a criminal offence to spread what the authorities deem to be fake news about the russian armed forces, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. he already destroyed russian reputation, he already destroyed russian nation. maria baronova rejects that narrative. she s left state broadcaster rt in protest and fears for russia s future. yeah, yeah, no, russian economy is dead, everything is dead. it s the end, it s the end. it s like the death of your very close relative now. it was a big love of my life, russia, and now it is dead as well. on this special day, no celebration. instead, concern over what most of the world calls a war, and what the kremlin calls an operation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. we canjoin we can join steve we canjoin steve in we can join steve in moscow now. to what extent do you think the situation in russia is changing?
irpin, again underfire, as russian and ukrainian troops exchanged fire just west of kyiv. think of the people of mariupol, a strategic port city, nearly half a million people. for a week they ve been without enough food, without running water. it is bitterly cold across ukraine and they have no heating. the dead bodies lying uncollected in the street. fora bodies lying uncollected in the street. for a fourth day, people tried to leave and were turned back by russian shelling. as this war intensifies, humanitarian crisis gets worse. intensifies, humanitarian crisis gets worse- intensifies, humanitarian crisis netsworse. ., i, . gets worse. thank you, lyse doucet re ”ortin gets worse. thank you, lyse doucet reporting from gets worse. thank you, lyse doucet reporting from kyiv. the united nations says more than 2 million people have now fled ukraine since the start of the russian invasion. the head of the un refugee agency warned that europe needs to prepare for a second wave of ev
with his daughterfrom kyiv. i kept thinking in the middle of the night how to bring her from ukraine, he says. i m so relieved she s here. homes, safety, childhood innocence what we take for granted, what they risk losing. mark lowen, bbc news, on the poland ukraine border. the severe sanctions imposed on russia mean the economy is collapsing. more and more household names are halting trade in russia and blocking access to goods and services. mcdonald s and unilever are the latest. despite the risks, anti war sentiment is being expressed in protests across the country and there is a sense the war is not going as russia planned. today, the bbc resumed reporting in russia after it was temporarily
their oilfor mean america has not bought any of their oil for years. mean america has not bought any of their oilfor years. could mean america has not bought any of their oil for years. could that be about to change? relations with saudi arabia have been very tense since biden described it as a pariah country. now the administration wants to persuade them to produce more oil, and then there is iran. if a nuclear deal could be agreed with iran, sanctions could be lifted on the sale of iranian oil but that does not look close because russia, which is part of the nuclear talks, is trying to scupper the process at the moment. itjust shows you how complex and global the politics of oil can be. katya adler, the eu is not politics of oil can be. katya adler, the eu is not completely - politics of oil can be. katya adler, the eu is not completely banning | politics of oil can be. katya adler, i the eu is not completely banning oil and gas imports but radically reducing them but that could st
suspended at the end of last week over concerns surrounding a new law passed by the russian parliament. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. women s day it s one of russians favourite holidays. but this year s felt subdued and tense. moscow police out in force to prevent protests at what russia s doing in ukraine. and from the kremlin, a request for russian women to support the offensive. translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, - sisters and girlfriends of our soldiers and officers in battle who are defending russia in this special military operation. i understand how worried you must be about your loved ones. you should be proud of them, like the whole country is. what the whole country isn t is fully behind the kremlin s