mister stickman johnson schultz is going to moscow will be representing europe and then they to allies or just germany and it's national interest. no, good morning. i think it's clear that we only act together with our allies and therefore, we're talking about a common european position in the comm, nato position, which has 2 points. one is that if the russians were to invade the ukraine, there would be a strong and common clear answer to that. so what i'll tell you that is strong ally rhonda. well, i don't think that it's very smart to speculate in the public about sanctions and things like that issue play chess game. you don't know the other side publicly your moves get on the other side. that's number 2 of common will is to really try everything which is diplomatic, possible to prevent that from happening. and then the bill of medic talks behind closed doors. i think it has to be made clear that the russians would pay a high price if they should invade the ukraine, yet we should not be thinking or to war. busy in the middle of europe would mean, therefore we really should do anythin

so the new german johnson schultz to stop nord stream to and to back washington. the ambitions, as you described, oh, well shows, of course is in a different position than any of the european liter fristoe, because germany is sound somewhat different. of course, a german or strategic sovereignty is not too high. when you have still still have american occupational forces there when we're to, which are long, tens of thousands of us troops, astro. on the other hand, germany has 2 major differences from the united states from any of the european countries. one, they have axiom trauma, nazis because germans know what it is when they see nazis, and they are in, recognize them as losses. and that's when they see ukraine, so many germans see it more than anyone else. and they want don't want to support arms through to, through the masses in the green. and other thing, germany, of course, has strong economic ties with, with russian and, you know, the country itself is netherlands, but they are, they have something to lose really, to lose if there is a tension in russia. s

johnson schultz also saying that further sanctions are possible . now remember, this is the germ, wrote 3 to some. germany's going to do as part of the current plan of sanctions that are being worked out right now. there are boxes in brussels meetings, exact details. it won't be in the sanction. there are 4 minutes to standing by. they happened to be in paris. the meeting about in the pacific issues, they're going to be meeting this afternoon potentially to propose sanctions in place. but these are the sanctions in response to put in recognizing the 2 republics. what the european nations need to do is leave something in reserve, in case putin goes further, because to recognize the 2 republics, he didn't need more than 150000 troops. many fear that there is another stage to his operations. and what he's planning to do also were telling you that in addition to the you here in vienna, the l a c, d, that organization that has russia as part of it, that meeting with another extraordinary mission, what are they going to do about that monitoring mission? t

and the recognition of these 2 regions is to quote, incomprehensible and unjustified johnson schultz. also saying that the suspension of this project is a clear signal to moscow that such actions will not remain without consequence. at the same time, we are hearing that the german chancellor says that russia has no backing whatsoever in the world community, which is of course untrue. and then just in terms of either international and european reaction condemnation continues to come. the main criticism is that the recognition of guns and the next is in violation of international law. it's in violation of the men's agreements and it is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine. reaction is also coming in from the u. k. it is slapped sanctions on 5 russian banks and warned a further action likely to come a shot. here it was. dusty has this report from london. well, the united kingdom has now approved stage of one of as far arch of severe sanctions on russia. they're the threats that we had as some weeks ago against individuals and entities linked to the russian state. so from immediate

as soon as possible and stop the bloodshed or find a president him audio micron in the german johnson schultz with disappointed by the move france and ukraine of called emergency national security meetings. also on monday rushes that had killed 5 people from ukraine, who it claims with breaching it's border and the rest of region and captured a soldier alive, cranium, military, branded this as fake news. or how do i go, how me is in constant enough in the dummy ask region of east in ukraine. and we knew that the russian president was poised to recognize the independence of these 2 break coil regions. how that, what is the reaction among residents that are likely to be well, certainly, i mean the pesa which side of the divide you stand ah, but in general, all day would be as certain sense of increased anxiety and fear about what could come a head. you now do this, his goodness certainly have repercussions underground. was that gonna mean a full blown military escalation of full blown invasion? many would tell you what was, what are the russian intentions, that would they good. they just gonna

we had a few moments ago, john johnson schultz speaking at the conference. jazz, what, what did you make of, what do you have to say? well, i think you're hearing very similar things from many nato leaders here at this summit. the only thing if i could possibly pick on it that slightly different is president biden, because he has u. s. intelligence is the one that saying this is imminent. putin has decided and you not perhaps hearing that from chance, the shots and some of the others. in fact, i was speaking to the president, the european commission as an of on the line a short time ago. and she said to me, there is still a chance of peace, which perhaps a little bit different from what you're hearing about from president biden of the imminence of war. let's discuss this more with someone who knows this subject so well. he's the former nato secretary general and his phone armstrong with him. thank you for joining us. for the 2nd general. let me start back in 2014. when you a secretary general, that's when putin took crimea. the response to that. now you look at where we've got to now, wa

