yes, things that with you up on melissa, with with long awaited grain shipments from ukraine bypassed hardest hit african nations adding instead to european ports. we look into why coming up. it's tony. i close its borders to russian citizens, which again, this is well the european commission alter molds the idea continent wise on while the u. s. approved the new monmouth aid package for key people from another country, tom followed us cash afghanistan claim. they're not getting the same level of treatment. does that being handed out to you? greeny and i see the ukrainians are settling in their homes and they have homes. it

seems that the behavior of the u. k. government is discriminatory and there is racism here with thursday, august, the 11th for pm here in the russian capital. my name is neil and this is art international. emergency services in done yet say a hazardous situations, not being brought under control for local brewery was hit by ukrainian, shelly damaging alimony, a holding tank. in the video, you can see the destruction of military forces sifting through the rebel as witnessed in other footage to a cloud of toxic gas hung over the city. the shelley, the brewery left one person dead on to injured ammonia, used mainly as fertilizer. it can be deadly to both the environment on people. italy tank is the latest in a wave of shelling. tar,

giving civilian infrastructure in the midst. the rubble of the brewery, a french miss style from expired stalks, was reportedly phone near other ammonia. some of the shells apparently did not explode and noro, another narly averted disaster. we should mentioned on the european continent as again in this un secretary general house, called on russia and ukraine to seize any military activity. this upper rosier power plant. i'm establish a safe per, immature of demilitarization. there. it comes after moscow accuse ukraine of attacking europe largest nuclear power plants. the international atomic energy agency chief has also cut short his holiday to join the upcoming un security council meeting on thrushes request over ukraine's attack on the planned r t e. shuttle off can tell us more. russia has made it an international matter of

food cooled for the un security council to assemble and discuss. most schools concerns over the attacks on the zipper royce nuclear power plant. in fact, the representatives of the international atomic energy agency had previously expressed willingness to take part in this visit. have a listen. i welcome this opportunity to inform the united nations security council about the extremely serious situation facing one of the world's biggest nuclear power plants. now located in the middle of an act of war zone and accident at this plant could threaten public health and the environment both in ukraine and neighboring countries, as well as further away. while these upper oscar nuclear plant is located on the territory of ukraine, but right now that territory is under the control of the russians. and throughout, as russia has been well maintaining those territories that power and maintaining that power plant. that facility came under 2 consecutive attacks on the 5th and the

7th of august and russia has been saying, it's very concerning because the power plant is huge. and the fallout could be absolutely horrendous. it has accused cave and the ukrainian forces of deliberately attacking the plant and k of in turn has been maintaining the line that russia had been essentially shilling its own position, spinning the blame on to moscow. now, of course, russia has vehemently denied any such accusation saying that the only logical thing that could have happened that is that ukraine was shelling, who can it considers its enemy and that is russia and shelling the russia control territory and well consecutively. these approached good, our plant, in fact, well the, the international reaction has already, well come through or with the west, the united states. they have who, the g 7. in fact, the countries and i joined communicate, they have hold on to russia to give the power plant back to give. but that would

mean to surrender. partly some of the territories that had been captured by russia in the course of the war itself would it cools the special operation. and in fact, the un itself has voiced concerns. even though, despite previously, it had blocked an international visit of international experts to the facility. any a tech to a nuclear plant is a suicide, sings and i hope that those attacks will end. and that the same time, i hope that the a, e, i. e, a will be able to have access to the plant and to exercise its meant its competency. while the situation is, of course, very concerning. while the whole facility structure is structure wise, is very sturdy. and well, it is, it is, well basically it can withstand a lot, but still nobody wants to take any chances. he has these approaches. a nuclear power plant is the largest in europe. it's among the top 10,

