ah, well, i'm with reports of incoming artillery fire in russia's course region near the ukranian border as russian lead forces make further. frontline events is our correspondent follows the troop movement. the allied forces managed to break the defensive lines of the nationalist battalions in foreign mercenary. they will be able to move deep into ukrainian health territory and continued the military operation to protect dawn with cruel alternative reality human rights groups to slam the british government for sticking with its plan to do port asylum seekers to rwanda. despite report of suicide attempts in immigration detention,

they failed the policy of iran, a phobia down to the message from tay ron, as it accuses the us of inflaming tension in the middle east. as joe biden wraps up his 1st presidential visit to the region. and sri lanka, government limits oil sales to its own citizens. as long lines persist outside gas station, committed, severe economic turmoil in the south asian country. we hear from locals struggling to cope with the crisis. they are only able to give our children. now, once again, we company didn't get basic financing for children with broadcast a lot of direct from our studios in moscow. this is our to international. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. and we start with updates on the war in ukraine as incoming artillery fire is reported in russia's course region near the ukrainian border. a massive blaze reportedly from the showing has been captured in video posted on social media. of the border area has been experiencing incoming

fire for weeks. the regions the governor has said that the russian military has been advancing near by and ukraine's neighboring sumi region. the footage was released by the mayor of the city of god was indeed done. yet were public showing what local officials have described as artillery showing by gives forces on a residential neighborhood. several houses and a cafe were reported damaged. there was no immediate information about casualties. meanwhile, russian led forces have continued to make advances in the donnie it's republic, moving closer to the major frontline, the city of service over the past week. now, as well as to another key, strong hold of ukrainian troops in the city of almost with intense fighting ongoing in nearby areas or correspondent reports from the ground was the local. what on which allied forces continue to advance in the direction of savers, solider or kill must. there ukrainian troops have significantly strengthened their

positions. now the fighting is heading in this direction. the allied forces managed to break the defensive lines of the nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries . there they will be able to move deep into ukrainian health territory and continued the military operation to protect don bass. the place where we arrived as being shells from 3 sides. roger herself that her we continue our offensive in the direction of solid are but krakowski and beyond. the enemy resists using all possible means from artillery to large caliber weapons. you can now hear how the suppression of enemy artillery points has been carried out. the loo, ganske people's militia, which is moving in this direction, has confirmed the seizure of ne to weapons as trophies and villages and towns abandoned by the cranium. troops to tony credit. oh, certainly no. but who knows what this is? their lasting 3rd line of defense. it is always the most fortified, therefore they use all types of weapons here. russian intelligence reports that

extremists and mercenaries are concentrated in residential buildings because of this fact, as well as the objective to save the lives of civilians is hindering the progress of the allied troops to some extent. sargon had i r t done yet, people's republic. and in the loo, ganske, republican local authority, se ukrainian troops have been targeting the city of santa fe using to us, supplied high mars rocket systems. no casualties have been reported so far. elsewhere in the lugens were public. heavy fighting for the city of lucy chanced, russian forces have been tasked with restoring order in that city. but here's what i'd give as visited the air and observed the russian patrols there with yes, with the troll that we will we the now calling for back up as a hostile potential host up in an apartment building. and he just took

a shot. the police control, the problem is that many ukrainian soldiers who deserted, who were left behind or who were left behind, have now changed into civilian clothes and a hiding in the apartments that they have broken into the actual ball. and when you who did not get off of it, but i'm done with weaver, now been us to leave all rather escorted away from the area. there's a special operation on the way reinforcements of a rob. they're going to sweep the building a high, high rise 9th floor apartment building floor by floor apartment by apartment in order to catch this person who fulfilled a 3rd day that has been taking pot shots. ha, it's rolling through every day, more ukrainian desert is and stragglers found some come in peacefully,

others play, hide and seek. why did you decide to change it to civilian clothes and abandoned you military units? also, there was no sense in going anywhere. it's either a bulletin, it had or a criminal charge. i'm a local so i decided to stay. so you felt it was futile to continue to fight us. indeed, we were constantly retreating. where should we go to next to europe? for michelle, why didn't you try to leave the army earlier or so if we left would be shot by our own forces. what every captured ukrainian soldier has confirmed is that morale amongst their forces was disastrous. the credit true was felt abandoned, but it felt like cabin fog and he didn't like it at all. you will look, the morale in my units was very low as we were constantly retreating and didn't

