s. has over these activities that russia's carrying out. but for the russians, it's very clear that this what they're doing is well within their right. and they won't guarantees that at natal will not expand further eastward. and they also are waiting for an official written response from the u. s. government about what guarantees they can provide that will ensure this country security in the future. if they say they don't want to invade ukraine, if that's what russia is saying, what it, what is their end game then? and what realistically can the talks between blinking and lovegrove in geneva on friday, and what can they achieve? well, according to analyze, i've spoken to here and they, i believe that really diplomacy is the best tool the u. s. has at the moment, of course, president joe biden and said that diplomacy is the cornerstone of his foreign policy. and that is what we're seeing now unfold through his secretary of states. and the russians really want to have an upper hand going into that meeting on friday. the. they want to be in a

a has appeared in the u. s. federal court for the 1st time, $43.00 old former columbia military officer, mateo plus you was expedited from panama. but he's in kazakhstan, have used to gas and stung grenades against protests as angry as a rise in the price of fuel. prices have spread to the largest city of al nati starting 2 days ago in the town of santos. and when fuel coast fast spiked, one 0 one east command. next step beyond the comfort zone were assumptions or challenge. travel to the ends of the earth and further experience unimaginable of the people who live it is probably the most extreme situation i've been involved in. how quickly things can try and award winning documentary, but also a perception witness on a, just a, you know, smoky skies polluted waters and migrant workers facing of h u a. just a few of the issues facing chinese, the thighs today. but drawing attention to the masses in china can be risky, even through performance, abs about are not said on the actual day wishing home you don't wish i

s. duties. and it caps a decade long dispute katrina, you has more now from bay james. this dates back to a case lodged by beijing against washington back in 2012 under the previous obama administration at the time, washington had imposed parents on a number of chinese goods, including wind towers, solar panels, things like citric acid. and washington's argument was that the firms creating these goods were partially owned by state order and to see government entities. and therefore, china was not abiding by market principles and so they slept on these tabs on these chinese goods. now the w t o is saying that china has the right to impose $645000000.00 worth of retaliatory tariffs on the us. now there's 2 things to remember about this really number one that this amount of money, although it sounds like a lot is actually much less than what china originally asked for. china originally asked for the right to impose $2400000000.00 worth of tires against washington. secondly, this amount is really peeling in comparison to the amount of tower of since imposed on chinese goods

s. has seen an average of.

so with european countries, um, russia has demanded that the u. s. and nato issue a written response to its demands. so it seems like russia is basically only really willing to talk to the us um, when it comes to these security and abounds. and in a way, europe is kind of on the sidelines watching emily, the used foreign policy chief, a joseph berella. i saw that the block was ready to prepare for the sanctions against russia. how long? hm. who didn't stick to his policies in the face of these sanctions. why? i think it's 1st of all important to point out that the russian side has repeated again and again that they are not planning an attack on ukraine. but they are also not willing so far to take the mil military threat off the table when it comes to sanctions from the russian point of view, the west really has no leverage and on russia. i think 1st of all, the u. s. has made it clear that they won't defend ukraine militarily, in case of an invasion. and today we've been hearing media reports, at least that one of the biggest sanctions that the west

s. has recorded it's fastest economic growth and nearly 4 decades . last year, gross domestic product grew 5.7 percent. as the u. s. rebounded from the depth of the pandemic consumer spending and business inventories help buoy growth during the 4th quarter of last year. but that trend may not last much longer. the rapid spread of the over con variant could hurt economic activity while searching inflation. it's households this week the i m f slashed, it's 2022 u. s. economic growth forecast to 4 percent from 5.2 percent. jens corta our correspondent in new york joins as now. so yen 5.7 percent is really a rock star figure here. why has the u. s. economy bounce back to life so much faster than the economist had been expecting? chelsea is this a rock star number and actually if you just look at the 4th quarter, we saw the us economy growing by an even more stunning, 6.9 percent. also better than expected. i mean, clearly we have to put that into a certain perspective because we're comparing the 21 to the year 2020. that's when the pandemic actually cost

s. president joe biden has spoken directly to the russian leader in recent weeks. once again reiterating the message that has been delivered from various levels of government that the united states will respond in the strongest possible terms. if russia decides to invade ukraine, the u. s. has not detailed what that might look like, but has indicated that this would include punishing financial sanctions. so the highest levels of the russian government, but the u. s. senate this week going even further drafting legislation to not only put in place those punishing sanctions, but even to level them towards vladimir putin, the russian president, himself. thank you very much, can be how can the latest from washington. meanwhile, the russian far mississauga lover of says his country's prepared to respond. if western nations reject moscow's security proposals, he wants a detailed answer in writing to the demands that russia has made. a main one is a nato commitment that ukraine will never be allowed to join the defense alliance. nato argues that countries should be free t

