[000:00:00;00] ah, ah ah, is it w news lived from the end bratia launches new air strikes on the viv in west in ukraine. the strikes called power cox in the city, and if it's become a haven for refugees from across the country and ukrainian fighters say russian forces have renewed their assault on the besieged steel plant in the city of muddy old. so coming up, germany's opposition later friedrich meds travel to ukraine to assess the destruction counselor,

all of sholtes is being criticized for not making the trip past furious reactions in the u. s. after the supreme court signaled a coup rolled back abortion rights. how dare they? how dare they tell a woman what she can do and cannot do with her own body? vice president combine. harris condemns a drop decision to strike down road the weight and balance to fight. as abortion rides protests are held across the country. ah, i'm rebecca writ is welcome to the program. those stories in just a moment, but we start with some breaking news and the european commission president has called all me you to ban oil imports from russia. from the lion has just addressed the european parliament in strasburg, she outlined a 6th package of sanctions against moscow over its war on ukraine, and called for

a phased embargo on russian oil imports. by the end of the year. his won't, the a you commission had to say just a few moments ago. today we are addressing our dependency on washing oil. and let's be clear. it will not be easy because some member states a strongly dependent on russian oil. but we simply have to do it. so today we will propose to ban all russian oil from europe. this will be this will be a complete import bannon. all russian was seaborne and pipeline crude and refined. we will make sure that we phase out russian oil in an orderly fashion. so in a way that allows us and our partners to secure alternative supply routes. and at the same time,

be very careful that we minimize the impact on the global market. and this is why we will phase outs, russian supply of crude oil within 6 months. and we find product by the end of the year. and we'll have more on the new a u sanctions in our next bulletins and out to the fighting on the ground in ukraine. russian air strikes have hitler, viv, cutting power and water supply. 2 parts of the western ukrainian city close to the polish board up russian forces also struck transportations in the center and west of the country. according to a railway official, plumes of smoke could be seen rising above levine. the cities may i said, the strike hit 2 power substations. the veil has been sped, the worst of the fighting so far with only a handful of strikes, hitting civilian and military infrastructure in while russian forces continue to bombard areas in easton, ukraine. the regional governor, governor of don, yet says russian attacks killed at least 21 people there on tuesday. russian forces also launch

a renewed assault on the as of still works in matter you poll. some residents were evacuated during a brief si, fi, but many more. are still trapped there. safe at last, after weeks under constant attack, these people have escaped the as of south steel plant, ukraine's last stronghold in the besieged city of mar, you pole. many arriving t is recounting stories of horror. really when you made because you can't imagine how scary it is when you sit in the shelter in a wet and damp basement, which is bouncing, shaking when we were able to go outside. i saw the sun for the 2nd time in 2 months, but while dozens have made it to safety, thousands remain in danger, or fight even march with the thought of you at the moment while we are here, as of style is being stormed us,

mario poll is still under siege and people could not leave today when you were you . that you knew that there are tens of thousands of such people who were tens of thousands of women and the elderly remaining mario pole. they booking all of you. russian shelling continued through the day in murray, you poll, soon after the evacuation was completed. those who remain are in despair. spanish hatches, you wake up in the morning and you cry. you cry in the evening. i don't know where to go at own yet not to stop this. i am not alone. imagine everything is destroyed, everything is broken. where should the people go? now? relatives of the soldiers who still fighting in the as of style plant had rallies in keep on tuesday demanding bay b evacuated to the soldiers are part of the controversial far right as of regiment,

while ukrainian authorities promised to continue the operation, they say international intervention will be crucial with earlier i asked al, correspond funny fashion and keep what these strikes in. the west might signal. well, basically russia wants to advance to just describe it. they shifted to focus after this unsuccessful a soldier key from cover 24th. the shifted it now 3rd month into the small, more and more that was the don't bus region, but also for the sudden a part of ukraine. however, these are not the only appalling if you break that experience is heavy. shelly, as we heard and seen in that report also the viv, actually a part of ukraine weston ukraine. that so far was relatively spades from attacks is also coming on the more intensified attack lately with the most recent reported by the league of may or they of a water and electricity infrastructure being hit. however, if you look at the dumbass region, especially when you listen to the governor's day of the lou,

hans can the don't you ask region. basically, these hardly any place left they were civilians can be a safe or feel safe. and in fact a govern off lance. pointed out, it's not just becoming really impossible to evacuate people from the lon screeching for example, but also just to remove a dead bodies from the street. so you can imagine, of course, that the situation there is very, very desperate for people, but not only they, obviously the focus has been also during the past weeks on model pull more of the steel plan. they have a people remain trapped, but also in the city itself. about 100000 people are still in that city that's heavily damaged. and the 3rd month into this war or funding on that on the steel plant, we hear that for russian forces have launched renewed assault on that plant. despite the fact that president putin just a few weeks ago, had previously ordered the military to hold back from bombarding the plan, does it appear that they're stepping up pressure now on the soldiers trapped there?

