[000:00:00;00] ah, ah, the russian president and indian prime minister are rough ballpark, top level talks in new delhi just the day before vladimir putin's planned video conference with joe biden. also ahead with the message from the americas leader. as the western media goes into overdrive with allegations of an eminent invasion of ukraine with europe in the grip of a winter of discontent over soaring energy. bryce is a group of monitoring fuel poverty ones. household heating bills in the u. k. could soon double

ah, wherever you're tuning in from across the globe today. welcome to moscow on to the news our on our team. my name's unit only. latimer put on the indian prime minister in the rendering. moody have just wrapped up by lateral talks in new delhi. it is only the 2nd time the russian president has traveled abroad since the pandemic. beka less cross live now to the indian capital, and speak to ortiz ilia katrinka. eli, anything emerging about what was talked about maybe even agreed upon in today's meeting as yet you didn't good evening. well, ok to understand where russia stands at this point to understand moscow's

priorities. it's position on the global chess board. does this, i'm around. it's definitely worth read as the russian president vladimir putin was up to less than 24 hours before a crucial video conference with joe biden, which is a mega important at this point. well, up his meeting with the render muddy mowdy. sorry, his just wrapped up. it's already late in the evening here in new delhi, but they definitely took their time a while. le eyebrows are being raised in the west over our close partnership between moscow and new delhi. moscow ones who shouted at, it's got friends in asia while on the western countries. mostly the members of nato, are accusing russia of a military build up in ukraine and various kinds of attempts at aggression. now, when it comes to the,

the ways india and moscow and sorry india and russia are cooperating, we can simply look at the statement, the joint statement by the leaders, which has been published on the kremlin website. it's got $99.00 paragraphs that are about the ways of the 2 countries cooperate. and also some of the future plans are outlined. we already know in the russian weapons, india has a contract to get hold of the russian anti missile defense system. some of the most advanced, the as $400.00 russia has been upgrading a nuclear power plant here in india and also been up during this summit in particular, it's been agreed that the production of the collage of the most classic of machine guns will begin in this country now i was the only a international journalist allowed inside

a aussie conceit and much older during the meeting. and while the 2 leaders were talking, i was able to speak to the crumbling spokesman dmitri pascall about this special relationship and cooperation were a military technical corporation is a very important component of our bilateral relations with india. and as the president said today at the beginning of his conversation with mister moody, these relations are quite unique in their essence because we jointly not only develop but also establish joint production of high tech military products. these are well known missiles that we're making together. and now the production of kalashnikov as being established here, and other equipment. this is extremely important and this is an advanced format of corporation. this is dimitri pascal's speaking exclusively to r t. now i can tell you that there was

a special plan outlined for our operation in the military field between india and russia. now that has been extend it for another 10 years. now. the russian foreign minister was here as well. the russian minister defense. they met their counterparts again at this speaks volumes about the top is the level of this valued privileged partnership as the 2 sides are calling it that this point that we you understand though all so that under a prime minister mowdy, india has been expanding ties with us, but it seems that and he doesn't want to go too far and maintain that balance because it's aligns with russia, asia and in the in bill pacific is very important here. thanks very much for taking

us through that from new delhi ortiz ilia katrinka. we'll let said delve into some of the topics or correspond was just going through there with a melinda miserable and melinda is professor of international politics at the you case lancaster at university at, as mentioned there, i'm under the trip to india. it's only vladimir putin 2nd time outside russia since the start of the pandemic. what does that perhaps say about mosque was priorities. it's very symbolic to see the list. and at a time when russia is fighting it kind of a proxy, why we're the west. it can be read, does something all say reaching out to each hall where the friend that is new daily on list. don't forget that india and russia party 25 year old forensic treaties starting from 971, which somewhat got undermined in the 990 is after the was of the new sophisticated

that is last year and it was in india has kind of gotten different doctors and your larger search thing, one of the prominent ones, lately that has been coming on board stuff, new delhi and moscow that they help to men the fences and reach out to each other again from the law. that all the friendships that they had in the past, so you can get it within that particular light. both need each other. and this is a very value to listen. she's the one for the law. that's interesting because observers have said, any efforts to build closer ties with russia, it's likely to anger washington. is this a difficult balancing act for a render moody is not truly because up, in spite of all the heights about, you know, us for less than say, nothing much has come out of it. talking about flood, which is a partnership between japan, us trailer up india and united states. but it has only meant in the books and

