and had no support for its attack on ukraine. russia's action is unacceptable. russia is wrong. russia east, the aggressor, that violates the very core principles of international law that the united nations stand for. on friday, these council failed its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. the counsels response to the breach of the peace and the act of aggression failed because of the veto by the aggressor itself. preventing such acts is a direct responsibility of this council. therefore, it was necessary to recon lien to day to decide to call an emergency special session of the general assembly on this issue. now we will take this matter to the general assembly with the purpose of making appropriate recommendation to members for collective measures. russia will be held accountable. the civilian population, including children, is suffering. the consequences of this horrifying conflict killings, this placement and disappearances fighting in and around urban areas and the use of heavy explosive weapons, destruction, or civilian infrastructure. we re

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he also appeals to russia to east tensions with ukraine. is still a fist. i declare thus let dr. stein, my aunt, i am, has received the required majority and has thereby been elected when the president of the federal republic of germany, the german president for a 2nd term. but compared to 5 years ago, thankful to shine my as reelection looked a little different. it didn't take place in the parliamentary chamber, but in the halls outside, where the voiding was organized this year, because of colbert 19 and stain my a 2nd term begins in turbulent times as a warren that russia could trigger a war at any time. nicolas with young and this can not be disputed. agatha, there is a risk of a military conflict of a war in eastern europe her on russia, bears the responsibility for this and was once russia troop deployment cannot be misunderstood. it is a threat to ukraine and it should be seen as that goes on. but people there have a right to live without fear and threats either a right to self determination and sovereignty. of that the semblance of a no country in t

he is formerly the head of russia and east europe at the us national security council mat. welcome back. how do you see this playing out over the coming couple of days in the next couple days, i think you're going to see russia outs take a step back operationally and determine what went wrong, what adjustments they need to make. i believe that they're going to sit come to the same conclusions that i think we've come to, which is the initial attempt to capture key of was, was not successful. they ran into much fiercer resistance. their operational plan broke down our number of different areas in a series of tactical fights to put them off, schedule off timeline, and presented them with a new set of dilemmas. so i seen the next couple days russia regrouping, where they're going to stockpile a lot more gas. they're going to provide more ammunition. the trucks are going to roll all of these units that have been left in reserve on the north side of the water in belarus. and in russia are going to roll across the border and become part of the fight. and rushes is going to have to

is the w news light from berlin. ukraine tells its citizens in russia to leave as aggression increases. residents are also fleeing from east and ukraine as separatists shelling attacks continue. a correspondent visits the village caught in the crossfire. this is the beginning of russia invasion ukraine. and u. s. president joe biden announced as a 1st wave of sanctions against russia, more countries joining, condemning moscow's recognition of separate estates in ukraine. ah, i've been fooling welcome. you crane has urged its citizens in russia to leave immediate late. it says russian aggression is increasing. so to the threat of invasion. kia has also called up reservists to be ready to fight. shelling has intensified in the east following russia's recognition of to break away regions as independent states. a corresponded, but he has boating of filed this report from a village close to the line between ukrainian and separatist held territory. it is quiet at the moment a good time to leave for days. now the people in the village of rubica have been under fire. the villages in ukrainian government control territory and is be

change phase al jazeera, munich, or russia like separate as leaders in east ukraine. se civilians in the don bus region are being evacuated to russia. shelling intensifies, charles trocklin has been speaking to people near the front line. there are hundreds of villages like these along the front line on the ukrainian controls side . and what's increasingly worrying the amount of civilians that still here. as we understand this, evacuation continues in a separate, says, controlled areas or is increasingly wiring also. is that in villages like these, there are also a lot of ukrainian military and we've been speaking to some of the civilians here about their fears were soldiers staying and what were once private homes military vehicles passed by the talia and runs the village shop. she has little hope, a peaceful solution to the crisis can be found more than was im is this. the military's been here for 8 years, but we all feel like target and of course the military in the village makes the risk greater. i'm afraid to even think about an evacuation. if i would have to leave my home sudden

