material. there is criticism here that the sanctions package and the actions the us has taken have not been strong enough, you can probably here beside me here a pro ukrainian demonstration where they are demanding personal sanctions on vitamin are prudent, which the us is not instituting at the end closing ukrainian airspace in order to try and defend the country against attack such a coming at the moment. there is criticism from republican politicians as well. the plan from the white house has always been pretty clear which was to gradually increase economic sanctions as russian aggression increased. but they may not of expected things to move quite as rapidly as they are in ukraine at the moment. they do admit that these sanctions didn t act as any kind of deterrence, and that it will take some time, months, probably for their effect and impact to really be felt in russia to the russian economy and also to impede russia s ability to mobilise its armed forces. right now, there are ve
of their gas supply. that is one reason germany has so far been reluctant to pull the trigger on swift, though that may change. the conflict and the sanctions will add fuel to inflation and not just at the petrol pump and in our energy bills. russia and ukraine are major exporters notjust of oil and gas, but actually foodstuffs, wheats, fertilisers, and that is going to impact the broad food chain. i think it is highly likely now the uk will see inflation reach 8% which is a number we haven t seen in 30 years. russia has over $600 billion in reserves to tough this out and it is a grim paradox that the higher prices for oil and gas rise, the more the countries dependent on it fuel the very russian war machine they are trying to stop. simon jack, bbc news. just repeats, reports of incoming
residents, today refugees. mark lowen, bbc news. are hearing some artillery rounds, but america has had more than. has so far been observed in the battle for ukraine, but russia still has to capture any highly populated areas. our defence correspondent assesses 0ur defence correspondent assesses russia s military strategy and what might come next. russia s armoured columns are still rolling, but they are also taking casualties. this day two of their unprovoked invasion of ukraine, a sovereign, democratic country. russian units have moved in from multiple directions, from the north, east and from the south. their most significant advance so far is from belarus to the capital kyiv.
us saying that the world will hold russia accountable will stop moving resolution in the security council later today to demand that russia withdraw from ukraine, but for all their demands and their defiant words, the actions that they ve taken so far i certainly don t seem to have had any deterrent impact. catch you, can i ask you whether or not you had any response on the line that we ve heard from the kremlin spokesperson on whether talks are possible and the question of neutrality, whether that is any potential way forward.- neutrality, whether that is any potential way forward. well, it s been mentioned potential way forward. well, it s been mentioned for potential way forward. well, it s been mentioned for a potential way forward. well, it s been mentioned for a long - potential way forward. well, it s| been mentioned for a long time, potential way forward. well, it s - been mentioned for a long time, and of course been mentioned for a long time, and of course russia says
responses to the latest developments from our diplomatic correspondent, james langdale. this is what the defence of kyiv looks like. soldiers with guns and armoured vehicles, ready to take on the might of russian tanks and warplanes. little wonder there is a debate about what more the west can do to help. but these american fighter jets will not be coming to theiraid. they arrived in romania today as part of nato s decision to beef up its presence in member states close to russia. so as well these british forces, arriving in the baltic states of estonia. they are there to deter potential russian aggression against nato countries. at the headquarters of the military alliance in brussels world leaders agreed to go even further, making what they call significant additional defensive deployments in eastern europe. we are deploying elements of the nato response force on land, at sea and in the air.