as russia's attempt to advance on kyiv has seemed to stall, control of macro. as a moscow court hands elections for their nine years in jail, the election opposition leader calls a deceitful and prudent regime. -- put in regime. he died after being attacked three weeks ago by a fellow inmate.

welcome back, we begin with the latest in ukraine where has been nearly one month since russia's invasion began. the cranium forces have mounted a defense that is so robust that stoking fear that vladimir putin could escalate the violence to new heights. that is the opinion that u.s. president joe biden. there was a -- an opinion that was repeated by the pentagon. they said that moscow is frustrated at the lack of progress can president biden has given the european allies and brussels and more sanctions as well as tightening of the existing sanctions is expected. the capital kyiv has been taped -- shaken by explosions and burst of gunfire today.

as russia continues its bid to try and encircle and capture the suburbs, efforts to advance on kyiv stalled. that is from unexpectedly stiff resistance while russian troops remained several kilometers away from the center of kyiv. earlier today, ukrainian troops took back control of the suburb. key section of highway.ntrol a they gave us this highway -- this update. >> several days of fighting, ukrainian forces claim that russian troops have retreated from the city. we cannot for the moment confirm that from the sources, but it is a city that is located about 60 kilometers from the capital and if the ukrainian forces managed to repeal russian troops from there it is very important because it allows them to prevent russian troops from

preventing the -- from surrounding the capital and it -- we see that though capital is not yet surrounded, the capital is still accessible. ukrainian forces are holding their position and we see russian soldiers advancing slowly and facing tactical problems and a lot of casualties. of course, ukrainian forces are losing a lot of soldiers as well, but we can see on the ground that they are still very well organized, these supplies have been able to launch counterattack successfully. they them enjoy huge amount of support. >> that happened in the town 60 kilometers east of the capital.

a regional governor in ukraine has accused russian troops of firing indiscriminately at residential areas in the southern city of mario paul. they are trying to get all remaining residents out of the city, whi is been described by human rights watch as i quote, a freezing hellscape riddled with dead bodies and destroyed buildings. they've been speaking with two ukrainians who managed to speak -- flee that city for the safety of the west country. >> they say the only made it out because their car was in an underground car park and unscathed. >> they made it with their

daughter to the relief. their phones for pictures of the horror. >> is horrible.

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ukraine and plan to move abroad. >> warning there. you cranium president volodymyr zelenskyy called on italy today to beef up sanctions against moscow because rich russians have homes in the country. saloons key address to them via video link as he is ne with other foreign parliament. he warned that europe's security is at risif russia advances further and at thviolence that threatens the comments food security. they prayed -- praised for what they called the heroic resistance of the ukrainian people. president zelenskyy is going to be addressing the french parliament on wednesday. that is tomorrow. he is also being invited to address the nato sediment on thursday. -- summit on thursday. a busy week ahead addressing foreign politics as he has done since the start. u.s. attorney --

secretary-general has renewed his calls to an end of what he called an absurd war in ukraine. he said the conflict is going nowhere and ukrainian people are being put through hell. he added now is the time to negotiate. >> this war is unwinnable. sooner or later you have to move from the battlefield to the peace table. that is inevitable. it is time to stop the fighting now and give peace a chance. it is time to end this absurd war. >> the u.n. secretary general speaking there. in other news, a russian court sentenced the russian opposition letter -- leader to a further nine years in prison. this after convicting him and prod -- of fraud. already serving a two and half year sentence for a parole violation in 2020. he survived poisoning by a nerve agent which he blamed on the criminal and.

--kremlin. he called them a deceitful and feverish -- thievish putin regime. >> one time that i met him, i confess i was not terribly impressed and he did not stop me as part of the populace character. he does not see or following the events of the poison, he might have shifted his opinion slightly. he is basically a russian patriot. he wants the best for what he sees for russia. after the nine year sentence was confirmed in those closed proceedings that we have seen there, he said my spaceflight has taken a lot longer than expected. he added that he will take the fight to putin and that his

organization will continue operating even though a lot of those members of the organization are now in exile and he will find all of their mansions in monaco, all of their village -- villages in miami, and when we do we will take everything from the elite. that was published on the foundation's new website today. again, only russians with access have seen that. >> at least four people were killed in the southern israeli city earlier today and a stabbing spree. the attacker was a former high school teacher who spent time in prison for allegedly -- he was shot and killed on the scene by a passerby. the israelis say this is one of the deadliest attacks in recent years. they tell us more about the reaction to hat what happened today. >> inside israel proper, you can see a strong condemnation and

