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a pm, hey, in the russian capital. and this is all the international with the latest world news update from one of our team. a very welcome to you. and we saw this out with breaking news from the embattled city of auto mall school, so known as bank commute in the door, not in the don't. yes. while the republic ukrainian force is how detonate to the local dam, according to russia, is that fog in the military, which is now advancing deep into the city after months of fis bottles. let's get the latest now. let's cost it on. yes. to me, i'll correspond that remind calls or if i remind good to see you. so what else do we know about the situation at the moment? well, in an effort to slow down the advancing russian troops, ukrainian troops blew up at them in a city of our 10, almost at the local reservoir. according to the press service of the wagner, private military company. according to officials, there are already reports that sit people's houses are being flooded. use of the

rising water in the area. those who are forced to hide in basements and on the ground bomb shelters are now being forced to flee once again. and it looks like the crate an army have resorted to bombing of the dam following success of russian volunteers who managed to take control of barracka village on friday and jaga. now on saturday. now both villages are right next to the city of art on off switch, the crate in government renamed as bachman to just a few years ago. the taking of these villages, the sport of a larger offensive by russian force is aimed at advancements on the front lines including an offensive for almost. now this latest development seems to further deteriorate. the situation for ukrainian force is inside the city, as it makes re supply of the troops more difficult. at the moment, holland tiers of the wagner's private military company have been widely credited with taking multiple ukrainian positions in that particular area. are almost,

by the way, is of paramount importance, both for russia and ukraine on the strategic and mental side for key if it's important to hold on to the city, to keep up the morale in their army. and also keep and sacked is 70 kilometer defensive line. while for russia taking control off our tomo of school mean at direct route towards the cities of slowdowns can crumb a tours. both are a part of the nest people's republic and their liberation falls in line with the goals of russia's special military operation. remodeling thanks to their statehouse, as ortiz at raymond concert, that speaking to his line of thumb tongue asked oh, let's move now to the general elections in nigeria, where africa's most populous nation is choosing its next leader and parliament. the poles have now closed on the counting of votes that is underway. we're bringing you on special coverage of one of the continents, most significant political events through

la africa correspondent, corolla toddler, who's currently in the nigerian city of la ghost reports on the latest developments that voting is winding down. but emotions a halting up here in the capitals in the, in at least logos and everywhere else. there is a feeling of dispute that will forever marred these elections. people feel disenfranchised, especially in some voting areas, where voting material didn't even make it in some way. hearing reports, that thugs have gone as far as to destroy voting material. notwithstanding the voting, the polling stations, rather where, where they, where the tolling started late itself. if in areas like this, as you can see behind me that emotions,

i keep wretched thing up as people really want to know what's behind some of the major nation that they have seen from i next, that's the independent national electoral commission. no one, not even the big news cast as not independent bodies are going as far as to say, who is leading this election because the information that they say is very scattered and no one really wants to pin they're, they're here to the masters and where to say who's leading and that information is only being related to by party agent than i don't think that is really a source that you can trust, because they have vested interest with regards to that dissemination of the fed information. but we expect this to be going on, not for a while yet. we still expect voting to commence in other areas. but in lagos, particularly when one looks at the security password, now that has been deployed for this election well over 400000 members of the

security person. now that's, that's army, that's police and other security agencies that are to save god for election are now on edge more than ever before. more than even in the morning. and as you know, we wouldn't necessarily see pictures like. busy with peebles scattered around because a night area, when voting commences, everything shuts down everything. we're talking shops, we're talking schools, we're talking the restaurants, we're talking anything that you can imagine body, of course, hospitals for emergency services. but everything literally says about in order to encourage the electorate to go out there and cast their vote with this one. in particular, having seen the kinds of growth that we have seen, an exponential growth, especially in the registration of people between the ages of 18 and 14. that showed up by itself some 48 percent. and the youth are really expecting that to be more than just a number. the eggs, big thing is to translate into roads and ends,

the thing that they feel that at their strongest, that's where they were most sabotaged. 87000000 people were reportedly eligible to vote at one of the almost 177000 polling stations across the country. this year candidates have some rather stiff competition. 18 people are running for the presidency with over 1000 vying for 109 seats, and the centers. and now that's 300-4360 seats in the house of representatives. is also nigerians expect the election results to pan out in stock in having the same same set of governments come over and over. we just want something new we want. we want to have hope for beth and engine light came on. well, my expectation for the next governance government 1st and 1st title, the security and manager, i'd, i'd expect new name on the bus,

