called a new alliance in east asia. today, the latest of japan and south korea. and you as president barton's guest for summit, the locks the to asian pacific neighbors, into binding principals, ending decades of tension following bull bore to the white house. in 5th, the deal is not directed against any one, but all 3 sides share to threats. china and north korea, the 3 alignment of interest, the promises to change the balance of power in the region. i'm anthony howard. this is the day the this summit comes with the moment when our region in the world are being tested by geopolitical competition. this summit signifies a new aero try lateral cooperation for the us, japan and here. ok. korea and japan. um now apartments who show universal values and for us to common interests. it's not directed at any one particular nation.

it's exclusively not and nato for the pacific profile china poses rather than countries forming peaks of all kinds. it's a big deal that the 1st stand on somebody is a big deal. also coming up, the russian needs soldiers to replace its losses in ukraine. the kremlin has made signing up the military service more lucrative, including high def benefits for families. but can i really count on the money when it's needed? and i just don't. if i want you to, to support families who have lost the loved ones to help them raising their children. but give them an indication, a bad word session. i used to have he always on p b as in the united states and all around the world. welcome. we begin the day in the mountains in a washington dc where us present enjoy board and has been hosting a summit with the latest of took the u. s. allies in east asia,

japan and south korea. to me, i can see the on the right and you and so your with received at the presidential were treated camp. david, it's think 1st stand alone summit for leaders of the 3 nations and comes and meet the growing 3. so thing, usually it's north korea and the rising military and economic mice of sean. now, even before the meeting began, us officials were already sharing ways that it would break new ground in relations among the 3 states. one key aspect is a formal quote, judy to consult. it's an understanding that a threat to any one of the states would be considered a threat to o. requiring mutual discussion on how to respond to the states will also expand a military cooperation, including on missile defense and expand 3 way military exercises. i will also inaugurate the 1st try lateral hotline, so that latest can communicate securely. in case of the crisis,

weight is also committing to annual meeting someone late as of the 3 countries to be continued by future governments. that as the meeting began, the 3 leaders with stressing its significance is some of what they said with a guest. speaking through the interpreters, our trend lateral partnership is opening a new chapter which carries great significance in my view. president roosevelt wants to state it. freedom is not a given but something you fight to win. the fact that we did the 3 d this has got together in display liabilities means that we are indeed making a new history. as of today, our countries are stronger in the world to be safe as we stand together. and i know this is a belief. we all 3 share and i want to thank you both for your political courage. the brought you here. us. for more on this web got sheila smith with a she's

a senior fellow for asia pacific studies at the council on foreign relations and joins us from washington, dc. so good that be with us. we just stood, president barton talking about the political courage of the south korean and japanese latest that brought them to camp. david, what makes this such an active coverage? well, thank you for having me, anthony. it's a pleasure. i know this is a relationship that i'm like, for example, for your european viewers. it's unlike nato, which is a multilateral lies alliance in the, in the pacific. us allies are, are all by lateral allies and south to in japan have struggled with some of their ability to cooperate and the security rel, due to the political differences over historical legacy issues. so that referenced by the president to the political courage of both the president of south korea and the prime minister of japan, alludes to the difficult political environment within which each leader is

operating domestic politics. the are sensitive to the relationship on both sides, but perhaps particularly more so in south korea. so this is a real breakthrough, i think for the try lateral relationship. but it stands on the foundation of a strong japan, south korea, a diplomatic achievement. sheila cooperation and trust the woods, we hear a lot attached to diplomacy. what's the real significance of these camp? david principals the late as a signing off on today. so there's 2 aspects. i think i would emphasize. one is both of these allies have looked at the threat emanating from north korea for some time. most obviously of course south korea, but also japan because north korea has developed the capacity to launch missiles and most of its missile tests are involved in the direction of japan and these days . so both countries are worried about young. yeah, again, it's ambitions, it's nuclear ambitions. in particular, but what you saw throughout the, the, the principal statement is reference to the end of the civic. so beyond northeast

asia, these re allies now have turned their gaze to the challenges that are bound to the air. and they're largely associated, obviously with the rise of china. but i think the definition is important. it's not just security, cooperation or strategic interest in stability in the region. it's also this economic competition that lies ahead with china. the us has been king distress that way. we're not looking at the nice i for the east asia or pacific region, but it's that assertion, just semantics in this case. and then how d 5, these 3 countries going to be tied militarily as well. militarily, both of those countries will be very focused, their militaries are primarily focused on national defense. so whether you're sitting in south korea, looking to the north or you're sitting in japan looking to a broader sweep from the russians to the north, to north korea, to the west, china, across the east, trying to see the japanese military looks to their, to,

