a, depending on the, you know, ah ah, you're supposed and joe biden blame is a bloody me through thing for the highest inflation in the us more than 4 decades. well us senator says, it's the body administration itself that can't handle the crisis. i'm talk to him to lose your door. and in that moment, there was an explosion here just one minute later and all along with 19 civilians die and dozens are wounded in don't boss in the latest ukrainian army, shutting knots according to local authorities and china claims the u. s. all packaged to taiwan, undermines peace in the region and threatens all our war if the island declared independence with

moscow to the world. this is all the international line. peter scott, these the top stories this hour with us consumer inflation hitting its highest level a more than 4 decades. and a point 6 percent increase wasn't bite. and i was once again blamed vladimir putin 1st surgeon, energy, and a few costs is currently rocking america. days of flesh report, confirm what america is already know. prudence price, i can surely america hard. gas prices at the pump. energy and food prices cover, half of the monthly price increases. since may, my administration could do everything we can to lower the price. this is american people, and the congress has to act and they have been of late by didn't comments come despite us inflation rising sharply since his term began in january 2021 starting from an average of 1.4 percent in december 2020 to $7.00. percent in december 2021

last 2 months before the war and ukraine begun. and despite bite insulting his officers efforts to deal with a problem, us senator john kennedy says, it looks like the administration has simply given up. it's destroying the american dream. and, and we have to address it which to make like a bad administration has just given up biden's comments. com as liquified natural gas prices also skyrockets. in the e u. the southern explosion at the next port terminal over in texas, which had been sending the fuel to europe, boats prices for the fuel in the earth about she's gone down since then is more of the l n. g is now expected to be used domestically instead of going abroad. earlier, washington said it would help europe to reduce is dependent on brushing dot import . the sector funds shut down. will cookies output by around 8 percent, which could further threaten europe's energy security. most of the fuel form that had been shipped to the u. r. u. s. corresponding caleb and picks up the story.

well, it was report, texas residents are 3 very loud bangs. and essentially what they were hearing was a liquefied natural gas terminal exploding. now this explosion has been widely decried as an indicator of the possible threats of public health, the fumes, but it's also going to have a pretty big impact on the international market. so we've heard analysis about the ability of the united states, the import and export natural gas about the crisis and the rising costs. here's some of what we've heard in the aftermath of this dramatic explosion in texas. this is going to take supply out of the market when it's badly needed. we were already moving into a very precarious set of market dynamics. this is going to tide and proud to supply, particularly in the atlantic as a majority of the cargoes have been destined for europe. so it's important to note that as a result of this explosion, the l. n g hub in freeport,

texas is going to be shut down for 3 weeks, 3 weeks. it will not be operating in the aftermath of this rather large explosion. in addition to that 20 percent of all us natural gas exports are going to be affected by the explosion that took place and the shutting down of the hub. in addition to that, it's also important to point out that 75 percent of us, natural gas exports have been going to europe. now, there has been some relieves for domestic natural gas perfect purchasers in the united state. because the fact that biden instituted some action and basically required domestic producers to get priority to the u. s. market before exporting that resulted in price is going down in the united states. but it had a negative effect on the international market and basically forced the european markets to pick up the bird. and now we have a situation where we have countries and you saying they want to completely go off of rush and gas. they completely shut down russian gas. but now,

as the aftermath of this explosion is showing their confidence in american markets and the ability of united states to supply gas to europe is a little bit shaken. europe is seeing a rise in its natural gas prices. and at this point, the realty of europe, to import natural gas from the united states, is at this point in a little bit of question. now there's explosion, and the impact of having on the global market seems to fly in the face of a lot of what joe biden and other us leaders have said over the past few months, reassuring everyone that america has enough gas to supply the world. when moving forward, this ban, understanding that many of our european allies in partners may not be in a position to join us. the united states produces far more oil domestically than all of your pretty, all the european countries combined. in fact, we are a net export of energy so we can take this step when others cannot. but we're

