. besides this on top of that, mrs. oldenburg said that it was something that was carefully a planned. however, what we heard from these folks version of the russian ministry of defense is that everything that russia is doing right now is only a counter attack or response to the actions of the key of army that has been constant. the attacking the republics of donnie. it's an elegance which used to be the eastern part of ukraine. now, once again, i began telling you about this rory, but i just want to make sure that this message is delivered because this is something that we've been hearing again quite a few times from russian officials at the messages that obviously at no civilians will be or are under threat from the russian special, military opp, russian hypertension weapons. as the ministry of defense puts it, it are only targeting the military infrastructure of ukraine, which could be used against to the republics of dawn. its elegance, that's how the russian army spokesperson is putting it. now this announcement was also echoed by the speaker of the russian duma. now, he said tha

on the 30th of september, critics phase, we can, the bank's independence just oldenburg is previously served as countries of prime minister and finance. germany is observed a minute silence for the 2 police officers killed during a traffic stop on monday. the officers were shot in the western town of castle after finding 2 men with poached animals in their vehicle. suspects whom already known to police wrested hours made by the british prime minister barak johnson has lost the key aid as his popularity plummets over a slew of controversial not found passes to johnson, see that his secretary communications director have all resigned policy unit chief madeira. i'm is also quit over false claims on monday. attacking the opposition leader on the 2022 winter olympic games have been officially opened at the iconic birds, the stadium in beijing. the stadium was originally built for the summer games in 2000 and 8 am is in use again as beijing becomes the 1st city in the world to host the summer and winter olympics tickets were not on sale through international visitors or to the general publi

troops backed by land, air, and sea to protect allies near russia and ukraine. sector general against oldenburg, is called the crisis and new normal and european security. nato's pledge of support came out of ukrainian president rosamille zalinski, criticized both western nations and the alliance for not coming to his country's aid. right, well those are the developments that we are following this out. what we are going to continue our coverage of this story in the news hour. that is coming up at $2100.00 g m t. when we're expecting that to be a un security council meeting as well. ah oh gosh, the cat, back from one to let you go for the tooth to call me back. thank you for products, but i do have one that i got it. mm mm. for or bomb with all kiera? marsh last year, lee baby is michael dia from new york. dia dia, dia beach tv. would you like about um, id ah ah, post on for the posting. good. both over willa. good them will be really tricky to chance that it will. your school could be to senior, done cuz i should be me, will double check because the other person will do close to you still. but

they're saying that this is really just begun against oldenburg, the nato secretary general was speaking earlier, saying that he saw grounds for cautious optimism. i think this is the expression he used earlier, but they want to see real evidence of these movements really taking place. so i think over the next 2448 hours, we'll get a better sense of, of whether these movements really are happening. and of course, the question, where are they going to these troops? are they really going all the way back to base, or are they going to other for positions where they could potentially still pose a threat? so i think that's going to be something really to, to watch closely. but that i think it's interesting, it is kind of part of a very uncertain moment in this crisis that we've entered into. because of course, that if that really turns out to be true, that is the 1st escalation de escalation that we've seen in many weeks. we've been in this constant ratcheting of tensions of escalation with more and more troops coming into the region. more exercise is beginning ships coming into the region. h

and that was the nato secretary general against oldenburg, a speaking just a short while ago on the situation. and let's bring you up to date on where we stand. russia has launched a full scale invasion of ukraine with attacks on targets across the country. here it says, dozens of people have been killed, many have been injured. it is a large scale air and ground to felt by russian forces. the russian president vladimir putin says he has launched this military operation to quote, secure the future of russia as a sovereign nation within western leaders, vowing to impose crippling sanctions swiftly. right, richard, we've been talking a bit about the bigger picture here, but maybe you can help us bring all of these threats together and give us an idea of where things stand at the moment. i mean, what we know essentially what has happened so, well, i mean, vladimir putin has gone ahead. we've been talking about all the scenarios in recent weeks about, you know, well question, what is, what does he even want to achieve? what's he doing? what's this military build up all about to see really want to

