i join us in the depths or remain in the shallows. ah, ah, canada's prime minister invoked the emergency to give his government extra powers to handle on going to protest against coven mandate. the international olympic committee rules. there won't be any awards ceremony. the russian biggest, big, gaping star camila oliver. despite the 15 your being clear to further compete at the beijing with games. president putin approve the draft respond to the u. s. and an on going back and forth on security pro proposals and mid the crisis. rain or russia defense. when is this a large scale exercise is coming to an end? what's not coming to an end though, is the hysteria over the situation with the western media going all out on a photo of an elderly woman being trained to fight the brain while failing to

mention a neo nazi extremist group found a training with coming to ally from our headquarters here in moscow, you're watching the international. it's just on 3. i'm here in the russian capital . mine is peter scott. and here are the top stories this hour. and we start with some breaking news. canadian prime minister just intruders triggered the emergency sites for the 1st time in canada history. and that gives the government special powers to quell the truck a lead anti vaccine. monday protests which abroad parts of the country to a standstill for over 2 weeks. this comes just days after trudeau claimed canada was unified. canada has been never been so strong and together as we are now. the federal government is invoked. the emergencies

act to supplement provincial and territorial capacity to address the blockades and occupations. the scope of these measures will be time limited, geographically targeted, as well as reasonable and proportionate to the threats they are meant to address. the emergencies act will be used to strengthen and support law enforcement agencies at all levels across the country. this is about keeping canadians safe, protecting people's jobs, and restoring confidence in our institutions. now, canada is able to introduce the emergency sites at the time of national crisis as a means of ensuring safety and security of its citizens. the new powers facilitates among other things, the towing of chokes that have been blockading streets and freezing bank account suspects with supporting the blockade. even though the act will apply across the

country, premiers in quebec, alberta, saskatchewan, and manitoba. they have said they don't want it used in their provinces. meanwhile, the canadian province of ontario is rolling back many of his restrictions in an apparent concession to the nationwide freedom convoy movements the regional premier has announced that compulsory vaccine checks will be dropped from the 1st of march over the weekend. i received recommendations from doctor more on a plan to safely reopen our economy and remove ontario's vaccine passport system. i've accepted these recommendations and so today i can announce that beginning on february 17th, we will remove all capacity limits, except for sporting events, concert venues and theaters, which will be cap of 50 percent. now to flesh out this story,

we're joined to live now by freedom convoy ontario organizer jason la fos. welcome to the program jason and now just in trudeau has in vote to the emergency acts which is for quotes urgent and critical situations. this is the endanger, the lives health or safety of canadians. what's the reaction to this latest move? i think he's a coward. do not. let's be honest here. everybody around the world has been watching our touch. we've been watching not been a peaceful pro. test. we have not used any violence, we have not caused any problems. in fact, we've, we've done more good than these leaders. the so called leaders and ottawa keep attacking us with media lies. so for us, we're not moving. we're not going anywhere until our demands are met. regardless of what just ensure no says or tries to do. and do you think this latest me will spell the end of your process? i know just in today has said that you could freeze bank accounts linked to the

protesters or people supporting them. or do you think you'll make people dig in their heels deeper? well, he has, he has tried to already, you know, put impede on financial or financial situation. so we've had a team, we've taken pro, measured, we've taken measures where we can just get cash. so i mean you can freeze bank accounts all he wants, he can, you know, try to suspend our, go find me and they're going to give send me. but it hasn't, hasn't stopped our ability to make sure truckers have gas and there's funds flow into our tour protesters. so where do you see going from here in the neck of the next 2 weeks next couple days, a weeks the, you know, personally, i would like to see this the, you know, we've been peaceful. we don't watch any kind of escalation of any very sort. we've been peaceful up to this point. it's the government who continues to

double down with an iron fist. just intruder is now a dictator and you can and canada, all of us consider that. so these measures is just going to further strengthen our result here. what i'd like to see though is the government to actually come out and talk to us and share what we have to say rather than continuously try to tockets on people. i'm sure if you're ahead, just intruder would take exception to being called a dictator. but i know you've already touched on this before, but what do you think it says about leadership? these had to resort what could be considered a client extreme measure? well, also say this much. i agree with russia and people that are, are liberal leaders, are failures. they are not leaders, you don't have leaders in canada. we have failures, instinct thing, and united states of america. they're biting true though. they're all part of a little liberal. we don't, none of us even consider them leaders anymore. and then real leaders will come out