between russia and ukraine is visits will be followed by another european leader, japanese johnson off schultz will also go to the region next week. my dominant came standing by in berlin 1st. let's go to natasha battle in paris. natasha. what is president macro hoping to achieve for this trip? the french president will be in moscow. on monday he will be meeting with the russian leader of latham in putin for talk clearly say confirmed this after the 2 leaders had a telephone call on thursday evening, which last did we understand just under? and now it's a 3rd call, or the least say, have organized with the kremlin as if i might call certainly being stepping up his diplomatic efforts to try and defuse the crisis with russia. ukraine. well, in terms of what micro was hoping to achieve is obviously hoping to persuade russia to continue on the part of diplomacy to not take the part of conflict that's been very much the math, the message all alone. and micro is also going says the lease a very much on behalf if you like of the european union, france has the rotating presidency of the you. this is n

ah, the german chancellor, the new german johnson. vague, all of schultz, he is going to washington to meet you as president joe biden, the french president emanuel micron. he is in moscow for one on one discussions with russia's vladimir putin and is also the e u commission president us devante launch has been hosting the polish president, andre duda, poland. of course, one of several european countries where u. s. troop reinforcements have been sent to faults to nato's eastern flank, as the russian forces remained massing at the border. okay, dosage, barry, keeping an eye on everything from moscow for as i dosa diplomacy, 1st, civil and emanuel micron, one on one with a vladimir person. yes. and it's a very important meeting, according to minneapolis who's speaking to hear, this is the most high ranking official to come to most though, since this crisis began. this of course, was at the request of the russian president, vladimir putin was been speaking to amount micron on the phone. over the past week, 3 times the 2 men have spoken. the french president even cancelled his trip to mar

he's taken the lead from boris johnson, from schultz, because merkel who used to be the leader is now gone. let's look at france and hope they get this one right. >> sandra: sets up for a big afternoon as we watch for any developments out of the white house, out of washington, sir, very much appreciate your time. thank you. >> john: good to see the general. fox news alert, trenton, new jersey, governor phil murphy announced seconds ago that his mask mandate in schools will end in a few weeks. students will be able to take the masks off after all this time. the democratic governors move away from masking kids comes at the same time virginia's republican governor, glenn youngkin, is being sued by several school districts for letting parents decide what's best for their kids. david. >> david: governor murphy made the announcement march 7, the date the mask mandate will stop. kids in new jersey can still wear masks in school if they want to, that's what governor glenn youngkin wants to do in virginia but facing an uphill battle after a state judge late friday ruled against him, putting in

johnson is in warsaw and brussels. and germany's chancellor. olaf schultz is hosting several european leaders in berlin, ukraine's foreign minister says western leaders are making progress and averting a russian invasion of ukraine. french president emmanuel macro, met a russian president vladimir putin and ukraine's blood m as lensky. in the past few days. natasha butler's following developments from kiev, where the ukrainian foreign minister says his country won't accept any ultimatums to diffuse the tension with russia. dmitri labor or giving a press conference here in kiev, and he went over a couple of points. really, he said, 1st of all, in terms of the situation along, keeps along ukraine's border. he said that it was calm, it was quiet despite the built out of a russian troops there. and that i caused some of the comments he made earlier today in which he said, look, the situation is still very tense, but it is under control. he said he also welcomed a recent diplomatic efforts by various a western leaders. he said that those efforts that really helped to or reduce tensions that helped to ease tensions. and that t

schultz is free. as a michael denies germany bribe, anyone? because you k payments to parts johnson completely rejects that breakfast. has been ever, i think, any kind of a mess. but i mean, i suppose, i should say that the off to used phrase that the, you prevented a war that's not true. you just love your, of course, was a war when the european union was around. well, i think you have to give your a pretty high marks for preserving peace in large swats of europe. and the border between france and germany wide open the border between germany and poland open. it's worked, integration has largely achieved its objectives. has europe emerged as a geopolitical heavyweight? now is i'm a cron trying to address that issue. yes. is he going to succeed? probably not any time soon. but the bottom line here is that you have in europe an integrated market. pretty strong political unity. it is one of the most successful political revolutions, if you will, of the 20th century. and of course, there are these tensions now, as regards the know the non protocol, what do you think? the view is in the

this is a test for schultz and germany, it's a test for joe biden, he has not had to deal with this kind of situation. it's a test for boris johnsonmaine: it's a big test for europe and the world overall. bloomberg jodi schneider helping us cap our conversation today on some of the ripple effects on the russian invasion into ukraine, focus on sanction, but we end on the human element. the countries affected directly, the flight into poland, slovakia, these neighboring countries are already feeling it. we have reporters on the ground. caroline: at a time where health systems have been stressed, we put our countries and political systems to the brain. we are just starting to see a recovery. taylor: this is a story that is not going away anytime soon. we will continue to discuss it right here. caroline: that's it. bloomberg technology is up next in the united states. we wish you well this evening, this is bloomberg. ♪ - [announcer] imagine having fuller, thicker, more voluminous hair instantly. all it takes is just one session at hairclub. introducing xtrands. xtrands adds hundreds or even thousands of hair strands to your existing h

