jens stoltenberg nato secretary—generaljust ending that news conference. ringing you special coverage on bbc news. just to sum up the press conference, if he managed to see some of it. mr stoltenberg were the very strong message, saying that the alliance was stepping up basically its own defences with forces, with jets, with ships and saying there was no at all for a miscalculation or misunderstanding and they wanted to defend every inch of nato territory. he was asked a number of questions, including about whether there was a possibility of talks. mr putin's spokesman has suggested that is a possibility, to have talks on the question of ukraine's neutrality. he said that was a question for mr zelensky and repeated a call borussia to pull out of ukraine. he about wanting to ensure there were no accidental escalations, for example on the black sea and said they were pursuing various channels for action on that for the infliction, as he put it, which has been pursued in other parts of the world to ensure there was no accidental escalation. he was also asked a

and both jens stoltenberg and ursula spoke of unity. when it comes to the minutia how this is being handled, though, are they all in agreement on sanctions, what sanctions, how they should be enforced, weapons to ukraine, weapon support and so on? >> i think there are some slight differences, and i think we got a hint of that from president biden last night and his advisers. there may be some pluses and minuses in the combined response and reaction on sanctions to -- to president putin if he invades ukraine. you know, i think we've heard from the italian prime minister late last night indicating that perhaps energy wouldn't be among the -- the energy sector wouldn't be among the sanctions imposed on russia. the italian prime minister spoke that he had had some assurances from president putin that there could be ways that gas supplies would come to -- come to italy. we heard as well president putin after, you know, his meeting with the german chancellor earlier in the week saying, you know, the moment germany gets cheaper energy supplies

jens stoltenberg, you heard him there. least by the kremlin. but nato are saying, in fact, troop numbers are going the other way, we are still preparing for the worst. 0n the ground government's interior ministry said it has had the biggest denial of service cyber attack. what that means in relation to other cyber attacks, it is not the most serious but what it does is disrupt websites and the country's defence ministry website, as well as two state banks, were disrupted yesterday and the kremlin were squarely blamed, moscow has responded denying that. attacks on infrastructure are not uncommon yet. on infrastructure are not uncommon et. . , on infrastructure are not uncommon et. ., , ., .,~ on infrastructure are not uncommon yet. james, good to talk to you, james waterhouse, _ yet. james, good to talk to you, james waterhouse, our - yet. james, good to talk to you, - james waterhouse, our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv. and if you have a question about the crisis in ukraine, we'd like to hear from you. get in

right now, nato secondary general jens stoltenberg speaking.hey call on russia to do what it says, withdraw. tom: the withdraw is the heart of the matter. early in the blinken statement, he went right to minsk, to the two agreements of 2014 and 2015. by all analysis, those were broken immediately. they need something new. that is a decision tree. putin says minsk means this. stoltenberg and the west says minsk means that. that is what we need to learn about today from vladimir putin. jonathan: futures are down 0.4% on the s&p. on the nasdaq, down 0.5%. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: keeping you up-to-date with news from around the world, with the first word, i'm ritika gupta. russia is adding up to 7000 troops to the 102,000 already near ukraine's border. the kremlin calls that assertion fake. it said earlier that some russian forces in the region are returning to their bases. and while, european union leaders will discuss the ukraine crisis today. europe looks to be gradually leaving depend of it behind. germany is becoming the latest in the reg

we heard from jens stoltenberg ahead of the i from jens stoltenberg ahead of the meeting in brusselsnd his foreign minister sergei lavrov in which he said there are still reasons to negotiate and putin says ok, as long as it doesn't go on too long, continue talking, the one thing is this, the russians will want to be talking to the americans, as far as they are concerned firstly that is important for their own sense of place, one great power and negotiates with another, and secondly they think the americans decide everything when it comes to nato and european security. in some ways we shouldn't be surprised nato hasn't really heard back, as long as there are continuing contacts but between the russians and the americans and in the context of the so—called normandy group about some kind of peace settlement in ukraine, they would still seem to be hope. if either of those two channels seem to get bogged down that is when it putin may feel he has no recourse except to escalation because he can't back down with nothing. itruihat can't back down with nothing. what is auoin to can't back do

