effort to impose real costs and sanctions on russia for its aggression in crimea, in the donbass. >> how has that worked out? in fairness, it hasn't worked out -- >> what we don't know is what has deterred russia from doing more. as we speak right now, we have real concerns about russia's actions on the borders of ukraine. there's more amassed on the borders since any time since russia first invaded. that's why we're in very close contact and close coordination with our allies and partners in europe. all of us share that concern. president biden has been very clear about this. if russia acts recklessly or aggressively, there will be costs, there will be consequences. he's equally clear-eyed about the proposition when it comes to russia, there are areas where our tri interests align or certainly overlap and we have an interest in working together, for example, in arms control and extending the start agreement. the president has been clear there will be costs and consequences. >> what you just outlined on russia sounds like the same that the obama/biden administration had on this. that

for battle but it was nothing but a very the ukrainian leader donned a wartime look for his visit to donbass in the east where russian military buildup along the border came after weeks of fighting with russian backed separatists domitia yes just as almost there is an escalation indeed in the donbass region we can see it servicemen can see that commanders in chief and commanders can see that we understand that our boys are targeted by snipers who are 26 killed service me. military do everything possible to defend our country and to hold ceasefire but when our soldiers are attacked and when there are casualties it is clear to everyone that the army responds. russian equipment and thousands of personnel are on the horizon russians are tearing out military drills along the border and pro russian rebel fighters are taking up positions in urban areas who are going from both sides seem primed for war the united states is increasingly concerned by recent escalating russian aggressions in eastern ukraine including russian troop movements on ukraine's border russian now has more troops on the border

preparing for war while it was at the end of last month the situation in the conflict zone known as the donbass region once again began to escalate ukraine and the self-proclaimed republics of the nets can can't blame each other for the intensifying of military activities in the area saying time kiev has accused moscow of increasing its military presence near the border the kremlin responded to that by stating it can do what it wants within its own territory c.n.n. has now deleted the photo at the tanks from its website although the video report can still be found online but we have contacted the network asking them to comment on this illegal media analysts lionel says though it is likely that c.n.n. will turn a blind eye to the mistake. it's puss said dick it is journalistic malpractise nonfeasance misfeasance there is no excuse to get the the only innocent 2 parties to get them correct i mean this is the they should be if this was the real world they should be horrified heads should roll but you know what's going to happen. nothing nobody cares you know why and this is very interesting becaus

prosecution and return his networks to the airwaves is a key kremlin priority if selenski wants progress on donbass putin insists he should go and talk to these 2 leaders of the separatists in eastern ukraine financed and armed by russia it's all part of the kremlin line that russia is just a mediator an internal ukrainian conflict not an active participant selenski were to agree to direct negotiations with the separatists russia would be off the hook diplomatically and ukraine's president would himself being extremely hot water at home potential win win for putin. d.w. our correspondent marina strauss in brussels welcome marina so what can the european parliament to do if it decides that russia does need to be punished for aids actions against ukraine especially given the russians already under sanctions by the e.u. and others members of european parliament are preparing a so-called resolutely to impose new sanctions on russia russia this time if russia further escalates the situation at its border with ukraine or even considers an invasion but it's actually not the parliament that this so it's co

border and the crimean peninsula kiev and moscow have traded blame over the worsening situation in the donbass region ukrainian troops have fought pro russian separatists since 2014 clashes in the region have become more frequent and there are fears that the under a soft conflict between the 2 sides could flare up again. a russian military camps set up suddenly close to russia's border with ukraine witnesses have reported seeing rows of tanks in the area and artillery being moved by train and leaders in europe and the us are trying to find out why. russia's not denying the troop movements but says it's not threatening anyone. or spot over there it's obvious even the questions are being asked what is it that the russian federation is doing on the border with ukraine got the answer is very simple we live there it is our country some kremlin figures have gone further setting out conditions for a possible russian intervention against its neighbor which a beginning of military actions is the beginning of the end of ukraine. the build up seems to be russia's biggest along the ukrainian border in 7 y

