thanks for that daughter jabari correspondent in moscow. lots more news coming up at the top of the hour. a nice out with kim for now. and just to recap, some of the top headlines that we've been hearing today. some 5000 people so far, been evacuated from the north, eastern city of semi, which has of course, been on the fierce russian bombardment for days. lots more news on our website, al jazeera dot com, do stay with us news appetite the, our ah no place. and so i gone with say, the press retreated of the car about a media hub and vital vantage point during the 1st truly televised war from the roof. we could see the regulation at the american embassy, where the most iconic images of the conflict in vietnam were transmitted to the world. this was the front row sheet to the final stages of the war, saigon, caravel war hotels, on alger 0. the latest news as it breaks, authorities tell us the brutal violence like this one in b, honduran capital are just the tip of the iceberg in a far more complex security situation with detailed coverage. th

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those jabari is that, that star, 1st of all with news of russian countermeasures, i think we can call it that the restrictions that they put in place on the export of some russian goose. yes, and this was announced earlier on thursday, during a meeting between the russian president and members of his government, including the finance minister as well as the labor minister. and they now that they are going to ban, there's a list of $200.00 russian goods that will be banned until the end of this year. including certain things that have to do with the auto industry, the russian auto industry as well as the agriculture sector. they didn't specify yet what is actually included in this ban of export, but it will affect a $48.00 countries and understand that will include you. countries as well as the united states. the list is supposed to be released in the coming hours and days. this was also something the government earlier in the parliament approved as well. but in terms of the details, it's not clear yet what exactly russia will be stopping exports of in the coming months. but it's certa

a state sponsored propaganda. sco lies now to our correspondence in moscow. dalso jabari. so goes, what kind of reaction has there been to the ban on, on r t? well, there was an issue, a statement issued by a russia to day itself, saying that the decision taken by the british government is a political one. we've also been hearing from the kremlin spokesperson dmitri pess . gov, who says that this is a anti russian as sentiments and that it is very dangerous, not only for the media landscape in europe, but also for europeans themselves. he also said that this is something that is a violation of freedom of speech, and it's a continuation of anti russian rhetoric. we also heard from the russian foreign minister survey lover of a he gave an interview in english to russia, said a channel earlier in moscow. and during that interview, he said that there is no such thing as independent media. and that to western media outlets are really just focused on propaganda. and if they don't report anything with analysis, just to give you an idea of the official feeling about what has taken

let's bring endorsing jabari, listening into that press conference journey from last year. so as i was saying source, i was pretty wide ranging. they touched upon the iran nuclear deal, they touch upon the conflict ukraine in terms of the iran nuclear deal. what stood out for you well, i think as the iranians got the answer that they were looking for. and the most important thing is now that the russians have a written guarantee from the americans, that this sanctions they have been placed under will not hindered their relationship with iran in the future. following the i, j. c, p, o, a being reinstated. this is of course, something very important for the railings and one of the main reasons. the rain in foreign minister travel to moscow today was to get clarification about this when arrive when he arrived in moscow. the iranian foreign minister said, specifically that he had heard of reports that the russians were looking for written guarantees from the americans, and that they would possibly not be agreeable to the return of the j. c. p. away the nuclear deal of 2015. if

we have das jabari there in moscow, don't hollis standing by for us in the v in west and ukraine. but 1st let's go to jamal a shout out. who's in touch with the turkish foreign minister hosted, he's russian and ukrainian counterparts, jamal. it seems nothing came out of this meeting. where does this leave diplomatic efforts to end this complex the leave them searching for some sort of mutual ground or some sort of impetus that can at least achieve but usually are described as confidence building measures or something that can be agreed that we'll have some sort of a tangible results on the ground. as you mentioned that there was no agreements, not on a short term cease fire, not on specific humanitarian car doors to allow for safe passage of people either out of town or age or relief into towns. we heard from both sides, they're essentially accusing the other, the ukrainian saying that russia essentially sent a foreign minister who was incapable of making a decision and required to get the approval from moscow and moscow's foreign minister accusing the ukrainians of just buying ti

