yes, to see how it comes to an engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. the, the top story right now here, when are you into national, the president of probation claims his country will withdraw from nato. if indeed, as a conflict between russia and ukraine does come at the western crime, stop its military presence in the region over alleged plans by moscow. it wouldn't bated neighbor the guy classes with the police in the ukrainian capital, as people take to the streets of tea and demanding economic reform

solutions super wide and court. and mike insulting a fox news job list, the journalist just trying to get office when the president over the record inflation rate. also in the programs policy gate probe, police in the u. k. a. launching an investigation into potential violations of lockdown by boris johnson's government. following a series of revelations about who's the shindig downing street, who's heading into the evening, our hero moscow in a very warm welcome to you. it's a busy hour right now. here we're not. you do, we'll kick off the, our with breaking news for you as probation says it will withdraw its forces from nato in the event of a conflict between russia and ukraine. the statement coming now from the country's president, just hours off of the u. s. put more than $8000.00 troops on a high, a lot of what it claimed would be a russian invasion of its neighbor. well,

i'm sure you probably know. motto continues to deny any such plans. well, let's learn more right now across black lynn, and he's peter all of joining us here on the program. peter, well, it's coming in from all angles right now. what can you give us on the latest on this? what is basically a big disagreement? incendiary statements coming out of croatia. where's our milosevic decoration president has said that should there be a conflict between russia and ukraine? croatia, under his watch would pull their troops out of any deployment with nato forces. he's also gone on in a statement, which is sure to sent shock waves, not only through the nato alliance, but also upset quite a few people in care of as well to describe the 2014 my dan revolution as a coo and say that ukraine has no place in nato at all. well elsewhere,

boorish, johnson, the british prime minister, has been addressing parliament in westminster. he said that, and he would be holding talks with vladimir putin, the russian president, that he, it was important to hear the security concerns of russia. however, he did go on to say that if there was to be an invasion of ukraine, it would spark the greatest blood shed in europe since world war 2. he also said that an essentially britain has a position that it isn't going to be swayed from. it's quite clear where that stands there is nothing new about large and powerful nations using the threat of brute force to terrify reasonable people into giving way to otherwise completely unacceptable. demands. o, germany has come under a lot of pressure over its decision to refuse to send weaponry to ukraine. it's

also the feeling the heat over having be on the fence pretty much publicly over whether or not it would eventually approve the gnawed stream to gas pipeline. let's set to run while those run, but is set to take gas between russia and germany directly. now what's coming out in media reports here in berlin is that a deal has been done and agreement is being made that if there was a further escalation intentions and aggression was seen from russia towards ukraine, that germany would cut off that nod stream to gas pipeline however, when it comes to the issue of sending weapons to ukraine, the government here in berlin is adamant. it won't be happening. as a d, vanessa gillum at the federal government has not changed its position on the supply of arms to ukraine. it including the supply of lethal weapons and in view of the conflict in ukraine, it will not issue a permit for the supply of military weapons inner county. when it comes to nato

members on the ground in ukraine, they seem to fit into 2 distinct groups. there are those that have pulled their diplomats all the diplomats families out of embassies. am in ki ethan elsewhere. not all of them, but some members of their embassies, not the united kingdom, the united states. and on tuesday it's been announced that canada will also be following suit doing not in and on the other side, you have the european union member states and their representatives who are in nato on monday evening, following a long meeting of a you for a ministers or we heard from some of those for ministers as well as the e. u high representative for foreign affairs yasser bell, who said that pulling diplomats out at this stage would just cause more problems than was needed sector. lincoln, scholars, that he was not an evacuation. he was just letting to people to watch one,

not crucial, the staff are free to decide to leave the country. i don't think there is a need for us to do any kind of a precautionary measure from defined to be of the number of our staff and they are berman engine. okay. i'm either very clearly in the counsel at this moment. i see no reason are forced to pull out our diplomatic stuff and i think you're our presence, our diplomatic presence and care is absolutely key because what we're seeing seeking is a diplomatic solutions on their plumbers on the ground track. part of this in the last 24 hours, there's been quite a lot of movement when it comes to nato forces and potentially nato forces heading towards europe. the united states is put 8 and a half 1000 troops on stand by for immediate and of sending to europe in case the situation worse. and there's also the ongoing war games in the mediterranean that have been carried out and continued to be carried out, involving the american aircraft carrier. the usa says harry truman. and on monday

