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Allies. That even in times of war, there is 0 tolerance for corruption under construction, berlin. And this is the day the, i believe that this is a fair decision. Many media reports say that these ministry was involved in corruption in the area of procurement. Show us if something goes wrong, you have to fix it. Rebuilt and change quickly. So i believe you must be held accountable for what hes done. When he was defense minister, getting their records in a prosecutors office. But then some of these cases welcome to the so the rumor will have been searching for months. So alexi resident called stays at the home of Ukraines Defense Ministry seemed numbered already back in february, when after several corruptions. Scandals came to life, president zalinski launched in major crack down against grafton. The country president call was never directly implicated buds and a ministry under world wide scrutiny. Every accusation of mismanagement weighs heavy. Now resonant coff has announced his stepping down after the president called for unspecified new approaches in the ministry present called submitted his resignation to parliament. Having overseen the Armed Forces Throughout the russian invasion, soleski has proposed the head of the crane state property fund. Bruce them are off to take over. Lawmakers are expected to approve the appointments this week. Repeat that. So, you know, the defense minister 2nd follows that attention or ukrainian oligarchy, over the weekend on fraud and Money Laundering charges ears. Hello morris is one of your cranes, most powerful businessman, who am i a huge fortune following the dissolution of the soviet union creams. Authorities alleged, he laundered millions of dollars worth of you framing her and see through banks. He owned, he denies the charges that the on our staff choke is the head of International Relations as the Anti Corruption Action Center or ukrainian and g o mostly funded by the governments of the us and a member of countries that joins us tonight from key. Good to have you on the day now and tell us how big the problem is. Corruption in ukraine or indeed, corruption is a huge problem and you create at least it used to be for the last years, but have to me this huge progress, a grain as night and eat in recent years. Um, and the low tolerance to the corruption people have and kindly needs a full scale russian invasion of the demand decides. Corruption is even bigger than it used to be good for my ha, how dangerous can widespread corruption become in this fight for is ukraines very survival. Um it, it is perceived as a threat to national security. And because the, on the one hand are especially in the Current Situation and the money which is stolen or could be sold from the same budget, a ease of goods, money solely from the war effort. So a prince to just take the soldiers on the phone. Fine, they did not receive necessary equipment or codes in the money to go somewhere else. But also its a security stretch. Theres uh, through those at corruption relations and the russian horses, they can finish freight. Theyre starting to use, they can finish right intelligence ers, etc. All of this was pretty much a taboo topic during the 1st year of the warrant that the government not no or just not prioritize corruption during the early months of the invasion. Im calling to say it was like a template topic, but a, it was not just on the top of the lease, the boss, the government, and his science especially cleans as for investigating journalist. So they were more concentrated on investigating, crushing for crimes and loss was happening. But then history should come down, the Economic Activities returned the issue of corruption. It became important bosky. And for the government, they just responding to a popular request from the east side of ukraine and also the request of the allies who would like to have more comfortable teaching because they do spend lots of all their tax payers money on the play right now. Yeah, where are is there when your organization observing corruption to be most pervasive at this point . At this point, most purpose goes into the corruption improvement in procurement, on reconstruction efforts. And as with humans, all me is 2 of the defense are, were, are leaving. Most of you korean budget is supposed to rated as the president , the landscape wants to introduce a new law. Maybe precisely looking at how corruption is perceived not only domestically, but also by the International Allies that are crucial in this war effort. And of course, the how, how damaging this can be to the goal of offending off this attack. And this law would equal corruption to treason during martial law. Is that the right way to go in your opinion . I my opinion. Its a bit booked holistic way to address the issue because of their problem. Corruption is not in the problem of the name. Of course its so fancy way of equalize or maybe a is so way the people equalize in their had right now. Right now the crops you a new or time you just reason. But is there a political way or political way to say, because the difference between the different a and the criminal offenses and the criminal code is not in the names or in the terms of a trouble in prison, in prison, in terms of their differences in substance and in the way its investigated, we believe that you brain has competent to think option bodies that the capital of investigation corruption and the they are really doing a