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military brass resign as anger rises over the inability to stop and islamist. insurgency will get the latest for you. this hour also coming up ukrainian soldiers patrol the border is more than 100000 russian troops mass on the other side. the us and its allies send defensive weapons to kia, but germany faces growing criticism for refusing to help. ah, i'm anthony howard. welcome to the program. the government of burkina faso has called for come after soldiers mutinied, demanding more support for their fight against islamist militants and the resignation of military leaders. hundreds of protesters have now gathered to show their support. for some of the meat in is sunburned and looted the headquarters of

the ruling party. the ominous sound of tear gas fired on protests as by security forces. on saturday, a crowd gathered in the keno fast. those capital wag do, grew dissatisfied with the government and president roc to boris inability to control a johanna insurgency. this troubled the country for 7 years useful, grew her or perhaps rock must go. we all agree on that. we believe that the government is catastrophic. listed won't grew law, we're not a catastrophic catastrophic in always, especially when it comes to security, it will apply reply security day when a panel member the next day for the signs of unrest, this time from the army. heavy gunfire coming from several barracks in the capital, plus disrupted internet connections prompted fears of a cou, the defense minister was quick to get on the air to deny the government had lost control at the moment. it was you, lydia lamar,

the government has confidence in the army which remains committed to the republic. we asked the people to remain calm to carry out their duties. we are following the developing situation so we can provide information on the real reasons for these shootings. london, so i can tell you that for the moment everything is under control and we ask our army to continue to support our republic and carry out its mission to protect its territory and its people. it will show the protection of t. twa it plus, the unrest comes just a week after 12 people, including a senior army officer, were arrested on suspicion of planning to d, stabilize institutions in the country. on the streets, there was support for the army in the wake of attacks linked to al qaeda and the islamic state group. thousands of died in recent years and around one and a half 1000000 have been displaced. let's bring in our west africa correspondence flourish of water in lagos,

nigeria. so there are rumors and reports of occur in became faso. the government denies an army take over. do we have any clear picture of what is actually going on? well antony, the situation in booking a fast so has really been confusing for a lot of people outside the country because of the conflict in reports coming out of there are sources on the ground. tell us that indeed emily takeover has happened and they are just waiting for the military to confirm via it t v broadcast or something like that. however. * the boykin, a fossil government have insisted that the situation is under control and there is no military takeover. so we're just waiting to see what more information we can get . it's also important to note that this morning the internet connection in boykin are facile, was put out, which might explain this law are flow of information out of there. so mixed

messages, but why board burkina faso is army b staging a mutiny when they have all already tried several times to take over the leadership in the country. well this time around is the same reason they've tried to take over leadership of the country before. many of the soldiers are complaining that they are on the phone dead, that they are not trained well trained enough to fight against the ceramic attacks coming from a, from our cad. and i says, and so many of them are saying that they need more man power. they need more training, they need the government, top security officials to step down a new wants to call. mean, they're basically saying that they need more support to fight the islamic terrorists. that have been invading the country since 2014, and one of the people support flourish. a military revolt is such an extreme

solution. what problems do the people face that they are so great and, but i would say this a qu as a bit her outcome to what they currently have. well the complaint of the military echo the complaints of the entire population because many people in the country feel like the government is not doing enough or hasn't done enough to contain the security problems that have been going on in book in a faster for a very long time, and they think that the military cool will be a solution because the military is going to be more aggressive and take the city every security situation more seriously. now you call the military cool, an extreme, but in west africa it's, it's been, it's very common. it's something that happens a lot. i mean, many, many people thought that military clues where in the past for west africa, what we're seeing more of those happening in con, she's like, gimme my li,

chad here. now walking a fossil. and so many people are just desperate for any kind of solution. i'm not sure they're thinking through to see if this would actually be the best way out or best way forward. but they just want anything, any form of change. anything that can give them hope are because of the level of violence level of death. staffing going on. the risk took water in lagos, nigeria, thanks so much. military aid is arriving in kia from the us, poland, britain, and others. as he cried, faces the threat of a possible new invasion by russia. one country so far, refusing to help you crime is germany and is coming under pressure from its allies to take a stand as rush masses its forces along ukraine's borders. moscow, however, insists it has no plants to launch an attack. it's been dubbed the new cold war with relations between russia and the west. as

biting as the weather on ukraine's eastern boulders will pretty well. the british foreign officers publicly accused president putin, of planning to install this prohibition politician was as a new ukrainian leader to bit you have had more, i have a fee is critical key has pivot to the west. got the little has denied the claims given last. and the russian foreign ministry, branded the assertion fake news. the united states is continuing to said military equipment to ukraine. the britons, deputy prime minister on sunday, played down the probability of boots on the ground. i think i think it is extremely unlikely and, but that doesn't mean that we won't do everything that we can short of that to sure up and strengthen the position of ukraine in taking defensive measures. and also to be clear that there would be a very severe economic price to pay up to

