using ukraine as a proxy, the west is made it clear at once of russia that is weaker and isolated on the world stage. to date, these attempts have ended in failure. in fact, the opposite has happened. the west is weaker and isolated. with those who play with fire will come to no good and those who offend china must be penalized tension. sanctions on military drills . follow in the wake of nancy pelosi footsteps as she lead time one. china warns that both washington, i'm the self governed island will face consequences over the u. s. high speakers controversial visit. meantime, a wall of silence goes up from in you officials over policies, trip with the only statesman saying there's no change to the plot to policies towards china and also at ah,

not least 4 people are killed in south africa as violent protests. they're wrapped in a ton ship over a sky rocketing electricity costs with broadcasting from moscow. this is our t. my name's you know, neil on 30 minutes of news and views start. china has begun military drills in areas surrounding china. one, the move comes in response to the visit of us. how is speaker nancy pelosi to taipei beijing. now 9 plans for 6 zones and circling taiwan, where it would carry out life fire drills including missile launches. ah,

a tooth with speaker pelosi departed taiwan on wednesday. afternoon, during her visit, she meant the territories president who handed her time was highest civilian honor for her contribution to us taiwan relations. please. now, despite us officials repeatedly stating washington does not support taiwanese independence. while pelosi said her visit was evidence of america's commitment to supporting democracy on the island and the us house of representatives. speaker is the highest ranking american official to visit taiwan in a quarter of a century. ortiz nikia and told me more about the trip. and it's from vacation. it

was literally a flying visit by pelosi wasn't as she arrived late on tuesday night in less than 24 hours later she was already on that plane back home. this the briefest of visits that's already having a significant impact. while the trip spunk, something of a love, pelosi love fest in taipei. as you said, she was awarded the highest civilian honors during that short trip. in paging, it's been met with absolute fury. they warned pelosi against making this trip again and again. and it now opened a very dangerous period in relations between us at taiwan and china. now, a statement issued on wednesday, china's foreign minister, wonky. he did not miss his words. when speaking about china's response, he spoke about those who play with fire. those who offend china will be punished and is becoming very clear that these weren't just words. we're already seeing a road bust response to this, unprecedented visit jonathan nance. these military drills, which are going to be starting on thursday. the last for 5 days. they're taking

place to 10 miles from taiwan. this is this in some of the, this is in some of the worlds at busiest waterways and it will include long range live ammunition shooting. now the chinese military, they've said, look, everybody needs to avoid this area, all boats and planes for 3 days. but as we know, the u. s. isn't keen on taking advice from bating. we've seen that with this pelosi visit, so whether they choose to heat the advice of china here, or whether they choose to further test the result of china and continued to stand it boats as a plains into the area remains to be seen. let's take a listen now at the rhetoric that and the developing rhetoric of the past few hours to share thoughts. are you sure such retrogressive moves won't change the international consensus that there's only one china in the world, nor they can reverse the historical trend of reunification of the mainland and taiwan. those who play with fire will come to no good and,

and those who offend china must be penalized. we resolutely defend national sovereignty and we'll counter any aggression against national sovereignty. we will strengthen our vigilance with a rational attitude which won't escalate conflicts. nikki: it's not only but military action is an economic action, whatever they can do and not regard. that's very much to the forefront to which one is already taking beef to impose a quick economic cost on high pay for its role in pillows. these visits slap import suspensions on 35 tie when he's exposed of biscuits and pastries. since monday this was well ahead of police. these visits, they can spare a thought and offer the people working in those industries. the economic impacts they will have on many people's lives. it's unclear whether more suspend to the looming, but if aging really wants to stick the booth and hit type a where it hurts and it's going to target the timelines biggest export to china by valley, which of course electronics and parts machinery,

