the, the russian forces and push ahead of the front clearing minds left by retreating ukrainian soldiers. while the friendship president doubled down on calls to send troops to crane and sparks controversy for trying to get nato allies on board. as indians says, it's a stepping up trade with russia in defiance of western pressure. with it down to discuss the prospect of the spokesperson of india's ruling party does not see any patient from his daughter. he does not see any certificate or dictation from the rest of the work at russia or any other kind of default that but

also among the weeks the top story is in palm where it kicks out the controversial usaid mission from the country after washington slaps and sanctions on the african nations popular officials, the i'm rachel ruble, live in moscow were covering the top new stories from around the worlds and the week gone by. we start with the ukraine conflict where moscow says its troops are advancing on the southern front of this upper rose or region. the russian defense minister has released the footage of its engineers, a clearing the ground from ukrainian mines and other munitions. the

the as a fail unless this was taken as a trophy by a comrade roof during the advance on the same front. it's an american grenade or we have those and this is a german split, a grenade. will someone put to the enemy mostly uses m. 70 mines, these are american mines. they are deployed remotely, approaching them is forbidden, just and so on. i mean, it was such remote mining affects the magnetic field of therefore such minds are the most difficult to destroy. and as you do not know how close you can approach them, therefore we have to use some new technologies of our own to know we can, we figure out how to destroy it. all doesn't say that a france could apply troops to crane if russian forces advanced toward kesha of or a that's a, that's according to the french president speaking behind the closed doors with local party leaders in paris this week. earlier i manual my crohn tried to rally fellow you politicians for a possible military intervention,

but there appears to be a little appetite for that in neighboring germany. is that the whole do? we have certainly approaching the time and now you're up when we must not be cowards. we never want to see the dramas to come. the fact that war has returned to us soil. we want success powers that have become on stuff. people are extending the threat every day attacking us fuels. we have to be meet the challenge of history and match. the courage it implies wasn't shown at all, can offer more. who is more coverage is who is more, whatever it is, not about who wants to do more. you have to focus on that. this is what you can really needs the most. we don't need to really from my perspective, at least discussions about boots on the ground are be more to having more coverage or less coverage. this is something which does not really help solving the issues we have last month. mr. micron sent shock waves across the west. when

a said nato could send trips to crane. france has reportedly started training and soldiers for a potential class with a powerful opponents. but the countries allies are in no rush to do the same with several states openly saying they have no such a plans. after the farm state are doubled down on his calls, washington reiterated as a refusal to put boots on the ground problems my words, and he certainly has every right inability to, to speak for himself and his views. all i can do is speak for president by the commander in chief and the president has been clear. we have been extraordinarily strong and leading international efforts to support you credit the last 2 years. he's also been very clear since the very beginning of this war. there's not going to be us troops on the ground fighting inside you create a made a number of statement and so on. nato troops being sent to the war zone, us president joe biden misspoken admitted that washington should have stayed out of ukraine before quickly correcting himself. don't make some mistake. american.

american made a mistake. we went after been logged to a job, but we shouldn't have gone into the training. how many we usually we should have got into know the whole thing in a rack in afghanistan wasn't necessary. some a saying, the biden confused ukraine would have got his strong. he did not, he can no longer hold back what everyone understands that the united states has blood really embarrassed itself with the ukranian project for western countries, discouraged to crane from signing a peace agreement with russia. that's the statement made by slovak prime minister robert feed. so in his recent interview, where he also stated western tactics against russia are not working. you simple wish i'm it will do the demo. we are trying to open the topic of an immediate cease fire to stop fighting and the start of negotiations. i think it is better to portland to negotiating table for 10 years then to lead the russians in ukrainians, killing each other for 10 years. the question is, once was,

