ah, a headline story today. russia claim some 2000 ukrainian soldiers, including neo nazi formations on foreign mercenaries in circle just 20 kilometers from the heavily embattled city of sierra vote than yes. also ahead. as the boys jo pierre, thanks for the ukrainian forces for providing extra weapons and munition for their little units for made weapons as well. like these rocket launches. this is the infamous british mate and more fierce fighting comes to a head in the room. yes. and listen, shell scar, t visits a nearby telling, taken by russian forces just days ago. also add on the program to show will

guarantee ukrainian brain exports no matter what the west saves. that's the message from lovely are putting on the 2nd and final day of the brick summit now merging at the columns on china colon. so i'd quote usa parker say after washington, vellows to send medical help to earth, quick, strict enough skeleton despite a huge amount about again, i said still being locked up by america with career counseling the program from across the globe. welcome to moscow on to the world news update on our t. i'm you know, neil. let's begin with friday's latest on the ukraine conflict. heavy fighting continues in near the city of 0 done yet. russia's ministry, the fence safe to the south, all about area for ukrainian battalions have been encircled. regardless physical,

borderline ukrainian troops have been completely surrounded near the settlements of gorski, koya and saw latoya. in total 4 battalions have been encircled, which have up to 2000 people, namely about $1800.00 ukrainian military personnel, $120.00, neo nazis of the right sector, and up to 80 foreign mercenaries. in the last 24 hours alone, 41 service men in this area have given up resistance and voluntarily surrendered people's republic of logan's case where key battles are happening right now. russia's defense minister reports about steady success and effective and quite speedy advance of the joint russian republican forces they are in the region. as a result, full battalions of the ukrainian armed forces have found themselves encircled and almost completely isolated around the towns of gorski and latoya. that is around 1800 ukrainian soldiers and offices here round a 100 nationalists, but fighters and up to 80 foreign mercenaries as well as 40 armored vehicles and

twice as many heavy artillery pieces. riches defense ministry also says that in the last 24 hours 41 ukrainian military men laid down their arms and surrendered. and according to these prisoners of war, they encircled ukrainian troops. i now exhausted morally down and disappointed because they say there was a huge lack of fighters plus the supply of weapons fuel and ammunition has been almost completely stopped. let's now take a listen, but you have to remember that their statements may have been given under duress. those we will left without means of communication. we weren't able to speak either with a battalion or the brigades to get any task or understanding what positions to take . we were completely cut off with no food and the water. the only possibility for us to save our lives was to surrender. we couldn't see the enemy to know where to shoot. if we didn't lay down our arms, we would have been killed without fighting. we were treated well. we were given

food and water, hulu. we were sent to nowhere and were given nothing. no explanations were provided . we were sent with no assistance like cannon fodder and other important development in the region. the city of luther chance cuz huge industrial hub of the region which has been under fears fighting for months now. probably the last stronghold of the ukranian army in the republic is now almost completely surrounded . once it's taking, i have to remind you the republics hold tertiary will be hung, the russian control. back to you, maria. mention there. are they strategic cities of c, r o? to net scan listen chance now are corresponding eager shit off is just a few kilometers from the former and sent us this report from the frontline there. this little village, just outside of the city of several. the nets is strategically crucial for the russian forces. basically, this is one of the main directions from where they are closing in the encirclement,

the so called cattle around the ukranian forces in the town of lucy chanced on top of that. now that this place is under the control of the russians, what they did, they basically kicked out the enemy artillery from here because this place is a great vantage point overlooking the town of several minutes. thank you roger. but we got the boomer. we started to move from house to house and we're meeting fierce resistance. we drove the ukrainians out the nearest houses after a 2 day battle road. after that, they moved to the other side of the street and held that position. but our forces started to get around them from the left and right flanks. we moved along and started to direct our artillery as they had trenches over there while we started to

defeat them and move further along. and a little further, a group of around 15 or 20 ukrainian soldiers engaged us with polish mortars, and we saw them in time as the lou ganske forces were operating there and had warned us about the enemy, we decided to face the enemy from that position in that house where we saw them, but they didn't see us. we got around them from the right and a fear shoot out started, which lasted for 2 hours. then they directed artillery on us to help their troops to get out in him. so our soldiers had to move a bit and we left within 2 days, we stormed the position again and drove the enemy out from there to there. ah, they said, you know, i think will the ukrainian soldiers executed our neighbors. he had been in the basement with us, but when the battle started, we went home for water and they went across the road to get things from their house . and then we heard shots, they didn't come back for days and it was too dangerous to go and check on them

