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A leading opposition here. Clerk, whos announced hes putting politics after he was unable to form a government and chinas growing presence in latin america. Its becoming worrisome for the west with ecuador joining other latin american countries in announcing it will find a Free Trade Agreement with good morning for moscow to wherever you may be, watching from walk them to the hours most pressing stories from around the world. Im purely is about glad you could join us. We start with breaking news from ukraine. Were caps troops have been beaten back in the country south after they tried to launch an offensive there. Thats the latest from russias defense ministry. Moscow says that ukrainians try to advance on 3 fronts once, but have suffered heavy casualties as a result losing more than 500 troops along with 26 tanks and 2 aircraft. The but botched offensive is said to have been ordered specifically by ukranian president zalinski. And in her son keiths troops shelled the russian control town of nova, no nova of hope. God, according to local officials hitting residential areas and a hydro electric station authority say that u. S. Supplied, high mars artillery were used in the strikes and in another shelling by ukraine of a neighboring town, a local school was completely destroyed according to local officials who have the footage of the damage there. No casualties have been reported. And now to don bass were battles continue to also raising the dani s republic with russian lead forces intensifying and offensive to take over. Major ukrainian strongholds our teeth. Igor, stano reports from the front lines. Ah drone footage is become a fundamental part of the win ukraine. It helps adjust artillery fire. It helps confirm hits. It strips the enemy of morale on the outskirts of the town of solar dark. Theres no rest for ukrainian and russian. How it says we are basically the epicenter of an artillery duel between the russians and the ukrainians. In fact, the positions of both sides are so close that we can only hear has the shells hit like that the russian side. But we can hear the ukrainians firing them. So essentially we can follow the whole root of any shell coming from the ukranian side. From the moment it was fired to the point, just like that to the point when it was over our heads and and as it heads somewhere close in the vicinity of the Russian Artillery positions. Bloody gruesome street fights within the town limits have slowed down russias advance in solid r to a trickle ground. Troops are relying on artillery support to clear the way, but keep troops realised that to while on other parts of the front, russia out shells ukraine, roughly 20. 00 to 1. 00. Here the ratio is way more close. Ukrainian shows blow a black smoke and an uncomfortable distance offices on the ground q our escape. The moment a brief flow comes in this tool with me. I get done of reporting from the don bass r t. We cross live now to former Us Marine Corps intelligence officer, scott ritter reports they that ukraine has failed and its attempted offensive in the countries south losing hundreds of soldiers. Any suggestion as to why this failed . First of all, i think did so were early on in the so this offensive or not all the informations in some indications are the ukrainians have failed. There are some indications that there have been localized successes. But what we do know is that the fighting continues. I think ultimately ukraine will fail because while you, while most military are able to achieve localized temporary superiority it for a counter offensive to succeed, its going to be able to sustain, sustain success. And ukraine simply doesnt have the resources to sustain any successes if indeed any success is actually a place. So, you know, its early on and no reason to doubt of the, the, the Russian Ministry of defense when it says that the offense has failed. But the fighting still on going i think, you know, its going to take some time yet before we know what the failure of ukrainians is. What the ramifications of, of this is. And what if any damage this did to, to, to the russians in terms of their own offence . Remember, this is a counter offensive. Russia is still attacking the training succeed in, in halting or delaying the russian attack. Only time will tell. Well, the Russian Ministry of defense says that in order to advance on the korean south that order was given by zalinski. Was it really about reclaiming territories or was this just a p r campaign to show that it was still in the fight . Well the fact is they are reclaiming territories. In order for this to be about reclaiming territories, i think significantly more resources would have been thrown into the into the fight. Its not just about temporarily breeching russian defensive lines. Its about exploiting that breach. Being able to carry out, you know, meaningful advances through that breach and then hold that territory. Theres nothing about the ukrainian order of battle of it suggests this is, this is whats happened. What were seeing here, our attack spore purely political reasons, so that the Ukraine Ministry of defense, ukrainian presidency can say, look, we are on the counter offensive. We are filling our promise to, to retake us on and ensuring our potential to retake other territories as well. But we can only do this, and this is the critical part. We can only do this if the west continues to supply us with the critical arms and ammunition and the resources we need to do to complete this fight. And thats whats going on here. This is about zalinski, about the Ukrainian Military trying to make the case that they are still a potent force, that theyre not purely on the defensive. They are capable of, you know, counter attacks, but