a with and i consider the proposed storming of the industrial zone impractical. i order you to cancel it, block off this industrial area so that the fly doesn't flight through. vladimir putin congratulates russian forces and their allies on taking the city of mario pal and orders a halt to the storming of a factory. that is the last pocket of ukrainian military resistance in the city. our crew reports from the edge of the embattled industrial plant. please love residential neighborhoods. it was held by ukrainian nationalists being poor now with chillies. government joins in on efforts to find a chill, an american journalist, gonzalo lira who went missing in the ukrainian city of hanukkah. a week ago,

after openly criticizing that country's leadership with several e u member states are now beginning to send heavy artillery to ukraine after numerous please from cubes to president zalinski. examine how that move is reportedly violating their own treaty against supporting conflicts with getting lied from our studios in moscow. this is our international. i'm john thomas . certainly glad to have you with us. now vladimir putin has advised rushes military to not storm the underground levels of a steel factory. that is the last remaining pocket of ukrainian resistance in marble and a meeting with the russian defense minister. he said that those areas should simply be blocked off and made clear that any ukrainian troops who surrendered should not be harmed. he congratulated rushes military on what he claims. he is a victory in the battle for the strategic port city. put it in

promotion is 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 is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl under ground through these industrial facilities block of 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. russians, defense administers or geisha group has said that 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 stall factory. meanwhile, he was president lensky has refused to acknowledge losing control of mario. poland

says that ukrainian troops are continuing to fight our correspondent. what dogs have reports from the outskirts of the embattled industrial zone in which the last ukrainian troops have been blockaded? well, on top of a high rise building right on the edge of the has of steel, industrial complex, please, the love residential neighborhood that was held by ukrainian nationalists. they've been 4 out of you have beaten back and retreated. the hold just one, building everything beyond it. but i will deal with this me, this is, i was here are still very much active with the view here. everything that is controlled by ukrainian nationalists. russian forces now ring the entirety of the as of steel industrial side,

the orders that they have now at the stand in positions be ready, but vladimir putin has ordered the russian defense minister, the council to cancel a plan rate of the as of steel. so it offensive on the as of sealant or physical bricks because of the potential body count, you must bear in mind that this is a been combat. perhaps the only thing was an urban combat to ease nuclear war. every single apartment, every single room, every single entrance meiza of ground is food over and blood east spilled full. therefore, the russian president wants to save as many lives as possible because you have to understand the soldiers fighting here. they're all someone's father, someone's brother, someone's son. they have children who they want to return to. they want to support and who will miss them for their lives if they full in this battle. especially

considering the sorry state that the ukranian nationalists inside the as of steel complex are ring. 2000 of them remain there as well as hundreds of foreign fighters must read together with their own morale, their low and food. hon. water on i'm you, nation. many one to surrender many one away out. they understand that for them. this is the in the russian side in say, still, i mean want to surrender will be treated with dignity there. you can hear us. i book far and away from feeling industrial complex. so it's, it's probably best to head out. russian allied forces have been leaving mario pull to return to their permanent bases after the city was cleared of ukrainian national troops. i

meanwhile soldiers lead done. yes. republic, claiming victory. i have been receiving warm welcomes by local residents, but the formerly besieged the city faces future mandatory problems as well as the local resident flag necessities such as fuel, food and water. you don't with essential aid as being doled out on a broad scale in multiple to help local residents overcome humanitarian crisis in the city. archie correspondent among couple of comments from the location in sofa, mario val are still living without sir electricity or running water. they have these a makeshift 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 us all of us thought metallurgy. a plan and turned it as you can see, all around me. all these buildings have been damaged by a constant artillery shelly. at the moment, sir, there is no but a gun fire 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 would tell is that have been whole dub with then as of style metallurgy plans and had 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. so close up a curb as soon as the shooting starts with people start to get scared, so they hide in the basement and they are also afraid that they can get hurt from the shilling 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 villa we had such times when we managed to bake grad student. there are 2 grand children and a little girl from the neighbors with me when we were in the basement. we can. we divided the brag into 4 parts. let my younger grandson took his part and ran while the elder one that just stood next to me. i told him, was me dentist, take the food and eat not that. and he said to me, grandma, no need you eat, do you understand? what more can i say we became so united that we get together and crowds and we helped one another. we were to whoever had something to eat, but the we caught it when the russian army came here. they brought a field kitchen with them and the soldiers came to us and said, go to the kitchen. anyhow. it was very hard of the horse. just didn't expect that something like that could actually happen. the chilean government has joined in on efforts to find 54 year old julian, american journalist gonzalo lira who went missing the ukrainian city of hud. gov. a week ago, after openly criticizing key of leadership and armed forces, does he go to some of comments?

