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the president, ukraine's soldiers who take power in the country to protect civilian life that western powers condemn what they call an out right invasion. the officials in the next republic claim where you're putting an army show has a local school killing to teachers. russia defense minister, accusing ukraine's army of allegedly committing a war crime by placing rocket launchers in residential areas. i appeal to ukrainian citizen, which is your nationalist leadership, uses the same method this year. and they want to use you as human shields, russia, military operation and ukraine. who's said that i moved to allegedly protect the people who don't. bass continues for a 2nd day that says russian troops move across the country.
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the news for moscow, thanks for joining us. this our international. i'm daniel hawkins. whether you are welcome to the program of resident poaching has said he's ready to send a delegation to better route to negotiate with the korean government that's off the president brought him is that an offer for talks? according to the criminal ukraine has responded with a counter offer for a meeting in the publish capital was sore so far, no decision has been reached off the day to rush his military operation for it, and also addressed ukrainian soldiers directly urging them to take power in the country you should, i should be in a solution. vertebral missouri. 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. as human shields take power into your own hands. it looks like it will be easier for us to come to an agreement. i guess you cannot underestimate the
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significance of these latest commons by the russian president and the tone, the toughness of mister proven that's something we've not seen before. when he was referring to the government in kiev, i would like to stress once again, but be very precise. he called the officials in charge of the ukraine, a gang of drug addicts, and vo nazis. and that is a very serious thing. plus like you've heard just before, he called on the ukranian serviceman to take power and become in charge of the country. and i would assume that this is something, this is pure speculation, but still this is something that could lead to possibly a different group of people representing ukraine to head, to men's or war. so or somewhere else where potential talks between the 2 sides, that could happen. so this could be what the kremlin is expecting. now i do have to
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remind you that there are political forces in ukraine, including the opposition and the parliament that are a pro russian that have always been supported by the population in the countries east. and now they have close ties with the russian government. indeed, whether mister putin was hinting at these people at this time, we don't know, but possibly we may find out in the near future. i'd like to go back to the proposal by vol, dimmer, zalinski that he made a couple of hours ago. he, he, that he's in a situation where i believe he's desperate to start is the right talks with latimer proven. also, i'd like to point out that this was a complete change in tone compared to what mr. zalinski was saying about 2 days ago when the 1st stages of the russian military operation were unraveling. back then, he was saying that the ukrainian army needs to stay put and victory for ukraine is
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inevitable. now he's desperate to have these talks that you should have it. i would like to address the president of the russian federation. once again, there are a battles going on all over ukraine. let's sit down at the negotiating table to stop the killing. well, we are currently seeing a man who was much more nervous, but mister zalinski, according to the kremlin, and being hot and cold. because according to dmitri pascall, after suggesting that the location for the talks be changed to warsaw, apparently there were no more messages or attempts to get in touch with kremlin from key of the russian defenders. ministry has claimed ukraine is using is population as human shields on the direct instructors of us advises. so they get in, it's gone. and if i talk to you craney and military leadership,
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how to place rocket artillery systems in residential area to provoke, return, fire again, local resident by the regime of residential areas. they covered the firing positions of its artillery as a war crime. this handwriting is familiar with these techniques are actively used by terrorists supervised by the c. i a in the middle east and other countries and we're talking i appeal to ukrainian citizen. i'm going to share your nationalists. leadership uses the same method this year and they want to use us human shields that the russian armed forces will not strike residential areas of the ukrainian capital. doing the ministry spokesman also claim ukrainians, allegedly committing a war crime by firing artillery from inside residential areas. but the russian military will not be drawn into provocations. he also noted similar tactics of allegedly been used by c o. u. a buck balance in the middle east of ukraine sees the russian operation as an invasion and a violation of sovereignty. western powers, of course,
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share that view as well. they've introduced several rounds of sanctions against moscow. and while president rescues from secretary posted on social media on friday that ukraine is open to negotiating a sci fi with russia. the statement also says they have got as far as taking logistics for the meeting, talking logistics for the meeting. a russia is yet to show response to that. the last we heard from the russian foreign minister that they would be open to talks. if ukraine surrender its weapons milky if i said it will give guns to any ukrainian civilian who wants them in the kia region alone, it's reported. 10000 rivals have been rifles have been given out to volunteers. the countries also scrap for the asian and needed to join the army. and this comes as ukrainian men aged between a 160 band from leaving the country. we can cross live now journalist and producer richard met her for more on our talk, thought that of course richard, thanks for coming on the line to day. now is it and he's been in the headlines on