and talk to the people don't come and find resulting resolution, especially when the people are peaceful and their own mandate. and we're not asking for if, you know, but you know, we've been asking for people to know this is the 1st time that the emergency is actually being in vote since 1988 on just intruders that it will be implemented in a target. 3rd, geographically targeted and proportional way. are you convenient? i use very confident that will be achieved. i don't think so. i'll say this much where people don't know what's going on in the front lines of the police that he has on the ground. and they're actually helping some of our people. i mean, you already know about some police officers have resigned from the resources. so he just ensure that they have control, they don't, they have no control,

they don't have the military that support them in our country. you've already been told by military leaders that they won't even, they will not turn against katie. and even if that was not so that just tells you right there, just intrude over he can't govern. so really what we should as we should see our government, you know, basically find a way to have him removed as a prime minister sale the people. and i believe under canadian laws called tort was as the mel seasons clause were public servants if they are acting against the people, especially in this situation that violates those tort was and they can be held accountable for something that canadians should really look out. and we've just got time for one more question, jason. know your, you'll move the freedom convoy has gone truly global. we've seen examples in france in brussels and even further afield. are you surprised by the and what do you, what do you think it resonates so deeply with people across the world?

i think people are just tired. you know? like what's, let's face it around the world. cobra has impacted a lot of people and i'm not going to deny that there have been lost lives. and i saw mikes in my heart and prayer, restore to people in the old sister, those who have lost her watch family members and, and friends, and so on. but left the cobra did. these vaccines don't work? i mean people are still getting sick and now it's milder and miles or it just seems like it's physically off, but to keep people oppressed under mandates and control. that's something that's not going to work. and i called every country that's doing these measures that are imposing strict mandate really see and listen to their people because it's the people who make a nation or not something that's important. so all years on that. and i think they've lost that message or the w h o still in the vaccines are the best way to

keep people safe during the pandemic. i'm afraid i thought we got time for jason before. thank you for giving us your insight into that development over in canada. that's jason. the fast freedom convoy ontario organizer now, brussels has become a focal points of the canada inspired freedom convoy movements. we've protested across the u descending on the belgian capital throughout the day to meet the views . heard on the koby restrictions, the streets lotes more like a war zone with barricades bob wire and police folks all in place. artsy showed to bend ski was an our crew caught these images from the thick of the action. ah, i am with youth

ted's times here in the belgian capital of brussels, where we have already seen scuffles between the police and the protest is the small crime. it's gathered here in the european court, near the commission and the parliament and what they try to do in the last hour is to move where they were outside the park to join up with another protest. i want to give you a sense of the cry. i would say a more they found is as they were moving down the street, the police came in and blockaded them. you can see the police now creating a barrier with bands and officers to ensure that the protesters cannot join up with other protests across the city. now we've been speaking to some of those who taking part in this protest as part of this so called freedom convoy. and they told us exactly why they've decided to come here to brussels. and we will not lose our freedom. we will accept now lies clear gas was fired at protesters and the sions sally say, i was also head on the street. i am 68 years old. this is

a dictatorship regime. as all the people i know are already vaccinated, because in that was i don't news, we came to the protest to support our french friends. we walk, many kilometers goes on. we are not against vaccine we're against vaccine das me do . so get on with it. we went out to protest for freedom due to vaccine passes in france and we demand freedom. i came from paris. there was a convoy between a 1001500 vehicles that traveled across france to part in that protest in paris and on the outskirts over the weekend at trying to get here. but for the large call, they have stopped by the authorities. however, the protest is here, ah, he to be vocal, i hate to be loud. and while they may not have the strength in numbers that they would like, they knew that they have the strength in numbers when it comes to social media and people across the european union, giving them their support. the reasons that they've come to the heart of europe, the capital of europe, as they've called it, to make their voices heard loud and clear. in all the news,

the courts of arbitration for sports has lifted the suspension of russian figure skater camilla valley ever. that's after she tested positive for a bun substance at an earlier event. now that means she's allowed to continue competing at the beijing winter olympics. meanwhile, the international olympic committee says there won't be any awards ceremony for camilla valley over the winter games if she goes on to win. another medal alexi or shift ski is in the whole city for archie. this is something rather unprecedented that the olympic games now, ah, the i o. c came up with a statement that relating to this morning's decision by the court of arbitration was forced to allow camille on eva to perform in beijing saying that of course it had to abide by the law. because in such cases the see the cast decision cannot be reversed its final and camille on eva cannot be stopped now from participating in tomorrow's individual figure skating event for females. but at the same time,

