ah, ah, the war that never was where the media is left where they're going to fight for a flurry of predictions that they'd be an invasion of ukraine today. that russian troops were going to base off the wrapping up rules at the border. will some called thing to stop by me, the drums of war, the u. s. president, for one who's in 16. the attack remains very real. the prime minister is in denial and is ignoring the science. he might as well be back at the cottage because he's doing nothing productive or constructive to help this situation. the canadian prime minister state is mounting pressure from empties over decision to trigger emergency powers meant the terms of national crisis. but instead of the response, the project truck driver with

joining us international this evening. i'm daniel hawkins. you are the sour welcome to the program. now russia may have started with drawing troops from its border with the crane on tuesday, but what's not stopped? western officials still talking about even a threat of war. they say they still know proof of a pullback despite the russian defense, but she racing videos of departing tang selling a battalion. a rush was western when we district returning to its providence based withdrawal came off to the defense ministry confirmed plan. the military exercises had been successfully completed. earlier on, our team will re sushi and donald call to discuss why the west is still not viewing any of this. as signs of the escalation. rushing, the french minister reporting today and 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. what i think, what we haven't seen is evidence of withdrawal that has been claimed by the kremlin . in fact, we've seen continued build up of things like field hospitals so far we haven't also seen any de escalation on the ground. on the contrary, it appears so source or continues the military buildup law. at this point, it seems like whatever you tell western officials, they're just going to believe what they want to believe. it doesn't matter that the russians defense ministry said that they're going to be bringing their ha of their troops home on tuesday or that vladimir putin and survey laughter. i've actually confirmed that the west doesn't even care about video footage, showing that actual withdrawal. joe biden is still harping on this invasion hysteria that's been plaguing the west over the past several months. we are ready with diplomacy to be engaged in 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 russian attack con ukraine,

which is still very much a possibility that we're kind of attack, are we talking about here? nobody really knows. but biden is far from the only person who still counting on the russian invasion even after moscow said that it's withdrawing its troops the british tabloid, the son said that an invasion was going to happen on february 16th at one a. m g m t. and that claim was sod rages even the spokes person for the kremlin. dmitri pasco of jokingly remarked that ukrainians who actually believed that should set their alarms in anticipation, but obviously that time has passed. and all we can hear on the border between russia and ukraine, right? now is basically crickets, but still it seems like these media outlets really love the hysteria because the sun is still writing that, that, that brush might invade the baltic states if it's given the opportunity to attack ukraine. so all the while, i mean this circus is going on in the west. it really looks crazy to people that are in the, in the east store most. cuz i what can i say today? we mock another non invasion day. yes,

the west tried the best to make it happen. maybe there was to be a fightin and then use paper pages, but it has nothing to do with reality. it's a shame for the washington post the new york times, bloomberg, the daily mirror of build the sun. now the disinformation needs it, that there hasn't been any war, but they aren't given up. they have become obsessed with waiting for a war. donald, you know it's one thing for politicians and the media to to play the games of brinkman's ship. but what about the every day joe? like you or me, for example, if, if you will from i would take us to ukraine and how the people there fairing amid all this rhetoric and intention. right, that's a good question. you think that this hysteria, media hysteria, campaign would be aimed at russia, but it doesn't really affect moscow all that much. it's the ordinary ukrainian people who have been living through a conflict drawn out conflict and on boss in just one piece that are being affected here. i mean, this is sort of a media campaign. it created hysteria throughout ukraine. there are people organizing militias training for an alleged russian invasion that has failed to

play out. and, you know, it makes it seem like the western powers that have been time and time again. saying that they're trying to defend this country, or actually to stabilizing it, or not some of it in fact, who have been observe in a unique situation where the west i, you, the united states in london, the anglo saxons. you were trying to do each other. and in doing so, and to mind their own brainchild, which is the new ukrainian government within the space of a month, oh, $6.00 weeks slow. so after months of the western media and politicians accusing russia of planning to invade ukraine, specifically because they had troops near the border between ukraine and russia, you'd think that the withdrawal of those troops would calm people down. but unfortunately, it looks like that situation is not playing out russian drills in crimea. i've also now finished with troops. they're adding back to their permanent basis. this comes a day off. the units of the southern and west military districts began pulling back from russia's western border were exercises were also held. now in other reaction, china is also growing frustrated with americans, constant waterfall grover ukraine,