s. has going to feel at sub legation on there. they always see next to the right to choose their lines. it was endorsed the highest level of this obligation not to strengthen any security at the expands of other countries social security. he promised me to explain how the us interprets these obligations . there's, like i said, that's not the end of our dialect. next week, we are going to receive the new b, which has anthony blink and said, we will get the written response process. and as for our principal stance, it's also non expansion, nato. a lot of people ask why, because this blog, it was established as a block against the soviet union, and now it's operating against the russian federation, and it's in their doctrines. so i will give you an example of when eastern europeans, 1st of all, on the poland bound country is one they really aspire to be a part of native we were in the west that they will be making a mistake. does that it's not going to strengthen the security of nato for the members, and it will extend skinless train

s. state department has refused to confirm media reports that it is ordered u. s embassy staff and give to leave ukraine. it comes as tens of thousands of russian troops gather at ukraine's borders. this comes as washington has sent its 1st shipment of a $200000000.00 military aid package for ukraine to bolster its defenses. a u. s. cargo plane landed at an airport in the ukrainian capital with 90 tons of military equipment, mostly small arms, ammunition. russia has repeatedly denied that it's planning a new attack against ukraine. well, for more i'm joined by our washington correspondent, catalina she moy. hi catalina, good to see you. now if it turns out that media reports are back to us ordering their embassy staff to at leave, the ukrainian capital are correct. what message are they sending? well, the tension is obviously already growing by law. you can see this also in the last statements from the white house and the state department, and in case the creation of u. s. implements based in kiev are officially confirmed. this could point to an even more tense

s. government is concerned about is the fact that the civil war in yemen has not been resolved. and it is trying to a push for a quick resolution of that war while also are reminding its allies own notably the saudis, who have been leading the push back as it were, to refrain from doing anything that would harm yamini civilians. honduras is sworn in the country shows female president shimoda castro, swept in the national vote in november, promising to restore democratic institutions of to more than 12 years of single party rule. but a growing rift in congress threatens to derail the new president's political agenda . i'm a repetitive, repulsed out from the capital o celebrations across state goosey golden. as humana council, former bruce lady upon doris, was sworn in to become the country's 1st female president. yet either in a manner yet a man. oh, dear sisters and brothers honduran people, the presidency of the republic had never been assumed by a woman in honduras, 200 years have had to pass since the declaration of our independence. oh, city streets, throughout the capital t

s. has told it citizens in ukraine.

s. has warned that it is going to be a disaster for russia. if russia invade ukraine, but no one wants to spell out exactly what those consequences will be. why is there? well, russia is one of the use largest trading partners. not only in energy, i mean trade between russia and the you in 2020 accounted for over a 170000000000 euros rushes, also germany's largest gas importer. so the economic cost to europe, to serious consequences for russia would also be dire. and this is why we haven't seen a clear line yet, but this is hopefully what secretary blinking, i'm is pushing for with the quad group. i'm and at the you level to make sure that, at least behind the scenes, that we agree on a price tag that europe and germany are willing to pay economically, to preserve security and peace in europe. jessica, it was, it was important for anthony blake and to stop here in berlin today to talk with the quad group of but there's, there are still some dealt are the europeans really on the same page of the united states when it comes to what to do if russ

s. bay cia program has included training and firearms camouflaged techniques . la navigation tactics like cover and move intelligence and other areas. a washington has reported acclaimed its solely aimed at defense that given the nature of the training and the plenty of questions arising, which we have already addressed to the u. s. all thirties, ourselves, all in over, the russian position on all the developments the russian foreign minister. like i love, robbie held his annual press conference yesterday and in answering all the questions there are really including on the western phase of an invasion. good. let's just look a few news now. as soon as our western colleagues guess by reading tea leaves, they immediately grab the sanctions, baton or we are for everything being decided on the basis of mutual respect and to balance of interests. the position of russia presented to nato is based precisely on the balance of interests and is aimed at the security of europe as a whole, including russia, as well. nature wants to create military footholds around the russian federation to domina

s. has seen an average of 480000 daily infect.

