oh, a with russia regroups, its forces with dozens of ukrainian troops kill that vehicles destroyed and heavy fighting. r t speaks to people living on the very edge of the dog. vast front line, a q down with you when you breathe? yeah. trying to have cake. i choke, we cannot afford playing catcher. opec was the officials say they're not gamblers as they defend their decision to slash oil production. as pressure from the bike men, ministration fails to achieve its aim of an increase. and with europe scrambling

for african oil while telling the cost of it to reduce its carbon, the industry says it's up to the region to decide the pace of transition as africa oil week is in full swing. it is not just good enough to blend to will, will be final. so we have to push for what is enough for a century to focus on our energy use on energy group with from mosque out of the world. this is our t international. i'm rachel blevins, and these are the top stories this hour. we begin with the latest and the russia ukraine. conflicts were over. 90 ukranian troops were killed and multiple military vehicles destroyed. and the crowds, nearly mon area on wednesday. according to the russian defense ministry. russia was through is truth from the strategic city and the darnedest republic. last week. his

office forces from being encircled by the ukrainian military, while the head of the darnedest republic says the situation around krazny lehman is stabilizing ortiz eager to donna. is it one of the towns located on the home of the don mass front line? these rushes new defensive lines on the very edge of the full malagon sk republic before ukraine's counter offensive. this town than far off from combat was in the midst of revitalizing its peaceful, mundane life. now, all these efforts have been uprooted. herman nie, once again i rock line found this is, were russian prove that you free for example, counter offensive on this front. they are trying to learn by their mistakes and as they are building up their fortifications. what hastily, but what is staggering to see here is that locals,

they're going about their daily lives. there are just, well, they go to supermarkets. the life just goes zone for them as if nothing has changed since the ukrainians captured more territory. and well came closer to their homes. many ran to safety as ukraine's troops approached, but many stayed too, and often not out of desperation, but with a clear intention and principle at the foundation of this heart wrenching choice. later today in the spring, a 3rd nath, i'm sure that the russian trips will not leave us. i want to believe in the past due until february, the 24th. i do not want war. and now i do not want to be with ukraine because it scares right here. now it's carry. many people are leaving. in a panic, cuba hurtled. many had left. the neighbouring street is empty. you go to bed and you don't know if he'll wake up. do you, how long will it be? after all, we are human beings, and we all have one lies. if you go to horner locals here are defying the threat of

inevitable persecution and even torture of the pro russian population. if the town fools, amid shillings they go about their daily routine. the towns, tiny mark had shrunk to a fraction of its former size. for one merchant here, a personal, devastating tragedy conclusively sold the stay all leave dilemma. we'll we'll talk more to pick it up. for you, for good people for them to you. when you, when you were you, russia is busy amassing troops on this part of the front. the garrison is parking made up of volunteer veterans who have been repelling caves outnumbering forces for weeks until receiving an order to retreat. reinforcements are being drawn here to answer your browser. we are trying to hold the territory and russian help is coming

. every one, support and fighting spirit is already rising. national still farther. our troops are advancing. the artillery is firing accurately. the infantry are at their posts and after the fighting spirit is excellent, every one is ready to fight for their land. boy, russia lost control over large suites of land over the past 30 days. now it's carrying out a total realignment of forces aiming to curb ukraine's advance stop it and restart the offensive. i'm again done of reporting from the don boss art see, ah, opec plus members, including russia and saudi arabia have approved a major card around $2000000.00 barrels per day in their crude output. it's the biggest reduction in over 2 years designed to proper prices on world markets. saudi arabia's energy minister explained the reasoning behind the decision. we are not in the gambling business. we have to be careful. i have had

a 35 years of experience in this field. i would like to challenge anybody who could come and say, we've been through a situation as similar as it is today. and if we are not to be a tentative old ticket, likely lecture either did and look at what is happening, did backpedaling? they're trying to cut a catch up. we cannot afford playing, catch you. so on the one hand, we have the intentions of the e. u. and the wes, which are crystal clear, they want to punish russia with low oil prices by introducing a price cap. on the other hand, we have the group of all producers called opec plus, which is surely interested in higher prices for years. they have been achieving that through limiting their output. and guess who's running the show as the biggest

players when it comes to opec plots, that's saudi arabia in russia. now i do want to point out that washington work hard to convince the oil which gulf countries not to agree to an out foot cut. so the number one question right now is what comes 1st for saudi arabia and it's opec plus allies, their own economic interests, or friendship with the us today, the answer was given. opec plus decided to go for the move that would drive the prices up. this is said to weaken the efforts by the west, anger the us apparently, and help russia at the end of the day. now this is what perhaps led to the following exchange between a journalist and the saudi energy minister at that press conference in vienna. the gas price is widely seen in europe and much of the western world as having been

