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Russia and Belarus Begin Joint Military Drills with Russian Warships in Black Sea; JPMorgan Says Oil Prices Could Skyrocket; ROC Skater with Failed Drug Test Is a Minor; Prince William in UAE to Promote Closer Ties with U.K.; Canada Trucker Protest; Premier League Footballer under Fire for Animal Abuse. Aired 10-10:40a ET

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BECKY ANDERSON, CNN HOST (voice-over): NATO's secretary-general warns of a dangerous moment for European security, as Russia and Belarus hold the

biggest military exercises since the end of the Cold War. We're live in Moscow and in Kyiv.

Honking and holding things up in Canada: the vaccine mandate protests are growing in Ottawa.

And a royal tour promoting diplomatic ties: Prince William is at Expo 2020 Dubai to celebrate the United Kingdom's National Day.

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ANDERSON: I'm Becky Anderson. CONNECT THE WORLD is here in Dubai, bringing you news of Prince William's royal visit and his meetings that he's had

here, the two countries looking to deepen their ties. We'll have more on that later this hour.

For now, let's start with the news of the hour. A dangerous moment for European security. That warning from NATO's secretary-general about

Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, coming on the same day Russia starts joint military exercises with Belarus, calling it the largest troop

deployment to Belarus since the Cold War.

Russia claiming the drills are defensive in nature. Another sign of the difficult diplomacy in this crisis, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov

calling talks with his British counterpart in Moscow, quote, "a dialogue of the death."

Liz Truss telling reporters that if Russia is serious about diplomacy, it needs to move its troops away from the Ukraine border. We have

correspondents from the Russian and Ukrainian capitals. Nic Robertson is in Moscow, Melissa Bell is in Kyiv.

The perspective from where you are, Nic?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: You know, I think earlier in the week there had been hope that Emmanuel Macron had had enough

of a conversation during his five hours of talks with President Putin to have had some points of convergence. They both hinted at that.

But where we are, at this point, on this stage, four days later, Russia, with its massive military exercises in Belarus underway, it says designed

to secure its borders from all sorts of different perceived threats, it is called Allied Resolve 2002.

They're saying that it's bigger than was planned because of the threat from NATO. But here in Moscow, you get the sense that diplomacy, if there was

some at the beginning of the week, is losing traction today.

As you said, the conversation behind closed doors between Sergey Lavrov and the British foreign secretary Liz Truss, when they came out afterwards, the

language was just so frosty.

Liz Truss essentially saying that Russia is wrong when it says that Russia's security threats, you know, are being challenged by NATO, almost

to the point of calling it a lie.

And Sergey Lavrov, as you said there, saying, we're talking and no one's listening. So a real sense that, you know, that a diplomatic level on this

key issue, nothing really was achieved.

And, in fact, a sense of separation, I think, even stronger than we had seen earlier in the week, created.

ANDERSON: Melissa, you're in Kyiv. Ukraine's defense minister accusing Russian warships of blocking parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and

he's asking for help.

What do we know at this point?

MELISSA BELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We knew from yesterday the six Russian warships were heading to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov for the military

operations, the military exercises due to be held from February 13th, Becky.

Now the news that large parts of the bodies of water will be blocked off entirely, which clearly has massive implications for Ukrainian ports.

That's why you heard that plea for help, really, from Ukraine's defense minister, urging allies to come and forcefully and give Ukraine a hand.

That's how concerned Ukrainian authorities are. On the contrary, what we have been hearing the last few weeks have tended to be Ukrainian officials

playing things down and urging caution and urging the tension be dialed down and rhetoric be softened.

So that gives a sense of how worrying this latest move is. Those military exercises to the south, it just -- off the sea of Ukraine.

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BELL: But also what has been happening again in the north as you mentioned. Those military exercises that kicked off today, that second

phase of military exercises in Belarus, when you look at a map of the country, it is at its southern border with Ukraine, a town like Luninets,

which is very close it the Ukrainian border, where some of the exercises are taking place.

