ah, a a month passes since war a ropes in ukraine with russian troops now engaged in defensive street fighting in the surrounded city of mario. some european nations react angrily to vladimir putin demands for gas deliveries to be paid for in roubles in response to you. sanctions, their contracts are in euro's and we look back on nato's bombing of yugoslavia. we started 23 years ago today. yesterday lasted for 78 days, killing hundreds of civilians ah,

coming to alive from our headquarters here in moscow. you're watching artsy international. just gone for i am here in the russian capital. my name is peter scots, on here are the top stories this hour or it's exactly one month since russia begun . it's offensive in ukraine. moscow claims more than 4000 sites of ukrainian military infrastructure. been destroyed, and that is made significant advances surrounding key cities with mario paul becoming a flash point. ah, battles continue there between russian lead and ukrainian forces. the army of the done yet republic claim. they fully surrounded the city, uncontrolled, most of its territory. and as you can see here, the city has been old but destroyed in the fighting. those civilians who were able

to sleep. mario ball have been accommodated in temporary, comes built by russian antoniette republic, emergency services. the refugees have been given food and water, which is something they all liked while they were sheltering in basements. ortiz roman costs, such of visits at one such center and spoke to the people about their flights over a 1000 refugees were finally able to make their way out so far. maribelle last month, they spent in a basement, so they weren't allowed to evacuate by a sofa. battalion who encircled the city and prevented the local so peaceful civilians from leaving the city. they had absolutely no information. and finally, some of them were able to use their own cars. found were ashley walked to checkpoints, which are now controlled by a russian, the next people's republic military who told them where to go and how to evacuate.

now once they arrive, i hear on the outskirts of multiple, they register to go to either genetics or a stove. where it's not as dangerous, i was able to speak to some of the people here in this say q. and these are the stories of their evacuation from mario paul going for my financial options. my ceiling was a critique in, you know, when you muggy, which alleged level dora at the most depressed and up salable and destruction. i had though to say, i'm not to put a general native additionally from which was the for user testing product, a verification of your point of software. whenever dina giveaway, no tone for the shower was lucia risky for you next door, most now liberated, as my mom of them, several of us have received cause, such to additionally, they need to win because i nippy such is clear to yog nika, reasoning, calling the gilbert yogi deluca cuz normally lazar petula corolla, mankowski, yal,

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passport information. and so how many people they have in their parties. however, many people have left their loved ones behind those who couldn't evacuate those who didn't have any information to evacuate. now they're hoping that they will arrive here soon. this is and notice board right here where people are leaving a node. so some of them say i'm looking for my mom and some of them say i'm looking for my father, my grandmother and my sister. of course they're leaving these notes say here in hopes that very soon there will be reunited with their families. once again, you said you, my dear to you, to get lunch gives you a little glue. is trim, you know you can choose her to you look soon. when as you know, has been a good. are you on melbourne failure, jim? she has been me a human said cod elisia, wildly. i lose a,

a studies with others that i'm come on come with hundreds of people who arrived here on the outskirts of more hope all the territories. now, under control of the people's republic, i spent how weeks so without food, electricity, or running water. here at this temper, refugee center, all of their basic needs are taken care of. there are being fed, there are plenty of children i hear as well. once all the basic needs are taken care of, they will be forwarded on to either russia or deeper to the territory, often as people's republic, where they will be once again, safe from shilling, and nothing will threaten their life from on calls for 40. the next people's republican. meanwhile, in care of the russian defense ministry has published drone footage. this claim to show the destruction of ukrainian s $300.00 anti aircraft miss our system. and you

can see here in the video ukrainian forces appearing to place the vehicle. an industrial part of key of ukrainian army has previously been accused by russia, a firing from populated areas and using civilians as human shields. not something ukraine denies. meanwhile, the ukrainian presidents has made an impassioned plea for everyone to make a stand against the war and show support for ukraine. i sank every one who acts in support of ukraine in support of freedom. but the war continuous, the ex, after or against peaceful people go on one mass already that long. it breaks my heart heart all. busy you grants and every free person on the planet, i ask you to stand against the war, starting from march 24th, exactly one months after the russian invasion from these day and after them

show your standing. ah, a number of european countries have slammed moscow after the de mer putins order that so called on friendly states would now have to pay for their gas deliveries in roubles with some vowing to continue paying only in euro's well earlier. my colleague, nicky, are in disgusted developments with artes donald quarter loop and his id is showing of. so i have decided to implement a set of measures in the shortest possible time to transfer payment for a natural gas supplied to unfriendly countries into russian roubles. that is to abandon the use of all compromise currencies. at the same time, i would like to emphasize separately, the rush will continue to supply guess in accordance with the volumes and pricing principles indicated in the previously concluded contracts. unlike some colleagues, we value our business reputation as a reliable partner and supplier or russian president vladimir putin,

