[000:00:00;00] a, a with today's headline stories and r t, the russian defense minister orders troops on the front line to increase their operations to prevent keir forces from striking civilian areas law school. so caesar strikes have almost entirely destroyed a ukrainian brigade near a key dumbass city. saudi arabia says it has no extra capacity to boost its oil production beyond $13000000.00. busy miles a day, dancing hopes of high global energy prices being significantly less to the disappointment of recent gulf kingdom visitor,

joe biden. and the u. k. military is to resume joined training in the former british colony, kenya, now they will continue using white phosphorus, munitions, and drills. locals living near the firing line, shared their health fears with elijah for, should not be here until otherwise we are going to die. and no one has ever volunteered to teach us about it. we are in great danger. a coming live from moscow. this is our t. my name's unit o'neill. on 30 minutes of news and views start. the russian defense minister has ordered trips to step up operations in all areas of the ukraine conflicts own stating it's needed to prevent key or forces from targeting civilians in don bass strikes are continuing against ukrainian troops. the m o d

said one brigade in particular near the key done yet republic city of subversive of separate heavy losses with around 600 troops killed in russian or strikes over the past 2 days. moscow add some 200 ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries were killed by high precision weapons in the city of nikolai, of also the local authorities have confirmed 5 civilians were killed by ukrainian shelling and done yet the city overnight. earlier today, another person died following strike. and total more than $250.00 civilians have been killed in the den yet republics in february, according to official shelling has become a tragic norm in cities close to the front line. there are senior correspondent, iraq guns, the visited one area now under the control of russia. lead forces hoping for a quieter future. a warning you will find some of the footage in morocco report

disturbing. ah, for about a week now, the town of bella, god of god, 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 cranium. 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 in bella. gov could reverberate with war in the shadow of a 2 story apartment building, sat around a rusty makeshift stove. we found a group of civilians, full pensioners and

a 15 year old boy. i always hear a few steps from the bomb shelter. it was thick is the wookey with it gives it, it was at the sound of these expressions that we can hear. now we've been hearing them for full months. it way. what can you buy it? aren't you afraid? will ye sink now? it's difficult to get easter, but with accepts of this reality city on this dorothy weekly separately. what they have gone through has left its mark. would of them a jittery on the edge and sole 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. as you had described is, are protected, and they call themselves to punishes yet the once cause i did they say to you, go with yes to us. now it protects us only name you said that the last 2 months have been torture you. they would walk around and loot,

but they would smash our pickles foods and drinks and then ride on the walls with swear, westwood. now the russians wouldn't get them want you to be wired up close to where does all this hate come from? what do you mean where from it so that propaganda, they are brainwashed, you know, old, but the majority of cognition across the don bass civilians, it liberated territories. tell the same story that ukrainian soldiers despise them, viewed them as pro russian. not anywhere near nationalistic love. they hated them, but rap went food ways. through that there was the ella walkering. i ng is minus the was issued to the love when you, when i, when he goes me yang but was you was really, it were in us as the game through your head. you get lots of them off. how do goes that younger? couple home willis, mother is not tall,

cook or specialist postal his father. if you'll, if she can you hear us with of that rupert. yes, hunger then is forced to proceed. miss bella. gov kirk was the last major settlement to be liberated at the la god's people's republic. it was symbolic, but an entire region lost the key if that may explain why they have tried her race it from afar. that is, after trying to fight it back up close both escrowed on us volumetric from what all of our machine gunners put on their attack 1st. when your record sure. he only had one ammunition bells which he fired while covering his retreat. i spotted 2 of them here. i hit one and his partner drags him over here. what on april 1st, this is where he applied 1st aids. you can see the bandages scattered around martha

