a with, with with brussel says, the coming winter will be spent without russian gas and calls on the blocks members to rely on other sources of energy. also this, our committee code on our american and british counterparts really want to turn this war into re real one. it's advantageous for the u. s. and the u. k. who are sitting far away in an exclusive interview to our tea rushes foreign minister survey lab rob shares his take on what the u. s. and u. k. are planning for ukraine and the european union plus with our correspondence,

is in the thick of the action. and the latest ukrainian shelling of the lugens, the people's republic as key, of course, is launched and offensive to retake territory and mass demonstrations. re john and sri lanka after the acting leader is elected president and a secret ballot by parliament with protesters burning his effigy as security forces are on high alert. with just past 5 pm here in moscow, and you're watching r t international. i'm donald quarter. welcome to the program. european countries will have to rely on nuclear and coal power at this coming winter due to giving up on russian gas amid soaring prices. that's according to a top e u official. we have made a decision. we're preparing for the winter without rush and gas in order to get through this winter and possibly next winter. the e, you states can extend the operation of their nuclear power plants or coal plants.

so here it is. the european union's big plan for how those of us here in the block are going to get through a summer of heat waves and the winter cooled while maintaining industrial production and fueling our daily needs amid the u, blocking of its own gas supply with its own sanctions, the plan is called saved gas for a safe winter safeguarding winter from what you might ask from russia weapon ising . its gas applies according to a new e commission statement, because if you thought that there was absolutely no way that the leadership could possibly spin their self harming policies into a russian security threat, that requires us to sacrifice our way of life. once again. then you'd be wrong because that's exactly how they're spending this referring to the kremlin weapons asian of gas exports with almost half of u. member states already affected by reduced deliveries. but whose fault is that? well, let's ask some officials around the you. initially, i thought we had any shot ourselves in the foot, but now it is clear that the european economy has shut itself in the lungs and it

is gasping for air. if russian gas is no longer received and there are average winter temperatures, or current reserves will be enough for only a month or 2, taking into account our obligations for gas deliveries to other european countries . we have a real emergency because of the gas shortages, entire branches of industry are in danger of permanently collapsing and the aluminum glass, the chemical sectors. such a collapse would have massive consequences for the entire economy and jobs in germany. whatever happened to showering less to show russian president vladimir putin, whose boss, i guess the hygiene is just so good here in europe with far too many showers, being taken to get his through the winter. so now that you is formally asking member states to reduce gas use by 15 percent, at least until march of next year. can they actually make us do that though? while they're saying that it's voluntary for now, but could become binding if the situation deteriorates?

not only didn't beat you have a back up plan for placing its own yas, just before it cast it off and said self adrift in a sea of total incompetence. but now its own sanctions have also interfered with routine maintenance of one of the few energy lifelines that still hasn't cut off with its own kamikaze policies. the north stream, one pipeline of rush and gas into germany. russian president vladimir putin had an interesting theory on that today. a mama, canada did not want to give back the turbine for nord stream, one, not because of russia's military operation in ukraine, but because canada itself produces oil and gas and wants to sell them to europe. he was starting to look like the village piano. every one in the west gets a turn at playing it and gas. prom confirmed earlier. the foot dragging, despite earlier request to date gas prom has not received official documents from siemens that allow it to supply a gas turbine engine for the porto via compressor station under the sanctions, restrictions of canada and the u. unfortunately,

it's always the average citizen who ends up having to make accommodations for the ideologically driven thoughtlessness of the big brands in brussels. there's no point for the west to completely break off its ties with russia, especially when it comes to the energy market. that's according to russia's foreign minister. sergei live rob, who in an exclusive interview to our channel, also underlying that moscow was not worried about the use desire to curb purchases of russian gas and oil. you don't wish to continue, so i don't think that it's in their interests to cut all ties with us and to use liquefied natural gas that the americans are trying to sell them mostly. and if they do that, then we would have no problem. the president said that due to what they do with the north string to pipeline, we are ready to launch it. so there is pressure in the pipeline so far, only 50 percent of the capacity of the pipeline that we planned. so we use it now for internal consumption to scribble, farther down,

deeper on what rushes foreign minister said, we're joined here by our tea. corresponding fiorella, isabel. hi there, fiorella. so sergei obviously spoke a lot about oil and gas for what other issues were discussed. right, so other issues were discussed as well, but the, what he said about gas is important in terms of the fact that they've long stated they have not wanted to cut the gas. that europe is basically cutting off its own foot. and this isn't necessarily something that russia has been trying to do. it has just been happening now. one of the things that was the escalation of the conflict happening, by the way, it is never been on russia's radar to escalate this into a nuclear war. even though that is technically a possibility, this is something russia is completely against and has set it off the table. american sky, our american and british counterparts with active support from germans, polish and baltic states really want to turn this war in 3 real one. the one direct