this combination comes from israeli jewish politicians, but also from the arab politicians. also from the joint list. also from the mother of islamic movement that is currently in the coalition. on the other hand, in the was -- west bank and on the gaza strip, you see support and hamas and the islamic jihad say this is against the islamic occupation and they are expressing their support for this. >> reporting there from jerusalem. in other news, the french government calling for common course curve. he was attacked three weeks ago from a fellow inmate in prison in southern france which left the 61-year-old in a coma. he was behind bars for the assassination of a friend -- french government official in the 1990's. this killing has sparked anger

and violence where many people saw him as a hero in the fight to independence. today marches and candlelit triplet distributive been happening. they have promised a full investigation. more analysis than i am doing here in the studio. he is a professor of sociology and an expert through the central university of vienna and you have written about the sociology of corsica. tell us why first of all there is such an outpouring of anger and corsica about colonist death. >> i think corsica and the last four years as a very profound challenge because the corsican identity has -- re-appropriation of corsican culture.

corsican identity should be protected. of course, over time even though -- it is become the symbol of this resistance. what is striking with the most recent demonstrations even before he died was the fact that young people at the damage rations. very young people. students and what we call 14 years old or 16 years old. pupils. they followed the french police. this outburst was sudden. it was violent and not really political. it was more the expression of

feeling of injustice of the treatment reserved for corsican's by france. >> he has sort of a folk lore or a around him, sort of a legendary figure. >> he has become a reluctant hero. he was a man who never spoke and never acknowledged the fact that it could have been a member of the commando who killed him. he said he was innocent and over time, people do not know the issue very clearly. he has become a symbol of being a robin hood. resistant shepherd who lives the mountains.

he was arrested by the french police. of course, this is very important symbol but i'm not sure that young people who identify with him share his ideals because he was a member of a minority in nationalism that was very dedicated to independence and not autonomy. he praised the use of violence. >> you mentioned independence, and i just want to ask you. how realistic is corsica's ambition for independence? what does the death have to change with the rest of that. >> things will change very quickly. i told you that it was mostly emotional. i'm not sure that the idea has

gained traction among the majority of corsican citizens. you know that for six years and a half, a nationalist majority has been in power and corsica. they have gained momentum in the last election because they share the power with true nationalists. they now are alone in power. i think they are also challenged by this new movement by the young people. of course, nothing has changed since they have been in power. young people are of course frustrated like in many other places in the world, and they suffer i think from what we call -- they are less and less young people, less trained in other parts of the french country,

they do not want to leave corsica as it was the case. this was my case, to study and find jobs. there is a feeling of a dead hand that is shared by these young people. as you say, independence for corsica which is one of the poorest regions in france is very unlikely to happen. it is more something that is romantic and around the personality of mythic that i think a real political movement for independence. >> eczema for taking the time to talk to us. thank you so much. today is the 22nd of march. that is the day of which 30 years has been designated by the u.n. as world water day.

the point of the day is to celebrate h2o and to also raise awareness of the 2 billion people living without access to safe water. this year, the focus is on groundwater. jenny shin expect that is about. >> every source with vast potential according to the latest report by the united nations. groundwater could be the answer to your increasingly scarce water supply the world. with water demand protected to -- the bins young groundwater is expected to write with >> it. >>i'm water is better protected from climate change that we could better a how to manage and take a pennant of resource, this could be a very important step to adapting to climate >> change. > groundwater takes up space

% of the fresh water on the planet. 50% of the water we drink. scientists estimate underwater reserves to be as vast as 16 million cubic kilometers. critical access to this enormous resource is a global challenge. studies have found that even the driest regions of africa are rich in water reserves belowground. they remain without access due to inadequate and per structure. in more industrial areas, the risk is exposure to contamination. as well as agriculture -- agricultural activities that use pesticides and fertilizer. in most developed economies, the main issue is depletion as the consumption outweighs the number of re-fall -- rainfall that replenishes it. over expectation is more important -- better protection of groundwater systems will be crucial going forward. according to the report, the its

