Ukraine's president mobilizes some reservist troops

Ukraine on Wednesday urged Western nations to impose more sanctions on Russia following a sweeping round on Tuesday from the EU, US and other Western nations targeting the economy and Putin's inner circle. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree calling up reservists between the ages of 18 and 60 on Wednesday, Ukraine's armed forces said in a statement. Ukraine also recommended that its nationals leave Russia. Western nations are using sanctions in response to a speech given by Putin on Monday that declared Russia had the right to seize Ukraine as part of the nation's "spiritual continuum" while also violating international law by declaring the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk "independent." With nearly 200,000 Russian troops amassed on Ukraine's borders, Western countries are poised to throw down further sanctions should the US, UK and NATO warnings about an imminent invasion prove accurate. 00:00 Crisis in eastern Ukraine 03:30 Fanny Facsar (DW) reports from Kyiv 07:36 More Russian forces seen close to Ukraine border 09:51 Interview Konstantin Eggert (DW), Vilnius 14:30 Germany halts Nord Stream 2 pipeline 17:01 Interview Markus Ziener, German Marshall Fund, Berlin