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broadcasting from our studios in moscow, this is our 2 international. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with. no vladimir put in has advised rushes military to not storm the underground, the levels of a steel factory. that is the last remaining pocket of ukrainian resistance in mario pool. he said those areas should simply be blocked off and made clear that any ukrainian troops who surrender should not be harmed. our correspondent, regardless of 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. we've the luck, residential neighborhood that was held by ukrainian nationalists. they've been for have beaten back and retreated. the hold just one, building everything beyond. he's bought i will deal

with this is i was here still very much i have 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, raid of the as of steel. so an offensive on the has of seal industrial complex because of the potential body count. you must bear in mind that this is a button combat, perhaps the only thing was when combat to ease nuclear war. every single apartment, every single room, every single entrance meiza of ground is food over and blood spilled

full. therefore, the russian president wants to save as many lives as possible because you have to understand what 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 nationalist inside the as of steel, co blinks, are re, 2000 of them remain there as well as hundreds of foreign fives is. musson read together with their own morale, their low and vote. hon. water on i'm you, nation many, one to surrender many one a way out. they understand that for them. this is the end, 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. russia allied forces have been leaving mario pull to return to their permanent basis after they say the city was cleared of ukrainian nationalist troops. i soldiers that done yet grow public, claiming victory have been receiving warm welcomes by local residents, but the formerly besieged city face is huge. humanitarian problems as local residents, lacking necessities, such as fuel, food and water. with a central aid is being doled out on a broad scale and multiple to help local residents overcome the humanitarian crisis

in the city articles on a rama. concert of comments on location resident sofa, maria val are still living without electricity or running water. they have these and may shift to kitchens just outside of their buildings. they're still in need of humanitarian aid and we continue to deliver that on a daily basis. so all this particular area, it's right next to us all of us thought metallurgy plants and it is, you can see all around me. all these buildings have been damaged by a constant artillery shelley. at the moment, sir, there is no. a gunfire can not be heard in this particular area and all we can hear are air strikes, were russian. aviation is a bombing of the remainder of the nation as would tell is that have been whole dub with then as of started metallurgy plans and is hoped that the situation will soon be over how much it became scary for us now. it is still not peaceful. of course,

we are waiting for victory. so close up a globe as soon as the shooting starts. when people start to get scared outside, they hide in the basements. they are also afraid that they can get hurt from the shilling medicine and everything else is very hard to get because of that and people try not to go out on the streets. they only go when they can make something to eat or help one another. unless villa we had such times when we managed to bake brad the. 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 bread into 4 parts. let my younger grandson took his part and ran while the elder one just stood next to me. i told him was me dennis, 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 cell united, we get together and crowds, and we helped one another. we looked, whoever had something to eat, we caught it when the russian army came, 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 course. we just didn't expect that something like that could actually happen. the chalet and government has joined in on efforts to find 54 year olds, which lay an american journalist gonzalo lira who went missing in the ukrainian city of hark of a week ago after openly criticizing kids leadership and armed forces, reporters and authors around the world fear for his life, not his he was done 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 fear the ministry of foreign affairs, through its councillor section in moscow was informed that those close to the chillin gonzalo lear lopez who was in the ukrainian city of clark, if had lost contact with him since april 15th last time lire was heard from he was in the ukrainian city of hot and the ballet geishas he was making could only have

left the key of very much unimpressed. there is constant shelly of b dumbass reach the breakaway public republic sofa yukon centers. and over the years long about 16000 people were killed there um, needlessly. and it was really because of the aggression of the ukraine regime, which never wanted to negotiate with people in the break 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 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 the zalinski regime so that none of the civilians could leave clark if they 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 our 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 near nancy 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 zalinski, who choked off 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, ah, not only on twitter, but on youtube and telegram, he's been one of the key sources. are people looking for information that contribution to the, the mainstream narrative here in the united states that 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, which tolerates no opposition at all. we heard from anna maria, allah, various of the children, metropolitan council of the college of journalists. who says that lear as disappearance may have been violent because he was openly critical against the ukrainian government with urban will. 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 to report on the internet about what is happening. but 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 site,