to intercept miss as a part of an array of advanced weaponry. russia unveiled back in 2018, tulsa jabari has more in this for moscow. i think it's significant where it was used. it was used in the western region of ukraine in yvonne from kosky, which shares a 50 kilometer long border with romania, that is a nato member country. you have to remember, let me put and had said in the past, that's and is country has the most advanced mis, i'll hypersonic missiles and that russia is really pry, prides itself on having the advanced weaponry in its arsenal. and the use of this is significant because it really is another reminder to nato countries in the region that russia is willing to use whatever it has in its arsenal to achieve its mission in ukraine. vladimir putin on friday during that rally that they held in moscow said that we know what we have to do. we know how to do it and we know what we have to sacrifice in order to achieve our plans. this is yet another very significant and dangerous reminder that this country is willing to use whatever it has militarily to achieve its goals. they'r

for moscow, dorothy jabari tells us what else peter announced. this was another emergency session with a his security council which is made up of a high levels of ministers and officials that he trusts. and he said that basically that the military operation in ukraine was going according to plan and that so they were achieving alder objectives at he also announced for the 1st time that there will be financial compensation to the families of the soldiers that have died in the line of duty and also those that have been injured. we understand that that's the, from the defense ministry. for the 1st time, they announced some numbers about the number of fatalities and a injured of russian troops in ukraine. according to the russian defense mystery. about 500 soldiers have died and about 1600 are injured. those are their numbers. of course, the ukrainian officials have very different figures is saying that a nearly 5000 a russian soldiers have been killed. the president said that he was really grateful for the service of the military personnel and they

tv and radio, either at times of political crisis or following the death of a soviet leader dawson jabari reports. now from moscow. there are very few independent media organizations laughs and those that are are very worried about their future. but i just want to 1st talk about that to tv rain departure. it was sam, really something to see them. a give a nod to russian history, of course, the as swan lake ballet, tchaikovsky, ballet debuted in moscow, in 1877. and since it was used during the soviet era, during times of crises, and it was also broadcast during the attempted coup in 1991 in this country, which led eventually to the fall of the soviet union. it's really known as a as symbolic ballet. and this channel that was founded in 2010, oh, really and delivered and final message that nothing is forever. and that the political leadership in this country also has to remember this country's history. also been hearing from a very prominent editor in chief, one of the well known russian journalists who one who shared the nobel peace prize last year. dmitri moore, a tough who's the editor

it's 850 restaurants in russia. dasa jabari has been speaking to locals in moscow. the rushing to grab a final meal. this is the 1st mcdonalds that opens in russia in the heart of moscow in pushkin square on january 31st, $990.00. on that day, people came from all over the country and waited in line for up to 8 hours to get their 1st taste of this american brand. now, on that date, this mcdonald served 30000 people. now the company has decided that as a result of the ongoing russian operation is that cover me and calls it in ukraine . they can no longer continue. they have decided to close all 850 branches of their restaurant across russia until further notice, and they will continue to pay the 62000 employees that i've been working for them over the past 32 years. now. we've been asking the employees here when they will stop serving customers. they say they don't know. so we managed to get the last few hours or days of this restaurant serving customers here in moscow. and this is what they have to say. who cannot? because they didn't pick, which is how can i not be

facebook has banned the accounts of state bank channels r t and ria news agency from moscow dawson jabari has more on the new media law which includes prison sentence. and you're playing. yeah. and then, you know, to war was the final statement broadcast on russia's last independent tv channel, tv, rain, all its employees, walked out and protests against what the c, a severe government censorship and in its final seconds on air. it showed this a nod to russian history. this one like ballet performance was broadcast on state tv in the soviet era, either at times of political crises or after the death of a leader. it was famously shown in 1991 during the attempted coup that contributed to the end of the soviet union. for many here it's now become a symbol of broken dreams and political instability. tv rain was founded in 2010, with the motto, talk about important things with those who are important to us. now, after the start of russia, so called special military operation in ukraine, this channel is no longer able to continue because of government interference. on friday, both houses of pa

the jabari live for moscow to talk about bad dog level. they're saying that a solution is possible, but it's also in that same speech, reiterated rushes demands that ukraine is the notarized, that saying that the russian military operation against ukraine is aimed at ensuring key. if not joy natal, i mean, how do these 2 things go handed? well, the russian delegation is currently in a bell roofs in the border area of breast. and we just heard from the ukrainian as well that they have arrived at that location. i think that the key to this round of talks of will the whether or not they can agree to continue at all given the reality on the ground and what each side is coming to the table with. as andrew mentioned, they want very different things. and that was one of the conditions for the ukrainians. see even have the 1st round of talks on monday was at least a temporary cease fire. while these talks were taking place. that didn't happen. the russians have said that that will never happen until we achieve our goal. and that is that this and t

