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There? there has been a string of false accusations _ there? there has been a string of false accusations by _ there? there has been a string of false accusations by the - there? there has been a string of| false accusations by the separatist militants of aggression from the ukrainian forces, to be frank with you. the latest overnight that came via russian state tv where an apparent ukrainian spy who was captured and then interrogated, and in that interrogation he confesses to plans by ukraines ...

Say could cut russian gas imports into the european union by more than one third in a year. we can go to our deputy political editor vicki young at westminster. whats the latest reaction there this morning? there are still lots of talk about sanctions and the government coming under pressure over all of that. they have been defending themselves effectively, saying that in this country we dont have a system where governments can just go around seizing peoples assets without some kind of proof of ...

Welcome back to our breaking news coverage. right now were waiting for president biden to address the american people directly after he convened that meeting of the national security council this morning in the situation room to discuss these latest developments in ukraine. overnight, the president issuing a statement condemning the russian attack as unprovoked and unjustified and vowing to impose severe new sanctions on moscow. president biden also spoke with the ukrainian president, breeching ...

Horrific and offense to humanity, but what is happening in russia, too. >> so, lieutenant colonel vindman, you have a recent opinion piece in "the atlantic" entitled "america could have done so much more to protect ukraine" and you write in part, u.s. leaders cannot absolve themselves of guilt by claiming they did all they could to prevent another invasion. they offered a necessary response, not a sufficient one. like every administration since the end of the cold war, joe biden fell victim to w...

An elected government here, and instead install a russia friendly proxy, puppet government. ukrainian officials are vowing to resist any occupation. ukrainian defense ministry is urging citizens now to, quote, make molotov cocktails and take down the occupier. while ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy criticized western allies. >> this morning we are defending our country alone, just like yesterday, the most powerful country in the world looked on from a distance. russia was hit with sanctio...

Every country in europe what war in europe looks like, and what it can mean for the citizens of each of those countries. >> overnight, eastern ukraine saw increased artillery fire as thousands of civilians continue to flee the region and the west warns that russia is looking to create a pretext for invasion. with up to 190,000 troops pretty much encircling ukraine, the white house now says russia may attack at any time. as british prime minister boris johnson warned today, russias plans are for ...

Of that meeting? well, i think the bushon administration w was a day late and a dollar short in approaching china for help. i mean, russia went to china four months ago and signed a new shipping agreement to help them avoid any future sanctions or embargo. so anyone who says that china doesnt have russias back just has to look at the new shipping agreement which says that anything shipped from russian ports to china belongs to chinas as soon as its put on the ship. so we cant seize the ship, we ...

Several others were wounded. overnight, the president of ukraine said it was inevitable that a russian missile will strike a member state of the nato security alliance. his words came after 35 people were killed in an attack on a large military base near the polish border yesterday. this attack is the most westerly so far. in his nightly video addresss, mr zelensky renewed calls for nato to close the airspace over ukraine. diplomatic efforts to end the fighting are under way again with a fourth ...

Of economic war. yes, on the economic front you have to believe as if you were at war with russia. pr video: rosneft is the leader of the russian oil industry... . european nations are ramping up plans to reduce dependence on russian energy. those plans may be needed much sooner than expected. faisal islam, bbc news. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young has been telling us about the issues the uk has encountered in imposing sanctions on russian oligarchs. theres still lots of talk about sanct...

Look at what russia accuses others of doing. president biden announces a new round of sanctions and new export controls against russia. it russia. is going to make it harderfor russia it is going to make it harderfor russia to do business with the united states. and doing it in unison with other nations which make up unison with other nations which make up half of the global economy will be another crushing blow. thank you forjoining us. russian forces appear to be widening their assault on ukra...