s. has threatened to, to, to sanction moscow from, from the swift system. the western financial system are also they could moscow could announce that it's going to have actually join into a formal military alliance with beijing. and that would and also conduct maneuvers. but as far as the gulf of mexico, if they like or establish basis as mr. wrapped up, pointed out that they could establish and in nicaragua and, and in cuba. so there is a lot of assertiveness that we could see moscow doing that could really begin to put the washington on the defensive. and i don't think i should to wants to be put into that position. yeah, very interesting analysis how you put that cycle according to nero, just to pick your brain on this nato phase expansion is not an aggressive move as its goal is to spread freedom and democracy looks great on paper. how do you see it? i remember a comment that this group made one time about us entry into iraq. you says if this is an example of american democracy, we want no part of it. and it's, it's, it, this is a really an effort by th

s. has vowed to support key f ukraine is pushing for sanctions against russia. but washington says, now is not the time russian nations in ukraine, but as to the sanctions are the most important thing we can do is to use them as a deterrent as a means of dissuading russia from engaging and for the regression. at one sanctions are triggered, you lose the to turn effect. so what we're doing is putting together a whole series of actions that would figure into present putin's calculus. moscow denies plans to invade its neighbor. yet, up to a $100000.00 russian troops have amassed that ukraine's borders over recent months . the u. s. and the u. k. are sending military aid to ukraine with baltic nations set to follow the u. s. secretary of state and e u foreign ministers are meeting via video link monday to discuss a unified response to russia. from were on the store, i am joined now by d. w. brussels bureau chief, alexandra phenomena, alexandro and the foreign minister is meet to day. they'll be joined virtually by secretary of state from the united states. anthony b

s. has been bending about for months. now russia has denied this over and over saying it's not going to invade ukraine. and that the sanctions are just not helpful. it's also a kind of trying to track something and to get more out often, associations that is quite clear. i do not really think that this is bringing much to the discussion because her po sites actually do feel not very secure. now it takes time to, to find solution to search difficult problems, and i think they should take the time that it needs to, to, to bring back stability to europe. the important thing is that they really talk and try to find heart, the solutions that we need or europe's again, been in the grip of high rates of code infections in recent days and facing violent demonstrations against tighter restrictions and reaction to what's happening of measures in germany protest have been heating up. ah, [000:00:00;00] with this thousands in taking to the streets of german cities to vent their anger against the deed restrictions is it's now required

s. has also kind of dissipated as well. so i think even though the russians, i didn't get its demands, it seems that their strategy of bargaining very high and essentially asking for more than they know that they can get has paid off. and they've picked up some useful, some useful offers on the way it seems that they're going to be considering now. so emily, with this tiny opening that is emerging, does this make a rush incursion, more or less likely? while the russian side, i think, will most likely continue to demand, to hold on to that main demand of no more nato eastern expansion. i think at this point, you know, it's really up to the russian president and today both said gala roth are the russian foreign minister. and also the prevalent spokesman made it clear that the president would be looking at these, that risk, this written response that came from nato and from the us yesterday. but for example, the kremlin spokesperson did not exclude that there could be more talks between us and russian foreign minister, as he a

s. has vowed to support key f. ukraine is pushing for sanctions against russia. but washington says, now is not the time russian agents in ukraine, but as to the sanctions are the most important thing we can do is to use them as a deterrent as a means of dissuading russia from engaging and for the regression. at one sanctions are triggered, you lose the to turn effect. so what we're doing is putting together a whole series of actions that would figure in present putin's calculus, moscow denies plans to invade its neighbor. yet, up to 100000 russian troops have amassed at ukraine's borders over recent months. the u. s. and the u. k. are sending military aid to ukraine with baltic nations set to follow the u. s. secretary of state and you foreign ministers, are meeting the a video link monday to discuss a unified response to russia or more on that meeting of joy now by our brussels beer chief alexander phenomena. alexander, what can we expect from this meeting of u foreign ministers and their u. s. counterpart today will, of course ukraine is front and center on th

s. has sent a military aid package and has delivered military equipment as you just mentioned. but they of course, want to show that they are willing to support and to help you crane on a military ground. but the important question here probably is what happens if russia as actions are not purely military? what if russia acts in a so called gray zone, meaning as paste between war and peace, like, for example, election meddling or cyber attacks in ukraine? would this be enough to, to make the united states and its allies impose the severe sanctions? president biden has been talking about rush, i can definitely also shape the fate of a nation with these kind of strategies. we have already seen that in history and without the cost of a war. washington correspondent, quarterly. not more. thanks for your time. the so called islamic state has launched its largest scale attack in syria since it was defeated there in 2019 a prison holding suspected chartists in the northeast of syria was to target. the fighting continues and dozens of deaths have been reported. a 2nd i asked to attack

