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Vladimir Putin has ordered a military operation in Ukraine. He also warned of severe
consequences for any country that tries to intervene. ABC news is reporting blasts
and sirens can be heard in Ukraine's capital city of Kiev tonight, but the exact nature
of those blasts that's still unclear at this point but ABC's Alice Barr has the latest now.
Tonight Russian president Vladimir Putin ordering a military operation in Eastern
Ukraine explosions heard in Kiev - Ukraine's capital city. New Satellite images
showing Russian equipment and a field hospital close to the Ukraine border.
Ukraine's president imposing a national state of emergency tonight and appealing
directly to the Russian people in a bid to avoid war. For the second time this week
the united nations security council holding an emergency meeting after the Kremlin
said Russian-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine had appealed for military help, in
what could be a pretext, for a broader invasion. ABC news correspondent, Richard
Engel, witnessing firsthand the attacks coming into Ukraine from separatist regions
where Russian president Vladimir Putin already deployed troops. The Biden
administration leveling new sanctions against the Russian company behind a
lucrative natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. The Germany announced
yesterday it was halting, that's on top of sanctions president Biden already laid out
against two large Russian banks and elites. Amid bipartisan calls foe tougher
measures vice president Kamala Harris defending the response. If Russia goes
further, we will impose more costs. Despite global pressure president Putin moving
ahead tonight declaring Russia's security interests unconditional.
That was ABC's Alice Barr reporting and late tonight president Biden released a
statement saying in part the prayers of the entire world are with the people of
Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian
military forces. The statement goes on to say the world will hold Russia accountable,
and we just learned president Biden's expected to address the situation in Ukraine
tomorrow.  Joining us now is Mitchell Ornstein a professor of Russian and Eastern
European studies at Penn. Thank you for being with us this evening. Yeah, you're
very welcome. What is your view of the scope of what we are witnessing tonight?
Well, it's a little hard to say because a lot of the reports are not yet fully verified or
confirmed but it appears that Russia has launched a bombing campaign not just in
Eastern Ukraine but throughout the entire country. Hitting the capital city of Kiev,
and also Odessa black seaport and also the city of Kharkiv. So, it looks like this is
really the worst case scenario, where Russia has launched an all-out attack on
Ukraine with an intent to or signaling an intent to really capture the entire country.
And what do you make in the broader view of Putin's threats to anyone who
responds to try to help Ukraine at this point? Well, I think once you take it seriously, I
think that the United States will and it's European Union allies and the UK will impose
much much harsher sanctions tomorrow than they impose today. That will include
isolating the Russian economy but I also think that should Russia persist with a all-out
land war or even bombing campaign on Ukraine costing thousands of lives, that it
will be very hard for Western allies to sit by and watch. A lot of developments we
expect and to learn more in the overnight hours professor Ornstein, we thank you,
for joining us tonight. Thank you, good night.
1. What order did Vladimir Putin give?
• about the declaration of war
• about the seizure of eastern Ukraine
• about the seizure of territories
• about the military operation in Ukraine
Answer: about the military operation in Ukraine
2. In which part of Ukraine did Russia start bombing?
• Eastern
• Northern
• all over the country
• Southern
Answer: all over the country
3. Who is imposing new sanctions against the Russian company behind the profitable
gas pipeline from Russia to Germany?
• Biden
• Zelenskiy
• Scholz
• Putin
Answer: Biden
4. Where were the first explosions?
• Lutsk, Rivne, Zhytomyr
• Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa
• Vinnytsia, Donetsk, Mykolaiv
• Kherson, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk
Answer: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa
5. Do other countries support Ukraine?
• Yes
• No
Answer: yes
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