a full investigation into whether he is still on the territory of ukraine. doing all of this comes after ukraine's presidency. lensky issued a threat last month to punish anyone in the country who does not maintain loyalty to kiff. 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're signing your own sentence to go the same way as more than 12000 invaders who just because of the issue. that was not the only case of someone critical of cubes . government going missing as a prominent ukrainian blogger and activist has been found dead in the city of. i have son, valeri cooler show of has been said to have been killed when he left his apartment on april 20th and headed to his car, where apparently an assassin was waiting for him. the blogger was found with gunshot wounds to his head, body, and arms. political had been using social media to help find people who had gone missing in the conflict. he also took part in organizing

a charity funds to provide help for refugees. regularly posted images from the city of hassan and talked about issues that demanded public attention of the war. but some ukrainian media outlets have described the blogger as pro russian, and accused him of collaborating with russian troops who are now in control of gifts. one coolish off had denied those accusations, saying that he was trying to help make life better for fellow residents of the war . twin city. so far, there has been no response from ukrainian officials about the killing of valeri coolish off. we will keep you updated if there are any developments ukrainian president zalinski is expected to be awarded the german media freedom prize despite several western news outlets. having asserted that ukraine lacks freedom of speech . ukrainians, vela 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 n u 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, it is also expected to be given to bel rushing opposition leader said mother, she cannot sky and russian journalists, marina or shani. cova. now we heard from journalist and author, daniela's are who says the western establishment pushes the idea that ukraine's press is free. but it's not. i think the un nato, a wind up loosening at the the information war in the, in the ukraine is all about the question of not the u. s. and nato, for trade. the, the government is

a democratic government and therefore try to disguise the fact that the nazi elements are extremely important and extremely influential throughout the the quine and government and the ukrainian arms services. so this is the big lie, is that there are no nazis in the ukrainian or russian propaganda that use that the ukraine i, it's free and democratic, etc, etc. this isn't obvious. for 3rd, yet all me the in the west our are cooperating and pushing the line, the new york times the b, b. c, etc, etc. and clearly this award is part of that gigantic effort to disguise what the situation in the, in the ukraine is really about several you member states have agreed to, to supply heavy artillery to ukraine, providing money for, to be purchased. and joining a u. s. weaponry plan. but that contradicts provisions in several core european

documents such as the founding treaty for one or piece davinsky explains the recordings president has the week screen cooling on western nations to supply his country with home to find russia and those nations have, he did the cool. you, for example, have for the very 1st time ever finance 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 prolong on conflicts or aggravate existing tensions or conflicts in the country a final destination. however, some suggest that instead of actually a 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 under all, plenty of lessons from the history which show that pouring arms into a country who actually helped to bring stability. nor does it necessarily even contribute to an effective resistance. the western leader is probably think of that, so the promotion of democracy must go on. and so the ukrainian craig case can be considered one of these. and as a consequence, to the european union preferred to that support in such a way in the sandy new weapons, rather than to insist into promote diplomacy or negotiations. i don't think that this particular area we'll support to will be an example of political stability because there are so many articulated and complex social political gotcha

sedation we deem while the you may believe that it's actions are just that. it can also allow ukraine to full, the war is now having fall wide around with occasions. it is fundamentally changed . the european folk collective defense policy and the reality of a standalone in you all me is now a major consideration. hundreds of billions of years will be spent on european defense in the coming years, but will really make the union a safer place. i think that in contemporary world, nobody to safe due to the fact that there are many new key our weapons around the world. those but the, this is the fact that the european union relied on the support of net so, so the challenge is daisha. i'm convinced that it will be a day interaction between an order and future european policy defense and the role

of natural 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 be use longest military mission to stabilize. another country was in morley european forces on now pulling out from that african country with that mission intact is 9 years of it began. now the weapons, it's supplied to the molly and all me remain there. and then now in the hands of those that you cannot control. and for some this raises questions about the future of european on the, at the moment flowing in ukraine. charlotte, even ski r t, paris g 7, finance ministers in recent days have pledged more than $24000000000.82 ukraine for

this year. and they say that they are ready to provide further assistance if needed . but the west's outpouring 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 a foreign aid has hardly reached the african nations. instead, focusing on more developed countries. the one campaign and international organization working against extreme poverty and preventable diseases, says that has the accounting to prove that western financial aid is not fairly dispersed. 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 sd ours. we heard from an

associate professor at the university of south africa who says, a person's skin color and a geographic location predetermine what kind of help they can be given. a dog n i c a r o a piece where the color scheme and your location determine what type of i c stands you see for the, with the on the same time that the, the a conference a she is a count please. so low. why do you me to, to, to my new i, gen of there one, then you gotta model b is p type or are