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friday, largely for kids defense strategies. you mentioned the civilians being armed. what do you think not 6 to achieve and what do you think the outcome could be when negotiations could potentially take place in the coming days? i will well, thanks for having me on the i think this is a very foolish strategy because what's happening with ukraine, nato ansolaski are really just treating ukraine and the people in the ukraine, like upon this entire situation where you've had nato dangling membership in front of ukraine for years and years to try and tag, and i was russia. and, you know, really just exacerbating the security threats posed to russia. i mean, look at the situation. we're in now. all of this kind of in voided by making sure that the nature of force whereas natal ukrainian membership and that you know, ukraine remains neutral. so. busy the people have ukraine now have to suffer
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because nature, i want to sacrifice them as a pond, as alarm for this whole geopolitical game. and i think that handing out weapons to civilians who have no formal training, no military training. i mean, this is really the definition of sending lounge to the slaughter. they cannot contend with any armed forces. never mind the russian conventional armed forces. this is just going to result in more civilian deaths in people being mistaken or conventional on forces. and it's really tragic, and you really, you really get to see what the west thinks of ukraine because they kept saying that we're here to defend ukraine. they keep saying it right now, we're going to stand with ukraine, but they're not sending any nature forces. they, they won't risk their own, but they're more than happy to risk the ukrainian population. yet certainly several nurses on this, of course, someone say both sides do share a blame in the talks breaking down in the weeks before the conflict, the 4th rush will be remembered as the one who's lost the military operation. i'd love to return to those talks though that could be happening between kids and
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moscow in the coming days. we are seeing some conflicting reports. do you think those talks are likely what form could they take? what outcome do you think we could see if they do go ahead? well, i think diplomacy is the best thing everyone wants to avoid war. everyone should try to avoid war. i wish that this whole situation wouldn't have materialized. the diplomacy would have been chosen by all sides and we would have had, wouldn't have had what's, what's going on. now these talks that are developing, you know, the fact that there's no, there's been no more response from it worrying. i'm assuming, again, this is just speculation, but i'm assuming that they've received orders from higher up meaning from, from washington that they shouldn't engaged, they should try and just counter the russian military threat. but, you know, the, the way that they see it is, is that russia isn't being diplomatic. again, i would point to 30 years of russia raising concerns and falling on deaf ears. and
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just these last weeks we've had the munich conference. you had also the meeting in berlin on, on the early february. and, you know, mccall coming to visit putin shows coming to visit fusion. and they made all these empty promises. they tried to, to a piece rush of thing that, you know, we will promise ukraine won't join nato, but that's not enough. it's insulting at this point. and so i think the only thing that's going to bring genuine peace is making sure that you bring forth where of nature membership. and that's really the only thing that russia is going to accept negotiations on. that's the whole point. it's, you know, it's prudent, said demilitarize and being active by ukraine because it's posing an imminent and continuous threat to russia. security. i think the united states would have done far worse. where, you know, the soviets, as remember, 962, but missiles in cuba look how they lost, you know, they, they lost their cool back then if mexico or canada were entering some kind of military alliance with russia,
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they wouldn't tolerate that. so it's unacceptable for people to assume that russia is just gonna have to accept ukrainian nature membership when you have already 5 countries on russia border that are in nature. so the best solution for everyone is just to enter diplomatic talks. and with russia trying to do here is crazy what they call, what the americans call, coercive diplomacy. right? the americans would bond people to the negotiating. busy table, i don't think it's been often throughout. richard, thanks so much for your time. we're going to go live to meeting the security council now. thanks so much tom. here it should. we do. we do appreciate that. we are going to go live now. i believe meeting the security council session in new york, where members are discussing their response to rushes and somebody's going to cry. and let's go there. now. you know, what do you, montenegro check, republic. he needs to switzerland, sweden, web, and ecuador. to participate in today's meeting. senior but anyway, it is so decided to just set up a security council now to begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. that was
