ah, ah, russia's defense ministry claims that the military provocation of zappa erosion, nuclear power plant, was allegedly, an attempt by ukrainian forces to blame russia for creating a radioactive hot bed after sabotaged group attack version control plant overnight . the mid dot tours between the ukrainian army and local militia forces homes in the guns can them yet for public are caught in the crossfire. russia started supplies, humanitarian aid, to the city of miracle. the speak to people on the ground and hysteria over russia. rub up with thumb, prominence, western politicians, calling for putins removal to end the conflict and ukraine. ah,

you're watching art international. my name is peter scott and wherever you're joining us from, welcome to the program. that was the conflicts and ukraine enters the 9th day. let's take a quick look at some of the latest developments. several steps have been taken to prevent further escalation of the conflict. in the 2nd round of bilateral talks, russia and ukraine agreed to open humanitarian corridors to ensure safe evacuation of civilians. that's along with the delivery of food supplies and medical aid. meanwhile, the russian ministry defense and the pentagon establish a hotline, although us officials do claim they have no troops in ukraine. the you also announces a suspension of near border cooperation programs with both russia and belarus and elsewhere. the situation in the media remains tense that says also the channel on

the america has stopped broadcasting after more than a decade on air. on the telegraph channel has reportedly become unavailable in a number of european countries. russia is media watchdog has blocked b, b. c. enjoy chavez services in the country, claiming they have been deliberately spreading misinformation about the goals of moscow's military operation. ukraine. the details coming open later in today's program. russia has slammed what he calls cubes, monstrous, provocations, europe's largest nuclear power, plant, upper oars, ya. a defense ministry spoke 1st and gave details on the attack on the russian control plans over nights, claiming it was a carefully organized. busy attempt to blame russia for causing radioactive hot bed like a perception notion last night, the kiev nationalist regime attempted to carry out a monstrous provocation on the terrace tree near the power plant on march, the 4th at about 2 am. well,

patrolling the protected area near the upper regia nuclear power plant, a russian patrol was attacked by ukrainian sabotaged group to provoke return fire on the building. they fired the russian service men from the windows of the training complex, located outside the power plant. a russian patrol responded with small arms fire, suppressing the ukrainian firing points in the building of the training complex during back, the ukrainian supper to groups that the training building on fire from statements from presidents landscape on the ledge threat, the nuclear power plant and his talks in washington and london leave no doubt that the kiev regimes publication at the plant was an effort to accuse russia of creating a hot bed of radioactive contamination. this is evidence of the key of regimes criminal intent or the lens. he's complete loss of control over the actions of ukrainian sabotaged groups involving 4 mercenaries. meanwhile, president zalinski claimed that it was russian forces you fight at the nuclear plants and the fire in adjoining territory was caused by shutting from both sides.

he also said the icons for roger was a threat, so will security and in the guns underneath people's republics, locals continue to enjoy intense battles between the ukrainian military and local militia forces. we have this footage of the ukrainian command post been destroyed by russian drones. the post is understood to have been controlled by the idol sold battalion, a special military ukrainian units considered radical nationalist by russia. we also receive footage of some of the damage and got a lot of care in the don bus region where shelling was reported. the city's mayor published this video of a home here during the fighting emergency services have been trying to restore basic utilities like water and electricity. we also got sent this video from 2 villages in the loo, ganske republic. she was forced to say they've taken control of ukrainian army

strong hold on a vehicle. checkpoints, local authorities, claim ukrainian soldiers have now been forced out of more than 40 towns and villages in the dunbar. forties, maria, financial fall. this report from one of them were now driving closer to the frontline to the area, is that the army here called liberated areas. and it's a little different picture here. we just left la guns. we arrived in the town of nova, i dar about a 100 kilometers north of lou ganske, just day after the russian army took it under their control. you can see it doesn't look like there was any fighting here and we were told that's because the ukrainian army was not to actually resisting. they were abandoning their positions, living behind weaponry vehicles, armored vehicles, and actually everything looks absolutely peaceful. yellow and blue ukrainian flags, a steel everywhere here for 8 years since key of launched its counter terrorism

