[000:00:00;00] with a with that lies this saturday, russia and ukraine seal a deal to resolve the longstanding brain issue, opening up like the ports or ukrainian grain export of despite the west repeated allegations of moscow, weaponized food, fueling the global hunger crisis. terrorists and criminal groups may use western weapons to apply to ukraine. it's all under europe, old reports the organization bring the alarm of the ongoing influx of weapons into the country. that's when you come on. there's

a lot over there in the room that this entire field is packed with the don't bus or public to deal with the aftermath of the withdrawal of kids forces replenishing. i'm a stop. i'm dealing with mines in great deals with ally from our headquarters in moscow. you're watching all the international monies . peter scotts, and here are the top stories this our russia and ukraine have separately signed a deal on establishing a corridor for ukrainian grain exports to leave black c port. the agreement that was broken earlier by turkish. and you had mediators in a stumble, with the signing being seen as a critical step in averting a possible will food crisis. the bolts in the black sea will be unblocked under the agreements and ukraine will not d minus ports,

but will provide ships with safe passage for the exports of agricultural goods. the deal. we'll also see russia, turkey and ukraine operate a coordination center. should any incidents occur during those shipments? cargo ships adding to ukraine will undergo checks for weapons, which is something the russian defense minister has dressed is vital glasses history. so it's important for us to inspect ships for the presence or absence of weapons and military equipment. the inspections will be carried out on ships entering and exiting the black sea. the un expects full scale movements of grain ships to begin in the next 2 weeks. according to the organization's estimates, the deal will allow the monthly exports of up to 5 millions of grain from ukraine. you and 6 to general antonio. good, cherish praise the deal. to they there is a beacon on the black sea, a beacon of hope. a beacon of possibility,

the question has not been what is good for one side or the other. the focus has been or not methodist most for the people of our world. between the 2 countries, russia and ukraine, they supply about 25 percent a quarter. all the wheat that's consumed in the world, and so they difficulties we've had in the past 4 or 5 months. while the conflict in that part of the world has been raging, has been created, created very severe difficulties for many, many net food importing countries. i think this, this moved to sign this agreement binding both parties to allowing the, the movement of these critical products. i think this is a good day. i understand that we prices globally have fallen and this is a very, very welcome development. on a separate memorandum signed on friday, moscow in the un agreed to ensure that the russian agricultural products on fertilizers,

rich world markets without restriction. this comes as the west continues to blame moscow for deliberately blocking ukrainian ports and provoking a few crises by using grain as a weapon, which is something russia has repeatedly denied the russian foreign minister said the memorandum proves that such allegations are groundless. i threaten us though it's gratifying that washington and brussels have dr. obstructing the achievement of today's agreements. the signing of the memorandum between russia and the un has once again underlined the absolutely artificial nature of the west attempts to put the blame for problems with grain supplies to the world markets on russia. the grain deal comes as the west, coal, for even more sanctions against moscow over the ukraine crisis. economist eddie cross again, he believes the impacts on russian food exports will greatly affect other countries across the world. russia plays a huge role in the whole industry globally. and any direction or any sanctions,

breakage in terms of the availability of those products to the global markets would have profound and long term significance. when you have a contract between these 2 states, which disrupts global markets, it has profound implications for the whole world. and i don't think that was fully appreciated at the beginning of this whole if a said, but i'm glad to sanity has prevailed and that we and at least the west is not opposing. he's very substantial developments because i think if they had continued to insist on this blanket sanctions program against the russians, it would have had very profound implications for the rest of the world. stuck in the middle of a blame game over the global food crisis between russia and the west. most fated region africa should do its best to save itself as most problems are of the continents and making off according to

a statement by the trade director of the you and economic commission for africa. our food market. so experience in the shock that is coming from outside the continent, but why we're experience in the shock is because we have very low inter african trades in the grid culture and the growth foods. if we had done better and loved the full potential of the cultural sector, who wouldn't be experience in what we're experiencing today, un estimates the 16000000 more people will experience hunger this year compared to 2021. and while the by the west blames squarely, russia involvement in ukraine is 3 years of your records show, a growing trend in the african food crisis. arthur is point out that without immediate aid, the number may grow, essentially causing su, monetary and disaster in africa. earlier we spoke to dr jacobi joseph from nigeria who defended us representative statement, claiming africa developments relies on increasing self sufficiency. one of the developmental principles,

