ah, mm must go in here, struggle to agree on more humanitarian corridors for ukrainian civilians. as the un estimates another 4000000 refugees are likely to flee the hostilities. meta decides to go against its own rules and allow called for violence against the russian soldiers. despite a policy imposed just weeks ago, to deal with misinformation about ukraine, foreign companies are pulling out of russia in response to the ukraine conflict with anti russian sentiment also creeping into international events, even including a ban on russian participants in piano competition. ah,

my broadcasting live direct from our studios market. this is our international. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. now rush us military said it would observe a limited to cease fire and ukraine on friday to allow civilians to evacuate through secure routes proposed by moscow. now these are the key evacuation routes that moscow has planned. russian military now says it will unilaterally open the roots, leading eastward to russia every day. whether or not he agrees other directions are to be agreed upon with the ukrainian side. on thursday, russia offered to give to open as many as 14 corridors. however, give confirmed, only 7 were in operation and opposed to the evacuation of civilians to russian territory. the ukrainian refugee movement is described as one of the fastest and largest in recent years by humanitarian organizations with most fleeing to neighboring pullet. polish authorities. estimate that on average to ukrainians, cross the border every 3 seconds. you official have confirmed the blocks already

received more than 2000000 people from ukraine. and the un warns some 4000000 more ukrainians might leave their homeland in the coming days, many who have fled and many who remain in the conflict is on say they fear for their families live all the time. the shooting we hear is why we afraid to we go to the give my family try to the europe shooting out and we shouldn't ready. but by sort of in or just things just situation is dire. we haven't raised our head. we've been under fire for 4 days, let the humanitarian combo go to the city center so that people can at least have something to eat and drink. and at least so that they can send the news that they are alive and healthy, that ukrainian president of what americans are. lensky says that around 100000 people in the last 2 days have managed to flee through the roots approved by keith

. he accuses russia of not obeying a cease fire deal, as well as blocking humanitarian aid to the don units. republic, city of multiple, he says, key of is doing everything required to evacuate civilians. that rhetoric was echoed by the us secretary of state for also united and calling on the kremlin to immediately allow ukrainian civilians to safely depart the cities and towns of ukraine that are besieged by russian forces. every country has a responsibility to join us and pressing moscow to do this. this is not the time to equivocate by calling on both sides to allow civilians and great cities to leave safely. doing so obscene options, have the basic facts around why these core doors are necessary and who is blocking . earlier we spoke to former pentagon security analyst, michael maloof, who says keith is, as well as washington clearly wants to direct the refugees westward. where all the get in the western perspective over here over here in the united states. and we're

not, we're not here in what's going on on the other. on the other side. key of course is looking westward and you have the eastern half of ukraine. look in eastward and, and you hear from ukrainian government as well as the western governments that, that, that, that it's a nonstarter to head into head into russia or into bella, roosters alternative corridors. and, but if the, if there are safe corridors, they ought to be taken to the near from the nearest corridor. i have not heard anything of russia saying that the, that the citizens cannot return. once hostility sees europe is going to be inundated here very, very shortly. if as projected some 4000000 ukrainians do head westward, it's going to be entirely disruptive even to western europe. so it's going to be

a humanitarian crisis for all of europe as well. meta decides to go against its own rules and allow some calls for violence against russian soldiers. reports also say the tech giant will even let users call for the death of vladimir putin and bell russian president, alexander lucas shinkel. as a result of the russian invasion of ukraine, we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate a rules like violence. speech, such as death to the russian invaders were still willing to allow credible calls for violence against russian civilians. the move back tracks on the policy adopted by the company 2 weeks ago to set up a special team to deal with hate speech and misinformation related to ukraine. facebook is among the platforms that have band rush and state media in the u and in ukraine in compliance with government requests. the u. s. and the u. k. have announced bands on russian oil imports, pushing petrol prices, sky high,