That's a big worry as close as it is not just to the Ukrainian border but to Kyiv itself. But also if you look at that map of Belarus, the town of

Brest on the Polish border, we heard from Poland's defense minister earlier saying they were moving allied forces east of the river to take them close

to that border with Belarus.

And it is really the presence of NATO or active allied troops, NATO troops on one side of the border, active Russian troops on the other, facing each

other in a way that is far too comfortable (sic) for comfort -- Becky.

ANDERSON: Nic, this crisis dominating our headlines and headlines around the world now for weeks.

Are we any closer to understanding just how worrying this is or how worried we should be at this point?

ROBERTSON: You know, I think this week and next week, while the military exercises are underway in Belarus, as Melissa says, you know, allied

forces, NATO allied forces getting closer to Belarus' border because of the potential there for -- of a threat, this really does, you know, drive up

the worries and concerns right now.

There is absolutely no escaping it, the biggest military exercises in Belarus since the Cold War, the biggest sort of military buildup close to

NATO, you know, in as many decades as well.

And what we're seeing in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, in the zones being declared by the Russian Navy for their use during their military

exercises, this really is a very, very tense time and made doubly more so, not just because of the risk of accident or misinterpretation, driven up by

a tense environment, but because President Putin has not yet signaled what he intends to do.

Everyone knew and understood that these military exercises were his way of creating pressure to get what he wants from NATO. He's been told he's not

getting it.

So the uncertainty going through this current period is, what does he do when the military exercises are expected to scale down?

What happens in those last few days?

These are very, very tense moments. And, again, to point back to the diplomacy that is on the track, President Macron, that began some intense

diplomacy at the beginning of the week, we don't see strong traction on anything that he was hoping for yet. Maybe it is too soon.

The diplomacy today by the British foreign secretary with the -- with her Russian counterpart just flagging how big the gap still is. Yes, this is --

these are difficult weeks, these next couple. After that, you get -- I would not say that it is going to -- that it will get better. You can see

how it might. But we don't know.

ANDERSON: Nic is in Moscow and Melissa is in Kyiv, in Ukraine.

Thank you, both.

I want to bring in Matt Egan at this point, out of New York.

The standoff at Ukraine's border has helped send oil prices soaring. And this could be just the beginning. JPMorgan says oil could go up to $120 or

$even 150 on the barrel if Russian exports are disrupted.

Well, it has been a while since prices approached $150; nearly 14 years to be exact. Brent crude hit a seven-year high of $94 on Monday. It has since

pulled back a little. Those rising prices, though, already being felt. Matt has been tracking this for us and joins us out of New York.

This crisis is not the only reason for this spike. But do explain how it is that this situation over Ukraine could potentially send oil prices so much

higher and what the impact would be.

MATT EGAN, CNN BUSINESS SENIOR WRITER: You're right that these tensions between Russia and Ukraine are a factor in the most recent gains that we

have seen in the oil market.

That's because Russia is the world's number two oil producer. It is also the number two natural gas producer. And there is a few ways that oil

supply could be impacted. One, if we're talking about a military conflict in this region, then there is always the risk of damage to facilities, to

oil facilities, to pipelines especially.

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EGAN: There is the possibility that Western powers, including the United States, decide to try to punish Vladimir Putin by sanctioning Russia where

it hurts the most, on the energy front.

Also, there is the risk that Putin retaliates by weaponizing, some would argue further weaponizing, his country's energy exports. So JPMorgan put

out this report, warning that, quote, "any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in the context of today's low spare capacity environment," could,

quote, "easily send oil prices to $120 a barrel."

And they added that if Russia's oil exports were halved -- and that's a big if, because we know Moscow needs these oil revenues -- but if they were cut

in half, then that would likely send Brent crude to $150 a barrel.

As you mentioned, the record high was set in 2008 at $146 a barrel. Obviously, all of this would only drive prices higher.

There is one other element I want to point out, the demand side. If Russia cuts off natural gas exports or they are somehow impacted here, that would

drive up demand for oil, as factories and power plants in Europe switch away from gas, something cheaper, to oil. There is push and pull there.

