young under france 24 and france 24.com. >> welcome to life from paris. these are the headlines. zelenskyy says russia's war crimes made the possibility of negotiation more remote. ukraine's president was speaking in bucha. zelenskyy visiting the town of killings and mass rates. -- graves. a busy weekend of campaigning in the french presidential

election. the polls still putting a macron in the runoff with marine le pen in the second around. -- round. time is running out for the climate. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you for being with us, and day 40 of the war in ukraine. putin stands accused of war crimes in the wake of shocking discoveries in a town retaken by ukrainian troops. the president spoke in bucha. zelenskyy went there to speak out against atrocities committed by russian soldiers. he says russia's war cris make

negotiation less possible. proof of executions and mass graves have been found. to its standard response, to say that ukraine is faking the deaths. >> 410 bodies recovered so far. 280 place in math grates, because it was too dangerous to bury them elsewhere. the ministry's statement said, the photos and videos from bucha our staged for the western media, as it was done in mari upol. but this resident is hoping to collect bodies. >> there is nothing ambiguous about what has happened.

you can see it for yourself. these art civilians. this one was carrying potatoes. snipers shot them. >> satellite imagery released picturest said was mass grave located on the terms of the church in bucha. outrage grows. eu leaders have called for tougher sanctions and zelenskyy calling russian troops, murderers, torturers, rapists. he later paid a visit to bucha himself, where he said the world must see what has happened. >> it is important for us to seat journalists. i want to show the whole world what happened to russian soldiers, what the russian federation committed here in ukraine. >> antonio guterres has called for an independent

investigation, and the human security council is due to discuss ukraine on tuesday. >> let us get some wider analysis. rachel joins us from human rights watch. rachel, what is your reaction to this news out of bucha? rachel: human rights watch documented at least one war crime in bucha. we documented the execution of a young man on march 4. an eyewitness told us about it and also told us well before the town was retaken ukrainian forces about the presence of bodies strewn all over the place. what is needed right now is to preserve the evidence. that means not touching mass graves for the moment, reporting as many deaths as possible means

taking photos of bodies before burial, getting the names of victims, getting forensic experts, ballistic experts on the ground who can help reserve the evidence. that is the most important thing. >> from zelenskyy's point of view, he is convinced about what has happened. russia is denying it, saying it has been staged by ukraine. from your perspective, how credible is any sort of denial from russia? rachel: it is not surprising that they are denying it. that is the stock response that ruian authorities give when presented with evidence of wrongdoing. this is the answer we heard in chechnya, syria, the response to the airliner that was shut down by russian backed forces in

eastern ukraine in 2014. the knee-jerk reaction on their part is to deny, distract attention. but the fact is, human rights watch has documented at least one summary executions in bucha through an interview taken weeks before ukrainian forces retook control of bucha. there are bodies are over the ground. each has a story, each should be its own crime scene. the russian government is claiming that a single civilian was touched. that does not actually matter. we do not know the person was who was summarily executed on march 4. when you summarily execute someone, that is a war crime. >> joe biden repeating that

accusation that putin is a war criminal. where do you stand on that? would you say that putin should face war crimes investigation? rachel: there needs to be an investigation into the events in bucha and into other incidents all over ukraine. we documented another six summary executions in another village. we documented a rape case that took place in another village. these are serious war crimes. they need to be investigated. if the russian federation investigative agencies are not going to investigate these incidents, then these are the kinds of things that should be

sent to the international criminal court for jurisdiction. if authorities refuse to launch investigations and hold people accountable, they also can be held responsible. rachel: what is -- >> what is your sense that i will put the question to you again -- what is your sense of what is happening across ukraine? you mentioned march 4, the horrible incident of rape. what is the sense of a broader picture that you are putting together? rachel: we have documented other incidents of deliberate violence against civilians,