so prospect copy can countries as prior to our patients. and so this blame in african countries is norma is part of the part of that part of the development part of that. and we believe as africans, if we develop a we to develop, we must actually look inwards and be able to come to bed. that will be necessary for this population. you know, the population in africa is growing. i'm explanation grades so no doubt the sanctions and the war. the sanctions, a plaintiff part there in global food and energy prize is definitely the continent of africa relies for almost 40 percent on grains. we and other grains from russia and your credit weapons flowing in c,

ukraine could end up in the hands of criminal gangs. that's according to the european union agency for law enforcement corporation, which also said the search networks are active in the region. i may attend to smoke alarms out of the country. there is a risk that these weapons and military goods will end up in the hands of organized crime or terrorists. this is just more of an official warning now coming from europe's top law enforcement agency. the weapons are actively being smuggled from ukraine into europe and being sold on the block market. now this latest report from the agency knows that there are alarming risk of weapons smuggling. and that those arms are getting into the hands of criminals and gangs. it also notes that they found evidence of a build up of weapons and ammunition along the border, indicating that this problem is likely much more widespread than is being reported . now interposed secretary general rather has already warned that this is a concern and that there's not much on their end that they can do about it. take

a listen. we had to say once the guns for silent and ukraine, the illegal weapons will come. we know this from many other theaters of conflict, criminal groups try to exploit these chaotic situations and the availability of weapons, even heavy weapons. we can expect an influx of weapons in europe and beyond. we should be alarmed, and we have to expect these weapons to be traffic not only to neighboring countries, but to other continents. now, even though this hasn't received a lot of coverage, it has been a major concern as the us and its allies have started that steady stream of weapons to ukraine. and especially as the binding ministration is admitted in the past, that it can't do much in order to attract those weapons once their son overseas. and this comes hot on the heels of the life of the ukrainian president, making a rare trip to the u. s. that's weapons related to, isn't it that to write ukraine's 1st lady visited washington d c this week and she had sort of, there's your meetings with top us officials and included secretary of state lincoln as well as president biden, just before his cobra. 1900 diagnosis was revealed,

but she also went to speak before congress. and you know, similar to some of the addresses that we've seen, her husband give the u. s. congress. she also called for more aid from the united states and for more was, here's what she said is it has a question i'm asking for something. and now i would never want to ask, i'm asking for weapons. now as her, those questions about accountability regarding the weapons that already have been sent, or that stand to be sent to ukraine. that wasn't really a part of the conversation. you know, the united states still is acting as if this isn't a problem, may because, because it's not happening to them. but the latest statement that we've heard from the u. s. have been to continue to say that they have received assurances from ukraine and that they are relying on those statements. the us very severely takes our accountability to guard american origin, defense applied sciences and forestall their diversion or elicit proliferation. were assured within the ukrainian authorities, dedication to appropriately safeguard and account for u. s. weapons. so

a pretty notable break there between the u. s. in europe right now, and it remains to be seen how that will affect their alliance overall. of after the announcements of a possible threat, euro poll appeared to by truck saying they have full confidence in ukraine and officials, as they try to track the flow of weapons. earlier we spoke with an arms control expert said, sir, who on the contrary, he says it is practically impossible to control such an unarmed influx. there's always diversion. there's always profit taking by someone somewhere and where that happens and where there's black or even gray market weapons that are being traffic that happens in every situation where the weapons are being supplied into a theater of war. some of them are going to end up in criminal. hans, i worked in the political military bureau at the department of state for 2 years in the mid ninety's. i personally reviewed thousands of applications for export

licenses for arms and related technologies. and i can tell you that even at that stage, a lot of it was cursory on the part of the state department in the u. s. government . in general. beyond that, you're relying on something called end user assurances, which is basically what the us, the vitamin ministration is. talking about that the cranium, government is promising that nothing will happen to the weapons once they're provided to them. they are, they are assuring the donors that there will be no further movement of those weapons, which, frankly, they can do. they don't have the where with all the track, all the stuff that's coming into their country right now. they're getting flooded with weapons inject knology and ammunition, and ammunition, in particular, is notoriously difficult to keep track of. the russian defense ministry says that over the last fortnight, version lead, troops have destroyed for american supplied high mas, multiple bucket launch systems. and that is something that ukraine has rejected fake, but while the front line is being pushed west in the territories under the control of russian lead forces, people are discovering what's left of the ukrainian troops withdrawal. and that

