in it together, ah ah, russia does, withdrawing his troops from the border with ukraine as military exercises draw to a close. and thus, despite daily alarmist western predictions of an imminent russian invasion have not yet verified the russian military use are returned to the homepage. despite the major pullback of russian troops, the white house doesn't yet see it, so that the escalation, joe biden saying, he wants more prove also ahead the canadian prime minister triggers and never before used emergency duct grants. and his government extra power is to break up at focus, protest against vaccine mandates. it's great to concern among police provincial chiefs. you question the measures points and legitimacy. we don't believe this is

necessary and upward and we think it could actually be somewhat counterproductive. it is not legitimate and it is useless. and after a week of pressure and uncertainty over doping allegations 15 year old russian figures tape skating star camila valley ever sits in 1st place in the singles competition the beijing winter olympics. ah, you're watching out the international, my name is peter scott and wherever you're joining us from welcome to 30 minutes of news and analysis. for some time western powers have been warning of an impending russian invasion of ukraine, saying it could happen at any moment. but they may have to change their tune so much as moscow says, this become pulling back troops from the border. the russian defense ministry states, its forces have routes up their exercises in the area and starting to return to

their bases. units from russia's, southern and western military districts have been loading their hardware on the trains those units. the ministry says we'll then head back today. garrison, and even with this goodwill by russia, the white house isn't quite ready to tone down the war hysteria just yet. the russian defense minister reported 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 basis. 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 the states and ukraine, and the united states would not deploy any troops to ukraine. however, the united states would continue to support ukraine, emphasized defense of ukraine's 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 to 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 security in europe as a whole. and we are ready to respond decisively to rush an attack on ukraine just still very much 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 were 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 a 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. busy 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, russell 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. no longer after that's major announcements by the russian defense ministry. president putin met the german chancellor last sholtes in moscow. the key focus of that talks being ukraine, as well as energy security in europe. earlier our correspondence, danny armstrong and rod got df, calling bray through tuesdays big developments, including that to, to show summit where the russian lead a stress, the need for diplomacy struck assert. so what will russia do next? will stick to the plan. what will this plan depend on the situation on the ground? who can say how the situation will shock out? no one yet. it is given us not only on 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 her vladimir putin, german chancellor, ala schultz and vladimir putin sat down here to talk last a little over 3 hours here in central moscow. now, he was described as ala sholtes is not hopeless. that's surely a good sign. of course the ukraine crisis sir, was high on the agenda. we'll get to that in a 2nd. just go through the business side of things. ignore extreme to, of course was another thing that was a high on the list of things to talk about. president putin said there is absolutely no a political under tones of that gas pipe. it is simply a business deal, and they are ready to deliver gas to germany just coming on to that ukraine crisis . of course, before love shoals came to moscow. the mood was one of our 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. 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 and 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 all our shows. the german chancellor in our generation said, is something that is unthinkable, but there has been no constructive response set to those security demands. however, turning his attention to the conflict in this ukraine, he said what is going on in the areas of new cancer and on bass,

and reminds him of rosa phobia. and rosa phobia is the 1st step to something that looks like genocide, punishments, and by our assessment, what is happening in don boss right now is genocide. so those are talks between and german chancellor, all of sholtes and vladimir putin are going on for some time over 3 hours it worse . everybody seems that it has been as some met, some positive to take away from what he talks about. also across another major diplomatic round. so more i guess d, f. he was watching the russian foreign minister who's been holding talks with his polish counterpart of course, company chairs, the multi national security organization, the o. s. c e moran. you got a 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 very sheeley, a very chilly press conference. 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 great. what is happening in ukraine than the security concerns that everybody, 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, and great britain, which he said had spread papa, it, well, this information from the little is almost terrorist like those in it say in its qualities for all the via 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 have finally agreed to speak to each other. week ago he said, you list though, we're still nato calls on russia to improve security. when we make security proposals, all i did turn down here to navigate the responses from nato and the u. s. all ideas which including no placement of medium and short range missiles appeared. they said it as if it was their own idea. now the current dns off to 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 prussia 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 nato to, to negotiate. but there is also the concern that jo bud might come out of this and say that a look. this is our achievement. that busha took a step back, yet was widows up officially showing his cousin? i assure you, if the west hasn't yet stated, and they will definitely say that they pushed on russia replied and said to withdraw. the troops and russians got scared and complied with their demands. it's a trading of air and a western colleagues, a very good at that shows up with nickaligha. but the reality says segue level of is that there was a time table. the russians have said, from the onset that these units that are now be withdrawn from the field from where they were conducting ex sizes withdrawn to the basis permanent basis that this, this was plan, 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 formulas of russia and poland. the idea is that