working closely with europe and our partners to develop a long term strategy to reduce their dependence on russian energy as well. first of all, we are looking at opportunities to make up for lost cash o n g from russia were on your way of turn the house see what we can do to do that? do dealing with our friends around the world as well. we think we could make up a significant portion of it. now if the situation is really as dark as some of the pessimistic forecasts we're currently seeing from analysts, then this will be a major blow to the ability of europe to import natural gas from the united states . our people look at what was done by then what in that recent 10 year contract that they signed in order to win off of russian gas and import american gas for the next 10 years able are wandering about decision made by fan one was a bit to

a stick and while intense fighting continues on the front lines of the don bus region done yet, under guns officials accused ukrainian army of shunning residential areas of cities across republics. 19 civilians died and 23 have been wounded as a result of the latest shelling of a number of done yet under done cities that is, according to local authorities. somebody forces claim the key of is using western made heavy weapons in those attacks. we spoke to some local to witness the shelling . mother, you see what did you? well, i was sitting near the window on the balcony door with each other. there was a bank on the wall and part of the balcony logs. just one room was damaged. you haven't been entered. i've heard an explosion today, but continue shooting until i was here. look, you would even though they were shooting all day, a project, tyler flew into the room and then flew out into the bedroom. your one tight and

closed the door. and in that moment that was an explosion. you did just one minute lead time. yeah. and all i was would have been so different than just one minute. and that's for all child. yes. all babies, just 3 years old. meanwhile, in the ds, port, city of murder, you pull, which was recently taken by russian forces under the allies. reconstruction is under way. we're supposed to, russian emergency services personnel who are currently working in the city is received. but it's a buildable new book. we started work in the city immediately after the end of the hostility level portal as russian and our network emergency services began to perform their duties. but the city gradually began to come back to light a little notice. but we also have a large group of sappers who diffuse mind, buildings, ukrainian troops, mind everything here as they were, retreated a little because then you're scrawling, this is a school building. it is almost completely destroyed with a group of ukrainian military. we're here store. we found equipment, personal belongings, weapons and a case from a night vision device, new vision,

or on sunday ortiz documentary on the siege of maria paul will be released and in its witnesses, share some of their horror and experiences that so placed her in their siege. here's a quick teaser. ah, a finding of the guy, leonor touch comes along. we might re enough on star ma, knowledgeable tooth. i knew probably charlotte for small did not see that the one with nature not to do is just come on. i have a question, get with him, was in the nationally be children with iep was kind of the math related to see you soon when you're going to be hurting miss. hi, beautiful place. 5 years when you were just going to wait for the president's

volume is zelinski has praised london's assistance took care of during the ukrainian war. as his british defense actually been wallace arrived in the capital to discuss the urgent needs of ukraine's troops. and during the trib, zalinski once again emphasized the importance of the west, applying heavy weapons. krinski school, the roblis, sam, so ukrainian troops are doing everything they can using the artillery. they have to stop the occupiers, as well as much as the heavy weapons in modern artillery and all that we have asked and continue to ask our partners to provide allow them to stop. we do, i have met the much a secretary of the for a while. remember on that we discussed how does the doctor rushing and how to stop at mount offense and what supplies are needed? are the british troops, leadership event matter, not putting your case without confirmed the donation of long range multiple rocket

systems. thus, in addition to the thousands of miles on the vehicles on defense system does already supplied head of ukraine's military intelligence has recently said that the country's troops almost were not that musician and now rely on western supplies. there were some but the u. k. andre kellen says the pouring money into crane will only prolong the conflict. the government put a one gave it makes ukraine and so just continue fights. and it is a senior, i should say because, but it is providing money, not much money. it is, it is for why the weapon in, for says, kind of just in the army to continue funding and no single knowledge about or sickly about the future or few great, what's going to happen after that. it's an interesting question whether you will be interested after one in the building you're putting in continuing voting can run it to the sort of this in key if that brought to me that in the future in building