nato say they have detected no sign of a russian troop withdraw. nato secretary general against oldenburg suspensions with russia in eastern europe or the new normal in europe. on d, w. st. washington bureau chief in a st. paul as this assessment of that call between our president biden and chancellor shots. and both politicians agreed that the risk of further military aggression by russia is actually still wary. high both said that the highest with the villains is required and that a significant withdrawal of russian truth has not been observed so far. so the opposite of what president put in is saying how we all know that the 1st victim in a war is always the truth. so what we are experiencing right now is kind of an in for war being at full force in that regard. the statement of president biden is also a kind of a strategic reply to the information put in one's to spread by saying he is pulling troops back. so there is no doubt here that russia is the aggressor and that if let me put in his threading ukraine. but i think we also have to keep in mind that nato is also using this conflic

but nato is casting fresh doubt on those claims alliance. cheap against oldenburg says you see no evidence of a russian pullback and is accusing moscow of sending more forces to bolster its military build up around ukraine.

according to present zelinski spokesperson, nato secretary general young st oldenburg, says the military alliance will send more weapons to ukraine, including air defenses. now european union leaders have agreed to impose new things since on russia over its war on ukraine. but they once again held back from cutting russia from the global swift payment's pro system. that was after some resistance from countries including germany. speaking from brussels, you foreign policy chief just step or el, confirmed the blocks plans to free his russian assets, including those of president vladimir putin and his foreign ministers, their galeb, off shore prejudice put in for a minister of ralph at least of sanction people together with remaining members, the duma who supporting discretion and also with a members of the shoot trash and security council. the u. s. the u. k. and canada have also confirmed that they're bringing measures that target prudent and lever off will bring you more on these sanctions. and what they mean in our business update with christy clubs and that's coming up in a few moments

ahead with some form of military action against you. crane that sent the tone for today against oldenburg, the secretary general of nato. also talking to a colleague, terry schultz to sally, saying that also nato believes that there is increased risk and increase likelihood, where his words are of an attack. taking place to that, these kind of this kind of sense, really setting the tone here in munich and a sense of an extraordinary conference happening with europe potentially on the brink of war. and finally, one step from the german side, which was interesting. now giving out an urgent call for all german citizens who are in ukraine to leave the previous travel warning that the germans have put out was less definitive rigid walker dw chief international edits. i thank you very much. now this fight, those claims from russia, that it is not seek in the military conflicts in ukraine. president vladimir putin supervise what russia calls shadowed military exercises in the company of his staunchest ally in the region. but lucian dida, alexandre, look a single. the maneuvers include tests of n

troops by land, air, and sea to protect our lives near russia and ukraine. secretary general john st oldenburg, has called the crisis a new normal in europe. insecurity notes as pledge comes after ukrainian president vladimir zalinski, criticize the lions for not coming to his country's aid. diplomatic editor james bay's reports now from brussels. troops, tanks and weapons are on the move across europe. as nato continues to reinforce its eastern front, it's member states who are closest to russia. now the alliance is activated elements of its response force. thousands of extra troops over a 100 jets are on high alert. 120 warships are in position. nato leaders met by secure video conference for the 1st time. since the start of the russian invasion, as fears grow that the ukrainian capital could be taken soon. how fearful are you about the possible fall of key? and if we move to a resistance, insurgency type situation, what support can nato then give? what we have seen is that on the or cranial forces are fighting bravely and are actually able to inflict damage on the other invading russian for

so i think this is something else we should bring to mind to just oldenburg. well, that's all for now. my name is peter scotts and i'll be back again in around 30 minutes with any old dates on which is ongoing military operation. thank you for watching. ah, a in with, in here across the entire russian capital, this is not even national a government with this is them by going business. you can't afford to miss i.

