a shimmer effect this inter with hunger is foreign minister says the budapest wants to buy more russian gas and won't get through the winter without it, as they used to go with the repercussions of its anti russian sanctions. africa criticizes europe's u. turn calls to increase the energy supplies in an attempt to replace russian commodities. lots of the years of setbacks over new fossil fuel development projects across the continent. as part of the sold lean agenda, a new build that will decide for to rico's future with the u. s. is making its way through congress. the country is set to choose between becoming a us states independence or free association states us. it's not only

ukrainian or me that they're fighting against as positions very close to here are full of foreign mercenaries as well. not the crew joins russian lead forces on the done yet on the line where the army is now targeting ukrainian military positions, which kid is using to shell at the neighboring city often. yeah. with if you live from our headquarters here in moscow this friday morning, you're watching us international monies. peter scott with the top stories at 5 am pasco time. while some european officials continue to blame russia for some of their domestic issues, hunger is foreign ministers come to moscow to secure a new deal to buy a russian gas. you says it's impossible to find alternative sources of fuel for the

coming winter or so side moral side of muscle, whether we like it or not and whether we want it or not. now it is impossible to purchase an additional 700000000 cubic meters of gas without russian energy sources . we can dream, we can blow balloons, but reality remains reality. with the meeting here in the russian capital came the same day. europe approving you, package of economic sanctions against russia this time, and if your resources were not affected with previous restrictions already led to real energy prices in europe. that is dramatically dependent on russia's energy supplies. hungary is called diplomat said the europe can dream, but it will not be able to survive winter without russia, and it will not be able to buy additional unnecessary, 700000000 cubic meters of gas. without moscow. he said that only 13 percent of what's needed is now pumped and scurried in europe. the number is almost

twice as bigger for hungary, but still it is far from enough to guarantee energy security, which is alarming. given that the winter is coming, minister oliver of said that brussels empty russia rather, it is to blame for europeans suffering or sac delineation what has we to, the further development of our corp ease, of course, prevented by the outright rooster phobic policy pursued by washington and brussels, this means and unrestrained buildup of sanctions without a sound analysis of their consequences for the very countries imposing back what's listed there is a struggle within european bureaucracy which wants to subjugate everything to him every want to do so and could, and national governments and wants to dictate conditions and stifle any descent. ukraine was another topic on the agenda, and the hungarian foreign minister said that war is bad and that budapest wishes in one piece for its neighbour ukraine as soon as possible. and he pulled on everybody to do everything that is possible to promote peace. since the spiral to make this

blight said, and as soon as possible, mister oliver reminded that the crisis didn't start this february. and he talked about the pa chrissy from european side that turned a blind eye to bloody who to tar. that happened in 2 years back in 2014, but is in hysteria right now. there is hysteria over the fact that in ukraine, so all conceivable norms of international humanitarian law are being violated and that people are dying. and it's true that people are dying, it's not that we need to phase the truth and not brush aside the facts. you will. so it will tell us that people are dying from indiscriminate showing by the armed forces a nationalist talents of ukraine, of peaceful areas. 3 of dumbasses and other areas asians on the minister lover of also said that moscow hopes that russia's western partners will understand soon, that it is very dangerous and very counterproductive to fill ukraine up with more

than the weapons. and that this should be stop. so that the blood should ends in ukraine. meanwhile, a turbine that is crucial for the transportation of russian gas to europe by the north stream pipeline has not yet found its way, but that's after canada agreed to send the newly repaired parts back through germany. the turbine is reportedly stuck there due to problems with documents. now it's still unclear when the turbine will finally be returned and when the pipeline will be restored to full capacity. russia has restarted gas. i supplies to germany after completing an annual 10 day maintenance of the north stream pipeline, which was agreed in advance, but did still spark phase of more shortages in europe. the pipeline is vital for the year, especially for germany's economy, accounting for the lion's share of the country's energy imports. berlin aims to philip it's gas, storage units was still has some way to go to reach the target. now, meanwhile, greece has become the 3rd you country up to spain and portugal to turn down

a suggestion by the european commission because the gas consumption by 15 percent the year is trying to reduce gas and electricity usage, amid massive price hikes, advise the inflation. well, economist and political commentator i came as, as the western leaders have aggravated the situation by spreading misleading news about russia's energy policy. the problem is lying in the politicians and their personal ties to international networks. and they forbid them to put not going to into into operations that german population, the, the honorary man on the street, the middle, then deli, need the not me to pipeline. and they wouldn't have any problems about running this . but the have personal ties. and this is why they are risking the future of the germany economy, the future of the john meadows that and the future of our wealth. just because we