manipulated by russia, which is cut supply. people will know, see, so the arabia and the core members of opec, an opec plus, cooperating with russia and raised the oil price. it will with the simplicity of a david will be the view there. do you want to twist it to, to your and fine? it's your prerogative. it's short, right? it's when she's. we've been collaborating with opec plus countries ever since december 2016. so it's not an accident of, of mutual convenience if you could coordinate. this is not the only exchange between the saudi energy minister and the western media. the official refused to answer questions from reuters accusing the agency of disrespecting saudi arabia and spreading inaccurate information about the countries policies. referring to an article based on anonymous sources, claiming oil price collusion by riata and moscow. i like solo from reuters news

agency. i had 2 questions to show my slender alex i have to talk to you about. sure you got it wrong. ok. i knew you hadn't got it wrong twice. you did. i did. i did not do a proper job. you talked about that i should doing this and that and actually the day that your story came out. no one from marsha talked to me nor i talked to anybody from rush. you repeated that again with another 10 of a story be priority to that. that showed you and let her love love le congregating at all into $100.00 price. that is not to. but if you have questions dedicated to others, but not me, i'm not talking to roy until you would expect go short, which is the energy minister. on behalf of gashodi government. the move comes the same day, the you agree to a price cap on russian oil to start in december and

a new round of sanctions. the new bands, maritime transportation of russian oil sold above the cap said by g 7 members, hungary who is prime minister has repeatedly question the effectiveness of the eas sanctions policy stress earlier that this moved doesn't cover pipeline oil. russia has responded with the countries deputy prime minister warning that moscow might not sell oil to those unwilling to pay a fair market price soonest. lucian, that, that sold prices are 37 percent higher than last year. if the price kept mechanism is implemented, i wouldn't rule out arise in prices since there might be a deficit. we are against such an intervention and imposing prices on our production by known market means. so we'll make a decision and our company's say they will not supply oil to countries imposing a price cap for our senior advisor to the saudi arabian minister of energy. dr.

muhammed also bond says that the prize cap will cause russia to cut oil production, which will mean an increase in price is price grab is in and says, and it will not, it will never walk. it is like a dream, like i wish for thinking for the europeans. but if you are, you are according to the principle of a cannot make one or one. you will see it will not work and i shall already selected if there is any ceiling, then definitely that's where the hell bratia to block or so to use its own supplies by 1000000 or 2000000 by block or to euro. so they need to think twice before taking any

such nicholas decision by that. but they've got to this. i don't think there would be consensus. i'm under your member by the way, you're a member of live in the state of they don't know what to do. they are not calculating the cost and benefit of many decisions that they have been taken as far as the economic sanctions. again, russia, morgan stanley indicated that if this decision was taken, then definitely russia would reduce production by one or 2000000. additionally, and that would get prices do a little bit better. but whitehouse has reacted angrily to the plan for production. cut calling is short sighted, but some media outlets have labeled the move a personal failure of us president joe, by that as it may push gas prices up a month before the countries mid term elections. the production cuts were agreed

upon, despite the by ministration, reportedly making last minute efforts to convince the gulf states to abandon the plans and adding insult to injury. joe biden himself is being marked over those production cars after he was caught on mike tearing his trip to florida. when the president says no one adds with a bite and put in peers. opec plus has done just that. i mean, other than opec bicycles, china stairs, russia, et cetera. joe biden, no one the biden. opec. when you start begging, you know, the gulf states when you start beg, middle eastern countries have changed their already declared policies. it's an act of desperation. it's an act of shortsighted foolishness when the solution is literally right in your hand. the relationship in the us in gulf states has not

been particularly good at any point in recent memory. we have regimes that are propped up by the united states, but still resent the united states for their infiltration and meddling. so it's not that the, that the relation gotten considerably worse. they just weren't very good to begin with with bite and try to convince them to change their minds. it's really showing that he himself was unwilling to change his mind. all that would need to happen to end the fuel shortage is to get rid of all the sanctions that prevent american companies, individuals from buying fuel. if biden was simply change his mind, then he wouldn't have to beg saudi arabia to change their minds with africa. oil week in full swing industry representatives, say it's up to the continent to decide the pace of as carbon transition. that says africa comes under pressure to conform to the global green agenda. our keys, corolla le explains,