they need, youd military support. Theres some reports that europe has slowed down the flow of was to ukraine. And i think this counter offensive was an effort by the ukranian leadership to demonstrate to europe that ukraine is still capable of carrying out these attacks. But europe needs to step up to the plate and continue to provide the weapon. So whether or not this message to be successful, successful will see in the coming days if, if all the ukrainians have succeeded in doing is getting more men killed, more equipment, lost in achieving nothing in terms of changing the, the dynamic on the battlefield. I dont think thats a very impressive display for doubting thomases that exist in europe. Do you think the west is under a lot of pressure in order to from his generals to launch that attacks like this . No, i think actually his generals were probably advised him not to launch his a texas is just a really ridiculous use of military resources. Crane has suffered tremendous casualties. And the mit, their ministry of defense, i believe, is doing their very best to scraped together viable reserves units that are trained and equipped and capable of carrying out attacks. Theyre going to need these reserves to respond to your russias upcoming offensive operations to squander these reserves in a politically ridiculous offensive, militarily meaningless offensive is the last thing Ukrainian Ministry of defense wanted to do. But they also recognize that this is a political battle as well that they need to something needs to be done to events, europe, and ukraine is capable of doing more than simply fighting a losing defensive. Slog and eastern your train. And so this was a trade off of the question is, you know, at the end of the day, are they going to get the weapons they need to replace the weapons they lost and thats still what role do you think the u. S. Is taking in ukraines military Decision Making the, i believe that this is a, you know, like any war, its an intelligent intelligence drives operations. And the intelligence being provided to the Ukrainian Military is being provided by the United States, nato, and other european nations. And been dest linked to logistic seo, nothing happens without efficient logistics and the, the resupply effort thats going into equipping the ukranian military retraining. The Ukrainian Military is being led by the United States. And then when that all comes together, you know that the people that are saying now is a good time to attack. This is a place to attack. These are the resources you could be using. I think this is advice be provided by the United States. So the notion that you train is an independent sovereign entity, running its own military affairs, is ludicrous. So ukraine is the tip of the spear of a larger proxy effort. There, there, there are a proxy force fighting a war with russia thats been directed by the United States and nato. Scott read our former Us Marine Corps intelligence officer. Thank you. Thank you. And now to further worry, news from upper rogia work have continues to increase fear of a nuclear disaster. A radioactive fuel Storage Building at the plant has been pierced by ukrainian shelling. Thats according to local russian back officials. These pictures are released of the aftermath of the shelling show a damage roof at the facility. Russian Officials Say they have warned ukraine multiple times to stop shelling the plant. Europes largest, which supplies hundreds of thousands of people with electricity. Here has accused moscow of using the facility to house its military. We spoke to the russian back mayor of enter goldar, the ukrainian town which is located close to the Nuclear Power plant. He says, authorities are ready to provide evidence that you have shelling of the facility to international observers. Logo, knowing those issues at the moment. Radiation levels are normal. Its the shilling only pierce the roof of the building. So they wanted to carry out a terrorist act that would lead to the spread of radiation around here and further towards europe. This is being done in order to prevent the International Atomic Energy Agency from entering the plant. We have a lot of evidence to show the International Atomic Energy Agency, in particular how the Ukranian Army has showed the Nuclear Facility and the nearby city of enter go dar law. All these attacks are documented in all of this will certainly be presented to the International Atomic Energy Agency mission, which is coming here. This is what ukrainian politicians and their military are afraid, because they are terrorizing not only russia, but also their own citizens who live here. The International Atomic Energy Agency says it will send a delegation to the power plant this week to inspect the situation. The Team Includes the head of the Global Nuclear watchdog, an expert from 13 countries, some of whom may remain at the facility on a permanent basis. However, kev says that once the i 8 to come to a single conclusion that moscow is responsible for the damage to the plant, the day has come, the International Atomic Energy Agency support and Assistance Mission to zap roacha is now on its way. We must protect the safety and security of ukraines in europes biggest Nuclear Facility, proud to lead this mission, which will be at the power plant later this week. We expect a clear statement from the International Atomic Energy Agency mission about the violations of all Nuclear Safety protocols. We know that russia and dangers not only ukraine, but the whole world, exposing it to the risk of a nuclear catastrophe. This comes as western media, blame russia, despite top us officials, being unable to give a clear answer as to who is to blame for the damage to the plant. First, who is shelling the station. Im not able, at