u. s. satellite company claim to show an enlarged base in southern bella rose just a few 100 kilometers from the ukrainian capital p. f. u. s. president joe biden says, russia's evasion of ukraine has already begun. russian troops on the move, the heading towards ukraine's east and border as fighting between ukrainian and separatist forces continues far away from the frontline, the upper house of the russian parliament voted to authorize the use of force outside russia's borders. they also approved vladimir putin's recognition of the don yet, and lou haskell people's republics as independent states. but the russian president didn't stop there. he lay to renounce the borders of the 2 republics. include the ukrainian held territories, not just the rebel held areas, nor was it but his nell. we recognized that juliet's enhanced people's republics, which means we have recognized all the founding documents, including the constitution. and the constitution defines the boarders off the don yeske and lou hans regions at the time when they were part of ukraine. nobody mc ogden, you will have the civil crane. in response, u. s. president joe biden a

u. s. president joe biden host at the german chancellor, olaf schultz. mister brighton warned russia of strict economic measures, including blocking a gas pipeline project to germany. a white house correspondent, kimberly hallett now reports u. s. president joe biden and german chancellor. olive schultz sat down in the oval office for their 1st white house meeting, attempting to put on a united front to state the obvious. germany is one of america's closest ally, working on a walk step further deter russian aggression. your biden statement follows weeks of criticism that germany has been vague and it's supportive nato allies. schultz is also fighting accusations. he's been soft on russia, as it's a mask. tens of thousands of troops along its border with ukraine. but the biggest concern might be the issue of nord stream to a contentious $11000000000.00 natural gas pipeline. being built between germany and russia. germany relies on russia for natural gas. and even though nordstrom too is not yet operational, if russia invades ukraine, the u. s. insist nord

u. s. u s. president joe biden says russia will pay an even steeper price if aggression in ukraine continues. and germany holds the certification of nord stream to the completed gas pipeline was meant to double the flow of russian gas to germany. while the middle of curt warm this is dw business, i'm christy plots, and in berlin us president joe biden has an out sanctions on russia that will go far beyond those hughes when moscow and ex crimea in 2014. the move is in response to russia's military escalation against ukraine. the sanctions will target 2 large russian financial institutions and moscow access to western financing, as well as russian oligarch and their families. biden said the u. s. is prepared to go further. should russia expand its aggression against its neighbor? for more we go now to james sweeney in new york city. james. hello. what's the reaction we're seeing on wall street? well, it's interesting because at 22222122222. i was on the floor, the new york stock exchange, and that to 23 by then hit the screens in the markets which were down about 700 points. received a bit of

u. s. president, oh joe biden, advising american citizens to do the same. and what i can say is that, you know, a few days ago, we were talking here in kiev about this sense of optimism. because there had been this flurry of diplomacy would seen the french president come through t as in moscow, various other western leaders. and there was a sense of hope that perhaps the situation was getting better. but what i can say is it certainly doesn't feel like that. now not only do we have some wes nations asking their citizens to leave, but you have a situation in which the russian military buildup continues on 3 sides. you have those russian military exercises to the north of ukraine and ben averse, less than 200 kilometers away from right here in key f in the south. you have in the black sea in the as off see, a russian naval exercise is going on for 5 days. the ukrainian government saying that those are outrageous. they are accusing moscow of a hybrid war. they're calling on the international community to do more. and then of course, that build up of russian tr

u. s. president joe biden announce is a string of sanctions targeting russian banks in oligarchy. and he warns a russian invasion of ukraine is beginning. meanwhile, vladimir putin says the minced piece process is finished and blames ukraine. the russian leader signals his forces could push further into ukrainian territory. and the west sets its own punitive measures among the toughest germany holds. be controversial nor stream to gas pipeline project. ah . 2 a michael ok welcome. we begin with the latest on the escalating crisis over ukraine. the u. s. president joe biden has announced what he called the 1st tranche of sanctions against russia for each incursion in eastern ukraine. the american action follows a string of punitive measures set out earlier by european leaders biden says the sanctions will target russian banks in oligarchy and moscow's access to western financial. so today i'm announcing the 1st trance of sanctions to impose costs on russia in response to their actions yesterday. these have been closely coordinated with our allies and partners, and will continue to

