when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. with headlines this our on our key international ukraine. lodgers accusations against russia after a hospital was devastated in an apparent air strike in mario full. moscow insisted previously warned the un that the building was being used as a military facility. despite humanitarian corridors being opened, many civilians are still unable to flee as they fear for their lives. that you could have nothing to do with the state in shelters for 2 weeks. it was really very scary. archie visits families hiding in

basements in the war torn ligaments. republic, as shelly continues to hit, residential area is a bit after 8 years. we know when someone flies, when shells full ah, broadcasting from our studios in moscow. this is our international. i'm john thomas . we know you have a choice when you get your news. we are glad to have you with us as we cover the crisis in ukraine. now it has been 2 weeks since the conflict ruptured in ukraine with masses of people continuing to flee or take shelter and many finding their homes destroyed in the fighting. he are some of the latest developments. the hospital and the southern city of variable has been devastated in an apparent air strike ukraine's president. zelinski was quick to blame russia for the attack,

saying 17 people were wounded and urging western powers to ramp up their sanctions against moscow. the un has called the attack horrific denouncing the violence against civilians. am saying a healthcare facility should never be targeted. but russia has meanwhile insisted that there were no civilians in the building and had even told that to the un prior to the attack moscow and told the us on monday that the hospital was being used as a military facility chair. so i have to point out that ukrainian radicals are showing their true colors more and more everyday. locals are reporting that the ukranian armed forces kicked out all the medical personnel from the maternity hospital in the city of mary paul and set up a military position there was ukraine's president. zalinski says kiev will secure 6 humanitarian corridors for evacuation of civilians on thursday. adding that 3 such safe zones were arranged the previous day, enabling about 35000 people to leave the city of sumi,

as well as towns in the key of region and the city of enter godaddy. now moscow says the russian troops have been observing a limited cease fire for 10 evacuation routes. it had earlier proposed during peace talks with give notice that ukraine rejected those that lead to russia. brushes. defense ministry says ukrainian forces have been targeting power lines and electricity generators at the cher noble nuclear plant. moscow says the attacks were a provocation by ultra nationalists, and the facility has switched to using backup generators. russia earlier claimed it took control of the plant with the local ukrainian staff, continuing their work, their ukrainian president for the lensky says that his country will continue fighting russian troops until kiev regains full control over its territory in an address he also called for western partners. to secure a no fly zone over ukraine, saying they would be responsible for humanitarian catastrophe. if they don't.

zalinski also says he is ready for another round of talks with russia. the un says more than 2000000 people have fled ukraine because of the conflict, including 1000000 children. the organization has described it as an historic exodus . many have been seeking refuge in neighboring countries, particularly poland, in the west and russia to the east. you authorities have been increasing humanitarian aid for ukraine, saying they expect millions more refugees and emphasizing that. they are welcome to come. many of those fleeing ukraine say they have endured a lot of sufferings before i forget when was the last time i ate, i'm so scared spent when we endured 12 days of shelling, i believe it's key to didn't see them. i didn't hear that was going on with my reaction this, here are a lot of people staying in the shelters, and there's a lot of confusion. there is no water, no mobile service,

gas or anything. and russian troops have broken people's phones. if we stayed in shelters for 2 weeks, it was really very scary. however, despite humanitarian corridors being opened, some people still can't leave in a village near mary opal and be done yet. could republic civilians have had to remain thank give, has given them no opportunity to use the safe zone. they say they fear for the lives of their loved ones. see it then you the husband youth to plenty. but be near you. clermont senior to huda at me school gun, fall at you us did, you won't keep brown. the key for thought is what i do. when you've done most of the wood, a wood, what the king looked as if we're good you think that you've got a lot on us and get to the threshold. you know, i just wanted to produce this yet. that was done with russia as the army of the lugens, the people's republic has taken control of 3 more villages,

while ukrainian military infrastructure continues to be targeted by russian forces . and as our t 's, maria phenomena comments ukraine's return fire has had places far from military positions. a regular 2 story apartment building in a densely populated residential area in the town of jeremiah canyon. milligan's republic. it has no army positions here. it's not a strategic point, but it's shelled over and over again. we thought we were filming, and abandoned building, but surprisingly caught sign of law worker walk her. the showing started yesterday in the evening. go and it's still happening. locals have got used to the sounds of showing and seemed now to pay no attention to them. while still terrified. we've got used to this yesterday too. we walked under flying shells, hiding from mines and shells to save their lives,

