Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Putin sets out Russian conditions for peace talks with Ukraine | WION LIVE

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Putin sets out Russian conditions for peace talks with Ukraine | WION LIVE

amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powerered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert do an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr do good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began again we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about so when can you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of this dispatch of these three warships or two warships and a submarine will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries or giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a freegate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up today the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um vuel the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for the reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do TR thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculation of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and pongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed agreed the North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and low cost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian fares town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years PC has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating new nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched be natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed is this reactor is a fact that even if a mediumsized SC of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sadar temp we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expect to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit money could be seen flanked by mro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] risks all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for on from police in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion Aid Aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with kave as well how do we and what do we know about on that fact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected prime minister Mii and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds who very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both a crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski if you I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden as Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a real Corridor that will connect Southern and Central central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the world at large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence B Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its Danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year I it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a game changer and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether its interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think such a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um col leave is like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see or inar uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit the they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that Bo you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries Ries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed the on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elected leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the Nations elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years A righteous poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse maon has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elab for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his Co ition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then there Canada’s Justin Trudeau the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning con Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now resents in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when auss russan Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby by Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look a mid heighten tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kalinin grad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military mind night and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems [Music] Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powerered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating more mosco’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert Doo an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the btics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m a historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribon molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of this dispatch of these three warships or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin the summer that has uh as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries or giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have 90 % uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic and international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe when the basis Basin to Washington have a 5 or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and there they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between mosow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest adir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with Armament for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking peace of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years PC has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural Cal Cal ities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even if a mediumsized come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from PC into the Russian far sadar temp we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take s to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia Malone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and what’s the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10year security pact with K as well how do we and what do we know about that P yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds who very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the foll days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment on the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister R sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder Tosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a g 7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise 50 billion dollar for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps will it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year I it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a game changer and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russ Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think it’s a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that Bo you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinsky stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years a writer’s poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britain have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered did a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse macron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Leo shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left F SPD to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and M his approval rating stands at 25% and then this candada is just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinets rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now raisins in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or forc by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now and next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powerered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savana Harbor a move the US in Cuba said posed no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at americ University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th sure of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant milit drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems [Music] Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a new nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movement these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff Remis of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the Kalen grad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 2 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report vion world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert do an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr do good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctor in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their dependence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you mention of this dispatch of these uh three warships or or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has as part of a part of a coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week over the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and they could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean basis Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the messages of warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do MH because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US Deputy Secret secary of State Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ran’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power PL take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several de Dees now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of PC the floating power plant barely leads any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power [Music] however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched be natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even a medium-size scum of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with video AIT from P into the Russian Far East sadar Tempi we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take center stage during the schedu 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister georia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit meloney could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today in we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the 50 billion doll aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with K as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight toward Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in daa and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from it and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski if you okay I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that accr over time also at the summit President Biden as Ukraine counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal helded by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the D7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister Sak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder Tosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring tele communication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a game changing how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not not expected to arrive until the end of the year I it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think such a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fishes already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G 7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that what you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom our nation elected leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years A righteous poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse Marron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left F SPD to its worst ever European election result not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then this cada’s Justin Trudeau the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record Law approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s primee Minister fumio kida’s situation is no different marred by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% ENT as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witness a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine dogged in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 kilometers from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine show no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ Tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the caran the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor it movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribon molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of this dispatch of these three warships or or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has uh as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave from Mission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a freegate