ukraine has been changed and the new nazi's that have gain power there are waging real terrors. often jabari is i for us now in moscow doors. what more can you tell us about russia? apparently warning civilians and key of to evacuate will, according to the russian defense ministry, there are, are going to be targeting 2 locations in key of the 1st one being the ukrainians. special at security services. a building which is a facility that is in the heart of the capital, and it's about a, a 7 kilometers east of the u. s. embassy in key of the russian defense ministry has said that this is a warning to the civilians who live in that neighbourhood. they should evacuate as soon as possible. the 2nd location that the russians reveal that they will be targeting is the psychological operation sensor. now we don't have a specific location for that, but to at they have said that these are obviously buildings that are located in civilian neighborhoods within the city and they are urging people who live nearby to evacuate. now it's not clear when these strikes will take place, but the defense ministry h

during that round, there was a jabari with the latest her with the views of the russian government in moscow door. so thank you will, let's go to natasha butler, who joins us live now from levine, which is in western ukraine. we were just hearing there, but the russian viewpoint on the talks, one of the ukrainian saying about those so called p stokes in bella roofs. well, pretty low key reaction from a ukrainian negotiate, as i said, there had been a some positive points where those are the words are used to describe a discussions over the implementation of any future monitoring corridors. but it doesn't sound as if there's been any agreement in terms of the humanitarian corridors, in terms of the real details. when if and where are some humanitarian corridors could actually be set up. and that's going to be an enormous at worry to so many people, most notably, of course, all the many civilians that continue to be trapped in our towns was fighting a continues who are surviving in the most terrible conditions, often without food or water medicines running out those humanitarian corrido

u, of trying to provoke it into attacking major population centers. dosa jabari has more from russia's capital, the kremlin spokesperson dmitri past cobb. i during his daily briefing and said that according to the russian defense ministry, they were instructed at the beginning of this so called special military operation in ukraine. not to go in to the large, heavily populated at cities. and that is that the requests of course, of the russian president vladimir putin. and he said that this kind of rhetoric and these accusations coming from western leaders a, is that you're provocative because they are trying to force russia into a larger cities where they will be certainly as civilian casualties and to blame russia for those casualties. and that is something that, of course, he says, the russian president has asked the defense minister to avoid at all costs. it was also not worthy that he said that for the 1st time we're hearing this of what is the possible plan for these russian forces in ukraine, according to the metro pest cough. he said that the russian military does not rule out t

position of the 5 permanent members of the security council, rice let sir speak to al jazeera stores to jabari, who set with us now live from moscow. you listings that fall into view, adore. so what did you make of it? well, and this is an interview that was done with our colleagues here and few hours ago, and it was an all encompassing interview where the foreign minister answered a lot of classes on different topics that some of the highlights assemblies loud and clear. uh, we're just going to listen sorry though, so we're just going to listen to we're antonio quoterush, the un secretary general speaking at the you and about our vote. we saw a few minutes ago. no. the teddy thought of the integrity and so for entity of ukraine must be respected in line with you and chart that we don't have a moment to lose the brutal effects of the conflict that plane to see. but those where does the situation is for the people ukraine, right now, it's threats us to get much, much worse. the thinking clock is a time home. i'm also deeply concerned with its potential consequences for regional and global peace

those jabari has mo, from moscow, according to the kremlin spokesperson, and this was an operation that was ordered at the request of the president given the situation in eastern ukraine. and that the an operation, the special military operation as the russians call it in ukraine, is ongoing. and according to officials, here, it is on schedule and they are achieving the results that they set out for. and it will continue until they are done the kremlin spokesperson to me true. prescott did not outline when at that time would come. he said that it is ongoing and once the achieve their goals a will end. now the one thing he did mention is that those reports that we had heard about the possibility of russians asking for assistance from the chinese government. he denied it very strongly. he said that russia is very much capable of carrying out this a special operation. and they do not need assistance from anyone. and the u. s. as it's keeping a close watch on whether china provides any support to russia as good as she had her tansy live in washington, d. c. in reverse briefing is coming out

