a with and i consider the proposed storming of the industrial zone impractical. i order you to cancel it, blocked off this industrial area so that the fly doesn't fly through vladimir putin congratulate to russian forces and their allies on taking the city of multiple and orders a halt to the storming of a factory. that is the last pocket of ukrainian military resistance in the city. still local residents are in desperate need of food and other basic supplies. with

sheila is government joins in on efforts to find to latin american journalists, gonzalo lira who went missing in the ukrainian city of hock of a week ago after openly criticizing that countries leadership several e u. member states are now beginning to send heavy artillery to ukraine. after numerous, please from cvs president zelinski, we examined how that move is reportedly violating their own treaties against supporting conflicts with broadcasting law, director studios in moscow. this is our 2 international. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. are now letting me put in, has advised rushes, military to not storm the underground levels of a steel factory. that is the last remaining pocket of ukrainian resistance in mario . but in a meeting with the russian defense minister, he said that those areas should simply, brady blocked off and made clear that any ukrainian troops who surrender should not

be harmed. he congratulated brushes military on what he claims as a victory in the battle for the strategic port city, particularly blue, which was interesting. i consider the proposed storming of the industrial zone impractical. i order you to cancel it. this is a time when we must think, we must always think, but even more so in this case, about preserving the live and health of our soldiers and officers. there's no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl under ground through these industrial facilities block off this industrial area so that the fly doesn't fly through once again. invite everyone who has not yet laid down their arms to do so. the russian side guarantees their lives, putting such an important center in the south as mary you pull under control is a success. congratulations rushes defense minister, sergey chicago. has said the city has been cleared of ukrainian forces with half of them eliminated. and about a quarter of them surrendering the remaining fighters are reportedly hold up in

underground sections of the as of stall factory. meanwhile, leaves president zalinski has refused to acknowledge losing control of marble. it says ukrainian troops are continuing to fight a bucket. i flush an allied forces that have been leaving. are you able to return to their permanent bases after the city was cleared of ukrainian nationalist troops? soldiers of the done. yes. republic, claiming victory have been receiving warm welcomes by local residents. but the formerly besieged city faces huge humanitarian problems as local residents lack necessities, such as fuel, food and water. with essential aid is being doled out on a broad scale in marble to help local residents overcome the humanitarian crisis in the city. articles funded on coastal reports on location. christian sofa,

maria val are still living without electricity or running water. they have these and makes shift to kitchens just outside of their buildings. they're still in need of humanitarian aid and we continue to deliver on a daily basis. so all this particular area, it's right next to absolve style metallurgy. a plan to and it gives you can see all around me. all these buildings have been damaged by a constant artillery shelley. at the moment there is no. a gunfire can not be heard in this particular area and all we could hear are air strikes, were russian. aviation is bombing the remainder of the nation as with sellers that have been hold up with then as of started metallurgy plans and is hoped that the situation will soon be over how it became scary for us now. it is still not peaceful. of course we are waiting for victory. suppose hope

a clerk as soon as the shooting starts with people start to get scared outside. they hide in the basement and they are also afraid that they can get hurt from the shelling medicine and everything else is very hard to get because of belgian people try not to go out on the streets. they only go when they can make something to eat or help one another. let's believe we had such times when we managed to beg, rach dd. there are 2 grandchildren and a little girl from the neighbors with me when we were in the basement. we didn't, we divided the brag and i for parts let my younger grandson build as part and land, while the elder wine, the jesse did next to me, yet an old man was me. dentist, take the food and eat. not that then he said to me, grandma no need you eat, do you understand? what more can i say we became a little unite and he said we did together in council, and we helped one another. we were to whoever had something to eat about the we caught it when the russian army came here. they brought a field kitchen with allianz and the soldiers came to us and said go to the kitchen . and he, oh, it was very hard of the horse with just didn't expect that something like that