to the Caribbean very quickly he is saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in International Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Niar AUA um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war under threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an artic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ran’s correspondent Sadat MP brings this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re are standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided Heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is a fact that even if a mediumsized scum of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sadar T we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the UK Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] risks all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and what’s the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with K is well how do we and what do we know about that fact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um military Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of that they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister R sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom it also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined my left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year this I it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a game changer and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think set a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now U as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every uh every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fishes already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your inage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that Bo you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the r ring parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people unless trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US president Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years A righteous poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for maon his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse Marron has called for a snap election in July this in a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Leo shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left F SPD to its worst ever European election results not just that that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunac and M his approval rating stands at 25% and then there Canada’s just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as for a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now raisins in Havana in their own words with witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frig and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powerered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said posed no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stop over coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the commun in his front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Pol and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in cu in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian wessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report we on world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile system sys Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapon the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in UK Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions rais the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of this dispatch of these uh three warships or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the cariban Basin the summer that has is part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before West what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a freegate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba is become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 19 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a 5 or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message of the warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war besides and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town named Russia’s Far East now are we On’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of p is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coast Line in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a POS accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be to away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched be natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even a mediumsized come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with video AIT from P into the Russian Far East sidar T we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia Mone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Meloni could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup in prime minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion doll aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with K as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight toward Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a three-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use Frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that acrs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us admin administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the D7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand short shoulder Tosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile prime minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to be come the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps will it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think such a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every uh every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fissures already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that what you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski address the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinsky stressed on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years a wrers poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mrcon his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine leen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse maon has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left F SPD to its worst ever European election result not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then this candada is just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record LW approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different marred by scandals his cabinets rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge Risin in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine dogged in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages Bor in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frig in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too will William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems [Music] Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia is also o dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroy ERS and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into to a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip SE based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s Western region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval EX sizes in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era your report V on world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves and particular you mention of this dispatch of these three warships or two warships in a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries or giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology have supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and they could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that our 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean basis Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us do well thanks for inviting me the United States in South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong cun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tens s in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with Armament for the Ukraine war and the threats that are oppos well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent sidat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates [Music] for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian far E Town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nucleara agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is a fact that even a mediumsized scum of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with vide on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sidar temp we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister George Mone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit milone could be seen flanked by mro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Hine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while govern burning its [Music] risks all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security PCT with K as well how do we and what do we know about that P yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days please well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected by Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much Al line on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot we cannot wait us out you cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister Sak during the meet UK and announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sunak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region they infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year I it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a game changer and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think set a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fissures already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us to can’t wait us out when evidence isur existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa’s also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially and most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that boy you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which whole you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed the on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to lowest level in 2 years in almost 2 years a rer poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of britans have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for maon his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse Marron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then there Canada’s just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witness a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by mosco as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powerered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no new nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based Cru missiles with dummy nuclear Warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 200 60 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era view report vond world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially SP spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mention that I’m an historian I’m a historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribon molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of this dispatch of these uh three warships or two warships and submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has is part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that became Earth quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one command mention Bolivia we can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a 5 or 10 minute flight time so that is not leaves no time for response and they they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert drro thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are oppos well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic Town Nam Russia’s Far East now are we on course respondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world be it along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian far town of pevc the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years PC has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toed away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to with stand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even a mediumsized come of helicopter russan helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from PC into the Russian Far East sadar temp we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues d doating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia Mone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] risks all right now to get us some ground updates we are being joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for Von from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the 7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10e security PCT