a with one doesn't have to be brilliant to attempt to qu, i disagree with that is somebody who is health plan, coo data, not here, but you know, other places it takes a lot of work. donald trump's former national security adviser, opens up under his box with a stunning, could a talk confession. we look at what other places john, both and maybe speaking about also i with sure like as president bows to pressure and quit his post. announce as the country declares, a state of emergency with the prime minister temporarily taking charge much to the continued anger of protesters also coming up in the program in the done yet for

a public a kindergarten takes a direct hit from ukrainian shelling while another missile strike kills to civilians. joe biden touches down in israel as part of his 1st presidential visit to the middle east. we look at her rising tensions with washington may throw a spanner in the works with across the world around the clock. this is our international. my name's unit leo. let's get straight into our top story today. in a bombshell admission, the former national security adviser to donald trump has admitted the u. s. was involved in a number of coups around the world. john bolton made the confession. busy during an interview with cnn, one doesn't have to be brilliant to attempt to qu,

i disagree with that as somebody who has health plan coo data, not here, but you know, other places. it takes a lot of work. a big surprise that john bolton, a former national security adviser, would actually call a spade a spade when it comes to washington's decades long tendency of overthrowing governments around the world that it doesn't like. but to introduce this idea that the u. s. orchestrates qu day taz on, in other countries on a mainstream media outlet like cnn. i mean, that could really, like you said, open pandora's box in terms of how people view the legitimacy of washington's foreign policy decisions. we've already seen bolton's comments, draw quite a bit of criticism from the u. s. is european allies on twitter already, and i mean, do you remember what one, guy doe, america's yes, man, who basically tried to overthrow the venezuelan government several years ago. i mean, he's definitely gonna look a lot less like a freedom fighter now and a lot more like a foreign agent to your average american and bolton,

even called vin, as well as government in a legally elected government. i wrote about venezuela in the book and it turned out not to be successful, not that we had all that much to do with it, but i saw what it took for an opposition to try and overturn and illegally elected president and they failed. we have to understand that bolton's admission of failure and venezuela, his admission that washington organizes coup d'etat around the world. i mean, this all actually flies in the face of what former secretary of state mike pompei o said back in 2019. as the venezuelan government was an, as a life and death struggle over the country, sovereignty pompeo said that the u. s. did not get directly involved in this at all . now, it looks pretty undeniable that the u. s. was actually quite involved in guido's movement of the same movement that ended with an attempt by armed men to take over the government in which a number of people were killed and even to 2 american former. so forces soldiers were arrested, their countries not accused or accused the u. s. of meddling,

their claims must be seen in a whole new light. now, surely, that's true. i mean, these are not new claims that the u. s. has been involved in this or that uprising around the world. i mean, we saw mass protests in hong kong in the same year that they were actually taking place in venezuela and back then. beijing said that the u. s. was stoking the flames of those protests there. and bolton statements just lend more legitimacy to that claim. just this year, the former prime minister of pakistan, enron con, he said he was ousted from power amid a constitutional crisis. and he says that the u. s. was behind his removal because he tried to maintain a non aligned foreign policy. so with all this political chaos around the world, washington and one way or another connected to the u. s. government. it's really, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that a lot of african countries in asian countries are weary about being connected with the united states, especially when the united states is trying to get them on the anti russian

sanctions bandwagon. i mean, they're, they're leaders see what happens when american influence is tolerated, and countries, and then the authorities there make one wrong move that washington doesn't like them. my don uprising of 2014 in ukraine will not know how to get sort of a crew by the west as well. well, that's possibly the case. i mean back when it took place back in 2014, many people saw it as a qu data back then as well. i mean, it's no secret that the former under secretary of european affairs victoria newland, and co operation with the former us ambassador to ukraine at the time in 2014. they did all they could to guides the ukrainians, the ukrainian opposition movement, where they wanted it to go. and this is one only one of the reasons why russia's foreign minister at the time called my don and outright qu, they taught listen, mozilla, elizabeth, them to load open coded. we call it a 2 day tom, which took place the morning after france. poland and germany signed an agreement between the then isn't in opposition leaders. what ramifications can john bolton's

