an engagement across the trail. ah, when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. ah, brussel says the coming winter will be spent without russian gaps and. busy calls on the blocks members to rely on other sources of energy. also this out with our american and british counterparts really want to turn this war into re real one is advantageous for the u. s. and the u. k. were sitting far away in an exclusive interview to our team rushes foreign minister, sergey laval, chairs his take on what the u. s. and new k r planning for ukraine. and the european union, plus, with our correspondent, is in the thick of the action. amid the latest ukrainian shelling of the lugens

people's republic as key of forces launch and offensive to retake territory there and mass demonstrations. re john and sri lanka after the acting leader is elected president in a secret ballot by parliament with protesters burning his effigy as security forces are on high alert. with just after 7 pm here in moscow, and you're watching r t international. i'm your host donald quarter. welcome to the program. european countries will have to rely on nuclear and coal power 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 are preparing for the winter without russian gas in order to get through this winter and possibly next winter. the 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 to a summer of heat waves and the winter cold 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 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 weapon, ization of gas exports with almost half of you member states already affected by reduce deliveries. but whose fault is that? well, let's ask some officials around the you. initially, i thought we had any short ourselves in the foot, but now it is clear that the european economy has shows 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 be you have a backup 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. mister to canada did not want to give back the turbine for nord stream one, not because of russia's military operation and ukraine. but because canada itself produces oil and gas and wants to sell them to you got to get the e 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 brains in brussels. meanwhile, a new era is dawning on a post unit polar world. that's according to russian president vladimir putin who says it's now up to truly sovereign country. then the sphere had global development . and lead by example, was up no matter how much the western and so called super national elite tries to preserve the existing order of things in a new era is coming with a new stage in world history. and only truly sovereign states can insure a high growth dynamics model and become an example for others. we need to get some more insight on vladimir putin statements. we're going to cross live now to automate mustafah director of the asia center for studies and translation. thanks a lot for joining us on the program. first thing i want to ask is, what do you make of vladimir putin statements? which countries do you think are poised to lead global development?

i think if i go back one year before when it was to student at high school economic, most cool, it was really my see that was already published in a book which had followed now by amazon and the same title. and you will order china, germany and russia, but german audi have a very traumatic ration because unfortunately, the administration showing how much of the r o, b and b r o the have dependency, although not all the un electrical renewable all the. now if you talk about, for example, china. 6 russia, you won the countries in that respect. i think the be all the different countries and these are the independent factors that may have agreed to you know, and more future in depth respect. because the longer on their own resources and

not relying on the uni lots ration and the you know, this idea and football practice, we give you a whole was they applaud minister and the monitor on a crush up by the end of the nineties and followed by others, whether inside the washer and it was a lot of complex, you know, united states and they don't want to control over their wallet order. but unfortunately, they can offer now a lot of elements because of the nomic deficiency that pulls very short, and it's not just the recession of 2008, and then followed by corona and right now, confronting official operation in a way, i think we events show how much of the depression of the work to present, even as it kills model, to be followed by the other countries and how much it is kind of very

failed and very weak aligned. because according to one element, especially the energy, all the guys, all these identity and they cannot do anything. and i already use the western organization and the economic end is that you just start giving up any kind of movies about economics because they cannot even sold the in depth. it's not walk limbs and deficiency economic problem that's happening to the western europe and to america. and canada and japan as well. and this is exactly for the political economy, which is a great issue that will be discussed by all the specialists worldwide. and this is a time of emergency. the emergence of a new one was all over the project that was in my idea and my book that was pop in the last year and i think now the feature was older.

all the information by wash by try not by big. 6 maybe fix fix block in the future. the chinese initiative called initiative scotch, you know. 3 movement may you shape that well order in the future is to water put and also criticize the unipolar world order as slowing down global development. what kind of advantages do you see? will there be in a multi polar world order multiple, it was all the we give us a different aspect of at least economic view, because if we are following this western noun lip of the economy, i think i told you the recession a so play, and nobody talked about it, even in b, inside the russian media. i had a very strong base with mike for president and my supervisor. and he was american,

you liberals. and he told me, you know, if you want to develop and if you want to go, you have to modify the, with the mother. but if now, the western countries themselves following the same banking system, the same swift, the same economic, new liberal economic system, the fate to achieve the, the, the, the, the best rate for, for inflation which exceed it now and will increase more than 10 percent. and the fly and most of the time just to increase they interest rate and things like that, decide the interest rate soon. all the increase of interest which should yield to, you know, when you spend on more, appreciate and more commodity. now that people cannot even offer just the basic elements and the basic commodity, i think it is

a lot of economic elements should be amended, because if i have also the hydrogen, all of these not hydrogen economy like the system in china, of the system in russia all the systems in iran, i think the people will have agreed to a procurement in the recognise which is better and which is good for their own. and also they can make like a good comparison between the new level of the new communism to choose which better for them to hold all a mix of both of them all according to their own culture and economic situation. and this is exactly the advantages of multi polar system, because you have different kinds of spectrum and momentum. the pool you have the right to choose which is better according to your economic situation, according to your mythical, every game,

