>> this is dw news from berlin. moscow says it will incorporate them on friday, a discredited series of votes. joe biden says his country will never recognize any russian annexation of ukrainian territory. fourthly detected in the ruptured nord stream pipelines. gas continues to escape into the

baltic seas, scientists say it could be the biggest methane leak on record. for once, the eu and russia are on record describing it as sabotage. the u.s. president was there may be substantial loss of life after hurricane ian cuts a path across florida. the storm is expected to regain strength before striking south carolina and the court in zimbabwe is inciting violence after she took part in protests against the government. activists say the verdict is an attack on freedom of speech. i am phil gayle, welcome to the program. u.s. president joe biden has said that washington will never recognize the results of illegal

russian annexations in ukraine. this comes as russian moves ahead with plans to create for new -- four new regions. russia annexed ukraine's crimea through a similar process in 2014. >> at moscow's red square, preparations are underway. they will enters is the four ukrainian regions. they make up about 15% of ukraine's territory. >> the people have made a conscious and free choice. they stated firmly to the whole

world they wish to be with russia. to forever tie their fate to our country which was, is and will be there historic module -- mo del. >> even if they come, our boys won't let them down. if necessary, we will fight. >> please, don't do stupid things. do not take the steps you intend to take in confirming and expecting the annexation of our territories. the dundas has always been ukraine, is ukraine and will always be ukraine. we will fight for it. >> up to 4 million people were asked to vote in these regions.

an overwhelming victory by ukraine and there international partners were dismissed as a violation of international law. >> is stands against everything the international community is meant to stand for. it forms the purposes and principles of the united nations. it is a dangerous escalation. it has no place in the modern world. it must not be accepted. >> the kremlin seems unmoved by the criticism but his actions are causing all doors to a diplomatic solution. >> nick connolly in the ukrainian capital told the news about the formal annexation and received a rather muted response. >> as weird as it sounds, this is not the top story in the ukrainian media today. people are not talking about it nationally.

i think there has been lots of talk about referendums since russia started this most recent invasion in february. that is removed several times when people kind of knew this was coming. it was just a matter of when it was coming. basically, people have prepared themselves for this and they don't want to give it too much significance. this is not something ukraine recognizes. they call on all of their assistance to boycott this. they are going to avoid calling on to vote and people going around, knocking on doors, trying to get people to vote with military. they are trying to focus on the things where they feel strongly. >> how will formal annexation change?

>> initially, it won't change that much. a lot of the creeping annexation measures have already taken place. in lots of places, you can only play in russian -- only pay in russian ripples. even if you did not want a russian passport, your life is made very difficult. i think the real crux would be mobilization. that is the thing people are most worried about. you are liable to fight in russia's army against ukraine. >> that brings me to my next point. how this change of status is likely to change either the way that russia conducts the war or indeed way that ukraine defend itself. -- defends itself. >> we heard lots of threats from

top russian officials saying that once these regions are deemed to be russia prope then russ will be using nuclear weapons to defend the territory. even if no one recognizes those territories as russian. as for the ukrainians, they will carry on fighting. they are not taking this seriously. i think the big difference could be that western europn supporters of ukraine wi get cold feet and they will be scared by this -- these russian threats. >> thank you for that. nick connolly in kyiv. tou thao energy has -- europe is on high alert for

attacks on his energy infrastructure after a series of leaks were discovered in the nord stream pipelines in the baltic sea. the damage is the result of sabotage. the incident could be the biggest methane leak ever recorded according to scientists. >> the eu says the damage was likely caused by a deliberate act, raising security concerns but the european commission have not said who could be behind the suspected sabotage. >> everything is being done to try to identify the origin of these events and the explosions on the nord stream pipelines. we will have to get to the bottom of this before saying anything on the origin of this explosions and who is responsible for them. >> as europe's largest national gas or product -- supplier, they say they will beef up the security of their infrastructure.

