with ah, gary and businessman paid for talks with washer gas problem today is off. the last guy's supplying gas to bo galleria, the countries are phases of pay and roubles. we have from locals who are bearing the brunt backlash. i expect it to have a catastrophic effect. prices will grow up more. that's the way it will be. no will . i think it will be extremely bad for us. what i'm waiting for is the government to resign because we cannot expect anything good from the current one. us plans to save russian assets to fund key as war effort, but maintains a freeze on afghan money to 5000000 in the country facing salvation. if you went with this horrible bread one day and the other day, you don't,

this is all because of the americans were wandering around, were broken, oxidative, you guys have witness to all these recent events, how the americans made our lives miserable? and today we're paying the price of their bad policies and plans. a video of 2 and 911 hijackers hosted with us, found a national with alleged ties to re and intelligence is released to find us media relations between the countries. we took breaking point with very well welcome. this is off the international with the latest news update is good to have you with us this hour with them talks with gas problem, that's the message from the bulgarian deputy prime minister. after a meeting with top business men and sophia, the plea for talks with the russian gas company comes off the bull gary a stop to russian energy in ports 2 days ago. what we discussed and what we suggest

according to my employees, is that the government do everything possible to restore talks with guess from and deliver the contract as get the latest 8 hours national correspondence, holiday benz, k. charlotte, good to see. what can you tell us about the timing of that message from bulgaria, deputy minister on behalf of the countries business elite will just to give you a sense. there is no emergency when it comes to immediate gas supplies in bulgaria, despite the fact that russia has stopped those supplies. but to give you a sense of how problematic it could be in 2020, almost 3 quarters of all of the gas that the country in port it came from russia. so this is a big deal, at least in the long term. now there is that pressure, mounting politically for the government to try and reverse this decision to acquiesce to that demand from russia to pay for the gas in rubles, rather than in euro's or dollars as it was paid for previously in the long term

bulgaria can. of course, look to get deals elsewhere, but right now, immediately it has to work out what's going to happen or it could see severe economic blows to the country. and that is something that is concerning, not just the politicians, but people on the streets of sofia. lisa to know, well, i think it will be extremely bad for us, but what i'm waiting for is the government to resign. i expect new elections and a new normal government because we cannot expect anything good from the current library. i expect it to have a catastrophic effect. prices will grow up more. that's the way it will be. i think this is the government's job to consider and resolve the problem. and that's what they are going to do. in fact, they will resolve it east. it, it has become clear that we can get gas from europe, but at a higher price all sort of minute. so i do not believe it's an appropriate solution if gas is halted from russia. let's not forget that many new countries will pay in roubles to get gas from russia despite the imposed sanctions. as i understand,

we will not do so. now we've heard for a while in countries calling for an end on dependency on russian energy. and in the last 2 months or so, since this don't that we're in ukraine, that those voices have been getting louder and louder, demanding an immediate hold to buying any fossil fuels. whether that's coal, oil, all natural gas from the russian federation were even the hearing voices who was saying exactly the same things such as top politicians, live on the land. and who sit brow all suggesting that russia is ready to use gas as a form of blackmail. middle jew, i'm interruption of gus applies to poland and bulgaria is raising tensions a little more as if that is why we must avoid dependencies that make us vulnerable . we have to get rid of the dependency of russian fossil fuels and feel that we need a massive,

massive investment in renewables. so poland is one of the countries that's really been particularly vocal about this ban on all imports of russian energy. in fact, the country has gone out of its way to criticize other countries that don't want to do that straight away, such as germany know germany, which has a very high dependency on russian energy said look, we are going to try and reduce it. however, doing it immediately could lead to a recession, it could lead to mass unemployment, it could lead to poverty in our country. what's not good for the german economy will have something that will resonate potentially across the rest of the u. poland has now also seen its gas supplies directly from russia being halted because it too, is refusing to pay for that gas in rubles now some have questioned whether this payment in rubles could be a breach if you sanctions. but officials and ambassadors saying that the advice

