the usual solutions one good want to have to drastically change direction the are to come up with this crisis. ah ah russians military says it's killed, more than 50 top ukrainian officers including generals and a cruise missile strike on a key command post. and in our runs out of the week's top stories, our teeth exclusive report from the cross line in the dorm bass city of several don . yes, white thousands of ukrainian troops plus the foreign mercenaries that believe to be trapped in by the chemical called western sanctions. have stood up an economic storm for the countries that imposed them while failing to take down russia's economy. according to vladimir putin who delivered a key speech of the st. petersburg,

international economic for the number of sanctions is unprecedented. the plan was to squeeze brushes, economy, and drive down the people's living conditions. obviously it did not work gloomy forecast about the prospects of the russian economy have not come true that it's worth and i'm secretary approved the expedition of juliet songs to the us, where he faces up to 175 years in prison. we look at the u. k. officials long history of linked to the cia a very warm welcome. this is the weekly here are now see international with the latest world news and a round up of the stories that shaped the week. it's good to happy with us. i was talking with the latest from ukraine. russia's defense ministry is one of its cruise missile strikes is kill dozens of high ranking ukrainian offices, including generals, of corresponding ramon calls are, isn't done yet with the date latest. it was a very important target indeed, as,

as some of the top military personnel in ukraine was wiped out by russian naval based caliber, a cruise missile, according to the defense ministry, more than 50 people. that includes both the generals and some of the top officers have been killed as a result of that strike. now, according to the defense ministry, all these people were holding a strategy, a meeting when the missiles struck them. now this of course falls in line with what moscow has been saying all along, and that is if a russian territory is continuously been struck by ukraine, that it will take action against some of the decision making sensors in ukraine. now apart from that, so over $400.00 nationalist stands at $200.00 militants,

had also been killed over the last 24 hour period. also considering the fact that ukraine's officials themselves have been saying that they been losing at least 500 men a day. and a russian commander says that these numbers are so high is because the ukrainian commands are throwing out just about anyone and everyone into battle, including a lot of those people have no experience with weapons or a military equipment and a speaking of the military equipment, fashion defense industry also said that they destroyed quite a lot of it over the last 24 hour period. and that includes $755.00 millimeter caliber harvesters and up to 20 or armored vehicles which were delivered to ukraine by the west of the last set sands. a period me, my russian lead forces say they hate, they've taken full control of the town of me. toll cannot and the guns were public

as these to the city of several don. yes, which they have around early this month. the remaining ukrainian troops that holds up in the local chemical factory, which is being blocked off the clo, 30 se sum of the ukrainians that already come out and surrendered according to various estimates up to 2 and a half 1000 soldiers, including foreign mercenaries, are still hiding inside the industrial zone on the east coast on, i've found an exclusive report from the front line early this week. behind me you can see the black plumes of smoke, they are rising from the resort plant. there's about $800.00 may be meters to the positions of the ukrainian forces. in fact, were the only news crew to go this far deep into the territory of the town of several. the nets, in fact, may be only about 7 to 8 days ago. here were the ukrainian positions, but they had to fall back. now it's under the control of the russian forces,

but you can clearly hear by the ambience, if i may say so, the fighting is very much intense. mm. yesterday we agreed on a cease fire, the chemical plant. we went to hell rescue civilians and then the ukrainians took out a tank and started shooting at us. and a fight again broke out. when i was there yesterday, ukraine didn't want stop firing mortars. i spoke it, fight is anal panicking. you can hear so on the walkie talkies. they want the vital to end. we can hear it in their voices, are problem with from 80 and they fired to their own troops. and then a tank moved to shell our positions. it was a typical scenario. ukraine moving to his teacher, played to make it look like we were doing the shooting, but we were actually standing there with white flags. well, the, i lot of mercer's, they're the most that british, on much of the food and dry ration says from britain and poland and had all this, may. hm. hundreds of civilians are scattered around the towns basements and

shelters. this one harbors around 20 people whose neighboring houses were destroyed by the ukrainians. they say, look, still a go is like a yet and you're looking below it. you buy me in a leaky. don't see that he shouldn't joke is fascinates he. so let me. e g a doesn't need grants in lea a unique each year. they were a key. he didn't. emma yankee dickie stir issue. yeah. yeah. let. let. mamma. mia lou. lou lou, shoot you an kiki?

