a with the korean army suffers having losses in the 1st on reagan as ki, i've tried for weeks to break through russian defences. this as the region prepares for a referendum to join russia also ahead. we, mr. president, treat all conflicts across the globe with quote, indignation, south africa speaker lashes out of the west, and it's speech to the un general assembly, pointing out the double standard should not be acceptable while tackling regional complex. with western leaders accused russia violating basic un

principles. we take a closer look at the ways in which the u. s. a doesn't respect the rules they say other should follow with and south africa is strengthening military cooperation with russia as the country. how's the largest military expo on the continent with from moscow to the world? this is our t international. i'm rachel blevins, and here are the top stories this hour. we begin with the latest from the conflict in ukraine where kiev has once again showed the city of her song, which is in the south of the country. here's the latest footage from there. as you can see, a local fire station has been heavily damaged. emergency services have reported

that some people were injured report states that a barge used by local civilians to cross or river was also hit earlier local journalists side russian missile defense systems intercepted a rocket attack on the city. this comes as a region prepares for a referendum on becoming a part of the russian federation. meanwhile, the ukrainian army is trying to conduct a major offensive for the push into her song. however, as the russian defense ministry has been reporting for several weeks now, the efforts have been unsuccessful, and kiev is losing thousands of soldiers. there are cheese. moran garcia brings us this report. a mast ukrainian military formation, almost 300 troops, backed by dozens of tanks and armored vehicles launch as a surprise attack on a russian held village in kent san region. but the defenders were waiting

ah rockets, me, fowls, shells, rain down on the ukrainian offensive bodies piled the fields quickly, stalls and turns into a route before them they ran those who could get away. they left behind their dead and wounded. they also abandoned their vehicles, armored personnel carriers, fire support vehicles and a tank. all of this in just one battle by would look by bowlin. their morale is broken and the prisoners confirm this. so they say they don't want to fight. yesterday, he was a plumber. today's, he's given a gun and told to fight or they don't want to fight. they don't know how to earn due to security concerns. we have been asked not to name the settlement where the battle took place. it is still too dangerous to visit,

but abandoned ukrainian armour is already being hauled away as a trophy vehicle. ukrainian btr 3 you abandoned several days ago by ukrainian soldiers who were driven to attack russian positions failed and left behind all their belongings. vast amounts of ammunition, clothes, gear weapons. but inside it is entirely inside. it is entirely intact. the thermal side, snyde vision, everything's in working order, the vehicle ah, can go under its own power. as ry munition more they barely expended any so quick was their retreat. in this one battle, which lasted just hours. you quain lost 17 tanks and armored vehicles. 120 ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries were killed and left behind among them

polish citizens. their identification documents were found amongst the corpses by me a b and p 2 vehicle also a trophy vehicle, captured from you canyon troops, as they retreated after another unsuccessful attack. here san province is rapidly turning into a graveyard for ukrainian soldiers who had drafted an eye now being driven to attack, enforced well defended russian positions. and they are being driven to attack most of the soldiers that have been captured here. that if surrendered, anna are now prisoners, say that they were civilians off to work and rover and in kiev where they were drafted and give it a simple choice either their property and possessions confiscated. or they choose to serve the matter of days they're thrown at well defended russian positions morality. while there isn't much to speak of the captured soldiers,

all say the same thing that if they refuse orders to go to attack or if they attempt to surrender or retreat that they are shot by nationalists who are always in the rear. always watching them to make sure that they don't surrender despite these heavy losses repeated along the have san front for 3 weeks. he have remains undeterred, throwing more men than material into the meat grinder, in the desperate bead to secure a meaningful victory on this front. how many ukrainian soldiers die for key of victory here is seemingly irrelevant. more at gazda of r, t, from gifts on region. elsewhere a p o w exchange between moscow and key was held according to various sources. $55.00 russian military service men were swap for more than $200.00 you premium soldiers. the released russian troops landed wednesday at the military airport near

