map the teams mentally prepare for their job. i try to do the same. then minutes later, once the earth is just a blurb below it's time to free fall. ah, russia is accused of trying to split ukraine in to after failing to take control of the entire country. while the more promising signs for diplomacy, ukraine and russia ought to meet for more talks in turkey. ah, milan has him seeka. this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up u. s. secretary of state antony, blinking meats,

palestinian president mahmoud abbas trying to rebuild relations that collapsed during the trump year. a police barracks is set ablaze on the french, mediterranean olives of corsica, where the prison death of a nationalist as inflamed tension. ukraine's military intelligence chief says russia wants to call his country and to because it's failing to take it over completely kilo put on off, has promised a long campaign of guerrilla warfare in the eastern and southern regions. the russia and its separatist allies control. they are shown here in red. no significant ground has changed hands in recent days. and after more than a month of war, russia is yet to encircle the capital or capture any major city. they're getting closer to seizing matter. you pull though. the port city has been all but destroyed in the process. many people, they are trapped in deplorable conditions. rob mcbride joins us live now from the

viv in west and ukraine. so rob, what else do we know about these reports from ukraine's military intelligence about russia's apparent plan to split the country into and use of referendum as well in the separatist regions? that's right, so i think the ukrainians suspect the russians of basically redrawing the borders of their country and looking ahead to you know, a possible post war map of ukraine. what that might look like with lives are sections of territory currently ukrainian belonging basically to russia. so we are seeing a talk of a referendum in the of the break away region of a lu hands. this is of a russia largely, russian speaking pro, russian or break away as supposed republic and the ukrainians have dismissed this so called referendum as having absolutely no basis in law as saying that this will

only a very be further protested by the international community. it will lead to further isolation of russia for the does seem to be a certain inevitable logic almost behind this that you, them vladimir putin, more than a month ago, went and recognized both law hands can done yet, could these, these broke away supposedly republics? very soon after that he then sent in his armies to invade ukraine. part of the reason being that the armies were needed there, he says, to protect these imperiled people from attacks by the ukraine. so it does seem as though the russians are playing exactly the same playbook that they did with crimea, basically taking over territory by force of annexing it and then, and then making it formally part of russia. so it does look as though at the end of all of this process, vladimir putin would want to try to take away the at least these 2 eastern

republics are. but there is absolutely no indication the right that the ukrainians would ever allow that to happen. let alone give up any other land disputed land, for example, such as they're suppose at land corridor between these republics and the crimea, which of course includes mary. you, paul, the city that is being is fought over at the moment between the 2 sides and rub, what's the mood on the ground there among the people in the very, especially after what happened last night. there is a certain amount of unease here about what happened here yesterday, saturday afternoon into into the evening. here at this is a part of the ukraine which until now has read rest remained relatively peaceful. it is not a suffered the same kind of brutal attacks that other parts of the country have. in fact, the population here in a levin has been a swollen by tens of thousands of new comers. people who have come here from other

parts of ukraine or other front lines because it is considered to be relatively safe. they, you can stay here. they have not, but felt that the need to go further on and actually leave you, craig, become a refugee and go into, into europe. but there is a certain amount of unease here. the authorities have been assessing the damage from these 2 attacks. it has to be said that today, sunday, there has been absolutely no a raid sirens at all. the authorities would be repairing damage to the fuel depot that was damaged. but there is a concern i think, amongst people of, or whether they can stay here or whether, if there are more attacks, they do indeed have to regard levers now being as unsafe as the rest of the country and have to move on once more be taking trains to poland and beyond. rama bride thanks very much. i ukraine's president has demanded the west hand over tank's plains and miss house for