don't know to, to blame russia using gas as well as a weapon is faking use. like most of these things that they mention nowadays, and it's no secret that before anything should start the biden. and the obama already promised that they don't want germany and russia to work together. and this is one of the main strategies. so what they are blame me that russia is taking gas an oral as a weapon. it's just a hoax. they are taking or, and gas as a weapon, as they always moving on. know ukraine's president has criticized the latest use sanctions against russia, saying that not strong enough to european countries failed to agree on further restrictions on russian oil and gas imports. a little ned to study this is not enough, and i frankly tell my partners about it. i see russia must feel

a much higher price for the war so that it forces it to seek peace. we see how erroneous was the policy of some old leaders of european countries who made year apostage to gas supplies from russia. in while in his latest attempts to get more milch age from the west, ukraine's 1st lady his address, the u. s. congress, asking capitol hill to provide more equipments, forgives troops with them hired and i'm those are but those num, your help is very strong. i, well, russia kills america, saves lives. i am asking for weapons, weapons that would not be used to wage war, but to protect our home and the right to wake up alive in that home. i'm asking for air defense systems that will stop these missiles from killing our people, killing our children right in their strollers. now this comes, i made a growing concerned the weapons since ukraine are ending up on the black markets earlier, the head of info warned criminals in europe and elsewhere are getting their hands on some of the arms they use. the law enforcement agency is echoed those fears and

says that weapons are already been traffic from ukraine's organized crime groups. meanwhile, canada has reportedly admitted it has no way to track the weapons. it's sending to ukraine global policy research george somewhere. he says it's washington. the want to fight, no matter the call, it is a clear case of the things that he's a real boy is not the one who's calling the shots. wonderful in the shop, in the united states, the united states is essentially given the landscape a blank check telling him you go on fighting, you go on, bellowing and yelling. i will supply you with all the weapons that you want. and the europeans who have not resisted all the americans entreat, is ready to go over the cliff. i mean, they are destroying their own economies. they're not able to withstand this coming economy crash. why the united states is just pulling the strings in the background

and they're ok. i'm in america suffering. anything like the way the europeans is suffering, the lens get off this dog or his cast. we need to address the congress or from congress will be very happy to do so. it's always been obvious that the only reason that the us ascending weaponry ukraine is to inflict as much pain as possible on the russians giving them these weapons. they know they're going to be used against it, like they say, oh, we told you graham is not to use them again. russians are, i guess, russians on russian surgery. one of course, these weapons are going to be used against russians in russian territory. everybody knows it, it's ridiculous to pretend that this isn't going to happen. you states have started to sign new economic agreements with foreign countries,

largely on the african continent that comes as the union scramble to get new gas and oil supplies to replace russian deliveries ahead of the heating season. now the deals include 15 agreements between the italian and algerian governments aimed at boosting gas and oil deliveries. the same time, the french president has also agreed on stronger corporation in any sector with the united arab emirates, as the commission president did with as a by john this spring, germany tried to establish ties the synagogue, while you tried to find alternative gas supplies in nigeria, however, these policies appeared to contradict the use previous strategy for many years. the union has been wanting any african initiatives on developing the fossil fuel states and pipeline construction by refusing to fund them, claiming it was vital to reduce the global carbon emissions. this approach has always angered african states which saw no all the alternatives for the development or countries cannot achieve in energy transition and abandoned the polluting

patterns of the industrialized countries without a viable fair and equitable alternative. stopping funding for the gas sector would be a major obstacle. nevertheless, a fossil fuel production rates are currently on the up. for instance, south africa has already exported more coal in 2022 than in the previous year. african states have welcomed the new deals yet their own problems like regular power shortages and climate change still remain. the former statistician general of south africa, dr. poly levels law describes the e decision as an, as if he foxy, claiming that the long term impacts on africa will be harmful for you now to go back to quote, even encouraged africa to abandon cold as but you are so welcome. it's a bookish, is it taylor will step critique, but when the actually suffer the slightest inconvenience of cold and fresh to the economy. oh, and the people mean you call them the dish to go. why should the peers lead gray

should be at the mileage? or the morally moral basis to proceed africa. we're building code which in the 1st place up against very much about with oh boy, each average also and out with the question that one has to as piece any resource that he's abandoned air. well, will the price of that will drop to a much can easy, it's the case that the long game for europe to buy both resources for, for scrap and then pro, process them and then sell them back to africa at the premium is future. why don't we use the image? why don't we use the grains, la casita eat that, we clean go between oil. so that is the editor cut from there is actually creep it. not that you don't say suggest solution to apartments

and then suddenly leave them there. and see that we've got to code cause hour levels are threatened levels enough ago, or has been threatened from colonialism forms lieberman for mo, a new bill paving the way for puerto ricans to vote for independence from the u. s . in 20. 23 is making its way through congress just by voting against the belt lawmaker. hessel's garcia says it's an initial steps was the self determination of puerto rico. while today marks an important 1st step in the deacon is ation process of puerto rico. i could not in good faith support the passage of puerto rico status act in its current form. the colonization of puerto rico is a shameful part of our country's history. from the moment the u. s. took control of the island to a century of limited citizenship. the imposition of pro mesa and our failures in disaster response. puerto rico's relationship with the u. s. is rooted in a history of racism, exploitation,

