ah ah, russia temporarily shut down a key gas supply route to germany, the north stream pipeline for scheduled maintenance as berlin braces for its energy crisis to only get worse. yet another ford collision where american m 777 houses. we're based here. you have a number of shells. these a powder judge candace has all bud by almost a direct impact on examines abandoned ukrainian army positions. on the former, on that front line, does he have the forces were treat westward lock. it is gripped by a wave of mass riots has long term economic problems devolved into an unprecedented

process. but the us reverts to its usual narrative, grasping at straws in an attempt to put the blame on russia and prose textures that take it to the streets of paris. arguing that ukrainian refugees are being treated substantially better than those from war torn countries in the middle east and africa. we've heard from some of the demonstrators, we've all seen the ukrainians go through difficult times, but africa has also been going through the same thing from decades. why do they deserve to be better accommodated than other refugees? french from war and misery. we see many women and children who france has left behind on the street today with broadcasting from our studios in moscow. this is our international and john thomas from the glad to have you with us. now russia has temporarily a halted gas supplies at through a key pipeline to germany nord stream for 10 days of scheduled maintenance work.

but berlin fears it must prepare for a potential permanent hold to all russian gas imports. that's what germany's economy minister robert k back warned. as russia announced the maintenance would begin on monday. north stream, which follows directly from russia to germany under the baltic sea, has been of crucial importance for berlin. the route accounted for 55 percent of germany's gas imports last year and 40 percent in the 1st quarter of this year. then last month, russia reduced supplies through the pipeline by 60 percent, saying it required equipment who's servicing was being held up by western sanctions . canada was preventing a turbine from being sent to the pipeline, but then eventually back down and allowed the park to be transported to germany. that was much of the ire of kiev, with both ukraine's energy and foreign ministries. lashing out about the move are used on quarter has for the west talking tough and imposing sanctions against

russia have become business as usual. but when talking the talk demands walking the walk, we're seeing a bit of back tracking take germany's economics minister, who says the north stream one pipeline that supplies europe with russian gas is a must not only for berlin, but for the whole continents energy market. we need capacities in north stream one to fill up our storage filled storage capacities in germany are not only important for the german market, but also for the european market and the security of supply in europe. a real 180 degree turn from what he said on the eve of russia's military operation and ukraine and doug boss. germany can meet its energy needs without russian gas, should energy prices skyrocket. consumers would receive assistance. the change of heart came as germany caught some serious, friendly fire from canadian sanctions. last month, russia's state energy company gas prom was forced to reduce the flow of gas along north stream, one by 40 percent. why? several turbines essential for the pipelines, proper functioning,

were under repair in montreal, and were blocked from being returned on time because of sanctions imposed by ottawa . so after a bit of begging from berlin to avoid making germany's energy crisis any worse, canada sidestepped its own sanction. something key of was apparently crossing its fingers would not happen. if god forbid this decision is approved, we will undoubtedly appeal to our european colleagues that their approach must be reassessed. because if countries do not follow decisions they have agreed on about sanctions. how can we talk about solidarity, of course berlin would rather not insult its ukrainian proxies. so the german chancellor has been accusing russia of using gas as a political tool, instead of you know, admitting that the west is shooting itself in the foot with its own sanctions. to day we have to admit, russia uses energy as a weapon. no one actually believes that russia is reducing its gas supplies for technical reasons alone. for its part, moscow is reminding everyone that it has never failed to carry out its energy

obligations. we completely reject any hints or direct statements that the russian side is using gas or oil as a weapon of political pressure. there is a certain routine with gas pipelines and such work is carried out every year. russia has consistently fulfilling all its obligations in a still able to guarantee the complete energy security of europe, sidestepping sanctions, making up stories to avoid looking hypocritical. it might just be easier for everyone if you're up stops trying to play hardball with the very country that's long provided most of its energy needs. as far as energy wars, or, or blackmail tactics. yes. the west has clearly been playing this game and a without question. russia did not impose any sanctions on on any country and did not refuse a exports. in fact, it still export and gas and the turbine that canada will be returning to germany is

going after all to the next 3 me, one pipeline. germany's a business leadership associations have urged the german government to take action. gas is not so important now, which is summer time that's in october and the german industry fee is a complete collapse. if the gas supplies are not resorted, we have a situation where western governments are saying wanting to show off how pro ukraine they are. the only other hand that the business and the economic leaders are want guarantees that the russian gas will keep flowing. regular germans are already feeling the effects of a looming gas deficit. one of the biggest housing operators in germany is restricting heating for tenants amid surging prices. the company vanessia is the limiting heating to 72 degrees celsius as the maximum room temperature at night.

