gorbachev's fellow russians view his legacy. russia's news channels reported that president lud amir putin had expressed his deepest condolences. but musk invites themselves were not united in mourning their former leader. one waiter was guys a will he laid the foundation fraud, democracy that existed in the late ninety's and early 2 thousands was much more. he was a remarkable politician. the only and last president of our country who did good and bad things of that as well. you'll see that the country fall apart, and now my relatives live in a different country. the ex soviet republics origin together anymore. that's bad ocean front. we lost our home country and are restoring it. now. it was a big one. now it's a small one. wiling. in gorbachev's, homeland ambivalence reigns, kremlin spokesman dmitri pasco, of hailed him as a statesman who will go down in history, but dismissed his hopes, of a rapprochement between russia and the west. as romanticism that did not work out was in the face of what he called the bloodthirsty innes of moscow's opponents. the united nation says china, the ten

the president fled amir putin will not attend. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera alive from doha, also coming up. hundreds of thousands rarely in argentina in support of democracy. after an assassination attempt against the vice president. ness is most powerful rocket. eva is on the launch pad for its 2nd attempt to hit to the men's office plus ah, tennis star, serena williams loses in the 3rd round of the us open and what's expected to be the last match of her career. ah, mourners paying tribute to the soviet union's last later ahead of its ahead of his burial and moscow mechanical which off will be laid to rest in the coming hours. the kremlin says president vladimir putin will not attend. and your summons looks back on the life of the last soviet later i can read that 54 years old mikhail gorbachev became the youngest leave, rue, the soviet union. and he was to be the last few would doubt that he changed the course of 20th century history, although he is revered and respected more in the west than in modern russia. one of hi

this week of lat, amir putin blamed western powers for manipulating ukraine to fight against russia. in the petition. for decades, the west has been cultivating an idea of destroying the soviet union and then russia. they've always wanted to see our country disintegrated. now they've started using ukraine to achieve that goal. this week, a lot of mere putting met with the leaders of china. iran, india, pakistan, and turkey. moscow agreed to sell russia natural gas to ankara with 25 percent of the payments to be to be made in roubles. put in a slammed the e u saying the block lifted sanctions on russian fertilizer exports only to ignore the needs of developing countries. he also called russian indian relations, a particularly privileged strategic partnership with more key points from the summit. here's where you have an option on the 2022 c o summit. the biggest in the shanghai corporation organization is more than 20 year history has been called a historic 1. 14 world leader is from the origin region have gathered here, and it was becky's tons, summer cons to discuss a new world orde

also, the 2nd major announcement 5 lead amir putin was the fact that he is pushing forward with a referendum in 4 ukrainian territories. there either fully or partially controlled by the russian military. the response by the international community to this is that any referendum would be illegal and that ukrainians also say they will not recognize it. the referendum would ask residents of those areas. one question, do you want to join the russian federation? ukrainian say that this question is simply a sham, and that the results are already pre determined by russia. the bottom line is, it's unclear that if these new initiatives, by putting throwing more troops at this fight and trying for a referendum that would lead to certainly an annexation of ukranian land will be enough to change the tide of this war for the russians. and for potent, but what is clear is that this war is certainly taking on a new direction. gabriel is on auto for inside story. let's take a closer look at the situation on the ground areas and read a held by russia and it's separatist allies. these include landscape denet

war 2, also coming up ukraine's president warrens russians that vladimir putin has ordered a mobilization to death for lot, amir zelinski offers russian troops a safe haven. if they surrender. i made a growing protests against the draft and german chancellor off shelf secure. it's a deal with the united arab emirates for supplies of natural gas. i'm diesel as he wraps up his gold tor ah. on pablo fully as welcome to the program, voters in italy are casting their ballots in an election that's expected to bring seismic change. the right wing alliance led by georgia milanni and her nationalist brothers of italy, party is expected to win the race. maloney would become at least most right wing leader since world war 2 and its 1st female prime minister. a victory for her would put the use 3rd largest economy in the hands of a euro, skeptic, nationalist government. but italian politics has a reputation for instability with 73 governments in the last 76 years. polls close at 11 p. m local time. so why are italian voters turning to right wing parties? i asked my tale. got of all yeah, a research associate at the center

afflictions are on the global scale given i was talking to steve rosenberg, moscow editor today, that amir putin notjust the french have reacted, notjust the president and top politicians but ordinary people, it was not quite there queen, but something articles and ethical to countries have felt that.— articles and ethical to countries have felt that. why do you think that is? i am — have felt that. why do you think that is? i am fascinated - have felt that. why do you think that is? i am fascinated by i have felt that. why do you think that is? i am fascinated by this. | that is? i am fascinated by this. yes, there was the commonwealth and we can perhaps understand the level of affection and warmth coming from members of the commonwealth, and the 15 countries the queen was the sovereign of, and the territories within the commonwealth itself. but france, america all these countries showing affection that is quite astonishing and the republics, we know what they did with their royal family, wide you think that is? l family, wide you think that is? i think in some cases, i have read various cases

berlin, ukraine's president warrens russians. vladimir putin is sending citizens to their deaths as moscow called up reservists on mass for lot. amir zalinski offers the russian troops a safe haven if they surrender, while protests across russia growth. also on the program italians go to the polls where they're expected to take a hard right, turn and elect the most right when government, since world war 2 plus a new marson world record right here in berlin. l you would keep chill, guy breaks his own record time set at the very same event. we'll discuss just how remarkable the canyons achievement is ah, i'm pablo foley, as welcome to the program. ukrainian president of a loud, amir zalinski says rushes rushed to mobilize. hundreds of thousands of reservists for the war is an acknowledgement that its army is unable to fight. the kremlin has also increased the penalties for any one refusing to fight, but that hasn't stopped a wave of russians fling the country to escape the draft, while others have stay to protest. the war. jacob lease video, released by russia's defense ministry, purportedly shows newly activated, russian reservists

berlin, ukraine's president warrens russians. vladimir putin is sending citizens to their deaths as moscow called up reservists on mass for lat. amir zelinski offers the russian troops a safe haven if they surrender. while protests across russia grow. also on the program.