ah, ah, with russia releases footage of over 250 ukranian soldiers, mostly from the ultra nationalist adult battalion who surrendered in the city of morrow you both after a long siege. kiev however, is portraying the events as an evacuation. western media outlets are marked for relaying the normative coming out of kiev by releasing inaccurate videos without proper checks. we'll take a look at a number of examples with phil italian journalist questions that west coverage of a conflict while also claiming the vision is wide named between his government's actions and how the country's citizens feel about russians with

live from our international new center in russia's capital city, this is r t pleasure to have your company today. my name's union o'neill, or the russian defense industry saves hundreds of ukrainian servicemen, including many members of the neo nazi aus off battalion who were surrounded in a steel plant. in marty, you both have surrendered, ruinous, you let us just give you the roku as russian armed forces continue, a special military operation in ukraine. the surrender of the militants of the nationalist, dissolved battalion and ukrainian service men who were surrounded at the is off still planned in mary u. paul began yesterday. as of now, $265.00 militants have laid down their arms, including $51.00 who were seriously wounded. gloria was all of those in need of medical care were sent for treatment to the hospital in nova, as oscar in the donnas peoples republic on the call to when we're just outside the

hospital in the town of no vas office. this is where those injured from the catacombs of the eyes of star steel works are being admitted fast. in fact, the walls of this medical facility have seen the 1st batch of injured prisoners of war all ready. and we've talked to the medics and to the volunteers and they're telling me that those injure they are in a very poor state in a very difficult condition because down there under ground, they didn't have access to proper medicine. in fact, they had access to barely any medicine at all, so many of their wounds are infected this past. and as it's, it's very nasty and it's unclear as to will. some of them will be able to retain, to keep their limbs, for instance. now we've just come from murray, opal heads just over an hour's drive from here to as of style and then well, we saw a dozens of buses lined up along the road just outside the factory just outside the

plant and along with them as military vehicles. there as well as a military personnel of all sorts and this column, it stretches of for hundreds of meters. so something very massive is expected there . so because, well again, there's more than 2000 people who are well surrendering right now. the ukranian sized aside says it's an evacuation, it is naught, it is a surrender. and so they are. so it is a lengthy process. so it takes time for them to all, to be filtered and to be put on buses and to be put here again, the process is not, it's not fast again, just a quick reminder for you, for over, for well over a month, more than 2000 people were hold up deep on the ground in the catacombs under the as of style still works that they were essentially, they were the only garrison left in mar, you pull. they were completely surrounded by the russian forces, by the forces of the in as people's republic. they was shell relentlessly,

they tried the tried to fight back, but without the support of their government, they were abandoned by cave and by their commanders. so despite all their please to the pope to again, to the authorities to the international community. help didn't come, so now they are surrendering. they made this decision. they are saying that this was prompted by the command from whoa, from above somewhere from there. go from from cave. but again, this is, they are capitulating. they are, they're saying we can fight any more. and initially there were, there were about to only those injured were about to surrender. but now we know for a fact that those who are still healthy, they are laying down arms and going into russian captivity becoming prisoners of war 2. yet despite, as he gro was going through their ukrainian trips laying down their arms, western media betrayed the event as an evacuation, relying on the words of ukrainian officials who said the soldiers have quote left

the plant with the support of numerous organizations, both ukrainian and international they made no mention of the involvement of russian or dan. yes, republic trips. we spoke to a journalist who said the normative shows the importance of the war for the west. i think this is an indication of the importance of this war to the last, you know, this isn't the existential war on so many different levels. there are now some mainstream major outlets quickly in france. that is, and i think the new york time is addressing the war crimes committed against russian prisoners of war by the ukrainian forces, particularly the as of an either battalion, for example here. instead of course, we see a very civilized operation. we see russian soldiers a tearing international law to geneva convention tree thing. these as of forgetting

