a ah, it is breaking news that our on our think international as russian figure skating start, camila valley is cleared to compete in the beijing winter olympics. a sports top cord rejected a wide, a bid to ban the oscillate. after recently immersed, she had failed a doping test back in december of the claims of an invasion of ukraine. by the middle of the week, the u. s. rose back a little on making a definite prediction. now saying it could be any day in canada, police clear road p border crossing with america of truckers protesting vaccine mandates. but peaceful rallies in the capital continue in support of the so called freedom convoy. now entering the 3rd week, we have to take our freedom seriously because they are being taken away bit by bit,

by and it's wrong. they gave me the strength to not be a brain injury. stand up for what i believe it, believe in with a u. k. facing it's worth the cost of living crisis in decades. gas and electricity providers are planning to hike up. energy costs during the peak periods. believe it or not, we got reaction on the streets. i think that's actually ridiculous and outrageous to guys have. yeah. so what does that mean? do i keep my dinner at rectify? yes. get what i do to call 40 to talk to 11 am on monday here in moscow. this is all t international, a very good morning to you and we do start this program with breaking news for you . this our, the court of arbitration for sport has lifted the suspension of russian figure skater camila ali eva, allowing her to continue competing in the winter olympics in beijing. it actually

rejected appeals to have her band from the world anti doping agency all wider. and from the international olympic committee, those were made after the athlete returned a positive test for the band substance, a true metacity and at the national championship at the end of december. and that's a hard medication by the way, that result only came to like recently it's something the court of arbitration for sport says, quote, raises serious problems. the serious panel also emphasized that there were serious issues of untimely notification of the results of the athletes. and i'd open test that was performed in december 2021 which impinge upon the athletes ability to establish certain legal requirements for her benefit. while such late notification was not her fault in the middle of the olympic winter games, beijing, 2022. while we let's say jeff, listen to a very short statement by the secretary general of the court of arbitration for the sports. matthew reba. it wasn't even a press conference. no questions were allowed to be asked by journalists,

which sparked some anger among the colleagues of mine. he, inside the room, the room was actually packed. obviously no other story here at the olympics has been waking, has been making so much noise has been causing so much resonance on the story of your body. by here, it seemed for a moment that people forgot that that actually is the lympics and you know, people are winning metals here and it's actually support so much your and so much hype about that story. nevertheless, matthew re produced a verdict from the 3 men final consisting off 3 judges from the us, italy, and slovenia. they convened at the beijing hotel last night. the meeting took place for just about 8 hours they. they finished their meeting at 5 o'clock in the morning from jones. we're actually going to stake out there waiting for any kind of decision to be announced earlier. but here it is. can leave a will be able to compete in the beijing olympics will continue take to the eyes to morrow. in fact, for the individual female, i figure skating championship here in beijing to round competition,

which will conclude on thursday this week. and more important reasons off the cas panel cited for this decision was that 1st and foremost gum you can leave is a minor. she is 15 years of age and that means that under what is own code, she is rendered as a protected pass. and so different set of rules apply to minus than to senior please competing in any kind of a games and also the fact that to what us restrictions apply differently to that category of athletes as well. secondly, also important enough of cited by matthew read that he felt and the scent cas panel also felt that a negative decision against a camille of oliva woods. ah, do irreparable. will damage to the athlete. that's a direct quote from mr. reed. i consider she's such a of such a young age considering the circumstances under which all this happened. so that is

also the reason why she is allowed to continue her performance is here. and 3rd, also a quite an important reason that's been talked about a lot, including the head of the russian olympic committee says off was nicole, the timing of the probe as we remember the sample which brought back a positive result for try met as a dean, a band b, e d. substance listed on the water band beatty subsets. this list that the probe was taken on december 25th in st. petersburg, russia and the positive result only arrived on february the 7th. so basically, according to costs, this gave no time at all for believer and her entourage and her legal team to build any kind of defense. and that is why she was allowed to continue in these olympics . it's also important to note, and that is probably the most important aspect of the story here is that this is by far not the end of the story. matthew read himself said the that the case of