a demons. zalinski says they are desperately needed to fend off russian forces, which he says are heading more fuel and food. depos zane bas ravi has more from love if the day after multiple russian missiles hit targets in levine, in the west of ukraine. president ballade, amir zalinski demanded, world leaders give his country more weapons, his tone taunting at times, tear elite that it is plain for ukraine. it is tanks for our state. it is missile defenses. it is anti ship wetmans. that's what our partners have. just gathering dust. not after all, all this is not only for ukraine's freedom, but for europe's freedom. we have already been waiting for 31 days. so who is running the euro atlantic community? is it still moscow? them because of their threat? ah, on sunday, across ukraine. prayers for victory, and an end to the war. me my mission,

the se in my mother is 68. she desperately wants to go home. she doesn't believe that the home is not there anymore. in our village, whole streets were destroyed by russian tanks after a month of russian bombs. and shelley, not everyone is willing to turn the other cheek at the motion motion, our military leads weapons because we can't stop the war with diplomacy. diplomacy doesn't work. we don't know putins reasons and we cannot convince him by talking of them. i don't know his reasons, but he is against the whole world. in her son, protesters still being tear gassed. say demonstrations have pushed russian forces back, and they are not in complete control of the city. i building to know in kirk eve, more overnight shilling further devastating, a city already heavily battered by russian strikes in and more evacuations.

from mario, still the worst affected city of the war. the latest attacks on levine came after moscow announced plans to refocus its military on the dunbar region. live eves mayor and its residence, say the missile strikes are proof. russia can not be trusted. you can still smell the fuel in the air 24 hours after russian missiles hit the storage facility just over there, pretty much destroying it completely. now this fuel depot, the fire that was here, has been put out firefighters have managed to make sure that the facility is now safe. and we have these large fuel trucks here on site to transport the rest of the fuel. that is still at that depot, away from this area. this is a mixed residential industrial area. and that fuel needs to be removed from here because this location is now considered unknown target. the facility is still

standing, but structurally compromised, salvaging the remaining fuel is important for the war effort and for the safety of this neighborhood. one of the latest to be targeted in this conflict. st. basra, the ultra 0 live eve, and the next few days turkey will host the 2nd round of talks between ukraine and russia. negotiators failed to make progress during earlier meetings, flaw on a sled speak to a solo sardar in istanbul. soda, so what tacky had been pushing for these talks for a while. what's the feeling there about the chances of a bracey? well, it quite depends on the negotiated party is flexibility regarding to they are demands and officials that have talked in turkey, r c. and that must have tough conditions, and this is really quite difficult for, for green parties. some of them to be accepted. russia has some of the conditions

and mainly have neutrality or ukraine. demilitarization of the country do not see the kitchen and also recognition of a crimea as a part of russia and also recognition of eastern separate is the public's has and last can don't. yes. so the official here say, so far we've gotten the neutrality or you brain and the, the minute there was ation on progress ukrainian side is showing some using those to certain extent to, to, to, to give some of the concessions on these 2 facts. however, when i come to the station, this is quite difficult because a very much ambiguous term. so who is going to be defined as not, not going to be defined. so it is randomly, this is quite difficult as it is uncertain what russia means on that. but the main note read in front of the kind of potential deal is actually into the territorial integrity or ukraine here,

because russia is asking ukraine to recognise crimea as officially a part of a part of russia. and also the separate. it is 2 separate. it is probably to be recognized also by ukraine as independent states there. so it has been looked at by the company, territorial integrity and the technical visual say that you have not shown any kind of willingness to accept is true on dishes. so turkey for now is almost the only and large member of nature who is not sanctioned in russia. charges here space is open to the russian flight and there is no. so the good relations are still there. people in hong kong, their churches position regarding this war as we do again, but not against russia and both sides, both russia and you have so far the teeter to the leadership. i've said that they appreciate turkey, turkey balance positions so far. so that's why turkey seems

a wible candidate for the piece tools to have progress and you know that so for the highest level of the meeting degree in the uranium have russian 40 minutes there also took place at the 2nd week of march in turkey as well. so no one here expecting a breakthrough or an immediate deal here. however, they say that it's mostly going to pass on the party as a flexibility. and so what we do not know exact location and the time to let them know that that will be meetings because that addition in churches starting from tomorrow and last until the 30th march. so sat down in a sample. thank you. russia has been honoring wounded soldiers. it says have fort valley and lee in an operation. it maintains is on track. the defense ministry says many more ukrainian military facilities have been flattened somehow.

