ah ah, a residential tower block in the ukrainian capital is reportedly hit by what looks like a missile strike becomes a local residence filled missiles in the sky and reports powerful explosions in the area. the russian president, alleges ukrainian radical nationalists are using civilians as human shields by deploying heavy weapons in densely populated areas. with ukrainian radical nationalist deploying heavy weapons, including multiple loans, rocket, and right in the central areas of the large cities, they planned to provoke a response from rocky strike systems on residential areas. the un security council resolution condemning russia military intervention and ukraine is vetoed by russia,

which is claiming western and double standard stuck in the united states sets the bar when it comes to invasions. i will refrain from listing the aggressions that the united states has committed in its history, but it has no right to preach morality to russia. ah, 11 am here in the russian capital and you're watching asi international as we continue to take you through the latest updates on the ongoing crisis and ukraine, including live reports, mar correspondents, on the ground. and of course, we're discussing the global repercussions of what we're witnessing also, thanks for joining us. now the 3rd day of russia's military operation, ukraine is underway with more explosions reported in the capital of t. of these images say would appear to be a missile strike on a residential tower block reported the located on the outskirts of care of several

floors have been damaged. it's unclear if there are any victims. the house is located close to key as that giuliani airport the what we're showing, you know, what i mean, there was find pictures were poorly showing, shooting on the explosions in kiev, locals, the sharing videos of fires and smoke along the capitol century victory avenue, central victory avenue and the surrounding areas fighting is also taking place as kilometers away in my dance, where, where the anti government protests were held in 2014. he has officials urging residents to hide in bomb shelters. and this unverified video from one shelter you can see local, sleeping, standing, and sitting rather than so also seeking safety in the cities metro stations. meanwhile, the russian president, vladimir putin is alleging ukrainian radical nationalists who are in charge of the

on the a, using civilians as human shields by deploying heavy weapons in densely populated areas. claiming also that is happening at the direct instructions of us advisors, is not this the ukrainian radical nationalist deploying heavy weapons, including multiple loans, rocket systems, right? in the central areas of large cities, including kia and hark of they planned to provoke a response from russian strike systems on residential areas. in fact, they act in the same way as terrorists do. they hide the truth and hope blaming the russia. it is reliably known that this is happening under the direction of foreign consultants. primarily americans that uses that you need to, or several of the verified images have emerged. the ukranian army taking heavy weaponry into residential areas. a russian defense ministry spokesman saves the russian military will not be drawn into publications and will, will not attack heavy weaponry inside cities. he also noted the similar tactics we

used by c, i a back to militants in the middle east. meanwhile, ukraine has his crops, the age limits, needed to join the army and found all men between 18 and 60, from leaving the country. in cranial authorities also issuing guns to any citizen, he won swan and the key f region alone. his report had been more than 10000 rifles, 100 routes of volunteers, charles, she bridge for me, u. k. and counter terrorism, intelligence office, essays, western promises to offer alms to ukraine could actually be against key as interests. i think you said west britain and america suggested that i would try and make an occupied ukraine. ungovernable. if they do that, i'm afraid that i may well flood airy weapons and then they would try what they would ton, regardless of their intentions, as the risks that i retents you kind into a new syria creating massive civilian casualties and perhaps unsustainable

a massive refugee flows as well, if civil war were to break out and be prolonged, that certainly is what the west britain and america at least britain especially has been promising to do to make it ungovernable for russia. but in doing so, of course, by flooding weapons into their found like consecrate, situation of civil war and endless, or very long, long term conflict. the chief, of course, are victims of which would largely be the ukrainian civilian population. we know that from what happened in syria and libya where weapons were literally flooded in without much concern as to where they ended out. let's get the latest now from our correspondence it women, cancer, if he's in donny ask, were mom, get to see you, could you bring us up to speed on the latest days? well, are starting with the what's happening over in ukraine now. according to russian defense, ministry of russian troops continued to neutralize ukrainian army positions the

