>> will news on -- world news on france 24. yevgeny prigozhin has moved to belarus, lukashenko says they're welcome to stay for some time at their own expense. the kremlin is trying to reassert his authority, shaken by the mercenary march on moscow. busy restaurant in ukraine has been struck by two russian missiles.

the damage is to emerge, the interior minister of ukraine says they are dead at 22 injured and this includes a child. we will be joining our correspondent live. tensions in a paris suburb after the killing of a 17-year-old driver who refused to stop. a police officer is under arrest after the incident. record number of police shooting deaths since last year. this is live from paris. ♪ >> thank you are being with us. in the wake of the meat-eating in russia, there are a number of important developments. the commander of the wagner mercenary group is in belarus

this evening, yevgeny prigozhin went there after direct negotiations with the belarus president alexander lukashenko. he has been quoted saying that yevgeny prigozhin and his missionaries can stay for some time at their own expense. here france 24, we are with this -- here france 24. >> the first speech since facilitating the deal that refused the armed uprising against vladimir putin, lukashenko cost himself in the role of peacemaker -- cast himself in the role of peacemaker. >> the most dangerous situation was how he could develop, a cool decision had been made and it sounded like a subtext in putin's speech. i suggested that putin takes his time, that we talk to yevgeny prigozhin and his commanders. by the middle of the day we had a start as many as three channels through which we could talk to rostov.

>> yevgeny prigozhin left. and was in belarus after providing the wagner bus and their fighters unlikely refuge as part of the deal. the day earlier, the president thanked for his help with the mercenary group. >> i'm grateful to the president of belarus lukashenko for his efforts and contribution to the peaceful resolution of the situation. >> putin's allies with a mutually beneficial relationship that goes back decades. this trust belarus deeper into russia's war with ukraine. they have allowed to use belarus as a staging ground and position tactical nuclear weapons on belarusian territory. on monday, yevgeny prigozhin also acknowledged lukashenko's role and that he agreed to let his group operate in belarus. >> lukashenko proposed

solutions continue work in a lawful jurisdiction. >> lukashenko also said belarus and its army could benefit from wagner's combat experience. it has instructed his defense minister to discuss yevgeny prigozhin the matter with yevgeny prigozhin. >> russia's president praised members of his military and security forces in a ceremony this tuesday, putin was sticking to reassert his authority from the mercenary mutiny. agent link to him right in belarus from russia believed to be carrying mercenary bosses into exile. this is after he called off his mutiny with his fighters bearing down on the capital of russia, moscow. i thought a criminal case against him and the russian state meeting is agreeing to this, a deal on saturday

diffused for now the crisis. putin told his military this tuesday that they helped avoid a civil war. >> you have acted firmly and harmoniously in a difficult situation. you have proved with each of your loyalty to the russian people the military got, you showed responsibility for the motherland's fate and future. >> vladimir putin outside of the kremlin earlier today. this whole crisis raises many questions, one is the future of the wagner group, reportedly to be disbanded. at the highest level in moscow, the war continues. sergey lavrov says they military operations in africa go on. wagner has been accused of human rights abuses including executions, mass killings. they are present in several countries across the continent, notably in mali.

>> russian foreign minister sergey lavrov insists the group is staying in africa. wagner has its footprint in several countries across the african continent, the group is particularly active in central african republic. 1005 hundred of its mercenaries have been stationed in central african republic since 2018 to defend the government against attacks on the capital. this is the man who fought for wagner. in syria. demetri handles civil affairs. handling security and defense matters in exchange for access to natural resources. wagner has a tight grip on the economy and works very closely with the government. what is uncertain at this stage is where the sympathies lie with the kremlin or with the yevgeny prigozhin. a former russian a special forces soldier and he was in direct contact with yevgeny prigozhin for whom he organized

meetings with the head of several african states, unlike in of the afgan republic, he relies more on the russian army for logistical support. it is unknown whether or not ma's supported the failed rebellion. -- if wagner supported the failed rebellion. >> we are watching for all developments. in spite of the mutiny the russian advance against ukraine . continues to hit in the city of these ukraine happened earlier this evening as the poor dining, the governor says many civilians at the scene where there when the missiles struck. the ukrainian governor of the western donbas was awaiting a full confirmation on the casualties. it is not the first time russia has targeted civilians, it was april of last year a russian

missile strike on a packed railway station claimed the lives of at least 30 refugees fleeing the violence. a report from zaporizhzhia. >> the latest we know from the governor is that two missiles hit the city center in eastern ukraine, it is an area full of restaurants and very crowded, people were there and we are receiving videos where we see the city center turned into rubble, it is an important hub for the operation in the eastern front ukrainian are claiming progress each day, especially in the flanks of the city of by bakhmut. soldiers have advanced, soldiers are not here inside of the city