nothing much has come out of it. so newly the largest that when it comes to delivery, when it comes to talking to someone who can really help it is going to be most of that is the reason why there have been some degree of reluctance to embrace united states fully and both don't trust each other washington knew that he don't trust each of those really. and this is kind of projected in the context of all the time united states hopping a new deal is not in the modern government. in particular, not been good in terms of protection of religious vanity. intervening gets into the law firm and so forth. so that is the reason why russia and india feel that they're on top in europe, is bickering such united states and india. uh huh. so that is the reason why i would imagine that they are going to be honest. sure. part of friendship. yeah, you mentioned about delivering the u. s. house and rule died possible sanctions

against india for buying the s 400 surface to air missile system from russia. what steps do you expect from washington and not regard? well divided that mr. hudson has talked about caps that we sort of in for just sanctions against those who do business last year. but then again, you realize the washington news, india more than india. and it's washington, especially when it is trying to undermine beijing supremacy in the south, tennessee and but at asian region, separate wants to him for the couch. and it is going to sort of undermine excellent interest in the past reason. and it simply can't afford to do that. so we have to sit in the united states having assumption again starkey when you bought the s 400 mitchell defense system. but i don't think they're going to go that far. so they'll be swap them the least. but that both everybody dodge. ok. thanks very much for your time today. i'm a lender, always good to speak to. melinda. miss are a professor of international politics,

the united kingdom's lancaster universe. my pleasure. thank you. now, in an exclusive interview with her correspondence, earlier, the franco mentioned a little earlier, the criminal spokesperson dmitri pess cough also spoke about tomorrow's call between the russian leader in the american at present. and now he sees that talks come amid some fairly aggressive rhetoric against the school. susan is a joke, and we are preparing for the video conference to morrow. president, putin and president biden will be having a talk. this is a very complicated movement for the talks. the rhetoric coming from the u. s. and e u leaders sounds pretty aggressive. we, she plenty of fake news about russia allegedly planning an aggressive invasion. at the same time, no one talks to key if no one wants key of against even thinking of military intervention in the dynette can lugens conflict. and given the complicated background of us russian relations, it will be

a difficult talk for the leaders. now we see that nato demonstrates its extremely aggressive positions. we see mister stoughton bugs, rhetoric. we see the different, you se, there's rhetoric 1st, they all say that they don't accept any red lines. second, they say that nater will do whatever it wants furred it will do it on whatever territory it wants forth. all of this is aimed to deter russia. we don't like that . we do everything to ensure our own interests under previous administrations when at least something constructive remained in our relations. our countries had reached an agreement to establish a secure video cool line for the highest level contact. it had been abandoned until now, although it's technical working order had been maintained. but now i think since everyone has been using the video cool format for the past 2 years, we decided to revive this line,

especially since it allows us to discuss the most she cred topics. as the kremlin spokesperson mention, their claims have been spreading. band rushes poised to invade ukraine moscow's rubbish. those accusation saying neighbor, no relation to reality. russia other than it's the americans who are acting belligerently in the region. that's as media politicians alike rushing off speculation about a possible war. according to some reports, european intel agencies gave that version of events, little credibility until washington, that then many allies were not convinced that serious things were happening. we were surprised about this intelligence gap. how and why the u. s. was seeing things that we were not seeing if i have to compare soundbites from before this info and then at the nato meeting in riga, there was a big shift towards the u. s. version of things. yeah, just to reiterate, the new wave of tensions come with the u. s. a. russian presents prefer hold a video call on tuesday,

but joe biden looks in no mood to negotiate. oh, of course the diplomacy is out and red lines of that to be crossed when the big bad wolf is planning a land grab ring a bell. a similar warning came in the spring when russian troops gathered for snap training exercises. and again, when military drills were conducted in crimea, and only recently moscow was supposedly the mastermind of a qu, in key of remember the currency of no mean either because it didn't happen. in fact, none of the predictions came true, but this time apparently it's different. this time, it's the real deal, and to feed the fair, even drawing up the kremlin battle pans the new year offensive. and for the umpteenth time this year,

russia is forced to defend the presence of its own troops on its own land. russia is not a threat to any country. the deployment of russian troops on the national territory is our sovereign roy and no one's business. it is nato on its members states a recklessly moving their military forces and infrastructure to the russian borders . so what is washes red line, us spy pains jetting towards rushes borders. passenger jets with hundreds of civilians on board. diverted because the nato re complain was to close and wouldn't respond to ground control. the actions by the u. s. air force created a threat to civilization and the fact that the catastrophe was averted over the backseat doesn't mean that the u. s. and nato can go on the risk in people's lives with impunity. the latest american war ship sailing into waters bordering russia. what the shows was nature, you know, a us warship has now entered the block, seeing what we can see it through, binoculars will the crosshairs of other than system the system

