aah! with contracts with hundreds of millions of dollars are already signed on the opening day of the st. petersburg international economic forum. much more to come as the events which sees thousands of years he's gather and says it's 2nd day. this was the last bastion last holding ground, just outside of several, the nets, and well, just outside of the industrial zone of the resort, plug all the visits positions used by ukranian forces before they retreated into a chemical plant. in several done yet by moscow says a humanitarian sci fi was violated by kia and ukraine's armed forces. threatened to

shell rushes, coach straits bridge, and despite the presidency claiming there will be no such attack on russian territory with coming to you live from our headquarters here in moscow, you're watching. the international is just going to 11 am here in the russian cups on thursday. morning, my name is peter scott and welcome to the program. we start off with the latest from ukraine. nate civilians have died in ukrainian rock. it's a tax on the guns republic, thus, according to local officials, most of the casualties were in the city of sound. of those fighting continues an official from ukraine's ruling party admits to u. s. media, the 1000 ukrainian soldiers are either being killed or wounded. every day in the dom bus. meanwhile, russia has accused a key of violating a cease fire by disrupting a humanitarian car door in the east of the republic. it's was opened on wednesday to evacuate civilians sheltering in bunkers beneath the assaults chemical plants in the embattled city of several done yet. russia claims ukrainian artillery shells

residential areas of the city shortly after the car doors were opened. arts eager done of reports. an industrial area, the size of a small city, ukrainian troops sheltering in its catacombs, mingling among civilians who aren't allowed to leave. if you're getting the as of style flashbacks, you're totally right. this is the resort plans in several than that's where recent history is repeating itself. ah, up to a 1000 civilians are estimated to be trapped at the assault chemical plant. russia has made an attempt at a humanitarian sees far, but ukrainian artillery had other plans. this was the ukrainians forces last

bastion last holding ground just outside of several minutes. and well, just outside of the industrial zone of the resort plan, which is by the way, just about a kilometer away from here. this is from where they fled over. they're joining our, the regimen and joining civilians who are being effectively held hostage there. the sci fi was botched as give forces showed what was supposed to be a humanitarian corridor. also hitting it with tank grounds. only one elderly man in a come whatever may attempt eventually managed to get out. the bloody standoff around the plant continues as key of refuses to accept that yet a another massive surrender of its troops is looming over the horizon. amish dawn of art. see. i know the news, a contracts worth over 24000000000 roubles on more than 400. $20000000.00 was one of the main. the many signed at the opening day of the st. petersburg international

economic forum, which is one of the world's leading economic events and is now engine, is 2nd day in russia's northern capital, ilia pitcher, and can now joins me alive from the foreign with a russian, a foreign ministry spokesman murray as a carver. peter hi again. well, the day to at the st. petersburg, international economic form is in full swing. i can feel the energy i can feel the smell of big business. but let's step aside from economic issues for a bit and talk to those spokeswoman of the russian foreign ministry. many of the ladies drops over again. nobody giving you the afternoon as peter's just yesterday attended here are drifting and i have to be frank law was one of the main highlights of yesterday with alex is up with him is and you them in talk to western

internally as it was this whole or cation in both of them. could you say, honestly, have it become more difficult to talk to them now? it's the same when it's like, why do you have to do that? if you are both and to have a table position, you know, nothing can change this new, our official position is table, it's unchanged. it's based on the consistency of the policy which pursue money and, and non affected by the present moment. when they walk, it is largely based on affects the reality of what we have a time. so the more for the got the events from the development we see, and the think that western journalists find difficulty

that are not important to us. so why i don't know what i know, what is, what is my task? i know where i stand. know what is my definition, so it's very simple for me to voice my opinion. of course, the intensity of work has gone up. there are lots of fake news. i'm not the problem of the big problem. the problem for the western neo liberal community spectrum college from the farm. not because there's so much information so many lies. they are losing the audience. 40 my leisure, making the audience. what do you turn away from them? that media, they destroy much more me a lot, trust, reliability for new media, for western information sources. that's what they are doing. distorting reality, distorting facts, and they are presenting these facts in

