[000:00:00;00] a, [000:00:00;00] with the headlines this our, on our key international, russia claims it has taken full control over europe. largest nuclear power plant in southern ukraine gets an exclusive glimpse of the massive arsenal stored at the plant. but unused by the ukrainian military, have crates and crate stack with assault rifles collage, pico rifles as well as renee blue, just ammunition of all sorts and types,

also massive destruction in ukraine, 2nd largest city honeycup with a residential building left only partially standing. after intense shelley, a check, you know, 40 vote, i'm not too sure with devastated towns also in the don't bass. republics have done yet. can little gun, as residents flee the fighting and fear for their lives. and joe biden announce is a plan on oil and gas. ben completely imports from russia to the us, but the move exposes divisions between america and the u. as the block says it won't go along with washington strategy with

broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow. this is our to international, i'm on thomas. we know you have a choice, and we're glad that you're with us as we have special coverage of the war in ukraine. now, it has been almost 2 weeks since the conflict erupted in ukraine. let's take a look at some of the latest major developments. the russian military has established a regime of silence for wednesday morning to enable civilians to safely evacuate from 5 ukrainian cities to nearby bellows and russia. meanwhile, russia convoys with humanitarian aid reportedly said to be pouring into those cities, ukrainian authorities blocked a previous attempt to establish escape routes and nationalist groups have also reportedly been trying to stop people from leaving those cities here in turn says past attempts to set up civilians safe stones failed because russian forces were allegedly violating, sees fires. earlier, russia and chief agreed on channing humanitarian corridors in 5 cities during the

3rd round of peace talks. this is according to moscow. ukraine officials, however, claim that only 2 corridors were opened as of tuesday, insisting that they had not agreed to any of those leading to russia. moscow's defense ministry says that only one corridor was confirmed open from the north eastern city of sumi to the central city of whole tub. then the evacuees can go from there to the polish border. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski says that he is ready to compromise on the brake weight regions of done yet glucagon scanned crimea, adding that it's important to, to ensure the safety of ukrainian loyalists living in those territories. moscow, for it's part, said that it will withdraw its troops if ukraine recognizes crimea as part of russia and don yet, and lugens as independent states. and moreover, ukraine. if they vow, they will not join nato. russian forces now claim that they have gained full

control of these up orosco nuclear power plant in southern ukraine is the largest nuclear plant in europe. our keys may have visited the site and brought us this exclusive report. on the 4th of march for days after russia, and that's the takeover of europe's largest nuclear power station, the world awoke to terrifying images, fires, and fire fights in an air go down this building or rather what happened to it is what caused so much fear. internationally about potentially a new nuclear incident and ukraine where up as up at oscar nuclear power station, the biggest nuclear power station in europe react number 12345, and 6 over there in the distance. this was the sight of a pitched battle between russian troops who were on site and who they say will ukrainian infiltrators who penetrate to this building on the outskirts of the react,

a complex itself. and there was a pitched battle, ah, when they retreated, these are of again the outskirts of the nuclear power station. they allegedly set fire to the building. the worry was that this was the training center. according to i. e, a rules, every nuclear power station must have a training complex with a mock reactor on site. fortunately, the training center itself is in this nearby building which is largely on damaged for a frightful stretch. no one knew what had happened, but the damage was, fortunately, things cleared up soon enough. the i. e, a gave the all care and panic died down. but the station was left on the verge of a crisis. it could have been worse much worse if the sabotage had succeeded, who if ukrainian troops who were ordered to fight off russian soldiers during the initial takeover had followed their orders. bobby of theatre bonfire. after which

of the plans under control, we found a huge stash of weapons and ammunition include a heavy weaponry. we even found, i mean, is on top of reactive facilities. they had been preparing for real battle renew. sense prevailed after talks ukrainian troops, hundreds of them lay down their weapons, which were promptly locked away. this is the armory at the pros. a nuclear power station filled to the brim with weapons seized from ukrainian national guardsmen. more than 200 of them who surrendered to russian troops who have taken over the facility, you can find here all sorts of farms. this is an american m for rifle clone locally made called the or crop. you have crates and crate stack with assault rifles, kalashnikov, rifles, as well as grenade launchers,

ammunition of all sorts and types. also in vast quantities. the ukrainian soldiers who was stationed here were ordered to defend this nuclear power station to the last drop of blood. evidently, they thought better of it, they surrendered to russian forces. and i have been let go there now with their families at whom having written and signed papers that they wouldn't participate in any more fighting. again, rocket propelled grenades, ammunition seized from around the facility cabinets stack with pistols and even farms and weapons from the united states. here is a rocket propelled grenade launcher. and it says, here, spring branch, texas of this was evidently manufactured in the united states and handed over to ukrainian troops. at this point, the nuclear power station is secure thousands of workers laboring shift,