u. s. president joe biden. that's true. so this is actually what i'm waiting for, a new summit between president putin and president biden. just the one like we've seen in geneva in june last year. i think this is coming probably in spring. and only after that, we will know if there is any chance for peace or the escalation. ok, thank you for that roman contractor from d. w is that russia, ukraine, and the eastern europe service just to bring you some breaking news on that. russian media reporting that some russian troops and are returning to their basis after completing military drills close to ukraine. and the country's defense minister is quoted as saying that some units have completed the exercises and the loading equipment on the trains to return. however, other drills are continuing or should military units have been carrying out large scale exercises near its board with ukraine, which prompted those western concerns about an invasion. moscow of course, is always denied. it has any plans to invade more on that story ac

u. s. president joe biden announce his new sanctions against russia as a growing list of countries condemned moscow's recognition of ukraine separatist regions. ah, i'm fil gail. welcome to the program. the leaders of poland and lithuania, se ukraine should be granted. european union candidate status because of the security challenges it faces from russia. the 3 leaders issued a joint declaration following talks in care. i also called on the international community to impose robust sanctions against russia, including measures targeting the north stream to gas pipeline between russia and germany. the germany has now committed to halting its approval process. ukrainian president vladimir savanski warned that russia's actions in easton, ukraine would impact the whole of europe. dedira he lay replaced. 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, unless we have coordinated our effort on how to counteract russia and how to de escalate the situation of how to live with that was

u. s. president joe biden. who vowed that if russia crosses that border into ukraine, once again, that project would be dead? well, frankly, or so, i didn't even want to mention it because he wanted to leave that channel of communication open to have that as an entry ticket for when you travel to russia. last tuesday, i was able to accompany him on what he really still fought until the very last minute to find some kind of solution to find a diplomatic way out. because the ball has been in the court of the russian president for quite some months now. you know, last tuesday, of course, schoultz was pursuing a diplomatic solution when he travelled to meet vladimir putin in moscow. did germany underestimate the threat of russian escalation? i don't think it is on us. so the chancellor underestimated that threat. but that was the reason why he was so adamant that every avenue would have to be explored to avoid all out war. that something you time and time again, that was the responsibility of leadership, of politic

u. s. president joe biden has warned, the situation remains dangerous. the russian defense minister reported today at san military units are leaving their positions near ukraine. that would be good, but we have not yet verified that we have not yet verified the russian military units are returned to their home basis. indeed, our analyst indicate that there remained very much in a threatening position. and the fact remains right now. russia has more than a 150000 troops circling ukraine and bella roost. and along the cranes border. and invasion remained distinctly possible. mister biden's warning follows a shuttle diplomacy by the german chancellor lachelle in kiev. and moscow, after face to face talks with the russian president vladimir putin, mister schultz repeated calls for an urgent de escalation. it's his most important trip abroad to date. arriving in moscow, olaf shots once to do what he and his political party historically consider one of their key tasks, building breaches with russia and a bridge as badly needed just a day ahead of what some bel

u. s. president joe biden says, russia's invasion of ukraine has already begun russian troops on the move, their heading towards ukraine's east and border as fighting between ukrainian and separatist forces continues. far away from the frontline, the upper house of the russian parliament voted to authorize the use of force outside russia's borders. they also approved vladimir putin's recognition of the don yeske and lou haskell people's republics as independent states. but the russian president didn't stop there. he later announced the borders of the 2 republics, include the ukrainian held territories, not just the rebel held areas, nor was it, but his knell we recognize of that done yet. and hans people's republics, which means we have recognized all the founding documents, including the constitution. and the constitution defines the boarders off the don yeske and lou hans regions at the time when they were part of ukraine. nobody mc ogden will use us. they will crane in response, u. s. president joe biden accused the russian leda of setting up a russian now to take more territory by for

u. s. president joe biden held talks with german chancellor schultz, wide, and stress that germany is reliable partner in that they will work together to try and find a diplomatic solution. meanwhile, frances president, manuel mc con, was in moscow, where he sat down for talks with vladimir putin, the russian president said he was willing to compromise my con, who's due in ukraine shortly said the next few days would be decisive in efforts to avoid conflict. an urgent diplomatic push weld ladies met in the russian vague and us capitals, in an effort to diffuse tension over ukraine in his 1st visit to washington, his german chancellor. oh, laughed shalt sat down with you as president joe biden to pursue what they called a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. i have been very, very straightforward and want with president putin, both on the phone and in person. we will impose the most severe sanctions of ever been imposed economic sanctions. i think he has to realize that it would be a gigantic mistake for him to move on ukraine. the impact on europe and the rest of the world would be devastating