a distorted search light. so people will not leave them. they will refuse to probably, i'm excited to this news. they won't treat them before, but i with seriousness largest being said about news about the important of truth. and it was the western community that declared is that war with state laws, but i don't want to plea anyone, words, but i would like to ask you when the western journalists come here are great things . we heard that yesterday as well. all the ways russia, accusation about violating international law school is and you can why has the feeling like b one to get an admission out of you? and you'd be afraid. russian officials can be made any mistakes during the special ed ration or my name or diploma bush, you know,

right from the city of john lis has to come to a press conference to briefing pleasant. when we see minute mccoy, the several prepaid classes ching spots. the west mainstream come with proclamations instead of questions. so the way they word they are glass sions is that they are a declarations included in the questions that are po cheap at via and after getting my response, will they pretend you haven't answered the question guidance on that they're doing this? and what purpose, in order to be shy it after all my men that in order to you that via the luke persuade the audience, the speaker has an answer the questions and also to play on the difference of answers. the good, i know that i said, because i do have to believe me, they want to have a page the difference and to little would you show the contradictions. so we know this very well,

that'll know bravo as to accusations of violate an international law. and if we're prepared to meet, to haven't made any mistakes, you know, and then we're, a, we're at a to you to, it's reality is very critical. we actually have to analyze the steps made by our partners. there's a new ins here. and i said this to, to the american journalist yesterday, the system of international law anna system is up on m. c means law is order is universe. so woof for every one. if someone thinks his above law, he with me but stays within the system, the system sees is to function. you really are that for you. and this person who deems himself vehement to be above the law needs to not send that. i get out of the system, heber, as the eyes when nobody, if looking, if they remain in sight within the system, they need to comply with the laws that they got here a little when american politicians, american public official for journalists,

criticized russia. yeah. but in way or half of the night, we will curled norm accusations at rush of upper by late in international law. i have a question to stay as long as the country is representative. so this country will bon yet have they will, it'll come to light with international law, not with. and i will go further with you to what extent they are is not at all interested in preserving this international i you. but when they go system and what have they made it to the probably they have made a lie to destroy the system and stuff. no country is ideal, it's it constant guarding them without. and what would it strange to be saying this? each country has the right to its own musician has been sold to the point and we look why respect the right of other countries. how much of the rhone position, national interest and policies. so. but in any case, we are denied this american. they deny us the right to have our own, if the policy,

domestic and international law, no problem not. we don't have the right to have you in the premier to do what we deem those to floss adequate it. so with it is, am i talking about the situation? the don bear sizes are yasenya kimball. good. okay. so you are telling us the night there was no referendum held and on bess. why not? there was a referendum, but it was not recognized it in the book. and we held a referendum in crimea, but they keep telling us it was illegal. so where's this thing in that order? where is this constant? where is this universe a rule that needs to be applied to all peoples and oh, countries we need to understand what is the paradigm, what we're leaving in must also we need to understand the rules and i think it's high time. yeah. he's got by to stop myself. nancy will trying to resign justify our actions, and that he would come up when will, you know,

when you're pretty busy at the newly bit i ru, oh, we need to travel at least one of the real number a to us for the early, a liberal, assist him some for example, and to hold it responsible because it has put the world to the edge of a precipice. they have supplied weapons. j. copeland, the country that is using these weapons against their own citizens. several colonies metal, no problem, and they're doing a lot more money with everything they can to destroy the present day system of international law. but, and i would like to ask you, which is more painful for at the countries of europe land to get logged on. god convert sanctions or a boomer anchor back from their own sanctions are still balancing. yeah. i'm not sure what your which which one is more painful. sure. but are you good when i see it? i'm a little boy at we haven't provided answers to all the questions. my teach knock our, i'm human, the response listening pragmatic,

which is missing. and we're trying to take into consideration the consequences for russia. it's not we got it is about 9 years ago, but i know shooting in response. it's a pragmatic analysis that takes into consideration our interest lies. what, which day who are deploying the sanctions, nor got the up and they need to realize what they're going to to achieve. it's not, are you able to say moving from point a to point b? but i think that washington and eliza, we possible consequences for the european unit and they are okay with them while nearly fit as a senior to that. but it's in the interests of the united states. they don't need rival, sit on to need by the want blix, not well guarded school, but i see with arrival, say in the north west of the south. so we needed to tech russia and enjoy the rico. she said you so much, you know,

it's wrong. you want to be the heating themselves is a lack and it was a mistake made by ideologists of the sanctions policy in washington. so you're saying in europe they don't understand there when you model it up for me, i use those people who realized space done or not given the floor and say yes not are out costs of where they won't listen to them, what they are called the followers of the crown and supporters of the rambling regime. it's the council culture and those who store for him, but also not. and those who are lenient these countries, they work for washington d. c. when you mind, we have to come to terms with interpretation of the word patriotism. what does this term mean? summer?