will convene a national security meeting on sunday. ukraine says russia back separatists have open fire on more than 30 supplements in the east. european monitoring agency o. s. he says it's recorded almost 2000 c 5 violations on saturday. russia says hypersonic missiles have been launched during strategic nuclear drills was seen by president putin. carolyn denies the war games will further inflame tension show. we live in persons delete the bidders. in the maya roy, there is no such thing as if not my war on the 21st century, the annexation of crimea, the war in dumbass, a blow to the whole world. this is not about warning ukraine. this is about war in europe. i mentioned this in 20192022021. with a well be able to hear me. 2022. you just been hearing there, the ukrainian president vladimir zalesky canadian police say they've made progress in clearing. protest is opposing pandemic restrictions from the, from the streets in the capital to demonstrate to started to leave off the officers moved on those camping outside parliament. they've occupied the area for the past 3 weeks. if he is said to switch on the largest hydro elect

east in ukraine amid warnings. that kid's military is escalating violence in the region evacuating, crossing the border into russia, period from william, there's such tension here in the morning. there was an explosion again, let's hope for the best russians. don't abandon their own. a close break away republics in east ukraine of mobilizing their forces, calling for all men that to take up arms to defend the homeland against keeps military also ahead. ah, canadian authorities are cracking down on the anti mandate protested with hundreds of offices deployed in the capitol. at least 70 people have been arrested with a saturday afternoon at one. this is our t international and i'm calling bray with the big developments were across for you this weekend. first up that into ukraine, women, children, and the elderly, being evacuated from the self proclaimed dumbass republics in east ukraine. after officials, they're warned that keeps military could attack them at any moment. men are being told to stay and be able to buy leaders there to take up arms to defend their homeland. the conflict in ukraine's turbulent east is in

but back inside russia, india caterine berg, east of the euro. mountains. the voices of protest. quickly muffled. ah. you're watching dw news to stay tuned for a special coverage of chancellor. allah schultz is historic speech to parliament on sunday in which he announced a major change of germany's foreign and security policy. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching. ah. people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center more and more refugees are being turned away. families please on the reason for these correct only with extreme ross getting 200 people with.

we seen at rest go mask along ukraine borders have come from very far parts of russia's territory, including the far east. why do you think russia feels comfortable enough to leave that border with china undefended? does this recommend -- represent a closer alliance between the two? sec. austin: certainly, i can't speak to the strength of that alliance. what i can say, i am not sure if it is anything at all. we did know that china's approval of a putin's activities here in the region. i am not sure that we can make the kind of direct difference from what you just raised, but certainly does i think that will continue to watch going forward. i think you raised a very important question. >> thanks, everybody. that concludes today's questions. >> thank you.

i'm oscars repeatedly highlighted that the westbrook a promise to not expand nicer to the east towards russia's borders. an agreement between the us, britain, france, and germany was recorded in 1991 document on the security of eastern europe. but the current nato secretary general believes that no one in the 1990s make promises to russia about the non expansion of nato to the east. it simply doesn't correspond to the truth. such a promise has never been made. there has never been such a behind the scenes deal. this is simply not true. the document refers to a meeting of senior american and western european diplomats in bonn on march. the 6th 1991, focusing on the security of poland and other eastern european states. a poland and hungary signaled their interest in joining nato. but the u. s. and other members of the time considered that unacceptable, the german representative said in the document that the alliance would not expand beyond central europe's albert river, which the u at agreed to. a senior german diplomat at that time, ville verma says they were seeking cooperation among european p

east. so russia is not threatening nato allies in the east rushes threatening ukraine. so the question should be, why are they going other places and what are we doing to help you? great. now in terms of numbers, this is meant to be a symbolic show of resolve that the nato is united and it will defend its members if attacked. for ukraine, we've provided arms and training, but we're not providing any direct forces. nobody is. and ukrainians, however, have a very large and capable military. and i think you can at least make this difficult for russia if indeed russia chooses to invade. i do think in addition to these reinforcements in central and eastern europe, we should be increasing our armed support for ukraine skulker. so other nations in the region fear, they may also be facing a threat from russia, latvia, lithuania and estonia all share borders with russia. a 2 of those baltic states also border russia's close allied bella ruse. and these former members of the soviet union are members of nato. the western defense alliance already has 1200 troops in lithuania, half

looking east. russia finds a new gas and oil deal with china. what fun food teams mind, and a stocks plate in silicon valley, all google shares becoming more affordable. counting the cost on al jazeera, on the borderline russian troops await their orders. misinformation of ours and the news lands remains focused on ukraine. are they anti semitic, or just pro palestinian? we examined the purging of certain voices in the german, me, and thousands of miles from home and the story they still long to cover. but at least some afghan journalists are safe. in ex, ah. hello emma to gilbert a year ago, listening post where we don't cover the news. we cover the way the news is covered . the ukraine story is a war of nerves that still threatens to turn into something more. that word that report has used tensions escalate, deescalate, than escalate. again. this roller coaster of a stand off between moscow and washington is as much about messaging as it is about military capabilities. the u. s. contains russia was ready to invade and had a false flag operatio