to perform whatever task they need to defend japan, but beyond that, their broader conversations about maritime security. we've just witness in the region of course, chinese tensions with the philippines in the south china sea. there are questions about whether or not the behavior of the chinese military across the region, again, particularly in the maritime domain, is safe and in peaceful. so you have, i think, not an integration of the military's to, to stand up to 40 article 5 type cooperation. but you do have an assertion here by the leaders that they have a state, they have shared state, and they will be coordinating and acting in concert should the region be under threats. and that's the historical significance of japan and south korea. we typically really put this historical friction completely behind and then the question thing, what are the limits thing to a disagreement? well, this is the big question, and i think what the 3 leaders attempted to do,

especially in the, the, your clips. you highlighted this, they, they said the time has come for a much deeper strategic relationship among the 3 countries that they have turn the page so to speak on the past. but the people of south korea and japan will still take some time, i think, to get through many of the specific issues that often arise in the relationship. so the bilateral diplomacy between soul and tokyo is always going to be to attend to the, the citizens of sensitivities, 2 issues related to the mass. i don't think that's going to go away, but i think we've seen today a fairly large step in the direction of talking about what the 3 countries can do together. even as they tend to some of these more sensitive issues that she'll, that the us officials have been a pines to point out this stress. but this isn't in that any one particular country as a threat, but we'll bet fly in badging and young young. oh,

even most go for that for that matter. you know, and i think, you know, you see has been listening to the chinese government's comments about this upcoming trilateral summit. they have clearly seen this is something that they don't like and that they indicate is a challenge or attempt to contain china. that's the language. the chinese government tends to use towards any us uh, allied statement of security concern about the beach and so expect the chinese government to continue to emphasize that this is not good for peace and stability in the region. but i think you're also beginning to understand that across the region, china is own behavior has begun to, to, to strike a deeper cord of concern. and so i think that's part of the back job to this try lateral summit. it's not just process level, you know, internal ambitions for the 3 countries. it's also the realization that we are in a very different moment. you saw, for example, both president yoon and prime minister,

she can nato summit of late due to russian aggression. you saw vladimir putin meet with kim general, kim john in john yang. uh, so there is movement also in the china rush up here on game side of things or north korea side of things that i think all 3 of these leaders are quite aware that there's a dynamic afoot here, that they have to be very sensitive to. and i meant to stay at camp david end for the region. sheila smith from the council on foreign relations. great to get your input on the day. thank you. thank you. a leak line in russia have lost a staggering amount of soldiers in they were now i 3 months in, from russia's invasion. then you know, the time says us officials estimate total casualties on both sides are approaching half a 1000000 with up 212-0000 debts on the russian side alone. but the crime and russia risk struggling to maintain the size of the armies. the client is

running a campaign, now telling sees a citizens to become the fee and in list of those correct down on bribes type to avoid deployment. meanwhile, moscow has boosted the salaries, paid the soldiers since the start of its invasion by now and 3 times the average wage, with bonuses for capturing territory. but how lucrative is a career in putting some, a pseudo goodness. can you earn 6 money by going to the front in russia? this is exactly how new soldiers absolutely recruited his last address to the nation rush. you, presidents lie to you, you to tried hard to make the war look more attractive to potential soldiers like i propose to create a sufficient state default. its task will be to provide the assistance of the family as a form and find the veterans of the special move in the right direction and move.

it will coordinate the provision of social media co and at the bank of logical support. you feel like it is the most important task over the phone is to organize long term care at home for the them. here is a break down in concrete numbers of how much a russian soldier can earn throughout his service. upon completion of 81 year tour of duty, each soldier will receive a one time payment of around $1830.00 euros. depending on the soldiers military rank and tasks, the monthly salary can vary between 1910 euro, and 2270 euro's that is over 3 times the average russian salary. in bonuses are given to encourage more aggressive fighting against the ukraine choices, that sort of stuff and for capturing territory. you have on my, for each kilometer russian soldiers advanced in ukraine, they can expect an additional sum of $470.00 heroes. the same goes for the capture