confession of huff? well, it's unlikely that level headed leaders of sovereign nations around the world are ever going to entirely trust american diplomats and american politicians ever. again. i mean, in dealing with the united states, it's not going to be clear whether the american politicians are going to be conducting diplomacy with them in good faith. or if they have some sort of alternative agenda, perhaps a coup d'etat up their sleeve. and what's even more shocking is that bolton was not the 1st one to open this can of worms. earlier this year, the former us ambassador to russia, michael mcfall explained how america teased and lied to ukraine about nato membership in 2021. we kept reiterating that ukraine was going to join. we kept saying that over and over to you to my team. so my, so my, so my, so our diplomats are line yes. so yes, that is real world guys. so if it wasn't already glaringly obvious how the u. s.

views its dealings with other people around the world. i mean these recent statements by these top us officials should really be one heck of a wake up call. a former c i a analyst ray mcgovern believes john bolton's admission doesn't actually change much, but feels the west nice to finally realize it's time to stop imposing its will on others there should be a shocker or 2. no one. bolton is trying to sell his book and bolton is a mag gala maniac. he's a manish. i think most countries are quite used to knowing about the kinds of things that john bolton is crowing about. now, sir, i think it will have much of impact abroad except for people like him run con and in pakistan, who has accused us of the latest qu by the military and pakistan. there will be additional evidence that people can cite, but there's no question. it's no real surprise to people who watch these things

closely. there are a whole historical list of crews that succeeded in then brought destruction and misery to the coo country. and the sooner the west realizes that it cannot dictate what the rest of the world thinks or does the better for all of us. surely as president has officially resigned, no doubt doesn't seem to have halted the months. unrest in the country. earlier protesters reached the prime minister's office, he was appointed as acting president. busy on tuesday, but people are demanding that he stands about as well. o police use water callin and tear girls against the protesters bowed to, we're unable to stop them. taking over our mail with grim isinga's office, at least 30 people were injured in clashes. a local journalists sent us this report

ago, but i hope or doesn't do that very much in force. behind me, the president says secretariat now there has been an official confirmation, but the president has left the country and he's currently in all of these things. but she lanka will need a new government with the president most likely designing to day and time, and it's done in become a cindy. also expected to follow suit the when need replacement. why is that? because somebody will have to negotiate with the i a may have the international monetary fund to get a good be allowed to beckett's. then she'd uncle will also need a good finance minister. now important to underline, feel that much of the focus also will be on the new government and how they tackle the seeds head of the massive challenges that lead this particular government out.

the new government will also inhibited massive humanitarian and no, i know challenge is a state of emergency to president water by our larger pub in the country. now the administration is doing everything it can. this boss called several gas shells have been used on the protest, still remain adamant. they want the prime minister as well as the president all 3 long golf to resign right now with i'm going to show my in columbus. yeah, the island nation's parliament speaker said the president got to buy a raja, packed for who's fled to the multiplan would submit a formal resignation wednesday which he has not done while acting president with me

over a single alliance. the creation of a special committee to restore law and order in the country and includes top leaders from the military and police. a local journalist joined others in the us did leaders abundant residents in particular. i'm here in front of the residents housing, columbus for a lanka, as you can see behind me tense and thousands of people are still eagerly awaiting to walk into the sir presidential palace and to see what is the inside and what sort of a bill and that was captured by the a brit as there's on the 9th of july. and this particular human lane is currently managed by the members of the organizations that carried out the huge mass valley. the protest that was unveiled on the 9th of july, but still received the presence of the security personnel as well providing the necessary security. and this was the official residents of the president barbara boxer who volved to step down from his position as the president. there was a meeting among the members of the representative bodies that organized the early

on the 9th of july and the particular party leaders at the apartment complex, which was organized by the speaker. so were the protest. the organizers have refused to take part in the particular meeting, saying that david have their own nation plan for the future road map yet in sri lanka. so this is the bush on mass reported to you in front of the presidential palace in colombo, sri lanka, le backdrop to the chaotic scenes being sherland undergoing a major economic crisis. most of the countries external debt is owed to western countries and for the past half a century, the international monetary fund has given the nation 16 loans with tr lanka, going through a host of what's called economic stabilization programs with the i m f. despite huge repayment issues of a 2018 world economic forums for like his prime minister, expressed hope that his country would become wealthy within a decade. it's no secret that asia as the economic engine of the future. and in our