i yo see said that not only the medal ceremony for the team figure skating event which russia, which the r o c team won gold at, will not be held. but even if camille oliva ends up on the podium that would happen on thursday, because it's a 2 pots competition here for the metals and individual female. i speak a skating competition. the metal ceremony in that case shall not be conducted. i've never seen anything like that in a history of olympic games in a way. the i o. c has the right to do that by the books considering it's the official investigation which is still continuing into the doping allegations against value. and it will continue for some time as when to stand after the mimics is over even up to a year, as some experts have been suggesting, but still even before the competition kicked offs coming up with such a statement that is something really, really wild. i have to say there is a lot of an infuriated reactions from russian athletes and russian journalists. and

obviously we are waiting for any kind of reaction from the russian olympic committee. now i'd like to remind that all this comes after this morning. the court of arbitration for sports off to a meeting at a beijing hotel decided to let camille of a leave of 15 year old russians data to continue her participation in the games. and citing 3 main reasons for that. first of all, her status as a protected person. she is a minor and what is called different sets of rule apply to athletes like that. secondly, because i'm keeping her away from the competition would do irreparable. damage asked the secretary general of costs, cold it. and 3rd, and also important reasoning is the timing of the probe, which cost deemed as inappropriate and not sufficient enough fork any level even hold on to ross to come up with any kind of legal defense. i believe we can listen to that reasoning from class. the serious panel also emphasized that there were

serious issues of untimely notification of the results of the athletes and i doping test that was performed in december 2021, which impinged 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 beach in 2022, the russian side here, the sports ministry, the r o c, and all the others involved have been maintaining a camila volley of us innocence for quite a while now, they welcome to the decision by cost to allow the athlete to perform. but a clear understanding here among everyone involved, that this is just the beginning of the story that we might be in for a rollercoaster ride over investigation regarding believer. also there is a possibility that her b sample might be cracked open to see whether there was actual doping in the a sample. and that is something also confirmed by the russian anti doping agency which are early in a statement said that the litigation and the investigation into that matter will continue. of course, i will keep you updated on all the details as we get in that developing story here

. in beijing now, although volley of has been given the all clear to compete, russia's anti doping agency says it will go further into the issue. it wants to look into any possible testing irregularities. the world anti doping agency, meanwhile, has accused this russian branch of failing to label valley of a sample properly for expedited pre games processing. while the russian agency for its parts at the stock home lab did pledge to give believe as test priority status . the u. s. olympic committee has also waiting saying they were expecting a different verdict regarding the 15 year old. we're disappointed by the message this decision sent. athletes have right to know who they are competing on a level playing field. and fortunately, today that right is being denied. this appears to be another chapter in the systemic, and pervasive disregard for clean sport by russia. sports law specialist, or to lucian, valona told us the cast rolling is an important step, but says the case isn't finished. is the only right decision to 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 the penance. what the explanation is. but it seems that ruth are already lifted the suspension that there must be a good reason. now. cos need also follow the rules are clear, it must be within 20 days and the state waited so long and the explanation for the delay was not very convincing. what we, her career is covey relate to the late i don't believe that i think the d test must produce results. and then the whole case will, will be decided. and of course, it's not over, but i think it's an important step for all the latest reaction

analysis surrounding the value of a case and much more besides that over to r t dot com, where you can also share your views in the comment section. but even pearson has approved a draft, responds to washington, and an on going back and forth over russia, security demands. the 10 page document was presented earlier to the president by 4 ministers. that again, love role during the meeting, lot of stress that moscow wasn't happy with most of the us response thing on the part of it was constructive though he did are there was always a chance to negotiate. also at the meeting, the defense minister reported some of versus a large scale military drill that had been causing considerable concerning the west . and now wrapping up because with the rules are large scale, they include almost all fleets troops from all of the military districts. some of these drills are coming to an end, others will be ending. meanwhile, the procession of european leaders heading to kiev continues. this time the german

chancellor has held a meeting with ukrainian presidents where he played down the dispute over ukraine's potential nato membership. the fargo from, with the question of membership in alliances in praxis, isn't an issue. so it is somewhat all the same as russian government is making. something of that in practice is renata right. joliet, object of great political difficulty at 1st as part of the earlier are europe correspondent, pizza. oliver told us more about the meeting between the german ukrainian leaders and brought down the key issues at stake. always starts off with what was really the elephant in the room between the 2, the nod stream to gas pipeline that runs between russia and germany. it hasn't opened yet, doesn't look like it's going to open anytime soon. both the, the ukranian president said the t and the german chancellor had different views on the president lindsey saying that you didn't would crane views it as a political weapon. you,