of riggers leading oil gas and energy eve and has kicked off in, keeps out the africa oil week. bring some of the big names in the industry. and the 28th edition comes on the back of europe's attempt to wean itself off. of russian fossil fuels alternatives are being sought and the continent has seen plenty european lead us as well as c, e o. 's of global energy companies coming to africa to look for the same cobbler and resources that they're telling the continent to turn their back on. but africans insist that they and they alone should be the one to determine the pace and the nature of their energy transition. it is not just good enough to to blend the world where we find ourselves. we have to push what is enough for a century to focus on our energy use on energy, grew summer to get into go about to quote that is,

oil was still fine institutions and climate campaigners one the african oil and guess to stay in the ground. but africa include some of the least per capita admits as of college and asking them to 10 their back on these discoveries is at least hypocritical, especially at a time when the continent has been making unprecedented number of new natural resources. discoveries such as has been trying to find legacy early seventy's. we've had 4 was lucifer, 3 of them had excellent oil and got shows in them. is just a question of getting a fuel well. and now hopefully making a commercial discovery, recent entrance in the oil and gas sector, ghana in namibia see they intent on developing the economies and businesses by supplying hydro cupboard to energy intensive global uses with. and it means that he's more revenue for trinity's. and i

think we'll place them in a very good step towards economic progress. we also want to see this says that we are very much aware of implications of energy transgender. want to produce our hydro cobblins in iris and run mentally responsible manner. we wanted the pin for skills transfer integral you transferred to our people, want to develop done in businesses on a buckle foil the european scramble for african resources. it's not just a u turn on europe's own promises, but it's also behind new money coming into the sector. but there are some trust issues last year. oh, it's the korea before european countries kind of reduce investment in africa and today because our prices are coming back for i don't know is probably better. i'm about to go back for sure to deal in terms of benefit from this instance. how i

mean is in search of new carpet are in the market. south africa minister of mining and energy was coated at the conference saying that fossil fuels will remain that economic dry mouth african economies for many years to come fuel to says that the pressure, especially from the e u, as well as the u. s. for the continent to transform at a faster pace was unrealistic. this sentiment was echoed by attendees and the africa oil week in africa was begin to focus on how do you realize you could argue that he thought you were respectable. the fillings are under war, 2nd, full stuff, resource or your even address or to walters in the forthcoming club. 27 climate change conference to be held in egypt in november. this year will be the litmus test on african solidarity on the issue of energy transition, as well as how the continent will go about it. but judging by the sentiments at the africa, oil week,

africa intends to develop its economies and natural resources at its own pace. got out of tea, enjoying work. serbian journalist and art he contributor nicola yo, which has been banned from entering bosnia herzegovina was travelling to his grandmother's funeral was authority is denying him access on the border due to his pro russian views. they handed him a note claiming he poses a threat to security and public order in the country. when i tried, when i got when i was denied entry and i asked for emission worse as the guards, policeman were there said. busy i was forbidden entry since the 8th of september, so we can go minutes, your ministers in sorry, i will not be your me officially as if the papers are

due by before they're due to their international relations with their health, their law and order and so on. and so on, which is a 1st and foremost decision due to my latest worth empowering stories which are not aligned with their agenda and their views on fresh off russia, depending on the sort of b and everything else. officials reportedly told the journalists that anyone connected to moscow will be refused entry earlier poland and other baltic countries banned. most russian travelers with u. v says, you know, which is known for his coverage of the dawn bass conflict. previously interviewing the head of the done, this republic, the journalist says, is not the 1st time the country has refused injury to those expressing views that are opposed by the authorities. michelle, similar to the church in serbia,

years back in 2020 several serbian academics professors were denied entry in month of negro. when there was, there were, there were big protest citizens, their so called law or freedom of religion. several people, mostly professors and it was denied entry and the same camp and we both now and you months ago, 7 professor from the douglas universe as, as professor brockovich also historian was and then she and some things we sort of thought. so because we are right in speak and think differently than those who are in our family and those who control the bargaining because when affectively. busy we are find and then she and we are serious there security, which speaks more of that country than of ourselves for you as

a master to pakistan, isn't hot water overage. we'd have visiting kashmir a dispute, it territory between pakistan and neighboring india, the american embassy and islam of that described the region with the abbreviation a j. k, which is used by the local independence movement. for many years, the united states has been committed to strengthening educational opportunities for residents of assad, chombo and kashmir. u. s embassy in islamabad. once again acknowledges pakistan occupied kashmir as a j k. as i, john o and kashmir, a mistake repeated more than once as a decision, and in this case signal to india. multiple statements using a j k by a serving ambassador, especially that of a friendly country is a serious issue. and definitely one that warns a response or at the very least a call to clarify christian need. if

