ah, and a camera men are wounded and taken to hospital as an allstate crew come on to shelling by ukrainian forces in the dawn. yes, for public you have here is a ukrainian snipers nest. it has been set up on a roof of one of the military bases. it has been abandoned wealth, along with the rest of the base, corresponding reports from ukrainian military bases in mario, which they abandoned, as russian forces advance as russia to fight at the isle. still plans on the outskirts of with police confront more knows that the funeral of an outage is there, a journalist killed during class. she's in the west, back with palestinian and israeli officials blaming each other for the tragedy. and

laughing and member of the european parliament guest detained as protests against the demolition of a memorial to soviet soldiers unfold. and the last the encounter with a welcome you're watching on the international with the late is world news headlines. it's good to happy with and i'll take for it has been challenged by ukrainian forces in the city of dakota as can be done. yes, papers are public, i was good out the public but like here the but well, it was good. i knew i did out there to come home and stuff and shrapnel wounds to their legs and the fact of being taken to hospital. but the incident happened as the crew stopped at a local perpetual station. they claimed there were no military objects near by. at the moment of the attack. moscow is shifting its

position on ukraine's membership of the european union, where the russians talk, diplomatic, saying the block is turning into nato's aggressive accessory and moving away from the initial founding games of the blog. little problem of the knock is this of keeps desire to join the you raises serious doubts. the european union has turned from a constructive economic platform as it was created to be into an aggressive militants player. you will see the follow nato's leaders there by confirming their integration with the north atlantic alliance and will essentially perform the functions of its success story. meanwhile, the defense ministers of russia on the us held talks on friday for the 1st time since the outbreak of the war in ukraine. moscow stays the phone call was initiated by washington to discuss the most pressing issues of international security. the pentagon claims that called for a cease fire in ukraine, both sides to emphasize the importance of bi lateral communications during the

crisis. william mullins and former british diplomats on professor of political ideas and institutions that goofy, i know marconi university says europe is simply following the u. s. and nato's lead in its relations with russia. europe is literally an appendage at the moment of the us. the simplest that they call it nature and don't forget, paradoxically, that nato was begun to keep america in russia out and germany down. and that is exactly where we are again. now when turkey invaded cyprus, for example, to apparently protect turkey speakers inside the west did nothing a tool and now they become totally hysterical opting pose for years and reference for years. russia tries to protect its own brothers in what still call the ukraine . then there's a huge amount of poker c, i think little being understood and it will come through because at the end of the day when the, his serious eyes down economics will make sense. and you're probably going to see

some european countries saying, hey, look, do we really want to be an appendage? is that the moment we are let's cross the situation on the ground in ukraine. now, a bustle continuing the don't. yes. republic, city of mario paul is russian forces push ukrainian troops from the last stronghold . the as of star plans don't. yes, were public officials came to join forces and now strengthening that positions and putting pressure on nationalist troops in the plans. the factory has been besieged for almost 2 months with the operation still ongoing, underground tunnels in the facility and estimated 24 kilometers in love with $36.00 bombshell says that the size is unclear. how many troops and civilians remained there. according to the kremlin, the russian president discuss humanitarian concerns in the area with jim and chancellor sholtes saying there have been major violations of human rights committed by nationalists forces russian and on. yes, were public joint rescue services on conducting early stage reconstruction in

cities in a dumbass region clearing deeply and explosives from the area. they both have begun to flying cities in the 20th, from hobbling angry, playing with water supplies, and humanitarian aid. residents of some cities will also receive one of financial support as local will begin to rebuild their lives in the water regions of correspondence. he pushed on a visit to military base is abandoned by ukrainian from this military base. it has housed all sorts of troops including a tank unit. there has left tons of armaments like this one, for example, in a rather while di, a condition also there was a special forces union housed in a building over there. again tanks and even priests and many, many rooms here. they bare insignia and flags over the as of battalion and the right sect em to most notorious neo nazi wings of the ukrainian forces. the base resides in a strategic location. it provided ukranian troops with an excellent fortified

shelter overseeing the key road towards moore. you pull from the east, along with a good portion of the city. and what you have here is a ukrainian snipers nest. it has been set up on a roof of one of their military bases, and it has been abandoned. well, along with the rest of the base, but here you can see it up close and personal and have a glimpse as to how it all works. it looks very cosy, like for example, here you have a whole sofa that looks that way. later we were explained that this position was more likely to be used by offices tasked with reconnaissance or a spotter. that's of course, before the hail of bombs made them flee the place, abandoning weapons equipment, vehicles, metals, and documents. and this is yet a, another military base that was abandoned by ukrainian forces. they've left behind quite a lot because military vehicles here. some of them have been quite badly damaged because, well, they were shelled quite extensively here. you can see, for example,

