it goes without saying nato was a very aggressive military alliance who would have thought that in the core of its belief system was believing in unicorns the bike administration's decision to set a cluster bombs. ukraine demonstrates this. the, the, the kremlin reveals that president, met with the wagner group commanders, including for those in a few days after the attempt said, mutiny. putting, discuss their face with the washington decisions this and why, believe bed cluster bombs, 6. yeah. not only anchors, a host of countries, including russia, china, and cambodia, but also america's close nato allies. the china is a strong, friendly sugar for russia to rely on the message from the russian parliament chair

woman after taxes president. she thinks in beijing and saving and sold demonstrators and opposition figures make their feelings clear over japan plan to release contaminated water from the machine by nuclear power plants into this. see if mr. grossing is a sure that the focus you may contaminated water is safe enough. i would like to ask if he's willing to advise the government of japan of water deprived country to use that water is drinking water in the evening from the russian capital. this is our t international with the latest and world news today. i'm here, elizabeth, happy to have you join us. the kremlin has revealed that president met with the leadership of the wagner, private military company, including commander yup, guinea pig corrosion. 5 days after the attempted mutiny last month to the president

had such a meeting, he invited $35.00 people to it. all the commanders of the group and its leadership, including pre gordon himself. the meeting took place in the kremlin on june 29th. it lasted almost 3 hours. the president gave him the assessment of the groups actions on the front, as well as an assessment of the events of june 24th or so. as we heard from the press secretary himself, the russian president, vladimir, put and has met with the commander in chief of the wagner groups, even if the guardian just 5 days after the attempted new. and you know, the president has also listened to the explanations of the commanders and has offered employment to them. the commanders express their point of views on the events and has said that they are loyal to russia and that they are ready to fight for the motherland. none the less now, just a little bit of background on them, you any the attempted new in itself. last month, the wagner group has more on the way to the kremlin when, thankfully, by thanks to

a deal brokered by bell russian president, alexander lucas chunk of the rebellion failed. yeah, and so the west has been talking about this now for weeks. what are they saying about the consequences to russia? now, it is very interesting to note that the western media has taken this whole situation way out of proportions, claiming that this is the start of being the broad shots that russia is unstable. they're also saying that wagner, living africa, is a sign of moscow purging the rule. that clouds are hovering over wagner's operations in africa. but it's really interesting to see that the west has demonized any russian presence in africa really, but it really looks like africans themselves do open the russian presence in their continents. as we see, the adviser to president of the central african republic has said that if it's not wagner anymore, they send beethoven or mozart. it does not matter. we will take them. so it really

seems like, despite the immunization of the 5, know, but yeah, or the russian presence in africa. be africans themselves, seem to be very open to it. now the western media has also plains, that there is chaos in russia, but really it looks like we have the russian president who seems to be very open to discuss, to discussing the issues in what happened and to listen to the commanders and their point of views as well, and to present their versions of the, of what happened now. also the russian president, as you've been addressed as to the nation previously after this rebellion and has also given 3 options to the commanders of the wagner group. either you go to the russia or you sign a contract with a ministry of defense, or you just go home. that was our t as in lima, a char with updates for us. meanwhile, russia and china have slammed the us decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine.

they say the supply of those wisely band and indiscriminate weapons by washington constitutes a war crime. don't come of it. he has the fact to confess to committing bull crimes by the united states during the crating and conflict. every stage of the civilians would dine from american costs to type munitions, and the perverse at view of the white house employee. this brings less home. then russia's actions irresponsible transfers of cluster munitions can easily lead to humanitarian problems. relevant parties should not fuel to the fire exacerbate contradictions leading to an aggravation of the ukrainian crisis. the south east asian nation of cambodia has also condemned the us plans to send cluster munitions to cab. the prime minister hon then recalled the deadly effects of the americans use of such bonds in the region during the 1970s, with repercussions still being felt today. that has been used to release that the

