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for natural gas sales and rubles, or moscow will cut supply also on the front lines of the battle for the ukrainian city of car keys and all the long hair. you have what's left over of this intense battle, very dark tanks. what has left behind also please help the you and launches the world's largest appeal to aid for a single country, requesting more than $2000000000.00 for afghanistan. welcome to the program. it's a rare move. the u. s. president hopes that he'll ease the pain of rising fuel prices. joe biden has ordered the release of oil from strategic reserves on 1000000 barrels a day will be put into domestic and international markets for up to 6 months. abide and hopes the increase in supply will bring down prices. my kind of reports now from the white house us consumers had been warned. they would pay the price for

sanctions against russia. and so they are. the price of gas at the pumps is increased by nearly a dollar some 20 percent since the russian invasion of ukraine. it's risen 47 percent in the past year. and president biden has announced a series of measures to bring some relief to the u. s. consumer, including a release of 1000000 barrels a day from the strategic petroleum reserve. this is a war time bridge to increase or supplier to production wraps up later this year. and it is by far the largest release barnett national reserve in our history to provide historic amount of supply for historic amount of time, a 6 months bridge to the fall. more republicans dismissed. the move as politically motivated reserve is supposed to exist for jot unforeseen crises, such as a war between great powers is not there. so that energy politicians whose policies

have res, gas prices, can try to hide that from the public. this is just one of a multi pronged approach to using the oil crisis. the president is also invoking the defense production act to ease supply chain issues that have hinted the drive to promoting clean energy. for example, removing the bottleneck in the supply of components like lithium, essential to the development of electric vehicles. the president also had harsh words with some oil companies that he says of seeking to profit from the crisis for us, all companies that are recording their largest profits in years, they have a choice one, they can, but those profits to productive use by producing more orals restarting idle wells are producing on the sites. they already are leasing, giving the american people a break by passing some of the savings on their customers and lowering the price of

the pump. or they can, as some of them are doing, exploit the situation. and in a controversial move, use called on congress to penalize companies that lease federal land, but on not drilling on it. president biden says the us has a history of seeking opportunity in crisis. and the long term aim is to make the country oil independent by increasing traditional production. and by further developing clean energy resources. the political reality is that to achieve the long term aim, the president's party would have to retain control of congress. and that is likely to be determined by whether the short term aim of producing gas prices by the time of mid term elections in november is achieved by cut. i'll just 0 washington. i'll be a gentleman is head of oil market research, an energy information company. it's an energy intelligence sub,

he says biden's decision could be good in the short term, but not necessarily in the long run. you know, i think i think the near term you're going to see more supply, the instructions and this locations and, and messy flow around the world. and you know, the, the key point is that the f, yar is designed to add more supply to market that mean so. so the 1st one is from that standpoint, yes, we think it will help you. it will provide much supply to the market. you perhaps did it helps you, you know, cur, the run. we prices that we start to see, right. we saw the price $12030.00. you know, i think i think an extreme seen prices and $100.00 if you got $200.00 range. so perhaps it helps to get some of the runway pricing over the over the short term. i'm going to give you the 2nd point is that, you know, the, the other effective. yes, you're going to have is that again, it's a massive release. it's going to take place over 6 months, but it's also

a depletion of stairs, right? depletion of the supply. so the other thing that is going to do is that it's going to push price higher, we think over the medium term. so maybe the short term you get some relief in terms of or not the upside, but you do put a higher order prices for longer. the russian president vladimir putin has issued an ultimatum to so called unfriendly states. he wants them to pay for russian gas in rubles, starting on friday, or he's threatened to cancel their contracts, food and says, for a buyers will be required to open accounts with russian banks. the decree could pose a serious issue for europe, which gets around 40 percent of its gas from there. germany says the kremlin is blackmailing it closely. i find an order that establishes the rule of trade with natural gas with the so called hostile states. we are offering to clear system that they have to open accounts and roubles, and payments have to be made through these accounts from the 1st of april. if they