plastics and chemicals global markets are already spooked by the pelosi visits on the initial fall out stocks in semiconductor parts already. so globally on tuesday, i had the end of the visit also along with global market, so invested brace for the economic fallout from this trip. what about from within taiwan itself? what's the media tick there on? pelosi stop. well, like i said, on the one hand we've got this pelosi love fence that being felt in taiwan with the local media. some even, you know, flattering pelosi of her outfit saying she looked like audrey hepburn when she met j. f. k. back in the day. and then we have others who a little bit most get the call. they're very conscious of the precarious impact that this visit will happen. one of those being the former taiwanese on pasadena, 2090 pill. what do you mean below? see what the hell i doing here right now? what? i'm all the way here to board the table. nice people support yourself. you want to

support us to fight against the peoples of duration. army americans always ask us to let more taiwanese people join the army. whenever you come to tie, why do i want us to buy more weapons from you and fight against the people's liberation army in urban terrain, it's none of your business. i'm here to support a wine or to provoke a war. what the hell are you doing here? below see the relationship between the mainland and taiwan is all righty. very tense, you're supporting to wine. what we don't need your support. you are literally firing oil on the plane miserly. you only make things worse. meanwhile, on the streets of taiwan, people as split as well, some in full support of the policy visit us and others just think that she's causing trouble with i think it is the u. s. policy, they just care about themselves. they don't care about the problem of ordinary people in other countries. i think it is wrong to just do what the us wants. philosophy should respect the will of the taiwanese people are soon, though maybe try to clarify us. rather, it's so many times. okay,

duct, the old story, the over commune we comma wasn't way it will somewhat affect taiwan. but will it affect our daily normal lives? i personally think it will not, at least for the next 2 years. so what we're seeing play out now is this ripple effect, this very brief trip by nancy pelosi and whether intentional or not days. that creates a ripple effects. of course, as we know, ripples turn into waves. these waves will be felt globally how significantly remains to be seen, but we're going to get a clearer picture in the coming allison days. well investigative journalist found political commentator edward sol believes nancy pelosi, his visit to taiwan, was meant as a distraction from america's own problems. at home we have another example of the united states over extending itself. me, for example, with nancy pelosi, i think all this visit was, was a high, a high cost distraction that people, as you know, said the average american can't even point out where tiwana is on

a map that passes the cost of food, the cost of fuel. these are the things that after americans care about, but then we see nancy pelosi taking a little bit of a vacation around the world and at a time when trying to nothing but to gain from doing a little church right now. they get the entire world to concentrate on sure what their motor is capable. what the show is, 1st of all, is the child is able to project power or its own country. time on the front on the doorstep, you're going to see the use of futuristic safety touristic. but high technology, long range, ballistic missiles, they're going to use this is the firing mechanism for many of the indirect fire they're going to show off. and the reason going to do this is because the united states as a counter to it. meanwhile, another aspect to this nancy pelosi visit to taiwan was met with a really a wall of silence from european governments. according to the only official statement from the you, the blog isn't brushing to publicly support the move of the u. s. representative.

we have seen the recent media reports about the arrival and taiwan of the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi. we don't have any specific comments to add. we encourage the peaceful resolution of the issues and the strait. the e u and the e u. member states remain committed to the use one china policy, the reaction within the european union to air pelosi putting wheels down in taiwan is remarkable by its deafening silence. it's one thing for you to pay lip service to what it calls the preservation of peace in a rather boiler plate statement that apparently took a whole day to come up with. but why is it so suddenly shy about taking sides in this, when they're usually so quick to shoot off their mouths when it's far too late? especially when speaking out could act as a counterweight to washington provocation and prevent conflict or even war. if the e you had done the same in ukraine, that is have the courage to stand up against washington's constant provocations on

the russian border. then maybe it would now be bearing the brunt of its own ideologically driven anti russian sanctions. and sure, nancy pelosi, a speaker of the house is the 3rd top ranked american official. but she's also a career as on havoc i tell when it comes to china. in particular, washington post is called this trip a culmination of decades of challenging china. sure. whatever floats your boat, nancy pelosi, but you can't then argue that her presence in taiwan, which let's face it, washington exploits as a proxy to go. china is just business as usual and not across vacation. it's too bad that europe blocks real statesman these days like former french president, jacques chirac or former german chancellor. gerhard schroeder, who took an unwavering stand against washington's drive for war in iraq, 2 decades ago, alongside russian president vladimir putin. the question is, why are european leaders so lacking, encouraged to speak out against u. s. foreign policy and instead making weak neutral mealy mouthed statements in

