the, the b ukrainian comforter offensive started more than a month ago with probing attacks on russia. strong defensive positions. revolts now suggest that the offensive has shifted up again. us officials closest, anonymously say we may encounter offensive is now underway. on the southern front, russia also claims increased ukrainian activity. most girls propaganda is insisting again, the attack has failed. before it began, the moscow is also fighting the inflammation more on another front, a few african leaders are attended. i rushed to africa summit, incense petersburg, and off the russia ended the black sea grain deal most. kyle is now offering a few $10000.00 tons to grain to counter food and security in several friendly african countries. i'm gabby office in berlin,

and this is the day the russia is a strategic partner for us to recognize that the future of this partnership will be present. if these crises persist. in your mind, we understand the importance of an uninterrupted supply of food, stuff to african countries, africa's food and economic security will be threatened. in particular. our country can replace ukrainian grain with us, all the policies involved to find common ground. also on the day 70 years of the fighting ended in the korean war, young south koreans tell the w and use the losing interest and the long cherished dream of reunification with an off young age like me get

a lot of pressure by leading their own life but at the same time, if we are thinking about the reunion is some point they have uh like a concern, do we have to take care of them too? we saw the so with russia offering free grains of 6 african nations in urgent need of supplies, president vladimir putin might be offered during talks with the african leaders in st. petersburg. russian grain was replace ukrainian expos that putting himself as blocked a big smiles, handshakes, boom bugs, and a hearty helping a pump as african rate as touch down inside peach's bag most go is on the car to allies. and this to the summit is a critical part of that push. during his speech that it may pretend reminded late as a rush, as importance as the world's largest export of wheat. he also took the jobs to set

up some antagonism towards the west side. scroller, the power that nichol picture emerges on the one hand western countries put obstacles in the way of deliveries of our grain and fertilizers. and on the other, frankly, they hippa critically accuse us of the current prices in the world, food markets, in that it won't. but at that we spend the money in the summit. taller is russians withdrawal from the black sea grain initiative for a move which was heavily criticized, endangering drive of food security. and something alluded to by the chair of the african union during his speech. and of course, the plus sign, the agreement on green supplies must be reached to save thousands of people who are dependent on these imports on the africa's economic food security will be most risk a sort of, especially since the constant, invisible, ready, badly affected his uh, getting my food, priced strokes are close to by the interruption of supplies,

approval, kid funding, tentative, sure. there is a month if i say many hopes to have the how confident covered. he may have found the russian president's office somewhere anticlimactic. he does. we'll supply board quino fossils, and bob weigh, molly somali, up the central african republic in eritrea with $25.00 to $50000.00 tons of grain free of charge in the next 3 or 4 months. we will also provide free delivery of these products, the consumer, and i have to put this in the approved echo to them the chamber, but internationally. it was not quite so well received. it is clear that when taking out of the market, millions and millions of dollars of grains, it is clear that based on economic loss, that's who leads to higher prices. so it's not to be the handful of donations to

some countries that 3 correct these, that emetic impact. so putin's grant and give her why is a drop in the ocean compared to previous numbers? must go will be hoping it has bought some diplomatic cut ability when it just so desperate they needed to be brought to me as far as you are african agent really attending the summit to put in the kitchens. critics, we'll see this as further evidence that he has continued until later says, cut out of the clout by you. i told him, and now it's done last night as a journalist and research, so on the russian, back in a group activities across the african comes in and, and his book and box and will be published next. the 1st, let's start by asking, what does russia get out of this sofa? and i think i think the rest of it gets out of it is an opportunity

to, to show it it's goodwill to africa. and specifically to, as we mentioned 6 countries that brochure either has a very good working relationship with or, or is looking to court further. now important promised free grain to 6 countries, 3 of which have a strong wagner group present. what do you make of this? i mean, i'm not for the well, there are tied but indirectly i think wagner is obviously there in the central african republic. um, it has a company presence in zimbabwe and a disputed, unlikely presence currently in burkina. so i think the relationship is a product of defense agreements, 1st and foremost of which wagner plays a part. and then those defense agreements play over and into kind of a larger relationship between russia and the specific countries and less than that . now do you think these, do this deal come

a way that comes with any strings attached it's, it's too early to tell at this point. but some of these countries, like the central african republic, already have such a good relationship in a way it feels like just a continuation or, or show us goodwill for, for what the country has done in the past. but i think that being said, i wouldn't be surprised if there is a tacit understanding at the very least that along with this grand deal, perhaps a comes support at the united nations from these countries or something similar. now f, as in union said the commerce president, as early as tomorrow, the has called on ukraine and russia to end that war. how much pressure come africa and leaders actually impose on russia. you, as i think at this point of advocacy refund, we have as much ability as any other major power or country to exert influence on