have enough ammunition. the commander stay far from the front and came out only to perch. i saw that personally while i was in the city. this bad was captured by soldiers of the metallic was once exclusively made up of chechnya and now it accepts any who want to join. regardless of ethnicity, their job here is law enforcement. with all that, it entails. what you want to hold on for one of us for our food is along with your company. read your over your with every day the cities commandant tells us chaos and lawlessness. rashid water strengthens but there is a long way to go, yet it is one thing to when the violence and the crime and the looting entirely

another. it's the public that they will to come back with her before i'd guys d a r t family she chance gods, the people's republic. while here, the government persists with its demands for increasingly more supplies of western made weaponry. major u. s. defense manufacturer has sounded the alarm that the available stockpiles were not meant to provide for a lengthy war. the ceo of northrop grumman says that the government needs to be clear about exactly how much weaponry it needs. the most important thing now is to get a clear demand signal on what the sustained commitment is and the level of draw down from those stockpiles is going to be. i wouldn't necessarily say that i've heard we're running out. but if you do project forward that we're going to want to sustain these levels of commitments for another couple of years, that's certainly not what anyone has built stockpiles to accommodate. the company makes bushmaster artillery, guns, and ammunition that america has supplied to gives forces. but the american defense

industry has been struggling to source critical components due to constraints in global supply chains. the u. s. government has committed to provide far more weaponry for the ukranian war effort than any other country. in fact, the u. s. has already provided more than $7000000000.00 of military aid to ukraine . meanwhile, pollings defense minister has announced the purchase of more than 100 used to tanks from the u. s. as pulling to reinforces its own military while sending masses of arms supplies to bring ukraine. that's as the state has been seeing its own army. lacking some key weaponry. michael maloof, a former senior pentagon security policy analyst says that the u. s. doesn't have enough stockpiles to provide for both its own defense needs. and those of ukraine, us stockpiles are limited. the, the ability of manufacturers to make this equipment is also running into issues.

namely the, the, the supply chain issue. lot of the equipment goes that is being supplied is not not tracked. so nope, nope, no one knows where this equipment goes. once it gets sent to you, great. a lot of it's been destroyed. but a lot of it to is going on black market. it's endless. and it's in the united states and we have so many, many resources, and that's, that's aside from the equipment itself. i mean, it's, it's, and the congress, i think, in the american people certainly are waking up to this reality that there are other issues for america, right? now, and that's what i'm administration should be focusing on, and it's not suicide attempts, amid anxiety, apparently shrugged off by u. k. authorities that as the home office proceeds with plans to deport asylum seekers to rwanda, despite their threats to kill themselves in a detention center according to the documents seen by the observer newspaper. now

according to the papers, in one of the reported cases, a detainee made a number of attempts to kill himself after finding out that he would be sent away by hanging himself and drinking shampoo. he then reportedly planned to throw himself out a window in the immigrant detention center home office officials though, reportedly tried to dismiss the incident, saying that the man was, quote, fine and able to undergo deportation. that assessment has sparked outrage among human rights activists. it's deeply shocking that the home office is saying that someone who is suffering extreme mental anguish due to the fear of their future and that of their children is fine with being forcibly removed, to wander, when the extent of their distress. so clearly demonstrates the opposite. the home office is denying reality. d. k signed to the asylum partnership agreement with rolanda earlier this year, promising to pay 120000000 pounds to the east african country to accept quote,

irregular migrants. the scheme by the ruling tory party was meant to curb the rising influx of migrants into the u. k. while showing support for developing rwanda's refugee programs, requiring migrants to stay in that country for 5 years, but the planned deportation flights have so far been postponed. earlier we asked to political analyst alice under, bruno, whether the deal with the u. k. could actually benefit rwanda. rhonda does not need this kind of business. in frankly, the government, rwanda has had far more intelligent and sustainable schemes by sustainable, i mean, long lasting and enduring and, and practical. so i think it's just a cheap excuse for a very strange policy, which in some ways reflects other strange policies by the board of johnson government. the question is, will it survive the government situation in great britain because this policy isn't

cheap flights to on the are expensive. and i believe that the british government has already spent more than enough, more than the 120000000 promised to kigali to participate in the, in the, in the scheme. children has accused the us of spreading iran. a phobic sentiment says joe biden ramps up his 1st presidential visit to the middle east. the u. s. is once more trying to create tensions and crises across the region through relying on the failed policy of iran, a phobia, a joint statement released after biden's trip to israel emphasized u. s. lead efforts to prevent a wrong from building a nuclear bomb. biden has asserted the u. s. could use military force against iran as a quote. last resort. earlier this week runs president promised a harsh response to any escalation by washington or its allies. political analyst

