really know what's inside the. breaking news moscow rolls out its own restrictions on imports from countries which have imposed sanctions on russia over the crisis in ukraine. food water and power shortages in the b.c. cities of eastern ukraine the worsening situation has led the un to demand a stop to fighting to end the humanitarian crisis. and the united nations believes nearly three hundred thousand people have been displaced by the escalating standoff between the kiev army and local militia with most of them fleeing to russia r.t. follows the road to safety. and a fragile truce in guards with two days of

a humanitarian ceasefire left to run israelis and palestinians prepare for tough talks to prolong the deal. my name is deal harvey and you're watching r.t. international and you will start this hour with breaking news moscow has imposed sanctions against countries which have brought in their own restrictions on russia over the crisis in ukraine there will now be limits on imports of some agricultural goods for one year r.t. as you go to skin off as the details. the president has signed a decree which either bans or limit importing products from countries which have been taking part in sanctioning worship over its policies on ukraine this means products from the u.s. and canada you member states japan and australia the sanctions will affect farming

goods raw materials and food there's no precise or specific a list of products yet we do know that the government has already started putting it together we've also heard from retailers or sources who predict that while these sanctions the russian sanctions won't affect the average russian consumer. will affect more of the luxury end of the market and the limitations are expected to last for about a year but it does say on the kremlin's website that this time span may be revised now that it is viewed here as a moscow's response to the sets of international sanctions which have been targeting the russian economy for instance last week we saw perhaps the most powerful set of sanctions which target whole sectors of the russian economy several companies have already felt the fact in fact some russian companies had to temporarily suspend their operations altogether but not only in russia western

partners have also felt that of these are limitations as well and it was recently britain's largest labor union has called on its government not to take part in sanctioning russia saying that they don't only have russian companies but british firms as well as some details about the list of goods which russia is banning are now emerging and it's expected to include specific vegetables fruit and meat products officials say it will not target wine baby food. moskos decision has been picked up by major news outlets across the globe. that is the russia says that the restrictions will not affect the east position on ukraine diplomatic sources in europe described russia's sanctions as counterproductive and unjustified well let's talk about the in a little more detail now with caleb maupin a political analyst from the international action center who joins us now thanks so much caleb. obviously people have called this a retaliation for western sanctions on russia but how would you say the two sets of

sanctions actually match up well it's important to be clear that sanctions is what sanctions are is that economic warfare when the u.s. or or western countries sanction a country they're trying to cut off from international trade and that results in and that results in a lot of suffering in that country and because the world economy is centered around western banks and corporations they have the ability to kind of attack countries so russia is responding to what's being done by the united states the leaders of russia have made clear they have no desire for a conflict with the united states they don't want to get into a conflict they're not seeking any aggression but yet the united states is attacking the united states is putting them in a corner and the united states has overthrown the democratic government in ukraine the united states continues to to put these sanctions on russia russia is taking action to protect itself this is this is economic warfare between two countries and and the united states is through the aggressor ok we heard after those western sanctions are sometimes sanctions can actually be self harming so what do you think

about these these russian ones how much will they damage the people they're intended to damage and how much will they actually home russia. well we'll only have to see will have to see what happens but the whole situation is extremely unfortunate the russian government doesn't want a confrontation with the united states it's the united states with its aggression that is kind of pushed russia into a corner and forced russia to take actions like this you know i would be one thing if if there were hostility on both sides but that's not the case the u.s. cannot allow any competitors in the global market to emerge whether it's russia china iran venezuela or any country that emerges as a competitor to the united states especially as russia is a competitor and oil and natural gas the u.s. simply wants to beat them down and suppress them this is this is the you know the economic interests of the united states that the u.s. the gemini must be maintained and that requires actions like this which are detrimental to human to human life and human needs all across the world people are

going to be harmed by these sanctions not just in russia but all over the world and many of the u.s. allies in britain and in germany and elsewhere are also going to be harmed by these sanctions this isn't a. new tack on russia this is an attack on germany especially sanctions on russia the u.s. is hasta our guard are very harmful to germany so there is this is going to cause unrest and discontent around the world and it's going to cause more rivalry and more tension and it's unfortunate russia has no choice they have to respond to this attack and economic warfare from united states i can't understand should i mean we are only just getting initial details of these russian sanctions but i mean by comparison the western ones they were attacking financial institutions major banks russian airlines well what we're getting so far from russia would talking about mate imports and vegetable imports i mean to me it doesn't say what we're even talking about the same kind of extent to d.c. this is retaliation do you see them as as considerable sanctions. i think russia

