to save an engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. ah, referendums on receiving from ukraine, enjoying russia. draw to a close on the final day of voting for people in the dumbass republics on to other regions. the authorities and keep making it abundantly clear. anyone who is dropping ballads into ballot boxes or to referendum will be persecuted with no mercy. while western media and politicians claim the referendums are being conducted at gunpoint residence in the fall of those regions of facing relentless selling and threats of reprisals. a 17 people are killed into the 11 children is

a devastating school shooting rocks and central russian city. a very well welcome to you. this is alta international with the latest world news update is good to have you with this out. well, let's start off by taking a look at the latest on the referendums that are taking place in the republics of don. yes. and no guns gone to other regions, apples yet. and just on the final day of voting as locals decide on whether they want to become a part of russia ah,

the 4th day of voting so all for regions passing be crucial, 50 percent milestone according to local officials. that means that moscow will not recognize the results as valid had the highest turn out in the pose has been in the dawn. yes, we're public, we're about 1500000 people caused it, bad votes. and then the guns republic participation remained steady with over a 1000000 voting when the chaos on associated regions turn out is roughly the same at 63 and 66 percent respectively. r t spoke to some international observers who gave their assessments to voting. reach us across the border and directly in order to distrust a point of voting before to surrender. russian city of stuff are quite a lot of refugees from this territories. gina green from us. so we already

had a chance to visit our point of holding there. interestof and what we saw there was, according to the normal standards of elections, early eighty's from on cancer of who's been following the vote in don. yes, took us through the latest from the polling stations. well after or 4 days of the referendum, which was held by mulberry referendum groups that were going from a house to house, asking people to co terrans who we saw a really high number is actually at least 86 percent of the voters here. that s people's republic half cast their ballots. and finally on the 5th day, how pulling stations like this one have opens up. and so of course, this is absolutely free. it will of course, to turn out in old regions that are holding the referendum has been really great. everyone has passed their 50 percent a threshold,

and that means that the referendum had been declared valid on the old territories in don, boston's upper osha and in the care san as, as well. people are turning out to vote in the referendum here and, and s people's republican la guns and here san ins, pearl. yet, despite the fact that ukrainian nationalist are constantly trying to disrupt the voting process by constantly firing their artillery against that peaceful civilians, we all receive reports on a daily basis for civilians being killed off. a critical civilian infrastructure. damaged at this point says thousands of people are still without running water without electricity. now, the several people have been arrested in the various regions for a trying to organize terrorist acts as well, according to local officials in le gaskins, a pearls. yeah, well here in done that as well. like i said,

ukraine constantly shells the city a flyer to cluster munitions in as several districts here in jeanette sca and they spread the so called anti personnel betsel mines. they're very unnoticeable on the grounds on wants of person steps and then on them there will be meaningful life . so for at least 2 or more than 7 people have become victims of these battle mines . well, despite all that, people are still coming out to vote in very large numbers in don barza in don't ask alone her more than 86 percent have voted. as for the results of for the referendum, i hear in done ask, at least in donors people's republic, we are expecting a preliminary statements a little bit later in the evening today, while the official numbers will probably come out on wednesday morning. and so we

are expecting more people to join to caster volts. now local authorities have declared today at day off, so people have no excuse and not to come and to cast their ballad. referendums have been widely dismissed as illegitimate by many western politicians . with some planning, the vote is being conducted. quote, as gun point is comes as to weight instead of voting. her face constant threats and shelling by ukrainian forces at easy cost on of explains keith has repeatedly claimed ownership over the citizens of don bass, and at the same time has been doing everything in its power to antagonize them. it's military has been shelling the population here with how it is and have you rocket launchers. planes dropped bombs on people's homes and children. and now the authorities in cave, making it abundantly clear. but anyone who is dropping ballots into the ballot boxes at the referendum will be persecuted with no mercy. ukrainian lawmakers have

proposed up to 5 years in prison for anyone who dares to vote. and that's just the tip of the iceberg. repression, there's a plethora of ways to lose all humanity in caves, eyes here and be condemned with the stigma of being a so called russian collaborator, 8 years of war, have somewhat numbed the people here to the outright abhorrence coming from caves. government, which considers them its subjects. but while they're used to it, it doesn't mean they aren't hard broken. no, it's such a bitter feeling when your mother land turns its back on you. well, the land you would always thought to be your mother land. it's very sad need that the one you i am so angered by this, but this is wool. that's all i can say when you know crazy. we owns living in ukraine. we are living in the la guns republic. and we do hope they won't be able to get the hands on us. and sure all these threads could have been