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mother in each council members and have before them document s is $222155.00. the text of a draft resolution submitted by austria, dania, dora, and dora, and to one bar buddha, the bahamas, belize in belgium, oak area they had to go in. i wanna hungry mom and got tamala by germany, greece, georgia, denmark. i mean, you got the dominican republic, ireland, one, iceland, wine, spain, italy, italy, canada from cypress. columbia. was the costa rica, kuwait, latvia, liberia boy, lithuania, stay insane. she went back. simberg was the malta. major, love the netherlands, low is the new zealand. none of the norway,
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panama paraguay, 001, poland, 2 little girly portugal a federated states of micronesia, the republic of moldova. because the republic of korea, when you are somehow porter, singapore, sylvia sylvia, you know, on the night it came down to her. the night came to me, north of ireland, united states of america, media team our last day, and the other mckinney dad and tobago to turkey. ukraine, fiji finland rugs, a friend of montenegro, the czech republic, chilly saudi switzerland, sweden and ecuador. should have, you know, but to lose i saw you had got book the security council is ready to undertake a vote on a draft resolution before i now give the floor to those members of the city council
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who wish to deliver statements before the vote. i give the floor to the representative of the united states. colleagues, we are here to day, because of russia's unprovoked, unjustified unconscionable war on ukraine. let us never forget that this is a war of choice. russia's choice russia chose to invade its neighbour. russia chose to inflict untold suffering on the ukrainian people and on its own citizens. russia chose to violate ukraine's sovereignty to violate international law. to violate the un charter. now all across ukraine,
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people are fleeing for their lives. residence of keys and park iv have left their homes with only the belongings. they could stuff in their backpacks to make shelter in subway stations, which have now become bomb shelters. we've seen reports of attacks on kenneth gardens and often inches babies. newborn babies in an intensive care unit have been evacuated into make shift bomb shelters to we have seen heart wrenching images of fathers sobbing as lay say good bye to their young children and sending their families away as they send their families away to safety. while they stay behind to defend their country and keep to day, thousands of people crushed into a local train station with mothers passing their children over the crowd,
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begging for people to help to get their babies onto trains and to safety. according to the un high commissioner for refugees, more than 50000 people have bled ukraine. in less than 48 hours. we've also seen every day russians bravely speak out and demonstrate in cities across russia, against president putin's decision, to plunge them into a war with their neighbor. they do not want to sacrifice russian lives for prudence ambition. this body charge with maintaining international peace and security was created to prevent exactly this kind of aggression from ever happening again. russia's latest attack
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on our most fundamental principles is so bold, so brazen that it threatens our international system. as we know it, we have a solemn obligation to not look away. we believe to our core that the noble intentions of this institution should still have a place in solving 21st century problems and shielding our children and our grandchildren from the horrors of war. the horrors of war are exactly what are you. training and brothers and sisters are experiencing to day the people of ukraine will soon need food and water, and shelter, and medical aid. they will face displacement and lose everything they've worked to build. for these reasons, we and albania,
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in consultation with our allies in partners, have proposed this draft resolution holding russia to account for its aggression against ukraine. this resolution condemns russia's aggression. it reaffirms the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of ukraine. and it demands the russian federation to immediately, immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraws forces. it also calls for the facilitation of rapid safe and unhindered humanitarian assistance to those in need in ukraine and the protection of civilians including those who are humanitarian personnel. today we're taking a principle stand against russia aggression in this council. but many of us are
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taking actions in our capitals to defend international law, including the un charter and to pull impose severe consequences on russia for its invasion of ukraine. in coordination with our allies in partners, we are imposing severe and immediate economic cost on russia. these measures include sweeping financial sanctions that will have an immediate impact on its economy and export controls that will cut off rushes, access to vital technological inputs, atrophy its industrial base, and under cut, russia strategic ambitions to exert influence on the world stage. in addition, it was just announced, as was just announced, president biden will be sanctioning president putin himself, along with foreign minister lever off and members of russia's national security
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team. these actions are meant to compliment the important work we're doing in the security council and the resolution we have put forward today. history will judge us for actions or lack thereof. and so long as we have a security council, i believe we ought to strive to ensure it lives up to the highest purposes to prevent conflict and avert unnecessary war. russia has already subverted that mission. but at a minimum, at a, at the very minimum, the rest of us have an obligation to object and to stand up for the un charter to those who say all parties are culpable. i say, that is a clear cup out. one country. one country is invading another.