border and the crimean peninsula kiev and moscow have traded blame over the worsening situation in the donbass region ukrainian troops fought corruption separatist says 2040 clashes in the region have become more frequent and there are fears that the unresolved conflict between the 2 sides could flare up again. a russian military camp set up suddenly close to russia's border with ukraine witnesses have reported seeing rows of tanks in the area and artillery being moved by train and leaders in europe and the us are trying to find out what. russia is not denying the troop movements but says it's not threatening anyone. in spite of the it's obvious you have the questions are being asked what is it that the russian federation is doing on the border with ukraine get out the answer is very simple we live there it is our country some kremlin figures have gone further setting out conditions for a possible russian intervention against its neighbor which a beginning of military actions is the beginning of the end of ukraine. the build up seems to be russia's biggest along the ukrainian border in 7 years

is calling it a territorial right the kremlin says it's prepared to quote defend its citizens in the donbass region of ukraine. amazon warehouse workers in the u.s. state of alabama have voted against forming a union union leaders were hoping the election would lead to a new era of worker activism many southern states including alabama has passed so-called right to work laws that teil unions abilities to mandate jews and other nations. he use drug regulator is reviewing the pool of rare blood clots and for people who had johnson and johnson's code at 19 that same pay medical agency is also expanding its investigation into astra zeneca has shot to include reports of a bleeding condition. german chancellor angela merkel is set to take power away from the 16 federal states to decide on coronavirus restrictions a new plan will say the central government takeover germany is battling a brutal 3rd wave of infections and regional decision making has led to a confusing patchwork approach if i want to go shopping in berlin i can do that if i get tested beforehand here i can do that right in front of t

is calling it a territorial right the kremlin says it's prepared to quote defend its citizens in the donbass region of ukraine. u.s. president joe biden has announced new controls on home gun assembly kits and i'm going to ship restrictions biden's called gun violence an epidemic in the country following mass shootings in colorado and georgia republicans have attacked the measures as long unconstitutional. swedish climate climate campaign aggressive will not attend the international climate summit in scotland in november the teenage activist said the an even distribution of covert 19 vaccines means nations are able to dissipate on equal terms. as mammals military crackdown on and protest is a day w investigation has established that a web of business interest is held by the families of military laden's changed men on the ngs children control lucrative companies including a telecom firm linked to internet blackouts jhumpa has financed its operations using holding companies that control much of the economy activists say this makes it harder for sanctions to have any effect. on me conrad was on

prosecution and return his networks to the airwaves is a key kremlin priority if selenski wants progress on donbass putin insists he should go and talk to these to the leaders of the separatists in eastern ukraine financed and armed by russia it's all part of the kremlin line that russia is just a mediator an internal ukrainian conflict not an active participant or selenski were to agree to direct negotiations with the separatists russia would be off the hook diplomatically and ukraine's president would himself being extremely hot water at home potential win win for putin. in the un secretary general antonio terrorists is holding meetings in geneva with the natives of a divided island of cyprus to try and find common ground between the 2 sides the island's been split along ethnic lines between greek and turkish cypriots for decades the hope is to use this summit as a springboard to resume peace talks that have been stalled since 2017. time seems to have come to a standstill and for russia it's largely greek population of fled during turkey's invasion of cyprus in 1974 the once popular tourist desti

prompting a series of western sanctions and april 24th progress in separatist seas parts of the eastern donbass starting the internal military conflict in ukraine in 2019 t.v. comedian autumn is in ski is elected ukraine's president he and russian president putin agreed to exchange prisoners and commit to a ceasefire most recently a ceasefire in donetsk and with donetsk separatists was agreed july that's close to breaking as ukraine acknowledges an escalation in fighting there. well from all this we're joined by political commentator peter zalmay with in kiev he is the executive director of the eurasia democracy initiative thank you for your time so why is russia sending military hardware to its border shooting up these tensions. well there are several factors responsible for it well 1st of all it's getting warmer so obviously and you time it gets warmer it's not going to be work such actions to date place. the president immediately whom you mention mrs alecky is not as pliable as lattimer when expected to be in experience as he was coming into politics from a completely different area the area