endeavors to make sri lanka, a rich country by 2025, we aimed to include asia even more in leverage, strategic access to emerging markets ranging from india, pakistan, china, japan, and south korea to association of southeast asian nations. well, independent journalist, benjamin norton believes the policies of the international monetary fund, benefits foreign corporations, not the people of the country. the u. s. government, as complete domination over both the international monetary fund and the world bank . the u. s. government is the only member that has veto power over the decisions of the bodies. and we've seen that throughout the global south in particular the i m f and the world bank have been involved in imposing structural adjustment programs. that force countries to cut social spending, privatize their natural resources, and then sell off their assets to western corporations. usually the i m s, demands that a country cut, pensions, reduce the minimum wage,

basically implement policies that are bad for the people of the country and are good for the interest to foreign corporations. and it's very likely we don't know, of course, what's happening inside the talks between the sri lankan government and the i m f. but it's very likely that the i m f was demanding these conditions that were simply unacceptable for any self respecting sovereign government of sri lanka. we look at the history of the i m f. conditionality is that have been imposed on countries like sri lanka. they have been very arduous and they have been very undemocratic demanding that the country violate its own economic sovereignty in the interests of foreign corporation. so if we can learn anything from history, i think we can conclude that it's very likely that the sri lankan government was unwilling to given to these unreasonable demands for the 17th time. ah, the most brutal winter of the past 60 years, that swarthy

e. u on european people will face this year according to romanian deputy prime minister. he's claim the current energy crisis has been brought a bug by the sanctions imposed on russia. first of all, we, the european union will pay for sanctions against russia. europe, the european union must admit, frankly, that unfortunately we will all pay the price this winter. it is going to be a harsh winter, perhaps the harshest in last, $4050.00 or 60 years for the whole of europe. all i can say to that is that these leaders are just about the worst gamblers ever. if they ended up in las vegas, they b, y, the guys who loses their shirt, ends up crying over the free house drinks at the bar and wondering where it all went wrong. they spent the past several months betting everything on cutting off russian energy revenues. not a day goes by here in europe that we don't hear about this energy crunch, panic, rationing shortages, cut off all this brutality on the people. and, oh, for what?

if our leaders, we're aiming for russia than he really could use shooting lessons. he think that they put down the shovel and stopped digging themselves into a hole maybe just long enough to come to their senses. first, they try me, appellate russia, into caving to western demands in ukraine by cutting off russian gas thinking that russian energy revenues would be cut off entirely. forgetting about the rest of the world, because that all didn't work. russia just ended up finding new customers elsewhere . russian oil has been heading, for example to the middle east and coal to china. meanwhile, it's you citizens who are worried about the future, mainly because it's pretty clear that our leaders have no clue what they're doing. and if they did that, they probably wouldn't have started freaking out over the plan nord stream, one pipeline maintenance, which is only going to last a few days. and they knew that if their goal was so, connie, which was so confidently stated, was to shun russian energy permanently. then why are they in such

a panic if russia actually fulfills their stated wish? and while they are firing up coal plants again in europe, out of energy desperation and reclassifying, fossil fuel, gas and radioactive power, as green. oh, sorry, environmentalists. germany has now decided that it can do without rushing, cool, starting august 1st. and it can do without russian oil starting december 31st. you know, i brought my hands at this point. yeah, sure guys, why not just set fire to all of the sales while you're sitting there in the middle of the ocean struggling, panicking, and just hope that somehow you'll safely end up back are sure if they have a solution to replacing rushing gas there. sure. being discrete about it and they're not communicating it, but um, it looks like now they're gonna, they're making sure they're going to be left without any backup plans. all because this seems to be the only leverage they have left against russia. so they're playing that card. they're burning bridge after bridge,

