brianna. . that s really unbelievable. alex marquardt live in the capital. thank you. breaking just momentsi, ago suspending operations in belarus in the capital of minsk. suspending operations, asking follow verily for staff to leave the country. why? there is word this morning that the belarusians are joining the invasion of ukraine along with the russians. this is the border between belarus and ukraine. belarusian troops could soon be crossing the border into ukraine, even as there are discussions under way right now, meeting there as we speak. the ukrainians are demanding a cease-fire, unconditional cease-fire. joining me now to discuss all of this, tom mal now sky of
the russian central bank as well as russian-direct investment fund. full blocking sanctions also imposed on that fund as well as its ceo, carol demetri, a very significant russian elite who is now being targeted. i spoke with senior administration officials on a call moments ago. they said this demonstrates that no country is sanctions-proof, saying fortress russia, as it s been called in relation to some of the moves putin has been taking, will be, quote, exposed as a myth. these officials say these actions are taking effect immediately in part because the russian central bank was already begin to move foreign currency reserves after the u.s. and allies announced on saturday they were going to be taking these actions against the russian central bank. a very significant attempt to try to mitigate the sanctions being imposed by the u.s. and