they said well, but good and given into the future. something to talk about a di escalation is not the way nato secretary general sees things though. you install to berg was holding a news conference on the upcoming meeting of the alliance of defense ministers and he claims moscow is still ready to carry alternate psych stalsen burg also stated that nato needs to see the withdrawal of russian forces including heavy equipments, the kremlin says that's exactly what's happening. russia has said it is returning some troops today to, to bases after military exercises will completed. are you saying then, this isn't true or that you're not seeing any kind of change on the ground? so what we need to see is a significant on during which all of forces troops, ne, ahead, the equipment. so far we have not seen, and the d escalation on the ground. not seen any signs of

reduced russian military purposes. so on the borders of the ukraine, russia has amassed a fighting force in their own ukraine. 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 of going home. but still, it's not enough. it makes you think of that for not d escalation for nate to them. what is, maybe it would just prefer, if russia disbanded its entire army altogether, staunton bug is not the only one dissatisfied with what's going on. the ukrainian foreign minister echoed his was, and over 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 the heavy duty

stuff. just thousands of troops and tanks. it seems russia just con 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's coming rhetoric that's really been flaunting, the information's fair, as the last few weeks would come to an end, perhaps we should have no impact. 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 thought that seeing images of russian troops heading back to base would make people feel a bit foolish, approval papers that told us that today was the day. it clearly isn't. the white

house warned that moscow was filming a block pasta full flag film, complete with face corpses. housing worries, 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 us. maybe now we understand why what was the. c paper that it was written on for most of us need, 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 from boardman from all sides when the thing that was needed, the most cool head diplomatic dialogue, 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 weights, 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 involved functions in all its glory. most importantly, all, this is a very, very different actually what we will think even just 2 months ago when vital rating for free, full, when the country was more lighter than ever when inflation was wreaking havoc. on one of course, his reputation of commander in chief was seriously tempted 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 wild back from the brink of war. never mind, but that was never going to be a war to start with. earlier we spoke to the executive vice president of the erasure center, ill rasmussen who thinks the escalation around ukraine suits washington's agenda. there's still no objective to continue to contain the container, russia as well as to try to split and prevent russia in europe from building a better. and so he's a business partner as well. i could definitely see a desire by many within the u. s. administration and having a war, we've relocated, our embassy, told everyone to evac way back with our own political staff at

sure to to meet us and show like a sign of support nor. busy of a country that that's leaning forward to ensure diplomacy work. it benefits politically. also to put the scare in europe to try to keep cohesion within nato because you've already seen fragmentation going on there since they're political purposes to to try to keep the pensions up. but at some point it gets to be like the boy that called wolf so many rushes fall him and says, approved a resolution asking president tooth in to recognize ukraine. so quickly done yet a new gun for public defendant. it's unclear the weather. the motion will get support from the kremlin and bloody me in that meeting with the german chancellor stress, the russia wants to stick to the minsk agreements. which state that the break away republic should remain on the case control again, more autonomy some in depth analysis on the situation in eastern ukraine on the

poll bucher versus forces head over to oxy dot com. the canadian prime minister just into dough has triggered the countries emergencies, arts for the 1st time in the country's history. he's claiming that the took his protest, which has been running now for several weeks, threatens national security. here in our capital city families, small businesses have an enduring illegal obstruction of their neighborhoods, occupying st. 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 groups as the criteria for triggering the acts have not been met, as that can only be done when all of the legal means have been exhausted. the art

is supposed to be applied only in the case of a national crisis. it gives 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 mondays have largely been peaceful. several regions also resisting the use of federal emergency legislation. 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. so we don't want it. and we don't want the extent of the powers that the federal government could give itself. things have now reached the point where just showing supports for the freedom convoy could cost you your job. vancouver radio station has fired one of their hosts after he said the movement was racist. the station says it respects kit carson's. freedom of speech,

both objects to him calling what it sees as misleading and accurate opinions as facts. carson himself says the station wasn't letting me do his job properly. i 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 happening in ottawa, we heard from another freedom convoy, processed to, in also were and he believes just into those use of the emergency arts. he is also unlawful. in canada, we have the war measures act, which was used 3 times in canadian history. it was in world war one, world war 2 and the f. l. q crisis in 1970 were terrorists, were setting off bombs and kidnapping civilians in quebec. since then, i believe $974.00, it was renamed to the federal emergencies act. and since then it has never been used. and it hasn't been used because politicians understand that if they use this

