ah, ah, nato publicly misled russia in for believing the blog was prepared to accept ukraine as a member, despite privately telling here that it cannot join the u. s. that alliance admits president the landscape. it is all these logical book autocad, and for example, what the point of the ship was, the transport troops of heavy equipment. we report from ukraine's here port hub, the dance could recently captured by the russian military and now being used to humanity. when a tarion relief efforts to help civilian in the unbuttoned city of mario and farmers, truckers and trade union paid to the streets of europe to protest against thorn prices as a result of sanctions imposed on russia by the you ah

a warm welcome. this is dorothy international coming to you live from moscow. it's great to have you with us. let's go straight to the latest developments around ukraine presidents, the lensky phase ne, so had previously refused to accept ukraine into the alliance, but still kept telling russia that the doors into the u. s. and block remained open for kias. meanwhile, zalinski have been slammed by some israeli officials off he compared to the ongoing conflict in ukraine to the holocaust and cold on television to put pressure on moscow. plus the e. u is reportedly discussing an embargo on russian oil imports as part of a 5th package of sanctions against moscow over its military operation in ukraine. nato's refusal to rule out a few cranes. membership in the block is to blame for the conflict with russia,

which could have been avoided if only the us led lights had made its. we'll position on ukraine. moscow. that's the take away from president lensky latest interview to western media. i requested them personally to say directly, we're going to accept into new york or nato in a year or 2 or 5. and the response was a very clear rate. you are not going to be an h e, a member, but publicly the doors will remain open while i say class life to corresponding to joins in the studio. don quarter. now don, thanks for coming in. so basically, it turns out that there was a chance of avoiding this conflict towards together. well, yeah, the lensky saying that nato has essentially been bluffing about the possibility of accepting ukraine into the military alliance. all this time comes as a real shock. basically, the west could have potentially stopped this whole situation of an escalation of tensions into armed conflict between russia and ukraine. if it just told the west,

if you just told moscow the truth. and let's not forget back when joe biden was actually a senator, he also warned against the further eastward expansion of nato. he said it could have possibly could possibly lead to an open conflict between russia and the west. and in 1990 nato actually promised the soviet union, but it would not expand which any farther east than the older river in central europe. and since the western media began its hysteria campaign late last year, rushes main negotiating point has been to hold the military alliance to its promise . brazil, new conflict, regional ones on conflict, so bloodshed, we want to resolve the situation by political and diplomatic means. we should at least have some clear and understandable legal guarantees. this is the purpose of a proposal which has been written and sent to brussels, and washington would have to have some time and time again. moscow has said that accepting ukraine and to nato would be a violation of several treaties of the council for security and cooperation in

europe. agreements that specifically states that a country cannot enter military alliance at the expense of another country's national security. in response to this washington just called that a nonstarter negotiations. and of course, moscow itself was not very happy about that. any book will know. they literally put the principle of freedom of choice, of alliances at the forefront, completely ignoring the conditions that were agreed at the highest level on the, in admissibility of infringing on the security of, of the states to shoot a person has been a negative response to our security proposals about the non expansion of nato eastwood. this cannot satisfy us. they maintain the rights of any country to choose, joined and change alliances. it's non negotiable. after zalinski is recent statement, we now know that ukraine never had a real chance to become a member state of nato. but if russia knew that it's very possible that diplomacy could have diffused this situation that's exploded into a serious escalation. and the don boss conflicts that are already been going on for

some time. now. instead, nato just decided to tease every one. basically, it goes to door remains open. oh, the enlargement of night thought has been a great success if that helps to spread democracy. freedom, we will not compromise on our core principles. now, one more thing that's a bit embarrassing for zalinski is that he just kind of laid down and accepted the western rejection of what was one of his government's main goals. and when these hostilities with russia broke out, the washington said no to sending troops that said no to opening a no fly zone. it basically said no to any serious direct helped ukraine, and basically left to fend for itself. said on many thanks for coming in with those details. the thought is dawn quarter. let's close live to i guess now we have marcy mccauley also in russia. analysts joining us from the u. k. many thanks for joining us. it's nice to see you now martin. why wouldn't a possibly one to mislead russia on ukraine's membership into the blog?

