a considerable concern. the us has made it clear all along that they have no intention that their forces will engage in ukraine or attempt to defend the country or engage with the russian military, but they have sent significant numbers of troops to poland, romania, the baltic states that copy i was talking about there. the two bolster their defences and to make absolutely clear that the us will stand behind and defend any nato ally which is attacked in any way by russia. that is a sentiment which is underlined here every day that the us is utterly committed to article five of the nato treaty which says that an attack on one is an attack on all and that they will become involved if there is an assault on any nato member. however, that does not help ukraine right at the moment. we know that president biden in the white house hasjust been that president biden in the white house has just been talking to president zelensky in ukraine and they discussed strengthening sanctions and providing
poland is welcoming the new arrivals with open arms, and is setting up several reception centres. it s been one of the eu s most hardline, anti migrant countries in recent years but it also knows all too tragically the cost of russian occupation and hostility. these scenes of seeking refuge across europe s borders are more associated with the migrant crisis from the middle east. but now the threat is on the eu s doorstep, and while poland says that the uptick in arrivals so far is modest, it warns that it could become the largest refugee wave since 2015. there is traffic in the other direction too. ukrainians andrei and nikolai heading back to help their homeland fight. we are going home to defend our country, he says. this is our duty. we didn t do anything wrong to russia. putin is trying to capture the whole of ukraine. from wherever they came, they have one destination safety. yesterday they were
self interest here as well. italy, germany, those countries who have close business ties with russia, that rely so much more than the rest, they are worried if you impose the toughest of sanctions on russia that their economies could suffer as much or even more than the kremlin. this is still the debate, the second sanctions package was signed off by the eu today. it says it was its biggest sanctions package ever but it is already under pressure because of the scenes of monetary aggression in ukraine to already be discussing a third and even tougher package. now over to washington. we had the nato secretary general talking about ships, troupes, jets to secure every inch of nato territory, how much concern is that in washington about this escalating?
way, all the tools in our tool box for ukraine. way, all the tools in our tool box for ukraine- way, all the tools in our tool box for ukraine. but the sanctions and the other things for ukraine. but the sanctions and the other things are for ukraine. but the sanctions and the other things are slow, - the other things are slow, diplomatic, they will not hit quickly, and many feel they will not be effective enough. you know, the west is talking but not acting acting. i west is talking but not acting actina. ., ., ., . acting. i don t agree with that. we came on yesterday acting. i don t agree with that. we came up yesterday with acting. i don t agree with that. we came up yesterday with a - acting. i don t agree with that. we came up yesterday with a very - acting. i don t agree with that. we i came up yesterday with a very strong sanctions package, one of the strongest of all of our allies. we are targeting the russian economy, but definitely put in s guard around him,
number of people who reject their presence. this may be a major miscalculation. this is just the evidence of ukraine s resistance outside kharkiv, its second largest city, and just 30 miles from the russian border. if president putin really wants to conquer the entire country, as he try to bite off more than he can chew? jonathan beale, bbc news. hearing reports that there have been five blasts near the power station in kyiv, has clearly there is further assault on the capital. further updates coming up. this is bbc news. thanks for watching. hello there. today it began to feel a little more like spring is just around the corner. many places dry, some sunshine and lighter winds, but there could be a bit of a winter chill tonight in some places. further west in northern ireland, increasingly in scotland, we ve seen more cloud coming in, there s even been a bit of rain in the northwest of scotland.