and researcher christopher lolly says that the u. s. and israel feet iran as a military target. you run in 79 after the, you know, the overthrow of the show. they don't want to listen to washington. they wanted to have their own foreign policy. they were, they are very much for a different type of world order. and so you, what you see now is that iran is interested to join russia, china and other countries to really build that. and that ultimately threatens wall street. it's in the u. s. military had gemini, and it's the nato's overarching, a global dominance. so it's very much a nerve wracking for the ellipse in washington. and in the new york city in brussels, in vienna, in geneva. and the sad part is that the biden's trip to the middle east, that the 1st one in this presidency was marked by a strong and iran sentiment. and that was both in israel and also in saudi arabia. and we have to realize that this is judith l'm declaration that bite and same with

israeli authorities. it really, it really is, is quite shocking because they're still leaving this military option, the table and the really they have iran as it i get. so i think very, very much this is a dangerous situation, and the iranian government is correct. it is under phobic. they are spreading it all over the region. biden's sabre rattling comes as the us president has failed to win an immediate oil output increase and original security alliance at the arab summit. now with more on how biden's middle eastern tour dashed us hopes for a grand return to the region. here's our policy or find it for day, middle east purpose over. but the question of what's actually achieved is still up in the air. his bid for more and cheap oil has been blown out of the water. i will see the impact of this visit. i suspect you won't see that for another a couple weeks. we, i'd say as a canopy, its oil production beyond 13000000 barrels

a day. and after shining the kingdom over the 2018 killing of saudi journalist, jamal cash hockey, all eyes were on what might in which state to the conference i in thank you. thank you. thank you. that's exactly what bite enabled saudi arabia while on his campaign trail back in 2019. but now biting his tongue, he came asking for a favor while still trying to save his own face. correct, calling out of saudi's prior, i don't hear anything. i said, but you don't. cisco bump a to wyatt, do you? mm mm. i did makita from the gulf compilation council. invite him to place it into the united arab emirates to washington. also announcing 1000000000 dollars to many hung guy in the region,

while his overall message to avid leaders was. we will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by china, russia we're room will seek to bill on this moment with active principal, american leadership. china was not increased phasing shot record bite and saying that the middle east was not someone's back yard. let alone a so called vacuum. meanwhile, american forces continue to target terrorists in the region and are deployed at basis to off the middle east. still, this didn't stop bite and from suggesting he was in a page on what america did in iraq and afghanistan. easy for him not to the families of a 1000000 iraqis killed not to mention the disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan. and what about his very own 40 and slip? lori's honor, the bravery, selfishness, selflessness of the sacrifices biden turned one page to another. this time he ran,

of course, and bumping up support against these army republic. the united states stresses that integrity to this pledge is a commitment never to allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. and that it is prepared to use all elements of its natural power to ensure that outcome make no mistake by what elements might and meant does that also means that you would use force against iran? is that what that means? it was the last resort. yes. he also failed to mention how closely event nuclear program was tied to how america many suffocated to rad with sanctions. because at the end of the day, it's one thing for mind and to say that the us will not walk away from the middle east. it's quite another to ask how much the middle east once the americans to stay, especially now when washington has so little to offer. although walking away might

not even be an option anymore. i think the history books, remember this trip as, as a sort of tipping point of how little power, how little influence, how little u. s. a gemini really has affect any more. and i'm at least, you know, it was really basically an event. you know, we live in a new, well doubt, a multi polar well, where by russia, china, india, turkey and a few others are forming a blog and alliance in the world is growing exponentially. and which is going to be a much, much bigger power in the world. than america ever was as a transition going on u. s. a gemini hasn't really played much role in the middle east for the last 5 or 6 years. and you can see that it's changing how the whole the whole arena is changing too long, cuz their energy minister has urged residents of the south asian country to stop

