to be preoccupied, so much went in and they understand that if indeed there is a major confrontation, the united states will have to get involved. and i know of keep mentioning the negotiations are going to half in january. but actually the premise is pretty simple. don't allow you to join nato, but nobody in the west is going to agree to that. so how could you really have any negotiation that's going to solve the problem? well, i'm not quite sure that what actually really wants to see ukraine and native because neither of rather ukraine is, is putting trouble some actor. i mean, it's good to use it and it's effective to use it as an irritant or trouble maker for, for russia. but do you think, nathan, really once you invest so much in the ukraine knowing how difficult it is to get anything done in the country, i mean, even if we put the issue of the conflict aside, let's say, let's say to fight against corruption. managing the state, all,

all those should be there because there's an important question coming up for that president. okay. federal penitentiary services of russian family. my team and i came from we are not keep track of the archives. and we're just seeing the mobile and the and cold psychological. and just i know that you've been signing a lot of laws with w and then farm up. and we'd like to know whether you had any information about people like cim because there are lots of evidence that this person was immediately responsible and 2 boards in the tortures. mom that took place in the prison. i would like to know who sure what the point of this person that are sitting finance. oh, so in this stage,

humor recently there was a bill introduced to expanding the notion of what sir interpreted as he went to watch her and watched 9th. what's the awe of night? ah, how a person should be punished. you know, for this crime. would you agree that tortures torture in russian prisons is as systemic phenomenon. and he have you been told about this archives? what's your emotional response to this problem? because this is indeed, a lot of people are involved over 300 people in ur. codes are utilize that. they were tortured, they were raped lashania for the scattering them way. and it's right out of all the people we talk to all the officials who talk to say that there are different ways to resolve this. for example, to remove of the stuff to procedural for inquiry when of states. yeah. when people are,

you saw question and people leave for years in penitentiary. i me, i in a, in a bullet shed penitentiary. i'll wards and they are tortured there for years. elsie would, it's so that the statistic, sir, for the russian enforcement agencies go up with you up here, need us to ask for a little tours. sure. sand trading people file employees, but i believe you guys are in jails now. that's not the only rush a piece of this problem. so if you luke, you and such institutions in other countries, you will see that they stayed the same problems. so that the problem that everyone faces, which may be their account, tracy or some institutions where everything glues nigh 0 in europe, even in france, in the states,

goes to the stomach to doing during. and i think the absent science that the 3rd world countries do not have anymore. that's 1st and secondly, we talk about developing penitentiary seats and we talk about developing stages do there's an over which we talk about building new sides or pastor leaders. and so we have to build the new facility is located as well, but i went there and was a long time ago, but after that i instructed people so they have been new to sell it is. and that's what we must do. i mean, because even the conditions for it to detain, people at matters matter is a lot of good. so now about what information i use information i got from various sources. it's not that someone brought the piece of paper and put it in front of me and it made me happy and i signed something. the way i see it, the way i look a little bit any suggestion, but a new proposal that i get to the issue is that if i use information that i get,

once again i cited from various sources only, then i can sign it. so i might want to make some errors as well. so it happens because life is a complicated, complex thing or is nothing to do about it. but in this particular case, that you are talking about. first of all, we should, when we the situation on the way to go use the information that we have on your so 3017 criminal prosecutions or ongoing chip with them which you had talked about one or 2 persons. but more than 10 people that weren't fired and showed me the way they are on criminal proceedings now the room, sewage plants look into that 1st. so my sure you saw on the no one is interested you know, investigator investigating officer is interested in helping them with anything we are not connected between each other. and that's why we keep them separated.

