[000:00:00;00] ah mm. russia starts withdrawing its troops from the corridor with ukraine military exercises draw to a close. despite the daily alarmist western predictions of an eminent russian invasion, we have not yet verified the russian military units are returning to their home basis. us president joe biden as issued his response to they from the truth withdrawal saying that he will trust that when he sees it. also had the canadian prime minister triggers and never before used emergencies act grunting. his government extra power is to break off at truckers protest fighting vaccine mandates. it's created concern among provincial chiefs who question the measures

point legitimacy. we don't believe this is necessary and alberta, we think it could actually be somewhat counterproductive. it is not legitimate and it is useless. ah, 247 use live from moscow. this is our t. my name's unit o'neill, and you're welcome to the program. for some time, western powers have been warning of an impending russian invasion of ukraine saying it could happen any moment, but they may not have to adjust their story somewhat. now as moscow essays, it's begun pulling back trips from the border. the russian defense ministry states its forces have wrapped up their exercises in the area and are starting to return to their basis. units from russia, southern and western military districts have been loading their heavy kids on to trains. those units,

the ministry sais will then head back to their garrison. even with this goodwill by russia, a white house doesn't seem to be ready to let go of war hysteria. quite yet. the russian defense minister report today, some military units are leaving their positions near ukraine. that would be good. but we have not yet verified that we have not yet verified the russian military units are returning to their home. let's cross live now. it took us corresponding caleb, caleb, the american leader, pretty much still in russia attack mode, casting aside a lot of today's developments that does appear sure. when we heard joe biden speak, he said that despite all of the u. s. satellite equipment and all the u. s. military hardware that's been aimed at the russia ukraine border. he simply can't confirm that these troops are actually moving away from that border. he can't

confirm it. can't verify it. that's joe biden. now, at this point, biden, when he spoke, he did say that there would be no missiles from united states in ukraine, and the united states would not deploy any troops to ukraine. however, the united states would continue to support you grainy emphasize defense of cranes sovereignty. and it's quite interesting to hear how joe biden remarked about all of this. still hinting that an invasion of ukraine is a possibility. here's what he said. united states is prepared no matter what happens. we are ready with diplomacy to be engaging diplomacy with russia and our allies and partners to improve stability and security in europe as a whole. and we are ready to respond decisively to rush an attack on ukraine. just still very much a possibility. now, in his remarks, joe biden said that nato was not a threat to russia,

and he also said the united states was not a threat to the people of russia. this is what he said when addressing the country . we're not targeting the people of russia. we do not seek to destabilize russia to the citizens of russia. you are not our enemy, and i do not believe you want to bloody destructive war against the grain. now joe biden also touched on the impact such a war would have on the energy markets. and at the same time that we already have very high energy prices, reflected on the possibility that if a conflict were to erupt, the result would be even higher energy prices. and decisive action would be needed to get those energy prices under control. now, joe biden alluded to the 2nd world war when russia and the united states were aligned against fascism. and he talked about the hope that things could get better between the 2 countries. it's important to note that us media went as far recently

as. busy giving a precise hour when this alleged russian invasion of ukraine was to take place, setting it for 1 am on february 16th and, and at this point we have russian officials saying that this hysteria being whipped up by us officials as well as the u. s. media is unprecedented. russia, russia has made clear it has no intention of invading ukraine, that at this point, troops are doing being moved away from the border. but yet, joe biden says, this isn't verified and still speaks of an invasion of ukraine as if it's somehow a possibility. can thanks very much bring this through. that's our us. corresponding killer, my pin. well, not long after the major nice been by the russian defense ministry president met the german chancellor. love shoals in moscow. the key focus of there and talk being ukraine, as well as energy security in europe, stimuli an earlier or a correspondence down the armstrong on morocco, steve,

to call him bray 3 choose these big developments, including the sho summit where the russian leader stressed the need for diplomacy took a 3rd, so what will russia the next will stick to the planet? what will this plan depend on the situation on the ground? who can say how the situation with no one yet? is it not only in us, but we intend and will strive to reach agreements with our partners on issues we have re got to resolve them with the help of diplomacy? for the 1st time in history that the german chancellor and the vladimir putin, jim chancellor, allow sholtes and vladimir putin sat down here to talk last a little over 3 hours here in central moscow. now it was described as all our shots is not hopeless. that's surely a good sign. of course the ukraine crisis was i and the agenda will get to that growth in a 2nd. just go through the business side of things for the north stream too, of course was another thing that was