going auction it was at the end of last month about the situation in the conflict zone known as the donbass region once again began to escalate ukraine the self-proclaimed republics of done yet skinned lugansk blame each other for intensifying military activities in the area at the same time kiev then accused moscow of increasing its military presence near the border the kremlin responded by stating it can do whatever it wants within its own boundaries in while c.n.n. has now deleted the photo of the tanks from its website a little the video report can still easily be found online we have contacted the network asking for its response to the story legal media analyst it's likely c.n.n. will turn. to them to think. it's pathetic it is journalistic malpractise nonfeasance misfeasance there is no excuse to get the the only innocent to party used to get them correct i mean this is they should be if this was the real world they should be horrified heads should roll but you know what's going to happen. nothing nobody cares you know why and this is very interesting because it's c.n.n. they're in th

their trench the military is dug in alone approximately 300 kilometer front line stretches across the donbass region of eastern ukraine. and the recent escalation of fighting against pro russia separatists and a military build up of around 100000 russian troops close to the border is a reminder that this 7 year long so-called frozen conflict is not over yet. a new generation is growing up with this war it's important we finish it there are comrades being killed and injured all the time the same as me or younger this is the defense of the motherland. separatist positions are around 130 meters from here both sides of kings each other repeatedly violating a sings fire agreement that has failed when it was signed in 2014 but ukrainian soldiers here say that russian separatists in recent weeks i think recently been using snipers mortars and genies and especially since the russian troop buildup on the border to bomb down shell of a coal mine an industry that provided jobs and income for communities here since soviet times shows how indiscriminate the fighting has been the ruins of a village a remin

border bosco is warning it could lead to an escalation ukraine's president has invited putin to meet in donbass where ukrainian troops and russia back separatists have been fighting since 2014 care of claims rising tensions are moscow's decision to amass tens of thousands of troops on the border russia says it's just a military exercise but that smith has more from moscow. there are some recently published satellite images showing what is a very serious buildup of military hardware in and around crimea and ukraine we've seen pictures of fighter jets lined up on a runway in crimea we've seen pictures of air borne troops army units attack helicopters smoke generators. jamming equipment reconnaissance drones and the military hospital and the e.u. and us estimate this between 82100000 ground troops along the ukraine russia border russia says all of this the defense minister sergei short who is because nato and the u.s. are indulged and provocative activities in waters and airspace around the black sea he doesn't say what those provocative activities are exactly and he says he's a long planned milit

statement from jillian's in the ukraine and present this with you further i called all the way to solve the donbass problem is to make your brain a member of nato what does it mean if your brain becomes a member of nato as you once that russia occupies occupy us auto nato craney year you know. if georgia becomes a member of nato as it was promised in 2008 then russia or your part 4 is a positive that you have a cause bailey radii you know you have a legally clear situation where you nato must wage of war on russia this is a response simple this is the way these people conduct politics and yet again the stance you lost the trust of the people the people who voted for you 75 percent of ukrainians voted for him in 2100 because they expected peace in gone bust better relations with russia normal relations with the west but you know what happened was there basically is against you continual poroshenko was always. just and morris what j.f.k. is doing right now is very much like trump you know it was not coincidental that he called trump he's teacher in that infamous conversation last year which almost co

ukraine and the fighting in is turn ukraine between government forces and russian backed separatists and donbass has escalated russian officers have indicated moscow could intervene to help russian speaking residents and is stand ukraine if the government launches an all out operation there the other questions for you sure we discussed in detail the issues of security and joint action patrolling dres in the black sea region it's worth noting that the regions of kiev and uncover coincide both regarding the threats themselves and the ways of responding to those threats. the united states is considering sending 2 warships to the black sea region in the coming days despite do u.s. navy routinely operating in the area this time the pentagon believes the deployment will send the message to moscow that the u.s. is watching the situation closely. turkey is in a sense to position at the moment as a nato ally it is likely to support their alliance in any potential crisis between ukraine and washington on one side and moscow on the other but that could provoke anger in russia the country ancora depends on

