there wasn't just a good we, if you thought is a good or if she's done. yes. of course that old with with the west. it fueled a global inflation storm through its short sighted policy. that's according to vladimir puddings. comments at the international economic form in st. petersburg, i think we'll hear about this so called to tins inflation, who is listening to such notes since everyone understands the real reasons. huge sums of money were printed and this money was used to purchase goods and services outside the western countries on the global market. in an exclusive interview, r g spoke to american mercenaries captured during battles in northeastern ukraine. they did start reporting on the fact that there had been conflict in the ass for,

for the past 8 years. but it was always presented as russian aggression. i hope one day i can forget the conflict list of people not to come here. usa today is now recognizing that some of its pro ukraine article vilifying russian troops are based on fake information with broadcasting la, direct from studios moscow. this is our to international, sean donna certainly glad to help you with us. now vladimir putin has shared his take on the global economic crisis, as well as russia's reaction to the unprecedented sanctions from the west. you speaking at one of the world's biggest and most important business events, the st. petersburg international heck, an on a form. the

one of the main topics of friday's discussions was of course, the military operation in ukraine. ortiz, editor, and chief margarita manion was the moderator at the forum and asked the russian president about the future of don bus. she will be by yet some people in our country and in the liberated territories are afraid that we will quit and leave. will we leave and we will support the people living in these territories. but in the end, only the people who live there will determine the future and we will respect any choice they make. so was, what am i put in weighed in on a range of topics in his speech at the st. petersburg, international economic form. they included how the so called blitzkrieg of sanctions against moscow has failed. the president also mentioned an inevitable end of the unit polar world order and the importance of technological sovereignty to ensure russia can produce and provide for itself while avoiding international self isolation. or she's really a tranquil, has more from the form. well,

we almost knew that of latimer potent was going to use strong language and throw punches at the u. s. and allies. but the russian president got very tough, perhaps even tougher than expected. and, you know, the speech almost sounded like a lecture for russia's geopolitical enemies. mr. brewton also lashed out at his western colleagues for what he called losing common sense, and also literally forgetting about the interests of their own people, all in a bid to we can russia, president putin also brought up how global economic hardships were being blamed on russia. constant, the which according to the russian leader, is totally unfair and simply wrong with shameless lucian. but the consumer will hear about this so called pu tins, inflation,

who's listening to such nonsense. it's intended for those who can't read and write that. so russia and our actions on liberating dumbass have absolutely nothing to do with it. the current rising prices and the problems with inflation, the problems with food and energy supply, gasoline and the energy sector crisis. all of this is the results of the systemic mistakes in the economic policy of the current administration in the united states and the european bureaucracy. that's the reason and that. so for them, the beginning of our operation is a lifeline that allows them to blame their own failures on others. everyone understands the real reasons. huge sums of money were printed and this money was used to purchase goods and services outside the western countries on the global markets, taking all the supply. no one wants to think about the interests of other countries, including the poorest ones. the world is changing very fast, and these changes are revolutionary, says vladimir putin. he also believe that while these changes are inevitable,

american and european governments are actually going against the course of history and are stuck in the past. plus, mr. brewton blamed the threats of a potential famine in the poorest countries purely on policies chosen by the leaders of the us and allies. he said that the sanctions led to enormous fertilizer price hikes, which clearly worsens the food crisis. when it comes to the effects that the sanctions of had on russia, president putin noted that they are much less serious than expected by the authors . why? because of how russia evolved in the recent times. so mark and so sir, as african extensive, the construction of western sanctions was built on the false thesis that russia is not sovereign from an economic point of view that it is critically vulnerable. they go so carried away in spreading the smith that they themselves apparently believed

it. when planning the economic blitzkrieg, they did not notice was simply ignored the real facts of how our country has changed in recent years. these changes of the results of our planned work to create a stable macroeconomic structure in show food security, implement, impose substitution programs, full marin payment system, and so on. rough as obvious answer to trade embargoes and also a hail storm of anti russian restrictions by western countries was cementing friendship with the likes of bay ging or new delhi. and also a number of other countries in different parts of the world. like latin america or africa, but mostly in the east. however, as we heard from president putin, the importance of close ties with china and india was clear, long before the events of 2020 to the police, commuter nice miasma. a multi polar world is inevitable for you and those who cling