good job right now. So there is no need to uh or inbound a there. And that the names of criminal offenses or 2 of you there in the age of ours to secure to service a in this regard, its just to, uh, the government is that back of enough to, for the size of the english to engage in of corruption and leave and leave it for the content bodies such and such as of the Anti Corruption Action Center. Thank you so much. Thank you. Meanwhile, on the battle sales, there are signs that in case counter offensive might be gaining pace. Ukrainian generals claim their troops have punched through the 1st rushes, 3 defensive wines on the southern front. Now we have not been able to verify those claims. The Details Remain working, but they havent echoed by the pentagon. A military observers, the furnace youre about to see was supplying funding, increase military and a such a show, a russian assault on, you know, and its on russian trenches near the russian occupied town of buffalo, excuse me. Russias defensive lines are heavily lined, and Ukraine Forces have struggled to break through the Elizabeth Carmel now as the deputy head of the international crisis. Group 0 program and joins is now good to see you. At a meeting today was the turkish president and fluttering foot and set the printing counter offensive. Had failed. There has been criticism of the slow pace of it. All. That criticism has been decisively rejected by a french minister of foreign affairs. What is your assessment of how its going . Yes, well this counter offensive has been much heights for 4 months before it even started. And i think its fair to say that progress has been slower than hooks for back here. And certainly by some of its western backers. It had a slow and super rough start with a lot of western equipment, boston ukrainian lives lost. Thats because the russian defensive lines were really entrenched very heavily mine several layers deep. And so it required a pivot and a change in strategy. And now were seeing the space where ukraine is advancing more confidently. Um, as i said, its appears 1st lines of russian defences, and were seeing it advance in the direction where you create in courses are trying to achieve a breakthrough in order to cut off rushes language to crimea. But its still a very slow and grinding counter offensive. Its really too early to say that its fails. But i would be hesitant to say were going to see the type of successes that we saw last year with capturing territory which set expectations really high. I want to get your view on the stocking of the minister of defense because it is the biggest jacob we have seen since the start of this full scale invasion. What do you think is behind his dismissal . Yeah, so um, as we heard there have been rumors of uh, swirling for quite a long time about his replacement. His reputation took a hit over these corruption send scanners which were linked to Enlistment Centers and procurement problems. And its in port saint, he was never implemented in himself. In fact, hes going to take up a post as ukraines investor to the u. K. So hes and disappearing into obscurity. He has been a very prominent figure and in going to european capitals and to dc and not being for more weapons and discussing military strategy. So, you know, i think its about a change at this particular moment and might be about fighting corruption primarily. And maybe boosting more out of time when the counselor defensive is, is moving forward. And that change is very likely to bring in the system or off. And what can you tell us about him as well . Hes a really interesting figure. Um he wasnt a private sector before coming to the government. And most recently, he was the head of a Government Agency that sold state assets to the private sector. And hes credited with turning that around so it could be to send this message that hes a good manager and that the ministry will be in your capable hands. Hes also a skilled negotiator. He has this reputation for being one, and he was part of an investigation of russia one month after the invasion. He was part of the talks around the black sea green deal that were mentioned with a put in allowing west ukrainian green to be expedited for certain amount of time through the black sea. And, you know, hes been part of prisoner exchanges. So these are, these are good signals for a, for somebody whos going to have such a prominent position in the ukraine, in government and in the fight settings engaged. But hes also interesting because hes crimea and hes a crime in time. Im sorry. No, no, no, go on. Hes in crime, liam turner. He obviously wants premier back under ukrainian control. So maybe domestically and internationally. What, what signal does that send and we dont have much time, but maybe we can all wrap it into into one. Because you say that he played a key role in these negotiations. And is that going to, to be significant for, for what hes going to do now, are we looking at maybe, you know, the landscape shifting his written lines . Are we seeing him, i, in piece talks at this point and bringing him in because of that. So i really dont think thats necessarily the message that the that wants to be sent with this. And this particular at a time when there is still a really hard about all being fought at the front line. So i dont think that savanski is trying to send them a message that hes ready to negotiate. So certainly not at the moment and not with the restaurant that its not willing to come to the table. Yeah. So or