or as long as that is, as it's not your relative stuck in the, the us defense secretary starts out donald trump's plan to bring an end to russia's war on ukraine. we must start by recognizing that returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an unrealistic object chasing this. illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering the you're watching out. is there a light from a headquarters? and del heinz? how do you navigate to also coming up intensifying efforts to save the gauze of ceasefire? cuts are, and each of the search for solutions after pressure from the us on israel to resume

the war. syria is new president forms a committee for a national dialogue that will discuss the country's political future, the hello, the new us defense secretary pete exit, has been laying out washington's proposal to end the war and ukraine. speaking out of nato meeting and brussels hex that says, joining the organization is unrealistic for ukraine. i'm chief should have bands, and it's hopes of returning to pre 2014 borders. instead, he suggests ukraine prepared to negotiate peace with russia, backed by international troops, not including those from the us. we want like you, a sovereign and prosperous ukraine. this, but we must start by recognizing that returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an

unrealistic objective. chasing this, illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering. a durable piece for ukraine must include robust security guarantees to ensure that the war will not begin. again. this must not be mintz 3 point. oh, okay, let's bring in how someone had about joining us, not from brussel. so have some what sort of reaction has come through to these comments made by the us defense secretary i was so far concerned and more concerned about what happens next in the future. the reason for the simple reason is that pete headset today told the may 2 members of the europeans that they have that the ukrainians have to brace themselves for painful concessions. once that is a deal with a bunch of of that, particularly they have to forget about crimea and the don't bus a beach and,

and that the deed is going to be a tip, the matic. so you some brokers by the united states of america, of that nature and a you have to also abandon the idea of providing significant submitted re assistance to ukraine. so that you claim, finds itself in a much better position to negotiate a degree of flight exit strategy. with by some president blood team and putting a 2nd message is that the americans, the largest suppliers of weapons to ukraine and uh for the president. by then i'll go to a trust and you, of course, when it comes to you quinn, which is basically to the need on a new political supplement. while ukraine ha, has also to understand that is absolutely no way it. we joined nature any time. so we're talking about and you do a political reality is that you, members a day to

a members have to grapple with the rain just earlier today might go to the seconds a general data was talking about, you know, reassuring none of that nature. members are willing to further increase the spending contribution, hoping that the under, cuz we've continued to team up with them when it comes to defense and you claim in particular, yeah, i have some. so speaking of the nato defense spending, the us defense secretary also did have a message to those countries about them increasing their expect expenditures. what did he say? so basically in 2018, trump was saying that you members have to nature members, have to increase that spending to reach 2 percent of that gigi. this is what they have been trying, but when we auto, 32 members of nato have managed to get to 2 percent. now trump is saying they have to go to 5 percent of that to, to be. and this is something that has been

b to rate to today by the headset as something that many, many countries would never be able to achieve with exception perhaps both phone and which stands now at 4.6 percent of its spending on defense. german defense minister earlier today said that it's better than 3 or 5 percent. the most important thing is we have to consider how to move forward when it comes to our defense strategy. i mean, we're talking about an area that has been struggling with economic recession and rising innovation and to commit 5 percent of your defense spending, just going to be on life massive value for many of those countries, particularly germany, hasha had bought a reporting from brussels hash and thank you, you'll yourself of all of us in moscow with more on the from ladies likely response to pete headsets proposal. you know, a special reaction yet to terry's was,

but definitely it's the wind in lead time and patience. the sales russian actually it spends more than a set of its budget on defense right now versus me to trace spending, roads, mold up, 40 percent last year alone. it's economy is now oriented tools that it's military industrial complex was pending and wages rapidly growth economy. the economy grows as well. russia is advancing on the bottle field according to many i'm, they say it's me. why does it important for russia to sit down right now? at the new jersey facing table as it's ready to continue fighting. ok, let's bring an hour and fisher for more on what's being said in washington. so when we're or seeing what trumps plan for peace in the war, and ukraine means possibly what, what more can we expect as well, just be speaking with someone to say that this is really the outline of the plan

