— if sergei lavrov.o it there is a woman i really respect -- if sergei lavrov.— -- if sergei lavrov. i do wonder about if this _ -- if sergei lavrov. i do wonder about if this diplomacy - -- if sergei lavrov. i do wonder about if this diplomacy is - -- if sergei lavrov. i do wonder. about if this diplomacy is achieving anything. the times leads with moscow meeting putin �*s generals of sanctions. and ben wallace do to go to moscow tomorrow. we are seeing multiple efforts by the european countries and nato members to try and ensure that this does not escalate. it’s that this does not escalate. it's hi . hl that this does not escalate. it's highly unlikely to have any impact on things. — highly unlikely to have any impact on things, but at the same time, not speaking _ on things, but at the same time, not speaking at — on things, but at the same time, not speaking at all, it's never going to have _ speaking at all, it's never going to have an _ speaking at all, it's never going to have an impact. even if t

sergei: i don't think this sanction will influence too much russian politics.anction is negative, but at the same time we know very well that they prepare for sanctions against russia. now, we start sanctions in reserve. they want not so much to create devastation to the russian economut t threaten putin and the russian government with sanctions if russia will send its troops to the territory of ukraine. tom: indeed, there is some view here in the west that germany's decision to sideline nord stream 2 was a strong action from the chancellor, olaf scholz. what is the interpretation of that move in moscow by the president? is that a surprise? sergei: no, it is not a surprise. we adjust the classification of one or parts of this. the implication will be that it will move to a more stable. these implications and nord stream 2 will probably resume work in june or july of this year, but the situation in ukraine will be continual. if russia has movement, the struggle could be more intensive. before this conflict more or less results. tom: you are a former advisor to t

so sergei lavrov said he doesn't believe that it is a democratically elected government. you have to understand this is the russian foreign minister speaking. so inevitably, there's a lot of beliefs here, and goes on to claim that the russian targets, that the ukrainians are using genocide against their own people, he talks about people not being able to speak russian in schools, and he then goes on to repeat what president putin has said, that no one is planning to occupy ukraine. and quotes president putin, the goal is demilitarization of ukraine. so really what you heard there from sergei lavrov, the foreign minister, i jumped in front of the camera as i haven't heard the rest of the news conference, but he is repeating much of what president putin has said, and that's not surprising because that is essentially how things work. we talked many times about how president putin is very much the boss in charge, everything goes to him, and men like sergei lavrov will wait to hear what president putin says before a news conference like this, so he can establish what he will s

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says sergei lavrov has agreed to meet antony blake and for talks -- blinken for talks. bloomberg. ♪ manus: it is "daybreak europe." the u.s. and russia are set to meet next week to discuss the ukraine situation. the news comes after president biden warned there is a significant risk of russian invasion. how do you assess that risk? bruce einhorn does it on a daily basis. this is the americans reaching out to the russians we understand with the proposition for talks. what happens next? >> it is significant because u.s. secretary of state antony blinken proposed this meeting. now the russians have accepted. he will be meeting with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov sometime late next week, we have heard from the white house. that could mean there is a fairly good window of opportunity to keep diplomacy going to avert a crisis in ukraine. we also know president biden will be speaking today with transatlantic leaders. the other news that came out of washington overnight is that the u.s. senate passed a nonbinding resolution. probably a disappointment for ukrainians

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on sergei shoigu's eyes, did you believe him?— sergei shoigu's eyes, did you believe him?ated that to its core, nato is defensive. it is in its article as an establishment and we are not interested in dividing and drilling russia which was the claim made by the president lastjuly in his article. no one is interested in doing that. we want strong relationships with the russian people. we would like strong relationships with the russian economy to deliver lots of opportunities for british and russian business to work together more, but fundamentally nato is not going to give up that belief in self defence and being a defensive organisation and as an alliance, it is an alliance that doesn't choose people, people choose nato, i do think it's very important people understand that, nato doesn't go around the world trying to recruit new people, we let people approach us and then the other members make that decision. we made it clear it will always remain defensive and we are not seeking confrontation. you mentioned minsk. today the kremlin— you mentioned minsk. today the kremlin

