difficult for the russian troops to capture it. but now every disadvantage that the russian army had to endure here well has turned into benefits. it doesn't mean that the russian army is in for a smooth sailing here. they have to carve open fortifications that ukraine had 8 years to plan out and dig in on the food. the enemy sees us, so they shoot at us with multiple rocket launchers, $152.15 millimeter howitzers and need to supplied excalibur missiles. that's why we're trying to squeeze the enemy out of residential areas with our artillery. constantly pressuring them liberate in street, off to st citizens of neighboring denotes a yearning for victory on this part of the front. their hometown is battered by shells and rockets. ukraine launches from here. the advance of the russian forces as already pushed the enemy back. but key of soldiers aren't leaving the peaceful

city alone. willingly rushes special troops from the viking unit use guided anti tank missiles to snipe enemy positions. with the key of command to have drawn reinforcements, which i in turn smashed by multiple launch rockets, systems, fire soldiers here know who there are, spill the blood. so it's the women of denotes who don't know if their children are

safe at the playground. it's the elderly who are killed and maimed on the way to the local grocery store. all of them are valid and routine targets for ukraine's artillery. so reluctant to leave the peaceful city b, unforgiving of its choice to divorce cave. i'll make a stern of reporting from the dumbass, artsy, sher langa is to ask india for a $1000000000.00 known to purchase a central items like food and medicine. that's in addition to the 1st of a 3 part $1000000000.00 loan from international monetary fund for longer is broccoli with a deep economic crisis exacerbated by a sharp drop in foreign exchange reserves, and a devaluation of the national currency. the pandemic and global fuel crisis has led to assert and food prices with nationwide queues for fuel,

as well as protests. for the latest on a development in sri lanka, we're joining the studio by the local minister of transport in highways and minister of mass media bundle laguna. we're donna, dr. been to laguna, we're donna and sri lankan ambassador to russia. janisa abbey wicker emma leah's. thank you very much for joining us in the studio. ah, and happy to have you here and right away, i just want to ask the minister, how was the 22, a 2022 fuel crisis. how has that affected 3 longest transport industry and has the country managed to recover yet? yeah, thank you. ah, that of of what in if jane crisis and public finance crisis ah, directly affected her transport take that we've all said for crisis. in fact, rhonda ah transferred sector because becoming an

a manager but that the ritual sir in the that the according group private but saunas 20 percent of private buses were running during that time to make matters worse in the concept via i'll retain julian's claim that j n, as in just increased by around 50 percent. ah. or in a to the full shorted gen. new good, the inflation of the exchange rate. password sector. ah. bad. rose escalated that to how we were. no, we our it by little he color from that for the shoes under the i intervention of the new government,

especially he 6 of in the president i need recommending a ah, in that as for that problem. and also let me just follow up with this. have sri lankan felt the negative impact of the sanctions on russia and it's oil and gas industry on the economy that there are, it's real unkindness. and i in board guess from russia a full from ross. yeah. but we are discussing, ah, now how can get that facilities from a ship and according to shrunken media, russian supplies of oil and fuel to colombo. how efficient is the supply chain? and do you anticipate by the way these exports to grow and in the future? specifically, media is not dead i, i think because we have still not, but the soil from russia near future. ah,

i've read that barbara. ah, it's out high celibacy. oh, ambassador anne ella, no daughter is really disgusted. how can get that for leonardo or more duties from rach. okay, an ambassador, sri lanka is also engaged in a dialogue with moscow about food security and fertilizer shipments to russia from russia. how have these talks progress? oh yes sir. we have disgusted them with her for delay, said companies and her and this she lanka, a defact ministry. so the discussions are going on. i know, i think russia will we engage in math well producing we are sending a flow fertilizer to see lanka. ah, you know, according to these sad discussions is well minister,

we also know that there are now flight connections between moscow and colombo is a tourist flow from russia helping through longer cope with these negative consequences via highly appreciate your annual and diminish and walla b. 20 some industrial rob, her sealant gun allison, don't fly and go. oh, did have, may i? she up. mother, they helped me seen some insurance problems. they were told that problem to langon airlines. really. the sad ha i group has here. well, so we have the we, how at the moment, direct flights. i live under that flight from russia, from russia to russia. now lying in a flood, mozilla, and a red means and all live on flights per week are full. so i, devon, we haven't seen any o problem more difficult to deal with the sanctions. i anything. i, nora,

she ends at their level, she lanka. so they go, he even the, even in summer. ah, now the shin to russia, now lions there to fuck. and it breathes, agreed to fly it 2 times per week to sri lanka. so there will be 4 flights from a did a flight. with brenda, she n a she lanka, un building the summer will staying on the topic of russia and for longer the countries i've also discussed using the indian rupees, instead of dollars and other major currencies, perhaps for these bilateral transactions. how is this arrangement progressing? yes, ah indian louisa never sir. discussion dosing in the end of is saying she lunk up and i know india, rubies, and a dollar needle. bees and robbers are now they have