we heard from denmark, spain, and add the netherlands as well. who all said that they would be sending some form of military hardware eastwards towards that eastern frontier of the, the nato, a territory. this was things like fight to jets or the navy ships as well. now, john kirby, who's the the pentagon spokesperson in washington, outlined b troops that the united states has put on alert at these would be additional brigade, combat teams, logistics personnel, medical support, aviation support, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, as well as transportation and, and maybe even some additional capabilities after that loser behind them that you a lot of such param, militarism, appears in the major 3. i asked to reduce the intensity that exist today. little cube, the situation is quite clear to us. there is no reason for us to panic groceries. the no grounds for searching a full scale offensive against our country. it is even physically impossible to the

tree of them. not so counsels amelia, in moscow, the kremlin spokesperson, the read you best. gov said that russia was paying close attention to the moves by nato troops reduced to another such nato actions and increase nato activity. now borders cannot be ignored by a military who are responsible for the security of our country. there is a constant process of drills, maneuvers and military build up, which has never stopped and will continue. right now in berlin, the french president manual, my call is meeting with the german chancellor, all and shoulds. they'll be getting that ducks in a row for the franco german partnership going into tomorrow's normandy for meeting . that's going to be a meeting of representatives of germany, france, russia, and ukraine. and all important meeting we'll be hearing from the french president and the german chancellor. a little later on as soon as we hear anything from them . i'll be bringing it to you here. peter. thank you. that's one more now across

live to political analysts. chris barbara dropped. joining us here on the studio one r t international a very good evening to you. so thanks for coming on the program. what do you make of this? the croatian president has said, not only will this country not send troops to ukraine in the event of an escalation, in fact, croatia saying he would withdraw every soldier from nate. so that almost sounds like a bit of dissension among the ranks of nathan. mister banbury. it does indeed, and this comes just 24 hours after the creation. foreign minister was meeting with sergeant role to pass on a message from the european foreign ministers meeting, which is just being held up. i'm looking trying to find a solution and it seems a relatively positive meeting actually discussing how there could be a political solution to this problem and dumbasses, eastern ukraine over the over things. however, i think is quite important that we remember that president, milan of inch creation president is also olives with his own prime minister and

foreign minister who are more supportive of this nature will build up written in regards to ukraine. so i think while the creation president is very, very clear, you said what's run by from file from file when jason is developing ukraine. i can't it not necessarily the case that the coke in government which governs, you should just going to follow and bind him. mr. bambi i wanted to ask you though because at the end of the day russia has repeatedly underlined the fact that for its own security it's vital that ukraine doesn't join nato. is it possible the u. s . doesn't see the logic in that, or perhaps it's possible. washington doesn't want to see any logic in that. but we have to remember the nature which is us land and us dominated has been expanding into the former soviet satellite states and into the former soviet republics. despite that verbal promise given to mikhail gorbachev is

a soviet union came to an end that this would not occur. now the americans poopoo this is being simply words, but of course it was a promise it was made, it was recorded and it's remembered this and this has created a situation with russia, whether you sympathize of what i'm interested in, not feels surrounded by nato allies and by allowing ukraine to join nato, you'd be talking about, you know, have a nice of forces to edge, a 100 miles from annoyance and 3400 miles from moscow. now that brings back nightmare and memories of 921. again, you don't have to buy into any deserts, provide more pieces, but to understand that there are real fears of russia in this situation than yet either americans don't understand this other intention driving this natural expansion on mr. barbara, i wanted to just ask you if you were just listening to our report with a correspondent berlin, peter oliver, who is basically saying the german government rules out rules against sending

