wild lions, and it could take years to resolve. but look at how far and wide nato reaches and the fear is that if nato forces join the fight in ukraine, war could spread across the whole continent. the president has across the whole continent. tue: president has been across the whole continent. tte: president has been very clear that we will defend every inch of nato territory. i think that s the most powerful deterrent against president pruden going beyond ukraine. but it may be of little solace to the many thousands of people trying to flee kyiv station putin. where guards fired warning shots to keep the crowds. crowds choosing to head west rather than rely on the west. james landale, bbc news. earlier i spoke to the head of the eurasian democracy in the richard mcevoy initiative, is returning to help the city after earlier fleeing with his family. after earlier fleeing with his famil . ~ . , , after earlier fleeing with his famil. . , , , family. we are pretty depleted, it s ob