ah, he's in with biden's mission to ease americans pain at the pump is incomplete, as he says, the meeting with the saudi crown prince during his middle east trip is unlikely to reduce the gas prices back home. with the british army resuming its joint military training program in kenya, locals fit the white phosphorus claim to be used legally by u. k. troops in the area is posing a grave threat to people's health. like model for his mouth is he? i told otherwise we're going to die. no one has ever volunteered to teach us about it. we are in great danger. and at our t crew visits

a town in the dumbass recently taken by russian lead forces and has some locals to say the town was under fire every day, particularly with the sound of these explosions that we can hear. now we've been hearing them for full month with 6 o 1 am on saturday morning here in moscow. my name is peter scott and wherever you joining us from welcome to 30 minutes of news and analysis. they are not international. jo biden's, much hyped meeting with saudi crown prince. muhammad had been summoned, kicked off for the 1st bump. but the u. s. president has likely not achieve the main goal of his middle east trip and not to get more saudi oil to ease pain for american voters. saudi arabia is in no rush to open his tops for the u. s. and the price is actually rose by 2 percent this friday. that's the high petrol prices and soaring inflation offer the hurting the president's ratings back home. however,

after the meeting with the saudi crown, prince biden has said, the trip won't immediately impact gas prices in the u. s. see the impact of this visit. i suspect you won't see that for another couple weeks. america needs a saudi oil. this is in light of the ukraine, russia conference, not only do they want oil from saudi arabia, but at the same time they want to buy that oil at a cheaper price. now on his arrival, joe biden's welcome was installed, contrast to the welcome of the previous american president, donald trump, when he visited saudi back in 2017. if i hadn't got was a 1st pump from the crown prince. before being ushered into a room for meeting with the saudi king salmon at a press conference afterwards, biden said that the 2 had discussed saudi defensive needs and wants to the normalization of ties. with his role, a journalist asked the american president whether or not saudi was still

a pariah state to which the president chose not to answer, but there was a lot of laughter from the saudis prison. this of course, refers back to commented, died, and made when he was on the campaign trail. i with thank you. thank you. thank you. now the americans voice seen themselves as the policeman of the world as the bastion of human rights. and joe biden himself has said that when he would consider which will lead us to deal with what would be of paramount for him was democracy and respect for human rights at the country head. he seems to forgotten all of this. he not prior to his visit to saudi arabia, the u. s. the security adviser said that they were aiming for they to be no vacuum in the middle east for russia and china to take over at the same time. of course, a lot of the concern of biden's visit has been creating an axis against iran, and particularly palestinian leaders and the palestinians street were aware of this

with a criticism that prior to going to saudi arabia biden wasn't israel and in the palestinian areas for 3 days that he found any 3 is to visit the palestinian city of betty hill and meet with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. so a lot of the focus of the visit here in israel, prior to going to saudi arabia for the american president, was consolidating this axis against he ran, and no doubt he's going to focus on this during his trip in saudi arabia as well. policy r t, jerusalem retired us air force, lieutenant colonel, turn krakowski, things that opec no longer has the sway it wants to it. so anyway, b is not a global supplier, that it once was. and there are many competing sources of energy and even with saudi arabia used to be, they dominated opec and they don't anymore. i mean, opec doesn't, doesn't have this way that it used to have. so this idea that,

you know, you go, you want to, well, you go to saudi arabia, well, it's, it's a global, fungible commodity. and so anything that they do, even minor increases even accepting lower prices, which i don't think they'll do. even that will not make a fundamental difference, certainly in american oil prices or, or in global oil availability. i think if you look at the numbers, you know, i think by noon just blowing smoke, i don't think he has looked at the numbers. the numbers aren't, aren't in the united states favor or the western side favorite in terms of saying the saudi arabia can solve it. oil crisis. it cannot, it does not have the capacity to do that. job is also met with his palestinian counterparts in bethlehem on friday. visit to the west bank was marked by protests with demonstrates is angered by biden's support for israel. the head of that, the white house announced hundreds of millions of dollars worth of aid for palestinians as the us seeks to repair relations with the states. but some