with K as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10e plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight fors Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a three-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment on the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterparts signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal healed by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder Tosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom ity also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Rush Rian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think such a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure rure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your inage the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that well you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be an order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years A righteous poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for macron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse maon has called for a snap election in July this in a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left F SPD to its worst ever Europe election result not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then this candada is just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge Risin in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frig and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frig in a nuclear powered submarine own when they turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist Run Country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the Kalen grad oblast a Str IC Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in k grad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads on onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian West vils are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on Multi fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report we on world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert do an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics are also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon trop Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you mention of this dispatch of these three warships or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin the summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries or giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology theyve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and they could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean basis Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doct well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and pongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in his statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed the North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that areos well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic Town Nam Russia farist now our Ron’s correspondent sidat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear nule reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering Rel reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Far East Town of pevc the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be tow to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agent Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is a fact that even if a mediumsized come off helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with video journalist Ajit from p in the Russian Far East sidar T we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for Vi on from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for 50 billion dollar loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $ 50 billion dollar aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with K as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight toward Russ also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Mr Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in daa and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden as Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the Summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10e security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister R sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sunak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine is said that they will always stand shoulder Tosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a game changer and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think such a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fishes already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean yeah boy you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details my pleases no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed the on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elected leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in 2 years in almost 2 years A righteous poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the Inc president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for maon his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse Marron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the Cent left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then there Canada’s Justin truder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witness a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said pose no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has echo of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standof with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems [Music] Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zeran Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russia russan Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered scard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribon molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 17 tens and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mentioned of this dispatch of these three warships or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has uh as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a freegate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic and international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian Tech technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent sidat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian far East Town of pevc the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunam tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even if a mediumsized scum of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sidar we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also exped to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and what’s the consensus easy to come n thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security PCT with Kev Israel how do we and what do we know about that fact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily Ukraine in the fight for rasa also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected by Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds who very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days no all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of Advance economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion dollar for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden as Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine by also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot we cannot wait us out you cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its fight for freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a real Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year I it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think set a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fissures already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your inage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that well you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appeared to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people unless trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details my countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the Summit zalinski stressed on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough re-election in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years A righteous poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by Yugo shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for maon his party suffered in massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide victory Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse Marron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elab for daily Leo shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election result not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then there’s Canada’s just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now resins in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frig and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frig in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said posed no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist Run Country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills in acid deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Pol says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered subm marine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zeren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in krad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions rais the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report vion world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert tro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr do tro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mention that I’m an historian I’m a historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence but and Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of this dispatch of these uh three warships or or two warships and submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin the summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordin response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and they could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frigate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they received substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia we can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is not leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message of the warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert drro thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town named Russia’s Far East now are we On’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world be it along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian farest town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be told to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating Nuclear Power Plant plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pev has relied on a Coal Fire power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power [Music] however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be to a way to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched be natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even a mediumsized scum of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sidar temp we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit money could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] WR all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards Rec construction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10year security pact with K as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight with Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a three-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that acrs over time also at the summit President Biden as Ukrainian counterparts signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by KF as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us Administration to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the D7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we will be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the Seline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister Sak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia Ria’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder Tosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom ity also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile indan prime minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is set to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arri arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think such a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every uh every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that Hungary made a special point point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fissures already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is resisting that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that