s. has placed troops on, on military readiness. so i think we're seeing from russia kind of a tit for tat response there, which is what we see quite often from russia. the russian point of view, very much continues to be that they are not preparing for an attack in ukraine, and that they can move their troops within their own borders within russia as they see fit. but of course, it's clear that both these 2 inspections, as well as the upcoming military exercises that rush applies to carry out with valo ruth on the ukrainian border. that certainly leaves the military threat on the table, which i think provides leverage in talks and in talks that have been going on with the west on security guarantees that russia has been demanding. the cumberland has asked washington to provide a written response to its concern. some call them demand. we know some of those asks are non starters for the western allies like ensuring that you pray. never joins nato. what is to try to achieve you by asking for this written response? because some experts

he is president jovan our moisture has appeared in a u. s. federal court for the 1st time. former columbia military officer. mario palacios, was extradited from panama. he's the 1st person to face criminal charges in connection with the murder in july, which triggered a political crisis in the caribbean nation. authorities have arrested dozens of others, but no one has yet been formerly charged. al jazeera mike, hannah reports from washington, d. c. on the case against mario plus us, well, he has now been formally charged in miami federal court having been brought in by f . b. i. agents from panama, which is where he was arrested while boarding a flight. it is reported to jamaica. now he is a sum of one of some, 2 dozen former colombian commandoes who were employed by a miami security firm earlier last year, c t u security. they would then deployed to haiti initially it is said as a personal protection group, there to protect political figures within haiti. however, it does appear according to prosecutors that this then moved into basically w

s. has condemned it as an act of terror. security forces in sudan have killed at least 7 protests as in the capital cost to tear gas and rubber bullets for fight. it demonstrated marching towards the presidential palace view and has condemned the violin to corporate, talked to, and the crisis to deaths had been confirmed and tara following. the su nominate that struck the pacific island nation on saturday. a 5th year old british woman was a 1st victim to be named at the new zealand government says one told them it is also known to have died. well, new zealand didn't australian air force cruise have been sent to assess the damage at sarah clark as more than this now from brisbin were aware that the capital has been badly damaged. a homes are resorts along the western beaches have also been badly damaged and has been also reports of further volcanic activity, the united nations office of humanitarian aid, the coordination groups. they're citing also that they believe a to distress beacons have been reported there on the island

s. embassy in ukraine tells diplomats families to leave and urges other americans to go to fighting the threat of a russian invasion. taliban leaders arrive in norway to discuss of danny's sanitary in crisis, but protesters say they shouldn't be welcome and data from israel suggests a force corbett 19 vaccine dose. triples resistance to serious illness among people over 60. ah, gunfire has been heard into the night 10 broken apostles, capital where a curfew is in place after a mutiny by soldiers. internet services have also been shut down earlier, the government insisted it remains in control denying that been an attempted cool. henry wilkins reports from walker google downside military barracks in downtown. why could see the neary. com broken only by the sound of gunfire? al jazeera went inside the camps and spoke to the soldiers. they made a series of demands, but did not call for the dismissal of bikini fossils president rocca bori as if they see corsica in point pleasant. my cm's yar

s. president joe biden has won the kremlin. it'll pay a heavy price of russian forces in bay ukraine. he said any move across the border with ukraine would be considered an invasion and met by a severe economic response. i've been absolutely clear with credit approval. here is no misunderstanding any. any assembled, russia units, new cross ukraine we're that is in bay.

s. has seen an average of 480000 daily infections over the past week. so 35000000 people, not vaccinate it. and let me be absolutely clear. we haven't had all the vaccines we need to get every american fully vaccinated, including the booster shot. so there's no excuse, no excuse for anyone being on vaccinated. this continues to be a pandemic of the unvaccinated. so we gotta make more progress. u. k has recorded more than 200000 daily current of our cases for the 1st time. prime minister, both johnson says they'll will be no new restrictions for now. but warned of challenging weeks ahead. you joe has become the 2nd chinese city to be put into a total lockdown. i'll to reports of new current of ours cases. the restrictions are similar to those impose for the past 2 weeks in the industrial hub. she hung for the 1st time in 3 months on coldness on the case of current virus that it has not been able to trace. this could mean there are more cases in the community going undetected. the main suspect in the assassination of the haitian president, driven, or moiz

s. has requested an open un security council meeting that's on monday to discuss what it calls russia's threatening behavior and build up of troops. moscow has amassed about a 100000 troops near its border with ukraine, but denies its planning to invade. russian su, 35 fight a jet. symbols have been seen landing at bella ruffian. air fields at nato has about 4000 traits backed by tanks and air defenses near russia. in estonia, in lithuania, that we are an impertinent and more on high alert. prepared to deploy russians, foreign ministry says he, idea of a war with ukraine is unacceptable. but another official from the ministry warned a nuclear missile crisis is inevitable. if checks aren't in place to turn down tensions out diplomatic edits. a james base looks now at whether there is still a chance to avoid military confrontation through diplomacy. hello, in recent weeks, have seen an unprecedented flurry of diplomacy. efforts have intensified as the threat of war grows. a war many believ

