u. e, have offered to help mediate an exchange of military prisoners between russia and ukraine. as, according to a report by russian news agency, re another state. early this month, russia's defense minister said more than $6000.00 ukrainian competence, a carney in custody. however, sag assure you i did that. keith is reluctant to negotiate a swapped deal with moscow. meanwhile, the new york times says is a huge network of american spies in ukraine operating out of k as one of the key objectives is reportedly to manage weapon flows. as the west provides billions of dollars worth of arms and equipment to key if they are schools say ukraine heavily depends on help from the us and its allies. but it seems that most of the us intelligence operatives in the country are acting in secret. the article contradicts previous reports about how the u. s. lacks a clear picture of what was actually happening inside ukraine's army, which he certainly does have. and i was billions of dollars of investments into global infrastructure projects and efforts accounted chinese expansion of power abroa

e. u. leaders have approved ukraine and mold though as bids for candidate status. the 1st official step towards joining the european union. it's a big political boast for ukraine as it faces big challenges on the battlefield. leaders from germany, france and italy had all back to cranes application, but all 27 member states needed to give it the go ahead. yes. yes we are. protestors outside the you council building here in brussels, found their views reflected by the 27 european leaders meeting inside. all of them agreed to grant ukraine e u candidate status, along with moldova french president emanuel my call spoke glowingly after the vote . the pupil, unusual to complete from day one of this conflict, europe has been reacting in a quick historic and united way body's function. firstly was the sanctions as then economic, military and financial support. legal to me committee annoyed with this political gesture, im not suggested, but i think the decision did not come as a surprise. mccall, along with 2 other powerful e u leaders. germany's olaf schultz and italy's m

e. u. we have a positive assessment from the european commission concerning candidate status for ukraine, and it is a historic achievement for all who work for our country. we just have to wait for the decision of the european council next week. i think ukraine made everything possible for this decision to be positive. so what about russia's precedence? well, he says it's ukraine's choice if it wants to join the e. u. but warns cave risks becoming what he called a semi colony. believe you skin below. conversely, certain us to pay them and we've seen the value is not a military alliance, unlike nato. but that's why we've always said our position here is consistent and clear, and we have nothing against that. it's a sovereign decision of any country to join an economic alliance or not. and it's up to this economic union to accept new member states or not. but anyway, all right, let's take a closer look at the process to join the european union. countries 1st have to submit a membership application to

e. u. we have a positive assessment from the european commission concerning candidate status for ukraine, and it is a historic achievement for all who work for our country. we just have to wait for the decision of the european council next week. i think ukraine made everything possible for this decision to be positive. russian president vladimir putin says it's ukraine's choice. if it wants to join the block, bought it risks, becoming a semi colony. if it does, it, will it use kimball, ultimately shirt enough to pay them when we've seen the, the use not a military alliance, unlike nato. but that's why we've always said our position here is consistent and clear. we have nothing against it. it's a sovereign decision of any country to join an economic alliance or not. and it's up to this economic union to accept new member states or not. well, it could take many years for ukraine to achieve full e u membership. countries submit a membership application to the e council, which then collectively assesse

have to liberate from russian occupation for that great. the ukrainian and european flags will be together when we rebuild our country together. after this war, the states ye lini ross e u leaders will also have to discuss whether the union is even able to welcome new family members any time soon. many here and brussels agree the block needs internal reform 1st. so europe can compete on the world stage and believe the war raging on its doorstep makes this even more urgent. ukraine officially requested e u candidacy on february 28th 4 days after the russian invasion. but its efforts to move closer to the block began as early as 2004. kira roodick is a ukrainian member of parliament and leader of the opposition party voice. i spoke to her about ukraine's journey towards the european union. hello, thank you so much for having me. and i'm actually right now in brussels. so yesterday i was able to get a feeling of the preparation and then the healing of for a celebration after we receive the candidate. this is truly historical day for my country and for the nation. we started our journey to european union back in 2004, when there was a 1st decision made on the wrong directio

