extremely difficult, alexander ski was at the eastern front for the 1st time since taking come on russia . he says, has a man power advantage that ukraine says its forces have struck a powerful blow against the russians at sea. same thing, another russian bullshit keeps, says, the vessel was destroyed the occupied crime in peninsula i'm on youtube has mckinnon in belin and this is the day the great news have been able to inflict the heavy losses on the rest of the back seat . please. we've seen the video, which they say shows these naval drones attacking this big landing ship. i suggest you rely on the statements of our military colleagues. i cannot say anything about this. it's definitely a remind does that basically no with in the rest of part,

walters of ukraine is safe for the russians. right now this is a great that she was the great week for you. great. also coming up donald trump's comments on ne, so read nights talk about a european nuclear weapon. no, don't. we don't. she would need to always be there. autonomy means having your own destiny in your own homage. we can't depend on the us selections every 4 years. how many can welcome to the shy ukraine's new army chief has paid his 1st visit to the front lines since taken come on last week or next on the 1st key. painted a bleak, a picture of the military situations on his previous sessa. he describes the situation on the eastern front as extremely difficult, and he said russian forces were increasing operations and had a numerical advantage in troops. meanwhile, ukraine says it has destroyed another russian warship in the black sea. the

military, it says the vessel was destroyed of the crime in peninsula which moscow illegally annexed. 10 years ago, he says naval drones sang the seas, the queen, across the lodge landing ship and ukrainian territorial horses. it is the 2nd time in 2 weeks that ukrainian forces claimed to have sunk a russian ship in the black sea data. we use. net, commonly as in k, even has more details from the ukrainian or pharmacies. but we've seen some video which they say shows these naval drones attacking this big landing ship of the coast of crime is you mentioned that it wasn't important. was kind of the south coast of the crumb in peninsula we will center. this is the ship that had already been damaged back in the early phase of the war when it had been in the rest of the swipe. port of the desk at that time it had survived unlike another ship that was input next to it, had been rebuilt, had been made. see where the against that now. so you may no longer possible. we

understand these ukraine sources that a, basically a launch, whole discussion that's left side and that has led to it, taking on water and being beyond recovery. as for the rest of operation, we don't have any details. now, if those russian sailors have been in factories from that ship or not, but it's definitely a reminder that basically nowhere in the rest of the fight which is of ukraine is safe for the russians. right now we've had more than 10 ships destroyed and many more damage, and we're really seeing the rest of the pressure that they don't use alexandra phenomena off the nato. secretary, generally in stoughton bug about the destruction of the russian worship decree and armed forces. so today that they destroyed a large russian ship, i guess you kind of comment on that, but could you tell us how significant to lexi complain of ukrainians is, especially when we consider that there are intelligent services. for instance, the region one saying that the russians now have the upper hand on the battle field

. thank you. of the dual credit is i've been able to inflict the heavy losses on the roof and black sea fleets. they have actually been able to push the black sea feet away from the western part of the black sea. and this is that great that see, and that's a great week 3 or 4 ukrainians. and the fact that they've been able to push away the russian vaccine fleet and open the car door. so then our able to export great in another couple of days to the world market. a few believe this was possible just a few months ago. and now actually the export of rain from ukraine, take space even with alternate agreement with russia a. so this shows to the skills on the competence of the ukraine in armed forces. this is 1st and foremost a result of what they do, their ingenuity, their, their, their, their skills, their, their, their, their bravery or their training on forces. but of course help them support from a nature on laws. it's also important. i think it goes to them and sets up. of

course, what's going on goes on there on the from farm is important and we are all disappointed that the offense who got those long, smart ukraine and forces last year didn't achieve more progress advances at the same time. we should not forget that even though the from fine has not changed, the ukrainians have been able to to actually attract a behind the russian lines both on line this drawing. the come on the control arms that polls unimportant. and so the russian capabilities including aircraft, but also a continue to destroy the parts of the russian vaccine fleet on the, on this just shows the skills of the depending on forces the nature of this x ray general and stilton class. now we're going to cross over to mike moss and he's the