Big picture, we can clearly see how this crisis in Ukraine could potentially have an impact to consumers really around the world.

ANDERSON: We know that Joe Biden spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia overnight, certainly overnight our time. We're here in the Gulf.

One assumes that the price of oil very much part of that conversation because, as you rightly have been pointing out, it has been some time since

we talked on a regular basis about inflation and inflationary pressures.

Of course, we have seen those, as we have come out of these COVID recessions. So we have already begun to see the impact, the effect of

inflation on people's wallets, on the cost of things in the shops.

Just how worried should people be at this point, that this sort of inflationary pressure, given the price of oil, could go so much higher, is

here to stay?

EGAN: Yes, that's certainly the concern, I think, from the public, from business leaders and from central bankers. You know, inflation can't get

better until it stops getting worse.

But unfortunately, you know, it keeps moving in the wrong direction. This report out today, in the United States, showed consumer prices up by 7.5

percent from January, in January from a year earlier. That's the biggest jump since 1982.

It is hotter than it was supposed to be. As you can see, on that chart, not only is that the highest since the early '80s but it is basically going

straight up in recent months. That is not what anyone wants to see.

There had been some hope that maybe month over month prices would cool off. But that did not happen. We actually saw an acceleration of inflation month

over month. And as you can see, there is sticker shock on everything from gasoline, used cars, food, home and electricity.

Context is crucial here. There is a lot of things going well in the world economy, in the U.S. economy; GDP is up, unemployment is down. But the cost

of living, Becky, continues to overshadow all of those positives.

ANDERSON: We've talked before about the possibility of stagflation, persistent high inflation, stagnant demand in the economy and, of course,

high unemployment. We're not looking at high unemployment at the moment.

And we are actually looking at some relatively decent demand. But should those two slow down, of course, and inflation go up, that could be a

likelihood of something to watch out for going forward. Thank you, Matt, really important stuff.

EGAN: Thank you, Becky.

ANDERSON: Well, the International Olympic Committee spokesman says the medals ceremony for figure skating has been delayed. He says the delay is

due to legal consultation.

But the decision follows reports that an athlete on the Russian Olympic Committee tested positive for a banned substance. Our Selina Wang is up

live for us in Beijing with the latest.

SELINA WANG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We're once again seeing Russia at the center of a doping scandal. We are learning from multiple sources, who have

told CNN sports analyst Christine Brennan, that one person on the Russian Olympic Committee has tested positive for a banned substance.

This is on the figure skating team. This is for the premiere event at the Olympic Games.

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WANG: And those sources have told Christine the person was a minor. There is only one minor on the ROC team and that is 15-year-old breakout star

Kamila Valieva.

On Monday, the ROC team had taken gold for the team event, beating out the U.S., beating out Japan. And now, Becky, that medal ceremony being delayed

for days. But still from the IOC, we have not learned any further information, besides the fact that there was a legal issue. Take a listen

to what the IOC spokesperson had to say.

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MARK ADAMS, IOC PRESIDENT'S SPOKESPERSON: I'm not going to comment on all sorts of speculation that I have also seen overnight. And that speculation

will continue, as I said, as you said, I had a -- we had a situation arrive yesterday, at short notice, it has legal implications.

And I'm not going to -- and I hope you would appreciate I'm not from the podium of a press conference going to comment on a legal case, because it

wouldn't be appropriate. On the wider issue, you said a potential doping case. And I think that's complete speculation.

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WANG: Clearly still a lot of questions. But it has been reported that a sample taken in December for the team, there was one person on that team

that tested positive for a substance that is used to treat a heart condition called angina. And that drug is a banned substance, on the Anti-

Doping Agency as a drug that increases blood flow and increases endurance. This is a banned substance.

Now what we know right now, that this is the fourth straight Olympics where Russia has not been able to compete under the national anthem, under its

flag; the athletes have to compete under a neutral athlete stance as the Russian Olympic Committee.