some of these troops we've seen mask up along the border has come from very parts of russia church including the far eastnk russia feels comfortable enough to leave that border with china and defend it? does this represent a closer alliance with the two? thankk you. >> certainly i cannot speak to the strength of that alliance. what i can say and i'm not sure it infers anything at all. but we did note with alarm china's approval of putin's activities here in the region. so i am. not sure we can make ay kind of direct inference from what you just raised. but certainly those are things we'll watch going forward. i think you raise a very, very interesting and important question. thanks for quick sensitivityty that concludes the pressure unchecked presser we appreciate very much. thank you. >> nato secretary-general also addressed reporters at nato's headquarters. he said there's no sign of a russian military withdrawal or de-escalation along the ukraine border pretty said russia's military buildup on the border is continuing. good afternoon. nato allies a continue to strong diplomatic efforts to find a polit

reporter: russian air defense missiles on the ground in belarus close to ukraine, all tm russia's far eastt military exercises due to begin tomorrow. the west fears this could all be part of preparation for an invasion. russia says the exercises are nothing to fear. >> they had been preannounced since last year, and of course, after they are finished, the troops will return to their own permanent stations. reporter: the troops perhaps, but no word on the equipment. unless that leaves, too, the sense of jeopardy remains. meantime, russia says it is interested in talking. >> we certainly believe there is still room for diplomacy. reporter: the french leader emmanuel macron, visiting ukraine's president yesterday, said russia had indicated a willingness not to escalate further. background then spokesperson said no guarantees had been given. by holding a gun to the head of this country, ukraine, russia has forced theest into a debate which it says it wants, into wider european security. it has only just begun, and it is still not clear if it is enough to avert a crisis. and where the doubt and

east in ukraine, them. it warnings that keeps military is escalating violence in the region. becky: we have been crossing the border into russia with there's such tension here in the morning. there was an explosion again, let's hope for the best russians don't abandon their own hook, break wave republics and east ukraine, and mobilizing their forces, calling for all men to take up arms to defend their homeland against cubes. military also ahead. ah, canadian authorities are cracking down on the anti mandate protest as hundreds of offices deployed in the capital. at least 70 people have been arrested with saturday morning at 11 here in moscow. i'm calling brian, this is a weekend news from our t international 1st. then women, children and the elderly, being evacuated from the self proclaimed dumbass republics in eastern new crane. softer officials that want the kids military could attack them at any moment. men are being told to stay and being order by leaders there to take up arms to defend the mother, the homeland. the conflict and ukraine's turbulent east is intensified in recent days with both sides reporting frequent shell

he is formerly the head of russia and east europe at the us national security council met to make welcome to alto, they're english. let's talk specifics what she'll reading of where we are with the broader conflict. it's been a remarkable set of circumstances here over the past 4 days. as i think everybody's been able to see. it's very apparent that when russia laid out their strategy and their plan and executed their operational plan, they were expecting to be much farther along at this point. and due to the bravery and the grit, and the determination of the, the ukrainian military forces in the ukrainian people that plan has stumbled straight out of the gate. so my reading so far as the russians have clearly shown their hand, they have shown exactly what their operational plan is, at least at this initial stage. they're certainly looking to capture the capital that we're hoping to do that within the 1st day or 2 which was repelled and now they're having to scramble to try to figure out an alternate plan. so that looks like that axis is stalled for the moment. of course, they've got the

but historians outside the country, se is likely born in russia's east questions. prince andrew has reached a settlement with the woman who's accused of sexual assault virginia jeffrey. she says the abuse happened 20 years ago when she was 17. the prince has denied the allegations as a story ah, an out of court settlement with an undisclosed payment and no admission of guilt. 61 year old prince andrew have spade himself and the british monarchy. the humiliation of a trial in the us will likely never know the size of the settlements or what exactly was agreed to what the confidentiality conditions are that went along with this. we do know that he agreed to pay as part of the settlement into a charity of the plaintiff's choice. in a statement included in the court filing, the lawyers for prince andrew and virginia you're free, said he will demonstrate his regret for his association. with jeffrey, abstain a convicted sex offender who traffic to young girls. i'm angry at this latest example of a powerful, wealthy man. being able to wield his power and his wealth to all

