ah ah, breaking news this hour on r. c. at least 18 children have been killed in a must shooting as an elementary school in texas. also ahead. it's obvious that women who used to live here some of them had children and it's puzzling at best as to why they weren't allowed to surrender. and to get the kids to safety earlier are to expose the bunkers. the other style feel plans where women, if i, to shelter with their children during the siege. the west urges ukraine to fight to the end. one voice turns out, and re, kissinger says ukraine. she'll become a bridge between europe and russia. ah,

come into your life from i had was it in the russian capital? you're watching r t. my name is peter scott and here are the top stories this hour. we start with breaking news coming out of the u. s. states of texas where at least 18 children have been killed in a mash shooting as an elementary school. it's believed officers responding to the incidents also shot and killed the suspects identified as 18 year old salvador ramos. he entered the school with a 100 and possibly a rifle report. the shooting is a grandmother as well. who is currently in a critical condition will have full details on this later in the program. ah brushes, opening a humanitarian card or for foreign vessels from the ports of marty you pull this morning. that's after the cities waters were cleared of mines. now the mining works are also in progress of the territory of the as of steel plans, which is now under full control of the joint russian underneath forces of the final ukrainian soldiers there surrendered last week. those in dpr captivity will face

trial, according to local officials, with the court proceedings being prepared at the moment. meanwhile, we continued to bring you details of what life in as of style was like during the siege without his eagerness done of exploring the areas where women fighters brought their children. this is the room where we found weapons, guns, equipment, well, armor, et cetera. and this bunker here used to shell, to women, look his, their beauty products over here, over here as well. there's children's clothes, there's toys and more children's clothes. well bit down this room, there's still more of their clothes hanging on the rope after they washed these big reserve was they still have water in them and well, here's how they slept. for example, there's another little nook over there with beds more beds here,

mattresses. it's obvious that women who used to live here some of them had children and it's puzzling at best as to why they weren't allowed to surrender and to get their kids to safety earlier. but judging by the amount of well military paraphernalia that we found, they were no civilians. in fact, in the back of this room, there's a rocket launcher. so not only did they live here, they also fought here. meanwhile, the world's richest and most powerful continue to discuss the fate of ukraine, the devil's economic forum, with a dominating sentiment, the ukrainians must fight to the end. i am totally committed as one person to seeing you, crane to the end with a win. not basically resolving in some type of a treaty. i don't think that is where we are and where we should be. we are very happy to have them

a fight. our fight. you can must win this war, or this came in a sharp contrast to what prominence. u. s. foreign policy veteran, henry henry kissinger has said, according to him, ukraine should become a neutral country, and this should be a goal for the west. and that's exactly what bush has been demanding all along a good because if you say no say, is in between a indeed a neutral bridge would search to bring russia in europe into closer cooperation through an alliance that would also help the european union and russia better compete against both beijing and washington, which could also help explain why the united states is constantly interfering in the country on the other side of the planet. to ensure that this bridge never gets

built in calling for urgent piece in ukraine, kissinger could very well be drawn on his own professional experience and regrets. if you see the terms of the vietnam war seeks fire, which kissinger negotiated on president nixon's behalf, could very well have been reached 4 years earlier, with tens of thousands more lives saved since the deal had ultimately changed very little within that time frame. so how does kissinger suggest revolving the territorial between russia and ukraine? i should say to the status quo ante in this case means that control over crimea, who hans, and on that would be restored to russia. it's almost certainly not what the west

and ukraine want to hear. but kissinger, as he always does, is speaking from the perspective of foreign policy realist seeking tangible results in favor of peace and not as the kind of idea law that tends to dominate the western foreign policy establishment based on the pressing she discussed are diverse, is a possible end of globalization, the conflicts in ukraine and western sanctions against russia, exacerbates of the economic triples created by the global pandemic. and invented as how fragile the global economy potentially is. for some speakers of the forum, the outlook is disastrous. but you go back to 2007, 2008 in arab spring. you look at the economic indicators, then you have 40 nations with political unrest, riots, protests. and today the conditions are actually worse. so look what you see in sri lanka, indonesia, peru, pakistan, i keep going on. that is only