>> the events in the baltic sea have resulted in the government decided to further strengtn our prepareess around on an offshore infrastructure to prepare another incident. the military will be more present and visible near our oil and gas installations. >> eu leaders will be ready for any attacks on europe's networks. >> this is very serious. this was planned. that is what i have discussed with nato secretary-general because thiss serious. >> russia says it is investigating the leaks. denying that it was involved. >> it is quiet predictable" stupid to make such claims. i repeat once again, predictably stupid and absurd. >> the gas escaping from the

pipelines is also an environmental concern. it contains high levels. it could be the equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions. quick the plan includes a cap on natural gas and electricity prices. germany is in the midst of an energy crisis after russia cut gas supplies in response to western sanctions over the war in ukraine. >> we are talking about the price cap for gas. we have set up a committee that

will come up with concrete suggestions in a very short time. you are not putting in the means for pensioners, tradespeople and also the businesses big and small. that is what is desperately needed so we can get through these times. >> help from the government is badly needed to cushion the blow for households and businesses. spain and portugal already introduced a gas price gap and both the ukraine and france announced curbs to -- plans to curb energy crisis. on wednesday, the leaders of germany's 16 federal states met to call for decisive action.

action from olaf scholz. >> they try to solve one of the largest challenges in germany's history with inadequate tools. what we need now is a big plan, a big commitment. >> now, that big commitment has been made. they are the exact numbers are still needed to be thrashed out with winter fast approaching, germans will be hoping it will be enough to help captain -- get them through the cold. >> steve can talk us through the germans's big plan. >> the idea is to protect consumers, to shield them from their very high market prices we are seeing right now. the ceiling will be said as a price per kilowatt hour as the

people already have done. it will put the onus for consumers, that is to tax every kilowatt regardless of how much was used. naturally, businesses and households did not like that. >> we will likely see inflation go down. the households were responsible for this. the biggest concerns would be costs and the other would be a signal that it sends to consumers, we know there are no official figures for what they cap will look like right now. that would be left to expert commission. its job would be to figure out exactly where to set this level so that it forces consumers to think about how much gas they are using without leaving them unable to afford gas.

if it does not make gas expensive enough, demand might stay the same or might even go up for gas. that could have the opposite effect of what is intended here. >> how is germany doing on his pivot away from russian gas? -- the pivot away from russian gas? >> frankly, no one knows. the german government has been focused on filling up its gas reserves. it has done a pretty good job of that. it met all of his deadlines at a schedule. it has continued to receive gas from the netherlands, norway. it is paying a lot just to fill up those reserves. what it needs to do is it needs to have more long-term contracts for things like -- localized natural gas. it is going to need more savings for consumers and for businesses. we are already starting to see some efforts to that end.

more businesses are moving toward fuels, the other side of gas. >> a quick word, there is talk of recession in europe's biggest economy. >> there is not just talk of recession, almost all the prognoses we are seeing right now's a recession is coming for 2023. industries have to settle side

production lines. at the end of that, one thing we can control is the weather. is this going to be really cold one? >> we will take a look at most of his. finland says it will shut its russian borders to tourists. the last remaining land route to the european union. vice president harris visited the demilitarized zone where she said washington will use its full range of military capabilities to defend south korea. the vice president arrived in se oul.

they are conducting more missile tests. harris said they are meant to destabilize the region. more protests in iran after the death of a protester ipolice custody. the trial of one of the alleged masterminds of rwanda's 1994 genocide is open. the former businessman is accused of financing and facilitating the mass murders of around 800,000 people. queen elizabeth died of old age according to her death certificate.