e u. u. s. and ls c e. have all said lucas. shank, as presidency is not legitimate and more than a 1000000 voters registered on the go los platform and uploaded their ballots. the results officially announced could thus be compared with the votes actually cast lee's machine up and you might have thought ride for listen, don't we understood them a internet gave us power at the city to it. it was, it provides protection for bella ruffian, society of austin, of lena, kentucky. and you can quickly and easily exchange information and connect with people the students for some abusing india for bella. russian opponents, like tatiana, quote about technology is an important tool in their fight for political change. protests are also moving online and other countries like iran, massey, elena john to uses the power of her 7000000 social media followers to fight for women's rights and iran. from her exile in new york, she posts photos and videos of iranian women defying the countries compulsory had job law images. these wom

have repressed and attack. i emphasize an attack on our country's borders. the rhetoric assured changed from e. u. officials from humanitarianism to militarism groups like human rights watch, have accused moroccan authorities of a cover up with hasty burials. there are also slamming the eaves approach to migrants. what's clear is that despite all the ease talk of humanitarianism authorities are doing all they can to prevent migrants from reaching the e u. spain. public broadcaster captured video of what appeared to be spanish authorities beating a migrant who managed across the border fence. that's a pretty clear sign to spain does not want these people displacement of africans by western back. foreign wars, like the coup d'etat against libyan leader, mar gadhafi in 2011, who held back north bound migrant waves and who made his country a destination for migrants in africa has since led to african migrants falling prey human trafficking, as they make their way towards europe. and greece also just intercepted over a 1000 migrants in the agency, trying to cross into europe from turkey on trafficking

just go to have the residence of these houses or returning to pick up what is left of their property. while emergency workers help them find their important documents and belongings. as e u countries have agreed on proposals to combat climate change, backing a phase out of new fossil fuel car sales by 2035. the move comes after russia began to limit energy supplies to germany and other european countries due to their sanctions against moscow. the deal requires new cars sold in the u to emit 0, c o 2 emissions from 2035. that will make it impossible to sell new internal combustion engine cars, which will bring about a revolution in the german car industry. with the automotive industry, germany's largest, the proposal has not gone down well while italy bulgaria, portugal, romania and slovakia have also suggested pushing back the phase out day to 2040 such green plans have also faced a backlash in the netherlands earlier this week. the countries farmers blocked highways with tractors to protest, a government pledge to rain in pollution emissions. the dutch government has mandated a reduction in pollution near areas of nature, which could cost farmers to reduce their livesto

emmanuel mccrendon, keeps reminding us that ukraine will have to negotiate with russia one day for this war. to be over. are you convinced that your e u partners, your e u family members that they have as complete and an understanding of russia as the ukrainians do? ah, not yes, it took us centuries to houses, then the cynical fresher, that we have it right now. it, you got 8 years of war with russia to hand understanding of what they capable of. so right now i, when you really use will have to rely on us on the, on these believe when this understanding and every single time i hear anybody talking about the situation with russia, i'm asking, who will be securing the guarantee or off the de russia will keep their word because we know that they wouldn't. and everybody who is saying ok, let's make peace with russia or let's sit in the table with russia. needs to understand that tomorrow, these guarantees will have to be executed on. so if you attend got okay, i'm vouching that good, you will have given his work. you need to understand it. tomorrow you will have to exit. you don't what you promise because he wouldn't ever keep his word. w

as the e u moves to impose a partial embargo on russian supplies of the commodity, some e u states, particularly hungary have opposed the measure due to their heavy dependence on imports of russian oil. cro shouldn't president is wrong. the lot of it has admitted that the current restrictive measures have not led to a substantial weakening of russia's economy. but now it does not seem, i vote a true no. unfortunately, the sanctions don't work. possibly at some point they will. and the rubel didn't drop. russia doesn't feel any of these from the financial point of view. and when it does, the war will be over. the price will be paid by european citizens, while vladimir putin will smile with satisfaction. last year, european countries accounted for almost half of russia's exports while china took in almost a 3rd. but since january this year, the export of both russian gas and oil to beijing has been reduced. a drop that has been beneficial to russia as the price of both has significantly grow or tis on quarter comments now on how the western sanctions have bitten back against the use economy. you sanctions, rou

