Ukraine to declare state of emergency ahead of potential conflict with Russia

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00:00Let's take you now to Kyiv where the Ukrainian government and people are preparing for the

00:04worst case scenario. Charlie Daggett is on the ground there for us.

00:08With diplomatic talks up in flames, the threat of wider sanctions alone is the only thing

00:14standing in the way of Russia's war machine. Threats that have so far been no answer to stop

00:20their dramatic escalation and shelling in the east. I have a bad feeling, says Luhansk resident

00:26Tatyana. I feel the burden in my soul. It's very difficult. It's about to get more difficult.

00:34With Russian lawmakers giving Vladimir Putin the go ahead to use military force outside his country,

00:40the gloves are off. New satellite photos appear to show the deployment of more than 100 military

00:45vehicles and dozens of tents for troops along the border of Belarus. And Russian forces have been

00:50seen advancing toward the battlefields of the separatist regions in eastern Ukraine.

00:56At least Putin can no longer hide behind Russian-backed rebels, says political analyst Taras Berezovits.

01:03There are now no more Russian proxies, no more Russian-backed separatists. It's only Russia.

01:09So Russia is fully responsible for whatever happens now in Donetsk and Luhansk completely.

01:15No any proxies who Putin can point to and said, it's not me, no Russian troops.

01:22Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on reservists to get ready to fight.

01:27Ukraine is a peaceful nation. He said, we want calm, but if we keep silent now,

01:33we will be extinct tomorrow.

01:35Which makes the work here at the tank factory that much more urgent. They need every tank and

01:43armored vehicle battle-ready for the front lines, knowing full well this factory itself

01:48may be a target in a full-scale invasion.

01:54We've learned that the Russian government ordered the evacuation of all its embassy staff here in the

02:00capital overnight and there are reports that some staffers were seen destroying documents on their

02:05way out. And Marie and Vlad? Wow. So Charlie, what other measures is Ukraine's government talking

02:10about in preparation for a possible conflict?

02:17Well, I know you mentioned the state of emergency, so let's try to clarify what's going on there.

02:21So this is something put together by the Security Council. It's a proposal at the moment. It needs to be

02:25ratified by Parliament. It is likely to happen. We have to point out this isn't martial law. What

02:31this will mean is some sort of vehicle checks, identification checks, shoring up some of the

02:36borders. Most importantly and significantly, the border with Belarus, which really is relatively

02:41unguarded. It will mean no strikes, no large gatherings, no protests. It's not martial law. There

02:49will not be a curfew. As I said, vehicle checks, checkpoints might be popping up around the Capitol.

02:54Now, this is really important. It does not include the Donbass region. These separatist

02:59breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, which are obviously being contested. They don't want to

03:05suggest that martial law is about to break out in those areas, nor do they want to suggest that

03:09there'll be enhanced policing in those regions, anything to provoke a Russian response. In addition,

03:16the Ukrainian Parliament is also toying up with the proposal that citizens will have the right to bear

03:21arms in order to give themselves some self-defense.

03:25All right. Charlie Daggett reporting for us from Ukraine. Charlie, as always,

03:29thank you. Stay safe.