weekends, but it is interesting that some, some people i read it the fact that he is a crime in touch her. Hes from people who were have to leave it here. Sorry. Im so sorry. That was i, i wouldnt like thinking just going unlisted. Our car, now well speak again soon. Thank you so much. Thank you. Well as if its horizon called was a key negotiator with western allies like germany, a 1st berlin was reluctant to supply weapons on one hand. That was because of jeremys history on the other because of the under one of the state of its armed forces. Now, germany is one of the biggest contributors of arms to the war torn country. But not everything that has been promised has been delivered. It had taken more than a year, but finally berlin was ready to get out its checkbook. The lesson, we are not using our support. Scott, its just decided to put together and you support packages for military equipment, with a total of 2700000000. 00 euros oil. But the delivery of that military equipment has been slow. Armored fighting vehicles are key to ukraines counter offensive. This summer germany pledged as many as 135 leopard, one bottle tanks. But only 20 have been delivered. Main bottled tanks, such as the leopard, one belong on the front line where they are used for close range combat and to provide fire cover for infantry the model was 1st produced and then 19 sixties and has been retired in germany, but still has an edge on some of the soviet era tanks used on the russian side. Last month, berlin delivered 18 newer leopard 2 tanks, which have significantly better protection, maneuverability, and fire power. Germany has also delivered 40 models. These infantry fighting vehicles are smaller than tags and are designed to support the efforts in battle. German artillery systems were also delivered to ukraine in 2022. To date, berlin has supplied 14 ponds to help its a 2 thousands. The self propelled Howard Services have a firing range of up to 72. 00 monitors, with specialty munitions. They fire from behind the lines to strike enemy positions before and advance. The german model also out performs russian systems on range precision for late, and has also supplied 5 mars to multiple rocket launch systems as part of a joint delivery with the us and the u. K. The air Defense Systems play a significant role in protecting ukraine cities from the continuous barrage of russian drones and cruise marseilles. Ukraine got the 1st of 4 iris t launchers from germany at the end of 2022. It is a medium range and for red homing surface to air system that can detect incoming missiles, 250 kilometers away. The iris t munition is expensive and so the german gap hard or cheat, the air Defense System is more Cost Effective when it comes to taking down drones. It has been phased out in germany, which means berlin has been able to deliver 46 cheetahs to help keep ukraine skies guns. Se africas 1st Climate Summit has opened and county has capital nairobi. Leaders from across the continent are discussing the transition to green energy production. Africa is only responsible for a fraction of global emissions, but already today bears the front of the effects of human make climate change. Line stopping and struggling for survival in hospital. He has of dropped in the horn of africa, has devastated the lives of these children, and the communities they come from. Water is becoming increasingly suggest its coming livestock, destroying crops and driving people from the homes. In somalia, where almost half the population remains hungry, the people are for that little relief. This drought would not have happened without human driven climate change. So scientists, globally, temperatures have risen by 1. 2 degrees celsius compared with pre industrial levels. And africa is one of the fastest woman confidence as for sponsible, for less than 4 percent of Global Carbon dioxide emissions annually. More than 4 times less than europe. Africa is being disproportionately affected by climate change. Thats coming largely in the form of extreme heat, but also in heavy rain and flooding. Financial losses in some of africas poor states were found to be 4 times higher than in other countries. 3 years after extreme weather events across the globe, exports of cold on debt relief to help these nations but african states hoping to to and thats around lead just from across the continent, hoping to encourage investment in Climate Solutions that africas 1st Climate Summit this week. Like in carbon sinks, Renewable Energy of Mineral Resources essential for green transition. Kenya is already a sustainability. Lita sourcing around 90 percent of its electricity from renewables. Rather than being seen just as victims of global warming. Li, just want to switch the narrative to bring in desperately needed funding. And let africa become its own salvation. In july, as it can be, a politician and environmental activist who advocates for the rights of indigenous communities, her work has been honored with the procedures. Goldman environmental prize walk them with annual. I thank you so much for joining us on the w. Climate change is a very real and wreaking havoc in many parts of africa already today. Can you tell us more about what this means for the daily lives of the communities you work with . Thank you very much for having me on the deputy tv. I think one of the biggest things that we have faced. And the last few years weve had the droughts um that really seen the familys lives that live stuck. And so that being that