there are numerous incidents of indiscriminate bombing and shelling by russian forces in heavily populated areas, like mariupol, lake kyiv. these are incidents where russian forces used explosive weapons that have a wide area effect. they use these in areas that are densely populated by civilians, in which civilians were killed or injured, in which civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged. this shows either these are serious violations of humanitarian law and if it can be proven that these took place deliberately or with wonton disregard for civilian life,

these can be war crimes. finally, there is the issue of mariupol and other cities under siege. in mariupol, cleves four weeks have had no access to heat, hot water. where they have not been able to flee, because of the constant barrage of bombing and killing and hostilities. these are extremely serious concerns. many can rise to the level of war crimes. >> rachel denber, thank you for giving us that breakdown of your forensic analysis the situation, your early identification of that case on march 4 in bucha, and a wider assessment.

we appreciate your time. >> the pentagon's latest -- obvious russian forces are responsible for bucha. we will you everything as it emerges. we had our guests speaking about mariupol. now, russian forces attempting to take all of the city. the city now partially under russian control. the red cross trying to get in for humanitarian access. it is currently being held by russian soldiers. the ukrainian mayor of bucha says -- of mariupol says russian forces are destroying what is left of the city meeting resistance. >> for the fifth date straight

now, the fighting has been years. -- switches, flamethrowers, so on. >> mariupol, kharkiv, the showing continues. after a threat of northern ukraine, russia stepping up attacks in the east and south. strikes on kharkiv, three more reported killed in a suburb. joe biden calling for putin to be put on trial for war crimes. this comes in the wake of the shocking revelations of the massacre in bucha, adding to global outcry. more graphic images have emerged. >> you may remember i got criticized for calling putin a war criminal.

this warrants -- he is a war criminal, we have to continue to provide ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight, and we have to gather all the details so this can be an actual war crimes trial. this guy is riddled and what is happening in bucha is outrageous. >> biden calling for putin to be put on trial, but asking for evidence to the gathered, backing up whatever guest was saying that it is important to find out the story behind each body that is recovered. it is an horrific scene in bucha . we will review all the developments on that aspect of the work in ukraine. for now, change occasions. opinion polls in france showed

that the country faces a repeat of the 2017 showdown between emmanuel macron and marine le pen. crone favored in a tater race. the weekend saw all candidates on the campaign trail. we focus on the socialist anne hidalgo. >> anadarko enters the ring ready to fight. the high-ranking socialists at her side, but the mainstream left candidate is the only one, suggests the crowd. [speaking french] >> memories from a bright past when the left was in charge.

>>[speaking french] >>[speaking french] >>[speaking french] >> this belief as they remember that just 10 years ago, they were celebrating the victory of frost well loaned -- francois hollande. benoit hamon got knocked around in round one with just 6% of the votes.

a terrible score that plunged the socialist party into financial crisis. now, anne hidalgo is just meeting the threshold to get her campaign expenses reimbursed, a situation that prompted party officials to call for an urgent recomposition of the left. >>[speaking french] >>[speaking french] >> and one man could use the situation to make his comeback -- francois hollande backed anne hidalgo, adding he would like to help >> rebuild the left. >>extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by developing forests and high-tech industries

will be essential to curb climate change. the world could in theory half emissions by 2030, but the ipcc warns time is running out. >> the jury has reached the verdict. this report of the intergovernmental panel on claimant change is a litany of broken climate promises. it is a shame -- cataloging the empty -- that push on track toward an unlivable world. >> let us turn our eye to business. following the civilian killings in northern ukraine, european leaders calling for further sanctions against russia. >> we saw some harsh language

from the you foreign policy chief. he said they would work against the kremlin. combative tone, but still unclear as to what those sanctions could look like. today, we did see calls moving in that direction. emmanuel macron saying europe stop importing russian oil and coal. germany said it should discuss banning russian gas, but germany's finance minister rejected calls to cut off gas. he called for more focused measures. >> it -- at the moment, it is not possible to cut the gas supplies. we need some time. we have to differentiate between oil, coal, and gas. cole: the big roadblock is how

