ah, ah ah, version of the military say if it's killed, more than 50 top ukrainian officers, including generals and a cruise missiles find a key command post. i'm gonna run down of the weeks, talk stories ortiz exclusive report from the front line in the dorm bus, etc. etc don't yes, with thousands of ukrainian troops plus foreign mercenaries, i believe to be trapped inside a chemical clause. first in sanctions of 3rd up and economic storm for the countries that imposed them while failing to take down russians. economy. according to vladimir putin who delivered a key speech to the st. petersburg, international economic for the number of sanctions is unprecedented. the plan was

to squeeze brushes, economy, and drive down people's living conditions. obviously, it did not work gloomy forecast about the prospects of the russian economy. have not come true class as bush and time secretary approves the extradition of julianna's songs to the west where he faces up to 175 years in prison. we look at the u. k. officials long history of links to the cia with very will welcome. this is the weekly here on the international with the late as well news and a round up. the stories the shape to the week is good to happy with us. and we start with the latest from ukraine. russia's defense ministry, se is one of its cruise missiles strikes, is killed, dozens of high ranking ukrainian officers, including generals or correspondent, vermont, cause where i was in don. yes. with the 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 being struck by ukraine, that it will take action against self, the decision making sensors in ukraine. now apart from that, so over for a 100 nationalist and $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 because the ukrainian commands are throwing out just about anyone and everyone into battle, including a lot of those people who have no experience with weapons or military equipment and a speaking of the military equipment, fashion defense, ministry also said that they destroyed quite a lot of it over the last 24 hour period. and that includes $1055.00 millimeter caliber home answers and up to 20 or armored vehicles which were delivered to ukraine by the west. over the last set sands, a period. meanwhile, russian led forces say they have taken control. the town of met sheila keena in the

low down square public trustees to the city of several don. yes, chris, they either ran only this month, remaining ukrainian trips. there are hold up inside a local chemical function which has been blocks off the cloth. dorothy say some of the ukrainians already come out and surrendered according to the various estimates of the 2 and a half 1000 soldiers, including foreign mercenaries, all still hiding inside the industrial zone. tv costano farms and exclusive report from the frontline. early this week. behind me you can see the black plumes of smoke, they are rising from the assault 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 morters. it fight is anal panicking. you can hear so on the walkie talkies. they want the vital to and we can hear it in their voices . were paula we were we're thrilled with from 80 and they fired their own troops and a tank moved to shell our positions. it was a typical scenario. ukraine moving to a strategic place to make it look like we were doing the shooting. but we were actually standing there with white flags when the i lot of mercer's there the most that british much of the food and dry ration says from britain and poland. amid all this may. hm. hundreds of civilians are scattered around the towns basements and shelters. this one harbours around 20 people whose neighboring houses were

destroyed by the ukrainians. they say, look still a go. is it looking below the league? you buy me in leaky? does he show you is fascinates he so let, let me. e g, a dozen ne grants in lea a unique each year. they were like he didn't. emma junky dickie stuff. you know? yes, but you know you life let mamma. neil lou, lou she julie nikki,

you were that girl lucy. eat you sure if again, and this used to be a music academy over several minutes, used to be what it used to be to 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 affectively rendering useless when they did so. up to 60 civilians were sheltering here from the bombardments, but still more mature for the losses 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 sales, 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. don't ask archie at all. yes. republic has suffered more than a week have relentless bombardments by ukrainian forces with 19 people killed and a 102 wounded. in the last 7 days, tanya city has been bearing the bronx at the shelling local authority say civilian infrastructure was targeted, including hospitals, universities, and residential blocks, and that hundreds of rockets and shells fine to the city were recently supplied to ukraine by nato countries. it's some of the worst shelling the dorm bus republic has seen in the past 8 years of conflict. one of the most heavily hit science with a 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 where people were out celebrating the rush day holiday. however,

some western media outlets of no shy away from blaming russia for the shelling of don yeske pierre listening to voice from these marks and their aust. okay, initial that the nets that i mentioned on by the motivation and go get to to, to me of a friend that i'm getting the my feeling bushes there. position i me is to come in it's name. it's must close that initial president for 3. it would invest. the market was in a rush and back to every don't. yes. can. they can get highly unlikely that the trips had shell that own civilians. 3 days later, the german outlet quietly apologized. today's blog leaving, so cool the errors for the claims and it's broad costs. we discussed the situation with georgia alias and an american investigative journalist working in dorm bus everything every sacked about this situation is obvious. all the evidence is very obvious. when shells are fired, 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 how they can continue to blame russia, which, you know, again, is obscene, but that's where we are in this time frame missile attacks. the attacks on, on the hospital, mariel. i show, you know, why would russia and moocher, why would russia give humanitarian 8 packages? and then till can deal with people they get to life just doesn't work that way. it's not to. we military's we're one of the world's biggest and most important business events. the st. petersburg international economic form wrapped up on saturday off the several eventful days. ah, well, the main event was vladimir putin keynote speech. his 1st to an international audience