well you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appeared to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be an order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom our nation elected leaders elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in 2 years in almost 2 years A righteous poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine leen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse maon has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left F SPD to its worst ever European election result not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then this candada is justtin truder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinets rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine dogged in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ship ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the Kalen grad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powerered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the cariban the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of a debating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West as Special Report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic and slav sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era view report Von world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussel Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you mention of this dispatch of these three warships or or two warship ships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to KV to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came very quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um uh Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean basis Basin to Washington have a five or 10minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unsto able for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do TR thank you very much for talking to us do well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong cun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in his statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that areos well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent sidat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pionering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Far East Town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be toed to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety featur built in and designed in this reactor is a fact that even if a mediumsized come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sadar Tempi we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia Mone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by mro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] risks all right now to get us some ground updates we are being joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for Von from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the 50 billion doll aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with K as well how do we and what do we know about that fact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much a line on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a conf isation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also add the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the silins of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot we cannot wait us out you cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a ra Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global s and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is set to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left colel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps will it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year I it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think s a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fishes already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war inest West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that boy you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people unless trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed the on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the Nations elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its loss level in two years in almost two years A righteous poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered in massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse macron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Leo shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the liting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schulz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then there Canada’s J in truder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s got a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s primee Minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinets rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said pose no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the communist frun country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit with standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessel as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and lithu both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in US backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report vion world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally belus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems [Music] Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of oating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert Doo an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has l launch the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mention that I’m an historian I’m a historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribon molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian persp perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mentioned of this dispatch of these three warships or or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin the summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frigate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one convention Bolivia we can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or pburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a 5 or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much foring to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is invol violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town named Russia’s Far East now our we On’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world be along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the World’s First floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian farest town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years PC has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are matched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even if a mediumsized come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on AIT from P into the Russian Far East sadar temp we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we have been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come Mia thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years and rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10 year security PCT with K as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight fors Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly to be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a three-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden as his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder Tosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first PFF to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think it’s a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fissures already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany in France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that what you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appeared to to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be an order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinsky stressed on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this for that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years a rightous poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britain have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mrcon his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine lepen National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse maon has called for a snap election in July this in a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Leo shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then this cada’s just in trudo the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal party I and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different marred by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frig and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its thir now our next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frig in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist Run Country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip c-based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems [Music] Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s Western most region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a na group including a nuclear powerered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear St hand off reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based Cru missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the k Ian paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report vond world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert Doo an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular your mention of this dispatch of these three warships or two warships and submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has uh as part of a is a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries or giving permission to uh to KF to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and they could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Al of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do M because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert drro thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yu cun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and pongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in his statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia Far East now our Ran’s correspondent sidat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates [Music] for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of P the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating Nuclear Power Plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Far East Town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be told to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator Department of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that High Press steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be tored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched be natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even if a mediumsized come off helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with video Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sadar T we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone join the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the D7 absolutely the $50 billion doar aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with K as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight towards Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds who very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly to be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit president President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot we cannot wait us out you cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister Rak during the meet UK announced new s sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure investment are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a game Cher and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think such a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait to South when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that boy you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for freedom Nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough re-election in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years A righteous poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable View this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse Marron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Leo shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and M here’s a approval rating stands at 25% and then this candada is Justin Trudeau the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different marred by scandals his cabinet’s r has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witness a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frot and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said