it with me ah, volleyball theft on votes, intimidation my the presidential on parliamentary elections in africa is largest nation. nigeria. israelis are killed in a drive by shooting in the west bank as israel and palestinian authorities meeting jordan for security forces. also, they saw movies, boys look o freedom and peace is only possible. we feed germans because independently from america, with no more weapons to ukraine, that's one of the messages as crowds protest outside the runs find out based in germany with

just going to 7 pm on sunday evening here in moscow. my name is peter scott and wherever you join us from welcome to 30 minutes of news and analysis. we thought they saw with the general elections in nigeria, where vote counseling is well underway to choose the next leader on parliament of africa, most populous nation. we're big news, special coverage of one of the constants. most significant political events is yeah . what tensions are on the rise amid reports of long delays, balaban stats and attacks by armed individuals a

meeting with this numerous incidents like that that have come to really become the the hallmark of the election which was supposed to be a celebration and culmination of the growth of nigeria populace democracy, a stamp of authority at least for the west african states as a whole. but yes, in no show we had ballard boxes being burned in, in other states we have valid boxes being stolen. it's gone as far as, you know, having valid boxes actually look, arriving at all in other states such as b alpha. and these kinds of things have come to like, become the hallmark of what we've come to expect out of nigeria and election will at least in the 2023. if you go around to the greater part of leg was here. you

will find most of the young people who happen to, to follow the rise, the recent rise of the labor party telling you that day, while the expect is a labor party victory, and nothing less will actually make this election become more credible. but important was date, for instance, we had one who, you know, you open discriminant shooting on voters, injury and some to women and 3 men. and this has become a part of what's become known as part of this election cycle. the eye and he is pills then why it's mantra that these elections were credible that they were fe. hello, it's very difficult to sustain that was bags and to bag them up with credible information . but let's take a look at a video now where a man was caught by thugs in that region where he was really taken to task

and the mob of justice before you was late to saved by the police authorities wanting to the view as it is a bit disturbing. let's take a look. i and that is the summary of what you've become of these elections. no one trust anybody and that fear and that sense of mistrust and suspicion has been heightened but to get around the elections that most people feel should be a story that is really not that difficult to get to the bottom of what we do know right now is that the independent national electoral commission has ellia,

had set up a, a position where the press conference is going to be where we're going to be informed of the progress so far right now there is nothing to report. there is basically very little counting despite the content that has happened in several localities. the correlation of that count has not happened in the state leg was like the one where we are now. it is a huge that is the most populous thing in nigeria and the coordination of such as not happened yet. we still have toilet all the centers that have counted their results and to get a picture at least a state wide picture of how league was turned out. and if you know anything about nigerian elections, you will not win the election yet. if you do not win lego state and that's what it is and such as they has not even been counted yet. this means that there is a lot more work here and there is a lot more to do for the and for the i n e c to at least to restore their

credibility. if they hope to get out of this with any kind of respectability and an acceptable reaction without that was are africa correspondence corolla, toddler reporting from the city of lagos, independence, national alerts or commission also puts elections on hold. in 141 polling stations in bales estate planning to be opened them on sunday. voting was temporarily suspended yesterday in the states of anna bra and the regions of ambia ego and tabby also face closure. briefly. the districts in ido states have seen elections postponed until the 11th of march as a result of the absence of a logo of one of the political parties. the eastern region of bono also faced. it's heretic reported it carried out by the boca her a militant group. as, according to the chairman of the country's independence, national electoral commission always spoke to nigerian election observer manju out in an in joke who, who said he went on to share with us some of the issues in the elections. and the voters hopes for fair and transparent poles have not come true in some regions of

the country. ah, there we ask additional so we are people we are forced to watch for a particular pulling unit. so you got some pulling in. you'd see, see the police clearly does understand we are making of the level political talks, you know, and in some cases in some areas you see some of this, but it's coil is colluding with the, with the security personnel available in discipline is like the police and thereby, the system that if you want to voting this article up is a most votes for the political party. and if you know what to for the political party, you walked out of the police. this is very sad. regret that just kind of to him still happens in our election in nigeria. sadly there is also told shut down. no results came to that point out at around 11 the end. and this is sad because we'll see of cycle elections. my go on who had in a governorship collection in the sub unit of nigeria in if it is still on the national 5th at the end of the election by 10 pm on december of election close in