to their imaginary global leadership. it's all costs to making a colossal mistake. this is a mistake that will cost and daily. i have no doubts about this. as for relations with asian countries in general, and with china in particular, we did not just stop building relations with them in connection with the latest event of recent months. so yes, we have been doing this because in asia and in china, the creation of new centers for the development of the world has become quite obviously, the same goes for india with there are also about one and a half 1000000 people with markets and economy developing very intensively african and latin american countries are also actively developing that. i mean so right, that was the session full of very strong and very important messages for those who weren't actually in that room. but were very far because they either boycotted the form or called on others to do so. the question is though, whether any of that is going to be taken into consideration by them on the

sidelines of the form r t editor in chief margarita simone young said, it doesn't really matter if the west hears russia or not, as vladimir putin has made moscow's position clear enough for the people to me. yeah. well it's not so much the speech that matters to me, but the emotion that i felt while listening in the confidence that had the therapeutic effect on me and, and are people in general. it is clear that the speaker was calm, confident in a great mood, very friendly people who are not sure of their well being in victory. don't talk like that, and they don't spread such emotions around them. it was important for me to hear that we will not leave that the people who want to stay with us will stay with us and that the, their decisions will be important. it doesn't really matter if the west here is us or not. we're in a stable truck and we will not. we're away. the prime minister of the central african republic, felix moore, told our team that he went to the for him to deepen cooperation with russia and

other partners the presence of some petersburg for him. 2022 has a special meaning of the fact that we are tired of war of conflicts between on groups tide and this is and today we're looking for unity. of course, we will talk to the russian authorities and look for opportunities for development . i know we already plans pay the wife a cooperation with other partners in many of these areas. however, today it is necessary to supplant and ties with partners in order to achieve more in practice, we want changes. we want to make them happen. this is exactly what the president and the people are. the central african republic expects from the for the development of cooperation of russia and other countries that participate in the forum and wanted to deal with others exchange experience and simplify the exchange of technologies to the our countries can move forward together. the central african republic has well established relations with russia. we are ready to deepen cooperation of russia. we need technology, we need specialists,

we hope to stand from the potential countries like russia have potential. and i also see other countries that are represented in this forum. and i called for peace justice to build a world peace. all peoples would live in perfect harmony. in regards to republic, officials say some ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in the city of several done yet, sc at a local chemical plant. official say that the number of those who surrendered and their affiliation to certain units has not been disclosed for security reasons. that's to avoid persecution of relatives of those who have laid down their arms according to various estimates, up to 2 and a half 1000 troops, including foreign mercenaries, are believed to be hold up in the several done yet 6 industrial zone and with more ukrainian soldiers. and foreign mercenaries laying down their arms. some also were recently captured in northeastern ukraine or to correspondence, spoke with 2 u. s. fighters who are currently in captivity. and keep in mind art cannot

independently verify what they've said were, maintain the veracity of what they are saying as this interview. and these interviews were conducted in captivity. could you tell me the circumstances around your capture or did you surrender? how did it happen? we were in, i don't know the location, but we were in the like a force car, key area. we engage in combat with russian troops. though ukrainians were retreating and we were asked to cover their retreat. when we were covering them on the rush and force ran over ran our position, we had to like fully retreat and when one of my colleagues and i waited about 3 hours in a final just to make sure the coast is clear. after those 3 hours, we ended up walking 4 through the woods for about 5 hours. we've actually got on to

a road. and when we surrender to russian forces on what's, what made you make your way out here to you. great. are initially, was wendy conflict started on february 24th. i saw a lot of news. and again, i now believe that they were propaganda from the west side. not specifically just america, but the west as a whole that says that right russian fort worth it like indiscriminately killing like civilians and do my travels. i did not see that say it was probably my naive miss. my stupidity for coming here with not a lot of knowledge of the conflict as a whole. i hope one day i can go home to my wife and start a family and forget the conflict and just try to the people not to come here. what