the sir using exchange those things. but for the moment market share lanka. so we have many rear rehab and chair to benz one. she duncan bang, keep us bank and russia. investment in national investment and in industry bank are for this transaction. when you deposit dubose in the russian back and the she lanchen bank, the past bank really give a heart which can be used. i her but. well right. that is so that that can be used for these sir rupees. oh, about transactions to real and got him to meg will negotiate. what can we do that both countries? it written when is it rich and that kind of a special ed in but your uncle, you think it would help us with the economic crisis using the the ruby yet that the

economy price is sir. ah, will be. i heard that thing from me, places that when li effected that i am with ah, one facilities on grint get mad, brutal sun during the 3 the i am. if ward that could sri lanka, $3000000000.00 of 48 month extended facilities frog that the sir. ah, the fun forecast can be used. the venus, the budget at u. s. a 660000000 for an m by did to the support. and they said that there's federal rank ah moderate leudemann bank fire to provide 3700000000. our program radiate for budget support, of which well, bank is to provide 1700000000, n a d

b at 2000000000 in 2023. well, bank will pride u. s. $1.25 b $650000000.00 but but it does the finance because we are pacing ah big. ah, but it really is a problem. finance problem. they had to have public finance sick that is very weak. our government avenue east. i, i was an 8 percent of the d. b. i can't extend. it is very high. my did debbie cities that he, i via that nice. this is color and it meant responsibility. a he did this very key, they won't. while sri lanka has key ties to india, is there a plan by the way, to build a tunnel or bridge to improve these transport connections and what could be up

a possible, prefer grouch. no, not connection that or did that guy? no connection is filane casa, but it, ah, andy, that we are getting some technical assistance and aids from india. indian lake north credit you, i live in relying on the building and andrea spout said another local, more dues, apartment, wagons. and as it is, we can get indian, i know, freight through india line. no fred well, in boston, back to our sri lanka, in russia. what other prospects specifically between the russian and my, our system? ah, that could be implemented in sri lanka, could we see possibly coming soon? this of set up a central bankers, sir fund submitting that there possibility. so we are very positively waiting for

that decision. i think the miss that need is coming now, so i've been very low. there is going to de la city in are there any areas of with particular potential in the relationships between our russia and for longer specifically? yes, of course her we had a very actually we are having a very good relationship for the last or more than 65 years now. so diplomatic, her relationship is 56, it found 56 years. and we had a long his shelf for a do question. a good relationship and russia has given many scholarships to sri lanka and still study in russia at novice re lankin mass. she lankin students did not offer which one it is. and now, there are lots of students are coming to russia to get bad you cation special in the medical education, because she long to long cut. the medical education is rare to compare it to get

into your new sermon. when we're sitting for shelly, that medical faculty is where to competent bill. so she, lunk on students prefer russia her for their medical education. so they're in as that is for educational things and all so many universities now. so the embassy, many universities have connections with thou calibrations with fresh air units. i shannon, was it essentially lumpkin was it, is they allowed to have calibrations, and i know that i saw many academy staff members have come for training. and i, you know that i seminars thought ha, breaking shim seminars, joined research and dine conferences. and in addition to they engage in joint research also and for schedule training, i saw as the one who spoke for transport and you may have

a transport i. we still get to some technical assistance for ha, no, hillary technical finance and end up molina. we want to collaborate with the ah santa lucia university of your i thought your response for and we can upgrade that. i may, i, li, pick because i sent us. so that is a, that is, are we having we having a training center that goes only by, you know, what in mickey lou's, that is, that they put on my la la cause us, but we had hon minister ah, pess discussed with that i, she, in transport your new city to ah, the assistance to upgrade that in stewart in sri lanka for a degree awarding university. so why thing was not only is really good news for us

begin now or for 2 more dual sir bangladesh. her name belinda, a neighbor got dress extra rooms can come through a study in sri lanka, equilibrate so as in eunice, what an ambassador, i mean sri lankan officials have previously said that they will work with russia to bring nuclear power to of the country and increased the supply of electricity, which is very much needed right in this moment. what stage is this project at and where? when is the launch expected? yes. ah, 2 countries i read it was a do a discussions these days with that all set them and their atomic energy agency in sri lanka that the mac energy bought event last week gazette, big discussion with all the, you know, posse, but on the boss. and i,