united states will provide cost to bones to ukraine, to flight the russian army, cambodia, as head of soul and painful experience of these from the 1970s. when americans use the cost of items, it has been more than half a century now. but we are still looking for ways to destroy them all. cambodia, allow, and vietnam were fine to buried in millions of these types of munitions. a lot of these munitions are still scattered across the territory and they tell people every single year in cambodia, i believe it's been about $20000.00 people killed since the end of the war from these unexploded ordnance, what people need to remember is that now cambodia and 5 minutes serve and send specifically sided with you right at the beginning of the special military operation has been supporting ukraine all along. so you could say that russia and china big against that. that's one thing. but this is a country that has supported ukraine, and they are condemning this move by the united states to send them these cluster

munitions. there estero design their mit meant to be real boston survive under combat conditions because there's always going to be a certain percentage of them but failed to explode. and they will persist in the environment the unexploded until disturbs because they're made out of modern materials. it's not as if they're going to bio di grade and so they are a persistent brett for years actually, that case, that keeps the calm. now cambodia is just one of many countries, still suffering from unexploded bombs and other munitions left behind from us, the tax the

washington's decision to supply care of with cluster munitions coming just days

before the nato summit kicks off in lithuania, has also sparked the disapproval of alliance members, here's our tea contributor, rachel marsden with details. it seems like a pretty straightforward mission. us president joe biden just had to get onto air force one and show up here in europe this week for the nato summit in lithuania, for the usual photo op. where he and other western leaders could all just ramble on about how united they are over ukraine, the usual stuff. but it was also going to make a pit stop a route to this meeting in london on monday to hang out with british prime minister . reach you soon. ok, maybe try to keep deflecting any talk of that trade deal that the us promise britain. if it's secured, it's breakfast, divorce from the u. then he was supposed to hang out with king charles, whose coordination fight in this because while he's 80 and probably needed his beauty rest, maybe he was just still too tired from the white house. easter april finance visit

was supposed to be a big chance for king charles to showcase is climate change projects and leverage biden's presence to philanthropist and investors seems pretty simple right. what could possibly go wrong? well, how about the fact that right before the trip fighting stumbled to the podium and announced that washington would be sending ukraine cluster munitions. now that might not go over too well with king charles or the royal family. given that the late princess diana made campaigning against landmines precisely like these one of her life causes, by an effective we cluster on his own trip, with the cluster munitions as you capable of blowing up in his own face at any time . as allies are already condemning to move spain based on the firm commitment it has with ukraine also has a firm commitment that certain weapons in bonds cannot be delivered under any circumstances, no, to cluster bombs, and yes, to the legitimate defense of ukraine,

which we understand should not be carried out with cluster bombs. i have followed the media reports for us as a state park, the, the oslo agreement on the conventional and cluster munitions applies. the year k is signature, e to a convention which prohibits the production will use a cluster munitions and discourages that use. now what remains to be seen is how many of these allies are actually voided. call by the know to his face. we're talking here about weapons that are banned by a legally binding international treaty signed by these allies, but not by the us, russia or ukraine. these any additions though are dropped in containers of hundreds, most of which explode on impact, but some of which don't. so instead they end up setting into the ground and exploding on innocent civilians years later and often are children who mistake them for toys. but apparently, the pentagon isn't really that good at seeing the big picture. i'm is concerned

about the humanitarian circumstance as anybody. but the worst thing for civilians in ukraine is for russia to win the war. and so it's important that they don't. so in this guy's logic, it would be a big wind for ukraine if the country was literally littered with time bombs. that could blow up on its citizens at any time in the future. as long as that means having a long shot at defeating russia on the battlefield. sounds exactly like the kind of foresight that the pentagon has shown and pretty much every single one of its recent failed for and wars. the by the ministration itself was against cluster munitions before they were for them. even qualifying their use as a war crime. just last year, for some legal cluster bombs and drafting bombs being used by the russians. if that's true, what is the next step of this in ministration? is there a red line for how much will be tolerated again in this manner