did you know about the bus before having come here? i was reported or, you know, prior to like january, february of this year, i really knew i couldn't even tell you where you was on them out to be honest. we were not getting that news, but when things kinda started mumbling up and then kicking off here, they did start reporting on the fact that there had been conflict in dumbass for, for the past 8 years. but it was always presented as russian aggression in that area. we were not told about any ukrainian attacks, we're talking about the ukrainians is that they were in trenches really ready to defend you. now. i feel like it's still the war. oh, it's not my war. it's not my work. i feel for the ukrainian in people i feel for the russian people, you know, i feel for everyone involved because, or is, is terrible regardless of the circumstances. i don't know why the west's focus is, is just sending weapons, weapons, weapons, money, money, money. there is

a diplomatic solution to this problem somewhere, but it's going to take some time to get there. and i just think that they're at this time, they're not willing to deal with it. so they'd rather just give a bunch stuff to ukraine and let it be ukraine's problem. i would say tend to anyone who is thinking about coming over, think really long and hard about about why you're doing it and what can happen and, and if this is really your fight, if this is really something that you need to be doing or the fake war over the conflict in ukraine is still ongoing with an american newspaper usa today now recognizing its tendency to fabricate facts. after a reporter was fired for inventing sources and articles, the only reveal that some individuals quoted were not affiliated with the organizations claimed and appeared to be fabricated. the existence of, of individuals quoted could not be independently verified. in addition, some stories included quotes that should have been credited to others. as a result,

usa today remove 23 articles from its website and build a platform for not meeting our editorial standards. miranda has resigned as a reporter. at least 2 of the reporters articles pulled it by the paper focused on the conflict and ukraine. one of which suggested negligence by russia after it took over these approach nuclear power plant in the 1st weeks of the war, while a 2nd focused on the brave ukrainian women fighting russian troops also deemed to be based on fe quotes. now the publication has apologized for the articles and fired the reporter who wrote to them while pledging to improve their fax correction system. stories now join a vertical library of shame pumped out by western media since the start of the war, including an incident where report is used old footage of the ukrainian showing of done yet that left dozens of civilians dead to accompany stories related to the

russian shelling of kiff. earlier i spoke to steve gill, a radio host and political commentator who told me that it was terrifying. newspapers continue to publish such life. i don't think anybody believes, if this was the only reporter engaged in this kind of making up quotes, making up stories, it takes a culture to produce that kind of outright buy a pattern. and i think the real irony is this is a publication that does the fact checking for facebook, and they can even check the facts within their own newspaper. and jeanette, which owns usa today as newspapers throughout the united states, back to the fighter pilot. that was the ghost of gm that was supposedly shooting down dozens of, of russian aircraft turned out to be true. you had the sailors, the ukrainian, the ground forces that were taunting a russian work ship that supposedly got obliterated, turned out to not be true. and those are just a few examples of the fake news that is perpetrated the public perspective, certainly in the west, from the beginning of this people,

they get hired at newspapers by editors that have a little bit. i know their supervisors that have a little bit of journalism colleges that they go to that have a liberal that they come in with a perspective that is not necessarily a, an accurate world view. and then it gets promoted with not only who hires them, but who promotes them. so i think it's a major problem. we've seen it in the us for a long time. and i think it's a dangerous problem because it's, if the public isn't getting the truth, it really is hard for a democracy. a republic operate the european commission has recommended ukraine, be granted candidates status and a 1st step towards membership. but the commission chief says the key if has a lot of ground to cover before the country can take part in the so called european dream. the commission recommends to the council 1st that ukraine is given european perspective. and 2nd,