90 percent of the results are a good job on the election results, this is what nigerians and myself and my team does role where spectrum analysis meeting was suddenly that have not happened. that's what i'll eventually opened last night. and as we speak now, off of our 176000 police, suave and pulling, pulling it to results were significant from nigeria. that bottle has seen just about 20000 results. this is very, very sad for us. and i, like i said, is there is a ton lynn and the coalition, the coalition process. and the results handling is what brings a kind of integrity sound. good to me just right now where spectrum and we're not seeing that right now. we can watch our coverage of the niger elections here on our team throughout the day, and as always, will keep you updated on all the latest. a

protest has been held at ramstein air base in germany, where hundreds of people have gathered calling finance u. s. miniature influence over the country and hold to arm supplies to ukraine is also protested to say. so these are so the german, they deliver. so reference in this. so it is wall. this was not oh or freedom and peace is only possible if you germans, to serve independently from america forbidden to, to talk about it. that the conflict in ukraine is, is annoyed. conflict in for 2014. and if you say that you are not see, most doctors owns along be done once our country to be free. again, this gave us as well aware what i'm talking about, a community that we are not an instrument to break out yet. another war america has already twice let war begin from german soil and it's enough to protesters from germany, but not just germany. also switzerland and france gathered here at ramstein military

base to demand an end to weapons shipments from germany and the west to ukraine. it's important to keep in mind that this is a highly symbolic military base. ramstein is not only an american base for operations in europe and africa, but it's also a base for a nato ally command for aaron space operations. it's also the focal point of a community, about $50000.00 americans. it's the largest community of americans outside of the united states. it's called little america. and, and it's also, you might remember the sight of these defense group meetings among western military and defense officials to discuss weapons shipments to ukraine. there was talk in the western press after that, that there was a bit of a ruse on the part of the biden administration. and that just the fact that by

announced abrams m. one tax for ukraine was enough to have german schanzer, olaf schultz who was reluctant, initially to send those tanks. ukraine, pull the trigger on not it's what really bothers. a lot of people here who i spoke with is the fact that, well, they don't want weapons to be sent to grant. they want peace, they want negotiations. they just want an end to all of this for the sake of both ukrainians and, and russia and also for themselves as well. and there were also about 10000 demonstrators who turned out in berlin on saturday. and there was a tank that was placed there by the authorities. it was a destroyed russian tank, and it seemed to be placed there in order to garner sympathy for the ukrainian cause. but all i really did was garner more interest in peace and then quelling everything that's going on with the complex and in demanding

negotiation. because protesters just went up and placed roses and flowers on the tag. it's also important to note that these protests in berlin over the weekend aren't the only protests that have been taking place in europe around the same cause. there have been protests in italy, the netherlands, and the u. k. as well. you soon agree? ology fair? i am here today to firmly reiterate my absolute no, to weapons for ukraine. we are now seeing a terrible escalation and we don't know where it will take us. sending arms does not help us achieve tv or other face that they are doing now. not familiar with the see for a poorer solutions and fees without this disruption. i support the training people on the russians. victims of an american proxy will. a lot of people have also spoken to be about nord stream and the nord stream pipeline

. and one person said night biden is the nord stream bomber. so that's obviously reference to some recent investigative reporting. i see more that is made headlines recently. so again, this is a part of a much larger movement and they plan on continuing to voice their concerns and their opposition to the weapons being sent to you personally to warn ukraine in favor of peace. and now to the dumbass front lines where this week, russian troops led by the private military company, wagner advanced, near the strategically important city of buck motes, also known as our char mosque. on saturday, wagner fights us took over the village of yaga naya and stuff. the 2 of the villages came and a russian control. this latest development complicates logistics for the ukrainian forces that now what you can see now are some of the latest drone images from back move in a bit to deter the advance of russian troops, ukrainian forces,

allegedly destiny to the dumb footing. neighboring houses, forcing residence to flee, while our correspondence eager to john a visitor to one of the areas recently taken by the varnish group and acquit wanting to view. as you may find some of this falling footage disturbing. ah, less than 12 hours ago, the entire territory of this cargo railway station was under the ukrainian control . well now it's wagner's domain. him north emotional. there was fighting here in the night mil to reformations warren residential areas. machine guns and grenade launchers were firing. here. they had a great position for shooting trouble,

but our guys took this railway area by storm coley with the enemy last about 40 soldiers out of a 100 of the others just ran away. and this ambulance on black military plates, which means it was officially on ukraine's army roaster was no aid or humanitarian vehicle. it was used by keep troops to deliver reinforcements and ammunition with a disguise. it's crew found their final rest right next to it, r o j americans go, these are us made weapons. they use this ambulances cover to deliver ammunition and food supplies over most carriers. very or you are as quickly on gv, i so mercenaries from south africa here and so i saw yes, instructors germans polish ukrainians from the i dar and as of battalions as well

