[000:00:00;00] a ah assassinated on the campaign trail, japan's form of payment assistance to always to comes to his wounds after being shot by a lone gunman who says he had planned the attack brushes, foreign minister urges western powers to make up their minds about what they really want for ukraine, the peace talks or of fights till the end of the what was the word looseness, western geometry demonstrated that the main thing here is that ideology. we still have a concern to ukrainian citizens, the country itself, or even european security, hold, plus african nations struggle with shortages and rapidly escalating costs with

western sanctions against russia. wrecking far reaching collateral damage with it's 6 pm here in moscow. this is our to international. thank you very much for joining us now. i'm charlotte, even sky. now, japan's former prime minister shin so up a has died in a hospital after being shot at an election campaign event. the man allegedly to carried out the shooting was detained. only the sport o detox are facing the japanese city of nora. people at the scene attempted to revive ave before the paramedics arrived, the former premier was an air lifted to hospital, but said to have no vital signs on arrival. doctors though, tried for several hours to save his life,

but said he bled to death from 3 deep wounds, including 2 on his neck. the alleged attacker has been identified as a 41 year old and named as ted sawyer gum yama gummy didn't resist arrest and is now in police custody report say that he is a former member of japan's navy. he's also believe to have used a homemade double barrel firearm resembling a soon off shot gun. now, according to a japanese broadcaster, police have found what they believe to be explosive devices in the apartment of the alleged shooter. local residents were reportedly asked to move to a safe distance from the scene. we've been hearing more details about that attack from a local reporter in japan. there would be a floor called cor district level book to shop. there are no words except confusion and a refusal to recognize violence against the politicians. the latest footage from the

murder scene shows that people are already bringing flowers there. there are elections to the upper house of parliament and japan on sunday, and there's always active campaigning on the day before. but apparently, the liberal democratic party will cease all his activities on this day due to the killing of sions arriving. however public sympathies will likely be on the side of his political party. nations obeys 9 years. this prime minister made him the longest serving primary in japan's history until he resigned in 2020 citing health issues. now he remained though an influential member of the ruling liberal democratic party, which he was promoting candidates, a head full of the parliamentary elections. this coming weekend dawson, pittsburgh, who's a research fellow at the university of tokyo, says the killing of a has deeply shoak japanese society. well, let me tell you, it was a country shock. it was so it was the most tragic thing in use and everything stood

still. how could the assassin come so close? well, the reason for this is that japan is actually very civilized place. guns are very rare. you know, it's very hard to import guns into this country. and so, so he found pretty sure a pretty safe bet was a very da stitch dasa began february, and indeed, ah, western powers are preventing russia from exporting grain by blocking access to foreign ports. not according to russia's foreign minister who has been speaking at a meeting of the g. twenties, top. diplomats said gay laugh, rove also warned. the western states want to take a shipment of the grain under their full control sugar. so simple. there was just as for the use of good supplies of russian grain, there are no barriers on our side. but the west has imposed restrictions on our ships lock in the access to ports,

restricting financial payments for the transit of food supplies. we have drawn attention to this. this includes situations in the black sea. if the west wants to get the grain out there so badly, it needs to make here the mind, the black sea ports and that the ships leave for the territorial waters of ukraine . that's all and russia for the help turkey is ready to ensure the security of such convoys and open see, the problem is that our western colleagues want to create an international monitoring mechanism for this process. clearly striving to set up this mechanism with the participation of nato's navy london has talked about this recently, and we clearly understand exactly what they want to remember. now it's the indonesian island of bali, which is hosting the g twenty's foreign ministers meeting the focus there has been on global food and on energy supplies. cedric elaborate has already held talks with his chinese and brazilian counterparts on the sidelines. the forum. meanwhile, brazil's president has criticized the sanctions imposed by the u. s. and e you

against russia. now, as however, some of the g 7 foreign ministers have been trying pretty hard to avoid bumping into saturday law for of at the event. western officials, a fuse, refused to have dinner, or even take a group photo with russia's foreign minister in a boy called that was reportedly spearheaded by the u. s. secretary of state antony blinking now for his part laughter of said that the west has put its own ideological priorities above peace efforts for ukraine. puzzling to the point, taken the liberty of reminding on western colleagues about what they had been saying all these previous months and asking them to decide what they actually want . if it's peace talks, denisha crane, which has stopped them, if they want your crimes victory over russia on the battlefield instead, then i guess there is nothing to talk about with the west. because such an approach means they are not allowing ukraine to move towards peace and this western geometry demonstrate that the main thing here is the ideology and sort of

