[000:00:00;00] ah, this is the w news live from berman the un secretary general warns against dangerous developments in the war in ukraine and calls for an investigation of human rights abuses. as the u. s accuses vladimir putin of showing contempt for the un charter. also on the program from russia and ukraine, trade prisoners and the biggest swaps since the war began. moscow releases about $200.00 ukrainians, many of whom fought in the seed of money. awful. and keep gives up $55.00 russians,

including a prominent ally of vladimir putin. germany, parliament debates sending more heavy weapons, including tanks to ukraine and issue that could expose deficient in the government coalition and crowing backlash over the death of a woman in the rather arrested by the morality police because of the way she war. headscarf. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. we begin with growing international concern of the escalation of the war in ukraine in the last hour. the secretary general of the united nations are open to session of the security council in new york by describing the latest developments as dangerous and disturbing pointing to a catalogue of cruelty. antonia good tara said allegations of human rights abuses must be thoroughly investigated. he also criticized the russian leader vladimir

putin veiled threats to use nuclear weapons. surely the issue of a bass i have said from the said athens descent sales war has unlimited potential to do terrible harm in ukraine. land around the world earlier on the floor and bone saw the idea of nuclear conflict. once unthinkable has become a subject in debate. this in itself is totally unacceptable. both all nuclear arms states should re commit to the non use and total elimination of nuclear weapons. manip. org receive more the law as in love as close to date of the correspondence mccain a customer who's out the u. m. and you, you're welcome. mckayla i, let's start with the secretary general's speech. said, what did you make of it? but clearly a secretary general has to remain balance to moderate at all times, but i think his clear was condemning at this a veiled threat of

a potential nuclear attack. so that the 1st time around when and letting me put it hinted at that, that probably was so, but this time there is plain outrage also amongst the very top leadership of the united nations. that funding putin would cross that red line verbally rhetorically . for a 2nd time at this, it really is something that will not help russia at all. to remain friends also with key nations. like china and india also sending signals at that this rudy is something that they would reject them. and last with a lease we heard a call from antony blink and in the un security council for all members to condemn this and to act against this in the strongest word. so at rasa is somewhat a direct getting a dressing down from the you and leadership on the world stage. i would given rushes a veto that what is the point of today's security council meeting? but is very much that stays. i mean,

it is the most open of all secrets that the side meetings are really key at the un general assembly, more than what you see on the floor. having said that, the un security council would have the legal power at to pass a resolution that effectively creates international law that could also lead a to a future mission, but it won't because, and the rasa has a veto power there. but there is genuine outrage also amongst a nation that could be potential allies, china, a calling on a the world to respect a borders to find peaceful solutions and, and to the blink. and being very blunt and direct over what he feels. this is all about this, take a listen to that. the president putin picked this week as most of the world gathers at the united nations, to add fuel to the fire that he started,

shows his utter contempt for the un charter for the general assembly. and for this council, the very international order that we have gathered here to uphold, is being shredded before our eyes. we cannot, we will not allow president putin to get away with it. or macanna a current does for you am, have the tools to stop. president putin, from getting away with it, it doesn't have the legal tools, it doesn't have the military tools, but it has the moral tools because this, at the very least, is also keeping the key issue on most countries mines in the and not on the and at the focus of this un meeting, which is climate change, which is hunger created through climate change. this conflict in ukraine is exacerbating at the pain many countries already feeling. and that is also a why we saw m as in ross's farm, it is

a love rav only really enter the security council when it was his time to speak, he is unwilling to take the heat. but certainly at rata is taking a lot of international heat here right now. ok, thank you for math. i think i believe that we had a coupon in new, you will ukraine and russia have tried it prisoners and the biggest swaps since the war began. russia released more than $200.00 captors. many sina said heroes in ukraine for fighting the siege, muddy awful crime set free. 55 russians, including a close ally of vladimir putin homecoming after months in captivity, with these prisoners of war, arrived in northern ukraine in a deal brokered by turkey and saudi arabia. among those freed, our commanders of the as of regiment regarded as heroes in ukraine for defending

