and we'll carry on talking to matt demick who is very close. i suspect still matt, to the thinking at the highest levels we are going to talk later on about the swift system. are you and i don't need to, don't want to talk about the specifics of how it does what it does. that's a different conversation with somebody else. however, why did it take so long? because they've been talking about this for the best part of what 5 days now. and it feels it was tortuous, almost cuz it seemed such an obvious thing to do. but it took them a long time. so i think there are several reasons for that, sir. one, when it comes to imposing sanctions on russia, the ideology is that the sanctions on russia should be punishing russia more than they're punishing ourselves. so when it comes to the swift system, the a purchase of gas and oil are through the exchange of currencies. oh is critical to our european partners, which is why they're there. so hesitant to press that button and eliminate swift. i think events have proven otherwise, and i think though, the all th

matt demick, they're an expert on all things, russian and central europe just to some out for you where we are right now. it's 932 g. that means it is $1132.00 local time in the kia for the russian invasion that carries on a pace. there are major signs of a fight on going on. the streets of car keys in easton, ukraine is just 40 kilometers from the border with russia. we will keep you across all the developments of course, do stay with us has will have been usa for you from 10 g up next between now and then my job, joe biden will deliver his state of the union address in march. first, the traditional speech will outline isn't she misses a day when we would respond and we had but with the cobra policy under pressure. and we're sitting situation a new frame. can the president, recent congress, he's on the right track, national coverage from washington. oh, i am with no really asking. i mean i was in a black man on animal planet. think about have you ever never maybe cry fight as yet white man with a forest that got cool. could i don't the guy did know that a snake in the wall. good one by

matt demick the talking to us about what's going on in ukraine. well, in the last out, the german chancellor love schultz since breast the german parliament in berlin. he says he supports for the sanctions on the russian leadership see a bite. the sanctions package against russia as unprecedented. preaching will not change his actions overnight. the very soon the russian leadership will fill a high price. they will pay sanctions, do work, its financial sector has been hit hard in recent days. it was not the russian people who decided to start a war. ok, life not to berlin in the bureau as ever for us is germany correspondent don't. it came on high that so tell us more about that speech because he was on his feet for a long time. he was on his feet for a long time pizza, the best boss of 3035 minutes and effectively con them nature read to a very large extent of the actions of president putin and his forces in ukraine saying that in his opinion, mister bruton is effectively trying to create a personal empire, trying to get back the ear of spheres o