the case of taiwan may be allied silence is the result of seeing how some of them has been lambasted by their own western counterparts for even suggesting rational diplomacy as the path forward instead of provocation. for example, former nato secretary general anders vogue rasmussen even considered that french president emanuel mack holes call for diplomacy with russia over ukraine was directly harmful to taiwan. the chinese are following the developments in ukraine very closely, because if prudent can get away with taking crimea, and maybe the don bass and that is settled in a peace deal than china, might interpret that as an invitation to take taiwan by force. so now apparently, according to this esteem, former nato chief, if you aren't actively provoking russia using ukraine or provoking china using taiwan. then you're inviting war. likewise, canadian prime minister just insure was given flock last year for stopping

a nato linked forums. provocation of china over taiwan trudeau, intervene to stop the halifax security for him. held regularity and canada from getting taiwan is president. it's john mccain award, named after the late neo con, more hoc, american senator who had an uncanny knack for turning up in places like ukraine and syria not hung before the trouble started. there are other cases of you officials getting in trouble for standing against washington foreign policy provocations. like when the you in bassett or to cuba, alberto navarro openly stood against us sanctions and was subsequently recalled to brussels to explain himself. even though the u. s. cube is main export and trade partner. brussels missed a golden opportunity to lead the world stage over the taiwan drama and to position itself as a truly honest broker. which would have meant not simply calling for peace, but also taking a firm public unambiguous stand against washington's dangerous games.

there will assure you know what's unfolding in south africa, protests sober, soaring electricity rates of left, at least 4 people did the local barricaded roads with burning tires and said municipal buildings. a life near the country's largest city, johannesburg protesters are angered. the government's failure to find a solution to rising prices. it comes amid soaring global energy and food costs, which leaves the african continent, especially on rebuff with countries lacking funds to help their crisis hits. the mood is still tennis year following days of protests here in san visa. as you can see, the fil, a strong police presence controlling the area and making sure that they can be any more upheaval. following the burning of a civic center building, as well as some damage to private property with more money

has to be put out with this and in i think it was not necessary. i don't think there might be, frankly. so today we don't have the outcomes that they were expecting. i don't see them or to see children are not going to school. this is john with this is the civic center building, or at least what the remains of it. this is where people into these are used to come to get municipal services and it is the very building that was pushed. there is worry in this country that these kinds of protest could engulf other tally ships in south africa. and they could evolve into an uncontrollable mess, as we have seen during last year's july, riots that in go to major provinces in south africa. it is common in south africa

that people vote with their feet and take to the streets. but what is becoming uncharacteristic is the loss of life that accompany such protest, canes and visa for people have already lost their life. and if the semblance of life gets back, it appears that this feel very much patient. and every year to the latest now and the conflict in dawn bus 2 people have been killed on at least $25.00 injured in shelling of that done yet for public by care force is not as, according to d, p. r. officials are to correspond over among cost rebs in the region. ukrainian army continuous shilling civil in areas of the nest canal. a shell landed right here in this sir o. residential area is the result. unfortunately, one person had been killed. this woman right here was right next to her house, doing some gardening. unfortunately,

ukrainian shell ended her life this wednesday for seniors and i need you to do 3 of such attacks. incessant shelling has become more frequent in the last 2 or 3 weeks . yes, it all started 8 years ago, but specifically over the past 4 months, everything has intensified. there are no military here at all within a radius of 2 free kilometers. there are no meal, true bases near by. this is yet another a heavily populated area of done that that's been bombed by ukraine and military on a daily basis. and see her essential buildings whole around me actually my relative lives in this building right here. he called me late last night saying that something very heavy fell into into the playground. by the way, the shilling continues as we speak. we arrived here and found this rocket. apparently this is from a multiple rocket launcher. this