while the battle was going on. later when we went over to find them and we saw their dead bodies, ukrainian soldiers had shot them at point blank range. they clearly saw that they were civilians and they shot the man in the head and his wife in the back. ah. as the boys joke here, thanks for the ukrainian forces for providing extra weapons and ammunition for their little unit for made weapons as well, like these rocket launchers. this is the infamous british made and law smaller one . this is polish, made another one. this is so get made and yet a another piece with all the instructions on it written in english. all these items are being successfully used against,

well now against the ukrainian forces on this direction. ah, there are no obstacles from russia to ukrainian grain exports, despite western hysteria. so says the russian president, who was speaking of the brick summit of emerging economies, which has entered it 2nd and final day, according to vladimir putin. russia is ready to supply 50000000 tons of grain to global markets. this year is also in the us today where seen a deliberately inflated hysteria over the termination of ukrainian grain expos through the plexi ports. i would once again like to stress that russia doesn't create any obstacles to transport and the grain from ukraine, and he's ready to provide the free passage of ships carrying grain to international waters. we have a mutual understanding here with the un you, but we still lackey constructive approach from the key of authorities global tray. it is stuck in this pews which are being resolved with less and less reference to w t o. principals. the international monetary and financial system is been

destabilized, production investments, and logistical chains are being torn apart. well, president putin's message comes of the g 7 group of nation to should a joint statements warning. the ukraine conflict is threatening global food security, including by blocking grain supplies, the allege. the g 7 members also urge moscow to quote, cease its attacks. threats and on block the black sea porch for food exports. now, on day one of the bricks summit, they groupings 5 leaders emphasized the relevance of the form in today's world, as well as the need for, quote true multilateralism. the opening, ron wrapped up with the signing of a declaration calling, undeveloped countries around the world to stick to responsible politics. free economic progress as well as dressing the need for arms control. friday is day to involves the bricks plus format with countries such as argentina,

iran and egypt joining in with the online discussions. well, just to give you some perspective on the bricks, as regards hard figures, they total population of the group exceeds 3000000000 people. that's more than 40 percent of the world's population. the gross domestic product of the bricks group is $23.00 trillion dollars. now that equates with my bosses right to some 20 percent of the global market in trade. and experts expect that number 2 almost doubled in the next 8 years, which would exceed the total sure of the u. s. and e u in international trades. so a lot of issues to delve into with her a guest, this r u m p journalist and author based in new delhi, you're most welcome sir. this year's trick summit is focused among other things and what the members call the assuring in of the new era is not just the tagline or

is it what we're actually see. i think it's, it's a tagline. i'm not as optimistic as most other analysts are, but primarily the problem is the poor. why not relations between one of the 2 key members of this for that is india and china are over the bottom there landis you, there border disputes between them and neither country press each other. so this is definitely going to cost a shadow on a brief agenda out of this year. and i like that done in the past. and india has its strategic concerns and has a priorities and that, which is the reason why it is also

a memoir. it's also an active member of me. i left for other than the brig bricks is supposed to be on the way to the us lead that western financial system and political system. and the whole system that dominates then global politics economics don't have to try. but in my opinion, it's not able to meet even 110th of potential because of these strain to buy that relationship between china and india or 2 of the members. is there another issue? as you mentioned there that all 5 bricks members are also participants in the g 20 group together with major western powers. could that have any impact on the partnerships within the brakes for him as well?

considering the current tension between russia and the west? not this, there is a will to add new members and expand the forum because i don't know that trying to respect only strengths and if the u. s. allies in the west have to respect breaks. and as you said, that the represented countries, which, when you put together that com for more than 40 percent of the global population and 60 percent of global trade, which is definitely going to rise more than one 4th of the local g d p. and if you look at the land, a, something like 30 percent of global one land area. so that is a great potential for these countries, especially these countries, which are my g and developing nations to come together to. and now focus

on concerned priorities to take on the might of the u. s. lead western financial political structure. and that the structure that uses it's a group financial wall to manage it. and boss, legitimate sanctions on countries that it was time to just as it happened in the case of marcia after the ukraine was started. so this is the idea. this is an ideal situation, and i don't think a bridge is anywhere near that that, that lost the goal that it has. and research for it says, yeah, so, so maybe it is significant, the timing, the meeting of the brakes right now. as you say, all those elements that play, it's a good time to be meeting up and discussing them. can i also just touch on that?