that's terry schultz in brussels for as many thanks to her let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. british prime minister boys, johnson has received a police questionnaire over allegations. he attended parties at downing street that violated locked in ruins, a spokesperson said he would respond as required. london's metropolitan police have contacted more than 50 people over the gatherings at johnson's office and home. a court in canada says, authorities may remove protesting truckers who have blocked the busiest border. crossing with the u. s. it says the truckers must leave the ambassador bridge by saturday evening days of demonstrations against vaccine mandates for drivers have paralyzed cross border trade. and the truckers protest in canada has sparked a copycat action in france. thousands of protesters or are heading forth paris and so called freedom convoys. the city has band demonstration saying the risk to public order is too high. but opponents of krona virus restrictions are determined to reach the capital. french police are preparing for anything. as convoys of demonstrators descend on paris, members of the

schultz is there is more to come and the key single headline from prime minister johnson, they await putin will respond. jonathan: still up on the day by 2%. up by three percentage points. yields unchanged at 19355, and the federal reserve decision less than a month away. this is bloomberg. at xfinity, we live and work in the same neighborhood as you. we're always working to keep you connected to what you love. and now, we're working to bring you the next generation of wifi. it's ultra-fast. faster than a gig. supersonic wifi. only from xfinity. it can power hundreds of devices with three times the bandwidth. so your growing wifi needs will be met. supersonic wifi only from us... xfinity. >> from the world of politics to the world of business, balance of power with david westin. weekdays, this is bloomberg. >> putin has managed to get everybody's attention in the west. >> all eyes on russia. are they open to diplomacy? >> it is a world altering event. >> this is on the back of the russia-ukraine news. >> if there is any small chance of an invasion, that would be very disruptive. >> t

we have new leadership in germany, and angela merkel is out, and schultz is in, and macron is facing an election, and we have boris johnson in trouble in the uk. there might have been a feeling in the part of the kremlin this could be an opportunity to drive a wedge in the west, and as much as we have differences of opinion with germany and france on how to handle this threat broadly speaking, the united states and europe have been pretty united on that. if the goal of putin was to -- now he's giving everybody a reason to reconsolidate and renew the mission and purpose of nato that you would have thought moscow would not have wanted. >> i want to bring in white house correspondent, mike memoli. are we getting any reaction from the white house. obviously over the last few days, the president has been making clear to american citizens, and now tony blinken in a statement saying we are in the process of temporarily rolo indicating our services out of kyiv -- i apologize for my mispronunciation of that city. they are relocating the u.s. embassy far to the west, and it's because of the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of r

how far prime minister johnson actually wants to push this and health are he wants to push for the city and how far chancellor schultz to push it as well. chancellor schultz put things on ice. he might want to abandon the nord stream 2 project altogether. tom: the language is important but we are seeing what's incremental. it is a hugely sequential tuesday whether from washington for the many voices in europe. jonathan: we will hear from the british prime minister in 50 minutes time at 7:30 a.m. eastern. from new york with futures down half a percent on the s&p 500, this is bloomberg. ♪ lee anne: keeping you up-to-date with news from around the world. in germany, fallout from russia's latest news is the nord stream 2 pipeline may be put on hold according to the german chancellor. boris johnson will speak on the pandemic despite warnings. he said the country must learn to live with the coronavirus as he ended restrictions right here in england. he has laid out a plan to lift requirements. prime minister justin trudeau in canada will retain emergency power for at least a few more days and they have cleared all blockade

other european leaders, boris johnson by phone a few weeks ago, just this week with president macron of france, he's actually scheduled to meet in person with olaf schultz, the new chancellor of germany on february 15th. at this point, it does appear that that meeting is moving forward, and so the more that the white house can encourage these kinds of conversations to continue, then they see that as a good thing. as a white house official just put it in this call with reporters that ended a few moments ago, military action still appears a distinct possibility. they're clear eyed about the fact that this diplomatic effort, this diplomatic path remains available but it's increasingly available to them that president putin does not appear ready to back down. >> tim, last question to you. is there something given your knowledge of vladimir putin that you think could be the tipping point to make him blink in a diplomatic solution to this build up? >> i think the u.s. will levee massive sanctions against president putin's inner circle, sanctions against, you know, high technology that's important for the russian military effort. but i think the research is pr

johnson will vote nay on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultzmadam speaker, as the member designated by mr. crist and soto of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote no on the cicilline amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition? ms. bonamici: madam speaker, as the member designated by pingree of maine and representative kuster of new hampshire, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: as the member designated by ms. clarke of new york and mr. schneider of illinois, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the ge