local food underground. a sway they now leave a refuge to eat and sleep. there is no connection to the outside in this basement. so we bring its residence, the latest developments that the shower continues, but so do piece talks. then double the negotiations, the so called immense talks last 8 years, but to no avail. there isn't any hope left for those talks. we take a look around this basement. it seems unfit for people believing that this is a new home in the storage facility. half of the jars of food on the shelves are now empty. people have been hiding here for days. whether they're younger, there's water. sedatives shells did fall before about 200 meters from here. after 8 years. we know when someone fires when shells full, we know who shoots the nazis of their. the big question remains, why is this village and many others relatively far from frontline,

been targeted at all thursday she gave me up the recei terrorists like methods of waging war. we shoots at their artillery, but they don't shoot back at us. but at residential buildings, i was up. sometimes 2 shells hit the same building was like any of those. you know, sometimes they don't even move their artillery and they set the position, then shoot chaotically, display others. the result is gruesome. innocent civilians continue to get hurt in the showing, including women and children. we now came to the logan square public children's hospital where right now doctors are fighting for the life of a 14 year old boy. he was brought here from the c t on the very front line with severe injuries he's been in coma for several days. the clinic and his home village is not equipped for the serious surgery. the foy needed a time for an ambulance to arrive on the shall in again, and bring him to the regions main house center. by the time we finished editing

this report, the boy was in critical condition. who guns quick public officials saying the last 3 weeks they have been almost 700 attacks on their territory from positions of the quin enforces using heavy weapons, a took lives of at least 7 civilians, much more injured and has to fight and continues. these numbers might go higher, more international r t from the logan's quick public. ukraine's president zalinski has signed a law to allow civilians to legally shoot at russian soldiers with any weapon in their possession. the legislation says civilians will have to hand over any firearms they receive, as well as unused ammunition to the police within 10 days after martial law is lifted with guns flooding into civilian possession, there have been numerous reports of armed robberies and shootings between private citizens, ukrainian officials have blamed so called russian sub tours for the violence. russia's foreign ministry has warned that ukrainian government decision to arm the

public would lead to civilian casualties. while western media outlets focus on the ongoing war in ukraine, their rhetoric is much different from what it was during previous. com that their countries were involved in the united nations. human rights agency has confirmed that more than 470 civilians were killed in ukraine in the past 2 weeks. and those statistics are drawing global attention to the ongoing crisis. now the u. s. statistics from the wars in iraq and syria, however, show exponentially higher casualties about 50000 of civilians have been killed in syria. whereas more than 200000 were killed in the us led war in iraq. nevertheless, western media coverage was overtly approving as their respective countries military's entered. those conflicts are constantine roscoe takes a look at the differences between the narratives a tank inside latimer putin's hat. that's the image the economists chose for its

cover story on the russian military campaign and ukraine. and this is what the say magazine had on its front page back when the us invaded iraq in 2003, a nice picture of george w bush and the title. now the waging, pete, you know, the difference as they say, when you hear american mainstream media talk about the ongoing war and ukraine. don't forget to check what the very same outlets used to tell the whole world when it was their country conducting military operations. in 1999, the western nato launched a bombing campaign of yugoslavia also in europe, which saw thousands of casualties and millions of people displaced, time magazine sat the attack quote unquote, open the door to peace. while what followed didn't look peaceful at all. at stake is our entire policy in europe since the end of world war 2 to promote stability and democracy. nato's credibility is on the line. i was suggesting we bomb belgrade