is basically ordered all payments for russian natural gas being sent to what he called unfriendly countries to be made in russian roubles. in the past, russian companies have it, except the vast majority of payments in u. s. dollars actually, but since the beginning of the military operation in ukraine, russia had to contend with an unprecedented level of sanctions. and one could say that this is moscow's response to the west to vladimir putin, even specifically said that overall trusted foreign currencies had deteriorated because a number of countries illegitimately decided to freeze russian overseas assets that was useful if you needed over the past few weeks. the number of western countries have taken illegitimate decisions on the so called freezing of russian us is. the collective west is essentially ended, the reliability of its currencies crossed out the trust in these currencies. now everyone in the world knows as they suspected, and now everyone knows for sure that obligations in dollars and euro may not be fulfilled. and to be honest, moscow could have responded in

a much harsher way. it could have perhaps turned off its gas taps that supply europe, but the decision had ended up taking looks very reserved in comparison really still . and my stance going to cause a bit of upset has to be any reaction yet from the customers. yeah, we have gotten a number of reactions from european energy companies since serv latimer prudence statement there. and they do not seem very excited to start paying and roubles. no one has reached out to us yet. we also have existing contracts. so that is not agreed. we will continue to pay in euro, we have no other contractual basis. we have noted with grady rotation, the news that russia only wants to process gas deliveries in rubles at this stage. we cannot yet estimate the concrete impact this will have on gas trading. and it's also likely that this decision was tank taken to strengthen the russian rubel. let's not forget that it's significantly depreciated in relation to the dollar after those western sanctions. i mentioned earlier, but ah, when the moscow stock exchanged open today just moments after it opened up,

the price of $1.00 actually was below $100.00 rubles for the 1st time since march 3rd of this year. and it's also important to note that european energy prices have been skyrocketing since hooton's statement. so these are just the immediate effects of russia's demands to be paid in roubles. and it's likely this will continue to shake european economies in the near future. well, austria's former foreign minister current can i so believes with seeing the rapid speeding up of a global trend of d dollarization. it's all about an exploration of something that they're already beforehand did franchise. the fragility i might say of the dollar in commodity trading was very clear in 2008, 2009. and this is the photo financial crisis of 2009, which we moved out thanks to a very strong chinese economy. the has been of rigidity of the dollar going off of

you on that station is, is moving on the other i station. it's not something that will happen now in a very swift move, but it's a regional saying that extend the reading like it was the example of saudi arabia and some other orange sellers. we have had to pause even the case with iran. wishing to move out of the dollar to do euro find a topic has been on the agenda and want to see right now, but this recent statement represent switching is a tremendous exhilaration. it's. it will definitely open up the new chapter off we'll straight washington has stepped up, his pressure on china to condemn and sanction russia. however, beijing is arguments, it's will remain neutral while singapore is foreign minister. has said the u. s. can all stop a new multi polar world. china is already on the wrong side of history when it

comes to ukraine, and the aggression being committed by russia. contrasting views between china in the us threatened to inadvertently complicate already fraud ties. america's different approach to the war in ukraine is the latest complication. the old cold war strategy of containment will not be viable in this emerging multi polar world. well, despite those comments from singapore, the u. s. isn't bucking down in trying to influence china stunts on russia going so far as to threaten sanctions against beijing's high tech economy. is policy, lia, with more washington is added again. this time pressuring basing to play by it's rules and condemn russia's actions in ukraine. if china's semiconductor manufacturing international corp sells its chips to russia, we could essentially shut as m i c down because we prevent them from using our equipment and our software. hazing, will have none of it and refuses to give into intimidation. china will never accept

any external coercion or pressure and opposes any unfounded accusations and suspicions against china don't be naive condemnation. it sounds naive to say that's not as a vision, and that doesn't solve the problem, but is really all about ukraine unlikely. the bigger goal seems to be washington's desire to break up the strong relationship between moscow and beijing. one example, last year the russian and chinese foreign ministers agreed there was more than one model of democracy. and that interfering in the internal affairs of a sovereign state under the pretext of quote promoting democracy is simply unacceptable mineral. ready the united states forces other countries to accept american democratic standards shall draw lines based on democratic values in cobbled together small groups. this is a complete betrayal of democracy. let y'all mean to leave. the rule of law is not something monopolized by a small number of countries or global international legislation should involve all countries with equal participation. you. the rules of individual countries should

not be regarded as international rules, nor the standards of individual countries be taken as international standards and finding its not winning china over with the ukraine issue. the u. s. needs to find another excuse for sanctions. how convenient the state department is now targeting chinese officials for cracking down on religious minorities. beijing's response is or to clear move on the show me the u. s. statement is full of ideological bias and political lies. my lines and smears china and wantonly imposed restrictions on chinese officials deposit of what the as actions contravene the international law and basic norms governing international relations and grossly interferes in china's internal affairs strong. and as the chinese foreign ministry point south, the u. s. itself is no champion of human rights. do you show you on the bullet throughout history? to me, the u. s. slaughter yelled, expelled and assimilated native americans physically or geographically and culturally uncle committing systemic human rights abuses in every aspect. huge,