you what that god. lucy, eat you should eat if again it. and this used to be a music academy over several minutes, used to be what it used to be 2 was renovated and you can still see in the details the amount of money and effort put into this place. but it is no more the ukrainians sheltered burning at and was effectively rendering useless when they did so. up to 60 civilians were sheltering here from the bombardments lunch till for much was it often when russia special aberration began. ukrainian troops immediately entered our city. they placed their armored vehicles in residential areas, drove round and started firing the sails, and our soldiers came in, the ukrainians retreated, and then the bomb does smashed us from our basements. we could see crane and tank shooting at our houses. these people beg of one thing to help them escape this hell

. in the end, we'll leave with a ward of handwritten notes. it's phone numbers and messages they'd like us to pass to their loved ones in russia. i'm a gosh darn of reporting from several than ask are see that on yes, for public has suffered more than a week of relentless bombardment by ukrainian forces with 19 people killed and a 180 wounded. and the last 7 days, don, yet city has been bearing the brunt of the shelling. local authorities say civilian infrastructure was targeted, including hospitals, universities, and residential blogs. and at the hundreds, the rockets and shells find that the states were recently supplied to claim by nato countries and some of the worst shelling the dumbass republic is seen in the past 8 years. one of the most heavily hit science was the local market where 3 people, including a mother and her child, were killed on monday. the attack came during a particularly busy time at the scene, all people were out celebrating the rush day holiday. however,

some with the media outlets have no shy away from blaming russia for the shelling of don't yes to you're listening to the voice from this marks in the us initial that the net that i mentioned on by the most efficient and go to, to, to me that's what i'm getting the my feeling bushes there was this, and i me as to come in. it's a name and must close the initial president for 3. it would invest the market was in a rush and back the area of don't yes. making it highly unlikely. that the troops had shelba own civilians. 3 days later, the german outlet quietly apologize in its blog blaming, so called error is for the claims and its broadcast. we discussed the situation with george ellis and an american investigative journalist working in dawn bass. everything every sacked about this situation is obvious. all the evidence is very obvious. when shells of fire,

you can tell the direction that they're fired from. it's not very difficult. it's not rocket science. it's that they don't want to know. as long as they don't know, they can continue to blame russia, which you know, again, is obscene, but that's where we are in this time frame for miss latan c attacks, i'm out of the hospital, mario full. oh, boucher. you know, why would russia in mucho, why would russia give humanitarian aid packages and then kill kill the people they get into life just doesn't work that way. it's not the way military's work. one of the world's biggest down most important business events, the st. petersburg international economic form wraps up on saturday office several eventful days. ah. and the main event was glad,

and i put his keynote speech. his fasts to an international audience is the start of rush, military operation and dumbass and ukraine. the president noted that attempts to damage russia economically of actually cor, was more hon to western countries themselves. artillio franka has the des house it's almost been exactly 4 months since russia sent its troops to ukraine. and countries in the west launched a different kind of war against russia and economic war. so it was time for the man in charge on the russian side to give an update. and he chose st. petersburg as the stage to tell the world how russia's coping is. the number of sanctions is unprecedented to plan was to squeeze brushes, economy, and drive down people's living conditions. obviously it did not work gloomy forecasts about the prospects of the russian economy have not come true to that is clear that this propaganda campaign has been and remains an instrument of inflammation. wool that we are strong people,