a high on the list of things to talk about. course the gas pipeline well will potentially, and for no gas all the way from siberia in russia, through the ukraine. and to germany, a good president, putin said there is absolutely no political under tones of that gas pipe. it is simply a business deal, and they are ready to deliver gas to germany through ukraine. even past 2020 fours was agreed. and now just coming on to that ukraine crisis, of course, before love shoals came to moscow. the mood was one of their hard talks and even harder sanctions if russia went through with this, what was called an imminent invasion in western media. or, of course, that was scaled back a little bit longer. or when russia announced earlier today that there will be sending troops home from the southern and western military districts and on the board of ukraine. after completing at military drills,

president putin said he cannot ignore the expansion of nato in russia. needs a guarantees on security that nato will not expand. now when president putin was asked, does he want a war or by warner journalist presence at the press conference? he says, of course, not something we don't want in our generation. of course he was talking about, allah shows the german chancellor in our generation. he said it's something that is unthinkable, but there has been no constructive response to those secure or is he demands. however, turning his attention to the conflicts in east ukraine, he said, what is going on in the areas of hans and don bass and reminds him of ross, a phobia, and rosa phobias. the 1st step to something that looks like genocide punishment soon by our assessment. what is happening in don boss right now is genocide. so those at talks with between and jim and chancellor, all of sholtes and vladimir putin had gone on for some time over 3 hours it worse ever. it seems that it has been as some man,

some positive to take away from what he talks about, also across another major diplomatic round. so murat, gas, d f. he was watching the russian foreign minister who's been the holding talks with his polish counterpart, of course, company chairs, the multi national security organization, the o. s. c e moran. you got the chance to ask a question as well. what did that so again, of rob have to say this afternoon. well, both the foreign ministers came out and said that these talks had been productive, which is unlike what happened with the least trust. the foreign secretary of the united kingdom, who last week was also here in moscow with the, with very sheely, of a chilly press conference or after that. and then there was little by way of productivity . mr. lab rob himself said after that interview, but of course the, the theme here was ukraine. what is happening in ukraine than the security concerns that everybody,

that everyone across the conflict lives on the east and the west have with regards to this conflict, becoming something larger, which is something that everyone wants to avoid. and the russian foreign minister, he has said that, look where in the, in the midst of a tremendous disinformation campaign carried out by certain nations, perhaps alluding to the united states and great britain, which he said had spread, propagate. well, this information that it all is almost terrorist like those in it say in its qualities for all the fear and the terror, the russian invasion that it has spread. he said that if there is something good that has come out of this situation, it is that the 2 sides, russia, and nato, and finally agreed to speak to each other. week ago, he said, you least there were still nato calls on russia to improve mercy, even when we make security proposals. all i did turn down mildred. now again, the responses from nato and the u. s. all ideas which,

including no placement of medium and short range missiles appears. they said it as if it was their own idea. now the current dialogue with the u. s. is played by biden's rules kimberly's. that's what the us wants. and he ends after the us. so we want radical change in the sphere of european security. we saw the west responded positively and finally, after many years of dismissal, national crush had said for many years that all of its proposals, all of its security concerns, had been entirely ignored by nato. it had come to the point where even seemingly trivial things, safety issue, such as how close russian and american or native jets should approach each other. even that i was dismissed by nato, who wouldn't even talk about at this point. russia says that yes, it has has finally seen a willingness in natal to, to negotiate. but there is also the concern that joe biden might come out of this and say that a look, this is our achievement. the busha took a step back,

yet was widows o'clockish mission discovered. i assure you, if the west hasn't yet stated, they will definitely say that they pushed on russia by and said to withdraw. the troops and russians got scared and complied with their demands. it's a trading of air, and i west and colleagues, a very good at that. this was up with my colleague, but the reality says, say gay lover of is that there was a time table that the russians have said, from the onset that these units that are now be withdrawn from the field from where they were conducting exercises, withdrawn to their base is permanent basis that this, this was planned, they had said all along that they would have that they would return whatever the less that there are some ideas that the to exchange the foreign ministers of russia and poland. the ideas that they said were but good and given into the future, something to talk about. a de escalation is not the way nato secretary general sees things though. un stoughton berg was holding a news conference on the upcoming meeting of the alliances defense ministers. he

claims moscow is still ready to carry out on attack. stilson berg also stated that natal needs to see the withdrawal. all russian forces including heavy equipment, the pregnancy is not exactly what's happening. russia has said it is returning some troops today to, to bases after military exercises, who completed are you saying, then this isn't true or that you're not seeing any kind of change on the ground. so what you need to see is a significant on, during which all of forces troops are not least heavy equipment. so far we have not seen and the d escalation on the ground not seen any signs of reduced russian military persons on the borders of the ukraine. russia has amassed a fighting force in the wrong crane. everything is now in place for and you

