ah, ah ah, commercial military says it's killed, more than 50 top ukrainian officers including generals and a cruise missiles tri color, crucial command post. and in our run down all the weeks, the top story, the exclusive report from the front line in the city of several don't. yes. with thousands of ukrainian troops plus the foreign mercenaries believe to be trapped inside a chemical plot wasn't sanctioned 3rd up and economic storm for the countries that imposed more failing to take down watches economy. according to vladimir putin who delivered a k 32 bits in 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 forecasts about the prospects for the rich mccormick have not come true. i worked in time secretary approved the extradition of julian thongs to the us, what he faces up to 175 years in prison. we look at the u. k. officials long history of link to the cia with a very well malcolm. 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 us. no rush, just defense ministry things. one of its cruise missile strikes is killed dozens of high ranking ukrainian officers including generals of corresponding to remind caused. herb isn't 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's 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 harvesters 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 canada and the lucas group. public trustees at 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 authorities say some of the ukrainians. i've 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. ecos donna founded, exclusive report from the front line 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 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 ceasefire of 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 and we can hear it in their voices. were paula we're thrilled with from 80 and they fire to 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 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 harbors around 20 people whose neighboring houses were destroyed by the ukrainians. they say, look, still a go is like

a he is down there looking below it. you buy me in a leaky fit. does he show? jill is fastening 8th. so let, let me e g, a dot in ne grades in b a unique each year. the like e in. lanky, sticky, still you? yes, life. lucky. mama. neal little lucy, you any you with that go eat you. sure.

if it. 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, sheldon, burning at and was affectively rendering useless when they did so. up to 60 civilians were sheltering here from the bombardments, logical for much of it 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 hill . 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 that only has a public forces have been firing back at 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, taking place to the northeast have done yet. city, however, key of troops had still been firing rockets and artillery rounds into the capital. dozens of kilometers away. but don't, yes, republic has suffered more than a week of relentless bombardment by ukrainian forces with 900 people killed and a 100 to wounded in the last 7 days. don't get 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 shelves that find out the city were recently tried to ukraine by nato countries. and some of the was shelling the dorm bus republic has seen in the past 8 years of conflict. one of the most heavily hit side through 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 rush day holiday. however, some with the media outlets nationwide, away from blaming russia for the deadly selling off on yes. p listening fund is max in the us. ok, initial start, don't it's, but i mentions on by the location of good to, to, to me of a friend that i'm getting the my feeling bush was there was session. i me is to come in it soon name. it must close the initial president for 3 it invest them. the german broadcast failed to realize that don, yes, isn't even inside ukraine and the russian troops were certainly not selling the own

allies. there. 3 days later, the european outlets quietly apologized its blog blaming. so cool the errors for the claims and its broadcast. we discussed the situation with george ellison, an american investigative journalist working in dumbass. 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 our hospital, mario full, i'm mucho, you know, why would russia in mucho, why would russia give humanitarian 8 packages and then kill,

could kill the people they get into 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, these in petersburg, international economic form, wraps up on such a day off the several eventful days. ah. the main event was vladimir putin keynote speech, his 1st to an international audience that since the starts 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 has its almost been exactly 4 months since russia set 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 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. it is clear that this propaganda campaign has been and 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, 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. 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 in motion. mr. brewton last out of his western counterparts for pretty much losing common sense. and literally, as he bought said, forget thing, the interests of their own people, all in a bids to weaken 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 abilene for yes, the current rising price isn't 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 euro. cassie,

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 the speech almost sounded like a lecture for russia's enemies shamelessly sham. but i was away, 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 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 russia's 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 cohen, western officials agreed to mediate and guarantee a peace deal between ukraine's nationalist opposition and president in a coven. but then turned a blind eye to the violent overthrow of his government. days later, the russian leader minded 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 russian population there no matter what mister putin insisted that all the goals of the military operation will be accomplished. she will be by yet familiar with 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 end, only the people who live there will determine the future. so

