on where olga left off, there, the issue of mobilisation. the question is, what kind of shape are russian forces in and does belarus entering with theirjoint task forces in and does belarus entering with their joint task force forces in and does belarus entering with theirjoint task force change the dynamics in any way with yellow so so the dynamics in any way with yellow so ,., the dynamics in any way with yellow so , ., ., , the dynamics in any way with yellow so ,., ., , , , ., the dynamics in any way with yellow so so in theory, russia could mobilise so so in theory, russia could mobilise 2 so so in theory, russia could mobilise 2 million so so in theory, russia could mobilise 2 million former- so so in theory, russia could - mobilise 2 million former service men. in fact, mobilise 2 million former service men. infact, underthis mobilise 2 million former service men. in fact, under this partial mobilisation, they have mobilised around 300,000. what has become clear is that th
for a very dire scenario that is very unlikely. even back then, we didn t believe it will actually happen. we thought that anything that could happen is going to be. you know, there s going to be an escalation in eastern ukraine. but to imagine kyiv being targeted was nearly impossible. so when the invasion did happen, we didn t have flakjackets, we didn t have the equipment we needed to be war reporters. what we did have was very dedicated staff. several of us, fortunately, have experience reporting at the front line in eastern ukraine, where the war has been raging since 2014. so, the three people who had the most experience in reporting that, they stayed in kyiv during that first month, when the so called battle of kyiv was happening and the city was essentially besieged. and they were the core of our reporting force, while the rest of us, for security purposes, went to different parts of ukraine and several of us
clive. we heard air raid sirens in the last ten or 15 minutes, so we have had to put ourflak ten or 15 minutes, so we have had to put our flak jackets ten or 15 minutes, so we have had to put ourflakjackets on, ten or 15 minutes, so we have had to put our flakjackets on, if you are wondering why this is happening. and our security correspondent, frank gardner, joins me now from london. there is a lot of hyperbole out there about this being the worst conflict in europe since the end of the second world war and so on. put things in perspective for us. what are your thoughts? it things in perspective for us. what are your thoughts? are your thoughts? it looks like bein: the are your thoughts? it looks like being the worst are your thoughts? it looks like being the worst conflict - are your thoughts? it looks like being the worst conflict in - are your thoughts? it looks like l being the worst conflict in europe this century. a few years before that, in the mid 90s, there was a very bad
nato is not involved directly in this. this is a conflict within ukraine s borders for now and nato is desperately hoping it stays that way. they want two things, russia to withdraw its troops and go back to its side of the border, and want to act as a deterrent to make sure that president putin does not cross into poland or the baltic states and invade a nato country, because that would be a prelude to war or something much wider. indeed, thank ou for that something much wider. indeed, thank you for that analysis. and to our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. we heard air raid sirens and we have put on ourflakjackets. we heard air raid sirens and we have put on our flakjackets. one wonders what the people of this city and, indeed, right across this country are now thinking. they prayed for peace and, with all the diplomacy over the last few months, they hoped that would be the case but in a major conflict. that would be the case but in a
include aunts, uncles and in laws as well. speculation that ukrainians who have been on a visit to the uk in the last few years might not have to go through the same bureaucracy as people who have not been here before. in other words, are some of the details like fingerprints still being held on file? that is that route. there is also the secondary which is where people in the uk, individuals or organisations can sponsor somebody coming from the uk. we have been from the ukraine. that is people coming in this direction. what is coming in the other direction from uk to ukraine is more military kit and it is becoming more lethal. it started off being things like flakjackets and helmets and then it was anti tank missiles. now the government is