[000:00:00;00] a, a 2nd day of voting is on the way on the continuous special coverage of the ongoing referendums and dumbass and cares on, on whether to join russia with international observers monitoring the event candidacy. this is a historic day for don boss. i've been covering this issue since 2014, therefore, i know very well with the feelings of the people are here. until it's a 55 minute now from russia and the done, both republicans have come back home after that nightmare in training captivity. right everybody. okay. they beat me with the chair kicked me and hit me with the

mom. they beat me because of a broken chair. they sit here to cattle. you broke our chair and they started hitting me in the head again. did you have me with all sorts of needles in my ear and my nose just to mark me a word about the west blow hidden right hand fertilizer? i thought this was the deals leak in it. come with us, go to wherever you are in the world. this is all to international, my mommy and here are the top stories on this out. the 2nd day of o t on whether to join russia has just started. we really special coverage of the historic referendum from dom bus and to other regions. ah,

who's there ever and is all being held in the dentist and the guys people's republics and they carry on. and zachary z, a regions back in 2014, denise canada, voted to declare themselves independence after they refused to recognize the 2 in cave. in the areas there are international observers that have monitoring the votes in process is one from italy who gave his impressions at the end of the 1st day was russia society. this is

a historic day for don bass. i've been covering this issue since 2014, therefore, i know very well with the feelings of the people are here, and how many people want to return to russia. today had the opportunity to visit the polling stations. i was surprised how everything was in order. i was surprised how the authorities of the tenets grew public protecting care about security. i saw how mobile groups went from house to house. i did not see any legal violations complete freedom. i walked took pictures. no one forbade me from anything. i have already sent my materials to the italian media. i have not seen any coercion of the people just and just in just this last ourselves, the city of the don next during the 2nd day of the referendum to join a russia a wanting you may find some of the falling images disturbing. what is the level reports you train has to be in areas in the city damaging residential buildings? the attacks call significant damage. as you can see on the footage of leaving at

least one woman dead and another man wound it. we will bring you more information as soon as it comes in running later who is willing to continue with the search of coverage on ongoing for on the ongoing referendum earlier. my colleague, rachel blevins, spoke with our correspondence in don't boss igor, demo of, and a room on closer on how the vote is going well. the 1st day of the referendum turned out to be a pretty successful, according to the election committee as a nearly a quarter of the population of the nest people's republic turns out to vote to join a russia in this referendum. now, according to international observers, entered the election committee, there were no violations are recorded during this vote and the in general. now i joined us. one of the mobile groups on friday walked around the wood, them from house to house, and generally it was quite

a festive mood among those people who were a voting. they were telling me that finally this they had it arrived and some will said that we wished is they who would have come a sooner nevertheless. so we voted one of the streets that we owe walked on. there were at least 80 people who cast their ballots and all of them said yes said to the referendum, the reason i know that because they are quite open about their choice. now also, according to local officials, a call centers that were established for this referendum. we received a lot of calls where people were asking how when the mobile groups would arrive to their home. so that so that they could vote. now once again, the referendum will be held over 5 days. the 1st day has already passed. we are the 2nd day now. so a 3 more days will have a voting done with the mobile groups. and on the last day, on the 27th of september,

people will turn out to polling stations for the final day of the referendum. meanwhile, this is all done while ukrainian nationalists continue shelling the city of the nest, continued terrorizing local residence, trying to disrupt a referendum francis stop that them from of voting nevertheless. a voting continues on on a friday, at least at $200.00 various caliber shells had landed in the city of done as calmly as current sanction. those were of various calibers including of those that are supplied by nato countries. now air defense say here in the center of the nest was operating all day as well. we would hear a shots every 5 minutes or so. so that means a green in ashley's were once again trying to target the center of the city. unfortunately, another day has gone by and not without some casualties. a one man was

