ah ah, spinal bottles, rage on and more youthful russian troops continue to evacuate civilians from residential buildings on the hospitals, previously controlled by ukrainian forces. survivors claim they were used as human shields by nationalists. my wife told me she would never go back to the hospital. she says people were shot there in their backs. really, i'm so sorry. it's so hard to speak answered that they needed to stop the enemy and that we civilians were nothing to them. also had on the program, rushes foreign minister claims washington is pushing key to continue fighting. the spikes ongoing piece talks thousands of europeans protest against the use weapons

shipments to ukraine with some members of the european parliament. openly saying that you has become a tool of natal you instead of promoting peace and acting in the interests of the people, you have become a tool of nato and the military industrial complex to the former head. so they sputnik media and use aren't lead, tell, been detained by police, and it's still here for claims. they recent a, you financial sanctions on russian individuals with live for moscow. this is our team. my name's you know, neil, 30 minutes of news and you start the siege of mario bull appears to be entering its final phase with ukrainian nationalists forces allegedly hold up in

a steel plant in the city. russian forces along with them, yet military troops are currently evacuating civilians from a local hospital. there from the russian defense ministry claims more than a 100 people been held at the side by the neo nazi itself. battalion russian troops conducted more than 10 trips to the hospital to have my q h. all the injured, including 16 children evacuees claim the ukrainian units, use them as human shields come off, thumb glanced. my wife told me that a ukrainian tank came and was shooting at a residential house. i have family there 2 kids. they were hiding in the basement like my now i don't know where they are. my wife told me she would never go back to the hospital. she says people were shot there in their backs . mini to papa. i'm so sorry. it's so hard to speak.

with both of them on the, on the 2nd of march, the as of battalion fired at my apartment on the 5th floor. i thought it, but they destroyed the city. the hospital in the soldiers were running past. i told them there are a lot of children and injured. they answered that they needed to stop the enemy and that we civilians were nothing to them to me. but now when we have been evacuated, we want to thank the russian army for we don't throw it out. this is our troops told us to get ready and get out of there. they took the house. i saw a woman whose son was shot in the eye by a ukrainian sniper. why did they do it? my bosom, your life, and our civilians continued to be evacuated from the area, the apparent final bottles in the city. rachel, are senior correspondent, murat, gusty of reports with most of mary opal's urban areas liberated that these apartment blocks and suburbs. housing fighting here has changed civilians out of the way. artillery has let loose with abandon

the here holly outskirts of variable, a battery of cell proposal. how to the farm away ukrainian military positions or masses positions inside the alpha iron and steel works block, which is where thousands of nationalists are making their last, stam as off militants, have lost their capacity for counter battery flaw. these russian and allied forces no longer have to maneuver off to each volley, which gives them an advantage. accuracy that i bought amplewood, we are launching, strikes on the is of steel factory on the nationalists, the as battalion we use pinpoint strikes. we don't put local residents or infrastructure in danger because these are our homes in our families. you, while artillery shakes the ground, very air vibrates from a very different sort of weapon. behind my back,

ah, that wasn't multiple. well, it was a system of just flood ukrainian nationalist positions again, when the industrial zones have maribelle, you'll just one salvo in this goes on day and night. russian grad, emerald systems have been unleashed at areas where civilians are no longer present . ah sh, the chill g a must still be careful. the vast industrial complex lays at the heart of the city misses are intolerable from the onset of the battle, ukrainian nationalists forbids any sort of civilian evacuation. even shot at civilians trying to flee to the disgust of russian than the allied forces were

mirror was on the we tried to evacuate people out of the city, but they've been forced to stay by the local militants who would do such a thing. who would use people as human shield on the fascists? perhaps there is a crisis here. people have no electricity, no food, no water. we see it and it's just not right. every soldiers duty is to save people to protect them. at the end of the day, artillery is a tool with limited use. leveling variable is not an option. russian forces have come to liberate that, not the sure. which means this battle will settle the hard way with a bit of contest between infantry and very nearly face to face. more at yards the of archie. from mario bull rushes foreign minister, sir gale of ralph has cooled hopes of a breakthrough in peace negotiations with few crane fleming keiths retreated from its old promises mostly stumbled after the stumbles talks in response to the