some reports that have been emerging, it's been claimed. india is coal to the idea of expanding the bricks, group it today. that's part of the focus you've got to run in argentina, for instance, being part of this summit. why the hesitancy from new delhi, if that's true, would that suggest that the block may not grow for some time if at all? india has certain worries. as regards china, and so unless that is a high level, a di know between the end of china, i'm out these differences in india. i'm do that in the a doesn't want to be seen at seen as an off with us lead to rest are far out in gay, georgia, a member of india has you. it says it's the largest trade, bought an increasingly it does become like a c like, you know,

another member of bricks. it's a renew on us have great science with the united states than it used to have some 30 years ago. and it was more or less than that. so we can all do india different india had non line. no, not lame and tradition. wafford character. always good to pick your brain on the big issues of the day. thanks for your time there. like n p journalist i northrop, based in new delhi that, ah, china has welcome the paul's decision to not move ahead with a security partnership with the us. beijing said it supports the south asian nation

and pulling its quote, sovereignty independence, son, territorial integrity, various political parties, infections, the government, the army, and people across the nepalese society. see the s p p as a military and security initiative. close the linked to the into a pacific strategy, and they consider it against the national interests of nipple and it's long held none aligned, balance foreign policy to be part of the s p p. yeah, let's break down the story of and cut man, do abandon plans to join the u. s. state partnership program or s p p on monday. it 1st applied in 2015, but washington only accepted its request in 2019 critics feared membership wrist the country sovereignty. while i looked, letters showed nepalese army had been seeking a military partnership with america. something that played into existing concerns about the s p p being a de facto military alliance. the u. s. embassy, though,

claims the document was fake, saying the program only had a humanitarian focus. the state partnership program is not and has not ever been a security or military alliance. the united states is not seeking a military alliance with newbrough. there is no proposed sep agreement with nipple . the state partnership program was set up in the 90s to per former soviet bloc. countries with the national guard in u. s. states now includes partnerships with $93.00 countries. the scheme aims to share the best practices in the event of natural disasters. but it also covers counter terrorism. however, opponents claimed napoleon intention to join was tantamount to renouncing the country long held non aligned foreign policy to speak to vice president of the center for china and globalization. victor, go and get his thoughts. you're most welcome, mr. go. what is behind this suddenly decision by napoleon to walk away from the

state partnership program? first of all, new paul is the landlord to country is caught up between india to itself and china to its north. for thousands of years, china, especially china's to bent region and in the pow, have had long standing friendship and good neighborliness between the 2 nations. and the 2 countries. the united states apparently is very far away and the united states does not have a legitimate reason to be very active in the pow which folders with china, especially china's tibet region. so in the sense, it is very obvious that the u. s. involvement is much more than what it proclaims it to be. it is very much aimed at using the power as a factor in checking out against china. now this is a very dangerous agenda because it will cause a lot of disruption in the pow,

creating more instability, rather live stability and therefore new pow, to keep good relations with india to its south. and china to its north is the most logical and natural thing to do. therefore, i think it is completely wise for the nepalese government and p boys wrestling the military to use this occasion to renounce this particular partner chabot agreement with united states and to steer the cars back to it's more natural our neighbors, that's china to the north and india to the south. now, china's involvement with the power is longstanding a very deeply rooted to you and it is aimed at broadly connectivity building up railways, highways, hydro power, educational facilities, you name it because it is very natural for people on both sides of the himalayas to

further increase their exchanges and the good neighborhood is between the power and the johnny site. so from the chinese side, it's actually is a good sign that new paul now read. now says this punishable agreement with united states and is re committed to a further developing, longstanding friendship with family. it's neighbor, that is china. we welcomed such positive development. and i hope the united states will come back to its senses fog, that it is better taking care of. it's thyself. don't all bring the convolutions to a stop. it'll put a stop to racism to white supremacy in the united states, rather than venturing out of its father to poke its nose into others businesses or causing disruption to other countries. good relations between themselves. western observer, so have said that essentially what you've described there in miss cigar is that

china is just offering more more goodies as to where than washington had been doing . and that's why they changed allegiances. is it as simple as that? and does that mean that nepal maybe in the future could simply change back again and turn away from china? well 1st of all, i will not be surprised if china and the pow reed discussed their relations and re pledged greater forms of corporation between china and new paul, if for example, china and the united states or other countries long to really compete on equal terms with the aim of beefing up connectivity or manufacturing english power or any other emerging economies. china is very happy to do that because such corporate, such competition, if you call it that will eventually bring more benefits to the people in the policy . and the china will be very open minded, however, that partnership agreement between the united states ebony paul,

which now has been renounce, is not aimed at building up connectivity or creating more benefits fall nipponese. it is wrong using the power as a palm ng, the grand game of the united states against china. so china values, it's good neighborly relations with no power. it's friendship with new paul and china is willing to do whatever that takes to make sure that the new polish people will get more benefit. mainly because between china and india, there is this the pow and our half being a big advocate for extending roadway connections from the chinese border throughly pal, and from the bow down the hills to india. i think a greater connectivity evolving the pow will make greater connectivity between china and india. more realistic as a project going forward. yeah, another aspect will be keeping a close eye on it. thank you very much for sharing your views with his life from

