20 this year, the japanese film drive, my car has been nominated for best picture, best international film, best director and best adapted screenplay. i'm surprising, i a few, it's like a dream. i'm a nurse to achieve luanna. a jak in the classroom is the 1st film from baton to be nominated for an oscar streaming has enabled films from all corners of the world to break through the distribution barriers of the past. a transformation, aided by pandemic, theater closures, and film industry experts say the academy of motion, picture arts and sciences, which puts on the oscars is responding to the changes their audiences beyond allay, it's beyond america. their membership needs to be international. their viewership is international. and so the films that are nominated should also be international and giving international films there do is another arm of the oscars. urgent attempt to make the awards show more relevant to its diverse audience. last year,

more than half of newly invited members to the academy were from outside the u. s. to new emmy tony, angel bush and other non english film nominated in multiple categories is the danish animated documentary fleet. it tells the true story of an afghan refugee in europe. oh, no one who deals with story. i was curious about my friends and then we will have been doing 15 and then now i'm in grand isn't all this year, you know, just normal side the road on time more and more minutes hate to come and get it to the audience is ukraine and it's war and refugee crisis will weigh heavy during sunday's award show. it'll be a chance for hollywood to show its support for ukrainians. another sign of the oscars looking outward toward the world id, joe castro, al jazeera los angeles. ah,

ah, this is our desert. these are your top stories. russia says the 1st phase of its military offensive is mostly complete. the defense ministry says the focus now is to take full control of the eastern dumbass region. use a lot of to m o some years ago should be made objectives of the 1st stage of the operation have generally been accomplished with the combat potential of the armed forces of ukraine have been considerably reduced, which makes it possible. i emphasize at once again to focus our core, if it's on achieving the main goal. the liberation of don bess, ukraine's president says his military has delivered powerful blows to russia, leading to significant losses. the saudi, like collision, has launched a new operation against yeoman's heathy rebels after they struck several targets inside saudi arabia. inside story coming up next, stay with us here. on counting the cost european nations,

bruce military spending will defense, johns, rick, the prophets, the war in ukraine is struggling, car industry supplies. so all vehicles getting more difficult to play and cut and google's underwater cable and internet access to millions of africans come to the coast on al jazeera, a show of unity and support. western leaders announced new plans to punish russia for its war in ukraine, including sanctions and more. military aids will keep. nato will also send additional battle groups to eastern europe. but when it be enough to deter president vladimir putin, this is inside story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm fully back table. the war in ukraine has now entered it 2nd month. the leaders of nato, the european union, and

a group of 7 nations have met in brussels condemning rushes, actions, and announcing more sanctions. the 30 nato ally said russia invasion of ukraine was the gravest threat to your atlantic security decades. their aim was to show solidarity to ukraine, but only up to a point. many have been willing to supply weapons, but the alliance has also made clear. it won't become directly involved us present . joe biden also committed more humanitarian assistance to ukraine. nato has never, never been more united than it is to day prudent is getting exactly the opposite. what he intended to have as a consequence of going to ukraine. we built that same unity with our european, the european union, and with the leading democracies of the g 7. while nature great, more support for ukraine. it also announce it would deploy additional battalions to protect what it called it's eastern border. so we are,

we said think natal so turns and offense, florida long term or with more troops or wither more air assets and more maritime capabilities. we have all of the increased our presence in the east, and today we decided on for new battle groups. and that the leaders agreed to task our mentor commanders to provide options of for a long term reset, the lower presence, our military posture in the eastern part of the lions on across the whole alliance . as anita sam had got underway in brussels leaders, her to call for more help from ukrainian president vladimir lansky, who addressed the gathering virtually. melissa, which more, but it wasn't necessarily. ukraine never wanted to fight. we just want to survive. we are entitled to live like other countries. i am not blaming little, it's not your muscles that are ruining our country. this morning, phosphorus bombs have been used, and adults and childrens have been killed yet. alliance can still save our country

by giving us those weapons. we never thought nieto can be afraid of russia. i am sure you understand. russia will not stop in ukraine, and we'll go further against the eastern members of nato, who the baltic states and poland. ukraine was just asking for one percent of fuel tanks either to give us or to sell them to us, but we haven't had any response. this is the worst that can happen during a war is now. well, let's take a look at what the west has done so far to support ukraine. the u. s. n is salinda delivered weapons and financial aid to ukraine, including anti aircraft systems, anti armor systems and drones. they've also shared intelligence. they've imposed sweeping economic sanctions against russia, and the u. s. has announced additional measures against more than $400.00 individuals and entities. billions of dollars worth of humanitarian aid have also been flowing in to assist people inside ukraine. washington says they'll provide $1000000000.00 more in humanitarian assistance. but president zelinski repeated requests for a no fly zone over ukraine have pretty much been ignored. ah,