nato secretary general jen stoltenberg jens stoltenberg -- jen stoltenberg says there is no proof ofcalation. >> we are looking to engage in it diplomat solution, but we are also paired for the worst. i'm grateful for the increased presence in europe with more troops in the eastern part of the lines. i also welcome the increased u.s. troops ready to support the nato response force. guy: let's get some analysis on what is happening here from a senior fellow at the european council on foreign relations. the nato secretary-general is briefing reporters right now. we see headlines coming through from it. talk to us about the idea that russian coercion is, and these are his words, "the new normal." is that your view as well? is this a situation that the russian president is going to be happy with? is this something is going to want to persist with and therefore maybe doesn't want to bring the current situation to a head? >> that is what i believe, actually. i think it is an illusion to believe that we can go back to some sort of status quo with russia, first because there was no stable st

jens stoltenberg that with that ress nato. jens stoltenberg that with that press conference _ nato.ian troop movements? l’m you have got on any russian troop movements?— you have got on any russian troop movements? �* , ., ,, ., movements? i'm very thankful to the secretary general _ movements? i'm very thankful to the secretary general for _ movements? i'm very thankful to the secretary general for the _ movements? i'm very thankful to the secretary general for the clear - secretary general for the clear message. are used to know him, i understand how nato is operating, how carefully they are picking up facts and collecting the data so if he says there is enough intelligence, we understand how it has been done. what ukraine is seeing, it is also confirmed they are moving force, some bridges being mobile, some bridges being built just kilometres from the ukraine border so these perforations are worrying for us as well. haifa border so these perforations are worrying for us as well. how many troo -s do worrying for us as well. how many troops do believe _ worrying for us as well. how

. >> nato secretary-general yen stoltenberg -- jens stoltenberg condemned russia's invasion of ukraine before meeting with member countries. following that meeting, the secretary-general answered questions from the u.n. headquarters in brussels. this runs about half an hour. [gavel] >>

. >> woodruff: and now to the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg.quarters in brussels when i spoke with him this afternoon. mr. stoltenberg, thank you very much for joining us. you've just completed a virtual summit with members of nato, their leaders. my question is, is there a consensus from nato now on whether there's any way to stop the russians from overtaking ukraine, overtaking its capital kyiv, and overtaking the governme? >> all nato allies expressed their strong support to ukraine, and they called on russia to cease the attacks on an independent, sovereign nation: ukraine. what nato does is that we impose severe costs on russia. the economic sanctions-- and the u.s. is-- it's leading by-- by imposing severe sanctions on-- on ukraine. and then we also, nato allies provide, continues to provide, support to ukraine military, and civilian financial support, to help them in an extremely dangerous and difficult situation. >> woodruff: but does that mean there's no way to stop the russians from doing what they say they're going to do? >> we provi

we hosted jen stoltenberg an address to congress three years ago, we have included majors supported america's presence in europe in our annual defense bills including significant investments in our european deterrence initiative. i hope the chancellor scholz will reciprocate and take the opportunity to reassure about germany's commitment to nato and our collective defense. our friends are too powerful and too prosperous not to contribute more militarily throughout lives. of course building the military capabilities takes time but the urgent issue of russian aggression in europe also demands courage and firmness into demands it right now. we know how such resolve works. the united states and her allies displays much firmness again and again, and standing up to then soviet pressure and west berlin remained a free city because ofa it. chancellor scholz as plenty of tools at his disposal to join his allies and a strong signal to putin aggression against ukraine would carry a tremendous cause. let's take one example. the bipartisan course in congress has opposed the nord stream to pipeline for yea

let's cross live now to munich where the the nato secretary general jens stoltenberg is speaking.e beijing calling on nato to stop admitting new members it is to stop admitting new members it is to control the fate of free nations to control the fate of free nations to rewrite the national rule book and impose their own authoritarian rules of government. the current crisis demonstrates the importance of the transatlantic relationship the european security. two world wars and a cold war has told us that there is no agreement with security newman without this strong transatlantic bond. starting with nato, europe and america will continue to keep the peace and protect our democratic way of life. as we have done for more than 70 years. nato is a defensive alliance. we are not threatening russia or anyone else. but we will take all necessary measures to protect and defend all of ours. this is why in response to russia's aggressive actions we have been strengthening our defence across the lines to avoid any miscalculation or misunderstanding about her commitment to defend. so if the kre

yes, i think deep is - scepticism what i would say and jens stoltenberg making clear the picture they ukraine if president putin decided to. i think it's a case of once bitten, twice shy. remember, last yearthe bitten, twice shy. remember, last year the west saw russia build up its forces on the ukrainian border and then withdraw some of them, but they left equipment behind and each time they have reset their military posture higher. so that is why nato defence ministers here are discussing their own military posture. if you remember after 2014 and the invasion of crimea, nato put in battle groups of 1000 troops each in battle groups of 1000 troops each in the baltic states in poland and are talking about doing the same in places like romania, bulgaria, hungary, slovakia, so they are looking at their own defence posture. as to when they do that, that will depend on what russia does next. they are still hoping that dialogue will continue. jonathan, thank you _ the public inquiry into the wrongful conviction of post office branch managers has heard testimony from a man wrongly arrested,