we can cope with any challenge. just as our ancestors did bullshit. vessels in moscow. see this as a key milestone in how countries around the globe will be switching to trade and national currencies. president vladimir prudent for his part, painted a marquis future for traditional reserve currencies. first and foremost, the was dollar was luke and recently in the context of the inflation store, many developing countries have a reasonable question. why exchange goods for dollars in euro's which are rapidly losing white. and the conclusion is that the economy of imaginary entities is being replaced by the economy of real values and assets such as food energy and of a rural materials in the coming years. based on objective analysis, the process will be set motion to mr. brewton last out of his western counterparts for pretty much losing common sense. and literally, as he bought said, forget saying about the interests of their own people, all in

a bed to week in russia, president prudent also brought up how russia was being blamed for economic hardships all around the world, which according to the russian leader, is totally wrong. and unfair eagle, up and doing for yes, the current rising prices in the problem with inflation with food and energy supply, gasoline and the energy sector crisis. all of this is a result of systemic mistakes and the economic policy of the current administration in the us and european iraq to say everyone understands the real reason the huge sums of money were printed in this money was used to purchase goods and services outside of western countries on global markets taking over supply no one wanted to think about the interests of other countries, including the poorest deal. we almost knew that vladimir putin was going to use strong language and pro punches at the u. s. and allies. but the president got very tough, perhaps even tougher than expected. and the speech almost sounded like

a lecture for russia's enemies machine was lucian. but i think we'll hear about this so called hooton's inflation, who is listening to such nonsense? it's intended for those who can't read and write, that's all people in our country and in the liberator territories are afraid that we will quit and leave the russian leaders spent quite a while explaining in detail while he ordered the star of rushes, military operation in ukraine, he also pointed out how the painful conflict initially unravelled after western leaders sponsored what moscow calls an illegitimate cohen key of in 2014 1st says president who western officials agreed to mediate and guarantee a peace deal between ukraine's nationalist opposition and present the new coverage . but then turned a blind eye to the violent overthrow of his government. his days later washing lead reminded the world how the my dad, who was never accepted by the people of ukraine,

southeastern dawn last regions when asked to buy ortiz editor in chief, whether hope keep defending the ethnic washing population. there no matter what mister proven insisted, that all the goals of the military operation will be accomplished. she will be by yet some iron people in our country and in deliberative territories are afraid that we will quit and leave will we leave, can use them. we will support the people living in these territories, of course, but in the engine with only the people who live there will determine their future soup. so a thorough explanation of rushes vision coming from st. petersburg. let's wait for the next step from both sides. and also speaking out the forum was the head of rushes gas prom who stressed that there has been a global tectonic shift with new economic rules emerging to move away from the u. s . dollar. well, glad him cook the bretton woods system. 2 point, oh is simply

a paradigm that says our currency are rules. they tell you how you can use their currency. what you are allowed and not allowed to do in the west makes the laws, but we're seeing the dollar loses to gemini as payments in other national currencies are on the rise. and finally, the paradigm itself is changing. the priority is being driven to another formula. goods, money, goods, we sell gas, then we extracted our goods, our rules moves a cassette with the philippines ambassador to russia eco bailing at the forum. and he told us that the country is, is very interested in doing business with moscow, despite western sanctions. in the russian foreign ministry, the prince, that the philippines, that big sate principal position in the united nations on the situation in ukraine . we are praying with the rest of the world that the situation gets resolved soon and that piece will return on the other question i'd be relations between that the philippines saw in the rush. i still got the new service by this,

are you the current, the difficulty the philippines remains. are a friendly country are we did not impose sanctions against russia and the various been an interest in both the level of government from the russian side. and of course of business, the business interest, filipino business men are interested in penetrating, coming, big advantage of the russian market at the same find that in a rush and business versus an even tourists are interesting to visit the philippines and take a look at what the philippines has to offer and the same thing are goes for filipino consumers becoming interested in russian products. russia tourism. so i think at the bottom line, people to people basis relations, continue this by the present difficulties, the present challenges, which we hope will get resolved so that we will move progress advanced forward. ah,

