[000:00:00;00] a cruise from r t and reuters to come under ukrainian artillery fire near the city of separate than yes, which is not mostly under the control of the russian forces. drivers killed 2 quarters journalists are injured. also ahead in the program, a canadian journalist covering the ukraine conflict has been added to a notorious tia based hit list website as a quote enemy of ukraine will be going live to even bartlet herself, later in the program with a to africa's food security, which could leave the continent without adequate access to brain and fertilizer. so say the head of the african union, rebuking the sanction slap on russia on this sheeny coming off green. now the u. s

. suggest adopting more organic farming methods that compensate for a lack of fertilizers. nationwide. we hear from a straight face that's coming from somebody that has not a clue about the army. besides having to use inquiry about the weather as like you usually have to worry about. they have to worry about. i can't get enough fertilizer, a coming live for moscow. this is our t. my name's unit o'neill and 30 minutes of news and views start time cruise from r t and reuter is have been hit by ukrainian artillery fire on the outskirts of the city of several vignettes. r t correspondent, eager shit down was in one of the cars. targeted and spoke to the program earlier from the lou ganske republic. we're just about to move into the town of several, the nets. again,

this is the latest town there was liberated and captured by the russian and the la guns. people's armies are here in dwelling little ganske people's republic. as we were about to move into and drive into the town. we were caught amid a shelley, there were 2 vehicles, both civilian the 1st one there was there were our colleagues with the reuters news agency behind the wheel. a soldier with the acme, with a chechen act my battalion, we were moving. we were the 2nd vehicle following them. so again, both cars, civilian and so 1st we heard a couple of shells. a couple of shells landed a good few doesn't meet has around us. so there was no cause for a lot of rule. this is a war zone, so these things they happen. the 3rd one caught the very 1st vehicle, the one moving in front of us. we did see it. apparently it was a direct hit. we saw a bright flash, the vehicle tipped over to the side and it was and it caught on fire was get caught

a blaze. so are the driver, the soldier he died instantly right there and well a to the 2 of the reuters crew all of them, they were injured. luckily, nothing serious. one of them has a broken arm and another was wounded in the leg. but you have just talked to the minutes ago, in fact, they are fine and they don't even need to be taken to hospital right away. they've told me they are going to look guns can from low ganske, they will move to the next you know, themselves. so this is what they're doing, they're fine again. so there was, i mean, as fine as they can be. of course they have received injuries, but we're luckily, nothing serious. and i just want to stress and point out that are well, obviously the ukrainians, they've saw us. they saw that there were 2 civilian vehicles going towards a towards the town over several the nets. and they were trying actively trying to hit our cars. it wasn't like they was shelling the general area we were with their target. and so they succeeded

a full ma gsa to the ukrainian artillery artillery sports. as on those who pulled the plug, pulled the trigger, they did manage to catch 2 journalists of a european news agency, reuters in the crosshairs and they successfully had their vehicle. the assistant to the ukrainian president has hinted that newly pledge us rockets systems to the country, cut up a range of a full 300 kilometers. that's despite the pentagon saying it will only send rockets limited to an 80 kilometer firing distance pony to pick nationalist glen. do you remember how this war started them, but they were afraid to give us extra sting is extra javelins and they said it was a precedent. they could never set and now there are lots of them. these stingers that could be no talk on artillery. and yet western artillery has now been received, so where the radius is 80 kilometer is there, you see it will be 300 kilometers here issue. well, let's put that in the context. if a 300 kilometer claim is true,

that would pop the russian border. city of brianna squid in range, she can seal them up for an edge ounce. mullins could also be at risk. russia has repeatedly warned of consequences if such weapons are used to target russian territory and just some backed run. indeed, to this washington earlier agreed to send a new $700000000.00 military aid package to ukraine, including number of advance rocket launchers. but the biden administration said it only agreed to supply rockets with a maximum range of 80 kilometers. as mentioned, the pentagon added key of promise that those weapons won't be used to strike russia, but the u. s. envoy to ukraine has stated, washington won't control the exact range of those systems. president biden announced yesterday, a $700000000.00 security assistance package had been signed. this includes h, i m a r s long range rocket systems. this will help you cranium forces to a more accurately, but also have

a longer range. the exact range will be determined by the ukrainian forces or independent relations expert. gover. doctorow isn't surprised. washington is facing opposition to hunting long range rocket launchers. to keep is not the least bit surprising that there is open political warfare in washington over the next steps in the, in the, in the warm weather to supply long range capable missiles to ukraine, as requested by zelinski. whether to pursue negotiations, these conflicts, which normally would be more masked and more hidden in a effective government, which the united states definitely does not have today. they are open because mr. biden is central. he is not really in control of himself, let alone of his government in that power vacuum in the naval officer.

