but then i'm going to level more when i get them with symbols, abusive wilkinson, with one among the stories that shaped this week. russia closes the moscow office of german broadcast. don't you velasquez berlin? slapped the band. anaki 6, the channel r t d question major abandoned the principle of leaving politics out of sports with war mongering commentary coming to the forest evasion when to games kicked up. russia has a mass more than a 100000 troops on 3 sides of ukraine. u. s. officials have written severe sanction . so at least 6 children are killed in heavy fighting in northwest syria or president biden tales. the skill and bravery of american commanders claiming they

killed the leader of his lennox state at the same time in the same location. with by that great, have you company you watching the weekly here on, on germany's media regulator has been doughty assist the channel r t d. across all platforms, retaliation. russia closed down the moscow bureau of german broadcast the deutsch. avella, the foreign ministry warning further measures would follow on quarter takes a closer look. it was this week's biggest violation of freedom of the press in germany. the country's top media regulator took r. t. d. e's broadcast off the air on the internet via satellite social media, absolutely everywhere. the required media low license was not available. the organisation and distribution of the tv program by a live stream on the internet for the mobile and smart tv up asi news,

and via satellite miss death will be discontinued. what was russia left to do, but to respond and kind deutsch. evello was told its offices in russia will be shut down. it's journalists press accreditation, revoked, and it's russian language broadcasts. taken off the air on top of all that a blacklist was declared to include every one complicit in this enormous censorship campaign against r t. russia is drawing up a list of representatives of states and public structures in germany involved in the streets in the broadcast of all c, d and putting pressure on the russian media outlets will be denied entry to the russian federation. moscow promise. this was just the 1st stage of measures that it was willing to take after all this r t d e ban is only the latest episode and a drawn out pressure campaign that's been aimed at obstructing r t from broadcasting in germany. sure, the government denies playing any role in all this, but it's done nothing about the fact that a number of banks won't do business with our channel or that the country's top media regulator seems unwilling to even reach a compromise. that's all despite

r t holding a legal european broadcast license o t d e was licensed in serbia under the european convention of trans frontier television, r t t e can book cost as programs in 33 european countries, including germany. or you can still appeal the decision, but how much good will that do at this point? almost immediately after r t d created a youtube account, the platform deleted it. when it tried to broadcast over satellite, the signal was so poor, people couldn't even to an in german officials have even labeled our german language channel. an irritant. it's not difficult to imagine that these problems were deliberately set up to impede our t d 's success, which i know about the closure of bank accounts and so on. there's a large number of tactics they using. so r t d cons operate, they're infringing on freedom of speech and that's very bad. and yet berlin's acting like moscow took these measures out of the blue

r d d e z. kindly broadcasting without license. and the channel has not applied for license the german state media officers decision was based on this. this is a completely different situation to deutsch velez. his license has been revoked. perhaps if this was the 1st time or even maybe the 2nd time r, t was obstructed from broadcasting one might say russia overreacted, but r t d e was entirely banned from broadcasting in germany, and that is no small step in the wrong direction. well, we spoke with film director more than traffic who says the band, all naughty d, a was aimed at silencing any challenge to the west and narratives in the western hemisphere. so montana or what comes up the russia is viewed with such suspicion. because that, that creates a worldview where a lot of people are missing out on potentially valuable corrections or,

or alternative viewpoints. look at the big tech giants who are already censoring, sometimes in very bizarre ways statements. so viewpoints are supposedly unacceptable, is just a part of a general trend toward i q rated or controlled media world. this is obviously, i think, connected to the prevailing political situation. not least connected to your grey and i would suspect the 2022 beijing winter olympic games have officially kicked off with the opening ceremony on friday, marking the start of the event. but robinson celebrate the global sporting spectacle, which brings together some of the best athletes on the planet. some western commentators seemed to want to talk, war and politics instead. russia has a mass more than a 100000 troops on 3 sides of ukraine. us officials have threatened severe

sanctions if russia makes the move, especially in the live of almost bar, call them please to the media and everyone involved to stay away from politics during the 4th, particularly in respect to athletes, participating in this games. these calls have been disregarded by some media outlets with a clear hyping up off the wall potential war and escalating political situation in ukraine. even before the opening ceremony was over several pundits around the headlines. something like a limbic war games seems that the entire focus is on the political situation. in light of the crisis in ukraine, journalists representing western media out that's evolved from a facility jokes online during the opening ceremony politics and olympics, and avoidable these days. it seems, and we of course know of political boy caught from a number of states like us, canada, australia and the united kingdom in light of what they called, genocide against population of seen john province. there were even headlines like