is the stock of rushes, military operation, and don't boss and ukraine. the president noted that attempts to damage russia economically have actually cause more harm to western countries themselves. correspondence alia, katrinka was that its 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, an 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. the plan was to squeeze bushes, 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 em, remains and the instrument of inflammation, wool that we are strong people, we can cope with any challenge just as our ancestors did go shares. officials 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 increasingly in the context of the inflation still 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. mister poo last out at his western counterparts for pretty much losing common sense. and literally, as he puts it, forget saying about the interests of their own people. all in a bid 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 fair global doing for the current rising price is in the problem with inflation. with susan 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 u. s. and european bureaucracy. everyone understands the real reasons. 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 wants to think about the interests of other countries, including the poorest deal. we almost knew that latimer bruton was going to use strong language and throw punches at the u. s. and allies. but the president got very tough, perhaps even tougher than expected. and this speech almost sounded like a lecture for russia's enemies seamless lucian. but i think we'll hear about this

so cold putin's inflation, who is listening to such nonsense. it's intended for those who can't read and writes, that's all people in our country and in the liberator territories are afraid that we will quit and leave the russia. 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 coo and kiev in 20. 14 1st says president who western officials agreed to mediate and guarantee a peace deal between ukraine's nationalist opposition and present in coverage, but then turned a blind eye to the violent overthrow of his government. as days later, the russian leader reminded the world how the mind and who was never accepted by

the people of ukraine, southeastern don bass regions when asked to buy ortiz editor in chief, whether hope keep defending the ethnic washing population. there no matter what mister prudent insisted, that all the goals of the military operation will be accomplished. she will be by yet some errands. people in our country and in deliberate territories are afraid that we will quit and leave, will relieve and use them. we will support the people living in these territories, of course, but in the end, only the people who live there will determine the future as a soup. so a thorough explanation of russia's vision coming from st. petersburg. let's wait for the next step from both sides. with a speaking at the forum was the head of russia's gas properties traced that there's been a global tectonic shift with new economic rules emerging to move away from the u. s . dollar. we run gallery mccook the bretton woods system. 2 point, oh is simply a paradigm that says our currency, our 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 lose. it's a 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 extract it, our goods, our rules. wells, the cost out with the philippines ambassador to russia equal violin at the forum. he told us that the country is very interested in doing business with moscow. despite western sanctions in the russian foreign ministry, the princeton, that the philippines, that big saved principal possession 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 the piece will return. on the other question i'd be relation sub it to mean that the philippines saw in the rush. i still got the newest, despite by the side of corinth, of difficulty. the philippines remains

a friendly country. i'll. we did nothing for sanctions against russia. and there's 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 penetrate, being comic. they had vantage of the russian market at the same find that in a rush and business versus even tourists are interested to visit the philippines and take a look at what the philippines has to offer. and the same thing goes for filipino consumers becoming interested in russian products, russia, the racing. so i think at the walk them like people to people basis relations, continue this by the press and difficulties the present challenges which we hope will get to resolve so that we will move progress advanced forward. ah,

several top european lead has made a surprise visit to k of this week, bringing a batch of new promises to keep arming the country. artie contributes to rachel moss and has more is an unspoken contrast between western leaders to see who can virtue signal hardest by making most trips to hear ukrainian president learners. lensky, british prime minister course johnson visited, may. as did canadian prime minister just, you know, and you ask firstly joe biden and other talk us officials the western press had been asking when leaders of european countries would come to visit. so finally, the leaders of france, germany and italy may pilgrimage this week, right before us johnson went back. yet again. they marked all the usual loss. i

made all the usual cheerleading statements, the halls, the people, mula hans has been alongside declines since day one. we stand with ukrainians. who i'm peggotty. ukraine must resist and made more questionable promises it. wallach graneye, italy wants ukraine to be a candidate for the european union. right after whole. it's next meeting promises you candidate status for ukraine. don't mean that it's a done deal. are going to be done and that is you. but we also tell them frankly, that this process will take time. there will be conditions, there'll be a roadmap which will be made by the commission to be fulfilled, and therefore they will not become a member of the european union tomorrow during a little while european leaders continue to pledge more weapons free gray. they'll have to get in line behind the other deliveries and hit a snag into conversion from promise to reality. much to the upset of keith in was no, is no above put him on the ocean. we keep telling our partners that ukraine needs modern missile defense systems. our country does not have them at

a sufficient level yet line, but it is in our country. and right now it is the greatest need for such weapons in europe will. therefore, procrastination with its provision cannot be justified as enough. and i'm a pentagon as put the brakes on the administration plan to give you credit for. and she wants the great drugs which can be armed with hellfire missiles over concerned that the equipment could end up in the hands of the enemy. meaning russia, ali, they don't seem to be too concerned that it could end up in the hands of ukrainian neo nazis or a terrorist jihadists or disappear into the black market. meanwhile, n b. c. news, citing biden administration sources is recording the bible. the secretary of state asked me blinking, and defense secretary would austin to tone down their remarks in support of ukraine, which he thought went too far. risk setting, unrealistic goals, and pulling washington into a direct conflict with moscow. western european leaders like french president

