cdw dot com. the usually rush as victory day parade is a massive display of most scales, military might aimed at impressing the crowns at home and then terminating those abroad this year. the commemoration of the red armies, the feats of the nazis was a much more subdued affair. no fighter jets only one tank and even less soldiers for reading. then during pandemic times, the kremlin cited security concerns to justify the scale down celebrations. but analysts believe that heavy losses on the actual battle field in ukraine have left russia with very little to show off on red square and, and re speech letter we're put and once again true false parallels between his invasion of ukraine and world war 2 and claims that the future of his country rested on the shoulders of those finding the bloody war of attrition next door. on nicole for ocean berlin and this is the day the

we're going to, we're proud of those and the special in military operation. their military and political leadership needs something to sell to their people. i look forward to victory so that our men return and everything will be fine with that also because they have no victories to boast of. what the aggressive has already dramatically failing global voice weak. there are no tanks. we hope at all, and soon also on the day on rest and practiced on the officer, former prime minister and run con is taken into custody. he's accused of corruption, but his supporters call his arrest an abduction. well, you know, it's a, it's a version on democracy. basically. you know, the 1st day i ousted him from tower, then they stopped in from campaigning around the country. then they,

we finally tried to assassinate it, twice and now they were arrested. and welcome to the show 78 years ago. soviet forces defeated the nazis in world war 2, may, 9, has since been commemorated as victory de and rush are becoming one of the country's most important holidays under vladimir putin. to day celebrations, including a huge military parade on moscow's red square, were overshadowed by a different war. the one russia unleashed last here on its neighbor ukraine. nervousness over ukraine's long awaited spring offensive was in the air and an apparent drone attack on the kremlin last week, and only added to the east. the victory day in moscow is always a full on display of choreography, pageantry and prowess. but this see a more than others, vladimir putin wants it to act as a national cold,

as he again raged against the west, claiming that russia was the victim see what could save it, is that the civilization is once again out of the sites of turning point what are different, a real war has been on least against our motherland. yeah, sure. why not? we have rebuffed international terrorism with godaddy, and we will protect the residents of the done bass last the and we will ensure our security is up, but apparently this is the scaled back version and efforts to manage heightened security concerns. i made a number of attacks on the russian soil. putin appealed to the patriotism of his soldiers fighting in ukraine. some of them watching on it was yes, she was already of our country, rests on you today. that'd be said the future of our statehood and our people depend on you. we, you are filling your military duty with honor. you are fighting for russia. so

that's right. this is what i see. but the nice, the veneer of grand you, a russians bundled invasion of ukraine, has left many wondering if parades like this are a weapons fest, papering over the cracks in its forces. hooting for his pod seemed clean and ended with a rallying cold. said i. so russia, i'm not sure for valiant armed forces you for victory, wrong hold on for a closer look, let's talk to june political analysts, samuel romani, he teaches politics and international relations at the university of oxford. and he's the author of the newly published book putin's war on ukraine. russia's campaign for global counter revolution. the book examines the russian presidents motivation for invading ukraine, and there you can see the cover,

mr. romani. good to see you again. what are you make of today's events and moscow? well, i mean, obviously they were but, and the one that they given the jacks on the kremlin, as well as the by the may, 9th grade reading cancelled throughout the countries as fresh regions. try me. i have a 21 other surveys. so i think that the students came way with this predictable level of cause, rhetoric area and to warn you range of the struggle against nancy, germany decades earlier. my dad is he will give it a hollow, empty display. some analysts have argued that as opposed to the usual display of strength, best tiers for rate expos. russia's military weaknesses, would you agree? i yeah, absolutely. yeah, sure address is not j weaknesses. i think in particular they were noticing the during the mendo or in tanks and other equipment. so i think the definitely, yeah, did not really show up says isn't a strange and also it's important to you. mind the russian didn't really have any kind of conventional military successes, new friends to boast about this time around,

hadn't even taken over by the flute. they're always accepted over the course of this calendar year. lastly 9 since the, your part of the lines consolidate our last car, even because i'm the media i'm putting said though that the west has at least a quote, real war as opposed to his military operation, i'm guessing against russia. is that how russians see it as well? well, that's certainly the propaganda that they've been being pushed on to is a total hybrid group. and the last one could motivate him some sanctions as a him and it comes from nato expansion and versus borders. and then how many you can do native providing roadside assistance and large scale stores, ukraine as a lot of inflated narratives, images, information about what that entails. for example, even though the presence of nina forces on the ground which russians of allegedly killed options circulating in the broadway. and so i think that is lead by a large portion of russians who have access to limited other information sources. and it's something that needs to keep alive in order to justify why this worth