according to your own culture. this is exactly the advantages that should be followed by the following, just only one type image. this is like the new nipple. 3 system or the gene that is always tailored by the west. i think it was a big mistake and that will be the result of their. a deficiency and premium which is witness like now if we follow they. 3 they why, if journalism in the west, currently, all of them trying to shift and asking their governments and their regime just to having a more understanding pull the russians situation. and that way should. and just to have a supplement, a quick supplement with russia because the fight to avoid hunger and cool, i pump it's coming very soon and it's going to be a very big part in the west in the hollow, this new livable and respect soon regime assistance and economy and sweat to g and

in, in politics as well. this is exactly why the market polar system is the most important and the most matching system and the time being and should the people follow it. and in such a situation of a multi polar world order, what kind of role do you think the western countries are going to play in that? oh, the western county should having a compromise should be a real partner, not a malicious partner because we fly them over the bus. so what are the consequences? the consequences it well recession in 1998 recession in 2003 because the insisted and having. 3 new liberal economic system which make a deficiency, even the wisdom. and right now we have

a problem in an actually and there be a local embeddedness and the session very high. and the you itself to be collapse. because a problem, especially after longer because the already lights and the was a lot of money from the people. a few other america such time that the government and the president law it to the people. and they didn't take the contingency in order to compact be and then it was on the contrary, in a country like my cranky egypt or russia or china the already from the beginning having acquired that. and even china and russia already invented the service back scene for the pin demick because the contingency plans for such compacting, you know, such as the 2. 0, oh,

think like the full the work should be. why and should it fuzzy? why china and russia like independence, some fees wanting to convince even the sanctions because now the french and even going into a national as i said before, it doesn't belong to the chapter 7. then i could nation churches. it is like a union, lots of those action from america and from the i'm just but the tractor already mentioned signs of action and procedures or measures or things like that. the full, if we, why do we have to just say the future and save the sustainable development for the next generation? if we're really having fun of it more we're and humanitarian that we can give to the next generation. this is exactly what we need to do. and defend be

alright, while director of asia center for studies and translation off med mustafah. thanks a lot for joining us on the program. thanks. hello. thank you. there's no point for the west to completely break off. it's ties with russia, especially when it comes to the energy market. that's according to russian foreign minister, sir g. a lab ross, who in an exclusive interview with our channel also underlines that moscow is not worried about use desire to curb purchases of russian oil and gas. you don't wish to lose it is. i don't think that it's in their interest to cut all ties with us and to use liquefied natural gas that the americans are trying to sell them. and if they do that than we would have no problem, the president said that due to what they do would the nor string to pipeline, we are ready to launch it. so there is pressure in the pipeline, but so far, only 50 percent of the capacity of the pipeline that we planned. so we use it now for internal consumption. when we 1st reiterate that russia is never wanted to cut

europe from gas, they've long stated this. it's never been their intention. the issue that allowed prov mention was, the escalation is coming from the west. they have attempted to continue to bring in countries like finland and sweden and to nato. they have continued ignoring russia's wishes and europe is essentially cutting off its on foot because these sanctions are hurting them in particular. and through this escalation, we're seeing talks that the west is blaming russia for all of this. when in reality, russia has never wired to escalate into a nuclear conflict, this has not been something that they are pushing for a little close to our american and british counterparts with active support from germans polish and baltic states. really want to turn this war into re real one, the one direct confrontation between russia and europe. it's advantageous for the u . s. and the u. k. who are sitting far away. it's easy,

particularly for the u. k. and the united states really set back and allow this to happen to really try to escalate this. because europe is the one that is going to be feeling all of this 40 percent of the sanctions are actually affecting them. the most did survey lover of say anything about a cooperation between russia and countries in africa and asia. yes. so russia has been building its highs in the east. they have other markets in china, india. and now pakistan we have recently seen the deal made between russia in eden for $40000000000.00. turkey also made a deal for $30000000000.00. clearly these sanctions are not working and affecting the indicated targets, right, whether they're affecting the you and many countries. of course, in developing nations, including africa, africa has long been a partner of russia in terms of develop may and, and destroy restructuring. and of course, they're also working with china. but the relationship that russia provides to africa is entirely different than the relationship the wes wants to provide.

because loans, we have had good relations with africa since soviet times. for many years now we've been restoring our presence and the africans are reciprocating. so we never taught them anything. we never forced them to do anything. we always helped them to resolve their tasks and to lead their countries in the way they wanted. and we always had mutual visits. and what had lever off say about the prospect of us coming to a peace agreement or ending the conflict in ukraine and on loss. that is all up to the west and nato to really stop supplying weapons, especially long range missiles into ukraine. because if they continue to do that, he has stated that they will continue increasing their geographical shift. in fact, one of the main points of this whole interview was the fact that russia is shifting its geographical as strategy beyond the don. yes, in the lou dance republic and they are going to continue to do that as long as the

