the broadcasting direct from our studios market. this is our team to national. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us are now president putin and president micron have ended their extensive talks in moscow that lasted more than 5 hours. the 2 leaders discussed the situation around ukraine, agreeing to work on stability in europe, or to don quarter reports, 5 hours of negotiations between potent and macros. there actually haven't been any major breakthroughs to speak of, and that was something that moscow had expected to begin with. but we did hear that the russian president vladimir putin reiterate, reiterated a lot of points that russia has been trying to make for some months now, specifically connected to russia's proposals for security guarantees. with regard to nato and the conflict in ukraine. the russian president specifically pointed to nato's hypocrisy when it comes to a when it comes to calling itself a peaceful organization. but at the same time,

it has accused russia being its enemy and then also a refusing to completely exclude ukraine from the military organization. and now, according to the russian president though, he said that he and micron have come to come up with a few ideas that they'll be working on in the future. if you are resident macro, had several ideas about which it is too early to speak, which might possibly become the base of our next joint steps on ukraine. we'll see the results of president microns meeting. and jeff, of course, we have agreed to call and share our opinions after his trip to the ukraine capital . now as for micron, he came to the meeting very optimistic, as he mentioned earlier in the day and at the press conference, the fresh, the french president also said that he was ready to work with russia specifically on the security guarantees that i had had to proposed back in mid december of last year, he mentioned that new mechanisms are necessary though to maintain security in the times that we're living in mission pos, becca, that it is necessary to build new mechanisms that will ensure stability in the region. but these new provisions cannot be built by revising the trees of the last

30 years and revising fundamental principles for limiting fundamental european rights using on european security will be innovative. now it's also important to note the importance that vladimir putin placed on preventing a war between nato and russia. at the press conference, he pleaded with western powers that believe that ukraine should still be considered into the military science. he pointed out that the current government in kiev is willing to take back crimea by force and rushes willing to defend itself of a war between those 2 countries in which all of the nato military lines would be dragged into would be a situation in which prudence said there would be no winners. we spoke to the global policy institute at george, sam welly, who thinks european states need to step away from us policy to reach agreement with russia. there's really no need for any kind of tension between russia and europe. macaroni sees that,

i think that compromise is possible if the european members of the nato, the leading european members of major just runs in germany, move away from the united states and u. k. policy of confrontation with russia. a form of non aggression pact might be a possibility. i mean, i imagine that kind of thing, that macaroni thinking, unfortunately, i think there are many people in the united states who want to use the ukraine crisis to aggravate tensions with russia and to force the confrontation, i think clearly from germany the wanted. but the question is then, will they have a will to overcome the u. s. u k o dewresey microns is it comes as a top russian diplomat rounded on mainstream reports that moscow is supposedly amassed 70 percent of its military power needed to invade ukraine. another master

piece of us propaganda wore unnamed officials undisclosed sources, no evidence, and as b. o. so if you openly question such fakes, you won't get answers and will be labeled a russian apologist. as mainstream media stories on a suppose it invasion. pile up nato is enhancing its presence near russia. a plane carrying pentagon troops and equipment was spotted landing in poland on sunday, near the ukrainian border. and nato is also considering long term military increases in the eastern europe. meanwhile, britons defense chief says. busy u k will send 350 troops to poland martinez. dan hawkins examines what behind west current obsession with russia invading ukraine. even for those who don't watch the news, reports of a coming russian invasion of ukraine would be hard to miss. we believe that there is a very interesting possibility that vladimir putin will order an attack on ukraine . it could take a number of different forms. it could happen as soon as tomorrow,

or it could take some weeks yet. we do have information that it is that the russians are likely to want to fabricate a pretext for an invasion, which again is right out of their playbook. it's been like groundhog day, 3 months of reports, analysis and countdowns of just when moscow will be ready to launch its attack. with me, a daily news stories, it's almost like news headline, bingo reports of ballooned and intensity. and in depth, initial claims focused on the number of troops most good move to the border. as the weeks went by outlets cited analysts and sauces, mainly anonymous, of course, in more detail, claiming special forces and equipment, field hospitals and even blood bags had been deployed in preparation for an attack . back in january, russian troop below was apparently nearly complete. 3 weeks later, us officials say moscow is 70 percent ready for an attack. no longer imminent,