his reports, the people who report to him are fighting it up and finding out in a way that appears in new york times and appears in the news. it's rather shocking to see such divergences being promoted, but that's the way it is. in the effective government of k to another, a headline story today, canadian journalists covering rushes operation, and ukraine has found herself added to a kia based name and shame website. it uploads information on people, considered to be quote, enemies of ukraine. the site has published a slew of accusations against even bartlet participation in the informational special operation of russia, an aggressive country and terrorists against ukraine. informational support of the

open military attack of fascist russia on ukraine. encroachments on the sovereignty and territory integrity of ukraine. accomplished in the crimes of the russian authorities against ukraine and its citizens. well, despite the dangers even may not face canadian mainstream media outlets. subbing silence with no reports about her addition to what some considered kill list was more. i'm delighted to say that eva bartlet herself joins the program to explain what she's been going through even welcome. i just mentioned some se mirror to where it's is a kill list with those on the side targeted by ukrainian robin. because how worried are you, 1st of all, that you may be in serious danger, by having your information out to the site i, i'm, as you may know i'm residing in russia, so i feel a certain degree of safety at least being here, where i. c living in canada where i grew up and where i am a citizen of that country,

i would be more worried because i think it's pretty well known by now that the canadian government has a very close relationship with ukraine and with the nazi battalions within ukraine . funding, ukrainian military endeavors up to $1000000000.00 i believe. and christie, a freeland, our deputy prime minister, her grandfather was a nazi collaborator. and that is, that is open information by this point. and i believe it's in western canada. there is a fairly significant faction of alternation list ukrainian supporters. so were i in canada? i would be quite worried about my, my well being because i don't believe for a moment that the canadian government would protect me from any of these. these alternation less extra types that would seek to harm me because they see me as a threat to their country. but i, i have to know you did mention that, you know, the canadian media by and large, haven't been talking about this. now. i have 2 things to say about that. one on

some independent journalist of maverick media did reach out to me a week ago and they were quite concerned. they took this issue very seriously. the fact that a canadian citizen, these on effectively a kill list. and so they, they did interview me and they said in the context of the interview that they would be reaching out to canadian media. and i believe starting a petition. and they did inquire if i was going to reach out to the canadian embassy in kev to which i said, you know, essentially there's no point. i already know where i stand with the canadian government. if i may just briefly in 2009 or 10 when i was living in gaza and accompanying palestinian farmers on farmland, we came under intense israeli live fire for up to 40 minutes. and to the canadian representatives and television were informed about the fact that a canadian unarmed citizen was being fired at by israel forces. and when they learned that i was being fired by, it's really not palestinians. they told me you have to accept. this is israel

security measures and i made it very clear to them that i was in no way a threat to israel. i was not in the israeli imposed what they call and no goes on on palestinian land. we were far out of that 300 meter zone and nonetheless were being fired. and the canadian representative jordy elms told me, basically i had to deal with israel security measures. so for that reason i don't believe that candidate would ever support me. but i do just want to say very quickly, a cbc journalist has been trying to reach out to me, saying that he would like to interview me on, on my work in the don bass and on my participation in an international tribunal on ukrainian war crimes. in moscow, in early april, i think it was. now what i'd like to say about that is, i don't believe for a moment c, b, c would ever give me a fair hearing on their platform. they are canadian state funded media. they do the bidding of the canadian government and the corporate interest. but also, i think the only way that this, this gentleman could have found out that i had participated in this tribunal

because i did not share it on any of my social media platforms. is that he saw the kill list and the ukranian hit list entry on me, which does specify my participation on that panel. so what i'd like to point out is he did not at one point in his email mention, you know, he's appalled by the fact that i'm listed on this kill list. he didn't say anything about it, but clearly he seen it. that's the only way in my mind that he could have been aware of my participation in this tribunal. so cbc is white washing the cranes kill list. and instead seeking to inflame the fact that i participated in a panel that rightly calls out ukraine's war crimes against the people of that on bass. it's probably worth pointing out to reviewers, maybe giving some background on sites like commemorative or it's the purpose they claim to fulfill. can you respond on that? indeed a big question about whether the site should be allowed to operate at all yet.