as the ukrainian paratrooper brigade. there was a strong group here. are you made up of all they've got? they didn't want to give up. our cham, oscar, the road we cut off was very important for them. they were using it to deliver ammunition and food. but now that road is no more thorough as well as those mercenaries. well now you have to brace yourself for some truly grew so images, the defensive lives here in this building are held by you came mercenaries. this is one of them all. what's left of one of them close quarter come back is what wagner excelsior fighter, who was among those who stormed this building, shared with me what kind of resistance they have to overwhelm youth. machine gunners held up defenses in every stage, hearing those or they were even shooting in corridors to the door. it didn't help them though. shouldn't our guys know what to do to finish the entered the building the right way and covered each other little. ah,

ah, the ukrainian command used this factory warehouse to shelter a tank ammunition crates are scattered all over the place around me. wagner fighters are telling me that the everything indicates that the ukrainians they were planning to hold these positions for a long, long time. but well, this particular sector, it fell in less than a week, which means these are input some tank track spoke there. they made a trench probably for tank ammunition. they planned to hold this position for a very long time here and did a lot of preparation for that. they managed to keep it for only 5 days. just uncle, just what happened to the tank. i went on with over there, about a kilometer and a half from here. it stir. it was blown off. here. russia has tightened the noose further on ukraine's garrison in back. moot. because all this is a prelude to the resounding crescendo of the fool of the city to the tune of

wagner. a magus done of reporting from the dumbass, r t. in the news, the ca chief has said his confidence that beijing is considering supplying arms to moscow. william burns did. however, acknowledge that there is no evidence as i shall shipments have been made. we're confident that the chinese leadership is considering the provision of lethal equipment. we also don't see that a final decision has been made yet, and we don't see evidence of actual shipments simply from equipment far apart from the c. a u. s. secretary of state's blinkin has also voice concerns over possible arms there is to russia. and one of serious consequences for beijing, china's strenuously denies the u. s. allegations in the washington is the biggest arm supplier in the ukraine. conflict may ha, will, they will, could, and can't download it. i was at the u. s. is the biggest source of weaponry for the battle field in ukraine. i'm going to keep smearing china by falsely claiming that

china might offer weapons to russia. this will not only hinder the process of the political settlement of the ukraine crisis would also do further harm to china. u. s. relations. if we urge the u. s. to stop sneering, china and shifting the blame, i have to stop fanning the flames and fueling the fight with more weaponry. you jovi most live now to victor gao, vice president of the senate for china and globalization on regular, on the program. victor, very good to have you on again. thank you very much for having me. that festival, i'd just like to get your take on these u. s. allegations that china's planning to send arms to bush. first of all, everyone in the world knows for sure that the united states is the biggest supply of weapons of all kinds equal to offensive weapons, long range missiles, for example, to the war. be great. as a matter of fact, the united states is currently the war ukraine fast into a proxy war by the united states and nato, using ukraine as

a proxy of the states to achieve geopolitical goals of the united states and nato. as a hope for the chinese side, from the very beginning of the outbreak of the special literary operations of the war, great challenges be argued for peace and sci fi. and china is doing this to both ukraine as well as to a russia. on the other hand, allow me to emphasize that russia and china as to sol, relations, have complete discretion and sovereignty to decide what they want to do with that that's relations as including how they want to conduct their bilateral trade relations. and no other country has any legal right to say what china i should do as far as china, russian relations are concerned. therefore, the united states should really mind its whole business. stop in supply of weapons

to ukraine, and promote peaceful negotiation to be in the end the war in your prey. and rather than prolong the walk in your prey. now the direct and the secret just they bring to even talk about what the know about what china thinks about china thinks about nothing but bringing the walk to an end through diplomacy, negotiation. why don't they think about what china thinks to contribute to peaceful ending of the walk in ukraine and stop the suffering in europe as a whole? what i did on china did propose that piece on recently no 50. you have already partially answered this question, but i'm going to ask you anyway, how many countries do supply alms to the allies? what would be wrong with china supplying arms to russia if it's so wanted? well 1st of all, i think we need to full knowledge one thing and i think the. ready world knows for

sure. this is colleen. all that is the united states and nato are supply. the largest amount of weapons is to ukraine war. and this is the reason why the why is not coming to an end. and this is why the united states are laid to now objective and object to any real attempt at peaceful. ready negotiations, now the other thing is equally, if not more important, that is, between china, russia, there is friendship letters, good and evil. in this, there is mutual respect and china and russia respect each other as equals for example. and it is only the chinese government and the russian government, which can decide all they want to handle their bilateral relations, including trade relations and low country, including the united states, has any legal justification to point an accusing finger at china as to what it wants to do with relations with russia,

this is the part in line. and if the united states does not wake up from their own folly, all stupidity, for example, then they are not only do a big miss service to themselves, but also to the war in your grade. and also to the great detriment of peace and stability in the world as a whole, where you've made your thoughts very clear today. that's vague to go, vice president of the center for china and globalization. thank you very much for your time today. thank you very much. for having me, ah, you know now bomb blast in the pakistani region of bolo, justin has killed a 4 people, leaving at least a dozen more injured. his more from a local reporter. at least 4 people have been killed and 14 others were injured. including to my knell girls in the attic, the india have bought a con city in baluchistan in east or bro slam. where too many major groups off.