genocide games as well. and even fun parts off the beijing olympics, like robotic devices, robotic arms, serving drinks and food. here at the press center in beijing are branded by some media outlets as dystopian. we like to think that it is a time when the world comes together, drops to politics, and we celebrate the athletes. the people who work so hard to be there for the app themselves. we imagine that they would want to be focused on their sports on, on winning metals and doing the best they can and to represent their country. but inevitably, there are going to be politics that sneak into the games, you know, and here we have the media and the united states of wanting to do really drive that home and really want to create tensions between the ukraine and russia. wanting to insert the united states into that. that's just what american media does. all this comes from wanting to hype up the conflict or the living conflict,

as they want to say in ukraine, and to distract from what's happening in this country. what do they do? well, let's start talking about world war 3. let's start talking about going to war with russia. that is something that can certainly distract from the failures that's happening in this country. and the media is very happy to do that for the administration having a little more fuel to the fire is the fact that you will see as recently, lighten its rules when it comes to expressing political views during the olympics. previously, athletes were completely banned from doing it. now they are only banned from doing it during metal theory money, but they are free to do it in the field a flight unless it interferes with the actual process of sport. so we are in probably for a roller coaster ride off olympic here, and i'm here to cover everything and i will bring you all the latest updates as i get it here in beijing. alexi rush, f t r t reporting from aging all

a bitter media storm of syria over a possible russian invasion of ukraine. some journalist just aren't buying it. one veteran reporter clashed with a state department spokesperson this week because the u. s. failed to provide any evidence to back up its claim, rushes, planning a full flank operation to justify war. what is the evidence that you have that suggested that the worsens are even planning with matt. i'm not saying that they're not, but you just come out and say this and expect those just to believe it without you showing a shred of evidence that it's actually true other than what i asked or what anyone else asked what the information you said, well, i just gave it to you, which was just you making a statement. we do so we do classify information only when more competent in that information. if you doubt, if you doubt the credibility of u. s. government of the british government, of other governments and want to you know, find solace and information that the russians are putting out. that is, that is for you to do well mostly says it's not surprised by another string of

accusations coming from the united states. i think that it's reminded of 2003 when the u. s. made false claims about iraqi weapons of mass destruction to justify its invasion. in the meantime, the full text of the confidential us nato response to russia, security concerns that has been linked the purported document published by spanish newspaper vice alaska tele. when i discussed the contents over the past few weeks, we've seen at the highest diplomatic levels, riley's of accusations of verbal sparring. and that's just what's been happening and public's. we can only imagine what's going on behind closed doors, but now a fresh document leak has offered us a glimpse into what is indeed happening behind those doors. and it's really showed that moscow in washington, alongside nato, a very, very far from reaching any kind of consensus with regards to ukraine, issue and deed, well beyond move. not that does seem to be almost a blind unwillingness from the military alliance to recognize any of russia's

security concerns. now, the spanish language paper hasn't managed to get it hands on the nato and us response to russia. security proposals now will remember those proposals. they was sent back in december, they since triggered a flurry of diplomatic talks and calls, and essentially they requested legal guarantees, restricting for the nato expansion, specifically with regards to ukraine. the document that we're seeing now though, reveals a very blunt response from washington and brussels. and it's in all states should respect the right of other states to choose or change security arrangements and to decide their own future and foreign policy free from outside interference. in this slide, we reaffirm our commitment to nato's open door policy under article 10 of the washington treaty. we have of course, requested comment from both nato and the us state department. but if we take just this document, it seems that it is an open shot case. them,

they will not compromise. that is despite vladimir putin warning. but this is a very reckless disregard of russia's concerns. it's not well for help because do people realize that this could potentially set all nations involved down a very dangerous path of no return? because when you much listen carefully to what i say in ukraine is written that they plan to return crime matter, including by military needle just the way that it's not what they say public. imagine yourself that ukraine and nathan members will begin military operations in crimea. they should do. what do we do? go to war with a nato block? has anyone thought about and i cannot. so the situation is it seems to me both sides refusing to budge and let him pitch and set it there in a slightly different context. but what do we do? what's versus reaction been to this. moscow has already sent, follow up questions to this document. so clearly that there is a desire for continued a dialogue. but most disposition on this has been consistent from the beginning. it

recognizes, of course, that every single country has the right to determine its own policy and assure its own security that is not what's being disputed. here. the issue is when countries choices have ramifications beyond its borders and actually pose a very real physical threat to someone else. and let's just be clear. a potential natal launchpad located in ukraine is just a couple of minutes miss all away from, from russia. so it's essentially, i think, this fear that really underlies russia's concerns even that really shows emotion is just ignoring our concerns, the u. s. and they refer to the right thing to freedom of how to ensure the care if we get it. but it's not just about giving someone this right after all, nor deal with any one part of the well known formula for the indivisibility of security to technical technical part says that once they're not allowed to strengthen. and if anyone, security, bennett, for the security check is the so the watch and lead to asking, why must we sacrifice our security that someone else can feel safe?