an italian news outlet has published a list of people. it says are involved in spreading so called russian propaganda in the country. the article in korea dela sarah claims 10 individuals, including journalists, as well as a professor and a senior diplomatic official, are part of a pro putin network came to influencing italian politics. we interviewed a local photographer, he was surprised to find himself on the list and start and slammed the publication as a smear campaign. i'm a little guess of up the korea. dela said, is publication is something awful because all those who are mentioned in the article are being accused of spreading fakes and supporting what they call russian propaganda. besides that, it doesn't offer any kind of an example of evidence which supports their statements . i am being accused of pro russian political propaganda, but what proof of this allegation do they have? i spoke directly to their deputy director fiorenza ciriani,

who co authored the article i asked her for evidence for at least one example of misinformation which i have ever spread during my career. and she failed to provide any. i told her that the allegations made by the newspaper against me are very serious. the problem is that at the moment we are being compromised among people who follow such newspapers as korea, dela santa people are being discouraged against listening to our news and opinions . and it's a real outrage. the thing is that not a single italian newspaper, a tv channel, asked for an interview with us. archie is the only channel which got the idea to call me and ask for my opinion about the situation. in fact, i have never been an unequivocal advocate for russia. i'm just doing my job. i reporting what i see. i had already been following the conflict for 8 years and all these years i had a clear view of who was the aggressor. i saw that it was the crane which started the policy of aggression against the russian speaking population of dumbass. i would also add that unfortunately in the last 2 years,

russia was somewhere in the vicinity and that somehow served as a constraining factor to avert reprisals against these people. i kept doing my job . i completed my last mission in april, during which i recorded everything that i encountered, interviewed people, and now i can't figure out how it is possible that my professional view has been rejected in italy. italians continue to vehemently oppose the italian government's decision to send arms to ukraine. the latest polls show that 60 percent of italians are openly against these arms deliveries and favor a diplomatic solution to this conflict. over all the majority of italians are tired of following the war, they show ever less interest in war related news. many italians have become thinking more about their pastime going to the beach, considering this war to be something alien to their lives. china has overtaken the us as the foreign power with the most positive influence on africa, as according to appall among young adults from the continent. the survey conducted

in 16 african countries found that 76 percent of respondents considered china's activity as the most positive for the continent. while the approval of the u. s. world has fallen to 72 percent from 83 in a previous paul makings. increased influence has reportedly been attributed to investments, the infrastructure development projects and affordable products provided for africa . but for china is a better friends in america. i think it's china because it believes in giving and receiving better with china. so initially, but the china is better because it could take over the world economy in the future . i believe it's better to be closer to china than the u. s. in the current reality, it's preferable to work with china with, believe it's china. i think china can help africa more china is better because it brings its talent and know how here us recently sent

a letter to 14 african countries, asking them to reject great imports from russia. despite the fact that some african regions are hovering on the brink of famine, due to a shortage of supplies, whitehouse spokesperson has admitted to the us wants to prohibit the sale of grain allegedly stone and from the ukraine. and allegation russia has strongly denied. and african national congress, usually chess us and told us that local support is shifted to china because the u. s. is less respectful towards african is found china to be an honest country to do business with in comparison to the west, which when they arrived here they did not even see us as human beings. but instead they plowed our minute out of sauces. they are the ones that bomb to heal shima. they're the ones that one mac os actually just to test a nuclear bomb and just to protect and russia. so we are students of history. we understand what the intention has been. they have been everywhere in the well,

the web is not out of the source, is an image not to do business there, but to speak and put can age on the people of those kind of those countries. we are saying that we are going to have relations with the russian people, whether american america labs, it or not. we will not be subject to western media, would tries to, came to the chinese people as a bed. people who are in africa to do wrong things to cause we can visibly see it, that they're here to help with development. and that they're here. and they see us se quotes, who they can enter into business with. not the people that they can steal from. ah, now with the legal team behind julian assange per past informally a pay and his extradition to the us approved by britain's home secretary on friday . and he's on quarter exam as the curious connection between the u. k. decision maker and the cia the 12 year saga of wiki leaks, co founder,