so basically i wrote about, i'm just going to pardon me, look at an article i wrote last year. and so there have been journalist whose names were listed these for ukrainian journalists list xena, all his personal details and quitting his home address were posted on the website. and i, i'm not sure at some point after that he was assassinated and he's not the only journalist and, and person listed on the site that have been killed or disappeared. and, you know, the crating authorities are well aware of the site. it was a, at least at the time in 2014, when it's created, the deputy minister of internal affairs and time garage. jenko was apparently one of the people behind the creation of the site. at some point in 2015, a commissioner for human rights, malaria cove sky, was trying to have the, the site shut down and she was threatened with her own, you know,

losing her own work. and also told by this girl sankoh that you know, you can't, essentially, you can't in, if you're interfere with the priority, the prerogatives of the safety. this data, you crane. ok, so, you know, and a lensky is also where, but, and then the irony is that he basically said he did not want to interfere with media and journalism. now that's extremely ironic because that's precisely the goal of this was all not very point people will your work and reporting be affected by your addition to the outside? i know i look, i can't live in fear. i won't live in here. i will take precautions, of course, when i'm reporting, but this is the thing they, they want to prevent people from. they want to scare people from continuing to report. and that's not going to work with me just like that. the smears have been launched against me since late 2016. the intent of the merits is also to just just credit my name and to frighten me into not speaking or writing and that that's simply won't work. i won't live in here. if

a thank you very much for coming in their program and sharing your concerns and what has been happening to you. if a barclay, canadian journalist added to the mirror to for that site, which highlight suppose it enemies of you can't. thanks eva. thanks. ah, no, the crippling sanctions being unleashed by the e. u and u. s. against russia threatened to undermine africa's food security and leave the continent without adequate access to grain on fertilizers. that is, according to the head of the african union who is currently visiting moscow. this also sanctions against russia have made the situation worse because we no longer have access to grain, especially wheat from russia, and most importantly, fertilizer, which poses a serious threat to food security on the continent. yeah, interesting comments and let's fix our tea. charlotte dubin c on that. hi there, charlotte. good to see you. some hard hitting comments through that from the head of the african union tickets through. yes up say what mackey sal had to say was

pretty self explanatory. he blew out of the water. this idea from the e u that the sanctions, i'm not having an issue when it comes to this food insecurity that continents like africa are having at the moment he said, yes they are, the sanctions are causing a problem that aggravating the situation when it comes to the exports of grain and also of fertilizers. and what he's calling for is there to be a resolution to ensure that there isn't widespread famine across the continent. yeah, the other, i suppose is the major concern, but there's others isn't there for african countries looking all at this yet? that's why i mean, we just had figures yet the day showing that some 17000000 people just accost 3 african countries are at the moment in food insecurity. we know across the world that lumber is far larger, some 323000000 individuals marching towards famine. so this is a huge issue at the moment. we know that the problem has been exacerbated, not just by the sanctions, as we heard from the head of the african union,

but also by the fact that there has been this poor rainy season in parts of africa . so in a countries really concerned that this is a big issue that they can face this worldwide famine, and they really want something done about it. now, at that press conference, that meeting today in moscow present putin at once again, reasserted that for him that africa is an important continent. understood all of the kinda the role of africa in the international arena, in general, in political terms, is also growing. we believe the africa as a whole, and it's individual states with which we have traditionally very good without any exaggeration friendly relations. the whole of africa has great prospects and proceeding from this. we intend to further develop our relations with the continent and its individual states who am said getting news. so present putin has previously said that he is willing to ensure that the grains does leave the ports in the black

sea. but he has called on european leaders to ease the sanctions to enable that to happen. but you've got as well sure that the you sing the sanctions aren't to blame for the problems with green supply. so who are what is the issue according to the block it so really completely comp i've completely difficult conundrum to get around. i mean, we've heard from the you, it's not to blame, as you mentioned, that that's because the says, look, there are no sanctions when it comes to russian ships that are carrying food or agricultural products, they can come to our ports. it is also said there are no problems with sanctions because the sanctions are impacting what russia can export to the you not to countries across the world. ursula vaughan de leon is also made accusations against russia saying that it's using a blockade of the black seas. essentially blackmail, and she's also accused russian military of lacing ukrainian fields with mine. so all of this has been rejected by moscow at they said yes, ok,