of military personnel and equipment on its northern and eastern borders and separatist held areas in donbass as you can see there now the ukrainian government says it's also happening along the border of the crimean peninsula which russia annexed 7 years ago now well let's speak to tasha butler she is in paris and she joins us live natascha just what else has been starting back had to say today. well there were strong words from stoltenberg you heard some of them they're calling this build up of russian troops ukraine's eastern border in the crimean peninsula calling them unjustified unexplained and deeply concerning he called on moscow to stop the buildup of troops he said there was the greatest number of troops in that region than there had been since 2014 when russia carried out is illegal and explosion of crimea he said the russian must explain what it's doing but work on deescalation we also heard from the ukrainian foreign minister the 2 men were meeting together to discuss the growing tensions in the region the ukrainian foreign minister said that as far as kiev was concerned what it

ukrainian troops that are russian backed separatists of the eastern donbass region both accuse each other of committing deadly attacks rising tensions after a long quiet phase. that just a few days ago kiev accused moscow of moving large numbers of russian troops to the a cranium border. this has awakened grim memories of 2014 when russian troops also amassed at the border. should cease military escalation and immediately and unconditionally reaffirm its commitment to a political and diplomatic settlement and a cease fire regime. the kremlin sees no cause for concern saying russia is free to move its troops within its own territory presidential spokesman dmitri peskov has instead warned the u.s. and nato against stationing their troops in ukraine or near the russian border. such a development would lead to heightened tensions near russia's borders and of course this would require additional steps by russia to ensure its security. since 2014 more than 13000 people have been killed in the conflict over eastern ukraine a peace deal of great in 2015 has not been implemented both sides in the

ukraine prompting western sanctions in april 24 team pro russian separatists seize part of the eastern donbass region starting the internal military conflict in ukraine in 2019 television active lattimer's a lansky was elected ukraine's president he and president putin agreed to exchange prisoners and commit to a cease fire last july a cease fire with them yet separatists was agreed but it's close to breaking and now the ukrainian leaders provoked a russian anger he went after the draw russia media empire belonging to one of russia's let it wouldn't problem in ukraine closing down the row russian t.v. channels and superiorly weakening the influence of pro russian never created keep in mind russia overarching goal is always the do our keep the will these regimes in the donetsk and lugansk back and ukraine. despite the latest warnings it's not clear whether there's been a real change the organization for security and cooperation in europe says there are far fewer ceasefire violations the last summer before the agreement came into force. al-jazeera. government in haiti have kidnapped a pastor and

not long ago but the statement is still relevant today that those who would try to start a new war in donbass will destroy you crying. india is racing to vaccinate as many people as possible but some of its poorest people aren't being an ocular is it millions of informal workers who salvage items from landfills and are eligible for the axioms are in the across fondant elizabeth prana reports from new delhi. from a distance these mounds in india cities could be mistaken for small hills but they amount of waste and rummaging through them with their bare hands of thousands of waste pickers they make a mega living collecting recyclable materials and selling them to scrap dealers. but while sanitation workers employed by the government or private companies are among the 1st to be eligible for co the 19 vaccines waste because aren't m.d.m. cigar. the new delhi municipal council workers are getting vaccinated police are getting vaccinated then are we not human we pick up trash from your homes if one of us fall sick then we probably will infect 10 others. have begun connex rubbish from $300.00 homes

i don't think that they intend to go into the donbass they already have thousands of russian soldiers in the done best leading and supporting the so-called separatists i think with their cheating their what they want which is to destabilize ukraine and make it impossible for ukraine to join the e.u. or nato you know other forces are intended i think to increase their control over all of the c. of s. of them perhaps more of the black sea coast. do you think a full scale invasion of ukraine is on the cots. now i don't think when you say a full scale invasion you know you're talking about a big red arrow that cuts into the heart of ukraine i don't think that's what they're interested in do and remember this is this really started in 2008 with the invasion of georgia they saw that the west did not do anything and you have russian troops still sitting in 20 percent of georgia and then the russians solved it we didn't do anything after the assad regime called cross president obama's red line in this struggle with didn't really do anything after the invasion of ukraine in 2014 i mean other t