after bridge with their scorched earth policy, with reckless disregard for the price that the average you citizen will have to pay . and european commission vice president france temperament is sounding the alarm over all of this and how it might turn out. if all society descends into very, very strong conflict and strife because there is no energy, was certainly not going to my cal goals. was certainly not going to get where we need to get if the lack of energy leads to strong disruption in all societies. and we need to make sure people are not in the cold in the coming winter, so that you leadership, there is voicing concern about their own anti russian policy, sparking conflict and strife in europe when they were aiming for russia. hey, at this point, maybe they'll even spark a coup against themselves if you citizens get fed up enough. meanwhile, germany is planning to create public heating spaces. many germans of ridicule the

initiative, stating it would be better if the government help them directly with energy cost. i'm lament also obligated places are a phenomena of the post war period and we haven't had a war in germany yet. i think the government has the means to help all citizens pay for heating costs. they're just showing off the authorities or pretending to care about people who can't pay for itself is not bad. the poor and homeless need them. it wouldn't be better politicians. the so called social democrats, passed a law that energy prices should be subsidized. a tragedy just a tragedy. i wouldn't go there. okay, let's bring you the latest now in the conflict in dawn, both the city of girl of care in the done yes, the republic has been shell by ukrainian forces, according to local authorities, a kindergarten took a direct hit. this footage shows the aftermath of the shelling on the nursery school. officials say around 20 strikes from multiple rocket launchers were fired

across the city. 2 civilians were killed while a number of residential buildings were partly destroyed and local infrastructure damaged and also in the city of the, near the local authorities. there heavily populated areas where once again shell, this being an example of rocket hitting the roof of an apartment building, no casualties were reported. officials same ukraine is using nato weapons to target civilian areas in the region. and in the neighboring lube ganske republic, the city of blizzard chomsky is seeing what maybe could be described as a semblance of normality following the withdrawal of ukrainian forces. units of the republics military, there are, as you can see here, a clearing rebel from the streets of a big project rebuilding work begins. here's what locals have to say about the arrival of russian lead troops, and what they previously on to injure nearly sure they were shooting even back in

2014. the ukrainian soldiers told us when we leave, we will destroy everything. our street was, shall, 10 times, all of the rounds came from close by. we are deeply grateful for what you've done for liberating lucy chan. we've been waiting for this for 8 years. we're going to write another story to bring you today. the chinese foreign minister aus accuse the u. s. of using a fee on countries as chess poems in its attempts to put pressure on china's policy . as regards the indo pacific region, we should insulate this region from geo political calculations and the trap of the law of the jungle from being used as chess pieces in major power rivalry and from coercion. well, it comes amid rising tensions between beijing and washington in the indo pacific, with the u. s. exerting pressure on the tennessee and countries renewal american secretary of state, i'm from the blink, and has not chosen to accuse russia of creating

a world where big nations can bully small nations fighting the russia ukraine conflict. but many have called out the court, hypocritical nature of such as they've been coming from a top u. s. official. if russia is allowed to do what it's doing, that means that we're going to go back to a world in which might makes right in which big nations can bully small nations. that's the opposite of the rules based order. former india and foreign secretary commonwealth subaru to list earlier that lincoln's words raise more than a few eyebrows since the us itself has a long record of mistreating smaller nations. i'm a bit surprised that he should be saying this, knowing that that's all the world thinks that the united states has been willing small nations for decades in latin america, whether it is id or panama, or cuba or venezuela. and of course,

in the middle east where there is libya or syria. so medical history is such that they should be very careful when they use language. now, if we take the blink and using this language, i can think of that one is a sense of desperation. that narrative is not being bought by the rest of the narrative on russia. movie opperation, you again, the rest and violated every principle they have done. so defining what they did into in really international governance, in the sense of really, both on russia actually conducting actually a proxy war against structure. so for the moment i think the rest of the world is on the back for these policies that are being pursued will not succeed and eventually and eventually they will be a pushback. and hopefully,