confrontation between russia and europe. its advantages for the u. s. and the u. k . who are sitting far away with the written. right. so this is something that, that it seems the west is trying to prove a point rather than actually deal with the problem. okay, well, you spoke a bit about what circ a lab rove said in relation to the west. but what else did he talk about in terms of cooperation between russia and countries in, for example, africa and asia? right. so as you know, there were successful talks and meetings with russia, don and turkey, russia, anita, on, just secured a $40000000000.00 deal. what for gas? so russia has a lot of markets in the east. they don't have time to really be focused on the west is back and forth and they're blame game, so to speak. and in africa, there has been this long cooperation towards the colonization. going back to the ussr, russia has long been cooperative and trying to establish

a more equal relationship between africa and russia. whereas the west has tried to tell these african countries who to talk to. and frankly, there has been the situation right now in many countries in africa where there have been long queues for gas and food shortages that have been affecting this. these countries from the conflict because night we have had good relations with africa since sylvia times for many years now we have been restoring our presence and the africans are reciprocating. so we never taught them anything. we never forced them to do anything. we always help them to resolve their tasks and to lead their countries in the way they want it. and we always had mutual visit. yes. right. and so just in terms of what that is, i think russia has the upper hand,

and i think russia is noticing that there's the shift that the sanctions aren't working, but they are hurting the economies and in these developing countries. so western sanctions obviously have been backs backfiring and the people who launched them in the 1st place. but what else did the survey live off say about the prospect for ending the conflict between the lugens people's republics? and yeah, i think that was the main important point that i saw out of all of this. he strategically said that the conflict has geographically shifted beyond the don. yes, republic and the lugens republic. now this conflict is, is moving further because if the west continues to supply long range missiles and weapons to ukraine, it, this is how it's going to be. and again, that goes back to the escalation aspect of all of this. and russia is going to act accordingly. they're not going to go back on their mission, but they're also again, not trying to escalate this further. that is definitely on the, the,

the end of what the west is doing. hi, at ortiz, it fiorella, isabel, thanks a lot for joining us in the studio. and sharing those details with us. thank you. ah, ukrainian military has attacked a key nuclear power plant in the countries southern region of zapata, georgia. that's according to local officials in the area which is now controlled by russian forces. but to get more details on that, we're gonna go live now to our correspondent, rama coarser of hi there, romana you're in done yet, right now. so what else are the authorities saying about this attack on the 0 sca nuclear power plant? so this is certainly a very, very worrying use because her us up our osha nuclear power plant is the largest facility office kinds in europe. so if there was an attack on it, if there was serious damage, we could be talking about the 2nd sure, noble fortunately. in this case sir,

there is absolutely no talk about that at all. are there were 3 kamikaze drawings from ukraine that attacked this nuclear power plant? so however, i'm none of them reached a nuclear power reactors at this a nuclear power plant or a facility and everything is safe. so we're not talking about a mass, kale disaster or at all now on the ground or rush and personnel, according to them, they say that there were indeed 3 kamikaze draws from ukraine that attacked it. but sir, they exploded so far away from the nuclear reactors, according to local authorities, once again the load that they were carrying amounted to at least a few kilogram, sir. are equivalent to r c and c. i now a just, sir, recently, once again, according to a local authorities, the united states has supplied ukraine. the with those can be kasey drones,

which were, which are able to attack a certain objects and destroy them. i meanwhile, this is not the 1st time that ukraine tries to her at sac facilities or civilian infrastructure. oh, in the territory which was liberated by a russian or dennis people's republic of forces her just on monday at the same place at the supper origin, nuclear power plant, at least 11 people, 11 employees were wounded as the result of ukrainian strikes are at ortiz rahman, calls are of reporting live from danielle people's republic. one person is reported killed and 3 others wounded, including a child and the latest ukrainian shelling of the cities of don. yep. and girl of gone when thing keeps forces have unleashed a devastating artillery barrage of residential areas. another city and the done yet the people's republic. yes. and all the tire was also shelled by the ukrainian military with several homes destroyed in that attack. local officials say that

around $1700.00 buildings have been devastated inside the don boss republic since the start of russia military operation and in the neighboring lu, ganske people's republic. the ukrainian military has launched a new offensive to retake territory after russian led forces recently claimed they have full control over the entire people's republic or to more gas. the reports from the ground there on the outskirts of dela got of course, we witnessed a somewhat rare spectacle and attempted offensive by ukrainian forces. i saw i had found movie gallery in support of the crew. again, on the white glove,

the ukrainian troops here belonged to the infamous nationalist cracking battalion. their intent was to get close to bill a god of go through the woods near by. they were met with a hail of artillery fire the pacific on after that, we were ordered to retreat. every one ran away, we kept shouting, don't shoot at the soldiers who were behind us for the war. dmitri was wounded by shrapnel. he was left behind by his panic to brothers in arms. in all full kracken fighters would captured alive, one of them, an officer. or how did commanders treat the troops? i don't know like both worms just crushed them under foot and kept walking. how is morale in your units in crackin? no, no, there no morale. no one wants to fight it. oh, we did is watch the sky for rocket launchers. she couldn't, and now they sent us right into it. while also telling us there was no one there.

