the, the pressure and north korea are teaming up to push back against the western sanctions plus shaping a new security framework in your range. as the message from the rest of the presidents i had of his visit to the peninsula, the, the us military staff, director, general warrens about western countries, waning influence, and central and western africa. as the worries access to the continents brought materials might be lost. the reality of the moment is below strong, also means that finally on the person there will be more difficult to have access to rooms here the and is rarely as class with police and anti government rallies amid the dissolution

of the war cabinet. after a key opposition later withdraws from it. so i think benjamin netanyahu is miss handling of the conflict in gaza. the you are watching archie international. i'm rachel ruble live in moscow with a look at the top new stories around the worlds and putting is awesome to north korea for a friendly state visit from the 18th to 19th of june. his 1st trip that are in over 2 decades. on the eve of the trip, the russian president praised moscow's relationship with the d. b r. k. highlighting their united stance on the international arena. union was and remains that were staunch like minded support. the ready to resolutely resist the desire of the collective west to prevent the formation of a most people are world order based on just this mutual respect for sovereignty and consideration of each other's interest. all right,

let's get more details. now from our correspondence, steve sweeney, who joins me here live in the studio. so steve, that was just one of many highlights from clinton's article, published by the north korean outlet. can you talk us through it in more detail? so ahead of the visit booting is highlighting the emergence of a multi point of world, a multi point of weld that is constantly undermined by the west, and in particular the united states who fear losing power. now this is the russian president's 1st visit to p on young in $24.00. yes, this is usually significant. it's a high level delegation, of course, foreign minister. so guys live role is a defense mentors. step out of who self is also the on it flow is uh, the kim john loons visit to russia in 2023. and he invited a president vladimir putin to come to visit the democratic people's republic of korea. now, in this wide ranging all go written by preaching the head of the visit. he also praised is north korea for support for the special ministry operation. and he

praised the d p. k for fighting to defend his interest. despite this huge pressure from the united states, we highly appreciate the depot, good, strong support for the russian special military operation in new cream. it's totally directly with us on key international issues. and it's really nice to defend, come and priorities and views of the united nations. it is gratifying that the green friends, despite many years of economic pressure and provocations, black male and military threats from the united states, are equally effective and defending their interests. we see with what strength, dignity encourage the people of the dpr k or fighting for their freedom sovereignty and national traditions. the language he's use is very telling he use the language of freedom of sovereignty, of national traditions, an echo of the very same values being full type of right now in ukraine. so i imagine the west is watching this visit very closely. what's been the reaction? well, unsurprisingly, perhaps the west is apoplectic with rage over this,

and particularly the deepening relationship between russia and north korea. now, for its part, the west has constantly accused young young of supplying russia with weapons to be used in ukraine. something that we strive both countries that deny it a career course has been placed on the heavy sanctions by the west. this is knology pertaining to its weapons program, and it's miss the expansion of missiles. i'm pretty much a russia v towed a un security council council resolution, which would have extended the mandates of experts which have tossed within full thing. that was a sciences now. the west has, as we said, going into a tailspin washington says that it fits for security on the peninsula, but is more concerned over the deepening of that relationship. so we're not concerned about the trip. well, we are concerned about trevor is the deepening relationship between these 2 countries. not just because of the impact is going to have on the ukranian people

cuz we know north korean ballistic missiles are still being used to hit the printing targets. but because there could be some reciprocity here that could affect security on the korean peninsula. so, so has also expressed its concerns. it says that it doesn't want the relationship between moscow and peel. i'm young to develop into military cooperation. now, of course, north korea has strengthened this ministry program. the west gets over excited to every ballistic missile launch. but kim says this is in totty justifiable, considering the us carries out these accounts and ministry unable drills with bows, a south korea and japan. and of course, the oil could security part. it says the stabilizes the region and poses a direct threat to north korea. so putting in the dpr k today and tomorrow, what are his plans after this visit? well, after this visit, the delegation will then head to vietnam, and again,