ending the war, which is unfortunately not much i think with what's happening and, and what's interesting is the 2 things are true as was mentioned in, in the segment previously, a lot of the grant that had come out of the initial grain deal was actually the most part was going to developed countries. and what effects africa more than this distribution of grand were even the distribution beforehand from ukraine is the effect that it has on international prices for african countries looking to buy food. thank you very much. so i'll let you know that both from ukraine, se fist fighting is raging in the south of the country. some west and officials are calling it a new major push, but the ukranian army keeps deputy defense minister said earlier this week that ukrainian troops out advancing towards the city of municipal near the sea of,

of without saying how far fighting has been reported near the village of ro, between which russian forces have been occupied. russia has reported a major uptake of ukrainian operations in the region, the south of the city of subsidies you the bus as president vladimir putin spoke of the latest fighting on the sidelines of the russian africa summit. regarding the past few days, yes indeed, we can confirm that combat activities have intensified significantly smoking voice to the main battles took place on the axis that the west caused. the main one of the main strikes is that for ridge access now to let them know the name of the enemy did not achieve success on any of the battle grounds. manual all attempts to wage a counter offensive had been stopped by the enemy was pushed back and they suffered heavy losses from on this last bran marina. the wrong military on the list of

things call this london committee not beat new york times, is quoting pentagon officials saying what they call the main thrust of the offensive has begun. what's doesn't, what does mains ross mean? and what's the evidence to back this up a good evening? well, we have to understand that ukraine has not yet committed the forces that have been trained in the west. and that's the whole most clustering equipment. this would be the 10 score. the means for us here is basically the fact that the ukranian line score has been a part honestly, due to reports that would have been seen at able to break through the 1st line of defense and robot 10. in according to some western reports. however,

the ukrainian side is not, you have commenting on that. and so is there a successful then the forces trained in the west can be deployed to capitalize on these early successes. now if this now is the main thrust, is that just the beginning or can be viewed as one last pushed by ukraine as well? i think it depends on the outcome if the ukrainian forces are able to capitalize on . that's for us because even the russian side has admitted that the fighting has been very intensive. and so right now we need to see what happens next. and when the band score was western technology will be deployed because this is the 1st line of defense. but we're still having those so called drag them to use. we have trenches, they might not be as difficult to breach as the mine fields. however,

once you bring in forces breakthrough and send into a reserve, so tend score. that would be the main instrument that the green armed forces have a 3rd disposal, and then that will be the, the one. and the only chance user may i get a break at 4 that you bring in on forces. now ukraine has been the mainly probing russian defenses, relying on infantry movements. now if it's decided, if can commit significant amounts of alma, what does that tell us to? well, your brain has been probing for now over a month, one and a half months to see where is the spots in russian defendants. lines are, and it will seem that according to russian accounts as well, not official accounts at the printing on which does have found some weaknesses in the lines of defense. and especially as we're seeing mountains of provision in our

minds care, which is right next to to, to this part towards the right. so your premiums broke through. so that would suggest that those spots have been identified. and now ukraine is starting to increase is temple and can make more forces as, as it's possible for seeing a chance to break through russian defenses through all of the lines. now, how are you proceeding the russians to be responding to these attacks as well as the response is rather mixed. because if we look at the official statements and we've heard that before, president clinton did admit that the fighting was riser intensive in and that portion of the front line. however, all ukrainian attacks have been repelled and russians seem to what would dramatize it in order to show how successful their forces are. so we have to take it wasn't

great enough sold you. the russian for bloggers have admitted that there has been heavy fighting and heavy showing from the ukrainian side. and so it happened reports that the brigands managed to branch in to see russian defences. so i would say the information is not confirmed yet. however, the messages are mixed and i think we, we should tend to analyze what the oh boy and corps are saying because they have a better picture of what is going on on the ground them or, you know, we, we seen a pictures popping up of the destroyed west and the equipment doesn't that show that there is at least some success in the defense for russian as well. we have seen it from the very beginning as well. and we have to understand that it's a very difficult task for ukraine,

especially in the absence of air power. that is where the russian side can leverage its air power and, and we have to understand that russia has more military capabilities as well. so even names of losses, of rough equipment are higher in relation to the creating in equipment. the russia has more capability to commit more equipment to the front line and so forth. we have seen and essentially from the very beginning of the account for offensive the loss of a brad news. the loss of lab for this is because of the mine fields, actual loan defense system that has been built, biased and brushed as has been underestimated. and what do you create and all the forces start in pro, probing russian defense is a quickly found out that it's probably best not to ethics. and sylvester acknowledging this is why they are not using it right now because they have

a disadvantage here here because they don't have their superiority memory on their, on the phone things. correspondents, thank you very much for joining us. you on dw news, the land to north korea, an hour later came its own own, has met with russian defense minister, sega shaw equal in. turn, young to discuss better military cooperation. according to state run media, the to reach the consensus on a number of on specify motto. so mutual consent, us has repeatedly a few, was no way of supporting russia's war, new crying. something that john young always denies show who was invited to visit north korea along with a chinese delegation to take part in ceremonies mocking the 17th anniversary of august is the hold of the fighting in north korea's will with the self of the korean honest as signed in 1953,

