ah, a with us fine old bottles re john and maria pole russian troops continue to evacuate civilians from residential buildings and hospitals previously controlled by ukrainian forces. survivors claim they were use the human shields pine nationalists . my wife told me she would never go back to the hospital. she says people were shot there in their bags. maybe to pump. i'm so sorry. it's so hard to speak. they answered that they needed to stop the enemy and that we civilians were nothing to them. also ahead on the program,

rushes foreign minister claims washington is pushing key to continue fighting. this ongoing piece talks thousands of europeans protest against they use weapons shipments to ukraine with some members of the european parliament. openly saying that block has become an instrument of nato e. u. instead of promoting peace and acting in the interests of the people, europe has become a tool of nasal and the military industrial complex onto 2 former heads all face. but nick, media news on clear have been detained by police in eskimiya claims. they didn't done here to recent the you financial functions on russian individuals ah, around the clock across the world. this is our

t pleasure to help you with this for our news update this our, my name's, you know, new the siege of mario ball 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 the yet military troops are currently evacuating civilians from a local hospital there. the russian defense ministry claim is more than a 100 people been held at the site by the neo nazi a's off battalion. russian troops conducted more than 10 trips to the hospital to evacuate all the injured, including 16 children. if i q e 's claim, the ukrainian units use them as human shields. scott. duncan 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 all of that, although mom doesn't on the 2nd of march, the assad battalion fired at my apartment on the 5th floor. i thought it, but they destroyed the city, the hospital if the soldiers were running past it, 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 any. but now when we have been evacuated, we want to thank the russian army, so we don't go to others. 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? where the bulls are belie? civilians continue to be evacuated from murphy earlier. they apparent final battles in the city. rachel, our senior correspond marquez day of his covering the conflict from the ground.

with most of mary, you pulls 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. are here holly outskirts of larry opal, a battery of self propose how to the farm away ukrainian military positions or masses positions inside the house so far and, and still works plot which is where thousands of nationalists are making their lost m as off militants, have lost their capacity for counter battery for these and, and allied forces no longer have to maneuver off to each volley which gives them an advantage. accuracy, redwood, ample. thought we are launching. strikes on the is off steel factory on the nationalists. the is our battalion. we use pinpoint strikes,

we don't put local residents or infrastructure in danger because these are our homes in our families. while artillery shakes the ground, the 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 thought it's ukrainian nationalist positions again when the industrial zones have maribelle you'll just one. busy sovereign, this goes on, day and night. russian grad, emerald systems have been unleashed and areas where civilians are no longer present . or 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 and allied forces. were mirror with our news that have 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 shields 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, mary, you bill is not an option. russian forces have come to liberated, not destroy it, which means this battle will be settled. the hard way. will be the contest between infantry and very nearly face to face. more at gazda of archie, from mario bull. russia's foreign minister,

sir gala for all fast cooled hopes of a breakthrough in peace negotiations with ukraine, claiming key ebs retreated from its old promises. the moor. i went to the assembled folks in response to the sprouting of realism in the cranium 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 bushes which is immediately used by the west to announce a new batch of sanctions, as well as atrocities against russian prisoners of war by ukrainian neo nazis could assist you. with following the assembled torch, 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. iran key if unsure, in a huff on both russia and ukraine, where to postpone decisions on the future status of crimea undone. bus circular for

off again, leaves key of shift in position means someone else is pulling the strings. wagner, you to go to specify the inability to negotiate. once again characterises 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've 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 kia. 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. saying 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 the ukranian 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 swell a restore which said himself that he didn't want them to leave? wasn't a war? oh, so 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 murray, opal in key of and now we know in ukraine as a whole, ukrainian forces have been using civilians as human shields against their will, nachos hosing a meeting of its foreign ministers in brussels. but ahead of the gathering the alliance is chief un stilton burg. already made clear more military support will be heading ukraine's way. ortiz kill him up and has been following the story. in his remarks, the head of the nato meeting, 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,

