin to stop the fighting hootin wants them to happen in bella roost where his troops are host.

calling on president putin to recognise to break away regions in easton ukraine as independent states hootin as describe what's happening in those regions as genocide, without providing any proof to show that she didn't in of nash's throne, yet he is completely obvious that the overwhelming majority of people in our country, sympathize with dumbass resident, support them and hope for the situation they had to dress me, improve for them to upset them, could have them correctness, cuz allow me to add that in our assessment. what's happening now in that dumbass constitutes genocide. cha, stratford has more now from a concave thrush and lawmakers to day a voting on a resolution to potentially recognize those break away states. now we've subsequently heard other self declared break away states we should say. and interestingly, during vitamin putin speech, he said that he hoped that the french and the german leaders could put pressure on the ukrainian government to, to resolve the crisis in the dom bass peacefully. we've also heard from the foreign minister to be choker labor here, who said that a

and in moscow, russian president vladimir putin met his french count, found a manual club, hootin said he hoped that war could be avoided. hong kong is seeing record corona virus cases going into question. it's strict at 0 covered strategy. strict measures remain in place including flight bands, targeted, locked downs and business restrictions. israel's police chief is asked for an independent inquiry after reports that his offices use the controversial pegasus spyware to target citizens and softer an israeli newspaper reported police tracked several prominent figures using the hacking software. the peg, as his program has been used to spy on human rights activists, journalists and politicians around the world. yoyo hall and we got to slim. this is a black day for the state of israel without referring to my issue, which of course has wide implications. i think this case concerns all citizens of the country, not right, not left. all citizens of the country without exception, something inconceivable has happened to year. gideon levy is a economist at the ha reads newspaper. he says the p

occupation. meantime, key f as cuddled diplomatic ties with russia and urges the west to build an antique hootin coalition by the us and its allies and slammed the covenant operation as a bob barrick attack, vowing the harshness of such with.

rally in sydney have family and hiding inform shelters in new zealand demonstrates as chanted stop hootin. and in taiwan, protests is gathered outside the russian representative of the same time, pe, chancing glory to ukraine. russia student who attended the rally, said they were ashamed of the occupation, and they will hope ukraine will be free. in new york, anti war demonstrations were held in time square and close to the russian federations mission to the un. hundreds of people showed the support for kiev and demanded an end to fighting. the conflict in ukraine means millions might have to pay more for bread. we prices of jump to a 13 year hi, alex smith is a food and agriculture analyst with the breakthrough institute. he says those rising food costs will depend on how long the conflict in ukraine continues. the credit is one of the most important producers in the world as the pro program. ukraine is the 3rd largest corn export in the world, and we explore and there the, there we especially goes to a lot of lower and middle something around the world. and especially in the middle east

is there opposition to hootin within, or how loud is the opposite from? would you say within russia when it comes to this invasion? well, i think the feeling yesterday in moscow and in russian seek is, was the feeling of shock. and people did not certainly expect this displayed so quickly. and as we see them there were, there have been people who went out to the streets to protest this despite this you as a consequence of their facing. because just going out, the massive protest in russia is illegal and it can end a by severe consequences. so that there is definitely in opposition and the voice of it is against it. but his heart estimate how many people actually do feel strongly about it because not every one went out to the streets. a lot of people who are posting stuff on social media, even a lot of prominent russian figures even represent just over there and state media boasted something on their private twitter and instagram account condemning the invasion in ukraine. but so far it's hard to estimates and there haven't been any polls, and i think in t

sector of ukraine is working on a claim. foreign minister dmitri labor twisted out this statement hootin has just launched a full scale invasion of ukraine. peaceful ukrainian cities are on the strike. so this is a war of aggression and he says ukraine will defend itself and will win the world can and must stop putin. the time to act is now what up the hamid is life force in crime, a torso in east in ukraine. a honda bring us up to speed at the sound, what you've been seeing and hearing there right now that i have to say, i mean with old is going on and all the news that has been unfolding this isn't a great fence of fanning among people. i've been observing that for the past few hours, if not, that is an indication of worry is that there's ever longer hughes at the cache dispenser machines and at the pachel stations. so people are definitely as talking up now here in grammar tours since those loud exposed explosions free. don't that we think we're hitting a military base just on the edge of this city. we haven't heard anything since they were a few ukrainian jets flying quite low over t

and energy is at the heart of corporation between the 2 countries. hootin wants to diversify supplies away from europe. his nation is the largest gas supply to the continent. russia and china assigned gas in oil deals, valued at an estimated a $117.00 point. $5000000000.00 was never russia's largest oil producer assigned a 10 year deal with china. cnbc to supply 100000000 tons of oil through cassock, sun and gas from agreed to ship 10000000000 cubic meters of gas a year through a new pipeline. increasing surprise to china to 48000000000 cubic meters put in a visit to bay. jane was compared to his may 2014 trip when he signed a deal to deliver gaster china as tensions were high over moscow's annexation of crimea. so russia is china's 3rd largest gas supplier and delivers it mainly through the power of siberia pipeline. the 3000 kilometer pipeline began pumping supplies in 2019 and links east siberian fields. to ne, china and russia plans to build the power of siberia to which would double gas exports from russia to china crossing through mongolia. the pipeline connects china with the s