that ukraine is given candy that states us this, of course, on the understanding that the country will carry out a number of further importantly forms. and we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. so it moves today by the europe, european creation leadership, to recommend ukraine as a designated candidate for you. membership is mainly a symbolic p r kind of move to project you solidarity that ukraine. you commission present, ursula vander land, made it clear there that there are a lot of conditions attached to moving forward, which called a number for the reforms needed by ukraine's and yeah, no kidding. michigan zone in new allows for border this movement within the zone. there is no way that country like ukraine with a hot military soylent, poorly tracked weapons flooding in supply fighters that include foreign back. ringback nazis could cause the lead, heart and borders result with the rest of the you,

with those weapons and fighters able to roam around germany, france at least a when you. that's just absolutely ludicrous and would prevent, present an obvious threat to the rest of europe. now ukraine was routinely derided by western media tanks, pre conflicts for authoritarianism and corruption, all which now seemed to have just not you be banished. the european commission has found that ukraine overall is well advanced in reaching the stability of institutions guaranteed democracy. the rule of law, human rights and respect for protection of minorities and has gradually approximated to substantial elements of the e. u. a queen in many areas. yes, recommendation which comes a day after the leaders of germany, france and italy express their support of it does not confer candidate status. we ought to remember that the 1st step on the past membership. but those are the cause of the eastern european countries heading into a european council summit on the issue next week. now to move forward all 27 member

states, if you must agree, but even if they do full membership free cray could be many, many years away. something that french president a man read my call has been pointing out little bundle. we do not have the rights after so many weeks of war and such a difficult moment to tell the ukrainians to come back later and therefore a signal must be sent. now. yes, we are ready now to recognize your status of candidate for you membership, but we also told them frankly, this process will take time. there will be conditions, there will be a roadmap, which will be made by the commission to be fulfilled. and therefore, you will not become a member of the european union to morrow. still, there are no guarantees. i think it's important to remember that is fine. denmark in the netherlands, for example. i've already expressed opposition to grades included in the block. and there can't be any dissenting e member states for ukraine. you get the green light for at least you commissions announcement today allows the leadership to tell ukraine that, well, hey, we're trying our best political analyst,

nicola medical village believes that you is desperate to add ukraine to the block. but tube is entirely unprepared for such a move. i think this is a political stunt that you was a mustering moving now because europe, european union has been doing anything can to try to get ukraine inside. i think it's seen today that it's losing ukraine or that there's a possibility that it may be using using ukraine. and it's doing it. he can to try to push the ukraine into the european and in some way or another. thinking that maybe ultimately, this may put pressure on russia to stop, to stop the ongoing military activity. because maybe if you were in the european union, this would, this, would this stop russia which, which is absolutely wrong. and if we look at the details for look at ukraine today, and the conditions entering the opinion in which you practically none of the

conditions that european union fundamental criteria set out by the european council itself to, to, for any european member to enter the genuine are not meant by ukraine today, so having the head of the council saying ukraine can enter the european union by that ukraine does not follow the criteria of copenhagen. israel is a joke. as julian assange faces up to 175 years in prison on espionage charges after legal approval by the british home secretary, his wife and legal team, denounce wiki leeks, co founders extradition order to the u. s. process is being used to hide atrocity and we know that from history that that can be done and the u. k. should not be doing that. it should not be engaging in prosecution

on behalf of a foreign power that is out for revenge. that decision lead to international outrage, human rights organizations, such as the committee to protect journalist and amnesty international, have spoken up for us on the extradition of julian, a son to the united states, to face trial on charges under the century old espionage act. as a blow depressed freedom with implications for journalists everywhere, we urge the biden administration to live up to stated commitment to a free pressed by dropping all charges against the wiki leagues founder allowing julian sons to be expedited to the us would put him at great risk incense, a chilling message to journalists, the world over. we call on the u. k. to refrain from expediting. julian assigns for the us to drop the charges and for a sons to be freed. hard to believe, but it looks real. every serious press freedom group in the world has protested this. it is an appalling symbol of how far the british american government's commitment to human rights had declined. anyone in this country who cares about freedom of expression should be deeply ashamed that the home secretary has approved