that come from europe in commission has been pretty unclear on this. at some points over the last few weeks, the commission has said look, if companies want to open accounts with gas from bank pay in euro's or dollars, and then that money is converted to euro's that would be completely ok. it's also come out and say, no, this does breach a sanction. so companies are in a situation not feeling particularly clear. however, one german company, this is utilities company, one of the biggest, which is cool, uniform. i said it believes painful rubel at rubles in this mechanism. of exchange would be ok, it would be legal and the sanctions regime, and that is something that they are intending to pursue in the near future. now, of course, poland, one of the countries, it's seen it supplies from russia, halted. so how is it doing gazing, the fact that this is something it has been pretty much asking for all along? well, in fact, it seems that poland is still buying gas from russia,

albeit now it's having to do it for germany. which kind of gives you a sense of where some of these other nations, like germany have been coming through and form is that they just not ready for the consequences of turning the taps off to russian energy just now. hey, charlotte, thanks very much for the house. that i thought a charlie deep and sky when i go live to all guess now, to austria is for my minister of foreign affairs. karen, can i so thank you for joining us on the program. i current of what the you may call the timing of these latest statements from bulgaria and then test how big all the challenges the country facing right now when it comes to energy as the economy . ah, good afternoon. well bye, gary. it's definitely a case by itself, like every member country has a very different leverage and, and the different dependency on energy imports far and large. and in the case of buy guerria, it is evident that that's,

that has been this very strong connection tool to russian guess imports. let us also remember that in 2014, by guerria actually was supposed to be determine out for sa stream, the pipeline that was supposed to deliver gas direct wired to black c to d u space. and by gary was supposed to play a very eminent role in that that project was abandoned through tool to different pressure. and in june 2014. so by the area is definitely a case at stake. also given the, the rather low purchase of power off the average barbarian citizen. and i remember that in by area we have seen over the last 15 years at several instances, social unrest because of high electricity bills because of high utility prices. are one specific case. remember when there was one stage of liberalization going on in

2012, and so this it's, it's, it's a topic that is very close to the everett i've given citizen, i would say. and i can also imagine that officials are especially sensitive to the topic because of very, very specific history, recent history. so do you expect this play from bulgaria specialist to become a wake up coal for the government? i think that many governments and in particular the bud gary ends, but also the gathering of a man. they know the importance of affordable and cheap for social peace for the welfare of the citizens. so it's, it's a topic that may be, is that i don't believe that there's a real wake up call needed. i can very well imagine, given the circumstances in the area that many,

many officials are aware of the acuteness as more and more cause to resume rushing gas supply. they're coming from europe. how much pressure do you think that you can take before it considers lifting the sanctions? ah, i don't see for the immediate future a real lifting or even something like a step by step in case of tit for tat. the position is sign here and that will get positive reaction on the other side. unfortunately, i don't see that we are facing such as sort of stage in the, in the old confrontation. ah, what i expect much more is that there will be even more confusion when it comes to how to act in terms of energy policy coming monday on the 2nd of may, there will be an extraordinary council of energy ministers within the european

union in order to tackle this many ambiguities that you're calling in the, in the report before. and as all the pointed out there is well that, that, that it's unclear for companies how to act. and let us also bear in mind that was in the vast majority of human, the states is not even such a thing called an end to ministry. and she unfortunately despise all the knowledge that people should have has not even earned its specific ministry. it's part of the ministers of economy. it's part of the, in the ministry of environment. often that hasn't been any general energy policy over the last 56 years. it was all about climate, but it was not about energy security. so the fact that the energy minister, us, whoever, there are many cases, he had the ministers for economic economic affairs, we'll gather in brussels on money in order to text them off to things is already