moscow, members of the notorious, neo nazi. as all the battalion captured during the siege of mar, you were among the exchange. meanwhile, earlier on wednesday evening, media reports claims several western mercenaries including 2 british and american national, who had previously been sentenced to death for war crimes. by a don that's court were handed over in saudi arabia while addressing the un general assembly, the south african speaker washes out at the wes thing. double standards should not be acceptable while tackling regional conflicts wishes not ignore, longstanding conflicts such as that of the people of palestine. israel must be held accountable for its destructive actions that of significantly impaired the possibility of a 2 state solution. similarly,

we cannot ignore the decades long struggle for sir determination of the people of western sahara. we must, mister president, treat all conflicts across the globe with equal indignation. no matter what color o creed of the people affected if that was the leader of south africa speaking before the united nations pointing to some of the ha, ha christie around western leaders that continue to highlight the situation in ukraine while ignoring the suffering going on in other conflicts and the violation of territorial integrity taking place in many countries now representative of serbia pointed to a situation regarding his country. where are the united states and western leaders are really revealing their hypocrisy. this is the serbian president we ask for a clear answer to the question. i've been asking my interlocutors leaders of many countries for years. what is the difference between the sovereignty and territorial

integrity of ukraine and sovereignty and territorial integrity of serbia, which was grossly violated and for virtue provided international recognition and legitimacy, at least some of you miss shed light on the hypocrisy of biden, at the un, hammering home this belief that what is taking place is all a simply a matter of russia violating the territorial integrity of ukraine. russia has shamelessly violated the court tenants of the united nations charter. no more important. then the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. no one threatened russia and no one other than russia sought conflict. currently, these regions are preparing for referenda and which they will vote on the question of whether or not they join with the russian federation. so the way biting

presented it and his speech today at the united nations general assembly, the way he presented, it isn't matching reality. it simply isn't the way things are taking place. this is a typical oversimplification of a very complicated international situation to serve the narrative, backing u. s. foreign policy. we spoke of all right, attorney robert patillo, who says a choose your system, providing different sets of rules for certain countries is wrong. think that we have to take those international communities and understand that we need to have the same standards across the board. are there cannot be a one set of rules where the united states and great britain, i am the nato allies in a 2nd cetera. and the 2nd set of rule for the all the other countries of the earth on the only way for these international organizations do have legitimacy is of, if they are truly neutral, they are truly fair minded. a. we cannot continue to have a 2 tier system in the international international organizations. otherwise we will continue to see how smaller nascent and non nato nations

a defect from these organizations really do not feel they'll get fair treatment. he heard the person biting to they talk about the idea of allowing the african nations brewbay nations to have representatives. only permanent security council will veto power. but as of right now, most of those small nations have no voice at all. the people will pals dance and have the ability to simply vote on statehood and have it recognized by the international community and that be the end of it. if we're talking about international democracy in real rules based order right now, is all about making sure that the money interest, stay in power to make shorted the nation, are basically one world war 2 are continue to have, has more power over the world. i think that as a disquieting situation for the majority of nations, they are trying to move from, quote, unquote, developing and to be into self sufficiency as accusations fly towards russia, the west itself has been less than loyal to the un charter that it keeps saving the invasion of iraq and the occupation of syria are only

a couple of examples where the you, as a doesn't respect the rules that they want. others to follow. r t 's. maria phenomena has more news about 4 regions and ukraine getting ready to hold referendums on join in. russia came in thick and fast. what also quickly followed was the reaction from the west. these referenda or an affront to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that underpin the international system and let fly at the heart of the united nations charter. thank sullivan's claims of carrying about sovereignty would probably be more convincing if he didn't stand behind a lectern. where numerous american officials have undermined the suffering tea of numerous nations. how many times have we heard them warning or urge in other southern states to follow along with washington's policy? if a country decides to engage in with russia where there are sanctions, then they are break, breaking those sanctions are breaking our sanctions. and in some cases they're