a concern for ukranian citizens. the country itself, or even european security as a whole yellow political, a foreign policy experts suit of come. i'll do to believe that the looming st crisis must be addressed at that g. twenty's ministers meeting in bali. he says it's a pressing issue and millions of people are expected to be affected by food insecurity . sanctions on getting set on gracen for dreams, typing these things which needs to be addressed because of that. yes, there has been sanctions on russia on bed in any issues been related to be your premium was but really gone to the question of food grain which is meant far each and every individual that girlfriend globe. i think that has to be considered a view foreign james, relation to bat ross. after all the food drain reach out to being exported from russia or the food brains which are getting imported into russia. do some men are

common people left that you know and do some man for no reason to be jewels who have nothing to do with the walk. now while the west continues to a strict russian ships from european ports as a result of sanctions, moscow is now turning. she will turn to rage roots trade routes. one trade route is going to be in the caspian sea based where russia has just sent its 1st cargo train to india and volley about transport corridor. the route has been called the international north south transport corridor and its being promoted as being the something that would be sanction proof. now the 1st train departed this week from the check of station near moscow, and it will travel on a 35 day route that spans are out 8000 kilometers through iran. and it's see ports . it comes after a successful test run from st. petersburg to india,

just last month, russian president vladimir putin has said that he wants the caspian region to become a major logistics hub. now, the russian ambassador to india this week actually said that bilateral trade is expected to increase by some 40 percent this year. we've been hearing more about this from rapid secret, who is a former sex tree for eastern affairs in india's foreign ministry who spoke highly of the benefits of that new route. it's also a shorter route and shorter route means, or less time. it means a cheaper transportation. i think her a caspian rule would also enable goods to be transferred border board to do and from are the oral gender shy video to india much shorter way rather than going all the way up to the black sea. these are also energy rich countries and the i'm sure

that they would also like to. ready diversify their exports, to look at a new markets for their energy and other products because they're already rich and raw materials and other resources, richer. india needs. as it's economies will grow in the coming years. i just wanna bring you some on the feel crisis that's been impacting many countries over the last few months will go to africa. now a huge lines have been for me at gas stations in the country of ethiopia, that the east african country has been struggling with food shortages and also rapidly escalating costs. some driver saying that they had waited for as long as 8 hours at the pump for diesel. now as sources have increased the price of diesel by 38 percent as they cut government fuel subsidies. previously, ethiopian customers only had to pay a quarter of the regular global rates for the fuel that was as a result of that state aid,

the costs have been sky rocketing around the world as low as transport disruptions and peanut. if sanctions have impacted supplies of essential commodities, because as a lover years, i think it was a hasty decision. it has not taken poor people into consideration when transport providers increase prices, the merchants and turn increase the price of their goods. therefore, we are the ones affected malavar were, you are go, i've been in this queue for at least 45 minutes. i think the fuel crisis is a global problem. i think it is related to the lack of stability globally. we all understand there is supply chain disruption that most of the global oil supplies due to a lack of peace. i don't think it's fair to blame the government while there is a lack of supply at the source. you know, i have learned that russia and ukraine contribute a lot to the world. obviously, that is why the cost of living and fuel prices have increased heavily due to the conflict between these $2.00 countries. in an unprecedented way. the world were greatly benefit if there is peace between these 2 countries. now, elsewhere on the continent,

their calls for nationwide protests in south africa that comes to school prices have risen there to record highs as artes pool. a slayer explains the new height comes with many in the country. just trying to struggle to make ends meet. the price of fuel has gone up again in south africa, climbing and maybe 50 percent in the last year alone. just this week it broke a new record with many people choosing to work from home. while truck drivers flocked main roads in protests and plant more strikes, motorists are getting increasingly more fit up with the constant hikes and blame the government for not regulating fuel prices. and that's putting more pressure on the economy. everything is expensive. we suffered, don't always close. everything is close on with the problem. $1.05 went into a,

keeps almost one that was the $11000.00 that they had flies. we would be our president have to because this be somebody who was in need to speak to dad to did the right people. maybe they can make sample, they can reduce the petra, it's really hurting my pocket a lot because i mean, i think from when i started driving 7 years ago, the, the price of petrol is doubled. and putting in 200 ran just for a day of hardly driving anyways. it's horrible there's, there's a lot of rates and taxes, but i think it's a bit overkill at the moment. i think that they can be a better solution. but the government says it's hands are tied because south africa depends on international market for its fuel supplies, with between 70 and 80 percent of local fuel coming from foreign import. since february, when russia and ukraine went to war, international oil prices have risen dramatically. russia is the world's 3rd largest producer of crude oil. the width,