that they expect. donald trump to present to the ukrainians a pete hex. that's obviously wouldn't say comments like this in front of any to audience unless i had approval from the white house. you remember that during the election campaign, donald trump talked about how he could bring peace to your cream. he would have a solution deal done when he was elected. not even a waiting until he he was inaugurated as president. but it's been almost a month and the springs no idea of how this would shape up. but hex, this idea that effectively ukraine will have deceived territory. was kinda echoed by donald trump in an interview. you did it the weekend ti talked about of parts of your to create me become russian. that one of many, many people, particularly in ukraine, but international partners as well. but this seems to be the outline of the plan that might be presented. now adult trump also welcome someone who would be held in russia an american teacher to the white house on tuesday evening. and at that point,

he said that the russians have treated them very well. that with good relations between the 2 countries. and this could lead to perhaps a solution for the water near cream. now it seems the release of one teacher wouldn't automatically develop into such a global event. but perhaps with hindsight, we'll see how does that happen. but it suggests that there's definitely communication between the russians and the americans, though troubling unsafe, had spoken to vladimir putting about their lease. but it certainly shows that this communication between washington and moscow, and that might well be key in getting a settlement to the ward and ukraine. and oliver, in the 1st of his 1st storm, he was big on nato's spending more. and now he's double down on that, and that's what has the message that says defense x ray has been carrying exactly in the. but there's been a real antipathy from, from donald trump towards the top. and this seems to be carried over the idea that 5 percent would become the baseline for countries to contribute to the defense as

part of their g d. p is a big number at has been pointed out, a lot of countries wouldn't, wouldn't be able to reach that. the us would struggle with cutting some important social programs the us and struggle to do that. if the without raising taxes, you're talking about a defense budget, which at the moment is $880000000000.00. and if you increase that to 5 percent, that would become $1.00 trillion dollars. that's another $550000000000.00. so it's a lot of money. how donald trump would fund this. not entirely clear, but he clearly sees this as positive as a medical, fast strand at peace through strength strategy and things to other countries could follow suit. what he has said, absolutely. is that the, i mean, he said this of these spots to is that need to but can always rely on the us to be there. and hicks, this is kind of echoing, not by saying, look, if troops go into to be peacekeepers in ukraine,

don't expect the americans to be part of that. okay, alan fisher reported from washington dc, thank you as well. the u. s. is expected to release suspected russian cyber criminal, alexandra finnic in the coming hours as part of a prisoner exchange deal with moscow. vin, a cooperative vtc, which was one of the largest crypto currency exchanges. he was arrested in 2017 on suspicion of laundering $4000000000.00. through the exchange of an extra, these comes off to our american school teacher. mark photo was freed from a russian prison and arrived on home soil on choose day. be 63 year old was met by donald trump at the white house. photo was serving a 14 year sentence for possession of medically prescribed marijuana. the

egypt and cats are stepping off efforts to salvage the gauze of ceasefire. deal, mediators are urging israel on time us to commit to the agreements with reports, a high level of how much delegation is now in cairo. israel's prime minister has threatened to resume the war. if a mouse does not release more captives on saturday, benjamin has no size. the middle tree is reinforcing positions in and around the strip. at the same time that you as president donald trump, is standing by his plan to take control of garza and forcibly relocate its entire population. there is heavy international condemnation of the idea. here is a senior fellow at the royal united services institution on the specialist and security studies in the middle east. he says the goal is to cease fire framework is fragile . and this is for outline, which by the way is what the, nothing yahoo,

a government instructor, the cabinet to refer to this as it's an outline. it's a framework not a deal or agreement, which i think represents the amount of good faith is going into this. is i thinking in very serious jeopardy at presence of the israeli government um, has not shown a tremendous amount of commitment to this outline in the 1st place and the numbers of posts and instead of being killed during the ceasefire period. a ready have been in at least several dozen. and of course you have the, the lack of, of an actual mandate. so there's really delegation to, to have that as a mandates action. negotiate about phase 2. that's so as i'm taking place of people have been sent, but they don't have the mandate to do very much. and then of course you have in the background, donald trump's administration talking about, you know,

