ah, mater brakes its own bulls to allow cold for violence against russian soldiers amid the ukraine conflict. with the instagram owner in sifting the move won't lead to innocent people being targeted. however, they, you turn has already talked concerns. if you in human life office, within countries to give up a fight against ordinary russian citizens at the countries, musicians are now bought from international competition. we get feedback on the russian public. a little special for is, would you be if we look at what's happening with our cultural beer? most of our media than 1 may ask, where is democracy or human rights here, it's a kind of russ, a phobia and hysteria around the world. it's politics and politics shouldn't affect the lives of people with no such thing as tracking efficient leaders respond to ukrainian president good to frantically join the block.

ah welcome to the international on policy mia with the team here in moscow covering news and breaking developments. thank you for joining us. but 1st, let's have a look at the latest major developments on the situation in ukraine. russia's military says it will observe a limited cease fire on friday to allow civilians to evacuate through secure routes proposed by moscow. these are the key evacuation routes planned by the kremlin. the russian military ad that will unilaterally open the booths, leading eastward to russia every day, whether one or key of agrees on thursday was offered here to open as many as 14 car doors are the ukraine concerned, only 7 were in operation and opposed the evacuation of civilians to russian

territory according to the you in 2 and a half 1000000 people have said to claim for the complex relapse at last month. moscow says that kid has band may, is of ukrainian cities from any to mediterranean context with russia. russia's military early announced that the dentist republic army had gained control of the city of war. novak check, let me put him, has we let the proposal to transfer military equipment captured from ukrainian forces to the break to wait dawn best for the public's and at a meeting with his bellybutton counterpart and said there are positive improvements and peace talks. so the details coming up in the program was like the social media giant matter has again, broken its own rules to allow nationality based hate messages. this time to support the court for violence against russian soldiers. the firm which owns instagram, watch stuff, and facebook will also reportedly let users call for the death of the russian and bill of russian presidents. the move has shocked even the un human white's office,

which says it will talk to the american multi national. and there's already been a massive online backlash. we don't allow hate speech except against certain people from a certain country. is one hell of a can of worms. when hate speech calls for violence, death, threats, and praise for neo nazis are considered acceptable by matter because of war, but only against the enemy. then they are clearly state affiliated media. they're also directly promoting and encouraging conflict violence and war. facebook is changing its hate speech policy so that some users can call for violence against russians. and you can support the good nazis to the company claims. the decision is temporary and comes in connection with russia's special operation in ukraine. matter will reportedly lift its hate speech restrictions for users only from some european states, including russia and ukraine. the tech giant i ever insist, the decision is not aimed at inciting violence against ordinary people. it comes to

weeks after matter, established a special operation center in order to tackle hate speech on the platform and remove content that insights violence. yet it's policy you turn will also allow previously bad praise for kills near nazi as of battalion to quote in the context of defending ukraine. well, here's a look at the infamous militia group at the heart of the common fighting. ah well to discuss this issue further, we now cross live to geo political analyst and journalist patrick hennings, and patrick, thanks so much for joining us on the program. what do you make of instagram's owner encouraging hate speech but only against some groups?

well, this particular announcement, and we're not surprised at all because there was earlier announcements from facebook officials a day and they wouldn't be banning the glorification of the as all battalions in the context of the current car conflict. and so this, this latest step seems to be just the continuation of that sort of bias for taking sides and how they adjudicate what's so called aide speech on their, on their platform is just incredible. i personally know a number of people that have been suspended recently for for sharing insignia and badges and symbols from the as well battalions and other nazi parent military organizations in ukraine to educate their friends and post them on their profiles. and they've gotten suspended for that. how compatible is own of this with the companies came to policies against and fighting violence. it's not,

it's not compatible at all. but what's more disturbing is that this kind of indicates that this company has a monopoly globally on social media. one of a handful of a global monopolies, their interest is for the war to drag on their taking aside, which is the nato side in terms of the narrative. and also it, it should be also said that if you look at delete internal emails where the story of sprung from this they're trying to basically to separate combatants and non combatants. in other words, it's ok to glorify or to call for violence against russian soldiers. but not russian normal citizens, but you know, it's very easy to see how that line is going to end up being blurred. because what, what's the difference between the russian sympathizer as they're calling them now and the u. s. media or extremist, or somebody who's pushing russian dis, information in the information war space, you become