the time is listed as three: 10:00 p.m.. the death was announced to the world around 3.5 hours later. to the united states where president biden has warned that hurricane ian could be the deadliest ever recorded in the state of florida. numbers are currently unclear but early reports suggest that -- with the president called a substantial loss of life. they are still -- in florida with strong winds and torrential rains. >> a trail of destruction after making landfall in florida southwest, hurricane ian left flooded neighborhoods, leaving many trapped. this hospital was badly affected. evacuations in other parts further along the trailer. >> we have never seen a flood of

it like this. we have never seen storm surge of this magnitude and the hidden area where there is a lot of people and a lot of those low-lying areas. it will end up doing extensive damage to a lot of people's homes. >> with the storm over the past, it was a harrowing experience. >> it was just relentless, spinning constantly. we hear the metal banging against the building. it is dark, you don't know what is going on out there. >> they are swaying and they are brand-new. >> i was like you can't go, stay, stay. >> others were not that lucky. this could be florida's deadliest hurricane on record. the federal government promised help. was the president and our administration are fully committed to offering and supplying federal support to state officials and doing everything we can to help them

both in terms of recovery but also whatever is necessary to ensure that the people are safe and out of harm's way. >> hurricane ian has left many across florida without electricity. authorities fear even more severe damage as the storm continues its trail of destruction on florida's northeastern coast. grace here is the broadcast with national public radio which has been badly hit. she told me about the current situation. fort myers beach is a town that has been leveled. every building seems to be gone, downtown fort myers, there was water almost to the second level , cars submerged, many people lost homes, many people are injured and there is just a huge amount of damage.

>> president biden warning that this trend could be the deadliest in the state history. how badly are people being affected? what are you seeing and hearing? >> we simply don't know the extent of the harm and injury yet. i know that more than 500 rescuers have been made in lee county that is where fort myers and charlotte is, that is the county just north, when rescuers get out and about, we will know more. they estimated $200 million in damage and that small city which is south of us. >> how has the rescue operation been coordinated? >> it is going slowly only because they could not get out until late morning today. they have been at it for some hours but until the wind and

rain died down, they could not get out either. people have possibly been waiting r help, they may be waiting a bit more. >> is it too soon to start talking about reconstruction and the cost of how that would work? >> i think it is. power is still out for 2.7 only people in the region. the infrastructure has been badly damaged to the point where they can't just run around and reconnect things. they have to really rebuild. i don't know the full extent but i know it will take a long time and be very deep changes. >> the storm has weakened now. what is being predicted? the coue? >>t is in the atlantic ocean off the east coast of florida and headed for south carolina.

it may strength into a again but there are still tropical storm force winds in northeastern flida this evening. >> thank you for joining us. internationally acclaimed author and filmmaker has been convicted by a court in her home country of zimbabwe on charges of instant -- inside and public violence. she was arrested in 2020 for protesting government reforms. the case that stretched over two years was politically motivated in an attempt to suppress freedom of speech. >> they say they were not surprised by the verdict in the

sense that was handed down to them. looking at the situation that has been happening in other civic activists. if this sentence is upheld, it is an indictment on freed that they cannot express themselves. for n, what is going to happen is they will have the high court, hoping that the sentence will be -- they are confessing almost similar charges. they risk being given similar sentences. >> one of the biggest voices in

hip-hop has been silenced. julio has died at the age of 59. it was found unresponsive on a friend's home. -- he was found unresponsiv at a friend's home. he died at the age of 59. >> gangsta's paradise by co olio helped bring hip-hop to the mainstream. he knew what he was talking about. >> coolio took west coast rep to a new level but widespread assumption that they were

violent criminals, he found himself on the defensive. >> if i find somebody here, that is a lawsuit. they get to take money from me. i am not into that. >> the library did have the occasional legal trouble. a german court convicted him for punching a shop owner. many years later, he pled guilty for bringing a loaded gun to an airport. coolio also struggled to land another hit as big as gangsters paradise. he stayed in the library through reality tv and through 90's themed concert tours. just before his dea, gangsters paradise hit a bit late views on youtube. -- a billion views on youtube. adding to his legacy. >> the u.s. has repeated its

condemnation of russia's plans to formally annex parts of ukraine. washington said they will never recognize the annexations. russia says they will incorporate them on friday as a result of referendums. in just a moment, i will be back to take you through the day and today, looking at how the u.s. is likely to respond to russia's formal annexation of the ukraine regions and how it is expected to affect the way russia conducts the work. in just a moment, more world news at the top of the hour. have a good day.

