[000:00:00;00] ah ah, the state of the news line from berlin mission a boarded an aide convoy on its way to evacuate civilians from mario full turns back. still, dozens of buses manage to leave the city. but over a 100000 people remain trumped. also coming up a stark warning from the european union to china. don't help russia. it's war against ukraine. but beijing says it won't be forced to take sides plus on gary and

to have to the polls on sunday, a united opposition is leaking to unseat incumbent. big to all bond, but as close ties to russia could tip the balance in what experts predict to be a type rate. ah, i'm nicole furnish, welcome to the program. the city of mario full has become synonymous of the horrors of russia's war in ukraine for weeks. the port city has been under what's being called a medieval style siege with some 100000 people trapped without food and water and exposed to constant shelling. desperate attempts to evacuate civilians from the area have failed time and again on friday, a red cross conway was reportedly blocked from entering mario ball and still thousands managed to escape on their own. ah,

arriving to elective safe day after weeks of shelling over 3000 were able to escape murray or pull on friday, but it's a journey full of wrists. one woman recounts her fears as she crossed a russian check point. this is that it is the fake, but it was very difficult. she said, you can't. i was afraid they would take my son away here. they made him to his phone on the ground and trample on it because he had american music. an attempt by the red cross to deliver aden evacuate civilians ended in failure. the organization said the lives of thousands depended on evacuations. there is no plan b. here we have been working for weeks. i am telling the media bower efforts to get into my appall with aid and to allow the safe passage of civilians out of the city

am. time is running out to the people of my appall, or they are desperately in need of assistance and they're desperately need of leaving the 5th if they wish to do so. unable to wait for the sled, the bombs and cause the white cloth, assigning me no harm as many as a 170000 muscle trapped in this city. but been devastated by war. this former often edge now a makeshift bomb shelter for those who can't escape. we came here to the basement. she said, if we stay here because we've done what happened to our apartment, we run he with what we heart was still really struggling to bizarre. live the red cross that they will attempt once again to reach the city and saturday in a bit to rescue the innocent. from what is left of maria,

how are they? are we spoke jolina still caused the deputy director general of the ukrainian red cross and she told us about the attempts to take civilians out of mario full of what you to the situation when is getting worse and worse. so from day to day, we haven't heard anything from our people in order for more than one week that there is, there is still our staff working very well. last we have there are still around 612 years working with no anything of all the destiny the and i, when all that they have difficulties because they do not have, well, they have problems with transport. it course cars when our city damaged our office was partially damaged. so this situation yesterday, we had the teams of from other ages of ukraine, of the credit and with cross headed, a cart envoy, to what you will in order to immigrate the people. but it failed,

we were reached only, but ganske and then stopped by the national troops. but even ganske, we helped to have a great nation coming from where you put on their own us. in such a way louise worked it. we followed, $42.00 bosses and $500.00 private cars was a procedure, ender? we know that the ladies hours one hour ago, they had to each appreciate that was a 2 day operation. and, but unfortunately, we still don't have access to anyone. i was the alina so cause of the ukrainian red cross talking to us earlier. their russian troops are said to have withdrawn from the decommission to noble nuclear plant in northern ukraine, with some soldiers, reportedly showing signs of radiation sickness. the un nuclear watchdog now wants to investigate whether russian forces were exposed to high levels of radiation. in

the month they occupied the side of the worst nuclear disaster in history weeks off to seize in control of the decommissioned chernobyl nuclear power plant. russian forces a said to have left the area. ukrainian authorities of accused moscow of acting recklessly walling control of the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. seen here in archive footage, russia ah behaved irresponsibly internal them on all accounts. for all ma, not allowing the personnel of the station to perform their functions in humana ah, to digging trenches in the contaminated areas. ukraine, nuclear agencies has digging those trenches and staring up radioactive dust by driving heavy vehicles and the toxic exclusions own contributed to rushes. withdrawal off to soldiers were exposed to high doses of radiation. the international atomic energy agency said that it hadn't been able to confirm the

ukrainian claims, but welcomed rushes withdrawal. we see this, of course, as a step in the right direction. we are going to be there very, very soon, because that he's at the intern albany. there is a lot of work to be done or who is no. while the stations returned, ukrainian control may have few implications in the fight against russia's invasion . it should allow or turn to normality at the sight, allowing workers to resume the long task of rendering chernobyl safe for future generations. here's a quick look at some other stories we're following for you today. the german government has approved the sale of 58 tanks to ukraine. the vehicles equipped with cannon and machine guns were originally part of the east german military and now belong to a check company. germany had to approve the sale due to a so called end use. clos, a former reserve officer in the german military is facing charges of spying for