a clearing out gaza riviera on the mediterranean. all of that, quite frankly, simply strengthens the, these really far right. and those who really want nothing yahoo to just go back to wor okay, let's speak to him this on her joining us or in jordan's capital on mine because the is really government and the palestinian authority head band i'll just say are from reporting israel on the occupied westbank, so all eyes are on saturday. i'm down. what are you hearing from the is really and or the is really media about where things stand with the ceasefire. well we know that mediators are scrambling behind the scenes to try and get this cease fire to hold. remember that from us accused israel, a violating the ceasefire multiple times. but in its biggest violation hema says, israel has denied the entry of critical humanitarian aid, which includes tense caravans. another temporary structure is to house palestinians

in the interim until this rebuilding process ultimately commences. in phase 3, if we get there, but last night, benjamin netanyahu was pretty clear. but if this does not release the captives by saturday at noon local time, there will be a resumption to the fighting. these really military is now proving plans for the war. they are continuing those assessments as we speak and they're calling up troops from the gaza division. they're cancelling leave for all soldiers and they're even calling up reservist because they are preparing for another all out war scenario. but it's worth mentioning that there's been an exchange of blame for violations of this deal throughout the last couple of weeks since it commenced on january 19th. but says that this is israel, because my elation and that this was part of the deal, and there's no excuse for why israel isn't allowing this aiden in several different age groups. have said the same thing, but these a central supplies are not going in, but none the less this was a ceasefire deal from the beginning that was very sensitive and not guaranteed

because of the extremely volatile situation. but mediators are saying that if the cease fire were to break, if the resumption of war were to happen this saturday, the loss of life would be catastrophic. and it would also have a lot of implications regionally that could spark a wider conflict throughout the middle east. thank to have this on her to report it from my mind, honeywell, which is joining us from drop off and gaza, or people. they're worried that there could be a resumption or for the cease fire might not hold any absolutely, and we're reducing the re and people who are during the day time the lights are here to inspect their homes. by the time the sun went down to lift, the area goes back to their 10 site because they're not sure how long the cease fire will hold. this is part of ongoing fear that is a going everywhere going virus from the know that part of this trip to the southern part of the, of the god, the strip,

despite the fact that many people are making their way to, to know the parts to see their homes and, and garza and another part of the district, but it's still, this has already cause much of that exciting and much of the concern and fear that it's very consistent with people how really expressive data show weeks or days leading to the ceasefire. that people express cautious optimism about the ability of the ceasefire to hold. in addition to the many times it was delayed before it took effect in including the many violations we could easily count the close to $200.00 violations with the cost of $20.00 days or so, including many people who were shot. i'd go to the eastern parts over here next to the philadelphia counts and drop off the city, particularly the one in the western side of the for the southern part of the state . as we report here, just within the past minutes, we could clearly hear the sound of machine guns. and this is part of the tank the our station near the philadelphia at a court door and still 60 percent. according to the municipality of 60 percent of

the city still under these really control and within the range of fire, people literally died inside these areas into 60 percent. that is controlled by this really my 3 as the went back on the 1st day of the ceasefire. to inspect their homes that were shot and killed and remain in their, in the area where they were shot and killed. this is part of ongoing, larger tragedy across the district. we have the same scenario, repeating itself in the eastern part and the northern part of district. but now would repeat it a statement. so god's resuming to work and, and going back too much of the acts on the ground. the fear is on, on, on the rise and people are worried. some people postponed to return to their homes because of this because they want to make sure if they leave their spot in the 10 site they might not do might not find it back in case they have to be in force displacement one more time, tiny and the humanitarian needs remain immense with the a trucks that are making their way into gaza. talk to us about what's actually in

these trucks and are people getting the basic essentials, but they were fine. we'll just start with the fact that within the past hour we did not see any of the trucks coming before that before the sunset was seen, frequent movement of the trucks, we counted close to 40 trucks and they've just before the sunsets come in at once. here one can void of a truck, but judging from the loads on these, the trucks where they're carrying is more items inside a cardboard boxes. and is, these are more of the complimentary stuff we, we did not see or we did not see any of the essential in the fact that he's needed for through right now, people as they make their way back to their homes in northern part of gauze and that got the city or here in the southern part of this trip, we don't single buy homes. we didn't see tens, we don't see power generators and solar power panels. we don't see other necessities that help people to sustain their life and to survive these difficult