a sign of things to come and show over the next 10 to 12 months. we probably will have a significant, as we are having a pricing problem. one of the main consequences of the globalization is the decline of production. promising arise in food protectionism. for example, malaysia recently announced that it would vanish, chicken, exposed to secure its own food supplies. indian authorities have also put an embargo on wheat sugar exports. this move was related to a shot rising. we prices threatening food insecurity food security in india and its neighboring countries. we asked the director of the geopolitical economy, research group for you could decide about the food situation in india. food production in india as in many of the places is already being affected. the 2nd thing is that for the last many decades as india has become more and more neil liberal, it has actually caused a great erosion in small holder agriculture. and that has, that is one of the key reasons why malnutrition has increase because they used to

be a very large number of people who are basically able to produce what they consume. india is already even before 2022. india was already at the bottom of the need to him is on the absolute bottom, but very near the bottom of the meeting was in terms of food security, the adequacy of food provision in india. so this is a, so at one level, you know, whereas the u. s. and other countries are criticizing india in fact, you should be praising in here. the fact is, and you should have done this a long time ago. basically what you have to realize is the rest that is waging a war against russia in which ukraine is the proxy. as so many people have said, the u. s. wants to fight russia till the last ukranian it is, the u. s. is war. the u. s. is waging this war, unmindful of the consequences for its own population, which is already suffering. and of course, amid all this, people are completely forgetting about so many countries. in the 3rd world,

that neo liberal policies have made reliant on food imports. and they are going to take the brunt off all of this. and i think really what to offer is for all countries to sit down and manage food supply and some equitable fashion. but given the way the united states is green, i don't see it happening. hungry has declared a war time states of emergency over the conflicts and ukraine, which will allow the government to bypass the parliaments with any decrees. thus, as a you continues to pressure budapest over russian oil embargo we see the war and the sanctions from brussels have lead to massive economic upheaval and drastic price increases. the world is on the brink of an economic crisis. hungary must stay out of this war and protect the financial security of families. when this requires room for maneuver and the ability to act immediately, the government is exercising its right under the constitution to declare war time, state of emergency from midnight tonight. this will allow the government to respond

immediately and protect hungry and hungarian family and by any means possible. ministers. order comes amid heated debates on a possible russian oil embargo. while the majority of the members have declared that they are ready to go without tuition, energy hungry opposes a bond with victor oberon saying, no sanctions can be discussed as a consensus in europe hasn't yet been reached. executive vice president of the regime center o rasmussen believes the hungarian prime minister is trying to mitigate the repercussions of the energy crisis. despite all the tensions within europe. prime minister organ and sees the tension is going on. he sees the one we've got a potential global food crisis happening we, we already know that we've got a european energy crisis. he's had to fight off the u from and stand up for hungering needs and requirements. and there people,

europe in general has, is in the process of committing economic suicide. i think gorb and see that. and i think he's trying to prevent that and to mitigate the impacts of, of the downfall on europe. and it's going to affect the hungarian economy somehow, but i think he's trying to mitigate the input, the negative implications of that. will he be get additional pressure from europe? absolutely. but do i believe he's acting in the best interests of hungering? absolutely. and i think you'll see a lot of change over in i think over time, over the next year, maybe 2, there'll be many changes within the european leadership around the board. and i think unwillingly. so we'll see what, what other crisis happened but, but i see i see very, very major changes resulting from their economic decline in while the head of

the european commission has made a u turn well, talking about russian oil bun, seem to move would not be safe the economy us live underlying, has previously insisted on energy functions against russia. so today we will propose to ban all russian oil from europe. this will be if we would completely cut immediately as of today of the oil, he might be able to take the oil that he does not sell to the european union to the world's market, where the prices will increase and sell it for more. the west is getting more desperate. i think they see russia winning this war in eastern ukraine. so far the economic sanctions against russia have not heard russia. in fact, the rubel is now record highs. meanwhile, it seems like the sanctions of backfired on the west. i don't see how europe can refuse russian oil. i mean, maybe they could try to be less dependent on it. but the fact is it's the closest