things that don't sports. i believe it's the right fit in the right direction. we spoke with international and political expert khalifa. dick station did nigeria, who said the election process is going according to plan i might be able to people professional and even if there's anything like that in the us, be addition themselves out. all the other ones didn't get it to be a problem. so that does not get to be in abilene and the and data, so i added the usually called in international. i mean it just, i'm not, we're not given by as one of the time did the same. i was with them and it's likely

to lead to the again, they give it a positive. i'm saying that it a little mistake. big enough done. i'm the one on doing when i put my teacher in it seems that 9 rounds of sanctions didn't do the trick for the you as brussels has now approved it's late is the 10th package of restrictions on europe's trade with russia. we now have the most far reaching sanctions ever to pleading russia's war, arsenault and biting deep into its economy. the u stands united with ukraine and the ukrainian people. we will keep supporting ukraine for as long as it takes off of the details as cross live to auto contributor rachel mazda now. rachel, nice to say this evening. so i 09 sense of sanctions later. does it look like

moscow should be worried about package number 10? well, you have to think at this point that the biggest surprise, with these new european sanctions against russia is that there's still anything left to sanction at all. every single time the brussels adopt new sanctions. so 10 times now, it's always accompanied by such strong rhetoric, the most forceful and far reaching sanctions ever says the blocks presidency right now. now every single time we hear this kind of rhetoric, we're maxed out. and every time we also learn what had not been bans up until now, which is actually really interesting and very telling apparently the you really needs russian robber and was reluctant to split from it because the exempted quota that brussels wanted to sat under these new sanctions was so high that poland considered it virtually useless. some might also be surprised that the you still

had not cut off some russian banks alpha bank and the online bank tink off. we're still connected to the swift system, but are now targeted for cut off by these new sanctions. the arabic versions of russian linked media, sputnik and r t are also now under the same blanket online and broadcast censorship as other r t and sputnik affiliates from the wonderful defenders of press freedom. high tech advanced industrial parts that can also be used in weapon systems are no longer to be exported to russia. and apparently, up until now they were ok. another 11400000000 euro loss in export revenue for the e. u to add to its previous self imposed revenue cut of 32500000000 euros that represents the other sanctions packages. up until now, it's also sanctioning members and supporters of the wagner military group, private military group. but for activities in molly and the central african

republic, which last i checked were part of ukraine, sounds like that. it was a request made with love from paris, after molly kicked the french military out of the country amid deepening ties with russia, leading to france to also bellowed of its former colony, the central african republic for the exact same reason, closer ties with russia. so the big question is, all this going to yet moscow to do what you want it to do in ukraine, which is of course, leave. let's asked the white house how it's been going so far with these kinds of measures. the russian economy is showing some resilience in a way, but that is thanks to extraordinary moves. the luckless to results of the sanctions in attempting to bring russia to its knees was reflected also in the shrill, aggressive comments made by western officials at this month's munich,

safe space. or, i mean, unit security conference about the need for moscow to be defeated on the battlefields of the sanctions. do have an announcement effect. so basically a p r type effects like these statements made by western officials in munich. it makes it look like they're doing something useful when really the only clear impact is that they're blowing a hole in the blocks own trade revenues, while rushes basically pivoting away to the rest of the world, which still willing and interested in trading with russia. we often hear. busy that the sanctions are better than direct military confrontation which nato members routinely claim to want to avoid with russia. while, except for german foreign minister, emily and a bareback who apparently didn't get the memo inside at a council of europe meeting recently that the e. u was at war with russia, but the french military is nonetheless now holding

a massive military exercise the largest in 30 years. it's called ryan 23. so a ryan 2023. and it was decided back in 2020. in preparation for what it's commander nikolai dental describes as quote, the return of big operations on french soil. orion 23 main objectives refocused training on armies on modern conflicts. in particular, high intensity, evaluate internal command capabilities for large scale operation. so this exercise comes after years of france focusing primarily on counterterrorism . and counter insurgency seems like a really strange thing to have figured necessary way back in 2020, to have french soldiers storming the beaches of the south of france. 7000 french

soldiers are involved in these maneuvers and they last until march. they started just a few days ago. it's getting increasingly difficult to hear western officials paying lip service to peace under all this belligerent talk and belligerent action. right, so many thanks to those details that sante contributor rachel moss in now in front of the russian empathy and berlin, germans calling for peace, have placed scores of roses on, i destroyed russians. hang a tank was originally placed there as a sort of monument, in support. of ukraine, but as you can see, citizens went happy with the intended display of hate. look who say the nation shouldn't be feeling the war with weapons. no demonizing, russia i get. this is very important. we have 2000 roses to decorate the tank. so our government's confine, you start negotiating with each other and with others. no, so need to supply alms, but to establish diplomatic relations, a not to act in