he called out the ukrainian government funded skeletons in the closet. he reported from the ukranian 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 chilean gonzalo lear lopez who was in the ukrainian city of kirk if had lost contact with him since april 15th last time lira 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 law about 16000 people were killed there. ah, needlessly. and it was really because of the aggression of the ukraine regime, which never wanted to negotiate with the people in the break. regardless. 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 earlier raised 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 carcass. 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 ukrainian 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 and more 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 henchman, hinted one of his zealots may have had something to do with lear's 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. his missing was lensky, who choked of all disobedient voices on a whim is getting international awards for upholding the values of free speech. gonzalez, disappearance definitely could be linked to ah, 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 information that a conservation to the or mainstream narrative here in the united states that, ah shows zalinski as some kind of a great democrat when in fact, he's done this, this regime, which is full of sig, hiring real nazis on 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. um, which tolerates no opposition at all. we heard from anna maria oliver's of the chilean metropolitan council of the college of journalists, who says that there is disappearance may have been violent because he was openly critical against the ukrainian government. but all basil vinegar in our concern is related to the situation that has developed in ukraine not only during the war,

but also in previous month. some of the opponents of the current government have been attacked or killed. so we know that those who are not satisfied with the current regime are not accepted there. gonzalo lira would be among those journalists who would report on the internet about what is happening from what we know at the moment from what has been published in europe on. we have the impression that this disappearance may have been violent because of the criticism that gonzalez lira expressed against the ukrainian government. therefore, it is extremely important that the authorities of our country pay attention to this and request from the ukrainian side of full investigation into whether he is still on the territory of ukraine. this is not the only case of someone that critical of cubes, government going missing as a prominent ukrainian blogger and activist has been found dead in the city of camps on the larry kusha love is said to have been killed when he left his apartment on april 20th and headed to his car, when apparently an assassin was waiting for him, the blogger was found with gunshot wounds to his head, body, and arms. coolish off had been using social media to help find people who have gone

missing in the conflict. she also took part in organizing a charity funds to provide help for refugees. he regularly posted images from the city of his son and talked about issues that demanded public attention. but some kind of media outlets have describes the blogger as pro russian, and accused him of collaborating with russian troops who are now in control of care . one cooler shop has denied those accusations, saying that he was trying to help him make life better for fellow residents. of the war, twin city earlier, ukraine's president issued condemnation and threats against any one who tries to make a deal with russians. who just because of it. 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 as more than 12000 invaders coaches because so far there has been no response from ukrainian officials about the killing of larry could push off. we will keep you updated if there are any

developments ukrainian president, so mc is expected to be awarded the german media freedom a price. this is despite several western news outlets. having asserted that ukraine lacks freedom of speech. ukrainians, bella, russians and russians are at the forefront of the fight against evil, against war and tyranny in eastern europe and courageously defend their freedom, as well as ours, with words, deeds, great courage, and their lives. many ukrainian publications and journalists avoid reporting news that looks bad for their country or could serve russian propaganda. violence against journalists is commonplace in ukraine since the beginning of 2019 the new j u has recorded 23 attacks on members of the press. the ward is presented to public figures who are distinguished for their commitment to freedom of expression, political dialogue, and democracy. this year the prize is dedicated to the struggle for freedom in eastern europe. and in addition to zalinski, is also expected to be given to bel rushing opposition leader. set lana pickering,

sky and russian journalist, marina os. young. authentic of, excuse me. now we heard from journalist and author, daniel lazar who says that the western establishment pushes the idea that ukraine's press is free. but it really is not. i think the us made wind up losing that the, the information war in the, in the ukraine is all about the question, not, not the u. s. and nato, for trade. the, the cleaning government is a democratic government and therefore try to disguise the fact that, that, that not the elements are extremely important and extremely influential throughout the ukrainian government and the ukrainian arm services. so this is the big lie, is that there are no nazis in the ukraine. that it's all russian propaganda that youth as the ukraine i, it's free and democratic, etc, etc. this is an obvious for 3rd, yet all me the in the west our are cooperating and pushing the flying the new york

times the b b. c. ready etc, etc. and clearly that the war is part of that gigantic effort to disguise what the situation in the, in the ukraine is really about several e, u. member states have agreed to supply heavy artillery to ukraine, providing money for it to be purchased. and joining us weaponry plan, but that contradicts provisions in several cor european documents such as the founding treaty for one r t s. trial. davinsky explains the greatest president has the week been calling on western nations to supply his country with falling, 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