novakl djokovic 's visa has been revoked djokovic �*s visa has been revoked for a second time on health, good order and public interest grounds, as to what all of that means, we are not exactly sure. we did hear from the prime minister of australia, scott morrison, in the last hour or so and he says this decision has its roots in protecting australia �*s borders and public health. as it stands, if you are a foreign national wanting to travel into australia, you must be either double vaccinated or have a medical exemption. and the federal government here did not believe that novak djokovic �*s medical waiver was genuine. so that is why they have taken this extraordinary decision to again revoke his visa. we understand novak djokovic will not be taken into immigration detention tonight. but that he will have to go to an interview with the authorities tomorrow. so safe to say novak djokovic is down but he is not quite outjust djokovic is down but he is not quite out just yet, djokovic is down but he is not quite outjust yet, pending any legal challenge. outjust yet, pending any legal c

s. has sent a military aid package and has delivered military equipment as you just mentioned. but they of course, want to show that they are willing to support and to help you crane on a military ground. but the important question here, pablo is, what happens if russia as actions are not purely military? what if russia acts in a so called gray zone, meaning as paste between war and peace, like, for example, election meddling or cyber attacks in ukraine? would this be enough to, to make the united states and its allies impose the severe sanctions? president biden has been talking about rash. i can definitely also shape the fate of a nation with these kind of strategies. we have already seen that in history and without the cost of a war. washington correspondent, quarterly. not you more. thanks for your time. the so called islamic state has launched its largest scale attack in syria since it was defeated there in 2019 a prison holding jihadists in the northeast of syria was to target the kurdish lad, syrian democratic forces say they recaptured most of the inmates that escaped b

s. has become the 1st country to report a 1000000 cases in a single day. those infections though, haven't translated into a large number of deaths, but they are causing major disruption. thousands of schools are pushing back plans to reopen off the holidays. u. s. president joe biden says that the key to beating the outbreak is for the unvaccinated to get bad jobs. it's a similar story in europe, the as reported a record 218000 view cases and says that more than a 1000000 people are in self isolation. france too, is reported record numbers of cases, government officials about to an act, a law to block unvaccinated people from hospitality venues. incoming weeks i'll just was john henry begins are coverage. this are from washington dc, with the latest coven variance, soaring to record highs. president joe biden began with a warning, and i'll give it to you straight as i promised you. i always would. we're going to say, as you all have been hearing continued rise in cases. then in his address to the nation, he offered reassurance. if you're vaccinated and boo

s. has vowed to support key f. ukraine is pushing for sanctions against russia. but washington says, now is not the time russian agents in ukraine, but as to the sanctions are the most important thing we can do is to use them as a deterrent as a means of dissuading russia from engaging and for the regression. at one sanctions are triggered, you lose the to turn effect. so what we're doing is putting together a whole series of actions that would figure in the present putin's calculus, moscow denies plans to invade its neighbor. yet, up to a $100000.00 russian troops have amassed that ukraine's borders over recent months . the u. s. and the u. k. are sending military aid to ukraine with baltic nations set to follow the us secretary of state and you foreign ministers are meeting via video link monday to discuss a unified response to russia. from rochester, i am joined now by d. w. brussels bureau chief, alexandra phenomena, alexandro when the even foreign minister is meet today. that will be joined virtually by secretary of state from the united states. anthony blan

his brother, akram 's brother has _ going on. his brother, akram 's brother has been _ going on. his brother, akram 's brother has been quoted - going on. his brother, akram 's brother has been quoted as - brother has been quoted as saying we don't condone actions he took and we would like to sincerely apologise to everybody involved. will that go some way to assuaging the pain and anxiety do you think? i believe so. i don't hold an entire family accountable for the actions of one person. i do not think his entire family wanted this, or even knew exactly what he was doing and i am glad they came out and made am glad they came out and made a statement. i am glad they came out and made a statement-— a statement. i wanted to ask ou a statement. i wanted to ask you about — a statement. i wanted to ask you about the _ a statement. i wanted to ask you about the rabbi - a statement. i wanted to ask you about the rabbi at - a statement. i wanted to ask you about the rabbi at the i you about the rabbi at the synagogue, charlie, who i think has security training, and maybe that is now