that illegal to potentially is? it would be, i don't have any confirmation of that. we have seen the reports. if, if that we're true, it would potentially be a work crime. this open source reporting highlights the use of cluster bombs by russian forces in several populated areas, including hama and edward's tax. using these in precise weapons, only continue to cause a necessary so where the russians have been indiscriminate, they've been reckless in syria. they seem to have no difficulty dropping cluster munitions around we're civilians may be meanwhile ukrainian president, 5 years liskey is touring, round the world like his taylor swift without any costume changes, of course. and well, he just is fresh off of flop and bulgaria. there's a conflict, fish conflict has no military solution. i do not accept the provision of munition, especially if it is from the reserves of the vulgarity and ami. because like you,

i am the president and supreme commander, and i have clear responsibilities not to work in the defense capabilities of demo jerry nomics. he'll go to see that remark set to wednesday off on a tantrum in which he accused russia of wanting to destroy nato europe, the european union and bulgaria maybe. ready should just focus a bit more on what washington is busy doing to his own country right now. and all of it, with his full blessing relations between russia and neighboring china, it had been steadily rising, despite pressure from western powers. that's the message from the russian upper chamber of parliaments, chairwoman, after talks in beijing with chinese leaders shooting, paying, who has also held the friendship between the 2 nations. the chinese russian relations show a favorable trend for full fledged stables development were steadily promote

cooperation in all areas. strengthening the social and civil basis of our friendship. they keep take away is that china will continue to foster cooperation with russia and preserve the friendship that exist between our nations. china embodies the strong and friendly shoulder rush. i can rely on the head of the russian delegation. here valentina, my bianca has been hard at work since the entire delegation arrived here in beijing on sunday evening. she said she actually just met with the chinese president seizing, paying and said the meeting went very well. both sides agreed to continue their long standing strategic partnership based on mutual respect to mutual cooperation and mutual game as 2 of the very few countries left in the worlds that are truly solver and according to what might be and go said now she also called she's in thing, a very wise leader who's dedicated to a lot of the same things that russians dedicated to actually as well, in terms of, of course, preventing for an interference in the domestic affairs of independent countries.

and again, dedication to the sovereignty of one's own country. russia, russia, chinese cooperation is something that the head of the russian delegation not only said is good now, but he's also looking towards a very bright new future as well. i mean, one of the short term at least indications of that is the fact that trade volume between china and russia is set to exceed $200000000000.00 worth before the end of the year. so that's a big milestone. and other than that might vanco also met with the head of china's national people's congress today. and she also saw the museum of the chinese communist party here, which had many relics of government importance. according to the chinese government, it's a very high profile museum. so this was really, it's a very high profile visit that's going to continue for another several days. and it actually comes, uh, not too long after a number of visits by us officials here to china,

if that which were attempts to sort of revive relations between the united states and china, which have been at a low that hasn't been seen in decades as a result of disagreements connected to a security and of course uh over taiwan for example nancy pelosi is visited taiwanda, the chinese government in light very much one of these high profile visits by us policy, by us officials that i mentioned was a recent visit by the us finance secretary janet yelling, who actually said that the chinese side was pretty uh, worried about talks of potentially decoupling the chinese economy from the american economy. but she said that there was some sort of difference between the coupling and what she explained as the risking. although the specifics we did not exactly here, there was another high profile visit from us secretary of state anthony, blinking a little bit before yelman's visit, which also yielded very few results. but it is noteworthy to say that joe biden

called seizing paying very controversially a dictator, not too long after that meeting came to its conclusion. so the contradiction between these american visits to china and the russian visits a visit to china that we're seeing now, which is looking very, very productive in comparison. it just goes to show that there's a lot of opportunity for russia and china to deepen the strategic partnership. it's already very wide and in many sectors of both economies in the country near approval by the u ends. the atomic energy watchdog of japan's plan to release previously contaminated water from the soup. as human nuclear plants into the sea has been met with up for from a number of south korean m p's. they've been making their feelings clear to the agency is had. and i, you got the gen, i would like to say that i a is conclusion regarding international safety standards is limited to nuclear waste from normal nuclear power plants. now the nuclear waste