pose no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercise were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally belus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 k from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI reporton World is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the Kalin grad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American Destroyers ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in calrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a new nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert Doo an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe all the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m a historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 171 and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mentioned of this dispatch of these uh three warships or or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerant language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia convention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Bas to Washington have a 5 or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response resp and they they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning for the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring during related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are oppos well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now aran’s correspondent MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes less time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of sa safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even if a mediumsized SC of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sidar T we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically advanced later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] risks all right now to get us some ground updates we have been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 AB absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10year security ped with K as well how do we and what do we know about that pack yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight with Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it should exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment on the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the Cent P of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom ity also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a real Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to ra $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps will it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think it’s a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every uh every comment it comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that Bo you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now president bid’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be an order for some of these leaders of the G seven to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much conas for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinsky stressed on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years a wrers poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse macron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election result not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and M his approval rating stands at 25% and then there Canada’s just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinets rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge Risin in he an in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into to Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US in Cuba said pose no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist Run Country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean there arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto iscan M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 kilm from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert do an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr Dr good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escal ating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mentioned of this dispatch of these uh three warships or or two warships and submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin the summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries or giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and they could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and aate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old day from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do TR thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation with between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed the North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town named Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toore away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even if a mediumsized come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videoos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sadar T we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take center stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit money could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for Vi on from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and what the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion doll aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normal so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with kave as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel and as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a three-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden as Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder to- shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom ity also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a real Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a game changer and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think it’s a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that what you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details country is no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian president vadir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elect its leaders it elect its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost 2 years A righteous poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the dday commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European un elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse maon has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May for Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then this candada is just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge the Risin in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frig and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powerered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of fluence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the communist frun country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic positioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid tighten tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally Belarus russan Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems [Music] Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the Cal andrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powerered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment ment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crew are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the Kalen grad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members Ken grad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in Kalen grass and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an history I’m a historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of this dispatch of these three warships well two warships and submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has uh as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries or giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly Dr what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and pongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent sidat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harsh of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of pevc the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is a fact that even if a mediumsized come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crash onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on AIT from P into the Russian Far East sadar temp we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia Malone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] risks all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live foron from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security PCT with K as well how do we and what do we know about that P yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly to be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right Jo now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment on the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the D7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister Sak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a real Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps will it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably’s not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start uh confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think set a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now U as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the word words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that boy you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the ruling parties and almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be an order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and L trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in 2 years in almost 2 years A righteous poll showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21 1% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for maon his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse Marron has called for a snap election in July this in a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 The Sur by elab for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed TR Macon to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like tunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then there Canada’s just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witnessed a site like never before when a Russian Navy frig and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US in Cuba said pose no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the ukra ukine War the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist Run Country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missile s with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia has deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid height tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while solders from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of oating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert Doo an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m a historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of the dispatch of these uh three warships or or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last but I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to them we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a 5 or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the messages of warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert drro thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit report suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with Armament for the Ukraine war and the threats that are oppos well we now talk about a part Breaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town named Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of p is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian farest town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years PC has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be to away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even for medium siiz come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sadar Tempi we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take center stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit money could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] risks all right now get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for Vi on from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10year security pact with Kev as well how do we and what do we know about that pact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the us continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as particularly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by KV as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the Seline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom ity also hosted a session on