top 10 largest nuclear power plants in the world. so if anything was to happen that the fallout would be catastrophic to europe is how russia a russian representative himself formulated. would the full out could be, have a listen. we're obviously, i'm not. the school caliber bombs exploded near the spent fuel storage facility, just 200 meters from the operating nuclear reactor is extremely dangerous and can end up terribly with our military assesses that in case of a major accident at the plant. the area of radioactive contamination will be up to 5 and a half 1000 square kilometers. it can spread to more than 400 kilometers long ordered . most of ukraine will be harmed, as well as tom bass, parts of russia and all the black sea countries. according to the ukrainian version, russia shells its own military personnel, which is absurd. i have no sensible explanation as to what ukraine is doing. it's adventure ism, and maybe it can be called new killer terrorism. or at another story to tell you by

today, none of the ships pack with ukrainian grain have reached southern countries, many of which are dealing with near starving conditions and africa and asia. and instead are heading to european ports. that's after months of western politicians, putting the blame for africa's food crisis squarely on moscow. prompting died now in their sincerity. unfortunately, not a single ship carrying grain has reached the starving countries of africa. so far. they mainly go to western ports and the range of exported cargo is mainly not weak . the cone grain in some flower oil, which cost out on the sincerity of the ccs voiced in the west that the world's food security depends on the grain deal. well, let's big through this with our correspond maria phenomena. hi there, maria. yeah, indeed, let's break this down because you have the west seeming leave. very concerned with africa. food insecurity, just weeks ago you had french president manuel, mac crohn calling food quote, and rushes weapon of war. it appears surprising then the thees 1st grain shipments

bypass africa entirely and went to port. yeah. in fact, it's actually hard to believe, even after old hysteria and repeated western and key of calls to save, african kids died from hunger and all the accusations russia faced for creating this global food crisis. but the facts speak for themselves. none. and i want to facade that none of the shapes that so far have lap they unlock the crane in order to go into somalia, egypt, or any other african nation, where the situation on the ground is very catastrophic. so where are they going? well, you will be surprised, you can, by the way, track and find old information about these shapes on the un official website, black c grain initiative faction, while 2 of the shapes to go into turkey, one to england, another one to ireland and others are headed towards italy and china, so ironically, by the way, we've only thing so far, corn exports it,

which is generally used to feed the animals and to produce by a few new york times published ad big investigation reports recently explaining this actually observed situation and question. why, when and how did it all go wrong? because to remind you initially, the idea was different and here is america, 2nd year of faith. let's take a listen. the russian government continues spreading. does information about its unjustified war is disastrous consequences including global food insecurity. the russian government should stop weapon ising food and allow ukraine to safely ship out its grain, so that millions of hungry people in the middle east and africa can be fed. well, as you know, moscow did his best to promote and to actually make the un broker deal and reality . but as you know, sadly african kids haven't been fed so far. yeah. in terms of reaction then, because it is quite an abrupt turn of events from what you are seeing weeks ago,

what's russia's view here? while most guy saying that they are hoping for the best, but they are in fact so far concerned about the implementation of the deal and not just regarding the destination of the the thing is that there were at least 2 agreements side, enough east on 3 weeks ago between a russia turkey crane and the un one regarding the unblock of 3, creating ports, and allowing shapes with food to travel safely. and that was done with that. but there was another agreement regarding russian food and promoting a food and fertilizers through the global market. and we haven't seen so far any step made to this direction. and these 2 agreements were in a package. so that means both of them are supposed to be implemented, but russia says that they are part is not at all like and actually that violates the conditions of the agreement. it's out. well then another aspect of this is why

was it so absolutely urgent to unblock these ukrainian ports? if we go back, i remember a big sticking point was the d, mining of waters off? that was number of ports. that's the question. if the grain wasn't even intended to reach nations in need, why such the clamor then we can say that something has changed. we now hear from the un, but the deal signed in the symbol 3 weeks ago has already driven global food prices down. and that somehow will help, you know, starving nations gets their food actually. but of course, this is not what we would expect from a huge deal between russia, turkey brain and the un. because again, the initial idea was to send food directly to the room out. yeah. but that's not happening and many, and i'll say that is disappointing thing. okay, well thank you very much for giving us an overview of the situation as it stands, our tea refinished. another story today,