a man i can find this out is a you'll find with a guy before he can use a small k u, k. that will be your huge, you better because there with that as a as world powers seek to restore the iran nuclear deal. the u. s. says it concerns still have not been adequately addressed. if iran wants sanctions lifting that goes beyond the j. c. p. o a, they'll need to address concerns of ours that go beyond the jcp away. they will need to negotiate those issues in good faith with reciprocity. negotiations in vienna to potentially restore the deal have been going on for about a year. the u. s. has rejected take bonds, key demand is that iran revolutionary guard corps, be removed from

a terrorist blacklist so that the country can return to compliance with the nuclear agreement. neurons. foreign ministry has accused us officials of purposely delaying the talks. heard from iranian political analysts. christopher holly, who says that the u. s. has waged a duplicative policy against the nuclear deal. i believe that this is the one of the red lines that you, don foreign ministry, has spoken about. and the listing of the lucian garden court, the i r b as the terrorist organization by the us department of state, with an escalation in an already situation. after the united states, unilaterally withdrew from b, j, u, p. o, a, the 2015 nuclear agreement. iranian foreign ministry has made a career during the negotiation that they don't they don't want to cross any of the red line. and those include the economic aspects, but also the listing of the i r, which was that under the trump administration. so i think you will have profound

effects on the ongoing negotiations. it shows the belligerents and the rogue nature of the u. s. foreign policy and the current regime seeks to unilaterally impose its will. and of course under pressure by the israel b, which has been hoping for no new deal and was behind the scenes for the reversal of the deal under the trumpet administration. in austria, the committee that handles the side of the mouth housing concentration camp has refused to host delegations from russia and bell roost at this year's annual ceremony. marketing the camps liberation according to austrian officials, inviting representatives from moscow and minsk would be incompatible with the oath of the surviving prisoners of the camp for peace in the world. the mouth 1000 is one of the most notorious nazi concentration camps. located 20 kilometers east of length austria was established in april 938 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 about the camp. yes. when you concentrate so much. housing was a concentration camp like many others in europe under the nazis built them. the people mainly jews died there under inhuman conditions on this shouldn't happen again. i 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 had passed, thomas could shoot as martin fiend. it does without international help, the liberation of mouth house and would not have happened. the u. s. how to laugh 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 muller need rushes ambassador to austria says there has been too much politicized sentiment in europe over the conflict in ukraine. not them walking until she's amid this angie rushing sentiment that can be seen both in the media and in the statements of ta politicians. i can hardly imagine this decision was not a political one. our work made us get used to various unfair accusations and the information blockade that they are attempting to wage on us. we view this as part of european reality. that is clear, there is a disruption in the public conscience triggered by the one sided coverage of past and present events in ukraine. it's particularly ashamed that this is happening to ma 1000. since this has the feelings of the victims, relatives looks a new order. oh i that as it for me, this our stay with us throughout the day as we bring you more news and commentary about the war and ukraine and other news is such and fresh. ah

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ah ah. hello and welcome to cross stock were all things are considered. i'm peter lavelle, the u. s. and it's nato allies claim they are continuing to send massive military aid to ukraine. at the same time, washington appears to have no interest in a negotiated end to the conflict. this makes the question, what is washington's policy gold? could it be direct conflict with russia? from sucking the ukraine conflict and joined by my guest, john brawley in new york. he is a political analyst, as well as a former foreign correspondent in russia and like jackson, we have daniel nick adams. he's the executive director of the ron pol,

institute for peace and prosperity. and in london, we have marco gassett. he is international affairs commentator or a gentleman, cross stock rules and effect. that means he can jump in any time he want. and i will appreciate, daniel, let me go to you 1st in lake jackson. my question in my introduction is very, very simple. what is washington's goals in this conflict here? because this massive a sending of arms to ukraine, which nobody knows where it goes to out who's the end user, or if it's going to be sold on the black market. one, the problems with western coverage of this conflict is that ukraine is notorious for its corruption. i mean, it makes a corruption in russia blush. i can guarantee you that. so what is washington's goals here? because it seems to me that they're calling the shots. not mr. zalinski go ahead, daniel. it seems to me, this is the most incompetent handling damage of foreign affairs issue in the history of the world. i don't believe that washington has a clue what it's doing. the only thing that's driving the.