the as off style plant on the present, those from the new green to mr. president de ukrainians. i am beyond happy for our return. who do i? thank you. a lot pro store you are super important. the emotions are overwhelming. i thank you from all the armed forces and marines. that defended as of style. looking to do the shows of stud post level the, as our fighters were brought to turkey instead of ukraine. as part of the deal, ukraine's president laid out the plan to suit the slothful. omar green and the moral ukraine has agreed with turkey. i spoke about this with president of on that 5 of our commanders who are released from captivity will be in full safety in comfortable conditions under the personal protection of the president of turkey until the end of the war. but we will provide their families with the opportunity to see them leaving the name of boxes, along with the free,

the russian troops. this man, victor met the check, was also released. the pro kremlin ukrainian politician is a close ally of russia's president vladimir putin. 10 foreigners fried by the kremlin, were flown to saudi arabia. the king them says it's facilitating their return to their respective country. let's consider that prisoners swap and pronouncements recently made by the russian president with the intelligence and security experts adjusting crump. he's a ceo of intelligence consultancy sibling and joins us from stock bridge in the u. k. welcome back to the w. i'm starting with this one. what does this a parent imbalance tell us? a 55 ukrainians. sorry, 55 russians a for a couple of 100 ukrainians. i'm very significant gradients too. and it

certainly puts the lie that this was a war about, do you not cation, when the people that haven't most often pointed the finger out, just released under this exchange. i think it's a couple of things. first we said there is the disparity doesn't look good deal russia on the surface. but i think it really shows us how a metric is viewed, where we're at. but i believe to can to skate to russia in the conflict, that's when he was detained by the ukrainians. his, his wife actually already played moscow called so i think it is a relative disparity. i think it's all set for the membership is seen, certainly by the russian leadership is a very important prisoner and someone they want to get back. and that does maybe beg the question of whether he has a role in the future and in rushes plans in ukraine. in future, another present person has called up 300000 reservists. what sort of difference is that likely to make? it sounds like a big number doesn't mean you think russia tax that sort of this the war in

february with 200000 shapes out to bring up 300000 more. okay. we know that it had pretty significant losses. i brought in that forces. it sounds like a scary number, but the reality is it's not really because your ministry is only as good bring it as a number people, you have a number weapons, you happen to know how to use those weapons. can they use them together? do they have a moral reason for flights? and of course ukraine does. it was able to mobilize its people, they are clear that fights and the country that you know, hundreds of thousands of people fighting rushes now trying to do the same thing 6 months later. but with people that they want to be fighting, don't think it was. i think what we're saying, i'm really won't have the same quality at all. it's ukrainians may have to generate so it's a big number, but it raises a huge number of questions for us. or in times we're keeping them training them, mobilizing them course, trying to, failing morale from people that don't want to be fighting in the 1st place in this

complet. and how do you read mister built his warning? he's not bluffing about the use of nuclear weapons. i mean it, it never say when he was bluffing. what a so, i mean, the whole nature of the nice thing is that it is a nice a terror weapon in terms of the, the impact it has been trying to break the will to western capital, to support ukraine to make people say, hang on. we need to stop this complex. maybe we should pressure you cranes except to deal with these territories coming on to rush control. and i think the referenda that being planned in the right areas be crying in the next week or so to, to bring that to pass. it kind of feeds to me as part of that rhetoric. and it's not the 1st time you've seen your friends from russia. now, i think there is absolutely no doubt in the u. s. and others of the consequences of using nuclear weapons and the risks inherent for them. so it's not keeping me up at night yet, but it's,

it's not something that we're very happy to see being frightened around. we have to have that resolute lie in the background says, don't even think about it. you know, that is a step to call that will be on accept, so it will lead to consequences. and i think that is the way rush or is it maybe this is all part of the strategy i think to escalate, deescalate the rest place with all of these things to try and potentially get at least a better deal. but what they hold in the south, all calm things down long enough, they can real force control. could you thank you for that. so clearly i just didn't come from the intelligence consultancy sibling. germany is part of the bonus targets debating, stepping on military support for you. crime, the largest opposition party the center. right. see you wants to send to western battle tanks and fighting vehicles planned current exposed cracks in the government coalition. low makers from the greens and liberals, 5 or more military assistance for the center left chancello shells is,

