i, i'm from the south. everybody know, know what this thing to some extent. i would argue that we're still fighting. the civil war in the south is winning with a fear stand off on falls in brussels. as anger boils over against coven restrictions on government plans for a vaccine monday. also head on the program. the head of germany is navy steps down, after arguing that crimea is not a part of russia, with russia lashes on it at u. s. officials, i'm the media for pushing unproven claims against moscow publish just before friday,

security talks with it's enough to scroll through a couple of random pages to be sure, none of the provisions stand up to any critical analysis. and in many cases, it is simply a line with bringing you the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well. this is the weekly and archie, hello walker. a huge march against coven restrictions has wrapped up in brussels. at least 50000 people took to the street several dozen were arrested during trashes . ah, yeah. as you can see, their white police were light enforce, deploying tear gas, some water cannon belgium already requires maxine certificates for public venues

into the restroom. some doors on the rules of just guard even tougher, but the covert pass validity period shortened to just 150 days. meaning millions of people will have to tick booster shots, and some lawmakers are pushing for a full nationwide. maxine mandate, following austria's example, none idea that spark widespread fury on much of the anger today was directed off the e u. leadership with a cried rallying outside the european action service building. now it's the equivalent of a foreign and defense ministry, e u foreign policy, chief usa barrell has an office there. indeed his windows were smashed, brown wasn't in at the time, but later it came to the site and condemned what he called senseless destruction on violence. a local journalists in brussels earlier sent us this record. ah

ah. and now they have aggravating everybody. there was one everywhere, a microphone and the other. with the other side there is there. the person for the preschool for this, with people are angry about the class and the toys we like to read about time. there is a lot of smoke everywhere. everybody do evacuation the board

and the streets around. there were a big clashes between the police and people all were in black and some people who are held by the police. and i guess people who were thought of the, of the caches. well, there's also an anti vaccine rally taking place in washington dc. right now you see one of the speakers here just behind the camera, there is around 20 to 25000 people. that's what organizers have estimated and the capital building there in your eye line as well. just over a year ago. the thing of that is why perhaps organizers has said do not engage if anyone is auditing from violence, saying you encourage everyone to be virtuous and peaceful to deescalate conflict. the message of the protest defeat the mandates. american homecoming. the

organizers say their goals are to resist all coven vaccines mandate, especially for children. they are also calling for a nationwide eating of harsh restrictions just after 2 in the afternoon in washington. d. c. will keep a close eye on the developments there. if anything occurs of substance, we will, of course, bring it to ah, no, it looks like showing even the slightest support for russia can cost you dearly in the current political climate. germany's navy chief as how to resign after seeing crimea is not a part of russia, not the west should stop demonizing vladimir. but his word sparked the major diplomatic backlash. are your correspondent peter oliver picks up the story. vice admiral k r. him shown by caused big shocks on saturday evening, as he stood down from his role as chief of the german navy. it follows comments

that he made about the russian president vladimir burton and the ongoing tensions between russia, ukraine and nato. following this fall out from what he said and everything revolving around it, he felt his position had become untenable. i have just asked the federal minister of defense to release me from my duties as inspector of the navy with immediate effect. the thoughtless comments i made in the neon security and military policy are increasingly weighing on my office in order to prevent further damage to the german navy. i consider this a necessary step. the federal minister has accepted my request. well, it all relates the comments that shown by made while he was in india speaking to a defense think tank. he was speaking about crimea, which he said would remain part of russia also about the russian president, vladimir burton, who he said only wants respect and probably deserves respect is following russia

because he can do it is easy to give him the respect he need. and also his us economy opens was, is got another commer. this is the fact once the video became public, there was outcry from sections of society saying they had shown by hand to go more than an embarrassment what the german made commander says here on the label. utterly unacceptable, there must be consequences. but this is not the position of german foreign office vice admiral playing down the russian sabre rattling. this is a shocking statement. this crimea was annexed by russia. it almost sounds like god, blush for putting fire hen and navy chief must not play his own foreign policy. game in a crisis. clearly vice admiral schon box thought he was off the record, but he was also fundamentally wrong on prospects of appeasing russia. ukraine is also not happy with what has gone on. in fact, the foreign ministry in