a doping allegation against believer will be a will be tried later, probably even after the olympics. so we are in for a very long ride when it comes to that story. but for now, at least for now, camille of oliva can participate in the games. and we are anxiously anticipating her appearance on the ice to morrow morning, begging time. as we know, she's not just escaped us. she's one of the most talented skaters on planet earth. so let's see how she performs and where the oldest story has had any negative psychological impact on her. although volley ever got the all clear to compete russia's anti doping agency is dissatisfied with the whole affair. it says it will look into any possible testing irregularities and also question why the results were reported. so late. short time ago, i caught up with a sports lawyer, doctor lucy and bologna, who explain why he supports the court's decision. this is the only road position

to work that was to be made because nobody knows what in the end will happen, but to not allow her would have been the worst. all depends what the explanation is, but it seems that rose out already lifted the suspension that there must be a good reason. now costs need also follow rules. the rules are clear. it must be within 20 days of the stay. wait, it's so long. and the explanation for the delay was not very convincing. what we heard khatri x, co beach related delay. i don't believe that. i think the b test must, must produce the results. and then the whole case will, will be decided. and of course, it's not over, but i think an important step was control the latest reaction and analysis

surrounding valley every case and much, much more head over to a author dot com. we get involved. try that to share your views in the comment section. so united states can't seem to make up its mind when russia is supposedly invading ukraine, and joe biden claimed it could be before the end of the beijing lympics or the media. meantime, citing official said it could be on wednesday. but now america's national security adviser is being more vague. what can you tell us about reports that us intelligence believes russia is considering wednesday for an attack? we cannot perfectly predict the day been invasion can begin a on it. we're not showing you any evidence, but trust us wash and tanks are rolling towards the key. if you then open up any news website and it's plastered with warnings of the impending apocalypse, it's almost become a competition. who can create the most outrageous headline? and of course, in the process, get the most clicks and b c, for example,

as true or not, no one, not true, but 9 invasion roots papers are placing bets on one. exactly. russia is going to evade in world war 3 is going to start sometime this week. apparently never mind, of course, that the previous bat on a new year invasion turned out to be a total failure. that really is a hurricane of hysterical and outlandish headlines. but the fool out from it has been so quick and so immense. we've got embassies, shutting up shop, and kias, and moving west. we bought over 14 nations now, which of the citizens to preemptively infatuated france to said not yet bought stock, carp and fuel and food and water to planes to ukraine are being redirected and grounded. the duct lines kayla has halted flights full stop. we've even got the ukranian, i'm pass it out to the u. k, making the ground announcement. but just in order to save the world for was willing to give up on that dream and even potentially withdraw the application to nato. the

irony is that amidst all of this hysteria, a voice of reason in the ukrainian president himself who sank, i've come down your own for exaggerating this threat. and in fact, in his call with joe biden on sunday, he even invited the us president to visit in order to put people at ease. but the white house declined securely. putting people at ease is not a priority. fred: now the kremlin exhausted, of course, from denying claims of any planned attack is absolved all this madness and has concluded that it's just the latest move and a very cynical, long game being played by the way. senior, the purpose of this is to raise to we pop this situation and provocative activity. this is part of the provocation that did not begin 2 months ago. it is a plant, long term conflict that is, act of the controlled by the united states. the media accompaniment is unprecedented. western media resources that declares themselves independent. now so custom made tories from washington today, no one has any doubt that this is