includes stocks of heavy weaponry, imported from western states, as well as mines in grain fields, aussies broadcast of reports and a warning to view as some images in the report are distressing. give, has thrown that tens of thousands of troops into the fray to hold what it still controls. a defensive line, now, stretches from the town of save asked the solider, and from their tobacco. smoot and all along, ha tillery batteries, jewel day, and night. ukrainian forces have dug tens of kilometers of trenches, spanning this defensive line to dull rushes edge in artillery. but they only protect from conventional fire. the t o s one nicknamed salts at milk or sun blaze in russian is a thermo barrick rockets artillery system. each impact creates an enormous pressure

blast wave that no trenches can protect against. and these ha, being used in greater and greater numbers, to decimate ukrainian lines and morale. here in the vicinity of the town of solider, the defensive line, each bending russian forces along with allied units, have been able to push enemy troops out of several settlements and strongholds. within the past week, the bodies of ukrainian soldiers and nationalist fighters lit the countryside. their positions overrun, we now as a forward position near the village of step of come, one of the conditions ah, with which we were permitted here is that we can't tie this place to any specific area. so amongst our viewers, ha, ukrainian intelligence offices and they are eager to spot where to strike. and the less here in these trenches,

we found yet more native troy trophy weaponry. now, in the service of the new guns people's republic, these are $284.00 millimeter grenade launchers, rocket propelled grenade launchers. one of them is a heath round or a high explosive anti tank missiles. and these again were scattered all over the area. ukrainian troops have also planted thousands upon thousands of mines, including band and she personnel, munitions, along the defensive line from shave. escobar moved in order to stall the russian and allied advance fields of wheat and sun flowers turned into death traps. at one anti tank mon, there's another not over there. therein rose and this entire field

is packed with them. and this is relatively dangerous. that cow is heavy enough to set off an anti tag bought. and some of them are so close together that there could be a chain reaction, but cows off one of the casualties here regularly. the troops here say they hear the bus when these, these cows that have been abandoned, explode minds designed to tear apart tanks. leave little of livestock clearing these alone. the mines planted already. we'll take decades. but as the front lines shift, many, many more mines will be planted in fields, forests, and along new defensive lines. ukraine, after all, still has millions left. or i'd guess the of our tea from the didn't yet people to republic, u. s. chief of space operations has confirmed that ukrainian troops have been

provided with certain capabilities coming from the u. s. itself. the space is important. and we've seen them in this, in this conflict commercial spaces, provided a been helpful to, to ukraine as well. now there have been a number of publications in major media outlets showing that commercial satellite systems have been used for military purposes in ukraine. and one of them is a long mosques. starling, which has given a critical communications lifeline to ukrainian forces. that's according to the air force magazine. styling can fly up to 130 miles or around 210 kilometers over a war zone to beam down high speed internet access. and because it's a low earth orbit it can receive and transmits information faster than traditional communication satellites. and this allows frontline ukrainian troops to communicate with a chain of command that stretches hundreds of kilometers. earlier i taught a former us marine corps intelligence officer, scott ritter,

who believes that humanitarian and miniature comes should be kept separate. if you want to use a certain communications capability, for humanitarian purposes, it needs to be totally dedicated to that purpose. the moment there's crossover with the same system that you're applying for humanitarian use, you now are using for military use. all of those systems can be deemed to be military in nature. we make it very clear what humanitarian law says. there can be no connectivity between the 2, none whatsoever. what the law must is doing. and ukraine is absolutely unacceptable . and actually, which legitimate humanitarian workers lives at risk. because if you're operating one of those terminals, you are now a legitimate military target. and if i was a russian, i would view every single one of you on most terminals in ukraine as

a hostile target, worthy of being destroyed as soon as it's detected. ah, another news to lincoln new president is busy for me is government after taking over the top job on wednesday. he shows in veteran and politicians, danish going to a deena as the new prime minister. and despite attempts to bring stability to the crisis, hit nation mass process continued into friday morning. ah, locals to go to forces, arrested several people and cleared the main camp. the protesters had occupied for more than 3 months. they had been demanding the south asian countries, the design over the economic chaos being witnessed. army and police arrived in trucks and buses shortly after midnight, removing tense and protest. banners. the army is also secured. the presidential office in colombo party correspondent runjun sharma is on the ground in the dead of the nie tree. lunk and all me as well as the police force clamped down on several

