ah ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin, ukraine's president. the landscape says he's country is ready to help ease the world's food crisis. ships loaded with previously blockaded grain are ready to set sail from black sea ports as elsewhere, dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war killed in a missile strike. also on the program,

us secretary of state anthony plain can says moscow's annexation of ukraine will never be accepted. as foreign minister tells him western arm supplies to you crate of prolonging alaska is burning. the northern us state sees an unusual state of forest places. we leak the crews battling the safe and couldn't nasal spray that's made against copays 19 experts say the new needle free inoculations could be a game changer in the fight against the disease. ah, i'm feel gail. welcome to the program. we begin with the deaths of dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war, many of whom were veterans of the siege of mario, paul, russia, and ukraine. each a can you see the other of shelling the jail where they were being held?

russia claims ukraine used us supplied rocket launchers to strike the prison, the frontline town of. and if you crave, has blamed russian. shelley, russian officials say the attack killed 53 ukrainian prisoners of war. in the days of may development, ukraine says it is ready to restart a grain exports. an agreement with russia drawn up by the un should allow the resumption of shipments from to black. see ports you kind of present the landscape has inspected below the loads and says he's a country wants to boost global food security by dispatching millions of tons of wheat keep claims of russian blockade has halted exports for 5 months. the w is a misuse, bullying. it was at the point of a desk today during president's landscape visit these visits by his zalinski and by the ambassadors of the g 7 countries plus turkey and the representative of the

united nations. the clearly a signal that the world wants these transfers to go on and ukraine, once these transports to go on, there are a warning to russia not to obstruct the scheme. in ukraine's forwards, we have no 17 ships that are ready to go, and that are hopefully leaving in the next few days. after that there will be a shuttle between istanbul and ukraine in order to bring out all these tons of grain. we are talking about 20000000 tons of grain that are now stored in ukraine storage facilities. and after the next harvest, another $20000000.00 tons are expected to add to that in order to bring all of them out. ukraine accounts with the period of 8 or 9 months, so it is quite a long period. and there are many chances that this will be interrupted due to fighting in the black sea or due to obstruction by russia. so there is quite some

extra anxiety here in ukraine whether this can really work. are you a secretary of state antony blank and has told his russian counterparts so gay love rough that moscow's annexation of ukraine will never be accepted? the 2 men spoke by phone for the 1st time since russia invaded ukrainian february after the call secretary blinking said he'd urge mister love to respect a deal to allow those that grain shipments to leave the black sea. mister law office reported to have criticized the west supply of arms to ukraine and told him and told his us of that number was extending the conflict. they also discussed a u. s. proposal to secure the release of 2 detainees being held by moscow. brittany, right. let's get more from the w correspondent, behavior christner in washington wealth of mckayla. so the world is waiting to see whether those, that grain shipments are out of ukrainian ports will resume as today's conversation

helped. that is the big question because it's certainly the wording of what we've hud come both from onto the blink in the u. s. secretary state, but also from the russian side. it doesn't really make anyone feel particularly upbeat that this will go ahead without any complications because it's, it's noteworthy. what we're not hearing when not hearing the wes. recognizing a willingness on the russian side to honor their commitment. the russian brokers m deal to in, facilitate these grange shipments. on the other hand, we are hearing moscow accuse the west essentially united states and nato countries of prolonging the suffering by, as i quote, pumping weapons into ukraine and also with the russian side. blaming the west for the delays. ingrained shipments for the very problems that we're seeing. also a globally right now. so yes,

both sides are talking on to being and said that it was a very frank exchange. but there was no wood of actual headway, and that is very disconcerting indeed. did i have a better look on other topics? well, the key issue, antony lincoln want to talk about is of course, overseas griner and poll whelan, those to us citizens being held in russia arbitrary detentions is what the west sides calls them. and it has been told for a couple of days now of what your secretary bring can cause a substantial offer on the table. several sources of saying that this would be a potential prisoner exchange against victor bout who was imprisoned for 25 years as a 25 year sentence for, for arms trafficking here in the united states. that would be a very substantial offer. indeed. well, the russian side,