i think that under nato's basic rulers, ukraine can never, at present, cannot become a member because there are 10 eternal questions. old member states can re enter, hey, stayed wishing to enter, must have, or its territorial disputes, short the must have secure boundaries secure front areas. and therefore, this does not apply to ukraine because we're trying to say the crimea and don bus. i'm still part of your grade, so therefore, according to li natal rulebook, according to the rules of nato, you create a president, cannot become a member of nato. so the question is, why is this already talked about? the ukraine can become a member of nato, is just good politics. the ukrainians know it. everyone in the west knows that your

grade will not become a member, but it keeps muscular wonder again, fretting is this possible and therefore you, you should doubt the whole idea to show doubt in most cases, mine and present britain's mind about nato and his expansion and sean show, if you like, it's a game like a tennis match to and fro and so on. and there's no end to it. like that. nature continues to insist. it's doors remain open. they think it's tom, set things straight on ukraine and how, why should that key have cannot become a member? i mean, play president lensky is that this was already communicated to him in private software. all yes, but you say that to him and so on. it's politics. if you want to give encouragements to the other side, somebody's under stress and so on. then you say good things, you say, right, we're on your side and with report you and we're upset. you can become

a member of nato, but providing all your frontier secure and their new territorial conflicts going on. ah, no jalencia knows that nato reside. in other words, you say that to challenge cancer landscape st keeps on saying it. in the hope that president biden and natal would begin to change their mind. it would depend on how serious the fighting in ukraine develops, eventually to see. because it seems to be a war of attrition. will america native change their minds about next about support? a really true 40 and which ukraine president, president by last week at wrote at $800000000.00 worth of anti anti aircraft national for ukraine. that's just trying to go at present. it

all depends on really the fighting and how she gets each year and so on. and then you will then make a p. laughter appeal after appeal. and he's very good, very good communicate and song. and his influence been very many people, and people say to me, well why, why not support ukraine? and you keep on saying no fly zone that's out. because i'm not a war with russia and that would be 113. and then the thing is wide 100 kids across massage which will bring don't rush aircraft. you don't need to have no fly zone. and you have all these discussions going on and on and on with ukrainians. lensky all the time, saying you have to give me more support. i require more and more support. the really thing that a clear nato position on ukraine could have really prevented all is prevent this open conflict with russia. that's doubtful because present butram has said that he

objects to the expansion of of major after 997. he wants he wants to. poland shaker published larger, baltic states all the other states to leave nato and go back to the situation was before native and expanded and they will respond. these countries are southern states and they decide their own alarm systems and they want to join if they want to leave nature of liberty to do so. and we don't native, not just not decided and major has no, there's nothing in the rulebook in nature say it can actually spell. remember you don't have that because it's, it's a defensive alliance. and it's up to the state. some state loose state is actually declared that it wants to leave neighbor credit and what is up to them to decide and native said from a legal point of view we,

we can proceed. we can retreat through the pre engine. i just haven't boundaries. so therefore, the pressure put in very strong steel and it's in many ways a dialogue the death. he says his vision when native disease and the 2 sides do not come together. i separate. no, no, i'd like to get your thoughts on this because i'm a local ukrainian medical official has proposed quote, castrating russian soldiers will feel reaction. i mean, it's not a violation of the geneva convention. is something a doctor should not say, and he's breaking the geneva convention or the treatment of prisoners of war. and why, why does he come out and say such a thing? greatest thing for a doctor to say $11.00 cause a depth of hatred, which he now feels towards the russian losing russian soldiers because of the war. because in the killing of the williams of women and children,

and so on. and all these things of playdoh in his mind, you know, really in a state of thought and hatred toward russians and everything russian, ah, and this may be shared by other ukrainians. and therefore, this is one of the results of war. unfortunately, that people react like this and they change their opinions on. and so this statement is very credible. a doctor should not make that statement, but he's made it. and a lot of all the grange will say, right, that's a good idea show and why did we supported and show on that will strike fear into russian soldiers from a, from a ministry for yourself. very good tech. because you're saying that he, russian, children, if he surrender, this is going to be castrated. tenancy shouldn't do that. we shouldn't say, if you surrender, we would treat you very well. and so we will not do any harm to use such as the