mid sweeping sanctions against the russian economy over the conflict and ukraine. thousands of albanians have held protests over significant price heights in recent days. fuel prices have increased abruptly by 50 percent, and food prices have also risen significantly due to surging transportation costs. now the countries energy minister has urged albanians to cut spending on fuel for their vehicle. the sanctions harming ordinary russian citizens are unacceptable. that's how a representatives of the un secretary general responded to measures taken by western powers against moscow. and of the accusations that the sanctions will hinder a covert vaccine deliveries. our principal position has always been the sanctions on russia should avoid harming civilians. foreign companies have been pulling out of russia in response to the ukraine situation with major brands, including apple and mastercard. suspending business,

vladimir putin says that he will make every effort to keep jobs in the country with semi okay. when you see the ramps is that correct? we're not going to lock ourselves out from the world. we're open for work with all our partners to see corporation in this regard. the rights of those investors who continue their work in russia should be strongly protected. for those who are going to shut down, we should act decisively to mitigate damage to russian suppliers. and as the prime minister suggests, it nationalize these entities and delegate management to those who want to work with fox news host tucker carlson. wonders how those pushing to punish russia through the exodus of foreign firms will react if the moves backfire well. companies, apple, mastercard, lots of other american companies are taking victory laps or they're rolling, punishing russia, great, punish russia. we're not against that. but you've got a wonder. you've just seen a handful of what corporations crash, a country,

and impoverished citizens indiscriminately. now the country is russia, so most of us aren't even thinking about the president. it's, that's, we're fine with it. it's russia who cares. but is it possible these same techniques might be used some day again, someplace or somebody that you care about. one of one morning you woke up and they decide that you're vladimir putin and you must be erased. and the anti russian rhetoric has seeped into international events as well as to piano competitions have banned russian musicians amid an ongoing cultural backlash over the war and ukraine, or to use charlotte davinsky reports. this is a war against russia. we are told this is a war against puting. we will hold the kremlin accountable. the 25th decent were adding president prudent and foreign secretary leverage to the list of sanctions. they are responsible for the deaths of innocent people in ukraine, in alignment with the decision by our european allies. united states will join them

in sanctioning president putin, despite thought the west acts continues to fall on every day. russian citizens. whether that be the direct consequences of sanctions or measures that have been taken, he in europe think the situation in flanders in belgium, where new students from russia will now be excluded from a scholarship program that followed a request that came from ukraine. however, according to the flemish education minister, the ban is about sleeping on the prussia. we are not doing this because we believe that all russians are guilty of the war, but we are doing it because we hope that measures like this will help to put pressure on those in power in russia. oh brussels. they were conflicting opinions on the measure with i don't find that fair in the sense that the russian people have little to do with this. i suppose most russians are anti war. it is not a good thing to do against russian students or any russians,

but maybe it will work. there are both santian pro russian opinions. we should be more nuanced and balanced in our views, which is quite rare and media. i don't think it's fair. i think her everyone deserves education, and i think the most population in russia, they don't want this war. they won't be concerned about this on one part is really unfair to our, of the students that go down. not responsible for the actual situation. like in the phantom, things like that. but on the other side, they do think that it's a measure needs to be taken against lucia in order to have a bit of an impact on what they're doing. cancelling all the events related to russia is also continuing in wales in the u. k. the court, if philharmonic orchestra has removed works by check kosky from its program at an upcoming concert, the once planned all tchaikovsky concert is now being substituted in light of the

recent russian invasion of ukraine carter philharmonic orchestra field a previously advertised program including the $1812.00 overture to be an appropriate at this time, though, the move was apparently supposed to be in support of ukraine. the idea of cancelling music by a russian composer who died more than a 100 years ago, has provoked ridicule cancelling a tchaikovsky. concert is so deaf, ordinary russians will write it off as mad blad, overdoing the propaganda, doubly absurd because tchaikovsky spent a lot of time in ukraine and incorporated a lot of ukrainian folk music and stories into his work. well, this is clearly no skin off. the nose of tchaikovsky for up and coming russian musicians being canceled is problematic. in island, the doubling international piano competition has decided that they are not welcome . it told one applicant at the he had been rejected,

