The just after 3 pm here in moscow, and youre watching the weekly on our team international. Im donald quarter. Welcome to the program. Now we begin with, with this news hour with the latest from the ukraine conflict. One person has been killed and 2 others wounded in ukrainian shelling of a village in russias bel, good region thats according to local authorities. And thats also as officials from the guns peoples republic report new strikes from the town a swat, the la saying key of forces launched multiple rockets from us, supplied high morse missile system. We heard from a journalist who was staying at a local hotel when it came under fire. But the so official, within an hour there was a strike and then just a few minutes later, a 2nd one. It seemed that our hotel had been purposely targeted, but it was almost empty. It was severely damaged in the attack, almost destroyed. So i was very lucky, im okay. The attack was very weird because besides me, there was only one other person, an
Speakers says she strongly condemns what she calls a legal attacks by of the, by john on armenia as a by john has denounced the comments as unsubstantiated and unfair. Nancy pelosi was speaking in the year of on just days after an outbreak of violence between the neighbors who than 200 people have been killed in the worst fighting since armenia and as a by john for the war in 20. 20 pelosi is the highest ranking u. S. Official to visit armenia since it gained independence from the soviet union in 1991 and meeting again had a particular importance to us because of the focus on security following the illegal and deadly attack. And as a, by the, as it began only on the territory, we strongly condemn those tax lee in our delegation in behalf of con, with which dens prospects are much ne, peace agreement. Armenia and as a by john have been in conflict for decades over the disputed region of nicole in a car box about this week marked a major escalation with shelling happening within our many
responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead. and also when you are not in a shock announcement, new zealand prime minister jacinta r durn says she stepping down early almost a year before her term is due to end and billions of trips are expected as lunar new year. travel gets underway in china this sunday, but a huge surgeon cove at 19 infections is casting a shadow over a normally festive season. ah. michael ok, welcome to the program. germany s defense minister boys destroys has been in office for just a few hours and is already holding talks with his u. s. counterpart lloyd austin in brief statements for, for their discussions. austin and historian, stress the importance of the close alliance of their countries. their meeting ahead of nato consultations on friday in germany about further military aid to ukraine. here s some of what the u. s. defense minister had to say. it s been a turbulent time for european and global security. but throughout the crisis
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