s. ambassador to russia, john sullivan, who has handed the u. s. response to the russian foreign minister. the russia has been consider, put forward certain concerns about security concerns within, within europe. antony blinkin said that the response from the u. s. had included a serious diplomatic popoff had been put forward. he said it was the, there was a principal and pragmatic assessment of russia's concerns. he talked about a variety of things, suggestions, but arms control in europe, ways to increase transparency. but he summed out by saying, a drum means to up to russia, how to respond. we're ready, either way, we're going to go to dosage a body who's in moscow for us in a moment. first let's go to rosalind jordan at the us state department. rosalind, this really smacks of being a key moment in these events. well, antony lincoln had said after his meeting, a sergey lover of last friday that the u. s. would issue what russia had been of requesting, which was a written response to russian demands about safeguarding. it's a security and it'

that is something that russia has said absolutely can never ever happen. and we know that the u. s. has gone into these discussions saying that that was a question. that was pretty much off the table. this is what the russian deputy minister had to say for us, it's absolutely mandatory. ah, to make sure that you green never, never, ever, becomes member of nato. we are shut up with lose dog. half promises, misinterpretation of what happened, that different forms of negotiations behind closed doors. we do not trust the other side. so to see we need iron clad waterproof bulletproof legally binding guarantees not assurances, not safeguards guarantees. can you get more confirmation than that? iron clad waterproof bullet proof. this is what russia says it's looking for in terms of those guarantees of that expansion of the nato alliance in to ukraine. and george, i know from the u. s. port we have heard time and time again from washington, that they are in a fixed position in this. and that they say nobody will view to dictate who joins nato and who doesn't. this is what of the us under se

s. has sent a military aid package and has delivered military equipment as you just mentioned. but they of course, want to show that they are willing to support and to help you crane on a military ground. but the important question here is, what happens if russia as actions are not purely military? what if russia acts in a so called gray zone, meaning as paste between war and peace, like, for example, election meddling or cyber attacks in ukraine? would this be enough to, to make the united states and its allies impose the severe sanctions? a president biden has been talking about rash, i can definitely also shape the fate of a nation with these kind of strategies. we have already seen that in history and without the cost of a war in the middle east or fears of a resurgence of the so called islamic state and syria and iraq after several deadly attacks, the militant groups largest in 2 years. experts say instability in both countries is helping i asking ground. the sound of intense gunfire, fills the air in the syrian city of his soccer. as kurdish lead forces fight with militan

s. and e u. s. has improved that and dead air washington wants to increase its military assistance to ukraine. and as you can see, there is a strong support for ukraine in this crisis. i some of a mom of they're joining us from geneva. thank you like summer now the 1st deliveries of aid a supplies have arrived in tom r days after it was hit by a volcanic eruption and it's an army in the south pacific water was among the supplies delivered after toxic ash from volcano contaminated local drinking water communication equipment was also flown in after the islands were virtually cut off from the outside world. more aid is expected to arrive by air and see in the coming days. we cannot talk to dr. mark jacobs. he is the director of pacific technical support with the world health organization and his leading w. i chose tama volcano response and joins us from fiji. marco 1st, a deliveries have arrived in tara, so presumably that means 8 workers on the ground have been able to make a 1st assessment of the si

so with european countries, um, russia has demanded that the u. s. and nato issue a written response to its demands. so it seems like russia is basically only really willing to talk to the u. s. and when it comes to these security and abounds, and in a way, europe is kind of on the sidelines watching emily, the used foreign policy chief adjust berella, saw that the block was ready to prepare for the sanctions against russia. how long? hm. who didn't stick to his policies in the face of these sanctions. why i think it's 1st of all important to point out that the russian side has repeated again and again that they are not planning an attack on ukraine. but they are also not willing so far to take the mil military threat off the table when it comes to sanctions. from the russian point of view, the west really has no leverage and on russia. i think 1st of all, the u. s. has made it clear that they won't defend ukraine militarily, in case of an invasion. and today we've been hearing media reports, at least that one of the biggest sanctions that the west h

s. has against it, a moot point? yeah, it really does seem like china seeing the need not only for its own country, but also for other countries. now ben, i know we talked with you earlier this week about exactly this issue when it comes to russia. in fact, british prime minister boris johnson on tuesday said he was discussing banning russia from the swift global payment system with the united states saying quote, there is no doubt that this would be a very weapon. does he have a point there? so i like to give you guys analogies when we talk about these kinds of things like i love where you today. so last year i was in rhodes greece, right, which one of the last medieval cities in the entire world is still looks like an ancient medieval city from a 1000 years ago. and when go outside the city, there are humongous boulders that were used by by catapults in order to lay siege to the city. right. a catapult was at one time a very potent weapon, very powerful, and you could knock down enormous walls and get into cities w

