the resignation of president got the bio roger pike's. amid soaring living costs, recent power coats, food shortages, and spikes in prices came up to sure lanka announced a default on external obligations. the fatally means rank, as governments won't be able to continue payments on his foreign debt. meanwhile, the countries, governments announced a special plan to rebuild the country, the economy, including help from the i, m f on loans on both india and china. wel, that's all for this our for more stories on in depth analysis. do head over to r t dot com and dot telegram channel. my name is peter scott and thank you for joining us. ah, ah ah, what we've got to do is identify the threat that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be in arms. race is on often very dramatic development only personally and getting to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very critical time. time to sit down and talk with pohden is the aggressor tune chose is war today i'm authorized with additional strong sanctions. i think you chose williams grocery. neuroses click on the only iss

resigning a day after he was appointed, or he's among 4 ministers sworn in by president, got a by roger pike, sir. after his cabinet resigned on sunday, the opposition refused and offered to join the government. in al, fernandez as law from columbo, the road leading to parliament were 225 legislators elected by the people of sri lanka are all in parliamentary session. now all we can see is police personnel and members of the security forces with water cannons and things like that. just in case protested the protest as you here and see just behind me having gathered here because of that meeting that's going on the parliamentary session trying to make their voices heard. continuing this series of protest that we've been seeing right through across sri lanka, asking for a present, got our bill. roger pucks are to go home, asking some of them asking for all 225 legislators to leave and allow those that are more principled that are not going to lose the country that are not corrupt. to actually come in and step up and take power and make decisions. obviously people are angry, frustrated, and fed

roger pike said a step down over is handling of the countries worst economic crisis since independence shrank ins. um and g major fuel and food shortages for weeks as well as daily power outages. official say the impact the pandemic and the warn ukraine has made it impossible to pay creditors. lafayette, what have you suffering from gonna be fear recovering from economic growth? no of all is not good and goes on is not there. holler is not there yet. is not there people i re domains all to, to being and sitting on the road to water near here. nobody can hooping you unhooking oil is not there. then you run it on rick sweets or something. anything for north se or economist say the u. k. could be facing the biggest drop and living standards since the 1950s. as the prices for basic goods rise rapidly. inflation accelerated to 70 percent in the month of march, price is rising faster than wages and there is pressure on the government to do more to help those that are struggling. i will bring you this story. as 3 people suspected of operating the largest cannabis plantation in europe, if and