seems to me that the west is extremely supportive of this work. this message originated in 2022 when some western countries discouraged ukraine from signing a disagreement with russia saying, let's use the war and you're going to, we can russia. let's give you clean military and economic 8. let's impose sanctions on russia and we can russia internationally, politically, economically, and financially. and it's not working. what has been going on for 2 years? we are learning that russia's tutorial gains are greater than ukraine's a huge number of dead soldiers wounded soldiers on both sides. rush, he's doing well economically and politically. present. putting has a lot of support. so perhaps we have the right to ask whether the strategy of the west is a good one. i argue that the west strategy and ukraine is not working. customer rich yackel. so what cans losses on the battlefield seemed to be pushing a growing number of people toward a negotiated solution to the conflict. in a recent interview, pope francis stated it's time for ukraine to negotiate a peace deal. in my case ok,

april 4th. i believe that the one who sees the situation is stronger than the one who thinks of the people and has the courage to raise the white flag and to negotiate. and today it can be negotiated with the help of international powers. when you see that you are defeated so that things are not going well, you have to have the courage to negotiate, negotiate in time, look for some countries to act as a mediator, turkey 8, for example, say so don't be ashamed to negotiate. before things get worse, may or yeah, majority of ukrainians that seem willing to negotiate with russia. a recent cube institute research, paul says over 70 percent green, the country should also be seeking a diplomatic way to end the war. well, that's compared to a 2022 survey when only 59 percent of respondents believe that kevin moscow needed peace talks. a popular support for negotiations is not only growing within

ukrainian society, but also across the us and europe. resend polls in europe. suggest that over 40 percent of respondents agree that you should push ukraine to negotiations with russia to end the conflict soon. and us polls, so just nearly 70 percent of americans wants to bite in administration to encourage kids to enter peace talks with moscow. while these numbers suggest western public support for ukraine is slowly but steadily decreasing as the conflict drags on. and friendship, president to my new micron has reportedly said there is no red line in the ukraine conflict, claiming there is no limit when it comes to back in see if it's not the 1st such statement from the, from the earlier discuss the possibility of sending western scripts to pray and was later backed by the polish foreign minister who claimed sending nato troops to crane is quote, not unthinkable. and they are already operating in ukraine. sneed. those soldiers are already present in ukraine, and i would like to warmly think the ambassadors of those states that have taken

that risk. those who are those states know who they are. well, you cannot disclose that contrary to other politicians, i will not list those countries. all right, let's cross live now and discuss this with professor bruno to investigate of the national institute of languages and eastern civilizations. professor, what are your thoughts on that statement by biting about us involvement in ukraine? i know it was likely a slip of the tongue but couldn't be revealing about the us stance on the conflict . yeah, i guess so, you know, president by didn't make quite, quite often a lot of error, but it's, it's sewing, it's unconscious and i think that's what he's telling me is going the main trent in western elite who are no more and more convinced of their situation in ukraine is not working under side and they have to the side some compromise. and i

think that's the main trend now in the west. even if you have some other days course like my coding trends. but basically, i would say that the basic trend, especially most community threes, is to negotiate with russia. the slovak, the prime minister also stated that western countries discouraged ukraine from peace talks with russia. does this give more insight about who actually controls keeps foreign policy? yes, of course there are different trends and i would say that even in the us administration, we have 2 trends, but we have to take into account that mrs. newland had to resign this week and season going as it let's say war monger inside the us administration . and i think that's a m as strong sign of a good friend which is going to be the stronger. now. it seems like

many people in the west are becoming aware of the force of the war, the inevitable outcome and are speaking up about supporting negotiations. you know that recent poll showing 70 percent of americans and supports and negotiations. hope francis also is the latest example of saying that ukraine should hold up the white flag. what do you make of his recent statement in which he underlines kim's defeats and proposing negotiations. you know, it's quite important. church, of course, is mostly is very built into political stage for the moment about the country is not very important. but if we take into account the church has, you know more about 2000 a year of history and the transition of the church is to try to pay the fluids um to the leaders according to the growing from the history of the links that teachers now is a, and i think i'm, is that taking into account the re,