sprouting of realism. in the ukrainian position, our forces conducted the escalation in the directions of cave and china as a gesture of good will and to help with the movement towards an agreement. in response, there was a provocation in purchase, which is immediately used by the west to announce a new batch of sanctions, as well as atrocities against russian prisoners of war. my ukrainian, neo nazis could assist you with. well, indeed, following the stumble, talked, russia said the negotiations had been constructive. ukraine's proposals also confirmed its desire for a neutral and nuclear free status. the russian defense ministry promised to reduce its military activity around kia van turner hub on both russia and ukraine were to postpone decisions on the future status of crimea undone. bass, sir gale of ralph believed kiev shift in position means some one else is pulling the strings. but the old man, you the go to sponsor the inability to negotiate once again characterize is the true intentions of care on its line of delaying and even undermining the

negotiations through departure from the understandings reached. we see this is a manifestation of the fact that the key f regime is controlled by washington and its allies who are pushing president salenti he to continue hostilities. another main part of what he said is the fact that the key of is taking marching orders from the west. and that's actually not really a new concept for many people who have been following this conflict long before russia's military operation began. the u. s. in its nato alliance were sending tons of weapons to ukraine and they were sending military advisors to train its troops. it's actually as if the west wanted a direct conflict, a proxy war between moscow and kiya. the washington post even said that basically the sum nato countries want to see ukrainians continue to fight and continue to die in this conflict. and that's only really reiterated by what western leaders have been saying lately. i also expect of ministers when the meet are today and tomorrow

we'll discuss how we can further support ukraine, our congress person, ah, say, what have you done? any basic milligrams or what the hell, your degree done? why do you think you're able to fight? we've trained them and we've given them a weapons, fatuous happen. it is de facto western policy and no one should be ashamed of it. this is a war of russia's choosing, and as long as ukrainians are willing to make them pay for their decision, we should help them even now the u. s. is planning to send even more weapons to ukraine using the lend lease act. now for any fan of history, that person would know that the us use this book bill in world war 2 to lend out military equipment to countries that were fighting the nazis. and the soviet union was one of its main recipient. so it really is ironic that now this bill is being used once again funded by seized russian assets for bank's bank accounts. and the weapons that are sent to ukraine are inevitably going to fall into the hands of

actual neo nazis that are fighting russians on the grounds. now, to add insult to injury really, alexei aristo, that she's a close advisor to ukraine's president vladimir zalinski. he recently admitted that he knew that an armed direct conflict between moscow and kiev would break out before it actually did. so this begs the question, why did ukrainian authorities not war in ordinary people about this in advance? why didn't they allow them to have the chance at saving themselves and their families? well, a restore which said himself that he didn't want them to leave wasn't a war polish. it was possible to tell the ukrainians that russia would attack when, when you, for sure that he would. but these would have provoked master flow of 12 to 16000000 refugees. they would have blocked all the rows and then the army would not have reached the defense areas and the inhabitants would have to be crushed with tanks and shot. the statement is really significant because it basically confirms what the russian ministry of defense has been saying about ukrainian tactics since the

beginning of its military operation in mario pal in key of and now we know in ukraine as a whole, ukrainian forces have been using civilians as human shields against their will, nato is holding a meeting of its foreign ministers in brussels. but ahead of the gathering the alliance is chief installation burg. already made clear, more military support will be heading ukraine's way. let's get more on this now and speak to a corresponding kill of my pen. caleb, welcome to you. tickets through indeed walk the nato chief to say, sure, in his remarks, the head of the ne til needing one particular theme stood out, which was that nato does not seek to have a direct confrontation with russia while there is support for ukraine coming from nato countries. they don't want the nato alliance to go head to head with the russian federation. here's some of what he said. ne dollars towards support