these abhorrent crimes are more than enough to constitute de facto genocide, italic huge, in its effort to drive a wedge between china and russia, the u. s that seems will go to any lengths just so long as it doesn't have a strong enough opponent in the east. well, i think the u. s. is completely ignoring the fact it is human rights problems are arguably more severe than the countries that the u. s. has been sensually her look at at death fades of the black people q by the u. s. bullets and the u. s. has engaged in huge this formation campaign to demonize is adversaries if china sanctioned russia. the results are catastrophic, not only dead to peoples of both russia and china suffer from higher prices and to lack of goose and puts in its cornering show as shown nuclear power. i don't think anyone want to see things even more dramatic to happen. increasingly, many analysts realize that any security solutions in the region with delta

evolvement, all russia, where be it, is hosta. china is on the side of humanity. in general, i think it is what the right side of his tree and tails us congressmen, adam kinsey, is proposing a freezing, a military aid to israel. that's if the country does not take appro ukrainian stuns, sending not only humanitarian aid with also weaponry to the country. he portrayed this as a clash between good and evil and kids. and joe, who has been pushing for aggressive military action to defend ukraine, blasted israel for neutrality. israel's reaction to ukraine will have bearing on future aid from the u. s. to israel pay it forward. israel, which has long thighs with both moscow and washington, with slammed for being flo could to criticize russia, juice with military financial and miniature connections to the country. israeli

publicist big door s skin believes israel will not change its position on the ukraine crisis is raise not go to in the roles in any way in the military activities in ukraine. not just weapons, but you've been not helmets and other forms of committed for supplies. we were not there, it's not our war. we don't give any american military presence in the israel, though, we're not the and the upon us troops in any way. we simply do not want. ready to be under any kind of dictates on the so that master relations with russia, it's all long term strategic interest. it's not going to change. so israel will continue the corporation with russia. notwithstanding the position of the west that it states,

we simply don't change anything. israel join and the sanctions. israel does how to ukraine to deal with humanitarian issue. yes, we open or a hospital and there is a lot of terran help coming from. but no, whatsoever. military sublimated through duration. it's not going to change its change since the start of the russian offensive in ukraine. there's been a great deal of speculation around the world about the future of the emit putin and whether even has won the west. the media has been full of stories about his possible assassination. is range from being be thrown by oligarchy to a q, conducted by the armed forces intelligence or secret services inside the kremlin. and yet, most of the theories are supposedly based on the claims of ukraine's military intelligence. it is known that border cobb and some other influential

representatives of the russian lead are considering various options to remove food and from power in particular, poisoning, sudden disease, or any other coincidence is not excluded. hopes of putin being taken out have even been voiced by us, senator lindsey graham made the call on twitter, raising more than a few eyebrows. and while washington disavowed his call for action, the senate, they himself has reaffirmed his commitment to the plots. do you still stand by here? yeah. oh, be able be taken out one way or the other. i don't care how they take him out. i don't care if we send him to the hague and try me. i just want him to go. he's or criminal. well for more on this we joined, alive now by journalist and author. daniel is daniel, welcome to our international. thank you for joining us. thank you. now, how do you think we should view these stories?

we've got sentences calling for assassinations. newspapers discussing the way it should be carried out. on the one hand, it's a very emotional time is the time of conflict, or is it just part of the course during a time of conflict? well, it's really orwellian. i'm in reminds me of those themes in the 1984 where the, where the crowds would, would, would call for the death of emmanuel goldstein. the enemy of the state. since since at least 20112010. the americans have been demonizing. vladimir potent, the democrats have been doing that especially and potent has been built up to the kind of a. busy called magical figure, who can booth who with a push the button can cause all kinds of things to happen. i mean, suddenly, supposedly he install personally installed donald trump in the white house in 2016

. it's just ridiculous and, and, and potent was out maneuvering the us in a number of areas in libya, in 2011 when he opposed the, the, the air war against gadhafi and in 2014, when he took control of the crimea. and, and safe guarded these of savannah to poll naval base and in 2015 when he, when he intervened in syria. and each one of those acts made the u. s. more furious. and it took out its fury on, on puting potent, you know, in particular a demonized him. it's just been completely bonkers as well. as you say, russia untruths in, you know, have been much maligned in the media over the years. we can't really be too surprised the stories this across. now can we given,