keeping operations running and supplying as much as a quarter of ukraine's electrical power needs. while the complex is secure, the workers aren't. they are afraid of the fighting of the threats made against them and their families, many of which live in areas controlled by ukrainian nationalists and radicals. they were warned work together with the russians, and you'll pay. yet. here they are bound by duty to keep europe's largest nuclear power, plant, operational and above all, safe. thousands of ukrainian families have been forced to seek shelter under ground as the showing continues. they are adapting to life and metro stations with their children. many of his fathers have joined the army or local defense forces, leaving their families to cope on their own. now sadly 27 people were killed in shelling and ukraine. second largest city huck of on tuesday. this, according to

a local police official, but moscow's defense ministry says no civilian areas were targeted by russian armed forces. however, in this video, you can clearly see the remains of a partially destroyed residential building. the russian army says it is organizing an evacuation route out of the city to enable civilians to flee to safety. here is another video from the southeastern city of mario pal, where a residential area came under intense fire. shooting reportedly can still be heard nearby. residents tell us how it felt to escape did it never goes to the local dweller. we spent 4 days in the basement and then we ran through the fields where we didn't go into the city. we laughed through the fields and on the 12th day, they were firing mortars in our direction and we were just running over. so my husband went to the donetta commander and they helped us leave any of those. they issued an alert that civilians were coming through jojo and everything,

and i knew it was good. it was, they didn't let anyone out of the village, those who managed miraculously to break through to get out of the village. they left wilma pros cuz we were lucky, we got through and went into ukraine. that us then when we saw the russian tanks, we went along the military routes and arrived here in the room with ms. eileen, we were running and didn't know whether we'd reach us debts for that we were in the open air with our 8 year old daughter and bombs were falling a 100 meters away with stormy at the singing explosions via we were screaming, we were afraid, but we didn't know whether we'd survive is of a move of and as the conflict between ukraine and russia, rages on people live in fear for their lives and to try to cope amid the aftermath of the battles. you can really just run in with me. i can do for you i can't afford to go down like she was her mom. to do with this is footage from a village in logan's republic where an auntie reporter was able to pass through

with the help of a mind sweeping team. and you can see to unexploded minds stuck in the ground in front of a house where residents have been forced to hide in the basement. the stores are closed, locals have been struggling to get food as well. in this drone footage, you can see deserted streets and damage buildings in the loo, ganske people's republic as local authorities continue to report shelling by the ukranian armed forces. as western governments continue to accuse russia violating ukraine's territorial integrity, the don yet scandal danced. republics have meanwhile, been suffering from persistent attacks from the ukrainian military for already 8 years. let's take a look at how the situation developed. ah,

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i'm sorry, posted yesterday here. there we was. was mr. z. shiki could i see you nashik routine. rheumatoid pepper when you deal with him is pointed to the ease. foreign policy chief says that the block cannot follow america's lead and ban russian energy imports. but the european commission has announced a plan to slash its dependence on russian fuel supplies before the end of this year . we are not going to ban imports of russian energy. we are not following bite and on this matter, it is a meeting to have discussions on tuesday about this idea of reducing the reliance on russian imports of natural gas and also of oil. just to give you a sense of how important they have been to the block over 40 percent of the gas that comes into the e. u at the moment is from russia and around 25 percent of the crude oil is also

from russia. so these are significant portions. what we heard from the vice president of the european commission. this is france timmons at that press conference, is that the block is now going to look to reduce massively. it's dependency on those energy imports from russia as this war in ukraine continue to run the lawn. now france, him and said that again, the war and ukraine's so really being blamed at the foot of president putin not at the russian people. was part of this quite the european union right now feels it has to reduce this dependency on russian energy imports. and he said that a part of that was defending europe against it's in the abilities this. he said is one of those vulnerabilities. and the answer for the future would be looking for security when it comes to renewable energy, and also diversifying supply away from russia. by the end of this year,

we can replace $100.00 museum of gas imports from russia. that is 2 thirds of what we import from them. this will end our over dependency and give us much needed room to maneuver todd, bloody hard. but it's possible if we're willing to go further and faster than we've done before. there was also a sense from friends to him and them that they needed to be protection from those who are going to be impacted, particularly as that dependency on russia is weakened as price. rices in a price is royce, here in europe. so that's the gas and electricity bills that households and businesses will have to face. we already know that prices have been hugely high since the last autumn. and the e, you said that russia's aggression against ukraine had exacerbated this energy crisis. and because of these extraordinary circumstances from him and was also asked about the diversification and what people could do. and he had this nugget of