what they dollars towards support ukraine. at the same time natal means 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 the national on the reason why we have oh, last week. so deployed $40000.00 troops on their direct net to come on to the eastern part to lawrence, and also added more. a troops under the national command, including a more use 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. here's what he did describing the comp, if the war is going to drag wrong on belong than the risk is 1st and foremost, for the people of ukraine, who will suffer more, who will see more damage, more death on more destruction or so this is the 1st and foremost, changes due for them on the responsibility of a president, putin. to end this war. now the nato chief also expressed concerns about growing operation between russia and china and the need for there to be better cyber security measures to protect computer systems, etc. project 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. well, let's delve into what both our correspondents were explaining their with international affirm, commented or marco, guess it's who joined me from london, marco always get to see you in the program. so there you have washington now re arrest, rear resurrecting. excuse me, this world war 2 era lend lease law to more effectively provide a to ukraine. does that translate as more tanks and jets? will it translate into much more trouble for ukraine? because if we look at the preston, i mean the clues in the name you land, you lease what we do find the solve and ask them back. clearly if you use it or if it gets destroyed on the battlefield, you'll have to pay for it is the plan. and it really speaks to the fact that the u . s. likes to make the nations of which it fights its complex pay for the was which it encourages them to have. the previous historical parallel that occurs to me is

the u. k. a bits of great britain in the 2nd world war was beneficiary, inverted commas of the land lease act, which basically gave it about 50 destroyers from the us. and i meant that you have to pay for it to decades later up, including with a loss which station territories. so this lend lease acts is basically a hidden extortion from the poorest country in europe, which ukraine already is. thanks to the combined efforts of books, the only galks in the 9 sees in the near liberal western as in the 2000 to take as much as they could from ukraine, which left it with gross domestic product lower than that sedan and leave you generations of ukrainians, young ukraine is having to pay for this mess, which the u. s. s. encourage the engine. it's intriguing, isn't it? the u. s. establish the land lease law to help states fight against nazi germany,

but it's using it now to support a country with a well documented problem with nationalists. why do you think they are resurrecting? and i, what is washington get from it essentially is trying to monetize its, its giving over weaponry to the gradients. first off, the american washington does not want the ukrainians to reach a deal with the russians once quite mile they, once this was last as long as possible. and for that reason it's encouraging that ukraine is to take the war options instead of the negotiation option. but on the way the u. s. will want any weapons that it gives to be paid for by those same ukrainians who fall in full the line that they should fight robin, discuss the future. so that's what this is about. it's unfortunately, it's what washington does is the profit model that the, the financial military industrial complex does in the united states. and a lot of countries all over the world will assess to that. as our correspondence was just going through earlier, marco nato plans to send more arms,

including heavy weapons to key. if it's hard to look at that and think the alliance there for wants to deescalate the conflict, is that as the claim repeatedly, i would say that the evidence is starting to suggest that the opposites well, yes, indeed, escalation is the u. s. intention, as they said, puts in, must fail in ukraine, which basically means that the negotiated solution, acceptable to the russians will be allowed. and this is a foolish as to try to actually bring peace me. she was elected on the basis of promising that he might find himself curiously assassinated and made a martyr of alter, is passing because they will not allow him to, to project a piece. the u. s. doesn't want the u. s. is behind this as an allies with extreme, the nazi radicals within you create itself who acts as the forces of the u. s. will over there. so the sky has all the freedom nato gun pointed at his head. the

russian paid for it, defensive ally, and nato was pretty offensive today against oldenburg, underlining that nato should rethink its strategy towards russia. amid the rising power of china is not kind of talk that kind of division, not just going to pit east against west. again, we know what happened last time, i think that native problem is that it has, it's actually through rather the washington problem is that it's basically brought russia and china together in increasing solidarity because it's threatens them both . it threatens really the old interests of the world beyond the western alliance and to media acolytes. so they told power was would definitely like to grow out of the situation. but unfortunately, that seems to be no way because there's no way the chinese will simply abandon the russians when they know that there will be next in the, in the u. s. game plan. so essentially the u. s. has created its own problem from health in the geopolitical sense. marco,

