operation in ukraine. but i will say over the past couple months, we have learned that we should judge what russia does rather than what it says. sometimes it says things that it will not do things and it does them. i am thinking about its decision to send troops over the border into ukraine in the first place. we will be watch tack may 9th victory parade closely. we will be there and bring you what vladimir putin says about the conflict. and mathew, how is the kremlin responding to the news the european union will ban all russian imports by the end of the year? reporter: well, he s not happy about it. obviously, the european union is one of the biggest importers of russian oil. and if it eventually mansion to succeed in tapering off its diplo dependance on oil.
towards this. it would be something gradual. but there are already signs that not everyone is on board. they would need all 27 eu member states to get on board to make this happen. the yohungarians are saying it not feasible. the other thing is there are sanctions put on one particular individual. that s the head of the russian orthodox church, a man that has found all kind of reasons to support the russian invasion of ukraine. the russians say that this is proof that these sanctions are out of touch with common sense considering that the russian orthodox church is constantly praying for the health and safety of people fleeing this war. they also said when it comes to oil, that sanctions are a double-edged sword. while this may be intended to hurt russia. it may well also european citizens. scott mcclain, thank you for
putin to not do that. they are suppressing attempts from militants to take if you firing positions. all of this is not looking good for anyone that wants to get out of that area. keep in mind, two young women were killed earlier this week. even though people were able to shelter deep under ground of the plant. parts of it is caving in. there is rubble in parts of it. there are no guarantees that anyone would survive. if you need to take shelter, say the word. we want to protect you and our other crew members there. but if you feel safe, what can you tell us about this proposed, you know, oil ban and other sanction on russia that we are hearing from the eu today? reporter: yes. so this is the latest, this is the sixth package of sanctions proposed by the european union and it proposes an all out ban on russian oil. this obviously wouldn t take effect immediately. they would have to work up
that will represent a blow to russia. the russians have said, look, the kremlin spokesperson saying this, look, at the moment, these are discussions. we are keeping a close eye on it. but they ve also warned that it s a double-edged sword. that if you cut off russian supplies of oil to europe you hurt russia. but you also hurt consumers in the european union as well. mathew chance, thank you. let s continue this conversation with a cnn national security analyst and a former deputy national intelligence officer and retired major general paul eden, cnn military analyst. thank you for being here. you heard the kremlin denies it will formally declare war monday the nation s victory day. the kremlin called those reports nonsense. do you believe the kremlin? i think this will be a really fraught decision for president putin and there are benefits to mobilize the public that day and declare war officially. but there is tremendous risks. so for president putin, their
hundred his of civilians are believed to still be trapped there, including 30 children. meantime, more than 150 civilians who evacuated from mariupol have now arrived in the city ap zapporitzia. the others were sent to the donetsk region, according to his separatist government, which ukraine regards as a terrorist group and europe is going further than ever to strangle russia s economy. u commission president is proposing a ban on all russian oil by the end of the year along with additional sanctions. a kremlin spokesman says the moves would punish european citizens as well. scott mcclain is joining us, what are you learning about the fighting that a steel plant in mariupol? reporter: it is not looking good for any kind of evacuation efforts out of that steel plant. anna, you mentioned those