u. s. president joe biden spoke about the operation. he ordered that killed the isolator . abu ibrahim al, has she, me, al, karachi, and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. knowing that this terrorist had chosen surround himself with families, including children, we made a choice to pursue a special forces raid at a much greater risk than our to our own people, rather than targeting him with an air strike. as us special forces moved in the ice, a leader reportedly detonated an explosive and a final act of desperate cowardice. he chose to blow himself up, taking several members of his family with him. the mission happened thursday in northwestern, syria in it live province. residence on the ground said at least 13 people, including children, were killed in the operation. the pentagon said there were no true casualties. with the credit or more might in his vice president and national security advisors oversaw the mission from the situation room of the white house. it was

u. s. for saw. and under these circumstances, of course, the kremlin will have to think twice about this plan. if it exists, of course, i'll ever sell it for us air. well, u. s. at president joe white and has announced that an overnight raid by us special forces in syria resulted in the death of the leader of the so called islamic states . the news comes and made it growing concerns that i asked may be trying to regroup in the region, a collapse to roof and a dead terrorist leader. the result of a us special forces raid in the pre dawn hours on thursday morning in assyrian village near the turkish border. avo abraham a shimmy al karachi reportedly blew himself up as about 2 dozen troops, back by air support moved in on a house. he was in karachi, was considered the head of so called islamic state. he took over the terrorist group when his predecessor died, much the same way in 2019 u. s. president joe biden told reporters after the raid that the group while smaller than a few years ago, is still dangerous. he referred to karachi by his other name hush abdulla. i says his director terrorist operation is targeting americans. our allies and our partners had countless civilians i

u. s. president joe biden has announced new sanctions targeting russian financial institutions. after russian president putin launched a full scale invasion of ukraine. he also said the u. s. would send additional troops to boost nato allies in eastern europe. russia has been carrying out attacks with air and land forces right across ukraine. key f says dozens have been killed and many injured in an assault that nato says amounts to a cold blooded invasion. western intelligence sources fear that keith could fall into russian hands within 24 hours. western leaders have promised to impose crippling sanctions as a result of the invasion. stay tuned for our continuing coverage of russia is war against ukraine. a michael oke, who in berlin, thanks for watering. ah, [000:00:00;00] with ah ah, to the point, strong opinions, clear positions, international perspectives. russia has launched a full scale attack on you crate. the assault was ordered by virginia put in ukrainian president. volume is helen's case. i suppose. he wants to wipe you crane off the map is the west powerless against

u. s. president joe biden agrees, in principle to summit with russian president vladimir putin, after efforts by trenches and manuel mc calling to deescalate tensions. also coming up. thousands of volunteers prepare for a worst case scenario in nato ally estonia. we meet some of those training in the forest near the russian border and they have guys have heart and were thrilled to be back together. tears of joy as australia, welcome back tourists. after 2 years of tough restrictions, we meet some of the families reuniting about the airport. plus beijing closes a winter olympics, overshadowed by the pandemic politics and i don't think scandals go rounding a russian stadium storm. ah. hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. u. s. present, joe biden and russian president vladimir putin have accepted a proposal in principle to hold a summit aimed at diffusing tensions over ukraine. that according to the office of french president manuel the khan, who held a lengthy phone call with booting on sunday. the white house is the talks won't happen if russia invades ukraine. something moscow says

u. s. president joe biden. that's true. so this is actually what i'm waiting for, a new summit between president putin and president biden. just the one like we've seen in geneva in june last year. i think this is coming probably in spring. and only after that, we will know if there is any chance for peace or de escalation. ok, thank you for that roman contractor from the companies that russia ukraine and the eastern europe service. let's take a look at some more stores making headlines around the world. now we'll start in on chum duras where police of surrounded the home of the former president of the united states demanded his extradition. the u. s. accuses one, orlando, hernandez, of corruption and involvement in drug trafficking. mr. hernandez left office last month following 80 years as president and denies all the charges. least 2 people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and right policing sudan. thousands took to the streets to protest against october's military crew in defiance of a government crackdo

