when so many find themselves well to part, we choose to look for common ground in the top headlines and an optional the russian president vladimir putin juice ukraine soldiers to take power in the country and protect civilian lives. as western powers, condemn what they call an old out invasion. officials in the us republic. ukrainian army shelling, potato local school. you understand the teachers were killed, but no children were there at the time. she was in defense, ministry accuses ukraine's and military of committing war crime and by placing rocket launchers in densely populated residential areas. i appeal to ukrainian citizen by your nationalists leadership uses the same method, the terrorists they want to use us human shield. russia is a so called

a special military operation in ukraine now continues for a 2nd day. the kremlin says, the stated aim is to protect the people of don bass. the welcome to the program is good to have with us. this is auntie international. as much of the world looks on in horror at the latest military escalation in ukraine. it seems potentially possible in the end could be in sight. as it seems that pertinent partners might be ready to talk. as we understand, the russian president vladimir putin has said he is ready to send a delegation to bela roost, to negotiate with the ukrainian government. it comes after president automated lensky is offer for talks. according to the kremlin, ukraine has responded with a counter offer for a meeting in the polish capital wall. so, so far, no decision has been reached and put,

and also addressed ukrainian soldiers directly urging them to take power on the country, essentially calling for a military coup. you sure so, but i can be in a solution, but unless i, once again appeal to the military personnel of the own forces of ukraine do not allow neo nazis to use your children, wives and the elderly of human shields take power into your own hands. it looks like it will be easier for us to come to an agreement while i go to say that's, i'm pretty surprised. comments on the russian president. philip drank back in the studio with, in a sense he was calling on you. cranium soldiers to engage in a military coup. just say, why am i wrong? well, i was about to say, wow too, because this is definitely the toughest language we've ever heard from. vladimir putin, indirect reference to the ukranian service men and the government officials there and key of who he called drug addicts and not sees a gang of them. he believes that it will be almost impossible to negotiate with

them. and as far as i understand, again what he said, i just want to be precise. warry. he asked the service men of ukraine to take control to be in charge. and perhaps he's expecting maybe them the military or some other political force in ukraine to somehow take control of the country and then send their people to negotiate with the russians. be men score war saw just like we heard a little earlier. now this is very important because we do understand that there were a pro russian forces and there are pro russian forces in ukraine. yes, they're not in power. they are in opposition to the current government in the parliament. but we remember that there were some political figures that are quite popular. they appear on the national tv in ukraine. yes. they're heavily criticized

by the government. some have called them traders, but maybe right now they could take the role of negotiators with russia that we don't know, but perhaps this could be what a lot of our potent was head to get. so i wanted to ask you want us to got your helio so. all right, so put in a said the people in the rod, the, the main, the main government and key if he's called them, he's called some of them criminals, some of them and drug addicts as well. as i understand you're telling me the puting in the saying these are not the right people to negotiate with. we can't negotiate with them. so put in, so asking the ukrainian soldiers to essentially what sees the rata, so to speak, and then change the people in there, we well, with those who are moscow friendly or so, i'm trying to understand that this is pure speculation though, because perhaps this is something that journalists should ask a lot of our putin or the common spokesperson whenever they get a chance next. for now, this is what he said. he believes that it will be easier that i'm actually almost

quoting here. it will be easier to negotiate with you. referring to the members of the cranium military. what exactly he meant by that, i don't know, but perhaps he believes that since these are the people who've got the guns, these are the people they believe with, with, with, with a colder brain. so to say, i don't know, maybe that's what he wants, but we do remember that russia is always trying to differentiate between the cranial army and the so called nationalist battalions that were very active in the conflict of conflict and don bath. but we heard from the russian military that right now they are also actively trying to resist what rushes up to a near key of in the northern parts of the country as well. so, but maybe mr. brewton isn't talking about these guys. again, he's talking about probably somewhat of