is there opposition to hootin within or how loud is the opposition? would you say within russia when it comes to this invasion? well, i think the feeling yesterday in moscow and in russia seat is, was the feeling of shock and people did not certainly expect this displayed so quickly. and as we see them there were, there have been people who went out to the streets to protest this despite this u. s. consequences they're facing because just going out, the massive protest in russia is illegal and it can and the by severe consequences . so that there is definitely in opposition in the voice that is against it. but his heart estimate how many people actually do feel strongly about it. because not every one went out to the streets. a lot of people who are posting stuff on social media, even a lot of prominent russian figures, even a percentage of their an estate, media bosses, something on their private twitter and instagram account condemning the invasion in ukraine. but so far it's hard to estimates and there haven't been any polls, and i think in the sta

but when you tell me that hootin is asking on the ukrainian soldiers to take control in kiev, no wonder the landscape sweating bullets right now. but you know, obviously that is a developing situation earlier. i want you to stick around with us because you've got more things to talk about. really trying to bring us the latest on this. please stand by. we really appreciate it. thank you. well, the russian defense ministry is saying that ukraine is trying to use its population as human shields. again, that's according to russian officials have listened to this when i enter gone and the advisors talking ukrainian military leadership, how to place rocket artillery systems in residential areas to provoke return fire against local residents used by the key regime of residential areas to cover the firing physicians of its artillery as a war crime. this handwriting is familiar with these techniques are actively used by terrorists supervised by the cia in the middle east and other countries. i appeal to ukrainian citizen, i'm going to share your nationalists. leadership uses the same method, thi

however, i would suggest that it's not logical for hootin to launch a major military operation in ukraine. it's a lot that actually can lose, or it's not much that russia can gain. i think it's in the interests of the camden to preserve the passion ukraine, and to insist on the full compliance of the music agreements as they were signed 7 years ago. i think that this is their ultimate goal because or, or the, our compliance with uminski agreements, ultimately a might or center and all stickle ah, may be a strategic obstacle or no, you can't join in the nato alliance. and lisa cy, const, i think that this is the goal that bruton is trying to accomplish. if he is able to prevent you clean, joining nato through other means they're probably, he will demonstrate more flexibility on the implications of the means. could remus mikaela? i can see that you want to jump in before you do. i just also want to ask you, do you think that there are going to be more normandy format talks? can we forward? and even if there were some type of agreement or that were reached, do you think that president lensky

but says his government will do everything it can to find the compromise. hootin was speaking after 5 hours of talks with the french president, the manuel micron will told them that ukraine's independence must be preserved. actually, russia denies its planning to invade ukraine, despite deploying more than a 100000 troops on the countries borders. sh.

the french foreign minister has said that hootin does not, except ukraine's independence and international law and accused him of revisionism. and we printing history. at the same time, we've heard again from the german foreign affairs minister, accusing putin of to quote, lying we moscow's plan intervention in ukraine and, and in terms of what bruton said to waste and needed in recent days. the width is said to be preparing for all scenarios, including a full russian invasion. and then the united kingdom is waiting for more military action and more military support for ukraine. we have heard from the british prime minister always johnston saying that to quite elite. so 8 in the form of weapons and non lethal aid will soon be provided by the u. k. to ukraine. the russian government has accused a british defense secretary of mythologized in the crimean war and getting his fax model starts off. the ben wallace reached back into history to suggest the u. k. code fight russia and when by the way and get away it is consistent publication has ever since the fall or the soviet union when there wa

if we know out yesterday zalinski the president of ukraine warned that that hootin is after him and wants to get rid of him. so i think today we should expect heavy fighting in here. it's not, he is not going to fall in a day. it's going to take a lot as the less he is undeterred, i urge your listeners to get on and watch his eye out and speak. he gave to the russian people last night. it's quite moving. he says that god, that ukraine is not what you think it is that we want peace. and he urges people to get out on the streets of moscow into protest. and we saw yesterday more than approaches in more than 50 cities across russia. so i think a lot of your prudence days are numbered, and that the russian people do not want either country. i, you know, they're tearing, tearing apart their slavic brothers in ukraine. if pritchens days are numbered, melinda does not mean the regional consequences might be less or more. so i, i don't, i, you know, i'm not an old type testament prophet, and i'm not going to make predictions about buddhist longevity. but there's a lot of reasons to feel a sense th

