a that you for that a military says it's killed, more than 50 top ukrainian officers including general and the cruise missiles tri crucial command, post a run down all the week's top story, the exclusive report from the front line in the don't bass city of february, don't yet with thousands of ukrainian troops, close foreign mercenaries, but believe to be trapped inside a chemical plot wasn't sanction have filled up and economic storm for the countries that imposed well failing to take down watches the economy. according to vladimir putin who delivered a case fee to this in petersburg, international economic for the number of sanctions is unprecedented. the problem

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. i worked in time secretary approved the extradition of julian thorns to the us where he faces up to 175 years in prison. we look at the u. k. officials long history of link to the cia ah, very well welcome. this is the weekly here on the international with the latest world news and a round up of the stories that shaped the week is good to happy with. no rush, just defense ministry things. one of its cruise missile strikes is counted dozens of high ranking ukrainian officers including generals, are corresponding to ramon calls to have been done yet 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 been struck by ukraine, that it will take action against solve the decision making sensors in ukraine. now apart from that, so over a 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 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 military equipment and a speaking of the military equipment washing 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 armored vehicles which were delivered to ukraine by the west of the last set sands. a period, meanwhile, russian led forces, se they've taken full control of the town of metal can in the loop ganske republic, just east of the city of several don yeske, which they overran early this month. the remaining ukrainian trips that hold up in

for the local chemical factory, which has been blocks off local authority, say some of the ukrainians have already come out and surrendered according to various estimates that the 2 and a half 1000 soldiers, including foreign mercenaries, are still hiding inside the industrial zone on the vehicles on a fond of exclusive report from the front line early this week. behind me you can see the black plumes of smoke, they are rising from the azores 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 fighters and al panicking. you can hear so on the walkie talkies. they want the vital to and we can hear it in their voices. for paula, we're, we're thrilled with from 80 and they fired their own troops and then 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. well, the, i lot of mercer's, they're mostly 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 harbors around 20 people whose neighboring houses

were destroyed by the ukrainians. they say, look, still, i go. is like a he as m look you know below it. you buy me in. oh, leaky. don't see. he shouldn't kill east fascinates. he select plus it e j a ne, grants and lee with a unique each year. they were ag. eat dinner, junky. sticky stuff. you know? yes. life let mamma. me, little lucia. you any you what that go with me?

sure. even if you 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 andrews affectively rendering useless when they did so. up to 60 civilians were sheltering here from the bombardments, but still more mature lawson 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 to and then they bombed us, 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 hail. 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 in ask are see that only has a public forces have been firing back ukrainian artillery units which intensified their shelling of residential areas this week. has some exclusive to own footage from our correspondent in dom back showing a number of the ukrainian armies firing positions being completely destroyed. most of the ongoing fighting is taking place to the northeast of don't yet city. however, key of troops have still been firing rockets and artillery rounds into the capital . dozens of kilometers away, but only as republic has suffered more than a week of relentless bombardment by ukrainian forces with 900 people killed and 102 wounded in the last 7 days. don't yet city has been bearing the brunt of the shelling local authority, say civilian infrastructure was targeted,

including hospitals, universities, and residential blocks. and that hundreds of rockets and shells that find out the city were recently applied to ukraine by nato countries. and some of the was shelling the dorm bus public was seen in the past 8 years of conflict. one of the most heavily hit sites with the local market with 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 celebrating the annual russia day holiday. however, some with the media outlets nationwide, away from blaming russia for the deadly selling off on yes, t listening to voice from these marks in the us. ok, initial stat, the net that i mentions on by the most efficient and go of good to to, to me find that i'm getting the, my feeling bush was there was session i me is to come in it's a name and must close the initial president for 3, it would invest the german board casa, failed to realize that don, yes,

isn't even inside. ukrainian or russian troops were certainly not selling the own allies. there. 2 days later, the european outlets quietly apologized. it's blog blaming. so cool the errors for the claims and it's broadcast. we discussed the situation with george allison in american investigative journalist working in dawn 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, 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 hospital mario full, boucher, you know, why would russia in mucho,

why would russia give humanitarian 8 packages and then kill, could kill the people they gave them to. life just doesn't work that way. it's not to way military's work. one of the world's biggest and most important business events they st. petersburg, international, economic form wraps up on saturday of to several eventful days. ah. the main event was vladimir putin keynote speech, his 1st to an international audience that since the sauce of russia's military operation in don't bass and ukraine. the president noted that attempts to damage russia economically have actually caused more harm to western countries themselves . aren't easily put rank acetate as 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, 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 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. it is clear that this propaganda campaign has been em, remains an instrument of inflammation war, but we are strong people. we can cope with any challenge. just as our ancestors did, i resolve 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 increased when the contacts of the inflation storm. many developing

countries have a reasonable question, why exchange goods for dollars and euro's which are rapidly losing white? the conclusion is that the economy of imaginary entities is being placed by the economy of real values and assets such as food energy and of a role materials in the coming is based on objective analysis. the process will be set in motion. mister pou last out of his western counterparts for pretty much losing common sense. and literally as he put said, forget thing 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 unfair, eagle up well ruined for the us. the current rise and price is in the problem of 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 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 wanted 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 seamlessly. sure. but i think we'll hear about this so cold putin's inflation, who's listening to such nonsense, it's intended for those who can't read and rights. that's oak, cleveland, i'll country, and in the liberator territories, refrain that we will quit and leave the russian leader spent quite a while explaining in detail while he ordered the start of russia's military operation in ukraine. he also pointed out how the painful conflict initially

