mr. stoltenberg, thank you very much for joining us.ed 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 provide them support because ukraine is a highly- valued partner, and we work with them for many, many years. and the ukrainian army is

mr stoltenberg were the very strong message, saying that the alliance was stepping up basically its owns 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 about worries of cyber attacks and whether that could trigger article five if there were cyber attacks on nato members. he said theoretically that is possible but it has never happened to date. he was repeating that very str

the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will also hold his own talks with mr stoltenberg, as our politicalorts 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 euro atlantic partners are looking for, poland, the uk, and ukraine have an agreement that they will be neutrally supporting each other throughout this crisis, and this is what the uk needs to do, the

gave the authorisation to do so, and this is going to be part of this nato response force that mr stoltenbergould be activating as well the americans have deployed aircraft and other weapons to the eastern part of europe, so that something as he heard mr blank and talking about is one of the key things that they have been talking about all along that they will make sure they are showing that they are committed to nato and they will help to beef up the forces of nato to reassure allies on the russian ukrainian border, and also send the message that nato is standing together and standing strong. standing together and standing stronu. �* , ., strong. i'm sure you heard the re ort strong. i'm sure you heard the report from — strong. i'm sure you heard the report from our _ strong. i'm sure you heard the report from our colleague - strong. i'm sure you heard the report from our colleague a i strong. i'm sure you heard the - report from our colleague a moment to go with a clip from anthony blinking saying we want to ensure these troops don't go beyond ukraine, but i'm sure people in ukraine, but i'

i listen to mr stoltenberg from the secretary-general of nato.invited nato's partners, finland, sweden . secretary-general of nato. i invited l nato's partners, finland, sweden and the european union to our summits because _ the european union to our summits because this crisis affects us all. russia _ because this crisis affects us all. russia has— because this crisis affects us all. russia has shattered peace in europe — russia has shattered peace in europe. the people of ukraine are fighting _ europe. the people of ukraine are fighting for their freedom in the face of— fighting for their freedom in the face of russia's unprovoked invasion _ face of russia's unprovoked invasion. we deplore the tragic loss of life. _ invasion. we deplore the tragic loss of life. and — invasion. we deplore the tragic loss of life, and enormous human suffering _ of life, and enormous human suffering and destruction. our thoughts _ suffering and destruction. our thoughts are with those killed, injured — thoughts are with those killed, injured and displaced. we call

mr. stoltenberg in romania late last week on the black sea.ll continue to monitor those headlines out of russia. oil under $94 a barrel on brent crude. tom: the history of that line all those decades ago. when he floated that idea of not moving an inch eastward. and we are still debating what he meant by that. the u.s. decided their interpretation of that line and just the belief for the russians that that was a promise. for him it was a promise. for america it was anything but. tom: it's not our job to give an opinion on this. i'm certainly not going to give an opinion on nato or eu continental. the complexities given from an original 15 nations out towards 28 nations, it's just more complex now than the simplicity post-world war ii. jonathan: when you look at the range of arguments, is that what it's really about? is it nato or something bigger than that? tom: many people will say it's not just about nato. it is way more complex. mostly about the near abroad is the phrase that's used. we will talk about that in a moment. right now jim polson

mr. stoltenberg has said that it would. the magnitude of its effects. and we will not necessarily respond to a cyber attack with a cyber attack. our policy, our declared policy is, if it's a big enough attack on us and it hurts us, we will use the conventional weapons response. so, we could very easily find ourselves in a shooting war with russia if they try devastating -- it would have to be devastating cyber attacks like turning out the power grid. and that's something that i think they might be able to do. >> does it matter whether the target is public or private? what if it's private industry, as compared to, say, the public power grid? >> i don't think it makes any difference. if they take down the financial sector. if they do a denial of service attack on the american banks the way the iranians did many years ago. if they attack important things like the amazon cloud or the google cloud or the microsoft cloud. no one knows, by the way, what the effect of that will be. the government doesn't even have a list of what is