stop the fighting but did not end the conflict of 5000000 who died in the war of a civilian. many korean american and chinese soldiers also lost their lives and the conflicts divided korea into no and some active war has. now given way to lindsey hostilities, some 28000 us troops remained in south korea and along the demilitarized zone between the 2 nations. soldiers stand ready for the cold war lives on here and pun, wouldn't drum, the demilitarized zone between north and south korea. south korean soldiers keep close watch on every move their communists. neighbors make tensions of running high as north korea tests, as a more sophisticated besides some can even reach cities in the us, the country that has pledged to protect south korea. this is most dangerous moment

because there is a shortage of a symmetric, a capabilities north go ahead which is nuclear capability. once they either use new nukes, or threats and the serious of it. so that's it, to you to use nukes, we don't have any plan or do you have a to keep, defend the country? it is very doubtful whether american government to actually responded with nuclear weapons, north and south korea, a formerly still at war with each other. the demilitarized zone was established in july 1953 when they ended 3 years of bloody war. with the korean armistice agreement. relations between the 2 have had many highs and lows over the past 70 years. but they have now cooled considerably. reunification is not high on the agenda for many people in the south korean capital. so young age might be uh, get

a lot of pressure by leaving their own life. but at the same time, if we are thinking about the reunion is some point they have a like a concern. do we have to take care of them too? sweetie. they won't, and i worry about the increase taxes i will have to pay off to a possibly unification. that might concern the one of them i guess for a most like all or koreans like with my age, i think they see a more of a distance topic rather than re unification. i think most people want to like just total separation. i think outside most of to some poles in south korea, sho, about 3 quarters of the public now support the idea of nuclear armament to counter threats from the north trunks on. one says south korea should, except the fact that the north has nuclear weapons instead of insisting on nuclear relation as a precondition for adults. he things south 3 of us to not he's when it signed the

so called the nuclear ization declaration, just as ukraine was when it gave up it's nuclear weapons, budapest member run. one of the reason why the cross itself comments are concerned about it is nuclear threat is that we have seen what you can express these days. we will understand that you can't, with nuclear weapons, would not be in bed by the rush. you know, they won't have to have to do from russia who is supposed to provide sure to guarantee to create a very similar destiny is the same. and i hate the walking the streets of sol. this frozen conflict seems very far away until one encounters, one of the many memorial sites in town, like here at the warm museum of korea, commemorating the 10s of thousands of south korean and united nation soldiers who died in the korean war 7 decades later lasting peace still seems out of reach

from all of this story. that's a bringing home a quantity. he's a senior research fellow and professor of self launch biology as trinity college and cambridge. thank you very much for joining us here. and you'll also be also of off to the korean war which analyzes the legacy off of this conflict. now, why is career still locked in the cold war? yes. hi, good evening. i think it's, i mean, we understand the, the basic, all reason of the trouble in the korean peninsula, which goes all the way back to 1945 july 19 fucking fine in your country. you believe in boston, where the politician colonizing a nation then create such as the 2 big

powers, particularly children, installing every 2 attention the country into 2 count. originally it was provisional and turned out. it became quite common. but on the, in addition to that, i think the commentator mentioned to clearly that unlike tony korea experienced as simple as possible. so you called and the, and the legacies of this will build on the nation. and the 2 countries to policies that cost to took the nation. now if we imagine a world where a major powers were not involved in the korean peninsula, where could the 2 careers find common ground using oh, yeah, so the,

in the 1919 there was a moment, you know, that came out to the end of the cold war, i mean what you're one of your commentators also mentioned in the cold war, never ending and the pain so i lives on the created never really enjoyed was also in the outside will cause a, the to the costco will be around meal and now or some different, you know, the media and different color just thought nice name, a new type to a new caldwell. so they'll be confused. i think they, they thought they never joined the postcode roles and now there is another cold room. so either it is or it is highly confusing me the korean. now if i remember correctly, the mood in germany after before,

we initially cation young people in germany, didn't really have that on the radar anymore. and it seems, as we've seen in our report, that's similar to that the uh, we have occasion of career as a concepts that especially young koreans. i don't really care about a lot. do you agree? yes, i said, i think the same page goes back. there is a huge set of research on cat if he say that. so he's on the ration. the 3 hospitalization relations. i'm the media if possible, can baby boom generation. there's another generation and um, and for the wrong. and i think the, the, the idea of one nation it was face, you know, there is from them into to the constitution i'm on the system has still leaves on, broadly speaking, but i think a korean context, the imperative of having to reach this side no space is

a thing that's very correct. whereas the, the, the world innovation, the still, you know, that, but one of the most back to you many time probably a legacy of decay and literally the separation of families in the past to thousands and thousands of who have been seeing their loved ones. i say it's the end of this. he says that says the will the line. so i say he's trying to, i'm afraid it's the coolant, i'm afraid that running out of time here. thank you very much. a chevy. expertise with us on the call on the from trinity college i can gauge and that's time make sure you stay informed, stay engaged and stay in touch with us. you'll find us on with us for now, though, from one of us at the day, things for the,

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