to ask you now about nato is response to all of this that we saw, the secretary generally and st oldenburg speaking at a news conference a short while ago. let so play, 1st of all what he said, men talk about it, let's listen him. 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. nate was not a threat to russia, but you must be prepared for the worst. was remaining strongly committed to finding a political solution. mr. built it, we her again. stilton bag said this is preparing for the worse from the perspective of nato. and you wrote recently on twitter, it is a good sign that germany, for example, upping its contribution to the nato battalion in lithuania because this is a reassurance in uncertain times. but still, these nato forces pale in comparison to what brush has been preparing. so does this really act as a deterrent to russia? i think the main deterred is a matter of fact, the preparations that are done for very significant sanctions by the you and by the this in case there's another ru

all right, so more stories making news around the world now, nato secretary general against oldenburg, will become the head of norway's central bank. where is that term in the alliance? and on the 13th of september, critics fear his appointment will weaken the bank's independence is to sell to burgers previously served as no vice prime minister unders finance minister. british prime minister barnes johnson, has lost the key aid as popularity plummets over a sleuth. controversial lockdown parties. mister johnson's chief of staff, private secretary and communications director, have all resigned policy unit. chief money room is also quit over false claims, the prime minister made on monday attacking the opposition leader, stomach and germany has observed minute silence from 2 police officers killed during a traffic stop on monday. the officers were sure was shot in the western time after finding 2 men with animals in their vehicle. the suspects were already known to police were arrested hours later rescue teams in morocco are racing to free. a 5 year old boy whose trapped has been trappe

so i think this is something we should bring to mind to just oldenburg elements. agreements of lice, both sides of the equation, conflict withdrawal weapon from the front line. and all he commentary follows the lives of people living in the conflict zone over the past 8 years. you can see the full version dot com, a warning. those of you, as you might find some of the following scenes distress. hi, alexandra leon. tv is one of the grandsons, most nob hill resident. he's the only electrician still here after the civil war broke out in the settlement of alexandra for him. the frontline stopped just outside the gates of his own house. i think that a while for yourself or to play ruth, a yellow boy melissa. prefer hello with a with a boy he did alex on to keeps a special note book when he records every one of his cools to repair power lines damaged by shelling in the last 7 years. it's become a real chronicle of an undeclared war. didn't like the auto to really only focus, scream it with a push in with shocked. b. a . with a new entry and alexander's diary for january the 16th 2015 or th

holding a press conference following a virtual meeting, a virtual, a summit of nato leaders against oldenburg addressing the crisis in ukraine. as russia has invited saying that the world faces a new, normal and european secure se, and that nature must stand ready to do more outlined various elements of support that he said that nicer was providing for ukraine with me here in the studio is dw, said she political correspondent and linda craig, who's also listening to that, to press conference. welcome back. belinda. a busy day or so today, what's jumped out to you from what the secretary general had to say? well, certainly, that last point in the question that was asked by our colleague, terry, who pointed out that this is the 1st ever use of this nato response force for collective defense. and she said, you know, why now essentially and, and secretary general started back said, because we have a, a new situation on our hands. earlier, he had referred to the new normal where russia regards use of force as a legitimate means of, of changing a government. and also as legitimate in invading a cou

so mr. ste oldenburg, they're saying, well, we did everything we could to diplomatically, this is russia's doing. what else did he have to say? this was a very emotional press conference by the nato secretary general. something we don't see very often here at nato headquarters. he called it a brutal war. he said that conflicts had now been unleashed on this continent of a scale and type that we never expected to see before here in europe. and he was very clearly as you heard there, laying the blame on rush up, but at the same time, praising the ukrainian men and women in uniform. he's he said, who were so bravely battling against this attack. and i heard that also from inside the meeting this morning where 8 allies said the ukrainian invasion post, a direct threat to their security. i heard that one of them said that that the threat actually ranks up there with the threat from 911. so clearly people here at nato headquarters are very, very worried. okay, so we have a conflict at the moment involving of russia and a non native country, a ukraine, but nature alliance members saying they fear

