so picture. from a reference to the. more residential areas under fire in east ukraine where people say they are living in constant fear of shelling even though the president promised not to endanger civilians. you've forced to tap into long term gas storage facilities after being cut off by russia for its huge unpaid bills the e.u. energy chief warning europe could be affected. back to iraq the top general in the u.s. says that a country may actually launch an assault on isis insurgents while saudi arabia sends thirty thousand troops to the border marking fears of an armed invasion.

five pm in moscow good to have you with us our top story this hour a woman reportedly killed several wounded in an army attack on the eastern ukrainian city of lugansk despite ukraine's president saying he's ready for another ceasefire in a phone call with the u.s. and vice president joe biden the city of lugansk one of the centers of anti kiev resistance came under a new artillery fire overnight shells landing in a local cancer hospital the building was badly damaged these are pictures also from the city of kramatorsk another main target of kiev's assault residential areas hit with shells explode in your playground anti-government activists say one man was killed twenty injured in a recent attacks civilians meanwhile say they are terrified. but he has very. little or thank you so there might be news guys if one night it does it would take years to me if i knew what it. is that. got to match you up balboa but. you'll. still be only gives you

a good reason to believe that or you do both people on. this video from are roughly agency filmed in the small village of condor shako which was ravaged by an army airstrike tuesday locals are burying those killed in the attack eleven losing their lives including a five year old earlier he have had vowed not to target residential areas and ukrainian commanders suggest to you assault was an accident but those in the village say they disagree. there is. somebody going to shoot and then what is you know who would go to come i'm with you got. to meet me even. use them you know these no. move. he's not a. good. student teacher could do you. know you can skid you're going to do did you used

good news because you can do this used. these appeals appear to fall on deaf ears with ukraine's president saying his army is actually freeing civilians take a listen. we don't want us to but we will advance and we will liberate our land that for those in europe ukraine's armed forces the national guard and rather divisions will never use force against civilians they will never target residential areas because the ukrainian troops are also becoming a presence on social media videos surfacing on the web filmed in a high quality presenting army regiments as well organized units they've been picked up by media outlets but artie's american ocean i found that if they match it found out if they match the reality on the ground. members of the national guard demonstrate their response then with. these. business leaders here. are the three that we.

are says there. are a poet. the national guard was created four months ago to bolster the country's defenses its fighters were supposed to get the best and mission but so far they say they've been fed with empty promises and staying in bread for most of we had to got most of the bread from the same love you don't have a small edible part in the middle but there are a lot of people here see a colored coffin for that this is the army's position outside slovyansk the key battleground and was killed because it's anti terror peroration course and while the president declares it's active and decisive phase five is on the ground a confused as to where they stand often and literally that's got a promise from most of the muslims a couple of more than of their towers but they're going to give them

a larger picture of the moral equivalent of their lives are going to be left alone without them within your assistance that is always there you know if you come when you will it is over doolittle doing good there's a lot of them no matter how hard it gets everyone should do what they're supposed to do if that happens will win very quickly we're going. to know when the future looked bright for ukraine soldiers and officers as well as those volunteering to join the military. here were carried year this will be our priority by the army volunteers will get the quibble and of only five dollars per day and solid life insurance as well. but it seems that president bush and co has not managed to keep the promises made in his election campaign they say they've pay the salaries but we didn't get any money my husband didn't get it and they keep promising it will happen to more of my two year old daughter woke up this morning and said that she's hungry what i'm supposed to tell her. that we've. been taking it but they don't

let you know it was last used and yet three minutes of with that does that mean it isn't you could use did in your come orders that you know you got to the community as a response to the. entries inability to take care of its own service personnel and number of on line fundraising complains were launched this is just one of many such projects they have raised enough to purchase a drone and some ammunition but no use of the preciouses a still in progress kid's large scale operation is in full sweep but with the lack of basic supplies and weaponry many complain they end up being sent to fight the two other to dine refill the tea. and ukraine's army and any government forces engage in fierce battles over checkpoints on the border with russia fighting taking its toll on refugees trying to flee the conflict this crossing thought to be the safest at the moment and this you tube video allegedly shows what's going on on the ukrainian side.