not said it would be remiss if i didn't point out that the document has some encouraging moments. i'm talking about reestablish communication long military channels, reinstating the nature office here in moscow discussing arms control. so reducing missile deployment to ukraine. but if we get to the bottom of it, let's be blown. according to this document, the west responds to an almost existential concern of russia says we have here, but we don't care enough to do anything. and this is in fact case clothes, we're not gonna discuss it further. but here's a list of much smaller things that we feel that we can give you to project an image that we are listening and being co operative but do nothing in any way to address your fundamental concerns. and with that kind of inflexible rhetoric combined, of course, with this ongoing footage of millions of dollars worth of weapons being sent to kiev. it's very difficult even with the best of intentions to see where to move from. now, the unicef says that 6 children were killed at the time,

the u. s. conduction day special operation in northwest syria president bind, hailed the mission of success, claiming islamic states chief had been eliminated. forces carried out the operation with their signature preparation and precision. and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. unicef confirms that at least 6 children were killed and one girl was badly injured overnight in the border town of asthma in the northwest of syria due to heavy violence. meanwhile, the pentagon says that 2 children and a woman were killed during the rates when the ice. this leader blew himself up. the u. s. department of defense spokesperson claims there are quite strong, strong indications. american forces cause no civilian death. i think though, the pentagon was willing to investigate. we spoke with juliet to ma unicef, advocacy, and communications chief in the middle east. and she told us the surgeon fighting is taking a deadly tal, especially on the most vulnerable. when we have seen an escalation and violence in

that area, and what this means is that children pay 1st and they pay most. and if we compare the number of counties of children during the month of january in comparison to, let's say, december last year, the number is so it's in the higher. and this has been the case since the beginning of the year. and this has got to stop children continue to be the 1st and most to pay in this 11 year long conflict. we call an old fight and all parties to the conflicts in syria to stop the fighting for the sake of serious children and its future. meanwhile videos emerge of what they said to be the helicopter. us commandos were false to blow up during that, right. you can see what remains of it. murder can officials deny that it crashed or they shut down. they say the crew is safe, i think it was

a mechanical failure that led to the helicopter being detonated. we spoke with locals who say they witnesses the right soon as i left them there, there were helicopters flying at low altitude, about 4 or 5 aircraft. then we saw soldiers landing the soldiers target. this house isn't where i live. the house was surrounded. they spoke to land telling everyone surrendered the house with a straw to do then the fighting started nails inside the house for about an hour the helicopter carried out 4 or 5 machine. okay. mm hm. and we were preparing to sleep and suddenly we heard when the sound of my aunt went to see what was going on . she found the right now through loudspeakers to go out. we did not, but then they searched us and hank, my names and what we knew about, they said we didn't know anything. they moved to the neighboring house rating ours . we spoke with all the nicholas davies. he says us, military raids have led to countless civilian deaths. how can it be?

were killing 6 children for the sake of killing, you know, one al qaeda leader apparently slam estate leader who will quickly be replaced by somebody else. now this is, this is just her ethic. and secretary austin trying to come up with new rules to prevent the killing of civilians by force. it's under his command. you know, where the united states has been a war and all these countries and the middle east in the greater middle east over 20. yes. to think that, you know, these couple that we have recently heard about some how unique in the fact that they killed civilians is, is just to be, would be utterly cry. you must the saudi arabian deadly incursion into yemen. grinds on this spider pledge from joe biden. to help ended,

the coalition led by rent, which is armed by the us, reportedly targeted civilian buildings in germany capital on monday, that this condemnation goes of a saudi arabia on a yemen detention center that calls the highest number, the civilian casualties, the years. ne, daniel hawkins referrals, it's one of the deadliest single airstrikes in gibbons, civil war. starting out even among dozens of such incidents, with the red cross condemning it as the worst incident of civilian casualties in 3 years. and had heard a lot about her. since we didn't have any information that there would be an attack, we only heard the sound of the strike. i heard it when i was at home. i went out and entered the jail. i saw body parts everywhere. oh, i did a lot of us. i heard groans and screams, some prisoners were clinging to the walls. i shined a flashlight and saw a huge number of people. the bodies of some of them were torn apart. others crawled

