who is winning or losing context is largely absent and that's on purpose. with this ours headline stories, heart owing testimony from locals in the devastated city of modern you pull the ledges. nationalists forces on the neo nazis off battalion upping directly. targeting civilians have shell different local population. there was a while at the bakery when people went for water. they shocked a bunch of people. bodies were lying around right around the wow. in russia, calls on the united nations to consider its information on american funded bio loves and ukraine. us. some members of the un security council reject moscow's claims with some nato countries won't get koreans to keep fighting. instead of brokering an end to the conflict that's according to

a new report from the washington post. and china warns of a potential ukraine like crisis. if the u. s. and a british alice trillion allies proceed with their newly announced plans to build nuclear capable hypersonic with from moscow to the world. this is our take great of your company today. my name's unit o'neill. a large group of civilians, including more than a 100 children, have been evacuated from the done yet. city of mario ball that's made continued fierce fighting their a's off and other ukrainian nationalist military battalions are being accused of inhuman treatment towards locals. the russian defense ministry has made public interviews with the residents of the devastated city. one of them

claims they were shot by a's off forces while walking around to children's play area. when others say the neo nazi group has been directly targeting them and using people as human sheets. yes ma'am. the see the massive shot in the local population. there was a well at the bakery where people went for water. they shot a bunch of people. bodies were lying around right around the wells. a young girl rode to school, was shot in the back and fell down dead. the military took away the cause and deliberately shot, all the cars shot into house. the house was smashed to pieces, completely burned down. with one says their houses were bombed, they went for water, they were shot as if i am going to say it is ration. yes. when you put them to me and really they were in the 100 house, settle back to the snipers or whatever what these are,

they been that house and then they reached our house. mostly they shopped from there then there and then the children god, and they sat down and they usually walk around the yard. literally shoot behind defense, we are hiding. and how do they feel about the fact that people live here and they shoot from there waiting for on this to show how good we are and how fast they are . when we went to the bridge, they fired at us until we had it was probably a self with put on then because the ukrainian army has not been there for a long time. something else to tell you today, russian military doctor is have saved the life of a man who's been hailed. it's a local hero in the ukrainian city of is you that's after he shielded several children. can be not on a walk when they were reportedly shall by nationalists forces go by help, children hide from raids and bombings. i accompany them to the shelter. 234 girls

still remained and it has just begun. i shielded the girls with my body, but this is how we turned out for myself. there were a bright flashes, the nationalist fire. well, my son was given a bad market school because he speaks russian. every one is intimidated. every one, once russia, when russian tanks were coming, everyone waved and greeted them. moscow has evidence of imminent false flag atrocities inside ukraine, which will then be blamed on russia. that is, according to the latest statement from the defense ministry. and it comes just days after the gruesome incident in ukrainian town of butcher, where a civilian bodies were allegedly fund on the straits. that's footage was published by ukrainian officials as well as media outlets. the pictures were released after the russian army with drew ukrainian forces entered the area. our senior correspondent, rod gasdio can tell us more what happened and butcher

seems to entirely depend on what different sides want to have happened and butcher . what actually happened seems to be of little concern. ukraine did that salads accuse russia, russia and its allies, ukraine every day. the news about horror stories becomes more and more delusional. however, the key f thank machine won't stop in order to humanize russia and denigrated as much as possible. the mad animals from the nationalist battalions and territorial defense forces are ready to kill their own civilians. at the end of march, russian forces quickly pulled out of the area. on the 31st, the mayor of butcher, in a video announced that the town had been re captured by ukrainian troops. he did mention any corpses, which, according to keith's version, already lifted the streets, breathed. ruth, dear friends, dear buchan community march 31st,

we'll go down in the history. our town. as the day of its liberation from russian forces, ukrainian troops entered the town. soon after grizzly images flooded, social media alleged and disputed satellites. images which west and media claim to have been shot more than a week before. suddenly showed bodies everywhere. some near impact craters, boucher had been on the ceaseless ukrainian military shelling. even off the russian forces had left the united states to liberally glossed over the fight after the withdrawal of russian troops, the arm force of ukraine shell to peach, a city many of the corpses, little round butcher also will white arm bands, controversial end and of itself ukraine claims that russian forces shot dead civilians who co operated with russia, who apparently showed support. some of the victims had their hands tied again with white cloth. ukrainian. nationalists themselves had commented on the hated arm band

saying that they justified shooting at any one wearing them. these arm bands are used by the invaders themselves as an identification signed during fighting. therefore, ukrainian defenders may confuse civilians with russian invaders factor in that bus and military rations were also scattered around many of the bodies indicating that they had been given them by russian troops just before. and this is what key of claims they shot them dead worth mentioning is ukraine's collaboration law enacted recently and ukrainian civilian who is deemed to have cooperated with russian troops and presumably worn a white arm band faces 15 years in jail. that is, if they survive arrest by ukrainian troops under these nonsensical circumstances. what hope does the un school for a fair investigation have?