it's not love for money and it's not bargaining. and i get the impression of these people in the glove. this one's money. first of all, that it is the most important thing for them. after they quit in prime ministers, minister of foreign affairs, and defense, and presidents with miss not only bonn, they want to continue leaving a good life in international foundations. and those, let me give you an example. so for example, you would only separate your channels. nate, who has to deal with your atlantic security, everything to the door to destroy this illusionary schematic. the mean? yes. the little guy issue with a wall on a stem that preserves some type of some kind of balance strategic coaching the

well no history and have to destroy it and he has the has got approval to see and posted the bank. so you're not convinced that they will receive a financial compensation for his work for your efforts. she is now getting effort that was gotten the interest, we understand what countries but not everyone who received them get such positive bonuses and he did come back and there are also negative things, restrictions here compromising material threat, curled politicians example. russia says, foreign minister, so good luck ralph said more than once we pick up us so that we have information on the users set off for the you on the top,

the european politicians and pulsations and other regions of the world receive threads address well damn their families and their nearest and here see if they don't support the russian decision. was a bedroom swimming a little bit more depressing issues. i don't want to call names, bird remembering the ratings. how is it possible that's an en dreyer's and i'm not mistaken. they can practically introduce you to bring, so you have some kind of pull their cation like i said, and we can record any previous abroad that are perfectly aware about the situation or has found itself in the question of freedom of expression. the word again, what was the one but you have any food? i decided my new york you would speak is don't want to talk to you.

so they canceling on here as a media outlet each month and they gave interviews to financial l. it's per year and he's angry, should different. we are open for domestic russian media. we are open to for more media. we have never used rusher or you grieve. wish you element problem was only using you know that issues with station or other thing. i think that's a lot more than one lie and you know, it's very easy to get to my us online. you can do it online, but there is a sanction lee complex to with that. what we are introduced response measures of wednesday will sanctions against russian media. when i created station these us,

of course, we have to respond to what we just recently unfortunately, i deployed these, this is melissa measure was needed. brady short list where disposition need, like response measures were used against the probably diesel and once. and when russian jordan leaves abroad on test us after a long time, we have to respond to that. the moment we will introduce the whole package of measures which and the american john with didn't like the norse nationally. but it's not our choice of any security. it was not a secret in your but i was strong because the pressure exerted by washington on other accounts for years if you have a minute trying it out from normal premium,

interacting with russia. there are a lot of examples from in did to latin american countries. why do you feel it when you talk to your counterpart and colleagues and maybe they are trying to justify their actions somehow? my colleague, colleagues in particular go foundation your colleagues from diplomatic or of the country. so the country that i just knew, which is the understand that the country suffers lots of measures against diplomats mix measures with me as much as i said they are suffering even without this response. measures suffering from the policy is pursued as a government washington policy locking payment for the board of payments are locking but that was a producer con, so the good do russia will move that you can manufacture what we need from my so

with them or so on. and so forth, they understand what are the consequences and whether they express their opinion and whether the person wants to research his principles and to make a good young american movie that we're credo, seen when young people are gathered into registering and reach out to you and your jobs, god. luckily, they raise big losses. jobs the plays around and say, the job, pay rent, you're free. that's the most important principle because losing a job with me as losing the job. the package and the social benefit or the means coming into credit card or

medical insurance and so on. so losing all of these, i mean is it tough to say is it lost her complete disaster for western? why did i know it's people's checks? but if there is no such thing, liberal dictated person is free with its own sign that this would be you won't be an outcome, old or machine. his life will not be destroyed if he's left with our job and he has to gather all your students and the office of what he grew, then i won't be able to pay the bill that would need a good job position. they wrote a letter from 3 words, describe what these people, unfortunately, the victims of the moto, ms. highmore roles and truth. imagine not. he's been remedy the

situation, cannot improve. because this people, something of high morals, they need a food to put on the tables, their families, they need money to pay for their n m, i, this is a very good, i use a lot, but i'm very tough. system. liberal system is very tough because once you're, i did it out that, you know, with the system once you become a loser, once you have made a mistake. but yes or i, but i was if you're a victim of circumstances that you can't get back on board, this chip painting throughout the system tries to gets rid of you. i'm in 30 or one in your socks. got which i think part of the panel fashion.