residents of both of them, we thought we felt ignored by the us. despite the high profile visits, i think his visit to little. hm. it's like a just as a to this church, our president. you can see what, how much of the time he spent in his room and how many times you spend and all sites assigned to his friends, like just one hours. we are under richard before 73 years. i don't things just like this visit. we can put a successful points in our situation a month and kind of thing will move, you know, we will under the situation for nearly 70 years or do we need the freedom? so we hope he saw some all her suffering as well as the we should see the will, he should see how we pass the check for even a pass, very free that check what not like we do. he came just so med like, at least with another country, like his slightest come from here back to sort of the area if he came to, if he came to do like you know, to newbies here,

you have to work harder. you don't talk about 2 hours. so one hours here. it's not that, not enough, you know, by didn't suppress conference with the palestinian leadership wasn't without an awkward moments as they awaited the event. journalists puts a photo of slaying out their journalists, sharina blackly on a chair. calling back in may, while she was covering an israeli operation in the west bank, outraged palestinians, and led to both sides in the conflict trading blame. and while by dint condemned the violins, the president had trouble pronouncing her name in the united states to suffer loss as well, including the killing of serene abu. okay, r kelly. we heard from professor all political science, some hymer i would say, who says the by didn't came in for criticism in palestine as the u. s. had failed to uphold any promises given to the palestinians long before the president's visit . palestinian, such as like ham,

as another other fellows in infectious were very critical of this visit. they very much accused the u. s. as being partner with these were the occupation. we were the palace interviewed so much criticism of the u. s. against russia in the past 5 months. but the u. s. hasn't even criticized this way for its violence and it's aggression against the palestinians. we all know that the israeli army killed the palestinian journalist for 2 months ago, and the us hasn't been enough to put pressure on israel to open and independent and transparent investigation in the case of should in of oddler the u. s. has refrained from also putting in a fresh, out on israel to make israel apply international law to the palestinian territories is where any settlement expansion in the west bank and clipping annexation in the

us bank is against international law. and unfortunately, the us has not lived up to its promises to the palestinians or to it's position as a world leader to make israel respect international law and the palestinian occupied directors. meanwhile, the biden administration is facing accusations of double standards elsewhere in the middle east of human rights. i twist his slammed whitehouse funds to setup a new international committee to investigate abuses in yemen, ostensibly at the hands of saudi arabia. he believes that the post body is flawed from the start. they are working on a very, very bad mechanism that can replace that un. first of all, the starting point is that the mandate is weak and 2nd, it is not independent at all. according to reports, the us state department is considered including representatives from humans, presidential leadership council in the new committee. the group, however, does actually have close ties with saudi arabia who itself has been the focus of

investigations over the war in yemen. it comes as a u. s. congressional watchdog released a report last month, states in the us has not fully investigated its own role in perpetuating human rights abuses in the country. robes of also revealed that the saudi bombing campaign in the country under ledge war crimes were conducted with us weapons. in january this year, american weaponry was reportedly used in an air strike in yemen, killing at least 80 people we are, that is among americans. biggest customers when it comes to sales and now washington is said to be discussing, lifting a bond on the exports of offensive weapons to saudi arabia. if progress is made in ending yemen, war no agreement though has been made so far. you have any jeremy, not the abi says the new investigation committee won't be independent. the united states is coming to a form or to create a committee. what this committee would be doing. they say that they would,

there will be beeble from their presidential council, visible residential residential council was made by saudi decisions. and it is not the independent. it is not the neutral at all. so if they, if they are saying that we want somebody to do a whitewash, there were crimes not to investigate to whitewash that. their crimes, this would be if it happens, if this is timothy, is created, it would be, i think, at this centers for their human rights in yemen and maybe in the reagan in of the news now that the u. k. military has resumed a joint training program in the form of british colony of tenure. commanders have once again omitted. they've been deploying white phosphorus in drills across the area, claiming there are legal purposes behind this. the lockers are pounded, concerned by the substances health impacts despite you cared seems to whitewash the