killed on the outskirts of the naz. kanza. 2 more civilian women were wounded. let's bring in arches eager as you are now. who is in the longest for public for us? now igor, what is the 2nd day looking like there so far? this region, this country, it trails just behind its neighbor, the nets, people's republic with over 20 percent of all the population that have decided to cast their ballots during the 1st day, according to the official information that is just short of 300000 people and of course, it sounds like a like a large number because both because it is. but one thing to understand about the vote here is that there are no a polling stations in their traditional sense or over the word. so you can't come to a school or any other place or, well, that is stationary and well cast your vote. instead, the authorities here the hey, they have opted for the mobile polling booths that look like

a well regular bus that arrives at a designated location at a designated time. and all locals, all local citizens, they have the opportunity to well have their se, and that was done over safety concerns. now my colleague, roman cosser has already talked about it all sorts of calibers of shelves that landed in the nets here in luke gans can the capital of the la guns people's republic yesterday. it was quite quiet and are well everyone, they sorta had a sigh of relief at the end of the day, but own plenty of neighboring little towns and villages. they were also shelled by the key of forces that are trying to well basically they are trying to disrupt the referendum to make it not happen to frighten people into, to scare them into obedience and into not voting. and again, are this region, it has, well, it has or walked a whole long walker of a to years towards today. towards this

a vote. we've talked to some of the locals and many of them, many of them were old enough to vote back in 2014 when the key of forces one cave. basically, while it declared war on its own people and started shelling, started a fighting with it. so again, with its own people with the citizens here, when they had to mobilize themselves and that ensued, or what is happening today that ensued the war that we're witnessing right now. this is what this is what caused it. and so many of them, they had hoped that back in 2014, that was it. that was the decisive moment. that was the stand they had to make to join russia or at least break away from ukraine after well after the who are in key of but that didn't happen. many of them that were unhappy, many of them were visit, visibly disturbed by this turn of events. but all of them were relieved and they were saying they were hopeful that this vo, this 5 day vote,

will finally bring. what are the vote back in 2014, didn't to so they put a lot of hope to the pro pin a lot of hope to the process here. and so during the 5 day period, of course, the 5th day will be when the polling booths open here. this is what they're hoping for. this is a, this is basically what they're saying that they will finally be able to join rush and all sorts of opportunities that they expect that will come to their, to their doorsteps in the city of cows honor the referendum, 2nd, diesel lines of people waiting to vote comes as there have been a number of terror attacks on local officials prior to the referendum. despite the potential threats, residents continued to cost their balance. this is our choice. i've been waiting for this since 2014. i want to live a life without fascist. i'm fed up with them and god willing,

we'll have peace and everything will be safe, said that our children and grandchildren will live and grow up in peace so that everything will be fine with it. this means everything to us. my son has been fighting in the loo, ganske republic for 8 years. for me, this is everything. it's a matter of life and death. we came back home, enough is enough to have the friend here in the city of him. so as you can see, the huge ads of people at voting station over the 50, the spot weeks, months of you credit attempts to terrify the population plus scare them away from voting. you know, there is some apprehension left as much as bad as yesterday when you're national judge. people prefer way from both the extension for their own safety. many people who have fear but bad for bam. good bit loud, but i thought of the stations or another publication and

a little common that with a little common out people have she and the on the 1st day of the referendum, things went well that was safety. there weren't any violations, any serious violations or, or do violence. and now now they're out of the, the biggest turnout is expected, of course on, on sunday. but 15 percent was the turn out for a stay with which local officials are very happy because there's no shame officials . by the way, electric committee members were threatened. they were bombed some of them. there were several called bombs plug that they received endless death threats. the houses of property were brought nevertheless, the reference to me is, is on the way you claim has of course strike me any person here who routes who

participates in this referendum with will persecution and prosecutor perhaps even jail sentences. but there is a greater and greater understanding here in your song as well as a ne brings up an orange of it that you crave isn't going to come back. the busha is here to stay me while here's how some people in the city of van it's so pull in the zap rosier region voted on the referendum. i'm tired of this ukrainian democracy. i want stability. what else would you choose? i was one of the 1st to receive a russian passport. every day you expect something bad from the government of ukraine. everyone who wanted to be in russia is here, she'll get. everything will be fine with us. everything will be great. i was looking forward to this very much when russia comes in will be with us, and we will be them. i expect only good things in here at our facility. every one, everyone wants to vote, every one is in a good museum. i'm