breaking un sanctions. yes. there are consequences to countries that actively attempt to circumvent or back fill the sanctions threatening illegal and unilateral sanctions against as sovereign nation for conducting their own independent policy. is that not 10 up front to the principles of sovereignty for sullivan? and is he not concerned about washington being accused of stealing? an estimated 80 percent of sir is daily oil output. the sovereignty not apply to syria and its natural resources, but all that goes unnoticed, while every russian step is condemned. celia, russia's invasion of ukraine is a conduct that tramples the philosophy and principles of the un charter yet should never be tolerated. the un charter, the sacred foundation of the international organization that the west, as a former un secretary general himself, one stated, has repeatedly trampled on. i have indicated it us led war in iraq was not in

conformity with the un charter. from our point of view. and from the charger point of view, it was illegal. the unprovoked and illegal in a asian of iraq is just one example of how the u. s. has been less than loyal to the charter. it now claims to be crucial to world order. you asked lead bombings of yugoslavia and libya. it's a tax and continued presence in syria. it's murdering of iranian commander. silly money, all in violation of the un charter leaving devastation behind in iraq alone. it's estimated that around $200000.00 civilians were killed or hayes the un charter only there to be conveniently called upon when you are strategic enemies on to biding by it. and when it comes to the upcoming referendums, there is one aspect of the chart to the west certainly seems to have forgotten. that's the right to self determination. the purposes of the united nations are to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of

equal rights and self determination of people. the international community supports they saw tickle of the un charter so much that to en costs over seceded from serbia . it was supported by the us and over 100 other nations. and this policy continues with washington and its western allies insisting on ty, one's right to determine its own future. why shouldn't those in the don boss and had saw it ends up at osha, have there say after 8 long years? is it because they're hoping to join a country? the u. s. has publicly stated it wants to see weekend. can the west really not see it's pick and choose approach when it comes to respecting sovereignty, self determination, or international law, something president potent has drawn attention to before legal that history was seeking to preserve their domination. some countries have been working consistently to replace the existing global architecture that relies on the central role of the

united nations with a rules based order. but it is not clear who invented these rules and what they are . the lumen you bike. there is a popular saying rules for thee and not for me. if only the west itself respected the rules they want others to follow. one would be more willing to believe in the sincerity of their reaction. now the deer in charge of the bible, those who was support a certain passage deal when it's convenient for them and one in their actions contradicted well, then they ignore that passage. i would say the u. s. has violated the quote, the charter if the charter means allowing people self determination, which it does on numerous occasions when it's suited interest to do so. and that's what empires do. and the u. s. is no different than the british empire and now the french and others before it and it's behaving empirically. and it is increasingly

aggressive in that regard. the voting will be held from september 23rd to the 27th and for areas. so ganske and donuts were public's and the don bath, as well as the hearse on ends up. or she regents, we will have special coverage on the referendum in these regions which get under way on friday, as locals vote on whether they want to become part of russia. you can read more on our website and of course, stay tuned to our international ah .

an exceptional opportunity. this is how south africa is. president korea rema foes has branded the biggest military export on the continent. hold in the country's capital city of for toria, with hundreds of companies participating in the event. the african and aerospace defense export will run until sunday. the format will include the trade show along with ariel displays and parallel meetings and conferences, briefing the media on wednesday, south africa minister of defense said the event will give oppertunity for companies from across the globe to work together are used for rabo. that brings us this report. africa, aerospace and defense sector is the most important defense marketing event in

south africa, generals and security decision makers from around the world meets here every other year in the capital city of south africa to show case their military hardway, underscoring why a sub saharan africa is a growth region for military and different sector africa are currently expanding and bolstering their military and policing capabilities. but the military budgets of african countries have traditionally taken a backseat to developmental concerns. and the impact of coven 19 has eroded their capacity to buy arms or security hardware. even further consistency deposit of the defense force has been cut in from africa. it is at its lowest. that is what our problem is. even if the economy, cruise loan, if you keep to the promise that we made to ourselves, that would never go beyond 2 percent of the g d p. for the defense,

