be achieved with hard work. i am now a personal trainer for those with disabilities and a special needs rights activist. here in libya, this evil people suffer from many challenges. there are no public places that are accessible for those with special needs. there are disabled people who are helpless here. many of them don't leave their houses because they're afraid of how they will be treated, but even their families aren't educated to demand for their right. and we should have the right to access public places. and there hundreds of thousands of disabled people in libya that's increased because of war. but unfortunately, officials don't care about it. my advice to those with disabilities get out of the house, practice sports, find activities to do. it will give you the confidence you need to become a productive member of society and never stop asking for your rights. rights are like freedom. they are fought for, not giving. we must continue to fight for our rights. and i hope one day we will

eventually get them measured. lou, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories. hundreds of russian and ukrainian soldiers have been released in a prisoner swab. it's the largest exchange since the war began. 10 foreigners fighting for ukraine have also been freed through a deal mediated by sadie arabia. hebrew elizondo is in cave. any soldiers would have been considered a victory for ukrainians, but this is particularly bitter sweet for them if you will use that terminology because of who they were. more than the majority of these $215.00 prisoners that were released were soldiers, as we mentioned, from the as of regiment that held out for weeks and weeks at the as of stall a steel plant in mario pool. they are considered and have been considered for many

months now national heroes for what many ukrainians consider their incredible bravery. during the early and middle stages of this war, protests have broken out in russia in response to president vladimir prudence announcement that thousands of reservists will be called to fight in ukraine. a monitoring groups reported detentions in at least 36 cities. ukraine's president's called in the u. n. to punish russia for invading his country. laudermill zalinski urged was leaders to strip moscow. it's a vote and international institutions, as well as it's un security council. vito aka stance, former prime minister eminent. com has appeared in court, can says he'll apologize for threatening a judicial officer not to be charged with contempt of court. several villages have been destroyed in northern nigeria as a jigger. wa state after flash floods breached to damage. at least 30 people have been killed. thousands have been forced from their homes. are un bags. war crimes tribunal in cambodia has upheld the genocide conviction and life sentence of 2

champagne. he was head of state during the roll, the clown rouge armed group. when 2000000 people were killed. liberties banks will remain shut indefinitely. following several holdups, last week. the banking association says the government can't guarantee the safety of staff. the liberties prime ministers told the you and his administration is working on finding solutions. those are the headlines coming up next to now to sierra inside story, goodbye ah, [000:00:00;00] with russia's present cause a 300000 reservists to join the warren cray. and vladimir putin is giving his full

support to referendums in occupied areas. could the moves raised the stakes in this 7 months? this isn't a story. ah . hello, welcome to the program. i'm him are on con, it's believe to be russia's 1st military mobilization since world war 2. up to 300000 reservists are being drafted to join the war and ukraine. russian forces of suffered setbacks against ukrainian counter offensives in east present. vladimir putin announced the so called partial immobilization during a rare national television address. he also gave his full support to referendums on occupied ukrainian areas. joining the russian federation, separatists are planning to hold the votes from friday. hooton's says referendums

are needed to protect civilians from what he called neo nazi government of ukraine . and his supporters in the west. moscow recognized desk and the hands as self governing republics just before the will. but i'm in the middle of them, but parliaments of the people's republic of don boss and also military civilian administrations, of the care saw in separation regions. took a decision to hold referendums about the future of these territories and asked us to support such a step with. i will stress that we will do everything to provide safe conditions during the referendum so that people can express their will. we will support their decision about their future, which will be taken by most residents of the next in the people's republic militia and kept on reach. and then you got back in 2014 russian back separatists held a similar referendum when moscow, annex crimea, from ukraine. most countries deemed the vote to be illegal or 0 as gabriel. alexander has more from keith to key aspects of lat. amir put in speech,

the 1st one being the fact that he's calling for a partial mobilization of the russian armed forces. his defense minister saying that as many as 300000 russian reservists will be immediately called for more training and then put into this war with ukraine. now how ukraine has responded to this has been sort of a shrug of the shoulders, ukrainian president, while the mirror zelinski saying that nothing really changes with this announcement by putting that he will continue with his main objective to help the ukrainian armed forces get the weapons that they need, and also the main objective to expel all russian forces off all ukrainian land. also, the 2nd major announcement by vladimir putin was the fact that he is pushing forward with a referendum in for ukrainian territories. there either fully or partially controlled by the russian military. the response by the international community to

