Aftermath of the withdrawal of gives forces replenishing ammunition stocks and dealing with mines in great deals with Early Saturday Morning here in the russian capital. My name is peter scots and his how the world is looking as we had its the weekend. We start off with russia and ukraine has separately signed a deal on establishing a corridor for ukrainian grain exports to leave black c ports. The agreement that was broken earlier by turkish in your immediate, as in a stumble, with assigning, being seen as a landmark step in averting a potential world food crisis. 3 ports in the black sea will be unblocked under the agreements. Ukraine will not d minus ports, but will provide ships with safe passage for the export of agricultural goods. The deal will also see russia, turkey and ukraine operates a Coordination Center should any incidents occur during the shipments . Cargo ships heading to ukraine will also undergo checks for weapons, not something the Russian Defense minister has stressed is vital last history. So its important for us to inspect ships for the presence or absence of weapons and military equipment. The inspections will be carried out on ships entering and exiting the black sea where the un expects full scale movements of grain ships to begin in the next 2 weeks. According to the organizations estimates, the deal will allow the exports of up to 5000000 tons of grain from ukraine monthly until new good terrorist has called it a beacon of hope. Today, there is a beacon on the black sea, a beacon of hope. The beacon of possibility, the question has not been what is good for one side or the other. The focus has been on what matters most for the people of all world. Oh, between the 2 countries, russia and ukraine. They supply about 25 percent a quarter of all the wheat thats consumed in the world. And so they do the goodies weve had in the past 45 months. While the conflict in the front of the world has been raging, am hasnt created created based severe difficulties for many, many net food importing countries. I think this, this moved to sign disagreement. Finding both parties to allowing the, the movement of these critical products. I think this is a good day. I understand that we prizes glibly have fallen and this is a very, very welcome development. On a separate memorandum signed on friday, moscow in the un agreed to ensure that russian Agricultural Products and fertilizers reach World Markets without restriction. This comes as the west continues to blame moscow for deliberately blocking ukrainian ports on provoking a few crisis by using grain as a weapon or something that russia has repeatedly denied the russian. Foreign minister said, fridays deal proved such allegations. Agronomist rodney still fuson. Its gratifying that washington in brussels have stopped obstructing the achievement of todays agreements. The signing of the memorandum between russia and the u. N. Has once again underlined the absolutely artificial nature of the west attempts to put the blame for problems with grain supplies to the World Markets on russia. The grain deal comes as the west calls for even more sanctions against moscow over the ukraine crisis. Economist eddie cross believes the impacts on the russian food exports will greatly affect other countries across the world, fresher, price you draw in the whole industry globally. And any other option or any sanctions. Breakage in terms of the availability of those products to the Global Markets would have profound and long term significance. When you have a contract between these 2 states which disrupt Global Markets, it has profound implications for the whole world. And i dont think that was fully appreciated. At the beginning of this, if a said, but im glad that sanity has prevailed and that we and at least the west is not opposing very substantial developments. Because i think if they had continued to insist on this blanket sanctions program against the russians, it would have had very profound implications for the rest of the world. Stuck in the middle of the blame game over the global food crisis between russia and the west. The most affected region, africa should do its best to save itself as most problems are of the continents and making well thats according to a controversial statements by the trade director of the us Economic Commission for africa. Our food market. So experience and a shock that is coming from outside the continent. But why were experience in this shock is because we have very low inter african trades in a Group Culture and grew foods. If we had done better and unlock the full potential of the, grew cultural sector who didnt be experience in what were experiencing today, un estimates the 60000000 more people will experience hunger this year compared to 2021. A while the west places the blame squarely on russia involvement and ukraine. 3 years of records show a growing trend in the african food crisis. Activists point out that without immediate aid, the number may grow, potentially causing a humanitarian disaster in africa. Earlier we spoke to adult to Cooper Joseph from nigeria who defended the un representative statement. Criminal africans developments relies on increasing the self sufficiency one of the developmental principles, so profit car because countries told us to achieve sufficiency. And so this blame in the african countries is norma is part of the part of the development potto di and we believe us africans. If we develop a we to develop, we must actually look inwards and be able to come to better boards that it will be necessary for the change in population. You know, that population in africa is grow when im financial grades. So no doubt, this functions and the war, the spanish shows up there in Global Energy prizes. Definitely, the content of africa relies almost 40 percent on grand. We and all the grains from russia weapons flowing