t f is calling on germany to officially distance themselves from their former navy chief. and what he taught to say they saying that these comments went on to undermine the sovereignty of ukraine. the foreign minister, they're calling them on acceptable. but this is just the latest issue that we've seen very recently between kiev and berlin. just last week. there were problems over the fact that berlin doesn't want to send weapons into ukraine. also, germany has blocked the sale of a stony and weapons that were german made to ukraine. this su concerning the now former navy chief, just the latest and what's becoming a growing number of problems. we spoke to journalists on or 3rd, thomas fast venture assured his view about the german vice admiral's comments on crimea. of course the, the leadership, the judge,

political leadership and the media are concerned about the fact that within the rank and file off the government of the army and among the population. there is this common sense understanding that crimea will remain within russia and that there is, there is this common understanding that whatever mr. put in did over the last 20 years or whether it's against our so for us, whether we like it or not. mm hm. and deserves a certain level of respect. so i would say the fact that, that, that provoke the anger was that this was not that he doesn't not represent a solitary and individual opinion here. but rather why did distributed one that you get this feeling over the last weeks, not only among the population, there was always a strong consensus in terms of good relations with russia. but among the countries leadership, the leading media that there are certain initiatives that say, well, it's not side to strongly here with one side in this conflict. and people

understand that the ukraine is not the model democracy that we have to defend, that germany has to defend at all costs that this is, but by and large, an effort to project u. s. power, right up to the, to the russian border. and the extent to which germany wants to support such an effort by the u. s. g of politicians as not meet consensus here in this country. and yet another wave of accusations against russia, the british foreign office on said it's got evidence of a plot to install a pro moscow government in key. if russia has slammed the claim as nonsense. the misinformation spread by the british foreign office is more evidence that it is the nicer countries led by the anglo saxons, thus escalating tensions around ukraine recall and the british moral fist, provocative activities, stop spreading nonsense and concentrate on studying the history of the taught among will yoke the british government has so far provided no evidence to back its claim

of a russian plots in ukraine. but london has named former ukrainian n p. yes guinea, mariah as a potential pro quinlan candidate. he's express prize about that pointing. i've done. he's been banned from russia since 2018 r t sent a request to the british foreign office, asking them to clarify their allegations. but i'm delighted to welcome live onto the program, marco gas search international at 1st commented, or joining us from the u. k. at marco. busy just reading some of the claims, it seems more like a episode of be a team or something in the british government claims. it's got information that russia wants to install a pro kremlin leader, and she has a huge allegation to be making. do you think they need to back up at some solid evidence if they want the world to, to actually take it seriously? well, bringing into a series of illegal rules over the last century from lobby's, iraq,

to libya and elsewhere. it's about some evidence that they, that they allege in advance. i mean, traditionally extra fiction writing from shakespeare to george. so whoever the dick, you know, it seems that most of the best fiction, right? and the spinning the u. k. public in the levy. a lot of unsubstantiated fashion as use like you have the british government as well. naming and shaman, several ukrainian politicians as a ledge, russian stooges is that even appropriate and doesn't constitute meddling. in fact, in a foreign countries affairs, it's certainly middle, again, meddling is something that you guys been doing all sorts of countries where the russians are doing less than 20. calling the kettle black and the crating poppies and table position policies that will do your bidding on. so you do regime change.

so something that you can, you know, is much better even than anyone in the eastern part of the or the plan. it really that's, it's really funny to hear a little bit what specializes in it. so as you know from syria, from libya, from serbia, from a variety of us in countries. this is the hybrid role that you can specialize in dedicated 7 to 7 grade, engaged all together. what is usaa and all right? you have these claims coming from foreign secretary list trust, by the way, who's rumored to be planning a leadership challenge. if the tories to get rid of bars, johnson couldn't this ukraine, russia story have, have anything to do at all with her own ambitions. well, clearly a secretary you hoping to become a leader will want to raise a profile points where the leadership is. and some discussion and so where the leaders are listed rocking, she wrote with her own name