especially, we talk about the prisons and re mount standards that are controlled by the ministry of justice going through not even by the interior. if it's a currency ministry, even though these question is raised a lot to be efficient and investigation efforts, we must bring them back, give them back the penitentiary system. yes, we have a problem and we need to deal with that calmly. and we need to see him there, a little bit of which you carry out investigations to you on the basis of the crimes. and that's an obvious crime that we're committed to cancer and we need to bring them till the end. we need to get to the final result to make it clear for everyone that the punishment for these crimes, unavoidable. and in this case, i think we will have a positive result. of course we should use thing is that the low enforcement that

shows the majority of the potentially be entities to protect the right. and when i meet people on human rights responsible for human rights, we talk about this matters and i'm trying to react to the information they give me . i'm talking about the conditions there are detained in talking about the way they are treated. there was, once again i would like to emphasize phasing and obviously in the presence we have people who are talking about mt. sandra's, who are back to committing some felony. but they are now are citizens. they are people and we must treat them. and humane way would be what, and we will work together to make these changes happen. if we need to remind you that it's time to change your math, him but a medium. allow a question from moscow where the radio station

i am calling for from wescal you are you are the machine. okay. sure. what authority? okay. dora gallagher, mr. president, enjoy demolished on a michael. see your entry with has ended in regards to related question. would you know, when you said that we will not provide any guarantees by them, but you have spoken to the president biden. so what was of bud out is out enough. talk with your impression of your situation. how do you schuman see the future of don bass? i was looking to have a commonly opinion in the future of the men's grievance. notice updates. every time we hear statements from the white house, we see we have some common ground, but the word war is heard by now to our more often, e. i need those and the people in ukraine, not one, are familiar with the war. because i think i know i need something started in

2014 and some new studies. i already of the opinion that russia is at war with ukraine here. with one key. i have talked to people migrated from the audience really bullshit, and they said that their families are talking about the possibility of a war with ukraine. and it's something that instills terror. gotcha. which is a very scary situation. what, what are your thoughts on this? is that possible? how is it possible for russian soldiers to shoot at ukrainian soldier africa? no. good. and are you more of my colleague one from nobody gazette, the nobel laureate, mister murat of ha wanted to pose the following question. even as a question mister president, what do you know?

the names of the people who ordered the killing of police cosca and none of those 2 must i. with a final question i've done everything is to wish you find those responsible behind those crimes as issue then, right? necessary instructions to the law enforcement agencies. as you know from able to clean it, there are people who are in jail english too, and they've been convicted for those crimes. there is an opinion that they're not the most to minds that the mastermind somewhere them. ethanol nor somewhere hygiene it policies, but the investigation is not aware of that deal. if here's what we've done everything to find what those responsible for those crimes put in some of them died during the year investigation process. well, you up see if there were attempt to, to capture them, to arrest them on the or it will send you the boost and this kind of ver revenge.

shake game nash history is not really for the benefit of our country dumpster this year. i'm deeply convinced lee is to say that you'd like if the mikey were financial, or if there are any political march of motives, i was a bit slow to learn who to play. well, you may at that could be in the minds of the people who are not aware of what they're doing. and you might still that they need to understand that the government will be fighting against crimes like this will do everything in our power going forward. and if indeed, there are any muster minds that we're not aware of will be that looking for that little issue. that's number one here, which is to we're sure, 2nd should on both. what's the future of the don bus wiggly, the future of the don bus has to the be determined by the people who live in a don bussey as simple as that. when you move, there can be no father option william. our role, which is now pasadena,

come to be the, the only old shock mediator in blue shoe legitimate assessing up the best conditions for the people who lived. hm. are there other in issues? yes, there are in line with the minsk cords. i see you later passing russia is him mediate of brunswick, and they want to do a me to actually of the call when you call us a competent keep it proper. you don't have anything like this in minsk accords and we will not agree to be called to competent her. so you're say, now she wouldn't feel a little bit here till it were a party to it. says utica to the moral clues will come in. you told her, you always have people who might speech in that thought to let you know in the holy shit on what the c. c a got toilet every one isn't always in, in poverty. there everyone is struggling, angry one is getting ready to put in for the harsh winter when some m. p. 's,