this is the coolest alarm for the united states. although given its history, that one would be forgiven for thinking that would have been better for the united states to remain silent. but the impassive as said that no country should get put between a platform to promote his war of aggression and otherwise allow him to normalize his atrocities. if he's able to travel for 80, of course, there are a rest florence out for him. it would, newman eyes rushes, blazing violations of international law. something which we some might say is something ironic coming from a representative of the united states but pollutants trips will certainly strength and ties between those respective nations. and of course, it undermines the claims that russia is isolated on the world stage is certainly i can't wait to see the headlines on the western media the next few days. steve, thank you. the western countries are being pushed out of

west and central africa as other world players gain influence there. that is the message from the us military staff, director general, who's sounding the alarm over here at potentially losing access to the continents resources we are more or less pushed all as many uh, western countries including us from the shower, from ali, uh, from working off. also from, from other countries and this will cause problems for the future if we don't act. so we are thinking about an integrated approach to step of our efforts in africa. and especially this approach will be that we will support them in a way that day off for instead of bringing them good, like we did in the past. so it wasn't hard on that one. but the reality of the moment is we lost grounds. we saw there are more, more actors, actors in africa. and i mentioned already migration, but it also means that when we're on a present data that will be more difficult to have access to the materials of cars live. now,

to our correspondence in johannesburg and all of the you can get a little so not security or development. it's raw material for the you in africa after all. tell us more. rachel, off the hitching. several receipts trying to restores historic traces to form a cut of knees, downsizing minutes, the premises and striking noon times. also on the continent, fonts is africa stretches each seems at a num, costs, and particularly in francophone countries. you would remember that at some point from the troops will over africa, thousands from the west to the east of africa. well, in the name of come to terrorism, a cruise in half a dozen um formats phase colonies in width and central africa over 3 years, including 2 in use if and the bottom the spot soul searching about what exactly went wrong and how if possible to put the long standing positions and ins was back . on fact, i'm trying, but it was a bit too late for those places. and those strategies,

because process already facing increasing opposition from local governments over is continued really to present in several of its former colonies and was forced to do a hundreds of tubes for my lead central african republic. i'm booking a fast so 522222223 fonts that's full, 5000 and so which is the space of the various spaces through all the pods in it. but the economy, political, and environmental crises, the, this, the hangings face are immense because the fronts, but as a protest i have made p s. many people want to face those crises with alfonso soldiers, and it gets the, this is what it has come to hundreds of in some parts of the continent as those graphics and new information is 3900 troops in combined, in central africa, down from 350 a 100 in state new go, another 100 teen ivory coast down from 600 troops, even inside where it had a 1000 troops slow and after with them 350. so no value in the military staff chief

also mentioned the us as one of the western countries whose influence on the continent is waning. can you remind us what was washington doing there in the 1st place and why is its grip fading? a so is, so i was, has to be see to, to you is move to, to full of the vacuum, but many questions with the, even that would succeed on the african continent. the developments would from some marked a holdings offer us relations as well with many african countries. but the us does not take it. it still doesn't. it is just forging ahead with this diplomat visits and talks if we even sold general mancha land, his trip, which will likely reinforce counter terrorism cooperation with benita and part of why including tenants and sharing and some sort of additional military equipment. but this fee to a pro, from the, the, the general highlights washington's disposition,

some would even say some bases to rapidly secure a drone based in west africa following it's a force departure from the z. and given, been in and caught of was concerned that these, the house was name security environment could destabilize the, the northern regions, the united states appears to likely come very close to those countries as a cool, a broad base and one of the 2 countries. but in all of this, one can help us think of what the you it says doc to counter tourism in africa. we all know that the move is 20 plus years of content tourism supported in these regions has not resulted in bits of security. terrace groups have risen. edu is trade african offices, the f attempt to detainees 98 of which was very successful. and in that 20 as, as well report seduce back to the pentagon. new, often the mental fluids, me to it's military operations. if you go on and i forgot,