a milder wing of the cranium. army, possibly people with a bit of a pro. russian stands there because we know that there are such now you say progressions on sort of jumping, but just wanna understand. is it possible? is it possible that the russian president, once a new set of people in the ukranian router that would essentially be moscow friendly? well, i believe we do have to understand that they're already there. they don't have a majority in the parliament. i believe they comprise of, i don't know, a 5th or 6th of the cranium parliament, but the definite, the represent the population in the countries east, which as we've been saying low the times is russian speaking. there are a lot of people who got families in russia who travel to russia regularly, who speak the language, they want to get education in russian. they want close ties with the country,

and the people are there during the parliament re election. they do when their vote, the votes that they're supposed to win, just because there are regions in ukraine that are like that, you know? so it could be that mr. brewton is counting on them because they could possibly act as peace brokers that we don't know what i want to come back to is the, the actual proposal bible diverse lensky. we know that his tone changed drastically since the conflict began. first, he sounded very well. busy to restate, you know, he called. busy on the cranium forces to stay put. he said that definitely they'll come to a point when there will be victory. now he looks like a very nervous man, and perhaps this is the reason why he just said, okay, well right now i'm ready for anything. i'm ready for direct talk. well, why don't you say the nervous man? you gotta imagine it's gotta be

a nervous man. the russian military just rolled into town for goodness sake, and he's getting support. so that's, he's getting support. i should say. he says that his native friends is not a part of the talking. that's why they're not walking the walk. so he's not getting the military hardware that he wants and he's alone. yeah. he said that he feels alone at the moment. i was watching a lot of the u. k. media today, a lot of the m p 's during the rounds or the u. k. b, it is saying we stand with the lensky, we support him. we support him, but apparently he's not getting the support in a perfect world. he would like, but you understand the landscape on the under immense pressure right now. he was hiding in a bunker, according to see an end for the past number of 11 hours or so is clearly tried to protect himself. he says that he's the target of the russian military. but when you tell me that hootin is asking on the ukrainian soldiers to take control in kiev, no wonder the landscape sweating bullets right now. but you know, obviously that is a developing situation earlier. i want you to stick around with us because you've got more things to talk about. really trying to bring us the latest on this. please stand by. we really appreciate it. thank you. well,

the russian defense ministry is saying that ukraine is trying to use its population as human shields. again, that's according to russian officials have listened to this when i enter gone and the advisors talking ukrainian military leadership, how to place rocket artillery systems in residential areas to provoke return fire against local residents used by the key regime of residential areas to cover the firing physicians of its artillery as a war crime. this handwriting is familiar with these techniques are actively used by terrorists supervised by the cia in the middle east and other countries. i appeal to ukrainian citizen, i'm going to share your nationalists. leadership uses the same method, this terrorists. they want to use you as human shields that the russian armed forces will not strike residential areas of the ukrainian capital. well, the ministry spokesman also said that ukraine is committing war crimes by firing

artillery from inside a residential areas, but that russia will not give into the provocation. that's all according to the russian officials denoted that the same techniques have been used back in previous dog days. of history as well, i guess his fear is history repeating itself. well, ukraine views the russian operation as an invasion, as does much of the western world and violation of sovereignty. the western powers sharing the view of introduced a several run rounds of sanctions now against moscow. now regarding some of the latest damage in that country, we understand ukrainian. artillery shell is damaged school just outside the city of don't yet sca killing 2 teachers that's according to local officials that there were no kids at the school at the time received these images are showing the author moss, as i said there were no classes, no lessons in effect, during this, it's within one of the 2 don bass republics, which russia independently recognized as sulphur. and earlier this week, i didn't, i don't get fell for residential areas. have be in the head according to locals,

the ukrainian shell hit a parking lot. you can see right here, damage several vehicles, in fact, the shockwave right, that you've been smashed in the windows of that warehouse as well. we understand one civilian was injured, reporting from the donors republic is ortiz, roman coast, a shilling, a continues here and, and as people's republican women here. and it's in this sensor of the city on the outskirts of the city. and of course, the news came from the city of al gore lapka earlier on friday, where 2 teachers were killed by a shelling at a school. thankfully, the school was close and that will no word were no children present. however, shelling of that city continues has been continued for 8 years already and this friday was not any different. in addition to the 2 women who were killed by artillery fire, one person was wounded earlier on thursday,

