russian administration. i powerplay between the us and the russian administration. powerplay between the us and the russian administration. i don t know if it is a coincidence russian administration. i don t know if it is a coincidence or russian administration. i don t know if it is a coincidence or not, - russian administration. i don t know if it is a coincidence or not, but - if it is a coincidence or not, but reuters is reporting biden s lowest poll figures are the lowest of his presidency. let s move on, kieran, from the ft. i should say in passing, since we talked about it on tuesday night, the great hamster coal, planned by the chinese and hong kong because of covid infection, according to the ft, people are sending, giving $25,700 to hire private just people are sending, giving $25,700 to hire privatejust to people are sending, giving $25,700 to hire private just to get themselves and their hamsters out of hong kong before the axe falls on the hapless animals privateje
it is facing collapse of 30 a0% when the market opens tomorrow. prices are going to be higher, question marks overjob security. all these things have changed little in the last couple of days. and how this relates to the social and political stability russia has always enjoyed, that is becoming quite an urgent question. in the last hour, the eu banned all russian aircraft from the eu airspace. that will hit russian holiday makers and oligarchs privatejets. these sanctions won t prevent the purchase of oil and gas so it will have fuel for its war machine. that would mean an international embargo that would damage both sides in this escalating international war. 0n the question of sanctions, one of the most significant is the decision
this is bbc news, the headlines: despite offering talks president putin has ordered russia s strategic nuclear forces to be placed on high alert. he says western leaders have made aggressive statements about russia, and that international sanctions are a legitimate. officials said announcement was unnecessary and that it was an escalation that risked dangerous miscalculations. the eu has announced that russia will face groundbreaking sanctions. in an unprecedented move the eu has also decided to send weapons and other military equipment to ukraine stop your russian aircraft are to be and from ukraine essbase including private jets. from ukraine essbase including privatejets. football from ukraine essbase including private jets. football fans attending the english league cup final have shown their support for the people of ukraine stop the match was eventually won by liverpool after a penalty shootout. liveable are on course for the quad.
two decades. the government wants to beef up unexplained wealth orders where people can be compelled to explain more information about where the cash has come from but since the legislation was published in draft only a week ago, the government has published its own amendments to it already which would strengthen the sanctions regime and make it a little bit more responsive, and mean that the government could apply more sanctions to more people more quickly. then you have the amendments tabled by the opposition parties and by some conservative mps, who would like the government to go even further, who would like this legislation to come in within 28 days, rather than the six months the government is proposing. they would like it to apply to many more things, like yachts, privatejets, football clubs, and people would like to introduce a freeze on people s assets, were to freeze the assets first and ask questions later. so there is a big debate going on aboutjust how far this legislation
finally seize their yachts, their apartments, their private jets, finally seize their yachts, their apartments, their privatejets, all their ill gotten gains, to make sure they share in the pain of putin s war. these are giant yachts, by the way. i think i read that one was over 400 feet long. i mean, this is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. the decision today is not without cost to you at home. putin s war is already hurting american families at the gas pump. since he began his military build up at the ukrainian borders, just since then, the price of gas at the pump in america went up 75 cents, and with this action, it will go up even further. i will do everything i can to minimise putin s price hike here at home. in coordination with partners, we have announced we are releasing 60 million barrels of oil from ourjoint reserves, half of that, 30 million, is coming from the usa. we are taking steps to ensure