continuing. and also why russia is not achieving ad with victory new van hooton's as russia's future arrests on the shoulders of the soldiers fighting in ukraine. we heard of there in the report. to what extent could that be true? well, i think that that's a bit of a verbal, a statement because the russians are trying to convey this as a matter of ex central struggle. georgine, a people around the already worth resigned, even from the tightly field theory. so she lives for research environment inside russia. boulevard as hender, what you're showing that amongst people under the age of 50 is rising apathy towards the war. so that the, that apathy just to really go very well when you're trying to mobilize conscripts, citizens, the russian defense minister wants to bring another 400000 troops onto the battlefield as soon as possible. so i that, that's really why he's kind of making this so ex, essentially making the so dire because there is after the drawers of warranties, frustration of, of losses, and julia and clear ones. his words being fund 4 and vibrant,

wants to ensure that people that are reminded by the time that there is this kind of the end of the threat. a guarantee is that men, nato, and the last and that, this is a struggle for survival. yeah. rhetoric and propaganda aside though of, to what extent could the outcome of this war one way or another shape, the future of russia. a man, he did it, the better? who does the doesn't say so to see to do the hands of the writings in the upcoming calendar events of and then the training is room for right to take over a large front of don bass and trend crime. yeah. then i think that they, they could go in a few ways. i mean, i think the most likely scenario is that there could be a possible intra, the caches. and i've already seen all the fault lines the emerging with nursing military. but can you get any provision and that valerie grabs them off and disregard shy group play out over the past week for goes and even today, i mean, the 9th of the end of the longer graham was talking about how these enemies of russia are not in print or nato, a bureaucrats and enemies who live within this comes from within. so i think that

that could lead to well recommendations that involves a hardline nationalist, a cover as a smaller chance, of course, that dad discussed yet, or should be able to really come to their senses and start at resisting this war. but i think that and then given the level of conversion and given the amount of propaganda, i think the 1st is more like this in the 2nd. yep. you're waiting for the level of original landscape commented on the pomp and pageantry display. they're in moscow today. i want us to listen in and then get your thoughts. normally we're supposed to do, in my opinion, the russian federation of their military and political leadership needs something to sell to their people because they have no victories to boast of being bought. they could not sell but much because they could not capture it. that simple. that was their last really important operation. and they want it to do with, if i may not know it is, it is really about selling something to the russian public because there is wide consensus among analysts like or solve that apathy regarding the war is,

is taking hold and the public as well. the obviously worship includes the victory with warranty. randy that we overestimate the degree to which may 9th, as an artificial target for russia. there was always a lot of talking with that last year to that may, 9th, there was some kind of a grand announcement like credential mobilization, but i didn't get a call. so this is a symbolically important milestone, obviously, and it feeds into the propaganda. that's how this works, can have of the 2nd world war that we shouldn't reading too much into the setting of benchmarks rad artificial deadlines. because last year in this year it's really done. nothing's changed. rushes policy are really rushes rhetoric to that point of view. mm hm. at we've heard time and time again that this war will not be one on the bottles filled by either side. and there has been much discussion about china taking on a more active role in ending the conflict today. china for mr. wasn't germany and said, let's take a look. okay, i'm and he,

the ukraine issue is highly complex. i'm cannot be resolved in a simple or emotional way voucher, only by keeping the level headed and directional and creating conditions for political supplements. can we end the crisis? china is not the creator or a party to the conflict, but a promotion of peace such found out. what time to treat on china a promoter of peace, they haven't done much to that effect. and they, i was hired basically they release isabella, casual point. these plans, which was viewed by many brinkley in the west and also in ukraine as visually giving a carte blanche to russia because of legitimize the occupational russian territory . of course, the included support for us already, the france boy and holly for a cease fire preaching the ground battle lines are clearly violated any saburd. so as you can see is riddled with contradictions. it looks more like an app. he's in a rush at the national these plans. they may be some elements of his job to change these plans and might be able to get more of a serious hearing. like the really strong words about russian not using natural