this is that any referendum would be illegal and that ukrainians also say they will not recognize it. the referendum would ask residents of those areas. one question, do you want to join the russian federation? ukrainian say that this question is simply a sham, and that the results are already pre determined by russia. the bottom line is, it's unclear that if these new initiatives buy food and throwing more troops at this fight and trying for a referendum that would lead to certainly an annexation of ukrainian land will be enough to change the tide of this war for the russians. and for potent, but what is clear is that this war is certainly taking on a new direction. gabriel is on to for inside story. let's take a closer look at the situation on the ground areas and read a hill by russia and it's separatist allies. these include landscape denette, zap russia and curse on,

while the referendums will be held. ah, that's brain, i guess in the russian republic, a dog based on a survey mark of former russian m p, and public spokesman for president vladimir putin. he's now the director of the institute of political studies in moscow in dublin is that donato buchan professor teaching post soviet politics at dublin city university. he's also the author of an upcoming book, the domestic politics and post soviet unrecognized states. and in vancouver island is michael morse, acute senior fellow, the. busy and to counsel and former spokesman for the organization for security and cooperation in europe all will consume. i'd like to begin an dog, a son with survey markov. there are 2 things to discuss. let's discuss the 1st one . this idea that there is as partial mobilization of some, nearly 300000 reserves. that has to be an admission that this invasion of ukraine

was a badly run. and a mistake if the calling up that many people the largest a call up since the 2nd were war and you know what one does it is a, a now to wife less then, you know, it's a part of it because actually relation 5 times more than you could anybody but which is why i saw her is because i was just normal. i mean is it but a, you know, a society as a musician, you create 10 times more

a. so 1st to change is use a boss, a c. so see $100000.00 off on mobile. i saw just a about 2000000. well, i just want to get her to be how was it or on, you know, sort of a switch rule to create a new opportunity or not. i mean, to come back to offensive and the vision of you, we got a house because you can't with it. if you create a study, but you all of this 7 months ago you, you will, the state of the ukrainian military was, you knew how much

a challenge it was going to be. yet you still went and underprepared, you couldn't supply your own troops. this is been a disaster for you, us your questions and others, obviously a few articles. even on march, army mark must throw in a we used to see, and it's because you can in as the way except to be in touch on our hands will be much more. but why do you mean jim? i made a mistake because he made this possible member decisions. ela should be done because you want, anytime you don't want to make a decision, because if you want to continue to leave normal life and let me put you couldn't be contracted with. who is what charity?

now i can see it create a new generation where, you know, august more than last year. so you should have tools as a part of the power station, korea competition. and who can be that you might not be in your, in your conference or how, what does this new quote tonight? but even if we saw to where do i need it? you know, let me bring my call both the kid is in vancouver island to buy anything that's more of the same. absolutely not. you know, with due respect to the survey, you should get out of time to say land, but maybe that's the goal for him because he's probably still in the kremlin payroll look. the only terrorist here is left him or put on, you know, people have to understand that when the so called special military operation was

declared, put inside is going to liberate russian speakers and ukraine. well, the most fierce opposition are among the most curious opposition to this illegal invasion. divide division were probably russian speakers in eastern central and southern parts of ukraine. you want to talk about terrorists? go to the russian soldiers who have earned villages on schools, raped women children, grandmothers who have committed war crimes. ready on a scale we've never seen before. the, as for the partial mobilization, i think this is the role of the dice for mister potent. i think it shows it does formation. is very, very risky for him domestically because what's going to happen? he's going to throw more men into the fire. they will come back saturday and boxes and 2 zip codes in russia. federation, which have never received them before. because what on this type of cale men are

going to be called up from key centers? i'm think st. petersburg and bosco and the other thing, you know, a lot of russians, especially middle upper class, i've tried to not collect themselves, ignore this war, but with this huge mobilization, there's no way they can ignore it any further. and one final thing that's going to trigger, especially because of the holding of the legal sham referendum, is that the crossing of the red line as far as the international community is concerned. and that will bring even more sanctions on rush up further pushing them into prior state status. so get your reaction to that in just a 2nd. but i do want to bring in a dental kobuck on who's in dublin, florida augustine, vancouver just mentioned the referendums that it's the next biggest talking points . they're going to, the russians want to hold referendums. it's very simple question. do you want to join the russian federation? now if those are referendums happened, luckily to begin on friday. is that the end to diplomacy?