and the other 2 people were killed at a factory where they were working. and so all and all over 2 days, a girl of as many as 12 people had been wounded. now we managed to speak to one of the residents in the girl of car who described to us the situation currently and hands lose. my wife and i were lying on the bed. she can walk, we were watching the news. then i heard a loud crack. the kitchen window had blown out, but we were not hurt. our neighbor was injured and there is no more heating right now that he now from the city of girl of go, which is about an hour away from where i'm standing to arrive here to the city of done that square shelling hit will nearly the center of the city of about 2 kilometers away from where i'm standing. several, a civilian the facilities were, were hit, and unfortunately a one person lost their life. it was a woman who came under fire and an ambulance came to save her life. our

unfortunately, she died on route to the hospital. now dennis kiss quiet, a large city and many of its outskirts are right there on the front line. were heavy artillery dual to continue. and many of the local residents, so were forced to hide in bomb shelters, was speaking of far mario pole while, according to the representative of the people's militia here edwardo by sir, and well, that city is currently encircled by azar battalion. it's a so called the territorial defense force which over many years the many have linked it with me on nazi affiliations and belief. well, they're saying here that there are members of this battalion. they're not letting people evacuate from murray, opal. we've been hearing a lot of artillery fire here in the center on friday. of course it's been a, it's sounds a lot more distant, but yes,

there were explosions right here in the city as for the atmosphere. you can definitely see people walking around me, of course everyone here is hoping that vis conflict will soon and according to you and numbers are more than 14000 people had zyden over 90. children were killed in this conflict. so 240 children had been wounded and many of them became disabled. so certainly the people here want peace, they want not nothing but peace. and some of them are all over the past 2 days since they're breaking again. they're saying that said, don't netscape, the moment is probably the safest place that's in has been in the last 8 years because the fighting is now mostly going out ward and not into the city. so it is our day 2 of our rushers are so called a special military operation, basically labeled by many as an all out invasion videos and reports are still in

coming from all across ukraine. also from the break away don bastrop, public switcher russia no longer considered as part of ukraine. the video shows i don't answer the militia fighters taking down the ukranian, fired from an administrative building towards the northern. unverified video is circulating on line, showing a wireless one and welcoming the russian army a holocaust by the 2nd largest city. my son and i live in new orleans him on the north field or with southern ukrainian city of herself. main time was reportedly been encircled by russian forces. with, with, just about i make it out for yourself. looks like the guy who was driving was the one filming back. believe to be at miss all strike on the outskirts there of the

electric showing the moment a petrol station was hit with pictures of russian forces are coming in from south eastern ukraine, as well as local say, they've actually settled into occupy the city of multiple mer apparently confirmed in his speech, the city surrendered. mean all air raid sirens, sipping hood and major ukrainian cities, you can imagine the, the terror and fear being experienced by residents. all these various ukrainian townsend, those residents have been owed to seek shelter. the me, the confirmed by western media reports confirming this earlier in the morning, kia was rocked by a series of powerful explosions out of the capital city of ukraine. authorities

claim they shut down a russian cruise, miss oliver residential air, and the capitol. the, supposedly the footage rushes defense industry is denied. conducting a rough dry can says ukraine shot balance, one of its own fighter aircraft that deborah apparently came down on the pump and building, sparking, and fire and injuring at least 8 people. now, around 200 russian paratroopers have now seized the king gulf tomorrow. air filled the very nick of fighting have been ongoing for 2 days. when the paratroopers 1st got in there, they engaged the ukrainian soldiers and it took 2 days of severe violence back and forth between both sides. now one of the major bones of contention throughout all of this now we got to where we are today is out of the minutes agreements. they've been around now since 2014. this is after the, my done coo and key of ukraine. the men's agreements of la obliged both sides of the crate in conflict. a withdrawal weapons from the front line and naughty