best tactic to use those reconciliation reports. this doctor is going over the top and his papers is really filled out much mccauley also. and russia analysts thank you very much for your time. thank you. when we, while ukrainian forces in the embattled southern city of mario paul have refused to surrender after the russian military off at them to lay down arms. moscow say the local key of facts already have created a humanitarian disaster. as an estimated 130000 civilians remain trapped in the city amid intense shilling and guns fire. the buildings have been destroyed with civilians forced to shelter in basements while struggling to obtain food and water due to a disruption of supply chains. despite daily attempts by the russian military to

secure safe stones for residents who evacuate moscow phase caves forces have been effectively holding locals hostage preventing many of them from leaving mario pull . some of those who have managed to escape shad harrowing experience. it follows when the troops were on the move. they started shooting through the fence. my grandmother and i was wounded. she was sitting like me in the arm and we ran into the cellar. during the embodiment a concrete slab collapsed onto my father and my child. my father wasn't even taken out from the daybreak, and my child was screaming for 5 hours. he was taken out later by neighbors who brought him to us. but my father recently underwent surgery. i'm not sure where he is or whether he can walk from 60000 people reportedly managed to evacuate from the vatican city over the weekend. russia is military. faith is opening more humanitarian car doors, leading both the ukraine and across the border into russia and white. most goes

initiative to provide safe routes for civilians. ukraine has emphasized that schools will continue to fight for the city, which is in a strategic port hub. and the disputed don. yes, region of the country. some of the relief efforts to help civilians in mario, poland. now coming out of the port hub of both the ask, the site was recently taken by the russian military, off the local ukrainian force, his fled without a fight on his mod gas. you have gotten an exclusive look at the operations that by land air. and now sea russian troops continued to advance and reinforce into ukraine. this is a unique sight, a russian naval armada at a port which ukrainian troops had abandoned without a fight, leaving its facilities entirely intact. the as of sea with its ports and towns is now honda, russian control, all save several districts and the coastal city have mary jo pal,

which has allowed russia's black sea fleet and the ost landing ship to stage this operation translated from russian. this is a large marine ship code named alligator by nato. it is armed, the sludge caliber, odo cannon, for example. but the point of this ship is to transport troops and heavy equipment . it can fit as many as 20 tanks or 40 armored personnel carriers along with hundreds upon hundreds of troops. these conflict knees, one of the most intense in recent decades, both sides of leverage, sophisticated and highly destructive weapons for rushes, operation to succeed. it is paramount. the troops are supplied and reinforced non stop, but in winter, but our arrival here is a milestone mantle in opens up completely new opportunities for the black safely to

use existing ukrainian infrastructure for our logistics operations. this logistics operation is not only geared for fighting. it is also humanitarian. millions of ukrainians and liberated territories must be fed and supplied with essentials. just kilometers away. thousands of scared and battered refugees pack the roots leading from mario bull. the russian military has set up camps for those who want to stay and supplies fuel for those who wish to drive to crimea or elsewhere off of what they had been through popped up. what ukrainian nationalists had put them through. they need the help since the property was there is no fuel in mary u paul. all the fuel was stolen by looters of one of the root was difficult. there are no roads. the bridges have been blown up. the city itself no longer exists. this is a chance for people to go somewhere wrong. we're really thankful it is a little the route was difficult. there was no green zone money. we drove at our

own risk. so there were a lot of dead bodies and blown up cars along the way. or the natural is now more expensive than going with. you can't go anywhere without health. i'm thankful for rushes help. i'm very thankful you're hiding among the refugees. i'll ukrainian military desert as they will say that once they caught, but it is feared that some may be lying and may have other goals such as the staged terror attack. so acts of sabotage in liberated areas. the units commander told us in a message to change into civilian clothes, joined the civilians, get into the vehicles, taking them out or simply joined the civilians in the green zone and leave mary paul with that is gone. we joined the civilians who were being released from the city and left with them. any have been identified. not all wish to appeal camera. whether or not that telling the truth will be up to russian law enforcement to judge their here enforce center