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who will hold the key. this is live from paris. ♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. we start with the hurricane hitting the u.s. state of florida. hurricane ian hit landfall with winds of almost 250 kilometers per hour, along with torrential rain. 2.5 million homes are without electricity in the world's biggest economy. loss of life appears to be limited for the moment. let's hear the words of joe biden, the u.s. president. pres. biden: this could be the

deadliest hurricane in florida's history. the numbers are still unclear but we are hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life. we are continuing to see deadly rainfall, catastrophic storm surge is, roads, and homes flooded. we are seeing millions of people without power and thousands hunkered down in schools and community centers. they are wondering what's going to be left. what's going to be left when they get to go home? or even if they have a home to growth to -- go to. mark: joe biden. let's bring in our correspondent in washington for moa on the -- more on the situation. hurricane and lashing florida. what is the latest you can tell us? reporter: as you heard they are from the president of the question is what will the death toll from this hurricane. we are getting the first

confirmations, very slow numbers. but they are at least a dozen deaths that are confirmed from two counties. where the two counties where the hurricane made landfall yesterday. and they each have confirmed at least six deaths and they are number to rise over the nextat because you have to remember there was a lot of flooding, a lot of storm surge. so the rescue missions are taken quite some time. right now, they are really focused on trying to rescue the people who are still stranded. some of them on rooftops, some of them in shelters, and trying to get those people to safety. but the water in some areas is still very high. of course, the real extent of the devastation, whether it is to the houses themselves, to the infrastructure, or the actual fatalities.

that will be really known when the water recedes. there has been continuous rain going through florida. the west coast, of course, the hardest hit. as the hurricane made its way towards the northeast of florida, towards orlando and that eastern coast, there was still a tropical storm, and still a lot of heavy rain. still a lot of storm surge. you are seeing a lot of flooding in those areas. that is why authorities are really worried about what they are going to find once the water receipts. they are already admitting that this is going to take days, maybe weeks, maybe months to rebuild. . talking about the power outages, 2.6 million people without power now. some of these areas, officials already saying it is not going to be a matter of putting the power back on. they will have to rebuild

completely some of these power grids in some of the hardest hit areas. mark: thank you very much indy. it is clear hurricane ian is causing havoc in the united states. kethevane watching the developments from washington thank you. the u.n. is warning of escalation of the war in ukraine in the wake of the bogus referendums carried out. russia has announced the four reason -- regions want to be absorbed into russian territory. crane, the eu, the u.s. all condemn the referendums as a sham. reporter: the largest forcible annexation in europe since the second world war. after the signing ceremony to be held at the kremlin on friday, four more areas of ukraine will become de facto russian territory. moscow installed leaders of the occupied region -- regions touched down in the capital, striking a celebratory town. >> we congratulate all russian

people around the world on this great celebration. we did it. the regions will now forever become part of russia. reporter: this follows days of kremlin orchestrated referendums in the occupied areas of donetst , and others. 90% of residents voted to join the russian federation. residents have told the voting process being held under duress with no independent monetary or verification. many fleeing to other cities to avoid conscription once there home becomes russian land. the west has denounced the referendums as a sham. kyiv warning the move would destroy any chance of peace talks. the kremlin remains undaunted, as moscow pushes ahead with its chaotic mobilization of troops. nearly 200,000 russians are believed to have fled to georgia, kazakhstan, finland and estonia since the announcement. mark: finland's closing one of

the few remaining routes to europe ocean to russians, trying to dodge the drafts there. eight days ago, vladimir putin announced what he called a partial mobilization of the country. it was a call to boost the losing troops in ukraine. those of draft age took this as their cue to leave. reporter: these russian residents make haste as they cross the border into finland. they are among the lucky thousands who made it out in time, as of thursday midnight, russians with a tourist visa from the schengen zone will not be able to enter the eu country. >> i just made it through. i don't know how the others will get through. it's sad. sad. it's a shame the finn's not let ascend anymore. what can we do? reporter: since vladimir putin announced a mass mobilization of troops, entries on finish's toy

