you see, through their illusions, going underground, can the nato allies distance themselves from the idea of sending troops? 6, yes. as the french president says, he cannot roll out european boots on ukrainian soil. moscow says the kron doesn't realize the significance of what he's saying. the russian defense minister says russian troops have liberated 3 residential areas on the didn't as front in one week. adding that ukraine in turn is using us for meaning reserves prevents collab plus instead of making a collective effort to de escalate us something you guys have chosen a forceful response. russia's foreign minister war and is that continued violence in and around the guys that will create additional political and military risks in the region. you said that during a meeting with the many prime minister in moscow, the

you are watching r t international. i'm rachel ruble live in the russian capital. natal chief in songbird says the alliance is not considering sending trips to ukraine. that comes mid reaction from russia to french presidents manual microns suggestion that there could be direct involvement in the hot conflict. mazda says such a move could lead to no good results. we are well aware of mac cross position on the needs to inflict the strategic defeat on russia and so on . we have noticed the fact that the topic of sending troops unlimited cream was indeed discussed. we have also taken note that there was a very rich pallet of opinions on this matter. indeed, there was no consensus of it, but it's a number of countries participating in that terrace event remain sober in their assessment of the potential risks of such actions. and the potential risks of being

directly involved in a hot conflict upon well out of. busy all the leaders of all the nato member states micron is the only one who's suggested this outlined. this idea that sending nato troops to crane to fight there is not off the table to date. the book is as well. everything was discussed this evening in a very open and direct manner. there is no consensus to day to officially openly and with endorsements and troops on the ground. within terms of dynamics mean, nothing should be ruled out. we will do everything necessary to ensure that russia can not win this war book with us as foreign ministers. certainly elaborate of explain the reasoning behind the shocking proposal as a means for the west to try and compensate for the lack of results that the ukrainians are seeing on the battlefield right now. but at any rate, a proposal like this is enough to set off alarm bells, but coming from the head of a major western state, it set the main stream media into a frenzy with headlines,

talking about potential world war 3 erupt. and what about other european leaders? what are they being say? well many of them are not happy about the tone of monday's meeting. we for example, heard from slovakia as prime minister who said that piece was not even mentioned there that are so simple. it was completely bull like meaning to support the war at all costs and to do everything you know, is it for the want to continue? i was very surprised that there was not a single was about any piece plan or piece that they should to. i can confirm that the all countries that are all ready to send their own soldiers to ukraine, all the say never so long case among them. they are also countries that say that this proposal should be considered all government. this piece oriented rejection, the continuation of the war will not sound weapons to ukraine and will focus on severely on projects of yep. will settle in that same realm of thought. we heard from hungry is for administer. who said that there

a flat outside that his country is not going to be under any circumstances sending troops to ukraine. this anti war or a message from slovakia and hungry comes as no surprise. what are we hearing from the other european countries in support of ukraine? well, even the more pro, key of figures, like germany's chancellor, the leadership of the european commission and even the secretary general of nato himself. they're all saying that they're not going to be sending troops to ukraine and many other nato states are at the very least saying that the, the block is divided on this outland dish id, a realistic listen, what they said. there was a heated discussion about sending soldiers to you frame, and there was no absolute mutual understanding on this issue. there are different opinions, but i want to emphasize that there are absolutely no such decisions. right now, we are busy sending advanced systems from sweden to ukraine in various ways. as many other countries are doing, it's a completely different matter. there is also no such demand on the part of ukraine

. this issue is irrelevant. i want to assure you that there's no question of sending european nato forces inside ukraine. an issue that for greece does not exist and i believe doesn't exist for the great majority of our colleagues. and let's trip to the average citizen here. don't old. what has the reaction being from the french public to them across things? but because, you know, sometimes it's usually a disconnect between the leadership what the leadership of a country wants and what the people want. what have you seen? well, it seems that people are just as afraid as the kind of fear we've been seeing. and these mainstream media headlines, a lot of stuff has been echoing between those headlines and what people are saying specifically talking about the fears of world war 3, sending french ground troops to ukraine. chrome is crazy, completely crazy. it would obviously be well with russia, world war 3, sending troops to ukraine would make us belligerence. war against russia would be madness. this belligerent verbal escalation by a nuclear power against another major nuclear power is already an air responsible

act. emmanuel, the chrome explain votes, but it's our children's lives. he's talking about so carelessly. it's a question of peace over no country. now in terms of the actual idea of sending troops to ukraine, although there might not be consensus among european leaders. there certainly is a consensus among the general population across the west, but that consensus is absolutely against sending troops to ukraine. we've got statistics from polls here, sending us troops to ukraine, and people who strongly support that that's the only 6 percent of the population. well, strongly opposes 41 percent in terms of europe sending uh, troops to ukraine. support for that in germany is 13 percent. i mean the highest we have here is in sweden 33 percent, which is still extremely low. when you take the population as a whole, so there's no doubt that there's very little supports in the west or among the general population for starting