you training and pieces come to the addition of the regionals led in there. but i wasn't there. i wish there are being asked to see which wire you isn't strangling us. why are you destroying us indefinitely? their woods spits at the tv screen when they see those statements by the cube. authorities no up north morton and the way because of failure can wheels. but i think issue in order to shoot a little closer, you'd better address this question. let's use the authorities in kia. how do they dare to issue orders said to fight that the soldiers and the don barza on a daily basis. storm. at a certain point, we have reached an arrangement. ah, but he does not at the it now go that lucia the order of for a response. fire. their order to return. fire can be issued only by someone at the top at the ministry regional switch them. and in then you this case,

it's the minister of the don, it's can republic and legacy republic and the other. so on the other side is follow up here in key f, y u. s. he was eligible to stop this has to that is, and then the cube authorities just back paddled on their decision and the right to return fire was delegated to the field commanders asked them why they've done that and you know it, but border hostilities resumed, do you cooking his mug little and how were they able to do it and gradually, how can the order so just to shoot at their own people and the people who live in the don bus, there are their own people was 3 bullish now on what we missed. if will we have in the future, the minsky accords to say that you need to amend the constitution and to ensure an autonomy to hold an election to announce an amnesty

jojo becomes causal. but what do we see on the ground? miss stewart of instead of an election that is going to be emitted tree administration. amused in 7 of an amnesty luther thermostat, it's going to be the year prosecution of the previous selfish official shanie politician. the problem was that she knew voice. we missed that must. they on they, they going to return the trib said to the previous faces, rushing, you're with come what with what that means look of twisty waistcoat. that means they would just be sick, but it is lynch dues. the troops deploy the troops there without any election boosted. yes, that means your solution if there was causal kin. however, according to the minced records, if, if it was there needs to lead them, found that these amendments to the constitution cibola and they need to be it's the ultimate coordinated. marilyn with the represents is a veil, lykins, and donates republics. they need to be coordinated and i've fully remember those

words because i was part of our cro. so sydney got you put in and you know amendments have been tabled at castle selection. the simply refused to the representatives of the don bus hatcher merc either. but these are the latest let when those records were signed and managed, they will not be insisted on this. seriously. they insisted on having the representatives of the don bus. it does sign, they said it will deal and we have those signatures there as will numbers with me. but i will actually, they didn't want to do that and we had to persuade them to put their signatures on to that deal. they did that. and now the way he refuses to talk to them, they just her dubbed them, terrorists, and that's it. why can you explain to me maybe mr. lowers over at which it was applesauce j media instead of promoting piece something that people want it. in a serena green's commotion using that sentiment in the crane society as opposed to

we've present zalinski, but folk a copy of new recorded but galena. or did you call it? swayed by the radicals, just like the previous sachem presidents and in ukraine, they call them nazi's. but was an issue for us. i think her, i've talked to a lot about the danvers. as for russia, we want to have a good neighborhood relations with ukraine. we not an issue, and now we can do no, any thing. kirk mortimer, who st at, not at any cost basically. but how can we deal with, with the current administration in ukraine given model they've been doing? it's almost impossible to see what we are ready to work with those voices. luther who would like to have a relationship with russia, a good neighborhood relationship. so what's happening to those forces? europe broke out of court persecution for a sanctions against their own citizens,

which runs counters of the constitution. that's what we seeing the liberals will be slower or just people are being, was just are killed literally pra, ma'am. in broad daylight in the street, and no one's looking for the criminals. you just asked about the we can guess okay, murders that took place. unfortunately in russia where the mastermind says, well, people are in jail, whether they are mastermind, so not just a different question, but what's happening in ukraine? no. when is when actually searching for that people? what about those that fire in a desta? why it's and pushing below that trade union fire, trade union building fire. did anyone lift a finger to find those responsible? no, it was 3. we get mushy cells. as we can not do not have a chance to work with those people who like to have a relationship with russia because they are being destroyed one by one. that's our issue. as for our it rearrange arrangements with president biden. as soon as i said

he, that was the boss me, i prefer to appoint official representatives to discuss with strategic stability, including our concerns over level misreads around ukraine. so he proposed that and we responded quite quickly, lucia and the volumes, which are in our conversation, lou, i told team we will send you our proposals very quickly. and that was sure we delivered on that. we sent those proposals and i to the, the, to nato, and we to the us and we're ready to discuss it at the, our, to level. and i hope that this positive response, the announcements of the round of talk, sir, in january, early january, will help us to move forward from connecticut. but that, that, that in that they are they that are something about tar tar st tata. right. stress wasn't origin. sheila steel system, this is vanessa presidents, is this is the got a sand castle 1st after that any internet publication?

