Having been agreed upon. Well, in advance, for long as the president caves into increasing political pressure and resides with the Prime Minister appointed in his place. But the mass protests show no signs of abating party reports from location. A state of emergency, a country now teaching and doing everything again. And the president of the bricks, International Forum says, saudi arabia, turkey, and egypt to plan to join the block of emerging economies, which includes russia and china, takes what i mean, that i think i d, s as identity solution off nation part, economic balance. Nobody piece with broadcasting. Lot of direct from our studios in moscow. This is our to international. Im john thomas. Certainly glad to have you with us. Right now, danielle authorities have confirmed to 5 civilians were killed by Ukrainian Military shelling on of the capital city overnight as artillery rounds struck residential buildings a. 2 place a. Ready oh, the ever you want to so you around this time you see with in total more than 250. 00 civilians have been reported killed in the done yes. Republic since february. This, according to local officials, meanwhile in notorious convict has been released by Ukrainian Government as part of an amnesty for criminals with combat experience program. Rece long on the shanker, who was serving time for torture and rape among other crimes, led to the infamous, neo nazi tornado battalion, little guns for public between 20142015. The locals fear that he could now return to the area or correspondent, but i got the i went to see whats left of the units. Former base near the heavily embattled city of lucy chance in ukraine and russia tornado. His a name that is soaked with infamy, ukrainian battalion, so murderous sadistic and perverted, that even the Ukrainian Government wanted them gone yet 7 years on half to their rest and disbandment. That headquarters still stands in what remains of a school thats been 7 years since tornado spray painted this insignia under the walls of this school. It was shut down soon afterwards, the kids couldnt come back than what they had. Ton this place into a torture pit full of misery and pain but much more recently just 2 weeks ago. Another neo nazi volunteer battalion was also stationed here and that is as off they also the fall, the walls with their own insignia. You can argue which is worse, as of nationalists butchered thousands of civilians and mario bull, but tornado. It was so much more revolting, say, even ukrainian officials lim letters thong when the tornado commanders where detained them. Of alphonse were seized when there was some scary footage on those full incident footage of sex orgies and rape. There were rapes of under age girls. No one will ever know precisely how many people they mud tortured and raped. Here the court case against horace. Lon. Only shanker and his henchmen consisted of 8th he tombs had more than a 100 witnesses and victims, but that is believed to be only a fraction of them, as locals told me. Oh okay, regular people and miners were brought here. Who picked up people from bus stops, were going to their jobs. This according to the people who were taken here. They put people on their knees asking where to serve in the army. Who are you waiting for here . They were looking for separatists. They were telling people you had a referendum here, so you are separate us. This is where they had a torture chamber according to accounts. They brought people here, put them on their knees and so on. All of this happened here right here in this room. People came out with bruises beaten and some were not found at all. Yeah, my friend son disappeared and still hasnt been found from a village alone. 5 or 6 people disappeared. I dont know why they did this. Maybe because they are been darrow followers and nazis. At its inception, in 2014 tornado was formed from the remnants of another disgraced ukrainian volunteer battalion shocked your task. A quarter of the volunteers who formed tornado. What convicts . As they grew and recruited, that percentage only increased. Well go what us business there were a lot of them with prison tattoos. Convicts can easily be recognized by their behavior. We were picked up at the bus stop. I didnt have my passport with me. They checked us with some were released, but some were not as a result and i was on my knees in my former school. They tied my hands. I stood like that from 6 am to 8 pm, when one of them would come up and point the muzzle at my neck like this and pull the trigger. Its all up to you the show. This was once only jenkins caught us. Turn into a dump. The trash while by, via ukrainian troops stationed here now safe, still an open 3rd, mon, those its only shanker, was arrested, and tornado was disbanded in 2015. Ladon has passed, but people still remember the spice, everything. And slum only shingo who ordered and oversaw uncountable. Torches rapes and killings of civilians has been released from jail early by ukrainian authorities of the serving holy 7 years. He and his closest henchmen are once again together and have at their disposal millions of dollars. Innate, who weaponry all the guns and pallor they need to chad a whole. The hate that they carry. There is no stir rosky 1000000. They came to me and said, yes, whats up . Russian it is, i told them already. Guess looking for russians than should. Everyone here is and i told them i was born here. I grew up here you. I will die years and youre looking for russians. I said, well, should me then was also deflated. They were doing something in the basement. They were walking around, dressed like nazis, as they were shooting at the cemetery. They had a shooting range therapy bucket people disappeared. Weve dug up everything around here. No one knows where they have gone. The slot only shampoos release will only boost thrushes case that moscow is waging battle against loose, depraved, few who hold ukraine, hostage against nationalism and radicalism. The likes