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russia is the aggression aggressor here. there is no middle ground. any doubters, i say, look at the kindergarten that was bomb this morning. take a hard look to those who say there is a special history between russia and ukraine, that somehow excuses the war. i say we should all think carefully who, who that who that label might apply to next. and as i said on monday night, president prudent asserted that russia has a rightful claim to all territories from the russian empire. and just a few hours ago, russia threatened finland and sweden with military and political repercussions, responsible member states do not invade their neighbors. they do not commit
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violence against their neighbors just because they have the ability to do so. that is the entire purpose of our international system. that is fundamentally the point of the security council and the united nations. so colleagues, this is a simple vote to day let me put it plainly vote yes if you believe in upholding the un charter vote yes, if you support you, cranes are any states right to sovereignty and territorial integrity? vote yes, if you believe russia should be held to account for his actions. vote no or abstain. if you do not uphold the charter and align yourselves with the aggressive an unprovoked actions of russia, just as russia had
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a choice. so do you. thank you for she was it i thank you now give the 30 percent of albania. let me start by stating that my delegation describes to what we just heard from the ambassador of united states. your colleagues were called to day to express, clearly and loudly where we are states stand individually and collectively with respect to international law that we have agreed to with the principles in front in the un charter that we have agreed to with international norms. we have commonly established to govern our relations as independent and sovereign countries . well, it will bring the summary all that sir, un security council meeting resolution put forward by security,
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also council members to condemn russia's military operation in ukraine. the vote will take place, of course, a little later will bring you the result of that as it comes in. now going back to our top story events, obviously, all over ukraine to teachers have been killed by ukrainian or sort of a strike on a school outside burnett's that's according to local officials, a warning you might find the following footage. distressing. now we received these images showing the aftermath no children were in the building at the time. it's within one of the 2 don't bass republics, which russia recognized as independent earlier this week. well, in don't ask itself, residential areas have been ahead. according to locals are ukrainian shell, landed in the parking lot damaging several vehicles. shockwave smashed the windows of a nearby warehouse. one civilian was reportedly severely injured. parties on cost of reports from the net. public. shelling continues here in the next people's republic and we've been hearing it in the center of the city on the outskirts of the city.
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and of course, the news came from the city of a girl of earlier on friday where 2 teachers were killed by shelling at a school. thankfully, the school was closed and there were no, we're, we're no children present here. you mission good again with another tragedy occurred in our town today. ukrainian force shell to school. as a result, our colleagues, 2 of our teachers have died for 8 years. we have been leaving in fear that our loved ones may get hurt, die, i'll call explain die. why is that there is no answer? it will be high enough. he grant has been given us for 8 years now. he's left without parents. the deputy had teacher has a son, he's in 5th grade, he became an orphan. she didn't have a husband, he, a geography teacher has a sick mother. no one knows what to do with her now. that's terrifying. when will
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this be over? we're waiting for a police everyone who is doing it. just stop this terrible war. innocent people are dying to watch the deal. it's more. my shelling of that city continues 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. another 2 people were killed at a factory where they were working and so all and all over 2 days with all of as many as well. people have been wounded now from the city of gall, of co, which is about an hour away from where i'm standing to ride here to the city of done that square shilling hit will nearly the center of the city of about 2 kilometers away from where i'm standing several civilian the facilities were, were hit, and unfortunately one person lost their life. it was
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a woman who came under fire and in the 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 while speaking. oh, for murray, opal. well, according to the representative of the people's militia here, edwards, bus, sir, and well, that city is currently encircled by our zone battalion. it's a so called apologies for interrupting that report. we're all gonna return out of the security council whether representative from woodson will be speaking right now . as we speak. let's shoot in to new york right now. people from violence and conflict that destroys lives. as we speak, women and children in cave, young families in odessa,
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pensioners in her hoof and civilians all over ukraine are sheltering from russia's military onslaught. first, russia claimed this was all western hysteria. then they said it was about done yet can new hands. now they are bombing care if we have seen dreadful images of russian tanks, crushing civilians in the ukrainian capital. a country of 44000000 people is being attacked on all fronts. colleagues, the resolution we are voting on to day is a message to those people that the world is on your side and stands with the ukrainian people. it's
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a message to the world that the rules we built together must be defended. because otherwise, who might be next? it's a message to russia as well, to the brave russian citizens who are protesting a war. they do not want. this resolution demands an end to this war. colleagues, president putin has launched a massive invasion of ukraine. his aim is to remove its government and subjugate its people. no fog of war is thick enough to obscure a truth. this clear. this is naught, self defense under article 51. it is naked aggression.
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it is an unprovoked unjustified war. and this council must condemn it. thank you. because he was a percentage of gap on nephew . thank you mister president. mister president. so complete the security council today. well, we will get back to that security council meeting a little later. going back to our top story regarding obviously events in ukraine in care of right now. we spoke earlier to patrick headings, an executive editor of the 21st century wide dot com. and he thinks the cranium, although he sub little control over some of the more extreme forces fighting in the country, you don't really have a fully functioning state me. and i think a lot of people will.

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