it is vital that all efforts are made to ensure that our independent and effective investigations into what happened in future to and so truth justice and accountability as well as reparations and remedy for victims on their families. fair words in unfair times, given the war and the unprecedented level of propaganda and bis information and the media. many have already made up their minds. the pictures from butcher testified to the incredible brutality of the russian leadership in dulls who follow its propaganda. facts, truths, evidence and culpability. a things are now dead. the era in this new age and motion and interests to establish guilt and atrocities, sadly have become sickening spectacles where the judges, he or she who shouts, loudest. russia has convened and meeting of the un security council to discuss information which a claims proves that

u. s. funded bio labs are operating in ukraine, kill of nothing and take us through without maint. the meeting was held at the un headquarters in new. ready york in the eco sock chamber and at the meeting, we heard from the russian ministry of defense describing a lot of information. they have about these bio labs in ukraine and how they operate and how they have impacted the local population of the country. this is some of what we heard from the russian ministry of defenses. according to the ministry of foreign affairs of china, the pentagon controls 336 labs in 30 stage outside of the national. we're going to have such modern i fi has been so many of them are located throughout the territories bordering russia. and now there

were some allies of the united states that did what they usually do and respond to any talk of these bio labs and simply dismissed the entire thing as a vast russian fabrication. here are some allies of the united states. yet again, we are witnessing the russian federations misuse of the united nation, and it's privileged position within it. as platform for this information. we regret that russia is once again using the united nations as a platform for this information. now the united states and the united kingdom made a point of not attending the media. and we heard russian officials express somewhat disappointments about the fact that seems like there is a big effort to selectively look over the information that russia is presented to just desperately tried to argue that these labs, that somehow they don't exist or somehow these labs don't pose any threat to public

health when the information presented by the russian ministry of divest speaks for itself, but there are many countries around the world that share rushes concerned. and these bio labs don't only exist in ukraine. they're in many other country than potential health rich risks associated with them. the fact that military kind of activities could be associated with these labs is something that many people around the world are concerned about. while us officials seem to argue it's not important and accuse anyone who brings it up of being a crazy conspiracy theorist. some nato countries would prefer ukraine to keep fighting until the very last month, something rather than sign any peace agreement soon. that's according to a report in the washington post. it's streaming not all countries in the alliance by piece talks between moscow and keith. it will nato's chief install simberg as outlined plans for the further arming of ukraine, including heavy weaponry. i also expect up ministers when they meet today and tomorrow we'll discuss how we can further support ukraine allies are providing both

anti tank and to air or air defense systems, but also different kinds of advanced weapons systems and also both light and the heavier weapon systems to ukraine, our congress personally saying what have you done? and he basically go look at it, what do you think we've done? why do you think you're able to fight wave, train them, and we've given them a weapons. that's what's happened. it is de facto a western policy, and no one should be ashamed of it. this is a war of russia choosing, and as long as you craniums are willing to make them pay for their decision, we should help them. i hope they will be hard to steal. i support maximum military support to maximum sanctions. russia must lose, and criminals should standing court. the united states who really put ukraine up to this over the last 8 years. they put them on a, a deliberate collision course with raw shops. and i think that they fully intend to

have the ukraine fight until until the last ukranian until everything has been spent. every drop of blood that can be spilled is spelled and i think they make that abundantly clear their support by shipping weapons and money and facilitating the war effort in every possible way. i think they're trying to harm ukrainians and russia, the whole nature of the united states relationship with ukraine funds. the u. s. a top over through the elected ukrainian government in 2014 has been one of self interest in washington. they most certainly do not want the p p, they want, they want russia to pay a price for standing up against us encroachment and nato encroachment. washington is reportedly set to send yet more weaponry to ukraine. new me the variance of the switchable drones equipped with empty armor warheads. u. s. state secretary anthony

blink, and also say there will be 10 am t time systems in ukraine for every one russian tank as other western states, all to provide kids with weapons. german officials have reportedly claimed they've run out of arms to said all that comes and made continued russia ukraine. peace talks commentator on international security. a 1st show he browser believes a supply of drones to ukraine is just going to lead to more civilian casualties. is brahms are actually comic causes suicide gone, so they are classified as an offensive weapon because they have a very signature and armor as you personnel role. so what these drones will do is they will increase attrition against the russian forces in ukraine, which will in turn escalate the conflict in your pain. because then russia will also commit itself to escalate the pos they want the ukrainians to continue fighting to weaken russia. because russia as much, is a bigger threat to,