but had not the least forged ahead and failed to address those problems, that will be some to this. and there is no useful shed conception of the conflict. the instruments of a national power, a not balanced which results in excessive reliance on the military instrument. there isn't balance within the military instrument as well. all the us troops, all the arms and advisors given to african countries in the name of counter terrorism. on the last 20 years has only resulted in more more violence and more terrorism even to a former, who was diplomat to the web to somebody else has become one of the few of us officials to recognize that the problems that existed at the beginning of the invasion still exist even today. evidence that i've known these problems have persisted throughout my career with the u. s. government, but i didn't quite expect that this has been thoroughly studied by the department of defense with these issues conclusively identified and yet not addressed for 2

decades. now and to make things well as dates from table as the monastic i have skyrocketed more than a 100000 percent. to doing these, you is move on to rush. these find who was confident, claims by ask for com, that it is preventing terrorism on the continent. in promoting security and stability, and over the past few years, the testing says showed that these are the how these are not on the phone has experience a significant increase in the number of children in texas and for utilities as compared to how the security office, the how was why the before the inter vincent, you still have is now the epi center of global terrorism, begging the question, what did happen, bits of it from all the who is not interviewed or t corresponded. and although you can, gabriel, who thank you. a former nigerian presidential candidate at the move garber. the 2nd says, decades of western influence have brought no growth to africa with the continent

now building mutually beneficial ties with other global players. a diesel mission, grocery visual net probably provision has made it possible for us for comes to realize that partnership with the west, especially from western europe neutral countries, including united sort of america, has always been it's close to the, to many of the development on global off on of what comes in newport, michigan from child with china and russia. if you look at what china and russia, i mean, you have to disclose. we talked a couple of times, but do, do really in sort of jump to on the road for the same kinds of ways. for the past, somebody to use your foot for the, for the last century. there was news to the principals the like, except many told me you see the point you sent to me show. so i was coming back to

do the 13 that the one you get off. what color comes with a pinch of salt because also it goes with nothing one to cause them again. so the intent for the guy is saying, no, we don't one friends on his wife's from since the about way to be split. this is not the use it is is that also does a lot of interest and defend the finance or do one frank job. dozens of people to the streets of jerusalem to demand the is really prime minister put a to after he dissolves the countries war cabinet. this move followed the resignation of the former defense minister and arrival of prime minister benjamin netanyahu been against various protesters. riley it outside the country's parliament and clashed with police the

. 6 the thousands of course traded in greece really as have gathered in front of the countries. paul, i'm in the class of hearing jerusalem demanded with resignation and may say there is a good number of reasons for that. first, 120 hostages still remain captive in gaza for more than 250 days, including women and children and elderly people here cannot forgive them. blame the government, not doing an off. also have mass destroyed yet, 9 months to the war and gaza. several battalions of steel and rough club in southern slaves. and the idea say they might need at least another month of business with them. people who are saying they cannot wait any longer. we have a horrible government essentially trying to pay for any standards waterfall area.

turning is well into a different country. and we would like to stay the same problem to be that we were . we're also because our as the dying pensions also continue in the north mains row with his ideas says the group launch 5000 drones and different me solve into israel since the beginning of the war and a full barn and continues every day. thousands of evacuated as really soon cannot return home as the entire region remains dangerous. from time to time, we are able to shop that means now when he has to meet the office from one day to dismantle the 6 member war cabinets. basically, due to after the departure of the chairman of the national youtube policy, john said he's hard to eyes in court 10 days ago. guns just like these people here, criticized previous approach. the warning guys are guns accused from minister on

having a clearance regarding the warranty. polls the day also gone way of dealing with a hostage police all 3 weeks. now that has been an american back austin to do a proposal on the table that among other things includes the release of all remaining hostages garza and the permanency fire welding every signal the clear supposed for that long so far off or on the hotel suite to take discussions now when american secretary of state visited these real just recently again, he met separately, nothin the apple and then john, who at that time was not followed on the war cabinets already. on monday the us special envoy came to israel to discuss the invitation in the countries north. and it's really a recent confrontation with his baldwin meeting. guns was also shad you what will happen without support. so many guns and he's people will earlier and another

