resolve this, he is a sbr head and he stood there like a child being schooled and funding words and it was incredible to watch. was incredible to watch. general r an, i was incredible to watch. general ryan. i am was incredible to watch. general ryan, i am reading was incredible to watch. general ryan, i am reading here - was incredible to watch. general ryan, i am reading here that. ryan, iam reading here that emmanuel macron has spoken tonight to president putin to the mind and immediate halt to hostilities. it is clearly a diplomatic channel that is still open. can i ask you as a military man or what about the conversations that happen between the two militaries? that the conflicting conversations that go on and have gone on since the cold war? will those channels still be open despite the freeze embed medic communications? t despite the freeze embed medic communications? communications? i think those channels are communications? i think those channels are closing communic
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching context on bbc news. ukraine s military says apes fighting on several fronts as it tries to repel the russian invasion. there are scenes of devastation in the southeastern city where there is fierce battles to the north of the capital. they un estimates that as many as 100,000 ukrainians have already left their homes and semi trying to flee the country. but i may put in place by his actions are by all accounts a huge gamble. he would look at why and what the russian president is thinking. tonight. tonight with the context, amanda renteria former adviser to hillary clinton and retired brigadier general kevin ryan former us defence attache to russia and now a senior fellow
package of sanctions targeting russian individuals and businesses. meanwhile tonight, eu leaders have agreed sanctions on russian finance, energy and the transport sector. tonight with the context, amanda renteria former adviser to hillary clinton and retired brigadier general kevin ryan, former us defence attache to russia and now a senior fellow at harvard kennedy school s belfer centre. welcome to the programme the russian incursion into ukraine is now taking place along three main fronts with moves under way to capture key population centres and topple ukraine s democratically elected, government. and let s be very clear. we have not seen conventional warfare like this, nation state to nation state, since world war ii. the russian military has
response going on right now in terms of nato, as far as the ukrainian military goes, i think they are performing admirably. i think some units are fighting better than others, but the reports across the board show that there is a fight going on. board show that there is a fight auoin on. . . board show that there is a fight auoin on. ., ., .,, board show that there is a fight auoin on. ~ ., ., .,, ., board show that there is a fight hoinon. ., ., ., going on. ananda, as general ryan sa s, no going on. ananda, as general ryan says. no leader going on. ananda, as general ryan says, no leader is going on. ananda, as general ryan says, no leader is ever going on. ananda, as general ryan says, no leader is ever prepared i going on. ananda, as general ryan | says, no leader is ever prepared for something on the scale, neither is president biden. he s been around a long time but there is political risk as well. risk as well. there is. but this isn t a new risk as well. there is.
russian ancestry and maybe have family in these countries, what general ryan is describing their suggests the ukrainians will be able to put up a fight that has devastating consequences for civilians in these countries? tt will be devastating. every ukrainians have worked for the airlines and discussed that many decades and ukrainians will fight and they will not allow russians to roll right through their cities without a fight and once you get to guerrilla warfare it becomes extremely bratty and that is what will be devastating. brute extremely bratty and that is what will be devastating. extremely bratty and that is what will be devastating. we saw how it ended in chechnya will be devastating. we saw how it ended in chechnya so will be devastating. we saw how it ended in chechnya so that - will be devastating. we saw how it| ended in chechnya so that does not bode well. thank you for being with us. best wishes to you all. the european union leaders have been