a provocative game that can really lead to provocation. ukraine is packed with weapons supplied by nato countries, led by the united states. take us saskia to the east. the eastern area, lou guns, don. yes, the hot spots there. what is the situation then? well, there has been a pretty recent quite worrying development. it concerns c o s e, that is the organization for security and cooperation in europe. now, since $2141.00, of course, the conflict foss broke out. it's had hundreds of monitors in done yet in eastern ukraine, basically keeping an eye on the situation and enforcing a sci fi there. now we're getting was that dozens and estimates range from 50 all the way up to 160, that dozens of those monitors have been told to leave. we've even seen images of them packing up their equipment and quite literally fling an armored vehicles. now this is a very strange move because surely now, when the whole region is on edge, surely precisely now was the time when we need such 3rd party observers that in order to provide some kind of stability and moscow fears that unfortunately

o s c has been dragged into murky politics. these decisions can't fail to cause a serious concern. the mission has deliberately dragged into the militaristic psychosis, fermented by washington and used as a tool for a possible provocation. we're talking about provocation. well, how about another batch of u. s. military equipment arriving in kias over the weekend. so clearly ukrainian, our space is dangerous, but not too dangerous. of course, to deliver some on you really have to say with the washington, like i said, flooding ukraine with arms and ammunition with the help of course of its allies. been with this hyped up out of control new cycle that's cutting on flaunting the information's fat. it, when he does have the sense that it's the west, no russia, that is setting stage for a potential aggression and doing absolutely nothing to deescalate despite of course, all its claims to the country. meanwhile,

is part of ongoing joint military exercises russian than beller, russian fighter jets have conducted various border patrols on all sorts of formations. we're flying through some pretty heavy cloud banks to get high up into the blue m. o. video's right now when you're waiting at ortiz, you to check to canada. now where police have clear the remaining protesting truckers from ambassador bridge of the usually busy border crossing into america had been blocked off by the anti vax mandate demonstration for well, a good week. now, a dozens of arrests were made, vehicles were seized, the so called freedom convoy movement has gripped the country for well over 2 weeks now leading to a state of emergency being imposed in the canadian province of ontario. while the authorities view the truckers as a public danger, the demonstrators themselves say they are peaceful. we spoke to one of the ambassador bridge protesters here in windsor at the ambassador bridge. it has been nothing but peaceful. all the,

all the people on the side of supporting the protest or supporting the truckers supporting the bill of rights supporting freedom. have you on a word it, there has not been one negative incident that i've witnessed or heard of myself, and i've been there every day. and in most cases, every night. the reason why people are protesting in the 1st place are because of these illegal mandates and restrictions if, if you tell someone to go home for a protest or else they can't cross the border again. you just told them already, if you don't get shots in the arm, they can't cross the border. if they don't get shots in the arm that can't work, if they don't get shots in the arm, it can't go into stores. so you, you're trying to punish people. so testers, for doing the very thing you're trying to take away from, or you have taken away already. these people, people like me, besides our family members, our lives itself. we have nothing left to lose. or he's how have success. it is

succeeded now in the mid to end the ambassador bridge brocade, a freedom convoy rallies against a vax mandates, are ongoing in the countries capital. ochoa, hunters of truck isn't as supporters, i'll come in and around parliament is over to some of those that told us about the motivation. we came because we believe in freedom. freedom from her children, or grandchildren or nieces or nephews or family or friends. you have to start to make a, dan, this is canada. we have to take our freedom seriously because they are being taken away bit by bit, by bit, by bit. and it's wrong. it's re choice and everybody standing up for it and they're standing up for us, so we have to show them as well. and so everybody, the world's watching, i feel the checkers have given us a boy before i was very, i didn't talk about my ideas or my, my opinion i but then they gave me the strength to not be afraid anymore to stand

up for what i believe in what we believe in, and that is re choice. the freedom convoy started when the canadian government required truck drivers crossing the border with america to be injected. health officials to find it that moves, citing the cove, it caseload, but one of the protesters we spoke to says it's doing much more harm than good. what was done at the bridge with statements. and i can't imagine that it was a drop in the bucket compared to what the government's done to the last 2 years. imposing their will upon the people. they have openly incited hatred and part of the population. justin trudeau, a man who's been caught numerous times, and black men accused of groping reporters. and, and he's, they're saying like, a projector just projecting what he is that all the people down there are massage insta races and they are holding on, you know, these, these bad news that opinions urge you folks. i walked down there and it was a loving event. people were bringing their family, we just want