focused on Investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the cont conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a game changing how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game Cher and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think set a back presidents and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for bothin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know within has been replying to every uh every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first event that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your inage the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that what you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zelinsky addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zilinsky stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years a writer’s poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britain have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse maon has called for a snap election in July this in a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elab for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left F SP D to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then this candada is Justin Trudeau the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record would low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now resins in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frig and a nuclear submarine dogged in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frig in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist Run Country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessel from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zurin Hypersonic Cru missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating mosco’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West a special report assesses Russia strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its milit she might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era view report Von world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert do an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you mention of this dispatch of these three warships or two warships in a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has uh as part of a a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to KV to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and they could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frigate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert drro thank you very much for talking to us doct well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and pongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent sidat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s far e might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique cap ability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian far E Town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be towed to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges the there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be tored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is a fact that even if a mediumsized come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with video AIT from p in the Russian Far East sadar we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit money could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis start ING with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for Vi on from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and what the con sens is easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the G7 absolutely the $ 50 billion dollar aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security pact with K as well how do we and what do we know about that fact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who win even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the new reelected by Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski if I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional Financial port to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden as Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom it Ley also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a ra Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we now joined my left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps will it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year I it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a game changer and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of country that we’re not at war in uh I think set a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that president Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken to look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see or invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that Bo you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in 2 years in almost 2 years A righteous poll showed that 59% of American disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britain have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for maon his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse macron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Leo shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then there cada’s just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different marred by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now Risin in Havana in their own words witness a site like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine dogged in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show of for for by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US in Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th sure military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the lenrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered sub subm Marine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its stun off with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with a Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe all the baltics be worried or alarmed well I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m a historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the ladder is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mentioned of this dispatch of these three warships or or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin the summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last but I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the country weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and pongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provoc ations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our we’s correspondent s MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plan take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas are territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers in submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishen style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toed away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even a mediumsized comp of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from P into the Russian Far East sadar Tempi we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the schedule three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia milone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit money could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its [Music] risks all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know it this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the D7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go toward towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10year security pack with K as well how do we and what do we know about that P yeah this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment on the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise 50 billion dollar for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian president vadir zinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that a R over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunic Comm unication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis D dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps will it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think set a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every uh every comment which comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your inage uh the G7 shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that Bo you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appeared to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much K Davis for bringing us all the details countries not less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zelinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this strle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years a writer poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britain have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse macron has called for a snap election in July this in a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election result not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and M his approval rating stands at 25% and then there Canada’s justtin trudo the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and the series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio shida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now raisins in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frig and a nuclear submarine dogged in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now and next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US in Cuba said posed no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist Run Country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the atlan ANC ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practice by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy Crews at training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members Ken grad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate t and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems [Music] Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert do an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr do good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to EMP deoy tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the B I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mentioned of this dispatch of these three warships or two warships and submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin the summer that has uh as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95 % success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a free gate to the Caribbean very quickly he is saying that but the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a 5 or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they’re they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do TR thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me the United un states in South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong yuun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and pongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim dun in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed the North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that oppos well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our Ron’s correspondent Sadat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant barge placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowc power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Far East Town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a landbased nuclear power plant and can be to to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing style nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years PC has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposit on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency ever maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is a fact that even if a mediumsized come of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this bar and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with videos on Ajit from PC into the Russian Far East sadar T we on world is one the group of grp seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled three days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia Malone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Malone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth cons executive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for Vi on from pulia in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the D7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10year security pact with Kev as well how do we and what do we know about that fact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November the 10-year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support uh militarily the Ukraine in the fight for Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that will be an alignment I believe and uh and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentine thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right J now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a three-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment and the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian Force forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about 50 billion dollar by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden as Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal held by Kev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder Tosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom it also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a real Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attend ing the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration Economic Security and artificial intelligence po Francis is said to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject on of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA colel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps will it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a gamech Cher and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think such a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West is you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for poin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know Putin has been replying to every uh every comment that comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first event that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that uh Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some Fishers already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and maybe we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that boy you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are uh handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details countries no less than six of them are at present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elect its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the Nations elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader with also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in two years in almost two years A righteous poll showed the 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by yugov shows a record 72% of Britain have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse macron has called for a snap election in July this in a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schultz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and maon his approval rating stands at 25% and then this cada’s just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinet’s rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge Risin in Havana in their own words witnessed a site like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powerered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said POS no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo gr is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the state makes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent devel developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era view report beond world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Len grad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia is also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating mosco’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert do an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or lvia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribon molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mention of this dispatch of these three warships or or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has uh as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a freegate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with Hydro carbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they’re not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from mus or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put missiles these Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean basis Basin to Washington have a five or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States and particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you’re making to us all right I’ve been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank you very much for talking to us doct well thanks for inviting me the United States and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging military ties with North Korea the warning comes amid growing speculations of Putin’s impending visit to North Korea in the coming weeks South Korea’s Vice foreign minister Kim Hong Yun and US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell held an emergency phone call on Friday both countries believe a deeper military cooperation between Moscow and pongyang is in violation of un Security Council resolutions the South Korean foreign Ministry in its statement said and I’m quoting here while closely monitoring related developments the two sides agreed to resolutely respond through airtight cooperation to North Korea’s provocations against South Korea and actions that escalate tensions in the region end of quote meanwhile the United States has pledged continued cooperation to tackle potential Regional instability and challenges caused by Putin’s visit reports suggest Vladimir Putin is planning to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a in a reciprocal visit following Kim’s trip to Russia last year the two leaders had allegedly agreed that North Korea would receive Russian help in its Space Program in return for providing Russia with armaments for the Ukraine war and the threats that are posed well we now talk about a pathbreaking piece of Russian technology deployed in an Arctic town in Russia’s Far East now our we On’s correspondent sidat MP brings you this report which is exclusive on board the world’s first floating nuclear power plant take a look with its red and blue lines this giant BGE placed in a remote Arctic town in Russia’s Far East might seem like any other ship however that’s totally not the case this floating vessel is a pioneering piece of technology which Russia believes can guarantee energy Security in the remotest parts of the world beat along coastal areas Island territories and even the harshest of climates for several decades now we’ve seen aircraft carriers and submarines that are powered and propelled by nuclear energy from their onboard nuclear reactors but what we’re standing on right now is the world’s first floating nuclear power plant which is in Russia so what you’re seeing behind us is the town of PC the entire town of PC is not just powered but also provided heat that is generated from this floating nuclear power plant the only one in the world the world’s only floating nuclear power plant academic lomonosov has been operational for 4 years now it has proven its unique capability by delivering reliable and lowcost power supply in the harshest of Arctic conditions in the Russian Faris town of PC the floating power plant barely needs any land takes lesser time to build costs much lesser than a land-based nuclear power plant and can be toed to operate along any Coastline in the world we’re coming to you from inside the generator compartment of the floating nuclear power plant so this is a fishing Style nule nuclear reactor where the atom is split so once the atom is split a lot of heat is generated that heat is used to actually turn water into steam and that high pressure steam is what runs the generator over there there are turbines within that generator when the steam turns those turbines electricity is generated and that electricity is supplied to the adjoining town for 80 years pevc has relied on a Coal Fired power plant but burning coal poses its own challenges there are pollution concerns in the pristine Arctic carbon emissions from the coal Power Plant leave black traces on the ice black deposits on the ice absorb more heat and accelerate the melting of the ice in comparison there are no emissions from the floating nuclear power plant in a few years this town will witness the shutdown of the coal power plant and completely switch to nuclear power however there are widespread concerns over operating a nuclear power plant in the pristine Arctic region the fear of a possible accident is something that can’t be taken lightly the Russian nuclear agency however maintains that their floating nuclear reactor is well capable of safely surviving any natural Calamity and if needed the floating nuclear power plant can also be toored away to safety when it comes to nuclear power plants there’s always the safety question that’s asked this is of course the the world’s first floating nuclear power plant but Russia’s nuclear power agency Ross atam says that the safety features here are unmatched beat natural calamities such as tsunamis tornadoes or earthquakes or even other natural calamities this one they say is built to withstand in addition to that they say that one of the highest safety features built in and designed in this reactor is the fact that even if a mediumsized scum of helicopter Russian helicopter actually crashes onto this reactor from a height of 50 m this barge and this entire reactor would remain safe and the people and the environment here would not be contaminated in any way and the reactor can continue to operate with video on AIT from P into the Russian Far East sadar Tempi we on world is one The Group of Seven leaders have gathered in southern Italy to discuss issues dominating the world at the moment the Ukraine and the Israel Hamas Wars are expected to take sent to stage during the scheduled 3 days of talks in the latest Italian Prime Minister Georgia Mone joined the leaders for a group photo shoot ahead of the summit Mone could be seen flanked by macro and Biden in the group photo lineup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to reach Italy for his fifth consecutive participation in the summit of the world’s most economically Advanced Nations later today we will of course talk about ongoing crisis starting with Ukraine and the Middle East we will build on the work of the Japanese presidency advancing on the need to create robust and controllable Supply chains on what is probably the most complex challenge of our time which is the Advent of generative artificial intelligence clearly with the need to seize its opportunities while governing its risks [Music] all right now to get us some ground updates we are been joined by Valentina D Donata she’s reporting live for vion from Pula in Italy good to see you what is happening in uh Italy of course that’s the main focus G7 leaders have agreed for $50 billion loan to Ukraine how does it help help Ukraine and was the consensus easy to come L thank you you know this is a big win for Biden and it is a it is a sign of solidarity of the EU and of the leaders of the D7 absolutely the $50 billion aid aid to Ukraine is going to go towards reconstruction and Recovery I mean the World Bank estimates that the costs are about over 400 billion uh for the next 10 years in rebuilding life a semblance of normaly so that money will go towards that which is which is a big sign of of solidarity Valentina us plans to sign a 10-year security PCT with K as well how do we and what do we know about that fact yes this is a big another big win for Biden because however the elections go in the US which are coming up this November you take year plan would no matter who wins even if it is Donald Trump who has very different different ideas of what should be happening in Russia and Ukraine this this agreement would ensure that the US continues to support um militarily the Ukraine in the fight toward Russia also what more are we expecting from these three days well tomorrow we can expect Pope Francis to speak with uh the newly reelected Prime Minister Modi and uh that should be really interesting because the two these two leaders from different worlds do very much align on where what war should be it shouldn’t it shouldn’t exist for the two of them they both want both the crisis in Gaza and Israel to end as quickly as possibly and the same in Russia and and Ukraine so that would be an alignment I believe and uh and and obviously more leadership and understanding on how the funds will be spent exactly should be coming out in in the following days you know all right Valentina thank you so much for reporting for us from Italy and getting us all those updates from the ground thank you and we start with the biggest event right now the 50th edition of the G7 meeting has commenced right now leaders of advanced economies are meeting for a 3-day Summit to discuss various issues dominating the world at the moment on the first day of the summit the G7 leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50 billion for Ukraine to help in its war against the Russian forces well the agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day of the annual Summit attended for a second successive Year by the Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski I can confirm that we have reached a political agreement ment to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of about $50 billion by the end of the year through