month people of world will arise what we see, at least for the time being, is that the month people, the ideas are being on the back foot. because of the manner in which to my mind, united states and europe in union have targeted russia. joe biden touched on in israel, up the store and have a 4 day tour of the middle east, the triple. wherever got off to a bumpy start. i will once more return to the hollow round of yod chevron beacham doner. 6000000 jewish lives were stolen in the genocide and continue which we must through every, every day continue to bear witness to keep alive the truth and honor of the holocaust har the hall hallmark. god honor those we lost

last cross live now to tell of events, pixar cheese paula slip. hi there, paula. just bring us through. what's expected on this ford a tour? what would the buy done administration like to achieve on the president's 1st middle east trip? well joe biden landed here at been going international, a potent telephone a few hours ago. and in his opening remarks, he said that he, we ascend the unshakable commitment that the united states has to is wally security . he also said that he was hoping to use the next few days as a chance to get me to state solution back on track that he did not believe that it would happen any time soon. although it was a position that washington's the ports. now he will be meeting 2 in these days with the palestinian president mackwood a bus to pass the means to to be unpopular on the palestinian street. and there are a number of protests in the palestinian areas against biden that are planned full

to morrow. in bethlehem, for example, way biden will be meeting with the best they are billboards that have been put out say, mr. president, this is a prostate. now the understanding and so the, the statements we've heard from the palestinian side is that bind and he's in town to form an alliance against iran. he isn't really here to tie and bring is rabies and palestinians together. and this is the comment that we have since this position that we heard from the radian president law. if the goal of the u. s. officials trip to the region is to consolidate the security of israel and normalize israel's relations with regional countries. we are declaring vigorously that their actions would not bring security for israel, and by no means are they peace providers for israel. ah, now iran is the number one issue that is on the agenda. we certainly have heard those kinds of cummings made by the tempers ready, prime minister,

yet yell appeared, and that is the number one concern that is way these have and that they will be bringing to the discussion. but there are, of course, are the issues on the table. why me is the cummins and the support that biden has given in the past for what he has called a middle east and nato. but of course, us is raised eyebrows with people accusing the current nato of causing a lot of the problems in ukraine. so not a lot of support for that. here in the region, the issue of the killing of the al jazeera journalists, sharyn abil, actually also remains a hot potato here in israel. the latest finding from an investigation that washington conducted was to quote that the israeli soldier who shot her had shot her and intentionally. now the family of serene is seeking on says and sophie, the palestinian leadership, has said that this is an attempt by washington to whitewash israeli crimes. the issue of israel human rights will be on the agenda. we had seen a report from

a palestinian christian organization that recently issued a, dost yet saying that is well does meet the criteria of and a party states. so not a lot of support and quite a lot of ango air towards biden, in the palestinian areas. and cameron is well to be fair, mothers, radio officials are saying all the right things, and you have signs and flags. all american is while showing unity lining many jerusalem streets. the mood hearing is ralph's is quite lackluster. and this isn't really going to be a trip that anyone expects will bring about any real and meaningful change floor. i to go through the start of jo biden's tour of the middle east, the r t correspond policy here in television. and those jo biden's in israel aiming to ds, lay tensions in the middle east. according to a new pole. the president's ratings at home among his own party members may have reached a new low. a poll conducted by the new york times on sienna college shows that

close to 2 thirds of all democratic voters don't, won't buy, knows they're accounted in the next presidential election, usually seen as a natal dawn situation for sitting leaders with an a key demographic voters under 3094 percent said they want somebody besides biden, on the 2024 ticket. one more than 3 quarters of all those surveyed said that the u . s. is headed in the wrong direction on one percent rated economic conditions as excellent, while 93 percent rated poor are only for it comes to biden's ratings. true loves a round table discussion and cnn. yep. his grandchildren. but other than that, mike who, i mean 94 percent, don't want him who done it again. 90 am a percent democrats under the age of 38 years of attack. some don bout citizens by kia forces or chronicle next year on r t. it is something rarely spoken about in the west, but which locals, coal, a genocide, the full story,

the spotlight on it is right ahead. ah, move ukraine, big rich country, that's always been hand in hand with russia. until recently. 2014, a qu divides ukraine and leads to fratricidal war and on a war that continues to this.