we will defy. that's all we looking for 2 percent of the g d p. that will enable us to recruit the young people that we need to be to could be italian, they were less to resuscitate our defense industry. that will enable us to fix all of our prem equipment that we need to fix that. it will also enable us to do everything and to play a role in better integration and in the continued the russians. feet of conglomerate is also among bay exhibitors. here they are also looking to expand their presence in africa with a showcase at this. yes. export, even though they didn't have a spokesperson available on the day. russia has a friend in many african countries, especially in the south african defense minister. we're loyal to our relationship

with products because we're looking at breaks as a developmental pattern. but put, it's a site list in with russia. if you go into any part of africa, the africans from c to you will ask you a question. who did they ever corner nice? did they give us financial aid and take possession of our country? now? south africa relationship with russia. spence from miss hood is mindy paid to we i my life because they sent foot to the agency miniature camps. this expo attracts over a 100000 people. busy in it's 5 day period and both that impressive actual there are many of line meetings happening here between decision makers that will hopefully tend to hang shakes into deals and business. i'm glad i will. if i

thought for our tea in pretoria, the head of the world's largest oil giant saudi aramco said that the ears plans to resolve the energy crisis won't get the job done. adding that the real reason behind the market meltdown is an under investment in fossil fuels, not the russian operation and ukraine. freezing we're capping energy bills, might help consumers in the short term, but it does not address the real causes and is not the long term solution and taxing companies when you want them to increase. production is clearly not helpful . the conflict in ukraine has certainly intensified the effects of the energy crisis, but it is not the root cause. sadly, even if the conflict stop today, as we all wish, the crisis would not end. the statement comes, the head of the german chancellors visit to saudi arabia. this saturday were just part of his 2 day trip to the gold region. jeremy's economic minister,

robert had back said he expects a lot sholtes to sign contracts for liquefied natural gas. this as the country searches for replacements for energy supplies from russia. mission, meanwhile, and neighboring belgium, $10000.00 people took to the streets of the capital, demanding the government, take action against the rising cost of living. locals are afraid they may fail to pay their bills as up to 80 percent of the population is forced to significantly reduce consumption. that as energy prices have reportedly jo since last year, protesters are calling for increased salaries, which are seriously lagging behind the pace of inflation. and the u. s. continues to promote the idea of price kept being harmless for europe, as senators continue to push the passage of a bill, which would apply new sanctions to any party buying russian fossil fuels at

a higher price than the ones that by the west. international oil economist ma'am though, so law believes that price camping is a destructive measure in the current crisis. cathy, a as well as the tone and friends with a price is in fact with the investment and try to hire prices. and we have now a surprise, a and of course, if for the price of russian as well as the 7 countries i'm trying to do. a lot of that with them, by cutting supplies,

to go to the price and use his supplies to go to china in good a that a t, a always supplies i successful rocket launch from the russian by can or cause my drug took place and cause x dot, it's carrying a crew of russian and american astronauts to the international space station. the trip comes after a new bilateral agreement was signed to resume space flight on the orbiting laboratory, our team, steve sweeney reports. we are incredibly lucky to be witnessing a historic moment and we can hear the roar of the engines we have lift off or

a quite spectacular moment. and you can hear the excitement on the roar of the crowd as a witness. the launch of the soil is a mess. 22. now the successful launch of the so use m. s 22 rocket is a historic occasion. now the flight is led by the russian cosmonaut commander sir guy pro coffee of and he's joined by fellow russian flight engineer to meet she petted and also on board of course is the nasa astronaut, frank rivera, who is of salvatore and descent. and he's making his 1st mission to the international space station. this is steve sweeney for arte international from by can or in kazakhstan. and that's all for now. we sure to check out our t v dot com for all the latest breaking news and updates. we'll see right back here at the top of the hour. mm

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