military on the list from the bowl studies department at kings college london. hi mike. good to see you. i'm tell us how big a blue high is concerned with the sinking of this will ship to be to russians military nice in the black sea. but i think in and of itself, the sinking of a single. i mean, this was a landing cost is not a huge deal, but when you add it up to all the other ships they have been sunk. i mean, this is ship this month, the finance and sunk and the black sea. and this thompson is starting to hit holly, really starting to close the russians to the appropriate and the nato secretary general. we just heard from him diane stoughton bug. he's called us a great victory, the ukraine. so why is this a crucial achievement for keith? well, this is the ukraine in navy that was almost completely captured by the russians in

the 2014 taking of this, the best of all poets in crimea. and what they've managed to do since then is $617000.00 tons of russian shipping. that's a 150 percent more than the russians have managed to think of ukrainian shipping. so for a country effectively without the navy to be able to sing a 150 percent more of the shipping of the one of the largest navies in the world really is an extraordinary achievement. so if a pay is in crane is fine, you get an easy, it's a put rougher on the black foot in the black sea than it is on, on dry land. why is that? what are the reasons behind that? yeah, well i think that, i mean, obviously the, the ukrainian defensive last year didn't really achieve what it was meant to achieve. and that's because the russians had some time to be able to dig in. so all along the front they dug in strong fortifications on the time dishes, mine fields,

and the reality is it's easier to defend them to attack. and so that is why we see that the war line stalemated. but of course, in the amount of time domain, as we seem to this attack, just a few drones and you can have quite a large effect on ships that much harder to defend. and how do you expect russia to respond to this? well, i actually don't think that as much they can do in the maritime domain. i mean, previously ships have been sunk and they haven't done very much. usually what russia does, when you train manages a spectacular like this is they just do a slightly larger air raids over civilian targets. so i have a key or either hockey and not say way of making the point. and so why would expect tonight's either the next week or so we'll see slightly heavy at the bottom of civilian areas by the russians. okay, and the current in on a has

a new commander in chief. he's called the situation on the front lines, extremely complex and stressful. lisa and russian troops are increasing their efforts. they've got more man power. so how crucial and speaking about u. s. military aid. now, how crucial is us aid for ukraine's counter offensive? it's so obviously we've seen the, the freezing or the drawing down of us i, there is still all the aid going in from european countries. the u. k. recently signed those 2 and a half 1000000000 pounds of 8 over the next year. also and said there is other right, but the reality is and this is true within nature, it has been true for decades that the us is the indispensable partner and part of that psychological. so when you are paying country, see the us putting his hand in his pocket or delivering alternately, they feel yes, actually we can do this because we're backed up by the americans. and then part of

it is just rule industrial power. the us is able to turn out things like autonomy shows, and antioch of missiles as a much greater rate than you are paying countries. so it is very important. mike will have to leave at the thanks so much. so it's mike moss and military analysts from king's college when he remarks by u. s. presidential hopeful donald trump last week have been widely interpreted as pushing the future of the nato alliance in doubt. and that's leaving america's european pont as mulling a world without guaranteed backup. from the world's biggest nuclear power is also recognized at the base in germany and beyond about rethinking europe's nuclear setup. this, this is a test of nato's nuclear deterrent fighter jet, seen here, trading to defend europe against the threats from russia or other foreign powers. but there may soon be

a new test from within as one presidential hopeful questions us commitment to the western military alliance. no, i would not protect you in fact, which countries worldwide agreeing to nuclear non proliferation decades ago. much of europe has long comforted on an american nuclear shield. the u. s. is over $5000.00 nuclear bombs in total. all the numbers are classified. experts widely agree around 100 of them are deployed on european nature territory in belgium, benevolence, germany, western turkey, and a to a fellow nato members. fronts and the u. k. also have their own national nuclear arsenals. fronts has in the past suggested more continental cooperation. no, don't know what she would need to, will always be there. autonomy means having your own destiny and your own homage. we can't depend on the us elections every 4 years. so many can to the couple bought to there's no solid offer of alternative security guarantees. any, you're quite new, clear to tyrants would require a whole rosters, negotiations, new treaties and an infrastructure revolution. despite the calls from some germany