joining me now is the nato secretary-general, jens stoltenberg.retary-general, thank you for taking the time this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> first on russian troop movements, russia as you know is claiming to be pulling troops back. when they do that based on nato assessments, is russia lying? >> well, we have seen no evidence whatsoever about proving any russian withdrawal or de-escalation on the ground. on the contrairy we have indications they continued to increase the number of troops close to the ukrainian border. so this is of great concern and we call russia to do what they say and that is to de-escalate and remove forces and to engage in political diplomatic effort with nato and nato allies. >> this morning the u.s. ambassador to the united nations linda thomas-greenfield said a short time ago the evidence on the ground is that russia is moving towards an imminent invasion. earlier this week we heard from u.s. officials warning of an invasion as soon as this week. here we are thursday nearly past in ukraine. are you concerned

here with me now to talk about all this is nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg.oining us. russia and ukraine are agreeing to hold talks without preconditions at the ukraine-belarus border. do you believe this is a positive sign, sir? >> i have absolute full confidence in president zelenskyy and his judgment on whether it is right to sit down and find a political solution. nato has supported a political solution all the way. and then it remains to be seen whether russia is willing to make some serious compromises and also to respect the sovereignty of ukraine. >> vladimir putin is ordering his country's deterrence forces, including nuclear weapons on high alert in response to what he called aggressive comments from the west. how concerned are you about that? >> the new statement from president putin just added to the very aggressive rhetoric we have seen from russia for many months, and special over the last couple weeks where they are not only threatening ukraine, but also threatening nato ally countries and demanding we should remove all of our forces from the e

the nato secretary general jens stoltenberg said this is a new normal for nato and no longer can take security for granted. i wonder for people at home who think ukraine is far away, not too important to them, can you explain, have we entered a new cold war? >> well, it appears that we have, jim. we're still not sure how far putin wants this to go, but as your reporters, i think, have corrected noted, he clearly wants to take control of kyiv, to topple the current government of president zelenskyy to put a pro russian government in place, to take control of the bulk of the eastern part of the country, it would appear at least that east of the upper river and i think also probably to take control of the southern part of the country, the coastline, to take away ukraine's access to the black sea to control odessa and also marioppol and the eastern part of mall dova. we'll see from where. you've seen explosions and heard them, so forth. the real question, i think, jim, we should be trying to determine is how hard are the ukrainians going to fight? can they take it back 20 miles to the cap

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secretary-general of nato, jens stoltenberg. great to see you. >> thank you. >> interesting to hear him say that the risk of the invasion are still going up because we continue to hear that. and they can't go up forever. they can't go up forever. there is a limit to how much that can be. >> yeah, we're in the window. when is the window closing? when is the window for an invasion closing? >> it is interesting to see. i'm interested to see what happens in kyiv today with macron and zelensky, i'm interested to see how the russians react to that, a lot going on. >> i'm interested to see, just seems like he's not saying, you know, he's not criticizing macron. it seems like macron is creating obviously a more rosy picture of his assessment of russia than the u.s. is or other allies and you have to wonder where is vladimir putin playing the situation, driving a wedge and does that help, does that help avoid an invasion? >> macron is sort of freelancing beyond nato to an extent here. he was being diplomatic, hence he is a diplomat. >> y

>> we take you live now to an update from nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg on the security situation in ukraine. it started a few minutes ago. >> to pursue his aggression against ukraine. it is a terrible strategic mistake. for which russia will pay a severe price for years to come. nato allies in the european union have already introduced significant sanctions. our partners around the globe have joined us. we must stand ready to do more. even if it means we have to pay a price, because we are in this for the long haul. at the same time, the russian people must know that the kremlin's war on ukraine will not make russia more secure. it will not make russia more respected in the world. it will not lead to a better future for your children. in response to russia's massive military buildup over the past months we have strengthened our deterrence and defense. yesterday nato allies activated our defense plans. as a result we are deploying elements of the nato response force on land and at sea and in the air. to further strengthen our posture and to respond quickly to end the contingency.