basis of communication, hobbes, air defense systems, and the other equipment as well in some places in ukraine, closer to the russian border. ukrainian army are nowhere to be seen according to a local witnesses or that now the city of 5 minutes, opal in ukraine is now completely under a rushes control, and they encountered absolutely no resistance as they answered and took charge. now large fires could be seen on the outskirts of the city of a article where apparently an army, oil depot was on a fire. no, there are a russian tanks, rewarded in the town of su, may as well. and there are also reports that ukrainian army are blowing up bridges as they are retreating. ah, now of course we are getting all these reports all the time. sometimes they need to be verified. but russian defense ministry. our issue statement,

sir. a daily answer. this is just one of them that took place on saturday or she's given us worship weekly. my in russian servicemen are taking all measures to ensure the safety of civilians and exclude provocations by ukrainian special services and nationalists. our fire is directed only as the military infrastructure of the armed forces of ukraine, or we do not target residential and social infrastructure to look at. i remind we've also been saying repose have attacks in don't bass. could you put this more on that? zach sundays and his people's republic, her continued just about half an hour ago. we heard a huge blast here in nets to report suggest that and now oil an oil storage facility was attacked her, but it didn't catch on fire. and a local emergency services are working on the scene. no reports of any casualties

have this moment now over in the town or for girl of her about an hour away from where i'm standing well situations a little bit so different as it cont, as it's good, being the shell continuously to this hour as we speak now earlier the mayor of girl of got even pretty cord co recorded video message saying that's an area of his sound that was shelled in the morning was shelled again. once a local administration came to the scene to our records via damage. and he called that a continuous tactic that was used by the ukrainian them military in the pastor as well. now, staying with the town of girl of ker, 2 teachers were killed as the result of a school shelling on, on friday. and at least 12 people had been injured now over the past 48 hours.

so in logan's can internet's at least 7 civilians had been killed. now back here in jeanette to overnight a kindergarten was shell. thankfully, it was empty, but all windows are destroyed and the roof of the kindergarten was damaged. ah, to now of course explosions and a heavy fighting is heard on the outskirts of the city. and that resulted in exam, edge of civilian infrastructure as thousands of people are currently without water and electricity, human and key, give us more detail on what the role of the dumbass military is. and all this what the military or the people's militia is. it's called here, both in logan's can done that scar, say that there are advancing a deep into ukraine. here ukraine said defenses and their, their goal, their target, according to people's militia,

is to liberate the rest of these numbers. are region and they're, they've made incursion of at least her, her in logan's girl, 25 kilometers into crazy fancy as well here in dynamics. they're saying 15 kilometers as a few towns. few settlements have been liberated. we've seen a footage offer. don barza, a soldier are switching the flags in the city of nikolai, for example, from ukrainian to the dance people's republic one. um, but sir, and we've hearing reports that you korean army is retreating. on the other hand, there is monetary how heavy of fighting in the city or near the city of murray, opal in the south, other than ever people's republic. now that places are controlled by as offer but sally in the and they've been linked to near now to beliefs and also they've been accused by the un of committing a war crimes. well, apparently of that sir,

that battalion is not, is preventing the civilians from evacuating their city, making them into a human shield. i say correspondence among causeway if, thanks very much for that update and do make sure you and the team stay safe there . and we heard from patrick hennington, executive do, editor of the 21st century wired dot com. he thinks the ukranian government has little control over some of the more extreme forces fighting in the country. you don't really have a fully functioning state. and i think a lot of people will argue that, you know, on many levels, ukraine has been the kind of a failed state in some sense, after the clue in 2014, but just by nearby the, the nature of the fact that they don't have the military hierarchy don't have full control over all of their a paramilitary units. we're talking about the as off battalions and some of the more extreme, a radical or right leaning extreme right,