in the agile style brushes basically saying that that brief c spy out on there, which that one group of people about $100.00 of them could be evacuated, that that temporary use fire. there was basically use a rather misused, this is the russian claim or by the regiment, but others holding off there in that steel plant suit, try to regroup and, and try to find off that russian aggression. so basically russia is having a painting that narrative of trying to just defend and the nazi fi they say these plays because after all, and this has to be added to, to the as of regiment is a very controversial unit to that is a trying to defend not only the steel plaid, but that actually played a key role in trying to defend mario pool from russian occupation, a group that's being accused of sharing a very radical, ultra nationalist fuse. so this is basically a group that was then used also as a pretext for russia to invade ukraine under this pretext to dina, up to fi,

demilitarize, ukraine. so yes, shelling continues to mobile and the people on the ground in the steel plaid have to be the bronze death for to get out. what will they? nobody knows. now for more, i'm joined by frank lead wage. he's a senior lecturer in strategy and law at the university of portsmouth and a former military intelligence officer. hi frank, it's nice to see you again. the city of la viv and train stations in the west and central parts of ukraine have taken fresh hits. how does that fade into russia's strategy right now? it's a fairly typical approach of an air campaign. traditionally, if you're, if you are not concerned about the civilian a war crimes aspect, to try to attack the morale and will to fight of a population. you do that by denying them electricity, transport, water, and so forth. that seems to be what the russians are doing. middletown this however

slightly confused as to why they're using their precision weapons on that kind of assault, rather than the more likely effective attacks on the lines of communication through which of course, nato is now pouring weapons ammunition and other supplies to the ukrainians. the answer question is, it's of a part of russian operation approach. you attack a civilian population, stop trying to establish control and try and lower them or rather will to fight. right. but the main fighting and troop movements are in easton and southern parts of the country as we know how much success are they having there? very interesting, rebecca. the answers towards, towards the done by the last couple of days have shown very, very few attacks. in fact, very almost no ground attacks. what we've had instead is a preparation of the ground by artillery. and that seems to be quite considerable. you creating the authorities are also reporting, moving in of considerable russian forces such as that,

that remain into that area. so it seems a slightly changed their approach. last week they were feeding forces in piece meal this week that massing for an attack, which i think will take place towards the end of the week, prepared for by artillery. we'll see what happens. they have made some grades done and done bass area, but not as much, i think because they wanted interesting late. on sunday, a considerable number of senior officers were killed and injured by your training strike. and the russian cheaper general staff was involved in that tackle though i think escaped maury or equally interesting the ukrainians are making considerable progress in the north east. they've taken a lot of ground off the russians east of, of cock, if that doesn't have a direct impact on the campaign done in don't bust. but the russians will be looking at it with, with concern. why do you think there's that change change of strategy? there, do you think that's an indication that the former strategy wasn't working all yes, it seems to me that would make sense. it's also probably not coincidental,

that garage mom was there over the weekend. so the senior officers, of course, do visit the front occasionally, or just to give out metals and so forth. i would suspect in this case, it wasn't to give out metals. it was to give out reprimands and reorganize the operation sort of kick it into shape. that's, that's of course speculation, but certainly we've seen a slight change in approach with the massing of forces now, which is called what they should have done militarily about 3 weeks ago and waited . they didn't do that. interesting. we're also saying a neighboring bell or a sudden large drill that started to test the armies combat readiness. what is your read into those drills? lucas, i could be well advised to keep his army on his own territory since it is rather more to fear from his own population. i think them in house one wood without having to mrs. fairly recent reports and without having too much access to analysis, i was suspect, this is a, this is a diversion. be

a very poor idea for the rather even more ramshackle forces of better us to try to take on any ukranian units. i suspect this is saber rattling and diversion activity may may have something to do with the 9th of may, which most analysts are now looking at as an inflection point. we can't tell what the planning very poor idea for him to get involved militarily. they're not capable . all right, thank. thanks very much for that analysis. former military intelligence officer, franklin, which thank you. as german chancellor olaf shoulder comes under fire for declining to visit you crane a political rival has taken the chance to outdo the german leader. opposition later frederick meds made the journey to the cranium capital in a high profile visit just 10 days before regional elections. 3 to commit hopes to be germany's next chancellor. on tuesday, he was walking through the ruins of pin a town on the outskirts of keys,

