if russia invades the country, you a secretary of state, anthony blanket has reinforced washington's support for keep russian president vladimir putin. he has hit back today in his 1st remarks on the crisis. in more than a month, is accusing the west of ignoring moscow's concerns about security, its own security in the reach boy, with the flags of his allies on proud display. ukraine's president announced a huge addition to his nation's army corps, westwood, human. we will create a new political co operation format in europe between ukraine, great britain and poland, voice that was within the next 3 years, we will increase the number of the ukrainian armed forces 210-0000 professional soldiers. regina army, british prime minister boris johnson, flew to give to meet with zelinski in a press conference afterwards. johnson appealed for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. russia invasion of ukraine would be a political disaster. humanitarian disaster, in my view, would also be for russia for the world, a military disaster as well. and the potential invasion completely flies in the face

you are secretary of state anthony blanket, made the comments at the un security council and repeated his government's assertion that moscow is now looking to manufacture a pretext for war. joe biden, us present to saying that he expects rashid military action to happen in the next couple of days. but russia rejects accusations of any planned offensive despite massing more than a $150000.00 troops along the border. i have no doubt the response to my remarks here today will be more dismissal from the russian government about the united states, stroking hysteria, or that it has no plans to invade ukraine. so let me make the symbol the russian government can announce to day, with no qualification equivocation or deflection that russia will not invade ukraine. stated clearly stated plainly to the world and then demonstrate it by sending your troops, your tanks, your planes, rat to their merits can hangers and sending your diplomats to the negotiating table . in the coming days, the world will remember that commitment or the refusal to make it ukraine and russian back separatism accused ea

threat of destruction and the death of civilians and don bass. meanwhile, the us secretary of state anthony blanket has canceled a meeting with his russian counts part. so gay law for all saying he sees no point in is off the moscow recognize the don't boss. republics. it comes with us and available it sanctions. these will target to large financial institutions as well as russian individuals and family members. the criminal claims these punitive measures to like the your pan wong's will only back fire. the he was also rose out fresh sanctions, promising is top diplomat to jeer on twitter that that be no more shopping in milan and partying in sans for pe. joseph burrell seems to have regretted that though, as he swiftly deleted the tweet with more european reactions who rushed decision to defend the people of dumbass, his poor lawyer. this is heard from the french finance minister who has lashed out at the north street t pipeline project. and this is quite surprising because he was one of those. one of those who overwhelmingly supported it initially. we've also heard from him, and this is to quote

threat of destruction and the death of civilians and don bass. meanwhile, the us secretary of state anthony blanket has council, the meeting with his russian count apart. so to get live or off saying he sees no point in it after moscow recognize the don bass republics. it comes as a us unveiled it sanctions targeting large financial institutions as well as our russian people in that family. the kremlin claims are these punitive measures to just like the european ones will only back fire or that you, you as also rolled out. fresh sanctions are prompting its top diplomat to juggle and took her. there now be no more shopping in midland, or partying, and central pe, georgia burrell seems to have well regretted that he swiftly deleted that tweed or with more on the entire european reaction over to berlin. now his policy was, was heard from the french finance minister who has last out at the north street to pipeline project. and this is quite surprising because he was one of those, one of those who overwhelmingly supported it initially. we've also heard from him, and this is to quote that they will be in

followed reserves. president joe biden set aside the other half for 911 victims secretary of state anthony blanket, his meeting, his japanese and south korean counterparts in hawaii. the trilateral talks of focusing on north korean missile tests since january and china is growing military and economic dominance in the, in the pacific region. people, manchester protesting against rising inflation, tax hikes and soaring energy bills. the u. k. the british government announced a one time rebate check in response to the energy price hike or protest to say it's not enough. those will headlines. time job will be here with more news in half. now . next is the listening post to stay with us. on counting the cost to europe is divided of a nuclear energy, but isn't green enough, but you wouldn't accuse is north korea funding it's missile program with stolen crypto currency? how can digital wallace be protected and african startups on the rise? what makes them right? counting the cost on al jazeera, with lord of the fiber in the olympics, are back in beijing. let them propaganda games begin. india deploy its