could actually happen. the chilean government has joined in on efforts to find a 54 year old julian, american journalist gonzalo lira who went missing in the ukrainian city of huck of a week ago. after openly criticizing his leadership and armed forces that he's english done off reports, he called out the ukrainian government funded skeletons in the closet. he reported from the ukrainian side of the front and now he's vanished or rather being vanished or so his friends via the ministry of foreign affairs, through its counselor section in moscow was informed that those close to the chillin gonzalo lear lopez who was in the ukrainian city of kirk if had lost contact with him since april 15th last time lire was heard from he was in the ukrainian city of hot, of, and the bell legation he was making could only have left key of very much unimpressed. there is constant shelling of

b dumbass reach the breakaway public republic so you can send it to us. and over the years low about $16000.00 people were killed there. um, needlessly. and it was really because of the aggression of the ukraine regime, which never wanted to negotiate with the people on the brake with us. lira was exposing corruption and institutionalized naziism right from the lions den in a country that officially band all a position media along with anyone else from speaking ill of the regime. the journalist had early a raise, the alarm over some shady figures loitering around his house. i don't know who exactly, but i know that convicts were released from prison. i hear from many people that the criminals were released by this a lensky regime, so that none of the civilians could leave clark if there are rumors of those men who were armed going into people's homes. this is a list of journalists lira put together saying they had been persecuted by the

ukranian authorities for descent. put my name on this list if i'm not heard from in 12 hours. bleary tweeted, it's been days with great regret and even greater sense of concern and anxiety on moral that i have to tell you that there is still no sign of our 1st guest, gonzalo liberal, and sadly the ground for concern is solid. one of ukraine's most notorious, neo nazi henchmen, hinted one of his zealots may have had something to do with livers disappearance. the irony of gonzalo lira chilion being caught by a guy with the call sign chili is hilarious. anyway, let's hope the beheading pops up on telegram soon. that post has now been deleted. after all, lira is an american citizen. he criticized the landscape is missing. while the

lensky who choked of all disobedient voices on a whim is getting international awards for upholding the values of free speech. we discussed the case with american journalists, taylor who dock and dan cohen. gonzalez, disappearance definitely could be linked to what he has been saying. i'm not only on twitter, but on youtube and telegram. he's been one of the key sources are people looking for was on information that a conservation to the mainstream narrative here in the united states. that, um shows zalinski as some kind of a great democrat when in fact he's this, this regime which is full of sig hiring real nazis has been murdering and disappearing dissidents. um and so the fact that gonzalo lira has been speaking about about this and is inside ukraine. i certainly could have made him a target for the ukranian government,

which tolerates no opposition at all. gonzalo lira took that duty seriously to bring the truth to the public eye, his own risk at the risk of his safety and his well being. i did not have any communication with him. i have never spoken to him, but i am familiar with his work and i think that people who are familiar with his work and see that this is someone who is a brave and courageous. i don't want to speculate on what could have happened to him when ukraine is government. intelligence agencies have a history of telling, a torturing, and harassing and even assassinating journalists, dissidence in the political opposition. and the mainstream media in the west of course, is not going to be talking about this just like they won't talk about how there are actual nazis in ukraine right now. in the fact that the don bass region, in particular, the areas i don't that single against. i've been sheltered by ukraine for the past

8 years. and there had been serious human rights abuses in atrocities happening every day in ukraine on behalf of the ukrainian government. we discussed the case with american journalists who dot taylor good. i can then cohen as we just saw there now coming up. that was not only the case of someone's critical of kids government going missing as a prominent ukrainian blogger and activists has been found dead in the city of sun . very close off. you said to have been killed when he left his apartment on april 20th and headed to his car, where apparently, assassin was waiting for him. the blogger was found with gunshot wounds to his head, body, and arms. ghoulish, i've had been using social media to help find people who have gone missing the conflict for you also took part in organizing a charity funds to provide help for refugees. he regularly posted images from the city of care song and to talked about issues that demanded public attention with mom. but some ukrainian media outlets have described the blog as pro russian and