-- finish soil have doubled. the number of crossings are up to 8000 in the past several days. >> of course, i am against the border closures because finland is the closest european country for us. many same people who are aware of the situation will not have the opportunity to run away from this mordor. reporter: the decision comes on the heels of russia's announcement of the illegal annexation of four ukrainian regions, and is in response to the alleged sabotage of the nord stream gas pipelines in the baltic sea. >> the purpose of this measure is to stop russian tourism in finland and transit through finland to other showing him countries. our government has assessed there is a threat to the country's international relations. reporter: since the war in ukraine, finland -- has become discontent with the arrival of russians in their country. helsinki's decision follows that of poland and the three baltic states last september, making

finland the last of the four eu member countries bordering russia to close their borders to russians with tourist visas. mark: russia has once again been voicing propanda over the nord stream pipeline and alleged sabotage, leaks three of them confirmed. the origin is the point of contention. e europe union is investigating the cause of the leaks in the nord stream one and two pulp -- pipelines, and has set it 6 -- it is suspects sabotage. we will watched of elements there. one of rwanda's richest men has boycotted his trial. it has alleged that he played a crucial role in the 1994 genocide. the 87-year-old set up a hate broadcast that urged ethnic hutus to kill rival who these, and provided machetes. 800,000 tutsi's were killed,

100 days of slaughter in 1994. now to brazil. lulu is going up against bolsonaro. it is election time. the latest polls indicate that lulu could flinch victory over his far right rival in the first round of the presidential election, scheduled for sunday. our correspondent with the latest. reporter: given a welcome by his supporters, bolsonaro revved up a flashy entrance for the last stretch of his campaign rally, days ahead of the first round of the presidential election, he stirred up the crowds for a final time, taking a jab at his main rival. >> you know who jaire bolsonaro is and you know who lulu da silva is the greatest thief. he and his friends will not come back because we will win the first round. >> the opinion polls tell a

different story. the latest estimates put support for bolsonaro at 33% compared it to nearly 47% for lulu. for his staunch supporters, defeat is not in the cards. >> he is going to win in the first round. none of the polls say lulu is going to win. we are seeing the fervor and acceptance the president is generating. reporter: his adversary lulu da silva is a favorite in the polls, and suprted by many public figures. his campaign often targeting bolsonaro's track record as president. >> the return of hunger, record unemployment, and inflation as control. , all of the suffering is one of the most unfortunate chapters of our country's history. reporter: 100 56 million brazilians are called to vote on sunday. in the scenario that none of the

candidates obtains an absolute majority, a second round is scheduled for october 30. mark: the brazilian election scheduled for this weekend. let's bring in wider analysis. one part -- juan pablo fernando. brazil has never been so divided. would you say this is true? juan: yes, this is true. and to put a little bit into context, the election is widely considered the most important election since democracy returned in 1985. my headline would be if lula wins, we are days away from one of the most stunning comebacks in recent history. if bolsonaro wins, brazil will continue in a path of government incompetence and the hollowing out of democratic institutions. that is a lot at state in these elections. mark: bolsonaro is a divisive

character. lula perhaps, as you pointed out, is someone who has ater -- has had a remarkable rebirth politically. he was acquitted, he is back in the running. his background going from rags to riches digests he has more in common with the brazilian people. is it fair to say this is he is a divisive character? juan: it is still -- the main things we need to consider, the first one, the hyper persalization of the election due to a general crisis of representation. we are talking about candidate names. the person -- on the other hand, bolsonaro, the support to bolsonaro in a broader sense, will not go away. which is something to look a little bit more in detail. thirdly, a highly mobilized

society. having said that, yes, as you pointed out, lula is still a divisive figure. he and the campaign have been doing a lot to writ out beyond the left-leaning voters. mark: things like right versus left clearly are an issue. it goes beyond that. the issue of racial discrimination playing loudly in the selection. also, sexual rights, those kind of issues. there are many different areas in which brazil is divided right now. juan: exactly. that is mainly less to the nature of lula. but the reaction of the right wing against the left wing experience in brazil. and we have seen that mainly in terms of bolsonaro representing