when you're welcome. this was ukraine's last attempt at storming bela got of her with infantry. the ukrainian troops who died here were left behind by the survivors . business 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 what on one you thought about that he would. they then fired back with this have a look at this launcher model. the machine gunner got away with a concussion, i shanika with on my feeling is that there were on something to sleep. they were walking out in the open as if they were high on drugs. we've heard the same story before, and mario bu, 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, good of houses and basements. those that weren't destroyed or strewn with the belongings of ukrainian soldiers. small, they couldn't hold the settlement to fight her back. he seemed determined now to erase it entirely. nor does his i do have it with him. you shouldn't stay here long . any moment the shelling would resume, their mortar team is very good. and don't forget your helmet. or i'd guess the a r t for bella go to africa, guns people's republic. okay, news line this saturday to bring you saudi arabia doesn't have the capacity to boost its all production beyond 13000000 barrels per day. that's according to the countries try and prince the and i spent came after jo biden's visit this week. the

u. s. president was hoping to persuade the state to up it's, i put considerably to ease the pain. americans are currently feeling at the pumps. i petro prices soaring, inflation are further hurting biden's ratings back home. and following his meeting with mom had been sell, mom, the american president admitted, there won't be any immediate ease on fuel costs at home. see the impact of this visit. i suspect you won't see that for another. a couple of america needs 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 solomon at a press conference afterwards, biden said that the 2 had disgust 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 biden made when he was on the campaign trail. i in room. 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 leaders 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 this. he now, 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 palestinian street. were aware of this with a criticism that prior to going to saudi arabia biden wasn't, is role. and in the palestinian areas for 3 days that he found only 3 hours to visit to the palestinian city of bessie 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, 40 american president, was consolidating this axis against iran, retired u. s. or a force officer car and could tell us he believed saudi arabia and opec no longer help the influence big wants enjoyed saudi arabia is not a global supplier that it once was on. 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, i don't think they'll do. even that will not make a fundamental difference. certainly in the 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 favor. in terms of, i think the saudi arabia can solve it, oil prices, it cannot, it does not have the capacity to do that. in our headline story today, the u. k. military has a non states to resume a joint training program in kenya,

but local to fearing for their health after commanders previously admitted. they deployed white phosphorus during drills in the former british colony on we'll continue doing so, claiming there are, quote, legal purposes behind use of the chemical substance. ortiz don quarter, can phillotson great britain's once again, conducting military exercises in its former colony of kenya, the 2 countries just signed an agreement for closer military cooperation. and british troops are cleaning up after the latest drills to make sure the locals don't get hurt. the can you defense force and 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 are 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 fly to 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, y'all can get 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 that no one has ever volunteered to teach us about it. we are in great danger. e o e o kids was awesome. went to read close to the training grounds. we're not say, i'm really scared because no one is listening to us why trust for should not be used here till otherwise. we're going to die. our center that i was on the 5th

whitehouse 1st is very dangerous, but the british army will always put on lives in danger because no one will question him about. i think they are above the law one miss, like we said 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 are 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 were allegedly raped and even killed by british soldiers. despite the many complaints kenya and the u. k failed to take effect of 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 u. s. state department has approved a potential 108000000 dollar package of military support to taiwan, saying it will help the island territory repel potential threats. the proposed sale will contribute to the sustainment that the recipients vehicles, small arms, combat weapons systems, and logistical support items enhancing its ability to meet current and future threats. it would be the 5th package of u. s. weapons sales to taiwan under the biden administration. the deal will include the purchase of spare parts for military vehicles and provide logistical and technical support. it's reportedly aimed at boosting, tie ones, military readiness on compatibility with the u. s. army. well, china considered taiwan a part of its territory and has promised return it by force if necessary. bushings also demanding washington avoid, quote, military collusion with ty,

pay in order to enhance america. china relations. we spoke with china, for example, is victor gow, who believes by sending arms to taiwan, the u. s. is escalating tensions and the u. s. sales of vom just serves the only purpose of fueling the pages more. i think the u. s. strategic ambiguity is really misleading the american people. it's misleading it's allies in the west. it's misleading everyone else in the world. the united states has no legal right to interfere in the taiwan affairs, all to become an obstacle to the national renew vacation of china. i think what the united states is doing is getting involved in a civil war. i'll finish the 1949. we want to prevent the resurrection of that civil war, but whatever the united states is, duty is adding fuel to the fire and may,