the wool over there has been completely destroyed and dismantled, obviously as a result of some sort of a strike maybe of a tank strike. this whole area has been made available for journalists, for example, are not so long ago because as they were leaving hastily, they were still, they still had time to rig the place. but now, well, just dogs are roaming around here. they didn't have many options as to where to run from the shelves. either surrender or hole in at as of stalls steelworks, which catacombs still shell, to the bleeding out remainder of the mary hugh pal, neo nazi garrison, left at the very end of the rope. amish dawn of reporting from marie opal. ot see the u. s. senate has fell to adopt an accelerated bell on earlier assistance to ukraine. despite bilateral support for the speedy adoption of the law says around paul opposed the decision. according to the senator, it would be

a big mistake by the us to save ukraine by dooming the u. s. economy. this comes in the country faces its worst, inflation rate and 40 years ortiz, rachel blackman's reports be nighted states. congress is planned to pass an additional $40000000000.00 of funding for ukraine was stalled, after it did not receive unanimous support in the senate. thanks to the objection of a single member, that republican senator ran paul so that he could not support the bill because it didn't include legislation that would allow the inspector general to oversee how the money was actually spent in ukraine. similar to what the united states has done with the funding it has been to up ghana stand for years, except for the top 5 countries. $60000000000.00 is more than every other country in the world spends on their entire military expenditures. if this gift of ukraine passes are totally ukraine will almost equal the entire military budget of russia. we should not forget that the soviet union collapsed in large part not because it

was defeated militarily, but because it ran out of money in attempt to save ukraine. we will doom, or will we do the united states to such a future? now is that an or paul is not the only one who has been criticized for calling for basic oversight of the historic funding of the united states is sending to crane congress on margaret taylor green was also called out. and she was even accused of quote, repeating pollutants propaganda after she took to the house florida question why congress was moving forward with so much money for ukraine when here at home, the country is currently facing a massive shortage of baby formula that is impacting thousands of families across the united states. now all of this comes as the prices of everything from food to gasoline have continued to store with inflation in the us remaining at 40 year high . however, the senate is not finished trying to pass that additional funding for ukraine. and

they are expected to take another boat on it as early as next week. the republic of south assess here is scheduled to hold a referendum on whether will be united with russia. the decision was made by the president's decreed days after the presidential election ended with the opposition candidates victory with both incumbent and incoming president. expressing best support for a referendum south says he broke away from georgia after the fall of the soviet union, due to a rise, a nationalist sentiment into please say in 2008, georgia tried to forcibly re take the region which resulted in the just the hundreds of civilians including russian citizens as well as russian peacekeepers. russian troops entered the region and with songs on post georgia forces back to a 5 day war south of sasha as well as another break away republic cambia were recognized. final sco shortly, often with me now is a political analyst, dimitri babbage, good to see. thank you for joining us on the program. now. dimitri, how strong is the sentiment to unite with russia in south asset? here?

is the results of the referendum predictable? i think the result is predictable because indeed the map and i think a lot of our viewers may not know a very nor inside russia just bordering so it's worth understandable. that means the same people, you know what the state here, which is crazy when there was a ga. now, when georgia became the was a wants to join his brothers and sisters on the 3rd to russia and live with them in the same country. and the country is rush, which provides a lot of course, the huge majority of what they will do. i will be with russia. the other reason is the wonderful georgia,

especially after good yes. show national sentiment in the way and the 1st became independent in thank you one you know right now go to your next support and by the way. but if you dig deeper into the newspapers, which were published in the west 1919, you will find that georgia was ruled by a madman nationally. we are dumb. so who tried to destroy their calling me or the state? and this is call us, or they just need from dog. and then in 2008. so the independent, again, the new president really doesn't group. they bought it involved in all this 200-8000 people them. so it's a major, what kind of reaction do you expect from moscow?

do you think it's response will be influenced in any way by the fact that georgia has refused to joining sanctions against mosca? i think the law school will support this record before will be as the people in the north one could be united with their brethren, insult the sage. and the only reason why is the soviet union of the state and was told me by the court. the 3, you know, this is just a chain of models of which is very crier and it needs basically solve the stages you know, for the salvo, the reach to lump them together with georgia. but the getting out of the see list of they did. and the reason why they had to go over the reach hundreds of years ago was basically them and one invasion they

were hiding in the mall. them from the old logo. one was talking about what you just mentioned. i think roger will support these for credible what georgia will be. and the last phase of this is why and us all of the work this has all retail lead. prayers were going to was very much against changing the war or the former story. but he was forced, he was forced to be more proactive. why that there will be by the support on the west where the regime change in your brain. and i'm the russian regime in your brain. so rational has nothing to lose. the worst is so that after all, it being and just calling and just look at the news today,