first, jabari has more from moscow. it was really an effort by both countries to try and really resolve the current ongoing crisis that is unfolding on the ground between russian forces and ukrainian ones. i think the cuts are foreign minister made this visit, arrived in moscow on sunday, and we were not expecting this visit, but he is the 2nd high ranking official from the international community to come to moscow. of course, after these really prime minister and sallie bennett came to moscow on the saturday just about 10 days ago. and the country foreign minister was very adamant that because he wants to play a role in trying to resolve this issue. but it wasn't just the discussion or surrounding the situation on the ground in ukraine. both the foreign minister said that they had a very wide ranging discussion. and their talks last that about an hour and a half. they discussed the situation in syria in libya as well as i can stand. and of course, the ongoing talks in vienna about the future of that nuclear deal, which

well, those are jabari is following all these developments, sir, from the russian, the capital s o dosa, more sanctions and boycotts being announced that it seems every day. and we just heard even more from anthony blinking, their question is of course, what impact these all of this actually having in russia? well the one, the immediate impact is that it is causing a, the russian public to really be worried about their future in terms of their savings and their financial future. there is a number of banks that are now a law not allowing the or their customers to withdraw foreign currency or to purchase any foreign currency at the moment. the stock exchange will remain closed until next monday and, and the many people that we've spoken to over the past week are just very much shocked at how quickly these sanctions came into place and, and then now very, very worried about what it means for their future. down the line, of course, it doesn't really affect the wealthy in the country. we have also heard from a number of alex arcs who have said publicly that although they themselves may not b

let's tend to do so. jabari now was in moscow for us, and we had that briefly from jabbar jamal, talking about what a lover of had to say about sanctions. that's a very defined tone about how the country will come out stronger from the sanctions . tell us a bit more about what russia had to say today. well, according to the foreign minister, i think it was interesting. he use the word frenzy. he said that the western reaction to what the rush russians are calling a special operation in ukraine has been frenzied when it comes to the sanctions that they faced. because russia is now the world's most sanctioned country and they took over that title just this past few days. and they now have nearly 6000 sanctions placed on them from different entities to personnel around the world. they took over the number one place from iran, which was at the top spot with just 3600 sanctions against that. so this is a country very much in the middle of an economic war, as the problem is called it. and we also heard from dmitri pess, called just a short while ago before the russian foreign minister spoke. a

the 3rd round of talks with the crane, but at the forefront will be held in valerie soon. towards jabari and moscow has more on the criminal demands. one of the most m. o. official statements that we've heard from the russian officials was from the kremlin spokesperson dmitri pest. gov, who laid out for the 1st time what rushes looking for in order for this. so called military operation in ukraine to end, and that there are 4 points that the russians want from the ukranian government. and 1st that is for them to cease military operations. and to that they make constitutional amendments where they are rule out any a joining of any block in the future, including nato and 3rd, they want crimea, which russia annexed in 2014, to be officially recognized as part of russia. they also want he of to recognize the separatist regions of don yeske and the guns in the eastern part of ukraine. as independent republics, these are the main points now, according to russian officials that will at once this, these things are done by the government, key of the fighting will stop immediately. and of course,

let's call 7 adults jabari now who is in moscow door. so i so it wasn't just so guy level who's been speaking today, but the president of russia has also been speaking. what's been said while letting me put in meeting with a series of officials from the countries economic sector as well as the government . he's trying to pass what the government is calling a economic stimulus package that is in response to the severe sanctions that they've come under. over the past 15 days, something that to the criminal spokesperson called the unprecedented, that has caused this country's economy to go into a state of shock according to the kremlin. and they are now trying to figure out how to deal with the unprecedented sanctions. that is tantamount to economic warfare, according to officials, and some of the measures that they're discussing at the moment. within this advisory session with the president, as well as in the duma and the upper house of parliament. in the coming days, it will be about the country's interest rate, as well as minimum wage. t

thank you. dawson jabari, reporting from moscow back to ukraine. now the eastern city of caught a cave which was one of russia's 1st targets. and despite heavy shelling and the fact that it's close to the border, it is actually still under ukrainian control. many of the cities, 1500000 residents that have fled and shall stratford as in the village of jak of liquor. not far from caught you, a warning his report does contain graphic images. maxime was at home with his girlfriend when the shows started crushing into his village, shrapnel ripped through his arm and face moving yoke to happen so quickly. the explosions, i heard something flying over us. i was covered up to my waist and robert and something started burning. i tried to free myself, then i tried to get my girlfriend. i was so weak. i couldn't pull her out. emergency services rescued, maxim's girlfriend, she's suffering heavy concussion and is too weak to talk. the bodies of 3 civilians lie in the morgue. the woman died in the operating theatre as doctors tried to save her life. this woman

