and they are very concerned about expanding nato, but they are even concerned about the kremlin. -- about ukraineone thing the kremlin has learned over the past few years is a ukraine that is not part of nato but still is able to purchase advanced weapons from nato such as these drones they purchased from russia, is maybe even more unpredictable, and they simply do not trust president zelensky upon this in ukraine. they think he is out there to retake their territory. they want to preempt that. i'm not at all justifying this, but i think we do in the west need to understand the rationale of the kremlin for doing this, and i think it goes beyond just diverting from the very dire economic and socioeconomic situation at home. this is not just a diversion tactic. this is going after some very real goals for the kremlin. >> the whole narrative is widely seen as saber rattling just for the sake of political compromise . from an american and european perspective, how do you see the compromise, if it ever happens? >> it is really tough. nato operates by consensus, so i cannot imagine a situation in which

and they are very concerned about expanding nato, but they are even concerned about the kremlin. -- about ukraineone thing the kremlin has learned over the past few years is a ukraine that is not part of nato but still is able to purchase advanced weapons from nato such as these drones they purchased from russia, is maybe even more unpredictable, and they simply do not trust president zelensky upon this in ukraine. they think he is out there to retake their territory. they want to preempt that. i'm not at all justifying this, but i think we do in the west need to understand the rationale of the kremlin for doing this, and i think it goes beyond just diverting from the very dire economic and socioeconomic situation at home. this is not just a diversion tactic. this is going after some very real goals for the kremlin. >> the whole narrative is widely seen as saber rattling just for the sake of political compromise . from an american and european perspective, how do you see the compromise, if it ever happens? >> it is really tough. nato operates by consensus, so i cannot imagine a situation in which

that's confirmed by the kremlin ukraine is likely to dominate those talks. washington has warned its prepared to take action against moscow if it invades ukraine. the number of russian troops has been rising along the border. on friday, mister by miss asked about the crisis by a reporter. this 2nd move. oh, i russia has stopped exporting coal to ukraine, saying it's had too much domestic demand this year kia depends on moscow for the resource to help power it's electricity stations. now there are fears about blackouts as winter temperatures drop. charl stratford reports now from tourette's in eastern ukraine. home line close to the front line in easton. ukraine. bind such as this one, have helped fuel industry in the don bus region and across what was the soviet union for over a century. but ukraine remains dependent on russia to meet its energy needs, especially coal, which is vital for fueling ukrainian power stations. in 2014 pro russia, separatists seized control of the majority of the mines. further depleting, ukraine's access to coal decades of neglect

that's just been confirmed in the past few hours by the kremlin ukraine is likely to dominate those talks. washington has warned, it is prepared to take action against moscow. if it invades ukraine, the number of russian troops has been rising along the border on friday. joe biden was asked about the crisis by a reporter i with, from moscow, he has been at smith. russia one's legally binding guarantee guarantees that nato will not expand eastwards allow ukraine to accede, allow ukraine to join, nor will misses, be placed on ukrainian territory that could be pointed towards russia. russia's issue its concern. its problem is that after the end of the collapse of the soviet union, most eastern european countries joined nato for their own while they saw their own defensive purposes and needs. russia sees that is a problem and a threat. the problem for russia is that it's not up to valuing putin to decide who does or does not join nato. it's up to nato member countries that said, ukraine's application for membership. the nate has been on the table since 2008. so there isn't any great rush to a

that's just confirmed in the last hour or so via the kremlin ukraine is likely to dominate those talks. washington has warned it he is prepared to take action against moscow if it invades ukraine. the number of russian troops has been rising along the border on friday. mister bite was asked about the crisis there by a reporter. a a, a. a with the turkish president has outlined government plans to salvage the economy after the value of the turkish lira sank to a historic low wretched type. one says foreign exchange rates will soon stabilize high inflation is pushing up the cost of goods, making manufacturing more expensive, said m costano. now from istanbul, this is a new routine for ali who owns a score market and assemble. he has the frequency update the prices on many goods as the turkish lira continues. it's free for its laws that these 40 percent of its value against the dollar since september. august says a suppliers increase the prices he has to do the same according to the timber of agriculture. the difference between produce or selling prices and what people pay for goods in su