operation against or it's worse than ukraine's eastern most regions of the nearest and logan's that these town, as well as by the way, all the towns and villages in the area has been living under ukrainian rule and we heard from locals. what was that like? see this one is cross. that means the run you rural us here. we'll go to if up on that. well, of course, at 1st it was hard when ukraine came and then every one just got used to it. fighting his hardwood and the attitude. we've never been loved here when i was lo to pin wrote him. if you know, at 1st one of my grandchildren who was 2 years old, kept saying grandma there, boom me, i'm scared. well, i come him down. every one is scared that it's a very difficult time. we're worried about people on that side and the other side. and also worried for you were a told that this is where her ukraine's security service headquarters were in this town. here's the ukrainian flag. as you can see,

we're going to go check. they say it's in the basement. things are scattered all over the place and clear people were live in this place in a hurry. this is where the office of the head of this little region used to be. locals used to call this building a white house, and there are signs here in a ukranian. he says attention attention, attention about evacuation of local residents. if you want to leave this place, they say there are buses leaving from central square every day at noon. yet, you could then for you, why would i leave my dilemma? is it the cemetery here we help peaceful come here, tory because say that live he slowly coming back to this town with military vehicles. are the only wills i've seen in this town. there are different forces fighting here on one side. this is the army of the republic of logan's.

they're now going to the front line to rejoin with the russian army. these forces were advancing from different directions. now when they meet, we can shakes path on the back. they will continue together. where if notion r r t, from the elegance, quit public well amid the fist fighting taking place in ukraine. we got an exclusive interview with the ukranian soldier in detention who'd been captured by russian troops. of course is possible. he was speaking under duress. the soldier was injured in the hostilities on his now in hospital, and this is his accounts of what happened. i spoke with ashley estrada when i was reading to was, was real scary source from late june. she won't have one with

a solution or if you're not local machine. yeah, because i little news as performance. i was bullied just with yes, this angela also russia and ukraine have agreed on creating humanitarian corridors for civilians in ukraine as well as delivering food on medicines to the conflict zones. during the 2nd round of the rush, ukraine peace talks in bella ruth on thursday. both sides agreed to evacuate civilians to humanitarian corridors. a ceasefire has been agreed in evacuation zones, and present. zelinski has come and said that the next 24 hours will be critical in establishing the corridors and beginning the evacuations. meanwhile, russia has sent its 1st batch of humanitarian aids, the ukrainian city of many toppled. in this voltage, you can see the humanitarian convoy heading to the ukranian city of mel. it's hopeful that we've just discussed. over $100.00 suns of humanitarian aid for

civilians have been supplied. an artist mark as d a is in the city, and that's why it takes of the story. one of the most pressing concerns now is the humanitarian situation in ukraine. the fighting, there has severely disrupt that supply chains and people are finding it difficult to find food. so here and crimea, ah, efforts are being made to supply people who desperately need that food with various canned foods as well as sugar sold, buckwheat, the essentials, to see them through the worst of the fighting in all more than a 100 tons of desperately needed food. the delivery of which has fallen on russia's emergency services at stake and not only people's lives, but the goodwill of the population. the city of mulatto population, 100000. it was liberated by russian troops largely without

a fight. it is deemed somewhat safe and is the 1st destination for these humanitarian a drugs out of crimea. russia's mission here is to liberate, not occupy, as stated by putin himself, within hours of delivery. thousands across the city headed for distribution points, where you go to the stools, look around the city, and you'll understand why we're here. there are difficulties getting hold of products, medicines, and there are long queues everywhere. as the year the citizens are very happy or peaceful people are happy merely us. as we spoke to more and more people are understanding of what happened here over the last 8 years, grew clearer, a violent, ideological purge, a reign of terror by the nationalists and neo nazis where any ideology, but there is any positive opinion of russia, was brutally suppressed murders,