. >> british prime minister boris johnson and nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg held a joint press conference from nato headquarters in brussels, belgium, on the escalating situation between russia and ukraine. from brussels, belgium, this is about 20 minutes. sec. gen. stoltenberg: prime minister, dear boris, welcome back to nato headquarters. it is always a pleasure to have you here. and many thanks also to the united kingdom for being a strong and staunch ally, which really contributes to our collective defense in many different ways. we have just addressed russia's military build-up in and around ukraine. russia has already massed well over 100,000 combat-ready troops. with heavy equipment, missiles, and key enablers such as command and control and medical units. russia's deployment in belarus, which is the biggest since the end of the cold war. this is a dangerous moment for european security. the number of russian forces is going up. the warning time for a possible attack is going down. nato is not a threat to russia. but we must be prepared for the worst, while remaining str

announcer: british prime minister boris johnson and nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg held adjust -- held a joint press conference on the situation between russia and ukraine. from brussels, belgium, this is about 20 minutes. sec. gen. stoltenberg: prime minister, dear boris, welcome back to nato headquarters. it is always a pleasure to have you here. and many thanks also to the united kingdom for being a strong and staunch ally, which really contributes to our collective defense in many different ways. we have just addressed russia's military build-up in and around ukraine. russia has already massed well over 100,000 combat-ready troops. with heavy equipment, missiles, and key enablers such as command and control and medical units. and we are closely monitoring russia's deployment in belarus, which is the biggest since the end of the cold war. this is a dangerous moment for european security. the number of russian forces is going up. the warning time for a possible attack is going down. nato is not a threat to russia. but we must be prepared for the worst, while remaining strongl

but first we hear from jens stoltenberg. so nato is not sending combat troops into ukraine. russia has attacked ukraine. this is a brutal act of war. our thoughts are with the brave people of ukraine. sadly what we have warned against four months has come to pass. despite all calls on russia to change course and tireless efforts to seek a diplomatic solution. peace on our continent has been shattered. we now have war in europe on a scale and other type we thought belongs to history. this is a grave moment for the security of europe. russia's unjustified and unprovoked attack on ukraine puts countless innocent lives at risk. with air and missile attacks, ground forces and special forces from multiple directions, targeting military infrastructure and major urban centres. this is a deliberate, cold—blooded and long planned invasion. despite its litany of lies, denials and disinformation, the kremlin�*s intentions are clear for the world to see. russia's leaders bearfull for the world to see. russia's leaders bear full responsib

when you put all of that in context, you understand why we heard from nato chief jens stoltenberg whoaid right now we are facing perhaps the most dangerous moment for european security in a generation. claire: thanks for that update, jake cordell, reporting live for us from moscow. for more on this can we welcome to the program a senior fellow at the atlantic council and a former spokesperson in ukraine for the organization for security and cooperation in europe. thank you so much for joining us on the program. i would like to take a closer look at ukraine, particularly in regards to its military. however ukraine's armed forces evolved since russia's annexation of crimea in 2014? are they better equipped to respond to potential invasion? michael: absolutely. when we arrived, crimea was illegally annexed in the opinion military -- flip-flops, poorly equipped. it was really something to see. but when you see them today complain much more proud, much more better equipped to much better trained. don't forget that a lot of nations including canada and the u.s. have been training the armed

front-row seat to democracy. >> british prime minister boris johnson and nato secretary-general jens stoltenberga joint press conference from nato headquarters in brussels, belgium, on the escalating situation between russia and ukraine. from brussels, belgium, this is about 20 minutes. sec. gen. stoltenberg: prime minister, dear boris, welcome back to nato headquarters. it is always a pleasure to have you here. and many thanks also to the united kingdom for being a strong and staunch ally, which really contributes to our collective defense in many different ways. we have just addressed russia's military build-up in and around ukraine. russia has already massed well over 100,000 combat-ready troops. with heavy equipment, missiles, and key enablers such as command and control and medical units.

jens stoltenberg said russia has maintained a huge invasion force on the border of ukraine that is ready not begun to withdraw its troops. meanwhile, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky travelled across the country to rally his forces. the bbc�*s sarah rainsford was with him and sent this report. today was ukraine's turn for a show of force, aiming its tanks and missiles at an imaginary invader. military exercises, as the president looked on. it's the kind of cross—border attack that western governments fear russia is planning here. some had even named today as the launch date. instead, volodymyr zelensky was on a morale—boosting tour. laid out for him to admire, weapons sent by allies, including britain. remote assistance. i asked mr zelensky whether the threat had receded now. translation: we react to the reality we have. l and we don't see any withdrawal yet. we've only heard about it. when the troops do withdraw, everyone will see that. notjust reconnaissance or the military, we'll all see it. but, for now, all we have are statements. so, they're preparing for every scenario. this