disease or weapons, or potentially dealing with the situation and separation nuclear plants, we've just seen expos is being placed near the plan. and now the plant that almost eventually spending operations around the greenberg and the cease fire, i think that data, the rest of the radians are both. they're not really in a position to negotiate the rent easily. they can, when it's there sort of opportunity. and the russians are unwilling to admit that they really can't win at this point. mm hm. at this point, what would be a realistic path to peace, even if it's a far away down the road? so i think the 1st step would obviously be deal with some of the secondary issues that we're seeing around the war itself and then go to the front line situation. so i think there's some kind of a long term stabilization of the box, the green export deo. it'd be something that'd be great encouraging. obviously the russians are threatening to scrap that deal. i need you to may, but that's been the biggest diplomatic achievement. that's the issue so far, and i also mean the turkey brokerage. so being able to accomplish, i'm glad of agreement that allows russian great and fertilizer on to the markets.

and also a branch, the russian from using blockades and other forms that brings you up to drill food exports, then something on some version of their plans. and maybe then probably some kind of a moving towards a grand bargain. but if it's of amber, are going to freeze the complex, and these russian forces occupying parts of your brain, they'll always be the fear that russia will just ignite. another one like this when the re arms and it's a stronger position, samuel romani, of the university of oxford, a complicated picture you paint there, but thank you so much for your insights. thank you very much. nobody is above the law, not even a former president. that's what aging carol set out to prove and she succeeded a jury. new york has found that donald trump sexually abused the magazine columnist in the 19 nineties and then defend her by calling her a liar, the jury award, and carroll over $5000000.00 in total damages. and it's rejected,

carol's claim that trump had raped her. trump did not attend more than 2 weeks trial, but the jury was shown a video deposition. he gave an initial reaction on social media. trump called the verdict a disgrace and repeated his claim. but he didn't know carol. the trial shown the spotlight again on tom's treatment of women. carol is one of more than 2 dozen women who've accused trump of sexual assault for harassment. as the progress on the former prime minister, inbound con, has been arrested at the high court, and the capital is all about con, was in court to face corruption charges, which ada nice. as attainment marks, a dramatic escalation of political tensions in the country. protests have broken out and several cities across back us down, including as long about karachi and cons. hometown lahore a police van burns in karachi, marching the end of a violent day that threw pockets done into turmoil. it

was these pictures that sparked outrage showing the moment pocket stones, former prime minister in run con, was drag from court in his lot of bad and show up into this black pick up kind of had appeared to face corruption charges on tuesday when power military law enforcement troops from the pockets done rangers forced their way into the courtroom. on job going that the rangers went in, they broke the windows, they hit mr. connell, the head was a baton share folder mister con, started bleeding up. on top of all the guards present were also beaten grimaldo. all the lawyers were sprayed in the face which caused them to pass out and fall to the floor. and they drag mr. kon, from there. you know, they gave me the car getting my address, the record, our pocket stones interior minister said cons arrest was related to a different legal case and that he had ignored an arrest warrant to turn himself in

. the former prime minister is facing dozens of charges of corruption. he was ousted from power last year following a no confidence vote, but remains the leading opposition figure con and many of his supporters see the ousting as part of a broader conspiracy by the military. a, you know, it's a, it's a version on democracy. basically, you know, the 1st day of our student from our, then they stopped in from company ending around the country. then they finally try to assassinated twice and now they're arrested him. so the process was very clear that they just wouldn't. we didn't want him on time, out and about against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis kind remains influential. across the country. people turned out in force to protest is arrest if convicted him run time by far, the most popular opposition politician will likely be prevented from running in the

upcoming election is in november. and for more, i'm now please to welcome a far off man. he's a professor at the school of international service at the american university and former parks donny high commissioner to the u. k. and ireland. mr. offer. welcome to the day you have compared to days, events to a greek tragedy. why is that? well, i was startled to find the greek tragedy as if you'd like to like him, ross on who gets on many challenges in his case. he bit the 1st can so hospitably, best universities. he's become to providence, to against on, on, and symbolizes that kind of figure. that i just want to talk to watch and then at the end, there's some con, please sure, in the events. and he may come to a bad end. and i fear that this arrest is in judy and the way they're treating him may in fact lead to that tragic. and that's the classic tragedy. i've done,