This is as punishment for a state-sponsored doping scheme. That is why they cannot compete officially as Russia. But right now it is unclear what

punishment there will be, if any, especially considering the fact that this is a minor. Now take a listen to what the Russian foreign ministry had to

say about this.

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ANDERSON: I was hoping we would hear from him but, anyway, Nathan Chen. Let's just, before I let you go, talk some good news out of these games,

certainly for Nathan Chen and his family, because, of course, he has won the figure skating gold.

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ANDERSON: Just ahead, Britain's Prince William is courting closer ties with this region. We're here at Expo 2020 in Dubai. Live pictures from the

U.K. pavilion, which is just to my right-hand side.

This hour, the second in line to the British throne is meeting with the crown prince of Dubai, Prince William looking to deepen U.K. ties with the

UAE in its 50th anniversary year.

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ANDERSON: Welcome back. You're with me here, live from Expo 2020 Dubai. And you are looking at the second in line to the British throne, who will

shortly be meeting with the crown prince of Dubai.

That is Prince William here at Expo, looking to deepen U.K. ties with the UAE in what is its 50th anniversary year.

The crowd certainly very excited about Prince William here. He is also showcasing his conservation efforts. A short time ago, he helped plant a

tree in Abu Dhabi before heading here, where he will celebrate U.K. National Day at this, the Expo site.

It is a brief trip with a lot of history behind it. And with Downing Street engulfed by the so-called Partygate scandal, Prince William is -- let's

describe him as a beacon for the U.K.'s reputation overseas. CNN's royal correspondent Max Foster is here, covering this trip. He is with Prince

William at the U.K. pavilion, outside the U.K. pavilion at Expo. And he joins me now live.

We're in Dubai today. You've been in Abu Dhabi, where the prince was looking at a conservation project at the mangroves there and meeting with

small kids. Conservation is very, very close to Prince William's heart.

MAX FOSTER, CNN LONDON CORRESPONDENT: Yes, so I think they quite cleverly designed this program, which found the overlap between the UAE interests

and the sort of things that it wants to promote also, with Prince William's interests as well.

The general feeling is it has gone down really well. As you say, I think the British government needed a royal to come over to promote stability and

calm, when there is very little of that back in the U.K. because of the politics going on.

Here is a quick look at Prince William's day.

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FOSTER (voice-over): Prince William in a cargo container at Dubai's Jebal Ali port to reveal illegal wildlife exports. It is a demonstration to show

what DP World, which runs the port, is doing to prevent one of the most lucrative cross-border criminal trades.

William's charity, United for Wildlife, is raising awareness of the issue and DP has agreed to help fund it as has the airport in Dubai, amongst the

world's busiest. The United Arab Emirates has one of the highest per capita carbon emission rates in the world. They're also keen to show the prince

how the country is tackling climate change.

FOSTER: Here in Abu Dhabi, they're investing heavily in mangrove parks like this one, which the government says soaks up four times as much carbon

as a rain forest. They also protect the coastline from flooding and erosion.

FOSTER (voice-over): William, shown the project by Emirati counterpart Sheikh Khaled. And he planted new mangroves with children from the British

School.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: His presence alone, it is almost motivating to think there are like the big players in the world who are actually -- they're

interested in these sorts of things and they are also motivating students as well to sort of learn about it.

FOSTER (voice-over): Then it was on to the Dubai Expo and a stark message.

PRINCE WILLIAM, DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE: This is the decisive decade. If we do nothing, by 2030, we will be speeding toward increasingly devastating

planetary and humanitarian crises as a result of our changing climate.

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FOSTER (voice-over): In an effort to find solutions to the climate crisis, he launched the Earth Shot Prize and this was a chance to meet those

involved from this region.

This first official visit to the UAE for William, a chance for him to promote his interests but also those of the U.K. The government dispatching

royalty to deepen ties and to project stability and strength over the chaotic politics currently playing out at home.

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FOSTER: Becky, hello. Sorry, slight communication. We're being attacked by one of those robots that you see around the Expo. The cameraman is fending

it off. But I think it has been a really successful day for Prince William so far.