but also what sergey lavrov talked about was discussing the neutrality of ukraine.t lyse doucet in kyiv, stay safe to you _ door. at lyse doucet in kyiv, stay safe to you and — door. at lyse doucet in kyiv, stay safe to you and all— door. at lyse doucet in kyiv, stay safe to you and all the _ door. at lyse doucet in kyiv, stay safe to you and all the teams - door. at lyse doucet in kyiv, stay safe to you and all the teams out| safe to you and all the teams out there, of course. thank you very much indeed. in a news conference in moscow today russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov denied moscow wanted to occupy ukraine and claimed russia's assault was to demilitarise and as we heard from lyse doucet to denazify the country so that ukrainians could freely determine their own future. with more, here is our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. chanting they are chanting "no to war" — a show of disgust last night in central moscow in a country where many are still in shock at the invasion of ukraine. it takes bravery to protest in president putin's russia. across t

i was able to speak to sergei lavrov earlier today. as you've come to me within the past few seconds, we are once again hearing the air raid sirens bellow through the nighttime city of kyiv right now. it is just turned midnight. listen to this. this is whatever is left of the people of kyiv. a lot of them have left the city already. this is what they're hearing right now. they're doing it as russian forces are poised to come in. just a few miles in this direction right behind me in the suburb of obolon, about six miles in that direction, as a matter of fact. you have a concentration of russian forces that have been battling through the course of the past day with ukrainian security forces. just further over to the left, that air base which we know for a fact, we saw with it our own eyes. russian special forces have been located there. the russian defense ministry says they have taken it and they are if total control. and that tallies with what we saw as well. the ukrainians say that as well. we don't have eyes on the verif control. the

sergey lavrov has been in the job 18 years. a big difference.rov called western politicians "indoctrinated", the british diplomats "unprepared", and on the subject of ukraine... translation: the conversation we had was like a deaf person talking to someone who's mute. we were listening to one another, but not hearing each other. i certainly wasn't mute i in our discussions earlier. i put forward the uk's point of view on the current situation _ and the fact that as well as seeking to deter russia from an invasion i into ukraine, we are also very resolute in pursuing _ the diplomatic path. what we saw here today was diplomacy without any of the diplomatic niceties. no hint of compromise. instead, a very public clash between britain and russia over ukraine and over the whole question of european security. it's moscow's military activity near ukraine that's causing concern in the west, like joint drills involving russia and belarus. but mr lavrov insisted russia has no plans for an invasion. it does stretch credulity that there are no plansl when t

what sort of i a man is sergey lavrov? what sort of a man is sergey lavrov?tell our audience more about him. minister lavrov is quite _ audience more about him. minister lavrov is quite experienced - lavrov is quite experienced diplomat, in service since 2004, and previously he used to work in the un in new york insecurity, so we know he is quite a close ally of vladimir putin and tough in trying to deliver the kremlin�*s policy, so this is what we know and understand. the kremlin's policy, so this is what we know and understand. these russian military _ what we know and understand. these russian military drills, _ what we know and understand. these russian military drills, practising, rehearsing, what is the point of those? it would appear to add to the tension. in those? it would appear to add to the tension. w , those? it would appear to add to the tension. .. , ., ., tension. in fact there is a main difficulty in _ tension. in fact there is a main difficulty in the _ tension. in fact there is a main difficulty in the rhetoric- tension. in fact there is a

crude down one full percentage point and here's the headline from the russian foreign minister sergei would propose to continue diplomatic measures, continue contacts with the west. says there's always a chance to agree. tom: these are just headlines coming out at rapid speed. putin said "all right" in response. the elasticity in the short-term bond yield. oil doing better. the backdrop, i want you to bring in maria but the backdrop here, not only are the headlines from the russian leaders but at the same time, the press waiting in ukraine for the leaders of germany and ukraine. for those on the radio it's really quite something when the german and ukrainian flags in kiev as the story moves minute by minute. jonathan: joining us now, maria tadeo out of brussels. your read on the headlines. >> it is very significant. vladimir putin said he wanted to speak to two people. he's had a meeting so far with sergei lavrov who is a very experienced diplomat and he is saying we should still talk with the west, there may be a way forward. vladimir putin has made it clear it's a yes. we can go for