between joe biden and vladimir putin on the crisis in ukraine took place this tuesday, exchanging frank and professional words, according to the kremlin. putin telling biden that the ukraine's destructive attitude towards settlement. u.s. feels different and feels pressure is planning a military operation against ukraine. there are reports of 175,000 troops massed on ukraine's eastern border. tf fears another cash k-- kiev fears another landgrab. the u.s., backed by the u.k., e.u. including france, and nato, has threatened at least sanctions against russia if the ukraine border is crossed there has been a tense situation in ukraine's russian-speaking province since 2015. the buildup of trips raises concerns that russia is planning to annex the two regions, a repeat of the landgrab in crimea. let's bring in our original correspondent who has been observing this development for us. good evening to you. are there any conclusions to be drawn from the readouts of the biden-putin phone conference? reporter: no, there is not very much that we get from this. the readout from the white house pretty much reiterated what joe biden already said,

ukraine. the kremlin and the white house have revealed the key talking points. ortiz saskia taylor can tell us more. there was a lot of hype around the school, but at the same time, very low expectations. and any major breakthrough would happen and not indeed seems to be the case here. after that phone call in which a number of issues was raised ranging from cyber warfare to strategic stability, to regional issues such as iran. both sides have come out with statements now and i will say it's very interesting to see how the 2 of them paint very different portraits of both the content and the tone of the phone call. that said, there are 3 points on which they do converge. the fuss is not the u. s. on russia will continue to walk diplomatically together. moving forward to that, the bulk of the conversation i was dedicated to ukraine and 3 that indeed bite and did warn of a serious punitive measures in case of any attack on ukraine. now for the differences on ukraine, the u. s. statement quite broadly said that really all that happened was that the president biden expressed his commitment to ukrai

he says the kremlin underestimated washington's response. to his tactics in ukraine and ga, this is a crisis of the kremlin making, and it is what is unclear in all of this is what constitutes in vladimir putin's mind. the security of russia and normalization that does not require a treating its neighbors such as ukraine in georgia, as satellites. and implicit in all of this, and in explicit in one of the demands of the kremlin, is that the ukraine and by extension, any other countries, such as georgia, that might be interested in joining nato to be denied that. and the administration is made clear that that is not acceptable, that sovereign nations are precisely that. i think that the right of the russians, by placing these troops on the border, sought to precipitate crisis, sought to force a back down by the administration and its later allies. and instead, what they have found is that now after 2 calls in the rob to this next set of discussions that the u. s. is organized western europe to agree to even stronger sanctions and have ever been in enforce before. and

because the kremlin is indeed the afraid for security and also regime survival. imagine it's the bellows, ukraine, georgia, all these, all these countries turn into some sort of democracy that, that would also. busy also be threatening from the vantage point of a corrupt regime in the kremlin. david, you served basis operations, director of the john, chief of stuff and you know, the russians have been thing a lease as well as putting is concerned. there's always this post soviet mindset which is 1997. we were told let's in the, in the early ninety's, the russians were told to join the partnership for p pass and then they were told the truths will be remain stationed as their $997.00. but that was suddenly collapse and the nature started to move forward and reaching out to different countries. this is a massive, massive security threat for the rush as wish they don't want to see a replicated anytime. so, and this explain that 0 tolerance as far as ukraine is concerned. yeah, this is all hogwash, look, the regime threat that is concerned about is a color revolution. and the reason why it's done tha

ukraine. the kremlin concerned this former soviet republic is becoming too allied with the west, with nato, andrica, which becomes ukraine. >> there is this historical cultural attraction about ukraine that the russians feel. russians cannot understand why ukrainians don't want to be part of the great russian empire. and ukrainians don't want to be part of the great russian empire, they want to maintain their independence and sovereignty. that's what this is all about. >> reporter: the kremlin denies it's planning to invade. but for ukrainians living through this nightmare, the threat of conflict looms over them every day. have you had this conversation? what will you do as a family if, god forbid, the russians cross the border and come here? >> it's really difficult to plan, because you don't know what to expect. >> reporter: svetlana is a librarian. she and husband alexei show us posters plastered on the library walls, pictures of mines, tips for children how to identify land mines and grenades, what to do if shelling starts. after almost eight years, the potential danger of invasion now, jus