barbara has more from moscow. these russian soldiers were wounded in the fighting in ukraine, thus shown here, attending a music concert held in a hospital in another hospital deputy defense minister alexander form in a was the one did with madeline for their service. i. the plan is to return home as soon as possible and to continue with my career as a civilian to study. i wish for pace in the whole world, honestly, because the current situation affected not just me. my father's in the military, my grandparents and a military president vladimir putin, has also praised members of the national guard, taking part in what russia describes as a special operation in the dumbass region of south eastern ukraine was illegally comrades. indeed, combat conditions involve increased risk. i am well aware of how you act in the situation, highly courageous, the unprofessionally,

skillfully and fearlessly you resolve the most complicated task said before you competently and precisely while showing personal heroism. russia has dismiss reports is operation has been stalled. the ministry of defense said its military campaign is running as planned, weakening ukraine's military capabilities and paving the way for his forces to focus more on liberating areas in the don bus region. linnet position nick leader, the self proclaimed la guns people's republic in easton, ukraine is now saying he plans a referendum on the separatist regions. reunification with russia given what will be the future of our republic. i think that in the near future reference will be held on the territory of the republic in which the people will exercise that absolute constitution right and express their opinion on joining the russian federation. i'm absolutely sure that this will be the case. last month, russia formerly recognized the ganske. antonia ask as independent republics,

moscow bulls it's operation will only. and when ukraine becomes what it calls a neutral state, acknowledges cry me as part of russia and recognize as the self proclaimed republics of the guns. antoniette hush marbella al jazeera moscow. now the rest of the news that rest of the day's news ahead pakistan's prime minister ame wrong har rallies massive crowds of supporters. i had only crucial votes in palm, man mas cooley. there is promising to wipe out any opposition to military rule. have a report the hello from dell ha, dealing with some powerful winds across the gulf. so let's get into those details

right now. otherwise, it's a fairly sunny picture. southerly flow is pushed up the temperature to 36 degrees in mecca. now off to the golf, we go, we've got that northerly northwesterly winds coming down, but we're looking at gusts on monday. anywhere from about 60 to 70 kilometers per hour that swirls around the sand. in dust and does have a big impact on visibility, dealing with a heat wave across parts of pakistan, temperatures in the forty's, we've got high temperatures through off contest on and southern sections of iran. sure. as 24 will be the number for you on monday, there are signs are going to get a blast of warmth for turkey in the days and weeks to come. so already we can see it in istanbul. 60 degrees on monday, but i think you're going to see your 1st 20 degree day of this season by the time we get toward friday, which is actually april. so those averages do come up a bit. central africa, heavy spouts of rain will really be along gabon rate into camera room stretching

into the congos and for southern areas of africa we've got wet weather around and bob boy soggy conditions for hoary was the height of 23 degrees on monday. ah frank assessments, what are the political risks of batting russian? oil, gas for western leaders will sanctions on russian energy exports a recipe for such informed opinions. france, he is not abandoning to fight against yet. he still resumed media yet going to be teaching from lisa and from chad critical debate. could china actually help in russia's invasion of ukraine in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al jazeera lou.