simply because he's russian. he was left wondering vase. i'm just curious, how will this help to stop the war? the anti russian rhetoric is though, now facing some backlash in the us. conservative commentator candace owens is one voice calling. it's out absolutely appalling. the way russians are being treated in america and rolled that are leaders and government institutions are allowing for the times calling for this discrimination following the global black lives matter. syria is quite telling russian lives. despite this, the march against russia in all levels of life continues the international cat federation, for example, which describes itself as the united nation of cats, has also got. it's close out mo keys who have found themselves unfortunate enough to have russian owners have been banned from the competitions. now if that isn't

kathy, don't know what is charlie's even ski o t paris. russia is now said to be the world's most sanctioned country, far surpassing washington's other traditional opponents, iran and north korea. we discussed the issue with a political expert who thinks the u. s. actually wanted to incite a confrontation with russia in europe. it's not good for europe to be in confrontation with russia. it's the united states that is interested in creating the confrontation between europe and russia for short term gates. unfortunately, and i think europe kennedy there sooner or later realized that this is a trap. the united states has created for them and to advance by then the foreign policy goes and. ready to improve biden's poems, i think everybody's going to lose. we're not going to have any winners. an american

taxpayers are going to lose. europeans obviously are going to lose. senior british royal prince william has been called out over his comments on the war and ukraine. the 2nd in line to the throne apparently contrasted the crisis to conflict in africa and asia, adding that quote, it's very alien to see this in europe. and the backlash was pretty fierce. so after your ancestors, prince william stall colonized caused genocide on so many lands. you decided to make this statement. the country was built on wars. it's literally your history. how do you have a 1000 gear history of colonialism, a literal 100 year war launched? 2 world wars allow multiple genocides and bama doesn't nation since 911 alone. yet make this type of a statement. prince williams comments regarding africa and asia are truly atrocious . you wonder if people like him or that an educated or if this is all intentional?

it's jarring that someone actually thinks europeans are civilized and superior, and the rest of us are trash. at the same time, though, british weapons are playing a central role in the war in yemen. yemen has been ravaged by war since 2014, with a saudi led coalition fighting who the rebels to try and restore the ousted government. what's happening in the region has long been labeled as one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with around 21000000 people in need of basic health. and yemen is not the only war torn country suffering massively right now, but receiving little to no attention. irish and me p. claire daily is appalled by the double standards. no wall to wall t. v coverage. no emergency humanitarian response, no special plane or is not even a mention. and plenary no afghani. delegations are no statements by god. they must

be wandering. what makes their humanitarian crisis so on important is that the color of their skin isn't that they're not white, they're not european, not their problems come from a u. s. gone or u. s. invasion might go to all wars are evil, and all victims to serve support. option ritathui, host of ortiz going underground, says the silence regarding the west's wars has been deafening. we have a strange class shaw of our liberal identity. though we've got to remember that the effects of this war has been to destroy press freedom to media, freedom cultural freedom across an entire continent or the western body of this continent. and democracy only exists with an informed electorate. therefore, can even say europe is democratic. any more for whatever russia loses by this. certainly in europe as

a continent has lost its right to talk about free speech ever again, and it's already being already being commented on when global south leaders govern british broadcasting corporation use programs and so forth. at no longer can any european government talk about freedom of speech to anyone, anywhere in the world when it comes to understanding or even comprehending the brutality of the killing at the hands of e, you, nation, and british and american weapons, that there really is no there is no coverage to speak off of the 377000 killed according to the you and in yemen at the hands of british american, a new nation weaponry. it just doesn't happen. and obviously we know that the reportedly, the saudis didn't even take biden's phone call when he perhaps begged for increased oil supply. similarly, we won't hear about saudi human rights abuses because their oil somehow is, is,