that's as the tenants are likely to face even higher utility bills in the near future. the residence of a town in saxony have received a letter from their housing cooperative, limiting how long they can bathe in an effort to reduce energy costs. the company has introduced schedules for heating and hot water distribution. hot water can now be used only for 9 hours a day and for 10 hours a day on weekends. the changes affect more than 600 apartments with residence far from supporting the radical new measures. thus, if i can get them on a man who lives here has decided to tell everyone in 600 apartments when they can take a shower. he even cut their heating off. now we want to find out whether he himself will make such sacrifices. he shut the door. he doesn't want to talk. that's it. uh huh. if you have indeed me tell you how have the tenants reacted to this. everybody resents the us. it's

simply impossible to get any response. i'm from the administration bicycle. it's, it is not because of, you know, it's illegal, right? i know for sure it's coming. suddenly. he's not the one authorized to change everything like this. how did you receive any prior notifications? no, they just put up the announcement on the entrance. now to the latest developments from the don boss, russian lead forces have reportedly returned fire at the ukrainian army following relentless shelling of residential areas in the done yet st. republic by cubes forces. the recent videos from eye witnesses purport to show artillery garages, being unleashed on ukrainian military positions near the city of goal of go in the neighboring gods republic. local air defense forces have reportedly shot down an incoming ukrainian ballistic missile. meanwhile, ukrainian deputy prime minister says the national military will launch

a counter offensive on southern parts of the country. in an effort this one completely gutted by fire, or arabic correspondent and some nasir reports from the scene you taught through ukrainian forces are once again bombarding the neighborhoods are done as city and its surroundings with a large number of rockets and shells. several of those shells hit this apartment building. following the attack, 1st responders from the emergency ministry weighed out for some time, knowing well that the ukrainian forces will hit the same place again as they usually do. give us pretty low the will. there were 19 shells. i counted 019 of them while i was sheltering in the basement, they kept falling every 3 minutes. apparently they kept reloading and then firing again when we got through it somehow with some others who are not so lucky. the other has got hit it so hard to guess where the shells will fall and explode next. the cranes defense minister alexi has been coff has said the country's military has been suffering heavy losses as he asks western countries to provide more weapons.

meanwhile, russian lead forces have continued to make advances in the dumbass to take the remaining parts of done yet republic. 19 more reports from the front line quite when we came head isn't so quiet anymore. and artillery jewel between russian forces and ukrainian forces where quote bags, but in the me here shows the shells whizzing over us and explosion the other side. and then return for good thing. where in these these ukranian trenches bonkers. and these are bunkers, the full sense, again, not much of a problem here. ukrainian troops abandoned their uniforms but longing scattered all over the place. but this is very far from the front blood. nevertheless,

ukrainians from the front line when the complex began. nevertheless, you couldn't some build these steel reinforced concrete bug has one over the place. huge doors inside areas where they slept great in t shirts and limbs. these stretch of the front lines from the city of san francisco bar mote is arguably the most violent of the conflict. the thunder of artillery only ceases when the guns are destroyed. yet another foreign position where american em 777 houses we're based here. you have a number of shells. these are powdered judge. candice is all burned by almost direct impacts. you have a number of craters here. multiple rocket launch,

a system and 20 by the look of them. but we have in direct evidence that at least one cannon was destroyed, these are the was from the ties. you can see the burn marks here and here. and this is a, this is where the back part of the canon as it far this is where it dug into the earth. ah, he, you have the trenches doubt down by the supports and nevertheless, despite the fact that it was the short the ukrainians. somehow, dow, this out of here again perhaps to prevent russian forces and allied forces from capturing those in what would undoubtedly, undoubtedly have been a p our victory. this is the 2nd time in the span of a week that we have found, destroyed, artillery positions where american houses was stationed everywhere,

ah shelves and powder charge canisters shipped from us arsenals and abandoned by ukrainian troops. but that isn't all. in one bunker, we found a fool memory cod with a number of videos recorded by ukrainian troops and left behind to be found if something were to happen to them. gwyn personal simple bonaparte. when i got into position the 1st time i was shooting, it was complete. shock to me so shocking that i didn't know what to do where to hide. nobody knew anything, nobody reported to anybody. nobody said anything. the hence was so irresponsible. nobody reported anything to anyone. i only heard about the dead, the wounded from the neighbors walkie talkies. why i don't understand and there are hundreds of similar videos that have been posted on line,

and they're often the same. the sad story of demoralized conscripts and drafted soldiers sent without any training into a brutal fight. the fates of these men are known as are the fates of thousands upon thousands of soldiers, conscripts and foreign mercenaries whom ukraine has written off as missing in action. and in their stead, he has thrown others into the grinder. untrained and unwilling farmers teachers drive was musicians and programmers who are more and more aware that they are being used as cannon fodder. or i'd guess the have tea from the la guns people to republic military personnel in sri lanka have been deployed outside the prime minister's residence amid a wave of mass riots. that's as thousands of protesters stormed the homes of both