estonia has decided to close its borders to russian citizens, which shane den visa's issued by italian, that is, according to the countries foreign ministry. the european commissioners also said the issue of tourist visas for russians is now on their agenda as well. right? we do not discriminate on the basis of nationality, grace, or religion. not only when it comes to asylum, but in any of our other policies, no one can be the price. all right, well let's indeed just get the overview on this from our t county, peter, rachel mars then rachel, so many legal moral issues at play here, the potential counseling of an entire nation. yeah. and what ever happened to that european unity that the officials have been

celebrating recently. now apparently, suddenly there's more than a short little more than a shrug from you when one member state decides to practice non specific discrimination based on people's nationality and background. what's particularly egregious about this kind of top level zealotry is that it's pretty much a clarion call to systemic bigotry. here in paris for example, to female russian visitors were denied entry by officials at the chateau nonsense tourist site. the french government had to clarify that the checking of idea nationality only applies to actual military installations and not to tourist sites or museums. so now we have a german cabinet spokesperson, who's also confirming a proposal to ban russia, nationals from the you. and he saying it's actually under consideration, of course, it's all hypothetical at this point. it's important to underline dot. but given that it's yet another demand that came straight from ukrainian president vladimir

zalinski, who's acting like he's in charge of the you. well, because he's basically setting block policy at this point on everything from energy to defense. well, anything is possible really just look at how many crazy policies have already been adopted and estonia, unfair lender, also pressuring the block to authorize this russian visa been. now remember how the you reacted when former u. s. president donald trump did the same kind of thing in 2017 signing and executive order to stop issuing these as to people from chad. iran, libya, north korea, somalia, syria, venezuela and yemen mix bag of countries. they're citing national security but we do not discriminate on the basis of nationality, grace, or religion. not only when it comes to asylum, but in any of our other polis, no one can be deprived of his or her own rights, because of their place of birth,

their religion, or then nicety. this is written in our constitutions, both in europe and in america. this is who we are. this is our identity. this is something we cannot forget. now got that everybody written stone until it comes time to dealing with russia right now. so remember those terrorist attacks in france a few years ago? not even at that time, was there a serious consideration of blanket van from jihadist hotspots? of anyone asking for a visa? it's always been a case by case assessment of each individual requesting the visa. not an arbitrary blanket down on a whole nation, and to do otherwise is always been viewed as totally contrary to the use own values . now, not to mention a troubling precedent as well. but now, according to the use top diplomat, the block is apparently embracing the double standards that it one son because hey,

that's just how the world is apparently. now. we are often criticized for having double standards. but international politics is largely the administration of double standards. we do not face all problems with the same criteria. there is no solution to the middle east conflict without a very strong commitment on the part of the united states. and after trying so many times without success in the past. right now there isn't so double standards that are now official policy or something when it comes to russia. well, who needs values when you just posture blue? ve, depending on the direction of the political wind right. it remains to be seen which of brussels faces will alternately prevail on this issue. the one that defends is most basic stated principles or the one that hypocritically betrays them in order to virtue signal over the cause of the day. yeah, just the precedent of sir has been set as well if something of most goes ahead. it's enormous. rachel, thanks very much. is always our

t count router. rachel marston, madrid's mirror has become the latest victim to get caught out by the infamous russian pranksters, vo van on lexus. they pretended to be t, asthma, metallic fiscal at during a video called among some extraordinary admissions, they spanish official pledge to persecute russians who live in the country. my opinion, i may say, was my opinion measures regarding the russian citizens here in spain. i think it's necessary to punish these russian and of course we're doing everything to that and on the national and local levels. a lot of men, ah, ah, went to west, instead of finding for you, great dandridge help us with the partition of ukrainian man through craig. and i think it's not. i don't think it's a problem for madrid to send ukrainian refugees back to the war in their country. i think it is necessary to provide more soldiers for the fight against russia. of