you, parliamentarians, full of the government says it's a non starter 5 yet essence. and i'm like, honestly for jim. hi, we have the american protective shield and we shouldn't questionnaire callously on all own initiative. the new to the debate is really the last thing we need at the moment. it's an escalation in the discussion. we don't need to do any eastern flag, nato nations nearest russia. are calling on other european countries to be felt, no nuclear capabilities, like their armies and munitions supplies. i think what the, the presidential candidate in america says is also something to maybe wake up. but some of the allies who haven't done that much for non nuclear jewels across you are, will continue. and so will the debate and some more of that spring in francisco stat, from the institute for peace research and security policy at the university of humbug

. welcome to the w at the debates about what happens to europe without a us nuclear shield emerge during the trump presidency. donald trump's recent remarks have recognizes that debate. can i ask you? is there an answer to that question? i mean, the thing is, you know, i don't want to diminish the importance of what trump said there, but i think right, goes to like a point where it's useful to take a deep breath and not come to conclusions too easily, especially since we're talking about nuclear weapons in that case, and the answer will probably not be easy and there are different suggestions out there and i think the rate for the very end feasibility and pull that you called viability. so that'd be probably like just try to break that down a little bit and run through the different options or proposals that we actually see out there. so 1st, there are those who think, well, you know, in the next the new could guarantee that we've seen by the best for and no longer

holes. we need thank you. repeat replacement. so suggestions in the u. context range from the new development it's own arsenal. to phones, in the case, substantially bolstering fair or small as some whole kind of like, your type for your p mazing launch. for 18. personally, i'm highly critical of the feasibility of these 2 sections. first of all, because i mean you is not covered payments for making foreign policy decisions easily. and i can hardly see how they kind of double chain of come on for presumably multi natural nuclear force. and then there's, of course, the issue that the nuclear landscape in europe is quite diverse with, you know, some new products, some states, some hosting states, some states not even seeing the kinds of terms as feasible as legitimate a way to secure or in security. so like really, netscape is diverse and it's probably not very easy to establish these type of your machine. you context based on officers and wanted to come, i'll ask you,

can i just center up to the for a 2nd because we heard statements today from the german government. i'm the nato secretary general, essentially suggesting this as a pseudo debate. there's no question of nato not working, you know, so, so is that the end of the mass? so no, no, need some more discussion. as the discussions will certainly go on. right. i think of course, i mean the issue is critical and i think people will still discuss it, especially since, you know, these g u options are one thing. the other options are, of course, also discussed within nato. so right, because i mean, it sounds like nature will disappear immediately if truck comes to office, right. so there are also some people who say, well, i mean maybe we just need to focus on a complementary of all the french and the sometimes british arsenal with, in nature. and i mean, since these proposals still remain vague and it's not quite clear,

how are the european partners could provide input there to make this a truly european efforts? we don't really know how best will devote. but sometimes i feel like pollutions think there's more in the current spend actually is because of the french, off of that us recently been referred to a lot as actually quite limited. if we look to, into detail, what do you say to the argument that russia was free to attack q crying because teas gave up its nuclear weapons in 1994. and we'd obviously have to presume that new crane would've been able to maintain a nuclear deterrent for all of this time. i mean, to be honest, i think it's a smart argument austin made in that phase. and that is due to the fact that, i mean, like it assumes that you claim could have easily retained to solve his forehead and the missiles on his territory after the dissolution of the soviet union, but received for a number of technical reasons that they wouldn't have been able to do so and also

politically they would have paid international isolation like in a very great extent if they actually have attempted to keep these levels. so i think the more interesting question is really what lessons do we learn about the use of nuclear weapons as a political tool from the war? right? and here of course, our answer is little bit more, you know, we, we must really dive deep and there we see, well, i mean, a new count on state has attacked in long term states and it shows that aggression was new preference. and that is something that should do both pos and that is also relevant to this current. your to turn debate because in our answer is really ok. now that we have a more aggressive russia, and now that we have a potential weakening of us nuclear guarantees. and our answer is, well, we'll advocate for acquiring our own the crew weapons, or we'll rely more on nuclear weapons in the european context. that sounds very concerned in message to other states and i wish to have some politicians are actually proposing that far beyond europe and actually also thought about the

