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ah, ah, russia says it has no intention of inviting ukraine in a room. security response to the u. s. a military advisors out of ukraine and, and joint with well power, shifting blame for ukraine's internal conflict on to russia. and the canadian prime minister is branded a, dictated by opposition lawmakers as hearing mouth over the use of emergency powers . i just think truck is let's remind the prime minister. this is canada, a sledgehammer, to canadians, and he thinks are a lot from oscar. just going at 10 pm here in the russian capital on daniel kings with
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you all evening. welcome to the program. the russia has published it responds to the us in an on going back and forth on security guarantees. moscow says it's not going to invade you crank, despite all the rumors coming from the west, it won't say to end it's military involvement that she's done. quarter run us through the document. finally, we've seen russia's response to the u. s. his rejection of the proposals for security guarantees that moscow put forward back in mid december the, the russian foreign ministry is basically giving the west and ultimatum at this point if it wants to de escalate without excluding ukraine from nato. it has to stop shipping weapons to the country, pull its military advisors from eastern and southern europe, and put an end to military exercises near russian border. the foreign ministry documented also say though, that washington has shown willingness to work on arms controls and risk reduction measures. us even recognize the justification for several russian initiatives in
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that sphere over the past several years. and of course, one of the main points of the foreign ministries document, though it's something that moscow has reiterated for months. now, russia has no plans to invade ukraine. there is no russian invasion of ukraine, which the united states and its allies have been declaring at the official level since on last year. and there are no such plans. so statements about the responsibility of russia for the escalation cannot be regarded as anything other than an attempt to exert pressure, and the value rushes proposals for security guarantees. it's important to note though, that russia issued its proposal for security guarantees as a package deal. moscow, of course, is ready to discuss the details of what it proposed for when it comes to what measures need to be actually taken for regional security. it's all or nothing to de escalate the situation around ukraine. it is fundamentally important to take the following steps to force key of to comply with the complex of measures to stop the supply of weapons ukraine to withdraw western advisors and instructors from there
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to refrain from many join nato exercises with the armed forces of ukraine and to withdraw foreign weapons previously delivered to keep from outside ukraine's territory. now the russian foreign ministry also wants to bring attention to the anxiety being caused by the growing military activity of the u. s. and nato near russia's borders. the document says that rushes red lines, its core interests when it comes to security, and the countries to defend itself have all been ignored by washington. and that now moscow may be face to take measures of quote, military character. it's definitely a scary possibility to consider and with the u. s. promising to respond to moscow's expulsion of its deputy ambassador to russia. we're going to soon see if diplomacy really is able to fix the situation. on 1st, a rush of expel the deputy us a master moscow in response to rushing different about being forced out of washington. i mean, the crisis of ukraine early on. russia's foreign minister amongst american media predictions of when russia could invade the country. some journalists,
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the saying it's going to happen later this week when they live mix ends off the previous, but fail to materialize. let's shoot the rules as to whether the escalation will end on february. the 20th, i don't know because we are not the ones who are escalating. we're not doing this political. a well known news out let reporting about what is happening on the russian ukrainian border, citing some supposedly reliable sources and said that what did not take place yesterday will begin on february. the 20th. there will be an invasion. talk about changing goalpost february. the 5th came and went no invasion. so what did the west and political establishment on mainstream need you to on thursday, the 17th, i apologize and say, our intelligence wasn't, was the paper. it was written on. no, of course not. and said they started back paddling. if something doesn't come to pass, it doesn't necessarily mean that what we've been warning of is wrong. i don't think you've heard us from any podium i point to
