ah, ah ah, at least 3 people have been killed in the shelling of residential areas, including several schools in the city of dawn. yes. that's according to local officials who accused the ukrainian military of deliberately targeting civilians with weapons supplied by the you with an explosion that left to aid was injured in the ukrainian city. city of military poll. currently under russian control was an act of terrorism. save the local administration. minority correspondent, witness the incident. i am now at the top hotel in the center of the city where an explosion took place just 15 minutes ago. that left windows broken up all 5 floors

. such things have never happened before in the total and a 2nd explosion is still possible. a hungary on the stony essay, the fellow e u. countries will not be able to negotiate to ban on russian oil imports. but the european council sitting down for talks impressed with them welcome made fixed pan here in moscow, and this is all to international with the latest headlines. it's good to have you with it. now don't you ask officials say at least 3 people that being killed and 21 others wounded, including children. in the shelling of the capital city of the dumbass republic. ukrainian forces have been accused of intentionally targeting civilian areas including several schools. ah,

shelling has left 3 educational sites damaged, local authorities, say 2 people were killed and 12 others wound it inside school. number $22.00, the director of the facility, se several teachers were injured in that attached. and here's some of the latest fatigue from another don. yes, school also left damaged by the shelling. there's no word on casualties from that scene so far. the mayor of don yeske says the ukrainian bombing was carried out with the use of the heavy weapons applied to key as by the us. ukraine has not yet commented on the allegations. his aunt is remind customer from outside one of the shelves. school. well, i am standing right now next to the school number. it's $1.00 to $2.00. the, as you can see, it's almost completely destroyed. and this is where one of the ledge of ukrainian rockets had landed. fortunately they were, there were no people nearby here. but we are getting a difference reports about the number of casualties here in the next gets anywhere

from 3 to 5. and i think that's because a couple of people are yet to be identified. the truly horrific season. this monday morning. one of the people who is yet sped in to fight had been decapitated by the us. troy and people are trying to id her at the moment. local authorities, now several districts here in the next came under fire on monday morning and indeed a couple of students vis one and another school in the same area have been damaged as well. local officials are saying that the gradient side used 165 millimeter millimeter artillery against civilians. here, as the result, at least 20 people have been wounded and the she'll run along among those people as well. now, one of the principals of one of the schools talked to us little bit earlier in the

day, and she said there could have been a lot more victims. let's have a listen here. we're going to deliver a water here and accept human tearing ape nearby. but they was cancelled early this morning at 9 30 am around 50 people were supposed to gather here, adults and high school students. at the time of the explosion i was inside, we were having online classes. now there could have been a lot more victim a just like this principal said plus may the 30th or this monday is the day of this state exam. so a lot of fun children had sent it to their schools. and fortunately those calls that had not been hit. so thankfully there is a children are now on distance learning. so many of the schools had indeed been empty, but teachers and technical staff were all there elsewhere. the ukrainian city of manitoba currently under russian control has also been rocked by an explosion and

acts the local administration has called terrorism to humanitarian aid. workers were injured in the blast early this morning when my car drove over an explosive device, an ot correspondent was at the scene. go see the music. i am now at the miller topple hotel in the center of the city where an explosion took place just 15 minutes ago. that left windows broken on all 5 floors. this behind me is the building. this is the restaurant and the car was parked behind it when the explosion occurred. the sound was so loud that after was i felt like i had lost my hearing. the police have now cordons of the area to find out what happened. such things have never happened before and never topple and a 2nd explosion is still possible, so it is not safe to go to the car. now, there is also a chance of people getting hurt by glass. from the broken windows. the bomb had been placed in a manhole and exploded when the call with the 2 victim in the inside drive over is

the subsequent loss shook the windows, the walls of nearby building found the blacksmith could be seen rising from the city and investigation into the explosion. is ongoing question trips took control of the city at the end of february. and his, the latest on advances on the grounds over the weekend fighting has been intensity around several of the ask one of the last ukrainian controlled cities in the low guns republic. and further south russia is posted on the allies have expanded their presence around the city of special adults in the republic of don't you ask on these egos. donna reports from a recently ceased form of ukrainian artillery physician. the this is one of the main artillery positions of the logan's peoples republic militia, just outside the town of smitley dark. as we were heading this way, we completely missed it because even from a short distance, this looks just like shrub. but when we were pointed at them and actually shown that this is big guns with, well, lots of pamela ah,