discussing the liberalism there were rushing on listening. businessmen among participants also kept various professions with them in the pilot. not the word denied. one of the native members in the pony to me. the conviction of this now liberal session, some were in prison because the system need proof of this fall through the scores of it in the most value, you know that people are signed up in time via their lives. where destroyed me because i lived in the us believing in liberal values. and in no time everything was destruct. shanker and younger branson and number needed other participants can share their stories,

did not go back and do stuff with these and not be real. translate other people's opinions, they talked about their own lives, about their own circumstances or dealing with the taking conferences, sophia and ty rush and sentiments more. so what can you do about everyday interaction? sentimental, is there any way you can help russians who are out? of course we're doing a lot of our speakers. we talked about this. well, we'll go daddy or what he's going to give out. every one of them. i will show you an engine, russian leaders and the agents just dealing with this put their in their contribution to saving they live on your shank us out into this was his tardy upon if it were not for russia, the president missed your phone numbers and russian women, not yet russian ambassadors, he would have never made

a wish to russia. he would die. he would drop in an american prison, happens 10 years by and say, when no legal grounds for detaining him. it was a separate story by f. b. i a russian pilot who just did his job and they said he planned to put 72 max mother, something across the board. everything was, was told that out i see circumstances to take. so, and he said that it wasn't from thanks to russia to one really, paul are not different than what they did was possible for him to get back to russia school and to leave his confinement and relax. mccaden

said the same thing. it was very important that he will show side the law years like financial organizations, volunteers working together to give and stays. people in the public assistance is very important planning friends who deals with problems of russian cedars and leaving over 90 miles warming. she says nice getting and she didn't want it to to be published to be somebody to go public some way. she hoped that american democracy would be for chance to survive because she believes the american democracy is true. democracy. that is, that they wanted to. she was in a cinema diesel roof to the assistant that she was innocent but will not, you know, it's a little bit that i see what all wo described and she is works. it was impossible.

and there was a very real sentence looming for her. and remember the history with maria and booty . now washington, now i'm quite sure it's closely related to your work of your channel of our t. v. o e. lulu, really she is a person who didn't mean to do anything on legal home or your school. she never did, and dance gave me a bit. i learned mushing and then your like got by valley. the american legal machine found some ah, compromising material. not bad. like they used her email, but it wasn't nam, williamson you. later on she sent calling people to join the efforts in order to improve russian american relations. and the best switch will civil society and does, that's an example by from out. thank you very much. we always glad to see you what our mole we've asked. so we will be thank you so much for you. thank you so much

for having me. and of course, we'll continue to bring you any key updates from the st. petersburg economic forum as it progresses. ah, as openly threatened to attack russia's crimean bridge saying that the choice of targets is completely understandable. that's something that completely contradicts claims from the ukrainian president. the cube is not going to attack russian territory. the courage, street bridge is target number one for the ukranian armed forces. this is no secret of their military or our military, or their civilians or ours. when you have fired at russian territories across the border which, hulu. ne, no, we are not interested in selling civilities. we are not terrorists who shall civilian neighborhoods equal? the current straight bridge, which the ukranian general was referring to,

is also known as the crimean bridge. it was built after crimea as reunification with russia back in 2014. the 19 clements along construction is the main artery between the russian mainland on the peninsula is also the longest bridge in the country as well as in europe. we discussed the general's comments with former c. i a analyst john clark, who, who believes that they are part of an ongoing ward words. one of the reasons, at least why this ukrainian general made the comment about the bridge publicly was for propaganda value. to, to worry russian troops in the area to make them think that this terrible attack is going to come. i think the lensky is telling the ukrainian people what he thinks they want to hear. i don't think that his, his messaging is necessarily meant for the russians. it's meant for the ukrainians, and if it is going to make the ukrainians feel better for him to say that he wouldn't attack russian territory because it would be.