a friend, civil, lethal weapons to ukraine, but of washington all the way across the atlantic. apparently has no problem sending lethal weapons to ukraine. why do you think there's such a disparity between the leadership in berlin and washington? well, it always has been the wasn't the angel merkel and the washington insurance is 0 to suppress a pressure on this new german government. germany relies on russia for much energy . it has quite cause economic relations with russia, and it hasn't for the american waste specific. i'm the angel uncle. now i think the americans are desperate to try and pressurize a new government to come on board with this new cold war against against russia. but clearly, there are still some in the german government who look at russia and see not as a threat as a potential. i've sent my business pano. we don't want to make the break those links. and if the germans don't come on board, what the situation is going to be, it's going to be a fairly classic situation of the american stake in the week, followed by the poodles in france and britain,

and with other various eastern european states. rush in to help and we are seeing now america and britain pumping arms pumping into visors into ukraine and making threats of extra sanctions. and so, and what about the u. k. tabloids, for example, also the u. k. media, they're really banging the war drums over this. it seems the timing with forest johnson's party gates scandals, the covert scandals and so and so forth. but the whole russia, ukraine issue is a really convenient destruction for the moment. however, that being said, mr. bam, bri. i guess the question is, do you think another war in europe is now on the horizon? well, i think the danger here is very simply that once you hot stop in the military build up of this order accident can happen. a movie, you know, are playing to get bored on from the sky. the can be the exchange of file. a missile can be found accidents, white this in a tend to both situation, can then reach an explosion. i think on the other hand as well the, there are still voices in the creation president is one who are the german

government, who believe that told talk is better than war. and i hope we can get that situation this meeting. and normally i hope we can result at try and resolve this situation. but we are a very dangerous situation and you're quite right. the media in britain and elsewhere for trying to help portray this as democratic david versus a so autocratic. goliath in the shape of russia. what they don't points out is that, you know, they're very quick to point any feelings of the piercing government, but they don't address the fact that in ukrainian government are extreme nationalists and indeed sympathizers of the nazis. no, i'm not saying every you create a fresh, don't get me wrong. but clearly this is a very aggressive government with a very nationalist agenda. and that needs to explain to people in the west that it isn't what so david versus goliath is rather more complicated than this. and a political analyst chris boundary with him. perry, interesting commentary. thanks chris. we appreciate you joining us on the program. thank you. well,

and while the world worries about how ukraine is being threatened from the outside, ukrainians themselves have got concerns a bit closer to home the procedures, right as the center of business owner of police in the center therapy and report of gun fire being heard in the city, one post report li, killed in the violent protest attempted to enter the country's parliament. the router of police resorted to tear gas to stop them. a meter aborts, claim m. p. 's been evacuated from the build demonstrators demanding tax breaks, and the need a mandatory cash pills to be abolished. while amid all of these geo political tensions, the u. s. stock exchange experienced a turbulent day and concerns of a u. s. involvement in the ukraine. russia crisis, this comes after a day of hysteria, the white house ordering officials to leave ukraine of affairs of an imminent

invasion or stalks tumbled over 10 percent with a dow jones taking a hit. the things did recover a little by close of play. one market export we spoke to says, blame it on the politics. the drop in the u. s. equity markets today had 3 direct costs. the 1st is the growing tension between united states and russia. ukraine. the 2nd is the u. s. federal reserve, meaning later this week to discuss either going to fight inflation. and the 3rd is of the stock markets arisen the extraordinary amount for their march 2020 lows without a correction and investors are going to generate it. biggest factor. the tension between the u. s. western europe and russia and ukraine. any time to major superpower space off, there worries about the cost of a conflict on the risk that it will spill over job areas, plus energy as, as you job export of russia and western europe has a lot to lose. if trade in energy is hindered or stop by a conflict,

and further there's, there's worry among some that the u. s. doesn't look strong in front of the world facing russia. one of the case of more headaches and mold gas for the u. s. president, a hot mike moment has cause embarrassment for joe biden. the media conference, the president was asked about the record inflation gripping the country with the journalist who asked the question, getting a bit of an insult in response. good with my colleague, neal harvey discussed all this with autism and guys did as to what spot such a reaction from the u. s. president while it was a nasty booster baby, i'm befitting the president, but that is imagine he was, he was stressed right. he, he needed an outlet, but silly moment we will have moments like that. but the issue here is the subject