or destruction of weapons or military equipment used by the ukraine forces. but where there is war, there is of course death. i understand how unbearable, at hearts it's now for the wife and that sounds the fault and soul. josie said i d and for the power source for both of that sort of thing depends on is the notion tool. it's our duty to support families who have lost it or i liked it as long as long as you need to help them. right. isn't that of children, but give them an indication, a bad work session, precious. and to that and president protein has increased the best benefits for soldiers killed on the battlefield, considerably. according to a decree by pooty, a $47577.00 euro payment is made to the families of each fallen soldier. but it's not only money with which the russian government is

trying to recruit new soldiers. there is also an array of social benefits. the russian defense and industry will give financial aid to where the rental or purchase of housing soldiers will also get free medical x, any nation treatments and physical rehab at military facilities as well as free health and life insurance to name just a few benefits. and it's not only the soldiers to profit from being deployed. it is the whole family. families will receive summer camp vouchers with children and college. a children will get preferred placement at top russian university. and i see it to be 2 professional will respond to edit. you have a nice to you because we are all in one country. i do watch and with united mean metal, with confidence in ourselves, we're going to the dentist and not what strategies you truth or our site to them. i mean, as the war against ukraine continues to grind on,

it seems clear that president pushing has no intention of giving up, no matter the human or financial cost. and with an average salary of some 630 year olds and russia, the financial incentives to join the military will be tempting to many people, whatever the risk. okay, jobs, as i say, new consulting fellow of the russia and you raise your program at chatham house in the u. k. quite, that'd be with us. i wanna stop by asking you 1st about these latest casualty estimates from the us up to 120000 russian boarded up 270000 ukranian troops killed. do you think that's credible? well, the keywords you use there is estimates and let's not forget that this is just one of a very wide range of guesses at home, any casualties and fatalities that have been on both sides. and the reason why people are guessing is because both sides of working really quite hard to suppress those figures. russia definitely does not want it to be no more widely within the

russian federation. just how high the death toll has been. and how many more she soldiers have been maimed as well as those killed and albert and think to be reinstated into society. you're trying to as its own very good reasons for keeping those, take us on the wraps. so you do get a very wide range of assessments. so just way of these figures lie and it has to be said, these figures that we have heard from the new york times today on not the most extreme given these losses care what have the exact number is for which side of these last is a big problem in terms of a shortage of trips or shortage of troops really isn't the biggest problem on either side. the problem that you've trained faces of this, of course, it is a democracy rush. i can continue to mc it's prisons to round up immigrants, off at the streets, to throw people in the, into the front line to try and stabilize it without really paying attention to the human cost. but ukraine is a very different organizations, like a country, a society which is going to be very much more sensitive to the human cost of this.

now, balance of grants, that, of course, the brain fighting for the fighting, a war of national survival with the threat is very clear. and of course the motivation for people to join the flight is going to be so much higher. it's really not the, the reserves that held behind by each country that is going to be the turn. the mean factor here it's with russia can actually sustain this enormous rate at which it's pulling people into the side where it's going to draw on his reserves with us now from the long term. and so who then is willing to take out these office? well, we've heard from your correspondent the a lot of detail about what has been announced for the financial offers that are available for people joining the russian on forces. but as always, there's going to be a big difference between brush it what russia says is going to happen. and what actually really happens in real life. we seen time and again how these promises that are made for russian service went on actually follow through on even the best

benefits you could a headlines because there was something approaching 50000 bureau that supposed to have been decreed by president boynton. what actually happens in real life across russia is there's a huge variation in what is paid out between different regions of the russian federation between different administrations. and sometimes that pay of doesn't happen to tool if somebody is killed but is listed as missing or deserted, as happens regularly, then the payoff doesn't reach the family. so there's a big gap between what is said and what is done. and most russians will be aware that what is supposed to be being promised may not actually necessarily be what end up being ends up being given out to do these benefits and extensions of existing benefits. did i speak the truth and being forced to reach a new demographic here of what they saw just pollutants up against the problem in terms of the replenishment of the manpower that's been thrown into the fight. he saw from the attempt to partial mobilization of the country back in last september, that there was actually significant push back against people with not keen on this