accused him of collaborating with russian troops who are now in control of edison. cooler shop has denied those allegations saying that he was trying to help make life better for fellow residence of the war torn city earlier ukraine. president issued condemnation and threats against anyone who tries to make a deal with the russians. who just because i want to address those who aren't shying away from talking with the occupancy. if any of you are tempted by their proposals, you are signing your own sentence to go the same way is more than 12000 invaders who just because of the issue so far, there has been no response from ukrainian officials about the killing of valeri coolish of we will keep you updated if there are any developments. several e u. member states have agreed to supply heavy artillery to ukraine, providing money for it can be purchased and joining us weaponry plan. but that contradicts provisions and several core european documents, such as the founding treaty or cheese charlie davinsky explains your greatest

president has the week been calling on western nations to supply his country with arms to find russia and those nations have he did the cool you for example have for the very 1st time ever falling on the purchase and the delivery of weapons, ukraine. but this is potentially problematic for the you itself. as the move goes against its own rules, member states will not allow exports that would provoke or prolong on conflicts or aggravate existing tensions or conflicts in the country a final destination. however, some suggest that instead of actually aiding crane, the use decision is only fanning the flames of war, weapons won't bring stability. they will fuel further destruction and death calls from the ukrainian government. and its people for arms are understandable and difficult to ignore. but ultimately, arms only ever prolong and aggravate conflict. i'm there are all plenty of lessons

from the history which show that pouring arms into a country that move to actually help about bring stability. nor does it necessarily even contribute to an effective resistance. the west leaders probably think of that, so the promotion of democracy in one and so the ukrainian craig case can be considered one of these. and as a consequence, the european union referred to that support in such a way in the sending new weapons rather than to insist into promote diplomacy or negotiations. i don't think that this particular area we'll support will be an example of political the baby because there are so many articulated and complex social political gotcha sedation we deem while the you may believe that

it's actions just that it cannot allow ukraine to, for the war is now having fall wide around with occasions it is fundamentally changed. european folk collective defense policy on the reality of a standalone you all meet is now a major consideration. hundreds of billions of years will be spent on european defense in the coming years. but will that really make the union a safer place? i think that in contemporary word, nobody to safe due to the fact that there are many new key our weapons around the world, those. but the problem is, is the fact that to do a union relied on the support of net. so the challenges nation i'm can be, it will be the interaction between for the future european policy defense and the role of natal in europe. it requires a long time period,

a long discussion. there is also a question as to whether such actions will indeed make ukraine a safe place in the future to the use longest military mission to stabilize another country was in moly european forces on now pulling out from that african country without mission intact is 9 years off it began, now the weapons supplied to the molly and army you remain van now in the hands of those that you cannot control. and for some, this raises questions about the future of european alms the, at the moment flowing in ukraine. charlotte, steven sky off fee. paris g 7, finance ministers in recent days have pledged more than $24000000000.00 in aid to ukraine for this year and have said that they are ready to provide further assistance if needed. but the west boring of support to ukraine has overshadowed

the more desperate needs of other countries and even continents as africa requires an estimated $285000000000.00 to adequately continue its response to the coven pandemic. now the united states, $650000000000.00 of foreign aid, has hardly reached african nations. instead focusing on more developed countries. the one campaign, an international organization working against extreme poverty and preventable diseases, says it has the accounting to prove that western financial aid is not fairly disbursed. advanced economies which have the least need received the lion's share of the $650000000000.00 united states dollars. africa received only 5 percent of the total, roughly $33000000000.00 united states dollars in s d r's. you heard from an associate professor at the university of south africa who says a person's skin color and geographic location predetermine what kind of helps they can be given a gauge on most of them. a

car only in the point where the color of the scheme and your location determine what type of assistance you see from the western countries. but the problem we must understand is same time that the, the a conference comes in. it's a nice issue. it's a count please. so i don't know why this is you, me to be determined by gender of their one and you talked to mom, you know, gives you the ip type or, or a man. i can find yourself in us and you'll find you're not being able to express yourself. we've seen a guy before. he can use that as