has to do something it's clear russia has to do something now and it if it if it be imaginative you know someone putting someone against a wall and granting them at some point they're going to have to push back on whether they push back in the stand way or with the same measures that that that person's decision but you know the fault of this conflict is economic conflict lies with the united states and their continued aggression against russia and it's really unfortunate because the russian leaders do not want to conflict with the united states and no sensible leader would want to conflict with the united states the united states with the leaders the united states have that more wealth and more at a huge bigger military than any country in the world no rational leader is just going to go out of their way and just cause a conflict with the u.s. that's not what's going on and it shows you know how you know we're in a period of economic crisis so the ability of wall street and bankers to make profits is limited you know they have their hoarded their hoard of gold with their ability to turn it into profits to invest it and make a profit is limited and there's economic crunch and so whatever profits can be made

are much more competitive and it's much more desperate to control the markets they simply can't allow russia to to rise in the global markets especially when with natural gas there's there's hydraulic fracking has made you know natural gas in the united states much more abundant and it seems to be too much natural gas essentially the price of natural gas is going down the price of oil is also whatever or whatever or oil exports are rising you know the price of oil goes down and the u.s. can allow you know if it's creating false scarcity the more you can remove your competitor from the market the more false scarcity can exist and the more you can remain dominant any country that emerges as a natural gas or an oil export or becomes a rival of the united states in the u.s. is forced to beat them down and it's a terrific reality i mean it's a fight over profits ok thanks so much for giving it to interpretation of these things and speaking to caleb maupin political analyst from the international action center. the u.n.

is calling for an end to violence in eastern ukraine to prevent a severe humanitarian crisis against the second largest city in the region has been the worst hit as these images we're seeing now show a monday officials there declared a state of humanitarian disaster and say that the situation hasn't improved since here's what a senior u.n. official thinks about insecurity and violence prevailing in conflict areas resulting in a steady worsening of the humanitarian situation fighting has caused significant damage to infrastructure affecting the power and water supplies and access to basic services health supplies are running low and an estimated seventy percent of health personnel have fled and this will continue to deteriorate for as long as violence persists senior united nations official john ging speaking there it was talking to a u.n. emergency meeting about the increasing hardships of life in eastern ukraine kiev however sees the situation differently there is no new community there in crisis in

ukraine as it is continued to be pulled through by our russian colleagues. and i was echoed by some western delegations with the u.s. representative questioning whether the humanitarian situation in ukraine actually needed an emergency meeting well the u.k. envoy blamed russia for the crisis in moscow requested the meeting of the u.n. security council and russ's envoy called for a humanitarian mission saying that the situation there is catastrophic. artillery tanks as well as grad rockets have been used locals are saying phosphorous in cluster bombs are still being used there is indiscriminate shelling of housing blocks and critical civilian infrastructure in many small towns about eighty percent of houses have been destroyed according to the most conservative estimates more than six hundred buildings have been razed to the ground. meanwhile a quarter of a million people are stuck in lugansk and able to leave getting out of the war zone

is proving dangerous often fatal just take a look at this video from the region it appears to show a rocket presumably fired by a heavy missile launcher hitting a highway just in front of a car fortunately the driver survived he says he's actually only alive though because the armor plated his vehicle. now officials in down yet which is another key anti government stronghold where they say that three civilians were killed there overnight as the outskirts of the city came under heavy artillery fire has been stepping up its offensive on done yet the regional capital with a population of just under a million it's reportedly concentrating tanks and armored vehicles in the area preparing for a major offensive to retake it from local militia and we have latest pictures from done yet showing the aftermath of overnight strikes at this time the violence was closer than ever so the city center.

