i am phil gayle, welcome to the program. russia has suspended deliveries of natural gas to poland and bulgaria. it was because both countries have refused to pay in rubles, a requirement set up by the kremlin last month. the move marks a major escalation in russia's comic-con over the war in ukraine. european leaders have denounced moscow past decision as black male. the latest move in the conflict goes beyond the battlield t the gas pipelines and to europe in what has been seen as an aggressive move, russia has cut the gas supplied to poland and bulgaria. this russian energy giant said it has turn off -- turned off the gas supply. the kremlin demand that bills be paid in its own currency as a response to international sations which left it unable to utilize foreign currency. those immediately reflected -- affected were quick to respond. having built up reserves and implied that poland preparations including an alternative baltic pipeline may help the eu wean itselfff russian energy. >> let me remind you that we have interco

. ♪ i am phil gayle. welcome to the program.esla see oh well i must -- tesla ceo elon musk has bought twitter for $44 billion. he pledged to be more lenient on policing use of speech. the bill and air force announced plans to buy the social media platforms less than two weeks ago. the board organized a poison pill to ward off the whole style but -- the hostile bid but has now accepted it. we go straight to washington. how significant is this decision to accept mr. musk's bid? >> phil, it is huge news. you sent it -- he's the richest man in the world. he is buying what's arguably the most influential social media platform in the world. some people might not agree with that. if you look at the fact that leaders around the world use twitter to communicate, you certainly could make that argument. he is buying it for the sum of $44 billion. the deal works up to $54.20 a share. the way this came out itself was pretty extraordinary. some of our viewers might remember, it was just earlier this month that elon musk announced he was buyin

i am phil gayle. welcome to the program. he held talks with volodymyr zelenskyy.this is where russian forces are believed to have carried out atrocities. >> these are places that carry the cries of unspeakable pain, the soil stand by the blood of innocent lives lost. these cities are on the outskirts of the ukrainian capital have become synonymous with the carnage wreaked. on his first visit to ukraine since the start of the war, he was appalled by the scale of the destruction. >> this is an absurdity. the war is evil. there is no way to work and be acceptable in the 21st century. they called for a thorough investigation into the hundreds of people. atrocities that are being described as war crimes. >> this is one of the places that antonio got to see the 70,000 people that lived here while most of them fled. some of them died and those that remain speak of those weeks a hell on earth. in a war that the u.n. chief says most and as soon as possible. in a joint press conference, he called once more for an end to the violence. >> this war must end and peace must be e

. ♪ >> i'm phil gayle, welcome to the program.e begin with the latest development in the war in ukraine. kyiv says its forces are sustaining heavy losses as russia steps up the assault in the east, although ukrainians maintain russian losses are worse. thousands of civilians, including those trapped inside the steel mill in mariupol, hope to be evacuated soon following a deal brokered by the u.n. secretary general. >> buses waiting to evacuate civilians from ukraine's east. what was a quiet rural town is now on the front line event offensive -- of the offensive by russian forces. ukraine claims it has inflicted losses on russia's military, which is impossie to verify, but the war has taken a heavy toll. >> as for the civilian population, nearly all areas along the front line between ukrainian forces and separatists are being shelled. some areas further away are also targeted. in the capital, kyiv, ukraine's president volodymyr zelekyy, seen presenting metals to service personnel, says the attack by russia was an attempt to humilia