a school. several events were held across russia to support the referendums in number, studying for the city of camera over and central russia, as well as moscow where thousands of people gathered near red square waving flags and banners. there was also a rally in grows near the capital of the chechen republic in a southern russia. the events are being attended by representatives of public associations, public political parties, and civil activists. may know our 3 countries have condemned the referendum pulling them and democratic. this comes off the years of selective policies towards the self determination of people as odd t contribute to rachel madison explains. western officials clearly don't support these people in ukraine having the opportunity to exercise their right to self determination is guaranteed under international law. you as a master to ukraine,

bridget brink and nato secretary general, again spilt and burg, called them quote sham referendums. and the european union's chief diplomat use a burrell dismissed them as quote, illegal referendums, which are quote, in violation of ukraine's independence sovereignty and territorial integrity. and a blatant breach of international law when territorial integrity comes in conflict with self determination. it's apparently the people's will. that matters most. at least that's what the position was. the western officials had towards kosovo. independence. that is, after nato had bombed yugoslavia and carved out kosovo from russian allied serbia under the pretext of protecting its ethnic minority sounds. a lot like the justification for the referendums now in these ukrainian regions whose people have suffered under keams attack since 2014. but unlike with the current situation in ukraine, the international community at that time agreed that coast those minority shouldn't have to live under systemic oppression. today our armed forces joined our nato

allies and airstrikes against serbian forces responsible for the brutality and kosovo. oh, what i'm really proud of is what we did in class. so i really found it very difficult to watch when people were being killed at pleasure to united states would continue to work with those nations that have not recognized an independent kosovo to convince them to do so as quickly as possible. so apparently the western position only favor self determination if it harms their enemy and benefits the west. another example, what about if taiwan decided to hold a referendum to succeed from china to morrow? it's hard to imagine that the westwood, denounce it, and argue instead that the taiwanese have to respect the one china policy that the west supports. all, all egging on taipei provoking cheng and using taiwanese chinese relations and tensions as a pretext to rack up sales for the u. s. military. industrial complex. referendums

are all equal in the eyes of the west. the democracy exercised by catalonia, in its bid for independence in 2017, from spain, was denounced by most of the you, under the spanish constitution. yes, there these vote that got the lonia was not really go. countries like france, italy, germany and the u. k. were more interested at the time in what a vote in favor of independence for catalonia could mean for their own countries as they struggled to contain independence movements on their own territories. in other words, these people over here are fighting for their own democratic self determination. but how does that affect me? that's what they were doing. as for madrid, it came down to a question of revenue loss as colonia, with just 16 percent of spain's population. also accounts for 19 percent of its g d p. another referendum may be looking on the horizon in scotland as separate a sentiment as festered since edinburgh voted to reject independence in 2014. but

the u. k is new as prime minister list trust isn't keen on permitting a 2nd round. perhaps she's concerned that the result won't be the same. if i am elected as prime minister, i will not allow another. independent trust brings up the notion of family, but apparently isn't interested in acknowledging similar family style. bonds that link the rus, a phone, ukrainian, regions to russia. the western hypocrisy and double standards of defending democratic principles to self determination only if and when it suits them, hasn't escaped the attention of the scottish leadership. if she governs as she has campaigned over the summer, she will be a disaster, not just for scotland, but for all of the you key. there's a tendency to denigrate or block referendums that suit the western agenda. but when the irish vote to ratify the lisbon treaty, that is the use constitution establishing a centralized leadership and foreign policy failed the 1st time. while that didn't

prevent them from being allowed to vote a 2nd time to secure the desired result. similarily, the dutch voted to enter a referendum in 2016 against the you having closer linked to ukraine. but that didn't prevent the country's parliament for voting against the people's will. a year later, apparently it was enough to say that, well, hey, the rast. so given the tendency of western officials to cherry pick the referendums, they support or don't, in accordance with their political agendas, while they're hardly in a position of high moral authority to be telling anyone, seizing the opportunity for self determination, what is or isn't legitimate. of course we'll keep you updated with the latest news i've say mom,