[000:00:00;00] give nick newton when you still so none of our reserve hispanic. and they completed their mission with valor. those are not just empty words are part of the frontline has been stretched out and we keep moving from one place to another, but nobody is complaining. everyone is enduring the hardships with honor since the ukrainians fled the don't boss. army could say good bye to the former long held positions and move their houses further and witnessed the results of their efforts 1st hand. this was one of the most heavily contested strongholds

of the ukrainian forces. here before they fled that way, beyond the town of smitley. darcy, when the militia made the decisive push to take this place, hundreds of bombs hail down on this bastion. ah, yesterday, good. she missed, i was shooting at this position for 7 years and to be here now and look at all of this. it's a special feeling. so it's hard. i remember those who have fallen while taking this hill as well as those who are killed before right ago. we suffered a lot from this ukranian position. you can see it has a great vantage points so they could see us from here. here they fought here. the brothers in arms fell. finally, they can see that no loss was in vain. oh, my gosh, donna reporting from don bass

r t. a amanda's hungry and estonia say the block is failing to negotiate a ban on oil imports from russia. european need is sitting down in brussels to try and agree on a new sanctions package. here's the hungarian prime minister head at the meeting. that is a compromise at this moment. oh that is only agreement to hold. it's energy, it's risky, it's serious. so therefore, we have to change old approach for solutions done sections. i don't know that you haven't got the flu. well, optimism is something that seems to be in abundance with suddenly does and not with others. as we go into this summit, they're a hugely mixed messages about who or what will be done as a result of this. we know the ursula vandalay and the commission president went into the meeting saying that she was cautiously optimistic that they would be agreement on this 6 sanctions package. i in not in the next 48 hours during the summit, but in the days after that. and as you heard there from victor openly to have

hungry, he says oil will not be something that he can agree to. the question is, will that you have to completely change the sanctions package? will have to take out oil if it's to get agreement in the next few days. that is, something clearly doesn't want to do the all subjects of the russian oil embargo has been a topic of debate for some time. hasn't it? why is the eastern yet to come to any agreement there? well, it's difficult to oversee, to get $27.00 member nations to come together to agree on anything or but there was this sense when, who is lavonne? delane, almost 30 days ago stood in front of the european parliament and said, look, we're going to ban these imports. of russian oil, there was this optimism that they would be able to pass this pat sanctions package again very quickly as they had pretty much with the other ones. however, what we've seen since then is the e. u leaders are happy about certain elements of it and, and can't agree on that. we know that oil is the big issue for certainly central

european countries. but even as far back as last week, we're hearing from the german economy minister saying, look, we're gonna get this package given the green, like it's going to happen. and now we're hearing a very different tune from that minister after roches attack on ukraine. we saw what can happen when europe stands united. let's hope it continues like this for the summit, but it has already started to crumble. now the spanish foreign minister has been pretty clear about what the use goals are. each time it looks to push through a set of packages at one he, as look, this has to hurt the war machine, the financing of the war in ukraine. so this is directly to hurt at putin here in russia. and the 2nd thing is to ensure that sanction packages don't destabilize the you any more. and there is a question. now when we seeing these huge rises inflation increasing food prices. whether in fact the sanctions are doing what they set out to do. i suppose it, what are the biggest bones of contention here is that not all of these countries in the block or in the same situation,

are they some of them are more dependent on russian oil than others. so surely it's easier to call for a complete bad if you're one of the countries that only relies no little bit of russian oil. absolutely, and this is really one of the issues we've heard time and time again. it's hungry that is saying no hungry say no, we heard from victor albany previously about a month ago. same idea of banning imports of russian or would be like exploding a nuclear bomb on his country economy. and it's something he is not prepared to do . but what we have heard in the past few weeks is the e u, as sort of been thinking about diluting this package, making concessions towards hungry and those concessions include may be allowing oil to continue flowing through into central european countries, which is something that a check republicans, slovakia of also said that they would be appreciative of then we've opened a huge can of worms because other countries have said, well, if you allow that, then we're going to have to shoulder even more of the burden in future if these concessions that given and that has been something that countries are unhappy about