given the background hello. i mean, in war brings out the worst in people, but what it shows on the american part is a complete inability to seize the see this, this conflict in rational terms. instead of seeing it as a, you know, as a, as an unfortunate incident that broke out due to miscalculations on both sides. and therefore, something that can be settled at the diplomatic table. americans persistent seeing it as the evil are cult. ready supernatural acts of one single individual, and therefore, it's not amenable to any kind of diplomatic resolution warfare. do you think that these stories have on the readers and as a result of this, you know, russians living abroad? what do you think the impact is of such rhetoric? oh, i think russians living abroad have are, are in growing danger. i mean,

we've seen reprisals against russian artists you know, who had been cancelled by their, their. ringback gauge mens cancelled. it's getting ridiculous. i mean, i mean, some store in wisconsin, you know, as you know, band russian mustard a university and, and milan cancel the course on duster sky. an orchestra in wales, england and wales britain. cancel the concert works by char kosky. it's ridiculous. well daddy lazar offer an journalist, i'm afraid that's all we have time for, but thank you very much for inside today, and john is here on oxy. thank you. on the day marks, exactly 23 years since nato's bombing of yugoslavia. the strife lasted for $78.00 days and left hundreds of civilians, dead local correspondents, morris. boris. excuse me, muller gorski reports

a rhythmic bombing campaign. ah and it started on this day in 1999. today, our armed forces joined our nato allies and airstrikes against serbian forces. support for nita was illegal. war on serbia was almost unanimous. among us politicians, i have supported the nato bombing. what advice would you give president clinton this very morning? just don't lose your resolve. not to say there wasn't any criticism and the most obscene chapter in recent american history was the condom to the cost of a conflict. when the president on stage refused to prepare for ground operations. how obscene american not sending in ground troops right away. what to occupy all of serbia, we should go to belgrade, and we should have a japanese german style occupation of that country. and we should have public trials. does anyone even remember any of this path?

i was in serbia. when the bombing started, i was 10 years old and i remember the air raid sirens to me. this came out of the blue, but the stage for this was set before and nato's bombing started throughout the 19 ninety's, american politicians and media outlets were bent on waging war against the serbs in the balkans can. i was suggesting we bomb belgrade. i was suggesting that we send american pilots in and blow up all the bridges on the drain. when nato 1st bomb the serbs in bosnia and herzegovina in 1995 time magazine said the massive bombing attack opened the door to peace. but in $1099.00, the excuse was cost of serbia, southern province in which the so called cale a or kosovo liberation army conducted terrorist attacks on serb civilians and security forces. but the aim of kosovo seceding from serbia as

a pretext at serbia was using excessive force in their counter insurgency operations. the u. s. cited with the albanian kaylee rebels. our goal at the beginning were to read casa of serbs and rid they did. following the bombing campaign over 160000 serbs were 75 percent of them fled to kosovo. but that still wasn't enough. so in 2008, much of the west recognized kosovo as an independent country in violation of un security council resolution $1244.00 and serbia's territorial integrity and sovereignty. america's pledge to militarily intervene in the balkans went beyond serbia's borders. i will continue with every fiber in my b to keep america involved with troops that can shoot and kill to protect the rights of the albanians where ever they reside in the balkan. many warned natives bombing would set a dangerous precedent for me as

a 10 year old kid. just watching serbian television was scary enough to to nato me . cells fell on the village. people with on the residential part of the village were striking hard and serbia's machinery of repression. while making a deliberate effort to minimize harm to innocent people on the hit list were local hospital and primary school in 78 days, 420000 missiles including depleted uranium bombs and banned cluster bombs fell on serbia. they fell on our infrastructure factories, television stations, hospitals, schools, kindergartens, an innocent civilians, nobody ever apologized to serbia for the bombing. nobody was tried nor punished for the bombing. you probably forgotten about this, and most of us have moved on to more pressing topics. but i can't move on. i will always remember what nato did to my country. i don't think there war hawks him come peace doves without recognizing the harm. they've done to millions. in the past,

serbian film direct unscrewed martha amec was to read the draws similarities from the tragic events of the past with what's happening today. ah, they were only just 3 months consecutively, one day after the other is 300 though the war with the different. unfortunately, we didn't have nothing, everything was destroy the 1st month after. but what is very important to notice. they never came on the grounds because they know how to be and people fight. ah, in theory we could say that this was a period international law was changed for what a called the humanitarian look. this was just the 1st phase of what we see today. serbian people remember they might forget sometimes,

but they remember what was going on at that time. and i think most of our people just understand that not being a pro war, but understanding the causes which lead to the what it is on going on in the conflict in ukraine nowadays. ah, up to so many years. we feel probably we are the only european nation who could sense the tragic dimensions of any war that was going on in and they were about $22.00 after the war war 2. the problem is, when it fall and world, nobody is pain price or it's a moves. now, we are facing the deconstruction of the power around the world. and what matters, i think, is what kind of smartphones you have. if you don't have a reference as we didn't in the, in the,

in the late nineties we couldn't defend ourselves. but we still.