this point to make any confirmation about the shelling and where its coming from. The u. S. Department of defense has not ruled out that ukraines forces are firing near the territory according to media reports. Thats the mid one, cited western Media Coverage of the situation. Although russia says its ready to provide evidence of ukraines actions. Meanwhile, residents of the zap, rogia region are asked asking the i e, i to stop kept telling the plant which is endangering the safety of millions of lives. We spoke to steve gill, a radio host and political commentator, who says that the west is perfectly aware who is telling the plant. Its just not in their interests to confirm it. From the beginning, the us media is really kind of advocated any journalistic integrity interpret this conflict, which is why youve seen propaganda from both sides get a lot of play and not a lot of journalists on the ground reporting whats actually going on the i. E, a should be there immediately. I mean, there should be an all hands on deck. Death on 5 kind of level of getting people in there determining very quickly exactly whos doing it and making them stop, you know, again, or if its miss targeted russian. Shelly and that needs to stop, but i think it makes a lot more sense that the ukrainians are shelling, trying to attack this facility, trying to perhaps drive the russian soldiers out of there so that they can re take the facility. But the i a, the, the international community, the United States government ought to be stepping up and making it clear that they know whos doing it, and theyre going to hold them accountable. At least 15 people have reportedly been killed and hundreds injured in unrest in iraq. After protesters broke into government offices in baghdad, in support of a leading opposition, shia cleric, who has announced his retirement from politics after he was unable to form a government that sparked an outbreak of violence. The latest what it shows protesters taking to the streets despite a nationwide curfew, you can hear long bursts of gunfire as Law Enforcement battled with protesters inside the government green zone. Local resident carlita ali told us that the situation on the ground is much worse despite the government looking to the restore. Com. Joyce is becoming less re entering that dad is because the child from more does this, does it go down wrong . Most of the areas around at the beginning zone, my house is about 7 minutes from the green zone and each story when they start shooting inside the green zone, my house and when there was the prime minister, he get oh, does not to adapt the civilians. What it seems when the army, so that the militia and the demonstrators getting guns and they open fire to them, they open flyer and a number of them. The countries army has now reportedly taken full control of the government offices by force warning. You may find the following images disturbing. Many of those who died such as a man picture were killed in clashes with local Security Forces. The iraqi army has now reportedly taken full control of the government offices after using light bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowds, supporters of cleric and looked outside or were met by Security Forces as they entered the ceremonial building. But after the arrival of video iraqi army, the clashes moved onto the street. The military is now patrolling the capital while a curfew has been declared throughout the country. The latest unrest began last month when he got Supreme Judicial Council suspended its work after solder supporters camped out near its headquarters to demand ainsworth dissolved parliament. His party was unable to form a government despite winning the largest number of seats in federal elections held last october. We heard from a political analysts side i. E. B, who says the current unrest in baghdad could leave the civil war a sin on the streets and the angry zone. Were going to muscle zone as it no. I. So surrounded by Security Forces and large number of investors are soon inside the smashing zones. Also, number of armed militia also enter, which are connected to the the, the satirist and to the area of the situation is moving to more, being more critical. It is very possible the civil war. We can actually see the beginning of an escalation that could very easily lead to room to fall out of the war, which it will be devastating to the oil industry because the civil war will take place. Be mainly in the south of iraq where the oil field and the oil exports facilities are situations. So we are actually ac real. Present danger, and we can see, oh, good china demands, the u. S. Stop all military contracts with taiwan in an effort to avoid further tensions in the region. The concerns come as Bidens Administration plans as congress to approve more than 1000000000. 00 and military aid to the island. The u. S. Army sale to taiwan grossly violates the one. China principal encourages separatist forces advocating Taiwan Independence and increases tensions in the taiwan strait. The u. S. Side needs to immediately stop arms sales to and military contact with taiwan and to stop creating factors that could lead to tensions in the taiwan strait. The demand came after a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson accused america of a deliberate undermining of Regional Peace. That was after 2 american worship sailed through the taiwan straits, separating china and taiwan. May ago, june, june for the u. S. Warship, sailing through the taiwan strait. The eastern theatre command tracked and monitored the entire process. Us warships frequently show off their force under the guise of freedom of navigation. This is not a promise of freedom and openness, but an attempt to provoke and undermine Regional Peace and