the hello again, you're watching as a reminder of our top stories. ukraine is accusing russia of trying to split the country to create specific areas controlled by moscow. had a military intelligence says they'll be a guerrilla war soon in our in regents occupied by russian forces. russians and gas to disperse protesters in the southern ukraine city, harrison. it was the 1st big urban centers of pool to russian forces in the initial stage of the waste. your claims president wants his weston allies to supply him with more weapons in his latest they deem as the landscape accused, the west, the being intimidated by sweats from moscow. anger is growing on the french island of corsica, after the death of

a nationalist in hospital last monday. even colo not died after he had been attacked in a french prison. nicholas hawk joins us live now from bastere in corsica. so nicholas tell us what's happening there right now? oh, well hm, let me just show you where we are. come with me. this is the main police barracks in boston, which is the 2nd main city in the corsican island. and the cloud that you see behind me is because just moments ago they fired a set of cure gas. and what you're seeing is running battles between the corsican nationalists. you can see them all behind me. some of them are wearing ski mask and being protected. they're respond back by firing into the police barracks and then the police barracks keep firing back. it's been going on like this for an hour. now, why is this happening? well, because there was a video that appeared on social media showing some police officers inside this very barrick chanting, the french national and for them. and at the end of it,

after chanting the national anthem, they say we got him, him is in the reference to even colin up. he's a french nationalist that died in a french prison for the french state. he's responsible for the murder of the highest authority on the island some 25 years ago. the administrator, the pet fee, as it's called here in france, and he's always denied that crime while he was killed by a fellow inmates. many people here hold the french state responsible, in fact has them. this has been quite extraordinary. we've seen people chanting, anti french slogans. ones that you would hear maybe in of a former french quality in molly or in, in burkina faso. but this is hyper happening on a french island. people are angry at the french states. here we go again to find some more tier guess for, for what were the way that they have been handling this whole

a death of even couldn't. and that has sparked up corsican nationalism yet again, this is an island that's very proud. that's whilst it's in the middle of the mediterranean. it feels very far away from mainland france, and people here are expressing their anger now has him. and nicholas what's, what's the long term impact with a sport for the nationalist movement which is really kind of sparked up again since since the death of, of coloma. well, how's him? what to really surprise me is the resolve of the people here and, and the nationalist movement earlier. there were being fired, tear gas and there were chanting corsican songs with their guitar really an air of defiance. and this is happening just just just weeks before a presidential election, no doubt. this issue of course, it can nationalism will be part of that debate. but it's really interesting that

none of that candidates, including president medical has come up with real strong statements. we've seen the interior minister just 2 weeks ago, come into this island and for the 1st time talk about possible autonomy. something along the lines that something that you would have in the french polynesia. this is something that people want. they feel different from frowns. they say that they have a distinctive culture, a distinctive language. and what you're seeing here is less about the funeral of evo, colona, and more about the course that can identity. and this people that want to express themselves and want to have greater control over their economy and their political future. i spoke to one of the student union union, a person here of, of the main university. and he and he was saying that they want the immediate release of political prisoners from corsica. it is a political issue, and it has to be resolved politically. how's them?

all right, thanks very much. stay safe for nicholas. thanks very much for that. and nicholas hock, reporting to staff from bastere in corsica on some very challenging conditions there . as you can say, a u. s. secretary, they anthony blanket is in the middle east where he has just met with palestinian president who the best 2 sides are trying to rebuild ties that became almost nonexistent during donald trump's presidency. the palestinians were angered after trump recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel. abraham is in ramallah force. so need what is blinking that plan to cover there? so it seems like the russia ukraine issue is high on the american agenda as well as trying to keep things calm before the holy month of ramadan. we've heard from sick were 3 blinking talking about that's a life conditions for palestinians. this is not something that palestinians on the

street or the palestinians are looking for. they've been saying time and time again that they want and to the israeli occupation, the palestinian authority wants to engage in a process by with israel, by which it becomes a fully independent state that gets for the patient. but they don't feel that the americans are coming in with such a lab, according to what we've been hearing from the city and officials, is that the u. s. wants to palestinian to issue a position against russia and it's war against the ukraine. and this is something, palestinians are not willing to do as long as the americans are not fulfilling their commitment and promises look, say to the palestinians. soon after the by the administration. assumed power is said that it's going to be reopening the offices in d. c. as well as reopening the u. s. consulate in east jerusalem. but of course, this didn't happen in and for many palestinians. it seems that the cursor blinking