kidnappings, beatings, and threats abounded. while there wasn't all that much fighting here in manitoba that isn't to say there wasn't any. this ukrainian t 64 reportedly tank was destroyed. ah, when it was caught by russian units. entering the city is along with a truck and apparently an armored personnel carrier which were evidently blasted apart. the battle for military bull was brief and tame in comparison to other cities. the military's job here is done. the next phase isn't up the troops. it is prosecutors and investigators working to identify and arrest nationalists and neo nazi still in the city. lose complicity in horrific crimes, not only in the dom bus but all over ukraine. and as they work, we will learn the true scale of radical right wing tara that gripped you grade 4

years. meanwhile, in the western ukrainian city of evolve, volunteers have been building a bomb shelter in one of its parks is designed to hold around 100 people and one local explained. why was there we are volunteering here and the help in to clean number bomb shelter because of a leaf is still not in danger. monitor, we have to leave prepare term for rush in invasion. i recent change in one holler. so i'll her mom explosion in keith. i live in santa i live in peaceful district, offers a c, t, and ether or sir, immediately i understood, does it serve or has started in reality here is different. moreover, in the polish city of the mosque, a school has been converted into refugee shelter. its headmaster says it will be

able to take more than 20 refugees and the appealed for more personal hygiene products. nappies long life, food bandages, unblank is to be sent. that says more and more refugees arriving into the city which lies near the ukrainian border. 249 civilians have been killed and 553 wounded in the 1st week of russia's offensive against ukraine. those figures from the un human human rights office, most of the casualties were caused by missiles strike. shelley and gund other explosive impacts. after 8 days of fighting around $1000000.00 residents have now fled ukraine. the neighboring countries, ukraine's president has again requested that the west, that's a no fly zone of ukraine or more fight to just be delivered strictly, sanctions against russia must be imposed immediately. ukraine's leader also claimed he didn't understand what security guarantees moscow was seeking. western

politicians appeared to be going into full blown hysteria over russia's operation in ukraine, as well as please the organized mass, anti war protests throughout russia. some officials or even calling on russians to get rid of their presidents with us. senator lindsey graham, 3 thing this is there a brutus in russia either a most successful criminal style from burkins russian military? the only way this ends is for somebody in russia to take his guy out, you would be doing your country and the world a great service. while the controversial suite didn't go unnoticed in moscow, a kremlin spokesperson raising a question over, quote, the sanity of people who express such sentiments, all it's easy for drink delves into the endless western speculation. over bloody mer brewton and rushes fates. what is it that all these speakers ultimately, once it must be piece in ukraine, and apparently encouraging protests in russia is

a great method to achieve that. today we stand side by side. little russians who do not want this unworthy will to be waged on their behalf, who courageously defend peace in the spirit of responsibility. and declare this both in russia and abroad. the head teacher working not below she g e 3 of which i could jenny, available at the national eta. vasa yeah. online volunteering this, you know, as motion i am still us to know v me, me line 50 and it's all very personal and very pu than oriented, haven't you noticed my message to the people of russia? you like ukrainians, like americans, like people everywhere. want the same basic things, good jobs, clean air and water. the chance to raise your kids and safe neighborhoods to send them to good schools. how in the world as president putin's unprovoked aggression

against ukraine help you achieve any of these things? if hating pu, hm has been part of your narrative for years. well, ben, this conflict escalation must be a great chance to achieve several goals at once. saving you grain as best served together with demonizing pohden, or going as far as labeling him nuts. well, i met with him many times i and this is a different put i, he was always a last center. rubio said, this was an ex k g man. he saw he's descending into something that i personally haven't seen before. and clinical psychology, the paranoid typically accused their supposed persecutors of doing exactly what they themselves are planning. put an impossibly accused ukraine of massing forces on the borders of the breakaway don bass region to carry out a genocide against russian speakers in a distorting mirror of his own intentions. what i began by asking what these folks