u. s, the european union, the u. k, canada and japan. they have been working together to coordinate sanctions against moscow. speaking earlier u. s. president joe biden said russia has started to invade ukraine and he outlined the measures being taken by washington. who in the lord's name was prudent, st. gives him the right to declare new. so call countries on territory the belonged to his neighbors were implementing full blocking sanctions on 2 large russian financial institutions. v e b and our military back we're implementing compress. sanks is on russian sovereign debt. that means we've cut off rushes government from western finance. it can no longer raise money from the west and cannot trade in its new debt on our markets or european markets even starting to morrow and continued in the days ahead. will also impose sanctions on russia's elite and their family members. they share in the corrupt gaze of the kremlin policies and should share in the pain as well. for more, let's bring in our washington bureau chief in as paul, and as how forceful each this response from the u. s. president. and indeed, was pretty forceful. michael, and as repu

u. s. president joe biden, and russia's president vladimir putin. this off to russia's foreign minister accused the u. s. of conducting a propaganda campaign about a possible invasion. the americans are concerned that a russian troop builds up around ukraine means the russians will invade. the u. s. secretary of state also spoke to the foreign secretary of russia earlier. meanwhile, the ukrainian president has urged susan's not to panic as warning school, the potential russian invasion, something moscow has denied the u. s. is evacuating non emergency american staff from its embassy in kia and police in france. fire tear gas to break up her rally in the capital against pandemic restrictions. a convoy of vehicles is blocking traffic in central paris after making it pass police checkpoints, thousands of police have been mobilized not to show lanka now where the president has declared that health and power workers provide essential services, which means it's illegal for them to take strike action, public health care workers walked off their jobs earlier

u. s. president joe biden will be speaking to russia's vladimir persian on saturday. that says, washington warns of russia could launch an attack within days, but moscow's denying the charge and accusing the west of spreading false information. paddy calhane reports. good afternoon. the u. s. national security advisor took to the white house podium friday with an urgent sounding warning. any american in ukraine should leave as soon as possible, and in any event in the next 24 to 48 hours, we obviously cannot predict the future. we don't know exactly what is going to happen, but the risk is now high enough. and the threat is now immediate enough that this is what prudence demands. he warned that these russian military exercises could quickly turn into an attack on ukraine, possibly with bombings and missile strikes. and eventually, a ground invasion. russia has repeatedly denied its intending to attack its neighbour, but with the current build up of forces and equipment along the russia, ukraine border, the u. s. believe it could. and in another sign of urgency, a virt

u. s. president joe biden is expected to make a statement on the killing of the isolator in city. ah, hey there, thank you for joining in. here's your weather report for asia. great to see you, some intense rain falling across northern india, stretching from sar rate into what's been gall. we'll go in for a closer look. and keep in mind the darker the color here, the more intense the rain is whether it's in play for the indian state. to be har and what, spank gall, some thunder downpours and we see that energy move in bangladesh. dhaka has a high 23 degrees now for that southeast corner of india. things are quite ne, monsoon is subdued. so while tall sunshine for ny, with the high 31 degrees storms coming and go in across our equitorial countries, the asia pacific. and if i take you to the philippines right now, pretty heavy batch of rain for central areas. so again, darker the color, the more intense the rain is. moderate flooding is expected here. now rain that had been plaguing, southern sections of china has scooted away. it left a lot of cloud covers. so from move on to gray,

u. s. president joe biden accused the russian leda of setting up a russia now to take mo territory by force. this is the beginning of a russian invasion of ukraine, as he indicated and asked permission to be able to do from his duma. so let began to so i'm going to began to impose sanctions in response. far beyond the steps we and our allies and partners implemented in 2014 the us satellite company has released new images that claim to show military vehicles messing in southern belarus. even as western nations coordinate a unified response, many fear a full scale attack on ukraine is still part of russia's plans. are russian affairs analyst, constantine exit is following. events from the lithuanian capital, vilnius, and joins is now from their constantine. a 2 thirds of the territory claimed by the separatists is still held by ukrainian government forces. but vladimir putin says that territory doesn't belong to ukraine any more. is russia going to help the separatists take that territory by force? my suspicions that 1st go probably issue another ultimatums to log in as an ascii, the presenc

u cheese dot com, forward slash al jazeera english ah . russia attacks ukraine. it will be a war joyce, or a war without cause or reason. president joe biden warns russia, the u. s. m, its allies are ready to respond to any military incursion into ukraine. it comes with russia, announces the withdrawal of some forces near the ukrainian border, but nato says it's yet to see any evidence. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera live from de, also coming up britain's prince. andrew reaches an out of court settlement with a woman who accused him of sexual abuse. i'm totally change on the board with me on my serving military offices. told us they were concerned about fighting inside the country and no job, no job. we meet work has defined italy's latest stand against the on vaccinate. ah, yes, president joe biden has appealed for diplomacy to be given a chance to avoid a war. he says would also trigger powerful sanctions against russia from the west and its allies. he said the u. s. is not verified. russia's claim that some of its troops i was drawing from near the ukrainian border. my cannot begins, are coverage from washington dc. and we have reports of a pa