and now nato secretary general st oldenburg, has made clear that he believes that the current situation has already labs to a deterioration of the security architecture in europe. and that it will have long term consequences. and that means that nato defense ministers will talk here today about and enhance natal presence in eastern europe. they will speak about a additional battalion at additional battle group that could be established in romania, a group that would be resembling those forces already in place in the baltic states and in poland. while west, the leaders reject so far be put in ski demand that ukraine will not join nato or can i offer instead nieto has made it clear dat de could offer a discussions about confidence building measures that could lead to more transparency when it comes to military drill for example, or troops movement do you as for their part, they are offering russia and discussion about arms control. and sir, also more transparency and deployment of missile is dad's all on the table and russia we can expect is interested in speaking about that. however, whe

so against oldenburg is calling get the most dangerous security situation in a generation. let's lead more cost life straight to berlin. right now we're all he's paula slayer is signing, bipolar, the nato security general stolen both has just given a statement. what was some of the highlights if you well, as you cleckley say, started by talking after a press conference in belgium, he did say that moscow has moved from covert to overt military action, saying that the nato alliance has evidence to support that. russia is planning a military attack on ukraine, and in fact, he said, all the way back since 2014, russia has had a presence in the don bus. now he accused rushes recognition of guns and the knit as to quote, a serious escalation by russia. that is a flagrant violation of international law. it comes as nature puts more than a 100, a craft on high alert, and some $120.00 allied ships are underway. still to be calling on russia to skip back saying it's never too late, not to attack already now for months, nato, according to stilton berg has been warning that there is a

must oldenburg added that nato would continue to provide ukraine with strong political support. this is the crisis created by russia alone. we command ukraine for its restraint in not responding to russia's repeat, the publications we stand in solid either with the ukrainian people on its government. allies are united in their full support for ukraine's sovereignty onto the turmoil integrity within its and nationally recognized borders. the 27 european union member states have unanimously agreed on an initial set of sanctions targeting russia. the use foreign affairs chief, joseph burrell, had says the measures will affect members of parliament and other individuals involved in deploying troops. and that the package will hurt russia, degree violations. russia committing will not go financial that they are not going . we're not sure it, we are strongly united in the front. and we will grace the level of sanction substantially, according with russian behavior. because many question marks pending on this critical moment rushes escalation of the crisis over ukraine has brought a flo

military forces and hardware decreases at those parts of the border. notice actually general against oldenburg says the alons will now look at increasing its forces in central and eastern europe. nave. barker has more from brussels fis bump diplomacy. as defense chief some nato countries, including the u. s. and germany arrive at alliance headquarters to strengthen their stance on russia and pull over the latest intelligence. and this is what they've been looking at. a russian defense ministry video claiming to show a partial pullback of forces from near ukraine. the kremlin says combat equipment and troops were leaving the crimean peninsula. seas from kia in 2014 and returning to bass. but nato secretary general was quick to dismiss. any talk of a d escalation of tensions. we do not see any sign of the escalation on the ground nor withdrawals over troops or equipment. this may of course change. however, what we see today is that russia maintains a massive invasion force ready to attack with high end capabilities from crimea to belarus, strong words to from european union chiefs in strasburg,

a little that we heard a nato secretary general against oldenburg speaking earlier. he's called a summit for friday, inviting leaders from the alliance as well as finland and sweden to discuss a response to the invasion. and here's what he said. that it important to remember that there is one that is to wrestle 11 state to that is responsible for what is happening now in your credit. that is russia, russia, easter country, which is responsible for the loss of voice under groups of actions against the ukraine. on the, we have reached out for rashaw to rochelle for many, many years sexually. and especially during the last months to engage in political donald to try to prevent this conflict. but at the same time you are a, so it was filmed on said the girls have been absolutely prepared for the worse. well then that's what's happening now. so i, we have to remember as well, my grocery, that sort of sean rochelle, is responsible for to see a welding in a criminal. let's go right to terry schultz. she's our correspondent there are at nato headquarters. she was at that pre