but it will not spare a few a little cynical use when you call your purpose if you register with. you to be able to. after weeks of seizure and heavy battles on the outskirts of town yet slow calls are living in fear of what's to come we spoke to one of the residents one your brother one. food stocks have decreased severely and we're having shortages of water and electricity in the areas close to the airport people are forced to cook their food on bonfires it's a very tense situation here the majority of people don't know what to do they can't leave and abandon all of their belongings but it's terrifying to stay as well. and if you take a look now what donetsk used to look like at this time of the year very nice indeed a pleasant place to be in the summer for locals and visitors the fifth largest city

in ukraine and one of the country's main economic hubs is also a host city during the twenty twelve european football championships but the ongoing violence has changed things drastically the suburbs of the city have turned into a war zone pounded daily by shells thousands have been forced from their homes and this is the international terminal at don't yet airport is open just two years ago and it's been a focal point of combat all flights there have now been suspended. one down yes hotel welcomes is scarce with a warning of possible rocket attacks had to r.t. dot com for all the details as well as minute by minute updates on the situation in eastern ukraine. the u.n. says almost three hundred thousand people have become refugees since the conflict began in ukraine most of them have been fleeing to russia went to one of the border crossings. in each of these cars individual stories of anger

uncertainty and loss. these ukrainians are fleeing their homes for russia after months of conflict has left well over one thousand civilians dead and reduced whole cities to rubble the people in these cars have already spent six or seven hours sitting in line waiting to cross the border which is still a kilometer away but they say they're ready to wait as they practically have no other choice but the overclock the march will be over an inch of muslims made up of the national sociopath. who. live in is no car got more snow with this thrown you don't usually many of the cars here have a sign saying they've got children on board the war doesn't discriminate between age or gender only your child will pull out your choice it's a good game of the two to salute. you for it or put a little sheepish or get as close to his nose the way that little little girl can

cross the plate in the chopper you wait a minute this is where many refugees will end up when they make it across the border to russia and people here are angry. because i saw the mafia but also my but i still know all to war she should have brought him up so i maybe try measure what it really could be so but i'm floored different scopes of all but i started. the quarter the dr says his family has need to go back to. store the more you do. your thoughts enjoy your oath before a board with no rights group over for. most of what are you and your group here to use if you have beer or. he invites me to see where they found shelter the rest so many refugees many don't have a proper place to sleep. tutor's wife also doctor tells us how she lost her

home and use those to design. a before the narrow. but didn't have to be regular dorm before. you get a. car she does could be cheap this camp is designed for a thousand people but there are at least twice as much air now every afternoon officials managed to send up to three hundred refugees from eastern ukraine to different parts of russia but every evening even more erratic these people have managed to escape that their fight for a peaceful loan is just beginning. me from ocean from russian ukrainian border. and where it has been in the midst of the ukrainian crisis over recent weeks you could watch the report she said because of all artes you tube channel.

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encouraging complete non integration within the society. welcome back it is believed to be the longest ever known theft of confidential internet information a group of russian hackers is stolen more than a billion username password combinations from websites in the u.s. and across the world. has all the details. we usually don't think twice before logging on computers sometimes to browse social media sites or to pay bills

online but the results of a new investigation could make you want to give it another thought if you're not careful next time you type in your password you may see something like this a number of russian hackers have amassed a mind blowing one point two billion usernames and passwords online cyber specialists from hold security after an investigation that lasted more than half a year believe more than four hundred thousand web addresses have been hacked the affected sites large and small include leaders in virtually all industries across the world among them companies from the top five hundred in u.s. as well as many smaller and even personal websites cybercrime costs as much as five hundred billion dollars a year affecting many industries and this is the first time russian hackers have been at the epicenter of the scandal recently a group known as energetic bear gained access to control systems of more than one

thousand european and north american energy firms and last year saw hacker known as reach was the specter the author of point of sale more where he didn't personally use it in his acts but sold it to dozens of others who use it to hack the likes of target neiman marcus and other u.s. retail giants. the ceasefire between israel and hamas is holding for a second day the agreement was for seventy two hours and both sides said delegations toro choi prolonged the deal. on tuesday israel decided to withdraw its army after almost a month of fighting the i.d.f. says that it has completed its main mission which was to destroy the hideouts and tunnels belonging to harm us but the campaign has brought the worst devastation and civilian losses in years and even within the israeli forces there are many dissenting voices poor slayer talk to some of them. you know that there are

a lot of soldiers a come back and say to yourself you know what the hell are we doing here you know why are we using so much force why are we treating them as a way hannah is one such form israeli soldier she calls herself an anti occupation activist and was one of fifty reserve troops to sign an open letter to the washington post refusing reserve duty talk on their show or the law not be about you and you're in the service i didn't talk about this thing in so many out there you just a part of it but more and more soldiers are choosing not to be part of an army increasingly seen as the bully in the region of spending billion billion a rural or. the friend system and there is no top of the. pool. for. the possibility overcoming five wars in eighty years levanon two thousand and six thirty four days more than eight hundred people killed and in the end israel faced an even stronger