advice in the short term, at least for people to look at, reducing their energy at home and help the european union reduce it's dependency on russia, your choices and how much energy you consume, decide house call, decide how strong we are in our reaction to russia, you know, by lowering the temperature in your house, if you can, by being more conscious in the choices you make that lead to energy consumption, you can substantially contribute to reducing our energy consumption and thus make a stronger phase of erotica. however, there have been countries that have been massively resistive to these sorts of sanctions on energy, particularly germany, which has a higher dependency when it comes to russian as supplies coming in. a 3rd of our fuel comes from russia. if we stop at now, in a few days, we won't be able to transport ourselves. we've also heard from some energy providers who say, you know,

the idea of doing this will be incredibly difficult and such is will really impact europe not right now, but they'll impact you next winter where people could see that price is really significantly increase and ass governments are able to do something to mitigate that elite is expected, discuss much further. these id is on tuesday. and of course if those sanctions are implemented will be keeping up to date. here problem is the jama, seem to be more realistic because i just know that without russian gas or to switch of light, there will not be enough electricity even for living. and i'm not talking about the economy and i'm not talking about prices. so we really have to understand that from my point of view in brussels, we have people who are just fighting for ideology ideology, which is trust atlantic. and there's no real is no realism, no realistic view on the situation that because whatever you want to do, it's, it's simple. we have a limited guest on earth and whether it, whether you can change it or not,

there is no way maybe russia starts to switch off that because it is a fed up with the sanctions. i don't know. maybe russia will make a decision without effects from the russian ukrainian war are already being felt across the continent in spain, as supermarkets in barcelona, have started rationing sales of sunflower oil as a quarter of the importance of that product to spain come from ukraine. consumers fear shortages and higher prices triggering panic, buying in recent days, as the conflict continues, russia says that it will keep its energy supplies flowing as usual. despite threats by western countries to impose and embargo, and russia's deputy prime minister says any serious restrictions could lead to disastrous consequences on global markets. every one knows that oil supplies from russia are the most competitive for the european market. it is obvious, the rejection of russian oil will lead to disastrous consequences for the wild market. the search in prices will be unpredictable. since you want to refuse the

delivery results is from russia, that's ok. we know where to redirect these volumes. italians are also feeling the effects of the ukraine conflict with gas prices surging as italy in ports, almost 40 percent of its gas from russia. we asked italians on the street to share their opinions about the price hikes. they want to see the sony. so sony be that it's become an unsustainable situation, ronald, i'm really struggling to pay bills. his prices for electricity and gas are increasingly covered with gas supplies for europe should have no connection with what is happening in ukraine, liberty. and oh yes, i'm having a lot of difficulty paying all these bills, especially for electricity, which has even doubled compared with a few months ago. it's becoming an impossible expense though. it's a big problem for all of us citizens see them on a russia supplies gas to many european countries. and it seems to me that it will be really difficult to live with our russian gas shamburger. all the prices have

increased from raw materials to electricity and fuel electricity prices are up 40 percent and i find it difficult to pay for a figure. but i think europe can survive without rushing gas in by gas in other places. it's a question of organisation where logic to remain for i don't think europe can do without russian gas because we fundamentally need this gas. the consumers must be protected and what's happening shouldn't be connected with gas supplies for europe . joe biden is ramping up sanctions against moscow this time announcing a ban on all oil and gas imports from russia to the us. meanwhile, fuel costs in america have hit all time highs with drivers, feeling the pain at the pump or teeth kill them up and comments. joe biden addressed the united states about new sanctions. he is imposing on russia. the main focus will be ending russia's ability to export oil to the united states. the united states will no longer receive petroleum from russia. now, in addition to that,

there will be efforts to shut down the assets owned by russians in the united states. the jump department is involved in that, and there will be efforts to cut off technology and prevent rushes ability to import key technological products. joe biden also referenced how certain corporations are boycotting and shutting down their operations in russia. now joe biden emphasized that this was going to cost a average american, the price of gasoline is already soaring, and there will be a higher cost of gasoline for average americans as a result of this move. now joe biden said, essentially that americans should blame russia for this. this is what joe biden said about the rising fuel costs sponder by his sanctions. this is a step that we're taking to inflict further pain on the front. there will be cost as well here in united states. i said i would level with the american people from the beginning. and when i 1st spoke to this, i said defending freedom is going to cost foods or is already hurting american

families or the gas pump. says prudent began, is military build up and ukrainian borders just since then. the price of the gas, the pumping american up $0.75, and with this action is going to go up further. now, joe biden emphasized that the united states would be taking these moves as the united states, as a net energy export or united states exports energy on the international markets. it imports energy as well, but overall, united states can afford to take this move while the europeans cannot be emphasized . european al eyes that are dependent or in his words, to depended on russian gas and russian oil. they will not be able to take this move . here's what joe biden said, we're moving forward this band, understanding that many of our european allies in partners may not be in a position to join us. united states produces far more oil domestically than all of europe, pretty kind of all the european countries combined. now these moves are not a very big deal for russia's economy, less than one percent of russia,