west continues pushing. but again, there is not the intention to escalate this conflict into something bigger. ah, the ukrainian military has attacked a key nuclear power plant in the country, southern region of zapata, georgia. that's according to local officials who say, 11 people were injured and a fire at the site which has since been extinguished. ortiz raman culture has the details. certainly a very, very worrying use because us up our osha nuclear plants 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, there is absolutely, and i'll talk about that at all. are there were 3 kamikaze drawings from ukraine that attacked this nuclear power plant. however, none of them reached a nuclear power, a reactors at this, a nuclear power plant,

a facility and everything is safe. so we're not talking about a mass scale disaster, according to local authorities. once again, the load that there were carrying amounted to at least a few kilograms equivalent to a c and c. a. now, a just recently, once again, according to a local authorities, the united states has supplied ukraine. the width of those can be kasey, drones that which were, which are able to attack a certain objects and destroy them her. meanwhile, this is not the 1st time that ukraine tries to her at sac facilities or civilian infrastructure in the territory which was liberated by a russian or dennis people's republic of forces. just on monday at the same place and the supper origin, nuclear power plants, at least 11 people, 11 employees were wounded as the result of ukrainian strikes. one

person is reported killed and 3 others wounded, including a child in the latest ukrainian shelling of the cities of danielle and girl of come on wednesday as keeps forces have unleashed a devastating artillery barrage of residential areas. another city in the daniel people's republic called you see nevada was also shelved by the ukrainian army. the several homes destroyed in the attack. local officials say that around $1700.00 buildings have been devastated inside the dunbar republic since the start of russia's military operation. and in the neighboring lugens people's republic, the ukrainian military has launched a new offensive to retake territory after the russian lead forces recently claimed that they had full control over the entire republic. ortiz broadcast 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. ah,

i thought you found mover yet again on the white glove the ukrainian troops here belonged to the infamous nationalist cracking battalion. their intent was to get close to bela got of go through the woods nearby. they were met with a hail of artillery fire. the potato, after that, we were ordered to retreat. every one ran away, we kept shouting, don't shoot at the soldiers who were behind us were. dmitri was wounded by shrapnel . he was left behind by his panicked brothers in arms, in all full kracken fighters were captured alive. one of them, an officer of how did commanders treat the troops on an

o like both worms just crushed them under foot and kept walking. how is morale in your units in crackin? no, there no morale, no one wants to fight it. all 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, with he's telling the truth, what we know is that ukrainian artillery in the parents act of revenge for their defeat here. crackin is an infamous outfit. that 5 has sent shock waves around the world,

ought 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 a kind of plaque, 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. it was savagery. the city of car to give has always been viewed as a pro russian city, which is perhaps why the ukrainian government stationed one of its most brutal and said distinct battalions. their locals certainly made that dislike plain. the.

where were you stationed in the city center, where we were last station in a church? you say last? were there many bases were kept changing them? how often bowed to month ago, until surveillance would publicize our location. what do you mean with, i mean, publish our whereabouts online, throw telegram they would say, here is a unit we contrast with them. here. dmitri 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'll go back to ukraine. come again. sure. 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 fighters are well aware that russian court saw off to them . and moscow has repeatedly promised that it will bring the men involved in these inhuman tortures, mutilations and killings. to justice more i'd guess, d a r t for bella gorka lugens people's republic. sir, long as 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 interim leader, while demanding that he resign as a symbol of a tarnished government. security forces have been on heightened alert and the capital city of colombo, amid the election with soldiers patrolling the streets and waterways. meantime, scores of protesters keep rallying outside the parliament building. our correspondent route john sharma, reports from that c. o. 2 weeks and miles ago,

jesse long got the letter you sent in and do a thing it. i now the big question about, know the people in o c long got accept him up behind to simply on says is knowing when we started, when we were all part of it, i didn't started hundreds and thousands of she long guns collectively said enough is enough oh said anya technically has been mentioned anticipated into punch in the actual constituent process. but we believe that i did it now. ron and somebody who was seen as an ally of the raja buckshot. remember when go to buy a raj? a fuck shaw fled the country he made rondon as an acting president of the country is also the prime minister. the palmer dynamics. now once again with the raja buckshot, this is some pink that is going to anger the protest. they don't have any faith in

the roger up shot is what the project to see in the days to come the protest on the ground, good amplified men, mostly young gods, ready is grappling to shortage of fuel shortage of follow, shortage of food as well as medicines and now there is a new problem at hand, which is a humanitarian and no one on the crisis which only seems to be intensify in the country. gary in parliament has passed a resolution that calls for curbing the power of brussels and dictating to members lawmakers in budapest did not mince words and criticizing the european parliament dear 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 law makers, national parliaments should reserve the right to veto e y decisions imposed by brussels resolution comes after some top of european officials, including germany's chancellor called for the veto,

right to be scrapped. plus brussels has withheld billions of euros in recovery funds and credit from hungry over concerns of corruption and that you country economist and researcher from budapest. anna maria hartner believes that more countries will follow and hungry footsteps. yeah, i think the hungarian government, ma'am, those are the npi number site we j or international relations. we can add a believe there. yeah, i mean you made decisions about people's had me and my son spent money and how to better go t on this. oh, this tension to know what they have decided. well, oh can you pack the hundreds of millions of people in you more and more either.