a sensitive issue needs to be dealt with sensitively, you f double speak english me, it has certainly ever said indians. but it's also making fun, analyze whether you have the shaping it's policy when it comes to south asia. we've seen ever since the vitamin efficiency taken off. there's been a realignment of thought between the relations of the 2 countries. focus on think us all this in the boss, all of that. as the scene do you focus on, on the chief gender thoughts was with it to the bent again and the tweet i the u. as in thought. you of the mazda 2 boxes, san donald, long with the dude focus on occupied, cuz she and of that wasn't enough. the u. s. embassy, focus on deleted out calling, eat e g, which is all john when kashmir. i saw on steve's in defended terminology. we should only use 5 bob thigh on his with it the u. s. on where to focus on. also creates

the u. s. government for providing financial assistance to the store sultan heritage sites in that particular region. now discuss the battle all the fcc deal, which remember dr. su shanker was extremely fast minutes. so or india slammed the by. did administration's proposal for whitey, $415000000.00 was all best and military assistance to box sun. nevertheless, as far as admitted to be with a boy to be okay, i'm calling it ag all saw john. one question you just said it, her upset india. they've taken twitter by talk while pockets found the stance on the long standing territorial dispute remains the same. some kashmiri group have been fighting against indian control of the territory calling for either independence or unification with his mom about the conflict has claimed thousands

of lives since the late 19 eighties, according to human rights groups. since last year, the crisis saw i thawing of relations between the neighbors. with the fire agreed to along the de facto border. we spoke to conwell the ball. india's former foreign secretary, who said us officials don't realize the possible consequences of their statements. if it was a mistake, then they would have corrected it, but i've seen that they are beating this formulation, offer larger, more english meta sequence, tweets in april of this year, a u. s. congress woman islamist, she visited the august on. okay, back at me. and when india progressed it on the stand the box and said that the for the private citizen and the distance themselves from me and saying that they have

no hand in organizing now in 6 months. and it is a big change where the u. s. investor himself is visiting, i guess on ok bikers me, you and treating it as a smith, which actually, and pakistani way of describing these things means that they're part of me. they've been liberated by the indian bottom. gus smeeley under indian occupation. there is a very sensitive kind of work done that, the american ambassador of the embassy did you not realizing the consequences american business magnet you on mosque has announced he wants to go ahead with his 44000000000 dollar deal to buy twitter, where the tech company shares immediately rising by 22 percent. the announcement comes a week before a court case between the tesla c o and twitter over mosque pull out from the purchased back in july. back then, the tech company sued,

masked for dropping the deal, trying to force the billionaire to complete, the acquisition must voice his determination to take over twitter in april and a $44000000000.00 deal. some media outlets, however, have reacted with concern on the news of the takeover. they predict hard times for the social media platform hearing must deal may sway the results of the upcoming mid term elections, as well as establish new rules for online speech. host of the conservative daily podcast, joe all sees the situation differently. i think that what you are going to do, what he's trying to do is just restore sensibility. so i think the 1st thing that's going to happen when he takes over twitter, if i had to guess, is that he's going to start restoring accounts that did not actually call for or inside violence. and the, the bad part for the government or the establishment inside of the u. s. is that they're not going to control it. but in the united states,

governments have long use technology companies and or social platforms, as a way to disseminate information or to stop information that they see as a risk to their establishment or their narrative. think what lawns doing will restore order. and i think that twitter will become one of the mainstays for free free speech, not just in the united states, but across the world. ration cause we're not on i kicking has become the 1st rush and pilot in 20 years to blast off to the international space station from us territory. it was also the 1st time russian speak with her on board. the space actually rocket developed by an american firm owned by tycoon you on musk. sir, my son was not so he's yes, i say 6 or something here. mr. 5. so similar to them. so it's a just one. there are also 2 americans and one japanese astronaut on board. the

crew will remain on the station for around 6 months. nasa and ross cosmos agreed to guarantee the presence of at least one representative from both countries. according to bloomberg space agencies continue to work on joint launches, despite the deterioration of us russia relations amid the conflict in ukraine, copy to dragon separation confirmed and that's all for now. be sure to check out our t dot com for all of the latest breaking news and days. we'll see you right back here at the top of the hour. ah, in unit might have

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