and engagement a trail ah, when so many find themselves worlds of horn, we choose to look for common ground. ah, one doesn't have to be brilliant to attempt to coo. i disagree with that as 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 bolton may be speaking about. also, i'm sure like as president ball is to pressure and quit his post that says that country

declares a state of emergency with the prime minister temporarily taking charge much to the continued anger of protesters in the done yet for a public a kindergarten take that direct hit from ukrainian shelling while another missile strike hills and 2 civilians there. mm hm. and as jo, by the touches done in israel as part of his 1st presidential visit to the middle east, we looked at her rising tensions with washington may through us founder and with your tuned into the news. our r t. my name's union o'neill, you're welcome to the program. in a bombshell admission, the former national security adviser to donald trump has admitted the u. s. was involved in a number of cruise around the world. john bolton made the confession 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 over throwing governments around the world that it doesn't like. but to introduce this idea that the u. s. orchestrates, coo day toss 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 was one guy doe, america's yes man, who basically tried to overthrow the venezuelan government several years ago. i mean, he's definitely going to 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 sailed. we have to understand that bolton's admission of failure in venezuela, his admission that washington organizes kudos talk 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 on peo 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 forces. soldiers were

arrested. their countries that accused or accused us of meddling, their claims must be seen in a holding you like 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, m, ron 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, what in 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 influences tolerated and countries and then the authorities there make one wrong move that washington doesn't like that. my don uprising of 2014 in ukraine will not know big considered 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 cooperation with a former us ambassador to ukraine at the time in 2014. they did all they could to guide 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 coup d'etat elizabeth elizabeth them to the little competitors. we call it a crew de 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? not 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 de top 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 liked 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 so much you so much what? so my so my, so our diplomats are line yes. so yes, that is the 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 u. s. officials should really be one heck of a wake up call. just on this story. political economist, tim anderson believes the practice of orchestrating cues are brought is nothing new to washington and has roots going way back to so not simply mechanical things. i involve murder symptoms, the motives of many thousands of people. and bolton, of course, has a track record of being involved in fabricating evidence for the invasion of iraq in 2003 full involvement in the attempt. several attempts to the queue and venezuela few years ago when he was you and ambassador, he was covering out the crimes of apartheid israel in terms of the expansion of the colonies in palestinian west bank in the the massacre of civilians. it's none. that is a very long history of cruise by us administrations,

for many years. it's always a fear of the us because of its impunity because of its brutality. and. and now in terms of the so called sanctions, countries are having 2nd thoughts about simply going along with anything that washington says. that's why we see countries that have been relatively independent of this, such as india and brazil. now, not wanting to buy into the economic warfare that washington is insisting that every one does against russia. the chinese foreign minister has accused the u. s. of using l. c on countries. us chests, bolton's in its attempts to put pressure on china's policy. as regards the indo pacific region, we should insulate this region from geopolitical calculations and the trap of the law of the jungle from being used as chess pieces and major power rivalry and from coercion. while i come, amid rising tensions between beijing and washington in the indo pacific area, with the u. s. exerting fresh on the 10 asi and countries,

middle american secretary of state, anthony, blinking, i was accused rush of treating a world where big nations can bully small nations, citing the russia ukraine conflict, but many of called out the quote, hypocritical nature of such a statement 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. for a former indian foreign secretary commonwealth, sybil told r t that blinking words have raised more than a few eyebrows since the u. s. itself has a long record of mistreating smaller nations. but i'm a bit surprised that he should be saying this, knowing that that's when the world thinks that the united states has been willing small nations for decades in latin america, whether the id or the ban him our cuba or ben is.

and of course, in the middle east or libya. so america is such that they should be very careful when do use us language. now, if we take the blink and using this language, i can think of 2 reasons. one is a sense of desperation. that narrative is not being bought by the rest of the narrative on russia. movie operation, you gain the rest and violated every principle they have done. so defining what the getting to in dublin to natural governance in defense. and really, both on russia actually conducting actually a proxy war against structure. so to, for the moment, i think that's a little bit on the back for these policies that are being pursued will not succeed . and eventually, and eventually there will be a push back, and hopefully,

multiple level 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 my mind united states and european union have targeted russia. sure, a link is president has officially resigned. no doubt does not seem to have halted the muslim rest in the country. earlier protesters angered on worsening economic and social conditions breached the prime minister's office. he was appointed as acting president on tuesday, but people are demanding that he stand on as well. oh, police use water county on cure deals against the protesters, but were unable to sculpt them, taking over a raw meal with from

a single office. at least 30 people were injured in clashes local journalists centers this report a go, but i hope or doesn't do that very much in force. behind me, the secretariat. now there's been an official confirmation, but the president has left the country and he's currently in more of these. but 1st things 1st, she lanka will need a new government with the president most likely designing to day and time. and it's done and become a cindy. also expected to follow suit, they will need a replacement. why is that? because somebody would have to negotiate with the i am the international monetary fund to get a good be now to beckett's, then she'd uncle will also need a finance minister. now important to underline, feel that much of the focus also will be on the new government and how they tackle

the same set of massive challenges that made this particular government out. the new government will also inhibit massive humanitarian and low. i know challenges so you can add a state of emergency to president water by our job shop in the country. now the administration is doing everything again, this bossa called several job 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 to the focus will be with you. i, i am going to show my in columbia it while the island nation, parliament speaker. how's no confirm the president filter by roger pac. so who's fled to them?