and progress has been made for your forces in the south of the region but ukrainians are under the counter, shaping the front lines and understanding russian defenses and it must be said that the brigade's strengths by western alliances for the offensive. it has not been deployed yet. >> our correspondent there in separation with the latest on our nearby -- our correspondent in ukraine with the latest. more than 20 injured, three people killed, we will give you more as we get it. another distressing discovery regarding the situation in ukraine, 77 civilians executed by russian soldiers in ukraine. this is the latest talking finding by the united nations. a report turning abuse detailing more than 900 cases of civilians putting children and old people

being arbitrarily detained in the conflict. the vast majority of those were tortured and some cases subjected to sexual violence. during detention, a russian forces. -- by russian forces. the united states provides kyiv with a new military package up to $500 million, this confirmed by the pentagon at this tuesday, show support for the fight against russia as moscow is dealing with the aftermath by the mutiny in the wagner group. will include ground vehicles including fine vehicles and stryker armored personnel carriers and ammunitions and the rocket systems. this is all contained in the statement from the pentagon. french police or brass or a french police officer is being investigated for homicide after shooting a 17-year-old man on tuesday morning. this happened in a paris suburb

after the youth failed to comply with an order to stop his car. there has been riding near the scene. -- rioting near the scene. the driver died from the wounds sustained. the video shows two police officers beside the car and a mercedes amg with one shooting as the driver pulled away. after a record 13 deaths from police shootings during traffic stops last year, this is the second fatal shooting in 2023. >> of course, refusal to cooperate is unsuitable but is also an accent vote for police officers to fire at point blank range. we must respect the families but also the officers presumption of innocence. >> they shot did not fall under regulations, the officer has to be in danger and this was not the case as we can clearly see in the video. the officers are beside and in

front of the vehicle. the version of events that the police's byes were in danger work disproven by the video -- was disproven by the video. >> we will discuss this more as we go through the program. >> the nomination for 2024, trying to drum up support. former president donald trump and florida governor ron desantis are in new hampshire, it is a state considered critical for the republican by mary's, they will decide who will be the gop candidate. news outlets have released an already recording that demonstrates donald trump knowingly held onto highly classified documents after leaving office. the new york times reporting on the reporting of a 2021 meeting in new jersey, donald trump appears to refer to a highly confidential document and iran. the tape seems to contradict a

recent interview that donald trump gave to fox news which he described the documents as newspaper clippings. it is likely to feature prominently in a investigation against pump and one of his aides for illegally keeping and mishandling classified materials. brian quinn with this. >> it is likely to be key evidence in the criminal case against donald trump. the audio recording appeals to reveal the former u.s. president -- appears to reveal the was present going a document to his friends at a golf club. >> the military gave it to me. i think we can probably, right? >> will have to see. we have to figure out -- >> as president i could declassify it, but now we cannot. >> now we have a problem. >> on a compass under federal

indictment for illegally keeping the 31 classified national security documents and conspiring with an aid to obstruct government efforts to retrieve them. among them the document referred to in the recording, believed to be a plan for a preemptive u.s. attack on iran prepared by america's top military official. the newly released audio appears to contradict what the president told fox news last week that all documents in his possession had been declassified by him and that he had been referring to newspaper and magazine clippings at bedminster. the u.s. justice department has requested donald trump's trial and the case be postponed from august through december. >> more on that clash of republican titans in new hampshire area later in this program. 26 ugandans this tuesday are

suing the french oil giant total energies for alleged human rights violations and its megaprojects in uganda. claimant protesters are targeting the u.k. headquarters. the a groups and people from the affected community say the energy firm caused serious harm, especially to the rights to land and food. >> my home was where a facility was built, my home was there, they came, when i went to this, up to me, we are asking for a settlement. the oil company insisted i take cash compensation, this does not enable me to build a home somewhere. >> we must add total energies said that it fully respects the right to demonstrate out of the

freedom of expression but the form of violence whether further or -- physical or material happened in london, we await further comment on the case that the local people are bringing from uganda. we are joined by a guest, good evening to you. this was after the diesel gate scandal, the executive has been sentenced? >> the former boss of already received a suspended sentence and a fine following a plea bargain. he is the highest ranking executive, for the executive in the german auto giant, the volkswagen group to be convicted of fraud over the 2015 emissions cheating scandal. two other former managers also received a suspended sentences by the end of the trial which around 190 witnesses were hurt and more than 1000 documents were read out. >> he has the highest ranking

executive to be convicted over the diesel gate scandal. rupert received a suspended sentence of one year and nine months plus 1.1 one million euro fine after a trial that involved two other men. >> today, the regional court convicted the three defendants of fraud. two defendants were convicted of 94,924 counts of fraud and one defendant of 17,177 counts. >> the former already and manager was fined 400,000 euros and handed a two year suspended sentence while an audio engineer was ordered to pay 50,000 euros i was given 21 months suspended. these scandal dates back to 2015 when a usa agency found that volkswagen, audit, and porsche cars were fitted with a device

to cheat admissions test. volkswagen admitted to installing the software on 11 million vehicles worldwide including 8 billion in europe. stadler after denying wrongdoing admitted in may that he allowed the cars to remain on sale even after the scandal was revealed. the fraud has already cost the w 30 billion euros in fines, legal costs, and compensation to car owners in the u.s.. cases against other former managers are ongoing. >> the european council has given its green light to free-trade agreements between the eu and new zealand, paving the way for it to be signed. the block is the third biggest trading partner. bilateral trade amounted to 9 billion euros last year. results expect price to go up to 30% with this new fda i eu investment.

