the, the, the eco was group of the west african nations are reaffirms that military action as an option over the crisis in nature. but much of the continent is self seems defined into, over our intervention. you can do the authority slum the world, think out through its decisions, the whole financial aid to the nation because of an empty l g b t. really about the recent reading washington, the past august almost occurred to her government to respect the rights of prisoners. but refuses to comment directly about the detention a former prime minister and run out also, it had a level the explosion in

moscow or defense is intercepted drone over the capital with russia. problem thing is a foiled ukrainian. however, the most, who to the world this is our children are still do the heavier company. let's get into our top story. echo was, is ready to intervene militarily in nature. if diplomacy feels that was they belong to a statement from the block of west african nations, following a meeting of the grouping in gamma on thursday. not further talks are set to focus on a potential intervention plan today. every time it does say the, the forces of west africa moved the military on disability and components rate d to such a depaula beauty. your videos have been the most say good time on time,

big. in the 1990 you see liberia is a radio in could you walk me be saw today? yes. why are you going to be mean he needs your muscle cereals, interest? speak here, but there's more going to die with. it was that vision. while the threats of military intervention started 3 weeks ago after a cool let and military leaders taking part in the may. however, it there hasn't been consensus on the use of force to restore the previous government. influential regional powers such as nigeria and gamma, appears that on the issue of jerry and shod have said they strongly oppose interfere in swell brick. you know, fossil and molly weren't. they would treat any intervention as a declaration of war among other nations speaking yard k per day said it's unlikely to take part in any action. the african union for responded to saying it's against

any move all major. while i'm coming to trust another grouping, the central african block box echo was a stance against the government. we gauge reaction to all the streets of major a video on the who did not give a damn about a car wash because has been tailor made to the president's in power and we did not need it while the eco wasn't convinced or not. so you guys ready for all options? we are ready, whatever ico was besides, we are ready. why do i ask god not to bring echo us? we lost more than 600 people killed by jo, hot air. so i support the military and god perse, anyone who doesn't love new sure. can we believe that what is currently going on? the nice year is actually bigger than the saw hill region is putting in question the democratic odor in west, the forget finding that for care as a whole, if we find today is to prevent these kinds of things happening and to ensure future for our continent initiative i thought, jerry and so i was still waiting for the results of the costs meeting and

neighboring gone out of the situation in new year. many people here are welding behind the national council for the safe guard of the homeland. and in addition to demonstrations and declarations, junk new syrians have organized themselves into citizen which committee to stay a vigilant over any potential military intervention. locals also say they're reassured by booking a fos. so in molly's military support for this year, what is more after the acting prime minister's visit to chart news years government has said it is open to diplomatic dialogue. now, even the united states has announced a new american ambassador will take office in the days to com as well. germany has given its backing to you sanctions against the new military leaders in nature since the crew. the maze found itself under a blanket of sanctions from former western partners, as well as from neighbors on the echo was grouping. most financial aid has been cut, swell eco was members have imposed travel restrictions. the blocks previously use

sanctions against molly burkina, faso, and guinea, where military coups also took place. well, we spoke with global affairs on the list johnson color wally, who was of the view of her condition, should unite and seek to exhaust all possible diplomatic gatherings. somebody what will happen because we don't think what we need in africa right now is or so you know, the little games that of the most of my most already you can see from the x. so my country, so we have a cost there, are they, there, are they in front any also, you know, factors where the extra videos of factors, those, those on the same thing. it's money for me. it's in the system uh by themselves. you know, leslie responsible for most of the was you have in our lives and we're told that the african continental pulled themselves together. and to show that we don't get time. so, you know, to, so, so that situation where we keep destroying ourselves,

this probably of the infrastructure is that a lot of leaky and not the, the full crisis is eaten dimension already. i don't think that initial be able to so level to kind of sense of that stuff that i get to right now. that is why i keep you assisting so that they shall sit on the table and talking good time. the countries of the economy claimed by that's, he's the sure the believe lots leave on page. if you look up the opportunities of the domestic and the schedules, then this is out that it country cannot survive with this sumptuous for every single day. you know, in your development of stride he passed away from my desk to do that. i said the future, you don't take it back to the last. you can only try, you know, just continue from from, from last you know, to pick it up. you can't really think about what you know, it's being close to 2 months since the start of kids culture offensive. when things haven't been going quite this plan,