a small k u k. that will be your huge. you better man because there with that as a yes. a group of former us intelligence and national security officials has published a joint letter warning that breaking up the power of american big tech companies with threatened american national security in their opinion. such companies are crucial to advancing u. s. policies on a global scale. u. s. technology platforms have already taken concrete steps to shine a light on russia's actions to brutalize ukraine through their efforts. the world knows what is truly happening in cities from mary polito kia, undistorted by manipulation from moscow. in the face of these growing threats, us policy makers must not inadvertently hamper the ability of us technology platforms to counter increasing does information and cybersecurity risks. the

letter was mostly devoted to a perceived threat posed by russia saying that it justifies a needed to retain maximum powers for american big tech companies as he's kill him up in comments, fake news and misinformation abound. we are told the big tech monopolies in their fact checkers are the only things protecting us from a world of lies. it is so vital that the information we receive be filtered. we are told that the intelligence agencies are now begging the government not to break up a few tech monopolies in the face of these growing threats, us policymakers must not inadvertently hamper the ability of u. s. technology platforms to counter increasing does information and cybersecurity risks, particularly as the west continues to rely on the scale and reach of these firms to push back on the kremlin. but recently proposed congressional legislation would unintentionally curtail the ability of these platforms to target does information efforts and safeguard the security of their users in the u. s. and globally. so what can we take from this? well firstly, big monopolies are never really

a big fan of anti trust legislation and the prospect of the government breaking them apart for the good of the market. but more importantly, this appears to be solid confirmation at this point. social media tech giants are a wing of the us state department. they even point to the same enemies, russia, and china. the united states will need to rely on the power of its technology sector to ensure that the safety of its citizens and the narrative of events continues to be shaped by facts, not by foreign adversaries. the russian government is seeking to alter the information landscape and it has already received by in, from other like minded states such as china, pro, russia, or anti nato voices have all been banned or shadow band on social media. before that, the hammer came down on american conservatives with even donald trump, the former us president being shut down himself. these forces seem to be totally fine with altering information. they just want to be the only ones with such a license, the latest movies you tube meddling and hong kong. they seem to have decided that

john lee, the only candidate running for hong kong stop position is no good. he's now calling them out. the termination reflects the flagrant hedge, a monic tactics employed by the us gun meant imposing the so called sanction on mister lee, so as to intimidate him will not in any way affect his strong determination to continue to safeguard national security. mister lee will continue to use his best efforts to reach out to the public to explain his platform and to hear their views through many different means and channels. big tack and the u. s. government seem rather cosy these days, plenty of lucrative government contracts for silicon valley. so it appears that enforcing standard anti trust legislation and breaking up a big monopoly here. or there may actually get in the way of waging some of history as most sophisticated psychological warfare. at least they're willing to admit it. caleb martin, r t new york for more or less cause live to former. and while you professor and the author of google archipelago, michael written while thanks for being with us here on our international. so the

division, according to the authors of this open letter, big tech companies advance us national security in what way? well what they're doing is enforcing and censoring all possible perspectives that differ with the national security states agenda. and they are so called in a sweltering, so called this information. but it's only this information that they don't like them. other words, whatever they don't, whenever it doesn't accord with their agenda with their narrative is called this information that's really viewpoint. the viewpoint diversity that they're squelching, it has nothing to do with disinformation. it is about having a unified unipolar has a monic totalitarian discourse control. so the authors say that big tech companies, such as facebook, you censorship as

a tool to support us foreign policies. does that seem to be ringing true to you? yeah, absolutely. i mean, it's very clear on twitter and facebook that you can say anything if you're in support of the agenda and that today happens to be pro ukraine, anti russia. and as long as you, you're saying something that is on that accords with that agenda, you're fine. it doesn't matter if it's just information or not. and yeah, they're, they're basically a state apparatus, big tech, at this point. they're affectively, they are effectively apparatuses of the state, their, their ad chunks of the state doing the state business and that censorship. and that's information control, total information control, control of the narrative, disappearance of dissidence. basically we're, we're, we're dealing with the kind of totalitarian information regime. now you bring up

