presidentra. rarely asked for calls. i think the remember one time that he has for call. it s usually the other way around, so that means he has a message that he wants to send the president. republicans have put criticize the russian strategy for waiving sanctions against the russian gas pipeline project to germany. analysts say that pipeline would strengthen russia s position in russia at the expense of american allies. some republicans also say the white house should more aggressively arm ukraine. president biden is make clear that there will be cost and consequences to whatever putin does with ukraine. i ve heard people commentating that these warmongers are just trying to get us into war. hold off a little bit. is lots of options in between doing nothing and war. the senior white house official said the us is prepared to provide ukraine further assistancece to defend s territy
partners implemented in 2014. that s when the crimea was annexed in 2014. so if that is the case, that that area that is controlled by ukrainian forces is in fact being claimed by president putin then that could put the two countries in conflict so let s look at the sanctions that president biden announced there. let s start with america. america has brought an sanctions against two russian banks while limiting actions to the international financial systems. if we look at the sanctions from germany, these are perhaps the most substantive today, the suspension of a gas pipeline project between russia and germany was announced by the germany was announced by the german chancellor 0laf scholz, that would have doubled the gas flow from russia to germany, and then the uk s sanctions, if we have a look at those, they will be imposed on five russian banks and three russian individuals. all of these sanctions of course meant to be acting as a deterrent and indicating, many of those leaders ind
husbands, i don t wanted to be she says. russians are hoping that those leaders who take those decisions will take the right ones. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let s take a moment to look at some of the sanctions which western countries have imposed on russia throughout the day. president biden accounced us sanctions against two large russian banks, while limiting access to international financial systems. but the white house stressed there more were sanctions in reserve, if needed. germany has suspended the major gas pipeline project nordstream 2 which would have doubled the flow of russian gas to germany. and borisjohnson said uk sanctions would be imposed on 5 russian banks and 3 russian individuals. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. darkness gave no cover for russia s brazen move. these images said to show military vehicles rolling on the outskirts of donetsk last night.
which moscow has declared to be an independent state. the reverberations may be felt for years. that is the region we are talking about. let s have a look at some of the sanctions western countries have indeed imposed on russia through the course of the day. we can add japan and australia to that list. president biden announced us sanctions against two large russian banks and limited access to financial systems. the white house stressed more sanctions in reserve if needed stop germany suspended the major gas pipeline project, nord stream two, that would double the flow of russian gas to germany. it is now on hold. borisjohnson said the uk sanctions would be imposed on five russian banks, along with three particular russian individuals. adam smith is a
intelligence from 2005 2007. thank you very much for being with us. what is your view on the response from the biden administration so far?- the response from the biden administration so far? well, i think they administration so far? well, i think they played administration so far? well, i think they played their - administration so far? well, i think they played their hand i think they played their hand quite well. i think the strategy of revealing as much as possible of what they know, about russia s intentions has brought everything to bear publicly and i think this idea of talking about the enormous economic consequences for russia would be whether to invade i think has also been important that president putin wants to continue to be a major supplier of natural gas to western europe and carry out the gas pipeline project and