of which the world has forgotten against hatred, depravity, and xenophobia. Given human form, for id get the of our tea from pre valia la, gods peoples republic. Russias main gas exported gas prom says it expects german engineering firms, siemens to fully meet its obligations when it comes to maintenance for the north stream. One pipeline. Thats as the energy giant has hinted that there is still no official documents from siemens to return a gas turbine. After repair worked in canada or earlier canada confirmed that it would ensure the transfer of the required turbine to germany to provide europe with russian gas supplies via nord stream one. The move requested by berlin was met with outrage and cheer. As archies don quarter comments last months russell state Energy Company gas prom was forced to reduce the flow of gas along north stream, one by 40 percent. Why . Several turbines essential for the pipelines, proper functioning, were under repair in montreal, and were blocked from being returned on time because of sanctions imposed by ottawa. So after a bit of begging from berlin to avoid making germanys Energy Crisis any worse, canada sidestepped its own sanction. Something kiev was apparently crossing its fingers would not happen. If god forbid this decision is approved, we will undoubtedly appeal to our european colleagues that their approach must be reassessed because if countries do not follow decisions they have agreed on about sanctions. How can we talk about solidarity, of course berlin would rather not insult its ukrainian proxies. So the german chancellor has been accusing russia of using gas as a Political Tool instead of you know, admitting that the west is shooting itself in the foot with its own sanctions. To day we have to admit Russia Uses Energy as a weapon. No one actually believes that russia is reducing its gas supplies for technical reasons alone for its. 1 power moscow is reminding everyone that it has never failed to carry out its energy obligations. We completely reject any hints or direct statements that the russian side is using gas or oil as a weapon of political pressure. There is a certain routine with Gas Pipelines and such work is carried out every year. Rushes consistently fulfilling all its obligations and is still able to guarantee the complete Energy Security of europe, sidestepping sanctions, making up stories to avoid looking hypocritical. It might just be easier for everyone if europe stops trying to play hardball with the very country thats long provided most of its energy needs. That submitted fresh worries in the u. This week after russia halted the flow of gas through north stream one for 10 days due to scheduled maintenance. Germanys vice chancellor says that European Countries need to agree to tighten their belts to get through the expected shortage. The pipelines maintenance to last until thursday was agreed upon by all the sides in advanced north stream. One floes directly from russia to germany under the baltic sea. Its crucial for berlin as it accounts for around half of germanys gas imports or cheese. Rachel marsden has a store for us. German economy minister, robert havoc express concerns de russia. We need gas supplies as a political weapon, amid the Program Maintenance shut down of the north stream. One pipeline which normally transports gas from russia to europe. Havoc said that solidarity is more important than ever solidarity for what collective suicide its easy nations, their weapon ising, their own energy policy, putting their own gas supply in peril with anti russian sanctions for which we the citizens are paying the price of the pump. Here in france, were on the cost of a massive heat wave right now with up to 40 degree temperatures forecasted over the next couple of weeks. France even has a statutory holiday in june every year in memory of the nearly 20000 elderly who died in care homes from a similar heat wave in the summer of 2003. But French Economy minister billy nolan. There hardly inspires confidence that our leaders have any clue what theyre doing. Lets prepare for a total cutoff of russian gas today. That is the most likely option. We have to anticipate and to put ourselves in order of battle as of now. Except that were not ready for battle here in europe. Lets face it havoc proclaimed that he cut down his shower time. Yet again. Like thats any kind of a solution for supposedly developed nation while german cities are planning to introduce warm up space is this winter amid the need to Ration Energy . You know, those things that you see in depression era, hollywood movies, you know, the, you is really jumped out of a plane here without a parachute, when it went gung ho sanctioning its own gas supply from russia. The proof, the fact that this plan maintenance shut down of nord stream one is sparking hypo ventilation by you. Officials who fear that russia could use it as an excuse to reduce gas delivery to europe or extend to shut down beyond the 10 days. The italian oil and gas company, any reports that daily supplies been cut by a 3rd of the usual volume. Austrias Energy Company o m v also reported a reduction by nord stream, one operator gas prom of 70 percent. When you say sion, roger, an energy that used top economies went along with it, but now was panic sets and in russia turns off the top even temporarily. We seeing the u bit off more than it could chew. Its kind of like that teenager who runs away from home, gets halfway down his own street and starts panicking over his own foolish decision journalist and political analysts. To look, luc revenge says that it is becoming increasingly harder for you officials to justify their sanctions against russia. To their own voters and taxpayers, all the politicians in europe, i trying to explain the, the very, very difficult things that we can go through in, in the coming months and years. Probably all were getting into recession. We have a 10 Percent Inflation in, on average, in europe, 8. 00 or 8. 