don't, we will consider it a non fulfillment of contract. nobody sells us anything for free and we will not do charity. so there, existing contracts will be suspended when they use them as often. so late is as russian falls as are not scaling back operations, but instead they're regrouping to fight in easton ukraine. the besieged city of mario pole is becoming one of the key battle friends. the cranium, ministry, official, has said around a $170000.00. people are trapped without food, heat, power, and water. and the fighting continues in the instance that he of car keith. but the u. s. defense official says russia has made no major gains there. what multiple i rate sirens, and at least 2 blasts have been heard in chief in the past few hours. and one. com has more from the capital. those 2 explosions are actually in quite a sensitive area of the capital. it's certainly, since i've been reporting here the closest to the center of ukraine that they've got, we don't know what they hit as journalists, we tried to go down to the site,

but we were turned away by the soldiers there. and a lot of the cruise actually were kind of pushed back as well. so clearly, whatever it was is very sensitive, like we know that in the location itself in the wider location itself, the presidential palace is there. are there's a hotel, those housing, many international journals. we also know that the police station, the centralization of he was there as well. so this is all happening whilst the russians have him, are insisting that they're mounting a withdrawal from areas from grievous announcement that they made on tuesday night . and along with that announcement, they said that they were gonna release the pressure on key because they understood the decision makers were in the capital by decision makers. i mean the government, but then we have this and also over the last few days, we've also had shelling, take place. now young sultan burg, the secretary general of nato has said that he is seeing signs of a withdrawal, but doesn't think it's a withdrawal. he says it's regrouping,

repositioning and re supply. ready for russian forces and likely he see he sees another front opening up at some point if they do resupply, he also went on to say that there is immense pressure still being kept up by the russians on the capital. keep them. that's exactly what we've been seeing over the last few days since the russians made this announcement. now ukraine's president says the country must prepare for renewed russian offensive in the east. la pvcd we're. we continue pushing away occupiers in the north of keith. in the turn he region, and in the sumi region, they realize themselves that they can sustain the intensity of combat that they held in the 1st half of march. and don bass in mario paul, and in car keep directions. russian forces are massing resources for powerful strike, so you, we will defend, we will do everything possible to stop the occupiers and clear our territory from the evil and senseless crimes. now the western city of live is providing help to

the huge influx of people displaced by the fighting, including thousands of children. robert bride is the in easton ukraine. the town of trustee in it has been retaken by ukrainian troops, but with much of it lying in ruins, the russians departed after a month of heavy fighting, while many people took shelter for thank you. we have spent 30 days in the basement with small children who have been shaking until now. the russians left behind military hardware and allegations of widespread abuse. so that they came to our house, it's intimidated people and kicked him out of their homes. they took everything from us, mobile phones, guns, food, everything in the past week ukrainian forces have been recapturing towns and villages around the capital cave, while russian forces of also being withdrawing or being pushed back in the northeast and south west. it thought the russians will now concentrate efforts in

the east of the country and mount a final push to take the besieged city of mary paul efforts to open a humanitarian corridor into the ruined city. continue. the international committee of the red cross says in addition to getting people out of mary paul, it's vitally important for the colorado to be used to get humanitarian aid in the i . c r c says it's prepared to lead the effort, but only if the 2 warring sides can guarantee the safe passage of the convoy. the western city of the v is providing refuge for thousands of people who have fled to fighting around keith and other cities. further east, people like all ha, under 2 children who now attend regular activities sessions provided by this children's library. right now, this is the only and best way to keep my kids and myself busy to keep them distracted. this class has been led by a teacher who was forced to flee

a town near the front line in the east lit by telephone. they're happy they're playing and their joy is my joy. art sessions here are aimed at tackling the trauma they may have experienced from the fighting president flooded me. putin invariably portrayed as the villain. elsewhere in this library, volunteers were con, camouflage netting, for ukrainian forces across the border in the neighboring russian region of brianne st. returning paratroopers are given a hero's welcome, instead of pulling forces back from the fighting as moscow has previously announced, western observers suspect russia might simply be rotating units and preparing for a new phase in this war. rob mcbride, al jazeera levy, paul stella had here on al jazeera kenya's, president loses the state to change the constitution ahead of key elections in august. and well,