now this is, this is not only that only the nuclear power plant is, is about training and west everything. so that are 5 or 80 us that we had discussions re on based on that, on this discussions. and i think it is already in a very positive are right now, and russia embassy to ensure long are also very possibly one be. so i, we hope that this will be at midday, midday. realize in but in the future. well, the world seems to be shifting a little bit right and giving the international state of affairs and the growing influence of the eastern powers and multi polarity emerging. how do you assess the prospects of sri lanka, becoming perhaps a central hub for asia? yes. that force over, i think the hon minister will explain that to us ala alba in even for a lot of you know, last a few years. so within the next few decades, yes,

this will have been need of support vogel at all. brinley nationalists like alicia india. ah, may i tell you not me, but i'm dis, it friendly niche comes ah, somewhat before house within the next few minutes, this will happen. the humble thought a port was least in 2017 to china for 99 years. 6 years on what's your assessment of this decision and has on humbug built are become a major develop economic zone in the indian ocean, in your opinion. yet be vish or but poorly a to come in because we had a good 3 year sir. quade been to meet beach held back the entire system. her hand sir couldn't operate properly. how we were tiny,

spotty sin claim for beulah would systems and we should do a reasonable time for them. we withdraw danish government then. private sector parties will continue to help them develop a process and it will be ah, would logistic come in asia? we wish to it will be success. what are your main issues right now that are affecting transportation intro longer today, and how could potentially russia, how further it's her life she r n, as in, in mistress can get a more would you need the stan logistics are 20 some sector passport sector. ah that ah, ah, a building and draw a construction sector or more. i investment opportunity side there

we in right to ration in mr. compass re long and see what happened. there are these, this would fall in richmond and doris m f. i. e. ne . brought that information. ah, last till months. so many dorty ste. yeah. come to write me out what any reasons her history langkow said, ah, nearly that 1000 goodies. and i said he then cop from russia in february. why does villain gardens or mean destiny to coordinate more than 100000 international borders? said i was in february 2023, which i brought of low and went by. my son come bad ah,

to the month of february $2202.00. this is real uncle. people really appreciate this valuable contribution to our hunting, especially passion tourist. well, it's been a pleasure discussing with you both on the internal affairs and policies of sherlock. i thank you very much for coming in that sri lankan minister of transport in highways administer of mass media. van dolah go not word donna and the sri lankan ambassador to russia. geneva, abbe weekday, motley nozzler. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. are on foreign ministry spokesman has slammed washington for its military presence in syria just days after the u. s. conducted attacks on syrian soil that reportedly killed 19 people. the u. s. claims that is present in syria to fight the east. that

itself had the major role in creating is just an excuse to continue. it's such a patient and lute serious national wealth, including its energy resources and the wheat. former united states, national security advisor, john bolton says the us should not leave the resource rich, middle east, and name one particular region we're washington should take hold. the middle east is critically important to the united states. we have friends and allies there and the world's going to run on oil and natural gas for a long time, no matter what policies are put in place. now at one point we had a clear policy, much of north eastern turkey, the triangle, east of the euphrates river. but south of the turkish border and west of the iraqi border was a liberated zone. and that, along with the tanf enclave along the jordanian border, was held by american forces their kurdish allies and others. i would never have moved from that arrangement, reportedly,

shortly after the recent us attack and syria, a convoy of 148 vehicles, including 80 crude oil tankers and 60 vehicles containing refrigerators and trucks headed to northern iraq. earlier global powers, including china, repeatedly accuse the us of illegally feeling oil from syria, calling the u. s. to stop wondering of natural resources in the country. vanessa bailey, independent investigative journalist says the u. s. is responsible for multiple major issues in the middle east, as well as the emergence of a global of global terrorist group. us is responsible for virtually or global terrorist organization, including and africa in theory or in yemen, in iraq. and libby or the list is very long, and isis obviously are also partnering the us in syria alongside the kurdish separatists. we have reports now that the us is effectively increasing the supply

of hardware to isis brigades are now forming brigades numbering around $300.00 fighters to carry out attacks against syria and our bombing positions and russian military positions are inside the northeast, but also entering syrian government protect the territory for of com, sorry, i've been at least 3 isis attacks since the earthquake and the u. s. is effectively that to, to steal syrian oil, 80 percent of syrian oil is being taken by the us on its proxies. and what a lot of people don't realize is that the oil is also being transported not only outside syria, but to cry. eda groups in the northwest where they are processing, but oils under the auspices of a company called what they have monopoly over the oil processing and then trading that into turkey. so it's

a double. why mean for the us say that providing revenue for isis? the current or separatists, but also for you though, and that's her up for this hour for the latest breaking news and updates head over to r t dot com. and don't forget to follow us on all social media platforms. thanks for tuning in. we'll see back in a few minutes. i ah with

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