crucial opposition later, a lovely it says that the days of the patients number or the accusing prime minister of acting in his own and not national interests. yes. so let me say nothing will remain of him. there will be no square named after him. no schools, there will be no fountain of benjamin netanyahu. leave our lives already. go, go after the droll, off to show matter. it is really prime minister had a choice to invite other political figures to join the war cabinet like national security minister ben v. and he requested to be part of the finance minister, small church as well as you know, all from 3 rights we can with strongly anti power steering approach, photos calling for even more gas or bombardment, leverage jackson sash, probably not willing to be more associated with this patient controversial ministers, but even without that there is a huge internal pressure facing and we can feel it right here. there is global

criticism as well, including from age rose, p, ally, washington, to the failure to keep the unity ward cabinets will only add to business problems. then they will have to do something for that. the current in forces have lost an estimated $1700.00 soldiers in the past 24 hours. according to the russian defense ministry that says moscow's troops take more advantage dispositions in the hard carbons upper rogia regions with several of kid's artillery units destroyed by counter battery fire. all right, let's get more now from our correspond, it goes down off importing of from the front line region a or what's the latest on the credit conflict? well, rachel, ukrainian last as they seem to only be a factor in the reports of the russian defense ministry, well, key of and its allies, they have been into and trying to push their own agenda internationally. now the

latest such attempts came in switzerland during a gathering that they called a peace summit, a, an event rather shallow in the nature which was reflected in the final communicate, also very timid and unsubstantial. and that failed to get unanimous approval, even among those who participated in this summit. so to mosque about ukraine and its allies have been trying to make both statements like this is caught up with an extensive since prudent once russian soldiers to die on mass and ukraine. everything must be done to ensure that these expectations of mister prudent are fulfilled. that is, for russia to fail in ukraine, that the russians by killing their own soldiers should lead the nation to finally rebel and say it will not fight an aggressive, brutal war. so they've been trying to draw attention away as much as possible in that sense, from ukraine's empty streets, from the scale in the eyes of ukrainian men and women,

because they will have the loved ones who don't want to fight since the lens peaceful. essentially, ukraine has continued to try and replenish its diminishing reserves on the front lines to mass mobilization as these attempts the get ports on camera time and time again with people's that in ukraine still show by the means and methods used by the dropped offices by them using unauthorized and the unrestricted force. so all that has to be making has been essentially growing and nurturing the public, this contents in ukraine. lasers polls show that less than half of ukrainian population support the new mobilization. lose the new mobilization legislation which has on ties the hands of these conscription, the office is also approval pools. a polls show that approval ratings of the landscape of the demarus lensky have been plummeting since the fall of last. yeah, in fact the dire situation in the streets, the dire situation and the die,

the rather gloomy mood among the ukrainian population. it has been reflected in the reports of those media outlets that sofa having been sends it in you frame like in this pvc report. so these weird thing, it wasn't just the weather, it didn't go to plum houses, the guess didn't show up of going out in public is now too risky for men who don't want to enlist. are you afraid that you might be courting incense myself? i know it's no, no one, it's a pretty i don't to walk outside at all now unless i'm with my daughter, and that is because they don't take people with the children recruitment posters, knowing the streets of odessa the message together to victory. but ukraine is now divided between those who are prepared to fight and those who would rather run for

hide in no rush i in turn, has time and time as once again reiterate is that the only possible with the only possible piece is a through the piece initiative that has been presented by the russian president vladimir proof of late fee on that piece initiative, or has been discussed in switzerland during that event, much to the i m to the dissatisfaction of you frame. i'm the united states. but still that has made headlines and that was discussed there as well. but still ukraine might be, might be putting on a brave face and saying that was the next piece. somebody because they have already announced a part to that. the next piece summit is so is the place where funding piece will be reached, but all of that really crashes. again, something that the united states have just said, they have just confirm that for you praying to be able to join nato. they will have