is an oil. it has few human rights abuses and human rights abuses alleged against the russian federation in ukraine. ah, russia defense ministry says ukraine has delivered 80 tons of ammonia to the arc of region and warned of chemical related provocations that would presumably be blamed on moscow. but ukrainian president wagner, miss lensky has said that the country has never developed a chemical arms or any other weapon of mass destruction. he emphasized, such laboratories in ukraine have remained since the soviet era and are engaged in ordinary scientific activities, not for the military. you also said that if russia used chemical weapons against ukraine, the west must respond with the harshest applicable measures. meanwhile, u. s. denies it has any biological or chemical labs in ukraine. whitehouse spokesperson criticized those warnings coming from the kremlin. and in turn has

claimed moscow would stage a provocation. britton's foreign secretary has also warned of similar attacks from russia, but russia's permanent representative to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says moscow has evidence on its side. good. so during the discussions, our western partners tried to create an image of concern over rumors of russian forces, preparing a provocation with chemicals in ukraine. we categorically denied that and promised to present the facts in the document was sent with gifts such facts. for example, the delivery of a $200.00 leader barrel of chemicals with identity labels and foreign languages to don bass. the private military company, forward observation group from the state of nevada, coordinated the shipment. during the unloading for you, craning soldiers received chemical injuries. and other example is the plans of ukrainian extremists and neo nazis to commit sabot edge on civilian chemical

industry facilities to contaminate the area. recently we got information that neo nazis delivered 80 tons of ammonia to saline from your hike if they are already preparing the local population for their actions. in case there is a chemical contamination. we warn our western partners not to play with fire. this is very dangerous this comes as an article in the times that says children should be taught that putin is like a kid who wants to unfairly take someone else's toy. in other words, ukraine or teased on quarter comments. how to explain the russia and ukraine war to your children that the start this recent article in britain's, the times newspaper offers sound advice, remain calm, don't avoid the subject. and then out of nowhere this, he could say he's very angry because he feels he krench it belong to russia. it

used to be in the soviet union. and it's as if he wants to take a tie back, a helpful comparison is that the other countries and like teachers and other adults saying, no, you can't take that, tie back. let's find another solution. perhaps the times believes children don't need to be taught more than one side of a dispute. after all, there is no mention of ukraine's neo fascist military brigades that have been indiscriminately bombing. don boss civilians over the past 8 years, killing thousands. the 2014 torching of odessa as trade union building in which dozens were killed, he have stated desire to reconsider nuclear weapons. all this is left out. instead, parents are told to redirect their kids to reliable media like the b, b, c. make sure that you point them to be b. c. news, and other reliable sources of information. make sure that they know that they can tell you what they have seen a rat without getting into trouble publicly funded british news provider that somehow carries the torch of reliability. more than other outlets. let's hear what

the you case culture secretary has to say about that. i think the b, b, c has believe they're absolutely right about every thing. and they have a world view and via the u. k, which is, i think sometimes very wrong. and of course, we can forget to point the finger at russia for nuclear fear mongering. as to the nicholas rat, he could say, puddin has said that, but his country would be the 1st to be destroyed if he deed. so he would never take that risk. i don't think he could also say, i don't think other countries wouldn't allow him to take that risk while the blame seems to be entirely thrown on to the shoulders of vladimir putin. no mention at all is given to the british foreign secretaries comments, which moscow says provoked raising its nuclear readiness, and it's vitally important that patients ambitions stop in ukraine a where he's put him satan publicly, that he won't sing. we gain control, vol,