answer hasjoined the uk and eu in imposing sanctions on vladimir putin and the foreign minister, sergeyber of punitive measures over russia's invasion of ukraine. here isjen psaki speaking at the white house in the last few minutes.— the last few minutes. attempts to overturn the _ the last few minutes. attempts to overturn the readership _ the last few minutes. attempts to overturn the readership of - the last few minutes. attempts to | overturn the readership of ukraine is very much in the aspirations of president putin. their attempts to do exactly that and their continued progress in moving towards kyiv and towards ukrainian leadership is aligned with what we have predicted. obviously going after the head of state would be a significant, horrific act by russian leadership, but we remain in contact. fiur but we remain in contact. our correspondent _ but we remain in contact. our correspondent in _ but we remain in contact. our correspondent in new york is covering events there. bring us up to date, where have we got to? i think this isjust really to date, where have we got to? i think

sergey lavrov has been in the job 18 years. a big difference. there were major differences of opinion. mr lavrov called western politicians "indoctrinated", the british diplomats "unprepared", and on the subject of ukraine... translation: the conversation we had was like a deaf person i talking to someone who's mute. we were listening to one another, but not hearing each other. i certainly wasn't mute i in our discussions earlier. i put forward the uk's point of view on the current - situation and the fact thatl as well as seeking to deter russia from an invasion - into ukraine, we are also very resolute in pursuing| the diplomatic path. what we saw here today was diplomacy without any of the diplomatic niceties. no hint of compromise. instead, a very public clash between britain and russia over ukraine and over the whole question of european security. it's moscow's military activity near ukraine that's causing concern in the west, like joint drills involving russia and belarus. but mr lavrov insisted russia has no plans for an invasion. it does

sergey lavrov has been in the job 18 years. a big difference.fferences of opinion. mr lavrov called western politicians "indoctrinated", the british diplomats "unprepared", and on the subject of ukraine... translation: the conversation we had was like a deaf person i talking to someone who's mute. we were listening to one another, but not hearing each other. i certainly wasn't mute i in our discussions earlier. i put forward the uk's point of view on the current - situation and the fact thatl as well as seeking to deter russia from an invasion - into ukraine, we are also very resolute in pursuing| the diplomatic path. what we saw here today was diplomacy without any of the diplomatic niceties. no hint of compromise. instead, a very public clash between britain and russia over ukraine and over the whole question of european security. it's moscow's military activity near ukraine that's causing concern in the west, like joint drills involving russia and belarus. but mr lavrov insisted russia has no plans for an invasion. it does stretch credulity t

sergei lavrov and forgive me for not knowing the precise russian translation, but after talks he saidbeen a dialogue like the death and the dumb trying to understand each other and suggesting liz truss hadn't listened to a word he had said and then he walked off leaving her at the lectern. very hard to tell what's gone on for the especially something that russia and the uk, because the briefings from both sides from completely different universes. but it's perilous, isn't it? i agree, i think they had an important domestic. audience on both sides, - to look tough, because i think boris johnson and liz truss. have rather enjoyed the idea thatjens stoltenberg i said again today, the uk have been so strong, - the nato boss, saying we very much appreciate the robust stance by boris johnson - and the uk government, - so perhaps there was a little bit of theatrics on both sides, but, laura, you are right. - this is very much looking into the precipice at thisl stage, everyone saying, you know, we are not. going to invade ukraine, - and nato and the uk and other allies more strongly sane . t

secretary like and holding phone call with secretary sergei lavrov.r equity market is down two/10 of 1% on the s&p. an ugly start to the year for the month of january, down 5% on the s&p 500. it could have been worse without that to date rally. the big m and a story, it started as a love story apparently. a software engineer rockland new is partner loved word game so he created a guessing game for the two of them. he named it word up. most people fear it will go to the dogs. tom: he's killing it. january 3 article, we are looking at the same article. i guess we will not get the board but they are just killing it. jonathan: in the low seven figures. i am happy for them. you know the game from here on out will just get bigger. lisa: it will cost money. they are going to charge you to play a word -- a daily word game. lisa: once people get on a particular word game, people will pay for that. jonathan: it's a love story, it's just beautiful. would you make a game for miss is keen? tom: what is this guy worth to another company? let's go to washington. emi