once it is fully implemented, 97% of new zealand's exports well into the single market duty-free. -- rolls into the singles market duty-free. >> strong praise relations tie us to gun and strings the difference between countries and regions. this is important, in today's geopolitical landscape with russia's war of aggression against ukraine causing it -- testing its shadow and raising uncertainty affecting the whole world. >> for the trading action, global shares mostly rose this tuesday. wall street rebounded with all three indices snapping several days of losing streaks. nasdaq led the way with some technology shares like meta and microsoft rising strongly. airline shares also rallied. lordstown motors nosedived, they

filed for bankruptcy and put itself up for sale and also found a lawsuit against tony's company accusing it of failing to follow through on the investment premises. the world economic forum's annual meeting in china checked kicked off in beijing. it as short officials and business leaders that the country was on track to hit it with target to fight the scent does the eight major banks downgraded their growth forecast for the country. they also criticized the recent drive to reduce economic dependence on china, something you european commission president described as the risking. -- de-risking. >> as you know, some in the west are hyping up ideas like cutting rely on and de-risking. this is a false proposition.

>> in the u.k., supermarket bosses faced questions in parliament as the nation grapples with the cost-of-living crisis. soaring food inflation has contributed to the squeeze on living standards since the 1950's, executive from the four major retail chains reject allegations they weren't reaping the benefits by keeping prices high and this is what they had to say when asked about accusations of profiteering. >> we make -- this is the whole group, for pennies on every pound which i do not think is an example of profiteering. without the customers and their faith there is no tesco and we have doubled down on our competitiveness. >> the input cost pressures we have had have not been reflected in full shelf prices so we are doing absolutely everything we can. we understand how much customers

are also colleagues are struggling. >> governments in europe have taken action on this, food prices here in france included. >> thank you, that is all of the business. it is time to go to that, we welcome the big board right next to catalina, welcome, good evening to you, let us turn to the chinese social media network , an influencer going viral posting his daily life on the ukrainian front? can this possibly be true or is it fake? >> we are talking about this man who goes by the name of pauk who l has become a social media sensation, he has the chinese equivalent to tiktok, on his account he shows content in a chinese group, showing his

alleged daily life as a russian shoulder in the ukrainian front lines. let us take a look at some of the examples of his content and this image for example, that we are showing, he says he is delighted to have shot down a warship in ukraine, we also have this second video of where we see him in front of this nuclear plant, that he claims the russian army just took control of. we fast-forward to the end of this video and there is another clip where he claims to have battled u.s. marines and showing viewers some graphic content as he is holding a handgun. >> behind this man, hides an imposter? is that true? >> in this video that we showed, there is a visual element that is right, the person we see in this video is neither russian nor is he a shoulder on june 16,

the platform announced on his official account that it had indefinitely suspended the account of paul explaining his account spread false information to raise interest and gain audience and in fact the man behind this account, created this character for months in order to promote and sell a product important from russia in particular, honey and vodka. this account was actually able to sell 210 items through its length e-commerce store. >> this is a set up so he can basically flock those who he is talking about and so may be thinking that it is truth, that is the scary thing. what elements give away the suspicious origin of this content? >> in this video we find a typical element of a deep make, in particular the unnatural

appearance on the movement of his face at the level of the chain out of the mouth as you can see right there. then at the level of his hand, it looks more real, then there are also online tools that can help you detect deepfakes. the software called deep w are, it detected the system -- the video i suspicious white deep make. you can see the filter sometimes jumps off of the face in this case as it jumps off you can clearly see an asian man versus his face with a filter on where he has more traits of an caucasian man. there also doubts regarding the ip address of his account, that showed it was in china, which of corresponds with his chinese accent belonging to the

accident of this region and also regarding the location, several users pointed out that the nuclear plant that he shows in the video and claims to be ukrainian is actually not ukrainian at all, this nuclear plant is actually from china as well and the images we see right here, this is from the power plant in the ukraine that is the only power plant that was taken by the russian forces during the war. as you can see, it is at the edge of an river unlike the images we see in the content of this man. in particular, it does remind us of the case of the fake russian woman called nana that went viral for us during her life in china but was eventually unmasked as a filter and revealed her real identity as a chinese woman. she had more than 2 million followers at the time and she also used her notoriety to sell products. two similar cases.

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06/27/23 06/27/23 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> the organizers, betrayed those who lure them into the crime, they lied to them, push them toward death to shoot her own people. amy: the kremlin says it has trucked criminal charges against yevgeny