consequences are seized. doncaster explains great. britain's once again, conducting military exercises in its former colony of kenya. the 2 countries just signed an agreement for closer military co operation. and british troops are cleaning up after the latest drills to make sure the locals don't get hurt. the can you defense force in the u. k. army come together to conduct a range sweep of the unexploded ordnance on that kenyan training areas that we use here. and to educate the people that live here on the dangers of that unexploded ordnance and to educate and so that they don't pick it up, they don't play with it, and they don't cause a danger for themselves. so everything should be fine, right? not exactly. the queen subjects have a long history of breaking the rules and violating people's rights in the region. for example, their use of white phosphorus which international law prohibits when used against military targets near civilians. international humanitarian law allows the use of

white phosphorus for certain methods for certain uses, and that's what we use it for. so we use it to create illumination at night, so we can fight at night. it also produces smoke, which provides a smokescreen for us to be able to fight. sure, the brits technically aren't breaking any rules by using it for smoke screens and light shows. but that doesn't mean people living near their playground of war are happy about it. i yo him cuz most of us, especially the elderly and children know nothing about the white phosphorus. and that is why the british army training unit will keep on using the substance and i will no one who no one will question in on what they think they are above the law. miss ugly, sits last year. british soldiers even started a raging forest fire in the area to this day, they've gone unpunished and london's not entirely admitting blame accidents do happen. it's not great and we're really sorry, and we really wish it hadn't happened. we're doing everything we can to mitigate their circumstances. and put in place measures to ensure it never happens again,

that's not even to mention the canyon women who are allegedly raped and even killed by british soldiers. despite the many complaints kenya and the u. k. failed to take effective measures to investigate such claims to bring the alleged perpetrators to justice, ensure adequate reparations for the victims and prevent further attacks. who knows if justice will ever be served for these crimes, seeing as it's unlikely any one will hold them accountable? one thing looks pretty clear though things would be better if the british army left altogether the russian m. o. d has confirmed, it's carried out a strike on thursday on the central ukrainian city of need. so the minister says a ukrainian military building was targeted by high position missiles, while commanders were holding a meeting with foreign weapons. suppliers kia, however, states that moscow didn't have any military targets, but instead had several other buildings in the city. going 23 people including 3 children. meanwhile,

the relentless shelling of done yet sc city continues just on friday. local authorities accused ukraine of foreign 9 shells into the city. a shillings become something of a norm in cities. a close to the front line ortiz, mark gasdio, visits, one such town recently taken by russian at forces for about a week. now, the town of bella, god of cut, has been a frontier community. it is mangled, severely mangled by the endless, in the incessant shelling and the tags, they have also been several close quarters battles as the premium ukrainian troops have attempted to stem the village out of the wooded areas that rise above it in the hills above it. the community is remarkable for one reason. a lot of civilians still left here, but reaching them is even of itself a challenge. the ground,

the very air bela got of cur, reverberate with war. in the shadow of a 2 story apartment building, sat around a rusty makeshift stove, we found a group of civilians pull pensioners. and the 15 year old boys are always here a few steps from the bomb shelter. he was big as the wookey, what they give, that he was at the sound of these explosions that we can hear. now we've been hearing them for 4 months. it way. what can you buy it? are you afraid if i were used to it now, it's difficult to get used to it. but with accepting this reality city, i miss dorothy weekly separately. what they have gone through has left its mark. would of them a jittery on the edge and soul weary. but make no mistake, the shelves and blasts are only part of the reason that treatment at the hands of ukrainian soldiers made it so much worse. good as you had described is our practice,

and they call themselves the punishes. are yet the ones cause i did? they say to you, which yet until i think fail to protect last only name you said that the law seem as having torture you. they would war kronen lily, but they would smash sharp nickel, says, and drinks, and then right on the wall. as i said, we swear waves where it now to rushing, you wouldn't get them, you would want your i to be wired up close to. when does all this hate come from? what do you mean? where from, oh, great. so then propaganda get brainwashed, you know all, but the majority here on your snow across the dog bass civilians, it liberated territories. tell the same story that ukrainian soldiers despised them, viewed them as pro russian, not anywhere near nationalistic love. they hated them, but gap went through the way through. at the exhausted elsa walkering.