to nato as they perceive it, as opposed to the ukrainian bio weapons to ukraine is not going to help bring down the conflict. what it is going to do is the infusion of advanced weaponry, like these kamikaze drawings, americans are providing the past missiles provided by the british or french entities, missiles provided by the british and the americans. they are going to only increase a christian against russian forces. it will lead to and control escalation where there will be a lot of casualties, and there will be, there will be no pre, per se, or our graceful exit for your clean out of this conflict. so remember, this is your premium lives at risk as ukrainian territory at risk to start american or british treatments. so it is for your premium leadership to decide what they want to do, what their own future. ok, so another offer headline. stories today. china has condemned

a joint effort by the us, britain, australia to develop nuclear capable hypersonic weapons such and missiles are harder to defend against because of their speed. a low altitude flight beyond the scope of ground based radars. my bathing was responding to a joint statement by the members of the so labeled office military packed. we committed to commence new trilateral cooperation on hypersonic encounter hypersonic and electronic warfare capabilities, as well as to expand information sharing and to deepen cooperation on defense innovation. anyone who does not want to see the ukrainian crisis should refrain from doing things which may lead the other parts of the world into a crisis like this. as the chinese saying goes, if you do not like it, do not impose it against others. meanwhile, camera things, it's please what the progress made on the building of nuclear powered submarines forest really made possible by the other 2 august members. it's the 1st time the u . s. i shared such advance technology with another country apart from the u. k. the

trilateral pact also aims to expand other defense and security capabilities, but china has previously described dorcas as, quote, an extremely irresponsible and noro minded group, which it considers a potential threat of asian affairs expert benjamin shower believes orcus is looking to expand in the pacific. in the same way nato spread across europe is chosen and other anglo saxon alliance that could endanger the world. the authors could be views as an asian version of natal. we have all seen the situation in ukraine. expansion of nato is not a good news to many countries, arguably, not even good to the you. the you did not want to war in europe, but the nato is led by the u. s. the u. u u at this not have a say on that. it's, you know, a social yeah. the recent weakening of china,

australia relationship is just force in china to plan and had to cooperate with countries like solomon islands at the doorstep of austria. it, you know, people have to make preemptive moves some times. and you know, the u. s. quick feet could succeed in developing these weapons in a few years. the broader picture is that the office and able a trillion for supersonic weapons and nuclear submarines. and, but he takes a tech, a or 2 for, for the weapons who fully developed. however, he might be screwing up the party, so to speak, aisha, the athens and ultra, to have been going pretty fast. we've good relationship and will be the center of grove dis, stuckey am. and why do we certainly have, have to have a, an august i why do we need to initiate defense race? now? the european union has reportedly fail to agree in its latest no 5th batch of sanctions against moscow. it comes as some

e u members have been actively warning about the potential blow back, including hungry, newly reelected prime minister victor or been yes. yeah. well, i think the most important contributing factor of the european economic crisis is the sets of sanctions that we've imposed on russia. we are going to have to pay the price for that as well. and we have to prepare to actually pay the price of this. and to manage the european economic prices. we knew the over the last few weeks as certain countries have been saying that they're not keen on certain ideas. others saying that they pushing even more for it. what we understand though, this is coming out from the reuters news agency is that the talks of failed on wednesday to meet agreement due to a technicality. but this essentially does pull coldwater on the idea of the you trying to pan all imports of comb, add to the blog and do to those technical issues. and we understand the talks. we'll have to restart again on thursday to try and find an agreement between all of

those countries. meanwhile, some you states have said that they are breaking with the official line from the e u r, which is that they will pay for russian gas in the future. in roubles, whose number it wouldn't be a problem for us to pain roubles? if the russians want to be paid in roubles, we will pay them in roubles. now the 5th run, the sanctions is been chewed over. we are expecting some names to be added to the list. individuals could see the assets being froze, know also face i travel bands. we understand that this will include the head of russia's base bank at the ella minium oligarch. this is em all, egg dairy pasco, as well as the 2 daughters of president putin, from his 1st marriage. other measures that have been muted yet to be officially agreed on, include the potential blocking of russian and bell russian ships from ports in europe. with some exceptions for those carrying humanitarian aid, for example. and,

and there will also be we understand the halting of transaction with full key russian banks. and this though, isn't enough to satisfy all you member states and lithuania says that the current package that's being discussed is just not adequate call for banks. a ban on ports and borders with exceptions is not really inadequate. sanctions package to the massacres that are being uncovered. the feeble response is just an invitation for more atrocities. these new e u sanctions are also being drawn up in coordination with the white house. washington has meanwhile announced that they would be a total ban on americans investing in russia. a similar man has also just been announced by the u. k. the latest targets on both the lists for those countries include russian banks, including spirit of bank,

