andrew plant has more. ukrainian armoured vehicles heading towards the front line. donbas in eastern ukraine, where russian bombing is increasing by the day. russia, fighting notjust ukrainian resistance but pushing back now against countries helping ukraine, from today cutting off its gas supplies to poland and bulgaria retaliation for sanctions imposed on russian companies. translation: we have received threats from the russian - federation, from gazprom. poland had previously prepared to diversify gas supplies. we will be able to protect our economy, protect households and poles against such a dramatic step by russia. as thousands continue to flee the fighting, russia has now said it has the right to attack specific targets in ukraine even if a western adviser is present, as tensions
deliveries, but that does not chew to come online until the end of the year, so what happens between now and the end of the year in terms of poland being able to meet it customer demand? it is a significant: it supplies. 52% of all imports. in bulgaria it is even worse. alternative supplies are the obvious tools they have but will it be enough in the longer term. it is not sure at all that it will be at this stage. not sure at all that it will be at this stage- not sure at all that it will be at this state. . ~ 1 ., ~ this stage. thank you. we can talk to the former this stage. thank you. we can talk to the former ukrainian this stage. thank you. we can talk to the former ukrainian foreign i to the former ukrainian foreign minister pavlo klimkin who joins to the former ukrainian foreign minister pavlo klimkin whojoins me now in kyiv. thank you for being with us. what is your reaction to this news that russia is cutting off gas supplies to both poland and
from the supplies? that because it will not get the income from the supplies? because it will not get the income from the supplies? that is true. in a broader sense from the supplies? that is true. in a broader sense of from the supplies? that is true. in a broader sense of the from the supplies? that is true. in a broader sense of the scale, - from the supplies? that is true. in a broader sense of the scale, with | a broader sense of the scale, with the russian invasion of ukraine, the whole of europe, there has been a fundamental mindset change about buying russian energy which has taken vladimir putin somewhat by surprise possibly because of europe s lukewarm response to the annexation of the crimea in 2014 and his earlier invasion of georgia. perhaps he thought he could get away with it. but there has been a sea change in european values when it comes to buying energy. it is not going to go back to the situation which was the case before the war. they are not going to buy en
whole way through. thank god i am divorced now. only when i became an aduu divorced now. only when i became an adult i realise how bad it actually was because to me it was normalfor years. hello and welcome to ribs in use. in a further wider escalation of the conflict in ukraine russia has cut up conflict in ukraine russia has cut up gas supplies. we can now go live to my colleague ben brown, who is in kyiv for the latest developments in ukraine. welcome to kyiv. yes, ukraine says this russian decision to cut off gas supplies to poland and bulgraria is the start
retaliation for sanctions imposed on russian companies. translation: we have received threats from the russian - federation, from gazprom. poland had previously prepared to diversify gas supplies. we will be able to protect our economy, protect households and poles against such a dramatic step by russia. as thousands continue to flee the fighting, russia has now said it has the right to attack specific targets in ukraine even if a western adviser is present, as tensions between russia and the west increase. germany has now said it will send around 50 anti aircraft tanks to the fight, a major change in its policy. meanwhile uk foreign secretary liz truss, in a speech later today, will vow to support ukraine for the long haul and say britain and other western powers should send war planes to the country, something ukraine has repeatedly called for.