they're very concerned about expanding nato, but they're even concerned about ukraine. mean, i think one thing in the kremlin has learned over the years, the, a ukraine that is not part of natal, but still is able to purchase advance to weapons from a partner these drones they purchase from, from russia. it may be even more unpredictable, and they simply don't trust the president lensky on, on the, on eastern ukraine. they think he's out there to retake the territory. they want to preempt that i'm not at all justified as i'm, but i think we do in the west need to understand the rationale of the kremlin for doing this. and i think it goes beyond just the diverting from the very dire economic and social economic situation. at home, this is not just a diversion tactic. i think this, this is going after some very real goals for the chromos david, the though the whole narrative is widely seen as a saber rattling just for the sake of political compromise any, any time. so now from an american and european perspective, what do you, how do you see the compromise if it ever happens? yeah, it's really tough. i mean, l

biden threatened economic sanctions yesterday if russia invades ukraine, but there are signs the kremlin may not be backing down. nancy cordes reports from the white house. >>> hello -- >> greetings. >> good to see you again. >> reporter: it was a rare two-hour face to face with an urgent agenda -- to talk russia out of invading a u.s. ally. national security adviser jake sullivan was with president biden for the call. >> he told president putin directly that if russia further invades ukraine, the united states and our european allies would respond with strong economic measures. >> reporter: this is what has the white house concerned -- close to 100,000 russian troops now amassed at the ukrainian border. ukraine, a large former soviet republic, wants to join the u.s. and most of europe in the north atlantic treaty organization. in a statement the kremlin argued it is nato that is making dangerous attempts to expand into the ukrainian territory. putin is calling for legally fixed guarantees excluding the expansion of nato in the eastern direction. president biden said no. >> president bid

ukraine's growing ties with nato and kremlin demands for nato expansion to be curbed is sure to be in the video call with vladimir putin of russia, a crucial online meeting that could determine ukraine's fate. the u.s. president, the defense minister tells me, should double down on support for ukraine. >> if i can advise president biden, i would like to ask him to very understandable articulate to mr. putin that no red lines from kremlin side could be here. red line is here, in ukraine, and civilized world will react without any hesitation. we don't need american or canadian soldiers here to fighting for ukraine. we will fight by ourselves. but we need modernization of weaponry, we have -- we need electronic warfare, and et cetera. >> reporter: the problem with america and nato and stepping up to help, their assistance for ukraine, is that it could potentially provoke the kremlin even further, it could be poking the bear and force them to invade. is that a concern for you? do you think that's realistic? >> the idea won't work because georgia, salisbury, crimea. >> reporter: you think

can you imagine people in ukraine liking the kremlin as much as they do now to 50 years ago? little so good at all. this is all about the gas for a minute. he said that the ease fallen victim to its own energy policies. at the case, there's no doubt about that. there's no doubt about that. i mean, i get enormously frustrated. we had something and i know you've got an international audience. so let me just explain. we had an instance in the united kingdom in wales where tartar steel was closed down. and the reason it was closed out was because european union at green policies. now all the steel that tortured produced for decades in wales is now being produced in china at a far less copper, efficient fashion. but we are the chairman to follow the work the game. i noticed by the way, i don't speak much. and i noticed in the press conference that the woke the gate were a significant teacher, and i had to say as a conservative, there is a significant level of support not for flooding uprooting because i just don't think he gets out of good, right? like, do think having a leader in

ukraine. when it comes down to the content of that conversation, the kremlin reported it out this way. president biden told president putin that if he doesn't reduce the tensions on the border with ukraine, ie remove troops, there will be big sanctions, economic, military and financial sanctions. that was how the russians read it. president putin, the kremlin spokesman replied saying if you do that, that will rupture bilateral relations. it will be a colossal mistake. a mistake that will be felt across the generations. on that key question of is russia or will russia reduce its troops on the border with ukraine, the kremlin spokesman said, look, what president putin told president biden was i'm going to continue with my troops, my russian troops where they are just as you would if there were russian troops across the border from the united states. this sort of equation that putin is implying here, nato troops on the eastern borders of europe, close to russia, with the scenario that's happening on the border with ukraine and his troops. you know, both sides have come out of this knowing