it may really cause the resurrection of last civil war. that will be a disaster in the cross straight relations. but while the u. s is promising more weapons to taiwan, a huge flow of western arms and financial support continues to pour in to ukraine. now questions are increasingly being put forward if that's leading to weapons smuggling in europe. the ear, though not overly concerned, recently reiterating that the ukrainian government's a reliable ally. you has no reason not to trust a government as weapons supplies provided by e. u. member states are used in ukraine for intended purposes. defend its people against a brutal russian aggressor. smuggling claims are often simply lies. so if that's the case, then why did the block just announce plans for a new support hub for internal security and border management, which is expected to focus on preventing weapons,

most of which are supplied by nato members from being smuggled out of ukraine. this cons after nato members were so quick to send billions of dollars in aid, and now have started to admit that they can't fully trace where it's all gone. and they're concerned about those weapons making a return to europe in the wrong hands. it's hard to avoid trafficking or smuggling . we didn't achieve it in former yugoslavia and probably won't avoid it in ukraine . as soon as the weapons us island or criminals will try to benefit from the availability of weapons until we have to expect that these weapons will be traffic, that they will show up not only in the, in the neighboring reaching over conflicts own. but we have experienced that this weapons might be traffic to other continents. in fact, the is law enforcement agency has been warning about the smuggling of arms out of ukraine since april, noting that while there were requirements for oversight in the past. since the last 2 started,

it's flow of legal aid earlier this year. those provisions have reportedly stopped being enforced initially. ukrainian officers maintained registers of firearms handed out to civilians. however, this was abandoned because the war continued on and so firearms were distributed without data. however key as yet to voice the same concerns. instead, ukraine's foreign ministry is criticizing calls from us lawmakers to establish proper oversight, claiming that it would limit the flow of weapons and helping russia and the process . however, while the e. u is now planning to create an agency that will at least look into the issue. the u. s. is not quite there yet. the united states takes our responsibility seriously to protect american origin defense technologies and prevent their diversion or elicit proliferation. so we are actively engaging with ukraine to ensure accountability of the assistance. well,

that is the official statement from the biden administration. the reality on the ground is a very different one. there have already been reports of us javelins being sold on the dark web for a big discount with the sellers, openly admitting the weapons will be smuggled over the polish border and barrels of oil. as also notable that not all of the politicians in the u. s. congress are living in the same blissful state as senators rand paul and chuck grassley have called to the office of inspector general to be allowed to conduct investigations into where the aid the u. s. ends to ukraine actually ends up. and those calls came before the government watchdog admitted this week that the pentagon was refusing to be transparent on ukraine. related funding as the department of defense is building processes in procedures to ensure the transparency of the reporting for the ukraine supplemental funds. we identified multiple areas of concern that if not adequately addressed, could reduce the traceability of ukraine supplemental funds and the transparency in

the department of defense reporting. the question now, because while we're here at the newest agency, fine, and will they be able to stop the smuggling or will they discover that those weapons, they were so quick to send current and not being a major national security threat to their own countries. jo, this is insanity. what is her carriage pure insanity? and i think that's why the united states is starting to wake up to the fact that, you know, it is a video if these weapons are used in a manner which show results in the deaths of the, you know, political allies are citizens of allied nations in europe, there's going to be the united states is going to be called to account. and i think they're trying to put in place a system, at least gives them the, the ability to say, hey, we tried our best, but we didn't try our best if we were trying our best,

we would have been to sit on the accounting processor the moment we handed the weapons over, ah, lift trade restrictions now to help avert a global food crisis. now it's the combined call from the world trade organization, the international monetary fund on the world bank. the 2008 crisis taught us that imposing global trade restrictions leads directly to increases in food prices, removing export restrictions, and adopting inspections and licensing processes that are more flexible, help minimize supply disruptions and low prices. the joint statement details the $25.00 countries currently have restrictions on food exports, affecting 8 percent of the global food trade. the situation has been exacerbated by the price of fertilizers which have double going to your combination of those factors. puts more than 300000000 people across the world at risk of food insecurity. worse when,