is i think that germany should keep in step with nato allies know 9 member as yes apply to ukraine with battle tax. as john dw correspondence, simon young, who's at the bundle stock following that debate. welcome, simon. one of law makers been say will fill this shirt debate here in the parliament to day was initiated by the largest opposition party. that's the question democrats and see as you block. and they say that what's really needed to help you crane is to deliver all available tanks and armored vehicles to ukraine so that they can defend themselves. and they say that the government has so far been too reluctant to do that. i haven't explained why they say, and they also say that the german policy is beginning to divide europe. now, on the other side, the government parties say, well, it's the christian democrats who after all,

lead the government here in germany for 16 years. he who didn't build up germany's defense capability sufficiently. and that's why we've got this problem. now they say what's needed is a careful analysis of what ukraine really needs. also, they say coordination with other nato partners is essential. and a cautious approach is the, is the right one. so you've got a sort of very clear divide between between the government and the opposition on the right approach. and so far, germany has been again sending at tanks into to ukraine. well that is true co. john chancellor shaw says that to actually germany is done a great deal. it's delivered. it's how it says 10 of them so far more a plan to be delivered and some other heavy equipment. it says that germany is delivered some of the most modern equipment currently being used by ukraine on the

battlefield. the defense minister says that, you know what germany is doing is concentrating or helping with air defense and artillery. so they say they are doing what they can, but the opposition points out, well, we've got stocks here in germany, of unease. leopard tanks and also moder armored vehicles. you know, these are both things that could go, they say relatively quickly to ukraine, and it's the kind of thing that president zelinski indeed has been asking for. that's what's going to push back russian troops, they say, and ultimately push vladimir putin to the negotiating table. thank for simon simon young as the bundle. talk now to iran, where there is growing international outrage of the death of a woman being held in custody for allegedly breaking the rules and wearing head coverings. the u. s. has imposed sanctions on the countries. morality, police,

who detain the victim in iran itself. people have been killed in the biggest protest seen for years. ah, defiance against it on leadership. women are burning the headphone. it's different thought identity with martha armine, the young it onion woman who died in the custody of it on morality. police, her alleged crime not wearing her head scarf properly. anger is white spirit protests that it up to a cross it on. and women out at the forefront their demand waiting to hear concealing her job should be a joy. not a lot. oh minute on oil of him in adequate to cover that hits. regardless of that fit. he had to the he to about edge bar force has never been effective anywhere in the world. and her job should not be

a lot on watching. a job is a choice. it shouldn't be force what i like to wait it. others might not tell me. or not because i told it was on martha's a meaning that have outreach very right. the u. s. president joe biden, in his ed just to the un general assembly expressed thought it at at the a bit that, protested anne with the brave citizens and the brave women of iran who right now are demonstrated to secure their impression, rights it on faith. it is investigating that, that of martha armine and he was the west of hypocrisy reader on, consider the double standards of some governments, these of a human rights as the most important factor and the institutionalization of the violation of your own right. this is done in sound honest in it on protest, just continue to be listed. there are reports of many been killed. the government is also coiling that assistance by blocking the internet,

making it harder for people to organize protests that are poisoned is a human rights researcher of university of london focusing on women's activism in iran as to how dangerous is for women to protest so openly and to take off their head scarves in this way. i thank you so much for having the i would if i want to answer your question in that simple and short way. and the answer is that they will be the next master. i mean, they will be there next to be killed to be injured, to be arrested, to be detained at the minimum, to the identified by the iranian regime to be harassed along with their families to potentially lose their job to get expelled on university and so on. so the risk is for them to basically lose any privileges that they may have in current

circumstances in iran, to lose their freedom and to lose their life. and so what is it about this case? this are so and raised women there. this is, this is push them to take these risks. i think i met many, i lost iranian women, millions of us, i would say see ourselves in massa and nasa went through an experience by being stopped by that morality police and being taken to a detention center. and i would say most iranian women, regardless of their age or have experienced if they have lived in post revolution iran. so the trigger was that, you know, i don't either certain moment in time, you know, the case became public enough. and because we, we, we, the family bravely brought us to the hospital room with the photos that they were