He's now going to go to the dome at the end, where it's U.K. National Day here at the Expo. So there's a big show there and you're going to see that.

You'll hear it from your studio, I'm sure.

ANDERSON: You can't -- you can't talk about one of those robots without asking your camera man to open up and actually show us one of those robots

that has been attacking him.

If it's still there, I don't know if it is still there.

Is it still there?

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FOSTER: Yes. He's about to show you. It has been -- it's basically trolling me.

ANDERSON: Let's have a look.

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FOSTER: There he is.

ANDERSON: Now, folks, you see these all over.

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ANDERSON: This is an event about innovation and technology, yes. And there it is. There is a -- an audience, like Max says, he's never had before.

Before I let you go, Prince William here touting -- or pitching British business to the world, because, of course, this is a world fair. Back home,

as we understand it, his father has tested positive for COVID-19 once again.

FOSTER: Yes, so the second time; first time was in March 2020. He's isolating. We're not being told anything about his condition. But because

he's isolating, suggesting he's stable at least. Camilla has been tested negative. But he was out last night with ministers.

So some concern about them. I presume they're being tested. The biggest concern is we do think that he met the queen very recently. And so we're

trying to get some more detail on that for you and speaking to the palace about that. So that's the immediate concern.

But of course, she's got all the care you would need in that situation. But that's where we're looking at the moment.

ANDERSON: All right, Max Foster outside the U.K., thank you very much indeed for joining us.

The U.K.'s culture minister is also here to promote trade and business. But the Conservative Party scandals, as Max suggested, are never far away these

days. Prime minister Boris Johnson was front and center of the conversation that I had with Nadine Dorries just a little bit earlier.

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NADINE DORRIES, BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT: If he went up and, you know, kicked a dog, I would probably

withdraw my support for him.

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ANDERSON: She is a staunch supporter. Stick around for our full interview in the next hour.

Well, going nowhere fast, you're watching CONNECT THE WORLD. I'm Becky Anderson.

The Canadian trucker protest has shut down one crossing to the U.S. for days now. Another one is also at a standstill. We're live in Ottawa up

next.

And with Downing Street engulfed by the so-called Partygate scandal, Prince William is a kind of beacon for the U.K.'s reputation overseas. We'll get

back to his story here at Expo 2020 later this hour.

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ANDERSON: Welcome back. I'm Becky Anderson, half past 7:00 in the evening. This is CONNECT THE WORLD.

Protests at the U.S.-Canadian border have managed to shut down one bridge and bring another to a halt. Truckers backing up at the Fort Huron crossing

in Michigan because the truckers' protest is blocking their usual route.

Now you will recall the protests began last month over Canada's COVID vaccine rules. Now it is wreaking havoc on trade between the U.S. and

Canada. And there is fear the protests may spread to the United States. Donie O'Sullivan spoke to some of the protesters about what it is they're

fighting for.

CHIEF PETER SLOLY, OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE: We are now aware of the significant element from the United States that have been involved in the

funding, the organizing and the demonstrating.

SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX): The Canadian truckers are heroes. They are patriots and they are marching for your freedom and for my freedom.

O'SULLIVAN: This is very much a 21st century protest, playing out as much on the internet as it is on the streets. Viral means and sometimes false

and highly offensive historical comparisons that circulate online are being repeated verbatim here. Like this.

O'SULLIVAN: And because you're not vaccinated, have you -- is there a business -- is there stuff you can't do in Canada now?

LAURIE BUNCH, SUPPORTING TRUCKERS PROTEST IN CANADA: Yes, I'm like -- I'm like, well basically if you want to compare Canada to anything, it's like

Hitler's Germany and we're like the Jews, say?

One of the goals is to simply -- is to get a group of people you can get everybody angry with and this case is the unvaccinated.

O'SULLIVAN (voice-over): There is a lot of people here streaming live online.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm just going to follow you guys and make sure you tell the truth.

O'SULLIVAN (voice-over): Documenting every moment on social media.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You take those cams off of that truck. Is that your property?

O'SULLIVAN: In an effort to clear the protesters police have begun confiscating gas canisters resulting in encounters like this that clock of

thousands of views online.