troops backed by land, air, and sea to protect allies near russia and ukraine. such a journal yen st oldenburg, has called the crisis a new normal in european security mate as pledge of support came out after ukrainian president vladimir zalinski, criticized both western nations and the alliance for not coming to his country's aid home to pulse this, it is a fool emotion of ukraine. um there are moving towards sher kia on that the state. the goal is to change the government of ukraine. ah, it is a very unpredictable situation, therefore, not research speculate, but the old pay my respects to the ukraine and armed forces are, which are really proving the bravery and the, the courage by fighting under standing up against her, the much larger invading russian force and diplomatic editor james bay's joins us live now from brussels and cause james, a ukraine is not a member of nato, but is there a genuine concern there that the russian military could cross nato borders? i think that's the reason that the acting a, one of the reasons acting in the way the acting, which is sending more resources to t

now, despite a number of western officials, including the nato secretary general against oldenburg, calling, what's happening in ukraine and invasion and occupation? the number one message from the russian army spokesperson, mister connor shank of was that no civilians under any circumstances in ukraine will be targeted by the russian military. it's only the ukrainian military infrastructure that a will be a target for the russian high precision weapons. as he put it, but there's it in your room, you'll get a uniform ukrainian armed forces are continuing to show the cities of the dumbass. there are victims among the civilian population. russia is not conducting any missile aviation, or tillery strikes on the cities of ukraine. the positions of ukraine's military units that have laid down their weapons and not to be subjected to strikes russian on forces, disabling only military infrastructure, defense facilities, military airfields, and aircraft, of ukraine's armed forces. i would like to emphasize that the russian armed forces not striking at the cities of ukraine. they are not threatening

and the american people should look at it through that prism. nato secretary general against oldenburg, who was also speaking to the western media. and he spoke about how the countries of his lines are also very concerned about that decision made by mister potent. this is dangerous rhetoric. that's the reason why we are both provide support ukraine. but also are we able to last week some on so i have a significant increase the presence of nato in the eastern part lines. so the stakes are high, probably had they've ever been ha, that high and the decisions are being made on both sides. we keep hearing though more and more steps being taken by the european union just a few hours ago. the know you top diplomat said that actually we've never heard these kind of things being said before the european you and we'll send fighter jets to ukraine. and these are supposed to be fighter jets that the gradient pilots know how to operate. so you would perhaps assume that still yell some of the eastern european countries are in possession of the jets that were so be made. so are they going to hand the

as tensions continue to similar with moscow. secretary general young oldenburg says he hasn't seen any russian de escalation on the ground near the cranium border. he also rejects it once again. moscow's demands to block the alliance from expanding. we have heard the songs from moscow about readiness to continue the.

moving back to their permanent bases in crimea, which are annexed in 2014, but nato achieve yen. st oldenburg, said, satellite images, confirm rusher is not reduced troops on ukraine's border. he announced at the alliance will now look at establishing new combat ready groups to strengthen its east and flank. meanwhile, ukraine has held a day of national unity following u. s. reports which suggested russia might attack on wednesday, and you have barcode begins our coverage now from brussels, where it natalie does have been discussing the crisis. fis bump diplomacy as defense chief some nato countries, including the u. s. and germany arrive the lines headquarters to strengthen their stance on russia and pour over the latest intelligence. and this is what they've been looking at. a russian defense ministry video claiming to show a partial pullback of forces from near ukraine. the kremlin says combat equipment and troops were leaving the crimean peninsula. seas from kia in 2014 and returning to bass. but nato secretary general was quick to dismiss. any talk of d escalation of tensions. we do not