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 bid fizzle and welcome ukraine has urged its citizens in russia to leave immediately. it says russian aggression is increasing and so to the threat of invasion after moscow's recognition of to break away regions as independent states . and other developments ukraine is preparing a month long state of emergency, according to its top security official. the ukrainian parliament is approved a draft law allowing all ukrainians to carry firearms and act in self defense. and kia is calling up some reservists for military duty. meanwhile, fighting in ukraine, the east has intensified a corresponded mathias building a fall. 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 being shared by separatists from the other

u. s. president joe biden has appeal for diplomacy to be given a chance to avoid a war. he says will trigger powerful sanctions on the west and its allies. biden is warning america around the world to oppose any russian aggression and ukraine of russia attacked ukraine. it would be a war choice or a war without cause or reason. i say these things not to provoke, but to speak. the truth is, the truth matters. accountability matters. if russia does invaded the days and weeks ahead, the human cause for ukraine will be immense. and the strategic cross for russia will also be immense. if russia attacks ukraine will be met with overwhelming international condemnation, the world will not forget that russia chose needless death and destruction. and by the says, the u. s. has not verified russian claim, some of its troops always drawing from near the ukrainian border. european leaders are cautiously welcoming moscow's announcement, but a kind remains skeptical. russian president vladimir putin's biggest political opponent is back on trial and could out his jail time extended by m

u. s. president joe biden has appealed for diplomacy to be given a chance to avoid a war. he says will trigger powerful sanctions from the west and its allies. bitin is wanting. america will rally the world to oppose any russian aggression in ukraine. he also said the us is not verified. russian claims, some of its troops ought withdrawing from the area near the ukrainian border of russia attacks ukraine. it would be a war joyce, or a war without cause or reason. i say these things not to provoke, but to speak the truth. because the truth matters. accountability matters. if russia does invade the days a weeks ahead, the human cost for ukraine will be immense. and the strategic cross for russia will also be immense. if russia tax ukraine will be met with overwhelming international condemnation, the world will not forget. russia chose needless death and destruction. correspondent, like hannah has the details for us from washington present. invite in their sending a to tone message on the one hand reiterating his threats of massive sanction and massive us retaliation showed r

u. s. president joe bought and says he at west and allies believe a russian invasion of ukraine is still a distinct possibility. but he insists diplomacy must be given a chance. ukraine is holding a day of national unity in the face of the russian military presence, merits border president, vote uminski called on citizens to show resilience to waive the national flag. a former soldier has deserted me and mas ami has told al jazeera the brutal tactics. he said to being committed by a feared regiment you the un special envoy for yemen says there's still a way out of the country's war. he made the comments during a un security council meeting, a democratic esha james base reports. in nearly 7 years of war in yemen rarely have sings been this bad. the violence is raging. the humanitarian situation is dar and the diplomacy is deadlock. the un special envoy, hans greenberg was briefing the security council. the hu fees aren't letting him visit center and for the coalition, one of its members, the u. e is currently serving on the security council. its ambassador was scathing . what we have hear

u. s. president joe biden has vowed to shut down a crucial russian gas pipeline to germany. if moscow invades ukraine. comments came as german chancellor. all of sholtes visited washington. and in moscow, russian president vladimir putin met his french count, found a manual club, hootin said he hoped that war could be avoided. hong kong is seeing record corona virus cases going into question. it's strict at 0 covered strategy. strict measures remain in place including flight bands, targeted, locked downs and business restrictions. israel's police chief is asked for an independent inquiry after reports that his offices use the controversial pegasus spyware to target citizens and softer an israeli newspaper reported police tracked several prominent figures using the hacking software. the peg, as his program has been used to spy on human rights activists, journalists and politicians around the world. yoyo hall and we got to slim. this is a black day for the state of israel without referring to my issue, which of course has wide implications. i think this case concerns all citize