if driving toward the border fired upon with large caliber weapons there are wrecked cars that came under attack a shell lying on the ground locals say lots of people have been killed on the road which has already been dubbed a cemetery. another looming crisis for decreasing natural gas reserves ukraine already resorting to tapping into long term storage tanks after russia cut off supplies or unpaid bills and it's creating an ease in the e.u. this is the blocs energy chief gunfire on jura saying a domino effect is inevitable even for european powerhouse germany the fear is that unless you crane starts to fill up at storage facilities it may start siphoning gas down for europe that warning already voiced by gazprom. echoing the concerns of russia's prime minister medvedev believes ukraine's troubles could grow into a full scale gas crisis as soon as autumn marking that making that claim on his

facebook page so why so much concern about a wider gas crisis in europe let's take a look at the map for more information there even countries get gas from russia multiple pipelines ally in the share passing through ukraine moscow has stressed the supplies will continue as before but there are fears over siphoning are realized europe won't get the gas it needs this winter as happened in two thousand and six and zero nine brussels blind to the enormity of the potential crisis according to analyst f william. officials are really acting very stupidly in the school creating into the issue they should be putting enormous pressure on the government to come to their senses europe is dependent asked from russia that gas right now goes through ukrainian pipelines but or some of it the e.u. commission is trying to block the gas. pipeline which was discovered around the ukraine. as does the north so i think policy is really

flying blind i don't know who the show it. but it certainly has nothing to do with the interests of the european union for a stable economy and stable energy prices still to come britain's queen names the u.k.'s biggest ever warship while the future of britain's nuclear defense is remains up for question ahead of scotland's independence vote. but we supply the weapons that are used in the conflicts that none of these people had to flee then we don't let them work and put them in camps when they get here anger within germany over treatment of refugees after police try to baking dozens from a disused building. but first washington's waiting the senior approach to the crisis in iraq could change the u.s. already has more than seven hundred fifty troops in the country and currently advising the iraqi army on how to defeat isis insurgents but it may not be enough america's top army general is leaving the door open to the country's increased military involvement chairman of the joint chiefs martin dempsey says the u.s.

could launch an assault on isis militants if a national interest require or of president barack obama gives the order currently the u.s. is gathering intelligence or the number of iraqi deaths continues to grow more than two thousand were killed in june but while the u.s. is deliberating over direct involvement saudi arabia is not the gulf states reportedly started massing its troops along the border with iraq want to arab media lives saying the iraqi troops have withdrawn from the area the baghdad denies this guy has more. saudi arabia has reportedly sent thirty thousand troops to its border with iraq across that border is a cauldron of sectarian infighting the isis is sunni it's a radical sunni jihadi are well armed and well funded saudi arabia also sunni doesn't want to be officially associated with the isis but it's hardly an innocent twice that many of the isis is most violent frontline fighters are believed to be saudi nationals there are widespread reports that wealthy donors in saudi arabia have been funding the isis throughout their fight in syria and beyond riyadh me now

say that it has nothing to do with the rise of this radical group that it itself is spread by but experts believe saudi arabia has helped create the floors in ways more than just providing funding and fighters they need to think. that this and i think. in saudi arabia means studio. a lot of their teaching to do that to you. is this just in the span of several years bolstered by the fight against assad in syria the isis has advanced so far as to declare an islamic caliphate across the territories that it now controls both iraq and syria the question is whether saudi arabia sees the isis as a serious threat it has warned against foreign military into ference in iraq and now iran is reportedly sending fighter jets to help the iraqi government fight the

jihad as army. will saudi arabia sit still lots of questions one thing is clear the coltrane of sectarian tensions is only getting more explosive in washington i'm going to check out our team one middle east affairs journalist says that the saudis are seeking to gain the upper hand not only in the region but also in europe. two states which are involved in the isis approaching this is on the one hand we said already saudi arabia but on the other hand as well there is turkey we have saudi arabia is a country which is very much engaged in europe saudi arabia is doing a lot for radicalizing if you go for example to bosnia you will see brand new mosques financed by saudi arabian foundations and this is not a liberal and not a tolerant islam they are preaching there and then we shouldn't forget that both countries as well are allies of the west we have now the huge debate also in

context of the isis debate off these so-called european volunteers joining the ice these forces and other easily missed forces in the middle east the what might happen when these people when these terrorists might come back with all the experience from a battleground this should be alarming this network we witness here so isis is maybe just the most violent and the most terroristic part of that network more still to come after a short break stay with us at r.t. international. as a new physician i swear to abide by the program to go. to the best of my ability and judgment. i will prescribe for the good of

