welcome to newsday it s 8am in singapore, and 7pm in washington, where the us state department has ordered eligible family members of its embassy staff in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, to leave. it said there were reports that russia was planning significant military action against ukraine and urged us citizens to leave the country now, using commercialflights. us secretary of state antony blinken has promised a significant response if moscow invaded its neighbour. later on monday, european union foreign ministers are to discuss ukraine at a meeting in brussels. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in california, fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear if you do this, it ll come at a price. but now the foreign office says it s seen signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in kyiv after an invasion, pro russian politicians, in contact with russian
mindfulness to the west. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to newsday. it s 9:00 in the morning in singapore, and 8:00 in the evening in washington, where the us state department has ordered eligible family members of its embassy staff in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, to leave. it s also advised americans against travelling to russia. it said there were reports that moscow was planning significant military action against ukraine and urged us citizens to leave the country now, using commercial flights. us secretary of state, antony blinken, has promised a significant response if moscow invaded its neighbour. later on monday, european union foreign ministers are to discuss ukraine at a meeting in brussels. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in california, fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear if you do this, it ll come
thousands mourn the late vietnamese monk and peace activist thich nhat hanh, who s credited with bringing mindfulness to the west. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday stop welcome to newsday its seven in the morning in singapore and six in the evening in washington where the us secretary of state has said it is too soon to impose stricter sanctions against russia for its hostile stance towards ukraine. antony blinken said the deterrence value of the measures would be lost if they were triggered prematurely. it comes as yevhen murayev a former ukrainian mp dismissed an allegation from britain that the kremlin is planning to install him as the head of a russian puppet government in kyiv. an adviser to the ukrainian president said the british allegation needed to be taken seriously, but downplayed the status of mr murayev within the country s political scene. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in california, fresh supplies of a
i m so sorry, it s been impossible. we ve been up against so much and itjust ain t ready. i m really sorry. hello and thanks forjoining us. the uk s foreign secretary, liz truss, is warning moscow that invading ukraine would lead to terrible loss of life, like the soviet takeover of afghanistan. her warning comes ahead of a meeting between the us secretary of state, antony blinken, and his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. they will be meeting in geneva later to discuss the crisis. russia says it is not planning an invasion, but it has massed tens of thousands of troops on the border. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from geneva. it s notjust the russians who are conducting military exercises. these are pictures released by ukraine s defence ministry, showing their forces training close to crimea. it was annexed by russia in 2014 and the kind of incursion that ukraine and its allies are trying to deter once again. i ve been absolutely clear with president
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