no, if he's telling the truth, what we know is that ukrainian artillery in an apparent act of revenge for their defeat here. thank crackin is an infamous outfit. that fighters sent shock waves around the world off to filming themselves, torturing and killing, unarmed russian prisoners, shooting them in the knees, suffocating them with plastic bags, and cutting their eyes out. all the while laughing for months they had been stationed, didn't hide, give. we now know why they were sent away villa. gwyn,

if we were sent to belgrade because of economy plan, they found some corpses in his back yard. who were the 7 people he killed civilians for what for? nothing just killed them. he buried them in his yard, and you didn't think that that was savagery. he was savagery. the city of cognitive has always been viewed as a pro russian city, which is perhaps why the ukranian government stationed one of its most brutal and sadistic battalions. their locals certainly made that the slike plane, the where were you stationed in the city center where we were last stationed in a church? you say last with our many bases. we kept changing them. how often about month ago until surveillance would publicize our location. what do you mean?

i mean, publish our whereabouts online. throw telegram they would say, here is a unit. we contrast with them here. the me tree claims that he had no choice but to join. he says the territorial defense unit that he was with was merged with kracken . he says he is no say this nationalist or neo nazi. what if they decide to exchange you in a prisoner swap? i don't go back to ukraine. come again. i won't go back to ukraine, you refused to be exchanged. i can go back there. we cannot verify whether what he told us is true. crackin fight has all well aware that russian quotesoft to them. and moscow has repeatedly promised that it will bring the men involved these inhuman torches, mutilations and killings. to justice more i'd guess div haughty rebel gorenca lugens people's republic on gary and parliament has passed

a resolution that calls for curbing the power of brussels and dictating to you members, lawmakers in budapest did not mince words and criticizing the european parliament bureau p and democracy must be led out of the dead end into which the european parliament has steered it. the european union must change because it is unprepared for the challenges of our times. according to the hungarian lawmakers, national parliaments should be able to reserve the rights to veto e u. wide decisions imposed by brussels. the resolution comes after some top european officials, including germany's chancellor called for the veto, right to be scrapped. plus brussels has withheld billions of euros in recovery from the funds and credit from hungry over concerns of corruption in that you country. but to get more on this, we're gonna go live to our guests, an expert economist and researcher from budapest, anna maria art, nor thanks for joining us on the program. so we've been seeing

a lot of controversy between hungry and the e. u. ever since russia's military operation began, now hungarian lawmakers have passed a resolution calling for the power of the you to be reduced, claiming it has brought european democracy to a dead end. what do you think about these developments? i think the hungarian government, man, those for 20 of the members which you think are international relations, where there was a can add the which was not referred to by a crime. but we can add to the leaders of the union have made decisions about peoples had a bully c and my son spent my an a t. and there is always the sanction to them.

but they have decided, well, all 3 of the hundreds of millions of people in here you can, this situation is exactly that. a sheet or what i would try to do. i'm getting kind of coming to a clear cabinet government. i want to preserve 8. so we're really p as far as the boise and domestic policy is concerned, including the policy or regarding the on the energy supply and hungry and so on. and this is a lot as a check. but what, what is handled by the european union, which is leaking the power to

a national level. this is a long policy at the european, although it is only a part of the union so that it is the beneficial we see one for the other part of the room, including crowns. for example, also rece posted the and on the government. they have is the preferred inter governmental structure and in this be made, ha marie, takes a position in government. this position, which i want to watch for this entire governmental structure. the union with each every member can present longer in resolution says the european union has to change because it's unprepared for the challenges of our time. would you agree with that statement? would you say that the european union structure is outdated? well, i think it is to what we see as

a change of the global good with united states and honor and there, and it's a lie. so i had the right to decide what other nations can do and allowed to do what kind of economic and social, what is the day, the must fall when we see the so called global leadership of china is rising and try to make their own decision. they try to find the bay of the domestic development, which is, which hasn't be, have to buy the colonies and colonizer story the colonizers and now that i represented by the center of the vertical. and therefore, it is definitely a geopolitical group would change in our days. and this is what the union i, the union or the lights are not ready to accept. because of