let me to struggle to make headway. the armed forces on the crane and the slew of government officials in the west or know, changing their tune with some who previously supported keeps the military endeavor . losing hope. as a member of congress go chair of the congressional, you crank august and the son of a ukrainian immigrant who fled. so if you tyranny, i will continue to work to support them in their fight for freedom and self determination. this war must end and with our support and the support of the free world, ukraine will win the fight for the liberty over tyranny. i'm not sure it's winnable anymore. if there is, how many cherry and moneys know military monies or mail it to me money without an inspector general, i'm not supporting it for billions of dollars of additional western military aid have failed to bring a board victories for t of then after a series of inconclusive assaults, ukraine's objected to reach the key city of mary topple in these. i thought it was

your region now, it seems on feasible, and most determining factor being the quality of russian defenses. however, it keeps disappointment is hardly surprising. those western officials have predicted similar before it even began. but in the 1st week of flight, ukraine incurred major casualties against russia as well prepared defense as this by having a range of newly acquired western equipment, joined for games conducted by the us british and ukraine. military's anticipated such losses, but invasion keeps accepting the casualties as the costs of present to russia's main defensive line said us in western officials, the well to discuss this further or less, the cross live to d. p. r. or me veteran of war, correspondent russell bentley from the us. hi there, russell. good to have you on the program. several were added american officials as we just heard there as well, including developed ukraine support a republican on the heart as they're coming. it's calling the conflict essentially on winnable at for key. if this is something we haven't heard,

what does the change in rhetoric signal to you? well, it is a and facing out the reality of the people in the west that the cranny, an army is not able even with support of nato weapons and nato mercenaries do a breakthrough. the rest and the best as i was in is nevada. a few days ago, i saw the 1st and 2nd and 3rd lines of defenses, and they are very, very strong. ukrainian army does not have the ability to break through there, but they are still continuing to try to make advances down along the zap rose in d b r a last borders my friends in the boss, dog battalion. dpr military units are saying that it's very heavy funding

down there. they're under drone and uh, 247. so just because the rhetoric from the west is saying that the offensive has failed. doesn't mean that they're going to stop trying. i mean, the people here and job us and in the city of doing this, we're still under selling a yesterday and the trust the district of age. cosette farms flew over our house. they landed even behind her house, closer to the center of the city. so it's still a very serious situation here, and a lot of things all the way with western supplied weapons as well. russell, of course. can i put the point for you? these are the 150, but because the bonds that us yeah. as to blood and also other countries. i've also supplied these a cluster bomb artillery shells. can i put the point you at nato secretary general

state of the block would support you crank quote until the end. as more and more us officials start to fall off the key of bun wagon some more. will it affect relations between allied states? i'm what kind of difference, mike, thought, mc on the broad. well, i mean, the thing is in the 1st rule of politics, what they say means nothing. what they do says everything. so you understand that. no, it could be just information that could be disagreement between political parties or political, lots of us or nato. but the thing is, know if the military offensive of fails, then the next thing they're going to do is try a diplomatic offensive. the thing that people in doing this today are talking about is not that we have one, you know, that we've broken the very end of this. if we're talking about what lucas cinco

said that we have achieved all the goals of the military operation. and people here do not agree with that at all. you know, i mean, i'm the only way that we can prevent further provocation, further offenses, further attacks against russ. i mean, today and other drone hit my scale. you know, the only way we can prevent that is by a decisive military victory. okay. the minds of the people who have been defending doorbells and russia for the last 9 years. that means russian liberation of jazz and everything east of g have including odessa. okay. okay. are you kidding? less than that? any peach tree that's made where it says, oh, we're just going to take the 4 blocks that we already hold. you know, they say, all right, a trade that the rest of the let me just get the point of view because i, you know,

