an aerial shot shows a giant z made from the orange and black of the russian military glory, usually associated with victory over nazi germany. by accident or design, a character that doesn t feature in russia s alphabet has become an iconic symbol of putin s invasion and the propaganda campaign to win support among his people. cnn, london. our thanks to phil black form report. ukraine s president suggests that the u.s. and its allies may be complicit in a genocide of the ukrainian people. up next, the senator who recently met with president zelenskyy joins s us to talk abt that accusation. do your eyes bother you? my eyes feel like a combo of stressed, dry and sandpaper.
controversial bill regulating k-3 classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity now heads to governor desantis desk. plus the meaning of a letter. there are no russian flags flying on the russian tanks and trucks. but almost every vehicle is stamped with a giant z. what could that mean? and we lead this hour with breaking news. president biden banning all imports of russian oil to the u.s. as vladimir putin shows no signs of stopping his barbaric invasion of ukraine. new video shows russia moving a special armored military train into ukraine from annexed crimea. in the southern ukrainian town of mykolaiv, fears are rising that the tension military might storm that city. people there have piled tires at the entrances to the city, ready to light them on fire if the russians do in fact advance.
the sports governing body described it as shocking behavior, but how do you describe this? terminally ill children and their carers formed a giant z outside a hospice in the russian city. it s disgusting that the state is coopting young children to be propaganda mechanisms for their war. it is dangerous when small, little symbols become proxies for being a loyal citizen because those who don t wear it, show the z, could be targeted by the state. and in this highly produced propaganda video, russian men wearing that letter declare their support for the invasion, chanting for russia, for the president, for russia, for putin. an ariel shot shows a giant z made from the orange and black of the st. george s river. a traditional symbol of russian military glory usually