this change would mean that to be made aware of the lesson and other say, say the formation of the, with the crates or kind of reaction to hungry statement. do you think we can expect from brussels? i think the decision maker on the pain in have already that use to this behavior of the hungarian government government by their own men. and they will try to convince him i am sure to ease this position but, but i, i don't know, of course for the future we bring, but i think it is a not ready to, to give up this position. so we can expand why

a strong opposition can have an opinion and don't we can also think of some book. see, i mean 100 is actually a new unit or do older than the majority of the population according to relate that opinion. both are in favor of the membership, but the hindsight changing then we can also be that those who are gas it will gain a bigger share and then begin with that happen. but definitely not to be the only problem in the, in the beginning. because as you see, as everybody can see, there are increasing passions when they are. and this is only the government that we haven't seen as the at the cation so within the society. then be able to see it when the opening the reader comes and the price on and

then amount of energy chair is made the for he ping be lower and then vocally, should be able to maintain their standard company. alright, and maria hardener, economist and researcher from budapest, thanks for joining us in the program. thank you very much sir. lunk goes acting leader has won the presidential election, conducted in a secret ballot by parliament as mass protests persist in the impoverished south asian country, devastated by a spiraling economic crisis. hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the president's office. some of them burning an effigy of the intern leader, while demanding he resign as a symbol of a tarnished. meanwhile, security forces have been on high alert in the capital city of colombo. i made the election with soldiers patrolling the streets and waterways. our correspondent ron

john sharma, reports on location watering inside the sri lankan parliament has concluded and drawn and withdrew him. a thing i have got the numbers, he's elected as the new president of the country. this comes off to weeks and months of protest saw on the ground against goes out by roger buckshot as well as john is from a single now robin to somebody who's seen as an ally of the roger pock shaws. remember when go buy a roger? fuck shot fled the country he made rondon as an acting president of the country is also the prime minister, the farmer dynamics now once again with the roger buck shot, this is something that is going to anger the protest jobs. they don't have any faith in the roger buck shot is what the progress to say in the days to come. the protests on the ground could amplify mostly long. got all ready is a grappling to shortage. a few will shortage or follow shortage or food as well. as medicines, and now there is a new problem at hand. issues of humanitarian and no one on the crisis,

which only seems to be intensify in the country. u. s. government has been calling the shots on microsoft moves to deprive ukraine of digital sovereignty. that's the allegation from russia's deputy foreign minister. microsoft is fulfilling the orders of the pentagon and us intelligence agencies to take full control of the entire information infrastructure of ukraine into private of any digital sovereignty. to lensky regime has provided microsoft tools for surveillance, provocations, false flag computer attacks. apparently, the notorious id army of ukraine, which continues to boast about hacking servers in russia, is also the work of microsoft. his statement came in response to a report by microsoft on a legit russian cyber attacks. the senior diplomat says those claims are not based on any hard evidence in the deputy foreign minister also accused microsoft of encroaching on the sovereignty of other states beside ukraine. for its part, the u. s. tech giant has insisted that russia is engaged in cyber warfare.

russian agencies are conducting global cyber influence operations to support their war efforts. these combined tactics developed by the k g b over several decades with new digital technologies and the internet to get foreign influence operations, a broader geographic reach, higher volume, more precise targeting, and greater speed and agility. unfortunately, with sufficient planning and sophistication, these cyber influence operations are well positioned to take advantage of a long standing openness of democratic societies. journalist and author, daniel was era says microsoft processing of ukraine's data is yet another example of key of delegating its responsibilities to a foreign power. i think microsoft is. ready has it's very close to the u. s. government, and sometimes is a great deal of overlap. so certainly, i think that the, that the ukrainian government at the b at the behest of the u. s. has allowed

microsoft to take over much of the data processing. and you know that, that, that certainly is not a good thing. and certainly, you know, micro in the ukraine has essentially, you know, handed out, you know, huge amounts of authority to, to washington. so this is just another example of the ukraine, delegating the responsibilities of government to an outside power. microsoft is as operated as a, as virtually as an armor of the u. s. government. during the whole russia gate controversy, microsoft issued reports that were very fed was the u. s. government government position. clearly microsoft, i thought it was important to cooperate with washington to avoid any kind of regulatory crackdown y washington. and i would see microsoft activities in the ukraine as essentially roughly the same thing occurring where microsoft hastened to

do the bidding of the u. s. government. because it knows the u. s. government could make life very, very unhappy for if it didn't do so. they're watching our to international. we'll be back with more news in just about 30 minutes. ah, no one else seemed wrong when old rules just don't hold any rules that you have to feed out disdain to comes to an engagement. it was the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. oh.