. the extradition of julian assigned to the united states, the country that plotted his assassination of hunger legal case has been ongoing for years in 2019. he was already in asylum in the equitorial embassy, and it was revoked in london. he was arrested by u. k. authorities and then sent to the bel marsh, maximum security prison in 2020 extradition hearings began. and a year later, the presiding judge concluded that it would be oppressive to expedite authority to the us due to his health. but that decision was overturned, less than a year later when a london high court agreed with the u. s. to extradite. now in 2022 and london court has issued an official extradition order followed by the u. k. home office, confirming that on friday morning wiki weeks published classified information about the iraq and african wars. revealed video of the u. s. soldiers, indiscriminately slaying civilians, proves torture and prisoner deaths due to miss treatment of the guantanamo bay

prison camp and exposed pro clinton media bias and a scheme to push bernie sanders out of the presidential race we earlier. we spoke to raymond l. mcgovern, in pharmacy, a officer who sees astonishes expedition as a requiem for independent journalism. this is the broader problem here. if people in the united states think they can use the espionage act of 1917, my andrew against german spies to pursue capture and put in prison for the rest, the day lives. journalists, whether they be australians or euro, why ends or ice lands, or if they live in antartica or in the arctic, we can get you because we're the united states and we have this law that we can apply to. anyone doesn't have to be american citizen. so, you know, how dangerous is that? how, how damage will that be when somebody wants to write next time some cables or try

to get them released. in addition, of course, you have a surveillance system imposed now not only in the united states, but in the u. k and other places where it's quite a trick to get such as sensitive material to where it can be posted anonymously. that's part of the problem as well. so independent journalism, let's compose a requiem for it because it's, it's, it's mostly dead. hundreds of furious and palestinians, it took to the streets of the west bank city of jenin. after 3 you were killed and 10 more injured. any raid by israeli forces, claiming to be searching for weapons. incident comes amid a u. s. play for israel to de escalate. tensions in the region, head of a visit next by president biden, next month. and an american official responsible for middle east relations reportedly asked israeli authorities to suspend evictions house demolitions and

conduction of military operations. but as of today they are clearly still taking place in the palestinian areas of the west bank and east jerusalem. palestinian administration which controls the 2 areas remain unhappy with israel's actions and us policy towards the conflict and demanding the end of a tax and other human rights violations. the u. s. wants to visit to take place in a good atmosphere different than the one. now, if the israelis don't stop there, unilateral action the situation, syria rates and becomes much worse. alright. israeli israel, excuse me, has said that it is ready to make concessions where possible, but underlined that there are political obstacles to overcome before it can spend its offensive. nevertheless, israel is coming to strengthening its position on the international arena this week, citing a natural gas delivery deal with the e, u and egypt. the fuel is to be transported to the you through egyptian territory

allowing the to middle east states opportunities to increase production and exploration agreement is an attempt by europe to find alternative ways to receive gas following a refusal to buy russian resources. we want to boost our energy cooperation with israel. the european union was the biggest, the most important client of the russian supplier for oil, gas and coal. but with the beginning of this war and the attempt of russia to blackmail us through energy, we decided to cut off and to get rid of the dependency on russian fossil fuels and move away from russia and diversified to trustworthy suppliers. the deal was made despite pressure from human rights organizations and many in the west to see israel's policy in the palestinian territories as apartheid. reason. frustration has come from the netherlands, where more than half of those surveyed in a recent poll referred to israel's actions as discriminatory. we spoke to

a professor of international relations in lebanon, who believes that the u. s. demands have little to do with humanitarian reasons and are more to do with political goals. i don't believe that that you are concerned about the simian people must rather you don't want any any move that good truck. their objective which is to, to seal the deal between the israelis and some states normalize relations and they don't want that crack down by the way. and on the good goes the adoption of violence. that's good. undermine this process that this wasn't by the united states, quite the fact that the public opinion and the majority may be support

palestinian rights. however, this never had an impact on the policies on state policies in the west or that is from now we'll be back and let's say 30 minutes. another phone freshly tuesday with the news we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy for taishan, let it be an arms race is often very dramatic developments. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very political time. time to sit down and talk the.