assigned. i am may, i don't expect a real huge breakthrough from that meeting on monday because an a t test like foreign policy is in the shaft got to day. it's at the very so competence also of the nation state. and there hasn't been any sort of supernatural i sation of real integration on the community level. or also the suggestion by commission, by president of the commission on the line that there should be one coordinator purchasing gas on behalf of the entire european union. this is one of the many ideas that is such as a flying around. i don't see that happen because you have companies that, that, that, that make the business in that, in general of doing business, you have to gather math and yacht, larry, but really very divergent situation of the energy mix in every

e member state. and as i was jose, you have a very different mentality when it comes to energy and, and, and to different degrees of dependence on imports. so i don't see any sort of drew integration in terms of energy politics happen despite her. now this, this very specific situation of, of sanctions, of even self imposed embargo, because now we see the cut off of are russians applied to countries, but what we still have in the room and that could happen. i wouldn't exclude it completely. and post embargo on the russian oil and then to follow those and russian guess how, which makes one ones you know, ultimately what do you think you're a pain officials are seeking to achieve with the sanctions? and are they really prepared for all this backlash? ah, well, i don't see that or the whole implication, the whole

a ramification has really been thought through to the very and because the med tougher that always comes up is well with chester do some speed limit on the highways in germany, a shower less so we will freeze or will freeze for the, for the sake of sanctions. it's not about that. it's really about the risk all for complete power cap. it's the roots of, of contingency of energy supply, electricity supply, maybe even cutting off productivity production that has already been the case and u. k. last summer. so the, the entire ramifications i'm an old traditional through austria is former minister of foreign affairs county. i. so thank you very much for your time. we appreciate it. you're most welcome. one of the latest on the conflict in ukraine. russia's

defense ministry status 4th is have destroyed the ukrainian touch to you, but let's pick missile launcher, which has been used to target residential areas in the ukrainian city of kirsten. on thursday. several miss alls were apparently find it. a tv tower were intercepted by russian ad defense systems. no casualties were reported. another time. moscow is also commented on its own strikes against military science in k as rushed us defense ministry say that use high precision miss also destroy ukrainian weapons factory. and the city care officials claim a residential building was damaged in not to talk with one person killed and at least 10 others injured. but u. s. congress has passed legislation to streamline a world war 2 era lend lease program to accelerate the provision of military equipment to kenneth. the move came the same day job bind, and proposed legalizing the confiscation and sell of russian property in the us to finance the war efforts in ukraine that will enhance our underlying efforts to

accommodate the russian oligarchy. and make sure we take their take their, their, it'll be gotten gays, we're going to accommodate them. we're going to caesar yachts, luxury homes and other it will be got engaged of prudence cryptography. yeah. cryptography club, the guys who are the club, ta chrissy. but these are bad guys, is now calling on congress to approve $33000000000.00 and funding for ukraine, about $20000000000.00 of that would go directly as military assistance. and during this speech that he gave, he referred to this as a small price to pay. and he also says that this is the way for the american people to do their part with us involvement and a conflict that they never voted for it to begin with. but at the same time, biden is also calling for russian individuals to do their part apparently has the

white house now called on congress to give them new sweeping powers. do not only seize assets from russian individuals, but also to ban. so those assets saying that they will give the proceeds to ukraine as a new form of assistance. now, when it comes to the terms of exactly what they're asking for, everything right now is incredibly broad. they use terms like money laundering and corrupt dealings to say what new assets they would seize, but at the same time, they leave a lot of room for decisions on their end as to how they would move forward. now we don't know exactly how congress will approach this, but at the same time, this does come as there are a number of countries that in the past have been very reliant on heavy, heavy aid from the united states, such as a country like afghanistan, they received billions of dollars in u. s. a for years only to be cut off last year after their us supported government