she's been speaking to the nato secretary general, jens stoltenberg.ossible? we are joined by the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg. right at the eye of this storm. two days ago, you spoke about cautious optimism and diplomacy. and now? well, what we saw a few days ago was that russia expressed renewed willingness to sit down and engage in diplomatic efforts. but have not seen any follow—up on that on the ground. so we are not seeing the de—escalation that of foces it has been announced. and of course, we continue to call on russia to withdraw forces and sit down with nato and nato allies and engage in good faith and find a political solution. you are looking at all the intelligence. so is president biden. he says it is going to happen tomorrow. there is no certainty about the intentions of russia. but a high probability there could be something tomorrow, given what you have seen in the intelligence? but what i think is very important is just to describe the facts, and the fact is, we have russian armed forces amassed on the border of ukraine

there's evidence that russian troops are moving into separatist—held areas of eastern ukraine. jens stoltenberg the ukrainian border. the russian parliament voted today to allow president putin to use the military abroad. president biden has imposed sanctions on russia far beyond those imposed after the annexation of crimea. they include blocking trade with two large russian banks and cutting off parts of the russian economy. he's also moving additional us forces to the baltic states. three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery, a black man who was outjogging in georgia in february 2020, have been convicted of federal hate crimes. the three defendants had already been sentenced to life in prison last year.

in belgium, the prime minister will tell the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, that britainandby to support a humanitarian response to any russian invasion. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will also hold his own talks with mr stoltenberg, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports from brussels. russia has been massing troops on its snowy border. ukraine and its neighbours worried aboutjust and its neighbours worried about just what might and its neighbours worried aboutjust what might come next. the uk's leaders hoping today to show their support. the prime minister and the labour leader will both be on foreign soil today. in brussels, the prime minister will promise a thousand more british troops in the region to be ready to help if everything goes wrong if a humanitarian crisis unfolds.— crisis unfolds. this is exactly what the _ crisis unfolds. this is exactly what the uk _ crisis unfolds. this is exactly what the uk government - crisis unfolds. this is exactly . what the uk government should be doing and this is what eastern european allies of the uk, of eu

jens stoltenberg said this is the most dangerous moment for europe's security for a generation russianroops are reported to be nearing the ukrainian border. the russian parliament voted today to allow president putin to use the military abroad. president biden has imposed sanctions on russia far beyond those imposed after the annexation of crimea. they include blocking trade with two large russian banks and cutting off parts of the russian economy. he's also moving additional us forces to the baltic states. three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery, a black man who was outjogging in georgia in february 2020, have been convicted of federal hate crimes. the three defendants had already been sentenced to life in prison last year. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejessica elgot, chief political correspondent at the guardian — and kieran andrews, scottish political editor at the times. tomorrow's front pages, starting with, the daily mail carries a warning from the us president that the world was on the brink of war as russi

jens stoltenberg. - a quick reminder of our headlines — reports of fighting in and around kyiv as ukrainet warned the city's fate will be decided tonight, calling for residents to take up arms. the un's refugee agency says more than 50,000 people have fled ukraine in the past 48 hours. many have headed west, trying to cross the border into neighbouring countries. mark lowen has been to the polish border. a border separates, but also brings together. families reunited in the search for safety, like ten—year—old mariya and her mother, who travelled for two days from kyiv tojoin herfather here in poland. how do you feel about leaving? do you feel scared about what is happening? yes. i have never felt about this situation that one day another country in the 215t century —— i have never felt about this situation that one day, another country in the 215t century could attack another country in europe. your country? my country. the stream of ukrainians crossing this border is increasing. they've lived with a threat from russia for years. but now, with its leader besieging their homes, they've ha

borisjohnson and other european leadersjoined a call convened by president biden, along with nato chief jens stoltenberghnson urging allies to have ready punishing economic sanctions against russia. with fears that aerial bombing and missile attacks against kyiv could precede any ground invasion, brits in ukraine are being urged to leave. america is wanting its citizens us forces will not go into ukraine to rescue them. that's a world war, when americans and russians start shooting at one another, we're in a very different world than we've ever been in. not even on behalf of simply evacuating americans? how do you do that? how do you even find them? "things could go crazy very quickly." that is how president biden put it when he repeated his warning to all american citizens to leave ukraine. the administration is also withdrawing all officials from the country, and that is because there is deep concern in washington that if someone were to get killed or injured it would then be very difficult to avoid a major escalation in tensions between america and russia. the defence secretary, in moscow, heard agai