has broken off diplomatic, a diplomatic ties, not with russia urging the west to build an antique hootin coalition that has leading well. politicians of slamming the crediting operation. that's quite a pop barrick attack and they are bowing the harsh just sanctions to date the what's being described by western partners to russia. obey heinous attack, the russian invasion. this is today's military escalation in east ukraine. welcome to a rolling cover, a chair. it's breaking news on the international. vladimir putin did announce a military operation in the don bass during the address to the nation much earlier in the morning. the soft of the people republics did actually turn to russia for military assistance. was russia western partners round on moscow for what they're calling an invasion? they say russia must be punished or the russian defense ministry stresses there's no threat to civilians because it's only targeting military infrastructure that does go in stock. contrast to what partners in the west are saying in relation to putin's latest actions, that's cross live now to roman coas

but hootin isn't autocrat. he's an authoritarian leader. he can for some time maintained his course of action. undoubtedly in the face a sub sanction. does that mean it's it, it's essentially worthless to impose sanctions. certainly not. germany is foreign minister made it clear yesterday we impose sanctions for 2 reasons. one reason is that we hope to deter a further escalation. the other one is we must reinforce our norms. we must show that there is punishment sanction for violating absolutely crucial norms of international law, including the violation of territorial integrity and sovereignty that we see in here. that is the center piece of the post war order in europe. and mister putin has tread upon that. and one more question, melinda, on what more the west can do. we know the ukrainian foreign minister essentially issuing a list of, of what ukraine's needs are at the moment on twitter earlier. one of them was, of course, to isolate president putin holy and completely with such sanctions, but also financial assistance, humanitarian sys

for cron says, europe and russian need what he called a useful response to end the standoff hootin as hale frances efforts to resolve the security crisis. and says, both leaders had common concerns over the situation where the french leader is in moscow in search of a diplomatic solution to concerns that russian troops are on the brink of an incursion into ukraine. or con, hopes the talks can start to de escalate intentions in the region. and germany's foreign minister says the european nation is willing to pay a high economic cost to avoid an armed conflict between ukraine and russia. russia is set the supply gas to germany via the newly constructed north stream to pipeline . but its use is now under consideration as part of sanction measures if russia crosses into ukraine. and alina burbock was meeting with her ukrainian count to pardon me, to whomever in kiev, where she said, germany stands by the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine. when all this nato is considering a longer term military presence in eastern europe to strengthen its defences, in response to russia's m

yesterday a bite and use nearly those same words when he spoke with president of russia, of a lot of your hootin. and in that call, which was aimed of at these, deescalate the situation. apparently there was no breakthrough with a white house, a this morning repeating warnings that russia continues to prepare for a possible incursion. and that an invasion of ukraine could happen at any moment in a pentagon spokesperson, also speaking this morning, saying that the time is narrowing for a diplomatic resolution. is really security forces of shot dead, a 17 year old palestinian boy in the occupied westbank. mama, w sana, was shot in the head during armed confrontations at a village west of jennings city. 11 others were injured when his radio forces opened firewood, palestinians protesting against the demolition of christmas home. and 3 other houses abridge connecting canada to the u. s. as reopened off to protest and stage a blockade of almost a week earlier on sunday. and these arrested several people while clearing the remaining demonstrators, the board of crossing accounts of 25 percent of trade

and must opp hootin. the time to act is now will the start of the russian military operation coincided with an emergency meeting at the un security council? in what became a rather heated session, ukraine's ambassador to the un told his russian counterpart he should step down as chairman, relinquish your duties as a chair, call putting call of rove to stop aggression. and i welcome the decision or some members of this council to meet as soon as possible to consider the necessary decision. it would condemn the aggression that you launch on my people. there is no purgatory for war criminals. they go straight to hell, ambassador. at the exact time, as we are gathered in the council seeking peace, potent delivered a message of war in total disdain. for the responsibility of this, this council. this is a grave emergency. the council will need to act. and we will put a resolution on the table to morrow. with you as president joe biden has reached a statement on what he's called russia's unprovoked and unjustifi

put in aggression. ladies and gentlemen like this, our 2nd ones i'm to mandate schools is to get hootin away from this path of ever warring on ukraine. it is a disaster for ukraine, but it will prove to be a disaster for russia to remind them did you want together with the heads of state and government of the e. u. we have proved a raft of sanctions that are unprecedented. we are cutting off russian banks and we are, and we are taking the oligarchy money away from them, or we're focusing on where we can do that. and there will be sanctions placed on putin and all of those close to him. when it comes to visas for members of the government, obviously and also above we are gods alternates with false excluding important russian banks. from swift, from the swift symptom, we decided on this yesterday. and we are going to take this significant step mom beyond missions, ball. let's not kid ourselves for a minute though. put it in will not change his course over night z about, but hopefully very soon the russian leadership will feel what high price they will have to pay for this. in recent weeks

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