is this no more diplomatic efforts between russia and ukraine? the whole idea of holding referenda at this time, or indeed at any time is, is farcical. it would be, it would be comedic, if it wasn't so tragic. i mean, russia doesn't how even control over the territories that it proposes to have referenda in these are, these are occurring during a state of war and of course they're being called it a few days silvers and we know well that these results are already known to the kremlin 100 fans, this is just to give a veneer of legality to what is an old fashioned imperialist land grout and in terms of liberation. ukraine which was the term that survey markoff used. i mean, here in ireland, which is not a member of the military lines, we have tens of thousands of people who have fled this liberation and who are giving their, their stories 1st hand of what they are seeing from a 3rd of the population of ukraine are now displaced from their homes, all as a result of this imperial aggression. and i tell you here an armed we know

imperialist aggression when we see it. europe is united as never before. we hear from dessert mark off about, you know, the west supply ukraine, an aging ukraine. the reason why the west is supplying you for an 80 ukraine is because we have faced this crossroads before in europe. the united nations is meeting at the moment the united nations was established because a dictator should try to unilaterally change boundaries in europe by force. and we're seeing the challenge again. and you're is uniting against russia and russia is feeling the full force of european pressure on this issue and it will not assuage over time. i know that they're trying to put pressure, of course on your using energy as leverage. but i think they will see as this winter approach is that that will not work either as it hasn't worked in ukraine. i think i mark of these referenda of being a being taking i'll taking place rather under the barrel of ago. and they call be legitimate in any way, shape or form. why even bother it is now in the rush. i don't

care if i've been in the united states and yet can you come in and get it well? well done or done because we conducted ideal if you get a minute can i mean i've been, i've said that i saw or even, you know, some, some are going to be to be part of your ideas to figure out what kind of what had been not why you should care about your opinion, because we know that you all and, and how can you still have all successes about it? what i want to know is that you can, you know, i mean, even i'm not 2 boys. so like i said, i wouldn't know, but nevertheless,

i would don't care. but we need to know because we was seeking, you know, for sure it's real real, right about these people. what is the connection letters? if you may know that you're back to us in the agencies in media, not yourself z new will not to you why i want to move all of these yet and partial was a lose, was joining ration that created by russia. yes, he said he has agree. ah, but those are from all sir gates of an impassioned defence. you've just given us

why i want to go to michael next. michael um the u. s. is really out of options when he comes here. there west is out of options. russia like survey says, doesn't care. you've done your sanctions. you, you've put pressure on russia yet. the war still continues. sug, is right. there is nothing you guys can do. well, 1st of all, i'd like to correct sir guy survey scientists say lines. i've spent a lot of time in odessa, which is primarily russian speaking. i visited chinese hills, mostly russian there. and guess what are gay? all you see on every blog in odessa now, are you creative flags? if there's one thing mister putin has managed to do to these areas, is he's really stocked up, the patriotism there. and finally, onto the hill. talking about russians being tara's, i visited a community on the outside of chinese, where a $500.00 pound bomb was dropped by the russians in

a densely populated settlement shredded toys shredded teddy bears in that balm hall destroyed homes. i asked people, i looked into their eyes in russian. i said, who did that, they said the russians, number one, what do you need most is rebuilding and salvation from. ready terrorism, as for the united states and western lives around, i think, what needs to be done immediately is for the administration to grow this bind. and finally declare rush, state, sponsor of terrorism. and the big reason for that is exactly what's happening at the supper is a nuclear power plant. this is nuclear black male, that's a nuclear terrorism conducted by the russian federation, not by the russians, but not by the ukraine. and it's the russians who have parked their military vehicles and put ammunition very close to the reactors themselves. you know, it's really sad when you think about it, but the russians have never learned to anything from their stupidity and lying from

1986 in terms of what happened for novel when the invasion happened in february, they took over turnover again. what did they do? dig up, contaminate, so all that sort of thing. so it just goes to show how irresponsible they are and how to, you know, when a nuclear disaster, god forbid happens. we're not only effect ukraine, it will effect russia. but it seems the russians don't care, but they're on peoples. let me bring in to darker hair, darker um there is precedent to this. there was a referendum in crimea in 2014. it was criticized widely. there were no independent election observers. it was done some say under the barrel of a gun. is there any legitimacy that the russians can point to in this new referenda, that is actually going to convince anybody? no, absolutely not. and, and that will be illustrated by the fact that you won't find any you and member states who will be recognizing this and going back to crimea in 2014, which of course is a template for this survey mark of i think,