so 2nd day of voting for millions of residence. ah malins, all the news off a long separation from roland says, military personnel from russia on the dumbass republics who been in you quitting captivity, have returned home all tease and maria financing of brings us more on the prism exchange and talk to some of the service one and families who share their stories. a happy day for what had been some very anxious families as 55 military personnel from russia and the dunbar. republics, sons and husbands, fathers and brothers who had long been held in ukraine in captivity, have come back home vice zebra storms and he that he is in life, that they returned my son to me. thanks everyone. god bless bradley one. we are proud of him. we were afraid to lose you. not believe we knew that he would return to her. we prayed every morning and every evening the whole city was waiting for it

. everyone was waiting for him. all the relatives, his wife was very boring. we are very worried. it's the latest and so far, the largest prisoners of war exchanged between moscow and keith since the beginning of the russian offensive in february and both sides, a hayley needs a success summer long. the most important thing is that they didn't leave us there . when we were there, there was a sense that no one wanted us in our country, but you see how it turned out. our guys quickly took us away, quickly pulled a sound. i'm on the 215 key of prisoners. the allied forces traded for the men were at 5 notorious as old battalion commanders. but it was a freedom at any price still. them. they said that no one was worried about you and your country will not exchange you except for us. but we believe that would be an exchange. we'd just believe you, of course, i'm happy that i am in russia mother. i would like to thank those who were involved in the exchange that had happened when i hope that the rest of all people we taken

out of bed and they will also be at home. the most important thing for me now is to say my family friends, wife no, i haven't seen her since january or but we signed our marriage certificate and i just left right away. sometimes i talked to her via video link, but basically i haven't seen her in almost a year. 10 of the many foreigners who've been fighting on kia side were also released 5 bridge citizens to americans and fighters from the rocco, sweden and croatia. some of the release prisoners who spent months in captivity talk about torturing humiliation and also confirmed that more and more foreigners are fighting on ukraine's side. and thus the yellows, dubuque, yes, they stood armed with clubs from the very beginning. they began to beat me with a bass on unused electric shocks. then with every incorrect answer or action, i said, or did they shocks me them beat me with a bass on all my legs until i had bruises. vernon threw up, understood what for what if they beat me with a chair, kicked me and hit me with the mom. they beat me because of

a broken chair. they said here to cattle, you broke our chair. they started hitting me on the head again as much as the jagged me with all sorts of needles. my ear, my nose, just a mock manual crash, but the mos on the home on the road. they threatened me with a knife. then they threw me into a pickup truck and we drove off similar, another 15 people ran up there and they started taking pictures with me and to pay my look there. they caught an orc and occupier took pictures and film to videos. they lifted me by the head and took pictures, will face the what it was clear from their voices that there were not only ukrainian staircases in a foreign speech was heard. arabic speech was heard somewhere. after that, they took pictures with me there while they continued to beat me to put a knife to my eyes to see if they put an i to my groin. he said we will cut everything off of you. now if you do not confess, phonemic with the holes, they also explain why capturing members of the russian military. he's such a desired trophy for those fighting for kias expense thought. and that's is what on

line is that they are. nancy's not the i'm for india denazi's received money for the military presenting. so for surgeon it's about $300.00 for officers after thousands liang, although his former prisoners released during this recent exchange, are currently being treated in various russian hospitals. if military dr. commissions decide their feet, they service men may soon return to the front lines raving ocean on naughty moscow . ah, the 1st is with her liver. i see on reports that the e commission blogs x for the fertilizer from russia. that's a made, western officials, cranes or anti russian sanctions have nothing to do with the food crisis. the outlet reports of the blood reports of russian fertilizes in august. this happened just a month of an agreement between russia and ukraine was reached in assembled aimed at tackling the global foot prices. frozen vladimir person has drawn attention to the issue and stated that it's a horrible decision to only find