the embodiment of conservative values, summarized inis campaign as god nation in the family. there is definitely a lot at stake in that sense. mark: is it fair to say that those who are poor and not white will be voting lula, and those who are of the other denomination, the other descriptions, will be voting with bolsonaro? juan: there are three main groups of the population that are likely to support lula. that is, the very poor who still support lula. and will have to bring back what bolsonaro did during the pandemic, and that was a very unfortunate, not only a lack of attention and mismanagement, but also the misogynist approach of bolsonaro. put women away, so women are likely supporters of lula as well. in addition, as he said in the

in -- as you said in the intro, the young voters are likely to support him. mark: we will wait to see how that turns out. juan pablo ferrero, urinalysis analysis, your contextualization of the vote, which we will be covering as best we can as the country goes to the polls. juan pablo ferrero from the university of bath. juan: thanks for having me. mark: thanks very much indeed. great to see you. thank you very much. time for business. we are joined by the government -- the german government has unveiled a package to help consumers and companies cope with soaring energy prices. >> the government is calling this an economic defense shield. it includes caps on energy prices and a significant reduction in sales tax on gas as well as funds to promote renewables and develop lng terminals. this comes as inflation in germany has risen to 10.9%, the

highest and a quarter of a century. the economy will shrink next year. the country was heavily dependent on russian energy before the war, and has been seriously affected by moscow's decision to curb gas supplies. here is the finance minister speaking earlier today. >> this energy war aims to destroy much of what people have personally built up over decades. we cannot accept this. but what we are presenting today is a crystal clear answer to vladimir putin. yuka: amid the energy crisis in europe, france's power output was reduced by 9% this thursday, as a nationwide strike took five nuclear reactors off-line. oil refineries were also affected, as well as transport and other sectors. thousands of workers across different sectors walked off their jobs, demanding higher pay, without higher cost-of-living and president

macron is trying to put through a plan to aid -- to raise the retirement age to 65. promising to take into account. -- jobs with fickle working conditions, he vowed to scrap special retirement schemes in favor of a more harmonized system. saying and energy, britain's prime minister liz truss defended her plan to cut taxes and increased borrowing in a bid to reignite economic growth. this is her first public comment since the plan was unveiled last friday. it roiled financial markets and sent to government bonds and the british pound into freefall, prompting the bank of england to intervene in the markets. our correspondent has more. reporter: after being accused of disappearing for almost a week, liz truss defended her government's budget that's that -- sent the pound into freefall. >> the biggest measure in the many budget was the support we

have given to people on their energy bills. but also, we would make sure we deliver the economic growth, we deliver the jobs and opportunities. reporter: the prime minister also faced a grilling during the rounds of radio stations on thursday as public anger raged over tax cuts and increased borrowing that have made investors nervous, prompting the bank of england to step in and by british government bonds. the labor leader called on the prime minister to recall parliament and reverse the many budget. >> the government has lost control of the economy. this is a self-inflicted wound. sometimes, the economy is in turbence because of some international event that could not be predicted. this is self-inflicted. reporter: truss is likely to face opposition within her own party on the conference that startsunday. >> many did agree with her.

which would be damaging for the public finances and economy at large. i think sunday will be internal pressure on the leadership now within the conservative party to change course. reporter: when writing for the party leadership this summer, truss said the economic policy would jeopardize chances of winning the election, putting labor 17 points ahead. it would appear events of the past week have not rectified that problem. yuka: the u.s. senate has passed short-term funding bill to finance federal government activities through mid-december, as well as to send -- to send ukraine financial support. the stopgap measure, if it passes the house, will evade a partial government shutdown ming on friday. and includes $12.3 billion in money to help ukraine turn back russia's invasion. the eight includes military and economic assistance. let's have a look at the