football chiefs meet in doha with russia's invasion of ukraine. one of the main talking boys like stories after the break. ah the hello. they will start in north america and the weather. he has been all about those severe storms rolling across the south east of the u. s. morning tornadoes and bringing powerful winds and flooding conditions. now that system pushes off further east. we are going to see cooler conditions across the great lakes, some of that heavy snow falling in easton areas of canada. but we will see the temperature in places like toronto pickup as things clear up, but not far behind that we have got another system. things are going to get very wet across the gulf of mexico. as those storms come into play on saturday. now for the north west, we've got more wintery weather pulling into western areas of canada,

some heavier snow and sleet for british columbia, but it stays largely fine and dry towards that southwest corner, which doesn't bode well for wildfire risk. now as we head further south, got lots of heat coming through for places like mexico, you can see that largely dry picture, few showers, kissing into the eastern coast the caribbean manages to say largely drive just a few showers popping in to cuba. much of the wet to weather can be found across the florida peninsula. thanks to that row of storms pushing out further east and plenty of sunshine for panama. aah! iraq. a nation riddled with land mikes and an expert dedicated to defusing them. one by one. equipped with only a knife and a pair of wire puppies,

he faces death every day. but does his work make him a hero or a target? witness? the d minor on as ita. lou. ah. look back you're watching or visit with me. so robin, reminder of all top stories you as president joe biden has announced the release of 1000000 barrels of oil per day from the emergency reserves that he hopes the move will help combat rising energy prices. the extra oil will be put into the domestic and international law. kids thought to 6 months. russian president vladimir putin

has issued an ultimatum to so called unfriendly states. he wants payment full russian gas in rubles as of friday. otherwise, the contracts will be canceled. germany says it's being blackmailed by the kremlin that some of the civilians stuck in the besieged city of mario pole may be evacuated on friday. there are plans for other humanitarian corridors to allow people safe passage. but it smith reports now from the russian controlled area. in the north of the city there's not much left to fight for in mary a pull. but the sound of shelling is constant. no one flinches. after 4 weeks of this, they used to it. this part of this port city is now russian controlled, and some people are relieved about that foreign and might be confused if the russians they would say starting to why would you be unhappy that the right number

one kid that was there, the they didn't dumbass is russian speaking ukraine was oppressing us with their language. we launched at 1st no problem, but then there was too much pressure. and then in 2013, as of brigades came, and it was chaos. the russians say this city has been destroyed because they, as of a group with neo nazi sympathies, won't surrender. the battalion is integrated into ukraine's national guard with has some autonomy. the presence here was one of vladimir putin is justifications for launching what he calls a special military operation. ukraine says russia was just looking for an excuse to invade. variable city council says there are around a 170000 people still in the city. most have been without power or running water or much food. for a month. he got an indication of a scale of the need. there is here for humanitarian aid. this place has been under

russian control now for about a week this part of chlorophyll. and since then, this has been turned into an, a distribution center with food and freshly cooked meals and some medical assistance. but all of these people from here, they go back to what's left of their homes. these people are caught in the middle of one of the most strategically important battles in ukraine. milepost capture would help russia create a corridor to join crimea with don yet can le ganske and narrow ukraine's access to the black sea. that's why neither side is giving up. for foreclosures, them so much cruelty and the bomb bank shall flying. why was there a need to destroy homes? it's a military crime. no one should do it either. both sides are guilty to bump at night to shoot kill message boards are used to spread news about who is safe, who's missing? who has died? mobile phone coverage is erratic,

even if there is power. with russian control comes russian administration. the said is everywhere. the hash tag reads, we don't abandon our own. what began as an identification on military vehicles in dumbass, has evolved into russia's logo for this war. what did you leave my neighbors old? she can come and share the food with her. i shared with every one who lives on my street. there's so many people who are old. yeah. which is count company. her son is here to help with. oh, if russia takes full control of mary apple, it'll be the 1st major ukrainian city to fall. a morale boost to one side, a psychological blow to the other. too much is at stake. for there to be any let up in the shelling. bernard smith, al jazeera mary or paul the ukraine,

