of no payments for 18 months. good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we're beginning with breaking news. thousands of people around the world are taking to the streets today to protest against russia's aggression, and in st. petersburg, russia, anti-war protesters were arrested today, although we saw some protesters still out on the street just this last hour. also new this hour, growing concern for civilians caught off guard by russia's offensive. the u.n. is reporting 150,000 people have already crossed borders into romania, hungary, slovakia and moldova. people are seeking out any means of transportation out of kyiv and other cities that are under attack. and another 100,000 people are displaced inside ukraine.