the premier and the president. demonstrators have continued to occupy those residences, accusing the government of mismanaging the economy and being responsible for severe shortages of food, fuel, and medicine. in recent months. protestors say they will remain at those locations until the leaders resign. the speaker of parliament has said that the president would set down on wednesday. here's a timeline of how the leaders residences were stormed. who's with

the situation has since stabilized a little local journalist, john voss reports on location in sri lanka, largest city and commercial capital, colombo, probably this, not so certain. and the butter because stability as gone. so have 5, even a couple of ministers were recently pointed. have been dead designated, so it's going to need to be an unstable. wanted to go situation an unstable

economic situation as we speak, go on field, a new president. hopefully, the speaker taking on the duties as the active president and leaving to be what if all major off and all party government, which will be most from the day after the 13th of this month. so the people are going to need to. 6 see if people are roaming or i'll be a positive house for me that i'll be there, but brings the beauty of each residents all the 5, but it's the same day. so myself, other special government residents as are being the room by the protest, does fingers crossed for a better tomorrow? theories for your lack of vision was reported to you from i'm both. are you as secretary of state antony blinking has resorted to washington's usual narrative. blaming moscow for the crisis in sri lanka, he has said that russia's military campaign in ukraine has caused rising food insecurity around the world. including in sri lanka,

thousands of kilometers away. we're seeing the impact of this russian aggression play out everywhere. it again may have contributed to the the situation through locker, were concerned about the implications that it has around the world. russia has denied such accusations, saying that western powers have been blaming moscow for things. it isn't involved in dramatic events in sri lanka are a combination of months of protests due to an unprecedented economic crisis that emerged in the south is a nation long before the concert eruptive crisis has been attributed to the coven pandemic, which deprives the island nation of vital tourist revenue, human and labor rights lawyer. den kamala says, western capitalist interests are actually to blame for sri, longest turmoil. but to happen in sri lanka is the result of western capitalism run amok. this has nothing to do with russia and everything to do with the failings of western style capitalism. but of course, no one in the west wants to admit that. so they blame russia,

western style capitalism unfettered capitalism has shown itself to be a complete failure. we've seen this in the united states in terms of the pandemic where we've had the worst, the most number of cases, the most number of deaths of any country in the world. meanwhile, the super rich have gotten 4 point. $25.00 trillion dollars richer, and we're seeing this type of economic injustice throughout the world. again, including in sri lanka, this is not inspired by russia. this is inspired by people's own demand, their own suffering. and the west has no one else but themselves to blame, but of course, so they go and blame russia. human rights groups in france have sounded the alarm over refugees allegedly being mistreated if they are not from ukraine, that's made claims that migrants from war torn nations in the middle east and north africa are being turned away from french shelters,

despite plenty of space for them. in the 1st reception center between $3500.00 places are left vacant each night. the state which has already been asked about this categorically refuses to accommodate vulnerable people from other countries. however, at the same time, several 100 people are sleeping rough. hundreds of protesters took to the streets of paris on saturday to speak out against alleged double standards in france. his treatment of refugees sang middle eastern and african asylum seekers should be treated as well as those from ukraine. we heard from some of the demonstrators, one of them requested anonymity to speak freely about their cause. they didn't tell you that you premiums have been welcomed very quickly and with a right to be protected since the very beginning of the war. that's not the case for other refugees who are also victims of the war and abuses in their home countries. there are shelters with vacant places, while refugees are on the streets, especially afghans were mistreated by the police in public park. so these are

double standards, it looks like racism on a state level who's i want to see. we have all seen the ukrainians go through difficult times, but africa has also been going through the same thing from decades. i want to address the head of state in manila ma cron to tell him to take a look at the africans to take a look at these children who have the same values. they are equal to v craniums. you think mr. mc wrong please. our children are suffering, i don't think the ukrainians are better than africans and vice versa. we are all equal in one please. mister mic wrong will need housing and men to give a future to least children. sheila took durham with manage to walk in the ukrainians for a while and had a tremendous sleep mode and very happy the safe and welcome with good manners. why do they deserve to be better accommodated than other refugees? friends from war and misery? we see many women and children whom france has left behind on the streets today, but he's looking. meanwhile, a recent poll conducted in the u. k. shows that the despite waning support for ukraine, britain's still would rather welcome refugees from ukraine over those fleeing