i am as bad as the wizard to their love. and you love it. when he calls me again, brooks was used to really, it were enough. does begin to your heavier work? yes, it did not send them off. how do goes the younger come all home willis mother is not took a course, but she'll at postal anesthesia give you a sheet through your office with that rosy. pretty illness. when glenn's 1st to proceed. this bella. gov co was the last major settlement to be liberated at the low gods people's republic. it was symbolic by the entire region lost. the key of that may explain why they have tried her race it from afar. that is not to trying to fight it back up. close both jessica on us polymer chicken from what all the new our machine gunners put on

their attack 1st. her. when you're the current you're he only had one ammunition bells. was he fired? well, covering his retreat, i spotted 2 of them here. i hit one and his partner dragged him over here. horrible . what on april 1st. this is where he applies. first aids, you can see the bandages scattered around martha, what you want them. lease was ukraine's last attempt at storming bela got of co with infantry. the gradient troops who died here were left behind by the survivors . this has become something of a trademark of ukrainian forces, leaving behind their dead men, writing them off as missing in action. his family will still have hope, and here he is abandoned by his compatriots. we will know his school side it was, or like, if i'm on you thought about only what they then fired back with this. have a look at this launcher, have little, much the machine gunner got away with

a concussion, mild, or shanika wood. i knew my feeling is that there were on something because initially they were walking out in the open as if they were high on drugs. we've heard the same story before, and mary, bull nationalists, who could fight without eating or drinking or sleeping for days, who most likely had the access to amphetamines and stimulants. much like here. but they didn't help around bella, god of cur, houses and basements. those that weren't destroyed are strewn with the belongings of ukrainian soldiers. small, they couldn't hold the settlement to fight his back. he seemed determined now to erase it entirely, nor does his other than l. blue ammonia, you shouldn't stay here long. any moment the shelling would resume their mortar scene is very good. and don't forget your helmet for them, or i'd get the a. r t for bella gorenca la guns people's republic. meanwhile, the father of

a moroccan fighter who fought alongside ukrainian forces and pleaded guilty to a number of charges in a don. it's court has written a letter to the russian president asking him to save his son from the death sentence. my son is 21 years old in 2019. he went to ukraine solely to continue studying in 2021. due to his younger age, he was fraudulently recruited into ukraine in army on a contract basis. we didn't even know that abraham had been transferred to the front line in east in ukraine since we had completely lost contact with him at the end of march. this year. the life of our family has turned into a nightmare because of our sans thoughtless actions. you bring him sad to and surrendered to russian underneath forces nearby, you pull alongside to britain's. they've been found guilty on multiple charges and sentence to death by a court and, and done yes. republic, which has its own legal system. we heard from moroccan fighter himself,

said m m a mother what? 80 harvey. i met a she didn't get here. t who she had the mckesson looking material all 3 defendants said they were not guilty of the mercenaries in an armed conflicts and london demands it. citizens be treated as prisoners of war under the geneva convention. you can read more about foreign fighters who fought with ukrainian forces over on r t dot com. was fighting in don bass continues. the u. s. house of representatives has passed a national defense build as increases, major helps ukraine, but significantly coats humanitarian aid to afghanistan. the bill will potentially set a new record for the country's military budget and nearly $840000000000.00. now that's

37000000000, more than president biden had even requested. and the figure includes another 1000000000 allocated to ukraine. but the new defense buns, the new bill funds, the defense department from funding any transport for humanitarian aid to cobble. and thus, despite some democratic party members in congress stressing the importance of help for afghan. he's done canister on his face in one of the most terrific jimenez tearing crisis on the planet. we should be doing everything in our power to deliver him an italian assistance to the african people, not nish, limit india. we can supply the move comes despite the international rescue committee repeatedly warning that the current humanitarian crisis enough gun is done, can result and even more death in the recent 2 decades of war in the country. us law makers on both sides of the political divide, have also been voice and concern. the military spending has gotten out of control. history and international relations analyst jamal wacky,