course, madrid has all the means to provide the transportation to send these people back to ukraine if necessary. yeah, they fried courage on them. a dread mom also discussed topics like soaring prices in spain, as well as some i'd rages offers to truly nato leaders by smearing them an extra moment. who's a luez marked and as on mid at all. so launched into an explosive written tirade against russians in this 70 minute video called more on the pre colon, much more besides always on r t dot com. but i'm delighted to say we can cross live now to one of the russian pranksters lex says for his take pleasure to have you on the program. so you got the mirror of that. dre telling you he's going to punish russians in spain. how surprised were you by, by what he had to say on that. so we were not so really surprised because we were expecting that many layers around all europe at the

same opinion, excluding mayor of him because he has another. and he said that i have no right to get the pri, russian citizens or their real estate. but the man was really, i can say, i can say the most crazy for our opinion because you said the key thing that russians it's in our boss starts. so what it is, he's real a pm and he was really on when he was talking to us. and so i think it's a real opinion of all european officials yet, you know, it comes from a country as well. that openly promotes tolerance, non discrimination to wall publicly. but as you're saying there,

you felt it was more extremist than not in private. yeah. you know that yeah, he said, but you know, what was real surprised that he said that we are read it to sans or ukrainian speakers in the front line. so they they should die on the military bottles but not to now on our beaches. so that was really funny because he's a mayor, he's the mayor of the hall that has many ukrainian or russian people or so he's talking about this here. not by how we should, we should point out as well, if there's many spanish people on line just saddened and indeed very angry by what he had to say as well, that they are shocked by some of the statements to alexis when you carry these pranks, are you still shocked to hear though, what politicians are prepared to say privately compared to their public thought,

or is it not common for you? you know, sometimes it happened that so many, often, many petitions usually not saying what they are really. so it's because our goal to get there real for you is to show what they're really what's who they are really. so because our goal and this is, this is interesting and especially now when many politicians try to be public, correct. but we can't people, we thought it was yeah, we'll just try and stay with it. maybe lexus for one more question or just to see does his connection come back? hi alexis, i'm, i'm guessing you can't hear me. can you know?

ok. we just lost a connection there just as he was going through his a number of pranks there with the madrid murray, quite extraordinary on some of called it investigative journalists as well. i can see lexus has just there. the screen is on fruit there. at lexus in terms of and setting this up a going through with it. he spoke with you for 17 minutes. how difficult or otherwise was it to get through and have a chat with him? it was easy i thing because we have reached the office at 1st and in fact it was more than 17 minutes because we have talked to kim about i think good. i mean it's, but mostly it was just some some lights awards. so how we respect each other. so we just got the most interesting parts of that conversation. so it was not so it wasn't, it was not,

it was not so hard for us. yeah. did you have to prompt him much to speak about that subject about russia, ukraine, or was he willing to, to give that he wanted to tell you his feelings, his thoughts and he just wanted to tell that he's a, he's busy crane, and he wanted to be to look a light for ukrainians for ukrainian officials because now it's like modern to be. it's like a kind of a motor and to be close to ukraine, like, i don't know what's some sense to be like if you support ukrainians, you should be in the top or for european politicians. so you want to be like real, real bully? because of the stuff you great. absolutely. and in terms of people watching this,

if they want to, how do they do that? because we know just like m r t lexus, your channel was bombed on you. true. indeed. yeah. can you give us maybe some details on that that, you know, it's a, it's a satirical, it's a prank show. it's not heavy political. yeah. we have where, where, where do you show and what you do? can people watch it and what, what happened there? at 1st, you can find us on the telegram a messenger. it's a russian calling. it's one word russia calling. and then you can find us on route you application. it's a something like, like you tube. because you tube has band us because of while we're praying calls with the ministry or the fan, so the gate. so now you can find out where they would be in telegram, in cute with telegram, you find us rules for they weren't in any type of russian calling and there you can