soldiers and ukrainian forces with medical treatment, taking them to hospital, treating them with their respect and dignity that was not given to russian, peo, w's. and the fact that worse than major is ignoring the difference in the behavior of both sides is indicative of their hypocrisy. and actually their criminal support of criminal. and they cannot admit that the russian forces that they have portrayed as the brutal invaders are the one thing with decency. and humanity is something else to bring you today. do you korean defense? ministry has published a video of its army, claiming they've pushed back. russian forces up the border near hawk called the country 2nd largest city. but questions are being raised the by the footage as among other things, the soldiers are heard saying they came to the frontier in april 15th. but the

video for some reason was published until a full month later. our correspondence re, if not to me more. most of western media have been very quick to spread this news that he, if sold them and they were either not very professional, not very accurate with information that were offered or, and other guess is that maybe the idea was to make people believe that it was true that the brennan forces reached the border with russia inadequacy and pushing the russian troops back. no matter it doesn't matter. let me know how close to reality toys and it seems that he wasn't quite close to things on the ground. first of all, the days. indeed, the footage was released on may 15th, but the soldiers in the poo 3rd or whoever the od maybe the actors. they say a for, let's take a listen with,

with how to explain why i call them actors because later another video was published, showing the same group of people in military uniform carrying. you can see it right now on the screen carrying the frontier posed the same blue and yellow board opposed that these people are gathered around in the futon south. got astonishing is that because you can understand for morale, reasons to hang up, but actually taping it that footage of them lifting it through what seems to be a forest dot surely again. yeah. i think someone decided to choose to film it so that now we can see that they were carrying these post to the film and is this ra choose and a so it shows that it's not a real case and it's not a real frontier. and this whole thing was not true, but interesting is that this latest be do with these people carrying the pose was mostly ignored by west media behind spreading the news. and even after it was clear

they spake, they didn't even bother to, to remove this fake news from their painted. they also want to put us to the reuters news agency. maria has seen questions raised for publishing an article using a photo claiming to show ukrainian soldiers on the front line it, i think it's the sumi region, but the people in the picture they're carrying pink bowl guns. so that is pretty basic stuff, but can have huge ramifications as you were saying if it's believed yet again, this is information war that we're leaving. and apart from having a real bloody will on the ground and stakes are very high. who cares about the truth, but seriously? like i without justifying o at sac jeanette fake news about military success is something that i can understand. you know, he placed, the aim is clear but painful picture. while you report on russians been repelled by ukrainians in similar region. i mean to me it's more like about disrespect to journalists. mm. as a whole, a lack of professionalism. and if you read the comments to this reuters tweet,

you can understand the people. i mean, the ticket the same way i did. well, i never since when is a war being fought with pe ball guns, or is this the new armaments that europe and the usa is paying billions for really at reuters next time get your photos correct. do you guys need to vet your images better? those are paintball guns and masks. those aren't soldiers in combat. does anyone at reuters ever go to a shooting range or play paint ball? so yeah, it is a shame and you can see people a few or is people are angry, but you know, the saddest thing is that this is a bloody conflict and people from both sides are exhausted. not rotors is a tire, you know, may be on, you know, for reporting on ukraine, but people, they are a dying, they're suffering and they wanted to come to an end as soon as possible. and the one piece. and sometimes i think that we as channel is as media community, we can try to help promote peace negotiations. you know,

there were several rounds of talks, but eventually, sadly, stop. so we can try to do something to, to bring sides together to push them back to table. but we see the opposite. you know, most of the media, they are fueling this conflict and you know, it doesn't help me. mal large plumes of smoke have been seen in the done yet republic after a huge explosion. according to reports, the dark smoke, you can see the result of russian forces shelling, ukrainian positions. the blaze reportedly begun for a mortar factory in the area was targeted on staying in the done yes. republic ortiz ego. she had done off again, had the chance to speak to a british citizen who followed calls to help ukraine on its people by troubling to fight in the country. although his trip ended with him being shot on the front line and being taken prisoner by russian forces, as in all such cases, we should say there is a chance he was speaking under possible threat. encountering