and believes that washington's policies toward the chemist on a plunging the country into chaos. i believe that the united states is deliberately doing this because it wants to get this done. and on the, on the mind, the 70 and neighboring countries, especially in central asia. and this way, the united states could undermine the efforts to promote the land of road and initiative that age to boost trade in your asia. the united states is passing through crisis economic crisis. they should have spend this money on be taking that structure, decaying infrastructure. they should spend this money on development plans in the united states. well, the foreign policy chief, yourself, burrell, has announced the block will not recognize russian passports issue to don bus residence. the new russian legislation now simplifying the procedure for all the

ukrainians to obtain russian citizenship is yet another flagrant violation of ukrainian sovereignty. the you will not recognize the passports more than 600000 residence of the dunny and lou ganske republics have already received their version passports, and according to moscow, the number continues to grow with him if you to in simplified the procedure of acquiring the travel documents for residents of dawn bus 3 years ago fighting the dia, humanitarian situation in the conflict zone at the time. earlier we heard from martin dolt, a human rights lawyer who believes the use approach is inappropriate, since it violates the principles of the human european human rights convention. to my mind, just kind of strange and you make a list of dividing people in different class citizens. and that is something which is competent with human rights, international law, and with other nation. and it's against, as well as

a pragmatic way of treating every country in equally if someone is getting a passport by pre will accept, it doesn't matter if one government like the other government of the country which delays that is possible. so if anyone wants to have a pass walk over russia, germany or off the u. s. a, the other country should accept the passport, i think, as well. we have some law in the u. p. n. human rights convention and international law as well. which means that people shouldn't be discriminated in this course discrimination of the people who don't have any crops then any longer, it seems that too much focus, though on the ukrainian crisis, is backfiring on you leaders, exacerbating their domestic troubles, ortiz rachel mazda, and looks at the emerging domino effect if,

what's the establishment leaders sticker that the conflict in ukraine would consolidate support for them to the exclusion of everything else going on inside their own countries. turns out that they were wrong. even worse, it's starting to look like their handling of the situation. ukraine is exacerbating their own troubles at home, and their own people are knocking them down like bowling pins, which hasn't gone unnoticed by former russian president, dimitri med yet. if it is online trolling, the most recent member of ukraine's you pompom squad to find himself teetering on the brink and offering his resignation. is a telling prime minister mario druggie. turns out that people are a lot less focused on ukraine when they're worried about feeding themselves. ah,

dirty relied on his coalition with the populace of the 5 star movement to stay in power. who's in slamming him for his ukraine policies at the 5 star movement. we are absolutely opposed to a military escalation because it would mean further suffering and carnage. so we are opposed to ever more lethal weapons. it is not a question of the type of armament, but at the political direction. if it is that of defending oneself or a counter attacking to be clear, we are opposed to it being ever more lethal ever heavier, we don't want to send tanks. populist officials have tapped into significant concern among italians with 45 per cent of citizens against sending military a to ukraine. you k prime minister boris johnson was planked, walked by his own tory party and cabinet, exasperated in the wake of a series of domestic scandals. french president emanuel mack whole lost his absolute majority in parliament last month to the benefit of opposition. populists

who have wasted no time in blocking his legislative agenda, raising the prospects of a lame duck presidency just 3 months into his new 5 year term. at least my home was able to bask in the admiration of his fans during the recent bastille day celebrations. ah, german chancellor, olaf schultz is now caught up in a scandal after his own party acknowledged this week that at least 9 women file police complaint alleging that they were given a date, rape drug at the annual summer bash attended by schultz and his parties and piece as stony and prime minister kai, a callous, lost her populous coalition partner last month when they disagreed with her anti rush, an approach to the situation in ukraine. although she was able to cobble together enough backing to hang in there. inflation in estonia is the highest of the entire

yours on, and it's the populace who are getting ground in estonia and everywhere else in europe, to the detriment of these establishment fixtures. who may not have even hit rock bottom yet. berlin just set aside 2400000000 euros for ukrainian refugees, even as german taxpayers are told to brace for. energy shortage is due to the use on sanctions. a warning also, acro echoed here in paris. ukraine is all these leaders have on their minds these days. it's the big rock in the middle of the bike path and by obsessing over it to the exclusion of every.