find all use about us. ok, well i'm sure there's a lot of interesting people wanting to see that the 7 dean minute call. i say it again. it's a piece of investigative journalism. it's, it's not what people might think is investigative journalism. but i tell you what you do, get some very interesting admissions there. lexus, well, learn russian price to live on are too many. thanks for now. another developing story to bring you a hostage situation. we believe is underway, the bank in lebanon after a 42 year old local man broke into a branch in bay roots. he is demanding the return of his savings, which are dropped due to the economic inclusion really of the country at several bike employees. customers are being held that's what's being reported. security services report about the mom forced his way into the bank with a shotgun can of gasoline. he threatened to 7 self on fire if his demands are

not met. local media report at that he has some $200000.00 in the bank that he cannot get access to a he said the attacker also fired 3 warning shots from a shot gun. and as we mentioned, this holding hostage is the exact number of who in this stage is all knowing it is, of course, a story will be closely following crying foul over what they say is discrimination. african refugees in europe, claim they're not getting the same. busy level of treatment as those needing help from ukraine. the hon. and i get if that was your muscular, but i see the ukrainians are selling their homes and they have homes. we are not against the ukrainians. they are also refuges and have war in the country. they should be supported, but we want equal support to old refugees. and afghans should also have the same

support. it seems that the behavior of the u. k. government is discriminatory and there is racism here. a peter, the u. k. government give 1st priority to cranium. refugees, even as we see in the street and bizarre ukrainians brought their personal vehicle to the k and are moving around. afghans don't get the same attitude as ukrainians get from the u. k. government. this is against human rights and against the refugee rights request from the united kingdom government to implement the refugee lot all refugees equally and give us our home soon. in a few days, the 1st anniversary of the withdrawal of us troops from us tell us that will be marked, but the situation for many of the people who are forced to flee the country remains on enviable. in april, the government launched the settlements and a 2 else guns policy. people were promised that they'd receive housing within a month. but when the conflict in ukraine are up to the process of providing

housing stopped or became very slow, you know, the by did ministration, has once again up the anti and approved another $1000000000.00 military, a package for key f. there's a new report reveals washington s and billions of dollars to quote miscellaneous on this lewis recipients in afghanistan over decades, raising concerns over where the money young weapon ship to ukraine might end up. here's our t racial, 11th yearly one year after the u. s. military flag and disarray from afghanistan. a new report is shutting light on how much of the more than $2.00 trillion dollars and funding for the war went to shady sources. when looking at the $108000000000.00, the u. s. paid out to contractors more than a 3rd of both. the domestic and foreign recipients are listed as undisclosed. these funds were distributed and spent with a significant lack of transparency. when the defense department registers certain

contract recipients as undisclosed, or miscellaneous, it becomes difficult or impossible to track contract spending. so if the money went to undisclosed sources, then what was that really spent on and how much was used to fuel corruption? such questions appear to be nothing new for the ravaged country. it was occupied by the u. s. for nearly 2 decades, whether it was the afghanistan papers which were published by the washington post and then quickly forgotten about in the mainstream media or the annual special inspector general reports which have shown misconduct and missing funds year after year. this latest revelation is just another reminder of the clear problems with contract spending by the us. it even sites a 2011 commission which found that at least 30 percent of contract spending was lost to corruption or waste. a reminder that this has been a problem for more than a decade, and nothing has been done to stop it. a sub contractor of lockheed martin submitted

fraudulent invoices that resulted in over billing, the department of defense, millions of dollars. other examples include incomplete and shoddy construction of school buildings, warehouses, and other facilities. but just because the u. s. has declared is done with afghanistan, doesn't mean it's done with the habit of generously sending out billions of dollars and military aid with no oversight. instead, the focus has turned to ukraine, where the via an administration signed off on its largest package, yet bringing billions of dollars in aid since the start of the year. and the few members of congress who have attempted to fight for any kind of transparency when it comes to how the money is spent, have been quickly shut down by the majority. i've been you crying twice now, and i haven't seen of evidence of a lot of this humanitarian assistance. there's no accountability we lost. what is it? $80000000000.00 worth of equipment we left behind in afghanistan. lord knows where this stuff is going to end up. if you want congress to.