coming out of this very conversation, it has called on the us to return to quiet diplomacy. they don't want this particularly out in the open. so if anything this looks like an offer made by the americans, that isn't being answered right out for days now. and that just illustrates how tense relations. 7 are well, if you want to call it relations, the friction is how tense that conversation must have been. if it was frank and hasn't really produced a breakthrough, despite the fact that this american offer has been made so publicly. so no, this was not a successful telephone conversation by any means. the coming days will show whether it produces at least some easing when it comes to grain shipments. but what it has done is, has exposed the depth of the rift that the only good news is that both sides are. she's still talking. all right, good, talking to you. thank you. throughout the w corresponded mckayla kristen in

washington dc when russia evaded ukraine, western nations increase their sanctions on the russian economy over 6 months after the war war measures are actually in place. while the u. s. announced an immediate ban on russian oil imports and the european union said it would phase out. it's our consumption of russian oil by the end of this year. the you also announced plans to phase out the use of russian gas. and the u. s. is imposed a bomb on the export of high tech components to russia. and several russian bags have been cut off from the international payment system. russia's horn ukraine has been breaking for 5 months now. it's an unprecedented aggression. the european union has tried to counter with unprecedented sanctions by facing out russian oil, causing our freshman bangs from the biggest international payment system. and freezing the assets of fresh an oligarchy. wooden has mobilized his armed forces.

we are mobilizing our economic power with a powerful sanctions, and these sanctions are biting there, grinding their teeth into the russian economy. so far, russian president vladimir putin has shown no sign. he will bow to the pressure and end his war anytime soon. and not everyone in the you is standing behind the block sanctions marshall regarding fashion with the sanctions are not weakening. moscow and europe is in trouble in economic trouble. hormone equally old off a boy bomb bomb was the shaggy boy, one. energy prices have been soaring. all over europe, but economists say the russian economy has been hit much harder if you look at trade statistics, if you look at various statistics coming from lower levels of from, from russia. and the russian economy is suffering masses. the elderly sanctions way more way, way more than than the european accounts are the fact that the you has not faced

out who russian energy immediately. hess, however, doing a lot of criticism. this is the cash cow aggression budget and gave the backdrop of record high oil prices and has the ability to shield itself from any of your sanctions. much will now depend on how fast you countries can end their reliance on russian energy and find alternative suppliers. and how fast russia will be able to build new economic ties with countries like china and india. we asked the european union's external relations chief, joseph beretta. one of the you is in effect financing the war by continuing to buy russian energy. we will be cutting russian gas soon as possible, but we are not going to court august night because it's impossible. due to the high dependency on some member state. now have

a blue the plan in order to reduce dependency and nobody short time was 40 percent before the war. it's now 20 percent of our in butch. we've had divided by 2 now couple of months. but nobody can ask you to be in economies to cut all, but it got overnight, a gas replies. you said to rubble looser. ready? hi, this is a mechanic effect. this is a mechanic of faith in russia and not in board because we caught exports to russia on the prices over energy is increasing equity, where certainly it's a in economy reserve extern. no surplus under brother goes up. the road is no longer convertible currency. so it's not very useful to have a very high rate. you're a current, you're not convertible. no,

the sanctions are eating betty hard to russian economy. after i was sanctions that fragile has been decreasing. what do you mean? and we continue paying for the guys we buy yes or don't even going to, you know, paying for the guys to buy. but we have reduced to half the amount the well, even porch. so yes, we can not do my locals. the war machine is going to read. not only working with money is working with technology, have a look at a day car cost of what the strike russian tank. and you will see how many western companies, electronic company g, g side there. they will no longer, no longer have it. they can have the money, but they cannot buy it. but they will not be able to build and all that the only days. so don't, don't look just like the money because the money doesn't bite in knology. if there's a blaze of technology, don't sell it to breton economies, aggression by 10 percent of the g. b is going to suffer the bigger recession on the