2nd largest city has been ruined by the ongoing assault, but it's finding bag some people might find the images in us at bags, report from outside co, keith, distressing. there's only death here. bodies of young russian soldiers lying unclaimed, apparent victims of port tactics or so the ukrainians tell us you're watching, considering for your bill for the day it was very intensify and our guys at high morale, a special operation was plan together with a 92nd brigade. they flanked this position and then cleared her the russians had poor defensive position, say their enemies, exposing them to ukrainian artillery. this was a russian defensive line. all along here. you have what's left over of this intense battle burned out. tanks, weapons left behind grenades. they didn't even have time to take some of their

data. everywhere we look, they are signs of battle and fear of chemical attack, ukrainian soldiers salvage what's left. the village of mother or hon is back under ukrainian control, but the cost has been high. a fierce battle pushed the russians away from the gates of her gifts, cause it just to glare 21 year old guinea has been awarded. ukraine's highest honor for destroying 5 tanks and other heroics during battle. he tells us it's the 1st time he'd come across the use of phosphorus, the highly flammable chemical, but on thought, the blah blah. but it was my 1st experience with phosphorus. air strikes are no scary as the phosphorus. first they use the air strikes, then the phosphorus below eyes were burning. i couldn't breathe through my nose. it

was like really difficult to bridge. those are the same equipment was burning, just get was bad. the thing and below. now we can't independent verify. it's use this is one of the main streets. in this village. i just completely destroyed every building, every window. everything that you see has some sort of damage. there's bullet holes in the doors, the windows have been blown at the bricks all over the place. and we've been told that we can only stick to this main road because everywhere around hasn't been completely de mind, because the fear is that the russians have left mines and booby traps behind for the ukrainian soldiers taking this place. but as you seek, there's not much left. i said bake algebra outside hockey. pardon me. britain's largest intelligence agency says russia's president to

seriously misjudged his military capabilities. jeremy fleming, who had the case g, c, h q spy, service says morale amongst russian soldiers is low. we've seen russian soldiers, short of weapons and morale, refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipments, and even accidentally shooting down there in aircraft. and even though we believe pritchens advisors are afraid to tell him the truth, what's going on? and the extent of these misjudgment must be crystal clear to the regime that's bringing. today's other news now and international donors, taking part in the united nations fundraiser for gun is done, have pledged more than $2000000000.00 for the cause, but full short of the $4400000000.00 the you and hope to raise to avoid the humanitarian catastrophe. rhetoric gave me reports every day is a struggle for layla, a husband left afghanistan for

a round 5 months ago to look for a job. and she hasn't heard from him since she is living in a makeshift camping can the whole city with her 2 sons and her brother in law's family. rochelle miranda, with no shame, ramadan is coming and we have nothing to eat during this month. it is hard to fast eaten only bread. my kids are sick and i don't have enough money to buy them medicine. i collect garbage on bottles from the street from morning until evening and i barely make the equivalent of $0.35, which is not enough to buy flour oil or rice for dinner. the number of people in afghanistan who can't afford food and other essentials has doubled since the taliban took over last year. the un humanitarian agency says $4400000000.00 is needed in afghanistan. as it faces an economic crash and humanitarian crisis. the money is needed to boost the delivery of food and agricultural support and to fund health services, water and sanitation and education. afghans need all help,