ukraine's growing ties with nato and kremlin demands for nato expansion to be curbed is set to dominatedetermine ukraine's fate. the u.s. president, the defense minister tells me, should double down on support for ukraine. >> if i can advise president biden -- >> please. >> -- i would like to ask him to very understandable articulate to mr. putin that no red lines from kremlin' side could be here. red line is here in ukraine and civilized world will react without any hesitation. we don't need the american or canadian soldiers here to fighting for ukraine. we will fight by ourselves. but we need modernization of weaponry. we have -- we need, um, electronic warfare. and et cetera, et cetera. >> the problem with america and nato and others stepping up their help, their assistance for ukraine is that it could potentially provoke the kremlin even further. could be poking the bear and force them to -- to invade. is that a concern for you? do you think that's realistic? >> the idea don't provoke russian will not work because georgia, salsbury, crimea. >> so, you think confrontation with russia

ukraine. the kremlin, on the white house half revealed the key talking points. let's get into that with ortiz saskia taylor here in moscow. high saskia and we've not heard us have been saying both sides following them meeting. what's the main takeaways ah, well, that was a lot of hype around the school, but it also at the same time, very little expectation that would be major breakthroughs. and i think that is probably the big takeaway of the day off to that phone call in which number of topics was discussed. and sy, by wolf had to specific stupidity, regional stability or regional context. rather including with a ron. i would discuss both sides have now issue statement and i will say that there is quite a big difference in both the content and, and the tone. * they're all 3 points in which they do converge across the us and russia will continue to walk diplomatic newton forward to that. the bulk of the conversation was dedicated to ukraine and 3 that indeed bytes and did lay out punitive measures. ah, if any type of attack, what to happen on the ukraine for the

ukraine. earlier the kremlin said putin's goal was to hammer out an agenda ahead of key meetings with european allies, nato members and russia in less than two weeks those talks are expected to focus on the crisis in ukraine. u.s. officials warn putin may invade the former soviet state. russian forces are still near the border even after president biden recently warned putin of tough economic sanctions if he goes ahead. the front line in eastern ukraine, the drab and muddy war in the trenches and mine fields when we visited a few weeks ago, soldiers told us without american and nato support, they wouldn't be able to hold back the russian army for long. >> putin i think not stop in the ukraine. if we don't stop it here, they go further. >> reporter: the kremlin gave a positive read-out of the call, describing it frank and constructive and said the american side showed a willingness to understand the russian perspective. though, apparently productive diplomacy. peter? >> richard engel, thank you very much. we're back in a moment with the intense body cam footage after police confronted a tiger a

those are decisions for ukraine to make and for nato to make, not the kremlin. you willing to provide assurances that u.s. missiles won't be based on ukraine as the kremlin has asked? >> you know, in 1998 and again in 2003, in the context of nato negotiating its partnership agreement with russia and then renewing it again, nato made certain assurances that we would not station substantial combat forces along russia's borders. nato has lived up to those agreements. i can't say that russia has lived up to its side of the agreements, but that would obviously continue to pertain, as long as russia was prepared to honor its side. nick: we talked about carrots, let's talk about the stick. how specific did president biden get in threatening further action like removing russia from the swift banking system, freezing russian assets and blocking russian banks' assets to international markets? victoria: the president was crystal clear about what russia and the kremlin will confront if they move aggressively on ukraine again, and the impact on the russian economy and on its

ukraine. the kremlin denies it's planning to invade ukraine.oken out about cancel culture — the practice of cancelling, or publicly expressing disapproval or putting social pressure on people. in an interview with the bbc, mr cleese addressed this topic. he's in asia for a new comedy tour in the region. he spoke to me earlier. wonderful to have you on the programme. i know that you are particularly interested in talking about cancel culture. i think it's fair to say, i understand in fact you're making a documentary about it. what is it about cancel culture that interest you?— that interest you? well, it's a relatively _ that interest you? well, it's a relatively new _ that interest you? well, it's a relatively new phenomenon. l that interest you? well, it's a i relatively new phenomenon. of course, it affects comedians because a lot of us do jokes that the cancel culture people, the wo people don't take a ride or don't think is correct. so i've been asked to do the programme. so i been exploring it and reading quite a lot of books and try to un

