the rain should negotiate now. well, it still has something to negotiate with at least 3 people are being killed in the shelling of residential areas, including several schools in the city of don't. yes, that's according to local officials who accused the ukrainian military of deliberately talking, targeting civilians with applied by the you with an explosion that left to aid workers. the injured in the ukrainian city of military po, currently on the russian control, was an act of terrorism. say the local administration and all the correspondence witnessed the incident. i am now with my little hotel in the center of the city where an explosion took place just 15 minutes ago that left windows broken on all 5

floors. such things have never happened before, and montalvo and a 2nd explosion is still possible. a whole new country say that block will not be able to negotiate a band long russian oil imports as a high profile, european council meeting goes into full swing breslin. with very well welcome. this is asi international. with the latest headlines, it's good to have you with us. now russia says turkey is prepared to help mediate a peaceful solution to the conflict in ukraine. but only if moscow care of and the united nations accept that role for anchor turkeys, president voice the proposal during the call with vladimir putin. on monday, the russian president said that moscow is ready to facilitate a c cover door that will allow for grain expose from ukraine and confirms that

russia is prepared to export significant volumes of fertilizers and agricultural products. as soon as western sanction lifted, the turkish president stressed it's important to establish peace in ukraine as soon as possible and to eliminate the negative consequences of the conflict. donio professor say at least 3 people have been killed and 21. others wounded, including children and the shelling of the capital city of the don't bass republic . ukrainian forces have been accused of intentionally targeting civilian areas including several schools. ah, shelling has left 3 educational sites damaged local authority, say 2 people were killed and 12 others wounded inside school. number $22.00, the director of the facility, se several teachers were injured in a stack. and here is some of the latest fatigue from another donia school also left

damaged by shelling. there's no word and casual casualties so far, the marathon. yes, says the ukrainian bombing was carried out with the use of heavy weapons applied to key f by the us. ukraine has not yet commented on the allegations. his art he's were mom calls her from outside one at the shout schools. well, i am standing right now next to the school number 22, the as you can see, it's almost completely destroy them. 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 a year and an s gets anywhere from 3 to 5. and i think that's because a couple of people are yet to be identified. the truth, rick season done this monday morning, one of the people who is yet sped in to fight had been decapitated by the us. like

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 this one and another school in the same area have been damaged as well. local officials are saying that say, the crating side used 165 millimeter millimeter artillery against civilians. here, as the result, at least 20 people have be no bonded and there are children among among those people as well. now, one of the principals of one of the schools talked to us a 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 water here and accept human hearing aid nearby. but they was cancelled early this morning at 9 30 am around 50 people was

supposed to gather here adults and high school students at the time of the exclusion i was inside. we were having online classes. now there could have been a lot more victim of just like this principal said plus may. the 30th this monday is the day of this state exam. so a lot of fun children had attended their schools. and fortunately those schools i had not been here. so thankfully there is a children are now on the distance learning. so many of the schools had indeed been emptied by teachers and technical staff were all there elsewhere the ukrainian city of many tow pull currently under russian control, has also been blocked by an explosion. and actually locate administration has called terrorism to humanitarian aid. workers were injured in a blast early this morning when their car drove over an explosive device. and o c correspondent was at the scene. joseph simila i am now at the milla 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 afterwards i felt like i had lost my hearing. the police have now gone off the area to find out what happened. such things have never happened before and now a topo 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 a car with the 2 victims inside drove over it. the subsequent block shook the windows and walls of nearby buildings and black smoke could be seen rising from the city. an investigation into the explosion is on going. russian troops took control of the city at the end of february. and his latest on advance is on the ground.

never the we can fighting has been intense in and there and around several don. yes, one of the last ukrainian control cities and the la guns republic and further south that russia says its force is on the allies have expanded their presence around the city of seattle. at dusk, in the republic of donia, esc ortiz, english. donna reports were recently seized for me ukrainian artillery position there. 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 mammals ah

no nutritionist also none of our reservists panic 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. every one is enduring the hardships with honor since the ukrainians fled. the don boss, army could say good bye to the former long held positions and moved 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 hailed down on this bastion. ah

yes, it will go to she missing. 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, their brothers in arms fell. finally, they can see that no loss was in vain. oh, my gosh donna reporting from baton bass r t. hey, you members hungry and estonia, say the block is failing to negotiate a ban on oil imports from russian. european leaders are sitting down in brussels to try and agree on these sanctions package. here's the hungarian prime minister ahead of the meeting. that is looking for my love this woman. oh that remember

all energy, it's a risky serious. so therefore we have to change your approach for solutions than sections like that. now i literally, well optimism is something that seems to be in abundance with some leaders 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 in not in the next 48 hours during the summit, but in the days after that. and as he heard there from victor, albany, leader of 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 day, that is something clearly doesn't want to do the, the whole subject of the russian oil embargo. it's been