a balance of power in the world. and it seems that they are convinced that ukraine is a losing war. and russia is a winning warrant that in this situation, need a ukraine, should the negotiate was russia. and that's very important because to years ago and it gave me one year ago, the boat was talking a little bit and then other direction, the supporting, much more you cream, done now. so it's a very important news. the fact that the boat costs look to a certain extent, stein skis, mind i need showing a new the new trend. yeah, it comes in contrast as well to the polish foreign minister statement that nato troops are already present in ukraine. what are your thoughts on that admission? and it's totally interesting because in poland you have on so contradiction between different member of the governments and what secrecy dealt to what is a correction,

i would say of what and another the leading minister of in bowling gold. and it looks dusky, he's trying to balance things. we have to know that the police foreign minister, mr. c. gorski case the and he's the, he's married was up and bought an american rod there at the new oak home and do all drop the pro war and throw your grain and, and the litigation in the united states or other duties. so in this sense, we can say that the c gorski is trying to save the pro war the fox in inside. not only bolen but inside the west, but it doesn't look he's very uh, very powerful by now. what do you make of the timing and the reasons why we're seeing more officials speaking out about the need to secure piece still to this

conflict, cause i just said a year ago, 2 years ago. it was not something you really heard very often from people like the pope or other western officials. so what's going on here? the balance of power on the grounds, the change in ukraine, the balance of power in the whole world has changed you to war in the middle east and in other region of the world and also in the ukraine and is much weaker than it was earlier. uh, that's one thing and also we have the american elections and in the united states a we see a growing trend of the population of the society against the war. and of course, by the new ones do when the election. so he has to adjust also to the opinion of his fellow citizens, but were doing sioux falls within ukrainian. society suggests many people there also want to end this war through negotiations. what are your thoughts on the

changing sentiments within ukraine itself? are people aware they're of the reality on the ground and that negotiations really is the only way out. yeah, you're pretty much the quite for the reduction state, but in spite of this, uh, you know, people are living near the front of life. i would say. and they know very well what's happening. i mean, they know how many ukrainian soldiers died. they, of course, they don't know the exact number, but a lot of people have lost, dare dare dare dare songs their brother is on default and they know that the situation is not good to be through. a situation is no good. the economical situation is not good and they do not believe it is possible to judge this trend, and that's a very ultimate it also illusion. you know, the reality appears earlier or later. and i would say that the reality is that the

link to the ukrainians and western societies now. all right, we're gonna live with that professor for another investigate of the national institute of languages and eastern it civilizations professor, thank you. thank you very much. a stable and friendly, that's how india is. foreign policy chief has summed up relations with russia and the backdrop of western pressure over the ukraine conflict. everyone conducts a relationship based on past experiences. if i look at the history of pipes, the independence india, russia has never heard of our interest. we've always had a stable and very friendly relationship. and our relationship with moscow today is based on this experience. india is expanding cooperation with russia, despite western sanctions against moscow. u. s. and e. u officials have been calling for a front down an indian in force of russian commodities. my colleagues, jessica taylor, talked with the spokes person for india as ruling party. the beach i p who broke down how moscow in new delhi are doing business in defiance of the west,

the russian page, it is a student. i know you don't face all kinds of lives and then videos. right? yeah, we did for a, i mean, did for russia, the halls of sick to the starting from defense starting from investment in hydro, cause a start date for all of the investment in boy, starting the joy with from the ship. the important point in this is the foreign policy. you may not russia old of a very important please. not be any pressure from listings or he does not see any certificates or dictations from the rest of the work regarding it's at a time with russia or any other kind of default that might be able to continue to do engage with russia to explore the photos active off in the ohio column off the cream of defense,

which has to be got really for long. but i do specifically want to ask you about a new dentist position. ah, he's a visa ukraine conflict. we've got president mike crow saying that we're not ruling out sending west and troops to ukraine with hair and taps of a job and officials talking about helping ukraine, low up russian infrastructure. you daddy says we want this conflict to be resolved . do you see resolution coming before escalation at this point in time is the trust of the global piece. the resolution of the conflict is a team of people is this is not at all for any and she who without the least basic and d to fire the fire or other, this is the fire that included the fire to the country, which is a the steve porter, this car, click the se, the wall, choose the device or cause metrics so that both sides the d and b even use