up the country in their handling countries, the economy once again in doing something different, so i'm afraid the interest will be lost in some, some sort of if, if there will be a letter to continue to make such a project as and i to ration out of your graham and the international state. and it will be a no more capabilities and no more will should be to do that. then most probably will be less interest at the moment. i think that they are preventing any kind of war and safety for negotiation before they will. they are continuing to to push your grade in of these along the same way to continue white thing, not to think about diffusion. as i have said,

are the more military aid ukraine receives on the west, the more will defense giants continue to earn? here you can see how the share prices of some defense giants have risen as investors anticipate increase in profit u. s. contractor ero vironment is expected to be one of the biggest beneficiaries along with european companies. ryan miss allan leonardo, who shared vision by a 120 and 67 percent, respectively. scott, with the former marine corps intelligence officer, believes that western weapon supplies won't change the outcome of the conflict. the, the, the situation is the period of the best the supply of western arms to do is reduce the rate of deterioration. it will never reverse the outcome of no amount of web western weaponry will enable ukraine to gain the upper hand. all it will do is length into conflict and more importantly from the western perspective. kilmore russians because that's all this is about. we heard that from void austin, the american secretary defense. you said that the goal here is to make russia pay

a cost to inflict aim on russia. that means dead russians. and so that's what the west is trying to accomplish here. and it's very cynical because it's not just russians that are dying, as we said, for every one russian that goes down, you know, maybe 20 ukrainians are going down. so it's about dead ukrainians as well. maybe it's time ukraine wakes up and understands that the way seeking to extend this conflict to help you frame but to her russia that's drawing your brain in the process. meanwhile, a recent intelligence support by both kids and western officials reveals that ukrainian troops off a think significant losses, which does raise the question as to why ukraine's commanders still seem reluctant to negotiate. with the russian side. the intelligence officials say that russia's military maintains the upper hand with 40 times more munition and 20 times more artillery than ukrainian forces. more than $5600.00 ukrainian ships are said to be

prisoners of war and nearly half of them having surrendered at the stall a steel factory multiple gives also believe to be facing a growing desertion problem. ukraine stuff. officials, though still strongly oppose any possibility of surrender over again says the war is becoming unsustainable for ukraine. is inside start fighting, you know, the wars, you know, you get ratios of one, the one with to one to 1.3 casualties. and you can grow that out, but eventually you're going to get a culminating point where the differential just goes up exponentially. and we're at that point right now it's, it's no longer for one russian. there's 3 claim casualties. it's more like for everyone, russian, there's 20 ukraine casualties. and as the situation to tell you it's further on the front, this ratio is discontinued to spin out troll until it's unsustainable by the maintenance . the question is, how much pain is ukraine able to absorb? you know, their, their ministry of defense said they have 700000 men under arms right now. so what

percentage of that, are they willing to sacrifice before it becomes obvious that not only can they not win this conflict, but the longer they continue to resist of the larger the humanity, the cost in human lives will be a territorial, a loss as well. which is foreign minister says that europe is making all the wrong moves when it comes to negotiations with moscow. move up even as always, we are open to dialogue, but it takes 2 to tango and at the moment, going with our western partners are engaged in break dancing by themselves with our comments by said gay love rav comes after. the polish president slammed the leaders of france and germany over their phone calls with the russian president vladimir putin. as ortiz, elliot, patricia explains. in response to how the polish president blamed the german and the french leadership for dealing with the russian government,

foreign minister survey law, rob accused him of a growing historical ignorance and also pointed at poland own moves against ukraine's sovereignty. my government emerged, so you're through, it's perhaps they should be advised to study history. so their own history and those events that underlie polish history. so far, we see that behind the talk about the in admissibility of any dialogue with russia polish colleagues are beginning to actively assimilate ukrainian territory issue. and then le decisions vice president zalinski and the ukrainian governmental on these special rights. all the polls who are essentially being made equal to the ukrainians in everything except the right to vote. so just to give you some background a little earlier this week, the polish leader went as far as drawing parallels between vladimir putin and adult hitler. and also pretty much coal on the entire international community to forget