a topic of debate for some time has in it. why is that you still yet to come to any agreement? there, well, it's difficult to oversee, to get $27.00 them in nations to come together to agree on anything. but there was this sense when it's lavon. delane on, was 30 days ago, stood in front of the european parliament and said, look, we're going to ban these in ports 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 leaders are happy about certain elements of it and, and can't agree on that out. 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 you lighted. 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 says, 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're seeing these huge raises 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 bag if you're one of the countries. it only relies in a little bit of russian oil. absolutely, and this is really one of the issues with her time and time. again, it's hungry that is saying no hungry say no, we heard from victor oven previously about

a month ago. same idea of banning imports of russian oil would be like exploding a nuclear bomb on his country's economy. and it's something he is not prepared to do. but what we have heard in the past few weeks is that you is 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 the check republicans slovakia of also said that they would be appreciative of them. 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 are given. and that has been something that countries are unhappy about . this is partly some of the reasons why we're in this situation now and that 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's da signed a long term contract for russian gas. what i can tell you is that we have agreed on the main elements that a very clear rouble 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. so them, there's a gas, of course is another big issue. it's what the e was said, all along a once the band or a ports of russian fossil fuels over cities, 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 are looking at head 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. economist, i'm publisher. i can harm, i believe there is no way for the economy to survive without russia. whatever, all the meetings have shown that the european has and especially the german government, have not flight school. and i expect all, what they do is political or ideology driven politics that 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 fast, and everybody who town different. it's just either lying or, and trying to be very optimistic and greeny. they think that they can decide on how much they take and how much they rotate. but what is the rest of the site? you're another reliable person anymore, and you don't get anything any more than they're done with the european economy.

with chris, with the germany economy, the right euro with crush, that's for sure. this is the main issue on why they don't get an agreement done. because not everybody is wanting to destroy his own economy. the local leader of an austrian political party has blasted, suspected ukrainian draw dodges of the 2 taxi drive. it will be to not going to send to vienna by a group of men traveling in cars with ukrainian license place dominic net, the head of the vienna office. the freedom party slanted the suspected perpetrators on twitter instead of fighting for their country. ukrainian men are beaten up taxi drivers in front of the luxury hotels in vienna get out of our country. according to the license plates, the vehicles were registered in ukraine's in their perpetual region by pool with claim that one of the taxi drivers may have passed out during the violence. he wasn't moving when the attack is dragged him to the side of the road. austrian

police are conducting an investigation. the incident is not the 1st time the behavior of ukrainians abroad has come under scrutiny earlier this month of warsaw resident died after a fight with ukrainians. and in prague, some stores now refusing to accept ukrainian customers after an increase in facts in recent months earlier former european parliament member godfrey being claimed as such problems can be caused by open to immigration to welfare society. a conversations between locals and refugees are getting worse in the west for a number of reasons. first of all, we have been swamped by a number of bogus refugees who are economic immigrants. so welfare benefits and freebies and free handouts. government handouts are extremely generous, and of course in the welfare society, immigrants coming in means there's less of the cakes to go around for locals, and they're being specific problems. for example, in sweden,

with an almost open door immigration policy. there have been sorry to say very serious crime problems involved with that. there is only a certain amount of hospitality that you can give to refugees. you know, it's limited resources are finite. i'm when governments throw the doors open, you get you get problems with the locals. and when people are realizing the cost of this in all sorts of different ways, i think the resentment will grow. not necessarily against you credit refugees, but their own government who maneuver them into this crazy position. well, as the us and its allies putting more money into ukraine care as it has already received more than $5.00 and a half $1000000000.00 in foreign aid you this month. so if i did approve the release of another $40000000000.00 of us taxpayers money for ukraine, the package includes both military and humanitarian assistance. meanwhile, the he was also romping up its support for key f, with 500000000 more euros in 8 on the way washington's form boston moscow is among

the low vocal support defending weapons. the key s some of us want to increase arms to ukraine as a means to hasten a diplomatic solution. arming ukraine prolongs the war. however, questions have been raised about the accountability of all that west that western funding for ukraine, washington and brussels of say, far found to explain how exactly they going to follow the money. well, meanwhile, the washington post has released an article about a foreign, a volunteer who's recently returned from ukraine, who says he's military unit was provided with american weapons. that didn't even work dakota cohort. the foreign volunteers was attached to ukrainian military units and brought by yellow school bus to keith, from which they were sent north west into them battled town outside the capital. it was early march, they were issued, entertained weapons, and devil in missiles, but no better for the loss unit. non functional or not the flow of american weapons