the broader between oxen else. simply ukraine is a future equal partner for at least 27 e u countries. e u leaders have been meeting for a 2nd day in brussels. we're the focus shifting from ukraine to the economy. energy sources and prices, high levels of inflation and rising costs of living. we're all on the agenda and north macedonia as long stalled. accession process now looks a little more hopeful. bulgarian parliament has voted to lift a veto on accession talks for its neighbor. natasha butler reports from brussels. on the 2nd and final day to see you summer, the saw ukraine's candidacy. a for you membership approved that was more good news . bulgaria look said to lift it's vito on the north. macedonia is accession process has been blocked for many years. bible gary over dispute, i've been language and cultural identity. this is after intervention from france that holds the use rotating presidency. you leaders also talked about energy, how to ensure and secure supplies, basically as they try to wean themselves of rush and gas in response to the war. in ukraine you, leaders are looking at trying to

e. u. o. else both sides. once again, for a clear commitment to this dialogue, according to sholtes, they would then be able to join the e u something. the western balkan states have been waiting 19 years full. watching the w news, g w business things as of next with christie plants and have a good weekend everybody to the dark side where intelligence agencies are pulling the strings. there was a before 911 and an after 911. he says after $911.00, the clubs came off.

e. u. we have a positive assessment from the european commission concerning candidate status for ukraine. and it is a historic achievement for all who work for our country. and we just have to wait for the decision of the european council next week. i think ukraine made everything possible for this decision to be positive. one of the most famous ot museums in the wilderness, presenting a collection of little known artists, its own employees. kristin salome has the story from new york. the metropolitan museum of art in new york is known for its extensive collection of art from around the world. but it's the museums latest show, an employee exhibition that's entering new territory. the man has been organizing employee exhibits for nearly 100 years, but this is the 1st time one has been opened to the public. more than 400 of the met, 1700 workers submitted their art every one from office staff to security guards. so even the security guards here are artistically talented, especially the security guard

have failed to find a way forward, dismissed costa, it is inconceivable. the 2 countries that did not meet should he recognise each other, will become members of the e. u. or else both sides. once again, for a clear commitment to this dialogue, according to shelter, they would then be able to join the e u something. the western balkan states have been waiting 19 years full. you're watching the w news, you w business news as of next with christie plants and have a good weekend. everybody welcome to the dark side where intelligence agencies are pulling the strings. there was a before 911 and an aftermath 11. he says, after $911.00, the clubs came off. where organized crime rules were conglomerates make their own laws? work through us, vague. it doesn't matter. the only criteria is worked. we'll hook people. we shed light on the opaque worlds who is behind the benefits. and why are they a threat to us all opaque worlds this week on d, w? with? ah, the only way is up us inflation rises again. the cost of gasoline, food, and more, jumped in may forwarding economist expectations and pushing inflation to a for decade high. also on the show container ship conges

lithuanian authorities. honesty has also highlighted a stock contrast how ukrainian refugees have been handled in the e u. his house, some of the detained rockies have described the situation. it's going to be worse now. after seeing the treatment promised to ukrainians, because people here cannot take it anymore. we are under horrible pressure to go back to our countries. is this the humanity they are talking about? we also want to help people coming from ukraine because we already saw that we already lived, that we already felt that the sad thing is we are in a dark place. we are going through a terrible time and we are hopeless. what hurts the most, as when i follow the news and see how the world show solidarity with ukrainian refugees and how they treat us. here. the report was, they said, african and middle east and my quince have been detained for months in, quote, squalid at prison like centers in lithuania, where they were denied access to fair asylum procedures on subjected to other grave human rights violations. to try to push them to return to the countries from which they fled. amnesty intern