documentary follows the lives of people that living in the conflict zone over the past 8 years. and you can watch the grades own and full at r t dot com for our quick preview. should warn you. you may find some of this pretty disturbing. the until even is one of the great sounds most an option, a resident, he's the only electrician still here after the civil war broke out in the settlement of alexandra for him. the frontline stopped just outside the gates of his own house. i think that a while it felt or to play every a yellow thought in the press. my hello, that's mtv for you. who call you back or they bought, he did. alexander keeps a special notebook. when he records every one of his cools to repair power lines

damaged by shelling in the last 7 years, it's become a real chronicle of an undeclared wall. didn't like the auto so really only focus premium with a bit deeper with a push in your bill of sale. shocked it. it was a dome with you. i've got to but there's no entry. and alexander's diary of january the 16th

2015 or that was the day his family was killed by multiply reserve time day of room . i'm not sure how military officially come are you really to whitish plus assist for summary. tentative bushes. really warning with christianity was you say is rather more or less or if you're stuck with a conventional modem, she doesn't addition stories. very chairs. and then the same question is when chris, are you that a triple a way to far as career fair, that

less course live now enjoying max blumenthal, editor of the gray zone independent use. i'm joining us live here on our team and national great to see you today. thanks so much for coming on the program. i wanted to ask you, we want to see thing loads of reaction from european leaders and european media outlets. a calling this a special military operation that have a multi problem attack or invasion on a sovereign country with getting reaction from europe. but when it comes to the u. s. reaction and media max will, can you tell us? well, the reaction that we're seeing here in the u. s. is something that i can honestly say i've never seen before. this includes the reaction of president biden in his administration, but also what you see on cnn and m s n b c, sin it throughout my entire adult life. what i've witnessed is complete us uno polarity and the ability of the us through its military. and it's financial power

to control world events and control the outcome of history that spans through yugoslavia, the balcony zation of yugoslavia to iraq all the way through the arab spring with libya. up until the present moment where the u. s. has been reduced to a spectator on able to hinder the russian advance on key evan biden's speech yesterday was a display of american impotence and imperial decline. as he spent half his speech outlining the power of the sanctions that he is going to impose on russia to day, what you see on traditional on networks that traditionally support bite in a democratic party like m s and b, c is an absolute meltdown with a correspondence, demanding that bite and do more than sanctions and calling the sanctions themselves impotent as they sit. there are like spectators unable to cheer lead, another american dominate dominant american military effort. you think you think

the american president joe biden is even capable of dealing with this crisis right now? well, he was in bed tucked in bed when russian forces entered ukraine. and i think, while the u. s. and this administration did call out russian plans all biden has to stand on is an accurate prediction. they were unable to stop it. unable to do anything. and obviously that factor into the calculus of the, of the russian military and russian leadership. but what's critical to understand here for everyone watching outside the u. s. is that americans do not care about what's happening in ukraine, except for maybe the ukranian nationalists who protested outside the white house, then proceeded to vandalize a russian restaurant and the russian embassy in washington. americans don't care. they care about inflation. the price of food and gas is skyrocketing and what biden told americans yesterday is that the price of food and gas is going to continue to

skyrocket. europeans are going to experience that too because of the suspension of north stream too. and it's going to cause a domestic political crisis here that is already destroying biden's, credibility and support in the eyes of the american public and biden. and his people are telling americans they have to pay that sacrifice as the cost of freedom . this is delusional rhetoric, and so americans are already against this war, even if they don't know it yet. well, max, as you well know, but biden's biden's popularity levels, almost the worst. and us history at this point, and even donald trump is a chimed in with it. with his character and opinions, he's even cold. putin's moved genius, which is certainly ruffling a lot of fellows around the world, isn't it? it's worth reminding, reminding off, you know, i think you were alluding to the 2014 my dying cou. a few minutes ago. the 2014 my dad who was about of externally orchestrated regime change in key f,