well, let's now bring in our guests for today's inside story from odessa in ukraine. we are joined by hannah charlotte's. she is the director of security programs with ukranian prison. that's a ukrainian foreign policy and security think tank. vladimir sought sneak of joins us from moscow, his, the director of the consultancy, russia, east, west center for strategic studies and analysis. and from washington, d. c were joined by nigel golds davis. he's a senior fellow for russia and eurasia with international institute for strategic studies in a former u. k ambassador to bellows. welcome to your thank you very much for being with us on inside story. mr. such nick av in moscow. let me start with you. if i can. western leaders have been counting unity in their response to russia, announcing new military 8 to ukraine and new sanctions against moscow. will this be enough to deter president vladimir put it?

well actually i think that sir, the result softly sir. 3 are very important for western leaders meetings and in brussel supp ah, according to the opinion off for western leaders showed the unusual unity against against russia. but ah, my point is that even the growing up pulse for all the other rapids at rapid increase, increasing also the a native forces and, ah, on the borders of 4 arms on the western borders with russia and near side ukraine. and thee very much harsh economic sanctions will only a speed up the are hard, the we'll offer russian present was in reports him. and he already announced that he had expected a solution to pay in rouble. so for all the guest supplies in to europe, in countries to actually to europe and community countries,

europe and you didn't cut the saw. i think that i eventually, i think that the, at the end of the day it might be looking like a, like a loose position. then i'll tell until that that, that when position, because actually russia will find, ah, at my opinion or some are, some are symmetric measures like i said, you ah, that guy live tv, doha for and where the korean president is addressing the members lee, this is exactly what we're saying that the city overlap or syria ruins rubble high and the destruction of people's ukraine as a country of diversity and peaceful coexistence of nationalities and religions in our country. more than a 1000000 muslims live and the russian rockets and they have arms or houses

parallel to people in the city of mario paul alone, which is blocked by russia. 4000 was limbs live and the article. now there are, there are also many women children, as people of advanced age, sheltering and older blocks to do all the rest of the city of block russian troops . they're not allowed to the city, even a even hereditary and cargo, no food, no water, no matter the around the clock, the city and child 90 percent of building some metal parts but already destroyed thousands of a shuttle issue. an invasion still remains on a dish, and i can also remind you that russia has not been punished will. what it has done in our crimea capture and crimea, russia refreshing a. exactly against the thing. mostly population of the peninsula. 14 of the,

our $31.00 days august russian strikes have damage to $59.00 buildings or a church is and this is a religious educational institution. 200 school. we seem to have a little technical problem with our connection there with yours and president lands . he will attempt to fix the issue if we can, and return to the president's remarks. i will just wait for a 2nd or 2 to find out if we can fix this problem. in the mean time, of course, president lucian a migration crisis and 3 problem is

allowing ahead. ukraine is one of the worst biggest over worlds. exporters of food or rail was a coil which is not cool and, and the other agricultural products, remote entry of the, found them on the fundament of stability and the tennis security of medicare. and at the present moment when world markets have not yet or will come directly question, so the price shocks of it, no one is insured against the shock limits, and you cannot be insured. if there is a physical sparse, it's like a food. now, russian troops covering fields and ukraine mines, they are exploding and gray area, the gray area and equipment. they are destroying or destroying our pose. they are destroying all of our resources needed for agriculture. why they doing this?

our country will have enough food. the absence of exports from your brain will deal as to be a blow to many countries worldwide to the muslim world light in america. a is trying to take back all the privileges and we should not allow him to see this part of your food in the world because of this more afford sanctions policy against russia. all the limitations have been a lot against this country, are aimed only at ensuring that the russians hard in peace, ensuring that russia does not pose a threat or all countries to join us here in russia has to be. it has to abandon all, can you break down local stability and destroy 2 of you need to restore the, the foreign to habits of those who wanted to capture colonies oppose

inequality. this is also a question of abandoning the use of russian oil and gas that are responsible state and like the state of utah are reliable and the solid exporters of energy resources and they can bank day contribution to the civilization in europe. they can do march to restore just states in the future here of wrestler way of your efforts with to increase the output of energy to ensure that everyone in russia understands that no can tree can use energy as a weapon and blackmail me, blackmail to work. in a week or a month for all, mostly my rama dom i can, i do not have to explain to you a minute the momentous importance of this time. all the world reveals this month