it's a red line. that's how us president joe biden describes the idea of some tension to begin a new ground operation in the southern gaza city of rasa. despite his doubling down on us military support for israel, there's no red line. i'm going to cut off our weapons so they don't have the iron. don't protect. they don't have puts those red lines that if you cross isn't rickety, cannot have 30000 more palestinians. dad, he must, he must pay more attention to the use of lies be lost. as a consequence of the extra stake he's hurting my view is hurting israel. more than helping to 0 by making the rest of the world is contrary to what is your stance. the american leader adds further confusion to the dialogue by stating benjamin netanyahu. his policy brings more harm than benefit to these really people. but his remarks are made during an interview shared by amazon bc,

on sunday. he discouraged israel from launching its ground operation until a safe zone would be created for once again, confirming washington's support for israel carlos across live. now to go come about to a security studies expert at the or some center for middle eastern studies. go kind good to have you on with us contradicting remarks by the american president on one hand stressing the need to save as many civilians as possible. and rafa, but then doubling down and washington's military support for israel. how can he account for these contradictory statements? hello, thanks for having me. you know, last, uh, actually there is a contradiction. uh and there is a dilemma. uh that's my, that has been experiencing here. first of all, he is trying to distinguish his good sense uh, between these roman uh natal, yahoo. he has always tends relations be fine between uh tons, relation to the toyota, starting from 2000 to 3, actually uh, with the,

with the most extreme to call him in the newsroom. actually right now, what has been, uh, is around the army doing in rough. uh and uh, and there's an upcoming corporation either a fox and he says that divide to say is that there's another risk line. however, a, they need it limits for the operation. first of all, we need to state that this, the solution is there a and a minus by them is very important. and in order to understand, uh because i'm trying to be thinking when was it being a region 5 or 6 times? he did not change his tests for government groups, he could size them his support and he is say to his support and he's causally support for. is there a to this for this group? however, he change his pence against either of he's stay,

the dehumanizing god house needs, it needs to stop a civilian casualties. casualties needs to stop and uh, is there a, the, is there a nice to find ways to decrease the number of casualties, civilian casualties, casualties in the regions. and you know that there's, then there's a election and that will be in the direction of presidential election in the united states. and by doing also has a feel the pressure on him a stomach from his previous if so what to base and he needs to find the way volt, supporting and comedies think some of these in united states. and also he needs to call is his focus base. uh for the, for the 14 support during the elections. you'll get a president fight and despite sane a ground operation and ross, it would be

a red line. he has underlined but nothing would stop washington support for televi . what does that say about the chances that as well as ground operation in rafa we'll go forward. yeah, actually uh it seems that the recall the whole version will be this last biggest campaign that will be held in gauze are actually, but it could also lead to it too much and cut us off in the region. so you know that there are many protests targeting israel and united states and united states has it has also lost many columns, these peoples, and a lot of protests, even in your north face, even on the western countries. and this very important and for the united states, sold by them is struggling to find ways to insure a balance between supporting you and supporting the house

and trying to decrease the number of casualties. and you know that there's an mentoring cultural ongoing in gaza. right. and this is this in quite a bad image. part of the united states support is really leadership. it says that the ground operation and rasa will launch of hostages, held by a mazda aren't released by the start of ramadan, which starts this evening. there's been no agreement reached. so is this ground operation inevitable? you thank yeah, in my view, a disgruntled version easily now it's, well actually there is no going back from this operation. i think the this is a problem in the domestic politics. uh no government is uh right now uh can pay the prize for not conducting such an impression. i mean, there is no stopping in the hallway talking to talking about a rough operation. there's not stopping here. and you know that there are also many