i'm also wondering, because mr stoltenberg really began a lot of discussions about russia not withdrawing think the us is to saying that mr putin is not telling the truth? ~ ., �* ~' that mr putin is not telling the truth? ~ ., �* ~ ., truth? well, i don't think we have to actually — truth? well, i don't think we have to actually even _ truth? well, i don't think we have to actually even and _ truth? well, i don't think we have to actually even and for— truth? well, i don't think we have to actually even and for that. - truth? well, i don't think we have to actually even and for that. all i to actually even and for that. all you have to do is look back to the actions in 2013—14 as they invaded crimea, the most flamboyant of them were the little green men where everybody said these were not russians. then when the world came to see that they actually were russians, then at one point, mr putin said, "well, yes, they are russians but they are there on holiday and volunteers." so we have a track record of this kind of rhetoric in actions. so i think we should go back to those old trusted word

referred to. what mr stoltenberg referred to.t this issue than i do, and it has been discussed a lot, is that it is not at this stage so much, the problem isn't so much about sanctions, although of course it is important, but there is a stage before that that the uk needs to get to, and that is this problem that there is billions and billions of pounds of russian assets in the uk, but it is all hidden by shell companies, and so there is a lot of pressure for the uk to speed up efforts that it has long promised to get behind who owns all this wealth, who owns all these properties in the uk, and who has all this money here. rob, thank you so much for that. we will bring in that statement from borisjohnson will bring in that statement from boris johnson that we will bring in that statement from borisjohnson that we are expecting about five minutes, but to remind you of the news of the day. russia has invaded ukraine by land, airand sea. president putin is calling this a special military operation. it has been widely condemned around

mr. stoltenberg, mr. yesterday said that ukraine won't be a member of nato when he is still in office or when mr. putin is still in office. actually he says it's not on the table for a longer future. do you agree? is nato membership for ukraine not on the table for let's say the next decade or so? >> to my message is that this is for 30 allies to decide. russia is not deciding who's going to be member of nato or not. this is a matter of principle that all allies have stated clearly again and again. this is not respecting the right of every nation in europe to choose their own path. whether they want to belong to organization as nato or whether they don't want to belong to nato. finland and sweden, close partners of nato, not applying for membership, , but they've ao stated very clearly that of course nato cannot find a legally binding agreement with russia, where we say that there will be no further enlargement of nato. so this is about -- this goes beyond ukraine. this is about ukraine but also about oth

mr. secretary-general. >> nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg there speaking at the munich security conference and saying moskow wants to roll back history and re-create its sphere of influence. he said there are no second class members of nato to the east, and he also issued a word of warning saying for the first time china also stepping into the fray and joining moskow to call for nato to stop accepting new members. he rejected that notion outright. i was keeping an eye what's going on there at the munich security conference. this is annual security conference that discusses all sorts of world crises. normally in recent years it's been things like afghanistan and iraq. this time, of course, ukraine and the threatened russian invasion is top of the agenda. there will be other issues also discussed, but that obviously is the focus and the main point on everyone's mind. we'll keep an ear out for what's going on in munich and bring you any updates. meanwhile on friday u.s. president joe biden said he's convinced the russian president, vladimir putin, has made a final decision to invade ukraine. mr. biden s

mr. lavrov as they respond to blinken and the united states, stoltenberg and general austin front and center this morning. jonathan: we are the same thing in the last one he for hours. we have not seen a pullback. we would like to see one. russia saying they have pulled back. that is the dispute we with up to this morning. tom: we are watching the market reaction. we will talk to michael holland about this new equity market and inflation in a moment. but as we await, as you said earlier, little bit of a nudge to angst, but it cuts either way across asset class. jonathan: it is i headline driven equity market. for now, no drama. for the fed, mike for early of jp morgan -- michael feroli of jp morgan talks seven hikes for the fed. suggesting that if the fed does not deliver what the market expects, you would get an adverse reaction in this market because the belief would build that the fed would not deliver on the issue of the moment. tom: we just heard reticence from blackrock. there is still a group out there that says improving inflation will get us away from certitude of seven hikes. jonat

will talk to mitt romney, plus nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg at 9:00 and noon sunday on cnn. our coverage continues now with one mraking 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

will talk to mitt romney, plus nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg at 9:00 and noon sunday on cnn. our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." have a wonderful, 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 is taking unprecedented actions as putin's war threatens europe. we're covering this crisis as only cnn can with our team of correspondents in the war zone, in moscow, and here in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> only moments ago, air raid sirens bs blared in the ukraini capital as the country's president just delivered an ominous warning. in a video message, president volodymyr zelenskyy said,