ukraine at the same time natal. so main responsibility is to protect and defend a loss on the on to prevent this conflict from escalating to full fridge war between a nato on the, on russia, on the reason why we have last week. so the deployed $40000.00 troops on those directive to command a, to these them for 2 lines, and also added more, a truce under the national command, including a more used troops in europe. and this presence is to help prevent escalation of the conflict. now, when speaking, the nato chief said that the ideal and the conflict would simply be russia withdrawing its forces from ukraine. ah, however, he said that's very unlikely. and in fact, they are expecting a new russian offensive. soon as russian forces are currently regrouping and fighting goes on in the don das region, now he did talk about the humanitarian cost of the conflict. he did blame russia

for the situation in ukraine. eyes is echoing a lot of the statements we're hearing from western leaders, members, the nato alliance. i, here's what he did describing the conflict. if the war is going to drag wrong, i'm belong than the risk is 1st and foremost, for the people of ukraine who will suffer more, who will see more damage, more death and more destruction or so this is the 1st and foremost changes for them on the responsibility of oppressed and put into end this war. now the nato cheap also express concerns about growing cooperation between russia and china and the need for there to be better cyber security measures to protect computer systems, etc, protect data. now at this point, we also did hear concerns about the humanitarian situation that were expressed blaming the crisis and the situation on russia. people are looking ahead the

meeting and seeing what will come out of it. but so far, the remarks that we've heard kind of seem to be setting the tone for what we may be hearing in the future. like from new york city ortiz, caleb and caleb, thank you. well, let's say dig deeper into the points that caleb was making there and speak to retired us or force lieutenant colonel carn katasha carne. you're very welcome to the program. so we have the nato chief seeming to want to e security concerns in eastern europe by increasing the blocks present there. is it a straightforward is out the alliances intentions? would you suggest? i don't think it's that straightforward. if it's possible that they feel that nato feels, it's, all they can do is to amass forces and, and that kind of conduct a blocking action in case russia is intending to go further. you know, to the west. i'm not sure what they're actually thinking in this regard, but it certainly doesn't seem to be promoting, promoting

a peaceful resolution. and it doesn't seem to be geared towards helping the ukrainian people nato plans to send more arms, including heavy weapons to key of car. and it's hard to look at and think their lines there for wants to deescalate the conflict as we keep hearing in these press conferences. is the evidence mounting that it's actually the opposite way around here? well, it is, it is mounting and it's hard to say what they're actually thinking and what nato and the united states actually want. there are some, if there's some thoughts that the united states wants to keep russia near as long as it can to engage a battle on the territory of ukraine. ah, and again at great cost to a lot of people who live there in order to kind of bhangra shit down to kind of show that nato mean something, because certainly, nato is nothing but, you know,

it's, it's us. i mean, the nato is, is fundamentally a u. s. military organization. so, is it valid? well, they, they use it for something, it could be valid. i mean, i don't know why they're not focusing more on handling the refugee situation. that's something that nato does have some experience with and they're not. they don't seem to be interested in that. instead sending more arms. i don't know. it's hard to say, yeah, a lot of interesting lines coming out yet still to burg underline, but nato should rethink astrology towards russia amid the rising power of china. does that not just pit east against west again, like the old days? well it, it does, it does, but the old days are gone to china is not anything like what it was in terms of economic and military power back in world war 2 era, back when nato was put together. so if, if nato and the united states together believe that they will somehow balance

russia and china militarily in europe, that, that's very interesting. and i'd like to know where they're, you know, what some of their intellectuals are telling them because it is a very interesting concept. it doesn't make a lot of sense to me, you know, giving themselves some thinking space. nato say it's going to hummer. it's new strategic concept. they're calling it later this year in madrid, establishing a new european security system. i'm not sure how new, how widespread is going to be, but how would you suggest russia fits into that? well, ideally, you know, we're trading with everyone. we're friends with everyone. i know european countries need russian trade. they should be trading with russia. they need chinese trade. we should be training with china the united states, the same. so if your perspective is that the world should have peace, that's going to come through trade. it's going to come through through freedom and