into ukraine could end up in the hands of criminal gangs. Thats according to the European Union agency for Law Enforcement corporation, which also said such networks are active in the region. I may attempt to smuggle arms out of the country. There is a risk that these weapons and military goods will end up in the hands of organized crime or terrorists. This is just more of an official warning now coming from europes top Law Enforcement agency, that weapon theyre actively being smuggled from ukraine into europe and being sold on the block market. Now this latest report from the agents, the notes that there are alarming risk of weapons smuggling and that those arms are getting into the hands of criminals and gangs. It also notes that they found evidence of a build up of weapons and ammunition along the border, indicating that this problem is likely much more widespread than is being reported. Now interposed secretary general rather has already warned that this is a concern and that theres not much on their end that they can do about it. Take a listen. We had to say once the guns fall silent in ukraine, the illegal weapons will come. We know this from many other theaters of conflict. Criminal groups tried to exploit these chaotic situations and the availability of weapons, even heavy weapons. We can expect an influx of weapons in europe and beyond. We should be alarmed, and we have to expect these weapons to be traffic not only to neighboring countries, but to other continents. Now, even though this hasnt received a lot of coverage, it has been a major concern as the us and its allies have started that steady stream of weapons to ukraine. And especially as the binding administration is admitted in the past that it cant do much in order to attract those weapons once their son overseas. This comes hard on the heels of the life of the ukrainian president , making a rare trip to the u. S. Thats weapons related to that too. Right. Ukraines 1st lady visited washington d c this week and she had sort of visual meetings with top us officials and included secretary of state lincoln as well as president biden, just before his cobra. 1900 diagnosis was revealed, but she also went to speak before congress. And you know, similar to some of the addresses that weve seen, her husband give the u. S. Congress. She also called for more aid from the United States and for more was, heres what she said. Yes, it should be. Im asking for something. Now i would never want to ask, im asking for weapons. Now as her, those questions about accountability regarding the weapons that already have been sent or that stand to be sent to praying. That wasnt really in part of the conversation. You know, the United States still is acting as if this isnt a problem. Me because because its not happening to them. But the latest statements that weve heard from the u. S. Have been to continue to say that they have received assurances from ukraine and that they are relying on those statements. The u. S. Very severely takes our accountability to guard american origin defense applied sciences and forestall their diversion or elicit proliferation. Whereas shared within the ukrainian authorities, dedication to appropriately safeguard and account for us weapons. So pretty notable break there between the us and europe right now, and it remains to be seen how that will affect their alliance overall. Over after the announcements, all the possible threat europe will appeared to backtrack slightly, saying they have full confidence in ukrainian officials as they tried to track the flow of weapons. Earlier we spoke with an arms control experts had ca, who on the contrary says that its practically impossible to control such a huge arms influx. Theres always diversion. Theres always profit taking by someone somewhere and where that happens and where theres black or even gray Market Weapons that are being traffic that happens in every situation where the weapons are being supplied into a theater of war. Some of them are going to end up in criminal. Hans, i worked in the Political Military Bureau at the department of state for 2 years in the mid ninetys. I personally reviewed thousands of applications for export licenses for arms and related technologies. And i can tell you that even at that stage, a lot of it was cursory on the part of the state department in the u. S. Government. In general. Beyond that, youre relying on something called end user assurances, which is basically what the us divide and ministration is talking about. That the ukranian government is promising that nothing will happen to the weapons once theyre providing to them. They are, they are assuring the donors that there will be no further movement of those weapons, which frankly, they cant do. They dont have the where with all the track, all the stuff thats coming into their country right now. Theyre getting flooded with weapons and jack knology and ammunition and ammunition in particular, is notoriously difficult to keep track of. The Russian DefenseMinistry Says that over the last fortnight, russian lead ships have destroyed for american supply hi mas, multiple Rocket Launcher systems. But while the phone line is being pushed west in the territories under the control of russian lead forces, people are discovering whats left of ukrainian troops. Withdrawal includes stocks of heavy weaponry, imported from western states, as well as mines scattered across greenfields ortiz, mirage. Cars, the reports kiev has thrown tens of thousands of troops into the fray to hold what it still controls a defensive lie, and now stretches from the town of failure to solid, and from their tobacco moot. And all along hard tillery batteries, jewel day and night. Ukrainian forces have dug tens of kilometers of trenches spanning this defensive line to dull russias edge in artillery. But they only protect from conventional fire. The