unraveled. after western leaders sponsored what moscow called an illegitimate cohen key of in 2014 1st says president cohen, western officials agreed to mediate and guarantee a peace deal between ukraine's nationalist opposition and present in a coach. but then turned a blind eye to the violent overthrow of his government. just days later, the russian leader reminded the world how the mind and who was never accepted by the people of ukraine, south eastern don bass regions when asked to buy ortiz editor in chief, whether hope keep defending the ethnic washing population there no matter what mister putin insisted that all the goals of the military operation will be accomplished. she will be by yes, and they are people in our country and in deliberated territories are afraid that we will quit and leave. will we leave 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. so a thorough explanation of russia's vision coming from st. petersburg. let's wait for the next step from both side. we'll also speaking at the forum was the head of russia's gas properties dress, that there's been a tag global tectonic shift with new economic wills, emerging to move away from the u. s. dollar. well, go out. him cut 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. and the west makes the laws. but we're seeing the dollar loser to germany as payments in other national currencies or on the rise. and finally, the paradigm itself is changing. the priority is being given to another formula, goods, money, goods, we sell gas, then we extract it. our goods are rules. will say close out with the philippines ambassador to russia equal bail and at the forum. and he told us that the country

is very interested in doing business with moscow, despite the western sanctions in the russian foreign ministry, the printer, 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 relations between that the philippines saw in the rush, us build continuous. despite that, they saw you know, current the difficulty the philippines remains a friendly country. are we did that the both sanctions again, sa, bratia and the various, been an interesting thought 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 time that in a rush and business versus and even tourists are interested 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 despite the present difficulties, the present challenges, which we hope will get resolved so that we will move progress advanced forward ah several top european leaders made a surprise visit to k f this week, bringing a batch have new promises to keep arming the country, but some of their pledges have come across as inconsistent as artie contributing rachel marston expense is an unspoken contest between western leaders to see who can virtue signal hardest funny, most trips to hear ukrainian president learners. lensky, british prime minister, boars 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 made pilgrimage this week, right before breast johnson went back. yet again, they marked all the usual us with me all the usual cheerleading statement that haunts the people who francis being alongside ukraine 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,

his next meeting promises you candidate status for ukraine. don't mean that it is a done deal or ganita and a dizzy, but we also told him, 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, didn't you? and while european leaders continue to pledge more weapons free grain, they'll have to get in line behind the other deliveries. and his neg, any version from promised to reality must be upset. a key in was no reasonable, good m a nation. 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 aveena and the pentagon as put the brakes on the ministration plan to give you credit for. and she wants the great drums, which can be armed with hellfire missiles over concerns 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, and b. c news saying biden administration sources is reporting the bible. the secretary state asked me lincoln and defense secretary would often to tone down the remarks in support of ukraine, which he thought went too far, risk setting, unrealistic goals, and cooling 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 interested peace. but behind that posture lurks a tacit admission. realistically the conflict isn't likely to resolve ukraine's favor against russia. with the wind is 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 kind of decide the conditions for the end of the war instead of the ukrainians. all decisions are made by the coin and leader did. so maybe beneath the surface of this p r trip to heave, the real role was to try to use the whiskey incentive to get to the negotiating table real and then by dangling the candidate status terrorist. and given good reason to start thinking about winding down the conflicts because of the crumbling economy, circulation, energy falling ratings and rigging, domestic scandals. these western leaders already have more than enough on your plate. i mean, rising international tension over taiwan. britain's defense secretary has came that china's position on the issue will depend on the outcome of the conflict in ukraine

than wallace says beijing is now testing the waters ukraine matters because china is analyzing russia's experience. do you see the issues around taiwan? this, the war in ukraine is ultimately about the west's 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 conflicts will encourage china to make a move on taiwan. this comes as the u. s. shifts more of its military focus to the region, while paging goals, it may be prepared for a direct confrontation. if taiwan attempts to gainful independence from china, lake to gal, vice president of the center for china and globalization says the u. s. is behind western efforts to feel confrontation over taiwan in order to provoke china to try and stifle its rapid development. i think that the u. k. secretary of defense is

really out of his mind is completely misreading the situation in ukraine has completely misreading the situation across the 2 sides of the taiwan strait. power 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, why 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 to pass 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. there was the legal team behind julian, a sorry for passing formally appeal his expedition to the us approved by britain's home secretary on friday. ortiz donald quarter examines the curious connection between the u. k. decision maker and the cia. the 12 year saga of wiki leaks co founder julian assad may be finally coming to its conclusion with washington set to enact its revenge. after 3 years in bel marsh, maximum security prison, you came home secretaries given the green light to extradite the whistleblower to the united states. allowing julian assange to be extradited to the us would put him at great risk consensus chilling message to journalists the world over. it is an appalling symbol of how far the british american government's commitment to human rights has declined. anyone in this country who cares about freedom of expression should be deeply ashamed that the home secretary has approved. the extradition of

julian, his son to the united states, the country that plotted his assassination us has been out to get us on 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 cia and the trumpet ministration even discussed

killing the signs, 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 expedition 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 auburn, not defense minister, whose judge wife made 2 key rulings against the such 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 c i a 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 leave 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 ca when these are legit plans to do with 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 a sons' 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 19 in the teen, my and you against german spies to pursue capture and put in prison for the rest of their 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, or we have this law that we can apply to. anyone doesn't have to be american citizen. so you know, how dangerous is that her independent journalism? let's compose a requiem for it because it's, it's, it's mostly dead. thank sticking with his company here and i'll see international as always plans for new debate and discussion to be found on our website also with ah

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