a confessed fight among ukrainian prisoners of war is a total order. if you were to take captives word for it. caves armies made up exclusively of cooks, medics and combs. officers, as far as i can see, a similar story is purported by andrew, a simple scaffold him who found itself embedded with ukraine's foreign legion or so he says, while the scaffold was spotted construction a shape, say 5 years old, and i've a simple life children up upon my family, what i seen on the west and west media, why some folks can do as you was asking people for help. i thought about maybe something i could do. i could help when andrew landed in poland, a mysterious jacob got in touch with him. and made an offer. andrew couldn't refuse a fast way, was to live some medical experiments,

basic medical experience said to medics, basic points, ocean injury, kind of the kinds of stuff. and. and he said that i could be more beneficial for me . and he crying father, the moment andrew crossed the ukrainian buddha, was the moment key of de facto made him it's conscript except back then andrew didn't quite realize that i didn't see any of the others. i dropped off as well as seems to be like a community center where we stay there for a couple of days. ordered around infantry like andrew says, his tasks were strictly within the civilian realm. he even got to see boucher, although didn't get to see any bodies there. and there was a few days after the russians after live in santa corpses myself. i didn't see anything like that. it looked untouched. the area that we was in, but again we wasn't directly and the child was kept on the very i got some boots

for not only andrea and others were banned from moving around independently. they had no idea where the ukrainians were taking them to the town of nick alive, except no one bothered to mention one little detail that it was in fact the front line. so he wasn't told it was going to make life just got all that would be moving, moving to a different location. it wasn't until weighs pretty much mc lives, how we knew, where we found out where he was, for there wasn't any fight in actual make life. so as, as quiet that was michelle and so i don't see any, and i make a live at all. it was the day that we push on to this position. when we go into the position, i was all quiet. then the next morning, i saw a peer and artillery gunshots. and when i ran, i stopped. i was very close in a position. eventually, andrew was ordered to join a foreign unit has magic. his 1st contact with the enemy became,

has lost. his brothers in arms were killed, and he surrendered. looking back at his experience in ukraine, he says he's reconsidering his life choices a suicide that all this this, this is comes, this are, do you feel like i've been like a massively not, not just by the, for religion in this country all on what of all will be taken as i and i did come out to help us. i feel like i would like to back in the you k through the western media lesson propaganda as well. i think now that i'm in the nation and the media stories looking back now, i think a lot of the stories can be false. stories probably also stories, buzz very indifferent to what the media portrayed back in on the west. andrew just wants to go back to his family, but both his government and key of have abandoned him. that a piano challenge her change for a transfer on our side,

i will be going back to the u. k, but they need the k for an office, an embassy to basically answer and talk back with this is was being held out for my transfer box is not the u. k. phone office on the credit, m. c. on doing anything for my transfer them. i went to get back to you, and andrew is not the 1st british citizen captured by russia in ukraine. we earlier reported on the plight of sean pinner, aiden osland, who fought alongside ukrainian trips and marty people on also surrendered to russian lead forces. moscow say at least 7000 foreign mercenaries are fighting in the country. more died seemed to be emerging about the mainstream media narrative on the ukraine conflict. a popular italian author and independent journalist has address russians on his youtube channel saying that italians are not against them on the real problem is rome following the heard on imposing sections

on moscow. we got his take. busy on the western coverage of the offensive a complete dental carina said if he listened to the italian media, there is only one true narrative, one correct interpretation of the situation in ukraine. one way putin is evil and zalinski is the victim. there isn't even the slightest mention of the fact that the u. s. nato could also be responsible. another thing that's ignored is the history of relations between russia and ukraine. nobody is taking the effort to look at how things had been in the past in order to better understand the fact is that may have pushed russia to attempt to reclaim ukraine's territories. a sham we, we seen a lot of opinion polls in italy showing that over 50 percent of italians are against sending alms to crate. and these were pulse conducted by the media. so the real number is probably even higher. and we don't even know where these weapons are actually going. the italian government is telling us that we're sending alms to