conflicts in afghanistan, syria and somalia, former nigerian presidential candidate on the move garbo. the 2nd says, europeans that should stop treating african countries as 2nd class dates. it is just really very, very clear, the windows 10 that the we have in your recently you've seen how it is when the data for g is from crane, are coming over into france. and there's sort of the french incentive to say that blood people that are in it for g comes in. should fuckin' ford to white with them citizens of general to come on. why doesn't location you see very clear the one, the one to stand. if you know, and if you will, why didn't you didn't have to. when i went to france to go and see most of you to have to do with the problems, the difference in the home country as a result of french action. if you found something you want to want to give me some

colonialism free africa, you should let alpha go to mit. what did you find the foreign policy, which a lot of are going to be able to find out what route? one moment, what is the vision visual there she didn't have to can ask you called member of the global community. we have one thing that is part of the fight is break. can you order that is to leave the united niche on job for you, right? did i believe that you all want, if you decide a are supposed to be in need for? what are we africans, have to begin to see that until we define own futile in the obviously coming new one or that day will continue to be clear. just a 2nd class to class or what class of 2 things one is not out on. like, you know, i've been to another group. you comes to the trunks, you cranes foreign ministry has 5 back a heavy allegations from a u. s. congress woman, victoria parts who had suggested kills top diplomat, derailed peace negotiations, and even screwed up military aid deliveries. key of says,

the republican lawmaker who was actually from ukraine born there has brought so called russian propaganda into american politics. we advised me sports to sup, trying to earn extra political capital on baseless speculation around the topic of war in our country and the grief of ukrainians, especially cynical, are manipulations about ukraine and its leadership from a congresswoman of the quinn in origin. ukrainian foreign ministry also accused the u. s. lawmaker of undermining mechanisms for providing u. s. military assistance to give, that's after sparts called for washington to more diligently track its weaponry being sent to give over concerns that such supplies could possibly be ending up in the wrong hands from our died as americans was spending a lot of money in the water resources we get to have another president by didn't have to have a clear strategy in the line. he has to, you know,

line the strategy with his actions. he's the words and actions don't go together. and we need to be able to make sure you know that this money is spent. and also that we have ability to be kind of what i would experience. radio host and political commentator, steve gill, says keith has been quick to dismiss legitimate questions about age spending as so called propaganda. when there's smoke, there's fire and if they are questioning accountability for how the money that the us taxpayers are sending, do you crate? if they're questioning, being asked, how's the money being spent? that tells me that money is not being spent very wisely or well. and it's interesting that congresswoman starts was, was beloved by the premium government. and she was talking heavily about the need for the u. s. to intervene to send money to send funds for both ford aide in for, for military. and now suddenly, when she's saying by the way, we'd like to check the receipts, see how you're spending the money. then somehow she's promoting russian propaganda

. it's amazing how quick they've turned on for simply asking some legitimate questions. we're seeing billions of dollars and continued demands for more billions of dollars to be said by us taxpayers to ukraine. i think you're seeing kind of a war fatigue. i think you're certainly seeing a taxpayer spending 50 by americans as we haven't do our mid term elections here. i think this is going to be an issue that does it for me this our stay with us throughout the day though as we bring you more news and commentary, this is our international ah ah ah

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ah hello and welcome to cross stock were all things considered on peter labelle. the collective west face is economic disaster, high debt, escalating inflation, diminished competitiveness and a very serious energy crisis. much of this, not all of this have been self inflicted, but the worst crisis, the west spaces is the crisis of legitimacy and the failure of neoliberalism. ah . to discuss these issues and more, i'm joined by my guess george sunny. well, in budapest, he's a podcast, read the goggle, which can be found on youtube and locals. and america recross to martin jay. he's an award winning journalist, an commentator, or a gentleman, crossed out rules and effect. that means you can jump any time you want, and i would appreciate it. right. start out with george in budapest,

them. what do you think of my introduction? georgia, now overdue, and m r m m m, i prone to hyperbole. here i get that i stress all the right points that you did. it's a very succinct summary of where we are. i mean, when we think of legitimacy, and what do we really mean? we mean political ruling elite that can actually deliver what their voters in a democracy or what you know, what their populace generally once, which is peace, prosperity, and at a minimum security for food on the table and the protection from the elements. now the leaders of the west of signally failed to provide any of those things that they have thought themselves involved unnecessarily in a war, in which the west coast no discernable interests and, and they have done so full kind of bizarre, obscure,

illogical reasons that they have failed to articulate when they talk about, but it's a new world order, the liberal world, old as a rule based or they're not. it resonates with the voters because they are rightly don't understand when any of these terms mean. and so as we had towards firing economic crisis, we're talking about written will soon have a inflation rate of 11 percent germany.