if you want to receive data from santa we didn't, you just got your monica did missing. when did he have a program, a program or a boy, a law plot. sorry. it took us when you're sitting there to president pete and that his annual end of year press conference currently being held in moscow going on for just over till hours. now i could go on for another couple more saying he's covered a lot of ground. i just finished that questionnaire responding, or about nato intentions in ukraine. and we can talk more about this too without correspondence equals dana, if he were joined us from central moscow, too early president page and just talking there again over the last few minutes. and he has talked about it a lot over the last couple of hours about the situation with ukraine and nate or what have been the king points he's made about this sir this afternoon while andy absolutely, while he's just finished talking, once again about the clue, the situation in the ukraine about the situation and don bass and how it can be decided and basically his general outline. oh, as being that the citizens of don barza,

the citizens over eastern ukraine. they should be the only rulers of their own fate . they should decide what happens to the region. and well, of course he pointed out and are well pointed out at ukraine, basically accusing care of not following through with the minsk agreements. like for example, instead of a cease fire, they shifted all responsibilities as to whether or not to launch attacks against the world, the separatist forces, the rebel forces are in the east in ukraine, or they shifted that responsibility on 2 field commanders. and so there is no seas fire, but rather almost daily, if not just daily attacks and daily gunfire aimed at her well leave those who are, who have taken up arms in east, in east, in ukraine. as for nato. well, la, that question perhaps, got the russian president most animated over all the while they seemed he did

seemed like it hit him personally. and basically, he said that the only way that the only way that moscow and nato can live in peace essentially, and how they can cooperate. that is, if this military block provides unconditional guarantees of unconditional well security of russia, which basically means no eastwood expansion and base according to vladimir putin. it is not russia that is well mounting and putting miss isles on the border of the united states. but rather, the united states and its allies are doing the same to russia by moving ever so closely towards the russian border. the red line here, of course, is well again, ukraine. because even if your crane is not made part of nato, for russia, it is unacceptable if, even if any sort of, well, bilateral, multilateral agreement is reached between nathan and the key of and, well miss, how's appear in this country for russia?

it is absolutely unacceptable. again, this is a red line, this is way too close because just the, the, the fly time of a mess would be way too short, meaning get, getting from the ukranian border towards even moscow the capital of russia. now. so he talked about the guarantees, again, he went a little bit into history, talking about the 5 waves of expansion of this military block. he also talked about how essentially russia was tricked back in the ninety's when there was a verbal promise to not expand to military look, block more eastwood and well, we all know what happened is he's a little sound bite of how the russian president talked about this matter, have a listing of my own programs, mostly due to our actions will not depend on the negotiation. they will depend on the uncut national compliance with the russian security. you must give us the guarantees it is up to you. you must do this immediately right now,

instead of keep talking about this for decades. but we will, well, again, are the russian president said that essentially russia, it is hard to encircle russia completely given in military bases, given a how large their territory is. but he did say he did remark that, well, our modern modern technology allows of, will allows to, well, try and think about it. so you can, you could clearly hear how animated the russian president there was. and essentially, he accused the western powers of, for example, trying to dismantle russia from the inside by basically supporting funding and even given giving orders. he said to, to terrorists back in the 19 ninety's when russia was in broiled in a very, very nasty conflict with the church and with the church. and terrorists is basically la mancha islamic militants, islam extremists who were responsible for well, for a lot of terrorist attacks,