russia. and over to the east, the separatist held part of ukraine. that's been that way since 2014. there are some key points here. let's get a closer look now where russian land forces are coming in from. we see them 1st coming in from the north for through rushes, ally ballers, the east from russian base is russia proper, itself pushing in through that rushing back separatist zone in the don bas region. and of course, in the south here we have crimea. crimea is the ukrainian peninsula that russia in 2014 illegally annexed. there's been a naval base there for quite a long time in russia's, using that as a point to go into points further south. now what exactly is happening in these areas? let's have a quick look. first of all, of course, the all eyes are on key if the capital of ukraine, the big prize for russia they're moving in from the north. we can see from the map how close key of is to beller is, is not a long drive for russian forces to get there. we've been hearing that there's fighting, at least in the northern part of the city, possibly moving into the city right now. and

so to hide it all to 0, not to make the former head of russia and east europe, but the u. s. national security council. he says russia needs to reassess its decision to invade ukraine. i think you're going to see russia. oh, so take a step back operationally and determine what went wrong, what adjustments they need to make. i believe that they're going to sit come to the same conclusions that i think we've come to, which is the initial attempt to capture key of was, was not successful. they ran into much fiercer resistance that their operational plan broke down our number of different areas in the series and tactical fights to put them off, schedule off timeline, and presented them with a new set of dilemmas. putin as a, he's a cornered himself into his bunker. his us round himself by very small group of advisors who are giving him bad advice and are probably helping him make some very bad decisions and are appealing to his worst decision making. instincts, in 10 days we will know many things. one will know if russia's able to actually complete this operational plan. within

kilometers from the bellow. roshan border with ukraine. 4 weeks troops have been arriving even from russia. far east than 1000 kilometers away. it is clear that is as far bigger than previous military exercises by an officials have not disclosed the number of soldiers involved. nato speaks of 30000. if you consider that. an invasion of a large territory like ukraine is in coatings interest to have a chance to attack from the south from marine ants and crime your forces from the east, from russian soil, and from the north, in a joint action of russia, it is ally bellows. so. ready militarily speaking, it couldn't be any better, but it's released by russian ministry of defense showed tags and metal launchers being used in the drills and military chats in the ear. from the bellow russian border, which is great, it is less than a 2 hour drive to the capital, kia. what's the latest worry if this is a serious drill or a ploy for a real attack. for the next 10 days, the world's eyes will be on the largest russian contingent on bowers and foil indicates a possible 2nd front for vladimir put a new makes use

i've been several times that is right in the far east of ukraine on the border with russia, but also with that separatist control territory. we've heard that a, a kindergarten was damaged, but there no reports of children being injured for now, local residents were taken to bomb shelters by the military to civilians received some kind of m. i had some confusion that were, had some health issues, but nothing, no casualties. for now, this is part of the normal route you people living in east in ukraine, that is a voted fact well enough during this escalation, recent weeks, the fighting there isn't. ukraine has actually been comma and quieter than normal, but shooting soldiers dying and civilians also getting some damage that of what she has been the picture here over the past that years. so we're getting very conflicting signals about the russian troop withdrawals. how are they being interpreted there where you want was extraordinary, isn't it? so you had that news, those press announcements from the criminal saying that they were removing, taking troops out of an ex crimea. but the we

russia. opec and middle east and what venezuela next? look at your screen. joe is making russia and the hostile actor putin rich again. in europe the situation is worse. look at this. 32% of germany's gas comes from russia. how tough do you think germany can be relying on putin? america has no business fighting the corrupt country of ukraine and their wars. let's say the u.s. wanted to do this same thing to mexico or canada, there is a way to fight putin and bring russia to its knees. that would be the mass production in this country of our vast natural resources of oil and gas. you want to defer vladimir putin, flood the market with american energy. cut his profits and wreck russia's economy and supply our european allies with all of their energy needs. joe biden cares more about aoc, new green deal, and climate change and he's checked out. a few hours ago, joe biden said he is out and done and not saying anymore for the day. his ice cream and went night-night. with the latest out of a fast developing situation, hear coverage has been superb all day jen grif