while g 20 finance minister is gathered in indonesia today to address low food insecurity. however, divisions over the ukraine conflict prevented any practical decisions really being reached according to the u. s representative, at least indonesia house call for trade restrictions to be lifted. so disruptive global supply chains can be restored. economist on commented or camera. grease, stating politics must be put to one side to save lives. they have to limit the restrictions now because they see that this is a shot in the old leg as we saw as we would call it match shooting themselves. so this is all a mixture for a dramatic economic catastrophe that is coming in the m f and the w d. you might be those people who are trying to keep the pace for the politician to really stupid politics. this is, this is

a parker. what you see from all these people all over, if they are spending hundreds of billions for weapons and 1000000000 for food. this doesn't really make anything on the same side. they are killing while they are putting into fire or trying to put into fire food places. and this is just ridiculous. they, it is her property. it's just far for the media to make out another story to make these people the politicians look look well. now after weeks of economic and political turmoil ensure a lanka which dump and down when the president fled. the country later quit the countries parliament met today to begin electing the next leader. the process is set to be completed by whedon. stay sure like is currently gripped by severe a fuel shortage which has resulted in miles long queues of petrol stations. the

nations power and energy minister said the government is not discussing, potentially buying fuel from russia. he also announced the start of petra, rushing with the latest on the developments. here's our teaspoon, june sean, the bomb minister, or sri lanka. i had a press conference saturday afternoon, lucas time and now the introduction will be national. he will fall in an attempt to ease out long. he was outside petrol stations and allow general public to pro cheese a guaranteed quarter every single week. but how will this work? now, one waco will be able to register under one id god, and then a few y code will be repeated for each way. good. this should have done sometime back about the technology they should have used to. i think a month ago because it's more or less timing issue because they need to be getting feel, i think is a good idea. but the practically, we have to see how it works. i couldn't, but i just have to now,

it's still saying it's not. i'm unable to and being unable to read it to those things. let's see how it goes. the property that i thought the one defining big chart of the economic crisis in c langon. that has been the long use of garzon dogs for mine was outside the patrol station. now this sounds like a temporary small solution to a very, very big problem. and whether or not it will walk or not. we'll know in the weeks to come right, let's turn attention back and program to europe. we're a clashes between striking port workers and police and the germans to the of hamburg on friday, left 5 protesters and 5 officers injured according to local media. ah, well dock workers initiated the demonstration to demand pay increases,

but the protests soon escalated into violence with police using pepper spray and buttons to disperse the crowds, workers and even several german ports went on strike this week. so as a new report reveals, more than 13000000 germans are now officially below the poverty line. coming in, made soaring inflation to fall out from the pandemic on the conflict in ukraine's ear foreign policy chief use apparel has a nice to block will not recognize russian passports issued to don bos residents. the 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 these passports. well, some background on this more than 600000 residents of they done yes. gun lou ganske republics have already received their russian passports and according to moscow,

that number will grow. vladimir putin simplified the procedure of acquiring the travel document for residence of don bus 3 years ago. citing the dire humanitarian situation in the conflict. so not the time. i spoke to martin daughter a german human rights lawyer who believes the use approaches, misguided and violates the principles of the european human rights convention. to my mind is kind of strange new mechanism off dividing people in different class citizens. and that is something which is a comparative of human rights. it's international law and with other nation, and it's against as well the crack magic way of treating every country in any way. if someone is getting a passport by free will, except it doesn't matter if one government like the other government of the country which doesn't make sense of possible. so if anyone wants to have

a possible rochelle, germany or usa the other country. sure. except that hospital and i think as well, we have some loss in human rights convention and international law as well, which she said people should be discriminated. and this means focused discrimination off the people on boss who don't have any passports. then any longer from mine list slurs to state strategies next week, timeline a near 1000, your history of risk will be right up to today's counseling of cultural icons such as tolstoy and tchaikovsky stay with us for a documentary. try that ah