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a specific day of an invasion. i think what you've heard from us from some time now is to make the point that what the russian federation has put in place or the capabilities that would need to order an attack at any time. net price has lot his lesson because this time he was more cautious and he said that i'm not going to put a specific date on it. others. unfortunately, katie was humiliated enough by all that full of prophecies and did start pacing new bets and what exactly it was going to be. the 20th of february was suddenly plucked . now one with farcical explanation given for why. that's the constant postponement of the ever eminent russian invasion was that president putin was absolutely furious that every single time they have foiled his plans. so on principle, he's keep changing it because he will not invade ukraine. according to the schedule . on tuesday, the russian defense minister came out and said, we all withdrawing a considerable chunk of those forces that were along the border new ukraine. and that is because they've wrapped up the drills us going back to the guard as well as
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the plan all along. and in order to convince people that that is exactly was going on. they even published footage, a pretty heavy duty weapon reloaded off on trains heading back to base. but apparently for the people who themselves failed to pride any evidence of this impending russian invasion. this video footage could white was not convincing. 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 hospital. what we're seeing is no meaningful pullback. present, hooton's put in place the capacity to act on very short notice. he can pull the trigger, he could pull it today. he could pull tomorrow. he could pull it next week. the forces are there if he wants to renew aggression against ukraine. so russia keeps his troops at the border and it's seen as an aggressive dog, withdrawing its troops from the border. and it's still an aggressive, it really just can't win. but that is not all. now even more outlandish, came to coming out from an unnamed senior official in d. c,
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which alleged that this withdrawal is in fact a huge loss. and in fact, the kremlin is 4 to 5. it's 4 says to the tune of $7000.00 troops and even some brand new field hospitals. the media seems quite keen to go along with this. winter is coming rhetoric, but there are a few skeptical voices out there for one that the checks president has made. quite an interesting observation that this wouldn't be the 1st time that us intelligence best proved to be totally useless and it was fabricated. the russians are not foolish enough to embark on an operation that will do them more harm than good. as for the u. s. secret services, this is their 3rd bluff. the 1st was with iraq. the 2nd was with afghan, a stand. well, the 3rd is now was sucking the gradients and benefiting from this instability. in recent days, the former us ambassador to germany that richard cornell, he came out, he made quite an interesting insight. he said, let's just bear in mind that he isn't inside. he is someone who is so well
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acquainted with the ins and outs of dirty politics and how, of course, politically thinks and what not even he has accused washington of being, quote alarmist. i'm stated that the war rhetoric coming from the white house at the moment is, again, isn't verifiable intelligence? so even in p c, no one is buying it, the intelligence clearly isn't that. and so, yes, it is a complete into just my question. why, the continued hype, potentially the nato chief, might have given the game away? moscow has made it clear that it is prepared to contest the fundamental principles that underpins our security for decades. and to do so by using force. i regret to say that this is the new normal in europe. a new normal that involves of course, new nato combat units and boasted defense is close to rush. it all turns out to be very convenient if we're being cynical,
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the epa eminent fabled russian invasion provided the perfect excuse of the greater militarization of europe. and it also managed to silence all those people who need just a couple of months ago was asking how the nato, our lives, its purpose, managed to resurrect the military lines. give it a new breath of life. and of course not would exist to keep russia bay. it almost is like a 2nd cold war. so yeah. so nice has been given the green light to expand. meanwhile, state side, what we've got is president bite and he's apparently looking to get over $770000000000.00 to 2020 three's defense budget, which by the way, something you know, no one talks about is 8 times what russia buttons on defense. but still, it's apparently russia, that's the aggressor of the un security council just held the meeting on the crank crosses, specifically the minced agreement, saying that ending the conflict in the countries east. the u. s. mason, strong allegations against russia. latino. caleb morgan was following the meeting
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at the united nations headquarters in new york and joins us live. caleb, thanks for coming on line. what exactly was said at the meeting? i said, but any breakthroughs? sure. well, the 15 member body that leads the united nations convened at the security council chamber at the un headquarters in manhattan. the focus of the meeting was supposed to be on the mens agreement which the granting officials have largely not implemented. however, when the us secretary of state antony blanket took the floor, he didn't really talk very much about them in school agreement. instead, he focused on making more outrageous allegations against russia using russia of planning false flags saying that an invasion of ukraine could happen very soon. very heated words, he claimed that he was not there to, to start a war, but rather to prevent one. but yet he unfurled quite a few alarmist allegations. here's some of what anthony blank and said. russia
