contributions to western political parties. this is completely unacceptable. parties. this is completely unaccetable. .,., ., , unacceptable. poland has long been warnin: of unacceptable. poland has long been warning of russian unacceptable. poland has long been warning of russian expansion - - unacceptable. poland has long been warning of russian expansion - do | warning of russian expansion do you feel you ve been ignored by the west who are allowing too many things like the things you ve just outlined it to go by the wayside? well look, i predicted that crimea would be taken, that s why i put the polish consulate there, the only western one, and that s why we had a current flow of information. we ve been warning our friends current flow of information. we ve been warning ourfriends in current flow of information. we ve been warning our friends in the west that the putin regime needs this nationalist haven and he wants to rebuild the russian empire. but you know, we are on the f
they are making plans. they are under extreme, extreme psychological stress. they make jokes that they re stocking up on medical supplies and our go to basic foods, but they are very mindful that, should had an invasion occurr, they will need to make plans, and they are very much worried about their elderly relatives that are immobile. occui’. and that will not have the option to flee. and of course, many ukrainiansjust don t have the money to pick up and go like someone might do in western europe. in terms of a negotiated outcome, russia wants assurances that ukraine won t be allowed to join nato. given that it won t be in a position to meet the criteria within the next decade or two, could the west agree to that in the short term at least? i think nato has a very clear set
they will in fact be affected by these sanctions. sadly, so will the russian population, but this is the only way to get britain to listen, then it must do what it must. then nato must do what it must. president zelenskiy has said today that all of this information and rhetoric coming from world leaders is causing panic in the country. when you speak to people there, are they panicking? no, people are not panicking. i think the ukrainian people, for a very long time, have gone through incredible hardships, including over the last eight years of conflict with russian aggression at their doorstep. this is very personal for them. personalfor personal for me. i think sometimes when you see ukrainian experts on television, what our uk viewers might not understand that this is my. these are my close friends, my family that i m speaking about when i tell you this. and whilst they re not packing,
leader, president biden says he ll respond swiftly and decisively if russia invades the country. 13 people are injured after a mezzanine floor collapses at a pub in east london. and people in switzerland have voted in favour of tightening the country s tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of tobacco products. more now on the news that the us president, joe biden, and his ukrainian counterpart volodymyr zelensky, have agreed on the need to pursue what they called diplomacy and deterrence in response to russia s military build up. i ve been speaking to 0lga 0lnuch, associate professor in politics at university of manchester, and associate of the harvard ukrainian research institute. it s very welcome that ukraine s allies are supporting it in this crisis, but certainly this is the time now for not only laying out the extremely serious sanctions that will be going ahead, but also potentially starting to act
this is bbc news, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. in a phone call with ukraine s leader, president biden says he ll respond swiftly and decisively if russia invades the country. more than a dozen countries tell their citizens to leave ukraine. over 100,000 russian troops remain at the border. 13 people are injured after a mezzanine floor collapses at a pub in east london. police have cleared the remaining protesters blocking a key bridge between canada and the united states, after a week of disruption. and people in switzerland have voted in favour of tightening the country s tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of tobacco products.