secretary of state antony blinken will speak with his counterpart, sergei lavrov. ukraine's ambassador says they believe a russian invasion is imminent. we'll join you from kyiv and we have melissa bell. this letter being handed in to the united states. i suspect and i spoke to nathan hodges from moscow at the top of the show, we don't know the contents of that russian response, but the timing of this is interesting given the fact that lavrov is speaking to blinken today. how can we interpret today's meeting as well given the brawl we saw at the u.n. yesterday? >> reporter: well, what it certainly showed was the stark contrast. there is a stark difference, the gap, the chasm there is between the two positions, united states and russia. it was a very public standoff in the end, this meeting, that did allow us to get an idea of just how wide that gap is on -- both in terms of the depth of misunderstanding and differences of view fundamentally but also in the tone that each is now adopting with the other. yet, that's been welcome by ukraine in a statement saying it ha

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to underscore this unity and resolve, when i speak with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov latering, i will also make clear, as i have consistently that if russia is genuinely interesting resolving a crisis of its own making through diplomacy and dialogue, we are prepared to do that. in fact, that is our preferred path. it is the right and responsible thing to do. but it must take place in the context of de—escalation. so far, we have only seen escalation from moscow. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is in kiev and told us more about the mood there. it remains to this macro weir contrast between the dire warnings from washington and the calm and normality in kyiv with the government appearing to insist that nothing much has changed. and it raises the question, the question we've been asking ourselves quite a bit in recent days, what are the americans on the british seeing that the ukrainians are not seeing? becausejudging by the the ukrainians are not seeing? because judging by the tone ofjake sullivan in his press briefing in washington yesterday evening, there is a real

secretary blinken and sergei lavrov meeting next week. u.s. markets closing for president's day.. pmi and fourth-quarter gdp. rounding out the week with fed speak. still with us are brian, tony, amanda. three quick questions, three quick answers. march meeting, 50 or 25? tony: 25. brian: 25. amanda: 25. jonathan: how many hikes this year? brian: six. amanda: seven. tony: six. jonathan: 2/10 curve, 40 to 50 basis points? what to be get to first, zero or 100? tony: zero. brian: 100. amanda: zero. jonathan: amanda lynam, tony rodriguez, brian weinstein, fantastic. thank you very much. this was bloomberg real yield. have a fantastic long weekend stateside. this is bloomberg. ♪ bloomberg. ♪ >> we welcome our bnn bloomberg audience. here is the first word. the u.s. estimates russia has gathered as many as 190,000 personnel in and around ukraine come including troops, national guard units, and russian backed separatists. it is being called the most significant military mobilization since world war ii. defense secretary lloyd austin spoke earlier in warsaw. >> all indications are that he

sergey lavrov has been at the job 18 years. >> we cannot ignore the buildup of over 100,000 troops onkrainian border. steve: on the situation in ukraine they were never going to see eye to eye. >> the conversation we had was like a deaf person talking to someone who was mute. we were listening, but not hearing each other. steve: it is moscow's military activity near ukraine that is causing concern in the west. like joint drills involving russia and belarus. mr. lavrov insisted russia has no plans for an inon. >> we need to see those words from sergey lavrov translated into action of de-escalating and removing troops from the border. steve: how do you expect the russians to take that message seriously, when back home, there is a prime minister fighting for his survival and the russians know that very well? >> minister is doing a fantastic job and we delivered on the covid vaccine. we are now opening up the economy. steve: there was a headline in the russian government paper, goodbye johnson. that must be a distraction. >> we have not discussed that at all today. steve: this is what rus