. i was suggesting that we send american pilots in an blow up all of the bridges on the dina. i was suggesting we take out his oil supplies. i was suggesting very specific action. ah ah . ah. western media definitely has a knack for justify wars in 2001 during the u. s. invasion of afghanistan, the economists came up with this cover, a heart rending, but necessary a war. and that said, no cost for sanctions, for businesses to shut down,

know condemnations just to pat on the back or the american military with little concern for the potential humanitarian catastrophe. that would follow the invasion . ah, ah the western corporate media seem to be very concerned about the polite of common people and ukraine now, which is completely understandable yet when the us invaded for nations. the same talking has pushed a different narrative where regular of danny's or iraq is effectively had to be thankful and to consider themselves the lucky ones for being liberated. this is all about one evil dictator who possesses brutal weapons with which he will threaten

and hurt a lot of people, including a lot of americans unless we take them away from him. i'm asking this question over and over. why would we intervene and libya the most consistent? one is because it be the right thing to do because people are dying for altruistic reasons. oh, and don't forget, it's russia that are seen as waging a brutal war and oppressing people. when it comes to the american military, there's always room for admiration and glorification. we see these beautiful pictures at night. i'm guided by the beauty of our weapons. i think dar from became president of the united states. he talked about international norms, international rules about america's role in enforcing justice in the world. now the very same media that basically how to justify multiple wars across the world are preaching about what's going on in ukraine, if this conflict between moscow and keith has exposed anything. it's that there is

no limit to the level of double standards and high poxy anymore. gasoline prices in the u. s. may be skyrocketing, but a cnn reporter claims americans will be okay to pay even more as long as it's to teach russia a lesson. but not everyone agrees people we've spoken to all over the last couple weeks there. oh, okay. paying higher prices if it means holding russia accountable for what they are doing in ukraine. no, we're not to, did you even ask? feels like it's hurting us more than the russians. it's amazing how these people think they speak for everyone in the us. i wasn't asked the average gasoline price in the u. s. has surged to $4.10 a gallon nearing the record high set in 2008. that is nearly a 20 percent increase from just a month ago. california has the country's most expensive gasoline with prices reaching $5.40 a gallon. meanwhile,

joe biden insists that nothing can be done with the skyrocketing prices as the country should seek to punish russia. but many americans don't seem to agree with their president right now. i think the president, by the, is the wrong for blaming it on russia. there we go. all we have a big oil producer, but the prizes throughout the world. but of course, i mean it shouldn't be going up this much. they should be a little increased, but not drastic increase in the gas prices. i could add. i've heard they might be in all time record breaking high. and i feel like that lack of awareness preempted this prison inviting. i think you should have opened up the gas line and not made it important oil. the un has urged countries to avoid imposing sanctions that could harm ordinary citizens. that says russia faces

mounting pressure from crippling economic measures implemented by western powers over the conflict in ukraine. now that you recently broadened its sanctions lift to include all russian senators who voted to recognize the break away regions of done yet scans lugens as independent countries as well as 14 russian business. people said to contribute a substantial amount of funding for the national budget. western powers are also urging other countries to follow their lead. the white house has warranted china to follow sanctions imposed on russia, saying that the u. s. could take devastating action against chinese companies that defy the sanctions. but paging has consistently argued that economic restrictions only exacerbate conflicts and has emphasized that moscow is its most important strategic partner. we've heard from a politics professor in shanghai who argues that china's more neutral approach can have more benefits than the hostility shown by the west. well,

let's be clear. china has tried to articulate an effectively neutral position one that is consistent with its own foreign policy principles. which include a fundamental rejection of sanctions. china is sympathetic with russia, security concerns fees of the nato expansion, but it has not endorsed military operations in ukraine. and from a humanitarian perspective, china is calling increasingly for maximum restraint and ukraine. but above all, china is calling for a diplomatic solution and offering to mediate. and all of this, i think is far better than the western approach, which not only isn't working, it's throwing fuel on the fire. i don't see the white house really needing to press china. china has its own reasons to mediate which can only be done through a position on a tragedy. for the more china does not abandon its friends. when the winds change, it might not support them unconditionally, but it doesn't a bad of them. and the to, and the test, the test case here is in russia it's, it's north korea. in short, while it's possible,