and has profound respect for it. but now the most them, some ukraine are forced to my country and their freedom with arms at their hands to be in their sacred market. we have to exert even more efforts to ensure the cautious use of peace. we have to have an anti war college and do it all together to ensure all and that the secret month of ramadan is not always shadowed by misery and pain of people in ukraine, and by the devastation of our states. you know, we need to do it to get people are an impossibility to prepare themselves to praise themselves for the new era. and notice adapt to the old and a bold and reality source. had a touring, was a mystery. it leads to rebellions. we have to protect the international order, not only for ukraine, but starting from afghanistan, iraq, syria, and then. and so molly, for all people around the world tied with them for all people lead the peace,

glory to your credit, jane. it's challenging the time frame. i think i see people and in this whole and beyond, when i say that we all hope and pray for quick peaceful resolution to this conflict . and an end to the bloodshed, the census killing, and displacement of so many not from ukraine, and the growing turmoil in eastern europe to the protracted conflicts in asia, in africa, in the middle east. there's one called okay, we just heard that the ukranian president addressing the door for him, which takes place for the next 2 days. he was talking in the presence of catherine's amir who has just opened the for him. let's go to our correspondent

jamal al child, who is my 1st at the forum jamal, so presidency lensky talking. did we learn anything new from what he had to say? well, nothing specifically knew in terms of the fact. obviously, he made sure to dedicate a large parts of his address to highlight what he's described as russian crimes that are taking place in your brain. talking about placing mines in certain places and other attacks that are ongoing in his country. but there was a new tone to his address, maybe, or at least a new audience sector, which he was trying to target. on the one hand you highlighted role in terms of not just conflict resolution, but more significantly, obviously it's position in the global energy market. and its ability to supply as far as key things to want to europe in terms of gas and other things. as

a consequence to any european countries agreeing to boycott, russian imports of gas. this is something that is requested from the european union and other countries to sanction russia, oil and gas production companies. and he says he has a long standing history of respecting gets contracts when it comes to supplying nations with their energy needs. and he was hoping that can step in whether that mathematically possible because as much as gas, but other producers should be able to fill in a void when we're talking about roughly 30 percent of europe's energy needs coming from russia. that's something that maybe an expert will dispute. the other change in tone that say on you told us his insistence on highlighting the fact that ukraine muslim community is also resisting the russian invasion. i'm fighting for.

it's obviously where on the eve of the holy month of ramadan in about a week time. and his hope was that this month would come in a peaceful times or not during the war. he did make a point, so also referencing, are there conflicts that are ongoing other wars, yemen included there. obviously, there's been a lot of talk about the double standards of both the international community and media outlets, quite frankly, of how they have been maybe giving one hope for friendship coverage, rather of ukraine and the suffering and the right for the, the unjust, rather sufferings of ukrainian refugees will be, for example, those who come from our backgrounds are muslim backgrounds who haven't been welcome to i haven't been afforded the same humane coverages we've seen. so he did maybe try and just stuck in a roundabout way. his final,

obviously remarks was that he was hopeful that some sort of a political solution could come. but as we saw a trademark in all of his conclusions in all of his speech with that statement victory to ukraine. this is a very determined president who believes that he will lead his people to victory in this war against russia. but obviously he will need many of the government who are represented in this room here. i don't have for him, he'll need their support if he is in the us and jamal. we've heard from president lansky over the course of this war in various large for and such as the don't or speaking either to the u. k. parliament or speaking to the israeli can assets tell us a bit more about the context of where he was speaking today. what exactly is the doha for him and who would have been listening to the message?

so the don't have, for me is an initiative that the foreign ministry set up. now i believe in the 23rd or the 24th edition is, has been going on for several years now. it came as part of the vision that the leadership of this country had and has had for several decades now to position as an internal cuter, in crises as a mediator in conflicts as a trusted body that can bridge between polarized sides. and we have seen that succeed, whether it be in afghanistan, whether it be between pakistan and bangladesh, whether it be in an africa, when we're talking about your booty, and some of the prices there are whether even in occupied punt assigned. being able to secure some of the fires in the numerous attacks and wars on part of signed