. this is partly some of the reason why we're in this situation now in the you cannot approve this sanctions package as it is at the moment. we've also seen the e. u has been trying to reach out to non member state such a survey to say, look, come along with us for this ride when it comes to sanctions against russia. and they had hoped that they might be able to do that. however, we've heard today from the serbian president that actually his country is designed a long term contract for russian gas. what i can tell you is that we have agreed on the main elements that are very favorable for serbia. we will sign a 3 year contract and not a one month contract as some anticipated that sees the service side very well. a gas, of course, is another big issue. it's what the e was said all along. it wants to pan or a ports of russian fossil fuels. obviously it's managed to do that with coal. it struggling with oil and gas is next possibly on the chopping block. but as we have seen each time the

e wants to move its sanction packages to be harder to push the russian economy further down the line. what we're actually seeing is the repercussions of their sanctions are having a much wider impact on european countries and european politicians. and i'm looking ahead to their own elections and saying, is it good for us to be in a situation where inflation is so high record highs? in many countries, food prices going up, we need to perhaps appease our own people and not could see sanctions, not being given green lights in the future. we discussed the contradictions within the ear, with economist our publisher i, to hama. whatever, all the meetings have shown that the european has and especially the german government, has not the slightest extent all what they do is political or ideology driven politics, but ends up in the chaos. they have no clue on how to run the economy

without the r and the get from russia. this is, and everybody who town different is just either lying or trying to be very optimistic and green. this is the main issue on why they don't get an agreement, because not everybody is wanting to destroy his own economy. you in human rights chief and court for deep cooperation with china following a 6 day visit to the country. human rights commissioner michelle bash let. pay james to address the concerns of the weakest and other minorities in the country. also cooling for more media, freedom in china is what else you official had to say to you yet. given the many intersecting global crises, facing the world today, including climate change threats to peace and security and instability in the global economic system, as well as the impact of the cove in 1900 pandemic. china has a very important role to play as a key contributor in multilateral and regional for a. we agreed to establish regular engagement between the you and human rights

office and the government of china, including through an annual senior strategic meeting for discussion of issues of respective interest at national regional or global levels. however, the u. l. officials report on china has been slammed in the west and media with accusation that michelle bosh alleges legitimizing beijing's alleged repressions of the week muslims. so even questioning the very credibility of the un human rights office, the director of human rights watch in china is among the critics of the un official for her to fail to explicitly criticize the chinese government. a given the abundance of evidence of some of those serious human rights crimes under international law was an enormous failure. you really damages her and the office is credibility and frankly enables the chinese government to continue thinking it can commit great human rights crimes and get away with the discuss it with the on the

director of the trans national foundation for peace and future research. many thanks for joining us on the program. so was your reaction to this criticism being leveled against the un human rights commissioner? and i'm not surprised at all. if you don't get it has been coded war agenda for a long time. the u. s. on the way well, and that major element that is brought out by michael, you know, the areas that you did and also that what goes on in it. so now if he goes that legally different approach l prepare, then even in the day that i'm getting a deal for the dialogue, they of course, who have not been that who are confrontational on on that it should be more precise. which is a did at the end of course,

they feel that such even something that they have not achieve that is dangerous to go over. well, again, china the, the un human rights to cause a cooperation with china or about creating improvements. right. so why so much criticism? the criticism is that her way of doing things diplomatically complete, and she is succeeding in creating dialogue. i mean, you just quoted the end paragraph off her statement that there will be future meetings. he has managed to also say some positive things we a balanced person should do about what she china has also done for human rights, such as, you know, uplifting. i don't know, 700000000 people out of poverty. that's incredible. what china also. and if we have these problems, don't stand out with stations. and by the way, actually sanctions substantiated by state department. and secondly,

based on reports which our foundation have gone through very carefully, most of them do not live up to a master's degree. they it, what i know i'm done by people quite close to state department on militaristic. this is part of a cold war agenda against and therefore she does it differently. he does that as a professional you, when i'm, that is of course worrying for them as it shows that you can have dialogue with china out there now. so claims that the credibility of the un human rights commission is now under threats. and is that the step to father? thank no, but you know, i could hear that also a way to say we like are in the future. she's to go. she's to experience actual, it contrasts the way we do it. and so, you know, i wouldn't be surprised if that put on on or off it and somebody else would,

you know, willing to play with the cold war break. and she won't be because, i mean, so she has a knowledge about how to go about discussing with the obvious when you eating that she is a very perfect and she is not antagonized because she knows it. and my niece and the leadership and she by the way, she's met him or as president of it. yeah. and you know what goes out there? she is doing the right thing in terms of psychology, culture respect, further dialog dialog is not the purpose of the policy is that the usa has been emphasizing allegations of china circle genocide, forced labor in this, in john region. but beijing has code on motion to look at his own history, including the treatment of native americans. that was,

he will take on china's tactic when it comes to responding to criticism from the u . s. i think what's, what china is trying to do and should be listening to is that none of these values can be universe. so i know we have a university, a few. good, unfortunate, we don't have a human duties, but it's good to have that, but they implement if you're from a different culture system and that is what we all out. of course china is you know, doing it isn't necessarily but i'm not sure human rights problems in the west to it . and i guess the question is, why do we attempt all over the western media that takes in jan and nations from that without documentation, without scores critique. and why is an approach to publish it now across the board to report on the criticism off her,