these would target tanks and energy companies if the kremlin attacks ukraine.discussed the crisis with his counterpart. putin has shown no sign of pulling back the troops amassed near ukraine. to india now or the country as such overhaul is telecommunications sector. the telecoms minister told bloomberg he is looking to allow companies to operate without multiple bureaucratic -- he plans to announce three them in february. he reiterated india aims to start 5g services in 2022. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm su keenan. this is bloomberg. rishaad: still ahead, soft's indian executive telling us how the country became one of the hottest private markets for tech investing. haslinda: we hear from a hong kong basketball club cofounder and how he turned his passion for the sport into a regional professional league. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> if you look at the fed's testimonial yesterday, they left a lot of options open. the market is still uncertain about ho

they would be imposed if the kremlin attacks ukraine. the u.s.ieves agreeing on sanctions would send a firm signal to the russian president vladimir putin. in the u.k., it was a stunning political defeat for prime minister boris johnson. his ruling conservative party lost a key parliament tree election to the democrats -- key parliamentary election to democrats. elon musk is on the verge of selling 10% of his stake in tesla. the sale was to pay for taxes on the exercise of stock options. musk has now sold 3/4 of the shares he needed to get rid of to reach the 10% threshold. i'm leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> it has been our sense since the beginning that the inflation we are seeing is due to the mismatch of the pandemic. this pandemic was a catastrophic blow to our economy, to the worldwide economy. it generated supply disruptions because our supply chain was highly calibrated, and any disruption was going to perturb that system. tom: she is from one of, if not the most distinguished african american families of america. her father wa

there are many countries around the black that understand the need to push back against the kremlin -- romania, ukraine, georgia, to a lesser extent, turkey. it would be a welcome step. leasing some assets, defense assets, maybe even missiles in romania, perhaps also in ukraine, although that would require closer consideration at this point in time, would give the russian black sea fleet pause. other steps can be taken as well. there are underwater drones -- actually, i am talking beyond my expertise. phil? >> there are several things that could be done, and it is softer the question of speed. the short-term things that could be done is to bring some very sophisticated coastal defense cruise missiles to the area . literally, you could control the entrance and exits sevastopol from the romanian coastline if you wanted to. and we need to be then, as we establish a more immediate capability, think about how do we want increased nato participation in the black see? american participation is pretty good. two, how do we increase the capabilities of those nations? because their naval capabilities are fairly l

ukraine. as critics accused the kremlin of blackmail and weaponized, their energy exports a coal mine close to the front line in easton ukraine. mines, such as this one have helped fuel industry and the don bus region and across what was the soviet union for over a century. but ukraine remains dependent on russia to meet its energy needs, especially coal, which is vital for fueling ukrainian power stations. in 2014 pro russia, separatists seized control of the majority of the mines. further depleting, ukraine's access to call decades of neglect means much of the mines infrastructure is close to collapse. about all the new enough is your thought. the equipment we have is from 958, lack of investment and government negligence is one of the reasons why we face a shortage of things could be difficult this winter. another problem is that russia caught ukraine's coal supply. last month. russia has recently stopped exporting coal to ukraine, saying that there's just too much domestic internal demand for the natural resource . some analysts are describing this is nothing short of blackmail, an effort

ukraine. the kremlin says the phone call was serious but constructive and that the russians are happy with the negotiations cnn congressional correspondent ylan mui now what are we hearing about the sides about that call? >> the call lasted about 50 minutes according to a readout from the kremlin in which president biden said he would not deploy offensive strike weapons in ukraine, and he stressed that a nuclear war cannot be started or won meanwhile a white house official said biden outlined two tracks for president putin, diplomacy and de-escalation or deterrent with significant costs and consequences the administration has already been in touch with european allies about the potential for coordinated sanctions and biden has previously threatened economic consequences like putin has never seen, but today the kremlin said putin told biden that would be a mistake that it would lead to a complete rupture of relations experts said this back and forth has become a pattern. >> on the one hand you don't want to turn the conversations down because in russia vladimir putin on geopolitics is the decid