con, was arrested. we saw it there in a highly dramatic fashion, with dozens of paramilitary troops, shelving him into an army vehicle on the court premises. why do you think authorities acted the way they did? and i think they have the 2 options, both key and the. the apology is because the parties just could not contain him and he had given a very strong statement as a result of the comments of the d g, the head of the into services press the call and do that created a very heated environment between the army and con, and some of the got to give and the establishment decided to invest in the system that has escalated into as you know, right across the box, them being riots and people attacking uh, building space the army buildings, those sites which are on peace invented the monks going into the g, h, q ready,

which is the headquarters of the flux, and i'll be walking into the bulk of monitors house in the heart. and actually biting far to attend. there was a young man where the boat in his hand and a tv to purchase it once has this. and he said this a peacock. and he said this was in the house of the call come under. he's toilet from the nation. so i've started it from him, so there's, there's a moved off of a dangerous board of keys. it was lucian, india. and that is what i have for you. folks out of must come to grips and pull back from the brink. or it may be very difficult to point, right? i want to talk about the dangers in a minute. but can you explain to us 1st, what the armies role is in all of this? as the armies on orders has been very central, the influx time has been law interacting with or sometimes over the big over enthusiastic and interfering with the civil and political a structures of flux on and con and beyond. we had come to a kind of a modest move in the way they were working well together and to gone for

a lot to come on and you find you up. and that's of course led to his present predicament. so the relationship between the sewage government and the army is in ones is now being redefined unless, of course there's a martial and the army that again takes over the fall. and that's again putting, focused on the weight from the democratic font. and this all is happening against a backdrop of various other crises plaguing practiced on at the moment. how big of a powder keg is the country right now? it is absolutely apologetic. don't forget the fox, the nation of 220000000 people. it is nuclear. at this moment you're seeing the lead the situation of flux, that you that have the re emergence of the tcp, which is the deadly section of the thunder bonded thing. have a loading of people attacking the hospitals, schools everything they can get to soft. obviously you can do the hands on. and

then of course, you also immediately can only prices for the floods of the pot to bucks them to use, which is a pretty good time for $0.05. and that's why the legions of folks on have to sit together and come up with the solutions. people want to lectures. it should be, lectures of dates should be given and whoever wins then should try to solve the problems of bucks. but at this point the system seems deadlock, doesn't it? is there anyone in the country who can mediate between the parties as well in history on those have these mysterious napoleonic for goes we much to solve the situation. but at this moment to content it because these other additions have exhausted a number on his valve in jail and his supporters fee lives. another speculation are the ones to life feels that they may do him in one of these in june. so it's a very uncertain, as you said, it's a public and what's the way forward because elections were supposed to happen this year. where does all of this leave holds for

a general election and for the democratic process to proceed? this was the major problem that the government seemed to have been reluctant to hold the election because they obviously fear that if the elections iran would come in and run, continued to be of a type thing. and so if i come in, i'm going to be more than retribution uh, in a sense particular venture, what's been happening, and that scared the government even further into fudging the date for the elections . so unless there's some discussion about detection, the problem with not be solved. and maybe maybe if there's video sion from some friendly countries perspective, by both the time and the government insights on the parties, they may be able to put the factions together and have a face to do. and these countries could improve chuckie, the longer as populated bucks or so good idea on militia. these are countries which have some clout inbox time and would be able to move the needle as

a to it right now. thank you so much for your analysis. that was as far as my pocket sounds, former high commissioner to be okay. and ireland, thank you for your time. thank you. yeah, now we're every year pilgrim's flock to the city of laura nancy. to die. the hindu faithful believed that being cremated in the holy city is a pathway to salvation before their file journey. all those visitors need somewhere to stay of the movement. sean street has come here to day 201 of the holy cities for he lives in india and how, how do i, how do i don't know that there's any way dirtier reading or that and we, we, these are a guest lecture. so read pro to that to we are going to die here, just 3 and his wife live in look, she's having a residence, doubling as a retirement home and

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busy and that'll include crowns. leaving them was difficult, but leaving my husband was even hot over a 100. that's why i've come with him, and my name is get him to see when he gets has come on, sees money, konica cod is an ancient crematorium by the vengeance. it is one of india's busiest and most iconic, many deceived, who never make it to the holy city. i brought here and created even without replacing a hospice home into the bodies believe the dying environment. the takes them one step closer to return the salvation. and that's our time, but make sure to stay informed. stay engaged and stay in touch all our team on twitter at the winners and myself that nicole underscore fully for now though from the entire team on the day. thank you so much for spending part of your day the

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