devastated by russian air strikes. the conservative opposition leader spoke with senior ukrainian officials. sagen, i can only say fully respect with great appreciation. i think we in germany and have an obligation to help this country and especially a city like you to pin his visits included. a one hour meeting with president, followed me as a lensky. that makes him the most high profile german politician to meet ukrainian leader. since the war broke out, last month, the german president planned to visit ukraine until it was revealed. he wasn't welcoming reportedly due to his previous support for russian gas projects is about it. so, but i was ready for that. but apparently i have to admit that this was not wanted and keep in t s. knish goods. as you've been shirley, a chancellor olive shalt said he would not be visiting ukraine anytime soon. for shelter, a diplomatic snub to germany's president remains a problem might come on,

miss martin on it can't be that a country that provide yet so much military aid who feel so much financial aid to finance hill that is needed to guarantee security. and this will do that is important for your current future. getting told the president cannot come, who speaks in the month, under the president come up on the call. ukraine's outspoken ambassador to berlin acute the german chancel of taking offence and not being statesmen like which is the image, the opposition lead a met thought to project on the ukraine trip. i can tell you from our side, from germany lucky all the submit, all the we can move, military promotion, what? so what you were a building of real sit on the quote. good boy kind parting words, but in the end, notes is not the one calling the shots in berlin. i'm joined now by database political correspondence. matthew more. matthew frederick met there is germany's

opposition later explained to us again why he is visiting president zalinski in cave and not chancellor sholtes. yeah, go since the beginning of this war, chancellor. all of shots has been hesitant to give any indication that he was ready and willing to travel to kiev. and that's an attitude that really hard and with the diplomatic riff over german president frank thought. a shy my a man who in ukraine esteem has been too close to russia historically and, and lay of that this week all a short said that he could not go until that rift had been resolved. as we just had, the ukrainian ambassador to germany accused him of behaving like a sulky sausage. all of that is to see that frederick match spotted a void and he dived into it and he fell and he and used the opportunity to upstage chancellor allah short. but what many didn't expect really, rebecca was that he would be granted an audience for followed him here to lensky and not just a brief meeting, but on our long conversation. and that will probably leave many here, and belinda in schultz is in

a circle feeling quite better. do we know if met met his visit? took place in consultation with the government here? certainly there were conversations between matters office and the chancellor aunt. however, he was very much acting in a personal and formal role. he didn't have the backing of the german state for this visit and he was the security services here advised against travel. and that said, he discussed the diplomatic ro over the president, the german president and said that he would brief, chancellor of shops on his return to berlin, m and i, and i think, you know, he's trying to have play slightly peacemaker. and so not too long, not to be seen to kind of to undermine chantelle on a short, but certainly, you know, he'll come back with that message, but he's not an ambassador that both sides were keen to stress that he's not and he's not shots a sports person, anyway, we am and that this was very much

a visit that was informal and a personal decision to toronto is mad trying to run a sort of shadow foreign policy here is either using foreign policy to try to gain domestic political advantage. it could certainly be viewed like that. what, well, you know, some people are saying, why should frederick match travel at all? he's not at liberty to bring offers of ben, financial aid or weapons. some people called him a war to risk. other said he was using this opportunity to bonuses on political profile ahead of regional elections. here in germany. for his part, frederick match bristled at the accusation and he said it was his responsibility as a senior german lawmaker to go to to places like he hadn't go to place like european and see the devastation at close. and to come back with a, with a grounded understanding of what was happening there and used that to, to influence policy back here in berlin. and i think that's the extent to which he will be seen as influencing german foreign policy. certainly not running a shadow foreign policy. well,

be interesting to say what he has to say to all i shall flight as they matthew more . thank you very much. in the south of ukraine, there increasing concerns of arising tensions in a neighboring region controlled by russian back separatists ukrainian and weston officials unconcerned that russia could use the trans nice to region to open a new front in the wall. trans nice day is wedged between ukraine and the rest of moldova, the w correspondent, mathias building. i traveled to a town close to the border on the ukrainian side, and heard from local people about their fees. it's just a water as of war, but it separates world just across from an actually public plot of land begins trends. nestor, a self proclaimed republic that no country in the world recognizes the terry tree that you can see over there. trends. yes, for has declared its independence from a door via the beginning of the 900 ninety's. it hosts the russian military base