called this the most dangerous moment in european security, the secretary general of nato —— jens stoltenbergbelarus, and new deployments, more than 100 military vehicles and dozens of troops, intense and trip hop spittle and the big question is what is putin thinking and how will the west respond to what he has done next. and this is a clue from one of russia's neighbours, the latvian prime minister. this one of russia's neighbours, the latvian prime minister.- latvian prime minister. this is the new usual, _ latvian prime minister. this is the new usual, so _ latvian prime minister. this is the new usual, so to - latvian prime minister. this is the new usual, so to speak. i latvian prime minister. this is. the new usual, so to speak. we have _ the new usual, so to speak. we have an — the new usual, so to speak. we have an aggressive _ the new usual, so to speak. we have an aggressive neighbour l have an aggressive neighbour who is— have an aggressive neighbour who is interested _ have an aggressive neighbour who is interested in _ have an aggressive neighbourl who is interested in recreatin

as jens stoltenberg said this morning, russian aggression will result in more nato aggression in theess. correct my presence. he said nato should think of long term changes to its present in these. he is trying to give what he says is an opportunity to fill moscow's bandwidth, to give russia things to think about. i think that is what the british sanctions on russia, the tougher sanctions that are coming into force today, also designed to achieve. but if there is this sense now that we are also deep into a diplomatic process that could in putting off the moment of danger. if those russian exercises in belarus and in ten days' time, and the troops and equipment to go home, that mightjust be seen as the first flickering sign that this moment of maximum danger is passing. what an awful lot of other stuff has to happen in the meantime. and ten days does feel right now like a rather long time. does feel right now like a rather long time-— does feel right now like a rather lonu time. ., �* ., , , ., ~' long time. pauladams in kyiv. thank ou. well, while borisjohnson is abroad, dealing with

jens stoltenberg speaking from brussels. his last— stoltenberg speaking from brussels.g we were getting confirmation that the russian duma has authorised russia to send forces to that area. this nearly 2a hours after the legal move by president putin, this will be regarded as yet another escalation. the world is watching. we can now cross to germany. the nato secretary general confirming that more russian troops and heavy weaponry have gone in and likely more are to follow, how much of an escalation is this? this likely more are to follow, how much of an escalation is this?— of an escalation is this? this is definitely another _ of an escalation is this? this is definitely another escalation. i of an escalation is this? this is i definitely another escalation. the eastern _ definitely another escalation. the eastern ukraine has been under de facto _ eastern ukraine has been under de facto russian control for many years but with _ facto russian control for many years but with the official russian troops now moving in, this has become more and more _ now moving in, this h

. >> reporter: so jens stoltenberg says there's no evidence of de-escalation at the moment. in the past they have seen russia decreasing the number of military groups but then leave behind some equipment and later on returning these troops to these positions. so there's a concern whether that's actually the case once again. the feeling is of cautious optimism as nato has described not because they believe there's indeed a de-escalation at the moment but because russia has not closed the door to further conversations, and that is indeed keeping some optimism within nato. >> sylvia, thank you very much. >>> as we've said on this show before, vladimir putin's play can be played back to the need to get its nord stream 2 pipe stream approved. >> i don't suspect that they're going to invade. i look at this for two reasons number one, we need to be prepared in case he did. but the russian economy is smaller than the economy in the state of texas, so from an economic standpoint, russia to invade ukraine would be a tremendously negative impact on the economy. with that said, we can't

the nato secretary—general, jens stoltenberg, said it was a brutal act of war of the type we thoughtof history in europe. the ukrainian government called full—scale invasion, saying there have been multiple explosions from cruise and ballistic missiles in several cities, and russian tanks and troops have poured in across the borders to the east, the south and in the north. russian fighterjets have also been heard in the skies. in an address to the nation, mr putin said anyone who tried to interfere with russia's operation would face consequences that have never been experienced in history. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has declared martial law. he urged his citizens not to panic, insisting his country would emerge victorious. and nato says it is activating its defence plans, bolstering its presence in front line states. in the last hour, boris johnson has said this hideous and barbaric venture must end in failure. well, our correspondent paul adams, failure. well, our correspondent pauladams, here in failure. well, our correspondent paul adams, here in kyiv, has this round