a combatant. but at that point, that's how some western governments are looking at it. so a while facebook might seem to be taking this, this, this line that they've justified is somewhat somewhat rational in their own minds. this is a slippery slope and they take their will get even more vague and even more arbitrary and how they adjudicate a speech. which a 2nd wanting patrick i was interested in coming to made you say that they want this war to drag on. what would be the motivation for that? well, the motivation is if you assume they're taking the nato line and the nato line clearly is that they want to extend the conflict. otherwise, it wouldn't be trafficking weapons in and calling for foreign fighters from all over the world to make their way take up arms against vladimir putin and ukraine. so, and if you look at who's, if staffing facebook, there are a number of people there that come from other organizations like the atlantic council, for instance, or the british government or the dia, far lapse,

who are directly tied in the same sort of information warfare operations so, you know, facebook isn't just a social media company, they're much more than that. now they're, if you're taking sides during a major global conflict, this is a world war by the way, because the west has declared economic war on russia. it's not just confined to ukraine now and in the information of field information warfare space. it's global . the financial warfare space. it's global. so this is, i think, i think this is the shape of things to come. and it looks like they're shutting all pretenses of being any kind of a neutral corporate actor. now, there are aligning themselves with state and military objectives. he mentioned earlier, people going online and praising the neo nazi as of italian. now measure has allowed this to happen and they defend it by saying if i can quote in the context of defending ukraine. now that's pretty vague. what do you make of that?

in the context it's, it's, it's hard to know. i mean the, the point is that the, if, if there are of paramilitary groups or factions, there's other conflicts. the syrian conflict is a perfect example where there's a lot of groups that seem to be autonomous. militant groups. they have their own agenda that might be very different from the people in the ukraine, if you actually go on the street and you interview the residents of that country. so in that, in that sense, facebook is taking the viewpoint and taking their kind of their resin detrick's from a militant, militant fraction within the ukranian armed forces and not the people of ukraine per se. and so that's actually a that, that actually is a big problem with this whole conversation. and it's also a problem probably within political circles in the ukraine, but also in the european union as well as a collection status as a slippery slope. and mine just has to wonder where that will end patrick heading center political analysts. can janice,

thank you so much for joining us here on i t the refugee movement is described as one of the fastest and largest in recent years by humanitarian organizations. with most people fleeing to neighboring poland, polish authorities estimate that on average to ukrainians cross the border. if we tweet 2nd, you officials have confirmed that the block has already received more than 2000000 people from ukraine with germany, belgium, minerva, and other countries said to have been overwhelmed by the influx. many who have fled, say they fear for they families live. all the time, the shooting, we hear this will be afraid to we go to the give my family try to the europe a, shooting out and we shouldn't ready. but by sort of in or just things, not meeting with his bellybutton counterpart, vladimir putin has noted positive changes in moscow,

key of talks and agreement on evacuation cover. doors has been a point of contention between care of moscow. since the 3rd round of bilateral talks last week and cleans president has repeatedly achieved russia of not being a c, y, a deal for civilian safe stones. moscow intern says it's kid that's been deliberately preventing people from fleeing. rushes military has announced that that the nest republics army has taken control of the city of warner of lecture the science of intense fighting in recent days with civilians having found themselves caught in between the warring sides won't gotcha, is 60 kilometer from the city of dentist on march, the 1st, the russian and ukrainian sides agreed to open humanitarian corridors for civilians . though they still haven't managed to function as intended. an rti crew went to the city in question and talk to locals, who have had to hide in basements. ah,

val, navajo is a small town of $20000.00 inhabitants. it's turned into one of the hottest spots on the dawn of us front with intense fighting going on for days. the situation is changing every 10 minutes. mm oh, the elderly women and children have been trapped in damp basements for more than a week now. mm. don't ask republics. forces share food and medicine. ah cecilia, just she did a hussy just where relatively bald as others have sat in basement for a week now. it's been like help for us for 4 days. we didn't think we would leave for if you both yesterday, a projectile peers to the roof where the kids bedroom is

a move of sheer 3 of them and we're simply cut off. nobody announced anything i wish someone would have just driven by and told us, for example, when they're going to get people out. but now they just shoot. and that said, we're sitting here and we are afraid to leave me. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski says it's russia that is not ceasing fire, causing numerous casualties among civilians. he's declared von of ha, ha, a quote. heroic city as residents have reportedly resisted russian forces by the open mario pool and vulnerable. her remained completely. launch a ball though, we did everything necessary for the operation of the humanitarian court or with the russian ships denazi's fire got to door you can, president has expressed frustration off to you. leaders pushed back his bed to fast track membership of the block and they won't. there is no such mechanism for rapid a station in place. can we open an accession procedure today with a country at war?