earlier this week, the us secretary of state anthony blanket unclaimed russia was planning a chemical attack in ukraine, either real or fake as a pretext for an invasion. a president boston repeated his claim that an invasion will happen in the next several days in while on the us intelligence officials having quoted in the washington post a saying, the russian pull back from ukraine border is just the route to deceive the west. we heard from current gitovski a retired us and force that sort of tunnel. she says some in the government have a vested interest in stirring up the crisis. we just don't have any evidence to support what the state department and what joe biden is saying. he is, he is treating germany and, and the ukrainian leadership, very arrogantly very authoritarian. you know, as an authoritarian telling him what they should do, what they will do, what they will submit to at the same time we're carrying on both sides of the conversation, what the u. s. will do, what you will do, and what russia will do. the u. s is doing this all by itself. you know, the defense department

principle to a meeting, the kremlin said there are no plans yet for a summit. secretary of state anthony blanket said on friday that any move to recognize the dumbass region would necessitate a swift infirm response from the united states. while white house press secretary, jeremy saki on monday, said the president would sign an executive order that will quote, prohibit new investment trade and financing by us persons to from or in the regents . johnny has not adjust is blue bus co host an investigative journalist. then, swan, i've been, let's start with the broad here. what's the impact of the move to recognize these regions as independent? calling the impact is pretty large so far. i mean, obviously what we're already seen as you just mentioned, gin, saki, insane. on monday that already the biden administration is going to sign the executive order that essentially issues sanctions on these regions, right? remember, as you guys and lead up here, these 2 regions declared independence about 8 years ago, back in 2014, around the same time of crimea. they're not saying they're part of russia they u

ongoing, not least the meeting that a shuttle for geneva on thursday between the us secretary of state anthony blanket blinking and his russian opposite number. so gay laugh are offset elaborate. of course, he's been in that job as russian foreign minister for many, many years now. several decades, mr. blink and relatively new to the job he came in when joe biden got the u. s. presidency having taken over the white house from donald trumped mr. prison, of course, stopping short of saying what decision on eastern ukraine, he will support, but he will make a decision. today. it's interesting, isn't it, as well to kind of drill down into the summation of 2 things as far as the russians are concerned. because if you listen to what the russians have been saying in the past hour, their version of events on that border between ukraine and russia completely and utterly different to what everyone else is saying, different to watch politicians and key ever saying different to what the you politicians are saying different to what the nature leaders are saying as well. and crucially different to what mr. blinking

take place in geneva, on thursday, between the russian foreign minister and the secretary of state anthony blanket. it appears to be on for now, but we're not sure whether that will take place james. many thanks, james. blaze. the diplomatic editor, talking to us live from the o. c. e building in vienna. well, let's go back to sanctions in the past few hours, the u. k is prime minister boris johnson has been outlining in the house of commons in london sanctions against russian banks and all the dogs. the u. k. sanctioning the following 5 russian banks, rossier. i s bank jim, but general bank a property as bank and the black sea bank and we are sanctioning 3 very high net worth in vigils. any assets they hold in the u. k. will be frozen. the individuals concerned will be banned from travelling here. and we hold further sanctions at readiness to be deployed alongside united states and european union. if the situation escalates still further, life nazi london and our correspondent, they're not in bar, but not in how much money. how much is this all worth? the sanctions package that mr. johnson is tal

conducting a propaganda campaign about a possible invasion of earlier with the us secretary of state anthony blanket and in avenues police and trying to buy a gas to break up for ronnie and the capital again, calling about some damage restriction, a convoy a vehicle is blocking traffic in central. how are you stopped making possibly checkpoints, thousands of these have been much more now on our top story and the tensions between russia and ukraine and the west. let's speak to alexander vote, traverse about this, his editor in chief of the swiss military review and his joining us from geneva, thank you so much for being with us. so the kremlin says it wants to avoid conflict . but is there a risk right now of an actual conflict because of all the stretch rank from all sides? there is definitely a risk of risk of conflict because at any given moment when you have such a high concentration of troops of, of technical means of radars of computers. everybody is trying to sort out what the other is doing. and so mistakes accidents may happen that makes for a risky situation where there's a whirlwind of dip