russian troops deployed close to ukraine s border. moscow denies it s planning to invade but it s warned repeatedly that if ukraine is allowed to join nato, the military alliance dominated by the americans, it will pose a real threat to russian security. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has the latest. from one president to another, warm words. how are you? fine, just fine. how are you? but there d be no cosy chat. socially distanced summits is how the kremlin likes it. emmanuel, i m so pleased to see you, said vladimir putin. behind the smiles, though, serious concerns. what worries the west is moscow s muscle flexing near ukraine like these war games involving russia and belarus. and the russian troops massed near ukraine s border.
believe he. at that. in light of his present actions we must all stand up for the principles upon which this organisation is founded. , ., , founded. let s get the latest on a very founded. let s get the latest on a very hectic founded. let s get the latest on a very hectic day, - founded. let s get the latest on a very hectic day, our - on a very hectic day, our moscow correspondent has the details. it was an astonishing piece of political theatre, played out on russian tv. the protagonist, the president. vladimir putin alone, aloof, like a modern day tsar. the supporting cast, members of russia s powerful security council. i will let you all speak, he said, then we must decide what to do. and one by one, they spoke, all urging president putin to defy kyiv and the west, and officially recognise the pro russia rebel republics in eastern ukraine. we must recognise
time in five days our building shook. ~ time in five days our building shook. are - time in five days our building - shook. are colleagues shook. we felt it. are colleagues underground shook. we felt it. are colleagues underground in the shook. we felt it. are colleagues underground in the city - shook. we felt it. are colleagues underground in the city sent - shook. we felt it. are colleagues underground in the city sent us l underground in the city sent us messages, it is so close and it is frightening. i think that speaks for people across the city night, for people across the city night, for people in kharkiv seeing that street to street fighting. but as the war gets closer we also see and hear the ukrainian people come closer too, even as russia tries to tear the country apart. even as russia tries to tear the country apart- even as russia tries to tear the country apart. lyse doucet, many thanks. country apart. lyse doucet, many thanks- our country apart. lyse doucet, man
the russians have in their arsenal, and we know what they are prepared to use. , , . ~ and we know what they are prepared to use. i, ., ~ . to use. ok, lyse, thank you, chief international to use. ok, lyse, thank you, chief international correspondent. - vladimir putin says a settlement over ukraine is possible, but only if what he described as moscow s legitimate security interests are addressed. while the fighting continues, the russian economy has been rocked by sanctions. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports on how russia s president and its public are reacting to the war. once, moscow glistened with aspiration to be a globalfinancial centre, an economic giant. but war has changed that. after the kremlin s invasion of ukraine, the world has turned its back on russia. western sanctions have sent the russian rouble tumbling and interest rates soaring. no panic yet but russians are feeling it. svetlana s advertising agency is already losing clients.
mr putin said luhansk and donetsk captured by pro russian groups in 2014, were ancient russian territories, and he described the ukrainian government as a puppet regime controlled by foreign powers. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg begins our coverage today. it was an astonishing piece of political theatre, played out on russian tv. the protagonist, the president. vladimir putin alone, aloof, like a modern day tsar. the supporting cast, members of russia s powerful security council. i will let you all speak, he said, then we must decide what to do. and one by one, they spoke, all urging president putin to defy kyiv and the west, and officially recognise the pro russia rebel republics in eastern ukraine. we must recognise these republics, the interior minister says, but within their earlier, larger boundaries.