there was another thing that secretary blinken asked sergey lavrov for, and it's very instructive to understand that the united states, france, and other nations are really beginning to question whether or not russia has any intention of truly going down a diplomatic track here. and secretary blinken on this specific issue said to sergey lavrov, you know, where is your formal response to these written responses that the united states and nato gave you at your demand,nsistence, your insistence that it happen quickly several weeks ago? where is your formal response? a formal response would be a process of diplomacy. russia hasn't done that. i think what we're seeing is these diplomatic engagements are essentially trying to call russia out. you're on a diplomatic path and de-escalate or you're not. that's where we seem to be. >> that's fascinating, nic. arlette, from the white house point of view, how far is it willing to go if there's some real doubt here, universal doubt that putin really is genuine about engaging in these diplomatic calls? >> reporter: well, right now, fred, you are

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sergei lavrov called it the dial a log of the deaf. not safe to stay in ukraine. >> american citizens should leave, should leave now. we're dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. this is a very different situation and things could go crazy quickly. >> a u.s. defense official said they're deploying four guided missile ships immediately. >>> new satellite images appear to show russia building up its military on all sides. nic robertson is live in moscow. first i want to go to melissa bell in kyiv. as we look at the new lines getting in. instead of deescalation, we are seeing unfortunately escalation on land and at sea with those naval exercises in the black sea. is president zelensky still able to keep a cool head as this all unfolds? >> reporter: i think there's been a decided shift in what we're beginning to hear from ukrainian government ministers with regard to what's happening at ukraine's borders. we heard it yesterday from the defense minister who was reacting to the news that as a result the black z will be closed o

this is sergey lavrov at a press conference later. >> i'm honestly disappointed that our conversationd out like the mute talking to the deaf. it seems like we are listening to each other, but not hring each other. our very to -- detailed clarifications fell on deaf ears. ross: this was her reply. >> well, first of all, i certainly wasn't mute in our discussions earlier. i put forward the uk's point of view on the current situation and the fact that as well as seeking to deter russia from an invasion into ukraine, we are also very resolute in pursuing e diplomatic path. ross: further talks are taking place after the press conference. we will keep an i on those. in the meantime, more foreign troops have arrived to bolster the eastern flank. u.s. troops followed an inside ukraine, military exercises are also happening. we are told they will take place across the country until the end of the month. russia denies to being the aggressor in the situation. the head of the secret service chaired a meeting about russian history earlier when inevitably he turned to current events. >> russia has

russia is reportedly open to talks with ukraine, but sergei lavrov says that is on the condition of surrenderthe eu it's set to freeze putin and lavrov's assets. commodities in the crosshairs. the grains trade faces disruption. looking through it, risk sentiment tries to push through price pressures and geopolitics. europe is playing catch-up. from new york, i'm kailey leinz, with tom mackenzie in london. alix steel and guy johnson are off. welcome to "bloomberg markets." happy friday. it has been quite a week, he week that will go down in history, and it is still not over. tom: we've had comments from lawmakers we have been keeping on. the data is breaking as well. just to shift momentarily away from the geopolitics, there's the overlap when it comes to the inflationary impact. coming in at 62.8, that is a solid beat. 62.8 from that michigan sentiment survey. kailey: a lot of economic data this morning and this afternoon, and that includes housing data. when you look at pending home sales for january, they fell 9.1% from the previous year, which was expected to be up by about 0.2%, so a litt

there's a meeting between antony blinken and sergey lavrov. here's blinken yet on "meet the press." >> it feels like your meeting with sergey lavrov this week. if it happens, it means no war. if it doesn't, that means war has begun? is that a fair way to look at that meeting? >> that's a pretty good summary, yes. we're doing everything we can and it is my responsibility to do everything i can to try diplomatically to prevent a war. so i will leave no stone unturned to do that. >> expect blinken and lavrov to speak later in the week. >> and scott, before you go, there's a french proposal that they talk about. >> yes. french president macron negotiated that last night. putin seems willing. the white house says we'll see what happens first. if there's progress, then we can talk. as of this morning, we now know what excuse russia will use to invade if it does. >> very interesting there. all right. thank you. >>> closer to home, there are concerns among ukrainians in the bay area. those with loved ones remain on edge. >> reporter: good morning. we