a bluff grand standing at an international level. a tray can ukraine's domestic policy game, but key of itself shattered. all hopes of that. all calibrators who somehow reveal their names. there is a whole list of the surnames. they are all people who have signed that death sentences. we are not bloodthirsty. we are officially saying that will only accept a legal decision. life sentences for traitors as citizens of the don boss flocked to the polling stations and the millions. it's not just ukraine that remains oblivious to their plea. germany's tub. diplomat, anna, lena, burbock. ow did caves own propagandists when she suggested the real situation with the vote here resembles a poorly written r rated movie? and it does, yes. people have voting with a gun pointing at their heads. and this is exactly what touch referendums are about . people are shot at rapes and then obliged to very well,

a soldier on to the kalashnikov is standing right next to them. if we now accepted and let it be, then it will be repeated in other places. it will serve as an invitation to further violate international laws. as western politicians and media post the narrative of a people voting at gunpoint. reality on the ground points to a very different threat facing those wanting to cost their vote at polling stations . public areas and the don bass are being shelled by the ukranian military. every day. he was under cover hitman bomb pro russian officials and liberated regions on a regular basis. diversion groups are also active behind the defensive lines, but the german foreign minister chose to emit all of that. it doesn't fit ukraine's heroic facade promoted so hard in the west. they're locked into this narrative and it's so been ongoing since 2014, that the people of the dumbass have no agency of their own that they are essentially ultimate owns,

are doing big. so that was obvious and that's how the west will interpret any election or referendum outcome. the problem is that they haven't come up with any evidence of this. show us the evidence that people have the force of gum point, go and vote for about a quarter of the population here are holders of russian passports. just under a 1000000 people whom you crane is eager to evict, to the 21st century gulags. and that's to start with, under the proposed bill drawn up in co authorship with members of the as of neo nazi group, freedom of speech goes out of the window support. every whim of ukraine's government will be jailed. collaborators will be considered those citizens who have denied the armed aggression against ukraine and the occupation of its territories, or have publicly called for support for the aggressor, for cooperation with the occupiers. the final,

in the most decisive day of the referendum is here. and it's about to show just how many people have decided to personally sign the divorce papers with ukraine once and for rule, i'm again done of reporting from the la ganske people's republic ot see with voting soon to wrap up. we'll keep you updated on the results and what the future holds for these regions. ah, the essential russian city of asia ethics is f. as in shock off the 17 people were killed including 11 children, and more than 20 others were wounded in a devastating school. she's saying a warning, the following video, which shows people trapped in the building during the attack is distressing. ah,

seen hulu. with my tu tu, tu, me, and i see you with tasa shiva, which could find mazda enough. he's in killers checking his attendance. mm. former student of this school a 34 year old man named r chung kasan. so if he actually lived just 250 meters away from here and according to his neighbors, they say he was a calm, quiet, lonely person. he was rarely seen with any sort of friends when he saw people in the street that he knew he would just pass by them without saying hello. now, as for the actual reasons for why he carried out this attack, there are a number of theories because we heard from the russian education ministry. they said that he was actually diagnosed with skits a friend. yes. so,

it is possible that there was some psychological aspect to this that may have caused him to take that step to commit this mass shooting in this school. but we also heard from kremlin spokesperson dmitri pest cough, who said he might have been a member of a neo nazi organization, because after all, he was found by russia's investigative committee with a swastika on his shirt. unfortunately, we may never know the actual reasons for why he decided to do this because he committed suicide after killing all those people. and the russian investigative committee has not reported yet that he left behind. and he sort of stated reasons or notes as to why he carried out this horrific attack. russia's investigative committee has determined that at least 17 people were killed in this attack. and that's mostly children. students who went to school that day, expecting a day like any other in they said good bye to their parents that morning, not understanding that it was their last good bye. i mean, surviving students had been talking to the media,

telling stories about how they were barricading themselves in classrooms to, in a desperate attempt to escape the bloodshed. and so these are classrooms that became made shift fortresses filled with crying, fearful children who are going to have to live the rest of their lives with the trauma of what happened here. and the fear that it might happen again. president putin has granted russian citizenship to form a un security contract to edward snowden. following his request, you esl authorities still want the whistleblower to be returned to the country to face a criminal trial on espionage charges. our. our position has not changed. mister snowden should return to the united states, where he should face justice as any other american citizen would. well, let's get some background on. so didn't story. now, a working as a private contract from the national security agency, he revealed secret information gathering programs conducted by the agency. in 2013,