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plans to manufacture a pretext for its attack. we don't know exactly the formal take. it could be a fabricated so called terrorist bombing inside russia. the invented discovery of the mass, great. a stage drawn strike against civilians or a fake even a real attack using chemical weapons. now russia has reiterated that they have no intention of invading ukraine. and when the russian representatives spoke, they focused on the actual topic of the meeting that was scheduled, that being the minsk agreement and the need to implement them in school agreement and de escalate tensions in ukraine. here's some of what we heard from the russian representative was similar attribute 7 years later. none of the provisions of the package of measures have been fully implemented by ukraine starting from the 1st point the ceasefire. because the root of the problem is the systematic unwillingness of kiev to engage in direct dialogue with the authorized
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representatives have done yes. can look and attempt to shift responsibility to russia, to make it a party, to the conflict or untenable and have no basis. now the meeting opened with the security council hearing testimony about how the rights of ukrainians and the eastern regions have been violated. they are not represented in the political process. they talked about some of the violence that has gone on and political repression being carried out by the government in kiev. now at this meeting that was supposed to focus on the mens agreement, we had the united states, yet again laying out these unproven hypothetical allegations about a possible russian invasion of ukraine. russian officials are pointed out that these allegations are not leading to peace in the world, and they're likely to stoke up international tensions. the meeting today was supposed to focus on the midst agreement and russia made its best efforts to make that the focus of the meeting. not these hysterical allegations from the united states or to ortiz caleb open. that thanks for the update live from new york on the
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security council meeting. will rushes at foreign ministry has also issued a strongly worded rebukes to the white house press secretary, that selfish should choose moscow lying about atrocities in his in ukraine. saki said rushes claims of mass killings by euclidian forces amounted to a fabricated pretext. for an invasion on his correspondent roman causative reports from don't ask jim sock his so words. earlier in the day there were stated as a undeniable fact. fancy indeed. they shocked many and not only hearings and ed skin and in la garza, but many in russia as well. this conflict had been going on for at least as well for nearly 8 years already. and we have all seen reports here about the killing of innocent civilians. we've seen reports about a mass grave, so no wonder the her words sensor shocked through the local community. now, jim sock you said that russia statements about the mass graves of civilians here in
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don boss may be disinformation that will be used by russia as an excuse of invasion, offer ukraine. now a jump. saki was answering to one of the reporters who asked her about the initiation of bro, but ah, by russians into the discovery of a mass graves. i hear in the don bost, russian foreign ministry spoke so woman maria as a car of a while. she wondered whether her overseas colleague was simply misinformed or had a lack of information and she called on up soc you take a look at some real evidence. let's have a listen. dear jen, you may have made these statements out of ignorance. that is the only way i can explain you doubting the suffering of the people of don bass. never again speak with such arrogance about geo politics. when it comes to civilian casualties, they are an unhealed pain in the hearts of fathers and mothers. in that in ask and
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lu ganske republics don't stoop so low. the earlier in february, the leader of the self proclaimed on his people's republic, said in a statement that at least 130 mass graves had been discovered here and and basque the graves of those civilians who were killed by ukrainian aggression. well, of this report i have been working here and on asked for at least 8 years as well. and so i can tell you that i have seen those kinds of mass graves i have seen with my own eyes, dead children and dead. the civilian said, torn apart by artillery bombardment. so certainly the words of fire gems, saki came as a ball really a shock. well, meanwhile, we, i here ins and ask, we've been working here for a few days already. and this thursday was the one of the loudest days on a record in the last, in the recent years. because the artillery shelling had intensified along the front