last year and, and what it was condemned with. so to shop you julia, and yet you continue saying it, but you continue paying for the guy who can do paying for that guy, but you seem to rush and we provide our gas for free, but important to reduce these depth and, and say, and we're reducing it very quickly from 40 to 20 percent in a couple months. so your external relations chief, joseph burrell, of the turkish and german foreign ministers have clashed over a range of issues at a bad tempered meeting in a sample. germany on atlanta, babcock spoke out against turkey, alleged rights abuses, and could not too press military action in syria, turkish foreign minister member to come. so lu, accuse to germany of siding with greece in a dispute over oil exploration one. let's bring in door in that jerry's from a stumble to talk us through this. welcome a dorian. so i'm told us are the main points of contention.

well has to be sort of the beginning of this press conference to hear both sides for trying to strike the phone and praise the reaching, the brokering a great deal. that's why you're training grain. you want to be able to do well. market, great to see the differences between the 2 sides. very quickly. i'm calling to implement a european court ruling with a release flying to a piece of money from jail back for an immediate response is missing. and calling to book a couple spend that and then it went on to about book criticizing or anything of military operation is a theory theory and kurdish forces which are accuses of being paris course of a push back on the topic. and then the whole question is ongoing 3rd world dispute

between tucking 3 d and c, which the by again so another point, a really strong respect between the 2 sides that did seem to be quite a list of, of topics on which they did. they disagreed. turkeys potential involvement in syria was another issue that miss babcock brought up. yeah, that's right. in fact, turkey has repeatedly threatening to launch another major offensive into through it . it already controls a large wave and nodes in syria. it's operations against the syrian kurdish falls of the white p g, which is claimed as linked to the p k. k. terrorist organize shown, which is a q which is recognized the terrace organization by both the european unit and the united states. and the, and chris says it needs to expand this military operation. balboa said that the last thing that this country need is more violence. and again, we saw another major flash point was over about bulk defending grease over the

ongoing territorial dispute between turkey and greece. which is centering over turkey, trying to search for energy and waters which greek greece claims its own box said that this is in the scoop between tuck increase, this dispute between turkey and the european union. thank you're paying units out of frontier. have to be recognized. and then we saw a very push strong pushback from chubb, which was saying that this, the present german government is not like is pre that that's on the chunk the under merkel, which he said was far more neutral, was listen to both sides. you said this present government box was only listening to what he said was greek propaganda. and this type of fuel of what was a very tent atmosphere at this press conference. what we to make of that open animosity because these are a 2 senior diplomats who you would normally expect to teams that have higher than their differences if this becoming typical of each of them. because i don't like

bareback has been quite outspoken in the past. one has to be said to be friends about she did appear to be trying to be very careful in the way she phrased her criticism of turkey. she looked to be very careful in the use of the word she was using, but to be on it didn't pay that much fact the poll took for mister troubleshoot. it was very determined, the one to send a message to berlin, but turkey wilson, good the back down on these key issues. but it has to be tried to spoil all of these patients with display both foreign minister bits tress. there are key key issues which unite these countries. there are 3000000 ethnic turks that are living in germany, while at the same time both countries are very important. trading bothers, in fact, germany took the number one trading partner and also now the question of turkey's hosting of a 4000000 syrian refugees and volleyball construct today will be visiting syrian refugees. and on cra, is another key point which you definitely unites the 2 countries,