a rushed manner. that is the most important thing. we have to talk to each other and we are not enemies. we are not against you, cried all russians. we are friends. we have been building this relationship for 30 years. point this come, the thousands are taken to the streets and berlin advocating for peace in ukraine. how german correspondent dominic rachet brings dismal well above 10000 people year to basically show their support for the manifest. so off piece, which was a started by his art on connect, the popular left ring politician and alice swats a popular feminist in germany. they started this manifesto, it was signed by 600000 people. and then they also did invited everyone to come here today to also state their support for this. what this manifesto is asking for, it's asking for a massive piece initiative from the west, from germany, which also should be willing to make some compromises in order to achieve peace as

soon as possible for this protest. there are a lot of reports from the mainstream media, especially here in germany, that would be supported as well by a far right groups than that is because the politicians are of our connect who's a very popular left politician also has followers on the right who agree with her takes, for example, on covert or on the war and ukraine and she did not distance herself to harshly from right wingers. so some of them did show up here and there were some conflicts between left and right wing groups. however, i'm in general, this was a very peaceful protest, very large protest with, as i said, well above 10000 people showing their support for this manifest off peace between russia and ukraine. the german chancellor left so says in india where he's met with indian premier signal engine note

a chance. i previously stated that the main purpose of his trip was to deepen co operation between the 2 countries, but did not forget to play moscow for global fielding, security tops the world is suffering as a consequence of russia's aggression. that's the cooperation between both our countries is of great importance and there are a host of areas in which we can deepen and enhance our cooperation on a very important question is securing the supply of food and energy. we have to make sure that countries in asia, africa, in america, not too strongly and negatively impacted by the terrible war of aggression that russia started against ukraine here. and that the impact is not too negative for them. supply shortages, thus the one priority of our work and he shows his visit highlights new delhi is growing importance to western powers, as they think, backing for the opposition to moscow. germany is pivots, india is particularly stock given it's close. they can amik ties to china and russia. it's key energy suppliers. throughout the talks,

officials remained mindful of the need to press the india even if several economic times with moscow was not on the table. on friday, the indian prime minister welcomed policy makers from leading g 20 economies to bungler roof for a meeting. the talks that were supposed to be financially nature focused on economic problems, putting said well overshadowed by western demands to condemn moscow. so far, china and india have refused to do so with new deli know saying that there are quote, other views and assessments of the situation as course want to, i guess now they come out due to political and foreign policy x. but many thanks for joining us. on the program, i'd like to know, what's your take on the growing demands by the west on india to condemn russia over the situation? ukraine. well i guess the rest of the country have been trying for a long, long time now. and they have tried in the past and they have tried to run the game

in this bank and the room meetings in india, you know, and my, and the 10 thing it says are part and parcel of diplomacy to get countries to the air side and nato and there has been trying for long, but as our prime minister has categorically faded past also and we have one, they can retail rate the best that you know, like the ukraine russia wire can be solved only through the goldfish and, and it has to be amicably solved through peaceful means through dialogue as such. and those bangle or some it'll so a baseball vision of in the box once again, retail rate, it was really clearly stated that the india is not going to take 5 of any, any group at such india. it's betty betty bulk of in bringing p f and frank. i live

in the region and walk over. it's required for a peaceful settlement or a pitfall and they go creation of the whole problem in the i would be very, very happy to do that. and we have been saying this from the b one, our primary as faded again. and again, that ultimately the issues have to be solved the fully diploma bit means and it has to be thought through negotiation across paperless. such an india has one for again, rhetoric in bangalore, summit as plus sauce position is very clear. and we have sped through from the ronald saying we have once again restated this, that india is not going to fight with any group or any country. in fact, we stand up here and we can take full settlement of all the fuel for such and mean that's walk over here. help is needed from india far and arriving at the

peaceful solution in the i would be very, very happy to do it. that's the thing and also the yeah, sorry to interrupt that was just going to fit. it's been a flurry, visits from western officials into india and recent days, if it continues this way and the pressure on india to change in neutral position continues to think there is a tipping point that india might reconsider its its neutral position on the situation. ukraine. no i don't think so like, and bad has been flurry of correct and politicians from the country as well as diploma from the rest. and i was just coming to that only, you know, like, and it's good that box me those question. and we have recalibrated our publish and very clearly in the roof and, you know, look, revelation of the united nation. also, we just can, we just came up around the region for the fact we have abstained from the un