a right to be respected and we want these mandate to end that they are killing everything. they've put everything screeching halt. so what we've done here is nothing compared to the damage that be elected officials and non elected officials have done to the people of the free world. so it has the end and we are not ending right now. meanwhile, across the atlantic in belgium protested, inspired by the canadian freedom conway movement and preparing to descend on the capital. in fact, the people coming from all over europe to join the rally against cope the restrictions and mandates. the belgian authorities have banned it. they will ready, stopping certain vehicles from entering the city will bring you more in that situation as the de develops here when asked the international for now, but you case energy crisis is deepening as demand stretches to outpaced supply providers. plan get this to hike up the rates during peak periods. and while the

national grid is thinking of tapping electric cars during times of shortfall, it all comes with some $22000000.00 households a facing steeper utility bills. after the regulator actually raised the energy price cap, here's our correspondent, breaking it down from london. a hotel, no topic in the u. k. is energy bails that's set to rise. 54 percent comp april, but a fascinating not to get your blood boiling. families could face paying more at peak times, like when cooking breakfast, for instance, watching tv after dinner, and all those cups of tea at tea time, despite these premium rates. so the energy regulator says consumers can save money . it will enable a more efficient, flexible, i'm greener energy system, which will say billions of pounds per year on all consumers energy bills. currently, most households the charge,

the flat rate for their electricity and gas usage. but now millions of households can see bill. so with this new over style service charge, the way it will work is smart meters will send suppliers automatic updates every 30 minutes to track households usage. and then prices will rise in full in real time. and it looks like the plans was gotten the green light as it's backed by britain's biggest suppliers. time of use, terrorist updated on a half hourly basis will give consumers of real opportunity to save money on their energy bills, particularly for electrical vehicle drivers, charging from home the system, play a key part in our transition towards and that's 0 future as well as benefit in customers, this is something that has benefits for consumers, unfurnished companies under the proposals, the small me to tracking will be unavoidable without an opt in choice from late 2023. companies say this can save money, but it's going to be pretty difficult to dodge making dinner at dinner time to

avoid using energy at peak times. i think that's actually ridiculous and our ages to go to view. so what does that mean? do i took my dinner break for fun and berkeley funk of my dinner? what's going on with this? i mean, i think he's trying to raise prices at the time, such as breakfast any wing. it's not exactly i the same way any of the time. it was, you think everything's right at the moment, everything. and if i want to cool, want to do and yes, i do look, i'm 40 so it may take a little convincing. well, one energy company is a step ahead and invite and customers to take part in a 2 month trial reducing energy consumption. during to our time sauce, households will then be awarded credits if they can serve energy a number i did by the national grid. it's a georgia power from electric cars, those on charge on driveways or and so kids because then release energy into a central system as an when required selling the energy back. what sense would it

make sense or the other site just whatever, whatever, whatever people are dismayed about, i think it needs to be challenged. and so it's upsetting people, enough to think of people suffered this energy supply as has suggested all sorts of ways to solve the energy crisis from doing start trying to keep warm to a surcharge at peak times. but whatever the suggestions, the most popular among the public is not to go ahead with the extortion of price increase, such as it's dashti or t london. does. country is pushed to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. it could actually be aggravating yet another crisis. cobalt is an essential component of bathrooms for smartphones and electric cars and in the democratic republic of congo. it is mind by children and adults in dangerous conditions. the congo currently produces a 70 percent of more than even 70 percent of their world's cobalt supply. last year was a boom year for this material, but them on jumping 20 percent. that was driven by the uptake of electric vehicles