releasing. and so we where we have family as she was dying, as basically she was dying in the sense that she was kill. i that thought i had now openly sad. and we during those moments those hours iranian women. and i would say men because a lot of men have also lost many. i have seen there the women in their lives. the related by them are i like the police in iran, we saw ourselves, we saw lots of ourselves dying. those then i think that was an important moment and i think, yeah, and then social media and, and internet play that you draw as well as the fact that there are so many other agree events as in the country at the moment that it just sort of data points, it was a trigger plan in many ways. and so someone who was, who was born and raised in iran, you know, you see yourself there,

you completely empathize. yes, i would say that it's yes, it's even probably beyond emphasize they, we really see ourselves in mass. i'm not going to run today, but i imagine that all of those women who are, you know, taking this guy branding this guy. some of them are also been sounds voluntarily bailed, but still are in the process because they are objecting to compose a veil for people who don't believe in on. and they they, they think of themselves as master of the next for the previous master. and i also want to say that these protests are not only about anti compensating, they are not only about women's rights, are indeed about nations, grievances against a very, very repressive establishment called the public. i'm so in the last minute of this interview, is there any chance, do you think that the government will give away either on the issue of vials or

indeed any of the other items on your list? absolutely not. the resume has over and over and proven capacity for regression for killing people and for not allowing any grievances to try to see any kind of food taishan. so unfortunately, i don't think that the summit, the public will understand that it has to be flexible and it has to be able to allow justice to prevail and to give their rights in order to survive it. well, if i run the cleaning, it will try to survive by repressing but in the long run. it's a protest movement that has started a few years ago, which i think will will the speech this establishment if they find a way to bow to people as the man. thank you for joining us and i like that. so clearly i didn't pause and thank you will take a brief look at a couple of other stores making headlines around the world. now,

a form of pakistani prime minister in grand con, has appeared in court in islam about the apologize for his outburst against a female judge during the valley last month, which was interpreted as a threat to the judiciary. the policy may allow him to avoid prison and avoid content challenges. an earthquake struck west and mexico given at least 2 people, the mexico city officials, a damage and land slides have been reported in the state of mitchell, a con. or you went back to court in cambodia has upheld a genocide conviction against the last surviving leader, the command room regime q. some fun was jail from life over the mass killings of ethnic minority vietnamese 2000000 people were killed during the command. rouge is rule in the 1970s that assyria warehouse vishal say cholera outbreak is killed at least 40 people unaffected. hundreds more. it's a 1st such outbreak since the war in syria began more than

a decade ago. aid workers, a warner, but millions of displaced people are at risk dehydrated, exhausted, desperate children at this public hospital in her soccer are showing signs of cholera. the number of patients and confirmed cases is rising rapidly. mothers and grandmothers watch over their children with great concern. 2 2 they've been here for 4 days and still have a high fever, diarrhea, and vomiting children and the elderly are most at risk. cholera can be fatal if it isn't treated quickly. the hospital only has enough medication to treat every 2nd new patient. if international organizations don't help us quickly and ensure that we have enough clean water again, they'll be a catastrophe and has saca water in ha,

saca in northeastern syria is scarce. people here complained that neighboring country turkey has cut off their supply and that even the rivers have dried up. turkey controlled the water treatment plant that has sack a relies on the sabbath. the city is being forced to get water from dirty sources, which means these are the ideal conditions for corporate to spread. hygiene standards are low in the entire region and hundreds of suspected cholera cases have been recorded late that him, the water containers are clean to haven't been cleaned or disinfected. there's just no disinfection taking place will not come in these camps near ha sacker. the situation is particularly dire. their home to some 15000 internally displaced people who were driven out of their cities and villages near the border with turkey . what little water there is, is dirty. the number of cholera cases is rising fast. fatima ali did worried about

her niece, who's been admitted to hospital with severe diarrhea. ha ha, the fellow with the doctor said she may suffer from whitening at 1st. there is no space in the hospital she still there. and alicia, there's major concern about how fast the disease will spread in the camps. come, what about cancer? always a ticking time bomb when it comes to diseases like this. because this so much contamination that this, when it millet is obvious but of amazon must letter excrete at the aid organizations or warning of a cholera epidemic in syria. adding further suffering to the crisis stricken country. start to remind of our top story this our do and secretary general has described the license developments in the war and ukraine is disturbing and dangerous. antonio terrace was opening a meeting of the un security council in new york brushes foreign minister. so again,

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