said it was an a kind of an ideal type of referendum and again that was held under under dressing, was held during a time of war and it was, it was held by 10 days. notice i don't, you don't seem to know how to hold referenda. we have a lot of experience of it here in ireland. these are very laborious processes which take place over time and you certainly don't do it while occupying a territory mean important speech. today, he was talking about the territorial integrity of russia, which must be protected, but what the international community is concerned about is protecting the international, the territorial integrity of, of ukraine. and that's not something for us to decide what the boundaries are. the borders are of ukraine into conflicts as survey has done. russian speakers with pro russia is ridiculous as saying as that because the majority people in this country here and are in speak english that where, where pro, english and english should should, should come and, and, and, and re invade the country. it would be an absurdity, and that's the kind of logic that's been used to take over these regions and was taking them over, rushed through these artificial referendum. does that have no international

legitimacy ago to bring you in here? by do you want to talk very specifically now about president platinum putin? you used to be his spokesman. he's gone from being a very strong character on the world stage to look increasingly isolated. he's not at the un general assembly, which is taking place right now. he said his foreign minister, ah, he's a junior partner now to china, who is now holding a big influence over what the russians are now doing. where is vladimir putin is, or is he seen in russia as being the strong, manly ones? was why do you which of course don't command, she's not the war to try to look at people demand towards the center to agree in 2014000 out of your great rational and you know,

our colleagues with punch it said to be good news to be especially like russia and so let me show the country and said not to be the same, but the different bees that russia like. if you 1st story you were example would be candidates and you will join different canada. you would be a game and i didn't go to my right where you have somebody in canada, let's bring it up. you can get him to answer the. i mean, michael, you've been shaking your head. told me what you think. well, luck. i, again, i spend a lot of time recently in odessa and i and key of and elsewhere. rushman is widely

spoken. and is anyone trampling on their rights arresting them? no, absolutely not. what you're finding however, is that because so many residents are realizing what a horrible war this is, again, women and children, grandmothers, raped and killed, that this is really triggered. resurgence of patriotism where actually a lot are switching over to ukraine and thank you very much for to put in a lot or hoisting ukrainian flag every single block that i've walked in odessa and i have like, you know, 10 tons of kilometer the wrong. the city has ukrainian flight painted on the buildings and no ones being persecuted for that. and listen, i'm a former, as the election observer, i'm a former spokesperson though. it's in ukraine and we have, we have seen what kind of sham referendums the russians and the rushing back and hands are capable of holding. no one's going to take it seriously. and i think again,

it represents the desperation of mr. newton. i don't even think at this point that his voters in russia would take it seriously. it's a, it's a dead end avenue for him to know. okay, almost doesn't matter though whether anybody in the west takes it seriously. these referendums are going to happen. they're going to go the way, pretend wants them to go, they're going to give him the, just me, certainly in the eyes of his own people. there's not a huge amount we can do. there's not huge amount the west can do. here's about the welcome to charlotte. whether these referenda aren't going to make any difference at all, i mean, they're completely gestural and they're an act of desperation. they're hooton's belated response to the huge territorial gains that the ukranian army managed to achieve during the last month where they took back several 1000 square kilometers of ukrainian territory and liberated their people there. so this is, this is a response. it's trying to, to take back the narrative to take back control of the narrative, because this is the 1st speech of its kind that, that food has made to the people in russia since the beginning of the war and is trying to signal to the west. again, no good was angry,

he's not laughing and he was again playing the nuclear card. indeed, our guest today serving market did the same on b, b, c. this morning we're, britons woke up to find that they were being threatened again with nuclear strikes and we've seen on russian t v here in ireland, ireland and britain being blown away in simulations of nuclear strikes. so you know, we know what russia is capable also. we also know that, and this is being here over the last 7 months, sorry, back, i'm going to cut you show, i'm going to pay you show that because we are running out of time. and i do want a very quick response from saga. mccaul is anything that you've heard from, i guess in dublin and vancouver and you have been critical of vladimir putin balls, is anything you've heard today, changed your mind on anything that might be going on right now, including the calling of the reserves i. a rush is the biggest come to enroll, but we'll have to have to have people from general. so our demand was at peace and

with activity i was real a want to or so on. a what you do with you as a whole do would be all done so well, if you don't presume you created of those, but if you who are read what you're going to be ready to have 2nd due to which is going to talk majority same as you can now is a some kind of a to dismiss all to groups, including your football, you know, message a day or a fascist. i should be on a should be

a change. and also a want to get a concert. we have actually run out of time, but i do want to thank all, i guess a said a mock hope do not go back and, and michael, both a kid, i don't want to thank you as well. but watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website out there don't call and further discussion, go to a facebook page at facebook dot com forward slash ha inside story. and you can also join the comments on twitter a inside story for me, and the whole team head ah

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