or as johnson is hell, talks with nato lead against oldenburg, as passive diplomatic efforts to try and, and tensions ukraine. but a little progress was made by sending the case for the secretary in moscow. wireless trust was accused of grandstanding and refusing to listen to the russian counterpart circ a lover of dosage of bar reports from moscow. british foreign secretary on her 1st official visit to moscow. the trust followed diplomatic protocol by laying a reef at the tomb of unknown soldiers close to the kremlin. a gray and cold days started the foreign secretary's trip, but it was an even colder reaction from her russian counterpart, sir gay lover all you following there near to our session. behind closed doors, little jewell and tim stool. i'm disillusioned about the fact that our conversation is like between the mutual and the deaf person, demands to remove russian troops for russian territory kept coming up during only go. she ation. it is regrettable. as far as the ologies ultimatums and frets, this is a dead end street and yield nothing. but unfortunately, some of our wester

now, while western officials, including nato secretary general against oldenburg, keep calling what the russian army is up to in ukraine, an occupation, and an invasion. we heard of from of the russian army spokesperson, who said that the civilians will, under no circumstances be targeted. now what the, the russian high precision military edwards, sorry weapons are targeting are the military infrastructure of ukraine. that said, full stop. here's what else we heard from the defense ministry spokesperson. mister kardashian, come well, there's it in order to let you liberal ukrainian armed forces are continuing to show the cities of the dumbass. there are victims among the civilian population. russia is not conducting any missile aviation, or tillery str on the cities of ukraine. the positions of ukraine's military units that have laid down their weapons are not to be subjected to strikes russian on forces are disabling only military infrastructure at defense facilities, military airfields, and aircraft, of ukraine's armed forces. i would like to emphasize that the russian armed forces ar

and i think that he just oldenburg mentions and his press conference article 5 to an attack on one is an attack on all members of nato, because there are deep concerns about possible spillage because it's a huge action. it's not just in the genetic region, it's in all 3. it's right now the fog of war, but we understand that people are troops are moving in from all 3 sides on to ukraine. so there could be some accidental spilling to their preparation for that. and of course, we've all seen the pictures of cars trying to drive and leave it easy to your race for a refugee crisis as well. so i think that's a really important point that you made there. and a good reminder there that you, of course, we know ukraine is not a member of nature, but that does mean that what nate i can do is limited, is a lot of bolstering and a lot of supporting vladimir putin is probably not the kind of leader who will back down from bolstering or supporting by i think it was really important that there was a joint nato. you press conference because as we know, the, the 1st trench of sanctions didn't really ha

the head of nato against oldenburg says, there is evidence that russian troops are moving into combat formations to attack ukraine. every indication is dr. rashaw continues to plan for a full scale attack on ukraine. receive the ongoing military buildup. they promised to step back, but their hard continue to step up. we'll see that some more a moral their forces are moving out of the camps, are in combat formations and ready to strike. and we'll see the ongoing publications in don't boss on the different the false flag operations where they tried to create the pretext for an attack. alex t 12 is an author, electro modern european history specializing in russia, joins me live from belfast by skype. so you just listening to that statement there by the head of nato, against dalton bug. does the russian president's decision to authorize military support while at the next time, while at the same time endorsing claims by separatist to the entire dumbass region suggests that he might try and move beyond the territory that is already controlled by this, that protest beyond that line of contro

overthrow ukraine's democratic democratically elected government. nato secretary general yen st. oldenburg says the military alliance will send more weapons to ukraine, including air defenses will also deploy parts of its combat ready response force to strengthen its defenses in eastern europe, and respond to any threat. nathan, you, lion says it will not send troops into ukraine. ah, the european union has announced it will freeze the personal assets of russian president vladimir putin and his foreign minister, sergey labranz. it's part of a broader sanctions package against russia. maybe u. s. is among the other countries that have announced similar sanctions against prudent and law probation. president biden, hello. this is dw news from berlin. you can get more news on our website. that's d, w dot com. ah, ah, it is day 2 or more of that until just yesterday was for many unimaginable and the scenes that the hour since the russian invasion of ukraine began have left us bring to mind times that europe hoped to have long left behind metro stations turned into bomb shelters, civilians armin