moscow. federal prosecutor say he was in contact with russian intelligent services from 2014 until 2020. and that he provided information about the military, about civil defense and the impact of e. u sanctions against russia on german company's european parliament president, roberta, mit sola has met with ukraine's president zalinski on a surprise visit to cave. when sola pledged that the e u would increase its assistance to ukraine. the maltese politician as the 1st top e u official to visit since russia's invasion the european union has called on china not to help russia a wage war on ukraine or sidestep western sanctions. the warning came during the 1st summit between the you and china in 2 years since russia invaded ukraine, beijing has stood by moscow and still refuses to condemn the attack. it was the 1st summit between the you and china in 2 years. the goal assurances that china won't

arm russia or help moscow evade western economic sanctions. european commission president or ssl of fonder lion said afterward, she had made an appeal based on simple math. let me remind you that every day shine on the european union trade, almost 2000000000 euros worth of goods and services and income parisian trade between shine on russia's only 300, some 330000000 euros per day. so a prolongation of the war and the disruption it brings to the world economy is therefore in no one's interests, certainly not in china. china has refused to condemn russia for invading ukraine. in fact, hours before the summit with brussels, a spokesperson for china's ministry of foreign affairs called the u. s. the culprit and leading instigator of the ukraine crisis for its role and nato's expansion

since the cold war and the president, she jin ping was more subtle when addressing the e. u officials long day china has maintained the consistency and continuity of its e u policy holder. we hope that you can form its own perception of china, adopt an independent china policy and work with us for the study and sustain development of china. you relations goshen, where russia's war has brought the e you closer together and shown how far away other powers such as china or on foreign policy. and let's get you up to speed on some other global headlines now. for long as president has declared a nationwide seat of emergency following days of protests, demonstrators blocked roads across the country on friday, calling for the government to resign. through lanka is suffering shortages of fuel and widespread power cuts. on thursday,

protesters set fire to vehicles near the president's home. in a major breakthrough, the warring parties in yemen, civil war have declared a 2 month cease fire. the un broker deal is the 1st nationwide truth. since 2016 tens of thousands of people have been killed in 7 years of fighting between a saudi led coalition back in gibbons government and who he rebels back by iran. the actor will smith has resigned from the academy of motion, picture arts and sciences. the body whose members vote on oscar award nominations. in a statement, smith said he would accept any further punishment decided by the academy. smith is facing disciplinary action after slapping comedian chris rock during the ceremony on sunday night and hungry, prime minister victor or vance feed us party, has been and powerful more than a decade. and this sunday's parliamentary election, the status quo is being challenged for the 1st time by

a united opposition alliance. the 10th campaign has been dominated by the war next door with both sides, promising voters their version of peace. funny fashion reports. it's plain sailing for hunger is prime minister vic, to war barn on his home turf in seekers for he had left protect the peace of hungry under security. his mantra now only fit as can protect hungarians from the war. next door conflict, he initially described as a military action or barnacles, friend, an economy. portner fulton now says a vote for fetus is a vote for peace. the government claims the opposition is pro war something the opposition denies the war and neighboring ukraine has taken a center stage in this election. but just how much is the war influencing? i will turn me a bit get. we're going to vote for peace. that's why we're here and peace will be

delivered by the government by feed us. yup. it is sunny. choose peace. choose euro read this campaign slogan from hungary opposition, but their message is being drowned out by orbit fetus party, which is dominating campaigning. some borders are also being swayed by domestic issues and take them. i will vote for the opposition because i see the future in them and not in this homophobic government. a political analyst peter crack o says the war in ukraine has helped or been create a fresh narrative. so what are one does now is that he trials lays for him for listening to domestic boy dixon to the messages. that if you support the opposition, then the real team awfully do crane. and as a result there will be of war and you are hungry around voters and also die as a result of the war. and u. s. hunger em router skunk, the v much for the gas, and that's true 60 than you paid before. how much?

fetus stands to benefit from the tactic is unclear. one percent of voters say they are still undecided and to an entirely different competition. now the group stage draw for this year's football world cup in katara took place on friday and some big european teams gone. luckier than others. england, for example, got off relatively easy with a group be that consists of around the usa and either well scotland or ukraine. germany. on the other hand, we'll have to contend with a group e that includes spain, japan, and either coaster rica or new zealand. watching the w news. as a reminder of our top story today, some 3000 residents of mario pool have managed to flee the besieged city, but a red cross mission was forced to turn back due to dangerous conditions. over 100000, people still remain trapped. there with say to and now our,

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