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♪ the harrowing images that you see, that we show you on this program from ukraine, are only possible because they are documented by brave journalists who are there to tell the story of the war and the abuses and the horrors. images like these in kyiv. this is a woman seeking shelter from russian artillery in the subway system. another salvaging what remains in her apartment after it was damaged by a russian rocket. these volunteer fighters recovering after helping defend a suburb outside ky...

In moscow, to every russian commander on the ground in ukraine, to every russian service member on the ground, our message has been clear. if you take part, order, or are party to such crimes, such war crimes, such abuses, such atrocities, we will do everything we can to hold you accountable with every tool at our disposal. in the south—east of ukraine, the humanitarian disaster is perhaps at its most acute, with people trapped in mariupol with no power or heating for days and with food and cl...

Have potentially been captured by the ukrainians, that number is between 30,000 and 40,000, which obviously is an immense toll for the russians. >> this conversation sets the scene as the state department briefing is starting as we are having this discussion, and they are set to declare russia has committed war crimes to make that formal announcement. lets listen in. >> we are also supporting the ukrainian prosecutor generals office, and supporting civil society documentation efforts. i want to ...

Is and how much trust there is now among americas allies in europe over what they are hearing from the american intelligence community. >> obviously the trust is good. the fact that this is the thing that they all believe is possible is horrific. i want to talk about that more. we have to sneak in a quick break. youre staying us with. also when we come back, russias assault in ukraine tragically put all the journalists there shining a light on the abuses and horrors of more into harms way. two r...

Into poland. that is why right now we -- the united states and the nato and european countries need to come together and create a plan, a path to accept refugees immediately so that we dont have the overburdened polish government and start to see these nonideal refugee camps. >> congressman, theres continued discussion about whether or not nato and the united states should impose some kind of no fly zone, limited or otherwise. how do you feel about that? >> you know, the number one frustration o...

For its nuclear activities in the first plays but instead because of its ongoing support for terrorism and its gross abuses of human rights. a two-part question, not a lot of time, maybe 30 seconds to give you decent answer. i just want to ask he you is this idea of working with russi with respect to the ron and any other interested parties a good idea and is the iran nuclear deal dead once and for all in your opinion? >> i dont think that you can compartmentalize the relationship now. this is s...

Thats all from me in lviv, now its back to clive in the studio in london. borisjohnson is in the middle east for talks with the united arab emirates and saudi arabia to try to increase oil and gas supplies and reduce reliance on russian energy. hes told the bbc that the west must never again be vulnerable to vladimir putins "blackmail". some mps, however, have criticised the trip because of saudi arabias record on human rights, but the prime minister says the uk wontjust turn a blind eye on abus...

Earlier. if all these sanctions that the late russian opposition leader and others in the russian opposition movement were calling for had been effected a decade ago, we wouldnt be in this situation today, where we are facing a large-scale war in the middle of europe, where we are witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe and war crimes being committed by the regime of vladimir putin. as they say, better late than never. what is important about this, for all these years, the west has enabled the reg...

Rights defenders. weve been documenting human rights abuses and war crimes in the occupied crimea since, during the last eight years, but even for us, it is very difficult to work with this nightmare. >> i cant imagine. three weeks ago your entire country came under attack by putin and the military. you spent the night in an underground parking garage. someone even set up a screen for kids to watch a movie while sheltering from the air strikes. how jarring has this been to your personal life and...

Without commit to boots on the ground in ukraine. they are declaring that russia is committing war crimes. >> the u.s. government assesses that russias forces are committing war crimes in ukraine. >> we have all seen really horrific images and accounts from the extensive and unrelentzing attacks on civilians and sites. those who are responsible for such abuses must be held accountable. >> but what does holding russians accountable mean, especially given the united states historically has opposed...