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more not from doctor jabari in moscow. this was another emergency session with a his security council which is made up of a high levels of ministers and officials that he trusts. and he said that basically that the military operation in ukraine was going according to plan. and that so they were achieving alter objectives at. he also announced for the 1st time that there would be financial compensation to the families of the soldiers that have died in the line of duty. and also those that have been injured. we understand that that's the, from the defense ministry for the 1st sunday announced some numbers about the number of fatalities and a injured of russian troops in ukraine. according to the russian defense ministry, about 500 soldiers have died and about 1600 are injured. those are their numbers, of course, the ukrainian officials have very different figures is saying that a nearly 5000 their russian soldiers have been killed. the president said that he was really grateful for the service of the military personnel and t

that still said jabari in moscow, thank you. dasa. a market in ukraine, 2nd largest city is caught fire after a russian bombardment official and car keys says multiple rockets have hit that ne, in 50 emergency services say 500 people have died in powder key since the war began . there has been heavy fighting just outside of the city. the cranes, interior minister says 20000 people have managed to get out of malleable using a humanitarian corridor. the safe passage stretches more than 260 kilometers to zap patricia that is ukrainian held territory. but ukraine's deputy prime minister says a convoy with supplies from audio. paul is stuck in nearby, but dance is also questioned the safety of some of those corridors and accused russian forces of occupying a hospital america vall, holding 400 people, including staff and patients. hosty, we are continuing working on routes for delivery on humanitarian aid. more from us at bay, he's in the ne pro in eastern ukraine. more on the people making it out of mario paul through the humanitarian card

okay, dos jabari has i for us, alan, moscow daughter, rail defense. so a rush is position again by mr. love. what else was he saying? well, he reiterated that his country is on a mission to really demilitarize ukraine, and that's the main objective. he also mentioned that there was great concern from the russians about a possibility that ukraine was looking to restart its nuclear program. something which it gave up in 1994 when it gets signed on to the non proliferation treaty. because of that before the fall of the soviet union, ukraine had about a 3rd of the soviets nuclear arsenal, which was the 3rd biggest in the world. there seems to be now a sharing of information by the russian officials, a from the foreign minister saying that the possibility of them we starting a nuclear program was one of their main security concerns. and one of the missions of what they call an operation in ukraine. all right, thank you very much for that. those. the jabbar they live for us in moscow. do stay with us here on al jazeera. next is the news. i will have the lat

american phosphate john mcdonalds, is prepared to close its $850.00 restaurants in russia. daughter jabari has been speaking to locals in moscow. rushing to grab a final me. this is the 1st mcdonalds that opens in russia in the heart of moscow and pushkin's square on january 31st, $990.00. on that day, people came from all over the country and waited in line for up to 8 hours to get their 1st taste of this american brand. now, on that date, this mcdonald served 30000 people. now the company has decided that as a result of the ongoing russian operation, as the coverage calls it in ukraine, they can no longer continue. they have decided to close all 850 branches of the restaurant across russia until further notice, and they will continue to pay the 62000 employees that have been working for them over the past 32 years. now we've been asking the employees here when they will stop serving customers. they say they don't know. so we managed to get the last few hours or days of this restaurant serving customers here in moscow. and this is what they have to say will come out because they didn't pi

i'll just there is dorothy jabari is in moscow. she has more on the new media law, which includes prison sentences. and you're playing yeah. touch than you know, to war was the final statement broadcast on russia's last independent tv channel, tv, rain, all its employees walked out and protests against what the c, a severe government censorship. and in its final seconds on air. it showed this and nod to russian history. this one like ballet performance was broadcast on state tv in the soviet era, either at times of political crises or after the death of a leader. it was famously shown in 1991 during the attempted coup that contributed to the end of the soviet union. for many here it's now become a symbol of broken dreams and political instability. t v reign was founded in 2010, with the motto, talk about important things with those who are important to us. now, after the start of russia, so called special military operation in ukraine, this channel is no longer able to continue because of government interference. on friday, both ho