which says it's not too concerned. the sanctions will not have a significant impact on the banks operations and will not affect service to russians as the system has already adapted to the previous restrictions. meanwhile, present to landscape ukraine is trying to continue to put pressure on western nations. he's been addressing the irish parliament on wednesday, demanding even more rigid sanctions saying that he just couldn't tolerate the indecisiveness of the everything that russian troops had done. it does seem though, that even this new round of sanctions by the, the 5th round, if it's greenlight on thursday, it will be a disappointment to zalinski who has been calling on the west to cut all ties with russia. a former austrian foreign minister current can, i sole told me, she's not surprised. the proposed coal import bond is proving a stumbling block,

and she says they resources up to lately vital to the german economy. we know that coal has gained importance for germany with the energy transition, actually, germany with all its commitments to climate change nevertheless, or the last 10 years ever since america had announced energy transition had been relying more and more on cold fire electricity, the power stations then on nuclear and germany is actually in dire need of coal because it needs some back up whenever the wind doesn't blow, the sun doesn't shine. it needs coal fired power stations. otherwise it's, there is a risk of power cut. as of a germany it's, it's weitel, it's not just the metal political, joyce, or, or a matter of joining the did the drum beats that is there. but it's really something of why tell necessity. and there are growing voices of

discontent in europe over the feeling that leaders are prioritizing weapons deliveries over dealing with the growing sanctions blow back, including ever rising energy bills. tensions ran high on whedon stay. protesters gathered in the northern italian city of cher rinn. after the visit of prime minister and maria draggy a day earlier, police were stunned by his own team. were demonstrators joined other rally in groups to question the government's policy to send arms to train in big crowds in athens as well during a day long nationwide strike over rising prices and squeezed incomes, public transport, ferry schools, and hospitals were all effected. reese only emerged from a decade of financial crisis in 2018, but the pandemic at 2 years later devastated its vital tourism industry. soaring

energy prices surveyed by sanctions against russia. further hitting workers pockets . ah, the sanctions have also restricted russia's ability to pay off its international debts in foreign currency. on its meant for the 1st time, moscow settled almost $650000000.00 worth of euro bonds in roubles. russia attempted to make its bond payments on march 16th in dollars, but because of sanctions predators were not able to receive them. that gave moscow 30 days to come up with an alternative way to pay off the debt or the country would default. and the attempt to pay in redmond spokespersons to be true. pest golf said, if there is it the fault, it would only be technical and created artificially prejudiced . russia has all the necessary resources to settle its debts. you know,

that inimical amount of our currency reserves have been suspended in foreign countries. if payment in roubles is not possible, then theoretically that would mean a default. but it would be an artificially created default. there are no preconditions for a proper default to happen. yeah, let me just briefly break that down. there are 2 types of default financial on technical financial default occurs when the borrower has not made a scheduled payment on a technical default is when an agreement is violated or can be reached. ah, poland prime minister has criticized the manual micron for the french president's direct contacts with lot more putin, despite the ongoing efforts to media, to see fire in ukraine, the polish premier said there is no diplomatic solution for the president. your microphone. mister president mccormick,

how many times have you negotiated with what your chiefs have? you stop with any of these actions from taking place criminals and not to be discussed and negotiated with criminals must be false. again, nobody negotiated with hitler. would you negotiate with hitler? would you negotiate with stalin? would you negotiate with pope? study them? russia made it clear right at the start of its operation dot 81. so quote d notification of ukraine. versions of neo nazi radicals have reportedly been active inside ukraine and parts of don boss, since the coo and 2014 at earlier show you this. a polish tv channel was the noise spell for a swastika was apparently seen in one of its programs. the notorious symbol was spotted in the background during an interview about ukraine. it's not clear if the tv channel was aware of hopefully showing a swastika during its broadcast, a polish political analysts. we spoke to thanks war sol as criticism of a diplomatic approach to the conflict in ukraine,

assured by some of its western allies a following example. they are a senior partner as well. so in, so several times the russian president are the race. and this is a way to boyland, to practically destroy all kinds of relations with the race. i think that the police are already making issues mistaken by doing statements. and it's not only diplomacy that war soul wants cancelled, according to a polish minister. russian culture should be completely removed from the public,

et cetera. glen sky thinks it's no time to be appreciating classics such as russian ballet or indeed any of the countries legendary authors. my tears, pest gorski, again weighs in on war sauls approach to all things russia. this is the voice o barbarism i had no, not a single one minister of countering the word room. and dare to say such works. i mean that we have for a lot of that they versus a lot of even worse and sometimes in the history of europe about nevertheless, no one never called for the cancellation, for total cancellation and for a kind of total banner of a culture of several country culture has nothing to do, it only takes, i mean, regardless of political hoping else we have to acknowledge that the russian country

is and one of the most important barbs, the european cultural heritage as well as the russian science. as soon as the russian philosophy or that is our lot for 9, but just a reminder for up to the minute developments to give our twitter page a follow will make sure you don't miss the things that matter to day. goodbye. ah.