oil supply. so this is an insane move by europe if they do this. and i think a lot of leaders there in the population know it. i think they know that their political future is probably on the line. but again, whether they will follow what they know is uncertain as return. now stop breaking used from texas, where 18 children have been killed at a must shooting as an elementary school. let's go live now to the u. s. and speak to our correspondent caleb moore, pin. so caleb, what's the latest you can tell us about this. horrendous shooting 18 people are dead. 18 of them are. ready school children, the shooter has also been killed now by law enforcement. from what we understand, the shooter is identified as an 18 year old male. it's a ledge that he shot his own grandmother who is in critical condition before then fleeing the home and going from there to the school,

opening fire on the school children at a nearby elementary school. and i was just bringing shock throughout the country. people are utterly horrified by these events, and at this point we just heard from us president joe bite, who's made remarks about it and saying that this will open up a debate related to gun control. this is joe by we have dash win in gods name. we're going to stand up to the gun lobby. when in gods name, we do, we all know our needs to be done and don't tell me. we can't have an impact on his courage. now back at the scene in texas, we understand that there is a local recreational facility where the family members of school children are able to be reunited with their surviving children. and we also understand their impromptu medical services being set up in the area to make sure that those who

suffered gunshot wounds and other injuries are treated. this is a very serious situation. law enforcement is on the scene. at this point, the country is trying to find out what the possible motive could be. now this comes on the heels of a recent mass shooting that took place in a buffalo supermarket where a shooter opened fire targeting people because of their race. and it's also important to note that it is only maybe the end of may and so far this year in the united states, there had been $212.00 mass shooting incidents that have already taken place this year. so people are looking at the united states, so they're continuously a conversation about how to deal with these ongoing shooting. it's particularly hard to getting when the victims are children. you know, this is an elementary school. ready that was targeted many heartbreaking remarks coming out of people. many shocked words from local officials and observers, parents, community members, quite a heart breaking incidence. and we expect that in the aftermath of that,

and we'll see new renewed debate regarding the issue of gun control and united states. and i hope you'll keep us updated with any developments on our story as our t. caleb moore, pin reports in life from new york. thank you. let's cross live now for more reaction to anti terror experts and legal analyst jennifer breed, and jennifer, welcome to r t international. so as we just said, president biden has questioned when america is going to stand up to the gun lobby. if it didn't after the sunday hook, masika isn't going to do so now. well, i think most americans are asking why the, why the question, why does has to become incredibly partisan and political immediately rather than warning such a tragic and completely horrific loss. i mean, of course, we're looking at the reigning ruling party in america, the left wing party, which immediately goes to political device and speech and a gun lobby. rather than talking about the many issues that seem to be played in this country, namely mental issues, mental instability,

and not just from cover. 1910 democrats, but from the divisiveness from mainstream media sources in our country. i mean, credible divisiveness from our current political leadership throughout this country . and so many things that have been going on, you know, there are so many questions we need to be asking. namely, you know, why some of these are happening in texas. you know, we've got a lot of water issues going on down there. we've got a lot, we've got a lot, we've got a lot of mental health issues that are going on. they're not being addressed yet. the left wants to come out immediately and politicize this issue and go out to the guns rather than the person was pulling the trigger rather than the people who are doing that. because as we know, and as we've seen, i just from 2016, 2017. there have been mass, terrific, murdering incidents with something other than a firearms, but again, in america, this continues to be publicized, and that is why that is why there aren't going to be really passed forward to stop

in these kinds of ass. i'm talking of joe biden. he also questioned why such shootings don't we tend to happen that much elsewhere in the world. what do you think is a problem for the us specifically? well, for one thing the united states tends to be a thing that happens in the u. s. tends to be a lot more media centric. i mean, things that happen in the us go live throughout the media. i mean, this is just, this country has a much bigger spotlight on it. you know, i, i'm somebody who has traveled somebody who's studied terrorism was that a violent accident in other countries. i've traveled to the middle east 1st hand. i know that there is ton violence, there's lots of violence and many other countries. a lot of that isn't as politicize, it's not as widely media circulated as things that happen in united states. so that's the, that's the 1st point here. i think there tends to be a bigger spotlight here to, you know, we've got a political leadership right now in the u. s. that is in bed with our mainstream