a thorough explanation of rushes 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 global tectonic shift with new economic wills, emerging to move away from the u. s. dollar. well, now gallery mccook, 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 gemini as payments in other national currencies are 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. we'll say close up with the philippines ambassador to russia equal bail and at the foreign. 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 sate 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 and the rush us pill continuous. i, despite the ard this, are you the current, the difficulty the philippines remains a friendly country? are we did that the both sanctions again saw russia. and there's been an interesting thought in both the level of government from the russian side and of course of business. the business interests, filipino business men are interested in penetrating coming. they advantage of the russian market. at the same time 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. a. 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 several top european leaders made a surprise visit to k as this week. bringing a batch of new promises to keep arming the country, but some of their pledges have come across as inconsistent as artie contributing rachel marston explains. is an unspoken contrast between western leaders to see who can virtue signal by making the most trips to hear ukrainian president letters. lensky bruce fly minister, worse johnson visited, may as did canadian prime minister just to know. and you ask firstly,

joe biden and other talk u. s. officials. the western tress 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 us johnson went back. yeah, yeah. they marked all the usual us and me all the usual cheerleading status. the house that been coming through process been alongside ukraine since day one. we stand with ukrainians who i'm beauty. ukraine must resist and made more questionable promises it. wallach grain of 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's

a done deal. are going to be done and it is you. but we also tell them, frankly, that this process will take time. there will be conditions that will 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 to morrow. and while european leaders continue to place more weapons free grain, they'll have to get in line behind the other deliveries and his snag into conversion from promise to reality must be upset. a keep in was no, is no of of good him on 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 as xena. and now the pentagon as put the brakes on the by the administration plan to give you credit for . and she wants the grade drums, which can be our, we help our 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 can end up in the hands of ukrainian neo nazis or a terrorist jihadists or disappear into the black market. meanwhile, and b. c. news, citing biden administration sources is reporting the secretary state, asked me lincoln and defense secretary austin to tone down their remarks in support of ukraine, which he thought when too far risked setting unrealistic goals and coolly washington into a direct conflict with moscow. western european leaders like french president, a veteran that had already been chastised by for suggesting that ukraine considered negotiations and concessions in the interesting piece. but behind that posture, learned a tacit admission. realistically the conflict isn't likely to resolve nutrients favor against russia. with 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 ukraine to the side. we kind of decide to conditions for the end of the war instead of the ukrainians. all decisions are made by the coin and leader. so maybe beneath the surface of this p r trip to heave, the real goal was to try to use the whiskey incentive to get to the negotiating table real. and then by dangling the candidate status terrorist. and you have a good reason to start thinking about winding down the conflicts. it has a crumbling economy, circulation, energy falling ratings, and rating domestic scandals. these western leaders already have more than enough on there. i mean, rising international tension over taiwan burton's defense secretary who came to china's position on the issue will depend on the outcome of the conflict in ukraine . but wallace,

se staging is now testing the waters ukraine matters because china is analyzing rushes experience. do 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 test 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 us shifts more of its military focus to the region while beijing voice, it may be prepared for a direct confrontation. if taiwan attempts to gainful independence from china, vic 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 it's rapid development. i think at the u. k. seco jails defense is

really out of his mind is completely misreading this intrusion 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 sort of past, 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, 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 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 us would put him at great risk and sins a chilling message to journalists. the world over. it is an appalling symbol of how far the british and 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 assange to

the united states, the country that plotted his assassination, u. s. has been out to get us on since 2010 when he published hundreds of thousands of classified documents. they illustrated, the american military's 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, had 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 c i had plans to kidnap and assassinate assange. the cia plotted to kidnap the wiki leaks 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 his sons. going so far as to

request sketches or options for how to assassinate him. it turns out the you case, home secretary, who just approved to 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 sons 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 doom, to whom secretary per cheap. it shows performances. this is pretty egregious treaty. pretty bad. oh, what has happened to the british nobles or there are no english novels 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 19, so in the teen, my ju, against german spies to pursue capture and put in prison for the rest of their lives. journalist whether they be australians or uruguayan, zora ice lands, or 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 day. many thanks the company's company here and i'll see international as always plans for new debate and discussion to be found on our website also with ah, well don't middle alex, she's just gonna be on the left in columbia. nobody but i just gotta

live with a doll young my real name is logical is law school of college with orange, a fit on which it is public, your fear to be a number is big enough. feel okay. that will make it look like which in bush in now she did the way volley april with the vehicle. no way it was yellow. they just had like, i don't, i don't bus is done by faith in deal this would not have happened. vedo as biden, didn't push this agenda. this war was that because i'm yeah, that also means that i said what about a, a good.