at least. what in the world, the 70 percent? ah, i mean, i mean it's simply pulled out of the air. there is no possibility that there is anything. there's no mathematical calculation for these things. they just invent the numbers. oh, most people believe whatever they are told. most people have absolutely 0 skills of, of skepticism when it comes to us military announcements, military songs, waving flags. so anything that is said and said repeatedly, is a problem, outlets falling over shop to get the most memorable story, some even having to apologize for jumping the gun, reposing on a non existent war. we prepared headlines for many scenarios on the headline rusher and ukraine was inadvertently published around 4 pm today on our website. we deeply

regret the error. the headline has been removed and we are investigating the cause . it's safe to say things are pretty heated. lot a day goes by without western leaders threatening russia with dire consequences or pledging to deploy extra troops to eastern europe. and what we would see is we see rushes economy suffer if they were to take an action to invade ukraine, devastating package of sanctions, economic sanctions that would have enormous impact on the russian economy. let's take a step back. so all such headlines really new. apparently the russians have been flexing the muscles since last year, holdings not drew since 2020, massive forces on the border since 29 team building weaponry since a year earlier. and threatening nato's border on russia's own territory. the year before that, the list goes on. only rarely do b. c news about may through forces deployed halfway around the world to russia's own borders, and how that might affect relations with moscow,

or the bonus of power in europe. to be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace, said george washington. and as the most high level talks in years between nato and moscow breakdown and troops support on alerts calls for the escalation, food on death is as the media continue to beat the drums of war, the u. s. and the you are threatening new sanctions to cut russia off from the global financial system if it invades neighboring ukraine. but some experts say russia is already well prepared to cope with any such measures as the current sanctions have sparked renewed criticism from political leaders in europe. who say, in fact, they have been detrimental to their own, you economies. russia has made its economy more sanctions proof. it has been building a strong resilience. we must reduce our dependency on russian energy. i have to say that the sanctions policy that has been introduced against russia has done more

harm to hungry than to russia. we discussed the potential sanctions with british american investor banker and ryder mitchell firestone, and he thinks the measures would negatively impact the u. s. economy more than their intended target prussia think that the sanctions affected the russian economy . i think that this is more about debt credit and leverage. and i think that most of the western countries are bankrupt. the united states as $300.00 trillion dollars in debt. that it can't repay 300 trillion, not 30 trillion when you include all the liabilities, the balance sheet of russia is a lot more solid. so there's a lot more wherewithal in terms of russia. so i think the united states, when it gets into a difficult position, that bite needs to start a war or some kind of diversion because he's got 20 percent inflation. people can't afford anything in america, and the economy is about to come crashing down because he has the biggest bubbles in the equity market. the bond market, the property market in history. and this cannot end well,

because it's way over. leverage to sanctions are not going to help russia, but they're not going to help united states at all and it won't accomplish anything . they will be get a negative outcome like they have in the past. as the u. s. and e, u threatened to impose new sanctions against russia and to deploy more nato troops to eastern europe. moscow is adamant that such actions are only detrimental to regional stability. we discuss the issue with russia's ambassador to serbia who says nato's expansion has not brought substantial benefits for the countries that have most recently joined the city and not the extension of 802. the territories of other balkan countries has not led to greater security, but to new contradictions and threats. no one has explained how these countries do benefit from joining nato. there was a lot of speculation that there will be unprecedented economic growth inflows of investments and so on. there are specific situations, reality show that nothing is promise or the attempt to have serbia join. anti

russian sanctions is more moderate than toward europe in union countries, but the policy continues. meanwhile, other high level talks have ended in washington with joe biden meeting german chancellor, love schultz. the discussions come mid pressure on berlin to take a tougher stance on russia. with the 2 leaders discussing the sanctions that would be imposed a fresh word to go into ukraine and the future of a stalled gas pipeline between russia and germany and the press conference. following the talks, the u. s. president reiterated that noise stream to would not proceed if moscow toughened its position on the ukraine border. russia invasion that meas, tanks or troops crossing the the border of ukraine again and then there will the, we, there will be no longer a north stream to we. we will bring it in to us when we heard from the german chancellor and the u. s. president. they emphasized that the countries were working