for a ministry called it's a propaganda failure may fall in recent days. the united states has hyped up the threat of war and created an atmosphere attention february 15th as the day of the propaganda failure for the u. s. and the rest of the west. i think the united states and nato have really hyped opposite to ation. clamoring that russia is on the brink all in baby. russia has a legitimate point in opposing the continued expansion of nato and china supports russia position. war breaking out will not be good for the european countries. and wall will be very destruct 2 of economic exchanges. and economic activities, we want to see peace prevailing between russia and ukraine, which you don't want to see in the war breaking out. but more importantly, we want to see ukraine become a need to member. because we know for sure ukraine becoming

a natal member will constitute a vital threat to the russian legitimate security interest. and i think countries with decency in the world should sympathized with the position of russia. and we should oppose the continued expansion of nato into ukraine. i've called for ukraine to become a neutral country, so i would call upon all the stakeholders, including ukrainian or russian, all the natal members to embrace peace from them. talking about war in seam sport is rising above the current international tensions scares from russia and ukraine was seen at winter in beijing hogging and congratulating each other after they both. one metals comes the spot ukraine provoking criticism after toneless athletes to avoid approaching any competitors from the russian and the committee team, if they were holding flags was russia,

pulls back at sources from it's west and board, and nato is doing the opposite. he secretary general said he doesn't believe the russian withdrawal is actually happening. he's not plans to deploy extra units in eastern europe. we do not see any sign of de escalation on the ground, nor withdrawals of troops or equipment ministers decided to develop options for further strengthen nate those to turn on the fence including to consider establishing new nato about the groups in central and eastern and southeast and europe, where those deployment plans were discussed today at the national defense minister meeting in brussels. one option is to send $4000.00 troops, the romania, unable guerria, and possibly slovakia and hungary, south with us and an additional $5000.00 soldiers to poland. romania, well, as nato ups, the ante western media outlets having celebration the ukrainians reported prepared to fight off russian invaders. one of them is the 78 year old grandmother who's

been featured, why the times b, b, c, and mbc brandishing farms. what none of those outlets mentioned is that she is being trained by a fall right militia group called the as off battalion. some communities are taking matters into their own hands just across from russia in the city of maria, pull some ukrainians are preparing and there's another circle, ukrainian hero profiled in the british tabloid. the son website features a video of a sniper called alana bill as jessica shooting people in the east of the country and apparently dates back to 2017. but as erica is active on social media,

expressing fall right use, including hight messages, targeting black people and homosexuals, and praising adult hitler. yet in 2019 she was invited to speak at the nature headquarters, independent journalist martin. some of us thinks the media should treadmill carefully when handling such stories. was it you came media in particular, has a responsibility to be, to be more responsible. they've been very irresponsible. they're reporting on the small. so do i believe with the north string to pipeline coming on stream, which if it becomes a normal thing, we'll normalize relations between russia and germany. and this is not really in the interest of the military industrial complex in the west. so they're now dredging, all of this up as part of a strategy to prevent peace from breaking out. and i think in fact, on the ground in the ukraine, there's quite a lot of ordinary people who are very skeptical where the war is going to happen.

it's very much a western media services on the far right in the ukraine for many years, but they do not represent the majority of the people in the ukraine. us officials have a choose a pop in a new website. it was sporting from in propaganda after a question, washington line and, and a pending russian innovation of ukraine. reports and 0 have been flagged by us intelligence officials according to the associated press musicians. or 0 hedges known for its right leading political and financial coverage. it has 1200000 followers on 3 cetera, and articles are written under pseudonyms. often. you'll see that i taught a dozen character from the book and movie fight club. the thought is ridicule the idea that it's a russian propaganda um. well, now we've done it. we've angered the cia and for what for publishing views that challenge the conventional narrative, such as disputing that an invasion of ukraine is actually eminent as the u. s.

state department and it's mainstream media conduits repeat day after day. we will repeat this once again. this web site has never worked, collaborated or cooperated with russia, nor are there any links to spy or any other agencies. we heard from janice daniel, who was recently correction, would have defined for writing for a website that ended up pulling us blacklist. he thinks of boyd and administration, it's august. anyone who disagrees with foreign policy, vitamin distraction accuses anybody who disagree, who questions u. s. foreign policy of somehow working for russian intelligence. the a p report question did not, did not say that a 0 hedge was actually in cahoots with russian intelligence. but all it said is that the. ready articles and publish somehow overlap with the, with criticisms of nato that emanate out of moscow. but this is ridiculous. i mean,

you know, i mean, people are free to say what they want in the fact that the u. s. line has gotten increasingly ridiculous in recent weeks. i mean the u. s. as in predicting invasion any day now for the last 3 months and it hasn't come true. washington is a laughing stock. the world realizes that the u. s. is putting out nothing but scare stories here. but the point is that anybody who questioned this narrative, who has been accused of this loyalty and in my case threatened with, with massive funds. so come europe's court rules that funding can be slash countries. you long move sparked outrage and poland, hungary story, and more often the breaking news the