s. has requested a public un security council meeting on monday to discuss what it calls, rushes, threatening behavior. rushes for ministry meanwhile says the idea of a war with ukraine is unacceptable. but another official from the ministry warned a nuclear missile crisis, where the u. s. is inevitable if checks aren't in place to turn tensions down, ought to promote together to james base is more from the un. some experts believe that president putin may not have decided yet whether he's going to invade ukraine . the 1st meeting of the un security council on the current crisis is expected on monday, and russia were looking for the support of china. and that's why some diplomats believe the russians may wait to launch minute reaction until the event that china has so much about the beijing winter olympics is over in mid february. because if i says, new military leader says the country will return to constitutional order when conditions are right. the tenant colonel pull on read the amoe

let's keep engaging and try to turn down the attention that has grown. ideally the u. s. would like to among other things. see the some 100000 us troops who have been moved to the border with ukraine on its eastern flank, returned to barracks. but clearly that is something that won't be happening right away. thanks very much holding jordan with the latest that from washington. so join me now is max bergman. a senior fellow at the center for american progress also served as a top adviser in the state department during the brack, a bomber administration working on ukrainian security assistant efforts, joins us now live from washington also. so how might the kremlin respond to washington's rejection of its core demands? well, i think it remains to be seen. i think no one is very optimistic, that the diplomatic track will be picked up by russia. because i don't ultimately think that russia's issues are with nato military exercises or. ready with the posture of nato, i think the u. s. has done a very smart thing to say, like what russia, if your concerns are really are the sec

s. has also withdrawn personnel from its embassy and key f, mainly family members and children. the while the u. s. readies itself of the west, ukraine's president has called for calm and unity among western nations, touch growth. everything's under control, but there is no reason to panic them. ukraine, secretary of the national security and defense council, downplayed the likelihood of russian invasion yet, but a swine assuming has been exceed literacies glare, amusements of russian federation, armed forces in its territory. only it takes place. oh said, we detect it when law said, but there's nothing that can surprise us. suffolk him of them. perhaps it surprised our foreign colleagues for, but they finally saw the russian armed forces moving wiser. but in his voice, russia continues to demand a promise that nato will never allow ukraine to join the alliance. a negotiation non started for nato. yet as long as the diplomatic deadlock remains. so to do fears of an invasion, a silly about the other stories and the headlines right now, the european union has condemned a decision

joe biden has said the u. s. and european leaders are united in the face of russia's troop build up near the ukrainian border. his comments come after a joint call on monday night, during which western powers agreed to swift sanctions. if russia chose to invade, the united states has put 8500 troops on heightened alert, ready to respond. if nader decides to deploy forces. pentagon says no final decisions were made on deployment, but nato has announced it sending more ships and fighter jets to boost defenses in eastern europe and reese weeks. russia has amassed around 100000 troops near ukraine's border. moscow denies that it's planning an invasion. the pentagon says the u. s. is preparing for all possible scenarios in the event of nato's activation of the n r f, or a deteriorating security environment. the united states would be in a position to rapidly deploy additional brigade, combat teams, logistics, medical aviation, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, transportation, and additional capabilities

s. has rejected its key demand on nato expansion. do you think there's still a basis for meaningful talks there? and i think number of kids says that they would continue talks on this. he called secondary issues like confidence building measures, announcement and troop movements to maneuvers and that kind of thing. but as you pointed out in your correspondence, emphasize to the big issue of the non expansion nature was ignored by v and drink and people and by the americans and nature in fact, not ignored, but they rejected it and said to every state has its right to right, to choose its own answers. there are, i suppose, plenty of other russian demands, including the poll back of nato forces in eastern europe on the removal of us, new killer arms from the region. can you see washington making concessions there? it looks like a, i mean, they taking it pretty hard line at the beginning when russia made these demands free rate. so 4 weeks ago, there was some hint of the biting people might be more open to it than the east europeans to c

s. has condemned it as an act of terror. the secretary jo condemns today's attacks on abu dhabi international airport and they're nearby industrial area, which were poorly caused several civilian casualties. and have been claimed by the who t's a tax on civilian infrastructure and civilians are prohibited by international humanitarian law. the secretary journal calls upon all parties to exercise maximum restraint and prevent any escalation against a midst height and tensions in the region. they are no military solutions to the conflict in yemen. security forces in sudan have killed at least 7 protest is in the capital cut soon. t gas and bullets were fired at demonstrate his marching towards the presidential palace. the un has condemned the violence and court for talks to end. the crisis. if 50 year old british woman living in tongue or is the 1st known victim of this nami, that attacks the pacific island nation on saturday is trailing and new zealand air force crews have been sent to assess the damage. martin luther king da