talking to you as somebody who's been on, on the front line, somebody who's experienced that what factors are contributing to what is increasingly being call key of us feel contra offensive. why is it not at getting the success that had been much invented both by key evan in the west. okay. the things that has been contributing to it is 1st, russia, in fact was criticized at 1st where the way the conduction of the war. but in fact now it has been seen that it's actually a brilliant strategy. what they have done is, you know, a war of attrition against ukraine. they have built a defensive wall along the going bass front. that cannot be penetrated, that cannot be penetrated militarily. knows, encourage of the don bass fighters. you have defended, don't boss. and russia for last 9 years is also exemplary. i mean, it should,

you know, it qualifies with their model the or the alamo. you know, these guys have defended their homes because behind them is only their homes and families. so they do not retreat. they do not surrender. they apply to the debt. they are in understandable. you know, so excellent strategy. excellent. i mean when i was there is nevada. i saw you know, the 3 lines and there is no way anybody's getting through there. no, you all have to understand this is a completely new form of warfare the the use of drones. this is the 1st floor since the special military operation where the use of drugs have been so substantially increased the absolutely rest of the time has beaten us. we could talk much more about your experiences, but we will, i'm sure, again, at some stage, but we have to say good bye for now. i dpr army veteran of war correspondent russell bentley. thank you. thank you. to now

a ukrainian presidential adviser has like choose the former french leader, look at less circles of using photo criminal logic for suggesting that try me remain under russian control. the printing officials made those comments after mister sharp cruising said the returning dependence, that the kid would only feel more our conflicts are to come to get a. rachel marse ensures her inside cell nation. well, hey, let's get ready to rumble. once again, ukraine is taking on another member of the unity fight club. this time it's a punch up between france and ukraine. last week it was poland, former french president, people that stuff because he has been virtually on the present here in the countries press this week. he's promoting his new book that comes out next week in which he revisit some key challenges in combat of his presidency. and what's been making the headlines here more than anything else? has he does the media rounds, the circles, he's position on russia and ukraine? no one has ever had to guess what, regardless of cozy,

really thinks and that's not going to change now. and it's that blunt, this, apply that the situation in ukraine that really set off one of ukraine's drama queens. so what exactly did stuff was the say when it comes to this territory, which was russian until 1954 and we're a majority of the population has always felt russian. i think any step back is illusory. the ukrainians did not completely managed windham backs and the choice will be between the frozen conflicts which were now will inevitably lead tomorrow to any hot conflict. or we can come out and tell by resorting again to a friend. i'm strictly supervised by the international community to settled these to rhetorical questions in a definitive way. the form of french president pointed out the crimea edits, people were historically russian until 1954 that its population always felt russian . and that a return to anything else would just be illusory. he said, he also said that europe needs russia. russia is a neighbor of europe and will remain so in this regard,

european interests are not aligned with american interests. we cannot stick to the strange idea of fighting a world without fighting self co also asked why is it so hard to admit that ukraine really needs to just stay neutral, adding that numerous political leaders think yet and talk about it in the back rooms, but they just don't see it out loud. he said that an exit route should have been found for the free conflict at it's very upset. and that front as president a menu, a black hole did indeed try that route, but then gave into pressure from eastern european countries. he also added that now that the west finds itself stuck in the quote strange state of making more without really making more, which of course, the west says it isn't doing it all despite sending weapons constantly. so basically south who is making the rounds of the french press and demanding headlines as a one man wrecking ball against the conventional narrative when it comes to ukraine . the same establishment narrative that the

e u is so desperate to protect that they ban platforms like r t that allow and platform these alternative facts and analysis to the conventional narrative. but what are they going to do blacklist or french president? well, i guess your brain is going to try at least bullying him. good luck with that because some who basically thrive on this kind of thing. it really didn't take long for one of you creating present environmental excuse top, advisors to lash out a soft cozy. fantastic criminal, logical form, or french president, you call us or kazi, and we should justifies rushes. war of aggression has once again exposed one of the fundamental causes of today's war. it wasn't encouragement of the western leaders of putting criminal plans to cease to foreign lands in 2008, and especially in 2014 that contributed to the beginning of a full scale aggression in europe and the mass motor or fee craniums. so because these encouragement is a direct complicity in the years long crime. all right, so it was a crime, you remarked to set him off because he's referencing 2014,

