ukraine has agreed to hold talks in the coming days with a russian delegation without preconditions on the border with neighbouring belarus. in another major development president putin has ordered russian military commanders to put the country s strategic nuclear forces on special alert, their highest level. he says it s in response to nato aggression. the move has been condemned by the white house and nato says putin s threat is aggressive and irresponsible.’ in the last couple of hours, the european union has announced that it will begin shipping arms to ukraine, the first time in its history that it has taken such a step. it s also introducing more sanctions, the closure of airspace to all russian planes, and a ban on pro kremlin media. but italy s prime minister, mario draghi, is urging the eu to go further and to react with utmost determination as he describes the russian invasion as barbaric . british based multinational bp says it s exiting the nearly 20% stake
with a russian delegation without preconditions on the border with neighbouring belarus. let s take a look at some of today s fast moving developments. president putin has ordered russian military commanders to put the country s strategic nuclear forces on special alert, their highest level. he says it s in response to nato aggression. the move has been condemned by the white house and nato says putin s threat is aggresive and irresponsible.’ earlier today, the european union announced that it will begin shipping arms to ukraine, the first time in its history that it has taken such a step. it s also introducing more sanctions, the closure of airspace to all russian planes and a ban on pro kremlin media. but italy s prime minister, mario draghi, is urging the eu to go further and to react with utmost determination as he describes the russian invasion as barbaric . british based multinational bp says it s exiting the nearly 20%
their taking unfriendly steps against their country in the economic dimension but the top officials of leading dimension but the top officials of leading nato countries also make aggressive statements with regards to our aggressive statements with regards to our country. the european union pledges to ship arms to ukraine calling the move a watershed moment for the bloc. for the first time ever, the european union will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to a country that is under attack. bp breaks with rosneft the british based multinational will offload its stake in the russian oil giant. and searching for a safe haven poland says at least 200,000 refugees have now crossed from ukraine since the invasion began. hello and welcome to bbc world news.
leading dimension but the top officials of leading nato countries also make aggressive statements with regards to our aggressive statements with regards to our country. the european union annouces it will to ship arms to ukraine for the first time ever the european union will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to a country that is under attack. bp breaks with the russian oil giant rosneft the british based multinational will offload its stake and quits its seat on the rosneft board. searching for a safe haven poland says at least 200,000 people seeking refuge have now crossed from ukraine in just four days. hello and welcome to bbc world news. ukraine has agreed to hold talks in the coming days
the oil companies are coming up with fantastic profits because the price of oil has gone up so dramatically, and when you look at the impact it has, it was over $12 billion last yearfor bp and has, it was over $12 billion last year for bp and about a fifth of that came from rosneft and take that away, it is bad news for shareholders are notjust ordinary shareholders are notjust ordinary shareholders but you and i and anyone else with a pension scheme, we will have product in bp and connected to russia. so at various levels, this is going to be almost inevitable, but who loses out will be bp and who benefits, i suspect some russian company will come in and buy it and take it off their hands. , , ., , , ., ,~ hands. these questions will be asked b lots of hands. these questions will be asked by lots of companies hands. these questions will be asked by lots of companies with by lots of companies with connections or stakes in russia. can we continue, should we continue? what are the r