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world politics sport. business. i'm sure business. i'll see you then. ah, welcome back to canada as prime ministers feeling the heat offer m p. 's rounded on him for triggering never before used emergency power to deal with it, ongoing protest by truck drivers against vaccine man, it's kind of his opposition leader told him it would have been just better if he just stated his cottage where he was accused of fleeing to when the protest 1st flatter, isn't it true that the prime minister's actions could serve to actually make things worse and not make things better? keeping canadian safe, protecting our communities and neighborhoods, and ensuring jobs and our economy. this is about the prime minister's video, logical attachment to keeping covet restrictions and mandate. 63 percent of

canadians want their restrictions and mandates to end. conservatives presented emotion yesterday asking simply for a plan, but the prime ministers in denial and is ignoring the science. he might as well be back at the cottage because he's doing nothing productive or constructive to help this situation. will emergencies act is supposed to be applied only in case of a national crisis. it gives the government additional powers for 30 days, including the ability to freeze bank accounts. it's not meant to be used against peaceful demonstrators, which the truck is happy, though they've been accused of causing disruption. one of the drivers in ottawa told us he suspects the emergency powers could be abused. all leticia understand that if the used this drastic measure that it can be abused and that's exactly what we're seeing today. we're not at war 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. it shows that there is 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 slip to 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. canadian police have started handing out leaflets. the progress is in downtown auto ordering them to disperse. the notice says that anyone obstructing this traits is committing a criminal offense and could be arrested and shot a freedom called worship,

a serene defiant, lo that counts out on parliament tale in the capital and the atmosphere is festive . the protests which are good in january by vaccine mad at for cross border truckers, they let us know we'll into broader anti government unrest. we spoke with the canadian lawyer who thinks just into those use of the emergency act is a constitutional breach. under the constitution and the charter of rights and freedoms, those protesters where they're peacefully have the right to assemble and gather together and protests that is protected and it is unlawful to interfere with that. so the prime minister has tried to brand these protests as violence and to take it out of the protection under the charter. but it's certainly not the case. so in our view of these actions, under the emergencies act, to try to disband this peaceful protest is completely unlawful and goes against canadians, charter rights and freedoms. there's a video going around of the prime minister, admitting that he is donated the federal government has donated tens of millions of

dollars to the mainstream media in canada. and so this state funded media is basically going with the narrative that you know, the protests are peaceful and that the public should be against them. and by, you know, violating the privacy of these donors to this peaceful cause. it's, it's in our view, it's a way to try to dissuade people from supporting any cause that goes against government overreach, and any policies that, that canadians don't like. and that the government is an acting against katie and her to rachel freedom. so it's a way to scare the public and lamar case to give opinions top court has rules. brussels can flash funding to members face that failed opponent flows. it's a major defeat for poland, hungary. we should challenge the use freezing of billions of years marked for the

countries pundum. recovering himself, he shot at the whiskey with more its ruling is likely to provoke a massive tension between the in you and poland and hungary. what the ruling does is essentially means that you cash handouts to the member states across the block will be dependent. it says can be dependent on them, trusting in the rule of law abiding by the rule of law, the primus, you've, you know, which some say is the cornerstone of this block. it's been a source of contention for you. and the court made that decision today saying that the primacy of, you know, had to stand. now, what we have heard over the last year from the you is the poland and hungary are countries which are sliding back when it comes to democracy. that they are undermining the primacy of law is the laws that the countries that join the you see that they will abide by their attention to the whole ways of things such as the

fishery me dear independence, women's rights and also migrant. so many, many issues and now the court is keeping the european commission this ability to, with holes payments in the future. that has, of course, already been quite extreme reaction on that from poland. let's have a listen to what the country had to say. we need to defend ourselves against an attack on our 70. poland has to defend its democracy against blackmail that aims to take away on right to the side of our selves. now, many countries have welcome a big decision by the court saying that this is a vital step to protecting the law, the primacy of the you. but it is not a clear cut as it might seem. the court has said that that money can now be withheld from countries that don't respect the rule of law. but we'll have to wait until april for the european commission and the bomb delayed. to make a decision as to whether she wants to wield that power power,