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britain's queen elizabeth unveiled the u.k.'s biggest warship at a ceremony in scotland the vessel which is after the monarch the first of two aircraft carriers built at a cost of more than six billion pounds expected to be her majesty's last official engagement in scotland before the referendum on the country's independence set for september. it's birth is taking place in scotland which is why the queen is christening the u.k.'s new super carrier with a whisky instead of champagne according to the u.k.'s defense secretary it's a demonstration of britain at its very best the royal navy has sixteen ships and submarines and two royal marines commando units based in scotland the s.n.p. has promised to maintain the lead military establishment in scotland in the event of independence but the problem is that at the moment there's simply no agreement over what would happen to britain's defense says the union the u.k.'s first scene

lord has warned that the royal navy is already constrained by budget cuts and the split with scotland would further weaken the effectiveness of britain's maritime defense says since the s.n.p. say that they would abolish nuclear weapons in the event of a yes vote many questions surround the future of trying to end the u.k. submarine based nuclear missile system that stationed in western scotland tridents unique deep water location is of key strategic importance as it provides quick access to the atlantic finding somewhere else to park the u.k.'s nuclear deterrent would be a long and complicated process that's likely to make nato extremely nervous scotland's had a historical role in the royal navy at the battle of trafalgar almost a third of nelson's men was gawd's but if they vote yes to independence versus new asst super aircraft carrier could be the last to be launched in scottish waters

poly boy artsy. carbonneau and discuss possible implications for the. defense forces with two british military experts. should scotland separate the remainder of the u.k. will still have defense forces all i would say is that if you have a single unit tree force and you split it into two parts then it inevitably costs money to set up the other part with all the admin and things like that and it ends up less efficient so there will be less money effectively and we already don't spend enough on defense assuming that an independent scotland supplication to join nato was successful then. scotland would expect the rest of the nato organization to come to their aid and vice versa i think when we talk about defense and independence go to the all roads eventually lead to tried and now the s.n.p. government has said it would seek the speediest and safest removal of trident from

scottish territory however other huge implications and that because there appears to be nowhere that the trident fleet plus warheads could go in the u.k. in the short to medium term and to move it would be hugely expensive and disruptive the cost of redeploying at the trident the ballistic missile submarines and the weapons is huge particular if you try and do it very quickly. there are places you could send them to over the long term but would the rest of you k. be willing to spend that extra money that's involved to do it and i'm not sure they would the fifty thousand jobs are depending on the defense industry in scotland what's going to happen to those jobs do you think if scotland says we're off i've talked to the head of some of the big firms that have small offshoots in scotland they will move south because the amount of money available for procurement within an independent scotland will be tiny and then these firms go where the money is the s.n.p. yes campaign does have to be more upfront with exactly how it sees those defense

industry jobs being either reorientated or replaced by other types of industry. turning now to some other stories making global headlines this hour thousands of chanting and flag waving palestinians are math as a funeral took place of a palestinian teenager whose body was found wednesday what is a suspected revenge killing for the murders of three jewish teenagers which israel believes among israeli security forces are bracing for an arrest here gassing hundreds of protesters during clashes in jerusalem israel also mobilized troops around its around gaza after air strikes from both sides. just a no this is a live video that we're seeing of clashes coming from the middle east we'll be monitoring the situation as it develops throughout the day here on r.t. . supporters of greece's far right golden dawn party clashing with

police outside and in this court it happened when three senior party members arrived for a hearing on charges of running a criminal organization crowds tried to stop the van carrying the defendants he says that link to the fatal stabbing of a left wing activists last year. three days of mourning declared in belo orders on day one of brazil's world cup host cities after the collapse of an overpass onto a bus and several cars killing two with that number of injured has also risen to twenty two people the bridge reportedly still under construction when it came down the city will still host a world cup semifinal next week a member of germany's foreign intelligence agency arrested under the strong suspicion of spying for the u.s. during questioning here a suspect reportedly said that he'd been gathering information about the ongoing parliamentary inquiry on n.s.a. activities in germany one of the whistleblowers testifying before the committee on thursday things current laws are not enough to curb mass surveillance. it doesn't

it doesn't do what needs to be done i mean they need to have. they did have a process that does limits what n.s.a. looks at and can take in and stored in its database so that other like law enforcement or other agencies in the government can take advantage of it you see illegal but fundamentally boils down to the respect for the rights of others and the rights to privacy and their rights to be left alone that's the foundation of our constitution you can take a look at that the storage facilities they're building you get an idea of how much they're taking in like a million square foot storage facility in bluffdale utah another six hundred thousand square foot facility they're starting to build they started last summer. in fort meade on fort meade and then a four hundred thousand square foot facility they have down in san antonio and other stories that they've had existing all along at fort meade as well as other facilities around the world anger at the way germany treats immigrants boiled over