a potential world war 3. moscow says statements like this from the french president raised questions about his adequacy. as a leader in comments to r, t rushes, foreign ministry spokesman said paris should remember its own historical opposition to naziism. a beautiful white and what's 1st. just weeks ago, french president, my crown and his representatives, denied parents having any official role in recruiting volunteers or mercenaries. quite a few of whom were on ukrainian territory. and despite the facts presented by the russian side, in particular, by our investor in paris, the palace denied it in every possible way. then the french president says he is considering sending his military to ukraine is one of the options. the question arises as to the adequacy of people who mix up statements. but it seems to me that the problem is much deeper than that. it is that people who are running things in the e u in france now do not know, and in the context of parents do not appreciate their history. i want to remind mr

. mack chrome, that there are other pages in francis history that would be worth paris turning to now and realizing in the 21st century for example, the emergence and growth of anti fascist organizations. an enter french resistance to naziism during the 2nd world war. and the joining the citizens and all of civil society and friends in the fight against naziism, against the 3rd reich, when it was not an official trans in france. this is what needs to be done now, to counteract the rise of naziism in ukraine. and we understand very well that enough facts have been provided to make even those who didn't want to believe it to now believe it. so who side is background on? what is this is ridiculous to attempt that hype to make a spectacular statement to gather more hits, or is it just disrespect for his own heroes? the heroes of france, who gave their lives in the fight against nazi or some, this russian troops are strengthening battlefield positions on the donuts front.

and after the successful capture of a difficult city, they have liberated 3 more residential areas and one week total personal losses on the print inside of far exceeded $400000.00. as, according to the russian defense minister, she was already in this besides, during the russian special military operations, the ukrainian armed forces have lost a total of more than $444000.00 service members. after the failure of their counter offensive, the ukrainian military command is trying to stabilize the situation and prevent of the collapse of the front at the expense of its remaining reserves. well, the russian defense minister was talking about the recent games made by russian troops down in ab df got in particular. and he said in general, russian troops had been getting more control of the don't ex region. he talks about the size of the controller and said since the beginning of 20 to its full. so just this year, the russian troops have been able to take an extra 327 square kilometers of

territory. just to put you in to context. what that means that is larger than the size of in each state, that is the state of motor. he also talked about of ukrainian dead saying that soldiers, they were laughing at losing more than $800.00 individuals on a daily basis on average. and therefore, as you heard and not quite, russia was estimating the total loss of ukrainian sold as is some 444000 individuals since the source of the conflict backed in february 2022. that is very different to what we heard from ukraine this week. president uh, zalinski saying that the law says was 31000 individuals. i'm but it's not just the washer that saying that there's a huge disparity here. actually, the figures are a lot higher. we heard from the washington post back in 2023 saying it had sources within the us government that was already pushing the losses of recording

and soldiers and around a 170000. so you can see that there was a huge difference to what you queen is putting out it towards probably is a reality on the ground. oh, we also heard that this was the 1st time the russian seem to be able to take out the american outcomes. told that now it's too long list of military equipment. the russian soldiers have been able to obliterate on the front lines in the bag, in an administrator. and i'm as some what i need to, to the fact that the numbers are incredibly low for 1000 compared to what the defense ministry is saying. here is 400000. what all the topics did he report on? he also talks about the threats coming from potential nuclear missiles. we heard reported in the u. k. just in the last few days that the us could be putting new to our missiles back on u. k. territory. once again, if it does so, that will be the 1st time in 15 years as they have been us myself

on you, kate territory. and the defense minister also talks about the of the threats that are being faced at the moment. because you are just you just as of now, the actions of washington, which is building up its nuclear potential on the territory of european countries. and deploying advanced means of delivering nuclear charges, are provoking radiation, chemical and biological threats. in addition, the united states has formed a network of biological labord tories to study the properties of pathogens and the particular region that can be transmitted to humans and to cause pandemic. out of 330 such facilities around 40 are located inside ukraine. he also talked about the issues in the south pacific saying that need to have increased its exercises in, in the region,

and also its presence in the region there and said that as a result rusher is having to do what it needs to do to protect it. the eastern board is especially for, for those the washington continues to use the rising 10 sions on the korean peninsula and in the area of taiwan island as a pretext to expand the presence of its military forces in the western pacific ocean. this year, the scope of joint exercises between the united states and this allies is expected to increase due to the military potential of nato member countries for persons to as well as a result of that there will be increased equipment put down into the eastern old. so they will be more training of preservice in the east and rush will also be carrying out international missions with several countries, including a loud vietnam and india and polish farmers are expanding their protests against the transit of ukrainian grain. they've announced