resolution condemning russia as you know. so we have been doing this far, many times now in the united nation. also our position has been very clear. we don't want war to aggravate at thoughts. we have picked up of which is very clear that things needs to be solved a peacefully through dialogue. that actually was one jim reef stated in the, during the debate from the united nation repeatedly over 3 or 4 days back. and we have said that we will not take sides with any quater s, and we paint from voting and united nation. that's not, you know, i, me, us be a bigger global forum. and in back to india has made our publish and very clearly, very clear that we will not take sides with similar things. has been reflected in bangalore, some money in b,

i has one page and read that we will. we will like to help out the spring to both russia, ukraine, and nato, or that i've been solution. we are not going to take 5 time. we will not change out many thanks for joining us on the program. really appreciate your time and you are inside several come out due to political foreign policy expert. thank. the 15 athletes had been injured off the multiple blasts walked a marathon in western cameroon, were english speaking separatist should been fighting guzman forces since 2016. the explosions occurred in the town of boy, over $500.00. the police were taking part in amounts. cameroon raised the hope. a local journalists shed more details on the bombings morning. that is done where some 552 atlas from 14 different countries. of course i picked up and tool that we a month in risk,

which if i didn't get to it today and in a way that we are running on way up to the mountain get caught in trade different. so we learned that the 19 were induced, including people who are standing by the site. and currently we have not any now, but we are getting allocation that one isn't update on that. this region, if you click buy, walk from to produce and go food, extract from bilingual country under when extraction. so i'm wondering for an independent or if greater with it. so when the black just asked after that when diffraction was that the so i think on the ground clamped point that is going to

a governing council. this is the 1st time that getting during the amount come, i don't saw it happen and putting to an end, but when it comes to the dentist down in history to target security, that is really true that we're providing security to the admin. we have not had anything or anything. would that be useful injured from the day? some i will military, but when you look at how did, how did last money, the money to was. so friday we have from 100 meter, we're from the, from the, from the police. you can imagine how the people, i really how will, how quite in making sure that this would be montgomery, which you don't have declared what they call

a lock down. it sounds that is some kind of people come from attending. so again, so that the issue i've tried to show to the international community that i'm not actually going with this side of the front. i'm sure that the australian wants to be asked to, to, to that are happening in these 2 reasons. why, despite the u. s. imposing a new round of sanctions on moscow targeting for russian banks, the u. a has kept a cool head saying that will be searching for other ways to continue cooperating with one of them. in particular, the central bank grunted a license to mts bank to open a branch in abu dhabi as where they proved licensing procedures after the bank fulfilled the criteria for licensing branches of foreign banks. the bank contributed to supporting the legitimate trade between the 2 countries and service

in the russian community in the united arab emirates, under the supervision of the central bank. let's find out more on the issue now. let's close life to our he contributed chris and chris. lovely to see this evening so. so one extend is the u. a. e banking, like the help and russia face hurdle stemming from these western sanctions. again, a key is a fantastic question. so really what the you a have done, is it last year we just mentioned it, it just didn't report and they wanted a bank like this to mts bank and i am yes, today's a high and the all the where is one of the largest commercial group in russia, they own, for instance, the largest mobile phone operates in the country. they grow with the a license which is allow, and russian businesses and individuals to be able to open bank accounts. but if the citizens, oh, residence of the ever, i'm the rules in order to be able to actually send money from russia on to russia, which has been a very difficult thing, is we were living in moscow and in terms of being able to send and receive money

abroad at the u. a central bank and said it's now considering options regarding the status of mts bank. what options are the referring? say? yeah, i think the probably a few different options they're looking at, right? so the us just impose a sanction on this branch of the bank in the u. a. so the central bank is probably looking at how they're going to respond more more, more of the view up and how they going to respond to this. so in my mind, they've got 3 options. so number one option is that they bow their head to the american, shut it down, which i think to call you unlikely. and option 2 might be what other companies have done that right in the area in the past last year, the duncan, by now the largest group, the current exchange in the world, operate their main headquarters now from the u 8. and they decided to come to limit $10000.00 a day rush, and then using that platform, that could be some of the and they all number 3 could be they could just say this bank is fulfilled. all of the criteria is not conducting any illegal activity. in

helping us to trade with our partner in our ally, russia, please go away. let's see, we'll have chris, and so we've got time for unfortunately, but many thanks for doing. grandma contributed chris m i thank you for joining us, a on naughty international this saturday. we'll be back in the top of the out with more of the latest. ah . i'm after it's ancy and welcome back to going underground rural, gusting all round the world from dubai in the united arab emirates. this week marks one years since the international community began the long awaited fight back against washington. the gemini, as most of the world refused to sanction russia when its force is moved to the.