charis. not active one is the taliban and 2nd. beasley boats nationalists. mover it . b i. li, bruce liberation, army. the police says that the bus was a fix in the i 80 in on a motorbike, and suddenly exploded in demand market. nearby had a heavy dresser shop in eddie same statement issued by the pipe size, moved to the headquarters. involuntarily. they said that in numerous military operations in the last 3 months, they have killed for a 142 terrorist and we have outsourced at 1007 other territories. the checkpoints that lead into the palestinian town of how laura in the west bank has been sealed off following a drive by shooting of to israelis. and they were driving on sunday when reposed. say that to good men in their twenties, open fire on their vehicle. the 2 were evacuated by the ideas. paramedics bolts were pronounced dead upon arrival. at hospital is very. authorities have sealed off

its own unary being cctv. cctv footage. excuse me. so identify the suspects. the attacker comes as israeli and palestinian authorities meets in the jordanian city of kaba, on sunday for one day, some it's aimed, it's curbing the current wave of violence is stemming from last week's massacre at nobliss, which left 11 palestinians dead and at least 80 injured earlier we spoke to his read a journalist on political analyst, i may oran, who says that this latest shooting just perpetuates the cycle of violence. the tom cycle of violence has become such a cliche, but unfortunately it is true because each incident, god is just getting another one and not their revenge action or an action that to fall another attack. and obviously no defensive measures. neither of francere nor degeren's keeps the polish genius from acting against

israelis and therefore israeli action. so i guess to probably senior about the about conference should have been an important measure because there are really no 2 sites you know, done long 2 parties. israel is i central authority state at least up to now where we will see what the new judicial measures bring. but on the other side, on the palestinian side, be all story and the security forces do not control. these youngsters are coming. we start vehicle passing is really $11.00 driven by settlers from the area and the shooting at them out. the mall palestinians have called for a boycott of the summits with israel, which took place on sunday, claiming they have little faith in a progress be made. that's just last week. israel conduct said it's dennis raid in

the west bank. in nearly 20 years. protests have fled in cities across the west bank, calling people to reject the summits. the meeting comes in a bit to deescalate tensions between israel and palestine, including formalizing steps the 2 sides would take resolve. stunned off on his tinian resistance groups have slums, the washington organized, gathering st, paved the way for further violence against locals. the conflicts between israel and palestine is one of the world's most enduring, with a 170 palestinians killed by israeli forces. last year, though, since the start of 202365 palestinians including 13 children of already being killed, palestine health ministry as described this as the bloody starts of the year. ever . jealous doubt, coots, ob says he doesn't have any illusions about success in the talks with israel. i'm very doubtful that it will be successful, but there is a lot of effort by the americans to make sure that it's been there is

a lot of pressure on the need to ship to attend this meeting, which jordan and egypt are also attending as well. it's really gotta be, for sure, is not to be trustworthy. they need, they need to be trustworthy, puling 3, a liar to the american, to the scene and not the even the people days really that are against life. so i don't trust the really, they don't think anybody can collect the rating. there is no political process in the horizon unless it's really, really mean what they say stop assessment to stay solution is based on a student state, the discovery and. and if you're building settlement, you're actually not in favor of it. allison in state that is sobered here in russia, sunday marks the end of a week long festival called muslin. it's historically an ancient slavic holiday and now proceeds the orthodox christian, great length. it's also a traditional day for russians to say good bye to winter. as archie, steve sweeney reports, one of the festive sites in moscow. lesson isa is

a russian festival, which draws on both pagan and christian traditions. over the course of the week, russian families come together for food, for games and other activities. now we're here in the is wide over kremlin in the russian capital moscow. as you could see, the festivities are underway. we have mummers performing behind me. we have dancers on the stage, and many, many people have come here to join the celebrations. over the course of the day, they'll be a full program of events. let's take a look at some with a britain in the way through today's notice pancake day, behaving russia we have pancake week, where sweeten savory stuff. bellini is there called here. are eaten. now behind me,

you can see that the pancakes are being prepared. they smell absolutely delicious. the most popular flavor i'm told is read caviar. of course, i'm not just here to observe the making of the pancakes. i'm here to try them as well. here we go with the little boy in with the many of them here today. now behind the you can see 100 man wearing lovely balls gathered to take all going load . because now my tone is an ancient russian for tomorrow night. johnny your want alarm and then do a bit to me some. now this is norma, is linking pain. this is of our way to have her on re this is about to brotherhood raining to be a warrior will cover all we don't up i should are in faces where like.