markets. . austria was in a selloff this thursday, even though stocks are tended to rebound toward the end of the trading day. the dow finished trading, down 1.5%. the s&p down more than 2%. the nasdaq falling almost 3%. australia's attorney general says the country could have tough new data protection laws by the end of the year in response to a recent massive cyberattack. government officials say a telecoms giant must pay the cost of replacing the passports and driver's license millions of its customers. this personal information was compromised. data was stolen from around 10 million customer accounts, equivalent to 40% of australia's population. authorities say it was the result of an error and oversight. >> it really is hard to overestimate the impact and the extent to which this is affecting australians and australian households.

over 40% of australians impacted by the breach, either directly or indirectly. this is their mistake. this is optus, it is up to them to record -- to rectifying the customers. it is up to them to ensure any costs out of this are compensated by optus. yuka: the government is putting blame on one company. but obviously, it would -- it might be a wake-up call for new legislation to protect data users. mark: we will watch how that develops peer thank you. great to see you. today, some uses on twitter -- users on twitter claiming the u.s. is responsible for the nord stream pipeline leak. some calling it sabotage. russia has a different view. tell us more. reporter: the nord stream

pipeline mystery continues as links were found in both nord stream pipelines earlier this week. western companies and the kremlin are pointing fingers at each other as both sides the leaks a sabotage. some users online appear to support moscow sabotage theory against the u.s.. in this tweet from september 27, where this user claims that the nordstrom to of spirit bombers were seen flying over germany, accompanied by four protective fighter jets as well. we can see the four right here. right here, the b-2 spirit bomber and military aircraft. the second tweet right here with the same claim that these bomber jets were allegedly fine over east germany today. this post done on september 27

claimed that u.s. fighter jets were flying over east germany. here is the video where we can see these american military aircraft flying over what they claim to be east germany, which is where the nord stream pipeline is located and connects to russia. a video that implies that the u.s. is responsible for the nordstrom leaks as mysterious bomber jets were seen flying over the baltic sea. mark: the question i suppose is where? where did this video come from? catalina: indeed. it was hard to find this video, it was a challenge at first, since we did not find it with a reverse image search. the answer came from a reply to a post to one of these tweets we just showed, where they link this tiktok video right here. when we clicked on the link, we found the same video posted on

tiktok, except the video is from november 17, 2021. a video that has nothing to do with the current nord stream pipeline dilemma. a post that uses this news peg right here. in this video, out of context, in order to feed on the mystery of who created this leak in the nord stream pipelines. mark: nonetheless, there are some prominent figures in the united states who support moscow sabotage theory. tell us more. catalina: indeed, that would be former president donald trump and foxnews appear to back russia's sabotage theory, based on a resurface video from february 7, 2022, where president biden says if russia invades ukraine, there will be no nord stream to, referring to

cutting diplomatic ties in this project. these declarations made by joe biden were reposted on telegram yesterday, by mary is echo over who are -- who is russia's director of the foreign affairs department. where she feeds these allegations that the u.s. is behind the nord stream pipeline leaks, claiming on february 27, 2022, joe biden said the nord stream would be finished if russia invaded ukraine. we have this video from february 7 2022 right here where biden makes these remarks. let's take a listen. pres. biden: if russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the border of ukraine, again, then there will be no longer a nord stream to. . we will bring an end to it. catalina: this video we saw was reposted by former president

donald trump on his social media platform, truth social, where he reposted the video and says wow, what a statement. world war iii, anyone? simile supporting the moscow claims of sabotage, regarding the nord stream pipeline leaks. unsurprisingly, a fox news presenter also blaming america, suggesting the u.s. blew up the pipelines, as he also claims sabotage as well. biden and the white house denied these claims. and as u.s. officials bluntly called the russia terrorism probe ridiculous, as the perpetrator behind the nord stream 2 gas lines remains a mystery. mark: the mystery continues. thank you very much. that is the question, truth or fate. thank you. thank you for watching. stay with us. more to come. "live from paris."

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