and has ever since maintained close ties with russia. trans snifter borders, ukraine and mar dover. many have ties to the other side. but now that ukraine is at war with russia, contact has become difficult before and many wouldn't travel between us and ukraine . but now this 3 months has come to a lot. when the war started, the border with the territory was closed. the collation has been rife, the russian troops on the territory could join in the fighting cray. nearby market that used to cater to the visitors from over the river has become very quiet. the end of april explosions where he reported from the other side many a year they could before the flag operations to justify the territory. join the war . yes, napoleon, but nationally known again. of course we are afraid. so

now we hope that they will not come over to the new thought is that most people say they don't expect anything to happen, but no one can be sure most don't want to go on cabinet. people here are hesitant to talk to us because they say they don't know what the future will bring next to the shore. and natalia's boarding his business. yeah, because some of the conflict is close to his family. his wife has just gone to visit her father, entrance near stuff because of the toes border. she had to make a d to a travel via a neighboring model. here with her father 72 years old and he lives alone with we cannot just forget about him. so we just have to hope that she will not get stuck

on natalie's planning to open his bar later this season. but as conflict bloom's business prospects remain, tim his look now and some of the stories making headlines around the world. un secretary general antonio terrace has visited a camp in ne nigeria to meet people displaced by an armed insurgency, the terrorist and the violence across the sand. hill region has become i was becoming a global problem. he called for more aid and support on a 4 day trip to countries in west africa. a u. s. lead crew has handed over control of the international space station to russian cosmonaut, nasa, commander, tom marshburn and 3 other astronauts will leave the station and return to earth later this week. russia has threatened to pull out of iron s operate co operation if western war related sanctions continue. and the u. s. outrage is growing after the supreme court signal it could soon rollback abortion rights. on tuesday, the court confirmed the validity of

a late draft opinion indicating that justices are looking to overturn the landmark roe v wade ruling. it legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, us vice president comma harris condemned the court plans as an assault on freedom. those republican leaders who are trying to weaponized the use of the law against women, we say, how dare they. how dare they tell a woman what she can do and cannot do with her own body? how dare they? how dare they try to stop her from determining her own future. how dare they tried to deny women, their rights and their freedoms. well demonstrate as of rallied in cities across the country to protest the draft decision? abortion rights advocates gathered in front of court houses and federal buildings, including outside the nation's top court in washington,

dc. the bombshell league set off a firestorm of fury in the u. s. capital. as pro choice protestors gathered outside the supreme court. they are not going to get away with this. let me said, i don't care what i have to do, but they're not going to do this, the dc, and they're not going to do this to america. there's more buffing of of them. and we're going to fight, though in the draft. it's the strongest evidence yet that a majority of the supreme court is preparing to overturn the right to abortion. a right established nearly half a century ago in the 1973 landmark ruling roe vs wade. the opinion penned by justice samuel a later and backed by other conservative justices, goes further than many had expected. the $98.00 page long document calls ro, egregiously wrong from the start, and would leave the fate of

a woman's right to choose in the hands of lawmakers in individual states for anti abortion activists. it would mark a victory decades in the making or now that we have the science and technology in ultrasound technology to know that babies in the womb or human beings, we should be protecting them in law. there's no excuse any more than likely decision to overturn roe v wade would not have been possible without former president donald trump. his 3 appointments to the supreme court tilted the balance in conservatives favor. but for millions of women, the ruling would come at a high cost. as many seeking in abortion would have to travel to other states to get one, a tall critic se would hit those already struggling emotionally and financially the hardest. currently 26 of 50 states, a set to ban or restrict abortion. many worry it would deepen the divide in an already polarized country. with the democrats currently predicted to lose control

of congress in the mid term elections. this november progressive lawmakers, a cooling on the party to fight back before it's too late. in a tweet, sen, bernie sanders urged his colleagues to pass legislation securing the right to abortion with a controversial issue now old but short to dominate the coming months. america could be headed for a highly divisive mid term election. watching day w news is a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. here a pan commission has called on the 8 you to ban oil imports from russia, mission president as it on the line outlined 6 packages sanctions against moscow. and called for a phased embargo on russian oil imposed by the end of the year. and russia has launched new strikes against the city of livin west and ukraine cities mer, says explosions, knocked out power in some areas and injured to people to play while ukrainian fighters say russia has launched

a new assault on the steel plant. and the sage city of mary paul the news about this, our coming up next to close up reports on phase in moldova, of russian invasion headlines void at the top of the hour. i'm rebecca written in berlin from the and the table thanks very much for ah ah ah ah ah,

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tune in now. but i just got a thought they were great you one of europe's poorest nations has become a safe haven for hundreds of thousands of refugees. with money. you don't have to save us from the ukrainians. russian soldiers get out of lou crane there goes the young latimer potent calls, the invasion of ukraine, a special military operation,