a $100000.00 russian troops have amassed at ukraine's boulders over recent months with moscow demanding that ukraine will never be allowed to join nato. putin is also denied. he is planning to talk, but those living on ukraine's frontier with russia are far from reassured with life on the edge of something very terrible. it's carrying sol. yes. i can say i'm of scale. for now daily life continues. but as a political temperatures plummet, people here are all too aware how quickly that could all change of michael kim, it's with us now. he's a history professor at the catholic university of america and a former state department expert in the president obama. you're welcome to you.

wisdom politicians say there is a very real risk of a russian invasion into you crime, michael, what's your system? i think that's absolutely correct. although you want to be a little bit careful about the word innovation. there are many kinds of russian tools of, of interference that may not be technically speaking, a kind of ground invasion, but that to a sort of conventional grant and basement absolutely. within the realm of the possible u. s. and the other countries have sent already sent or agreed to send a weapons to you cry. and michael, you talk about pulling different leave is, is this enough to make russia reconsider its position? does this change anything it me or change a few of the kind of a small calculations that russia is making? i don't think it's enough to change the overall calculus to do that. the west would have to assist you with their power, which would be an enormous staff. and i think we could credible promise or threat

to russia, putting boots on the ground of the event of a wider russian warrant. there's really skepticism are reluctant to do that from washington to london on to berlin, to brussels. germany, michael has been accused by the credit and government of not showing enough support compared to its nato allies. do you see a truth in that? i jones, i think, in germany as being consistent to transfer america policies going back to 2014 in which chance are america and out of the argue that there was no military solution. obviously the situation is changing, but germany remains integral to the current sanctions regime on russia and germany would be of interest in the future sanctions regime in the event of a wider war. it seems to me that it's germany is right. you know, not involve the top militarily in what's going on. and i think there's probably consistent with the views of the german public. so it's germany's choice me and, and i think it's a reasonable and,

and some of the russian side let me put in as always born of an, a split expansion of nato. is this conflict this relationship solvable in any way? even if the current tensions are resolved, i think it is sahu, but it is immensely difficult. it would require extraordinary diplomatic effort and luck. really. from both sides of this, at this stage, russia has increased the temple of things that such an extent has militarized situation that has levied a series of unreasonable demand on the west. and it's near impossible to respond to that in the short term. but if innovation is averted and there's time and perhaps the temperature goes down a little bit, there isn't center on both sides to figure out a solution to create a future that doesn't involve a wider regional war. so i think a small bit of hold, but you have to be very, very optimistic to believe in a short term mock. okay, that's good to have you long. really appreciate. okay, let's con to take

a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. now, the fire at a popular nightclub in the camry in capital yonder is, has killed at least 17 people authority say the play spread to an area where cooking gas was being stored, triggering loud explosions. tragedy comes as cameron host, the africa cup of nations football tournament armenian president. armand focus young has resigned from his largely symbolic position, citing his inability to influence domestic and foreign policy during times of national crisis. ammonia has been in a political crisis since classes broke out with neighboring azerbaijan, in 2020, in the disputed region of nagondo, cadillac, to the south pacific islands of tongue and now and a country hit hard by a shocking under water volcanic eruption. and su nami, families have stopped children from playing outside because of concerns about the ash that fell over the islands,

which are north of new zealand and east of australia. but i'd is now trickling in by air and by sea and clean up operations are now moving forward. from the air tango still has the outline of a pacific paradise, but a damage assessment flight looks deeper and there is plenty to assess, not least the massive amounts of ash blonde from the nearby volcano. it is one of many, many obstacles to getting aid to the people who need it. most. flying in our initial impressions were that the automobile of grier asked them a lot of pacific islands if you say, particularly say like a lamb ash that was mostly greenery. even if it's easiest by this one, all affected a ish. so dip is so, so a hold of me because she is under water look alike. oh, so be moving from island. delighted satellite images before and after. reveal the

transformation of tonga by the volcano, ash suffocating, many areas, and where its unami waves hit homes and businesses swept away, leaving dirt, bare rock and sand. a devastating moment tempered by reports of a relatively low number of deaths for such an event. now residents need this and much more emergency drinking water because ash and salt water have polluted so many sources. it's the 1st of a long list of needs for tompkins to survive and begin to rebuild. and that's all the needs the now after a short breakout documentary theories don't film tracks. a kenyan pharmacy fight for the climate. i'm anthony howard in berlin. i'll have more nice for you at the top of the air filter is a sport of many colors.