the kremlin considers what's going on in ukraine as an internal problem. and he does not want nato to get involved, ultimately in what is happening in ukraine. and he doesn't want, he wants assurances, we don't know if he's got those yet from the bottom ministration that nato will not trespass will not encroach further east into europe. john stratford has been speaking to residence in mario pole in southeast, in ukraine. he says this frustration that president lensky hasn't done more to end the conflict for the facts, all that 14000 people have been killed in the 7 half years of this conflict. the u . n says that it expects up to 3000000 people on both sides of the front line to need humanitarian assistance next year. and there is a just a growing sense amongst the people that you speak to who live in that contact zone or close to it of complete hopelessness and increasing anger. bear in mind that the ukrainian president ugly won his campaign. one of the reasons why he won his presidential campaign in 2019 were promised that he was gonna end russia's annex

ukraine. the kremlin on the white house have revealed the key talking points on taking us through that ortiz husky tiller. oh. 7 good, i'm sorry, mitchell, expectation that would be made to break is i think that is probably the big takeaway of the day after that. and which number of topics is discussed in fiber will for to, to put it to regional stability or regional conflicts rather including or with iran . i would discuss both sides have now issue statements. i will say that there is quite a big difference of both the content and the tone are all 3 points in which they do converge fast. us and russia will continue to walk diplomatic. moving forward to that, the bulk of the conversation was dedicated to ukraine and 3 that indeed bytes and did lay out punitive measures. if any type of attack, what to happen on ukraine for the difference is there are quite a few regarding ukraine, the u. s. statements quite broadly, just said that the president biden had reaffirmed his commitment to ukraine sober soon was seeking de escalation. that's all. now from the kremlin, what we're in fact hearing is that pr

these would target the nation's banks and energy companies if the kremlin attack ukraine. president biden discussed the crisis with vladimir putin. however, moscow has showed no sign of pulling back the troops amassed on the ukraine border. bloomberg has learned the bank of montreal has expressed interest in buying bnp paribas. they have held initial talks with the bank of the west unit, which has a book value of about $18 billion as of the end of september. a wave of foreign lenders -- airbus is handing boeing another defeat, this time with a deal with air france klm. the franco dutch carrier has agreed to buy 180 ne-yo aircraft from the playmaker. the order is worth more than $10 billion before typical industry discounts. that's just after australian airline qantas picked airbus for its fleet upgrade. and that is your first word news update. coming up on this program, one of your biggest weeks for central bank decisions is coming to a close and some of the central banks bet inflation is a bigger risk than omicron. we delve into those decisions. was later in the program,

ukraine is trying to carry out with support from the west. angering moscow. ukrainian's growing ties with nato and kremlinn to be curbed is set to dominate president biden's virtual summit with vladimir putin of russia on tuesday. a crucial online meeting that could determine ukraine's fate. the u.s. president, the defense minister tells me, should double down on support for ukraine. >> if i can advise president biden, i would like to ask him to very understandable articulate to mr. putin that no red lines from kremlin side could be here. red line is here in ukraine. and civilized world will react without any hesitation. we don't need the american or canadian soldiers here to fight for ukraine. we will fight by ourselves. but we need organizational weaponry, we need electronic warfare and et cetera. >> reporter: the problem with america and nato and others stepping up their help, their assistance for ukraine is that it could potentially provoke the kremlin even further. could be poking the bear and force them to invade. is that a concern for you? do you think that's realistic? >> the idea don't provoke ru

ukraine. the kremlin denies it is planning to invade ukraine.there have been outbreaks at clubs and calls in some quarters for the league to take a break completely. an outbreak at the spanish football team real madrid has also grown. the club says another four players have tested positive, including marco asensio. 12 missionaries held by an armed gang since october have been released in haiti. five others from the us and canada have already been released. they were all abducted in october after visiting an orphanage in an area east of the capital port—au—prince, which is run by a powerful criminal gang. the bbc�*s will grant has more. a two—month ordeal for the 17 hostages, 16 americans and one canadian is now over. the group had included several children including an eight—month—old. obviously it has been met with great celebration by the ministry in ohio who put out a statement saying that they praised god that they are safe. "we glorify god for our answered prayers," they say. and certainly it has been in two month period of intense negotiat