neither. now this inflation because there are, there are 2 explanations for what but, and said the 1st is that perhaps he was kidding. you know, he was angry, this is an outlet again, again for his stress, for his ag. and the 2nd option which is even scarier is that he actually believes that inflation is a great asset. i'm you fall to brought, you felt that the inflation that has gripped the will not, not only live the past year, but over the past 2 years of the course of the panoramic. you walk into a shop, you look at the process. this is, this is everything fuel for our cars, clothes, for food. the price isn't in supermarkets. i mean, cars, computers, everything's gone up into the stratosphere. nobody's gaining from this. people are literally watching that their salaries, their wages, especially people on fixed income, or even worse, poor people, low income people. they are watching their salaries,

they're purchasing power evaporate. that say, as an example, say you were making $10000.00 just just for suppliers. simplicity said $10000.00 a month, right? given this inflation in the united states and of 7 percent over the past year. your effective so so, so what you can buy is worth $9300.00. this is in the, in the span of a year. so again, if, if someone gives you a raise, if you get a raise, well that's just, you know, getting back clue and back what you've already lost. and so it is incredibly strange reading, reading what some and the media wrote. and i'd like to note that this is, this is left wing media that inflation is somehow a good thing why inflation can actually be good for every day americans in bad for rich people. why the inflation we're seeing now is a good thing why inflation might actually be good for the economy. the i the answer that is, so someone telling me why you can afford to put food on your table is

a good thing. it's, it doesn't contrast well. well, it's essentially the same thing and those headlines that some of them have apologized the authors. they have been ridiculed to such an extent that they had to, they had to go back on what they wrote because there is, there is no justifying this with the reflection we are seeing in the united states re, inflation. that is an absolute record in 40 years and 40 years. i mean the, the, the numbers are absolutely tremendous how much people are using. now you'll hear some say this is even worse for bill. they're billionaires, they have no problem of forwarding or buying whatever they want. sure, they made me. they might make in a year 5000000000 dollars instead, instead of $6000000000.00 at they, they are feeling a seamless as a catastrophe. that the reason that this is all happening will part of the reason because there is the pandemic. but there is also the printing press on which the

united states to a, to, to a greater extent than the european central bank to a lesser extent, quintin trillions, trillions. they ran these for, for so long. they give our people checks, covered checks, and more people used these covered checks for a is a by basic necessities they, they went for electronics, they went for, for, for luxury things. and what they, steve, is these caused inflation been a supplier. supply chains already disrupt that. there's less things for more people, which means higher prices and people are people have raised prices of people are willing to pay the my not. now we're, we've said all of this, the only way to combat all of this is to, is a for, for central bank we, we've all heard, you know, central banks, high rates or whatever. and we will wait for what the hell that me, what it me is that by way of increasing the interest on all loans,

central banks cool off in economy by making sure there's less money to go around. the problem here is that the united states is now $29.00 trillion dollars in debt, $29.00 trillion dollars in debt. and if they hike rates, they, if they hi, grades long term. so for example, for, for 56 years, the issue will be that they're going to make much more payments, many more payments on the existing debt. so for them it would be like, shooting themselves in the foot. so they're trying to balance the needs of the economy versus the, the outcry from the public them from the people. and try to squeeze by are either pleasing, ultimately, no one. meanwhile, ger biden's rather rude comments after the press conference. it caused some online outreach with some people saying the insult was ultimately directed at anyone who's concerned about the state of rising inflation. joe biden may think it's stupid to

care about inflation. but a whole lot of americans disagree and they are going to vote this november working families are being crushed by this white house and their solution is to curse out anyone who questions them totally out of control. biden's message to americans concerned about inflation. very stupid son of a think he's left himself open to more criticism about being a hypocrite about, you know, how we talked for, you know, during the, during the campaign and over the last year about how he was going to be more respectful with reporters. and then he acts this way, i think, frankly, what we saw was frustration, frustration over the fact that his policies have helped lead to this inflation that we're seeing this record inflation frustration over his rhetoric about shutting down the virus meeting up with the reality of the fact that the virus isn't getting shut down frustration over the fact that now he seems to be flirting with a direct conflict with russia. now he's acting rattled, he's cherry picking data and trying to whitewash what's happening. americans are

