First line of russian defences and part of the south. Now mine fields have been blocking the troops for weeks. That means when they are blocked, of course they are vulnerable to russian shelly. Its been dangerous, but careful my Clearing Operation has been making it where they can advance. Ukraine says gains have been made in the south and have expanded their units towards the town of tokmak, Logistics Centre for russian forces. In the last hour or two we have these pictures into the newsroom of zelensky there visiting with troops on the front line. This is it donetsk. I spoke to drjenny mathers. She is a Senior Lecturer at the department of International Politics of the Aberystwyth University in wales. I asked just how significant this is. I think its potentially very significant both symbolically and in material terms because i think weve known for the last several months that the russian defences were very formidable. They would be difficult for the ukrainians to get through, and th
We re not talking about the religious conflicts that are playing out in uganda politics and african politics in general. there s a lot to be proud of in what this country has done for equal rights specifically around same-sex and lgbt issues. yes, there are parts of the country that still have a journey to travel, but i don t think john kerry is going to have difficult fi in explaining america s position when it comes to equal rights. josh, these things get pushed in the republican legislatures by the ted cruz wing of republicanism, which is number one, we don t care about the party. number two, we just want to cast this vote. we don t care. we would like to win, but if we don t win, it s important for us to cast this vote saying we want this. how is anyone going to be able to suppress that in the republican legislatures? i think it s happened in arizona right now. i think you re seeing in ohio, the bill that was proposed has been withdrawn by its sponsors. there are certain things
Pieces. maybe people who are more skeptical or opposing america s interest around the world can cherry pick what they want. having said that, just take western europe. america is way out ahead of even countries that might be considered more forward leaning and progressive. at least socially. you have spain, a catholic conservative country voting for same-sex marriage, ahead of the uk, which might consider itself more international. these are unpredictable flows in social culture and change. and america is way out ahead of many other countries that would like to think of themselves as very contemporary. russia could do what it likes. we re not talking about the religious conflicts that are playing out in uganda politics and african politics in general. there s a lot to be proud of in what this country has done for equal rights specifically around same-sex and lgbt issues. yes, there are parts of the country that still have a journey to travel, but i don t think john kerry is going to ha