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lines of both in logan's and in the nest. we already got reports that saw some buildings here in the nest scanned in la guns, had been damaged and to we're also getting on verified reports for now that one civilian woman was a wounded on the outskirts in dentist can. we're waiting on a car from confirmation of that at the moment now as for other infrastructure damage shell, lugens gas company said that one of their pipelines had been destroyed by ukrainian shilling earlier in the day also. oh, i see are also the one is her mission. here in on boss are also recording the fact that the fighting on the front lines had intensified and high caliber artillery is being used. the representative alpha people's militia here in the self proclaimed nest people's republics are, is a saying of that ukraine are using those high caliber weapons
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and they're preparing for a major offensive to retake of republics. and also of course, were monetary local social media as well. and the local people who are striving for peace, they want nothing but peace, but they're really afraid of provocation. so looking very closely at a potential of fake reports and provocations are, of course, how we are here. also monitoring all this, it's the entire situation and bring you the facts. as soon as we get them opposition, lawmakers in canada, branded the prime minister, a dictator. the furious at justin today for triggering emergency power to deal with truckers resisting a cobra vaccine mandate. my, the prime minister, this is canada. this is not a dictator. 3 gasoline on embers. things are d escalating as we speak. so why is the prime minister using this hammer on
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canadians? isn't it true? he's doing it just to save his own political skin. the threshold was met for the emergency, zach and now across the country. police of jurisdiction have the tools necessary to keep people safe. he has politicized his pandemic and divided canadians at a time when we should be working together when we should be supporting one another . his lack of leadership has divided stigmatized and traumatized canadians. yes, there have been people who've been harassing and intimidating frontline worker. yes . there are people involved in frontline, illegal blockades. but the vast majority of canadians continue to stand alongside each other and supported other 2 thirds of canadians are united because they want an end to mandates and lock downs. this minister said there races misogynist,
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a fringe, who quote, take up space and he said, shouldn't be tolerated. isn't this really about the prime minister? taking a sledge hammer to canadian said he thinks are unacceptable with a newly napkin emergencies. act that i was the canadian government to ban the rallies and fries voters as bank accounts for up to 30 days, is designed to only be invoked if there is a national crisis, not again, peaceful demonstrations. the freedom convoy has mostly been just that the minister trudeau on his government insists there disrupting the economy. canadian police have started handing out leaflets to put our stores in dallas out auto, ordering them to disperse. the notice says that anyone obstructing the streets is committing a criminal offense and could be arrested and charged for it has accused purchased as of fritz, violence and hatred and waving re flags. the media has largely got along with that line with a few exceptions. one of them is kid carson, a radio host in band true, who's quit his job after expressing support for the truck has. he thinks the racism claims are a fabrication aimed at dividing the movement. for the 1st time,
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canadian people are afraid to speak the truth because we will be labeled as some one who supports hate. so if you attend a peaceful protest with thousands of people, you go home, you watch the news, and then you see there were hundreds of protesters harassing people and spread day spreading, racist hateful messages. this is very strange divide. it's happened between us where relationships are being destroy, between co workers and family members and friendships. so i think most people have felt like the government went too far a very long time ago. and i think that this is actually helping to wake people up to some of the corruption and quite frankly, the craziness that's happening right now. that the idea that our bank accounts could be for hosen is such a crazy overreach of government power. i think it's working in the opposite way that adjusting trudeau hopes and it's not. i'm going to have his back down. it's
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actually waking us up to fight even harder. russia is r o c t has one gold in the women's figure skating competition at the beijing winter olympics on our ship, our global while the judges, with a flawless performance in a free sky. even though been overshadowed by a doping scan involving another, all rushes thought performance camila, delila ortiz, alexio's, shasky, has the details. everything happening on ice today. in b, james resembled some sort of hollywood movie, probably is going to become a hollywood movie at some point because it went completely unexpected. for all of us. that 1st of all, alexander to saw a ginger had russian figures cakes. i came on, i said, absolutely demolished, it become becoming the 1st ever woman on, on the ice figure skater to perform 5 quads in one performance. that is absolutely astonishing. results then she was followed by i'm not sure about over who was only