a plan to organize a blockade at the lithuanian border on friday. activists say the imports from ukraine or threat to local producers in the country. well enough and no standards are imposed on products from ukraine, which means that production costs there are much lower and we can not compete with this prizes out. all the proposal simply cannot be that our farmers have to produce less in that ukraine by the fact that there is a war imposes its prices and its screen. our people wants to live to what is, what is the impulse of grain from ukraine has a negative impact on us because it distorts all markets. we have large stock, some grain in warehouses, that we are able to exports. and if all market is this to buy the imports of rain from another country, we cannot even sell all grade to all mills or field processing plants. the polish farmers had been blockading the crane border for several weeks. they're angry that

some ukrainian of products transiting through poland are being sold on the local market. protesters are demanding a softening of the green rate regulations, as well as more subsidies and the compensation from authorities. farmers have also been rallying and even clashing with police in several other european countries, which are affected by the same problem. the

. and then the rising wave of mass protest that you commission has urged kiera of to consider the position of european farmers. and to start exporting rain, the countries outside the block. my elections, most of them the best way would be disappointed, great in transit. it tends to run support to see ports and sun products to countries where ukraine has always traditionally sent its products. what we need for this is a positive approach from ukraine, and some corporation, o ukrainian partners must understand the situation to fall fall most no markets kind of stand such a level of supply increase. right for more on the story. let's cross live now to marcel degrass, european problem at number for the dutch for the coal party form for democracy. mr

. degrass, the polish foreign minister, has called for a return to pre war. you trade wells with ukraine. how do you expect his initiative to be welcomed in the blog? well, um the mattress uh uh, willing to support your crate and by any means. so derek, considering uh, the principal boat and is problematic. and uh, well, uh, for farmers in, um c r e u countries like in crowns or their lines. uh, the deposition of the you, the commission is, is a problem. so we have uh, a very clearly and costly thing, interest to a polish agriculture official has proposed introducing quotas and goods coming to the from ukraine. a proposal that differs a great deal from earlier calls to help ukraine. by all means, why are we seeing the shifts and attitude?

yeah, well what, but to see is that the farmers are protesting because they cons, competes and creates a lot of internal problems. important the that's the they have to really big problem, but it's also an i e u countries. they just come from feet because the, the price produces for fertilizer is got, this is going sky high. and this is because of the sanctions against the russian guys. they use for, for production of personalized, so they come compete, they have to pay too much to produce their own. um, brooks, and it's coming in very cheap in large quantities from ukraine. the commission went even further and propose that cube seek alternative markets that take the position of polish farmers into consideration what other markets could ukraine grain enter and will keep be willing, you think, to sell it to areas outside of the your opinion. well, effort cost traditionally

a very good market. so um, it would be best if they just sent derrick branding to africa, which is a always in need of the whole kind of food. so yes, that would be the best solution to my opinion, and to have the european market close to a large span or a letter from you print polish activists say that the imports from ukraine are a threat to local producers. is that really a significant threat? yes, i think it's really just significant for is that the firms like in following fish have very low wages. if they even come to compete with um, the rain coming from from your crate. how do you think that it's in the, in the west, in your e u countries, better rates are much higher. so it's really a big problem. they, these, these farmers, they are going bankrupt. they're going bankrupt in the west. and what would you say

about the government's response to this unfolding crisis, or the european governments on the same page as the people there? um, um i would say on the on, on strengths of the united states of america. so they're a absolutely committed in the of holding the supports for ukraine by all means. and that is the, even when it's um, when it damages the economy off the e. u. member states itself. so that's, that's really very mentioned the conflict of interest. there is perfect interest between the governments of the you member states and you're being commission and the citizens within did you member states and that's conflict that is um, heating up and that's why we see also these pharmacy and brussels. we see them embarrass, we see them demonstrating with bit more and more but all you can

say, i'm archer meeks. what about the black sea green initiative? did that play any type of role in the, in the agriculture industry, chrysler as crisis that we're seeing now in europe? but what we see here is that the b b that deal a basically is abused by the ukraine and not so our business um for smuggling, for instance, weapons to ukraine. so i would say that um it's good when from for my personal opinion is that um, well, what can deliveries to your credit should stop and that is no longer possible by a great deal. yeah, i only have the support that so no, yes, there is a test in impact because they're the ukraine must be used this um,