i don't think so. should we close the door and say never, that would be unfair? can we forget about the balance of the region? we must be careful. this is a years long procedure. we have to look at what we can do in the short term. all the countries in the western part of europe that i speak to say that you shouldn't try to have an express train, a fast track procedure or accelerated accession process. we must not give ukraine the feeling that everything can happen overnight. the e u is not ready for enlargement. it's decision is rooted in unanimity, ration german school has been set ablaze in berlin. firefighters managed to put out the fire and police were investigating any connections between the austin and antique russian rhetoric that has taken on an international scale with piano competitions. now, banning russian musicians amid a mass cultural backlash over the war. ukraine ortiz, 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 here in europe. take 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 keeping on the prussia. we're 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 well. 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 one, thought it really unfair to lot of the students because they're 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. busy for the times calling for this discrimination following the global black lives matter, hysteria 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. more 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 charlotte? even ski r t. paris with unprecedented harassment of russians aboard. we asked people here in russia how they feel about what's happening. thou, watching, my dear, i support the operation and follow the news about it. that was right. for 8 years they killed people in don bus. how long could we allow it to show you? i understand that the decision to start, the operation was hard, but it was the only way possible. therefore, i supported no matter how hard it is to say. so democratic values are fundamental

in world practices. but if we look at what's happening with our cultural figures, athletes, our media, then 1 may ask, where is democracy or human rights here, it's obvious for me that what's happening now in regard to our country, i'm a people, organizations, businesses is 1st and foremost a demonstration that there is no true democracy in the west. yeah, of course just to be honest, i'm shocked by what's happening abroad and how they treat russians. cultural figures, athletes, and it's a kind of russ, a phobia and hysteria around the world. maybe that's because now people live in the gadgets more turned, look around them, maybe think less and believe mass medium, all with a finish. the mom you, you pretty, you this pressure on russians as bad. it's unfounded. people aren't guilty, it's politics and politics shouldn't affect the lives of people. i need them words, lucia, they think they'll choke us with sanctions. you today, i'll achieve nothing. so wholesale, say to i placed it in shops, but i think we'll come through. russia is too big to close and forbid everything we have goods of our own. i think we're independent from others. mr. ashley,

with the sanctions on scare me, we'll if through it and develop our own production really is it will do. russia is not locking itself out of the world economy. it's adapting. that's the message from ministers who recently drew up an action plan to deal with unprecedented, wasteful financial pressure. ortiz elliot, katrinka reports credit rating agencies are showing no mercy, not only dumping rushes record, they're predicting the country will default on and sovereign debt. that is a full on economic fiasco. the c rating reflects fish's view that a sovereign default is imminent. russians remember when it last happened very well in 1998. even i remember i was a kid back then. the panic and despair, the ruble ended up becoming 4 times cheaper versus the dollar. and so now the banking industry, behemoths, are drawing parallels to $998.00. but back then russia's post sabi, the economy,

was in tatters. compare that to the state of it. now, just as the 1st troops moved into ukraine, the central bank announced moscow's golden currency. reserves set a historic record and rose beyond $643000000000.00 in a nutshell, moscow's got the cash. it's the sanctions against the russian central bank that would hamper repayment, the buzzing dealer. basically, western countries have been waging economic war against russia for the last 2 weeks . the west declared default on its financial commitments to russia and put a freeze on our golden currency reserves. moscow's come up with a slick response by allowing the government and businesses to repay their foreign debts in roubles. now let's go back to 2014. when after crimea was rejoined with russia, agencies downgraded the country's ratings to plus moscow was forced to weather a sanction storm. never seen before. only a couple of years later though,