putin overseeing the operation. russia again says, these are just regular drills and not a threat to ukraine. did have your correspondence, mathias billing or is in east in ukraine, in the town? if it's there, i don't ask that's near the front line. in the conflict between government forces and russia backed separatists are meeting us. we just aired a reporter where shelling has intensified in recent days in that region. she can talk us through at the situation there all along the line all along the contact line. shelling has intensified within the last 48 hours shelling at night and also in day time. um we have a lot of reports on shelling from the separate separatist side onto ukrainian villages on this side. that's what turns more or less confirmed. we do not know what's the situation on the other side. the ukrainian army is saying it is restraining itself. it is refraining from answering the fire. the separatist saw these rebels in this, in these are areas are saying that there is shelling, but they fail to provide any proof. they have also now announced that they will evacuate the civilian population from the whole territory. also here, we don't

i shoulded that this is not a case of russia moving east. independent countries seeking of their own volition to cast off old imperialist soviet influence and align with the west. make no mistake about it it russia is the aggressor here. and we know that putin wants to destabilize an independent ukraine and bring it back into russia's sphere of influence similar to what he has done with belarus. that includes making it unthinkable for ukraine, georgia, or any other nation to seek or join nato. there are many possible have en natureios for a russian attack, including trying to solidify eastern ukraine, pick up territory along the coast or connect the land bridge to crimea. any russian attack would also surely include cyber and information operation, behavior which we've already seen. russia could overwhelm ukrainian defenses it and strike command, control, and communication centers in an opening salvo before crossing the border. but it's long-term course of action remains less certain. ukrainians of all ages are showing their willingness to p

, ah, this is d, w. news life from berlin, a government, and pro russia separatists accused each other of firing shelves in ukraine's east. as the united states accuses russia are preparing a pretext to invade this despite moscow's claims, to be withdrawing troops. also on the program fear storms hit, parts of europe for several people are killed. is gale force winds, spring, air rail, and very services to a standstill. add more wild weather is on the way african leaders as a european union to suspend to patterns on covered 19 vaccines. leaders at the summit in brussels, insist they're already doing enough to help africa fight the pandemic. ah, i'm from gail. welcome to the program. the united states is urged russia to declare that it has no intention of invading ukraine. speaking at the un security council, u. s. secretary of state and to me, blank and repeated warnings that russia is poised to launch an attack. russia insisted that it is withdrawing troops and accused ukraine of failing to implement a previous piece deal. meanwhile, their reports of fighting in ukraine's east with the pro, with the government and pro r

and it's a crime your forces from the east, from russian soil and from the north in a joint action of russia and it's ally bellows. so. ready militarily speaking, it couldn't be any better. footage released by russian ministry of defense show tanks and metal launches being used in the drills and military jets in the ear. from the bellow russian border, which ukraine, it is less than a 2 hour drive to the capital kia was on lead of worry if this is a serious drill or a ploy for real attack. for the next 10 days, the world's eyes will be on the largest russian contingent on borrow, some soil in decades. a possible 2nd front for vladimir put a new will make use of the isolated and international weak position of his prodigy, alexander lucas. shanker. lucas shanghai came under, sanctioned from the west after you was accused of election fraud and a violent crack down on the opposition. while the bellow should leader has always trust the independence of bellows and refrained from condoning, put in military actions in crimea and eastern ukraine. yes, now turn to the russian leader for health. good.

what more on our top story on the tension between ukraine and russia due east navarro is eurasia program fellow at the foreign policy research institute. he says, rushes demands aunt rational. the irony here is that russia, having initiated the crisis, having perpetrated the crisis by, you know, mobilizing increasingly, mobilizing medical support for their front line troops engaging in unplanned, military exercise in billers. and they are the ones who are sort of creating all these provocations. and then in a, in a, in, in an interesting example of disinformation somehow projecting that onto the west. the claims in particular with regards to nato. as i say, you know, the country is a fair asking nato withdraw from have been members of nature for now for going on 20 years. so this is, this is not a situation in which russia is acting as a, a rational player. they have the clear intent here by vladimir putin used to press his claims to have a veto over ukrainian, the foreign policy number one. number 2, there is every reason to believe that if he is willing to threaten a military intervent