russian foreign minister sergei lavrov will discuss the crisis in ukraine with u.k.retary of state antony blinken next weekend in europe. their meeting was set hours after president biden warned that the chances of russian invasion of ukraine were still very high. moscow has denied it is planning an attack. the limbs had president loretta mester supports tightening policy at a faster pace if needed to fight inflation. in remarks for a virtual event, mr. said it would be appropriate to raise interest rates next month and speed up the pace of inflation if not moderating. it is the biggest acquisition ever for salinities. they will acquire a broad portfolio of engineered thermoplastics. dupont's ceo has turned the business into a company focused on automotive and industrial focused technologies. the largest maker of farm machinery deere has raised its fiscal outlook for the full year . deere said it has been able to work around the global supply chain crisis. a giant cargo ship carrying almost 4000 vehicles from volkswagen has caught fire and is adrift in the atlantic.

have agreed to freeze assets belonging to russia's president vladimir putin and foreign minister sergey ukraine's president zelensky made a plea for more help from the international community. he said he would not leave kyiv. the kremlin has said it is willing to send a negotiating team to neighboring belarus to discuss ukraine's future. nick beake reports from kyiv. nick: the early sirens wa in ukraine's capital once more. this was no rude awakening. no one had been able to sleep. the test russian bombardments had hit yet more homes, injuring the very civilians the kmlin promised had nothing to fear from what it calls a targeted attack on the ukrainian military. as we make our way through kyiv, we find volunteers now bearing arms to protect their country. we soon see signs of a battle drawing ever nearer. as well as those bracing themselves for a last stand. of all the places to get a flat tire, alina's family now caught between ukrainian artillery and the russian front line. she says the whole family is very afraid and can't now go back to their home. and this is why. what you think o

. >> now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov briefed vladimir putin on monday telling him there is still a chance for diplomacy. russia needs to do more than talk and it needs to show it wants a peaceful resolution. >> in order for diplomacy and dialogue to succeed, it has to take place in the context of deescalation and we have not seen anything resembling deescalation. there is not that context yet. if foreign minister lavrov's comments are followed up with concrete, tangible signs of deescalation, we would certainly welcome that. >> reporter: cnn is covering this story from every angle. our brett pleitgen is standing by in moscow. let's start with cnn's sam kiley in ukraine. sam, you're right there on the border. russian troops not far away. give us a sense of what it's like there and how the locals are feeling. >> in short, pretty relaxed. there is this fervid language coming from the united states which is in no way matched by the atmosphere here on the ground or indeed on the border. yesterday i traveled up to the border right with absolutely no sign of ukrainian troops. t

we have next week a meeting between antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. that will be toward the end of next week. there was a caveat we heard from the state department that the meeting would only come as long as russia did not further invade ukraine. given the president's remarks today, you can see the intelligence the u.s. believes was building that there might be an imminent threat to ukraine, and that there will also be a number of other diplomatic meetings happening. olaf scholz says he is having the g7 meet next thursday, so there has been a flurry of diplomacy. the united states has been clear this is something they do not want. when you ask why are you sharing intelligence in almost an aggressive manner, this is something they did not do in 2014, prior to the annexation of crimea. they say they are trying to avert a war. and this is potentially something they look back on in 2014 that potentially they could have done to change the calculus in the kremlin, and they are wanting to make sure the world knows this is the intelligence they have if vladim

russian foreign minister sergei lavrov will discuss the crisis in ukraine with u.s.ecretary of state antony blinken next week in europe. their meeting hours after president biden warned that the chances of a russian invasion on ukraine were still very high. moscow has denied it is planning an attack. cleveland fed president loretta mester supports tightening policy at a faster pace if needed to fight inflation. in remarks for a virtual event, mr. said it will be opprobrious to raising just rates next month and speed up the pace of inflation. she expect inflation to remain above 2% this year and next. in hong kong, chief executive carry long -- executive carrie lam will delay its election to continue to fight the coronavirus. meanwhile, hong kong will get mandatory for all residents to have a covid test. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> when putin>> makes calculations about whether there should be war, he is goin