the documents were billed last domestic and international surveillance operations. he spent over a month in a moscow airport terminal and applied for asylum in 20 countries, including russia, where he was granted permanent residency for miss c. i officer raymond mcgovern stays. the us media blames the edward snowden for his revelations. while the security services continue to violate human rights, he put his own conscience above the regulations that violated our constitution. unfortunately, are our media, our major media, the established media isn't under the heel of the government. so whatever government guidance comes out tomorrow morning, you could expect all the print and the chronic media to show yes, she violated the law. he, he let secrets out. those secrets were that the government was violating our essential rights on the 4th amendment of the constitution. he should be applauded

for that. he should not be brought to trial. the big thing that seemed to me is what mister poaching was. it was to reveal those saying there that nobody else would take him is the quintessential political as sire lee. they are international lawyers. mr. poaching happens to be a lawyer that guarantee that countries take in political refugees and that's for us to decided to do the us all parties have a history of prosecuting whistleblowers for us intelligence on the left. chelsea mining unique triplet method cables about the war, and i'm going to stop and walk through the wikileaks website. was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013, but her sentence was late to commute it. and what can x co founded julian songs could face up 275 years in prison in the us under the espionage act? for more assistance like with terry of the us treasury and wolf street journal ed

associate editor paul craig roberts face. if anyone who tells the truth in the us becomes a suspect. facts to to express is some very dangerous for people as william benny live on. now, as edward snowden lug, and as william saw with the facts in united states that are contrary to the official narratives, new book suspects. there is no democracy. those democracy who to function work requires on inform population with the population has no source of information. because the media all gives them of vishal live

on the us is not fooling anyone. that's how the indian minister of external affairs commented on the u. s. president decision to send military aid to pakistan. very honestly it's, it's, it's a relationship that has either ended up solving pocket or well not shoving american interest for someone to say, i'm doing this because it is fall. counterterrorism, when you are talking of an aircraft like a capability of the 60 will, everybody knows where they are deployed and what is the use of water for building. so you know, you're not calling anybody by saying these things. what india few mean india is very unhappy or was the f big thing deal by the us before? no fair minister when dad up to s j. shank god has slammed the bite and

administration's proposal of providing nearly $450000000.00 worth of fast and military assistance to box sun. now. every time us provide these beckons debacle. sunday. use against india. f. 16. f. 86 f 104 stop by does all of them have been used against india. the latest, for example, was at 16 being used in india in 2019 after the strike. why do 3rd? india is a strategic partner of the u. s. many years. so why would america knowing very well that this deal with bach of sun is going to hurt one of itself close friends, make de la wallace, which applies now india has made it very clear to americans that in the other not want ethic students being operational. it is a big headache for india,

a heavy india does not want. we discussed in the as concerns with a policy analyst tuesdays pakistan's main aim is the fight against terrorism a. but in terms of the 3, the number of the systems and the india. this is far greater than this, so i didn't think it would be a matter of concern for india. terrorism, as you know, is a lingering, achieved significant success within it, and the full, a also goodness and improvement in those decisions. however, the check is not completely valid,

which is why a general and box in particular needs to be a credible and reliable come get the ability. that is why gaining operational capability of 16 years. and in that case, the concerns are unnecessary and irrelevant because you're aware that a during the last one is meanwhile, india's minister of external affairs say that the dependence of the country on russian defense equipment is when is it strong relations with moscow? he's not linked to india's unwillingness to cooperate with the united states. he says that relations with russia strengthen significantly in the 1900. 60 says the us did not want to supply defense equipment to india. this was not due to

a lack of trying on india's part. i know 1st hand what great efforts were made over those years to try to make the u. s. understand that it was in american interests to have a strong united, independent, prosperous india. and so we do, and we had a little step as you suggested, the partnership where rush, i give everybody that is number one. and therefore the basic if shipment and the phone number in terms of our fighting, black homes are all off. so we have a strong permission issue and once the report systems come into force, they last for many years for the 5060 years. so our furniture, so we're doing in a later ratio was back to the sixty's. when america was i know completely understand and i know the box on the other parts of the world. we're not really

a fan. so i think that is the reason why we went because the americans did not have a bus and rush. i was very forthcoming us the iran has accused us of using the recent unrest to try to destabilize the country. it comes off the people to the streets following the death of 22 year old curtis woman, martha meany earlier this month. as after she fell into a coma following her detention by the morality police, his ortiz at sophia nunez with more as evidence, largest anti government processed in a decade have been spreading across the country. the west continues to pour fuel on the fire. the mass rally started in response to the death of a young woman who died after being detained on accusations of violating they slum republic. he job mandate as she wore it so loosely. iranian women have been the face of the past, week's demonstrations, some ripping of their head scarves and burning them while fellow protestors have