a better one or multiple missile systems just across the it would be awesome with him, look at where nato's military infrastructure is located, just a short distance from our borders. in romania holland bush planting, we saw defense systems have already been deployed, and they can easily be converted into offensive missile systems that targets us. it only takes a matter of minutes to change the software. now, instinct tells me that if a russian destroy was spotted steaming into new york harbor, it would be a flaming red line for washington. but believe it or not for us all, this is a pink line at best. the real issue is nato, or rather, nato's expansion and expanded it has from this humble state in 1990 to this empire in 2020. now back in the day, russia was promised, nater would grow not one inch eastward of berlin. well, that's berlin. so no, it's not an ent, it's over

a 1000 kilometers. and now it's knocking out rushes door. ukraine joining nato and we've been talking about it for a long time is a red line for us. the continual drawing of keys into the military over to the alliance, the de facto start of natives, assimilation of the military infrastructure of this country. and the desire to turn it into a foothold for confrontation with russia could all cause severe negative consequences and destabilize the military. and political situation in europe, but lucky for nato, it's got a get out of jail free card. because in politics whoa promises are made to be broken. where is that? where is that written down? where is that from? was written down. and under the villages, when a man wanted rich girl, which it didn't co, erica, want us to collaborate, to go in. in the meantime, the us unfazed by its terrible track record of predicting russian behavior is covering its bases and drawing up some economic sanctions. you know, just in case,

after all, nothing screams diplomacy more than getting your threats in a row before a high stakes meeting. the, all these talk of invasion house got you wondering what's really going on? why not check out the fuse of scott from richard on our website? the former u. s. intel officer doesn't buying what various outlets are selling whole about an r t dot. the still ahead many homes make light at work. the president of the red cross tells the rti, cooperation of vaccines is the only way to play the story and more ah, join me every thursday on the alex simon show. and i'll be speaking to guess in the world,

the politics sport. business. i'm show business. i'll see you then me . oh, driven by tremendous shaped bass concur sent those with dares sinks. we dare to ask a focus on ukraine. joe biden says, i don't accept any one's red line, rushes foreign ministers again. marlborough says, the nightmare scenario of military compensation is returning on this edition of the program. we examined the significance of both statements

ah, 19 minutes into the program. welcome back. britain's could soon have to pay literally double to heat their homes that is according to you. k fuel poverty monitor an annual investigative report, citing a plan to increase to the energy price comp from next april. the cost of living in the u. k is at its highest level in a decade with household energy bills, the biggest driver, when the costs of essential services go up. those on the lowest incomes get his hardest. it's estimated some 4000000 british households are currently behind on their energy bills. each winter, 10000 debts nationally are caused by cold homes. on the latest polling such as half the country is more worried about the cost of heating than cove it. james anderson, the founder of a company that provides emergency heating to the elderly,

says the u. k. government isn't doing enough to help those struggling to pay their bills. the fuel question, the united kingdom is better because the usage is very high. cost is very high with usage. people that have to pick which we, he think of the whole all put on the table. in my opinion, my honest opinion, the comments are not taking any steps at all to reduce you or who publicly within the united kingdom and the correct mama. meanwhile, across the channel, there's a much warmer i look south because the government in france is dishing out financial aid to help people with their winter fuel payments. are ti, charlotte duban sky house. the story has the bitter cold hitch europe. everyone is doing their best to stay warm, but as natural gas prices are 5 times higher than they were a year ago, there is

a real concern that states across the block could face shortages or even potential blackouts. many including luca here in paris face a winter full of difficult decisions. ciscano dish. oh no. yeah. and so i have already received a reminder for the charges for heating once that's increased, while at the same time we have less heating. so myself and several tenants are really worried about the choices we will have to make. people are already having difficulty, so it's not easy. we feel a little neglected. people living hand to mouth is worrying a, becoming more normal in some of you rips richest nations. but the bristles literally feel safe. we'll have to make choices. we will have to buy cheaper foods that are less nutritional. we have problems like that. people will lose their health. one, tens of millions of people in europe are already living in energy poverty. and

there are fears that this figure is about to see a steep rise. europe's energy crisis has been building for months. now. governments across the block of try to put in place measures in an attempt to alleviate the strain on households. for example, here in france, the poorest households are to receive a one off payment of a 100 euros to help them shield. from those price rises, italy has put in place a 3000000000 euro aid package, while the spanish government has passed emergency measures that redirect billions of years from profit of energy companies to consumers in a bid to lower their bills. yet, despite such measures, men, the fear they simply will not be enough. what is the structural problem in an achieve policies shaping and policy making in many countries is, who is really in charge?