communication. if you are security concept is that we have to build barriers. we have to build walls, we have to stand military's on those walls. if that's your perspective, then you're going to get a different result than you would if you pursue done, you know, liberty, basically, liberty and free trade. it looks like the west, which is supposed to be a beacon of liberty and free trade is not incorporating those concepts into it. so it's predicted strategy for a defense against rush. i guess you would call it always food for thought when you're on the program car. and thanks so much for your time today. retired u. s. or a forest lieutenant colonel, car petoskey. and you mean, well, there is a growing voice among european stressing governments to stop sending weapons to ukraine in italy. for instance, the hash tag not been my name is trending on twitter. the actions of this government of shame are not done in my name and do not represent my will. not even

that of many other italians who have to suffer from these criminals, let's say no descending weapons to ukraine. this is not the way to ask, prudent for peace. italy has failed. it could have been the one carrying out negotiations, and instead you are sending weapons. it's a bad diplomacy from italy. let's avoid throwing fuel on the fire or we'll take big risks to or europe corresponding, charlotte to mosquito talks through no high people in europe are urging their governments against escalating the conflict, saying that it's themselves who are being hit by the sanctions hard, which are supposed to be targeting moscow, there's been some anger in europe over that military assistance has been given to ukraine is fine with some protests that have been held in certain countries like bulgaria and also in italy. now interfere, we're talking about a few 100 protest is outside the parliament on wednesday you were unhappy that they politicians were discussing these plans to send military aid to ukraine without war

unfolding and then into or in italy. protestors were unhappy that their prime minister mater druggie was there to sign a new idea full of the possibility of the city to become a base for manufacturing equipment for nato and in the european parliament. such actions have also been criticized by some m. p. 's, including any piece, including this independent member for ireland. we cannot ignore the role of nato and the e. u, instead of promoting peace and acting in the interests of the people of europe, do ukrainians d. u citizens. and yes, the russian citizens to has become a tool of nato and a military industrial complex class. they went on to describe the worn ukraine as unjust. but she also said that the sanctions, as a result of that would, that have been plastered on russia by the e. u and other western nations,

or what is causing the high energy prices, inflation. and also she described what it is as being a catastrophic and drop in the living standards. and those sorts of warnings over concerns about things getting tougher also coming from some pretty top european politicians to market complexion, which on we're facing tremendously high inflation. of course, it affects many people. we're all going to get a little poorer in the future. it's really going to happen. we have to be clear about it. their issues over the cost of living in the crisis surrounding that spilled on to the streets of athens. or when say some 10000 people i took to the streets, let the government know that they are unhappy with some of the ramifications of that war in ukraine. and some people on the streets describing society increases being on its knees partly as a result of this. meanwhile, we knew that the e u is thrashing out this effect set of packages of sanctions against russia over

the war. and ukraine, technical issues of so far delayed the block and finding a unanimous approval for what the next step is at. but the has been discussion that this could include an outright ban on oil and coal. thought. if the e u is wanting to still showed that a packs and punch, and it's going to have a difficult time doing that because it does have to get all leaders at to agree unanimously to whatever those sanction packages on something else to show you. also in europe, where an italian, emmy p has said, there is no justification for unimed vargo on russian energy resources dot that i drew jet a little bit tivicay to it. i heard that we are talking about a complete embargo on rush and gas, which would be absolutely unacceptable for our economy. and this is based on the facts reported by the ukranian government about bucetti, but they are already serious doubts about their veracity. meanwhile, ukraine has accused hungry of directly helping moscow. it comes as budapest says,

it will pay for russian galsen roubles. it also voice concerns about the potential blow box for mountie. moscow sanctions on greece, foreign minister sees his country just wants to remain neutral. it's time for ukrainian leaders to stop their insults directed at hungary and acknowledge the will of the hungarian people. this is not our war, so we want to and we'll stay out of it. as i'm sure you're aware hungry has already come under heavy criticism from brussels. with european commission even threatening to isolate budapest from youth funding. the mechanism which follows several years of tension between budapest and brussels could potentially result in suspended voting rights. wrong re, we spoke to people in the country who feels they are being punished for non compliance with all of the use orders as somebody, it's against what the wants and well, we don't represent the use values and we don't comply the way they would like us and we don't do what they say that the sanctions against hungary are not democratic