hizbollah for devastating wars with a months two thousand and six eight twelve and fourteen thousand skilled international outrage and in the end israel faced a unity government between former rivals hamas and fatah foreign policy was. we had four years in the which we lost the middle east. we lost. him away last. in. the in the middle east and many would argue more vulnerable the latest operation protective has done seemingly little to protect israel in the long term you're not going to finish by trying to physically the story of how last there is and there's nothing that indicates that it will work this time or indeed the next time and that's taking its toll on the reputation of what was once considered one of the world's most efficient fighting forces the hope is that the coming days will see

a permanent cease fire in place but bottom line gaza is in tatters mistrust between israelis and palestinians is at an all time high policy r.t. tel aviv. michele ferrari is a civil engineer from sheffield in the u.k. joins us now live and so sad to hear you lost eleven family members in a single israeli air strike my utmost condolences on this an absolute tragedy for you and all of your family what exactly happened. it happened last friday a quarter to four after midnight and early morning. while my abilities were asleep in the block of flats three floors and thought of each other they were helped by the first premise on which the israelis call. a warning listen one weakness is called guarding missile for the if sixteen as you can imagine they got terrified they started rushing down in their pajamas and nineteen is at the

entrance of the building they were helped by the f. sixteen bomb which killed some of them injured many the entire neighborhood came out thinking that that's it the drawn so the missile and then the f. sixteen but to our show come of course to their tragic the affair of the rocket by by the f. sixteen was was launched and killed the rest of them in total eleven and about twenty two were injured initially five of them were in intensive care unit what luckily none of them died after that they are just it's called low joining forty year old girl who was extremely innocent as you can imagine her brother. was then their cousins. eight. fifteen and mohammad eleven the two sisters and the brother were the first in their school every year

and the their parents and the entire neighborhood and all of us were very very proud of them what i want to say to the israeli spokespeople when they give the all the false statements about the palestinians using their children as human shields where my cousins being used as human shields when they were fleeing for their lives in their pajamas and ninety's i really can't imagine how a spokesperson can lie through. his or her teeth when they know exactly that. they are killing innocent people in a way the tragedy of my family has brought to the attention of people here in britain. a lot of information about yourself in the church the because the father of family has lost eleven members and to mourn and separate incidents but there are seventy or over seventy families who lost their loved ones children men and women

in similar circumstances either sleeping inside their homes or fleeing from the bombing over seventy families in my house in my all area and not just family. of the hare family family. i can count from here to a long long period all the families some lost you know about john our family lost twenty six members of the family men women and children some a similar circumstances. it's in my dictionary an international law dictionary these are crimes but why is israel getting away with it why it can be given it and you have to do come out in a press conference and say we don't target civilians i don't understand. it's double standards hypocrisy of the world which is allowing users to do the most stuff that most simplest of people in the twenty first century shouldn't accept that a country a state like israel with the so-called most i think kill army will behave in such a manner a manner of a gun. or what happened to share certain search just wanted to ask i don't know how

much contact he had with your family members over there i just wondered where at any point how they discussed the possibility of fleeing the conflict. oh fleeing to go well that's the thing i mean they know they are there they're there they have they are left the live their homes all the neighborhood extremely twenty five milligrams. they don't want to stay because this is this. incident happened to these two families for no reason because if he points out that none not a single member of the household. is a member of hamas or sympathetic story they are sympathetic but none of them is a member of the armed wing of hamas and even if we assume hypothetically that one or two of them were members of the who does this give israel the right to collectively punish entire entire building entire for four flats full of full of civilians it happens every what happens to our money other relatives as well and as

i said it happened to many of the people in the salons building in gaza they killed the entire family called pilani because they wanted to target one some a jihad member it's unbelievable the collective punishment and how it goes unnoticed no the answer to question the cannot fully anyway because the gaza strip is as you know is a lot of start on the water taxi and people call it prison i don't think there's and they have to have guilty people it's a consideration of all what would all of you know this word of this expression carry for from the very sick of being accused of certain accusations but it is a constitution machine to say was getting all this he should be ashamed to say once again our utmost condolences on this thank you so much for the very brave just to come and ivan tell us about this obviously a devastating loss for you and your family members. from sheffield and u.k. thank you. ok very short break and i will be up here though we've been bused.

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