t o s one nicknamed salts milk or sun blaze, and russian is a form of barrick rockets artillery system. Each impact creates an enormous pressure blast wave that no trenches can protect against. And these are being used in greater and greater numbers to decimate ukrainian lines and morale. Grover burst out yet the green shoots are flee, leaving behind their military hardware. Ham munition, their fellow soldiers would, they dont need. We continue our vibrations here in the vicinity of the town of solider, the defensive line, east, bending Russian Forces along with allied units have been able to push enemy troops out of several settlements and strongholds within the past week. The bodies of ukrainian soldiers and nationalists fighters, litter the countryside, their positions overrun. We now as a forward position near the village of step of come, one of the conditions ah, with which we were permitted here is that we cant tie this place to any specific area. So amongst our viewers, ha, ukrainian Intelligence Officers and they are eager to spot where to strike. And the less here in these trenches, we found yet more native troy trophy weaponry. Now, in the service of the new guns peoples republic, these are 284. 00 millimeter grenade launchers, rocket propelled grenade launchers. One of them is a heap round or a high explosive anti tank miss all. And these again were scattered all over the area mazacco. What are, do you feel sorry for the enemy and the procedure museum linear . Its them who came to my land . I didnt come to theres. I didnt come to live off, but they came to the don bus. I saw the atrocities they committed. I dont feel sorry im worried about ukrainian troops have also planted thousands upon thousands of mines, including band and she personnel, munitions, along the defensive line from shave, escobar moved in order to stall the russian and allied advance fields of wheat and sun flowers turned into death traps at 1. 00 and 2. 00 tank mon, theres another not over there therein rose and this entire field is packed with them. And this is relatively dangerous. That cow is heavy enough to set off an anti tag wide, and some of them are so close together that there could be a chain reaction. But cows are one of the casualties here regularly. The troops here say they hear the bus when these, these cows that have been abandoned, explode minds designed to tear part tanks, leave little of livestock clearing these alone. The mines plotted already will take decades. But as the front lines shift, many, many more mines will be planted in fields, forests, and along new defensive lines. Ukraine, after all, still has millions left. Or id gas div r t for lynette people to republic. U. S. Chief of Space Operations has confirmed that ukrainian troops have been provided with certain capabilities thats coming from the u. S. Itself. The space is important. O m, and weve seen them in this. In this conflict, the commercial spaces provided capabilities of been helpful to, to ukraine as well. You know, a mosque satellite system. Starling has given a Critical Communications lifeline to Ukrainian Forces and thats according to the air force magazine, a number of major media. Lets confirm the crucial role of the systems to ukraine. Starling can fly up to 130 miles, or thats around 210 kilometers over a war zone to beam down high Speed Internet access. This allows the frontline ukrainian troops to communicate with the chain of command stretches, hundreds of kilometers, styling police on satellites that are in low earth, all bits, which means that they are able to receive and transmits information faster than Traditional Communications satellites. Across live now to former Us Marine Corps intelligence officer. Scott ritter. Scott, welcome to the program. Now it was the nations of obviously provided huge amounts of arms and humanitarian aid to support ukraine. What role do satellites like ella . Most styling play in that . Luke, its a military like function that so thats, thats taking place here. You know, we, we can talk about space acts as a civilian corporation. But when the civilian Corporation Provides capabilities that permit Ukrainian Military to enhance its li, validate against Russian Forces, its no longer commercial, its no longer civilian, its a purely military activity and must be treated as such. Thats why then, do you believe that the satellites have change the situation on the ground . According to the will see general one you creating come on to said they would have already lost the will without styling. I dont know if thats the case. I mean, you know, we, we live in a day and age of Information Warfare where certain things are exaggerated. Other things are minimized. What i think we can say is that Internet Connectivity is a, is a critical capability for communications, high speed communications, and a high Speed Digital communications have a military. I know you said to give you an example theres, theres been talk about how ukrainian drones use the lawn must a sky link capabilities to connect their sensors with ukrainian artillery systems and other ukrainian units to more accurately direct fire against Russian Troops in a real time scenario this ends up with better wounded russian soldiers destroyed russian equipment. Ok, so this has enhanced the leaf alley of, of ukraine. Whether this is the thing that has made ukraine able to survive this long . No, i think ukraine has survived this. Lauren, because of the tenacity of the individual ukrainian soldier. I think the sky link system has given ukraine, you know, some capabilities wouldnt otherwise have had i wouldnt call it a game changer i would called a game enhancer. I think its important this point to stress that starling isnt just serving a military role in ukraine. Its also having a humanitarian role in helping civilians contact their relatives and soldiers. Even h