conditions. people are much in much need right now. immediate need of water source . for example. they're close to 80 percent of the water was across the gaza strip, been destroyed, the water reservoir is in the northern part of a still old been destroyed. we were just been part of deployment in the northern part of the district. we send people to queuing for more than half a day to get some water or the front of the baker. is that by the way, there are only a few of them. opperation out because the fuel is not making its way through the for the beakers, so really dire humanitarian situation, despite the fact that it's a ceasefire, supposed to a supposed to see more smooth the flow of a humanitarian aids. yet this is one of the dilemmas that are, that people are struggling with, which is the absence of basic necessities to help them survive. these difficult conditions are created by months and months of devastation as the work continued in the past months. honey, hold reporting for us from alpha and gaza. honey, thank you. a prominence garza hospital director is being subjected to various forms

of torture and inhumane treatment and is really present. that's according to a lawyer who has visit a doctor for some of us. i fear an over prison in the occupied westbank for the 1st time is really forces detained. i was affiliated during a raid on come out on hospital and northern garza in december. his lawyer says the doctor has spent $47.00 days at arbitrary detention. he was refused access to legal counsel and to adopt her is still a heads on alta. 0 is where the army forces palestinians to evacuate to rescue g. company occupied westbank thoughts as the military intensifies its operation. the now there is the potential of a heavy rain in vietnam,

but this circulation has been given place the case and not really reaching it for days on end the codes and then play the quality and hand noise has dropped considerably and is the most polluted city in the will, at least during wednesday. however, from the point of view of flash flooding, it's still a risk in the philippines down towards west popular. it's far less of a risk and much of malaysia and west of engine easy. the shelves are returning to sinatra. photo about line of re not when it's gone through having briefly warm things up. and how did you let me get a few snobbish asked to follow what it's coming from is not as cold as it was indeed, but up to 10 degrees invasion and 9 in shanghai and the tundra keeps rising here. there's still a few spanish outcomes for japan, but this and it's developing, right, a street that goes along the river actually under events you will reach shanghai, i think during friday, and this will. so if anything is going to stay there, i thought we might get into the plots of winter, but nothing to last a saturday fairly clearly. so the picture then on the saturday you still wonder if light ish wins?

no. moss. no. how did you but rain on its way out through shanghai, towards south korea? no significant rain, india, probably one of the showers in the northeast and briefly for a time in bangladesh of the what is the effect of the conflict on the environment? the impact is so much more than just emissions from tanks ships and will fight more than this. it has a devastating effect on people and the department of defense is emissions is as large as many countries. every time ministry spending increases, military emissions increased, and this war and this climate, christ, all hail the planner on a jersey to the

the, here's a reminder of the top stories on how to 0 of us our, the new us defense secretary, p tags us has been laying out washington's proposal to end the war in ukraine at a nato meeting in brussels text that says, joining the organization is unrealistic for ukraine on chief should abandon its hopes of returning to pre 2014 borders. egypt on cats are stepping off efforts to salvage the gaza ceasefire until mediators are urging is real on how much to commit to the agreement was reports a high level how my stomach ation is in cairo. israel's prime minister has threatened to resume the war from us, does not release more captives on saturday. a new one is warning, the number of palestinians being forced from their homes and they occupied westbank

is increasing at an alarming rates. israel launched a large scale military operation. 3 weeks ago. dozens of people had been killed in tens of thousands forced from their homes. stephanie, dr. reports of the film secretly from the window is rarely soldiers arresting palestinians from their homes in the comp, in hebron. neighbors captured these moments in the dark of night, late night detentions are coming here, but have increased since these really minutes. we launched a large scale offensive in the occupied westbank in january, storming and reading several refugee camps, including janine to cut them and no chums. in between the sound of explosions is really forces order, palestinians to leave notions. the one says the own sold has displaced at least 40000 people in just over 3 weeks. israel cools the military operation,