you see pictures of sergei lavrov and vladimir putin.ts for last couple of years, demand has recovered two about the level we were pre-pandemic. it is going to exceed the level we were pre-pandemic in the back half of 2022 and into 2023. supply needs to catch up. i think what the market is worried about is how much supply there is available in the second half of the year into 2023. weight will now see a prolonged period of 100 plus in the next six to nine months. it is difficult to be precise about the exact timing, but demand is going to search the second half of the year provided there is no additional worries about the pandemic and provided travel resumes to something like normal. anna: are you expecting the supply situation to remain constrained? we have incredible backwardation in the markets. is that something that is going to persist? russell: it should persist. opec is wrapping up $300 to $400 a month. more supply is coming. eventually we will run out of spare capacity and that is what the market is trying to work out , how worri

the being restricted. -- sergei. the twitter has _ being restricted. -- sergei.case everything is working on right but —— everything is working all right but the russian government is trying to block the flow of information coming up about war and russian media watchdog has also issued a warning against the dozens of independent media who are writing about what is happening and showing images from the border and showing the video of this hits in kyiv and kharkiv and other ukrainian cities. and this media watchdog is urging them to take down all this information and they are threatening them to be blocked in russia and face fines of media don't make millions of roubles. probably the russian government will take more steps to block the information about what is happening. just steps to block the information about what is happening.— what is happening. just tell us about state — what is happening. just tell us about state tv _ what is happening. just tell us about state tv and _ what is happening. just tell us about state tv and whether. what is happening. just tell

. >>> we're learning that sergey lavrov and secretary of state antony blinken spoke a smart time ago. we heard, nic, before this call that the secretary of state was going to threaten sanctions if invasion by ukraine. what are you hearing from these two? >> reporter: yeah, we got a readout from minister of foreign affairs here, no reference to what secretary blinken said about sanctions and urging the track of diplomacy. what we have from the russian side, they're rejecting what they're calling propaganda that alleges that they're going to invade ukraine. they're saying this is a provocative act that is encouraging, and this is actually the russian position and it has been for a while, that this is authorities in kyiv to not fully engage in the minsk talks in that pro-russian-backed separatist in place in donbas. this is an important point for the russians because this is where they've tried to focus western diplomacy this week. they tried to focus emmanuel macron on that and called on the french thauthorities to get the in direct negotiations with the separatists. and the authorities

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diplomacy, and sergey lavrov has been in his position for nearly two decades.ery negatively by many in the international community, particularly the west. i don't think we could expect much more than this. i'm sure liz truss will be disappointed by how quite how dismissive the terms have been, describing her is like talking to a deaf person. i mean, this is all part of russia's plan. they wish to carry on this choreography in the same way britain does as well. i should just say i think the russian ambassador to the uk has said liz truss was just repeating formulations of slogans. it was in a conversation of mutual respect. she's obviously very new in the job, and she's dealing with... i she's obviously very new in the “ob, and she's dealing with. . .fi and she's dealing with... i don't think an and she's dealing with. .. i don't think any of— and she's dealing with... i don't think any of us _ and she's dealing with... i don't think any of us should _ and she's dealing with... i don't think any of us should be - and she's dealing with... i don't i think any of u

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a degree that there could be some swift responds because we're hearing that to vladimir putin and sergei le rav his foreign minister, came out today and said that there may be a chance for further talk talks. and that's exactly what, what amusing lensky ukrainian present and german chancellor saw. it's in this building behind me, the residence of the president we're talking about today that there needs to be a diplomatic process that it's worth going the extra mile and continuing the talks . so some potential silver lining on the horizon that am making clear that everybody is on the same page when it comes to sanctions may pay off. at the same time, there were some mixed signals over nato membership after ukraine's ambassador had been misinterpreted as it is being said here, that ukraine may not insist on wanting to join nato, or that something that amused lensky said he definitely still wants to pursue that . and to answer all f salt said, well, that's not really a current issue anyway, because legally ukraine couldn't join, would that still remaining conflict area with russia over the