ultimately want, the measures we are introducing that large parts of the world, or introducing or to bring down the putin regime. the goal is getting rid of protein one would suppose, even though in this case a correction did come from the u. k. government, the hands are out there still. of very well known british tabloids speculated on who could take vlad seat. that's what they are calling him. now, should he be taken down in a coup with the stakes mounting in the west applying pressure on the russian economy? the chances of putin being removed from power in a qu has become more likely. the question is, are the voices of the western media and the people in charge they're being heard in russia? on the one hand, probably yes, because people do come out and do protest the

but on the other hand, for a number of reasons, the demos aren't as huge as some would want them to be plus the chance that these protests are most the anti war rather than anti pollutant, by the way, just for the record russian opinion, ball show that since the russian military campaign began, the president's approval rating has only gone up us if the channel on the america has ended its production after more than a decade on this comes out to the largest us satellite dropped to america early this week. however, not everyone agrees with the move as

a german finish. tech entrepreneur has no voice to support for the channel. unfortunately, our tea is now subject to censorship in many western countries because it tells the russian side of the ukrainian crisis story. i think it is important to access opposing arguments to form an educated opinion, and i recommend you make artie pulse of your daily reading. artsy has recently faced a string of bonds amid the ongoing crisis in ukraine. google has removed mobile apps connected to russian media outlets. artsy and sport nic from its play store. and apple is also removed the channels ops. european union has been the english language tunnel from the block, and this is also disappeared from u. k. broadcast platforms that moved earned praise from the british culture secretary, although he was criticized by some people online, you appear to be praising the you for shutting down free speech. and yet you call yourself a conservative. as a conservative culture secretary, you should be standing up for the western value of free speech, especially at

a time like this. it is that the view as discretion to decide who is lying and who is not. i prefer to hear 2 sides of the story. censorship is never a good thing. amid the string of media bands, russia is currently facing is the crisis in ukraine, unfolds moscow as the site. it's also bon access to some western media outlets like bbc dash avella and radio liberty. there were some media watchdog claims. these platforms spread false information about the conflicts in ukraine. elsewhere, russia space agency has cancer. the upcoming launches of one web internet thought the lights last. cosmo says it's hard requested confirmation that the satellites would not be used for military purposes. while also demanding that the british government withdraw shareholding in the london based company, the agency stress that these requests are ignore by the british side and therefore today's launch was cancelled. german chancello la salt says ukraine's membership in

nato has never been on the alliances agenda. admitting it was right to refuse kids aspirations. back in 2017 ukrainian government made joining the alliance of foreign policy priority. bullets last year during the summer summits in brussels need so endorsed ukraine's rights adjoining principle. without giving a timeframe shows also stress. the country should have a free choice in the matter. that was the right decision and were long negotiations within nato on this issue. i want to say explicitly that this was not and is not on the agenda at all. the french president has made that clear that was also expressed by the nato secretary general with the condition that we cannot rule out the countries can democratically choose to want that. we cannot decide for them. meanwhile, report say the friendship president manuel micron was less frustrated. following a phone call with the mit puts in over russians actions in ukraine. according to

the kremlin, the russian leader rejects the majority of my cons arguments during a 90 minute conversation show debunk, do bench. you can tell us more the worst is yet to come. a very stock assessment by fans as president on the situation in ukraine. now that followed yet another long phone call with his counterpart president putin, of the russian federation with an aide to macaroni, saying that apparently the french leader believes that putin is intent on seizing the whole of the country of ukraine. now, a french official also suggested that preaching told me that the war in ukraine was going to plan, but malcolm was pretty blunt when he told him that he was making a major mistake, saying he was lying to yourself. it's understood, the preaching continued to assert that russia is trying to demilitarize anti nazi fine ukraine. but president michael was holding back very bluntly saying that

ukraine wasn't a nazi regime. microns own assessment of the cool was pretty pessimistic. according to this tweet, i spoke to president putin this morning. he refuses to stop his attacks on ukraine at this point. it is vital to maintain dialogue, to avoid human tragedy. i will continue my efforts and contacts. we must avoid the worst, but corn is then said, then spoken to the ukrainian presidency lensky, to say that he believed that the russian leader was determined to pursue a military operation. right to the very end. now, following that cool between mack on impeaching and the lease, a official also told reporters here in france that the country is thinking of toughening sanctions even more against russia. they said that the current sanctions 1st though needed to be evaluated and then that they would be complimented and the