i mean, ever since russia special miller operation began several months ago, a number of e u countries have been trying to reduce their dependence on russian gas and a, believe it or not, a lot of these countries actually have not been able to come to a consensus on a possible gas embargo because as you said, a lot of these countries are so dependent on russian gas that it would throw them into an even deeper energy crisis than they're already in. so at any rate, it looks like these canadian sanctions that we're talking about here might already be accomplishing that goal because less gas going to europe. i mean, that's so bad for the entire continent, especially if gas from can provide it after supporting to global sanctions against others. cambra is getting a taste of its own medicine. use trillion prime ministers called on beijing to lift trade boycotts, improve relations does as he prepares for the 1st talks with a chinese minister in almost 2 years with amazing things aren't quite simple. china and australia have been attempting to reset their relationship. beijing is can bras, largest

have to liberate from russian occupation for that great. the ukrainian and european flags will be together when we rebuild our country together after this war from the states ye lini, s e u leaders will also have to discuss whether the union is even able to welcome new family members anytime soon. many here and brussels agree the block needs internal reform 1st. so europe can compete on the world stage. and believe the war raging on its doorstep makes this even more urgent. they dudley's brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomena following the you summit forest. she says the step to offer you grand candidacy status was not necessarily an easy one for you ladies. i think it was not an easy decision for your leaders. and initially, some of them were quite skeptical, saying that they cannot let ukraine jump the q, that there are other potential candidate countries awaiting for years. and of course, we have to stress that we are talking here about a country actively at war occupied in many areas by the russian forces. and it was a remarkable risk for the european union to make this decision. because the you is defining itself as a project of peace about i think that the whole

u. s e recently have increased the us military basis in greece and yesterday, pres, not one says that when the asked about the, at the americans against whom the us military bases were established, the american say this against russia, but he says that he doesn't take it. so, at so far through the decades or been more than he started turkey and greece, they came out there at the brink of the war several times. but each time they have been able to manage their differences and to deescalate however, now that are growing quite the grove in our concerns whether this time is going to be different. can wrestle sarah, the voting that from is mer and tacky. thanks. ethel. as a palestinian foreign minister, as, as the international criminal court in the hague, where he's delivering the findings of an investigation into the death of veteran genesis sharina o'clock the out is there report over shot dead by his ready forces last month whilst covered grades. and janine, in the occupied west bank shane's case was submitted to the court 2 weeks later. but this will be the 1st visit by minister. we had ma

e. u. politicians have acknowledged up their own sanctions. policies are having a blowback effect. we're urging members states to ramp up investment and renewables . ireland doesn't rely on gas from russia, but relies on gas from other places. but if the overall market is disturbed, which it is both by rush his own actions and indeed by our sanctions, then there are consequences around availability, without messrs. starting to come out a little bit more in our an r t contributor, rachel martin has been offering her take on what's been happening on the continent as regards the g prices. european union to connie was an airplane. it was just, you know, cruising law when the folks in charge suddenly cut the gas, say take that fusion and now their nose diving and madly mashing, all the buttons on the control panel trying to figure out how to save themselves. and that reality is now spilling out into the open. they're basically telling the passengers, you know, those of us living here in the u. n. are just so on. the ride that they have lost control may read. mcginnis, that you commissio

put on these 2 are these 2 topics that have both been criticized heavily by great and also, as you mentioned, ukraine's potential candidacy status for eventual e. u. membership. again, france and germany have been criticized by some for being perceived to be reluctance to get this process started along with countries in the european union like the netherlands. and we understand that president macro allan has a plan for putting forward something that he calls the european political community . something that would run alongside and include ukraine run alongside ukraine's, the long process that it takes to get ukraine european union membership. so there's a lot to discuss most with respect to the war and with respect to potentially, you know, ukraine's relationship with europe. right. indeed in land to discuss as we watch these at really just again, i meet with the officials there in her pin. as you mentioned, her pin just outside of the ukrainian capital key, which was the scene of an intense fighting. and the timing of this visit charlie air is, is very significant given what we're seeing in east and ukraine. right. 9, especially in severe don't