d not supply ukraine. that and to bring those nationalists and neo nazis responsible for killings and atrocities. to account for i guess the of o t for the dance ah, the u. s. is reportedly increasing supplies to saudi arabia of patriot anti missile in to set tis, which have been used by way and, and the devastating bowl and yemen. the pentagon supplied the sound he led coalesce since since it began its military intervention in yeah. and then again to see rebels in 2015. according to the latest numbers between 2017 and last year alone. washington is delivery of major weapons to the saudis shop by 106 percent. while another key western supply of the u. k. is said to have licensed more than 20000000000 pounds in weaponry, sells to riyadh since the start of war in yemen. which is prime minister recently traveled to saudi arabia talks on energy security and ending the use case reliance

on russian oil and gas some of bars. johnson's critics have slammed him for the move, fighting the issue of human rights violations in saudi arabia. so western support for ransom military assets in yemen has been accused of contributing to what the united nations calls a humanitarian crisis and the war torn country. however, the un has so far managed to raise valley a 3rd of the sum required for humanitarian crisis management. in yemen this year, with saudi arabia and the united arab emirates among the top 3 don't as last year, not providing any funds, a tool this time. you and say such a failure and pledging it's a view to be ongoing conflict in ukraine and omar. the red cross spokes person on yemen believes the shifting of global attention may cause devastating consequences . the world is shifting attention toward the complex in like

the conflicting if you like more a simply the complex to, you know, crane and they are. and we call the international community the did the powerful country to not to abandon the crisis, any m and any, you know, any shift in attention from the conflict in human that would lead to get the traffic results. and the, the civilians across the can see will finish that in the near future of the world. doesn't pay more attention to the light of many people. around 20000000 yemenis, 2 thirds of the country's population already require humanitarian aid and food insecure. but here, omar again say, if you haven't cannot cope without the international humanitarian assistance, the situation will lead to, to agree be ating, the situation, the humanitarian situation off of 1000000. many people across the country and

millions of families in yemen are relying on international organization to provide them with food and then food items. i mean a few, a few see the whole picture of the humanitarian situation in yemen. we see like 20000000 r b m. many people are in need for you minute period assistant. we have more than 60000000 of many people who are a food in secure and we have like 4000000 women and children are mal norrish. we have also 17000000 the many they don't have access to health and the water and sanitation across week into the country is functioning with 50 percent of widths, health facilities, and capacity. therefore, any shortage in defined would, would do would really would greatly deviate the. the humanitarian situation in the country is where the lawmakers have reacted with horror at the ukrainian

president's bid to compare the current conflict in his country to the holocaust. and a speech to the israeli parliament, zelinski claimed russia wanted to exterminate all ukrainians, but the nazi planned to do to jews as well, had maintained a neutral stance towards the conflict. switzerland skis out, but was branded outrageous with them. peace pointing out ukrainian ultra nationalists, mastic and thousands of jews. the 1940s his criticism of israel was legitimate, as was his raising expectations of us, but not his infuriating and ridiculous comparison to the holocaust. in his attempt to rewrite history into a race, the role of the ukrainian people in the attempts to exterminate the jewish people. the war is terrible, but the comparison to the horrors of the holocaust and the final solution is outrageous. war is always a terrible thing. but every comparison between a regular war as difficult as it is and the killing of millions of jews and gas

chambers, as part of the final solution is a complete distortion of history and his speech. the lensky thigh had his jewish heritage alleging that ukraine helped to save jews in world war 2. and israel should now we pay the debt. but the holocaust historian said ukraine should be ashamed of what it did to juice in world war 2. not proud to him. to say only a credit. so just now of course is a gross distortion. other stock record because far more ukrainians may participate in the mass, murder of jews during the holocaust than those who help as a completely source false comparison is no question that there is no similarity. ah, we're not talking about the same things. the invasion is not, well, of course the invasion is an act of war. ah, what crimes being committed,

