got ukraine and russia both trading blame in terms of who is responsible for the missile strikes in and around the area. we can tell you that ukrainians have been working there at the facility alongside russians, but it is under russian occupation and has been so ever since they seized control of the plant back in early march. you heard there from president zelenskyy, he has been very vocal about this issue saying that this is a threat that russia is causing a threat not only to ukraine but to europe in general. also the head of the iaea has weighed in on the issue expressing his concern saying the following i m extremely concerned about the shelling yesterday at europe s largest nuclear power plant which underlies the very risk of a nuclear disaster that can threaten public health and the environment in ukraine and beyond. the iaea also saying that according to ukraine there is no damage to the reactors and there has been no radiation leak, but
and i think the atrocities at bucha and then at kramatorsk and the fact that we are continuing to uncover more and more atrocities as ukrainian forces advance into areas held by the russians i think is really driving home the message to the european leadership and to the biden administration that this is a very serious threat in terms of a threat to europe in general. and the ukrainians are quite right. they are fighting for europe s security. because if we continent stop the russians in ukraine, if we don t defeat them in ukraine, then chances are we will face a wider war down the track. the saying is do we fight the russians now or do we fight the russians later? the ukrainians are trying to prevent us from facing the choice of fighting them later by winning now. but we have to assist them in that regard because if we don t, if we don t get that assistance done effectively the risks are
i think so. and i think the atrocities at bucha, and then at kramatorsk, and the fact that we are continuing to uncover more and more atrocities as ukrainian forces advance into areas held by the russians, i think it s really driving home the message to the european leadership and to the biden administration that this is, you know this is a very serious threat in terms of a threat to europe in general. and the ukrainians are quite right. they are fighting for europe s security because if we don t stop the russians in ukraine, if we don t defeat them in ukraine, then chances are, we will face a wider war down the track. you know, the saying is do we fight the russians now? or do we fight the russians later? ukrainians are trying to prevent us from facing the choice of fighting them later by winning now but we have to assist them in that regard because if we
territorial independence, and sovereignty of ukraine. and they ve taken steps within their laws to help out the ukrainians. now, they have overdependence on russian natural gas and they re about, if they make a bad decision to put into effect, to put into operation this pipeline from russia to germany, they will be even more dependent. so they do have that problem, of that dependence on energy. europe in general has this problem, as your reporters have indicated. that s an issue that is being addressed and we heard yesterday that there are attempts to find other sources of natural gas to take the place of any constraints on gas flows that the russians may put on. but i think in general, europeans are united and i think specifically, the germans are going to be there, in particular if president putin makes this
russia and for europe in general. still a challenge for diplomacy. u.s. and vush shan officials say they are open for negotiations despite vladimir putin sending more troops to ukraine s border. plus, the russian figure skating star facing a doping scandal is returning to the rink. not everyone is happy. and former u.s. president donald trump is hoping to see some major fina looking to see so major financial troubles ahead. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone, tuesday, february 15th. president biden is facing the biggest crisis yet that they are more concerned than ever that