e. u. institutional reform that must accompany further expansion. and he basically said they are, we must have institutional reform to make the e u stronger, more effective and more sovereign essentially, more able to take independent decisions. and what he means by that is they must move from unanimous voting to qualified majority voting. in order to be able to act, the more members that come into the european house. so a very clear plea there for action. we'll see how it goes. because of course, that any change in the, in the rules of procedure for the you would have to be also taken by consensus. the other interesting point was most of the questions that he got were about energy. a lot of alarm here, especially amongst the german press corps, about the fact that the german climate and economy minister has now activated level 2 of the governments emergency gas plan. that means germany is moving a step closer to rationing. it's definitely looking towards much higher prices and toward a possible cut off altogether of russian gas supplies through north stream one the pipeline because it will be

e. u. the 10 years ago would have been the right time for the e. u to take in serbia, applying the same criteria as with romania and bulgaria, established back at the crimea and put in over the grossly traditional balkan instrument comes out among other things. and then talk about the you even these putin acolytes could picture serbia joining the you if need be molly? yeah, we're here on the them were not joining the e. u is conceivable. but on a level playing field without pressure or patronizing either right now they're strangling us. we can't breathe that. annette a the addition, as far as the war and ukraine goes, the villager see it's already lasted far too long. by yes we okay. well, ukrainians are also our brothers, and i and i grieve that they've been attacked as a nickel. now it's up to put in to get himself out of the situation. the data wacko tougher knock back in belgrade. fashion design, aveena packs for her big journey to paris. the warren ukraine has only increased her antipathy towards russia. she never felt especially attract the co

e. u. i have done so from the start, all of the major european states, except italy are objecting to ukraine becoming a member of the you. so we may request a candidate status that this is not currently expected because of the opposition from some countries just to out to the, the korean foreign minister says, care is tired of hearing about alternative scenarios on how it can join the e. u. last week, president lensky even demanded. the dutch prime minister, give a clear answer on whether there's a place for ukraine in the block. the country was told they must go through the established stages. well, we spoke to an italian independent journalist on the issue who believes even a you candidacy status is of reach for ukraine. so the got to look it. she, at the moment, everything could be done except symbolic gestures such as simply talking about allowing ukraine to be a candidate for the european union government also because we know that from an official point of view, it is almost impossible. and s

e u diplomats have a meeting and luxembourg to discuss the conflicts impact on food security. one can not imagine that the millions of done wheat remain walkie ukraine wedding. the rest of the world people are suffering hunger. this is a real war crime. we are repeating and they have to warn again, do risk of a great amine, especially in russian officials say ukrainian forces of attack to 3 offshore gas rigs in the black sea. the head of russian controlled crimea, says platforms south of odessa were hit by missiles. he said 3 people were injured and 7 are missing. if the strikes are confirmed, they'll be the 1st attacks and offshore energy sites in the sea. since russia invaded ukraine, february, a russian journalist has sold his nobel peace prize metal to help displaced ukrainian children. ladies and gentlemen, oh, it shattered auction records reaching a $103500000.00. the me to monitor was the editor in chief of the independent russian newspaper, nor via gazette or it was shut down in march when the kremlin clamped down. a journalist following its invasion of ukraine comes t

e. u leaders say moscow is retaliating by restricting gas supply to the e. u. by now it's 12 member states that either have been totally cut off the russian gas or partially, and therefore the best is always hope for the best prepare for the worst. that's what we're doing right now. the worst case scenario is russia completely cutting off all of its gas supply to europe. the impact of that would be devastating for member states like germany and others, whose economies depend on russia's energy. let's take a quick look at some of the stories making headlines of this. our thousands of people of rallied in the georgia capital tbilisi to show their support for the former soviet republic joining that european union. protesters are angry that unlike ukraine, georgia was not being given candidate status. they calling on the georgia government to resign or implement the 12 points listed by the you for the application to be reassessed. protesters have clashed with police in ecuador capital, quito for the 12th day in a row. thousands of indigenous ecuadorian have taken to the streets in response to a hike in fuel pr