but not what she has achieved these expires and that we should be ashamed if we talk public service and publication, the order in the way. and i the director of the trans national foundation for peace and future research. many thanks for your time. we appreciate your insight. march the youth police force has a should a stern warning. the weapons the block has been applying to key as may end up in the hands of criminals and thus cause further instability in europe. at some point, the war will be over. we want to avoid a situation like the one that followed the war in the balkans 30 years ago. the weapons from that war still being used by criminal groups today. the e. u has already sent 1500000000 euros of military supplies to ukraine. i recently allocated another 500000000 euros of additional provisions. most of the aid is in equipments including weaponry. a massive flow of weapons to ukraine, along with entrenched corruption, was cited in

a 2018 report as enabling the rise of neo nazi groups in the country. such as the as of battalion perceived corruption and mismanagement in ukraine's armed forces provided a fertile environment for the formation of independent armed groups. these groups, which often labeled themselves battalions. the number of high level state officials have facilitated massive arms flows to embargoed 3rd parties. often states under international embargo, even the u. s. a stablish went media, which is usually gung ho in it. support for ukraine has the guns, a question where weapons sent to the country will eventually end up independent journalists, thomas roper, who has visited dumbass territories once occupied by ukrainian troops, says, is obvious, the uncontrolled supply of weapons. the key of is a threat to european security. ah, you just have to follow the american media. when you see that there were hearings already and congress, and when the pentagon was forced to say yes,

that they don't have any control about the weapons after they crossed the ukrainian border. in the u. s. and the pentagon, they're talking about a black hole. the ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries, which is also no surprise and most secret, and they're sending weapons there without any control. it's, it's, it's clear that at least a part of these weapons will come to the black market. but this is nothing you are the west did the same in iraq and syria. and later on they had to say, yeah, well, at these weapons and nearly all of these weapons came to the i s to the stomach state, it's, it's, it political, a wish of the west to support the ukraine against russia. and they do that. and on any cost and looking at the $2000000000.00 right now and weapons and you have to check what they were sending. they were sending the old records. so i don't know, for example, norway was sending anti tank rockets, which were produced until in 1976 misses from the museum it's, it's quite simple and quite obvious that this is just a sponsorship for, for, for the weapon industry. it's not really about helping you create what, what helped us,

you crank it with my book and detain weapons. that was that producing nearly 50 years ago, i had joining us. they are not the international web back at the top at oh, the sanctions packaged russian flags vessels from entering you, posed, belgium, gary sweeney, a romanian, it turned out that there would be close to russian ships for with this talk of rerouting oil and gas exports to asia, a with

the eastern part of the northern route has never been around a year when you check with them. they might of course or see stuff. but of course that ah, a

becomes the advocate and engagement. it was the trail when so many find themselves well, the part we choose to look for common ground situational forces can overwhelm, can dominate even the best of us. ordinary people, put in a bad evil environment, can become transformed. to become part of that negative environment and it's any of us or in fact most of us the office of naval intelligence, it was a pretty consistent cut out front for cia. they funded much of this research. and i don't know if there was a yield that they, they produce a yield for this cruel science. i don't,

that's maybe i'm wrong. i just don't think they do it might play out spectacularly in the military. so the connections would be much further down the road. it would be particularly in the iraq war and in the setting up of get mo and all of that. and by the time you get to 2001, it's already this cultural artifact. and so it is going to be picked up by by anyone for any purpose noun or a people held before tunnel are not there because they stole the collar. they are not common criminals in their enemy, combatants and terrorists who are

b did chained for acts of war against our country. and that is why different rules have to apply to the continuity is extraordinary. if you look like a sketch of the cubicle end of the student volunteer and mcgill university, and then if you look back for to 2002, when the 1st al qaeda suspects are being confined at camp x, right? at montana mom there and goggles gloves and here much to look by god, just like that 1957 sketch. confer with after 911. all of us working at p h r. i realized that there would very likely

be a huge problem of interrogation gone wild, meaning torture, cruel. in human integrating te treatment from the use of extreme isolation was one of a range of techniques that were employed by officials interrogators and so forth. literally starting all the way back in 2002 for many, many days. and that is just unbelievably destructive. i was the 1st civilian or to go down there in the commission process in a 4 to 6 months period. you see a market deterioration in many respects. well, if you're a year or 2 solitary confinement, you're going to ask the defendant for the 1st time in 2 years to see to,