sanctions have already started to bite those who are here in france, a c p. your belonging to one russian oligarch was seized by customs officials on the mediterranean coast. in other developments, you ministers have also been meeting she approved for the very 1st time the use of the temporary protection directive. now it will give those refugees who are fleeing ukraine, temporary protection of it suggests. it will also mean that they'll get you residency and the rights that come along without presidency, access to health care and education for me. and that will be able to be renewed. we manage to have a unanimous decision on the temporary protection directive. there's never been used, even those been existing for 20 years. when this comes into force, everybody can have the protection directly. they can work, they can have their,

they can have the help with accommodation. children can go to school, there will be no wasting time here. and this is really, really important. now, he was hyped up has been a 40 major announcements, but there was some in the press room. the question whether actually this had been watered down. that's because the scope of the directive is actually a lot wider than what is being implemented. it is white enough to include giving those protections to food nation nationals. that means individuals from other countries who were working in ukraine studying in ukraine legally, who've also had to flee the country as a result of the war. however, the directive assets been in that it will need be a political ukrainians. now there's also a warning that won't be you is seeing an influx of around $1000000.00 refugees in just one week alone. that many more could be on their way. you shouldn't be

naive, the commission is set. millions of refugees will create challenges. however, she believe that the e was in a much better position. since the migration course is in 2015 to ensure that those protections would be upheld. that least ukrainian citizens with the u showing united stuns and its efforts to help you creating refugees. protests have been held throughout europe, and indeed the world over russia's actions in berlin, 5000 students had to stay outside the star calling for peace, while in the bulgarian capital sophia, people celebrated its national de holding ukrainian flags. demonstrations also took place in london with those rallied and carrying anti war bun is on trafalgar square . and it israel dozens of protest is gathered as well to collect humanitarian age for the ukrainian people. a former us diplomats has provoked anger

after claiming civilian casualties caused by the u. s. in conflicts are accidents. while russia does, it's deliberately that lead a chinese column. ists highlight the starkly different attitude towards off gun ukrainian casualties. the us drone strikes killed at least thousands of civilians and they can't be explained away or by accidents. and much of the media has been following a similar line when comparing the events in ukraine to the middle east. me, i'm sorry. it's really emotional for me because i, b, u t o p and people with blue eyes and blown here being here. this isn't a place with all due respect, you know, like iraq or afghanistan. this is a relatively civilized, relatively european. i have to choose those words carefully to, we were in the 21st century. we were in a european city, and we have cruise missile fire as though we were in iraq. meanwhile, a syrian refugee is calling out the fights. europe opened his door to hundreds of

thousands of ukrainians in less than a week while he fled the war in syria 10 years ago, but this still not been allowed in europe to start a new life. we are wondering why we're ukrainians. welcome in all countries while we syrian refugees still intends to remain under the snow facing death. and no one is looking at us. the european union is urgently preparing to grant ukrainians, the right to live and work in the blocks member states for up to 3 years with germany's interior ministry calling for non bureaucratic way to quickly take in those on the move. both syrian refugee to re re explain to reuters his concerns on this contrast in the western reaction to the ukrainian crisis. with the way europe has sought to hold bike millions of syrians under the refugee since 2011. we got the thoughts on all this from political analysts, alessandro, bruno media coverage, has been much more not only intense, but it is skewed in, in

a way to, to show that the victim than the consequence. this is europe. the conflict is happening in civilized europe and the contrast with the complex that took place in iraq and of gone, it's done serial libya we could go on. and of course, the one that continues to occur in yemen and which most people know absolutely nothing about. there is a certain government agenda that needs to be followed. i know 1st hand that i, i spoke about syria and libya in ways that on the western tv and media in ways that were unexpected. because i explained the reasons of the syrians, for example, for what was happening or the libyans. i was critical of the.