hurting. and i think an underrated element to all of this is the fact that his energy policy is also contributing to the rising prices of consumer good. you know, at his 1st day in office, you know, he went ahead and revoke the license for the keystone pipeline that drove up and then american energy costs the cost of energy for transportation for creating goods for running factories for everything. i mean, that has a direct correlation to, you know, the prices that americans pay in terms of, at the retail level. so you combine that with the inflation from all the printing of the money and all the paying them expanding. and we wind up in a very tough situation. so there's been a dramatic escalation to bowers johnson's party gates scandal in the u. k. the metropolitan police now say they are launching an investigation into the pot. he's held in downing street during the lock down. the police commissioner said they're looking into potential violations of lockdown rules and number 10 over the past 2

years. as a result, firstly of the information provided by the cabinet office inquiry team. and secondly, my offices own assessment. i can confirm that the mat is now investigating a number of events that took place at downing street and watch hole in the last 2 years in relation to potential breaches of covet 19 regulations. the announcement comes off the allegations of a birthday event being held for the prime minister in june 2020 at the height of the 1st locked down a rules at a time by the most indoor gatherings of more than 2 people following a series of damaging leagues about boozy events at the heart of the government of forest johnson apologize to the queen unto the parliament. but now m. p is a saying an apology is not enough. how much more or less embarrassing stuff chris has colleagues to remove the mind from office does the minister except the prime

minister's authority is in tatters. will he advise his boss to do the right thing in the national interest and resign the prime minister? not simply compounding his previous terrible mistakes by continuing to deny culpability leading to all necessary inexpensive police inquiry when he could do the decent thing and resign. let's join journalist and political comment to adel doris. joining us live from london a very good evening to you. thanks for joining us here at auto international. wow. look at this. the screws may be tightening. why do you think the least all of a sudden have decided to get involved? and how serious could this be now for the prime minister? was the 1st of all, it's actually serious for promised the board of johnson because he's actually facing 3 major problems. one is parliamentarian,

one is legal stroke, moral. and the other one of course a the, with his own party. he might be coming and electrolyte ability and then the problem last came to go on the legal one. as you had said, the today, the report, the police commission impressed that there was in fact questioned at the middle office. busy by the london assembly and to confirm yes because the law was broken, that be some investigation. this investigation is coming also on the bad. og su gray investigation on behalf of the cabinet office on what's going on. and that will lead us now into the parliamentarian problem. the prime minister has been said to olive and there was no part is held. that number now will be semantics is need

the physician of the word party. if the report came out, which is going to be the next few days, suggested that there was about the i. e, misled on it, i cannot seem of a single instant what a cohen minister, even a member of parliament, has knowingly misled parliament. i did not resign and actually that it was always a good point that mister, mister thomas, you know, basically you're saying there are at least 3 major issues facing bars. johnson right now, there are also plenty of other scandals. i mean, for example, yesterday, a tory pier resigned over the government's failure to investigate massive fraud. and the coven loan scheme, a billions of pounds, apparently unaccounted for. is that potentially more serious than party gate? when this is likely related? i mean, we have seen back benches who were supposed to, but johnson,

especially the big cities who know that the remain our campaign works and we'll put a chance and hoping to revisit this issue and go to them and bring britain back to the you. but the ignition of load you is actually on the related issue because of the failure of the treasury to deal with for the course of us pay for 1000000000 by the other issue of dealing with which is to do with the party members in a way. but to johnson, to become a victim of his own success. and when you have $59.00 former labor constituencies that actually became conservative. and that uncovered another side unknown to libertarian. right of center. i'm sorry to jump into. is it possibly a case of rats does though i think

a sinking ship or even wraps, jumping onto a thinking ship. i mean, how do you think the public is going to view that's only about 16 percent of the population. even trust the prime minister, according to the latest polls was the public reaction. well, i think the public action here is flexible. i'm saying in the back benches when the see him a, the libertarian who want the holding him see now he's becoming a mac or politan elite left wing liberal. at the same time. if you, as you said, the open impulse showing conservative are the points behind labor. and if he's the captain of a sinking ship id and instead of succeeding, i'm taking the part that success in election, he is now in electra reliability. then they will have to bitch him and the authorities are quite actually routed and brutal when they move a leader. however, who takes over, i think that's probably people waiting in the week because anyone wants to take

over who most to.