and it was orchestrated essentially by langley virginia with his nato allies. and this is something that, that the average person just either doesn't know or doesn't remember. now mccain the senator john mccain, he's no longer with us, but he was a big part of this, a sponsoring the my dad. cool victoria newland. she was on my dance yet, handing out cookies and sandwiches to the people that i mean the, the american presence was obvious for all to see. but as you are saying, though, the america seems to controlled in narrative when it comes to global events. well, and victoria newland is now the top state department, official presiding over russia, ukraine being policy. so the architect of this qu, which created the backdrop for this war. the war's been going on for 8 years. that person is back in the building and americans aren't told this. so if you watch u. s. coverage of this war, you will not hear about my don, particularly in that context that is career suicide for any corresponding or any

reporter to provide that context. and that is the most critical context, the context of what has happened to the people have done it. and lugens, since the uh, my don regime came into power. the 13000 dead majority on the don bad side that is forbidden to discuss in the u. s. and so put in is this, the entire conflict is reduced to one person, vladimir putin who was just portrayed on emmis and b, c by their top correspondent, richard angle, who is pretending to be in the field. but as actually far away as a bond villain. and this is all being done in the words of joseph biden to restore the soviet union. that's how this has been portrayed to an american public. and the american public is tuning out. they're focusing on their kitchen table issues because they are unable to afford the basics of inflation and gas prices skyrocket . i'd mike's plymouth o editor of the grades on thanks so much, we appreciate your opinions. thank you. some news just in here at archie international. appreciate you being with us, by the way, the,

the council of europe has report me suspended russia's membership of choosing it a body thing. international law in ukraine, af, after the european union approved a 2nd wave of sanctions against russia. well, that's across live. now to correspond policy who's standing by london? paula: we're getting all sorts of reactions throughout the day here regarding sanctions regarding condon nation, the land bass thing, a lot of my food in and what's been happening with ukraine crisis. what about where you are? and the british government, what are you getting from downing street at the moment? well, as we quickly say, there has been a lot of reaction here in the u. k. downing street has said that there is nothing off the table when it comes to ukraine. but on the other hand, we have heard from the defense secretary who has reiterated again that the u. k. will not be putting boots on the ground in ukraine. also saying that they will not support a no fly zone that this will only lead to war. at the same time,

the foreign secretary lives trust is undertaking around other shuffled diplomacy to try and convince other european capitals to follow what's been termed the nuclear option of sanctions. in other words, the british support for taking the russia off the swift international monetary system. but earlier, the e, you refuse to adopt us. at the same time, the armed force minister has said that there are a 1000 british troops on the stand by in neighboring countries to ukraine to assist with tremendous tarion relief. and here they talking primarily about refugees that might arise as if people flee that country. as you quickly say, forest, jonathan has impose the largest sanctions that this country has imposed against russia. and at the same time, he says that this will humble the russian economy. we're talking about sanctions that affect the russian president vladimir putin in

a circle. sanctions that affect russians who either live or have connection to the u. k. and also bangs take a listen for you. k is the largest to make the package of economic sanctions that russia has ever seen with new financial measures. we're taking new powers to target russian finance. in addition to the bank, we've already sanctioned these powers and they will not totally to exclude russian banks from the u. k. financial system, which is a full spice all the largest in europe, stopping them from accessing sterling and clearing payments through the u. k. now this 10 point sanction package includes asset freezes on some major russian banks, including the 2nd largest state own bank v t b. major russian companies will also no longer be able to access and raise finance

in person. at the same time, the russian airline error float is no longer going to be allowed to be operational here in the u. k, it will not be able to land. and then there has been the suspension of dual export licenses to russia and of some high tech exports. now, earlier we did hear from the russian foreign ministry spokesperson responding to comments that were made in an unguarded moment. on wednesday, by the british defense secretary, he was talking to his military personnel. when he said that putin had gone for toronto. in other words, he had taken lunacy to a new level. she threw that common back at the brits. what did he tell us store? thank you. it is surprising that the british defense secretary is rendering such a judgment against the head of another state awoke. he could easily have come up with similar descriptions on assessing the british prime minister more. we're now there has been a protest here outside.