by israel. so this form is an attempt to have a gathering once a year between delegates from different countries as well as non state actors to find common ground. cor solution, but it's not just conflict resolution is broken out in the past few years and particularly this year to include the other global challenges. so we have for example, you and environment. i'm john kerry as president. there is a big sectional, not on education and other elements. so this is a platform that is different from others. and that it is coming from the global south to try and find solutions. i'm dozens is through the anybody. it's on the lines lutheranism as the key to solving many of the world's problems. ok, thank you for that to mile. our child speaking to us there in lie from the door, doha form where we've just heard from he cranes, president ballade demand zalinski. and he was speaking through a video conference. meanwhile,

the war in ukraine continues. the capital cave has woken up to more air raid sirens this morning. on friday, russia said the 1st phase of its military offensive ease, mostly complete. moscow said the focus now is to take full liberation of the eastern dumbass region, which contains the territories held by russian back separatists danielle and lou hantz zulema. thus, no music should be made objectives of the 1st stage of the operation have generally been accomplished with the combat potential of the armed forces of ukraine have been considerably reduced, which makes it possible. i am. it says at once again to focus our core. if it's on achieving the main goal, the liberation of don bests. now, she horatio. over the past week, our heroic armed forces have felt powerful blows to the enemy. they suffered significant losses. they say that the minister of defense of russia has disappeared somewhere on the on the may of ukraine. second biggest city car keep says

a 3rd of the population has left our st. bag reports from there. and this is the moment to rush and strike to line of people caring for humanitarian aid. 6 people died one day on this 4 more deaths and 3 injured in a similar strike. outside this clinic the crater, the strike left the small shrapnel and ball bearings shattered the windows leaving bullet like holes. picking a picture, it's alleged to russia is using cluster munitions, supervisor wallace, a few 100 meters away. we find evidence they are right outside of school. this rocket still in the ground finishing you roof on this union muscle substrate. i was inside, i was in school and below the shilling has started. i could see through the window, it was already and it was going on for about 10 minutes. when i came out to see that cluster exploded down there on the pavement that was on the lot of shrapnel

hit, the building wall smashed the windows of the school. i don't know where it came from . when i was inside school, that's where the bomb exploded. when we did the, what's the new school or not? there's no military in this area. it's residential. one of the impacts was here right in the middle of the children's playground, and you can see that damage that's been done across these children. tia conceits in the woods on the stairs, but also look what it's done to the metal on this slide is cut straight through. no children were hurt, but this could have been fatal. we found these small pieces of metal scattered and lodged into the play space. lethal shrapnel that has no place in the residential area. let alone in a children's playground. i said bake. i'll just ita how to keep us bringing small

the news away from the ukraine. the saudi coalition is carried out as strikes in data against yelman's who the rebels falling a series of attacks inside the kingdom that who these hits an arm co oil facility in jetta which is about 11 kilometers from where the formula one quote pre is due to plate take place this sunday. when i kind of report. smoke rises over the agenda skyline, the apparent target, the massive oil complex on the outskirts of the city. saudi authorities confirmed what they called a hostile operation. over a period of several hours, they were also reported strikes and a number of other saudi cities. booty, rebels based in yemen, claiming responsibility is there that one shot. i'm coffee, gender, aramco facilities, and jetta, as well as vital facilities in the saudi enemies. capital reared were targeted with a barrage of winged missiles. russ tentura and rubbish oil refineries were targeted

by a huge number of drones us sent what it said was a significant number of patriot missile interceptors to saudi arabia earlier this month. nearly a year, often urgent requests from the kingdom, which said that supply was running dangerously low. the bite and administration denied holding up the delivery of its sharp tension and the relationship between the 2 countries. the saudis are particularly angered by the administration's decision to remove hootie rebels from its list of designated tara groups. bureau estate department was quick to describe the attacks as unacceptable as did the national security advisor jake sullivan, who issued a statement condemning the who teased for what he called their terrorist acts and pledging to fully support saudi arabia and its coalition partners. in the defense of their territory, saudi authorities insist its life as usual,

despite the flurry of attacks and the formula one grand prix due to take place in jetta on sunday. we'll go ahead. the organizer saying very look forward to welcoming fans to a weekend of premium racing and entertainment. mike hannah al jazeera washington. okay, up to date with all our top stories, lots more on our website out there a dot com. do check it out. i'll be back before the daisies ah, across europe, immigration is high on the agenda and in hungary it's presented as a pressing issue. we didn't have immigrants at all, 0 immigration, but this is the one political topic. anybody and everybody's discussing the far right is preparing for battle. and their opponents are anyone who is different

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