but that is not the holocaust. i mean, these phenomenon of those, these 1st comparisons and not only least in europe, i mean eastern europe, notorious for these things. but throughout the world dera, chance by various people, have a cause. who want to attract attention? one would listen. one list i. in other words, contributions, they claim that the issue that they are representing is similar to the holocaust way. this is actually a tremendous compliment to the people devoted their lives to try to teach, educate the world about the holocaust. it's important. the lessons are our course and all of that. and basically, the reason that people want to compare themselves to the house was because many people know, well fully understand that al close was the worst tragedy in the annals of man. tar ah, soaring prices for food, fill,

and faith due to the harsh sanctions against russia. have sponsor protests around europe, a 1000 taking to the streets event that anger about the spiraling burden correspondence, shauna gibbons, chemicals, and more ukrainians. already pushing up the energy costs across europe. whether that's impacting the price of fuel fuel costs, the gas in an interesting homes and businesses. and they're also shortages of agricultural basics such as fertilize and all of this is driving up the coast old food pretty much across the board. now in protest, since the last few days, people taking to the streets to demand action phone, they governments, we saw in spain in the crate, thousands of individuals on the streets that were growing social discontentment, over the spiraling cost of living in germany. and it seemed truck is what i looked on the roads. they were the reason for the point to petrol,

saying it's pretty much putting them out of business and increase farmers. we stay consumers over the angle of high production costs, which are a result of the sanctions. or we demand that farmers don't pay for the war in ukraine. most fertilizers are imported from russia and bella rouge and we don't want farmers to bear the increased costs. we want the production cost to be cheap so we can cultivate our fields and feed our animals. he still interested you, cathy, from them. this isn't justified. speaking about a war is something different. the fuel price hawks are unfair and unrelated tool in this is something else about with all away about holy take on that on what it's outrageous for politicians to destroy our transport business with pointless taxes. and if you take into account of fuel price of more than $2.00 euros, with a euro, 60, or euro, 70 in taxes, and we contacted, they destroy our entire existence. they destroy us. that's it. the lies and deceit

. lawyers who hold of management, they said course is likely to heat quite low pressure on politicians. and from the e, you have at least until the last few days shown this pretty solid wall of strength as they've been bail sanction of the sanction against russia. because of that invasion of ukraine, but the cracks on that beginning to show our we've heard from poland and the baltic states were really keen for what they describe was the maximum pain against russia, against the kremlin. then other e. u countries such as germany, italy and hungry. i seem to be pretty wary about this. and all those countries that want this pro punishing faith round of sanctions. they say that all trade with russia must, and poland is proposing to add a trade blockade to this package of sanctions as soon as possible, including both of its seaports, but also a ban on land trade. fully cutting off rushes trade would further force russia to

consider whether it would be better to stop this cruel war. well, that might not work for countries such as germany has a big issue because of its heavy reliance on russian energy imports. and even the country's economic and energy minister has recently won the cutting energy supplies just immediately overnight would bring mass unemployment. it would also bring poverty to century what is the use economic engine at with the suggestion as a result, that people would just simply be unable to heat their homes. and that's something that they don't want to see. we have heard that germany has their signed a new deal for a gas with cattle, but duck kind of and you won't take of the dependency on russia immediately, so that's not going to happen overnight. then elsewhere in the we've been seeing specifics, warbles between countries. take france and spain, for example. the 2 are apparently locked horns over this idea of plans for new gas

pipeline at that wouldn't link the 2 countries at these plans had previously been put on, i seen as being unprofitable, but they've been raised again as a result of the current war. but as that views change, spain, the ease, husing, francis dragging its heels when it comes to the investment that's needed. stoplight in the same way that we have been struggling to accelerate electrical interconnections. what cannot be is that the pressure to accelerate this infrastructure stays from the pyrenees down. because on the other side of the pyrenees, a fairly large investment is needed to connect that pipeline of gas to the trunk system. and the use also having a bit of trouble when it comes to seeing eye, to eye over who should be on the sanctions list. now we know that the u. k, which is not in the you are listed oligarch, am or leg derek, bask.