more than $40000.00 east ukraine citizens have crossed the border to safety in russia, where the government's providing accommodation to the evacuation plus another news . that's why you're going to keep seeing these protest before parents, right? they have nothing to lose quite desperate yet defined protest. as a pushback by police, in ottawa, as the canadian government seeks to stamp out weeks long demonstrations against cobit vaccine mandates. ah, hello, good to have you with us this sunday. the 20th of february, just her mid day here at moscow. i'm calling brian the, to the big stories that were across this sunday sleepless nights in ukraine to break away dumbass republics. as artillery shelling pounds on both sides of the front line between cubes, military and the local defense forces. ortiz, senior correspondent, broadcast dia, reports on the latest from the break away than yet. republic love. the violent lights here in the near. we heard the last we heard shelling was at 6 30 in the morning were about a dozen or so rounds impact you could tell by the unique sound that they make her to

and some sunday pictures for you from russia's far east, where the russian pacific fleet warships have been crossing an ice covered straight near japan in the way they are a powerful icebreaker, which cleared the way for more than 20 vessels to pass. okay, get more global stories and international analysis online all the time at r t dot com and on our youtube channel as well, i'm calling bright hero. moscow. i'll be back in half an hour with annex headline updates even. ah, join me every thursday on the alex simon, sure. and i'll be speaking to guess when the world politics, sport, business. i'm sure business. i'll see you then. mm. oh seemed wrong. i just don't hold any world yet to shape out disdain because the african and engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. oh is your media a reflection of reality? in the world transformed? what will make you feel safer? high selection community. are you going the right way or are you being led somewhere? which direction? what is true? walk this way. in the world corrupted, you

at the foot of the mountain, but historians outside of north korea say he was largely born in russia's far east . soaring inflation is hitting living standards across the developed world. and it's being largely driven by a rise in energy prices in greece, that's leaving some people having to choose between eating or paying the power bills. to answer office reports from athens. anna tonda is making past that and porridge make up her diet, which she shares with her mother for whom she cares. together they earn a $1000.00 a month and pensions, they own their small apartment. so there is no rent to pay. but as energy costs rise, many of tuned as neighbors have received electricity bills, they cannot pay. and when hers comes, she says she'll take to the streets with galahad luasa. i won't pay it because i can't. he can be all right, with 500 or even a 1000 euros. he can asian pay, the utilities, no one. this is life or death, or name. rising energy costs are reflected in food costs. the government is subsidizing farmers fuel even more than usual, and has harvard sales tax on animal feet and fertiliz

derek christine when we're a christine, the european union has announced sanctions against russia and on east ukraine separate as regions. what does that mean exactly? well michael and e official has said that the recognition of the independence of lu, hands and dent danielle is just the 1st step that they are expecting this e official said that they would likely be more steps. and so what the european union has decided to do is to wait out and to see what next steps are taken by the criminal before it reaches its conclusion about the exact a kind of sanctions that it is going to a po, impose on moscow and on the separatists, i in the region, you can almost be guaranteed that it's going to be a difficult conversation because there are some e u member states, particularly the balkan member states or countries like lithuania, who are calling for sanctions to be imposed immediately they were calling for this even before this development, they would have wanted to see that in response to what we've already seen happen on the ground. and the fact that people in ukraine are already being impacted b

committed to holton its approval process. cranium present valadez and had ski warned that russia's actions in east and ukraine would, would impact the whole of europe, india, he labor please. we had substantial discussions on wishes, actions regarding security. and we are confident that the future of european security is being decided now, here in ukraine, we have coordinated our efforts on how to count rach washer and how to de escalate the situation to live with that were switching out the w correspondence. mathias brinninger is covering developments from a village close to the line between ukrainian and separate is held territory where fighting has intensified over recent days. and he joins a son now. oh welcome mathias, what's going on there? so i am now in chrome at all. that's the administrative capital of the donnette screeching region. well, the, all these administrative units have evacuated to after done yet, was occupied by these are self proclaimed really republics in 2014. we can see here, behind me, a peep. people have come with ukrainian frat flags to support or their country in the

calls for an immediate ceasefire between government forces and pro—russian separatists in the east. russia joint military exercises, close to the border with ukraine, that were due to end today. queen elizabeth has tested positive for covid—i9. buckingham palace says she is experiencing mild cold—like symptoms but does expect to continue light duties. the legal requirement to self—isolate after catching covid in england is expected to be dropped from next week, despite concern from some scientists and medical groups. i'm not saying you can totally throw caution to the wind — covid remains dangerous if you're vulnerable and if you're