economic sanctions on moscow have lived poor african countries, literally having to pay the price south africa's neighbors, along with other african countries, have subsequently been robbed by protest. this is in africa, have been ignored. they've the crisis in the style region, for example, they is risk of starvation. in fact, minutes i've said in many parts of the continent, in fact, a report was released earlier this year. that said, that can of the most significant crisis is in the world actually occurring in the africa and they ignored. and this is something that is very, very harmful to africa because the global community has taken its eyes off spaces where autocrat and honda is really rec, can have all on the continent for the high. so i'll expect next month when the toya government says it will end a temporary fuel subsidy program because it can no longer afford it. the result is

cash strapped to consumers being pushed to crisis point, many of whom already cannot afford the more than 50 percent increase in food products and they're threatening to take to the st. the lack of a solution. now leave both the country and the region closer to crisis point policy, a r t. no space just want bringing him comments now from the russian president vladimir putin. he said that the west and onslaught against russia have failed, but most go still needs to remain vigilant in the face of new sanctions. that's what the putin said. he's been mulling over russia's economic strategy during a meeting with top officials. that way me the so called economic blitzkrieg by our ill wishers against russia has of course failed. however, some damage is still being done to our economy by the sanctions and restrictions and some risks do remain. well,

let's discuss this live now with our correspondent nikki. nikki. thanks again for joining us. can you give us a bit more detail about what vladimir putin said during that fashion? hi charlotte. yes. well, president putin as spoke with a gas prom heads early on friday of the 1st time after he said, but he admitted that the have been an impact on the russian economy from these unprecedented sanctions on the all still risks still ahead. so what russia is going to have to do is just roll with the punches, so to speak, and that's what he's doing is focusing on increasing its output to different energy markets. let's take a listen because the e. u has implemented another round of sanctions against russia, including an oil embargo. russian companies should already be prepared for this move. our key priority is include the build up of gas development infrastructure in russian regions,

as well as the diversification of exports to promising southern and eastern mark. speaking, following that meeting with the gas prom heads, president patient didn't just focus on russia. he also focused on the global impacts that these massive loads of sanctions on russia having he talks about how your pays now facing and a massive energy crisis. and that people might not even be able to heat their home sufficiently. this coming wind said there's also of course, the massive impacts that this will have on companies throughout europe. without those energy supplies, they might even be forced to fold. and then of course, we have mass unemployment. we have more people on the bread line, and then we have the, the huge impacts to those economies as well. and so while europe, his bracing for hard times, president putin said, and he speaks today that he wants to protect the russian people from feeling the severe impacts of these uneasy times. and so as you will talk to these latest rounds of sanctions, which includes that oil embargo and he wants russian companies to be braced and

ready to roll with it. especially can nicky thanks very much for bringing us up to date on those comments from the russian president. that's ortiz nikki aaron. now the right course has raised the alarm of the plight of millions of civilians in yemen, which has been ravaged by 8 years of civil war. their suffering is napping exacerbated, apparently buying the global food supply chain crisis. now some of the local women in yemen say that they have no access to health care. hello cindy berkener, on many occasions during the peak of the violence, i had the choice of either staying home and dying from my illness or risking getting caught in a crossfire while trying to reach the nearest dialysis center. i was assigned to a cancer center in mccalla hundreds of kilometers away. i couldn't afford transportation between treatment sessions and i couldn't bear the long road to get there. now i'm just sitting in my tent waiting for death to release me from my

agony. yeah, but more women in labor are reaching the health facility too late, and that's caused by roadblocks and the unavailability of transportation due to violent clashes. now according to a new report by the red cross, nearly 66 percent of amans, people currently lack access to basic healthcare. now that includes 6000000 women who desperately need medical assistance. nearly 5000000 are suffering from severe hunger with pregnant and breast feeding women amongst them. one mother and 6 new born supposedly die every 2 hours in yemen. now the conflict in yemen has taken a devastating tow long civilians across the country with people suffering from constant shelling and air strikes aside. the lead military coalition has been waging a relentless assault on the who the rebels in yemen. some human rights groups have

drawn attention to the fact that the saudi lead forces have been using weapons and ammunition supplied by western countries, including the u. s. and the u. k. one of the red cross is reports authors. basha mar, gave us a 1st hand account of the humanitarian disaster in yemen. yeah, i was, i was i kid this millennia the the lady with began said like i, i met her, i met heading person last week. i was in madison. so she told us in all my last wish, before i die that i need an ac because i want like a want to die in peace. this is where she sat. imagine. i mean it's, it's and believable. and then it was, was very difficult because the ladies, you know, is almost dying unheard. i 7 years old, you know, i girls, kids taking head. she says she's looking after head. and even de la, the little girl, you know, where, where it was like, you know, was forced to leave her to up and, and had, is called

a school because she needed like to take care of it. of her mom. it's, it's, it's so it's so it's so it's so it's so horrible. you cannot imagine it. no, we were trying our best, you know, to, to draw the attention of the, of the, of the international community and the world to the plight of, of, of gemini people. i know, and we're saying that to the world should not, you know, turn a blind eye on what is going on, young man. either i millions of people in yemen who need to know we need to support from the international community and international organization on the wall should not only focus on on a specific gar context. but they also should, you know, focus more on the humanity in situation and that many people should not be, should not be left alone as a think. you know, their fate. i just wanna take it back to one of our top stories. this is the meeting of the g, 20 foreign ministers, where russia's top diplomat has been snubbed by some of his west in counterparts.