a loan mechanism for the repayment of which the extra profits from Russian assets tied up in our jurisdictions can be used we are not talking about a confiscation of these assets but of the interest that occurs over time also at the summit President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart signed a 10-year bilateral Security deal healed by Kiev as historic the deal signed on the sidelines of the summit aims to commit future us administrations to support Ukraine Biden also sent out a clear message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin we’ve taken three major steps at the G7 that collectively show Putin we cannot he cannot wait us out he cannot divide us and we’ll be with Ukraine until they Prevail in this war Ukraine has signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan as well as on the as well on the sideline of the summit furthermore Ukrainian president met with UK prime minister R sonak during the meet UK announced new sanctions designed to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war in Ukraine sonak asserted UK’s support for Ukraine he said that they will always stand shoulder toosh shoulder with Ukraine in its Fight For Freedom Italy also hosted a session on focused on investments and infrastructure projects in Africa projects include a rail Corridor that will connect Southern and central Africa it also aims to bring telecommunication on cables and other infrastructure to the region the infrastructure Investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts which the US and its allies say China uses to exert influence on developing nations meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Italy Prime Minister Modi is attending the summit as an Outreach country focusing on major Global issues impacting both the global South and the World At Large on day two on day two of the summit various topics expected to be on the agenda are the war in Gaza migration economic security and artificial intelligence Pope Francis is set to become the first pontiff to attend a G7 Summit he will be addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the conference while he has previously called for Global regulation of AI warning of its danger to ethics and human rights well for more on this we’re now being joined by left Colonel Daniel L Davis who is a military expert and host of Daniel Davis Deep dive on YouTube Welcome to World DNA Colonel Davis now the G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise 50 billion for Ukraine the leaders are describing this as a gamechanging how perhaps would it impact the ongoing War keeping in mind that the money is not expected to arrive until the end of the year it’s it’s just curious to me how many times in the two and a half years nearly of this War I keep hearing something’s going to be a GameChanger and nothing has been a GameChanger and this isn’t either I I mean just the least of which because as you pointed out this probably is not even going to start coming in toward the end of the year uh and and plus it’s going down a slippery slope when you start confiscating whether it’s the direct funds or whether it’s interest off the funds you’re still seizing the assets of another country and using them for something else and look Ukraine is against in a war against Russia but the West is not in a war against Russia and to take this assets of a country that we’re not at war in uh I think set a bad precedence and it’s it’s I’m not sure that it’s going to work out good either in this case and it’s probably going to undermine the the belief and the Trust In The West you know this rules-based order we keep talking about this doesn’t seem to be following that and I think it’s going to come back to haunt us right now now um as you say that President Biden has said that signing this bilateral agreement is a reminder for puin that he cannot divide us that’s what he said now considering that uh you know puin has been replying to every uh every comment what comes from the West how do you think Putin will reply to this well look I mean just on the first of it that’s that’s not accurate I mean we are being divided I mean you see that Hungary made a special point of saying they are they want out of what the NATO forces are doing uh in regards to to uh to Russia you have uh turkey you have Slovakia definitely not on board with us going on so there are some fishes already showing up you see these votes that have happened especially in Germany and France with voters moving away from supporting uh this war so that’s what needs to be taken care of more than anything else and just saying the words that he can’t divide us that he can’t wait us out when evidence is existing that maybe he can and we are that’s what needs to be taken a look at right um Colonel Davis like a lot on the agenda not just the war in Ukraine and the war in West Asia also Africa is also on the agenda with with Italy trying to push for energy infrastructure in Africa and of course like I mentioned the war in West Asia how do you see your invisage uh the G7 Summit shaping responses to all these Global issues especially when most of the leaders who are attending the G7 Summit they themselves are facing political tensions back home yeah I mean that Bo you you hit it right there I mean the the the war in Ukraine and and between Russia and how those governments are are handling it is a big issue but it’s not the only issue there’s a lot of issues that are part that the ruling parties in almost all these countries uh and that’s that’s including the United States because right now President Biden’s not uh you know depending on which poll you look at is not hardly secure and the the leaders of these countries are going to have to start paying a lot more attention to their domestic audiences instead of taking them in directions that they’d appear to not want to go in if they want to stay in charge and so I think in that regard uh probably a little humility would be in order for some of these leaders of the G7 to pay more attention to their people and less trying to tell the people where they’re going to go right thank you so much col Davis for bringing us all the details my countes no less than six of them are present facing serious domestic challenges the Ukrainian President Vladimir zelinski addressed the elephant in the room speaking at the summit zalinski stressed that on Unity among the Allied Nations the Ukrainian president said and I quote if a nation is with us then the leader no matter who it is will also be with us in this struggle for Freedom a nation elects its leaders it elects its presidents and I think that whoever the nation’s elect foremost I think everything depends on the unity within this or that country if a nation is with us then any leader will also be with us in the struggle for Freedom US President Joe Biden faces a tough reelection in November this year Biden’s public approval ratings this month fell to its lowest level in 2 years in almost 2 years A righteous showed that 59% of Americans disapprove of the incumbent president turning to sunak he’s the most certain to lose his job as the prime minister of the United Kingdom in July his early exit from the D-Day commemorations seems to have added to his troubles a recent survey by Yugo shows a record 72% of Britains have an unfavorable opinion of the Prime Minister against 21% who have a favorable view this brings the net approval figure to minus 51 as for mron his party suffered a massive defeat in the European Union elections Marine Le Pen’s National rally registered a landslide Victory taking roughly double the vote secured by macron’s party to make matters worse Marron has called for a snap election in July this at a time where his approval rating is at its lowest since December 2018 the survey by elabor for daily Le EO shows that only 24% of people in interviewed trust macron to tackle the problems that plague France down 5% since May coming to Germany’s Olaf Schultz who reached Italy after leading the center left fpd to its worst ever European election results not just that but the plummeting popularity of his coalition government May Force Schulz to call for a snap elections very much like sunak and M his approval rating stands at 25% and then this Canada’s just Intruder the longest serving of the G7 leaders he’s had a few unique problems including fatigue with the liberal parties and a series of scandals the country goes to the polls next year Trudeau is set to contest with a record low approval rating of just 30% as per a survey by morning consult Japan’s prime minister fumio kida’s situation is no different mared by scandals his cabinets rating has dropped to 16% as per GG press public opinion survey it’s the lowest ever rating for the cabinet since he took charge now raisins in Havana in their own words witnessed a sight like never before when a Russian Navy frigate and a nuclear submarine docked in on the city on Wednesday while the United States and Cuba have both denied any threats from this posturing the move is being regarded as a show or Force by Moscow as war in Ukraine rages on in its third year now a next report telling you more take a look a Russian Navy frigate in a nuclear powered submarine on Wednesday turned into Cuba Savannah Harbor a move the US and Cuba said pose no threat but was widely seen as a show of Russian Force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war the visiting Russian warships to Cuba are Vladimir Putin’s way of reminding President Biden that Moscow can challenge Washington in its own sphere of influence too William Leo Grant is a professor at American University this geopolitical alignment has Echoes of the Cold War but unlike the first Cold War the Cubans are drawn to Moscow now not by any ideological Affinity but by economic necessity Cuba is in a desperate economic situation and Russia is the only country that has been willing to provide significant help just as it did during the Soviet era the stopover coincides with Cuba’s worst social and economic crisis in decades with shortages of everything from food medicine and Fuel and growing discontent on the streets according to Russia’s defense Ministry the four Russian vessels sailed to the Communist front country on Wednesday after conducting High Precision missile weapons training in the Atlantic Ocean Cuba’s foreign Ministry said the fleet carried no nuclear weapons something echoed by us officials curious locals fishermen and police looked on it impresses me a little because I have never seen something so close such a large ship of that magnitude last week Cuba said the visit was standard practiced by Naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana the US has been monitoring the Russian vessels as they skirted the nearby Florida coast on Wednesday White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that such Naval exercises were routine the Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17th now in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s strategic moves take a look amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing counting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for Moscow military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era VI report Von world is one well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia’s Strate iic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its Ally bellarus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia’s westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow’s military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us’s backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these current developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia’s willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow’s actions raised the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era Europe report weon world is one and to take this father Dr Gilbert do TR an international Affairs analyst author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr do TR good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I’m glad that you mentioned that I’m an historian I’m an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I’ll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribon molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don’t talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you have mentioned of this dispatch of these uh three warships or two warships and submarine that will be part of task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin the summer that has as part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries or giving permission to to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology they’ve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that’s not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and they could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin’s mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a frate to the Caribbean very quickly he’s saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that’s an old logic in international Affairs and he’s bringing it up to date the the uh Cuba has become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going

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