fall apart and the of, and came sweeping back to power. and the u. s. came in and froze $7000000000.00 worth of assets creating a huge humanitarian crisis in their countries. that there is a lot at stake here. as the u. s. shows that they are more than willing to move forward with tens of billions of dollars in aid. as long as they agree with the government that's empower and as biden refers to, that a small price to pay here won't to abide in st. russian assets in the u, i should be seized for the sake of helping ukraine. he went human rights. they exposed of code on washington to end. it's for ease of afghan state assets as they could be used to as that an economic collapse and widespread starvation in afghanistan. the go much below the there are currently too many economic problems. my monthly salary is only 5500 afghanis, but sometimes it is not enough even for my medicine. i don't know how to feed my kids, how to pay rent somewhere to the $1.00 physical on which day is horrible. you have

bread one day and the other day you don't like this is all because of the americans were wandering around like were broken in my hand is not working. so i pray for the strength of the taliban government to handle this misfortune caused by the americans to serve the afghans was the zip code icon and that i have 7 children, my husband, his jobless, no work, no life. so i do laundry in a neighbor's house to support my family and find a morsel afoot for my children. aha city, if you guys have witnessed all these recent events, how the americans made our lives miserable. and today we are paying the price of their bad policies and plans law doesn't. i am an 8th grade students while i started school, i'm also going around everywhere to find a work, but there is no work. in this age we should be all in the school study, but due to of a poverty, we can't continue our studies. so we are all industries to find something to do for work on the by ministration has frozen $99500000000.00 in assets belonging to the african central bank. off the tele bonds take away the hasty us military

withdraw last year in february by initially in order that part of the funds be used for purposes within the us. instead of tackling that, you want to terry in crisis and i started stone, sees in the central banks, funds is left the african economy teaching on the verge of collapse. the united nations, as warns the desk on this down could reach a near universal policy rate of 97 percent within months. half of the scans are already on the brink of starvation with more than 4000000 haven't been internally displaced. we discussed the situation with an afghan activist on politician mohammed started marquee who say that washington has a long history of thieving, foreign assets, george w bush, obama and trump killed us guns by bombing them. wire by then killing us guns indiscriminately by depriving them of basic human needs

which is food. and economic sanction has been a devastating effect on the common people has been so severe that people are selling their kids, you know, the, for other kids to survive. basically what the americans are doing is there a revenge mentality. the nato got bogged down and basically were defeated. enough gun is done. and in order to get even, they want to use the post world war 2 institutions of economic control mechanisms and deprived of their basic needs. united states in his studio. uh, no, behaving like a teeth, you know, whenever they take over other people's money on well and so forth, they keep it until you know, until whatever date excuse is it satisfied? ah, as you as strategic relations with saudi arabia reach new loans, american news,

tv channel, c, b, s, release is the teacher to 911 hijackers with a sounding national here will actually has connections where we at intelligence that comes to we talk to a bombshell at the ivr point stating that the man might have had advanced knowledge of the attack. not he's kind of opening up the details times in the united states and saudi arabia seemed to be going a bit sour. and that gives the united states chance to play a car that particularly hurts 9. 11. cbs is now dropped a video of one of the hijackers partying with a saudi national back in 2000 early released video turned over to family members of 911 victims last month. along with more than 14000 pages of documents, the evidence obtain from british authorities raises new questions, actually renews an old one. did the saudi government assist the hijackers on 911?

the saudis have always deny that explosive question. saudi arabia is now repairing its relationship with iran. embassies should soon be reopening and their respective capitals. that's a move that cannot be favored by the united states. a month ago, we found out about a long suppressed f. b. i report that is saudi national was spying on the united states, on behalf of prince bandar, the information albert, you may obtain on persons of interest in the saudi community in los angeles, in san diego, and other issues, which meant certain general intelligence presidency requirements would be forwarded to vander vander would then inform the general intelligence presidency of items of interest to the general intelligence presidency for further investigation, vetting or follow up the report concluded that this spy couldn't actually known of the terrorist deadly plans that the f b i kept this hidden for years now that report dropped a month ago when the white house was going ahead to head with re odd over oil price