roads by land. and therefore it happens in natural markets in poland and other countries in the e. u. but still, my position would be uh that they finally stick to, to the grievance. and uh, if they would get their readings, then you do, it would be possible and they could export to the black sea to africa. right, well leave it there, merced autographed european the problem at number for it. that's a political party form for democracy. thank you. you're welcome. the escalating situation in the middle east has led the discussion between the russian foreign minister and the many prime minister in moscow on tuesday, sorry alive, rav express conviction. that the many who the showing of commercial vessels in the red sea was largely a consequence of the as rally palestinian conflict written,

you know, we do not condone to showing the merchant ships. but we also cannot justify the aggressive actions that the united states and the u. k. are taken against that service or of the republic of human under that pre text without any international mandate in the form of a un security council resolution that did not allow it to report minutes as i grade level over the course of the last 3 months has issues maintenance, highlight of his position, but more problem of highlighting bosco's position on this matter. that instead of is that the united states, along with the united kingdom are currently defiant international law as opposed to an extensive right versus really nothing. i'm the point of moscow that the united states, that'd be nice to have some means to justify intervention, that that intervention cannot be militarily intervention more so it can include the bombing of the stage or the southern states as well as the people, particularly young man that has been in the comes from a conflict for the better part of the decade, which really highlight some of the kinetic german pricing's. ready at that period

as well, for ministers, that grade level and that the money problem is on the bought a kind of discuss a number of possible outcomes. and i didn't get many satisfied with things like no law. this is what page. again, any prime minister have to say to them, and i thought for us, we support so kind of study and people, they have the right to have their own independence stage with the capital in east jerusalem. and we will work in this direction to mitigate the consequences of the humanitarian disaster that we're now witnessing is happening that there a double standards applied to this situation. then we in the m and taking a test on just in regard to the palestinian issue. and we shared the russian approach to that issue for this. this is best document that hasn't been issued over the course of not just the last 2 months, but over the past 2 years or even longer, back to united states or collected. the west hasn't been involved in some sort of double standard where a double standard suggested that i took the nightstand at any given time is by

without the theme do force of international law or to your why security council carry out strikes, leaving the wage war against staves, so the united states and its current position turning out these attacks would not necessarily benefit um the people of young man or the state of the not for the most part, wouldn't even put in funds to this complex very, we're not gonna put an attitude because of the sense in that sense, but who is the say that's the policy and policies are the most important cause i'm, unless side solve badly, we cannot talk about a piece of bill or a stop or section of activities. but most certainly is the russian position home with model involved as a samsung washer is currently as big as a mediator. despite the impressions from the united states and we cannot contain them, trying to ensure that this conflict does not spill over, send out, your students are getting the 4 minutes. so we need to finish that. if we haven't really weren't that continued violence. enron together strip will create additional political and military risk in the region. but instead of making

a collective effort to de escalate the us, somebody u k. have chosen a forceful response. so here level is less than one issue. the statements suggesting that the united states or the collective, less physical interested when they go shooting. and that statement, he said that according to these diagnostics and development, and some of these dynamics side of the general sense of the vice president, externally negative, is getting worse or truly suggest, i mean, less than i'm interested in the go shading and that base because potentially slow roll up and you know what works before i let somebody know right to stay with our to international objects. continuing the documentary front line diary of an american officer. bye the to take a fresh look around his life kaleidoscope. it gives him just a shifted reality,

distorted by power to division, with no real opinions fixtures designed to simplify. it will confuse who really wants a better wills, and is it just because it shows you fractured images, presented as fast? can you see through their illusion going underground again? the, the the,

[000:00:00;00] the the, the well interestingly enough, that was one of the most valuable things that i wanted to do was question, shall we say these ukrainian prisoners? because i wanted to get inside their minds. i wanted to disentangle the strings that tied them up in knots that enabled and animated their actions. what was their

decision making process? what were their biases, their prejudices? what was their psychological profile? i wanted to study them in very deep detailed ways. i am that american i see, pardon me, officer. and i've come to ukraine to try and understand and take the understanding back to americans about what has been happening here. so i'm very glad that you will sit down and talk with me, and i'm very glad that you speak english because my russian is that good. i myself june to full the regiment as though i lay a combo, a girl, and won't have girl on want somebody to read over it. you want to as of my name is dana hodges. my son is called check up. and my goal sign was that i had and what i found with the 1st prisoner who was a very bright historian, economic minded individual,

was essentially no one in ukraine really wanted to fight. they were pushed into what they were and grabbed off the street. they were captured by zelinski, they were threatened and they were so he didn't want to die. so he followed orders, but he'll have to pay the price for, for crimes that may have been done in those orders. so he was, he was also a little light because he said he had been told that the zelinski government had said, you know, america supports us, america, alarms us america and i told them no, that's wrong. the people in the united states of america have over thrown their congress and gotten rid of the democrats and the rhino who were pushing for this war. the american people do not support zalinski. the american people do not want to continue financing or providing weapons to ukraine. that's what to do on