a very loud the on the lines of the very strong lead up to right. and the russian position. when do i already home? i'm presenting us a call to in the country needs. so that's certainly true. but if we, if we look at the why the picture really, if we have a politician over in ukraine being accused of being progression because he simply is a mother, you see you cranes futures, a buffer between east and west. not aligned with either not being in the world, the west that he's being accused of being a russian celebrity. so what you can wants from is time puppets, in places like you. right. and that is people who will take extreme positions in terms of their own country future, which will be in accord with nato's desire to fly in ukraine, for example, to the last grade. so that's really what we're talking about here. market just to get your thoughts on the overall situation. we're in a dangerous place right now and you train want in your view,

is the best way of day escalating the best way to the escalate. the great situation is for ukraine and russia to be given part of the new security architecture, which the russians also just in both countries need to be sure that they won't be endangered by what's coming next. and for that to happen, ukraine, i'm sure walk through this a lot about russian troops would like to see the russian troops moved back or away . and in return, the russians would like to see miss not attempted to be placed within 5 minutes. by the nature of fact, however, the problem is the best. russia, i'm sure, would not want a withdrawal of its troops far away from the world up to encourage the ukrainian regime to attack the one on the claim to control which of the east and the people who really have a different idea of the future. and that's the problem, that's what we need to solve because in previous geopolitical situation, such as your law that we've had

a russian equivalent with george and then the tax by the central government for that's what i mean russian also avoid if we can find a way of safeguarding the right people, we can find a security solution that meets the needs of both you crying and rush and the world . we do appreciate you giving us some of your some day today, marco gas h international 1st common hit her life on our team. and it's not only the u. k, which moscow believers bog down in fake news, just hours ahead of security. talked on friday. the u. s. state department outlined what it cited as examples of russian disinformation rushes foreign minister was critical of both the content and its timing it zoom while you got the roses for the lease documents, which the u. s. state department has of course prepare deliberately for today's meeting. a simply impossible to read. it's enough to scroll through a couple of random pages to be sure, none of the provisions stand up to any critical analysis. in many cases,

it is simply a lie. if you score yeah, and in response, rush has drawn up its own fact checking less than accused washington of a toxic campaign against russia. ortiz rock as the and has been comparing the 2 stances. you may have seen this list a hand tastic expos, a of russian fiction. that's a good read, bold print, and a world painted in black and white. simplified, pre digested and regurgitated russians. bad moroccans, good liter does not. in circle russia. nato enlargement is not directed against russia. over the last 20 years old nato coalition potential has been a mass on its east and frank. the lances expansion towards russian borders is accompanied by the creation earned modernization of military infrastructure. russia has 16 neighbors in the ninety's. only one of those was

a nato state that it became to poland joint. then it became 5 with ukraine and ga, potentially joining. that would be 7 with all the perks that carries like us bases and troops. pray tell how is that not the dictionary definition of encirclement. russia uses statements from high level officials as well as disinformation and propaganda outlets to intentionally spread outright falsehoods, to attempt to create a pretext for military action. we all know how the u. s. uses differ information to create a pretext for invading independent states. the irony seems lost entirely on the us state department, we still remember colon pow right sadam. hussein has not. verifiably accounted for even one teaspoonful of this deadly material. the chief of the state department.

whether of all around 2 decades ago, lying to the world, about saddam's weapons of mass destruction. and setting the stage for the invasion of iraq, which killed an estimated half a 1000000 people. because i don't believe that russia has come close to that level of misinformation. there are no credible reports of any ethnic russians or russia. speakers been under threats from the ukrainian government violations of the right self. the multi 1000000 russian speaking population in ukraine have reached an enormous level. the government dobs a discriminatory laws on language education and so called indigenous peoples driving the russian language. out of all the spheres of life, ukraine is not that democratic paradise. the washington portrays it to be and is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, say various reports,

a country where the leaders of the 2 biggest opposition parties are right now, being prosecuted and persecuted, a say to keep them out of power. a country where opposition media has been forced to shut down one after the other or attacked without any sort of international reaction. ethnic russians are no longer recognized as native residents. the russian language, the native language of a 3rd of the ukrainian population. as now forbidden and schools and government in coffee shops in supermarkets. yes, russians in ukraine are very much the de finish it of persecuted. nato never promised not to admit new members. on the 9th of february 1990 u. s. secretary of state, james baker said, during the meeting with the soviet foreign minister,