people here already concerned, they really feel sandwich basically between ne to to the west and russia to the east. and they feel that this conflict is very, very soon going to play out here on the ground. while the general mood here in key for i am, is, is, is, is a feeling of being calm, but this is a tense call because as i say, people are really surprised by these declarations. yesterday, signing the decree, vladimir putin, that he's going to recognize as 2 states as independent states, which of course, to him means that's no longer ukraine. now president zalinski made clear this morning as he address a nation, trying to ease those 10 shoes that he still interested in peaceful negotiations here. but he also made clear he's not going to give up any ukrainian land. he's not going to accept that. and he accused rush of violating the sovereignty, the territorial integrity of his country. the question really is walk through, the actions may happen be the next hour or next days that may even unleash are much big escalation and metaphorically really puts that escalator like home. and the steps are le

and from russia itself in the east and from crimea in the south, which russia invaded in 2014tic missiles. and some of the world's most sophisticated air defence systems. russia's key advantage is in the air. it has around 300 combat aircraft, including fighterjets and aircraft, including fighterjets and a tank helicopter —— and tang helicopters on the border. ukraine has just over helicopters on the border. ukraine hasjust over 100. helicopters on the border. ukraine has just over 100. thea;r helicopters on the border. ukraine has just over 100.— has just over 100. they will very . uickl has just over 100. they will very quickly gain _ has just over 100. they will very quickly gain air _ has just over 100. they will very quickly gain air superiority. - has just over 100. they will very quickly gain air superiority. as i quickly gain air superiority. as soon as they do, the over 200,000 ukrainian troops stopped being an army that can manoeuvre and reposition itself to fight whichever axis the russians advance on and instead becomes a collection of independent units that will s

use of rex it financial thrive, and the pad in $1.00 0, $1.00 east investigates on out you 0. ah, oh, russia sends tags rolling through bella rues, hold the military drills as fears grow that it will invade ukraine west, and either call it a dangerous moment for europe. ah, hello i marianna mozy in london. you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program. a new power struggle bruise in libya, parliament of points, a new prime minister hours after the current leader survives an assassination attempt. suicide bombing in somali as capital kills at least 6 people, while the country struggles to solve a political crisis. and bumper to bumper problems on the u. s. canadian border, where truck drivers are rubbing on their protests against corona vars. maxine mandates. ah hello and welcome to program our top story. tens of thousands of russian and better russian troops have started 10 days of major joint military drills. nato estimates 30000 russian soldiers have been sent to barrows, largest deployment to the ex soviet state since the cold war. now the kremlin says they will return to that

we have seen that troops from russia far east have been relocated to bella ruth and close to ukraine. if those troops went home a few 1000 kilometers, that would make a difference. but if they are troops which are based a few 100 kilometers from ukraine anyway, it's not really an improvement. right? mr. show, mr. pretend met with the german chancellor left schoultz yesterday and talked about the realities on the ground determining what happens next. what do you think the russian president meant by that? well, from the russian point of view, russia is reacting against pressure from ukraine, against pressure from the west. and mr. put in also mentioned that russia considers what happens and on the bus again aside. and he was drawing a load analogy to the cultural engagement of nato and $999.00. so this means, from my point of view, russian saying if the situation in the eastern ukraine gets worse, we reserve the right to intervene. and i keep getting these, these russian claims about a genocide, who does russia believe a slaughtering? who well, there were reports on russian t v. that th

east and, and southeast in ukraine. because it is in that car, door of territory, isn't it? between crimea which, which russia controls and those separate just republics come to the east, which yeah. russia has is the independence they have, they have recognized now. so is it, it's strategically quite important, isn't it? that's right. hm. yes, i mean analysts any military and this will tell you exactly that. the reason why it is strategically a one, it is obviously a whole city on the as of c. but many, many, many analysts will say, i'll just ask the driver to stop here because there is a check point not too far. i think the credit military would be perfectly clean on this building this, but yeah, memorial plan is important because there is a theory that, that says that any kind of push by russia rushing back policies coming out of the east, coming out of the dumbass region, could well, head south in order to be able to join up with potentially russian forces coming out of northern crimea to create a corridor. and that would include murray or pull cord or between crimea. and that eastern section of don bass

pulling all russian diplomats out of care of which has in turn warned that it citizens should flee russia in east and ukraine. meanwhile, on the ground shelling has been intensifying a line of contacts, and there are more reports of convoys heading to the break way regions recognized as independent by russia this week. will this uptake in fighting comes at volatile time for people living on the front lines of this 8 year conflict? alger there is charles stratford reports now from easton ukraine's. danielle gretchen across the river is an area of the ukrainian army call. the grazer neither ukrainian soldiers nor the russian back separatist control guerria. the army say separatists showed the bridge a few days ago. crenan soldiers on guard the river bank. we'll fill all below. they can equip latoya. they shelled it using roughly $122.00 caliber weapons. we were luckily sheltering under cover at the time. in the distance i can hear what sounds like heavy artillery and machine gun fire. ukrainian government has in the last hour or so declared a state of emergency. now i remember being here in april,