on their stomachs. some tried to get up and walk. others were locked inside the building when there were 3 strikes, the 1st blast hit the building on the east side from the side of my house. then to strike came on the western side that lives in casualty estimates in the heathy run detention facility very from 80 to over a 100. with hundreds more injured prisons had been hit before an air raid in 2019 killed dozens as have wedding parties, hospitals and schools. officials from the saudi led coalition denied at responsibility for this strike, then pledged to investigate amnesty international as reports on the incident as well as witness accounts on the ground. point to an all too familiar picture. a u. s. manufactured and supplied bomb, launched by coalition aircraft, go aquila, you assign us forces attack to back a prison and city of saudi using smart bombs sensor. these bombs are used against ground targets and heavily fortified objects again at the span. bombs have been

used earlier. why these are american bombs, as they are used by the u. s. navy and air force, as well as the saudi arabian air force. images of the shocking aftermath of hundreds of strikes have been tragically consistent throughout more than 7 years of bloody conflict. and n g o s have repeatedly called out weapons sales for the region as a key factor in the worse and crisis heretic images that have trickles out of yemen, or jarring reminder of who is paying the terrible price for western states lucrative sales to saudi arabia. and its coalition allies. the one thing as consistent as the stream of appalling images from yemen has been us policy on arm sale to saudi arabia and its allies. 3 administrations, both democrat and republican, have completed billions in weapons deals while the war and yemen has raged. and walled from enthusiasm for alms deals with saudi princes was well known. there was hope the boy administration would be different given,

but now prisoners criticism of saudi arabia on the campaign trail and pledges to tone down support. this war has to end. and to underscore our commitment, we are ending all american support for offensive operations in the war in yemen, including relevant arms sales. there is a very important distinction between our commitment to not engage and not support offensive activities and operations in yemen, including to the provision of offensive weapons. and the legitimate needs of the king of saudi arabia, in terms of its own defense of the united states, will continue its diplomatic outreach and engage with various stakeholders. reality has been different the spot, the efforts of some sentences, the blog sales weaponry has poured into saudi arabia and billions of dollars into

the accounts of us. all the manufacturers, mounting civilian casualties have been no obstacle deciding new deals the latest just months ago. and as, and he owes on groups of certain senators and congressmen call for a change in policy. even decrying the sales is a violation of us laws. it seems for now, business will take precedent. wireless very assurances of change and the stream of distressing images from yemen. well, the weapons which are being used in the middle east have been a very long time given by the american. so nothing new because the biggest weapons manufacture right now in the world in the united states of america, they will continue to do this. they will need to sell because the foreign policy of the states just big be paid by the military industrial complex for the money that noise and the but i am real live right now. but will it be?

is once again, a huge be beneficial and profitable business. why do they exclude? this is the sales that have taken place when we tell america and america. the new report by greenpeace claims some 100000 ghost flights could dance over europe. skies this winter in the process, generating more than 2000000 tons of greenhouse emissions lines across europe or operating entity or part the fil flights. in order not to lose that take off slots at the airports, under your law, they need to use at least 80 percent of the ones they booked. though for the pandemic, this is temporarily reduced to 50 percent. the pollution treated is the same as emitted by 1400000 cars in the year 3 pieces spokesperson calls the policy irresponsible. we're in

a climate crisis and the transport sector has the fastest growing emissions in the u pointless polluting. ghost flights are just the tip of the iceberg. it would be irresponsible of the you to not take the low hanging fruit of ending ghost flights and banding short hall flights, where there is a reasonable train connection. it all is the minimum number of take of slots will go up to 65 percent that measure to run over the summer and on until october and there's bad news. we can see mrs airlines will no longer have to refund canceled flights, even if travel bonds are imposed. we spoke to the spokesperson of a french environmental party. he says, airlines ought to be tax if yampa ducks in norman, there is an enormous paradox. since the european union in countries around the world are committed to reducing their emissions, and at the same time they're setting up these empty planes. if you don't, the number was low in mason to santa ana, and now they increase in it by 64 percent. but for me, these time slots make no sounds and sure every flight has an impact and it should

be taken seriously from why i need to find a solution for the tax, the airlines. because this is not been done properly, but then we need to completely change this regulation. so it is nonsense on an environmental level. go you watching all the international thanks for your company . joy, me for updates on the top stories in just over 30 minutes. ah ah ah ah ah

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