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at least that's the plan out of now, the nato secretary jens stoltenberg and president biden making itlear that they are not sending troops into ukraine because it is not a member of nato. ukraine now saying, look, we have been asking for many, many months and years when our country might be able to join nato. we are fighting this war alone, essentially. and they say they have received silence on the other end. nato in turn saying they are going to be sending more shipments of weapons and defense equipment to ukraine. or to help them fight this with russia. president biden just releasing a memo to the state department last night, saying that the u.s. is prepared to provide an additional $350 million in support of ukraine to help fight the war. what ukrainians are saying now, they need ammunition, they need weaponry. they right now are handing out weapons to civilians in the country telling anyone who can to fight. and they say that they feel very alone in this fight. they're happy to have the support of the west, but ultimately, these nato forces that are going to be deployed are going

jonathan: jen's stilton berg, the nato's -- jen's stilton berg -- jens stoltenberg, the nato secondaryal. wti, triple digits. right now, nine and nine dollars -- right now, $99. euro-dollar down by one full percentage point, 1.2% in the dollar's favor. tom: of course, i look at euro swissie. a 1.02 print their would be a stricken area. -- would be extraordinary. jonathan: the ukraine border service say that russian military vehicles have breached into the kiev region. this is more widespread than what was discussed over the past few weeks, and it is escalated in a way that we are now talking about regime change. also getting a headline that says ukraine says heavy fighting near kiev, so things moving very quickly, and we will bring you the headlines and the sources for those headlines as they come through. tom: a suburb of kiev towards belarus, it is a cargo airport, but no doubt critical. that has been in the zeitgeist for the last hour. i would also note the black sea. you see turkish lira going out to 14.54. this cousins of the dardanelles and the bosporus, we don't have any confirm

jonathan: jens stoltenberg, the nato secretary-general.ing back from yesterday's losses in the equity market, we are higher by 0.6% on the s&p 500. at the close yesterday, the s&p 500 down by more than 10%. yields higher, up three basis points on tends to 1.9686%. you have been on this throughout the last six weeks, the relentless flattening of the yield curve. the distance between twos and gets shorter. tom: there is a massive distinction between a flat yield curve and an inverted yield curve. we will do the math on that when we get a window here on fixed income dynamics. joining us now, this has been hugely popular, in washington, annmarie hordern in brussels -- annmarie hordern. in brussels, maria tadeo. we have been waiting for a response from vladimir putin. is it an alone ad hoc from vladimir putin, or does he have a team deciding how to respond? maria: we have seen very clearly over the last 48 hours, he does not listen to anyone. this is a decision made by vladimir putin, and every thing around him is theater, it is optics. when he

and emmanuel macron has been speaking both to jen stoltenberg and the british prime minister ahead of his visit to moscow and to kyiv this week to make sthsure it was a coordinated effort they brought. we just heard there a moment ago from that delegation, representative of the russian delegation that's been taking part in those normandy format talks that emmanuel macron has been pushing to bring some kind of dialogue back into the middle of all of this. as you heard, the assessment is pretty dire. the talks haven't moved pretty far forward. and they've gone as far as agreeing on the fact that a cease-fire in the east of ukraine needs to hold. that isn't a great amount of progress at all. still, emmanuel macron's belief is that by keeping those four parties, germany, paris, kyiv and moscow around the negotiating table, that there is at least dialogue and that beats the speculation and fear and tensions we've been seeing all around ukraine as they've been building up these last few weeks. so those negotiations will continue in germany this week, this time, not in paris, even as emmanue

joe biden will be attending, and jens stoltenberg comedy secretary general of nato.hristine lagarde will be speaking in paris, along with the france finance minister bruno le maire, talking about what the potential economic ramifications could be. we did get word this morning that perhaps it could shave up to 2.4% from the gdp. how much do they try to game this out with monetary policy? at 10:00, we have michigan consumer sentiment. how much do we see ongoing deterioration, or does it stay where it is as people take a look at how high inflation is and say our dollar just isn't going as far, with real wages still deeply negative? jonathan: investing is really difficult in a moment like this one. these are the words of seema shah. investors are best suited to stay levelheaded, consider the fundamentals. seema shah joins us now from principal global investors. let's start there. the difficulty to stay levelheaded and a moment like this one. seema: you see the headline is to go to cash. but will me look at previous political crises in the way the market has reacted, if y

jen stoltenberg about to have a fairly significant career change.ut to become the head of the central bank of norway later this year. a lot to deal with before he gets to that seat. let's talk about the issues surrounding russia and the investment case and how it will develop at the geopolitical story. polina kurdyavko, head of emerging markets at bluebay joining us to give us her assessment. thank you for your time today. we are looking at a difficult situation on the ground. as an investor, how are you treating this? how are you thinking about this? are you actively maneuvering the portfolio around what is happening or are you stepping back and waiting for the situation on the ground to develop? polina: good to see you again. we are witnessing the formation of a new geopolitical order. today the closer lines between russia and china just showed to us that actually we are likely to witness what you would call a mexican standoff, which is a much bigger scale than what the conflict started with. if i think about how to position portfolios for that, t