together in lock step as members of the nato alliance. now they also spoke about alleged russian aggression. never clarifying what this aggression actually was, but saying that germany and the united states were cooperating against it. and then from there, as we can recall, no conversation about the ukraine crisis has ever complete without references to the north stream to pipeline and talk about the natural gas markets and natural gas costs. here's how that issue was handled. we are looking at oppertunity to make up for lost gas, l n g, from russia. we're on their way of trying to see what we can do to do that and dealing with our friends around the world as well. we think we can make up for significant portion of it that would be lost the energy mix. today we are talking about one quarter of energy that is linked to gas. and only part of that gas comes

from russia. they'd parts come from netherlands and of course it's very important to us that we develop the infrastructure that will give us the opportunity to have all options available in reactive nita, so you don't have to be concerned. there are some have to be concerned to see themselves too much as a deliver of such resources. now jen, saki, the white house spokesperson, gave remarks, basically saying that the situation and the way this crisis escalates, or d escalades, is all up to russia, that the ball is all in russia's court. as the united states continues to allege that russia is somehow planning an invasion of ukraine, this is what jen, saki said, said yesterday, that a much more likely war ology folders that yesterday and in the coming day. can you help us with our differences? i think we're pursuing a 2 track approach i, which includes deterrence and diplomacy. but that we are ready either way for

whatever decision president putin might make. and we don't have a new assessment of, of his decision and where he stands on it. now, russia has made clear they have no intention of invading ukraine. there have been issues raised about security guarantees. when we heard from the chancellor, germany and the president united states, they discussed issues about the nature of the nato alliance. the cooperation between the 2 countries, economic relations many looked on and heard what many were thinking might be a little bit more of an eventful press conference i. but it seemed like pretty routine remarks that we heard from the 2 leaders of the nato countries. we discussed the issue with your asia center, vice president, earl rasmussen, who highlighted who he thinks would suffer the most from any sanctions if they came into play. fear a potentially would see hurt more by these for sanctions and russian

and russia would probably do counter thanking justifiably, new, also, nordstrom ended for me, would have been the initiative to do that. they would have a cancellation fee. it's all, i'm sure is liabilities related to that, jeremy. so it will be a big block of the german economy and we don't have the l and g to actually provide that. my understanding is not sufficient supply of gas anywhere in the world to make up what's provided through through russia and f, f. the costs. the price would be extremely, even if you did replace the supplies coming from the pipeline, it would be stream li, costly. i don't think russia has any right, so it's the mostly nato. the u. k. in the u. s. that are the ones that are advocating in basin. ah, the mayor of canada's capital city has declared a state of emergency stressing that an ongoing protest is

a serious threat to the safety of residents. the wrong daughter, hers every time the. c police compensated fuel and other materials on sunday in an effort to end a 10 day blockade by truckers with authorities threatening to arrest anyone providing them with supplies. he spoke to a member of candidates, ontario provincial parliament, which includes the city of ottawa. he says the government's accusations of violence are fabricated and the authorities actions unconstitutional. oh, absolutely. yeah. awesome. it's a fabrication. it's a pretext for what's actually our government is doing. this is a very peaceful, friendly law. energetic festival and winter carnival about his property. a purposely distort and fabricate fabricate dishes. in any means,

violent or dangerous is wholly reprehensible because it does provide them the cover to what to actually do. mean that is in effect, the key to talk against our cost to ship and removing all the checks and balances on, on political and government afford. that's what is happening here in candidate and for many canadians, very, very difficult for many counties to believe that our government would act in such a reprehensible and such a destructive medical institute. we've kept the freedom conway began in the final week of january as a demonstration against vaccine mandates for truckers. but it has morphed into a protest against thought or public health measures. canada has one of the world's highest rates of vaccination against coven 19, and the restrictions have been broadly supported. john honey was in the country's capital. throughout the weekend for us.