any ideas of trying to make contact with the russian officials up to prompt our guest. them's lucille. i am amazed at all these conversations. the chancellor shoals in president micron are having, with these conversations are useless. what are they doing? they legitimize the person responsible for the crimes committed by the russian army . that he is responsible for this much. he decided to send troops there. what if someone spoke like this to adolf hitler during world war 2? did anyone say that adolf hitler must say face he that we should proceed in such a way that it is not humiliating? for adolf hitler does have, i have not heard such voices in response to my question about these latest comments by polish president duda, the russian foreign minister survey lab. rob reminded how the likes of germany and france and also other e countries were always in favor of leaving door open for talks with russia and stressed that moscow is always ready for talks no matter what the russian viewpoint

is. that diplomacy should always have a chance. however, in the current circumstances, when all western leaders keep talking about is isolating russia, this scenario doesn't seem very likely author and journalist thomas roper shared his thoughts on the issue. bullying. this is one of the real hawks in europe, which wants to escalate the situation and having in mind how poland is now trying well, maybe you can call it annex parts of ukraine. when you treat you of key of poland has an interest in escalating the situation. when i put all this together, i have the feeling that russia doesn't really take europe, european union, and the states for cirrus anymore. they are really just for filling commands from, from the us and from my feeling just russia right now understands and says quite openly when there's something to discuss, we have to discuss with the people who make the decisions and they're not in

brussels. they're watching. meanwhile, a suspect to the slip or in a mainstream news article has shown a local residence of ukraine city of hark, of with a large tattoo of a swastika on his arm. now we have asked reuters to comment on that issue, but we're yet to receive a response. the photo does appear to undermine some western dials of for rights. i'd say in ukraine, on some social media uses are now question how big the issue of nationalists is in the country. do you think western media would have learned to come through every picture from ukraine? they consider posting to make sure there isn't any swastikas or other nazi symbolism. big swastika tattooed on his arm? yup. for sure there are no nazis in ukraine. how hard can it be to take a picture of a random person and not have them with a swastika tattoo? i was 4 times in the bus and i have seen all this myself. i was the headquarters of the as of a battalion. there is no doubt that this the country is ruled by people with, with really that's the ideology. and this is also in the command of the,

of the armed forces. the western media doesn't want to see it when you report. this is fake news, but i've been that have seen it. so we have, we have to ask west the media why they denied that. but, but it's obvious. in the news, china's defense minister has slammed his american counterparts fully news of the latest u. s. arms package for ty, one warning of possible conflicts of the island, the beijing claims as his own. if any one dares to split taiwan from china, the chinese military has no choice but to fight at all costs and take all necessary measures to crush any attempt by taiwanese separatists to split taiwan from the motherland. the chinese military will resolutely safeguard national security and territorial integrity. chinese defense minister has also laid out a list of conditions. the u. s. must meet 4 easing tensions, including not interfering in china's internal affairs, all harming china's interests. china and taiwan splits during

a civil war in 1949 and the country has been following the one china policy ever since. then. the latest alms package sees the u. s. provide parts for taiwanese naval ships as estimated cost of a $120000000.00. washington has been known as ty, ones, main ally in its confrontation with china for some time. well area, we spoke to nelson, wong, vice chairman of the shanghai center for international studies under val, di, club experts. and he says that the u. s. is using taiwan as it's talk cod against china. i think the u. s. government has always been using the tie one issue as it's one of the measures to contain china in its relations, which china, taiwan, the pie, one card is always in their hands to play with from time to time. and i think this is they believe this is the time to create trouble for china to, to mess around with the internal affairs of china. so it's nothing new,

it's nothing new to china. but if they play it too hard, i think the chinese government would take some actions and in terms of any upcoming threat to separate to taiwan from the motherland. and then the chinese government is going to take actions and announcement has already been made. what china has been expressing itself quite clearly over the years over the decades is that this is an internal affairs of china. and taiwan issue is a left over issue from china's civil war way back when and the international committee has all recognized the one china policy, even including the united states government. it has also recognized the one china policy. so based on this understanding, china,