u. s. president joe biden to key f. after a phone call between the 2 leaders, while the german chancellor ala schultz is showing his support barring immediate sanctions, if russia evades he will be in kia. this week, before then, flying on to moscow, the number of russian force is bella roost is the largest since the end of the cold war. they're engaged in intensive war games, which need to consider as a potential starting point for any invasion. steadfast reports now from the upper off airfield close to the border with ukraine. at this, our blocker feel rush and helicopter gunship steak through the air near by dozens of russian trucks. these the training grounds. armored personnel carriers are transported towards the border with ukraine. the south of barrows looks like a rush of military zone is abandoned airfield and sabbath and near the city of homo is one of the 12 areas of russia unbearable are conducting join drills known as allowed to resolve. this is not allowed in the local people tell us the if the trip is in

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u. s. president joe abided his bell to shut down a crucial russian gas pipeline to germany. if moscow invades ukraine. comments k was german chancellor. all of sholtes visited washington. and in moscow, russian president vladimir putin met his french, counterbalanced manual comb, futon city hopes that war could be avoided. hong kong is seeing record karone of ours cases calling to question it strict. 0 covered strategy. measures remain in place including flight bands targeted lockdown send business restrictions. schools in many countries in southern africa went back to full time classes on monday, after nearly 2 years of a rotational learning system where students alternate days at school. but in zimbabwe, some teachers failed to show up for work her. mattel's reports from the capital had on it what was meant to be a full day of lessons for the students in zimbabwe. turned into a few hours of loitering because the teachers didn't show up off to be closed since december, because of the coven. 19 pandemic schools here have opened again. but some teachers say it's not safe for

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u. s. president joe biden saying, don't expect any major breakthroughs and that i don't expect russia to may take any unilateral measures to deescalate the tensions and that russia, security concerns need to be addressed. and that is really his main objective here is to try and, and have a discussion with latter, we're putting to try and clarify the rules of nato, as well as the e u. where there seems to be some disagreements between the russians and the europeans and washington as well about how they understand the rules to be the french president also, of course, is making the trip with his own personal agenda as well. many said because there of course, presidential elections to be held in france in april. so he really is making a very much a push to be seen as the mediator and all of this crisis to try and do all he can to de escalate tensions. we've also been hearing from the kremlin spokesperson dmitri pascal, who shared a macaroni vision of this meeting coming up saying, we don't expect any breakthroughs on the russian side. either the flip side of all this door, sir, is the large

u. s. president joe biden agrees, in principle to summit with russian president vladimir putin. after efforts by frances amanda, was calling to deescalate tension. also coming up big tab just apart and were thrilled to be back together. 2 years of joy, a welcome back tourists after 2 years of top restrictions we meet some of the families reuniting it.

u. s. president joe biden by phone boot and also a speaking to emanuel. mike caroll, the french president by forsake a lever off there with antony blinkin. a lot of conversations are happening, but there doesn't seem to be any form of breakthrough. you still have the 2 sides that it's deeply entrenched in their positions. you have a putin who are, we understand, said in those phone calls, that he still feels that western powers are ignoring a rush of security demands. we know some of those demands russia very unhappy about what it seizes nato's open door policy. very unhappy about the idea that ukraine could possibly become a part of nato, and then russia, in those for it, russia saying the 3rd, the western powers are ah, it is whipping up hysteria, peak hysteria over their assertions that russia could attack ukraine, pulling out various foreign nationals from ukraine urging them to leave a mediately. so it's a very, a tense situation. it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. on the other side, you have western powers saying, look, hang on if russia is really

u. s. president joe biden unveiled sanctions targeting rushes, sovereign debt aimed at cutting must go off from western financing. the u. s. is also sanctioning 3 members of president putin's in a circle and their family members. and it's, but the white house as it has tougher sanctions in store if needed me. well, let's look at the e u, which has agreed to blacklist banks in vote with the financing or separatist activities in east in ukraine. and they are also specific measures against the $351.00 russian lawmakers who voted in favor recognizing to break away regions of each new grain as independent plus the u. s. banning trade with those regions. finally, germany has halted certification of the multi 1000000000 euro nod stream to gas pipeline. this is a significant move for the german government, which has resisted pulling the plug on the project despite pressure from its allies . when now we can speak a little bit further about this. we can speak to michael critique and he's co founder and leading analyst at rus energy. moscow, thank you very much for joining us on the to be business. t