have now addressed russia with a request for protection and 140000 people have gone into russia. das jabari has more now from moscow, according to add the spokesperson for or brushes, foreign ministry, as they now have evidence which they found from various locations in ukraine that shows that their ukrainian government was working on a biological program with the help of the united states. and this is something that is very much a concern for the russian government that they want the united states to answer. but the spoke to him and also reiterated that at the russian forces are not looking to overthrow the government in kiev. and they're not looking to occupy ukrainian land and their mission is very much one to try and get rid of this threat that is perceived here by the ukrainian elements that are in that country at the interested in the thing was that she didn't mention anything about the recent sanctions that have been placed on russia, which is now the number one country in the world with the most sanctions against it . as of yesterday, there is now over nearly 6000 sanctions against

for more on this, let's go live to our correspondent in moscow dawson, jabari. hello there. daughter. prudence certainly fronted a packed stadium. how was he received and how did he describe the invasion of ukraine? well, of letting me put, made a surprise appearance to this crowd in blue, sneaky stadium, which is the largest stadium in russia. it was the location where the final of the world cup in 2018 was held in moscow. it has the capacity to fit just about $81000.00 people and from the images we saw on state tv, it looked very much to be full. and the reporters there from the state tv channel saying that there were people also packed outside and the estimated about $200000.00 people in total were gathered for this event. now vladimir putin made a brief speech, but his a specific message was one of unity and dead. he said that they know what they need to do and they will, they know how to do it and they will at do it at any cost. he also praised the soldiers that are at carrying out what he calls a special military operation in ukraine. and he said that ther

all right, we'll leave that thanks so much. dawson jabari. all the presidents of china and the usaa juice hold their 1st direct talk since november fridays, phone call follows growing us concern over china's ties with russia. adrian brown reports from hong kong. the leaders of russia and china could not have been more explicit about their relationship when they last met 3 weeks before the conflict began. stickers sit on the circle of latimer putin and she didn't ping declared. it was a friendship with no limits. one expert says you, that means china will stand by russia. i don't think china sitting on the fence, janice, supporting russia. basically it tries to be diplomatic, but, ah, giving the gravity of the circumstances. think being neutral means means a form of support. she and putin have met 38 times as national leaders. it's not known if she was made aware of putin's plans for ukraine at their last get together . but there's clarity on one issue there shared aim to create an alternative to the current world order. china has cast itself

and his daughter jabari with more from moscow. let me put in said that's his m, military operation. the is going according to schedule and that the russian army is not targeting civilians. he also said that's all objectives for the operation in ukraine will be attained. and he said that the tactics of and hostilities are completely justified themselves. he's seemingly trying to argue that his decision was the right one. and he made a case saying that these special operation is developing successfully. and that the are russians have reasons to believe that components of biological weapons were being created in ukraine. this is something we've heard that the russian government accused of the ukrainian officials of before as well. but i think the most important thing he said was that although there may be russian forces outside of large cities like he of, they are not intending to go into them or to occupy them. that is not their intention. he said that they have no such purpose. they our own related their to their security concerns. and he said, prior to making this decision to go int

also jabari the live in moscow. want to go back to address and understand who's in live in western ukraine under to talk about reports that we've seen here about a cargo ship possibly being sunk by mine in the black simeha odessa. do you know anything about yes, sir. the vista shipping agencies reporting this and apparently of the cargo ship or an explosion took place a part of that ship and it, it's sunk quite quickly and a 2 crew members were able to get in were a raft and 4 other crew members are missing. and this explosion is being put down to a possible mine. it was in the black see, it was off odessa, which is under attack relentless attack from russian forces. there is also the deployment of, of the russian navy, not just in the black sea, but although also the see of as of so yes, this does appear to be related to the war. and not only do we have that incident, we have a, an increase in attacks, particularly civilian areas in many parts. for example, genevieve or a least one war plain attacks or an air we ar