but he's also talking about 2008. what happened there? well suck was the himself took a lead role in the george in war in 2008 and helping to secure please in the wake of natives efforts to use that conflict, the saddle up to rushes forward or they're like they did with ukraine. and so he stepped in and scored a guarantee for russia with marietta president of the time for both france and the you and the was that georgia and its western allies would pull back if russ i did as well. and this is a link to the advisor thinks that half of peace making is genocide. but it's not exactly the 1st time that team ukraine has overreacted to a deviation from their narrative. what cynicism and lack of tact, not representative of the friendly people of france. i demand an apology to my president and my people of ukraine. it doesn't sound very statesmanlike to behave like an offended liber sausage. as long as the war continues, nothing can be enough, so subtle, totally cool, and shell,

speaking of which nato secretary general young stilton berg just said this week that they will keep flooding you. crane with weapons that is until t f is ready for peace until they're ready for peace given how angry gets at the mere thought of peace. you have to hope that really this is just one of the situations where stolen bird is kind of like the parent who gives the patio at totter toy a wheel in the back seat of the car. just to make him think that he's actually driving. because if they are actually in charge castillo, this is going to work out the hearts of most schools, financial district has once again become the target of an attempted drone strike. russia's defense ministry saves a ukrainian u. a. b was intercepted by defenses around for am local time on friday. and what i called a for her at the

drum, crushed in the vicinity of the most school city. complex of skyscrapers which has found itself repeatedly targeted in recent weeks. there were no reports of any casualties. the damage was only said to have been minor. the m o d states p a is trying to strike facilities in moscow on the capital, lighter region in don't bus. meanwhile, a residential area of den, yes, city has once again come under, you printing and showing 2 local authorities claim widely bound, cluster munitions were used, leaving one on a little further west from there. and this operator was your region officials. so ukrainian drones targeted a ton of unearned guitar, where the sufferer, rosie a nuclear power plant that is europe's at largest such sites is located, no casualties were reported, but a 5 story residential building was damaged after a fire broke out. all that was the supply of lisa weapons continues to flow to

keep denmark's defense minister saves the u. s. has given the green light to deliveries of f. 16 fighter jets to ukraine from copenhagen, and also the netherlands after pilot training is completed. the truth, lynch. so is that due to start this month? um the dentist defense minister stays the program was perfect until next year as well. we heard that say, alluded to earlier in the program, the beller, russian president has also waiting on the issue of sending weapons to ukraine, claiming european citizens are suffering from the conflict while their politicians continue to execute commands from across the atlantic and an interview to a ukrainian journalist, alexander lucas shank, also mos when the fighting man you will pay me is up in the western europe. the gym is the fringe of this except the bridge. of course. they are under america. i don't need this war anymore. and that's what people say that the boy is not in america,

but in l houses the world must be ended. europeans absolutely ready for this. the so far they're executing, come on is like give 15 lipids, but your opinions are reluctant to give it a try equipment. you see, but it's a french and the american people, the dutch are reluctant to send weapons. so the west can no longer be called a single collective cement. they send these signals to president zalinski zalinski resist, because the main patron behind him is the united states. so europe is already slowly starting to drift. public opinion in leading european countries is very bad in relation to this. more or more people are speaking out against it because they feel the home of this and they want to it's the americans have profit taken from this and very encouraging zelinski in this regard. therefore, there is no unity between europeans ends, the landscape in terms of continuing the war. and if the americans want to, they will signal to zalinski and he will sit down for negotiations. okay, no,

be that will be no um supplies. so that will be, that will determine that and why will the americans want to signal to the landscape but the most to any point, because they will understand that ukraine will not when it will lose. and if you create lose is ultimately well then the west will be frosted. therefore. busy they will need to give the signal sit down at the negotiating table at the right moment . uganda is president as the last to the world banks decision to cut all financial aid to the country. following recent on t, l g b t legislation saying the west is trying to intimidate his nation. and some of these imperialist actors are insufferable. you have to work hard to restrain yourself from exploding with anger. they're so shallow, they do not know when and where to stop. for the world bank cut funding to new camden infrastructure projects, further provoking financial hardship and the east african country. as