to defeat russia on the back. so feel that was something put out that by the pentagon itself. and again, that just dismantled any hope for peace any time soon because you praying does not have the upper hand in this conflict whatsoever. so even even a tactical advance is already a big unreachable deal for ukraine. so when they talk, when the united states tools about defeating russia, that is simply not even on the table right now. that is not an option for ukraine as the sense, as of now, so all hopes for peace. they seem to be shattering against a the sconce of the united states discounts of washington and b. u cranes. this many years ago, desire to become part of nato ortiz acres, dan ozzie har, thank you to the road to peace is more weapons. that's the nato secretary general

hawkins hawk this message as he advocates army and crane even more ahead of the blocks. 75th anniversary summit. the more credible our long term support, the quick good most scope was realize it cannot wait till solved. and the soon do this work on them. and they seem like the products, but the cost piece is there for more weapons for ukraine. we discussed to the ramping up of rhetoric, what's retired us marine corps intelligence officers got read or he says it's clear the north atlantic treaty organization has a vested interest in keeping the ukraine conflict. going nato is unwilling to accept the russian victory of the russian. the russian statement is predicated upon a russian victory rusher correctly says that within 2 or 3 months, once nato steps, in reference to you, praying that the world will it. but it ends in a rush and victory. nato has consistently said for the very beginning that

a russian victory represents and its point of view and actually central threat to nato. and therefore, nato has no choice but to continue to arm you. great. western officials haven't made any secrets about being content to use ukrainians against russia or russians. here's what the installs and berg had to say about that. but allocating a small fraction of its defense budget, united states helps ukraine to destroy the significant share it rushes offensive. calling about the capabilities without putting a single american soldier in harm's way. so it seems like a win win for the wes scott, as long as their trip to are the ones doing the fighting and dying. so is it actually in nato's interest to box realistic piece? talks 100 percent. look, what stonebridge is insane is that when russia started this special military operation did. so it's around $200000.00 troops. but today, the people believe that there are between 70900000 russian troops in the area,

all of whom are trained equipped, and prepared to undertake offensive military operations. the longer this conflict goes on, a stronger rush it gets. this is something that general christopher to bully, the commander of american forces in europe and the commander of all middle ground forces has acknowledged, is nato that's getting weaker by the day by the moment. this is war drags on and the tragedy is, of the weakness isn't because of the nato troops. i don't wish anybody to die, but had nato suffered the casualties that ukraine is suffering. this what would be over because no natal country has the stomach for this level of loss is, nato is allowing you, chris, the troops to be sacrificed. but along with you create new troops is new equipment new i stripped its arsenal. bear to arm your train. they beg for it to themselves, not just physically, but some would say morally, continue to supply you trade. in russia, on the other hand, is just getting stronger. day after day. the basic military math is

a rush or cumulate, its more military strength every day than they lose. your train loses far more military strikes every day than they accumulate. the longer this conflict goes on, the stronger rush it gets the winter ukraine gets more inevitable. a decisive russian victory becomes speaking in special then the us vice president said the western support for ukraine is quote, strategic not chargeable. the white house is also clarified some seemingly unrealistic terms for kids dream of joining nato. we can take a listen together to what america's national security spokesman have to say about for the past that he believes that nato is in ukraine's future. and there's, there's a lot of things that have to be done before. they can join the lines like any member has to do before they can join the alliance. but the president police firmly that nato is in ukraine's future. at some point it's absolutely clear, understand the and then the alliance issues that you currently alliance has talked

about in the united states. certainly talked about the 1st they got to win this war . they've got to win the war 1st car at being don golder. so key of has to win the war for safe john kirby. but 2 years in as you point out, nobody seems to be seriously saying that ukraine can be russian on the bottle. so. so what do you koreans actually stand the game from? all the, nothing, this is a vain hope on the part of ukraine that by extending this conflict and not just extending this conflict, but expanding the scope and scale of their their activities targeting, rush, or proper in hopes of rush an over reaction summary of draws needed into the conflict that's ukraine's only chance, does this, this conflict expands for being a needle conference using ukraine is a proxy versus russia to a natal conflict against russia. this is simply about ukraine being sacrificed on an altar.