global implications when we talk about the value of the mental operation regime, which is obviously put into question. if you decided to actually nuclear arise. so, so what does the rest of the tackling you cry and tell us about the international nuclear nonproliferation framework. and i mean, to what extent does, does nuclear to tyrants actually look? i mean, it tells us that if you are a nuclear weapon states, you can use these on eco mode to refresh obligation. so we have and that, i mean is good that we have a lot of fresh obligations, right? but it shows you that before i can use that for well as veterans activities that we probably won't approve all. and that's of course watched by other states. and if we say, well, the terms probably works, right? and on a basic level, i also believe that it does work, but it also shows to these other states that it's probably like

a quiet environment and useful tool. so really i can just reiterate, if we now say, well let's pursue the power of legislation regardless of the legal norm or just cause we shouldn't be surprised at that strategy in the long term. backfires on us consist that staff from the instance use a piece for such and security policy at the university of honda francisco set. thanks so much for your time today. thank you. israel is on the growing pressure to delay its attack on the city of rough uh, and southern gaza with people in russell already course off in the slicing. a top un official has wound a full scale offensive could quote lead to a slow. so israel says it's move into rafa is positive, it's military campaign to eliminate from us of to its terrorist attacks on october, the 7th and more than a 1000000 people have taken shelter in the city on the egyptian border and

conditions that otto in a correspondent has been take talking to those seeking refuge, the heads up for likely escalation in the wall between our mazda in his room. okay. um, i would say it'd be is what about what it could mean for the city over at off or isabel is preparing to launch a full scale round defensive hill. a maya, it means i'll come and his family have to be again, this time to central garza of the living and distant for 40 days. but this epic, i know i started to unpack the tent. as you can see, we are heading to the central region, which because it's not safe here in graphite. all the important thing is that for many days, the israeli army has been threatening to enter rafa. we want to go to the central region, hoping that some of it is left, even though it's not safe, there. safety isn't god's hands. i'm on, i'm on my luck, but inside be is on the rise for more than

a 1000000 displays. people who go many families have been forced to move that dense from alpha to other places in sort of safety somewhere also like shaking, but it's very strikes that led to the 3 of those last inches inside the house at the city shall border pg come on we were in rough at tal also tom, they were bombing next to it and many people died. so we thought it would be better to go to the c side. otherwise, where can we go to israel? would would lower this. where do we go with israel suites? rafa where do we go give us any place that we're asking the home us government or the human beings in charge of the gaza strip to come to us and give us a solution and provide us with shelter. we are here, of course, not going away. as the wall continues to disrupt the lives of people like

chrome and his family, those leaving it alpha hold, this latest displacement will be the last one and the bees follow soon, the indonesia is controversial. defense. minnesota is on calls to become its new president. unofficial early results put pro sabean so ahead of his main rivals with more than half the vote. indonesia is so called festival of democracy wrapped up without major incident. but there were challenges in jakarta, posters delivered ballot boxes through knee deep flood waters. and the sprawling list of candidates caused some voters, major headaches. what i'm really not on this election really confuses me. none of the candidates visions emissions are interesting and everything is just normal to have the former general troubles to be until says he wants to maintain indonesia

successful course a quarter century after the end of the brutal so hard to dictatorship. the country's economy is growing. and ambitious infrastructure projects are underway. now, results from early unofficial counts suggest pro is likely to become the next president . some have criticized his ties to the dark days of dictatorship, but others to focus on a brighter future the, it's called democracy. people have the right to choose, they say it's a political dynasty and so on, but it's the people who vote democracy is in the hands of the people. most of us think all there is no problem if the nation is getting better. so why not? indonesians will have to wait until next month before the presidential race and the thousands of others across the country are official. so what would a victory, so pro, so be on to mean for indonesia. we put that question to all correspond to that gave

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