a rocket is called the hurricane and it landed right here in this play grand. thankfully, it was late and no children were present here at all. at that time, he saw the impact crater was right next to a teeter totter right in the center of the playground. ah, we don't know yet whether there were any children or adults or anyone damaged or god forbid killed. but this is another act of ukrainian terrors, and it couldn't be more clear out at the same time when we're walking to that site . i'm looking down at the ground thinking like, are there any more of these butterfly minds, or am i going to lose a foot her leg? are the people here in this densely inhabited working class neighborhood? are they going to lose alike? western is, of course, perfectly silent. about this, these poor people look at them there just to normal people that had been subject to 8 years of war already. it's disgusting, isabella. it boom also took what i was knitting and suddenly there was an explosion as if the corner of the roof collapsed. i was shaking all over a big explosion. tears are still pouring. the russian investigative

committee continued to document a war crimes committed by the ukrainian military. yes, civilians here in done boss. ukrainian nationalists are shelling the city of the nest with very high caliber artillery, including that was delivered from an nato countries now scenes of destruction just like this one are everywhere in this city. and of course there heard civilians as well on tuesday. at least 2 people had been killed and 25 were wounded. now the ukrainian military are not only shelling this city which result in destruction. like this said, there are also mining civilian areas with so called a butterfly mines, or betel mines, as they are sometimes called am, is the result of that flight. people had been wounded and now there will be disabled for life. romano also have hearty done this people's republic. an

rti military correspondent, ungrateful lot off, was hit by a shell fragment when ukrainian armed forces through grenades into a group of danielle militia. it trips according to andre, the shrapnel cut deep into his leg. this is some footage from the sea. quite the korean army launched grenade and artillery fire. the fragments will next to us while we are living and should not make any noise. our group was spotted just as i thought i'd give them. they kept throwing grenades at us. i got hit in the leg, but not much, or such key or forces purposely attacked a pre trial detention center and that done yet, people's republic last week. a strike does left 50 ukrainian prisoners of war, dead and scores more wounded. that is the claim of the russian defense ministry, which commented during a briefing with military attack chaise from $49.00 countries. here's our to my last

. he has been a huge meeting military assa chaise from $49.00 countries attended the briefing at thrushes defense ministry here in central moscow, where the deputy had shared with the foreign gas humanitarian aspects of moscow's special military formation in ukraine. the plan of attack was one burning issue to remind you on friday morning, a local detention center were at that moment. 200, the current in prison of the war were held, was shallow with us supplied high mobility artillery. a rocker systems known as hymer is the strike killed, 50 people when injured more than 70 others at the briefing motive presented the results of its own prob, showing the fragments of the u. s. and also a detailed map indicating the direction of this tri. moultrie, believe the front in terms of behind the attack, and they say the reason was to eliminate the captured ukrainian military who

started speaking out, including against what to do that they should loves federal ukrainian forces. purposefully attacked the pretrial detention center in the don. yes, people's republic, the ukrainian army has previously insisted that the surrendered as if battalion members must be kept in this pre trial detention center. first, a video confession to the crimes of one of the members of us. it was published and later a blow was struck at the pre trial detention center. the leadership of ukraine gave the order to launch a missile strike, as captured, militants began to testify, exposing their crimes including against civilians. meanwhile, here, while russia for the attack hurley, moscow invited the united nations and the red cross experts to come to the scene and to participate in the investigation to shed light on what happened exactly there last friday. and we know that the un spokesperson already gave a positive answer. i talked about that with the member,

resolved that the negations from china and iran of the seal. it is the usual approach by the us to give weapons to terrorists groups. and it is a part of their aggressive policy in ukraine. it is a good measure by russia to invite the united nations and the red cross to participate in the investigation. and it could neutralize the all destructive policy against russia. and it will make clear to the world, what is russia doing? we see a lot to all tragedy took place in the u. k. and especially give me the deep impression that wrong. they use the high must to a talk, united nation. he's the most important international organization. so this, you go to see what happened and trigger the investigation and give feedback to the international society and other sensitive issue. this past was brazen exchangers and the exchange of dead bodies between moscow. in here, the deputy defense minister stress that from the russian side,