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2nd after the 1st round of the performance here in beijing. and she had an absolutely faultless performance. and this was rounded up by camille about evil under so much pressure. and she did indeed crumble under all that pressure. her performance was arguably the worst in the last 3 or 4 years, which led her to eventually becoming 4th not making the better still last week and leave a found herself in the middle of a doping scandal with allegations that she may have taken try meant as a d i a substance which is prohibited by the world anti doping agency that happened allegedly on the 25th of december, the prob, with a positive result, came back only on february 8th, during the olympics, when the team stating event already took place. and obviously this will cause a serious investigation after that. but let's not forget, camille on eva is a minor. she is 15 years of age. so under what is own code, she is rendered as
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a protected bus. and so that basically, in an ideal world, should have been the case where no details of the case should have been revealed, but that never stop to some mainstream media outlets. and even if it shows in the u . s pointing finger at whether you buy and many journalist or even claiming that she should not be able to compete, but the court of arbitration for support decided otherwise. now it let me live able to perform late, the i o. c said that would not hold a metal ceremony if money were made the podium which did not happen tonight. but everything happening in the media in regards to a lever, on, especially on the us side, has been nothing less than a which hasn't even been saying that the entire r o c team or russia team should be disqualified from the next 2 olympics. that is, despite nothing has been proven yet, especially when the sample be, will be opened. there's also been lots of questions about as to why the broke took
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so long it was taken on december 25th, but the positive result came back on the february 8. that's been also adding fuel to the fire, but it has been clear for some time that this case will drag on after the olympics and still the metal for steam russia, the team goal that it was almost 2 weeks ago. it's still in the balance. there's been no metal ceremony, and of course the fate of that metal relies solely on the investigation of camille when he was doping allegations we heard from social as your stand form was sports electra at his cash form. he gave us his views and believe with performance and a huge strain. she's been on the while it surprised everyone. she's been so perfect up to now and of course it was so uncharacteristic one has to draw the conclusion that the anxiety that she must have experienced of the past few days has affected her. she is frankly, in the middle of a nightmare. the, the word protect has been used quite
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a lot of the last several days and in the context of valley ag, because she's so young, she needs to be protected, and she's been afforded any protection whatsoever. i think she's been quite mercilessly exposed. and the media face did on her, they haven't necessarily been unkind, but i'm not so sure of her age once any. meet your attention before a major competition and it isn't over yet. she now has to confront the uncomfortable prospect that she will be investigated for a doping violation. so she will face an unpleasant period of time now to compound her misery, of having failed to get a metal. ah, thousands of nurses in your street inside of new south wales have gone on strike a poor working conditions and low wages. they claim the health care system was ill prepared for the latest co would waive had the situation where there was 2
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nurses on award where they should be one midwife where they should be many of nurses and midwives having overloaded, ward and seems like this. and during that same period, the premier, we seem like to be strong, l system has capacity system is coping. the message from the nurse's beat was during the strike was very clear that they were not coping. and so it was that disconnect the premiers desire to show that the okay system was strong versus the reality l b u is that the government's ill preparation for army crime was far worse than any impact al strike will have had i is the 1st time health care workers in the region are going to strike over
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a decade or demonstrate is say, more action will follow if the government fails to meet the demand for payroll is an compensation. if a full sick state premier has agreed to look into the matter, but no deal has yet been reached. for the health care workers, $1.00 to $2.00 and a half percent increase in pay, the limit of for patients plan us and the government to ensure that staff are reimbursed. the sickly michael wait. so the nursing association says wages do not correspond with the conditions they're forced to work on the because of the state wages policy here. they why jews have not kept pace with inflation. and so many is starting to see their working conditions not been reflected in the pi i receive. i think for many years the government has assumed that the workforce was adequate. and what we know is that the workforce numbers were not as good as i should've been up next thought, you know,
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