and foreign minister canada is the latest country to announced measures against vladimir putin and sergey level of european union is sanctioning all the members of the duma, the parliament who back to the invasion of ukraine along with putin and lover of while the u. s says, is going to freeze their assets and impose a travel bag. nato is sending thousands of troops by land, air, and sea to protect allies near russia and ukraine. secretary general gen stuart and bert has called the crisis a new normal in european security. it has pledge of support came hours after ukrainian president vladimir zalinski, criticized both the western nations and the alliance for not coming to his country's aid. those are the headlines. the news continues here on al jazeera, after inside story. good bye. ah. russian tanks roll into ukraine. the target, the capital keep ukraine's president says the response from the west is not good enough. so what are the options? can ukraine defend itself? this is inside story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm hammer, jim's room. russia's invasion of ukraine is intens

and so in the european union decided to go ahead and sanction sergey lover of and vladimir putin. the united states decided that they too would be unlocks that this will also include a travel band for both of them, although i suspect neither am, are planning a trip to the us any time soon or so. members of their national security council have also been sanctioned. this comes after joe biden spend 40 minutes on the phone with president zalinski this afternoon. they talked about this cotton situation and the diplomatic efforts that are ongoing. the also talked about how the united states has committed to continue it's humanitarian, military and security assistance at to the ukrainians. what wasn't discussed as far as we can tell from the reader, provided by the white house, was the offer of talks that has come from more schools to ukraine. but that offer has been dismissed by the u. s. state department here. ned price. seeing that he didn't think the ukrainians were going to negotiate at the battle of a gotten. we've also had a from the ukrainian ambassador to the united states in t

it's time, the west thinks, for sanctions against sergei lavrov and vladimir putin.rsonal sanctions against vladimir putin sends a strong message. it shows that western leaders view him increasingly as a pariah. but will it make the kremlin leader change course? almost certainly not. because president putin seems determined to continue with his military plan. and here's part of it. this is belgorod, western russia, near the border with ukraine. a lot of military hardware and activity. and different views on russia's offensive over the border. translation: the president explained it all, that they will target _ military objects only. of course it's unpleasant, but there was no other way out. translation: there is nothing good in it. - everyone has friends and relatives there. i can't find words to express it. the longer the war continues, the harder it will be to convince russians that their president took the right decision. and steve rosenberg joins us from moscow. we heard in your report the appeal by president putin to ukrainian soldiers. what do you make of that?

and the you agreed to freeze the assets of president putin and his foreign minister, sergey labrons. ah, russian forces are closing in on ukraine's capital key of on the 2nd day of an invasion that killed at least a 137. ukrainians, driven thousands from their homes and shocked the world. ukrainian military, he sang russian spies in saboteurs on the outskirts of care of the defense ministry has told residents to prepare molotov cocktails to defend their city grains present road. amir zalinski says, russian forces have marked him in his family as that top targets, but he's refusing to leave kev, but event. she may do with national riskless thought the president is here. our troops are here. citizens are here. all of us are here protecting the independence of our country, and it will continue to be this way, glory to our defenders. glory to ukraine. glory to our heroes. flow was the landscape is pushing for talks with russia, offering to designate ukraine as a country aligned with an ivan east nor west. but the kremlin says it will only attend talks if they happen in mince, which is th

entire ukrainian people hostage . journalists, a survey said enough sky joins me now for moscow. sergey putin there, of course, calling on the ukrainian armed forces to stage a coup. essentially, what's the feeling in russia as to how putin's war is going to reaction thin? there are inside russia are very different. you can see jubilation only on stage 2 on tv channels on there, the propaganda machine says that russia is act like her great father, like the usa. they also to humanize ukrainian officials. you got here yesterday and the president, president putin called the ukrainian the leader says a bunch of junk is yes, but also people feel different feelings. i mean, i spoke to the people who live in belgrade. they sit next to the border with ukraine, and they haven't been living on the stress for several days to dance just outside their windows. and for last 3 days they can hear the sound of explosions that also cause windows. and so it's very stressful for them. and you also can see people get out to the streets of mosque of st. petersburg and other cities of russia that protest agai