a big deal might happen between the u, as in china when that somehow result us trying to refix frictions. i rate one very unlikely at this point. perhaps the most we'll see is the wes agreeing to lead on immediate and refraining from being a spoiler. while western countries rapidly cut ties with russia and imposed heavy sanctions, pakistan has struck a key deal for natural gas and wheat imports. earlier pakistan's prime minister slammed at western diplomats for allegedly trying to push his country into condemning russia's actions with ukraine. we discussed the issue with a retired pakistani lieutenant general. there are statements coming out even from the secretary of state and the european union countries. i've also insisted that bug hassan take a position, but focus on is trying to stay away from it. yes. like india and sri lanka because you know, we knew we have our own problems. we have many problems. her and we do not want to add problems or any additional problems. and at the same time,

we think that it is for these 2 countries and for the west, and especially for the u. s. and russia. well, i think america definitely desires and is pushing back a sound to take a position. but as you know, back to sun is not going to do that because it realizes that it also, it has an experience of taking sides in the past. it has been supporting, for instance, the u. s. envision in the honest on and all that and you know, the consequences of that. we are still suffering from it. so i think back a son has a history and it has realized and learned from its history that it's not going to repeat the same mistakes many ukrainians and foreigners who are trapped in the country are attempting to flee. the shelling that is proving to be especially difficult for non ukrainian citizens. black and other ethnic minority of activities say that they are experiencing racism while waiting to cross the border into poland

. one, nigerian medical student says border guards are prioritizing white people through the checkpoint and level that's in western ukraine, allowing bus loads of ukrainians through while making other ethnic refugees travel by foot. we spoke with a leading figure of a movement that works to unite indigenous and diaspora groups of african origin. he shared his views on the alleged racism being suffered as well as the broader russian ukrainian conflict. also to look at the posse, nato should not have extended its influence to territory so close to rush, president, putin and russia have been subjected to aggression. they are not aggressors. dressers, are the western oligarchy, nato, and the european union de cranium. people are the tragic collateral damage and hertz, hey, when i see it's and when i think about it, it hurts me even more when i see how the africans living in ukraine are being discriminated against by the ukrainians. first, i think the conflict could have been avoided if the major agreements had been respected. and 2nd, as is also very important to say if the ukrainian authorities had not been used as

a tool in the wrong hands. although i deplore this war because no one can ever be happy about a war, i think the president putin's reaction has been predictable. given all the threats the rush of faces, the west had wanted to turn ukraine into its tool. it supplied with weapons for several years, and moreover, guarantee protection to the ukrainian authorities. but here again, we see the deception the hypocrisy of this political demon. to some extent, this western oligarchy which promises to help its allies. but only when the situation is red hot. these people are always trying to act through a proxy. this is what they did in syria by supporting terrorist forces. this is how they acted in libya, also supporting terrors forces zalinski, toy of the western elite, understands that he has many friends, but his friends are very far away. in any case, i hope that the western oligarchy will understand that its attitude towards russia and these proud peoples in general, needs a profound shift on continuously ukraine's call for international mercenaries to come and fight on cubes. side has sparked an uproar among african countries with

nigeria warning its citizens to avoid participating in the conflict against russia . the reports to say a number of nigerians have gone to the ukrainian embassy to express their willingness to fight. forgive the foreign ministry in a buddha says that it won't allow ukraine to recruit nigerians to serve as mercenaries, earlier and other west african countries. senegal condemned what it described as the ukrainian embassy there trying to enlist local fighters saying such actions were illegal. earlier we discussed the case with african affairs analysts, lawrence freeman, who explained why africans are so worried about what's happening in ukraine right now. the majority did not support you in resolution. there were $27.00 african nations voted for the united nations general assembly resolution condemning russia. there are 5455 nations in africa. either you have actually 17 or 20 abstain, or left of voting,

room left the general assembly so they wouldn't have to go. because africans are not, they are very weary of what's going on because they've seen the problems in their own countries. and they are also very wary about the u. s. lead effort, because it was, are scenic country to attack. and there's a lot of racism going on in ukraine in the treatment of africans by some of the nazis or near nazi nationalists. so the african denied gun hole for this for supporting you created point that does it for this our stay with us throughout the day for more continuing coverage of the war and u. k. ah ah,

in the united states, a news and tax on other countries economic sanctions are, are often just the beginning. another thing you like to do is place some military pressure on the countries that you're talking about here. and there has to be an effort to demonize that country and the leader of that country. we have a responsibility for the whole world. and we need to make rules for the rest. because without us there will be dead. huh.

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