we have an interaction of various authorities, bodies, and on the other hand, we have seen various governments being very much occupied with themselves. so there is an energy in my eyes. it's still not yet having to priority it should house throughout the e. u. member states are facing the same issue over various sources of energy, including natural gas. why? well, although the pandemic, so large scale industry and even workplace is pretty much closing down when the locked downs were lifted, the demand short, straight back up. and the companies just haven't been able to keep pace to add to that, but you is also trying to move towards renewable energy such as wind power, yet low winds. in 2021 have meant that there's been less renewable energy being produced. these have always been the dates,

bits and of generation where experts have been warning against a possibility or even broke ability of a stance still in the world of renewables. photovoltaic and wind fox, the one that is now in the thought of come back is nuclear. and the, i always say within 2 european union, not only that, we don't dispose of a common attitude policy. we don't even dispose of something like a common energy mentality as may say. because that is a completely different attitudes to for instance, nuclear energy, l, east and west of the rhine, some e u countries, i'm the u. s. still opposing rushes, clean north stream 2 point blind saying it would make europe fall to rely until russian gas others that you say the link is vital so that people can hear homes

that reasonable prices. such political games could end up pushing more people into fuel poverty this winter, and even cost them their lives. show the t v ski oxy. paris failure to provide equal world wide access to vaccines may result in new coven strains emerging. that's the warning from the president of the international federation of the red cross. in an interview with r t, francesco rocket discussed not just the war on cove it, but also the poland beller roost migrant crisis. there wasn't counting the 9 european union, for example. we had many saying that so doza, while in africa we sta, louisa raised that tisa temper sandy moodle need engrossed with 0 percent. so the something that says morgan said that what we are ready to rule so far, we are ready to scale up our activities in africa by daddy,

the shoes about $30.00 seems to have access to the vaccines. we have to put pressure on the pharmaceutical companies. there, you will be an union, the united states, u. k. we invested the b on solve dollars in the researcher due to the dual to make this vaccine accessible. so why the boy discount in the developing counties that did not de right that to have access. so i think these, it should be a common gold, not something that said belong to the it would, if i'm a central, you know, company is the beginning there. believe me a did it on them, it has been politicized to look at they, they did, they did the level of the fake news or the day even political lisa had to spread around the world. so this is something that unfortunate has been 40. this iser bukasa a test to do with the fear of the people. it's up to the police, the leader to follow they, they advise is coming from their sanky community to least and not to them, to walk with them, to avoid, to do, to vote at the,

on the same level. and he's also the media is an important responsibility, this and tv community and people the media and the government are continuing to ring the alarm bells over this very end. but we're having the w h o. the chief australian medical officer and the south african medical association saying don't panic. what do you say we should follow the. the advisors coming from the debris had shaw and this i d. v. community so dwarfed and a political lead us and the government's out substituting. i did this and given community in dealing with a call in 19 and and this is david realty may davie then sat in terms of our over, ah, did, did, did the reason why we have these new vari answer. so we have cold, it will you may davy, the incident. so without, i brought my vaccination without giving access to any human beings to the vaccines de risk of a new body answer a days of very high aga, and we can not blame. also, these is another aspect of it,

for as is it is of concern windata. we can not blame the south africa, scientists, a tool to hook for heavy anger or open the door to the scientific community about these new discovery galaxy i think was i was it with a dea, unfortunately is not working as expected. so the number of distribution of the vaccine swell go on, michael, that he is, i ism, is not so high aga, and we, we expected much more ride themself. general she from the international community and, and they had the idea that was a good idea. he was due to give the priority and then some distribution by callback, so for the medical doctors to the nurses that are working on the frontline, unfortunately this is workinger leslie 50 percent so far. so then i'm, they said very, very, very low and that is issa, eyes and not did aspect of the international committee should take as easily

consideration. so we have to do more in terms of distribution and giving access the bellow, split cross with this part of the international federation. i think at the moment if they're doing a i good job. of course theses now not to meet tame or long term solution idea, hosted in a shelf dera, but so far the adding a warm environment and, and we are engaging in attic discussion. we day made a man the government of mendosa door to find either solution out for them and put on the unfortunately we don't have access said to the board to unfortunately i'm not even nineties is i? so he's on a full consent for my says that i'm not super is about saudi european union now. and there were just county ira reacting in dealing with the human beings. this is, and i'm wondering for lucian global humanity because he's not about every county has the right to set up policies for migrations. we, i'm not questioning. it's about i had a d, humanity on which we have to,

to treat every human beings. this is the only point that we are raising the head of the red cross speaking to the program earlier. well, that's how the new stories are shaping up on this the 1st monday of december. i'm you know, neil, this is our to international. ah, well when i was just seemed wrong, i just don't know. i mean you world, you have to say proud disdain, becoming the advocate and engagement. it was the trail when so many find themselves world support. we choose to look so common

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