julie and assange may be finally coming to its conclusion with washington set to enact its revenge. after 3 years in bel marsh, maximum security prison, you case home secretary is given the green light to extradite the whistleblower to the united states. allowing julian ascend to be extradited to the u. s. would put him at great risk and since a chilling message to journalists, the world over it is an appalling symbol of how far the british and american governments commitment to human rights has declined. any one in this country who cares about freedom of expression should be deeply ashamed that the home secretary has approved. the extradition of julian assange to the united states, the country that plotted his assassination, u. s. has been out to get assange since 2010 when he published hundreds of thousands of classified documents. they illustrated, the american military is apparent, disregard for civilian life and potential war crimes committed during its wars throughout the middle east. over the years,

the charges from conspiracy to hack us computers to publishing classified information as prohibited by the espionage act, have had a san staring down the barrel of up to 175 years in prison. and as he awaited his extradition ruling a yahoo news report surfaced, claiming that the cia had plans to kidnap and assassinate assange. the c i plotted to kidnap the wikileaks founder, spring heated debate among trump, administration, officials over the legality and practicality of such an operation. some senior officials inside the cia and the trumpet administration even discussed killing, assigned, going so far as to request sketches or options for how to assassinate him. it turns out the u. k. is home secretary who just approve the sanchez extradition actually has ties to the cia for years. she sat on the advisory board for a lobbying organization called the henry jackson society alongside lord james abra . not defense minister whose judge wife made 2 key rulings against the such since

its creation in 2006. the groups never revealed to funds it. and at the same time, it's hosted more than a few former ca directors at high profile political events. one of them was mike palm pale, who called wiki leaks a hostile intelligence service. we have a find the celebration of entities like wiki wave to be both perplexing and deeply troubling wiki lakes. walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. he was also in charge of the cia when these are legit plans to do a san harm were made. understanding that and the fact that the society paid patel $2500.00 pounds to attend a security program in washington. it should come as no surprise that assigns is likely now on his way to his due to home secretary appreciate it shows performances . this is pretty agree. jewish pretty, pretty bad. what has happened to the british nobles or there are no

english nobles. now it looks like they're just all vessels of the united states. i am ashamed of what's happened to our penal system. if people in the united states think they can use the espionage act of 1917, my andrew against german spies to pursue capture and put in prison for the rest. today, lives, journalist, whether they be australians or euro, why ends or ice lands, or if they live in antartica or in the arctic, we can get you because we're the united states and we have this law that we can apply to. anyone didn't have to be american citizen, so you know, how dangerous that independent journalism. let's compose a requiem for it because it's, it's,

it's mostly dead. many thanks for joining us here on the program web back at the top of the hour with more. ah well no one. no, sir, no, not a joke. no, no. what? go more real to what they should end up unit 73. 1 was a unique organization in the history of the world. what they were trying to do was to simply do nothing short, then build the most powerful and most deadly biological weapons program that the world had every now. so what we got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy even foundation, let it be an arms race is often very dramatic. that development only personally,

i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very difficult time time to sit down and talk with with the welcome to worlds. a part of a conflict in your career may still be dominating international airways, but it's not the only and perhaps not the worst calamity in the world today. trolanda is currently going through the most dire economic and political prices in

its history. and their fear is that more nations may go down the same turbulent path as the global economy continues to pull. how contagious it is? well to discuss that, i'm now enjoying frank alamba, my hillan. i'm our political economist and senior lecture at the university of johnston. dr. can do them are, it's great to talk to you. thank you very much for your time. thank you for having me. now. not fully done with the coven pandemic, but there is another malay supposed to be spreading around the world. i'm talking about the comic on social instability and your country sure longer seems to be the 1st one's affected on a scale of $1.00 to $10.00. how bad it is. this is by far the worst economic and political crisis, sri lanka, it's facing since its independence in 948 supplies of all kinds of essential goods from petrol and diesel.