media. and at one, both of them had a political logging point i eat, taking guns away from law abiding citizens. those who do not violate the laws, those who are not violent, those who hold them and self defense, who do not want to exercise anything but who, who want to exercise their 2nd amend. right. you know, we see that political speech, the divisiveness coming out and immediate use uses at birth advantages to get and goes mainstream to international media allen. so, so we do see these things in other parts of the world. but again, if i solidify his on his media centric as it is here, but you know, we do, there is a lot happening in the united states right now. you know, that not only the divisiveness, but the mental health issues in this country are rave. and for somebody like myself, who's traveled all over the world, who's traveled to that a lease, to a lot of other countries where they don't have a lot of the lot of the distractions that we have here. a lot of the device and there's a lot of the political infighting, and some of these things, a lot of the hatred, bitterness that we have here in america. you know,

you're not seeing a lot of that there. you're seen people that are able to think clearly and in here we see a lot of demon ization on every part and that can really lead to more of the mental health issues and instability here. and again, look at even a speech from from joe biden today. from cala harris on a new he goes to the political issue. you are to a political partisans talking points, instead of on mental health, i'm uniting the country rather than continually dividing it. and i think that's why we're seeing so much more between united states rather than other here or jennifer britain on teeth are experts and legal unless i'm afraid we're going to have to leave it there. but thank you very much for your insight today on that latest my shooting over to mark. thank you. knew well, joe biden has written a piece on vladimir zelinski full time magazine, racing him as one of the most influential people of the year. you, as president says he's countable,

has left his mark on world history. in president zalinski, the people of ukraine have a leader worthy of their bravery and resilience as citizens across the country. shopkeepers and soldiers, tailors and truck drivers fight for their homes and their freedom. zalinski has already been listed in the top 100 most influential leaders of 2022. it was on the cover of time magazines, april issue, biden's eulogies are being questioned by so on. social media, investigative journalist lauren whiskey explains why barton is so adamant in supporting ukrainian president i am not sure i agree that he is really influential. he has been elevated by nato, propagandists and officials as some deified sympathy figure had to justify nato misbehavior. he is essentially being used by nato as a symbol and proxy zalinski for ruining ukraine completely. this moron couldn't manage a simple act of how to avert nato joining before putin has his name in time magazine . citizens world over are ashamed of having their leaders like zalinski,

like biden to west zalinski is a disgrace to rest the people of ukraine have a leader that would sacrifice thousands of ukrainians in order to post model for a 1st page in western media. biden has an interest in ukraine. both leaders don't represent the wants of their own country in their own countrymen . i think it's funny that joe biden is praising zalinski when joe biden is over here, pulling 75 percent almost, and 80 percent disapproval rating. what they're doing is acting against the interest of their own people and their own best interests. and so, and he and biden, you know, they both have the same political interest. they're both very poor leaders who are not looking out for their own people. you know, he may rank very high with mr biden, but it goes to show that nobody supported the $40000000000.00 to ukraine in the

united states of america. and nobody stands with him on his statements as the land scan his praises landscape for sure. he is not, he's kind of going road doing his own thing constantly with pro ukraine propaganda saying, hey, listen, we have to throw our support behind ukraine. we have to rally behind this war with no regard for what ukrainian people want or no regard for what the american people want. i don't want more. our generation doesn't want more. there is a whole global it's, it's essentially a conspiracy to wage a world war that nobody, the ordinary citizens do not support and move on to other news. now the u. s. and south east asian countries have signed an economic agreements at the conclusion of the quote some, it's the indo pacific economic framework. it's essentially aimed at countering growing chinese influence in asia. but most that international rules on the digital