is going to be talking about better life conditions, keep the viability of the peace process alive, but not actively taking steps to words having epis process need on. thanks so much need to have a he met in a month now ali a blinkin was in israel where he met foreign minister. yeah, it'll appeal to both sides. say they're committed to preventing iran from getting nuclear weapons, despite differences on efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal on or on with a nuclear weapon or the capacity of bruce. when a short notice would become even more aggressive. and would believe it could act with a false sense of impunity. the united states believes that return to full implementation of the joint comprehensive plan of action is the best way to put aroused nuclear program back in the box that it was in, but has escaped from since united states withdrew from that agreement. but whether

there's a j, c, p, o e, or not, our commitment to the core principle of iran never acquiring a nuclear weapon is unwavering. and one way or another, we will continue to coordinate closely with ours really partners on the way for a high force. it's ease in west jerusalem mourners. israel does not want to see a return to the israel to the iran nuclear deal, the j. c. p. o. a. and when he met the prime minister, natalie bennett, there was a clear signal from bennett that he really wasn't happy with us policy. that he especially did not want to see the de listing of the iranian revolutionary god. cor, from the u. s. foreign terror organization list, which is something that has come up as a likely carrot to be given to iran in any finalized resumption or renewal of the j. c. p. o, a lincoln. when he was question on that really failed to give an onset, and there was some sort of frosting us even when it came to blinking pride praising

the us ambassador to israel. thomas knives. those of us are castillo, he's great from the israeli prime minister. so assigned that behind the scenes, i think they've had a pretty difficult meeting injury slip a pakistan prime minister him on han has been speaking at a huge rally in islam. but as he fights for his political life, khan is expected to face and no confidence vote in parliament in a week's time. and it comes in the middle of an economic crisis. investigators in china say they found the 2nd black box on the passenger plane crash last week. the firing led along the mountain area where the plane went down to more than the $100.00. 32 people were on board the china eastern flight. no one survived the crash in the south of the country which involved

a boeing 737800 aircraft and me and me all the head of the army has promised to wipe out opposition to military rule. he made the comments in a speech on armed forces, day and events meant to mark the foundation of man miles military florence louis reports. oh, a grand parade in the capital navy. don't. armed forces day is a day of pomp and circumstance for the mere military. but for many others, the celebrations mask a brutal reality. these are images from the northern sir gyn regional. people hear say soldiers from the piano military came to their village in mid march and set fire to their homes. are sure, and one soldier said burn the house and another said, don't burnett. i asked them where i should go if they burnett. and they told me to sleep underneath a mango tree. i had no time to take anything from my house. my whole body was shaking the giant who has previously denied its troops committed arson. instead,

it's accused antique who opponents of starting the fires again gone. the hustle and bustle of city life has returned with a few tell tale signs of military rule. and teacher inter resistance may not be obvious, but it's there. most people are afraid to speak publicly either. there is no institution that we can compare them with. they are committing the lowest or most brutal acts acts though we can't even imagine. for the assistance association for political prisoners says more than a 1700 people have been killed by security forces since the king. many protesters have fled to jungle training camps to take up arms against the military. that is one big miscalculation that the hunter maids. they misjudged their own people. thinking that if you kill many people,

all the resistance will die down. it has not happens a so it shows that they don't understand their own people and they don't know how to, in this prison conflicts in his speech on sunday, military leader may not lang vowed to annihilate those fighting to overthrow military rule. many political analysts say they fear the crisis and violence in myanmar is likely to continue florence louis al jazeera ah and hasn't in dollars get around up now the top story ukraine is accused russia of trying to split the country to create specific areas controlled by moscow. the head of military intelligence says they'll be guerrilla warfare soon in our regents occupied by russian forces. it follow suggestions by a local leader in the separatist control region of france. that a referendum on join russia could be held. russian forces of use tear gas to

disperse protesters in the southern city or where some protesters were chanting and walking towards them.