this is so gay lap rope with some western count about saying that they wouldn't participate in a joint photo with him. or we can discuss that more now with dan over the director of the think tank, the trans national foundation for peace and the future for research. thank you very much for joining us. it appears that some of these g 7 foreign ministers who are at the g 20 refuse to have this picture with russia's top diplomat. why do you think there is this lack of respect for perhaps somebody last year who was being revered worldwide as a global elected statesman? well, i think that that is an indication of something deeper going on in the western world. ah, 1st of all, whether you take china or russia or iran, the west is running a cold political war against these countries and their cultures. you have 10

standard stories, they all negative about china. we have documented this in a report. we call the smoke screen report here, and that said it's, it's basically going out of the united states. secondly, there is a degeneration of decaying, what we used to call diplomacy, which is both an odd on the science. because with increasing military sation and nato, you know, giving full blast now totally out of proportion. a was a brushing has done if you did, you let the weapons and the hot liners and the host speak rather than those who would know something about dialog shaking hands using opportunities such as the one here at valley, where the leaders could have sat down and talk with each other as statesmen, but they, if i'm, i'm sorry, i'm not going to offend children of the world, but i think it's a childish, it's

a banner i sation of politics that you don't even want to be in the same picture or shake hands or she or at dinner, people sitting at the same table. this is not a mature, this is not at least novel. that's nothing to do with diplomacy. professionalism, it's it's, it's a bad i, sation of politics problems because intellectual, we're also going down the drain to find and i would say also, there is no longer in research, in media and politics, any respect for or at to what, in a broad sense would be called peace, such as conflict resolution, such as reconciliation, such as conflict analysis, such as a reasonable intellectual approach. true to conflict, we're talking about cold met. the only thing you do is you can come from taishan, you hotline, you do stand pointing,

you do things from which you cannot back down again, and that's why we're living in a very dangerous situation. you described the pavior as being child to ash a was seemingly instigated by the u. s. secretary of state antony blinking. what do you think that says about the foreign ministers themselves and perhaps specifically anthony, blinking? i'm old enough to remember earlier. politicians say would not be this way. this is not, this is not a way for us to a power politician to b r e. i mean, what we see, much of these years is what i call or cycle cycle. political projection. that is, you project your own dark side over on the other part is and you tell that we're

day to is terrible. whereas you forget about and cover up. would you done yourself to a much larger extent? you should also act probably to the larger picture that the united states is on its way down. the western culture compared with everything else in the world is going down economically, et cetera. you know, the legitimacy of u. s. foreign policy is way lower than it was 3044 years ago. if you look at the response is blink and get on twitter. they're basically negative. you make your own house in order before you do all these around the world. not only with that situation, they've just been in that situation. you see everybody as an enemy. you see no friends, you see confrontation, you find new enemies. all you'll need to enemy is to justify your own decline. now the t 20 is meant to be an opportunity for leaders from a wider cohort to come together to talk about the issues that are really pressing

in the world. the fact that the west, including these g 7 leaders are essentially failing to engage in dialogue with russia to think that this was perhaps a missed opportunity to look like. and if you listen to the indonesian precedents welcome speech. when he talks about peace, he talks about sustainability, it talks about mutual respect, runs a, well, it's cetera. and they are simply doing the opposite and emits using a meeting which was not supposed to be about you crying or hopefully to europe. but exactly, as you say about humanities problem, this whole development including us instigated co, more on china, is catastrophic for humanity. and i don't understand that humanity does not rise against these chinese games. because if we do not spend all our intellectual moral and economic resources and energies on solving humanities problems,

or whatever it is, we are fully all of us. it is not just the u. s. all russia or china, we were all as humanity. and that is why we cannot afford countries anymore, not speak about peace, cooperation, tolerance, unity and diversity. those you would just talk about confrontation, warfare, threatening sanctions and all that you have and not have a future in this world. i saying that as a pieces are as somebody who is and here it all non violent conflict resolution, we cannot go on the way with you at the moment. okay. well thank you very much for going through that with us. that was yeah, no, by the director of the trends. national foundation for peace and future research. thank you. well, that's your round up all the needs. so across the world, i'll be back in half an hour with more here on our to international

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