labour�*s leader has made his mind up. i think it�*s pretty obvious what�*s happened. there�*s industrial—scale partying been going on at downing street. not much of it is really denied, and i think that the public have made up their mind. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law. i think he then lied about what had happened. mr speaker, i want to apologise. the prime minister has admitted he attended one drinks gathering at a time when socialising was extremely limited. that left many of his mps furious. this woman, sue gray, is looking into allegations spanning almost a year. her report is expected soon, but ministers are already suggesting it�*s the culture, not the man at the top, that needs to change. the culture in downing street does need to be addressed, and i think it�*s absolutely essential that when the prime minister responds to the sue gray report, and he�*s committed to doing that in parliament, that he addresses that culture. i know from many conversations i�*ve had with the prime minister that he�*s

s. has sent a military aid package and has delivered military equipment as you just mentioned. but they of course, want to show that they are willing to support and to help you crane on a military ground. but the important question here, pablo is, what happens if russia as actions are not purely military? what if russia acts in a so called gray zone, meaning as paste between war and peace, like, for example, election meddling or cyber attacks in ukraine? would this be enough to, to make the united states and its allies impose the severe sanctions? president biden has been talking about rush, i can definitely also shape the fate of a nation with these kind of strategies. we have already seen that in history and without the cost of a war. washington correspondent, quarterly. not you more. thanks for your time. the so called islamic state has launched its largest scale attack in syria since it was defeated there in 2019 a prison holding jihadists in the northeast of syria was the target the kurdish lead syrian democratic forces say they recaptured most of the inmates that escaped

s. has warned that it is going to be a disaster for russia. if russia invade ukraine, but no one wants to spell out exactly what those consequences will be. why use that? well, russia is one of the use largest trading partners. not only in energy, i mean trade between russia and the you in 2020 accounted for over a 170000000000 euros rushes, also germany's largest gas importer. so the economic cost to, to europe, to serious consequences for russia would also be dire. and this is why we haven't seen a clear line yet, but this is hopefully what secretary blinking, i'm is pushing for with the quad group. i'm and at the you level to make sure that, at least behind the scenes, that we agree on a price tag that europe and germany are willing to pay economically, to preserve security and peace in europe. jessica, it was, it was important for anthony blake and to stop here in berlin today to talk with the quad group of but there's, there are still some delts, are the europeans really on the same page of the united states when it comes to what to do if

s. embassy in kiev says, this military shipment has now arrived to help ukraine prepare for a possible invasion as tens of thousands of russian troops gather on its doorstep. also coming up desperately need a drinking water arrives in tonga and more aid is on the way as the scale of the devastation from last week's tsunami becomes clearer. and on the small screen, a historical drama that takes us back to 1938. as hitler looks at to embed czechoslovakia, european leaders met with him and munich, hoping to prevent another world war ah, am abby core of us and welcome to the program. we begin this hour and ukraine. we're the 1st shipment of additional american military aid has arrived. according to the u. s embassy there. this is part of a package worth $200000000.00 promise he of last week, by u. s. secretary of state antony blinking. the initial delivery includes defensive weapons and ammunition as the country prepares for possible russian aggression. moscow has deployed some 100000 troops along its border with ukraine, but insists it has no plans to launch an attack. the russian militar

s. government is concerned about is the fact that the civil war in yemen has not been resolved. and it is trying to push for a quick resolution of that war while also are reminding its allies own notably the saudis, who have been leading the pushback as it were, to refrain from doing anything that would harm yes'm. any civilians he was president joe biden has consent. he will nominate the 1st blank woman to the supreme court, but didn't say who is nobody would be but pledged to announce his decision before the end of february. he'll surprise the outgoing justice stephen bryan for his 27 years on america's highest judicial body. well from our white house correspondent, kimberly hocked. here today to express the nation's gratitude to justice stephen bryer. he's served on the nation's highest court for more than a quarter century presiding over some of its most controversial cases from abortion to the environment. but on thursday, you, as president joe biden announced the 83 year old supreme court justice steven brier was stepping down. i think he's a model public servant in a time

s. has been striving to, to profess 20 years has not disappeared. we know that on european natal members, there are those who oppose military involvement and potential conflicts in or even against providing ukraine with lethal weapons. germany is the main one. we can also speak of hungary and some central and southern european countries. it was a lot more diplomatic here in berlin on tuesday evening, and manuel micron was welcomed by chancellor all at schultz. the french president on the german chancellor essentially emphasizing the importance of dialogue when it comes to taking the heat out of tensions between russia and nato over ukraine. what we heard from the french president was saying that he would never give up on dialogue when it came to sorting out this particular problem. he did say that the costs would be high if there was any aggression boy from the german chancellor. what we heard was him repeat again, and again his message that there would be no sending of german weapons into ukraine at all, both. and looking ahead to a big meeting of