. the ukraine has already raked in some hefty profits for the us military industrial complex with a net worth of raytheon technologies winding about almost $15000000000.00 since the start of the year, while lockheed martin has sold by more than 25000000000 during the same period we got a reaction from independent investigative journalist when vanessa bailey, who questioned whether a best quality weapons provided by the west will end up the capability of the ukrainian also is not that which they would like you to need these muslim, claiming that they weapons they were given, were faulty or not working, then you have to ask where the best quality weapons ended up. they ended up in the hands of only or the, the as of the ultra nationalist brigade, or how they effectively gone through ukraine into other countries in the hands of

the u. s. proxies. number of people in the west are starting to question an investment into a war that really they call it when there is no way to us or do you or any country any member can give assurances. but these are huge. financial packages are going to be followed through that full accountability is going to be provided to the public for those countries that are effectively providing this money. the un human lives chief has called for deeper cooperation with china following his 6 day visit to the country. michelle partially bay jane to address the concerns of wick as and other minorities in the country was all over according for further cooperation and the interaction between the u. n and china. but 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 us. we agreed to establish regular engagement between the un 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 officials call the cooperation with china has been found in the western media last summer, even questioning the very credibility of the un human rights office. the director of human rights watch in china is among michelle. bunch late critics hurts you feel you 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 director of the piece and future research foundation says the un officials, rhetoric on china has fallen under criticism for failing to support the western stance. this is part of the, a cold war agenda against and therefore she does, it definitely does it as a professional you win. and that is, of course, worrying for them as it shows that you can talk with china. the criticism is that her way of doing things diplomatically, completely different. and she's like seeding and creating dialogue, and then we'll be future meetings. he has managed to also say some positive things which a balance person should do about what china i've also done for human rights such as, you know, i don't know, 700000000 people that they of course have not been that who are confrontation

on that it should be more like a bigger size, which is a did it. and of course, they feel like eating something that they have not achieved where she is doing the right thing in terms of psychology, culture, it dialog dialog is not the purpose of the policy it because times prime minister claims he's ready to sell the clothes, clothes, office back to help, so one of the was taken on the crises in the country's history ship answer. we've told a chief minister that if he doesn't bring down the price of wheat flour in just 24 hours, he'll put his outfits up for sale to satisfy the needs of his people. i repeat my words. i will sell my clothes and give people the cheapest wheat flour. i solemnly declare to you that i would give my life to put this country on the path to prosperity and development. violent protests wrong to pakistan last week off of the government's increased fuel prices. it wouldn't be reported as a bid to unlock ins,

funding some protests as he plans with police. many of them subsequently arrested, was supporters of al, still prime minister in ran khan, who was now called the early election. also blaming us intervention for the countries in turn, an offense for the crisis. after claim washington has denied shahida design. as the author and dean at the institute of business management in pakistan sees things differently. i think the prime minister thing to the galleries are, he's trying to show they keep you pretty strongly about the boots ready for it. and that, you know, he's the one who has in please the prices of their choice. and now he's trying to give the people that he's ready ready, concerned about their rhetoric, and he's prepared to part with his personal belongings. just to make that a good, i can get a lot of nonsense. i don't see why i missed insist on increasing the prices which have had to work in fact on didn't on with the food. if the i'm,

if we're going to say that he has to increase the price of the fit. but then i don't think necessarily have to go through the image because you see that much better. it gives the reader route that it is. i'm not going to fit into by the way . and you just, you need venza double focused on the point that i'm in his desk. and or we'll finance minister, especially the economic of or it can all mcmanis. i've heard the chief of on the staff and all of the walking dead bank with governor state bank of pakistan. they'd all appointed from washington. i think that we need a break and we need to bring in people, i value honest. and who are really 50 optic and who would like to develop a relationship with the people's republic of china? the ears police force has issued

a stern warning that weapons the block has been applying to key as may end up in the hands of criminals. and thus caused further instability and you're 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 you has already said $1500000000.00 euros of military supplies, the ukraine, and recently allocated another $500000000.00 euros for additional provisions. most of the 8 is in equipment 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 arm 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 when even the u. s. establishment media, which is usually gung ho in its support for ukraine has begun to question where weapons, since the country will eventually end up independent journalists, thomas roper, who has visited dumbass territories once occupied by ukrainian troops. so it is obvious, the uncontrolled supply of weapons to key of is a threat to european security. i just have to follow the american media. when you see that there were hearings already in congress. and when the pentagon was forced to say yes, 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 sending weapons there without any control. it's, it's, it's clear that at least part of these weapons will come to the black market. but this is nothing you of the west did the same in iraq and syria,

and later on they had to say, yeah, well, at these weapons, nearly all of these weapons came to the i s to the stomach state. it's, it's, it's political, a wish of the west to support the ukraine against russia. and they do that 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 to rockets, which were produced on 2, a 976. this is from the museum. 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 the tank weapons that were stopped producing nearly 50 years ago . ah armenian opposition. supportive clash with police steering protests against the government's handling? have a dispute with as the by john. 2 officers were injured in the countries council yet . yvonne on monday and more than a 100 protests detained the classes per account also demonstrated,

attempted to break through police cordons and then to the government building opposition. parties have been staging valleys, the weeks demanding the resignation of the countries. prime minister accusing him of mishandling negotiations over the disputed region of laguna kara back in the past 35 years, armenia and as a by john his vote to was over the region. the last ending with a russian broke had ceased by agreement. many thanks to joining us here and i'll see international you up to date for now, but we'll be back in 30 minutes with mo. ah ah.