reliant europe is on russian energy. in 2020, russia supplied a quarter of europe's overall energy needs. that included 41% of its natural gas, 37% of oil and also the fifth of solid fossil fuels. not easy to replace overnight. foreign ministers could discuss a new sanctions packages as early as wednesday. still unclear how much russian imports would be affected. amid talk of sanctions, we have seen oil futures rise. brent crude trading at just under $108 dollars a barrel. %-p0

leading. solid gains on wall street and in particular on the nasdaq, up 1.9%. twitter up 20% after elon musk becomes the first -- the firms single biggest shareholder. meanwhile, travelers from the u.k. are facing disruptions this week, but british airways and easyjet have canceled flights due to staff shortages related to covid. the former grounded three dozen flights, while the latter canceled 62. this comes at an inopportune time with easter school holidays kicking off. for many in the u.k., it marks the first trips abroad after two years of lockdowns.

finally, the strict lockdown continues in shanghai. it was expected to end tuesday morning, but has been extended as authorities review tests, while more concerns grow over its economic consists. -- consequences. >> the streets of shanghai silent and empty as the cities 6 million residents forced to remain at home to curb and omicron driven outbreak. concerns growing over the economic impact of the lockdown. shanghai's luxury industry may be the first victim. with the lockdown forcing consumers out of stores, experts say lost business could shrink shanghai's gdp by nearly 4%. beijing had set targets to grow by 5.5% this year, but a decent

survey shows that may not easy. the pmi index slipped from 50.2 in february to 49.5 in march. the statistic is worrying. the data came after other cities faced lockdowns last month. shanghai is a hub for semiconductors, electronics, and making. much of the city's manufacturing center has implement it closed loop systems, meaning employees have to live as well work at their offices. but this cannot be sustained in the long term. cole: there is concern more broadly about china's handling of the pandemic. marc: great to see you.

let us return to one of our top stories, the one about further sanctions against russia regarding the incident in bucha. week begin with that very incident bucha, sequence of atrocities in buch. 400 plus bodies recovered so far. russia is accused of war crimes by joe biden. the kremlin accusing ukraine of staging the whole thing, saying this is something they have concocted in order to make russia look guilty. i have spoken with human rights watch. they say that is nonsense. tell us what you have got here. >> russia is accused of committing atrocities, just outside of kyiv, where corpses

were found on the streets. the lenski labeled thi torture of a nation. after footage arose, many pro-russian accounts started sharing this video that would prove that the corpses were staged by the ukrainian defense ministry. they pointed at a course that allegey moves a hand after the convoy passes. in the rearview mirrorthey claim you can see a corpse standing up, but let as take a closer look at this video shared by russian media. >>[speaking russian] >> this video originally

published by ukraine's defense ministry on twitter on april 2 as ukrainian military convoys showed the aftermath. then this video was shared as staged footage by russia's deputy ambassador to the u.n. and jarrett as staged by this russian news outlet, but we have demonstrations to show that this is not staged. this twitter user published a slow motion version, where you can see that this is a mere distortion that causes the illusion of a moving body. aurora intel published this inverted channel version of the allegedly moving hand ports, where we can clearly see that a raindrop on the screen caused the illusion.

similar footage on the same street was shared, where we can see the corpses in alternative angles where they do not move, but russia continues to reject accusations, calls it a production by kyiv. syria's war on ms. information. marc: complete disregard for human life, treating people in the street like commodities. anymore? catalina: that is it for today. marc: thank you very much indeed. thanks to you where -- for watching wherever you are. please stay with us. ♪ >> sri lanka has civil war still marks the daily lives of the

capital minority -- tabi minority. many still searchingl for those who disappeared. >> [speaking foreign language] >> but people are generalized for more than 70 years cannot mourn their dead but are fighting to uncover the truth. excavaons of mass graves suggest the worst. the government remains silent. >> [speaking foreign language] >> do not miss sri lanka revisited on france 24 and runs 24.com. -- france24.com. ♪

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