including batter tesla. well, we visited some of congos quarries to find out the true cost of the green energy revolution. or you can watch it in full. the author dot com. ah, i how long have you went to the quarry lane since 2019. how old are you on 17 funds. you know what they do with the cobalt after they sell it? no. you don't know what they do with the cobalt cobalt. you don't know. no many children now work in the quarries at the moment or on many children and pregnant women problems with children. we often see a problem of the late growth before he died before

but the latest figures showed that some 20000 work in the quarry. 20000 miners work here, that i work in the quarry because i have no money to continue my education. you have a kids? yes. amazing. you born in 1983 and a children in a week i make about could to dollars with this money a steak and we had for it. we might as well put on bed here and hammer. i said for 2 solid days, do you think i'll get through in 20 years? i'm already 15 with

i think in terms of working conditions, the autism mining methods today post many more problems than in the industrial psych for mine is often the office, windowless, out of money. sometimes i go home was just $0.60 with like a note and i will die if the pick closest. it will be death. how will i pay for food? my husband has no job flow, will i get food? well like of ah, so the brazilian president is coming to russia on tuesday,

julia to bolton. otto's visit will last 3 days. does come in, but heightened tensions between western professional partners and moscow. the trip has actually been widely condemned and the media outlets sang. it sends the wrong signal, given the situation over ukraine, washington reportedly lobbied for the visit to be scrapped altogether. bolton auto though, says he's only coming to trade to talk about trade. well, brazil is not the only country and latin america to go its own way. argentina's president says bonaza is, is seeking greater economic independence anew opportunities. i'm convinced argentina needs to stop being so dependent on the i m f in the us and needs instead to open up to other places. and that is where it seems to me that russia has a very important role to play. we discussed our latin american aspirations to chatham, all independent pass with daniel shaw, a professor of latin american studies. all this hoopla dis, information about,

quote unquote, russian aggression in ukraine in kazakstan is designed to do just that, to demonize russia every day. as we seen argentine, she leaned throughout the western hemisphere. the countries of south america in the caribbean are growing closer and closer, diplomatically and economically with russia, with china. and we see the formation of these multi lateral organisms that are challenging us had germany across the world's united states sees it as a threat. any options in the international monetary fund to the swift banking system, the crypto currencies that are emerging, anything, the challenges, the dependency on the dollar dollar supremacy washington sees, is a threat. every country should be diplomatically, sovereign, are self determination. is something that should be respected throughout the world . all of south american trimming is saying we are not your backyard. we're not

unique colonies, we have the right to diplomatically and economically, even militarily, engage with other major powers in the world. namely russia and china. i that's it for now here what i see is a national thanks for sharing a time with us. just wrapping up this ours monday program here on on see will give you an update on the breaking news from beijing at the top of the hour. also old eyes on ukraine, a report that come soon, if you can join us with ah,

bring you the very latest every out the day. this is not. no fun. everyone here with the democratic republic of congo is among the richest countries in the world and natural resources, but he cannot mclee it's still one of the poorest cobalt is an essential material in manufacturing batteries by modern devices. like electric cars, mobile phones and computers. 60 percent of the wealth cobalt reserves are in congo . 20 percent of it comes from small scale mines. units have figures confirm that in 2017. more than $40000.00 children worked in cobalt mining in the republic to enter living and paying for schooling. next time you use a fancy gadget like a smartphone camera or laptop and just remember that there's

a chance it works thanks to a child hard labor. children like john michelle henry at o countless others like them a to see out the same because of the african and engagement it was the trail went so many find themselves well the part we used to look for common ground with

ah hello and welcome across stock were all things are considered? i'm funeral labelle. how much longer can we take the u. s. and u. k. seriously. there war of words is dangerous and reckless. the rest of nato and even ukraine are much more restraint. if there's a comp number ukraine, it will be a conflict, washington in london, endlessly promoted ah. to discuss these issues and more, i'm joined by my guess, george samuel leon, budapest. he's a pa.