its government has always been trying to seek a national re unification through peaceful pulse and moving on. no algeria has frozen foreign trade in products and services with spain. nothing but an escalating dispute of the status of western sahara. and announcement, which was on thursday, came a day after the african nations suspended a 20 year old friendship treaty with spain, which committed the country to jointly controlling the mutual flow of migrants. the youth called on jimmy to reverse that decision with brussels urging dialogue to resolve the dispute. meanwhile, the spanish foreign minister called from neutral states between all countries in the region so that another little for quality of states non interference in internal affairs. mutual respect being that mutual benefit for our 2 countries. it is under these premises that we want to have the best relationship as possible without area, like we have with the rest of our neighbors has been with the former colonial power

in western sahara. and so the area was unexplained morocco back in 1975. since then, i'll jerry neighbor, morocco have had 10 discussions over the status of the region, the diplomatic standoff continued until 91. when the 2 countries reached an agreement for a referendum to be held on the implementation of a un bites buffer zone. but since that agreement, morocco has controlled the majority of western sahara. spain backs morocco's autonomy plan for the region, while all gere opposes it and says, the region should be completely independent. aaliyah and can so you a, an official for a western sahara independence movement. how the keys, morocco of replacing spain as the colonial power in the region has taken a position. i think completely, with the aggression fan of the colonial power. and everybody were expecting spain to be. an almost broker has the

solution, the coast to spain in then the response of the entire process model is have independent model substituted. and europe the and colonial iffy, and they behave in a classic colonial power. they have him baited western sahara since 975. it was happening going on for many years between this people defending the free and independent they're going to show of moral and they all that some of these should've supposed to been ation movement during the entire history of the what are the variation enough that they ought to take in this position because of their, their own study. jerry a, fall the feel free to movement. and finally,

cash drops. pakistan is counting on chinese loans to help raise its foreign reserve within the, within the next few days. i assure you that by tuesday, next week, the issue of foreign exchange reserves will be resolved as the expected $2400000000.00 of dollars will be transferred from china. our for ex reserves will reach $12000000000.00 of dollars. another country is facing a balance of payment crisis, and that's caused by a growing decline in foreign current services, as well as a widening account on fiscal deficit. that's along with record to your high inflation, which is mainly affecting prices of food and fuel back sons also continue negotiations with the international monetary fund as the government hopes to resume payments on a $6000000000.00 package load agreed back in 2019 and that was suspended due to non compliance with certain conditions. the current authorities, blame, ousted prime minister in my car for the crisis, which is an accusation. of course, he's always denied. if the i m f, agrees to review is decision, pakistan will then receive $900000000.00,

which will help access all the source of external financing. but he's done already fulfilled one of the funds requirements by removing fuel subsidies move this led to 40 percent growth in prices. the government also intends to raise taxes on the rich cook tax leagues privatized government assets, unbound officials from buying cars, as he continues to struggle with spiraling costs on energy shortfalls. we spoke to a professor and research fellow who believes that i am f negotiations have been severely hampered by difficulties in relations with the united states. it is very difficult for the current government to overcome this crisis, which is quite disturbing for the i'm a founder boss. this is why we are not reaching to what the us, you know, contributes at least 117 building to the i am a quarter. and it's part of that has to, you know, make a deal with the i am, if it is a very important for pakistan to have consent from the united states and have also

the confidence that we are going to do the job that is expected from us. busy but so far, the problem that arose during the last is a fans administration, our bilateral relations with the united states, but really disturbed in the international monetary system. august sun is dependent upon the flexible exchange rate international market in which it has just like any of the country back it's thrown, see would be u. s. dollar. and any solution, the value of the us dollar is going to affect the entire currencies around the world. and focus on has to, you know, make reserves of the us dollars. and if there is more macro level economic policies, that is going to affect a positively bike, as an economy august reserves are going to get down. well, that's a rep for now. what's the europe to this weekend? i hope you're having a good one. my name is peter scotts and thank you very much for watching. ah.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be an arms race is on, often very dramatic development, only personally and getting to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very critical time to sit down and talk with

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