very deadly terrorist attacks are inside of russia. so again, a very sensitive matter here for the russian president, as he talked about, well, basically how an acceptable it is for nato to keep expanding eastwood any more. he also did touch upon the another issue and more economic, one less not militaristic at all about the energy gas crisis in europe. and he, well that his message was basically, europe brought this crisis upon themselves or so now europe should figure out their own way out. and that russia is, in fact, doing everything to help them everything in their powers. because according to vladimir putin gas problem, the rushes energy giant, who's responsible for basically all gas transit from russia into europe, according to vladimir putin gas from, is fulfilling more than $100.00 cent of its contractual obligations are. in fact, he said that on top of what gas problem is, contractually obliged to ship to transfer to europe 10 to 20 percent more. it does

actually sends more gas to, to the region by 10 to 20 percent and let them put and basically said he talked how the united states basically abandoned the european market in favor of more premium ones. like for example, in asia. so, and so it's a combination of factors been very cool when to happened long and again, calls spring. so the europe could not accumulate enough gas in its storage facilities underground storage facilities. so now since it made a decision again, it was europe that made a decision to move away from long term contracts to basically just buying gas on the spot in hopes that they will get enough gas in the summer for cheaper. but now it found itself in the situation when basically only germany is one of the only nations that is getting that is getting gas from russia by long term contracts. and

now actually is re selling this very cheap gas compared to the prices on the spot. is reselling this very cheap gas to nations like poland for example. and essentially like food has said that this could have been easily avoided if europe was just speaking for the long term contracts. they would have been cheaper for them. this would have been avoided, but their desire to, well, this is, this is the, again, this is the exact quote by the russian president to pull up the pants of ukraine and basically meaning to help you crane out so that, well, it remains relevance as a gas transit state in this effort, europe kind of showed itself in the foot. and so now we'd find itself in this very nasty world gas problem when gas prices are reaching up to well, $2000.00 a barrel, which is, which is, which is a lot so, so according to the latter, while russia is doing everything and its power to help out and is exceeding its

contractual obligations. this is a mess that europe created on its own, so it has to be again, which you figure out a solution on its own as well. okay, you go thank you for that. that was already, he was honest if just running through this and the key points apply the mid threes and has raised during his press conference this afternoon. as you mentioned before, it's going on close to 2 and a half hours. now maybe we're just halfway, i'm not sure. maybe he can go on a lot longer sound the boy carries with me again in the day i'm just picking up on something. the eagle mentioned that it's all about. the theme seems to be about tension, doesn't it? between russia, ukraine, russia, even tension within the country. he's failing questions about a clamp down and n g o's, an independent media in terms of this particular press conference, it seems to be a lot more pointed. the ones in the past is that fair to say having to field a lot more and i, russia seems to be on the back foot a lot from all areas. well,

i guess it depends on your perception. i'm not seeing it this way at all. and i would say that put in new conferences, at least those that i have covers more than 10 of them. they have always been contentious. i don't remember any easy sale for luxury and put an end here, right? he has this neck of testing people. biological resilience sometimes because i mean when you have to sit and listen to something for 4 hours, it can be pretty hard on your body especially. and i sympathize with our colleagues in that hold because they cannot exit the room for security reasons. i like you and me and hearing others, i think briggs but putting that aside. i think it's true that lots and lots very contentious issues on the table, but i think he actually sounds pretty conciliatory. i was surprised just

a few minutes ago, he was asking about the sort of the tone of his english ations with biden and how respectful and how complimentary he was of that. because at the end of the day, i know that the western media usually portrayed him as the staunch destroyer of western democracy and somebody who wants to see the conscience in europe. but as far as i understand putting the, what's important for him is to secure russia's interest and get things done. rather than, you know, trying to retentions and speculate on on the sentence and just to finish off very quickly. i think he firmly believes that many of the issues that we are doing right now i'll just man made their artificial, the issues with gas prices in europe. the issue of tension between russia and ukraine or russia and nature. he believes that.