leading military units that russia moscow's complained about that or not under the full control of the unified ukrainian military hierarchy. and hence, this is why you probably have all of these a civilian casualties shelling in the dom bass. and at the same time the government makia has been denying that they've been firing or group group broken ceasefire protocols regarding the mix accords and so forth. so that level of deniability is always very convenient if you have sort of freelancing aah units or within your military structure. or the russian defense ministry says that russian forces have entered the cities of see me and that country top in north, east and crane. according to his report, trips were not met with resistance that early the ministry also said troops from the don yet scandalous dance, republican advancing with the support of russian forces. they've moved 25 kilometers west beyond the former contacts line into territory that was until now

held by key as numerous ukrainian soldiers have reportedly surrendered and laid down their weapons. russian force is now control the city of chaney. gov in. no, he crane and goes to mel airfield in the suburbs of chaos. oh, despite the ongoing battle is i still a glimmer of hope for a diplomatic solution at key? i've said it was ready to talk with the kremlin about a ceasefire and the status of neutrality. last cross live to ortiz, don't quote for more on that. now. i don't good to see you and what is the cremins view regarding any possible negotiations? well nicky, russia has already said it's also ready to sit down at the negotiating table. it has 3 primary demands. the 1st one is demilitarization of ukraine. that's pretty self explanatory. russia doesn't want ukraine to be a military threat anymore, and it certainly does not want it to have nuclear weapons. something that ukrainian

members of parliament were openly discussing before this russian offensive began. now the 2nd one is d. nazi a vacation rush has already opened an investigation into war crimes committed at the hands of the most ferocious ante russian troops in the ukrainian military. so we're talking about neo fascist here members of the ass off battalion, right sector and the like. so they were, russia wants to hold them accountable for 8 years of indiscriminate artillery bombing of don boss, men, women, and children who are not even part of the military. they're now, number 3 is moscow wants ukraine to remain neutral. they don't want it to be part of nato. this is something that russia has actually voiced over the past several months far before this offensive began. and that the, the western powers have had outright denied. that's what are the factors for why the situation has gotten to the point where it is right now. now, on the russian government has also said that the, they,

i would actually prefer to negotiate with ukrainian military over the us government and key of lead by zalinski. let's take a listen to what vladimir putin said. you should have an issue with the solution foolishly and once again, appeal to the military, no 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 to do it. okay, so that's what peyton is saying, was the reaction coming out of care of now while keith is also ready for negotiations, and it has one simple demand, it wants, 3rd party security guarantees of it's going to agree to russia's demands, especially because zalinski basically said that nato and the e u and the united states have left ukraine to fend for itself in this situation. and at the same time, zalinski has been calling for peace. he's been saying that everything needs to be

done. that's possible to end the killing. but at the same time, he's also calling for europeans to come to ukraine and join the ukranian military and fighting russia. yeah, actually if you will be my the if you have a combat experience in europe and do not want to look at the indecision of politicians. well, you can arrive in our state and protect europe with us where it is now urgently required on shoghi now as for where these negotiations that they want to hold are going to take place. we don't exactly know yet. moscow did suggest uminski and bell roofs as an option, but ukraine didn't want that. they rejected it. ukraine came back with a counter offer of perhaps war saw in poland. russia didn't want to have them there, so that's still in the process right now. the main contender for a 3rd party negotiate 3rd party mediator is israel because it's one of the few countries in the world with a good relationship with both ukraine and russia. television has yet to answer, but we're gonna have to see how that plays out data dawn,

thank you so much for the update. does not. he's don't quote that will the russian foreign ministry spokeswoman save moscow is always ready to negotiate. maria, however, also claim though that it was the ukrainian government's decisions that have led the country to disaster. we would always respond to requests for negotiations. we always hold them even with the most aggressive opponents you. it's important to understand that the person stood as the president of ukraine is inadequate for the job when you are in recent years, the decisions that ukraine has meet brought it under the guise of national interests, contradicted the interest they alert that would serve. and that's leading the country to design sir bender, the endless provocations in october and november 2021 alone. there were 5 provocations in the air space above the black sea that needed an answer, and its being given way. and we should note were all connected. perhaps by friendship, by business, but when the security of the people, both ours and the people of ukraine is at stake. these connections will be resented without demilitarization. so the goals are set and the operation is implemented. i

