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To the border with ukraine. belarus said its because of the increase in tensions between ukraine government forces and russian—backed separatists in the luhansk and donetsk areas of eastern ukraine. meanwhile, borisjohnson has warned that the us and uk would stop russian companies trading in pounds and dollars if there were an invasion. this report from peter saull. distant explosions. these drills in belarus were meant to end with russian tanks rolling back to their bases. but all this firepo...

For where you live. you can find your nearest station at bbc.co.uk/sounds. the french government has said that president putin of russia is prepared to pursue a diplomatic solution to the crisis over ukraine. he and president macron spoke today as russia continued to carry out military exercises close to ukraines northern border with belarus. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. distant explosions. these drills in belarus were meant to end wi...

Vladimir putin, and the most catastrophic miscalculation of his entire tenure, 22 years in power. more than 22 years in power. >> colonel, what is your military assessment of where the situation stands tonight militarily? and i know we are only 24 hours in. so i would like to just amend the question when do you think we will have any kind of on where we are militarily. >> it is definitely too early to indicate frankly its not too early to assess this is unfolding. when the russians have achieved...

City which is really running short. as youve been hearing from people you have spoken to, weve been hearing on the bbc news all day, that there are cities now that russian troops are on and in the city, encircling the city, where supplies are running short partly because theyre not available, also because theyre not available, also because its just not safe for people to leave their bunkers or bases. we heard one woman who was hiding in her back then because she thought that was the safest place...

This team participate in joint military exercises? >> i refer you to u.s. forces korea to talk about training events and what that looks like and who is participating in them on a routine basis. i dont have that level of detail. >> they said routine bases -- [inaudible] >>nt dont have any updates on training that is better addressed by the u.s. forces korea and how they do that and with what forces. matt? >> hi, john. you said youre not aware of any ongoing false flag operations. is the u.s. awa...

The way to his third presidency, he realized that he can no longer secured the kind of economic causes that accounted for his economic popularity between 2000 and 2008. he retooled, and this is our problem now, he retooled, shifted the bases of his legitimacy and his popularity from being a creator of wealth and distributor of wealth to the defender of the -- and to a certain degree, a restore of the glory of the soviet superpower. both of those things are now under pretty big question. >> lets ...

Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the kremlin has said it is �*premature to organise a biden—putin summit on ukraine. it comes after the meeting was proposed by france. the white house said it will only happen if russia does not invade its neighbour. president putin is also due to hold what the kremlin has called a large extraordinary meeting of the russian security council later. explosions have been continuing in ukraines eastern donbas region this weekend....

Tanks rolling back to their bases. but all this firepower is now staying put, indefinitely. not far from ukraines border. in a crisis that is all about signalling, this is russia refusing to de—escalate. lets really take a moment to understand the significance of what we are talking about. it has been over 70 years and through those 70 years, as i mentioned yesterday, there has been peace and security. were talking about the real possibility of war in europe. russia is talking up the danger to...

Escalates the perception putin may have could pressure him to invade further? >> well, first of all, let me say this, putin has sort of brought this upon himself. his long-term interest is for a smaller nato footprintt in eastern europe for a smaller sort of exchange or sale of western weapons to ukraine. and hes going to get quite the opposite. i think it is important and i certainly support the president to move forces from germany to eastern europe, to deploy forces from bases in the united s...

>> bill: military invasion can take months of preparation. the case of ukraine russian troops have been closing in since october. what now amounts to a huge russian military force started out with just a few existing units before the build-up. on the screen you can see for yourself. scattered around at bases and training areas near ukraines outer perimeter. the white dots showed their locations in the month of october. >> dana: by the end of december it was a much different picture. check out he...