negotiate membership off and on that subject by subject basis which can take years. 5 nations currently have e u candidacy. status, albania, north macedonia, montenegro, serbia, and turkey, which has been on the list for more than 20 years. ah. all right, let's bring in august and cave. we have alexander shabba, who's a former ukranian ambassador to austria in bratislava. elaina could sco director at the globe say a policy institute and in brussels, piet, the clipper and editor at brussels report dot e u, a website dedicated to european union policy, a warm welcome to each of you, etc. if i could start with you, 1st of all, this recommendation of course still has to be signed off by other member states. many doubt that it will get through actually, i think there's a good chance now that it will, will get true denmark, which was, let's say, one of the greatest opponents to ukrainian accession has a signal that it supports ukrainian candidates status. and also the netherlands has done so, which is also let's say in the more skeptic kemp, of course, has been pointed out. you know, this is only the

e. u. member states. we have been working day and night on this assessment and i promised to you in april the of a lot of you that we will be tirelessly working on it. so the discussions today will enable us to finalize our assessment by the end of next week. the more lensky is king distress that is not just ukraine's fate on the line. andrew, that was a more now this is certainly a decisive moment. ini to not only for ukraine always on the european union, for the entire european continent, such as now will decide the future of the united europe, and whether there will be a future at all any with ukraine to reach that hoped for european future. it's defenders will have to hang on in the face of russia's overwhelming advantage in heavy weaponry that moscow has employed to devastating effect in savannah than yet . the strategic city in the don bass is now almost completely under russian control . what ukrainian command as a warning that keith's forces won't be able to stop further russian advances unless it's weste

e. u leaders say moscow is retaliating by restricting gas supply to the e. u. by now it's 12 member states that either have been totally cut off the russian gas or partially, and therefore the best is always hope for the best prepare for the worst. that's what we're doing right now. the worst case scenario is russia completely cutting off all of its gas supply to europe. the impact of that would be devastating for members, states like germany and others, whose economies depend on russia's energy to ecuador now wear protest. this and police have clashed for a 12 consecutive day as a nationwide strike tons increasingly violent. indigenous groups are leading the demonstrations triggered by soaring fuel prices and the high cost of living. with tensions at boiling point to ecuador president is accused the protest leader of trying to stage a coup. ah, police and protesters square off in ecuador is capital quito. several protesters have died in scores on both sides have been injured. the economy has taken a massive hit all while the country citizens struggle to feed their families. yoga iron minimum wage. $425.00

emmanuel mccrendon, keeps reminding us that you cream will have to negotiate with russia one day for this war to be over. are you convinced that your e u partners, your e, your family members, that they have as complete and an understanding of russia as the ukrainians do? ah, not yet. it took us centuries to housing, then the cynical, fresher, that we have it right now. it, you got 8 years of war with russia to hand understanding of what they capable of. so right now i, when you relatives will have to rely on us on the, on these believe one, this understanding. and every single time i hear anybody talking about the she, she was russia and ask you who will be securing the guarantee here of the de russia will keep their word because we know that they wouldn't. and everybody who is saying ok, let's make peace with russia, or let's sit at the table with russia. nice to understand that tomorrow, these guarantees will have to be executed on. so if you're telling got okay, i'm vouching that good, you will have given his work. you need to understand it tomorrow you will have to exit. you don't what you prom because he wouldn't ever keep his wo

no, everything is dictated by brussels, yes, as we say, so they do, and uh what u countries have. enomic e, there leverage e financial, e, have some knowledge technology science. this does not mean that they are sovereign. yes, this means that they have partial sovereignty in some areas, but as our president said, there is no fragmented sovereignty. he is either completely to the end in all areas in all areas, or not. thank you very much, well , uh, indeed we see examples of, uh, surprisingly sovereign countries, sometimes with small economies. eh, there are clearly examples of such there . well here are the extreme options like iran and north korea north korea for example, periodically was able to come into conflict with absolutely everyone. she never had a clearly defined senior partner. uh, but of course, uh, uh, there are more complete variants of sovereignty, when countries are able to reproduce some complex technologies, are able to develop independently, and not only defend themselves from the outside world, and uh, i repeat. uh, political factors. they play the same importan