return -- contamination is virtually your reversible. -- irreversible. >> with begin by talking about the french energy giant which says it will stop buying russian oil. >> the company has been under mounting pressure to turn away russian oil like its rivals shall and bp. in a statement, the company said it had to make its position clear after what it called a serious and unfounded accusation of complicity in war crimes. it had already stopped spot market trading onto russian oil and has decided to no longer sign over new contracts and hold -- withhold all purchases of russian oil and petroleum products by the end of 2022. they also said we will also provide no further funding for projects in russia and remove reserves at the arctic lng two. it is not going to abandon its

states in existing russian project to prevent local investors. while halting oil purchases, it will continue to supply europe with liquefied natural gas from russia. australia, britain, canada, and the med states have banned import of russia oil outright, you is more divided. they more than 40% of its gas and 70 was an oil from russia so it is difficult to stop importing energy overnight. after meeting at the president of the european parliament, germany's leader again dismissed because for of -- calls for a boycott. >> germany's position on this question of an energy boycott remains unchanged. incidentally, this is also true for many other member states who are dependent on coal, gas, and oil. much more so than germany. no one should be left standing in the rain in this regard. >> the european parliament's

position has been very clear from the beginning that need to become zero dependent on russia and that needs to be our ultimate aim. we buy our energy from our friends and not our foes and indirectly, we are funding this war every day. >> among the company staying in russia, a french crew brought by the millie -- emily -- family can. yeah why saw -- one of the diy outlets in ukraine has been bombed by russia. leading to the country's defense ministry criticizing the famine for financing the bombing of its own stores and killing its own employees. >> a shopping center is destroyed by russia and the ukrainian capital. shop owned by french diy chain was hit. unlike other businesses, they

are still operating in russia. ukraine's defense ministry launched a scathing script criticism of the company. >> it became the first company to finance the bombing of its own stores and the killing of its own employees. in humane harrowing, greed. >> the russian branch, business continues as usual. when asked to comment, they have yet to respond. this trade union representative has promised support for the 45,000 russian employees. >> if they have to close today, we will fight so they will continue to be paid. just as with mcdonald's and ikea and all other businesses at the moment. >> other french businesses still operating in russia are still concerned. >> taking a quick look at the day's trading action now on stocks and wall street.

they broadly this tuesday with the nasdaq ending 2%. european shares mostly rose this tuesday following a lackluster start to the week. closing the day up more than 1%. some governments have not joined the west in closing functions in russia. including turkey. while strongly criticizing the invasion, have said they oppose the measures in principle. on tuesday, a second luxury yacht linked to russians docked on turkey's southern coast. a day other -- earlier, another one. both avoided eu waters. the yachts have been stuck or seized in other countries including italy, spain, and germany. turkey is not the only potential

safe haven russian oligarchs may be looking at. united arab emirates in particular, dubai, has long been known as a playground for the rich, including russian oligarchs. the u.n. general a simple resolution condemn the invasion of ukraine, it'd abstain from a similar boat of the security council which it -- the balancing act may backfire. the financial action task force placed the uae on its gray list along with turkey. while oligarchs tried to safeguard their assets, functions are starting to affect ordinary people in russia and supermarket shelves are increasingly empty as a plummeting value of the ruble has weaken people's purchasing power. >> images like these in reston shops. reminiscent of the start of the covid pandemic. in this moscow supermarket,

there is no shortage, but yet there are empty shelves. sugar and flour nowhere to be seen. >> ianted to buy a kilo of i think people panicked and they take all they can. it is not good. >> the russian economy has not yet hit rock bottom, but the ruble has lost a quarter of its value. the consequences of this, industries based on imports are suffering. for this wine cellar, the price of french wine has exploded. >> this wine is more expensive. everything is more expensive. prices have gone up by 50%. it is very worrying. pings are really not going well. we are scared we will have to close the shop. >> faced by these difficulties, russian difficult -- businesses are trying to adapt. in the south of the country, this car factory is exciting a shortage of electronic car

parts. in order to avoid placing the workers on furlough, the company have moved the workers annual three weeks of holidays to april. >> it doesn't suit me. they can't do that without us agreeing. >> our bosses are trying to find a solution so that we do not stay without work. >> in russia, economists are addicting top -- tough months ahead. the central bank are expected to gdp to decrease by 8% by the end of the year. >> a deep recession on the horizon there in russia. >> thank you very much from our business desk. that is it from us and i'll be back in about three minutes from now. stay tuned. >> special event. >> every five years, france 24's you coverage of the french presidential election pin the question this year is if

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