you k at the sanctions in the you only relate to the you. but as a result of that, russian ships can't get insurance, therefore they cannot make the deliveries. it said that the problem with the black sea is to do with minds that have been put in place by ukrainian military, which is made sure that the shipping lanes aren't safe to get the ships with the grain out of these are the issues as far as russia is concerned and it's saying, you know, the ramifications of the sanctions. i've just been far wider than expected. the reality is the 2 sides need to get together to find a solution to this. if you know a continent like africa is going to get those food supplies that it says it desperately needs. charlie, thanks very much for taking us through that r t. charlotte davinsky ok follow on from that in europe itself, inflation had all time record highs this week, reaching double digits in several countries leading the way. estonia with over 20 percent. its among the countries by the way,

refusing to pay for russian gas and rubles some european politicians are not questioning if the sanctions are even working as they seem to be having a boomerang affect our teeth. donald quarter picks up the story. sanctions, sanctions, and more sanctions, they just keep on coming. germany's economic minister is completely convinced one day their burden will break russia's back, you will shoot russia, russian economies collapsing, rushes, exports, and impulse of falling dramatically. not the russian economy has been hit hard by the sanctions and a significant part of it is due to germany's actions. and i'm putin is still getting money, but time is not working for russia. it is working against russia. the question is, will the german economy survive long enough to see that day is vice? i know that companies will suffer economic losses. we're trying to cushion the greatest burdens with loans and subsidies, and yet costs remain. german industries have been voicing their growing panic for

weeks. now, some industry leaders are even saying things could come to a standstill without russian energy supplies. our industry accounts for around 37 percent of gym and natural gas consumption. not just the m w, but the entire sector would come to a standstill. as for ordinary germans, all they can do is bite the bullet and pay more for just about everything. i am not eating sausage and meet, meet has become especially more expensive. so i eat less meat, we and germany have the highest fuel prices in all of europe. if you thought germany is the only one suffering from its own sanctions, think again and pretty much every country that's hopped on the anti rush bandwagon . it's the same story. france, for example, promised to collapse the russian economy after moscow began its military operation . and ukraine said, oh, who she give us. it's russia that's going to suffer not europe did. europe might face a little more inflation and the price of gas might go up a bit. but it's russia that's going to suffer and we're going to witness the

collapse of the russian financial system staff for 3 months. the european union is facing record breaking inflation, and the finance minister has more to say about his own economy than rushes. you should la peak deficient. we are at a peak of inflation group. i said it's all months ago. the hardest part as ahead of us fairly. we are going to see inflation, which will remain high. well, like in germany, the french masses are feeling the heat missiles. will milton don't have all my expenses have gone up by about 100 year as a month, including water, gas, and electricity bills. he's a fellow that we have to work more to provide for ourselves, or we need to reduce consumption. and the u. k is going through much of the same a massive packager, economic sanctions designed in time to whole the russian economy. we must also commit to the cease the dependence on russian. all of them gas. he just fell forget it. yeah. he doesn't actually on the spine,

british households off slapped with an extra $53000000.00 pounds on the energy bills. every single die at this point. the blow back from western sanctions has clearly taken a serious tall but have they accomplished their goal of hurting russia? no, in fact the global rise in energy prices that sanctions contributed to have only made russia's economy stronger. well, now it does not seem a load to unfortunately, these sanctions don't work. possibly at some point they will. and the rubel didn't draw. russia doesn't feel any of these from the financial point of view, and when it does, the war will be over. the price will be paid by european citizens while vladimir put in will smile, satisfaction. russia, seeing such a high profit margin from these new energy prices that it's made up for the loss of its assets, frozen by western banks. even with some countries halting are phasing out energy purchases, rushes, oil and gas revenue will be about 285000000000 dollars this year. that would exceed