beijing, but to guy vice president of the center for china, i globalization. the la desperate rescue efforts continue enough gala del, after this week's deadly earthquake, which left more than a 1000 people, staggering figure. people being digging through the ruins of their homes, frantically searching for survivors. humanitarian aid is also struggling to reach where it is most needed. the quakes with its epicenter inside the stuff was the deadliest in the country in decades, destroying more than 1500 homes. the un saves thousands of children not being left in dire need of help. it's currently providing emergency shelters and food 8 the taliban government. those things more. international aid is needed for rescue efforts have been hampered by international agencies leaving the country in the wake of a kiosk us withdrawal last year. and now,

washington response to the plea for help, including the sending of medical supplies, has drawn the rough of china, beijing's on board to the u. n. face washington has a responsibility to return to the afghan people. what is rightfully there's that it is unreasonable, unjustified, and unacceptable to freeze the afghan assets that the us should respond to the appeals of the secretary general human rights experts, humanitarian agencies, and other policies by unconditionally returning african overseas assets as soon as possible. so $7000000000.00 enough, gowns central bank are says for earlier frozen by the us. it occurred after the telephone switch back into power in august. 4 months ago, the us president signed an order to release the assets over the money is yet to be dispersed. when it is supposed to be divided between humanitarian groups in the country and the funding for $911.00 victims in american former chemist on president common cars i has demanded washington,

return all the money back to the nations people. you know, an afghan journalist below sir worry, believes the u. s. has no right to tick money and hold it, freeze it needed by the streaming countries citizens the united states can simply not rob the african people of the $7000000000.00 and say we're giving it to the victims of the $911.00 victims. you know, i mean it's also important that people like myself, lost all of my savings money that i had trusted banks would. so it is incredibly important to clarify that the people put the money, the money belongs to people who understand to businesses. you know, it is actually quite cruel to just basically punish the african people for it. i mean, they live states in many ways because of the exit deal that they had to where the americans contributed. and some ways to the fall off on to the taliban, yellow. and it is important to mention that the afghan people continue to demand

the united states release those funds as soon as possible. there's also people in the west including former senior u. s. and western officials who continue to advocate and i want to sign is a country where millions of people face the risk of mass starvation. if it's not the bombs it suicide, it's actually it's, it's such natural disasters. and the truth is that the dollar bomb are not equipped, they're not able to help the victims. if there is a time, it will be right now to release those funds because they belong to the people off on a stand. and that alone could actually provide some oxygen into the economy which isn't comma the moment. now, finally, this news are in water, europe ceiling. as a historic move, you leaders have voted to grant ukraine candidacy status to join the block, the spike, the country, severe economic issues. though with the e,

you itself facing its own money worries, belgium warns there will be a long road ahead fricky of and then he granted you candidate status. the ukraine is a symbolic decision. accession to the blog will require huge reforms, some time to look. yes, i'm staggering figures at play here. ukraine. faith, it's so far received around $30000000000.00 in foreign aid since the beginning of the conflict with rhonda 3rd of those funds not needing to be repaid. additionally, the u. s. has reportedly pledged more than $54000000000.00 in total with the e u. finalizing and other financial package. we're just under 10000000000, most of that will have to be paid back. and if you creating eventually, does make it into the european union. it won't be the 1st member of the block way done by some hefty financial baggage. is the crux, while many will be jumping for joy over this news, they are soon likely to come back to earth with a big bump. ukraine has issues, big economic issues,

the war has provoked. many of them it can't be ignored. the parts of the country will have to be rebuilt from scratch, and that is going to cost a lot of money. early estimates from the u. n suggests some $600000000000.00 with a price tag going up every day that you has already a marked recovery funds. we stand ready to take a leading role in the international reconstruction efforts to help rebuild a democratic and prosperous ukraine. this means investments will go hand in hand with reforms that will support ukraine in pursuing its europe and path. sounds like they've got it all in hand and maybe they would have, if you were paying countries, we're also not struggling with the own economies. thank greece, for example. it's long had problems off to emerge the cook, the books to join the euro in the 1st place, injection auster, injection of cash, hasn't appeared to have worked. now as economies across the e,

you struggle with the impact of inflation. greece is once more falling into a basket case status to see me again. what has changed is that we have seen the price of fuel has gone up and the invoices from the electricity companies are a great shock for everyone. i would say that people are afraid of the crisis in my restaurant business is definitely down compared to last year. we still with the civil distress that we have is huge. we'll anxious anticipating what will come that we are struggling every day. so we can fill in the gaps, generally things that difficult and i don't see things changing because prices keep going up. i asked the courses of everything, just keep going. we know while our wages have dropped, so we don't have one now the choice but to work 2 jobs, average a process keep going up a very difficult. we don't even use all calls. we all fall motor bikes because they burn less fuel. we avoid going out or just a coffee at most green have seen protests over the rising cost.