attacked that was no invasion, no food of kiev, no aerial bombardment. those tens of thousands of troops, apparently aggressive, just because they were conducting drills on their own territory. on going home, but still it's not enough. it makes you think of that for not d escalation for me to them. what is maybe it would just prefer if russia disbanded its entire army altogether, staunch about is not the only one dissatisfied with what's going on. the ukrainian foreign minister echoed his was, i know that in the u. k, boris johnson said that the west still must stick together because moscow is giving off mixed signals. i've also seen a few john this campaign about how the kremlin is not withdrawing and the heavy duty stuff. just thousands of troops and tanks. it seems russia just can't when it keeps troops at the borders, it's an aggressor, it withdraws its troops and it still could pounce at any moment now. so if there was any hope that this apocalyptic winter is coming, rhetoric that's really been flaunting,

the informational sphere over the last few weeks would come to an end. perhaps we should have known, but let's just remind ourselves, so the highlights. what can you tell us about reports that you as intelligence believes russia is considering wednesday for an attack, we cannot perfectly predict the day. an invasion could begin a major military action could begin by russia in ukraine any day now. well, it is still the case that an invasion could be imminent, and it is highly likely. i would just tell you that it is entirely possible that he could move with little to no warning when it seems that that is still continuing. though i would have bought the thing image as a russian troops heading back to bass, would make people feel a bit foolish. approval papers told us that today was the day. it clearly isn't the white house warned that moscow was filming a blockbuster full flags film, complete with a corpses, hasn't already we haven't seen it yet. in fact, none of the wild invasion predictions that came out of washington came true. it seemed but their intelligence,

which on numerous occasions they refused to show off. maybe now we understand why. what was the paper that it was written on for most go saw me. this has been a historic day february 15th 2022 will go down in history as the de western propaganda for a war failed, humiliated and destroyed without a shot, fired. it really has been an absolute bombardment from all sides when the thing that was needed, the most cool head diplomatic dialogue and not all of this height. that was definitely a sense so that those who are engaged in this hysteria, they want even trying to rein in that drawer. in fact, the opposite. they were feeding off of it. it became a competition of who could be the most outrageous. you have to ask, what was it all full done? well, if we listen to one of the b c political heavy waves, we might just get a clue if we were not threatening the the sanctions and the rest, it was guarantee that would invade. i've always said that this was

a win win for the west because so much of it is about image. and i mean, look at president fight. and now he is going to be hailed as the person who stop the evil person and the tyrant in his tracks. he proved himself to be a leader in times of crisis and seeing american diplomacy, which apparently involve functions in all its glory. most importantly, all, this is a very, very different picture of what we will think even just 2 months ago when biden's rating for free, for when the country was mortified, and after, when inflation was wreaking havoc on one, of course, his reputation as commander in chief was fiercely dented by the debacle. that was the withdrawal from afghanistan. but trust me, you will not see any of those headlines any more. they will just be swept away and replaced by the idea of fight in the sage, who alongside his strong nato allies, brought the world back from the brink of war. never mind that that was never going

to be a war to start with. russia is, parliament has approved a resolution asking president to recognize ukraine's self proclaimed done yes. can lou against for public 1000 independent? it is unclear though, whether the motion will get support from the trembling and loving his meeting with the german chancellor stress that russia wants to stick to the minsk agreements. which state that they break away republic should remain under kids control, but gain more time for some in depth analysis on the situation in eastern ukraine pullback russian forces r t dot com come with k to more world news today. the canadian prime minister just in trudeau has triggered the country's emergencies act for the 1st time in the country's history. he's claiming other truckers protests running for several weeks now. threatens national security . here in our capital city families,

small businesses have an enduring illegal obstruction of their neighborhoods, occupying streets, harassing people, breaking the law. this is not a peaceful protest. we cannot and will not allow illegal and dangerous activities to continue. however, a leading civil liberties group sees the criteria for triggering the act have not been met. that can only be done when all other legal means have been exhausted. while the act is supposed to be applied only in the case of a national crisis, it gains the government additional powers for 30 days, including the ability to freeze bank accounts. although it can't be used against peaceful demonstrators and rallies by freedom convoy, supporters who oppose. vaccine mandates have overwhelmingly been peaceful. several

regions are also resisting the use of federal emergency legislation. we don't believe this is necessary. and albert, we think it could actually be somewhat counter productive. it is not legitimate and it is useless. so we don't want it and we don't want the extent of the powers that the federal government could give itself. well, things have not reached the point where showing even support for the freedom convoy could cost you your job. of uncover radio station has fired one of their hosts after he said the movement was racist. the station phase had respects kid carson's freedom of speech, but objects to him, calling what it sees as misleading and in accurate opinions, facts. carson himself thesis station wasn't letting him do his job. property house to radio show. i'm expect to talk about all sorts of things, but it seems i have to avoid talking about all the things that really matter. and