all d's has officially resigned while acting president with rem asenjoe as a nice the creation of a special committing to restore law and order in the country. it includes top leaders from the military and police. a local journalist joined others in the ice that leaders abandon resident. you can take a look. i'm here in front of the president's house in columbus for lanka. as you can see behind me tense and thousands of people are still eagerly awaiting to walk into the presidential palace and to see what is the inside and what sort of a bill. and that was captured by the british does 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 bought albert de 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 the protest, the organizers have refused to take part in that particular meeting, saying that they will have their own national plan for the future road map yet in sri lanka. so this is bush on mass report, or do you in front of the presidential palace in colombo, sher lanka? yeah, the backdrop to the chaotic scenes being shoreline because major economic crisis, most of the countries external debt is owed to western countries for the past half a century. the, her national monitoring son has given the nation 16 loans, which are like a going through a host of what's called economic stabilization programs with the i m f. this by huge repayment issues out the 2018 world i can nor forum sure like as prime

minister express hope that his company 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 aim to include asia even more and leverage strategic access to emerging markets ranging from india, pakistan, china, japan, and south korea to association of southeast asian nations. so why is that not top and are not looking like it's going to 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 has a 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 in 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 f 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 lance, what the e u. a european people have faced this year according to romania, as deputy prime minister. he's claim they current energy crisis has been brought about 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 sure 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 all for what. if our leaders, we're aiming for russia than he really could use of 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 calm,

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're 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 hand to 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 see if we end up back or sure if they have a solution for replacing rushing gas there sure being discrete about it and they're not communicating it, but so 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 our 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 the leadership there is voicing concern about their own anti russian policies, 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 on just something else

to notes on this story related to germany is plumbing to create public heating spaces. many germans have at ridicule the initiative, stating it would be better if the government helped them directly with energy cost, da mahalo, the scene element all smells. the mob like heated places are 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. i'm just showing off. i'm the authorities of pretending to care about people who can't pay for your modem is a bam. daisy itself is not bad. the poor and homeless lead them. it wouldn't be better politicians, the so called social democrats, pass to law that energy prices should be subsidized. a tragedy just a tragedy. i wouldn't go there. jo biden's arrived in israel now at the start of a 4 day tour of the middle east. the u. s. president's trip, however, didn't get off to the most flawless of starts. i will launch more, return to the hollow ground of yod sherman. the sham to honor 6000000 jewish lives

were stolen to 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 holocaust honor. those were laws less cross to television now. and ortiz, polis clear polar. what's expected on this turn hall is the u. s. president being received not too welcoming, particularly not on the palestinian st. there. for example, there have been banners and plaque odds that have been lined out in the main speaks of cities like bethlehem, where the american president will be meeting with the palestinian president in the coming days and the band as they say, mister president, this is a party it is in line with a recent report that was published by

a christian palestinian organization that found that these rady government actions are in line with apostate and other hot potato. here is the recent killing by and his rainy soldier, av and al jazeera journalists, sharina abu, actually, the american government said to quote, it was unintentional. and in turn has been accused by palestinians of white washing the crimes of these wally government. her family is also demanding answers, so that will be part of the focus. although we have heard from these rady side from the 10 queens where the prime minister yet yet appeared that the main issue, at least for the israelis on the agenda will be the issue of iran. and in this respect, it is widely understood that jo biden's visit to the region from here he will be traveling to saudi arabia is really 1st and foremost of bringing countries together to form some kind of access against he ran. and so this is something that he ran is

well aware of, as we heard from the iranian president mall. if the goal of the u. s. officials trip to the region is to consolidate the security of israel and normalized 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. now biting in the past has also said that he is looking towards some kind of middle east and nato. this has not gone down well here, particularly with many people pointing fingers as how the common tomato has contributed to the conflict in ukraine. so anger and frustration on the palestinian street. we are facing ourselves for demonstrations there in the coming days. and i would say here in television where i am, although these radio officials are saying all the right things. and there are speech lined with american in this way, the flag talking to his way these days, almost a kind of like last to meet amongst people. he had no one really believe that this

visit by joe biden, the 1st that he's making as president of the united states, is going to yield anything taken us through the us. our t correspondent policy are thankful. and as jo biden's in israel aiming to drum up middle eastern support, according to a new poll, the president's ratings at home among his own party members appear to have reached a new low. yeah, the pool conducted by been your times aren't in a college shows that close to 2 thirds all vol democratic voters don't want biden's their candidate in the next presidential election within a key demographic voters age under 3094 percent, said they want someone else on the 2024 ticket, one more than 3 quarters of all those surveys said that the u. s. has headed in the wrong direction on just one percent rated economic conditions as excellent. well, 93 percent rate of the poor are only for it comes as biden's ratings. true laughs

at a round table discussion on cnn. yes, this left his grandchildren but other than that like who, i mean 94 percent don't want him or damn it again. 90 damn a percent damn, a crass under the age of 30. okay, let's move now to the latest on the conflict and don't boss the city of got a lot of care in the done yet. script public 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. official 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 on local infrastructure and also in the city of danielle. it's local authority say heavily populated areas they have once again been shelled. as you can see here, one rocket hit the roof of an apartment building. they local hospitals sustained

damage to with reports that 3 people were injured, their official claim. ukraine is using nato weapons to target civilian areas in the region. and in the near bring lou ganske republic, the city of las, a chance guessing well a semblance of normality. following the withdrawal of ukrainian forces. units of the republics military are tearing rubble from the streets. as rebuilding work begins, here's what locals have to say about the arrival of russian lead troops and what they previously had to injure through la annually. sure they were shooting even back in 2014, the ukrainian soldiers told as to when we leave them, we will destroy everything on our street with shall. 10 times all of the rounds came from close by city. we are deeply grateful for what you've done for liberating lucy chance. we've been waiting for this for 8 years. a lance. how are midweek? news rhonda is looking for now from the art international team on myself unit only

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