a lift. the band shipments going west, leaving the most vulnerable countries still in need. are ship is pretty of nathan road, knew it is shayna. i'm a school thesis and president, this is an ugly decision i would say on the part of the european commission, shameful to leave the ban on the purchase of our fertilizers, but only for their own countries. for e, u. member states. but really, what about the poorest countries in the world? what about the rhetoric that all our joint efforts should be aimed at preventing hunger in these 4 countries? is this all of last few national for baby filings back the present words that the one foot crisis has been created by the west, by the decisions of putting these sanctions on russia. hours. sanctions do not touch basic food commodities. they do not affect the trading of grain or other food between russia and 3rd countries. it's not a consequences all day sanctions,

like the russia nagra, 81 to convince people around the world. but the war itself on the blockade of ukrainian grain on and fertilizers zone and glasses. i noticed when we put together the sanctions packages, it is not about medicine and it's not about grains and food. just to be clear, we don't accept the rush narrative. they don't want to let the green out of russia . we don't accept that minnesota as meanwhile, the united asian says only 20 percent of grain exhorted from you. great, which is the most vulnerable countries worth 44 percent of it goes to high income states. nicholas mil, coverage of paris base political analysts believes bring missed management calling from e use poor decisions, which is highlighted by the recent expos i. it shows, 1st of all that a visibly ursula vendor lay and is above european law because it's because her

guidelines are saying that the european members of european union cannot do or what, what the law or what the embargo from the european says. it can do this is very surprising. liberation is left leaning very pro european, very pro global is very anti russian daily. newspaper in france is extremely surprising that this is coming out of this newspaper by one of france specialists on the european union. there's all kinds of mouth, so i think this shows and that something's going on for this, this newspaper to think the risk of picking out such of a publishing as such an article in the current time. we're really speaking about russia, you've got to go with gloves and you're walking between the tulips because it's so difficult to try to get a different narrative out than the main european union. her narrative against russia ethic is quite courageously brushing is quite surprising. i bet it does show if liberation,

feels that they've got to publish such an articles. i think that shows that there is a deep problem within the european union within the pro atlantis county. here in france . and if that filtered through of with such a renown, a journalist, i think the truth is the deep, deep problem within the european union today. ah, think i know germany may be on the edge of collapse if the government doesn't change a strategy in the face of grand economic challenges. this one income from the minister of one of the countries states division. we know that we are in a very critical phase and we are running out of time left, inspect. companies are in precarious situation and in some sector secures certain structures will collapse. if we do not actively act together, they can value chains are not only interrupted, but tip over and be downright got. you push them talk. yes, 70 warnings were voiced by union leaders and company executives in attempts to the

government to be more proactive. the lack of action, growing energy and raw material prices is the 4th to the put 90 percent of industries at risk. these factors have contributed to a reduction of new enterprises and overall economic decline. on monday, the german central bank one, the crisis, is likely to grow this winter alongside germany's internal problems, global financial folks declined wednesday ahead of the us federal reserve bumping up and key interest rates by 75 basis points. the money may here indicate that it will keep high thing in order to make the us dollar stronger. we spoke to those employee and economics at that they goose company who said germany, faith is a collapse in such a reality. i'll come home exact us, but i it's in the e. u. it's already looking at the u. s. were a huge money. supply surplus has built up the surplus,

which comes from the past is now driving up inflation in the euro area as well as inflation was over 9 percent in august and 2022 according to the local measurement and interest rates are too low. they're both external and internal problems, the internal policy in particular, the so called green policy. if that is pursued further, it will come with a wide spread the industrialization of germany with job losses and capital outflow from germany and europe to other regions of the world. i think this development, if it is not reversed, is really very dramatic. the interest rate policy of the european central bank must also change as we must now finally tackle this increased inflation caused by it. i also believe it is necessary to reconsider the sanctions policies that have been imposed on russia. one is a self defeating move away from russian oil and gas and a few and for it cannot be achieved overnight without doing tremendous damage. basically pursuing a destructive policy. egging while the route suffer,