thanks for your time this thursday. always appreciate it. marco gas h international, a 1st common hit her life, rti. thank you. now there's a growing voice among european stressing governments to stop sending weapons to ukraine in italy. for instance, the hashtag not in 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 putin 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 correspondence. charlotte dubin ski talks through. no people in europe are urging their governments against escalating the conflict, saying they are being hit hard by the sanctions targeting moscow. there's been some

anger in europe over that military assistance has been given to ukraine. it's 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 the politicians were discussing these plans to send military aid to ukraine without war unfolding and then interior and in italy. protestors were unhappy that their prime minister mater druggie was there to sign a new idea for the possibility of the city to become a base for manufacturing equipment for native 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,

ukrainians to you, citizens. and yes, the russian citizens to has become a tool of nato and the military industrial complex because 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 i'm for typing up. 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 it. and so 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 know that the e u is thrashing out this effect set of packaging 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 shows that a packs a punch, it's going to have a difficult time doing that because it does have to get all leaders and to agree unanimously to whatever those sanction packages are. just keeping attention. busy on europe, i'm italian, m e p has said there's no justification for not right bound on russian energy

resources dot that are ga to le tivicay to it. i heard that we are talking about a complete embargo on russian gas, which would be absolutely unacceptable for our economy them. and this is based on the facts reported by the ukranian government about the chat, but they're 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 of russia requested it. also voice concerns about the potential blowback from auntie moscow sanctions on greece. foreign minister says 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. hungry has already come under heavy criticism from brussels, with the european commission even threatening to isolate budapest from you. 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 feel they are being punished for non compliance with the use directives as somebody it's against what the wants and well, we don't represent the values and we don't comply the way they would like us. and we don't do what they say that most of the sanctions against hungary are not democratic. we are a small nation and we are vulnerable to others or the room to punish it 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, but 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. another story that bring you today to

former heads of the news outlets, but media has been detained by police in estonia. nobody has been able to contact alina turner chava and her husband mattie dimitri terrorist, al, since the arrest alina headed. sputnik news in the stony, until it was shut, done by local authorities or on 2 years ago. she then created the independent news outlet. sputnik media, which was also forced to close last month stony as chief public prosecutor claims they bypassed recent e u. financial sanctions on russian individuals. that international editor in chief believes europe may be seeking to provoke russia by targeting its journalists. we still have no information or 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 journalists 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 were doing their job. as journalists, we see it perhaps as the, as the way to provoke rushing this time because baltic states have been very vocal about civilian economic ties in 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 say they're, they're asking for a dialogue with russia. they see 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. it's being reported at least 2 indian oil refineries planned to buy less saudi oil than usual in may opting instead for russian crude new delhi bass reporter, rwanda reports. last one week, we had 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 oil from saudi arabia, in fact, to buy a very less beginning me this year. this sort of development gum would be and i'll mention the knology around pool, which has raised the crude oil prices affecting countries in the nation from the salvation market. this sort of development, not only india, but also ensures that probably now need more 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 this stance almost want to be the same as it was not feel when you draw the combined events exposed to this you all to route $2100000000.00 in april, the february of 202122 from the 2650000000 dollar report in the last one i should, he did is significant reason to treat as well. so basically i'm going to find minutes in the office is pressure from united states deputy national security . it was about the leap sink doing it, but it didn't get any 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 institutions sanction on india. 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 increase imports of fresh energy and other commodities. considering these developments or a significant nisha because in the us trade supply or oil on gums at a time, then i also facing some sort of confusion in the oil prices, which ranges between 80. i saw one group eat every day, the high level this high, and the price of oil is want as high as the u. s. germany and other countries. however, us, what they have done is, on the united states as wifi, john, it's on imports of russian. good oil in the fine products before the u. s. don. all take effect. thanks to it's iran, 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 impulse of rushing crude and refined products before u. s. bond takes effect and he has worn minister, has sort of said that domestic patrol right in terms of percentage increase globally, was just about one dent on. but if you assume ministers intruding its former prisoners, just about junker and finance minister and both have real quick and then what would it take to protect the country's national? it just didn't take no steps which he was buying on from russia ro. angela, thanks for choosing r t for your global news update this our i am done for not, but our programs. they're just beginning. see what showing where you are around the globe today in moment. ah,

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