stability. China once again urges the u. S. To stop hollowing out and distorting the one china principal yoke, the warships were accused of crossing the median line that separates the chinese mainland anti wine. It was the 1st us naval transit in the waterway since us china attention spiked over this months visit to the island by house speaker, nancy pelosi, scotty nell hughes, political commentator, and t. V. Host. With more details on sunday, 2 American Naval ships made it no secret that they were sailing through the taiwan strait. A bold signed by the United States. As is the 1st operation since how Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island of taiwan on august 4th. Now since then, multiple us legislators have visited taiwan, angering the chinese government, and with you as naval ships purposely traveling through the strategic waterway where the chinese have been recently conducting extensive maritime drills. The question on whether the u. S. Will push for the ratification of the United Nations convention on the law of the sea is now being asked is a treaty. The u. S. Has declined to join for more than 25 years. And despite refusing membership, the u. S. Still has the power to push for ratification because they hold the premier naval force worldwide. However, the currently, the u. S. Is wanting ratification of unit close, saying it is essential for the deterrence of aggression by the chinese in the south china sea. However, if you would accept the u. S. A suggestions this could lead to the u. S. A. Joining the treaty, a move which makes very little sense, considering the u. S. Already has a free reign without being bound by any treaty, and giving any power or any more power to United Nations. Not to mention it would open up the possibility of International Lawsuits against the u. S. For Climate Change and would require the us to pay oil and Gas Production royalties. Now following speaker policies visit china and a sign of strength. And some can say intimidation began to hold a live ammunition drills in the time when the straight. In response, taiwan is hoping the allies like the u. S. Was Certain International law, principal called the freedom of navigation, all to protect the median line between china and taiwan. A boundary which has existed since the 19 fifties and was crossed over by the chinese more than 100. 00 times during these recent chinese exercises. Now today, while major countries like the United States in the u. K, has said they want to strengthen trade with taiwan. Neither have actually committed just been militarily, if a conflict does ignite between taiwan and china, reporting for r t. Im scotty. Now hes and while the u. S. Is trying to destabilize chinas power over taiwan, beijing has said both feet in americas backyard. Chinas influence in latin america is growing with ecuador, the latest country to announce that well sign a Free Trade Agreement. I could do the production, trade and investments minister julio. Jose prado announced that the administration of president guillermo le su, seeks to achieve a Free Trade Agreement. With china this year, ecuador jones, or rely, panama colombia, our and pending such agreements while 21. 00 latin american countries are also engaged in chinas belt and wrote Initiative Since 2002, chinas total trade with the latin american countries of skyrocketed from 18000000000 to nearly 449000000000 in 2021 asian game being has been very much been the west as los as shown in e use. Documents revealed by spanish, daily. And last week, earlier i spoke to gregory wolf for a freelance journalist and founder of venezuela analysis dot com, who is convinced that americans dominance over le tom countries is waning. China is offering much better conditions in terms of its investment in terms of the deals. Its offering to latin america. And so its making it a lot more interesting for the countries of latin america to switch towards china instead of the United States. And of course, the fact that the countries in latin america have has had social movements that have moved the government towards the left, basically with it, which are more critical of the United States. At the same time as china has become a much more viable trading and Investment Partner compared to the United States, the summit of the americas that took place in los angeles this year earlier this year was basically a big failure because lots of governments in latin america decided to boycott, their participation are refused to participate in that summit and to the u. S. Essentially sabotaged its own summit, which was the 1st and over a decade in our, in on us soil. And so that was a very embarrassing situation, and its really quite stunning. How are all these Foreign Policy experts from in the bible and ministrations did not seem to think that this would happen in the past. There are literally in the back pocket of the United States government, and that is definitely no longer the case, especially with whats been what some have been calling the 2nd pink time. And those were this our top new stories from around the globe. Thanks for tuning in up next watch, heroic doctors operate mid war tours and chaotic conditions in the don bath in our teas exclusive documentary doctored on bath behind the front line. The next hour. Ah ah, with a ah. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have. Its crazy confrontation, let it be an arms. Race is often very dramatic, that development only personally, im going to resist. I dont see how that strategy will be successful, very critical time time to sit down and talk a news media was cards and that if you speak russian, keep your voice down while out and about a couple dont put your human symbols on display a guy. 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