negotiations in vain. there was some expectation of a phone call, but it didn't happen. it was part of turning on the spigot of saudi oil. it's not bad that more information about a deadly terrorist attack that killed thousands of americans and the perpetrators and some of their shady connections is being released. but what is concerning is that it seems like the deaths of thousands americans and finding out the truth about how it happened is turning into a bargaining chip. why was this information not released a long time ago in order to help prosecute those responsible for a deadly crime? why is it now being released as a point of political pressure? now let's be fair. i think if we had an honest government, this material should have been out in the open a long time before. this is not so much. why are they releasing it? but why haven't they released it up till now? i'm looking for a way to alienate reality. even further, this is a very sure way to do it. the saudis are brutally realistic when looking out for

their own interest in the current context. they can see that with the weakening of american global power that russia is strengthening. china is strengthening u. s. relationship with saudi arabia and particularly between the biden ministration and saudi arabia. is that a record flow? if they think they're going to force somebody ravia to get back on the american reservation? i think this is actually going to alienate them further. a political party in the netherlands has raised questions about how ukraine's president lensky a client, his estimated 850000000 dollar 14 zalinski owns a fortune. various estimates put it at around $850000000.00. he didn't get most of this until after he took office, is president. so where does that money come from? and more importantly, where is it going? the assets of the landscape, along with his inner circle, has already been

a subjects have a broad investigation. previous leaked documents from the circle of pandora papers revealed their ownership in a network of offshore companies. the findings claims that prior to his election, zalinski handed his jazz in a significant affirm to a friend, he would like to become his chief aid. however, according to the papers, the president's family continued to receive money from the off shore, which advantage from britain's de monford university says the assets of all europeans should be under scrutiny, including ukrainians, and the president, president over the country. particularly of you know, fairly sizeable countries, the 1000000 population they need to disclose their interests and it is legitimate. it is perfectly legitimate to all about the, the finance and the background. also, many people are quite curious. how is it possible for, for, for some people to a mass oligarch level of wealth,

when the social career doesn't really seem to give many opportunities, this is required nowadays of every ordering person in europe starting, you know, companies and business bank accounts. so of course, it's quite natural that also the president of a european country, such as ukraine, should follow the same procedures which are american procedures. ah, and then the russian military has conducted joined training exercises in russia to strengthen the already robust relationship between those neighboring countries armed forces parties, english down of reports. they may look like ordinary drills, but the 1st glance is deceptive. here. this is the 1st detachment of bell russian troops to receive military training from russia. so a unit with the bell russian up forces has spent whole month here, absorbing the knowledge and expertise of its russian colleagues. and now here

they're showing off what they've learned. moscow in minsk are key strategic partners in these trying times. given that belarus has long been concerned over the impenetrable lity of its buddha's bolstering security tops, it's to do list. this is where russia stepped in to help and share its comb, but experience in the 1st move of its kind, little see thought the training of the bellow ruffian tank company has just been completed. at 1st, we checked the personnel preparation level based on this training programs for every service, man, crew and platoon were drawn up. the main emphasis was put on the interaction between various types of troops in the future. such joint military training of the country's armed forces will be continued loya gould. upon to day, the 1st training of the belushi and division was accomplished. it is already possible to say that their level of training is quite good. excellent conditions were created for the personnel. this event helps the countries armed forces to get

to know each other better and learn. they did that at least during a month of joint drills, we were trained to coordinate our work with various types of troops. we've gained a lot of experience from the russian federation officers and got acquainted with new types of weapons that will soon appear in the republic of belarus. for the last course and award ceremony, best marksman, get honorary diplomas and watches. and the clear message has been sent, russia and belarus are in it together and both nations fire power is ready to be fused together to if need be, am august on of reporting for ot c. my thanks for joining us here in nazi international today will be back in 30 minutes with all the latest they join. is that ah, ah,

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