bet i said in the you announced a raft of sanctions against russia following deliberations between european leaders in brussels. that surely depends gate, breaks them down for us will. these sanctions are really designed to attempt to cripple the russian economy. the e u says they are wide ranging and they will be able to do that now. being targeted specifically, are state owned companies, individuals who are incredibly rich and close to the kremlin, and also key sectors of the russian economy. we also know that all members of the russian parliament, the duma, will be targeted by asset freezes and also travel bands here in the u as will those members of the security council. now, bank deposits for just normal russian nationals in you countries will now be limited to a $100000.00 euros. and they will also be a ban on the sale of

a croft machine and any repair parts that are needed to russian airlines. now in an extremely n, i mean this is, is extremely remove. the e u has also decided to freeze the assets of president putin. and his foreign minister said k lovegrove. now that the a european ministers said that these extreme measures are absolutely necessary, but to interfere deezen were adding president, putin and foreign secretary love rav to the list of sanctions. they are responsible for the deaths of innocent people in ukraine and for trampling on the international system. we, as europeans do not accept that. it's not just the ease, it's doing that, canada, the u. k. and the u. s. of also decided to freeze their assets. however, the u. s. is going one step further than it has actually imposed a travel ban on president putin and said caleb roof falling a television,

a telephone conversation, a president biden held with a european commission president ursula of underline. and an alignment with the decision by our european allies, united states will join them in sanctioning president putin and foreign minister last other members of the russian national security team. now some e u countries are actually creating their own specific sanctions. poland bulgaria and the czech republic have said that they will band russian air crawford flying through their air space and from landing in their airports in the czech republic. has also said it will now not issue residency permits to russia, nationals, and this may not be the end of the sanctions. the e says it's already possibly mulling a 3rd round, which could include banning russia from accessing swift, which is an international payment system that something that the u. k is already on board with doing and has been trying to persuade the you to do for the last few you

blocks are chief of foreign affairs. and chief, this is use of beryl has said that these sanctions are not meant to target ordinary russian citizens. and he's also congratulated those in russia who he says have stood up to their governments by protesting. i want to stay where we are not targeting russian people. many of them wish bulk against the senseless war. and i want to salute their courage. the cottage of the people that the 58 russian cities had been demonstrating against the war and were certainly made the difference between cumberland and russia put in not the russia people. so the sanctions i meant to target the lead to know order reaction russian citizens. but the reality is, sanctions like this will trickle down through the economy a will impact ordinary individuals know ready,

russian nationals living in parts of european union and in the u. k. are already wondering how this will bite, how this will impact them. and of course, how it will impact their families back in russia. economists, which should wolf claim said, borrowing russia from the swift banking system would cause a huge financial problems worldwide. in a global world, more globally interconnected than ever before. if you blocked the swift system, you are declaring a kind of economic warfare that will damage and destroy all kinds of economic relationships. the reason mister schultz and germany did not want to and stopped the attempt to convert to freeze russia out of swift, was because it would throw the price of oil and gas up into the roof beyond what it has already been. because you couldn't pay russia for the oil and gas through swift,

and they wouldn't send it anymore. and no one knows where that's going to go. so if they do that, if they actually go through with that, they will disrupt global trade. they will drive inflation through the roof. and let me remind everyone, russia, china, iran, and many other countries don't like the domination, the united states as over the swift system. and it really is only a matter of time before there are multiple systems. bitcoin is already functioning to a degree like that. so this would be a very dangerous step because it will accelerate the end of the swift monopolies, too. bothered with international condemnation of rushes intervention and you train mounting and un security council meeting was convened. number states, including the us, russia, engine, train issued statements, and there was a vote on a resolution condemning moscow's actions. russia used its veto power to block it.