ukraine, so as to help the ukranian army them reality. however, there is evidence and they were report saying that these weapons end up in the hands of neo nazi groups. when you allowed that you look the decision to impose sanctions against russia. that wasn't even a decision made by italians. it's a european decision that our country has accepted and we want to make decisions for ourselves, but that's not happening. and these sanctions have precisely the opposite effect to what was intended. they were supposed to have a punitive effect as it were, to increase prices for the people and the government that under sanctions. but instead we immediately see them back. fire on us. well, the bates on punishing russia can sometimes get quite hands on us will seen on italian television this month. when experts discussing counseling russian culture, it did not pull any punches it, we can talk a little so not boss of the fact that a russian sing account come to italy is a form of fascism,

a singer or an orchestra conductor can't come head just because they are russian or a russian athlete can't run. that's all the western form of fascism which is intolerable tennis play a sportsman, sing as conductors ballet, dances and not putin. they are humans that have dignity and love art. they should be defended all the way. he did it, but the situation with the orchestra conductor is slightly different, in my opinion, because my solar asked this director if he was against the wall. i have to say it just to be able to work will to sing. they don't have to do it. oh, was the more comical in their to what is a serious situation on to get a fuller picture of it? that of what's currently facing russian arts, russian artists in the west do take a look at ortiz documentary killing russian culture. you can find it on our website now r t dot com. ah, for the 1st time in history, an entire country's culture has been trashed with

a very modern weapon. cancel culture. really desperate wonder will i, lucille malice? when will, when william frog can't just miss that in the minute, little the glue, alien, graham, this will be that gina who still will be a myer. here with me. not sure the least. joining total condemnation grows daily and now enclosed da staff skate to cascade and shostakovich. ah, yes, very interesting watch. now, despite global political turbulence, dozens of experts from 9 asian countries have gathered in nearly enough growth for the annual. val die conference. the club gathers experts and international politics, security, energy, and finance. with this year as speakers underlying the importance of cooperation to overcome current global challenges, we spoke with the program director of the vault i international discussion club,

who gave us his take a lie, central asia is more stable than other regions. so we walk the advantage over the eurasian countries, especially those which are located in the central eurasia east, that it is us to you region of the relative peace and stability. first of all, because we don't have nato in eurasia, we don't have nato and central asia. so we don't have countries or blocks which consider the others as their enemies and which construct their strategy on the principle building, dividing alliance. so there are interstate corporation in eurasia hot has much better prospects then, for example, in the middle east, or especially in europe. i think that and it also depends on the journalist of the relationships of the relationship of men like between east and west,

between russia and the west or the policy of the west towards the rest of the world is which is agrees to the both crisis are going to aggregate bod in eurasia, as it has been said already. we have different situation where corporate strategies prevail over competitive strategies. so we have many reasons to believe that the major players in the both sectors which you have mansion, food and fuel, will behave much less to gaze tickly. and we'll take into consideration the needs or the other states. and this is a goodness. ah, china is leading english language newspaper. the global times has voice to its support of india after new delhi decision to bon wheat exports led to g 7 condemnation. the article denounces the wes apart and double standards for not

increasing their own countries. wheat exports to stabilize the market. now the agriculture ministers from g 7 urge indian not to ban wheat exports. but why won't g 7 nations themselves move to stabilize food markets supply by hiking their exports. the west just wants to shift the blame to the developing economies, including india, g 7 of course being ad the soon in most advanced economies in the world. now the decision to bomb exports comes amid food security issues in india, itself as a predicted per harvest on our lab, normally strong heat with grips the country leading to a record rising prices. india is the world's 2nd largest producer and was expected to replace russian exports sanctioned by the west. g 7 countries have stud against the move, citing the potential damage it could do to developing nations. snaked export ban affects countries like bangladesh in the pool, which urgently need it. we also recommend that