ukraine. first, the kremlin says that ukraine must notjoin nato under any circumstances.ces neighbouring russia. the kremlin also wants assurances that ukraine won't try to regain any territories siezed by russia in 2014. andrey kortunov is head of the russia's council for international affairs. it's not about stocking the military operation in ukraine, if he really wanted to invade ukraine, he would have acted in a very different way, probably he would have opted for a hybrid operation rather than a kind of very than a kind of very explicit demonstrate of mountain of russia's troops along the border. my sense is that it's a signal, it's a signal to kiev, maybe it's a kind of deterrent signal to prevent kiev from keeping military force. a third key aspect of moscow's concern is the weaponry already provided to ukraine by western countries. that support has helped ukraine become a much stronger force than it was in 2014. here's our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov in the port of odessa to explain. the countries like the united states have already provided military equip

kremlin making and is what is unclear in all of this is what constitutes in vladimir putin's mind, of the security of russia and normalization that does not require a treating its neighbors such as ukraine and georgia as satellites and implicit in all of this and in explicit in one of the demands of the kremlin, is that the ukraine and by extension, any other country, such as georgia, that might be interested in joining nato to be denied that. and the administration is made clear that that is not acceptable, that sovereign nations are precisely racked. and therefore, there will not be a determination made between the kremlin and 3rd parties as to the destination or the, the, the desires, if you will, of the ukrainian and georgian peak. why the sudden flurry in diplomatic activity that between the us and russia in recent weeks they've had 2 phone calls, one, let chill summit over an issue that has been brewing for some time. i mean they, she's the, you describe their ongoing well, i think 2 things have sort of set this into motion. and the 1st is in the united states and his desire to repair its relations with germany as a key made to ally chose to or abandon sanctions against nordstrom

prevail on moscow's proposals comes the west of an accusing rusher of preparing to invade ukraine, which the kremlin strongly denies. nature's chief, also stressed, ukraine's request to join the alliance will be decided between key if nato and its allies alone or the same time, he highlighted what he called a pattern of russian aggression. the russian foreign ministry spokeswoman says remarks like that only create more tension at the shingle wars. man, this is edison formation campaign that aims to crate. firstly, the image of russia is an aggressor, a secondly, additional passion in the region, including the black sea, the russia, green border, and se ukraine. so this will not bring stability and security either in international relations or the regional janda guy. yeah, it will undoubtedly complicate everything. meanwhile, journalists, primarily of course western during noise in freely used the word aggressor for into our country over to you. what right of the have to do this. i try to understand this every time. when was the last time rush attacked, anyone else? people need to back up this claim

all the kremlin troop filled up around ukraine . neither side wants to give in to the others, demands. also coming up south africa list a night time curfew is optimism growth that it's on a crowned wave has passed. the number of new code cases has dropped by nearly 30 percent in a week in the hospital admissions are down. ah next, spicer, welcome to the program. tens of thousands of residents of the american state of colorado have been forced to evacuate due to quickly spreading wildfires. hundreds of homes have been destroyed and some of the worst fires the state has ever seen. powerful winds have fueled the fast moving flames, which come after an unusually drug people have been injured since the fires began. and we can speak now to us based journalist and meteorologist matthew caput you who joined us from washington, d. c. matthew, a congressman for color, colorado says the wild fires have caused a level of devastation. never before seen. does that sound about right? personally i'd be pretty comfortable saying that back in just a

open for a diplomatic solution. forgive me. russia and united states to discuss the kremlin troop build up around ukraine, but neither side wants to give in to the others. demands. also coming up ah, tens of thousands of residents in the us state of colorado have been forced to evacuate due to quickly spreading wildfires. hundreds of homes have been destroyed and some of the worst fires the state has ever seen. powerful winds have fueled the fast moving flames which come after an unusually dry ottoman low levels of snow. at least one 1st responder and 6, others have been injured since the fires began. and we can speak now to us based journalist and meteorologist matthew caput you who joined us from washington, d. c. matthew, a congressman for color. colorado says the wild fires have caused a level of devastation. never before seen. does that sound about right? for me, i'd be pretty comfortable saying that in fact, a $1000000000.00 is ashton, colorado, ordinarily there hell storms because we call them the mile high senior mile atmosphere. ca call there they get hailstorm. but with fires ordinarily we see