canadian leaders, as well asjens stoltenberg from nato, and the heads of the european commission and the european council. other nato members were also in attendance. here's mran, outlining where the allies stand. we continue to see signs of russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the ukrainian border. as we have said before, we are in the window when an invasion could begin at any time should vladimir putin decide to order it. i would not comment on the details of our intelligence information, but i do want to be clear, it could begin during the olympics despite a lot of speculation that it would only happen after the olympics. as we have said before, we are ready either way. we are ready to continue results oriented diplomacy that addresses the security concerns of the united states, russia and europe. we are also able to respond decisively alongside those allies and partners should russia choose to take military action. our response would include sanctions with similar packages and support of the european union, canada and other countries. we will also include changes to nato and american force posture along the eastern flank of nato. barbara

stoltenberg of nato and the heads of the european commission and european council. although nato members were-- otherato members were also in attendce. here is president biden's national security advisor jake sullivan. mrllivan: we continue to see signs of russian escalation including new forces arriving at the ukrainian border. as we have said before, we are in the window when an invasion could begin at any time should vladimir putin decide to order it. i will not comment on the details of our intelligence information, but i do want to be clear, they could begin during the olympics, despite spec addition that it would only happen after the olympics-- speculation that it would only happen after the olympics. as we have said before, we are ready either way. we are ready to continue results-oriented diplomacy that addresses the sacred concerns of the united states, russia, and eupe it we are ready to respond decisively along those allies and partners should russia choose to take military action. our response would include severe economic sanctions with similar packages imposed by the european union, the united kingdom, canada, and other countries. it would also include changes to nato and american force

said it is activating its defence plan. jens stoltenberg said it'll be done to shield member countries from aggression with fighterjets and warships on standby. mr a massive package of economic sanctions to hobble russia's economy. a vast invasion is under way, by land, sea and air, and this is not, in the infamous phrase, some far away country of which we know little. ukraine is a country that, for decades, has enjoyed freedom and democracy and the right to choose its own destiny. we and the world cannot allow freedom just to be snuffed out. we cannot and will not just look away. he promised more defensive military support. our mission is clear. diplomatically, politically, economically and eventually militarily, this hideous and barbaric venture of vladimir putin must end in failure. this act of wanton and reckless aggression is an attack notjust on ukraine, it's an attack on democracy and freedom in eastern europe and around the world. this crisis is about the right of a free, sovereign, independent european people to choose their own future. and that is a right that the uk will always defend. in the early hours, the united nations met in eme

we heard jens stoltenberg about an hour ago saying, reinvoking article five, making it very clear. he said, had is a message to mrll see a step-up on security on nato's eastern border, but today the plates have shifted. around the world we saw the reaction, but particularly here in europe. we are feeling it. this is something we hoped would never happen, and russia is taking a whack at democracy and the world needs to understand that. >> garry kasparov, this was tweeted. i suspect history will brutally praise those who voted not to convict trump over ukraine. as i went down the list what george w. bush said about putin and the way obama was talking about a reset and being able to do more after his election and talked about donald trump, i overlooked the fact not so long ago he was blackmailing ukraine and zelenskyy, saying he would not deliver military weapons unless zelenskyy delivered military dirt on his political opponent. it shows you, again, just how botched and mishandled the united states's dealing in confronting vladimir putin has been. it has just kept getting worse through donald trump. >> i couldn't a

the past few minutes, mr biden was due to begin a call about the crisis in ukraine, with a number of world leaders including borisjohnson, the nato secretary general, jens stoltenberg :, : :., have. that was ben wallace there, the uk defence _ have. that was ben wallace there, the uk defence secretary. - have. that was ben wallace there, the uk defence secretary. you - have. that was ben wallace there, the uk defence secretary. you are j the uk defence secretary. you are watching bbc news, i am lewis vaughanjones. the headlines... the search is on for dame cressida dick's repacement as the commissioner for the uk's largest police force. any would—be successor is warned by the home secretary they'll face immediate challenges to address the culture and behaviour of the met�*s officers. britain's defence secretary is told by his russian counterpart of an 'increasingly tense' situation in ukraine. the pair have been holding talks in moscow. they've been discussing the best way forward. better than expected — the uk economy rebounded from the pandemic last year, growing by 7_5%_ but warnings remain about rising inflation. the uk economy continued to rebound from the pan