. we are a small nation and we are vulnerable to others. or the room to punish is because it annoyed them that we don't do as they say. obviously if there had been a new government, they would have negotiated but the way it is now, i don't know. it feels like justice has been served with the european union would handle it quite differently if there had been a new government as things are now, there won't be any changes and we're just getting closer to russia. history, we're keeping a close eye on here to former heads at the new thought that sputnik media have been detained by police in estonia. nobody has been able to contact alina chava and her husband mati dmitri terrace, still since their arrest. alina headed. sputnik news in estonia until it was shut down by local authorities in 2020. she then created the independent news outlets,

but the news media excuse me, which was also forced to close last month. as tony as chief public prosecutor claims the former journalists, bro, recent you financial sanctions on russian individuals as public international editor in chief, anton, and newsome off believes europe may be seeking to provoke russia by targeting its journalists. we still have no information, no confirmation on where she's at or where her husband is at and what so what, what, what, what their accused of this sort of persecution against journalist is happening? well, the farce. our news outlet is concerned, as far as our organization is concerned, especially in, in, in the baltic states. we had similar cases in latvia where people were now facing criminal charges just for doing their job. as journalists, we see it perhaps as a, as the way to provoke rushing this ties because baltic states have been very vocal about civilian economic ties and every, any sort of ties with russia. as of now,

i really don't think we're talking about free speech of any sort at this time. it's almost like a new integration of a european reich, appearing right now. because at the they're, they're asking for a dialogue with brush. they say that the dialogue is necessary to resolve the ongoing conflict, but at the same time, they're just break and destroying every opportunity for a dialect possible. by many rush news outlets there. okay, move that could cause quite the ripple effect on the energy market. it is being reported at least 2 indian oil refineries plan to buy less saudi oil than usual in may opting instead for russian crude at new delhi based reporter, real honju, a can tell us more. last one week, we have seen some interesting developments, particularly after the wizard. also, russia, why not role report to be now to the final, the final accompanies,

are supposed to be not going to buy more from saudi arabia, in fact, to buy very less beginning me this year is sort of a development come up with the announcement from the previous knowledge is around pool, which has raised the crude oil prices affecting the countries in the nation from the salvation market. this sort of development not only in the up, but also ensures that probably now need more on supply from russia is going to use russia discounted oil rises. india has already bought 16000000 bottles from russia already, and it's important the oil russia to the stands almost want to be the same as it was not feel when you draw the combined events exposed to the she also room

$2100000000.00 in april the february of 202122 from the $2650000000.00 report in the last financial significant. the reason to treat as well this this so basically comes at a time, but it's in the off basis pressure from the united states. the deputy national security of the sink are doing your daily last year just to speak last week. i'm sorry, had had announced sanctions for, for india, this sort of oppression continues for india even today. as white houses press 3 and also sanctioned in stock. you reiterated by the sanction on india. what, what delete did make clear to his counterparts during this visit was that we don't believe it's in india's interest to accelerate or increased imports of russian energy and other commodities. considering the development of

a significant nature because we straight supply for oil on comes out of time. then i also think inflation in the oil prices, which ranges between $81.00 to be as we did the height, the pike and the price, right. the oil is as high as the us do. many other countries, however us, what they have cleverly done is the united states as john, its own impulse of russian good oil and then find for got before the us done big effect. thanks to it's around sanctions. us is petroleum exports to india, now make up 15 percent of bilateral merchandise trade while threatening india with consequences for buying russian oil. us has quietly ramped up its imports of rushing crude and refined products before us by and takes effect. one minister has sort of said domestic but are right in terms of percentage increase. adobe was just

about 110th, but if you have 2 ministers, including it's part of it, and then it's just about general and finance minister, they both have real quick and then what would it take to protect the country's national trust. they will take no steps would be, would by or from russia. real honju taking us to the brick. thanks and eat for choosing our tea free a global and use update this our i am donna for nancy in 30, but our programs, they are just beginning. see what i had a moment. mm hm. ah .