the russian economy was out of recession. cammie this positive tale winds, along with firming oil prices and growing macro stability, the russian economy returned cannot his growth in 2017. but the post crimea sanctions only led to a boost in a number of vital industries. they were able to become independent and self sufficient. now guess what? the experience from 2014 really helped the country this time. the russians have been through it and they've had the time to prepare. these sanctions were expected . a variety of sanctions were thoroughly worked out and studied in advance. preparations were also made in advance to minimize the effects of the sanctions. now, i'm not trying to say russia become invincible. economy wise. the consequences are very serious. the national currency is at historic close, but for now the ministries and government branches responsible for finances are

holding on. plus, like after 2014 western sanctions are opening up new opportunities. ok, for example, visa, master guard have wave goodbye. but the result is trying his union pay system a warm welcome. rush is equivalent called mirror. please joined the show. as for the international business giants which have decided to leave russia, they must have raised their eyebrows after hearing this for latimer potent keys. for those who intend to shut down the production facilities here, we should act decisively and not in any way allow some kind of harm to the local russian providers of component materials. we need, as the prime minister has suggested to implement external control and hand these enterprises over to those who want to work. the mechanics of this potential partial take over our yet unclear but it's definitely a strong method from poking to businesses that have joined the sanctions. this potential move has already been heavily criticized by the us. and if somebody in

europe thinks that russia is the only inevitable loser in this economic strife, they might as well have a look at their heating bills or prices at the nearest gas station. economist, john perkins says, western sanctions on russia are putting the whole world in danger. tensions that are evolving around the world. that's putting a tremendous pressure on the global economy. it's not just the russian economy, but the economy of all these are the countries show. i think it's a very, very different situation. what we've ever had before president improvement is, is very college and astute leader. and i'm sure he anticipated some sort of reaction like this. i doubt very much that he anticipated that there would be such a united effort to participate in a, basically an economic war. i would suspect that given the economic situation that

there be a lot of empty spaces in the major cities of russia for some time to come and take a lot of incredible creativity to really use those faces and to build back the economy. there isn't really much of the rest of the world. the us is now looking to sanction pakistan in a move. why be seen a punishment for islamic beds, refusal to take on openly hostile stones against russia. the stopping pakistani terror acts claims. the real reason for the plan restrictions is because the country backs international terrorism. if introduced the us will cut military exports, financial transactions, and other foreign assistance. washington has so far failed to get his love about to condemn russia for the situation in ukraine. but he's funny, security analysts told us americans doing it all as doing all it can to 4th countries to take sides. i think you remember when you pull down on a sun, they put the bill forward as part of the land reconstruction that very much

highlighted focused on. and it's so called relationship with terrorism. whether it be with the time or whether it be in to me or any other countries, the goal has been to try and play as a global export of terrorism. so i think this is, it's not about a standard or branding focused on. i think it's a pressure tactics being used to get the iran government to support the u. s. u. s . and not just the u. s. western media and as a whole has a relationship with turning a blind eye to what its allies do or what its friends do at the time. but they will allow things to happen that they normally wouldn't not allowed to happen if there was another country taking you green in the neo nazis. but you can swing to india and look at how india has an increase in intervene and violence against muslims with the unity reason why they're not interested sanctions. they're not going to rush indian government. it's the same thing we saw in c d a. it's the same thing

that we're now seeing in the brain. so the u. s. policy has always been hypocritical, and that has been one of the reasons us, not many succession for us in the last 20 years. the white house has posted that expanding russian oil and gas adding to the for electricity in petro places. the president biden's keeping quiet on his continued mass in port of another, absolutely essential feel. iranian which has been used as a source of nuclear energy. and for instance, in production of certain types of glass and weapons, us relies on top producer russia for some 16 percent of its raining now to be to keep its nuclear power plants going. we asked the sources expert mystify whether it is possible for the waste to cover the shortfalls. if they ban russian oil and gas, they think that they can, i smack washer according to swap. you know, the always supplies or maybe the other supplies like your in your be over the said

i will firm it that we cannot supply the west. we have the why supplies of oil and gas because it's very difficult for a country that's applying. for example, 40 percent for the oil and gas to the united states and to the eel. they think that once they trying to make these crap all the sanction, very strong, good again is to wash the would make russia maybe bow for them, but they cannot do that because all the experts in russia like now they already made a previous case. this probably put all the possible values that will be in both a will be tackled. all will be a highlighted by the way, especially if i need to by the states by the you will. that brings us to the end of the news for this august 18th, we'll be back in 30 minutes. thank you for joining us. ah

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