from nuclear power plants that were next, it is cross. it is how i'm very concerned that director gross, i said in the media interview yesterday, that he would drink the contaminated water or swimming it. if mr. grossi is assured that the focus she met contaminated water is safe enough. i would like to ask if he is willing to advise the government of japan, a water deprived country to use that water as drinking water, no more industrial or agricultural water. instead of discharging it into the sea to the ones on the i'm, he's argue the international atomic energy agency report overlooks the long term environmental and health impacts of the waste water release and sets a bad example to other countries. despite concern from both the public and opposition figures, the government and so has back that un bodies report claiming its own analysis had found they'll be, quote, no meaningful impact on its waters. however, the i a had russell grossi did say that it's understandable that people are

apprehensive about the plan to the visit of the atomic watch. dogs chief was met with angry demonstrations as he arrived in south korea from japan, with protest rallies held throughout the weekend. chance from the crowds to be heard inside the hall where their meeting was held. protesters say they are extremely concerned about the risk ppos to the health of the nations, people for generations to come down with a i think b, i a e. a report is a trick, does it show some of the jets embassy? could you principal could see what was the plan from ven, guaranteeing any scientific objectivity. so i cannot believe the objectivity of the i e report on this issue voicemail williams upon me. and this is a matter of conscience and responsibility for future generations, including our children and to send them the rest of their lives today. i will be worried whenever i eat, and i won't know if it's all right for me to eat this. i think there will be

a lot of follow up issues and that's why people are so angry. the for, i'm so angry in the future, the food that comes from the sea that we're going to eat, the water vapor, the prizes from the sea and comes down this rain. well, eventually almost all, and i've already bought that repeated. i used to be more than 80 percent of the south korean suppose discharging the nuclear contaminated water from for be see man to the see. the one sided attitude of the south korean government and the ruling party in favor of japan is really hard to understand. that is why i'm here to produce in china as foreign ministry, criticize the plan last week and threatened option if it was to go ahead. the country already hasn't been on the suit in ports from 10 japanese regions following the superhuman nuclear disaster back in 2011. hong kong now says it's considering stopping the food and agricultural products from quote, high risk regions in japan. we spoke to the dean of the management school at

japan's university of chief zuka, who believes the claims of the self free and opposition aren't backed by science. the fact of the matter is the truth to him that you know for pushing my dues out is expected at one 7th of the amount that's recommended by the ego. and it's only going to be $22.00 training team, you know, per annum over 30 years. whereas, for example, korea who is making a big claim about this, give out 157 care bechtel worth of trinity me every year in any country with any nuclear generate or do cell is treated. so if they're so concerned about it, why aren't they picketing in front of french embassy, which gives out $1500.00 tear bechtel per annum, saying that the government is putting good relations at with japan. those type 3 and then pays of both public safety by barking,

the water release plan. you don't think that that assessment is based in reality. i think your question is wrong in the sense that they're not sacrificing, you know, public safety. because i've there to explain to you that it is totally safe. it is safer than you know what the korean disperse is making done, or you know, it being done in china as well, right? but so it's sorry to interrupt, but there wasn't that new killer males done within just over a decade ago inside korea. that's happened in japan. and one of the issues that people have with other issues around the world is that it's not just in the, in the soul, in the water, no affecting people, it stays there. and so we don't really know what it's going to be like in generations to come. so perhaps the side, korean people lose opposition and peas are, are one thing to take a safe approach to this because they don't know what it's going to be like in 50 a 100 years time. fine, and let me ask you a question that it would be