not just leave it losing their livelihood, but theyre losing their sense of identity and culture. So its economic call. It is culture, all it is, its just you know who you are. The person, i think the 2nd one is just the distance as the people have to go in such a full time pastor again because we are hospitalized. But again, when we pass through the specialist, weve always been able to have a clear model of movement. So we move from place to place. But its of a key of migratory, patton, and now wherever we move to, we find ourselves without water. And without pastor is forcing us to move into other countries, like youve done the, as, as to kind of we, we, we actually migration to get into. And sometimes it creates yates, a lot of conflict by same time a lot of bands from the government, if they feel that we are of you know, exceeding all steve there. So thats one of the things, but also were seeing an increase in, in, in, in that to, in idaho diseases. But we do not understand mostly accessed, debated by the climate climate crisis. And this is again a, but from just the last youtube, whats the level of whats on cost you . But we are seeing an increase loss due to 2 new annual diseases. We do not know. So generally if its that, then were seeing from a pastors perspective, we seem pretty conflict amongst communities and definitely for the funding, im real, im a pastor this were seeing, you know, had an inability to produce trumps even when, you know, given some seeds. But just to sustain it, you can plug, but really nothing comes off of the ground. So they are indigenous voices, the voices of the people, the suffering of all these things that you just described are the present at the summit. And i robi, this is a relative participation, but again, its one thing to get a credit taishan to get into the summit. But its another one to really, you know, have your voice at the center of it. I think one of the Biggest Challenges we have said that says thats why this is an african agenda. The participation of african institutions that african voice is very minimal. Were seeing in huge participation of the global almost as you know, the will take almost 64 percent of the i n g of the big organizations of that we bought credit into this summit on not from africa, actually from the global not. So something that we, we are questioning in terms of the space and the, the potential that we can actually, you know, come together and collectively bills at identify african challenges, but also feels african solutions. I think weve, without that real space where advocates of issues can be built by advocates for it because it creates a situation where we get a series of probably, you know, solutions given to asked, which north decided, well for the continents. So, and you actually said that that is youre not being heard at the summit. I, in my personal opinion, i do not think this, i mean, or, you know, has the real african agenda. So your natural sense, you, can you kind of create a problem and come back and be possible, you know, be the one shaping the solutions to the, to, to, you know, to the problem. While my participation as an african is very minimal. So i do not feel that our voices as not only as africans, but as Indigenous People as being high to the summit. Okay, so how can these kinds of events be better . How can they include indigenous voices, listen to them, and Shape Solutions that are actually tailored to via acute means that are there right now, a lot will emerge in the future. I think as, as, as well say by the, the comments or the before the, the interviews and the focus of this couple. And that the question going is a couple in some, it is just really, you know, opinion looking for a couple of things and cover the storage which allows a lot of European American Oil Companies to continue continue to use with the pot with the permits allow you know that you pay a f as in governments to, to provide or to a basically getting to sell a couple of things and couple of storage. So why dont that, that itself is not a solution. So i think it continues to be left behind where the, you know, because this, this current use of coming back as a couple of things is really, as we know it, it, it doesnt necessarily address the, the pollution issue, or at least the needs to walk away from, from fossil fuels and so thats one of the things. And so as, as Indigenous People, the fact that the, whats his breath on the table as a solution that is being discussed is really working against i needs. That means that its got to be in a comfortable clean place, but say, what is the problem and how do we collectively start to address the problem . And because the, the says the, the issue has always been seen as we need to use a couple of things as climate find them. And then these communities, his especially images, communities farm is local, local, local farmers, and all of the people that being left behind because thats unusual and is not what they would want. This actually is really much different for, for a lot of this community is along the line. Thank you so much for your time and your insight. Thank and that is our time, but well be back tomorrow with more joining us as you get the its time for vision raise for sustainability, but also for horsepower. The, its time for the move out revolution in 30 minutes on d. W. New techniques for Wildlife Preservation channel water, simple to use to unlock biodiversity, dna. 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