this is naught, self defense unto article 51. it is naked aggression. it is an unprovoked unjustified war. and this council must condemn it. russia's latest attack on our most fundamental principles is so bold, so brazen that it threatens our international system. united states sets the bar when it comes to invasions. i will refrain from listing the aggressions that the united states has committed in its history, but it has no right to preach morality to russia. i will ask all of you to pray for so, so those who has been already killed for souls. oh those who may be killed, ition will i do apologize. but before moving to

a moment of silence, i want to include in the list those people who perished over all these years in don bass. they also are worthy of being mentioned. all human lives are valuable. let's not forget them either. o, as before the vote, the text of the draft resolution was watered down in an apparent attempt to gone a more support. for example, the word condemns was replaced by deplores, but still india, china and the united arab emirates, abstained from the votes. located on the government control port rushes, military actions have also been wildly condemned by the u. s. media, but when it was washington that was at war, that coverage was very different. his kind of moping us media coverage is always so fair and balanced. i am angry at this evil act by this evil leader attacking an innocent nation, a democratic nation that we wake up this morning to a war in europe, a deadly one. he wasn't just threatening ukraine that significant enough,

but he seemed to be challenging that the post cold war order food and wants to take over ukraine, faces on the screen, are filled with pain, anguish, and empathy for the people of ukraine as russia moves and to try and stop the bombardment the people of don ask and lugens can been facing for the past 8 years. now let's recall how these same outlets and voices responded to us missile strikes on syria in 2017 and act without any justification under international law. as us outlets cover russia's talk when ukraine, remember how these same outlets cover u. s. a. trucks. when the u. s. bombs, syria in 2017 m. s. m. b c's, brian williams called the footage of the stroke. beautiful. he then quoted lena cohen, i am guided by the beauty of our weapons. cnn's for reeds. a courier was simeon susie austic about trump's attack on syria. i think donald trump became president of the united states last night. he talked to our international norms in social rules about america's role and enforcing justice in the world. who can forget the

invasion of iraq in 2003, based on lies about weapons of mass destruction. on the left is the economist of to push invaded iraq on the right is the economist of, to putin invaded ukraine, spot the difference. this is all about one evil dictator who possesses brutal weapons with which he will threaten a and, and hurt a lot of people, including a lot of americans unless we take them away from him. all of us, including the iraqi people, are going to be very fortunate. did i think was the smartest thing george bush did? how about when barack obama rallied the world to destroy? what was then the most prosperous country on the african continent with nato bomb? i'm been asking this question over and over, why would we intervene in libya and i still haven't received an answer that totally satisfies me, but the most consistent one is because it be the right thing to do because people are dying for altruistic reasons. some u. s. bombings don't even get coverage if it wasn't for african tweeting it out,

people would have no idea the united states was currently carrying out strikes in somalia. somali us forces engage insurgents and supports the federal government of somalia. why criticize what your own government is doing when you can just as easily virtue signal and pluck heartstrings fainting outrage about something that a government on the other side of the planet is doing? if only the russian military was headquartered in washington, men, perhaps mainstream us media would be educating us about the beauty of the weapons. caleb martin, r t. new york. we spoke to journalist on doughty contributor richard mad hurst. he says the west is employing double standards. yeah, i mean the, the hypocrisy is unbelievable. i don't think we can possibly count the number of countries, the u. s. and u. k. have have together a crude invaded bond since world war 2. it's quite staggering. we, i literally con, name them all. the us was bombing, syria, and brian williams was, you know,

foaming, gets involved on live television. if it's isolated, they will do that on every network. i am old enough to remember when they were invading iraq and they were doing the same thing. you had a live stream from a tank on cnn. this is who these people are. they are spokes person. they are the mouthpiece for the weapons manufacturers. so it's their job to sell war, and i know this must be very frustrating for americans because when they see bombing on live television, they're used to seeing their own troops do it. so when they see russia doing it to defend itself, it's weird for them. they don't understand it and it causes a lot of it's, there's a lot of emotions. and, you know, israel is bombing syria almost every single week. and i don't see anyone i'm seeing and covering that as a matter of fact, a few hours before rush along the operational ukraine, israel bon, syria and there was no coverage at all. so there, okay, was violations of international law and sovereignty and territorial integrity. there are okay with bombings, they're working with wars when they're the ones doing it. and that's most of the

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