the 2021 figure by more than one 5th. throw in other commodities and it more than makes up for the $300000000.00 in foreign reserves, frozen as part of the sanctions on top of that, the roubles position on the global financial markets has strengthened to a level that hasn't been seen in years. the writings on the wall more sanctions will come only at the peril of those who deploy them to let's bring you state side . now we're american farmers have lashed out. they had a b u. s. agency for international development after she suggested natural solutions like manure and compost could deal with nationwide shortage of fertilizers. we're working with countries to think about natural solutions like minner and compost. and this may hasten transitions that would have been in the interest of farmers to make eventually anyway, so never let a crisis go to waste this whole idea to being able to use manure and everything else is it's, it's crazy. it's

a bad that data that's coming from somebody that has a lot of clue about farming. right. they don't know, they don't know what they're talking about. they don't know what they're doing. they don't know about the availability. and like dean was saying earlier, like they, they want, they want to use the newer, but yet they want to also get rid of cows. so where is all new or, and everything from, from it's, i mean it's just, it's, it's craziness. there is none of this makes any sense. the a lot of frustration, arthur, in a similar plan was previously deployed inter lanka which cause yields to collapsed by a 3rd, kill him up and can tell us more for months and months. the flood waters have been rising. gas prices have been going up and up, americans are now being told that things could be soon, even worse, especially when it comes to food. there's a lot going on right now, but the idea we're going to be able, it's, you know, quick switch, bring down the cost of gasoline is not likely in their term,

nor is it with regard to food prices at the supermarket or of 8 percent over march of last year, why it's more expensive for farmers to fertilize their crops. and the fuel that they use for their machines is also more expensive. both of those situations have a lot to do with anti rush and sanction. some farmers are speaking up and raising the alarm at this point, biden is coming forward and saying he feels their pain and he has a plan. organic farming sounds all nice and eagle, logical, but it doesn't work out too well in practice, sri lanka tried it and as a result, their crop output decreased by a 3rd t industry alone. last $425000000.00. things got to be so bad. the government actually paid out compensation to those farmers who lost out amid their little experiment, but the economic nightmare is still on hunger rioting. in the streets, the sri lanka, government even backtrack. someone saying we are not as stubborn government. we are sensitive to the needs of the people,

american farmers see what's on the horizon and they are not happy about it. meanwhile, the rate of savings among americans is the lowest. it's been in 14 years. the biden white house continues to roll out plans that match a liberal value system. however, the problems on the ground are very real and getting worse. caleb moffat r t new york. a small business owners on undone malice 0 again say prices have skyrocketed leaving farmers fearing for their livelihoods as everybody knows those costs diesel is crazy high. so that's going to hurt and you have to get more money for your crop if the diesel. yeah, because everyone uses tractors everything. and then after the crop is grown, you gotta take that off diesel and get it to the supermarket. people are having problems with fertilized, they're not going in a fertilized well, so they're going to come back on their acreage of how much they plan. you're not going to go in there and plant

a bunch stuff and then lose it. you can't do that. so you want to make a blue cross, so we're gonna do it for as many how much fertilizer you can get besides having to worry about the weather has like you usually have 40 of off they have to worry about. i can't get enough fertilizer and we're going to be able to afford this harvest. crawford, france, diesel. everything is crazy, expensive. ah, bangladesh is seeking ways to import oil from russia. the country's foreign minister has been getting advice from his indian counterparts and how to avoid being sanctioned for the move. india is trying to resolve the energy issue. russia offered energy to bangladesh, but we cannot do the same in fear of sanctions. they did it technically. we want suggestions from india, they are a big country, they can manage. we are a small country, there is more pressure on us. in the wake of surging prices for energy and food countries like bangladesh,

risks facing major shortages. the situation has been complicated by permanent pressure from western nations, which want a total of bond on energy imports from russia. every day they come up with new issues. we used to call them development partners. they don't pay for the development, but keep giving advice. well, we got the thought self analyst from a south asian defense studies institute, who say the dramatic rise and energy prices. i've seen developing countries such as bangladesh came to increase imports all rational, the energy available at a discounted price. it right at this time please, we can do this that and they would like to at least increase a 9 and a price. so it's ready to go to,

to see that in the sense of the sentence effecting some kind of backups. i think each of the country have been need and they would just like ask what better wanted it. but this is one of the one of this one. it said that he would like to see in yes and right because it has been by a while and similarly sure. and also has, it's just, it's only just by a, by then how do you know how to act so that you know, this is a, a, b, b i a n c a maybe to go on to look at that and