prior to that we have heard very little from all our shows about the stream to pipeline that isn't much needed here in germany. the has been a lot of pressure on the chancellor over that particular infrastructure project, staying with president lensky. he was also ask the question about his country's ambitions to join nato and whether they were still at the forefront of what they intended to be doing. he said that not everything was dependent upon what ukraine wanted to see when it came to joining nato at the moment. that was what he had to say about. but when it comes to the german chancellor, he was asked about weapons coming from germany to ukraine. germany hasn't said weapon to lethal ages. it's sometimes called to ukraine. he did again, points out that germany has rules about doing that. and that he wasn't foresee that happening anytime soon. he did points out the amounts of financial support that has been sent from berlin towards key of somewhere in the region of $2000000000.00

worth. the financial report has been said, he said that would continue, and there would be more going down that route. thought before that meeting got underway. there was another big story doing the rounds from barton barton to boston, and just about everywhere in between. you turned on a tv set, picked up a newspaper logged on to an online new source. you probably saw images from the ukrainian city of mario full on monday at seen of civilians of all ages. learning how to fire a soul trifle. this was a training that was taking place that was had to be carried out yes, by national guardsmen and some news outlets. we saw particular one particular star that was 79 year old valentina learning to defend her country against russia if it was to invade. now it later turned out that those national guardsmen were actually from the far right, neo nazi organization, the as of battalion. they are part of the national guard in ukraine. they were

amalgamated national guard back in 2014. but they are a neo nazi organization in their own right. in fact, here in germany, what we saw in the newspapers was a, a different picture than what we got in most around the world. he didn't see valentine or in this picture. instead, a younger woman learning to shooter, an, a k 47 and not particular snap the at the soldier facing or the, the member of the as of battalion facing a different way. so you don't see the, the runic voice angles insignia on his left shoulder. now that particular emblem is bond here in germany because it was used by the nazis, though he was the us off battalion and why did people go out of their way? news organizations go out of their way to not mention that it was then there were carrying out these trainings, ah

ah, all of schultz, the german chancellor moves on on his diplomatic to her on tuesday. he's going to moscow, well, be meeting with vladimir putin as his 2 continues. he's under a lot of pressure from here in germany to come back with something tangible from this trip. a lot of pressure to show that he is the leader. when it comes to this particular crisis. washington has announced is temporarily relocating his embassy from ukraine's capital key of sell evolve in the west of the country. although u. s. warnings of a possible war have sewn widespread confusion and when quiz by a journalist outside the white house, president biden managed to dodge the issue. ah,

and while joe biden was enjoined valentine's day, ukrainian leader has an even bigger occasion planned, but he may, zalinski has said he's not expecting a russian invasion, but nevertheless, he's promising a day of ukrainian unity to counter that supposed threat. nam, guthridge. we are told that the 16th of february will be the day of the attack now, but we will make it a day of unity. the subsequent decree has already been sideline. on that day we will raise national flags on blue and yellow ribbons and show are you in the world? we've let y'all know anybody. well, that's how the world's looking at 3 30 am moscow time. my name is peter scott, and i'll be back again with another look at today's biggest stories in about half an hour. ah, with

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there war of words is dangerous and reckless. the rest of nato and even ukraine are much more restrained. if there's a conflict over 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 l. e. in budapest, he's a podcast or at the goggle, which we bought a new to ban locals. and we also have dmitri bob, which is a political analysts and editor interest me. internet media project, i generally cross up roles and effect, that means you can jump anytime you want. and i would appreciate it. or i would start out with georgia in budapest or georgia, the last 2 days have had this kind of like, i think, fake shuttle diplomacy. everybody wants to come to moscow and they come to moscow who's saying that there are they did there while they're in moscow. and as they're leaving, they say war is eminent, invasion is imminent. ok no. busy evidence has been presented here. i mean this is

and is primarily coming from the u. s. and the u. k. i. and in between halim um, the center of all of this, at least the western narrative is ukraine. and again, presidents zalinski has come out and asked even his western backers for evidence of their claim, some an imminent invasion. i mean this is b bizarre. it's kafka. what is the state of play? george? go ahead. this is a good question. imagine what it is that the americans and the british in particular, are asserting. they are claiming that russia will attack without any kind of publications without issuing a list of demands without an ultimatum, without a list of grievances. just simply attack out of the blue eye and you know which country in the recent past as done just that of course, nazi germany with barbarossa.