JIM KERR, PROTESTER: My name is Jim Kerr and I give a shit about Canadians.

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KERR: I'm fighting for the freedoms of Canadians.

How do you feel?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The main problem I have is all the censorship that's going on. That's the main problem that I have. There is censorship

everywhere, yes. People's accounts get taken down. Even Facebook if you don't say the right thing. Even this convoy, a lot of groups started and

people are even live streaming and all of a sudden, I heard yesterday in the restaurant my feed was cut. My feed was cut. My feed was cut.

O'SULLIVAN (voice-over): Facebook shut down some groups on its platform supporting the truckers after the online outlet Grid News found that they

were being administered by a hacked account that had belonged to a woman in Missouri. So whoever was really running the groups wanted to hide their

identity. And GoFundMe shut down a fundraiser for the truckers after the police told them the protest had become an occupation.

But organizers here have still been able to raise millions of through an alternative service. A self-described Christian fundraising platform.

Organizers say the money will help keep the truckers on the street.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translated text): The last time I saw my wife was on January 28. I have not seen her since. I am here on my own volition,

100 percent. There are some groups with resources trying to help us, sending us money, helping us so we don't go bankrupt.

DONALD TRUMP, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We want those great Canadian truckers to know that we are with them all the way.

O'SULLIVAN (voice-over): Trump indicating he is supportive of truckers descending on Washington, D.C., Other American right-wing figures goading

their audiences to act.

TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS HOST: The question is how long before protests like this come here?

LAURA INGRAM, FOX NEWS HOST: Will we need our own trucker rally to end all of this insanity once and for all?

O'SULLIVAN: What is the main goal, the main objective?

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ANDERSON: Well, Donie O'Sullivan --

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ANDERSON: I'm sorry. We do seem to be having some technical problems tonight. So just bear with us, please.

Donie O'Sullivan joining me now.

Does either side at this point show any sign of budging?

O'SULLIVAN: No, Becky. Look, as we mentioned in that piece here, the people here are really in the minority among Canadians and even among

Canadian truckers; 80 percent of eligible Canadians are fully vaccinated.

But there is enough truckers and enough trucks here to cause absolute chaos here in the heart of Ottawa, here in the heart of the Canadian capital,

right outside the Canadian parliament.

And these truckers that we have been speaking to, demonstrators, they say they have no intention of moving whatsoever until these mandates are

lifted. And, of course, they're getting a whole ton of support online, both financial and also just general support on social media.

ANDERSON: What chance these protests start having -- spilling over into the United States and having a real impact there?

O'SULLIVAN: Yes, so what we have been hearing is -- obviously you saw there a lot of right wing personalities; even Trump himself have called on

American truckers to demonstrate in the United States the same way truckers here. I guess they want to see American cities being brought to gridlock.

We haven't seen definitive plans of something coming together in the U.S. yet.

But yesterday the Department of Homeland Security here in the United States sent out a bulletin to law enforcement across the country, warning that it

was possible that truckers may begin demonstrating, demonstrating may begin, blockading American cities as soon as this weekend, as soon as

Sunday, which is Super Bowl Sunday in the U.S.

And that bulletin also mentioning that the State of the Union address, Biden's first State of the Union address at the beginning of March, that

could also be another potential flashpoint in Washington, D.C. So warnings from the Department of Homeland Security but no firm plans, it seems, as of

yet.

ANDERSON: Donie O'Sullivan on the story for you. Thank you.

Still ahead, this is CONNECT THE WORLD, I'm Becky Anderson. Chelsea Football Club is one step closer to another trophy.

Which trophy?

More on that after this.

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ANDERSON: Football club West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma is now facing a police investigation over a video that has sparked outrage online. In a

clip first published by "The Sun" newspaper, Zouma's film throwing shoes at a cat, slapping it and kicking it.

CNN hasn't independently verified the video. He has, though, apologized, saying he regrets his behavior and there are no excuses. West Ham, the

club, says it condemns his actions and have fined him.

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