protesters. they've cleared the grounds. all the presidential secretariat which happened occupied by the poor test, a full week. several people were injured last night including the fuel john lives. as far as we know, 8 people at least 8 people have been arrested. so far, golfing is green, which essentially has been the face of these anti government protests has also been cleared by the sri lankan army as well as the police force. remembered when ronald become a thing you got elected as the president or 3 long. he did say that he is harshly going to deal with the troublemakers, and this is his attempt to restore your order in the country. the u. s. congress because nancy pelosi reportedly warned the country secretary of state unseen, blinking that he won't label russia a state sponsor of terrorism. then congress will that's according to politico. now the criminal gave an immediate response to philosophy,

expressing concerns over that statement. we hold a very negative assessment regarding the consequences of such a step. although on the other hand, hardly anything else can be done to further spoil relations between russia and the united states. if comes after nancy pelosi accused russia and is president of being responsible for price hikes and worldwide inflation. the u. s. has mart 4 countries as state sponsors of terrorism since 1984. and if this decision is made, this will ports russia in a list of the likes of iran, north korea, cuba and syria. the states is severely limits, us relations with the country and subjects, its various functions. we discussed the latest in us russian relations with our guests. you have nancy pelosi, who's done an abysmal job of handling domestic policy in the united states. now, why does differ toes in trying to direct foreign policy? and i think it would have the same sort of disastrous results that we've seen here in the united states. i'm really concerned about the provocations that she is promoting in declaring russia

a terrorist state. she wasn't pushing the same thing when the ukranian administration long declared what the most corrupt administrations in the entire world. she wasn't concerned when they at their militia advocates were attacking folks in eastern ukraine. the militias, the, the, the military and ukraine killing civilians attacking civilian areas that were russian leaning in eastern ukraine. she was declaring the ukrainian administration a terrorist administration at that time. but now, is trying to, i think, play political games on an international scale that will not be good for the united states, nor for anybody. virtually all u. s. foreign policy is about us domestic politics. and this is an election year, a very, very crucial election year. in, in the u. s. and nancy pelosi is saying things for a domestic audience knowing that it will make and the administration looks strong in the, in the, in relation to the russia. ukraine complex us has

a habit of instituting foreign policy positions on the basis of domestic political pressures. and that's what's happening now. and of course, to undo that would take some political effort in the future. but right now, washington, the white house of the congress, particularly the democrats in congress. don't care about anything other than looking good for the midterm elections in november of this year. ah, the new bill paving, the way for puerto ricans to vote for independence from the u. s, next year is currently navigating its way through congress in washington. but despite voting against the bel lawmaker, as garcia says, it is an initial steps with the self determination of puerto rico. while today marks an important 1st step in the de colonization process of puerto rico, i could not in good faith support the passage of puerto rico status act in its current form. the colonization of puerto rico is

a shameful part of our country's history. from the moment the us took control of the island to a century of limited citizenship, the imposition of pro mesa and our failures in disaster response. puerto rico's relationship with the u. s. is rooted in the history of racism, exploitation, and oppression. the time is now for the process of d, colonization and self determination on the island. but dependence on the u. s. doesn't end with the colonization. the photo eco status comes amid must protest taking place on the caribbean island, or the ganga was sparked by soaring energy prices with hundreds of people taken to the streets of san juan to demand the constellation of the goons. contracts with us power. good operator luma. demonstrates his claim despite frequent power outages, the electricity company has raised prices 7 times since last year. the representatives had this respond to those book testers. although we respect the right to protest, the reality is that some people prefer to play politics and ignore the fact that luma inherited an electrical system that suffered years. in fact, decades of abandonment,

spokesmen for the puerto rican action movement one lopez bows us as a pull to because the colonization is much of urgency and could improve people's quality of life. the thing is that the per week society's so called nice not to understand the way i've been calling you for 5216 years. and it's been, i would never be a free country in any way. we can still really know what, what would be free for the i to know that we can history independence has been demonize and brain grow. independence. people will have been put in prison because in the session for a portrait resort, it's in the urgent matter. recall in the united states of both or for the same fear and the construction of the main productive economy can lead of course to the equation of the, of the,

of the government in the states that can actually look and actually provide weekends with a better while in a better life in general than the one that we have now. and just of people have taken to the streets in major cities across pockets done to protest against the results of elections and the punjab assembly. early on friday, former pakistani prime minister iran collins policy was sidelined in a key votes in the local assembly in from job provinces despite winning a bi election that early this week. now con slammed the developments and called on his supporters to rally across pakistan. local media reports that unknown suspects have open fire near protests in the city of law for lots a rob for now. whatever you want to i hope your weekend is off to a great start. i'm pizza. scott's on the back again in 30. these dates you small, great programs or not

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