idea and triggered a wave of emigration from russia. where precisely the people that they need to recruit decided to leave the country rather than get involved in the war. so what's been happening since and is mobilization by still an undeclared pastor and of trying to bring in people who are not in a position to resist being drafted into the military. for example, a 1000000 immigrants, for example, the continuing process of pulling people out of prisons in order to throw them into the army. all of the groups from society that are not in a position to make a fuss of the ones being targeted to try that plug dismantle again. but of course, that's a finite resource, and if the casualty figures that we're hearing are accurate and if the will, brian's on, as it appears likely to do then eventually president pointing is going to be faced with choices of making this mobilization at the more complex, more obvious and therefore more unpopular, we often look for signs of weakness in the kremlin and potent does any of this

struck you as desperate in any way? oh is this actually a form, a strength in that they have the money? and so they are going to use it to attract the manpower they now need specialist as me has the advantages in being able to trash the economy and proceed to this war that's not sustainable in the long term. either. of course, no rushes beating through this habit of spending itself into state collapse, but in pursuit of unwinnable war, that's something that happens fairly regularly throughout russian history. twice, at least in the 20th century alone. but for the time being puts in, appears to be confident that he can weight out the width of his patients. and the, the resources that have been drawn to trying to keep this will going is actually going to be longer than ukraine in the coalition backing it. because if you can, does not demonstrate some greater success in this counter offensive that's been going on for several months. now, which has been handicapped by the lack of weapons and weapon systems that have been supplied. deep writing to enable this points in reckons that the western coalition

will eventually push your brain into some form of sci fi and negotiated settlement . freezing the conflict in a way that can only possibly benefit russia. he jobs plenty consulting fellow of the russia and erosion program at chatham house in the u. k. was great to have you on the day. thank you. thank you. well, officials in the indian capital daily recruiting women to drive the cities public buses. accounts is a big step in a city with old bus drivers, some 15000 of them have to now been on the main. the deputies when they're child re met, one of the new women recruits at work at 430 every morning while the city is still sleeping. you'll get that part of a drive full book at the bus depot in new delhi, yoga as a bus driver. and one of only 3 women drivers in this people, she's part of

a badge of really inductive female drive was in the dairy transport corporation or the dc, the city's main public transport operator. the state government started the program last year to attract more women drivers to the dc. so far, $24.00 women have been hired in a total. the force of about $15000.00 drivers at 5 in you'll get the sets off on her duties. she has been driving a bus for 8 months now and loves her new job. it was my trying to dream to drive. i started learning on my own. i began with small vehicles, then moved on to big ones. when i got the opportunity to drive the bus with the deli governments initiative, i took it. i was one of the 1st women drivers to join lilian bus drivers of still an unusual sight and india with these passengers at least see it as a positive step. i feel more confident and safe now,

travelling in ms bonds. i also think men are now less likely to behave inappropriately towards us. women are making progress everywhere now. so it's a wonderful thing that they're coming forward in this field to. there should be a quality between men and women everywhere. a josh boardman instead of deli last scaled, says the initiative helps to empower women and make them financially independent. and the response so far has been positive and the so one of you means they have said this very clearly that i wanted to prove that i can drive the bus on the little and the confidence which is really is amazing. and then um, i think feedback i got was one of the few means wanted to become a driver, but that aren't able to afford that. and the for any expense. so the government side of the funding back a lot says one day he hopes to have at least one people in the lead run entirely by

women to you'll get that has a similar dream. she wants more women to join the program and says that there are steps that the government can take to help make this possible. save job right now. we are on contract in. it would be much better if we get permanent jobs. one's job security is there. i believe more women will come forward to drive where they can housing if they get more facilities and benefits like regular salary hikes and medical insurance, retirement funds, etc. they will be much more willing to come, as opposed to this session to such as like a bus suite and daddy joke about unhealthy mail colleagues of jordan motors to defend the women you with that feels happy driving. but even happy you that a new call, your avenue has opened up for women. now before we go to cats, famously, great fans of water, but that hasn't stopped the company in simple offering luxury cruises for willow,

feline pits, and the runners cats get to experience a 2 and a half hour round trip of single hobbled with the views at office of the city sky, long after sunset, the cat skipped the chase scraps from the 7 course. the now they aren't as a that's kept by a 5 work display will say no, usually high on a catch to do whatever the cats make of it. the cruise is proving popular with their own catch board and 5 weeks that is old for the day from now. i'm anthony. how'd in the and thanks for watching have a great weekend and we'll see you on another day monday to boston. the

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