uh, minutes struggles with an economy in between politicians and i. i mean that's why y'all has a, it's a legal change. those he's trying to find a way off, and the many groups benefiting and the towels existence. uh, as the prime minister, i mean, the old photos parties a needs need an attorney, yahoo, uh, in order to keep in order to maintain their benefits. and there's a huge struggle within the cause me and i think natania who will maintain the operation. and in the end, we can also need to state that a mini goss, whose them more mother is also got their eyes and called these 2 people are also members of emergency government. and they're also a former chief of stuff. they also support such an operation,

and i can say that there's no going back from a real file offensive. all right, we can leave it there. go come by to security studies expedite or some center for middle eastern studies. thank you. thanks 5, i mean yes, pressure on officials across africa has sparked a fresh confrontation in zimbabwe. aurora has expelled the controversial usaid agency from the country after washington, the sanction of the southern african nations top officials. and that's not the only diplomatic conflict. the white house is fueling on the continent as ortiz now who you can get reports. the sanctions a once again, the weapon of choice and for say, myriads off, you is foreign policy goals. and some bob ways, the latest targets back in 2001. the u. s. lawrence and on slot on how about it? so it's so cold news with the jumping on the entries and bob bandwidth and what his own draft essentially is the 2002, many events have taken place since been but one issue that's amazing. phones and bob was relations. what's the waste is the continued suffering of the country's

population. as a result of wisdom, powers refusal to remove those muses have slowed, progress inhibited economist, recovery, and kindness, the poorest and most vulnerable in societies. equally astounding is wisdom. countries failure to come to terms with the reality that the land reform and resettlement programs. the main reason for these sections will not be reversed, have thoughts and repeatedly tried to reverse that. you started programs through political tools or confrontation with this in baldwin government. but those gifts approve of futile it cannot be right. and it's loading a healthy basis for conducting international relations or building friendship for a country. however, mightily it views itself to slam the innocent nationals of other nations, while also maligning those same nations for daring to be independent and silver and, and for reversing a baneful legacy of secular colonialism in line with the united nations tratta. the

sanctions of slowing down our progress inhibiting economic recovery and punishing the poorest and most vulnerable in our society. so unit 2 of zimbabwe, so seen for my us president george bush, the i can take off the sanctions and bark obama together with donald trump. eve office having failed to achieve regime change in some bob, we present by the support of the sanctions. has also been in vain that says african countries continue to raleigh behinds. the bump is pushed for the lifting of what many c as in the legal economy? can bob go back? small man cannot negotiate with a big man. europe in countries have been putting sanctions on zimbabwe, which has been suffering for 20 years. uganda itself has suffered from wish to sanctions with a you is attempting to exert a political control over the country, accusing it of human rights abuses. last year, washington, would you, you kind of prefer rachel trade status aiming to punish compile off with n t l g p to q knows that they defy and prison was severely slamming. the move is

justified defending the countries the 17th days, external prussia. it is unfortunate that the world bank and other actors dare to want to coerce us into a band. and in our face, culture, principles and sovereignty using money. they really under estimate all africans, we do not need pressure from anybody to know how to solve problems in our society. they are our problems. i want to inform everybody starting with you gannons, that uganda will develop with or without loans. another country you to be target to do the rich you long stigmatized as a regional spoiler by washington, ascension for supporting taylor bas groups. despite years of screwed to me by monitoring groups with gilding, little evidence of those claims that it was excluded from the suff payment system. with the you is closing the accounts of events into pro magic missions and a number of states. i'm posing difficulties the for the inputs of expertise in

medicine to the country. this unilateral sanction, let's shift the blame to and scape goat scare a trail on the basis of spurious allegations is in contravention of international law and constitutes a flagrant breach of the sovereignty. independence and liberation of peoples and nations that the primary aim of the elicit and immoral sanctions is to inculcate suffering and starvation on the population. so as to induce political unrest and instability is patently clear. over the past decades with the states have made some inches, they go to diplomatic weapons, the united states and the ropes in union administer. hundreds of section programs targeting thousands of individuals, companies, and economy, except as in many countries, but have sanctions achieved the goals. despite the efforts, the targeted states retain suffering and independent domestic and foreign policy is building ties with the global solves and russia.