enabling their economy, sustaining their agriculture, and enabling the basic functioning of social services to prevent further economic collapse and preserve those basic services. the international community has long said human rights must be upheld for the taliban, like government to receive aid. they supporting the un appeal se the taliban decision to close may, secondary schools for girls last week has made it more difficult to raise funds from western governments. the taliban. the de facto authorities have to live up to their responsibility to protect the people and to help humanity, terry and organizations do the work on the ground that they need to. the decades afghanistan was heavily reliant on financial aid that was frozen when the taliban to power. now the un is urging the world not to forget the country as it faces a crisis. victoria gate and b algebra. no members of parliament in pakistan have been debating a motion of the confidence in the prime minister in rome. con

a vote is expected to take place on sunday. con is being pressured to resign. after a partner in the coalition government switch sides, fremont con says he went step down. opponents also accused card of corruption and mismanaging the economy. now kenya's top court has rejected president who can yet has been to change the constitution saying that it was illegal. the movers seen as a blow to kinyata and his allies ahead of ki elections in august. malcolm where possible from the capitol nairobi. this ruling will widely be read widely, seen as a move showing relative independence of history from those in power president who re kenyatta and his allies was seeking to expand the executive branch of government . now his 2nd term ends in august when the next elections are due, he call run again for president. the changes might have enabled him to take

a newly created more powerful role such as prime minister and to give powerful roles to several of his allies to do this, every rule against it. now this is all seen as widely seed as part of a kind of ongoing effort among the historical political establishment and kenya, the kind trying to keep control of the government in the face of new. ready electro threats, in particular the deputy president william router who's a relative newcomer of the political scene and he will himself be vying for the top position in those poles do in 5 months time. it makes it hard for president who can yasser to make deals with his allies and give out those powerful positions to the key players that might play into the hands of deputy president william route to be who be flying for that top post. on the other hand, can you elections always mod by allegations of widespread irregularities and rigging, and those things might have

a great bearing on the actual outcome of the polls rather than the confrontational court ruling can. if he has been pays impulses relying his capital to protest, they the president's home. please take us more cannon to disperse the crowd in colombo, now that demanding the government take action to cut the costs of living through lancaster is experiencing it was equal. the crisis and decades triggered by a lack of foreign currency to pay for central import. a turkish prosecutor has asked for the jamal co shot g murder trial to be transferred to saudi arabia. 26. saudis are being tried in the absence, been assembled. the prominent saudi jernace was killed and dismembered in the saudi councillor office in 2018 sealed se says the trial has stole because of saudi arabia's lack of cooperation. tornadoes and 200 kilometer an hour winds have left a trail of destruction in the southern united states. one of the twist as injured

people in law console. another and alabama overturned the mobile home up routed trees and downed power lines. ukraine's on bassett. a castle is calling for russia to be kicked out of fever over the invasion of his country. world football chiefs have been meeting at fif is congress him the guitar re, capitol, doha, russian delegates are also attending, and richardson has nor from doha. russia's national teams may be banned from all international competitions at the moment, but that hasn't stopped the football federation for making an appearance of the faith, the congress, the annual meeting of football world governing body, which is taking place in castle. if it says it comes to spend the federation, the political actions taken by a country's lead as well, that's not a few shed by ukraine's representative this congress. do you think it's right that the russian football federation is sitting just a few yards away from you? i think that they have to be expelled from this body since they have perpetrated

the crimes they committed to general be violated all the norms of the civilization instruction town, the ukrainian football team, play it this year as well. is it possible? well, it's difficult for me to say you see the situation and if the urgency petition is worth of course, we'll be happy to do that. ukraine to remain in the right place at the chaise. well cut that place against scotland has been delayed and so at least june the drop off the group stages of the finals, which kick off in november that takes place at the same venue on friday. aah! the audiologist here with nisa hill, robin in doha, reminder of our top stories us president joe biden has announce the release of $1000000.00 barrels of oil per day to combat rising energy prices, holding a ban on russian oil and gas. it will be put into domestic and international

markets for up to 6 months. russian president vladimir putin has issued an ultimatum to so called an.