oil exports go to the united states. however, for americans, they are going to have an impact. the price of gasoline has already gone up. and we recently saw donald trump's speaking up on social media, the outlet that still allow him talking about basically saying, do you miss me that and talking about the impact this will have on average americans when they go to the car. when they go to fill their cars up at the pump. so it's quite an interesting move. we have the biden administration, essentially blaming russia for the ongoing suffering of americans. we have defensive statements from behind and saying that it's not true that he's trying to suppress domestic oil production eyes. his critics are alleging republicans continue to criticize biden, blaming him for the inflation and for the rising fuel costs. however, at the same time, we have biden, and the democrats saying this is necessary, this is to punish russia, blaming russia for these moves. so that quite a divide. biden, speaking defensively about his position in the united states,

while emphasizing that he is taking more moves or punish rushes economy amid the ongoing conflict. earlier we spoke to author and journalist daniel lazar, you says the u. s. and the e. u will be deeply affected by their sanctions against russia, because they are highly dependent on gas supply. 10 who really will suffer are the europeans. they will be devastated if oil continues to rise and they're the ones who are on the line. and they're the ones who are paying the price for this increasingly crazy and dreadful war. the u. s. will make up the difference, but they will pocket a huge profit from the, the incredibly high prices of the europeans. we forced that no country is more gasoline dependent than the us. americans consume roughly twice as much as gasoline per capita as other capital countries. and the reason for that is the government has never for a single 2nd,

been serious about taking various measures to restrain energy demand. so americans pay very low prices for gasoline and they drive like mad as a consequence. but the result of this is they will certainly be paying more for that privilege and also will be paying more to heat their homes for electricity, etc. the, the economic blow will be quite considerable. the americans are highly dependent on gasoline. they get very, very angry. when prices go up and the person they punish is the president, washington has admitted to helping ukraine secure research materials from biological labs and keep them from quote, falling into the hands of russian forces. the russian military previously claimed ukrainian authorities have been hastily destroying biological weapons so that russia would be unable to prove ukrainians had been violating an international convention. chief has denied both allegations. allegations of the state department's representative show that the u. s. is afraid that these dangerous

pathogen stored at the above mentioned facilities will get into the hands of russian experts. in this case, the violation by ukraine in the united states of the convention on the prohibition of biological and talks and weapons will be confirmed. amid the ukraine tensions rushes, communications watch dog has blocked access to the american social network. facebook, citing recent cases of discrimination against russian media outlets and accusing the platform of spreading fake news parties, policy or reports. facebook coverage of russia's military operation in ukraine was the point of no return for long time. moscow war and the big tech giant, it was violating local legislation. but when facebook limited online access to state that media, that was the final straw. russia slapped it with a blanket. ben, confusing some and surprising others, even within the company. soon, millions of ordinary russians will find themselves cut off from reliable

information, deprived of their everyday ways of connecting with family and friends, and silenced from speaking out. we will continue to do everything we can to restore our services to they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organized for action. well, reliable information, according to the meta chief means going along with the mainstream narrative. because even before the ban, facebook had already blocked a handful of pro ration news agencies such a sputnik rear. and of course the media devil himself our t. facebook also didn't see anything outrageous and glorifying the near nazi as of that battalion certainly not off to russia's military operation began or even before. in the meantime, the social network blamed russia for a campaign against ukraine and anita and major russian bots. it was a slow break down in a relationship that was only ever going to lead to one inevitable outcome. and

sadly, after years of lucrative operations in russia, many famous western brands are leaving the domestic market. mcdonald's, coca cola, pepsico and starbucks are just a few of those temporarily suspending their businesses in the country, stopping sales of their products and closing their restaurants, said cafes in a sweeping response to the war between russia and ukraine. that does it for me. i'll be back in about 32 minutes with more continuing coverage of the war and ukraine. say, with this arch international. ah ah, no one else shows the wrong one i'll

prove. just don't hold any world to save how disdained to come to the african and engagement. it was the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. the west liberal world order is collapsed in the hedge money inside to maintain and expand. the conflict in ukraine is a proxy war. the real target is russian and indirectly china. the law of unintended consequences is in play. in the end, it will be europe that pays the highest price. ah,

i ah, i'm absent and senior, what you going underground is a u. s. house committee holds a hearing on so called big oil to determine whether the country's largest companies are meeting climate commitments. this off to the i, m f warns of serious global economic consequences following the russian invasion of ukraine. and as several nations tried to isolate russia from the world economy, with russian oil exports under fire. well, joining me now from chicago's economists, a political scientist, professor james robinson of global conflict studies at the university of chicago's harris school of public policy. thank you so much. you have professor robinson coming back on so away from obviously there was a bombing of yemen. this week that the bombing of damascus this week, but there's only one story, obviously, as regards some. well what's in your title of your um chair, vest ship global. gov. the it is ukraine,