a consequence, you've done, the government was obliged to revise its budget to account for the loss of financing, resulting and the biggest currency, the valuation in so many years. the world bank set to move was in order to prevent discrimination and project. it's from whoever, according to or you can, and other kids such as restrictions mean side a wave of anger against the l g. b, t minority in the nation age cots, with great war backlash for the gate community in the country. because you've guidance with ben blamed the community. in fact, our position has always been that 8 got to what effect all your guidance, including the gate community itself. logically, it does not make sense. what we have always preferred. our target and sanctions, as uganda is l. g b t laws are widely considered to be some of the harshest in the world. same sex relations can be punished by life, imprisonments while the death penalty can be imposed for aggravated homosexuality. which is defined the same sex relations involving

h i. v positive people or children. the world bank funding freeze is not the only consequence you can. the is facing over as new at law as earlier the us imposed travel restrictions on you've guns and officials with us present, joe biden threatening, 8 and investment cuts them in other sanctions. most of all of our western countries are new, and experts have condemned the loss also. but here we spoke with a spokesperson for the you've done the finance industry. he says that you've done the implementing their own belief despite the decision by the washington based world by the decision of these aimed at the future. ready projects we have funding had already been completed. all the way of funding is ongoing. the change planning going for so you have to be there but a lot of resources to try and bridge the gaps that are getting the full that has spoken to some was they've talked to one or 2 days and a little bit to them. um,

things of civilized yes indeed, the public, the public has been to the effect of it in the system. but i think of the government of the present state where you want to go to the use of. ready so that's a decent negative impact is not widespread, and luckily it's not felt by that you've done those. obviously, there's also another evidence which could be on the health system. well we the light the load on the mendocino intermittency is the perfect place that's coming to be locked. muscled it from the west on the these goods. what a study i did try not because i'm part of the front of the northern buck. how's it going to, what's the case of a label we had done the stuff that didn't get. busy the goals for those who have started, we can get you through to a friendly buttons include the china on the box. us is the most of it to us

man is quite big kind of is across the most you can insure to professional leading to stand by. and so this is what we are as a country and this is for the cottage on the traditions. this is the new system. this is what has done for so we've been able to top level respects that one cannot say, but this isn't the, that's the group the see this, this is a lot of things like you to that to you have to hold on this. ready we have very good resilience problems as i see on uh, this is just a bump in the whole process. i believe we were listed on the washington house, formerly asked the pakistani caretaker government to respect prisoner's rights despite the us, remaining silent directly on the jailing of the country's former prime minister and run. come, a message continues to be clear to our partners and park has done that

and any buddy held in detention should be fronted very human rights consistent with international law. and that continues to be the case here. i will let pockets done speak about any other details as it relates to iran cons case, there was a caretaker, prime minister and government put in place and pockets done. we look forward to continuing to partner with boxed on on a number of issues, but especially as a gear up for the elections to take place in the forthcoming time will. earlier this week, i guess the caretaker government tests with leading the nation towards economic stability of pointed an 8th in trim. prime minister. the cabinet is set to include a new foreign minister who previously served as the countries and buster to the us . the governments will also be responsible for conducting the i guess on the general election scheduled for november. the building may be delayed you to a slow the limitation process which threatens to plunge the country into

a constitutional crisis. the us state department also made a point of leaving an offer to at pocket studies. sure. stakeholders to make any further comment on the matter where the court, i'm posing a 3 year sentence for him run count over corruption chargers. mr. cal himself denies any wrong doing. we spoke to the former pm specialist as to to say he's the allegations against them failed to meet even the most basic objective criteria is not only politicized. they are absolutely and humane. the way things are transpired in the last 14 months, especially in the last 3 or 3 to 4 months. and, you know, we have 13000 people in prison. every single box on there you can saw 50. i am on cons. party neither is input is in hiding for in prison for an exam. there is nobody that's allowed out. you are not even allowed to carry is uh, you know, flag of his party. you are not allowed to.