9 percent. Inflation and the worst hit will be germany. Thats terrible because this is the local motive of european economy of european industry. Even if they could find out gas to replace rush and gas, this would have to be paid, not in, you know anymore, but in dollars. And we dont print dollars a year, so its going to get worse and worse. You have a voice is coming to find this princess, but also, for example, sequel in wyoming from what has sent for one is something crucial that the, the conflict in ukraine was not our conflict. And she could not understand why we impose sanctions that harm us, much more than russia. So its getting, you know, very difficult for the politicians to explain this. And they are trying to prepare a sway before rationing that, i mean probably come in the auto while she long as president has officially resigned. The mass unrest that has gripped to the south asian country shows no sign of abating earlier protesters angered at worsening economic and social conditions breached the Prime Ministers office. He was appointed as acting president on friday, but people are demanding that he stepped down as well. O please use Water Cannons and tear gas against the demonstrators, but were unable to prevent them from taking over the premiers office. Dozens of people were reported injured in clashes between the protesters and the authorities, or cheese room during sharma has been falling to mass rallies throughout the week ago. But i hope protest still do that very much in force behind me the secretary did. Now theres been an official confirmation, but the president has left the country and hes currently in all of these things because she lanka will need a new government with the president most likely designing to day and time. And its done and become a cindy. Also expected to follow suit the when need a replacement. Why is that . Because somebody would have to negotiate with the i am the International Monetary fund to get a good be now to becketts, then shed uncle would also need a finance minister. Now important to underlying feel that much of the focus also will be on the new government. And how they tackle the same set of massive challenges that lead this particular government out. The new government will also inherited massive humanitarian and no, i know challenge is a state of emergency to president both of my old roger pop shop that in the country. Now the administration is doing everything it can, the sponsor called several g r. Gas shells have been used when the protest still remain adamant mottled with. 0 sharma in columbus. Yeah. In Speaker Parliament has confirmed the president got by a rupture. Parkside has fled to them aldis and has now officially resign. The new acting president has announced the creation of a special committee to restore law and order in the country that includes the top officials from the military and the police. Local journalists surveyed the deposed leaders, abandoned residents. Im here in front of the president s housing columbus through lanka, as you can see behind me tense and thousands of people are still eagerly awaiting to walk into the president ial palace and to see what is the inside and what sort of a bill and that was captured by the a brit as this on the 9th of july. And this particular human line is currently managed by the members of the organizations that carried out the huge mass valley. The protest that was unveiled on the 9th of july. But still we see the presence of the security personnel as well providing the necessary security. And this was the official residents of the president Barbara Boxer who well to step down from his position as the president. There was a meeting among the members of the representative bodies that organized the early on the 9th of july and the particular Party Leaders at the apartment complex, which was organized by the speaker. So the protest, the organizers have refused to take part in the particular meeting, saying that they will have their own action plan for the future road map here in sri lanka. So this is lucia abbas reported to you in front of the president ial palace in colombo, sri lanka, is severe economic crisis has plunged the country into chaos as much of the National Debt is owed to western powers. Over the past half a century, the International Monetary fund has given the nation 16 loans with sri lanka, going through a series of so called Economic Stabilization programs, despite the huge repayment issues. Relaunch, as Prime Minister said at the 2018 World Economic forum that the country would become wealthy within a decade. Its no secret that age as the economic engine of the future. And in our endeavors to make sri lanka, a rich country by 2025, we aim to include asia even more and leverage Strategic Access to emerging markets ranging from india, pakistan, china, japan, and south korea to association of Southeast Asian nations. Independent journalist Benjamin Norton says, i am f policies for sri lanka have benefited foreign powers, not the people of that country. The u. S. Government has complete domination over both the International Monetary fund and the world bank. The u. S. Government is the only member that has veto power over the decisions of the bodies. And weve seen that throughout the global south in particular, the i m f in the world bank have been involved in imposing structural adjustment programs. That force countries to cut social spending, privatize their natural resources, and then sell off their assets to western corporations. Usually the i m s, demand that a country cut, pensions, reduce the minimum wage, basically implement policies that are bad for the people of the country and are good for the interest of foreign corporations. And its very likely we dont know, of course, whats happening inside the talk between the Sri Lankan Government in the m f. But its very likely that the i m f was demanding these conditions that were simply unacceptable for any self respecting sovereign gove