in berlin this week dozens of refugees held out against eviction by police inside an abandoned school threatening to torch the building and kill themselves the crisis only added one authorities finally agreed to turn the school into an international refugee center peter all of our witnessed the siege. when it comes to refugees the message from german leaders is clear. solidarity is first and foremost a basis for any relationship and a symbol of a democracy the refugees who arrive in the italian maltese coast are not just up to it's really or malta to deal with however this is the reality around sixty people are currently holed up in the abandoned schoolhouse just behind me here in central and they're angry it's the way they see refugees being treated here in germany now what we have seen is a standoff between them and place a large group of demonstrators gather at either end of this street and they're angry at what they see as

a double standard by the german government when it comes to refugee rights but if you put on that. supply the weapons that are used in the conflicts that man these people had to flee then we don't let them work and put them on campus when they get here yet is that our laws that deal with these people are very repressive and inhumane that they make it so hard for people to stay here they're actually recognised as refugees from the you and convention but germany doesn't accept their status they just want to push them back into to delhi or departing back into their countries despite the words of the german president about doing more to help refugees this district in berlin remains in uproar over what they see as hypocrisy on asylum peter all over r.t. belin. coming up crosstalk weighs in on the ukraine crisis stay with us here on our to international.

yes it's official the mainstream media must be made up of stereotypical gossipy teenage girls i mean how else can you explain the fact that michelle obama using the term chipped has become a scandal i don't white house summit on working families mrs obama explained that when she was working part time she realized she was getting chipped because she was actually king full time but only getting paid the part time salary technically the term gypped is somewhat racist it implies that gypsies are all con men but in the modern world i think most people don't even know where the term comes from i doubt michelle obama likes a medieval peasant shield her children from wandering gypsies who could give them the evil eye i seriously question if there is any deep racial intent in the statement i personally would let the first lady off the hook but the question is would she do the same for me or any other person in the media probably not but

thankfully for mrs obama she can't be fired from being the first lady only divorced or her husband's term ends now for me and every other person saying their opinion on camera we've got to be a lot more careful but that's just my opinion. about seven years old it's one of the largest ten cities on the east coast of america got about one hundred people here just because of economic the cost of housing in this area especially is very high i believe as an american we have a right. public land in till something is created that's my house you see back there. living it send them to well good at least then spend the. rest. if we hadn't done that we wouldn't have been home i want you to understand we don't just how do you know people who didn't see the we don't anybody

that needs help so tell your friend to just give us more take care of them or a mistake i'm never going to get a sense of the internet in one fell swoop got a place to live once on monday i'll be out here with my dog. the war is probably the most complex and difficult human activity. all of us are still locked up. in the phenomenon of friendly fire probably extends back to the invention of gunpowder. to kill a bunch of people you don't know if they're on the premises there are a us people. reading. this something

shoots my brother in the leg not intentionally because of it because it was night times four in the morning even the best commander was given the pouch shoulder which are going to make mistakes this is this whole idea of brotherhood an author and come broader in this sense it was in this context that has absolutely no place . this is what we do we kill people and break things we can see something if simple as people playing soccer games. you can see individual players and you can see that . you could only see is facial expression you can see his mouth. may be cursed. or maybe he asked. for forgiveness for.

there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or in. a low and welcoming props for all things are considered on peter lavelle indecision in ukraine while it appears there is a commitment to a multilateral ceasefire in the country fighting continues again talks the talk of peace though its forces pursue their assault in the east. in control.

to cross-talk the crisis in ukraine i'm joined by my guest alexander in the cross if in london he is a political commentator and a former kremlin advisor also in london we have belton he is a journalist who's been covering east ukraine for the b.b.c. and the independent and in moscow we cross it john roberts he is a writer presenter and journalist for the voice of russia gentlemen cross in fact i mean you can jump in anytime you want about a month ago you wrote an article titled what a shank i was likely to fail as ukraine's new president you still agree with i wouldn't want to be in his shoes he probably wishes he was still. selling chocolate he's going to. the deck stacked against him you know this was probably actually to be the most popular thing that he does pretty soon i.m.f. india is going to come online the gas price going to have to go up the i.m.f. prediction the economy's not grew very fast so it will be a very.