edward shivered. not say about the ironclad guarantees that nato jurisdictions and military units won't move an inch eastward. it's a sorry world where, where russians know what the state department said better than the state department . the shame, the director of the cia robert gates famously warned against the expansion of nato because and i quote, gorbachev's and others were led to believe that that wouldn't happen. west german, foreign minister hands did their gunship and i quote, this is to a large crowd. neither should rule out any expansion of its territory towards the east moving it closer to the soviet borders. i have much more just not enough time, but it is remarkable how a document that sets out a fight russian. this information bays and basks in so many lies of it. so what might surprise you to hear the r t as well has become

a target of us accusations. the state department has released the report insisting that this channel and fellow news outlet. sputnik used disinformation, instead of supporting mainstream narratives. the reports even accuses russian media of betraying ukraine and nazi state. and to back out up, it mentions an article written for our tea by historian paul robinson here schwartz the article actually sate. the problem here is not that the government is the fuss is johnson. that is clearly an enormous exaggeration. despite restrictions on the use of the russian language and the recent repression of some anti government media personalities. ukraine remains a rose, be free and open society. it's not remotely fascist. an article i wrote in which i actually say that the idea about ukrainian government is fascist, is an enormous exaggeration. and that ukraine is not remotely fascist. is

specifically what i say in the article. and yet this article is linked to in the state department report as evidence r t is spreading the false narrative that ukraine is a fascist state as the article in fact as the lead direct opposite. and then there's more similar sort of statements on the next page about something else. the story about a boy who was killed in a rebel occupied don bass and the russian press reported that time he'd been killed by ukrainian drone. the state department report says that the o s. c. investigated and stated that the boy was not killed by a drug and event provides a link to the o. s c e report. but when you go to and you can read what the o s c said, this does not say that the boy was not killed by a drug. it's simply states that the boy was killed by shrapnel and bloss injuries.

so the statement in the state department report, b o s c e said that is in totty untrue. now is the u. s. calls for russia to po box kits. troops on the ukrainian border, the 1st shipment of the washington's $200000000.00 military aid package arrived in kiev on saturday. i would note that the united states has delivered more security assistance to ukraine in the last year than any point in history. and these deliveries are ongoing, including today there's more deliveries coming. we recently notified congress of our 10 to deliver and 17 helicopters, which is absolutely right. so the nato members, estonia love, feel, if you, any of the, of all pledge this and more lethal weapons to strengthen ukraine's ability to spend itself in the case of a, so the russian invasion, russia has repeatedly deny plumbing, any kind of military offensive. germany meanwhile, doesn't support sending weapons to ukraine, saying it will not help the fuse, the crisis. cuban response accuse berlin of undermining the unity between nato

allies. even going as far as to accuse germany of encouraging an invasion earlier claims arms exports will only push tensions higher. the federal government has had a clear stance regarding arms exports in recent years. we have not supported the export of lethal weapons from germany. in my local authorities in the south for same danielle ask republic claim around 120000 ukranian soldiers have gathered on the border. civilians in the war torn region have been living in fear for more than 7 years already. and now it seems their lives might be even greater risk due to the escalating tensions for us marine corps intelligence officer, scott ritter, believes washington's arms exports to ukraine. are counter productive and undermine security. if you don't, said lethal weapons in the united states, that opens up joe biden to criticism from congress at

a time when he needs congressional support for domestic programs. so what we're seeing here is of the consequences of allowing your foreign policy, your national security policy to be hijacked by domestic. we'll compare the fact that tony blink in his meeting with the lab rob to discuss a diplomatic, off ramp up for the current crisis. at the same time, the united states is green lighting of the delivery of weapons for the sole purpose of killing russians. because you don't have deterrence, unless you have a real capability, it's totally counterproductive and it undermines the american position when they say, you know, we won't allow nato to join for years. you don't need to worry about what's the difference between a ukraine that is a member of nato, receiving western military aid, and a ukraine who's not a member of nato receiving western military from the russian perspective. there's no difference lie from moscow. this is art. see another newsmaker in the hop sate speaking to him on an ecstasy with us for the latest worlds apart. it begins

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