kiev and moscow have traded blame over the worsening situation in the donbass region ukrainian troops have fought pro russian separatists since 2014 clashes in the region have become more frequent and there are fears that the result conflicts between the 2 sides could flare up again. a russian military camps set up suddenly close to russia's border with ukraine witnesses have reported seeing rows of tanks in the area and artillery being moved by train and leaders in europe and the u.s. are trying to find out why. russia is not denying the troop movements but says it's not threatening anyone. or spot over there it's not receiving their questions are being asked what is it that the russian federation is doing on the border with ukraine to get out of the answer is very simple we live there it is our country. some kremlin figures have gone further setting out conditions for a possible russian intervention against its neighbor which a beginning of military actions is the beginning of the end of ukraine. the build up seems to be russia's biggest along the ukrainian border in 7 years. that w

long ago but this statement is still relevant today that those who would try to start a new war in donbass will destroy you crying. veteran pro-democracy activists face up to 5 years in prison after they were convicted for staging a protest in hong kong then in a march against the now repeat extradition 2019 from hong kong. they arrived at court flanked by their supporters defiant in the face of a crackdown on the movement they have represented for decades these are some of hong kong's most high profile veteran activists including 82 year old martin lee who is known as the father of democracy in the territory who many of my brothers and sisters so maybe britain. consider a better morning. please one of 9 people who were found guilty of organizing and participating in an unauthorized assembly in august 29000 joined the anti-government demonstrations the rally was given police approval but this group was accused of aiding protesters out of the designated area into central hong kong veteran activist lead chuck young says peaceful protests are not a crime and they used charges a beijing's atte

ukrainian troops that are russian backed separatists in the eastern donbass region both accuse each other of committing deadly attacks rising tensions after a long quiet phase. just a few days ago kiev accused moscow of moving large numbers of russian troops to the a cranium border. this has awakened grim memories of 2014 when russian troops also amassed at the border. should cease military escalation and immediately and unconditionally reaffirm its commitment to a political and diplomatic settlement and a cease fire regime. the kremlin sees no cause for concern saying russia is free to move its troops within its own territory presidential spokesman dmitri peskov has instead warned the u.s. and nato against stationing their troops in ukraine or near the russian border. such a development would lead to heightened tensions near russia's borders and of course this would require additional steps by russia to ensure its security. since 2014 more than 13000 people have been killed in the conflict over eastern ukraine a peace deal agreed in 2015 has not been implemented both signs in that confli

ukraine prompting western sanctions in april 24 team pro russian separatists seized part of the eastern donbass region starting the internal military conflict in ukraine. in 2019 television act of law to ms alinsky was elected ukraine's president he and president putin agreed to exchange prisoners and commit to a cease fire last july a cease fire with them yet 6 separate ists was agreed but it's close to breaking and now the ukrainian leaders provoked a russian anger he went after the draw russian media empire belonging 'd to one of russia's lighted wouldn't problems in ukraine closing down 3 russian t.v. channels and severely weakening the influence of pro russian never created keep in mind russian overarching goal is always the 2 are keep the will these regimes in the donetsk and luhansk there and you agree. despite the latest warnings it's not clear whether there's been a real change the organization for security and cooperation in europe says there are far fewer ceasefire violations the last summer before the agreement came into force. al-jazeera. alright let's bring in our panel joining us

presence across the border and has said that it is ready to intervene to help separatists in ukraine's donbass region. allergan tina has recorded a record high number of new corona virus infections for the 4th day in a row more than 24000 new cases reported on saturday the government has impose tougher restrictions including a 3 week nighttime curfew in an effort to contain the new wave of infections that's going to desires and people in the highest risk areas are now living under some tough restrictions how is the situation in argentina right now. what the key to all of this i think marion is to try to keep the pressure off of the hospitals argentina has coped relatively well with the number of people using the i.c.u. beds i mean the figures here are as drastic as dramatic as anywhere else 56000 people dead and as you mentioned this record number of infections but the medical services have been coping albeit under pressure but with these new rises in infections the fear is that they they will reach a tipping point so the new restrictions have come back in it's been difficult the long as it ha