particularly stuckey thing, this gatekeeper role for the european union for refugees seeking the end to the europe. that these factors also serve as the fact, spite of all the differences these 2 countries need to work together. but this press conference on the line is not going to be easy. thank you that doran, i think every correspond doreen jones and stumble and take a look now at small stories making headlines around the world. but it says trauma, algeria, nigeria, and the nature of that signed preliminary deal to build a 4000 kilometer gas pipeline connecting the sahara desert. your project will cost around $14000000000.00 euros and could supply europe with 30000000 cubic meters of natural gas every year. pipeline or sources, palestinian or 40 say a teenager has been shot dead by israeli troops in the occupied west bank on the stimulus. had been marching against the settlement expansion near of a village near outside that rambling way when classes broke out between them and

settlers. israel's army says it responded with live 5 thousands of young climate actively submerged through to read in northern italy to protest against the lack of strong policies to help counter global warming. rally follows a week of conferences in the city featuring speakers in countries most affected by climate change. indigenous women have protested at a mass held by pro frances in quebec. i want him to reverse a catholic policy from the 15th century and seizing land from non christians, focus touring chemistry, apologize. churches, past crimes against indigenous children into the united states where the state of kentucky is facing one of the worst floods in its history. a heavy rains and mud slides of la 15 people dead and hundreds of properties destroyed. more rate is expected to hum to rescue efforts. roads that dawned into rivers.

holmes washed away by deadly flash floods in eastern kentucky. many have lost their belongings and livelihoods belly, making it out alive, ever knowing like every thing is going. oh, love is good and we had to swim out and it was good. it was over my head, so yeah, there was this gary, a number of people remained missing. tens of thousands of homes were left without bar and many lacked wattle at he's the kind that seem to drink. the governor of kentucky has declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard. let me start by mentioning that the challenges of the flooding in eastern kentucky only continue everything from power outages increasing to our 1st set of confirmed

deaths. in a word. this event is devastating and i do believe it will end up being one of the most significant deadly floods that we have had in kentucky, and at least a very long time rescue crews vs to save people from rapidly rising flood waters. the u. s. national weather service, as maureen is expected in the coming days, which could make evacuations more challenging. authority said they still don't know the full extent of the damage. but the state govern us as it would take years for families to rebuild and recover from the deluge. las floods hit parts of the russ wildfires a devastating the others, the white house as destruction exceeds a 10 year average scientists of war. this is being driven by climate change. president biden has declared a major disaster for the state of alaska,

which is experiencing unusually fierce forest fires. the deputies, catalina, 2 more reports from the time of anderson, where she met emergency cruise battling the fires under residence. fleeing from alaska is the largest u. s. state it is also the least densely populated among its great treasures, the untouched wilderness. but much of that is now being destroyed. wildfires are not a new phenomenon here, but they are changing. they are becoming more frequent and more intense. so much so that this year no co fire fighters here in anderson were unable to get them when a fire happens and they get bigger than the local unit can handle like so. here in anderson they have some local volunteer firefighters. they but, but they're very small. so when the fire gets bigger than what they can control,

they will call for outside help and tell pass come from all over the u. s. kate earhart from montana has been battling places country white for more than 20 years . this is her 5th time in alaska. she's now supervising a team of 500 fire fighters deployed to help control one wildfire. sadly, this property couldn't be saved. it's really when fires like this one. start in and around populated areas, even a lightly populated area like this that it becomes a problem. era. here you hear that i've never seen fire behavior like this before. and so i was this, this abnormal weather is the new normal. it's getting harder to fight fires, resources are getting scarcer and we're dealing with women like this, this summer. more than 264 individual fires have destroyed 1250000 hectares of

land across the state. the blaze in anderson is now under control. that the damage is extensive and the strong winds post a risk to this used to be a for is you can still see smoke up there. the fire fighters are still trying to get that high under control and we can strongly smell it. local people have had to evacuate their homes among them. don and dorothy winds are accelerating the place when they returned. the fire was under control. it was like kind of like surreal. there was smoke and fires were still burning in the trees out here. and the firemen were with us and i think they were with us because they maybe, you know, it would be traumatic to go and see. but we, he, they said right away, your house is safe. this time they were lucky,

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