russia is to the north, east and south and everything is in place for russia to engage in a major aggression against ukraine. >> sean: ukraine is in a state of emergency. over 100,000 russian troops are ready to attack. russia surrounded by ukraine. look at the map in front of you. the ukrainian government and banks were hit with a massive cyber attack. mobile communications are jammed all over eastern ukraine, and they believe a full-scale invasion is imminent. we will take you live to the ground in ukraine. we will also be joined by former vice-president mike pence. europe is sadly on the brink of war. it's no secret how we got here. for years, obama, biden and european leaders under-estimated vladimir putin and his ambitions and they sought to appease his hostile behavior and ignored his threats and got addicted to his cheap oil and helped make russia and putin rich again. western leaders were pleading with putin to engage in diplomacy. he ignored them. they ignored the reality of 200,000 troops surrounding ukraine. listen to what happened when vice-president biden said in 2012. >> govern

we're following foyer. russia has ordered troops into sanford as provinces in east and ukraine. president vladimir putin is holding the deployment a peacekeeping mission of the he recognized nuance. kent on yet as independent states. western nations have condemned the move as a breach of international law. this is data we can use life from berlin. you're up to date of next on dw business will hear from economic analyst clemens 1st on the financial cost of the russia ukraine crisis will be back with more news at the top of the ela, ah, they've had no peace for, for decades. people of iraq country is devastated and there's no end to violence. how did it come to this group this is revealed.

this week, constantino's called learns the ways of reindeer herders in russia's far east and goes for an icy deep in minus 50 degrees celsius, but not before experienced and even colder climes. well, this is one of the main attraction, sorry for visitors for tours. here estella or valerie monument that marks the lowest temperature that has ever been recorded in this life. mine is 71.2 through celsius. there is an ongoing debate over which village is actually the coldest place i north, whether it's or mac or where we're now or tom toward where we came from. but the truth is it doesn't matter because the whole area, the whole region, which is also called i macro, by the way, has something special about his geography that makes it so frigid. i really need to understand that my medical lies in a valley surrounded by mountains. and since there is no ocean nearby to moderate the extreme temperatures, the cold is concentrated here like in no other place. oh, it doesn't matter how much you measure this, but the coldest point is always in the wrong. so in the hollow valley, this is where the m

air defence missiles on the ground in belarus, close to ukraine, brought here all the way from russia's far east west fears this could all be part of preparations for an invasion. russia says the exercises are nothing to fear. they had been preannounced, since last year. and of course, after they are finished, the troops will return to their own permanent stations. the troops perhaps, but no word on the equipment. unless that leaves too, the sense ofjeopardy remains. but in the meantime, russia says it is interested in talking. we certainly believe there is still room for diplomacy. the french leader, emmanuel macron, visiting ukraine's president yesterday, said russia had indicated a willingness not to escalate further. a kremlin spokesman said no guarantees had been given. by holding a gun to the head of this country, ukraine, russia has forced the west into a debate which it says it wants into wider european security. it's onlyjust begun and it's still not clear if it's enough to avert a crisis. and while the doubt and the anxiety linger, the west continues to take precautions. hundreds of am

berlin, ukraine on alert for provocative for tax government and pro russia separatists accused each other firing shells in ukraine's east. as the united states accuses russia of preparing a pretext to invade, despite moscow's claims to be withdrawing troops. also on the program at the winter olympics in beijing, russian figure skater, camila valley of our comes forth in the women's singles after falling on the ice, she had previously tested positive for a band substance and her games on old ah, i'm get out as welcome to the program, the united states has urged russia to declare that it has no intention of invading ukraine. speaking at the united nations security council, you are a secretary of state antony, blinking repeated warnings that russia was poised to launch an attack. russia insisted that its withdrawing troops and accused ukraine of failing to implement a previous piece deal. meanwhile, there are reports of fighting and ukraine's east with the government and pro russian separatists accusing each other of carrying out shelling attacks in this government held village in eastern ukraine, a kindergarten hit by a s