cheered them on. and now terence exclaiming that this sentiment has been seized up one by the western followers that don't wish i ran well. do you s as long attempted to undermine to run stability and security to no avail? it can't hide his nefarious designs. loosening communications sanctions while keeping maximum pressure in place, both meant to provoke instability bids to violate around sovereignty won't go unanswered. even though there is no concrete proof or at least publicly available. however, it's worth pointing out a couple of things that would suggest to some that iran isn't being paranoid, saying the u. s. decision to reverse some of its own sanctions on iran. so the protesters would have why their internet access, and that's nothing new for america. they did the same thing during 2018, brought us in iran. we worked with technological companies to help free flow of information and provide circumvention tools that helped in last week's protest. we are able to sponsor v p ends and that allows iranians to use the internet. also,

the u. s. often begins to amplify the voice of dissidents, of course, without mentioning their financial motivations. in the case of this latest protest and i ran one particular voice has been given special attention. so he's been at the public eye. this is like the berlin von italy curtis will job than does that make the public want exists. so that is why it's different because clearly iranian one, i know chunking desk, the dictators and that scares the regime. we get the message that our starters is not make their public is in power in america. i, i'm not safe. as far as it's not like the public is in papa. no one is faith. this i rang and born acts of his sweat to america over a decade ago. and since then, but particular in recent base has been splashed across the covers of magazines and invite that there's a guest on mainstream media, all these punishments pouring forth from these lamp republic. perhaps the most remarkable of the fact that iran was brought to this point, at least in part, by an unpaid 46 year old mother working from an f

b. i safe house in new york city massey and injured in the rain engine list who was driven into exile fit in years ago, has helped galvanized the countries women and mass in some 10000000 followers and her social media sites. well, that's not quite true on faith. she's on the u. s. government payroll and has been since 2014. when she joined the washington found that voice of america. she has also to date report the blue received an estimated $628000.00 in federal money and to be clear, no $1.00 is challenging her activism, but all that certainly does not do anything to contradict terence claim that washington is invested in best obliging i ran the protest have not just revealed washington's hope to see a regime change in iran, accelerate passively, but also the europe delusional self perception. here is their latest statement on the situation in the islam republic for the e. u and its members states the wide spread and disproportionate use of force against non violent protesters is unjustifiable and unacceptable. people in iran,

as anywhere else, have the right to peaceful protest. that right must be insured in all circumstances . therefore, we expect iran to immediately stop the violent crack down on protests and ensure internet access as well as the free flow of information. really. but what about scenes of police violence? we suppress and corbett block, bowing processors, or the french yellow, best movement with many of those protests are shocked by the authority, but rather boys, ah ah

and even more sole was sam, you state selling muslim women what to wear or rather what? not swear by banning islamic males in public and as for the free flow of information, the chances are manual view who are watching r t right now. i doing it online, very vpn. that is because we've had our license revoked across much of the western world as have numerous other russian channels. the speed with which washington and brussels found on the misfortunes of their rivals and push for their downfall while pretending to be objective only further exposes they own hypocrisy of invert, the vice chair of the libertarian national committee. these that the u. s. government's funding of activists serves to silence one side of the story. i think it's would be just impossible to believe. i mean, the united states in the past did have a puppet government in or on, you know, under the shower until about 979. so the idea that the united states is not trying

to save lives around when they've worked at the state of live every other country in the area and has also in the past, we have a puppet government in iran is, i mean it's impossible to believe. i think it's good for anyone to have the ability to speak. i think government funded speech is always problematic because government funded speech itself promote certain views and suppressed other views. now i can guarantee you that if her views are the opposite, let's say she was speaking in favor of very traditional islamic law, which is also a type of free speech. she's saying this is what i think the law should be. she wouldn't be getting that platform, so we're having essentially is the u. s. government and us media picking and choosing the winners of a debate by making sure that only one side is ever heard. and the other side is simply invisible. and that's not exactly free speech that's very controlled speech we need to do is get the government out of speech entirely and all regulations on all platforms and all government involvement in the platforms and let real free

speech that's market driven speech replace government controlled speech. so the latest news updates on plenty more does gets keeping on our website r t dot com will be back in 30 minutes with us a nice day. okay, hold on one quick question. yep. and we're going to need those hot water stores this morning, which little in the public storage store, make sure we can start it all those through school with a new and easy or the non us as well. so it was a score and i still wasn't available, so i'm not at the with this to get on with this, just get it in the bottom of it. so good smith and we were just new more to pick up more of the week for the.