the full on present for my wife and see if she were in any way responsible for politics as they come about to ukraine. because some earlier authorities in ukraine's cousin region, they also were led to be expressed a desire to unite with russia moscow. so it is up the local to decide. do you think this will mean that russia will support the referenda? let's say absolutely. russia will support the rebel, mind you who the president of south and east, and i thought he'd be, be, will, was a hero or resistor to the georgia tech in august the be, he's a formal parent, you know, in the saw it. i mean, and he graduated from cooper school and he was indeed supported and elected by the people also said has been not what we're doing for 30 years now. and they need to match the for president. this is

a major reaction where people are basically the prevalent you've really one in about 8. so the agent could be exterminated. this is what i heard from them. and this is the reason why they brush will save you them. please remind me of the georgia already the whole scene. they were advancing towards the border with russia and then suddenly the russian army, kings rest and push the door back into the 30. so the conditions rush, the very important decision is amber, was about a to recognize the independent. and of course, it makes sense. no to lead a normal state you live together. these are the sort of political analysts to meet you. bye bye. thank you very much for your time and sharing your insight into the

matter with us. thank you. ah, now a man's unprecedented western sanctions against russia, the country's national currency. the rubel has been named as the world's best performing currency every year, according to bloomberg. it's risen a little over 11 percent against the us dollars in january. the agency reports, while the offshore rate indicates the rise amounts to around 12 percent. this comes with most go required export to sell foreign currency and trade partners pay for energy importance in roubles. we should want to professor of banking and finance. at the most of us, they say the western sanctions that fell to really hurt the russian economy, bringing damage to european markets. i don't think those that imposed sanctions wakes being the ruble to do this. well. the fact is that since 2014, with a sanction sticking in and the international financial markets being already at that time becoming increasingly hostile towards russia, there was

a kind of market base discrimination against russia. they were aiming at brush your but i don't really achieving that. but actually if you look at the logic behind the sanctions, it is essentially sanctions imposed by the us on the europe to head the european economy and then not really sanctions to had russia. which is very difficult to do when you are, you know, the largest economy, the largest country in the world, and, and one of the largest economies that spanned from europe to asia, that is able to trade with the entire world is where the security forces of class with mourners at the funeral of an al jazeera journalist in palestine serene abu was killed on wednesday, while reporting in the west bank. the police confronting goes attending the funeral as they try to move the can't get on

foot. it's unclear what exactly caused the coffin was made to deliver to church by tom. thousands of palestinians took part in mourning for the journalists to last the life and that of recent way to tension a warning. you may find the following image is distressing. this, this, it shows the moment after the outages there were journalist was killed during an israeli army rate in a town of gin and palestinian authorities on the tv channel. it sounds plain is ready soldiers for the join and the death. israel said both soldiers and palestinian militants were firing at the time and called for a joint investigation which palestine has refused. dalia murray, reports from the funeral attack from journalists are taking place at many entrances to the old city. we were prohibited from passing. and just now we've managed to get to the funeral procession because there are a lot of important people from jerusalem. and of course, palestine participating in the funeral procession of our colleagues coming through the old city to the resting place where she will be buried in

a grave prepared in advance. i see you rarely see such a crowd in july to them. it hasn't happened for decades, and maybe the 1st time was seen so sullen. funeral was allowed in member of the european parliament, tatyana stone ark was detained at a protest against the demolition of a war memorial to soviets soldiers in the countries capital, riga. she's not being released, police have been told to take 0 tolerance approach of the protest. the politician was among hundreds of people to encourage them to go home and stay safe. as after the latvian government reportedly began preparing to demolish a woman moral to the soldiers, moscow has condemned the decision saying it defies any reasonable explanation. it accuse lot of being the most aggressive russell phobic ally of the e. u and nathan. we've tried to get reports from the grounds where the protest took place. however, many people, including local journalists, supposed to be concerned about legislation, prohibiting dealing with the sanctions. media outlets. investigations have not been

launched into some of those who came to the memorial after being outraged by the flowers removal on the may. 9th. one case has been opened against a man who was spotted with a rush and flag. he's allegedly accused of condoning genocide and crimes against humanity like law and what we spoke to the mother of alex on that amount arrested for carrying a rush and flags to get more details. i was told that he is in your cradle. my son, alexander, was arrested under the article of genocide and crimes against humanity. the maximum prison turn is up to 5 years on the non to monet. my son knox police officers. why did the russian flightless band in latvia they sent in was on may the 8th and 9th, but on may the town? yeah, it was not