sways of eastern europe, whether it's poland, mo, day for the baltics. we must make sure that we are doing all we can to back the ukrainian resistance. that's for the russian president taking other kids toys. the times conveniently says nothing about the fact that putin has already said he doesn't need anything new. we have them when i say we do not plan to occupy ukraine . we're not going to impose anything on any one by force. instead of teaching parents how to reassure their kids at a time of war, it seems like taking advice from this article. we're just churn out, a new generation lacking critical thinking skills. all things considered though it would make it easier to justify keeping the west's main foreign policy target down . with ukraine accusing the u. s. of abandoning it. washington's allies are now beginning to question the value of america's friendship are corresponded. caleb open comments. ukraine seems to have gotten the point. if you're an ally of the

united states, you might get left out to dry. you're not a member of the nato alliance. there's no guarantee that the united states will really have your back. i have called down regarding this question a long time ago. nature is not prepared to accept ukraine. the alliance is afraid of controversial things. kosovo understands the same thing. it is imperative that brussels as the capital of both nato and the you rethink a new way of enlargement in the western balkans. both e, u membership and nato membership cannot be done in the old ways. there are plenty of recent examples of washington washing it's hands. for example, take afghanistan. now this isn't an ally as such, but the united states spent 20 years investing and occupying the country and building up the nato back government. and then when it fell, the united states left the country and chaos.

with extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravely and selfless courage of united states, military and our diplomats and intelligence professionals. it was designed to save american lives. here's another example, venezuela. the united states has been claiming that juan guido is the legitimate president of venezuela. they've turned over the venezuelan embassy and venezuela mission's in the united states to his control. but now the united states is

reconfiguring its oil imports due to sanctions on russia here this evening. so very brave man who carries with him to hope, streams and aspirations of all venezuelans. joining us in the gallery is the true and legitimate president of venezuela won wide po. senior officials traveling to venezuela on saturday to meet with the government of president egos mature as dividing administration steps, efforts to separate russia from its remaining allies. emmett and widening stand up over ukraine. even a long term allies of the united states are starting to reconfigure their relationship with washington. saudi arabia may not return biden's calls when it comes to discussing ukraine, but they're happy to speak with putin. whitehouse spokesperson jen socking is reiterating biden's words about making the country a pariah state. meanwhile, the crown prince of saudi arabia is overseeing

a complete flip in foreign policy. he says he wants to work things out with both iran and israel. we don't look at israel as an enemy, we look to them as a potential ally with many interests that we can proceed together. we have to solve some issues before we get to that. they are our neighbors, neighbors forever. we cannot get rid of them and they cannot get rid of us. so it's better for us to both work it out and to look for ways in which we can co exist. hopefully we can reach a position that's good for both countries and is going to create a brighter future for this country. and iran, the united states, likes to build up forces around the world that can do their bidding. the usa loves to provide weapons and media propaganda support when it comes to countries that can help them achieve their geo political goals. however, looking over how quickly the honeymoon can and has many around the world wondering whether or not washington is what they call a fair weather friend. caleb martin, r t. new york. china's foreign ministry has accused the us of spreading

misinformation over beijing's stance on the ukraine, conflicts saying washington's only trying to deflect attention away from its own culpability. the u. s. has been disseminating. does information about china over the ukraine issue in an attempt to shift blame, stow confrontation and profit from the issue? the practice as despicable and malicious? beijing says a new york times article falsely accused of having prior knowledge of russia's military operation in ukraine and that us officials were complicit spreading misinformation. we discussed the issue with a chinese political expert who says the western establishment media appear to be motivated to only support the u. s. i think there's a political motivation on the side of the american media for sure. but at the same time for what is transpiring now, in your quain and also in europe,

ease causing concerns to beating. i read quite a number off thing, 10 res pause from the america. and they were somehow consistently portraying a picture that in russia is being beholden to china because russia has to rely on chinese finance, voice, energy, oil, and other things. yeah, i think on these are something worrying the you asked the u. s. system. obviously they also want to you make use of the ukraine crisis to, to trying to divide by russia and china that does it for your news this hour. i will be back in 30 minutes with another phone. fresh look, stay with us. this is not international. ah ah

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