a problem of focus cima in region, isn't it? we're talking about what will be discharged into the sea in the pacific ocean, which is the opposite of where, you know, korea is basing in the 1st place to africa. now we're nigeria has been chosen to assume the chairmanship of the west african economic community, which comprises more than a dozen countries, the confidence largest economy. nigeria says all efforts must be made to eliminate the regional security threats on peace and security. the threat has reached an alarming level and needs urgent actions. in addressing the challenges we must remain committed to the utilization of all regional frameworks at our disposal. to address the minutes of insecurity and the nigerian presidents promise to take a tough stance on political upheaval in west africa. 3 countries in the region have undergone cruise and recent years. molly guinea and burkina faso, the economic community of west african states has called on the military leadership

in those countries to comply with deadlines for transferring power to civilian leaders. let's cross live now to abraham o'mara, a political science professor in nigeria. welcome abraham. nice to see you. what do you think about the appointment of the nigerian president of new book to head the west african states economic block? so thank you for helping me, you know, the presidency or the reaching out to you, jeremy rotation and all member states would stop a separate and then throw out the specified pdf on a. so up to a it would be 100, go back to another location. so what the present president decided to quin see that you didn't use general defend nigeria on the i've been each of the organ

as well as the acceptance and the corporation of the member states of the region at the city france was kind of just huge for region manufacturing. so we're seeing so much cooperation recently within african states. now, how will this appointment affect nigeria and the region and in general, where the political situation has been often unstable. you know, the original group is made over 16 conference and but all assistant companies, the bottom arrow and i guess it is pretty fun that uncapped liability as you would actually observed that we, i just, i guess, i guess sometimes the other options for me as an access that folder was counter, wait, the comments i do, the economy coming to deal with the french, the. so these dates are not so good as this to be because the woods in the region

or the member as big as competing for market, for you to an identical comedies and pro. is that that just number one? no, but what's making that you that the company's house is the ability to produce growth for you? i'm getting denied for permission different products, but at the same time because of this debt nichols, because i was to be frank, up on the hub coleman caught mc. coleman affiliation, and for the social economic and political 5 successes on the ever seems from 96 up to date. now julia was going see that, and i've seen you by the french policy decision maker on the counter wait as it broke g o b. and i made, it does kind of go when the input in society in africa. so the relationship between that did happen for us give us is,

was focusing on what you are association and it's sort of where the dimensions of the top range perception of nigeria. so in 19 seventy's and i did, i decided to bring drugs. i know by opening up the kind of expand or potential investments in adaptive buick up confidence for the range to quincy. then the junior are out for the end of 4. but even with most of the back up on states, it was possibly having been huge. social economy may need to get under point because it has what passed within which a decision made by and that julia b. so, the quote unquote agent on the stage months would not coincide with the power and groups of different conclusions except to be sent to the web root canal, facile money. and perhaps the team decided to con and perhaps a bundle of savings. sort of the look cutting on the internet,

i guess by the branch you can buy, do actually on this particular work in depth force. what else to draw from? what i do sometimes is jean. be a need for us to see you pronounce. we've come politically. would roll you pronounce, we've completed a new password. that wouldn't lose you swear, so influenced the directions. but what i am seeing now, julia as the on the power showed that more than $0.75 of the people was that it's supposed to be equal as a criteria using that junior. he to satisfy measures. and the budget to the location of the people was peaceful. so it showed that this for a portion of this has nothing to say that the inputs of next year. so the benefit, no, no data is really expensive because of the brother who would only be able to midland measure. yeah. like i did when corporations of these countries against

the dictates of the french for the envelope on states, a waste of the got suggested in the, on such as night the, such as the gun now. so to get along side, not julia. we had one corporation. we have our examination, i put, i'm sitting on the gun via granite and steven, competing with nigeria in time. so seeking for cool cool markets ending punishing on staff. that just number one, number 2 gun. that is not even taking a stick in sales of the time to cancel the stock market. i didn't know, but the gun that is now in netflix fulton group point. so as i said in the deeply point that it was something that did as influencing the region was midway planning i'd been reduced group for it. so the minutes of security that we had talking i have a control center on the ibp or because.