similar tank in action it was at the end of last month the situation in the conflict zone known as the donbass region once again began to escalate ukraine the self-proclaimed republics of dunya and lugansk blame each other for intensifying military activities in the year the same time kiev very accused moscow of increasing its military presence near the border the kremlin responded by stating it can do what it wants within its own boundaries meanwhile c.n.n. has no deleted the photo of the times from its websites although the video report can still easily be found online we have contacted the network asking for its response to the story well let's get our own response some reaction to this to speak to legal and media alist line good to have you on the program and let me be let me be. nice to see in it's not easy to verify photo or a photo is that the case here is that the best possible scenario for them. it's pathetic it is journalistic malpractise nonfeasance misfeasance there is no excuse to get the the only innocent 2 parties to get them correct i mean this is the they should be if this was

ukrainian troops that are russian backed separatists in the eastern donbass region both accuse each other of committing deadly attacks rising tensions after a long quiet days. just a few days ago kiev accused moscow of moving large numbers of russian troops to the a crany and border. this has awakened grim memories of 2014 when russian troops also amassed at the border. moscow should cease military escalation and immediately and unconditionally reaffirm its commitment to a political and diplomatic settlement and a cease fire regime. the kremlin sees no cause for concern saying russia is free to move its troops within its own territory presidential spokesman dmitri peskov has instead warned the u.s. and nato against stationing their troops in ukraine or near the russian border. such a development would lead to heightened tensions near russia's borders and of course this would require additional steps by russia to ensure its security. since 2014 more than 13000 people have been killed in the conflict over eastern ukraine a peace deal agreed in 2015 has not been implemented both science in t

fighting with russian backed separatists thomas yes this is a list there is an escalation indeed in the donbass region we can see it servicemen can see that one is in chief and commanders can see that we understand that our boys a targeted by snipers there are 26 killed servicemen military do everything possible to defend our country and to hold ceasefire but when our soldiers are attacked and when there are casualties it is clear to everyone that the army responds. russian equipment and thousands of personnel are on the horizon russians are tearing out military drills along the border and pro russian rebel fighters are taking up positions in urban areas who are going to both sides seem primed for war the united states is increasingly concerned by recent escalating russian aggressions in eastern ukraine including russian troop movements on ukraine's border russia now has more troops on the border with ukraine than at any time since 24145 ukrainian soldiers have been killed this week alone these are all deeply concerning signs. in a phone call with russian president vladimir putin german chancel

soviet union he says russia is using bullying tactics to press ahead with its creeping on the station of donbass ukraine must stay calm. so let me begin by asking all 3 of you whether you think this is mostly just saber rattling or indeed something more and because in a drawing to your opening statements certainly suggest you see a very real danger of a russian offensive. well not necessarily i think it's saber wrestling and it's you know directed for impressing the west it's a sick nod to the west and to presidents of lansky from ukraine and. i think russia is trying to build up the stakes and all that to have a better position for other than what is 101 for. these and ukraine exact as a negotiating card you also said in your opening statement that there must be consequence quotas but the kremlin says look we have every right to move our forces within our own territory these forces are still on russian territory what would you say to that yeah that's not exactly true because within the o c there are mechanisms and they are blige every participant and every member state to make transparent if yo

soviet union he says russia is using bullying tactics to press ahead with its creating an accession of donbass ukraine must stay calm. so let me begin by asking all 3 of you whether you think this is mostly just saber rattling or indeed something more and because in a dauntless your opening statements certainly suggest you see a very real danger of a russian offensive. well not necessarily i think it's saber wrestling and it's you know directive for impressing the west it's a sick nod to the west and presidents are lansky from ukraine and. i think russia is trying to build up the stakes and all that to have a better position for other. than what is $104.00. as they call it the eastern ukraine exact as a negotiating card you also said in your opening statement that there must be consequences crisis but the kremlin says look we have every right to move our forces within our own territory these forces are still on russian territory what would you say to that yeah that's not exactly true because within the o.c.e. there are mechanisms and they are blige every participant and every member state to m