drastic measure that it can be abused. and that's exactly what we're seeing today. we're not at ward anybody, nobody's dying, nobody's getting kidnapped. but this federal government is trying to save face from a politician named justin trudeau was trying to save his political career. and it's absolutely wrong. he needs to be held accountable, and citizens need to know that he is violating the canadian charter of rights. one person should not have the power to initiate such a drastic measure by himself. this should be a unanimous 100 percent agreement of all premieres across the country when there's a split and you have members of your own liberal party speaking up against this action of imposing the federal emergency act, it shows division shows that there's no support. when he got in was 32 percent of canadian votes, the lowest in canadian history. and now those polls show that that is slipped only 16 percent. so this is all about justin trudeau trying to save his political career, trying to save face and play like

a rock star on the world stage as wrong. russian figure skating star camila valley ever since 1st in the women's singles competition, the winter olympics, the 15 year olds been under intense pressure over disputes a drug test, but currently says top of the single short program after being cleared, compete by the court of arbitration for sports, she had already helped her country to gold in the team events. otts ease. i see a shasky repulse from beijing. the short, a skating program here, wrapped up in beijing and camila. oliva is now shasta after this 1st round of because there was all the obviously going to be a 2nd one on the shit about over all r o c a 2nd as well. and alexandra to silver, also another russian competing here. she is. 4th, currently in the rankings will be to see what's going to happen on thursday. i have to tell you, though it's quite spectacular to seek emil 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 i 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 ava level eva 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 complete at same applies to the team figure skating event, which of a lever 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 the times that many journalists have forgotten about the olympics itself, that people are winning metals here. and i have to tell you the atmosphere he inside the capitol indo ground was something unprecedented. i've never seen

anything like that. a figure skating even when a superstar all through the sport, honey duda from japan performed here. the crowd was much smaller than today. obviously, lots of journalists on lots 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 figure skater as you like. in this case, i wish for you to remain calm and he sheet in the situation you any. it's very difficult here and a lot of pressure. yeah. but as a great after you will overcome a lease and perform wonderfully. we believe in museum. so would have had a thought, everything will be fine, you'll get through it. don't worry. i don't want to let you know. i want to wish you good luck and say that we're laughing very much a proud of her success and hope she changed again. see if one which is in your views of i'm very worried about her from the bottom of my heart. i wish her success spoke to several form of figure skaters including olympic champions and all

basically agreed after the performance that under such pressure under such circumstances, even with the mistakes during her performance. camille oliver did extremely well, and we'll see on thursday whether she actually gets the goal for r o. c. well, obviously i will be here and i will update you on that for sure. we heard from katerina via a to time olympic figure skating champion. he ruled the ice throughout the eighty's, the german legend, things valley of his performance was hugely impressive, especially given the global scrutiny she's been on the 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 for me an absolute victim. she's 15, 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 has 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 metal. if it's a whole different civil bronze 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. you know, a lot of times you're friends with then 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, wherever you are. thank you for watching. that's all for now, but i'll be back again in 30 minutes for the rundown of the headline. stay tuned for more great programs here on oxy. oh i oh and ranger remains distinctly possible. that's why. 5 i've asked several times that all americans in ukraine

leave now, before it's too late to leave safely. the president of the united states warning americans to get out of ukraine. now. now they did the same day, they decided to move the cia station in embassy farther from the russian border. but in doing so, they've had to destroy documents and computers. no, there's nothing suspicious about that one organ. ask our expert about why did you it felt this actually was necessary and the significance of what was destroyed in freezing the bank accounts of citizens who approach as your roles. that sounds like something a dictator, a do not the head of a parliamentary democracy yet that is exactly a canadian prime minister, adjusting to a doe is doing to those involved in the freedom convoy. meanwhile, the ottawa police chief has resigned after protest, entered into his 3rd week. we're going to bring you the latest as trudeau about the emergency act,

which some say is very hypocritical. considering his past the port of a social movement at home and around the world. and it looks like the u. s. a has hit glock bottom, at least in regards to the trade of on a cottage as imports of the popular fruit from mexico have been expended. we're going to tell you why. and if this is a fruit and the us will always keep forced in port, i'm sky now here in these stories are on this edition of news gets used. let's get started with this was supposed to be a day of invasion. well, that was at least according to u. s. intelligence. but if you have been watching this show over the last few weeks, you would know none of the normal signs were present, which would actually validate this accusation by the us. so let's go over a few nato troops.