oh, bounty houses for the children, free food and coffee music with like a winter carnival, then a protest, but a protest it is or is ottawa police and city officials describe it an illegal occupation? this is the main staging area of the broadcast. this is where it all started. some of these trucks have been here from the very beginning, and it says outside the main gate of the parliament, chucker mike johnson says he's been parked outside the parliament gates. it's january 28th and has no plans on leaving. we're here because individual adults should have the authority over their law for sorer, making their own decisions, especially for their home bus. for the body of muscular drugs, many others we talked you agreed to protest was not only about canada's mandatory

vaccination and quarantine rules for truckers. ah, but the country's overall coven 19 restrictions. this is the 1st time and 2 years that i've seen an actual future for my children. kevin sergeant says he's a father of 5 from a small town, 2 hours west of ottawa, who along with his friend jordan teal, had been camped out in ottawa since january 28th. he been giving us a tour of their vehicles, generator and all i can't go to work because a man vaccinated. so i'm a mechanic, i can't go to there, go to work for it. i'm also in school to get my license, but because truth, oh, deemed the school's a non essential service. i can't go to school without a vaccination. it's hard to ignore it. you can hear him all cities. we got everybody's dungeon. the whole world's watch. similar protests have spread throughout canada from toronto to vancouver and support has come from all over the world, including the united states. donations of all support in to help the truckers and a so called freedom convoy protest. but there's also dissension. that is divided

canadians over this very political fight, the fundraising website, go fun, me, sees $9000000.00 in donations to the truckers saying the money would be refunded due to what it said was a peaceful protest that has become an occupation. transit stations were closed in downtown ottawa, along with malls and many stores, though some did remain open. still thousands of people streamed into the city, including many families over the weekend to join in the protest. while groups of police officers patrol the streets, volunteers handed out food order and other supplies, all the while. sirens from cars glaring within a short distance of apartment building. there been reports of some verbal and even physical applications between protest, borders and those against it. chad federal runs a trucking company in newbury, ontario about 7 hours from ottawa and says he's travel back and forth twice. it's january 29th. he says he's been using his trailer for trash

disposal. what's the vibe? been like over one of the most positive experiences of my life, top 5, like everybody here is positive, even most even, most of the cops are too, i'll say that. but ottawa's police chief said his department's resources have been stretched thin and warn that anyone attempting to bring quote material to support the trucker starting monday. be subject to arrest several questions remain, including how much longer can or will the protest continue. and whether or not the fight over freedom from cannon has vaccine mandates has become a battle of wills. instead. for r t, john had he demonstrators in central london are showing his solidarity with the truckers protests in canada now to rally. they have dubbed the u. k. freedom convoy, our correspondent, shoddy edwards dashing, explains, well, dozens of truckers have headed from all over the united kingdom. you're right in

central london and talking under the banner of the you, k. read and called before. and now the movement of course began in canada as you've just had it rolling out across the globe and hit active as well. they really de monte and all of the vaccine mandate for fighting a full freedom. as i say, it's still very much at risk. the message isn't to empower each other. that's basically all the things going on in the world. we're not happy with. when we listen to laws, legislation, liberties are being eroded at the moment. why come? because if you to go, whoa, the same things happen in every country, you go say, so why is it happening in every country? it's been too long. and basically we have to have freedom and they have each way. and the next thing you'll come along and we do the same again, we have to protect our rights. so that's why we're here. it's just about the situation in the countries, the worldwide problem, the tyranny's coming and people are not fully awake,

active country around the world are engaging in very similar to their own and wide by what's going on in canada. now we know across the lawn, but we just seen as the police are coming very heavy handed using. ringback the force of law on that just nation to penalize not today has been from a piece of what we know that the you have moved. ready from actually seen the piece, i think a with activists throughout the last 2 months. it is now really with upon deming, but today is not as big as expected. in fact, we were to see almost a 1000 truckers reaching this site for central london. i spoke to the very 1st truck driver, she entered down this very right outside new scotland yard. and she told me that actually majority of this call has been really outside of and then with then trying to get into central london to however, some of them have made it. i've spoken to some people even as far as cornwall,

which is 7 hours away. so hadn't entirely been a failure to buy any sense of the imagination. but interestingly, the state of the current political howard died a galvanizing movement. this movement of a lease quite tested against the government, particularly bars, johnson and all his friends engaging and talking to bonnie throughout the pandemic when they use the idea. that example as a reason why you can't trust them because that was at a time when the government was telling everybody else to follow the rules. and they said beside the rule, but need 3 ripped up entirely. and you cannot trust the government as the today. that we've seen many vehicles carrying, signed with slogans like no more lock downs, no medical tyranny and freedom over bed. but one song has been trying to do out the morning. and now afternoon is that these guys think that they are the 99 percent. all right, that doesn't for me, i will be back with more news in about 34 minutes. this is our international. glad have been with us.

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