it's always all done within the legal framework. and in why we geneva conventions and the un principals. the prisoner is always treated well provided with food and water, and also long to call the families. at the same time, he complained that ukraine often violates the rules of war, including regarding prison as a war. and there were many cases, all the captured russian mil to re mixing up and even portrait. and today, the breathing, he called on foreign military colleagues to use a influence on key of to stop. it may have already been 27 exchange operations between moscow in here, including a crucial and the largest in june. when $144.00, you went in military, including from the tourist, as all battalion were released and the sides are now planning and preparing more exchange operations. ukrainians will fight to the last person dance. the assessment

of american senator lindsey graham, who was commenting on the issue of us weapons supplies to give as long as the way up ukraine, with the weapons they need and economic support. they will fight to the last person . russia is foreign minister, has previously claimed its washington's intention to get ukraine to indeed fight until the very last ukrainian blood said the main task of american officials is not to help you crane. but to achieve goals that have nothing to do with the interests of the ukrainian people in the u. s. as an honest, it's sending another $550000000.00 worth of on to takes it sold more than $8000000000.00 since february eurasia center. think thank executive earl rasmussen leaves washington has no real interest in the well being of people from the president united states talking about regime change. we've got 2 most recent funded workshops just recently with

senior, with senior government officials participating that talked about dismantling russian to several different sections. i mean, basically with this is, this is not about ukraine, and unfortunately we could, carol, the political leap that are driving this train could care less about the cranium. people that could care less about the country that you care less about the what happened. it is, it's unfortunate and sad and it's hopefully american wake up been removed these, you know, kind of voice back in the elections and hopefully the ukrainian people stand up to their government going along with this and who knows how much money is being pocket another. and use line, pretty frankly, a terrifying one. the threats of a direct conflict between world new killer powers is evident and is tangible that's

according to a russian diplomat attending a much vaunted un conference in arms control. group number senior principle around the, the gross violation of the principle of equal and indivisible, security as a result of the harmful expansion of the military block of countries claiming undivided, military, strategic and geo political dominance provoked and acute crisis in the center of europe. the hybrid military campaign has been unleashed against russia, which could result in a direct conflict between nuclear powers. eager of sd was speaking in new york out a review conference for the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. he once again reaffirm moscow's commitment to building a world free of nuclear weapons. moscow also stays at once the immediate resumption of the iranian nuclear deal arguing there's no alternative. the diplomat also underline, not the progress achieved over the years, has been quote, devalued by the u. s, when the ignored russia,

security concerns about sentiment was echoed by china, which called for the rejection of double standards and nuclear nonproliferation, may, the united states should withdraw all its nuclear weapons from europe and refrain from deploying nuclear weapons in any other region. but for china, the question of the nuclear threat posed by washington has not come out of thinner . according to newly declassified documents provided to the new york times, the u. s. was ready to use nuclear weapons against mainland china in 1958 during the taiwan strait crisis. military planners in washington detail plans for a strike using quote, low yield $10.00 to $15.00 killer ton nuclear weapons. the aftermath of the attack would have stretched as far as shanghai in all the u. s. is pointing the finger around moving yet more sanctions on its petroleum industry. washington is demanding

. the country returns to the 2015 nuclear deal name, the joint comprehensive plan of action, which the u. s. itself quit. under president trump. we have imposed sanctions on entities trading in iranian petroleum and petro chemicals. we will keep using our authorities to target wrong exports of these products until iran is ready to return to full implementation of its commitments under a mutual return to the jcp away. 2005 joint nobel peace prize winner dr. usury bu. shoddy believes the idea of the u. s. strong arming around, back into the very deal about washington ditch 1st was simply not work. actually steal the u. s. sync in its own way. in from one side. actually, it is 2 sides. you cannot force iran to back to z and agreement. why you are still continue to increase the sanctions. and

which was not iran who withdraw from agreement g, it was you like to state actually is be just. so j not just detected equal that iran sanctions will not work and it is already too late. and you have to get agreement. going back to j agreement vari, removing just sanction. otherwise it will not work, which did she really is that united states has nuclear. we put in 5 d, b, and states and to have a potential ability in the far east as well. so i think we, we are still in that situation where is the whole world nobel prize winner dr. usury shutting will that is it for know from.