a flag is not an in league of symbol on made the times 2 police officers approached alexander and asked him to put the flag away after long conversation they apologized to let my son go. then alexander late flowers and candles, and one hour later he was detained out 2 flats have been searched on my hard drive and seen kyle were taken my son, his chest now with clothes. however, he is more worried about his grandparents as the house is poor. patricia attentions emerged after authority is used, and bulldozers declare flowers brought by locals to the monument for the main night victory de commemorations and responds. people brought even more flowers to the site with police than completely blocking off the area. riga has been one of the most vocal critics of moscow's actions in ukraine. lengthy and published this non political activist, vladimir lindman believes these actions are a reflection of the rest of phobia, currently being witnessed across the world. to just sir giblet though. now in view

of the fact that the world is infected with such a virus, of the most violent, unbridled rosa phobia on this wave. and this background to the ruined people of lots of it have realized that this is their chance. when they can demolish the monument, this is a step towards rewrite history. in general, history has been written by the west, but especially in the baltic countries and in poland with such an attitude that in general, the russian post of choice in history is simply raised to state. it was 0 below the gloom report. and if it does not exist, this is the task or the task is to play the role of russian civilization in history in such a way as if it even does not exist at all. or it is absolutely negative, villainous, i'm not the angeles vadim. our say is the aim of these actions is to suppress the russian speaking community. to jesse lucas warriors, the but now the circumstances allow the largest russian speaking community to be put in their place. some time ago in m. p. in the latvian same uri's douglas said, we do not need you to speak the language, meaning latvian,

we need you to know your place. and today that is being implemented right now. the goal is to suppress and subdue those who preserve their cultural identity. that is why the ruling elite calls everyone who visited the monument to the liberators of riga on 9th, and the 10th of may enemies of the state. we need to realize that everything that has happened is no chain of coincidences, but a result of preliminarily plan special operation aimed at turning all baltic countries into a military base against russia. and in the u. k. a recent poll says 93 percent of britons are very aware of war in ukraine, while only 23 percent are informed on the hunger crisis in east and africa, which has tens of millions in its grip. the horn of africa is a region consisting of 4 states on more than 140000000 people. it was previously partially administered by britain, and joseph warns the global focus on the ukraine conflicts may distract the world from other large crises. you are an expert, had been warning of

a crisis in the area for months before the start of war, and ukraine. 3 failed rainy seasons. of course, the worst drought in the region in 40 years. the problem was exacerbated by the war in ukraine as well as sanctions imposed on russia, which is the world's main wheat exporter. the situation has caused great prices to sky rockets, but russia face is problems exporting goods to global market soft limitations on financial mechanisms and goods transportation. we discussed the problem with an associate professor at the university of south africa in pretoria. who say the africa has been living in the state of conflict for a very long time on the continence problems, shouldn't be forgotten. i leave it on daily basis. there is a crisis a we see a, there was a guy pick, a vehicle there was funded by the western countries

was one of them says because could be indicated in making sure that the kids are able to concentrate on a b, a dot or friday july stamps and so forth from there. well, what is the do i've been doing is to give more data and trying to give them money and then and also partnerships. i know that because i don't know, but at the same time meet with me. thanks for joining us. on the international as a way to plan team or to be found on our website on the dot com for

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hello and welcome to cross stock. we're all things are considered. i'm peter lavelle. when thinking about the e. u. one doesn't know whether to laugh or cry when it says it's united over the issue of ukraine. it is not, it says it doesn't want to fight russia, but in fact, is a co belligerent on the side of ukraine is determined to deeply damage which is economy . but in doing so, damage is itself cross talking the you, i'm joined by my guess, marco gas in london. he's an international affairs commentator in prague. we have brad blankenship. he is a columnist at c g t n, a freelance reporter push in law as well as a rti contributor and a mirror cash we custom roster. martin j, he's an award winning journalist and commentator. all right,

gentlemen crossed out girls in effect that much. i mean, you can jump in any time you want. now it's appreciate a martin. i start out by saying, i don't know if i should laugh or cry when it comes to the e. u. i think that should be familiar to you because i was a title of an article you wrote a few days ago. why did you write it? go ahead. because we were just seeing her when i think of the e. u in foreign policy, i think a ship in the middle of the ocean without of caps and just going round around us. you know, we're going into uncharted waters here. the e u is taking huge, huge steps into both i risky policies, which it has no track record doing it for me. most people who watch the show don't realize that you doesn't actually have a song policy such what it has is number of people, committees and buildings which or together collectively keep sasha of some sort going and search for them to go ahead with this policy. you know, i'm wondering how much research.