that people want here. but it won t be the public that decides this. it ll be the president. so what happens next? well, that may depend on whether president putin is willing to compromise over ukraine and european security even if he doesn t get everything he wants, like an end to nato enlargement eastwards. whether he s willing to reach a deal or determined to continue with coercive diplomacy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. melinda haring, from the atlantic council in washingtonjoins me now. as you join is, we rejust hearing the us state department that it hearing the us state department thatitis hearing the us state department that it is now urging american citizens in belarus to leave immediately, due to the build up of russian troops along the border there with ukraine. can i ask you that question, what do you think putin was my ultimate aim is here? is it invasion or is this all part of a carefully constructed coercive diplomacy to get the west to back off? putin wants more
player once again. there is a reali , player once again. there is a reality, nonetheless, - player once again. there is a l reality, nonetheless, whether ljy reality, nonetheless, whether by air sea or land, russia has a capability here. i m interested in looking at the military hardware that they have on offer which is a large part of why biden and boris johnson are suggesting that something isjust about johnson are suggesting that something is just about to happen. something is ust about to ha - en. . something is ust about to ha en. . ., happen. the intelligence that surely ominous, happen. the intelligence that surely ominous, right? - happen. the intelligence that surely ominous, right? more| surely ominous, right? more than 100,000 russian troops surrounding ukraine on three side to the north east and south. he can do what he wants. these 30,000 troops in belarus. their 140 miles from here. you can roll into kyiv and there is lot of scary indications that he may do it. sincej
the headlines. western officials say russia has mobilised enough troops to be able to invade ukraine at the drop of a hat . in a phone call, joe biden and borisjohnson agreed a deal was still possible. moscow has dismissed the warnings of an invasion its foreign minister said on monday diplomacy is far from exhausted . canada s prime minister has invoked emergency powers to try to end the weeks of disruptive protests against covid measures. the emergencies act gives the government enhanced authority for 30 days including the power to prohibit public gatherings and travel. the us accountancy firm mazars says it can no longer stand behind ten years of financial statements, for the trump 0rganisation and has severed ties with its client. the statements are crucial to legal cases alleging the former president and his company exaggerated the value of its assets. mr trump denies wrongdoing.
western officials say russia has mobilised enough troops to be able to invade ukraine at the drop of a hat. in a phone call, joe biden and borisjohnson agreed a deal was still possible. moscow has dismissed the warnings of an invasion it s foreign minister said on monday diplomacy is far from exhausted. canada s prime minister has invoked emergency powers to try to end the weeks of disruptive protests against covid measures. the emergencies act gives the government enhanced authority for 30 days, including the power to prohibit public gatherings and travel. the us accountancy firm mazars says it can no longer stand behind ten years of financial statements, for the trump 0rganisation and has severed ties with its client. the statements are crucial to legal cases alleging the former president and his company exaggerated the value of its assets. mr trump denies wrongdoing. now on bbc news, professional
question to answer, because no one s quite sure. some in the west think this is all about russia trying to force ukraine back into moscow s orbit. some believe the kremlin s objective is much wider to carve out a new sphere of influence for itself in europe, basically to dismantle the post cold war european security order, to push nato back. today, with moscow sensing a lack of unity in europe and perhaps feeling that america is too busy with problems at home, a resurgent russia may feel that this is the moment to take action. but if there was all out war with ukraine, how would the russian public react? it s hard to see the public here supporting a large scale conflict with ukraine. many russians have said to me that they see ukrainians almost like brothers. there are very deep cultural, historical ties. war is the last thing