a concrete decision be taken on the issue of the g 7 meeting of heads of state and government to which india will be invited from stood god. we also call on india to assume its responsibilities as a member of the g 20. this will take sion would not apply in cases where prior commitments have been made by private trait as well as in situations where permission is granted by the government of india to other countries to meet their food security needs and on the requests of their governance. while china and india are important trading partners, including extending their strategic and military relations, border disputes between the 2 nations have taken center stage in recent years. the moved by china to support indian energy interests may no demonstrate though a thawing in relations between the neighbors or not and more. let's cross to russia of sic re, former secretary in the indian ministry of external affairs on a career diplomat. you're very welcome to the program today. what has the indian

reaction been to china as a parent support of the wheat export ban? i don't think that the chinese reaction has any impact on india's decision. and i don't know, i suppose you have to also, chinese why they think they would like to support the engine position. but the indian decision has been taken because of various considerations like less than anticipated. we tavis the heat wave. and like we have said that the commitments that have already been made over to be honored. and that india is prepared to export. we on a government to gun basis if we get a request and we will. busy we will consider it, but you have to remember that india is not

a traditional we're exporting country. yes, we are the 2nd largest producer of reach in the world. but we have 1300000000 population. and we have to, in the 1st instance, look at the food security for our own people. our risk exports have been very minimal or just a few $1000000000.00 a year. and that also mostly 2 neighboring countries like bungler. they show on the ball and so forth. so i think that if there are surpluses and if the friendly country requests and get for read, i'm sure the government would would a decision in disregard that would help that country concern china. yeah. now we just got out of the relations between beijing and new delhi know, following what with china said through that newspaper, do you see it was significant because china, indian relations,

they haven't always been the very best. no, i think a support in the global times is, is hardly the way to get china relations forward. we have made it clear to the chinese, including the highest levels that relations cannot be normalized until the situation on the border is normalized and chinese are aggravated the situation by amassing so many troops there. today we have about $60000.00 troops from each side and the process of disengagement after the clash is about 2 years ago. ready and got one is still not complete, the chinese of dragging their feet on that. so i don't think that in india that we feel that there can be a normal relationship with china unless the border situation is also somewhat more normal. yeah, the reason i'm asking that roger is because i'm sure many observers in the west are

looking on thinking the, the, the object to ostracize russia with sanctions accept or to punish russia. india has been studying quite firm, saying they're not taking sides. china similarly is that putting those 2 countries, their ties closer together to relations strengthening something that the west perhaps did not foresee or. busy weren't i think that the indian position on the rochelle crane conflict is quite independent of the chinese position. and i don't think there's any coordination in this regard. we have our perspective on this, which has been expressed on numerous occasions in official statements at the un in new york. so there's no point in in. i don't think that this is an issue on which india and china a think a while we may be going to the same conclusions,

but the process and the considerations are quite different for us. so we have made it clear we would like to have peace there. we think that diplomacy is the way forward and i don't think that we accept the western viewpoint that india has a more obligation to unload. reach on to the word when this is not a crisis, which is of our making we, we are, you know, it is ironic that the west is now urging india to explore wheat, but then solve their own agencies. talk what, how india is so low on the hunger index. there are restrictions on exposure of reach under the. busy deluge do you okay. busy and. ringback so forth. yeah. so it's a bit hypocritical for the west to who we're trying. pressurize india, we're just right on your time. i wish we could speak more though. thank you so much for your time today. at raja sick we form

a secretary in the indian ministry of external affairs. thank you. now something we've heard increasingly in connection with the ukraine conflict. the alleged development of biological weapons are short talk. next asked, what are they, who's using it, hoping could they be? that's right ahead. ah. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be an arms race is on offensive bearing dramatic development only personally and getting to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very difficult time. time to sit down and talk will to slither when you called dora, taurus was margaret, she knows would you live up just in this.