jens stoltenberg has been chosen to be the head of norway's central bank.likely to become traversal because he is a former prime minister. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> what i would be wary about if the oil price goes to $100 or higher, is that going to make the fed more hawkish because they really want to put a stopper in this inflation bottle? jonathan: we are close, let's put it that way. brian nick of nuveen on crude. futures up 0.8% on the nasdaq. the s&p up a little more than 011%. we've got to talk -- more than 0.1%. we've got to talk about what is happening in the oil market. seven weeks of gains, year to date up more than 20%. just short of $93 after breaching it earlier. tom: we will get to javier blas in a moment. an extraordinary perfect time to talk to him. right now, kriti gupta come what do you have today? kriti: the oil index is made up of 12% energy, so the oil market has a direct read thr

nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg will become head of norway's central bank when his term at natonds. critics fear his appointment will weaken the bank's independence. he previously served as norway's prime minister and finance minister. iceland has announced it plans to end whaling by the year 2024. the fisheries minister said she sees little reason to permit whaling after the current license expires. together with norway and japan, it is one of the only countries to continue to hunt whales commercially. the european union is sanctioning five high-ranking members of mali's transitional government, including the prime minister. they have criticized the military transitional government for obstructing and undermining the return to democracy by delaying elections. germany is among the countries taking part in a u.n. and european union peacekeeping missio in the west african country. german parliamentary approval for the appointment expires the next coming day and there are doubts about continuing the mission. >> it is the most dangerous mission in the world according to the united n

dana bash will talk to mitt romney, plus nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg at 9:00 and noon sundayerful, peaceful weekend. >>> happening now, breaking news. new explosions in ukraine's capital as russian forces may be preparing a major assault tonight. ukraine's president warning just a short while ago that the country's fate is being decided tonight. >>> also the biden administration has decided to punish vladimir putin for his aggression ordering sanctions directly against the russian president. >>> nato

a short time ago, though, the eu commission president and nato chief jens stoltenberg addressed the conferencen munich and had strong words for russia. >> the world has been watching in disbelief, as we face the largest buildup of troops on european soil since the darkest days of the cold war. because the events of these days could reshape the entire international order. this is what the kremlin's policies mean and practice. to instill fear and call it security demands. to deny 44 million ukrainians from deciding freely about their own future. to deny a free country's right to independence and self-determination. >> we call on russia to do what it says and wwithdraw its bordes from ukraine. this will be the first step towards a peaceful solution. it is not too late for russia to change course, to step back from the blink, stop preparing for war, and start working for a peaceful solution. nato remains ready to engage in a substantive dialogue with moscow. to take meaningful reciprocal steps that can improve security for all of europe and for russia, too. >> now, cnn is covering this story from

we had a call with president biden and justin trudeau, borisjohnson and european leaders and jens stoltenbergmacy a chance, but also to give diplomacy a chance, but also to be prepared for the worst. that to be prepared for the worst. at this moment, is there still that chance? president biden seems absolutely certain that an attack is about to happen. i absolutely certain that an attack is about to happen.— absolutely certain that an attack is about to happen. i think diplomacy has not spoken _ about to happen. i think diplomacy has not spoken its _ about to happen. i think diplomacy has not spoken its last _ about to happen. i think diplomacy has not spoken its last word. - about to happen. i think diplomacy has not spoken its last word. it - about to happen. i think diplomacy has not spoken its last word. it is i has not spoken its last word. it is of paramount importance that we keep up of paramount importance that we keep up the diplomatic channels. as far as i am informed, tomorrow president macron will call president putin, the same goes for chancellor schultz, secretary blinking will

january 20th, jens stoltenberg told the bbc we have no plan to deploy nato troops to ukraine, we're focusing on providing support. just a few days later on february 4th, the nato deputy secretary-general told a french outlet that nato, quote, will not get involved, we support ukraine in many ways. individual allies support ukraine. so putin knew the only thing standing between russia and kyiv was the overmaved ukrainian army. no wonder that friday president zelenskyy lamented we are defending our country alone. just like yesterday, the most powerful country in the world looked on from a distance. and just this morning, he said this, the destruction by missiles and artillery of residential buildings is the ultimate argument for the world to be by our side in stopping the occupiers' invasion. he also appealed to volunteers from abroad. quote, all the friends who want to join us, please come. we will give you weapons. the ukrainians are certainly doing what they can do. nothing better sums up their resilience when 13 border guards on ukraine's snake island refused to surrender to russian invade