the anti rush side of this. of course i have to ask about that the letters authors again suggest that u. s. is fighting against conflicting information specifically for moscow. is there really some kind of an underground information war going on? larger than we know about? i think there's definitely been in it. i mean, the, the intelligence agencies have already admitted to the fact that they are engaged in their engage and information war. and they have even put out the statements suggestive of what russia might do in the future in order to hopefully preempt and also to frame the narrative the way they want it framed. and so yeah, they're spin information war. and this has been undertaken by the, by the cia in particular, and they're in the ana, sam, they're attempting to control the viewpoints and to, to control the narrative,

to make sure that, that there is no other alternative to the kinds of information and the, the direction and the framing of the information that they, that they want. all right, michael, rick. 10 wald former and while you professor and author of google archipelago. interesting to hear your thoughts and of course, the other side of the coin, which i wish we had time to talk about is how much information these companies actually gather on us. but hopefully we can have you back to talk about that later . appreciate it. thank you. bye now there is outrage in germany after and identified vandals drew swastikas on memorials to soviet soldiers at nazi concentration camp victims. now the notorious symbol was painted in the colors of ukrainian flag with nationalist slogan, scrawled on monuments, 2 soviet soldiers who helped liberate germany during world war 2 and 2 victims of the ravens broke concentration camp. at least 16 such sites have reportedly been vandalized across germany. we got reaction from the director of the simon wasn't

all center in israel. if i'm off, dba will dis, obviously say that the russia military is acting or something similar to the nazis, which is not true because they're not denazi's. they tried to express their anger and frustration. damage with the russian military story carry out. ukraine, sent the police, try to find people. because as i said, this is not the way the best way. the most effective way to express the approaches . instead, marching streets in germany contest the, i don't generalizing so my name instead of the red army will need to start war in ukraine over in poland. the state institute of national remembrance has started to demolish monuments to soviets, soldiers, polish officials have announced their plans to topple round 60 such sites in their

country, saying those are relics of a bygone era. meanwhile, in moldova, the president has banned wearing the st. george ribbon, a symbol of the soviet victory in world war 2, as well as publicly displaying the letters v and a z which are being used by the russian military and the conflict in ukraine and the don bus. now here's how the mold oven president, my son too, has tried to justify the been the promotion of false failures should be severely punished because this is a real danger to security in consciousness. we must say a firm no to war and its symbols, and insist on their exclusion from our communities. this symbols belong next to other symbols of destruction and death. in the ash heap of history, people wearing the ribbon can now face a fine equivalent to $500.00. but critics of the measures say that at the grades of the countries values and insults the memory of the allied victory in world war 2. but we need to be the descendants of the victorious in the face of the president's

party. have been the reuben of saint george, even though they are living under peaceful skies. thanks to those who one word to. i think this move discredits the values of the republic of moldova, as well as the ideals of those who celebrate the 9th of may as victory day was more brilliant before put the president's party regime in dover, has adopted a scenario inflicted on him by the west which is also what happened with the baltic states and ukraine. unfortunately, they simply followed the command. why did they do this? to divide society the ribbon of saint george has always been and will always be a symbol of the great victory, a symbol of courage. this new law is spitting into the souls of the people. in austria, the committee that handles the site of the mouth housing concentration campers refused to host, to delegations from russia and bellows. at this year's annual ceremony marketing the camps liberation according to the austrian officials, inviting representatives from moscow admins would be incompatible with the oath of

the surviving prisoners of the camp for peace in the world. now 1000 is one of the most notorious nazi concentration camps, located 20 kilometers east of length austria. it was established in april 1938, shortly after austria was annexed by neighboring germany. the camp held up 233-5000 people. some 32000 soviet citizens were executed. there. we heard from some austrian locals about the camp. yes. and the constant out so much. housing was a concentration camp like many others in europe and that the nazis built them. people, mainly jews, died there under in human conditions. and this shouldn't happen again. never again mentioned in the unit. so storage greatly. so i know that things were terrible and more 1000 of being there with my school class. we looked at the buildings and the stairs of death. that was a really weird feeling. what happened there is terrible. 77 years have passed, which was confused. martin fiend does without international help. the liberation.