e u itself. as the move goes against its own rules, member states will not allow exports that would provoke prolong on conflicts or aggravate existing tensions or conflicts in the country of 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 falls 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 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 lesson, the leader is probably think of that said 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 preferred to support in such a way the sandy new weapons rather than to insist and to promote diplomacy or negotiations. i don't think that this particular area we'll support will be an example of political the big because there are so many articulated and complex social political gotcha sedation within. while the, you may believe that it's actions just that it can also allow ukraine to for the war is now having fall wide around with occasions. it is fundamentally changed . european broke collective defense policy. and the reality of a standalone in you all me is now a major consideration. hundreds of billions of euros will be spent on european defense in the coming years, but will really make the union

a safer place. i think that in contemporary work, nobody to safe due to the fact that there are many new key or weapons around the world, those. but the problem is, is the fact that the do be an union relied on the support of net. so the challenge and station i'm can be it will be the interaction between for the future european policy dispense 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 safer place in the future to use longest military mission to stabilize another country was in moly european forces on now pulling out from that african country with that mission intact is 9 years off the it began now the weapons that supply to

the molly and all me remain van, now in the hands of those that the you cannot control. and for some, this raises questions about the future of european alms that are at the moment flowing in ukraine. charlotte, steven sky or t. paris. a former 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 would threaten american national security. in their opinion. such companies are crucial to advancing us policies on a global scale. u. s. technology platforms had 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 policymakers must not inadvertently hamper the ability of us technology

platforms to counter increasing. does information and cybersecurity risks, fake news and missed information about we are told the big tech monopolies and 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 hampered the ability of us 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. so 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 and from other like minded states, such as china, pro russia or anti nato voices have all been banned or a 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 in hong kong. they seem to have decided that john lee, the only candidate running for hong kong top position is no good. he's now calling

them out. the termination reflects the flagrant hedge a monic tactics employed by the u. s. government imposing the so called sanction on mr. 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 sack 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's most sophisticated psychological warfare. at least they're willing to admit it. caleb martin, r t new york. in austria, the committee that handles the site of the mouth housing concentration camp has refused to host delegations from russia and belarus in this year's annual ceremony . marking the camp liberation according to the austrian officials,

inviting represents representatives excuse me, from moscow and mince 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 to 335000 people. some 32000 soviet citizens were executed. there we heard from some austrian locals above the camp. yes. run constant thought so mad house was a concentration camp like many others in europe under the nazis built them. the people mainly jews died there under inhuman conditions. this shouldn't happen again . never again mentioned in the unit. so stored quickly, so i know the 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 construed martin fiend, it does without international help,

the liberation of mouth house and would not have happened. the u. s. helped a lot, if there are many photographs of the dead stacked and starved human corpses, the photos were taken during the liberation with those were really, really terrible images. you have to keep reminding yourself of that so that it never happens again. the image rushes ambassador to austria says that there is too much politicized sentiment in europe over the conflict in ukraine, it gets soon in is stored in oxygen in your if the rewriting history unfortunately, is now an integral part of european politics in society. what is happening in regard to history nowadays did not arise in recent weeks or months. indeed, for many european countries. this is part of the political culture and political world view. the has been very clearly felt in recent years, amid the anti russian sentiment, both in the media and in the statements of top politicians. i can hardly imagine

this decision was not a political one. our work has made us get used to various unjustified accusations against us and the information blockade that they are attempting to conduct against us. we view this as part of the current european reality. it is clear, there is a disruption of the public conscience triggered by the one sided coverage of past and present events in ukraine. it is a particular shame. this is happening in regard to mouth houses as it insults the feelings of the victims, relatives whom we will carry out our own action in full measure. we will definitely go to mount housman, representatives of all russian foreign institutions in vienna will be there. and we are also coordinating our action with the beller russian embassy. so attempts to remove russia may affect the official part of the program, but that's not so important. we will pay tribute to the memory of the victims of naziism, regardless of their nationality. we will lay flowers at soviet monuments at the monument to the hero of the soviet union, general demi chicago bishop, we will nevertheless fulfil our tribute to historical memory. 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 it is needed. but the west are 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. 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. ours. we 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. no doubt a most of then a car, only in that nobody point where the color of the scheme and your location determine what type of i c stands you let me see for on the west and complex by the choir, we must understand it is a top dot the b dot is that a c i dot com please. and it's a form of important isolation. it's a. com please. so i don't know why they let me see is you me to be determined by the i jen got on there? why don't you talk to mom?

you know, you get 8. so you keep type or, or a man that can find are so if you know us and as a zach you'll find with being able to express yourself with a guy before. he can use this as more. ok. well, if you pay there will be your cost eugene better man, because there with i think what i mean that has got to yes. i that does it for me this hour. i will be back in about 29 and a half minutes with more news and commentary about the war in ukraine. stay with us is our international ah with.