it's especially hard with the thing that's having an ottawa. well, joining me live now to discuss all those issues. andrew mason bill who has been following the canadian protest developments closely. hi there, andrew, can you hear me? okay. yeah, i think we're just lost under there at the last, last minutes we'll try and get him back in the room if we can. and before we get to the and under mason bill, who was going to talk to us about the canadian protest. alright, rush in figure skating star camilla valley of us sits 1st in the women the singles competition at the winter olympics, the 15 year olds been, as you may recall, longer intense pressure over a disputed drugs test, but currently tops the single short program after being cleared to compete spy, the court of arbitration for sport. she had already helped her country to go in the team event, you may remember as well. our teeth, alexia,

chefs. you can tell us more from patients. the short, a skating program here, wrapped up in beijing and camille of oliva is now shasta after this 1st round of because there was although obviously going to be a 2nd one on the should about go over all r o c a 2nd as well. and alexander through silver, also another russian competing here. she is 4th, currently in the rankings. we obviously see what's going to happen on thursday. i have to tell you, though, it's quite spectacular to seek a meal of oliva, even with all the prussia that's been mounted on her recently. even with the mistakes that she's made during her performance. that she still raining supreme in the chart here until thursday, at least. what is very emotional. those 2 things that when she was coming on to the ice, the whole stadium was erupting and very loud applause. and also the fact that when she finished her performance, she was in tears that was really heart wrenching and gut wrenching to watch, to be honest with you. but right now things are looking good. have to remind you

though that eva camille of oliva ends up in the top 3. meaning if she wins either gold, silver or bronze, there will be no metal ceremony according to the aisle seat, until the investigation is completed. same applies to the team figure skating event, which of oliva was spots off. obviously, that's part of the ongoing story. obviously, this has been the for roar. this has been the highlights of everything here in beijing. it seemed at times that many journalists have forgotten about the olympics itself, that people are winning metals here. and i have to tell you the atmosphere here inside the capitol indoor ground was something unprecedented. i've never seen anything like that, a figure skating, even when a superstar all through the sport i knew due to from japan performed here, the crowd was much smaller than today. obviously, lots of journalists, a lot of hype about the story, and let's not forget, there's been a lot of support for camila leave as well. i believe we can listen to some of those wards of support for the russian biggest, katie ashlock his case. i wish for you to remain calm and he,

she turned his attention. you need. it's very difficult and a lot of pressure. yeah. but as a great f, like you will overcome a lease and perform wonderfully. we believe in museum. somebody had a thought, everything will be fine, you'll get through it. don't worry. i don't want to let you that i want to wish you good luck and say that's a lesson very much. a proud of his success and hope she keeps a i'm very worried about her from the bottom of my heart. i wish her success spoke to several formal figure skaters, including olympic champions and all basically agreed off to the performance that under such pressure under such circumstances, even with the mistakes during her performance. camilla believe i did extremely well, and we'll see on thursday whether she actually gets the goal for r o. c. well, obviously i'll be here and i will update you on that for sure. on among the reaction we got to the story was from katarina vit. a to time olympic figure skating champion on who essentially rule the i strike the eighty's, the german legend,

things valley of this performance was hugely impressive. given the global scrutiny she is under. i did not want it to be to her shoes or to have that pressure and to go out there and gauge as brief as she did. she did a little mistake, but still, you know, she had to go out there the entire world was watching. everybody had an eye on her, and of course on the rest of the competition in this whole game, she is from me an absolute victim. she's 15 or she's the minor. and she should have not dealt with what she has to face right now. we have not the complete result yet, but i think definitely adults who are around her and who have put her in the situation in what she's is now is just unbearable. my imagination, what she's going through with your 15 year old. everybody hath lost, you know,

there is not one single winner in this single game we're having on right now and take it, take the team competition. you know, there are 6 accolade of each country. so all those other teams, they have no matter ceremony. this is the worst. what can happen to an athlete you're out there. you're out there to win a medal. if it's a goal, different civil brands, but you win a metal. and one of the most important things is to stand on the podium to hear your national anthem, or to share it with your competitors. young. a lot of times you're friends with and you have absolute respect for each other. so for this alone it's, it's, it's really no fair decision, you know, by holding back, because they don't know exactly what the outcome will be. in general, it's a disaster for sports, i must say. and especially for those all the athletes who are involved in it. the legendary kathrina fits speaking to the program earlier. now that is it for now,

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