the russian president, speaking there will dorset jabari, has more for us from moscow. this was another emergency session with a his security council which is made up of high levels of ministers and officials that he trusts. and he said that basically that the military operation in ukraine was going according to plan and that so they were achieving alter objectives. and he also announced for the 1st time that there would be financial compensation to the families of the soldiers that have died in the line of duty, and also those that have been injured. we understand that the from the defense ministry for the 1st sunday, announce some numbers about the number of fatalities and a injured of russian troops in ukraine. according to the russian defense mystery, about 500 soldiers have died and about 1600 are injured. those are their numbers of corsi. craning officials have very different figures saying that a nearly 5000 russian soldiers have been killed. the president said that he was really grateful for the service of the military personnel and they were fighting for a caus

let's bring in our correspondent in moscow dosa jabari. hello there, dosa. so what are you hearing from the kremlin about the use of these missiles and why is it so significant? well, this is a hypersonic missile that it was unveiled by the country's commander in chief president vladimir putin. a well, he was delivering the state of nation address in 2018. he called it dismissal an ideal weapon because he can apparently go undetected by a western defensive systems. it is believed to have a um, a very, very fast delivery. it travels fairly 10 times faster than the speed of sound, and it has a range of more than 2000 kilometers. and it is, we have to remember a missile that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads as well. this is a very new missile that has been used for the 1st time, and i think it's significant where it was used. it was used in the western region of ukraine in ivana rankoff ski, which shares a 50 kilometer long border with romania. that is a nato member country. you have to remember, a vladimir putin had said in the past that is country has

security group was live out of moscow on to say was dorsey jabari is the tell us more about to about how this interview came about. a dawson, what else? the foreign minister had to say. ah, well, this was an exclusive interview that was given to our colleagues here in the bureau, and it happened very quickly and a, the, a russian for mr. covered many topics during this interview. he reiterated that his country's position, that moscow cannot allow ukraine to have offensive weapons under soil, which is a very much a threat for russia. the foreign minister also talks about how they were very much amazed as he said, use the word. and when berlin decided to make those comments about that ukraine and that their desire to send that weapons to ukraine, he said that was something that really surprised them here. and he also said that the decision about that gas pipeline nor stream to which is not yet operational and will not be operational, as well as a result of russia's invasion, a really showed the i russian leaders here that the germany, a german leadership is not very strong and it's eas

and e u of trying to provoke it into attacking a major population centers live to dorsey jabari in russia's capital forest door said those lines were from me or russian foreign ministry spokesperson earlier. tell us more about what he had to say about the reasons moscow invaded ukraine. well, according to the kremlin spokesperson, and this was an operation that was ordered at the request of the president given the situation in eastern ukraine, and that the an operation, the special military operation as the russians call it in ukraine, is ongoing. and according to officials here, it is on schedule and they are achieving the results that they set out for. and it will continue until they are done the kremlin spokespersons me true. pest coff did not outline when that time would come. he said that it is ongoing and once they achieve their goals, a will end. now the one thing he did mention is that those reports that we had heard about the possibility of russians asking for assistance from the chinese government. he denied it very strong and he said that russia is very much capable of carrying o

social jabari has more from moscow. according to the convent spokesperson, and this was an operation that was ordered at the request of the president given the situation in eastern ukraine. and that the operation, the special military operation of the russians call it in ukraine is ongoing. and according to official peer, it is on schedule, and they are achieving the results that they set out for. and it will continue until they are done the kremlin spokesperson. dmitri prescott did not outline when that time would come. he said that it is ongoing. and once the cheese, the goals, it will. and now the one thing he did mention is that those reports that we had heard about the possibility of russians asking for assistance from the chinese government. he denied it very strongly said that russia is very much capable of carrying out this special operation. and they do not need assistance from anyone. us officials say china has signaled a willingness to provide military and economic aid to russia to support its war and ukraine

but we're gonna start dorsey jabari in moscow. high door to take us through what so gay laval has been saying because it does sound. i'll use the word loosely, but it does sound promising. certainly this is the 1st time we've heard from a russian officials that the ongoing talks between ukrainian officials and russians are actually moving forward. the russian foreign minister survey love. rob said that they are close to agreeing about the eh, text of a security guarantees that russia is looking for between the 2 sides. so this is something, of course, that is part of russia's demands. the russians wants the ukraine to give up its military capabilities, as well as and not join any as security block, including nato. it appears that on these 2 issues there are making headway and some progress. but it's still a long way to go before they actually finalize anything and that we heard from the russian foreign minister. we've also been hearing from the russian eh, delegation, the head of the russian delegation. that is the taking part in