that the sanctions discussion at the g7 today? clearly that the sanctions that discussion at the g7 today? clearly that the sanctions that have - discussion at the g7 today? clearly that the sanctions that have been i that the sanctions that have been put on have not had an effect on russia, but this default will be seen as a success. i russia, but this default will be seen as a success. russia, but this default will be seen as a success. i want to recap on those lines seen as a success. i want to recap on those lines coming seen as a success. i want to recap on those lines coming from - seen as a success. i want to recap on those lines coming from the i seen as a success. i want to recap| on those lines coming from the g7 summit in bavaria where volodymyr zelensky spoke via video link to the leaders. we had in that interview with borisjohnson talking to chris mason a little earlier that he was askedif mason a little earlier that he was asked if there was a certain level of fa
high-ranking americans as russian forces continue their retreat from areas near ukraine s second largest city. and vladimir putin now warning finland s president against joining nato. finland s leaders this week announced they favored nato membership. tom soufi burridge on the ground in ukraine. reporter: tonight, a trail of destruction, and as russia retreats from northeastern ukraine, senate republican leaders arriving unannounced in kyiv for a face-to-face with ukraine s president. nice to meet you. welcome. reporter: zelensky calling for the u.s. to label russia as a sponsor of terrorism. that show of support coming as ukrainian forces push the russians back near ukraine s second largest city of kharkiv. for those forced to live underground in darkness for weeks, utter relief. [ speaking foreign language ] reporter: alla says she s been waiting and waiting for ukrainian troops to free her village.
donbas. violence, u.s. officials allege, the russians have stoked to create the pretext for war. we re talking about the potential for war in europe. i mean let s really take a moment to understand the significance of what we re talking about. reporter: president biden holding an emergency meeting with his national security council today. there is still an option for him to pull back. that s what we re trying to do. we re trying to prevent a war. reporter: at french president emmanuel macron made a last-ditch effort with a phone call to vladimir putin. putin blamed the escalation in donbas on ukrainian forces and called on the west to respond to his demands for security degrees. there is no innovation and there is no such plans. reporter: but on the front lines, ukrainian soldiers say they re already under attack. president zelensky calling for an immediate cease-fire. we have already two people dead, 11 people wounded and it keeps going as we speak. reporter: inside se
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meeting ukraine s president zelensky in munich, saying, we are at a decisive moment in history. zelensky calling for sanctions now and asking for a direct meeting with putin. ukraine s military blaming russian-backed separatists for an artillery attack that killed two soldiers. journalists and ukrainian officials who were visiting the front running for cover. abc s senior foreign correspondent ian pannell leads us off again from ukraine. reporter: tonight, russian war games on full display as the ukraine crisis escalates. russia test-firing a at least one nuclear-capable ballistic missile, also firing hypersonic weapons from the air and sea. a rehearsal perhaps, but also seen as a warning. president putin overseeing the drills with belarusian president lukashenko. james longman is on the ground in belarus where more exercises are happening just north of the ukrainian border. this is the massive display of military might that moscow is keen for the world to see.