it s our territory. you know? i have to speak with our people, like, you know, like the president, and say the people s truth, and the truth is we have different information. and, now, the best friend for enemies that is panic in our country. all this information, it helps only for panic, it doesn t help us. president zelensky. our correspondent fergal keane is in kyiv and has been speaking to ukrainians at a protest in the city. the event was organised by a right wing nationalist group, but those attending were from across the political spectrum. this is the first real manifestation we ve had of public feeling since the anxiety of a possible russian invasion has increased over the last 2a hours. what you can see around me here is people of all ages and seemingly from all sides or all shades of political
the panic in our country. and all this information helps only for panic, it doesn t help us. russia s war games in belarus are now under way. this, american officials warn, is how an assault on ukraine could begin. moscow still says it has no plans to invade. joe biden and vladimir putin spent an hour on the phone tonight, no word yet on what was said. mr biden told the russian leader if he launches a further invasion of ukraine, the west and its allies will impose swift and decisive sanctions. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. our correspondent fergal keane is in kyiv and he s been speaking to ukrainians who have been out in the city protesting, to get their thoughts on the situation. the event was organised by a right wing nationalist group, along with an anti zelensky group, but there were people from all political spectrums. this is the first real manifestation we ve had of public feeling
many of the protesters who d driven in convoys from points all over france in recent days have said they now intend to continue on to brussels. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. this is bbc news our main headlines. us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he ll respond with severe economic sanctions if ukraine is invaded. as russian military drills continue with belarus the kremlin has accused the west of hysteria . let s get more now on our main story. fergal keane is in kyiv and has been speaking to ukrainians at a protest in the city. the event was organised by a right wing nationalist group, but those attending were from across the political spectrum. this is the first real manifestation we ve had of public feeling since the anxiety of a possible russian invasion has increased over the last 24 hours. what you can see around me here is people of all ages and seemingly from all sides or all shades of political opinion coming out onto the streets here in a
for the best and keeping diplomatic channels open in order to have a meaningful engagement, you need the trilateral engagement with the ukrainians, russians and our allies in the west, so i think the foreign office are brave but right to calibrate what remains in ukraine so that we can continue to play a part in diplomacy. but at the same time, that shouldn t mean to anybody watching in ukraine today that they should think of that as reassurance. they should heed my advice, heed what they have heard from government, and leave now. in a moment, martine croxall will be here with the main bbc news. but first, our correspondent fergal keane is in kyiv, and he s been speaking to ukrainians who have been out in the city protesting, to get their thoughts on the situation. the event was organised by a right wing nationalist group, along with an anti zelensky group, but there were people from all political spectrums. this is the first real manifestation we ve had of public feeling since the anx
economic sanctions if ukraine is invaded. as russian military drills continue with belarus the kremlin has accused the west of hysteria . let s get more now on our main story. fergal keane is in kyiv and has been speaking to ukrainians at a protest in the city. the event was organised by a right wing nationalist group, but those attending were from across the political spectrum. this is the first real manifestation we ve had of public feeling since the anxiety of a possible russian invasion has increased over the last 2a hours. what you can see around me here is people of all ages and seemingly from all sides or all shades of political opinion coming out onto the streets here in a very important place in terms of ukraine s progress to democracy. people saying they will resist any russian intervention. why have you come here? the main reason is to show the unity of the people before the threat of russian occupation. this is the main reason, that we are all united, because different