economy and supply chains among other issues. speaking about the agreement, president biden said that they are writing the new rules for the 21st century economy that will help their economies grow faster and ferrer. well, earlier my colleague unit o'neill spoke to odd, sees worlds apart, host ox on a boy coe about the development. the biden ministration is pretty clear that they, they see this initiative as a sort of an alternative to china's belden road initiative. but the big difference is that the americans are only talking about values at primarily geopolitical values, present button, and specifically said that, you know, he wanted to unite countries. chair our values in order to oppose governments, but don't share our bellies. but the way differs from the chinese, an initiative is that the chinese, usually a very practical when it comes to benefits, they come with credits, they come with real resources. they do projects that actually benefit people's life

. and whether or not it benefits china, your political agenda, of course it does. but it also offer something to people on the ground. there is some element of the win win. whereas what this new grouping that americans are suggesting is going to bring is an open question. it's like, you know it's, it's all very abstract at this point. india pm moody, standing up as he has done for quite some time, saying we're not taking sides. it's indian interest 1st in terms of mutually beneficial cooperation. therefore, between the u. s. and these countries, it's not going to, you know, combat against the test of time. is it going to last up because that's a big divide at the moment. it depends on how the americans will proceed. and the problem with the american approach is, is that they always put that interest 1st and never consider the interest of not only their enemies, but even that the allies and as abstract as the framework seems to

be. again, to bite in the ministration stresses that it needs to bring huge benefits to the american families, to the american businesses. and many observers in the region suspect that it is primarily designed to make the american goods in the region more competitive because it's hard for the american producers to get into the asian markets because of the high value of the years solar. but again, this agreement doesn't offer anything concrete to those countries that doesn't offer any privileged access market. it's not a free trade agreement. thousands of jobs lost and major jolts. the european families often worry of industry leaders in the precious stone and ca, production business. all they say with little or no consequence for moscow that says a you lead is prefer 6 rhonda functions on russia targeting fossil fuels. ortiz, europe correspondence, shout davinsky, picks up the story. when he sold the surgeon house sold energy prices was bad enough and then to add on to that the increasing basic goods. then you may

want to walk away from your screen right now because the warnings coming from certain industries about the future of the european economy. if the block continues with its sanctions against russia is pretty devastating. this will start off with, with the car industries with manufacturers such as b, m, w, and also volkswagen. suggesting that further sanctions could see the entire industry grind to a halt. are industry accounts for around 37 percent of german natural gas consumption, not just b. m w, but the entire sector would come to a standstill. i think we should do the utmost to really stop this war and get back to negotiations and get back to trying to open up the world again. well, it could be time to slap up a call before those production holes, but it's not just that warning from the car industry. we're also hearing a pretty similar warning coming from the diamond industry. now at the moment there

are new sanctions against russian diamonds being imported, but sanctions that have been imposed by the u. s. a said to cause a problem already in the supply will white so much so that the heart of the diamond industry here in europe in am to up in belgium is suggesting that they could be wide by bankruptcy and major job losses. and all experts say, for new reason, by banning russian stones, we would only be cutting our own flesh. it would cost $10000.00 jobs in one fell swoop, and it won't hurt the russians. they would just fly their stones to do by that despite is pussy in quite a warning. so different industries, it seems as the e wants to do a full steam ahead with further sanctions. it already saying look, set to approve a sick set of sanctions. hopefully in the next few days, ursula bon delay and the commission president saying that putin has lost his best

client in europe. if we would completely cut immediately as of today of the oil, he might be able to take the oil that he does not sell to the european union to the world market where the prices will increase and sell it for more. now, throughout the war in ukraine, as the new has been announcing new sanction package off the new sanction package. it has said one thing pretty consistently that the packages of sanctions must harm the russian economy more than they calm the economies here in europe. at the moment that doesn't appear to be the case with the russian economy being far more robust than expected. however, here in europe, many people are really feeling the price squeeze. and of course, we're now getting those warnings from many industries about the devastating impact they could be if there are further sanctions. meaning that many are now questioning whether the sanctions themselves are even doing their job. i said,

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