that would be new for the 1st time. again, a member state and poland is also id to hate back to saying essentially if that's the case, it's going to look at withholding its contributions to the e. you know, that could be a bit of cutting it nose off despite its face. so, because poland is the largest beneficiary of in you funds at the moment, but the story still not over. despite that decision, by the court, we spoke with the political analyst, nicola markovich, she thinks of funding taught, would shatter the easy measures of free and democratic brook. maybe can be the surprise for some people who are pulling in hungary tonights who don't know the real nature for the opinion. they are just shown today through the sort of the court decision that today the find that man in matters of democracy. the european union decides and not the people. busy of the nation states, members of the european union, we do see that the european union is full of reach with quite having

a very difficult time getting a bit around the table. busy and on agreeing on different matters now, and so it wants to give a strong senior saying that there's only one boss and that both of those boxes are the commissioners in brussels. if you want to stay in the club, there's no problem. a bay bay, the survey, and you'll get the subsidies if the values are financial and they want the money, then they will say that if their real values are defending democracy and freedom, then they have to get out of it. when there's outrage and i've got to start, i brought decision by joe biden to come and in some of the countries funds which are currently frozen in us banks. what house is, or a $3500000000.00 to go to the families of the victims of $911.00. despite the fact, none of the hijackers responsible for me, i've got to son, is brooke to a large purchase in cobble. now all the countries funds held in the us were frozen . when a taliban swept back to power, the court will still need to approve buttons move. but for the afghan economy teetering on the brink, that's what local is. want an urgent rethink and worn about when

a tarion crisis mean it, i'm a love america stolen a gun money and they want to give it to their own citizens. they were politically defeated here and as revenge, they still are money. and cri, anarchy. we call in the world to help us get back our assets. this is our money and the outcome nation should get it back. my dear, most of the money belongs to widows and orphans of war and should be immediately returned to our state. it's an acceptable that our money is being dispersed elsewhere when we are in trouble and a need for generals, people were attacked during funeral press. our masks were bombed, wedding parties attacked, they turned our mosques into graveyards. they killed our people who will compensate their families. i mean, this is a completely illogical and illegal announcement. we are demanding our money back from the us. in a statement that's out of i said the us will face international blame if it doesn't reverse a decision. what else, though? it doesn't recognize the group as it was using the power and is therefore withholding the funds. director of the afghan association in london believes

washington may grow to regret that decision. they are not the nation is predict and that nearly 90 percent people are just living and $11900.00 per day. and that is the salvation of to more than a 1000000 children defending the right of the money to people by the people. this money is not for spending to be honest, this is a federal reserve to be whole. that's a, it doesn't mean we probably recommend this money to behold right now, not to be even given that the thought of this is the money that every county has. the federal of this one backlash, which of those other countries holding the money and not just did bank that one, did these things happen to them as well? the headlines for their sour. that's good. why from a to you myself, for now state students for crosstalk in just a few moments time at were back in 30 minutes

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hello and welcome to cross stock were all things are considered. i'm futile. for months the u. s. and the u. k. have warned that russia may invade ukraine, and yet there has been no invasion for their part. the russians have made it abundantly clear. europe's current security arrangement is untenable. the anglo saxon powers talk of war. russia talks about security. ah, discuss these issues and more. i'm joined by my guess, ivan ellen in washington. he's a senior fellow at the independent institute in kingston. we have nichol, i petro, he is a professor of political science at the university of rhode island. and here in moscow we have maxine scoff, he is director of the center for advanced american studies at moscow state institute of international relations. originally cross that rules and the fact that means you can jump any time you want. and i always appreciate it. i would start,

i would look like, you know, it's really interesting to me watching this on a month long, imminent invasion, a messaging from the u. k. in the u. s. everybody is talking about arrested invasion of ukraine except for ukraine in russia or not. i mean, how do you explain yeah, clearly president zelinski and his cabinet are not singing to the same hymn book. and that has been a source as we read in the press of frustration in the united states. because the rest of the nato allies are predictably following along, like that's about. so, you know, like you say, the bottom line is that there is not going to be an invasion. and that leaves me for me, at least the most important question is, what do we do afterwards?

what if worse comes to worst and there's no rush an invasion? i'm going to look, i'm going to look for, for american ford, both. i really don't know how we're going to get out of this situation. i mean, you know, why is it the u. s. in the u. k. spearheading this is because we have had on 2 occasions that we know of publicly that, you know, zalinski is not on board as nichol i just said here. and he's actually pushing back saying it's damaging his economy. and why would you trust your major patrons if you're evacuating your dependence from the country? i mean, and you're not a member of nato, and they're not going to send you troops. i mean, how do you unravel all of that? go ahead. i'm anyone in? well, i think the both ukrainian nato people are.