amendment that had already been chastised by for suggesting that ukraine considered negotiations and concessions within the interesting piece. but behind that posture lurks a tacit admission. realistically, the conflict isn't likely to result in ukraine's favor against russia with at some point along the line, there's going to have to be negotiated, settlement or what that entails. i don't know. i don't think anybody know some time to come to the city. it's up to you crying to the side, we're kind of to find the conditions for the end of the war instead of the ukrainians. all decisions are made by the coin in lead to decline. so maybe beneath the surface of this p r trip to cave, the real goal was to try to use the whiskey incentive to get to the negotiating table. really meant by dangling the candidate status. and given good reason to start thinking about winding down the conflict. because of the crumbling economy,

circulation, energy falling ratings, and rating domestic scandals. these western leaders already have more than enough i made rising international attention over taiwan. britain's defense secretary has claimed that china's position on the issue will depend on the outcome of the conflict and ukraine. than wallace said, beijing is now testing the waters ukraine matters because china is analyzing rushes experience. you see the issues around taiwan. this, the war in ukraine is ultimately about the west resolve to defend its values. that's it. therefore, all sorts of people who have a different view of the world, or indeed who are our adversaries or our competitors, will look and tests that resolve and see and be able to engage how far they can push it. according to the u. k. official, a russian victory and the conflict will encourage trying to make a move on taiwan. this comes of the us shift more of its military focus to the

region, while aging warns it may be prepared for a direct confrontation. if taiwan attempts to gain full independence from china, vic to gal, vice president of the center for china and globalization say the us is behind western efforts to fuel confrontation of a taiwan. and obviously provoked china to try and stifle as rapid developments. i think that the u. k. secretary of defense is really out of his mind is completely misreading the situation in ukraine is completely misreading the situation across the 2 sides of the taiwan street. iowa is part of china and there is only one china in the world. it is generally acknowledged by all the countries in the world, including ironically, the british government and the united states government. so no one should mislead themselves as well as the rest of the world to claim that taiwan is not part of

china. i think the black hand behind the scene is truly the united states. i think the united states is very worried that china will soon surpassed in terms of the size of the column our united states want to promote this conflict, or you will provoke this confrontation as if this is the most effective cod. they can bring china into a wall, and through such a war they can hold china's peaceful development. now with the legal team behind julian assange proposed, who formerly appeared his extradition to the west, approved by britain's home secretary on friday, ortiz don't quarter, examines the curious connection between the u. k. decision maker and the cia the 12 year saga of wiki leaks co founder julian 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 secretaries given the green light to extradite the whistleblower to

the united states. allowing julian assange to be extradited to the u. s. would put him at great risk and sends 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 assigned to the united states, the country that plotted his assassination us has been out to get a song 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 song 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 c i had plans to kidnap and assassinate the san the c i plotted to kidnap the wiki leeks founder spring heated debate among trump, administration. officials over the legality and practicality of such an operation. some senior officials inside the c i a and the trump 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 approved a 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 albert, not a defense minister whose judge wife made 2 key rulings against assange since its creation in 2006. the groups never revealed who funds it, and at the same time it's hosted more than a few former cia directors at high profile political events. one of them was mike,

palm pale, who called wiki leaks, a hostile intelligence service. we're safe on the celebration of entities like quickly to be both perplexing and deeply troubling. what he likes, walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. he was also in charge of the cia when these alleged plans to do with sans harm were made. understanding that and the fact that the society paid patel $2500.00 pounds to attend a security program in washington. it's a come as no surprise that a sons is likely now on his way to his doom to home secretary appreciate it. shows performances is pretty egregious. pretty, pretty bad. oh, what has happened to the british nobles? i 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 c espionage act of 1917 my and you against german spies to pursue capture and put in prison for the rest. today lives, journalist, whether they be australians or uruguayan, zora i slander, 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 that have to be american citizen. so you know, how dangerous is that her independent journalism? well, let's compose a requiem for it because it's, it's a, it's mostly day. many thanks for joining us there. an aussie international would be back at the top of the i was more oh,

what he's got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy even foundation, let it be an arms race move is on often very dramatic 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 to 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, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very political time. time to sit down and talk with

me. ah, hello, welcome to worlds. a part of a conflict in your credit may still be dominating international airways, but it's not the only and perhaps not the worst calamity in the world to they. tr lanka 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 her. how contagious it is. well, to discuss that, i'm now a joint from colombo, by a heal and could you gum our political economist and senior lecture at the university of johnston, a doctor could do it tomorrow. it's great to talk to you. thank you very much for your time. thank you. for having me.