lining up and gas stations saying only limited supplies will be permitted throughout this week. the country has been reeling from a profound economic crisis that has left it unable to import sufficient amounts of essential goods, including fuel. long lines have persisted outside gas station with some locals, claiming they have been waiting for days. some people have been observed of fighting over gasoline, as many residents have a hard choice to make on whether to buy fuel or buy fuel. now, archie corresponded to wound jim sharma explains how sri lankan have been coping with the crisis. a shot as a fuel in a bankrupt country has led to prizes of all commodities including rice, wheat, fruits and vegetables. going to the roof with inflation at more than 50 percent. the prices are burning a hole in the buckets of she lumpkins. ordinarily this market would be buzzing with people at this hour, but now with the prices of basics going up,

trasky things have changed. something like a banana, see, for example, is also become a luxury for many, it's very expensive, some bad 234 months ago. we don't consume fruits like those days. we just get this in shasta people to be a good read money. this is robin livings are not normally at the moment. the island nation is running out to foreign currency, deserves to import essential items and its impact is hitting hard look with the now counting on the changing political landscape of the country to re ship their economic future. despite got up a roger buck, shells resignation, protest continue in sri lanka. it's d 100 and the crowd chance have gone from. got a go back to run and go back. why are people still your and not at home? you me ask. not far from the demonstrations is better sons lean in valor. what day

in these small alleys? we stop by our house. it's around 7 in the evening. and regina has just started making dinner. she has to feed a family of 6, including her 2 children. with no gas, she was as kerosene to cook her, she has just about finished cooking has been a bubble cut sheet. how family are going to eat that meal. incomplete darkness, just like more states, the power won't come back for the next 5 hours or so. although the cuts have gotten better from a month ago, but it's still a daily affair. by dwelling on godaddy, it took her only able to give our children milk once a day down from 3 times previously, because meant powder is now too expensive. we tried to feed our children 3 times a day, but we can barely managed to do it more than once or twice. we counted and gab basic madsen for children. there are no on to buy ot, except local pharmacies or even at hospitals. routine,

east tory is not just her story. it is the story of many of the 22000000 people in the country. and unlike the daily bava cut outs, their plight will last much longer than a few others. with no telling when things will improve or engine sharma in colombo, 40 germany will not survive the winter without rushing gas. that's a stark warning from a senior german official. klaus miller who heads a federal agency in charge of natural gas applies in the country. as, as drastically rising energy prices have sparked protests across the u. the ah, the sanctions imposed by western powers against russia have been

hurting their own countries. you foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, has said the measures require quote, strategic patients. but as the chief economist at the institute of international finance robin brooks claims, despite facing unprecedented pressure from the west, rushes economy seems to be doing just fine. according to key financial indicators who rushes current account surplus usually shrinks in the summer months when western europe doesn't need gas for hitting. however, this year, the surplus is $28200000000.00 and monster surplus of our own making rushes current account surplus of the universal measure of trade in goods and services, has surpassed $70000000000.00 its highest points since 994. that's according to the most recent data released by the central bank. we heard from independent economic analyst pi, ian who is certain that the west attempts to isolate russia have not worked. the isolation is not work. obviously,

russia's trade surplus as spiked despite violence sanctions being thrown by atlanta says because the rushes directly benefited yet again from high oil and gas prices, which in part are necessary actually for trans atlantic. high finance and central banking themselves to maintain their overbearing global economic influences. the sanctions are thus burning the village to save it, if you will, a sacrificing not just ukraine, but eminently, you know, any baltic state or scan a navy and state that would want to get belligerent and turn and the european economy as well. or let's see what the next 8 months spring, for instance, across europe. the world clearly needs russian oil and natural gas, which actually cannot be fully sanctioned or even price kept without them molesting this trans atlantic finance is own delicate and increasingly mathematically untenable. arrangements severe wildfires have been sweeping through parts of

southern europe with thousands of people forced to flee their homes in france, spain and greece. the blazes have been attributed to extremely hot and dry conditions as a summer heat wave has gripped at the continent with temperatures regularly climbing over 40 degrees celsius. now global warming has been cited as a factor with more hot weather forecast for the coming days. ah ah the

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and the biggest loser is the west. ah. to discuss these issues and more i'm joined by my guest, glenn, these in oslo. he's a professor at the university of southeastern norway as well as author of the book phobia propaganda in international politics and america. we crossed martin j. he's an award winning journalist and commentator, or a gentleman crossed out on the fact that means you can jump any time you want, and i would appreciate it. and i was going in our slow for you and i were in contract before we started this recording and you decide on the topic on the unit polar moment. well, how much to my surprise? well, tony blair, the former british prime minister, gave a big speech about dominance of the west is coming to an end. so what a interesting collision of perfect storms here.