fire and room, and says it's aimed at routing out armed resistance fighters and preventing what it calls terrorist infrastructure from being established. but entire neighborhoods are being destroyed. israel is also carrying out air and drone strikes and these densely populated areas homes have been demolished, infrastructure destroyed, and there was a shortage of water and medication. the latest is really operation in the occupied westbank star to just a few days after the cease fire and goes off, took effect stephanie decker or g 0. syria's interim president has announced the creation of a preparatory committee to shape the country's political future. serial husband, under the control of a transitional government, led by flooding shadow since the fall of a shudder aside in december, it's not clear if general elections will be held for a new government assign. i've been job a this following developments from damascus. the interim government has announced

a 7 member committee, which comprises off members from the ruling coordination of the highest part of your shop group, which has been disbanded by the intern president. it also includes members of the civil society as 2 women. one of home is a christian, so all of the minds that the varying from the international community and the 2nd people of inclusive at the and diversity being reflected in the actions of this government seems to have been taken on board. although this is a long way away from national dialogue where we're heading that more than a 1000 people in the city and from all walks of life, are expected to take part to try to charge us if future's strategy for sylvia. but this is going to be your 1st step, which is already being built in by some analysts who see this as a positive step towards bringing alternatives to the table to assuring them to discuss the government to under. i'm of the shut off means what it says, and it will be reflected in actions as well. it is a long charge ahead because it was remembering the time of the shot as soon as he

took the office and said that he has the support of all of the attractions and civil society. he disbanded the ministry he disbanded of the parliament. the constitution has been, has in advance and there is no more room or for the previous regime in anything affiliated with the previous version which is underway. so this committee is going to try and bring all of those fractions together, work on the rules of engagement. how these people will come together and then work on the bigger aspects of a city and societies moving forward on how electrons are going to be held. who will form the constitution? what when it's applied and what's the role of the city and president of which was under 50 years of us are somebody who essentially figured we used to control everything. will it be the same orville provinces and other institutions have more power and comfortable so far? this is going to be the 1st step towards some of the of the 0 semester. and

delegation of catholic bishops has met rebel leaders in the congo. the city of go month as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict. fighting resumed on tuesday after a 2 day pause were ones. in fact, i'm 2 to 3 fighters are battling the condo, these army and self keeble, about 70 kilometers, and the provincial capital book of are you when says more than a 110000 people are on the move from displacements. camps after ones and backed rebels told them to leave. am 23 in its allies, denied, forcing them out, saying that the space people are moving voluntarily. catherine story reports. people in comes for the displaced in the eastern democratic republic of congo are on the again fighting between london fact entities. we, rebels and government troops has forced them from their homes. the congo rerun lions,

which includes m $23.00 coveted go month. the copy team of north keeper proteins 2 weeks ago. now hundreds of thousands of people likes it'd be not equal. to be sheltering here, say the rebels have ordered them to walk up and return to their homes. all my children were killed. i've lost my home and farm. i thought we could build here even by the land. nearly a 1000000 people. what displaced by the violet last year? another half a 1000000 in january, i know we see a most leave in mid shift shelters. the coms are overcrowded and under resource. so i'm like this one. why destroyed last week? the rebel group, he's a statement to denying it was forcing people to leave and save many returning home for you entirely because it's safe to do so. the people here see otherwise not go to the new but we don't have homes to return to they were destroyed. where shall we

go for them to put the district executable. why have they given us such a short deadline? there are people sure from retrieval must be seen. could chung up people from far away from different areas. what do we talk about? let me pull that up again. there was flashing where we came from. the rebels was slow during us in our houses. now they tell us to leave the displacement camps immediately and how we have some great we have children, we have the elderly people with disabilities. how will we transport them to call? have you lemme picked up. i know now good news. the u. n. c is more than a $100000.00. people have started making their way back home, but they didn't see 4 locations to the volume tare. so here in a little angle comp, residents.