russian territory and going it's going lugens can as independent republics. russia's top diplomat, sergei lab. rob is to give a major interview to r. t and international media will bring you that later. today. the losses are mounting on both sides as the war in ukraine enters its 8 day with civilian deaths reported amid the fighting arches. but i got to have spoke, the russian convoy in the south eastern ukrainian city of molly topple. take a look. ukraine is a battlefield. and today we had front row seats. we joined a russian military convoy making its way across ukraine to the city of melli to bull. and for hours on end, we watched convoy after convoy roar, passed us with helicopters, circled back and forth, protecting convoys from ambushes and providing cover the frenzy of activity. ease sobering, that really drives home, that this is a vicious fight and losses on both sides. a high so really new, so you know, strict, unfortunately there are casualties among our comrades taking part in the special military operation. $498.00 russian military personnel were killed during their military duty. the

let's start by recapping, recent made events amid the ukraine conflict. russia's top diplomat, sergei lab rob is in china to meet with his counterpart there for the 1st time since the war in ukraine interrupted last month. the russian foreign minister is then to travel to india, amid reports that india is increasing its purchasers of russian oil. meanwhile, british leader board johnson has said that it will take more than a ceasefire in ukraine for the sanctions against russia to be lifted. he wants guarantees for caves, future security, and across the atlantic. in canada, the prime minister justin trudeau has warned that the western sanctions against russia will affect the lives of canadian citizens. ah, meanwhile, rushes military says that it has completed its initial objectives in ukraine and can now focus on the dumbass, which has seen the most intense fighting over the past month. this is the latest footage from mario pal in the danielle people's republic. russia claims that it has taken control over most of the coastal city on the sea of as of but st. battles are continuing as ukrainian

ah. russia's top diplomat, sergei lab. rob is to give a major interview to r t and international media. we expect that to happen later this hour. of course. as soon as that happens, we'll bring it straight to you into that as it's going on. now rushes military operation in ukraine has entered its 8th day with many people fleeing the fighting and others trying to escape the rubble that used to be their homes and news just in an oil bass. in the northern ukrainian city of shared me both appears to have a ruptured in flames, as it had reportedly been used to provide fuel for the ukrainian army. this is an unverified video. we will keep you posted as the story develops you can see the plumes of smoke there. now, in this, what did you can see? a small village, devastated on the outskirts of ukraine's capital. residents say that a bomb destroyed several homes on wednesday morning, and the ukrainian side has reported that 2 people have been killed and 12 injured in the village over the past week. and ukraine claims 2 people have died

earlier russian foreign minister sergey lab, rob told the algebra, news network, how russia got into the current crisis we've see, to simulate. but these 8 years we've been trying to appeal to the conscience of the west and tried to bring reason to this regime, which was taking on to radical neo nazi outlines. and the west did not want to do anything because ukraine was used as a tool to deter russia even before 2014. i'm amazed to listen to the comments of european and especially german politicians when they declare that they are obliged to supply weapons to ukraine. what's that supposed to mean understanding historical guilt makes germany support neo nazis. it causes strange associations and the live on the land said that europe has never been so close to ukraine. this is probably a signal that as long as you are russia phobe, as long as you are a fascist, as long as you are a neo nazi, everything is allowed to you recall least a closely similar reaction to what russia is doing in ukraine. restoring justice when hundreds of thousands of iraqis libyan syrians, residents of other cou

well then you had moments later when russian foreign minister sergey lab rob was about to speak, nearly all western countries walked out, not listening to a word. he said, where is it gonna see when you're not even gonna listen? though the poker see is so thick and all of this. no one is scott free, not russia, not ukraine, not china, not india, not germany, not italy. you get the picture. everyone's got a history. what above all, the united states is far from anything perfect. or just frankly, why a small number of us who have followed the true history of the united states and ukraine were confused. why confused? was thought to give you some insight from the desk of our 43rd president. quote russians attack on ukraine constitutes the greatest security crisis on the european continent since world war 2. i joined the international community and condemning vladimir putin as unprovoked and unjustified invasion of ukraine. the american government and people must stand in solidarity as the ukrainian seek freedom and the right to choose their own future. we cannot tolerate the authoritarian b

sergei love rob. we're going to be talking a lot about a number of topics, specifically sanctions, the pentagon sponsored bio labs and ukraine, and even washington's plan to enlist take talkers in its propaganda war against russia. all that is coming to you in just a few moments. ah, or mr. leverett, i just want to say 1st thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to discuss what's going on in the world right now. these events that you yourself are an actor of. so let's go right down to business. the 1st thing i want to ask is, sanctions, these currently sanctions that are currently imposed on russia? they're of course, unprecedented. and they are really negatively affecting the lives of ordinary russians, even though washington is saying that it's not targeting russians. what can you say about what the goal of these sanctions are and who the target really is? well, thank you for the invitation and they believe the goal of the sanctions is much more strategic than just your brain. i think what we witness in the grain is the quintessence of the west and course strategic course to marginalize ru