and oppression. the time is now for the process of de colonization and self determination on the island. but dependence on the u. s does not end with the colonization. the 4th rico status, i'd say, comes amid mass protest taking place across the country where the ganga was fought by soaring energy prices with hundreds of people taken to the streets of san juan. to demand the cancellation of the government's contracts with us hoggard operates a luma demonstrate as kate claimed that despite frequent power outages, lima has raised prices 7 times since 2021 b. my representatives had this response for those protesters. although we respect the right to protest, the reality is that some people prefer to play politics and ignore the fact that loom, or inherited an electrical system that suffered years, in fact, decades of abandonment spokesperson for the puerto rican action movement one lopez barza says the puerto rico's di colonization is a matter of urgency and could make people's quality of life better. the thing is

been put within societies, so colon, nice not to understand the we have been calling you for 5216 years. and it's been, i will never be a free country in any way. we can still really know what, what would be free for you to know the input. we can history in the has been demonized, and brain gro independence people will have been put in prison because the facial purports already. so it's in the urgent matter. recall in the united states of both ports are the same with fear and the construction of the, of the productive roaming can lead, of course, to the equation of the over government in the states that can actually look and actually provide weekends with a better while in a better life in general than the one that we have now. the

central african republic has become the 1st country in the region to adopt crypto as an official currency. that's in a bid to gain financial independence. impenetrable bureaucracy keeps us stuck in systems that don't give us the ability to perform. the solution was to rethink our economic philosophy. the countries unveiled its national digital currency, cold sango coin. it allows investors to chip into the nation's economy by the crypto blog chain. the project even offered foreign investors, the chance to buy citizenship in the country for $60000.00 worth of crypto. plus the crypto currency also opens up land sales with 250 square meters selling for $10000.00. charles bongo legal adviser to the democratic progressive party in malawi folders about the prospects of this initiative for the african continent. gold. busy for economy and public,

however, they might be tied, it is a constant including my you in terms all so it's a light key, a lot. all right, so those might be the checks. otherwise, if they're going to move on the for minute, i'm going to countries including my we are a dependent on the dollar. my challenges in terms of african countries. my c, c, a u. s. g, a countries. so those are the check with my company. despite the up side of the initiative, the central african republic has a lot of work. i had to make operations in crypto currency, easily accessible. the country's digital infrastructure has many issues. the overall number of internet uses in central african republic is around 355000 people

. and that means that 92 percent of the 4 and a half 1000000 population remain offline. only one 3rd of the country's population uses mobile phones. winston sucky broadcast journalists told us about the possible challenges the country could face in developing is national crypto currency full. since i've come to bowling to take this initiative, vegetable, we'll have to look at what are the help in place, the right resources infrastructure now facilitated the process of ensuring a treaty treat in encrypt currency, easily accessible around us. and now they don't. how much of this to internet in most part of the country, and you have access to smart home. and you know, crypto currency today mostly happens in a lot of smart homes. and not many people who are currently being dedicated on how the crypto market break. so i think it's a book there,

but i didn't need more or less she direction and also relation to what's and kills what company, what we could do currency in the country us. how speaker nancy pelosi is plunder trip to taiwan is now open. yeah, that's up to joe biden said the pence again doesn't support a top us official visits in taipei. i think that the military thinks it's not a good idea right now, but i don't know what the status of it is. earlier the announcements of philosophy is august, visits was met with a harsh response from china, as beijing warned it would take forceful measures. if the u. s. how speak of follows through with her plans. it would be the 1st such visits of an american official to taiwan in 25 years. and this comes just days after china lashed out of the u. s. after an american naval destroyer was spotted in the disputed taiwan straits. the u. s. navy claims the warship arts it in accordance with international

law, adding to the trip demonstrates commitment to a free and open indo pacific. beijing, however, it doesn't agree and says the move stoked the risk of a compensation. the frequent provocations and showing off by the u. s. fully demonstrate that the u. s. is the destroyer of peace and stability in the taiwan strait and a maker of security risks in the taiwan strait. us china, tensions are on the rise amid conflicting messages over taiwan coming from washington. beijing considers the island part of its territory, while the u. s. does not recognize, ty, one as an independent country. washington has shown strong backing for the island nation. early this week, the state department defended its decision to approve potential arms sales to taiwan with over 100000000 dollars of the china demanded the u. s. cancel the deal . ages to these professor benjamin chow told us that by focusing on beijing, washington wants to shift the attention away from his domestic problems. the current us initiation isn't united behind policies visit some have already

expressed concerns. the u. s. has always, you know, send mixed messages regarding some we do any type of problems. look at the rationale behind all these exposure from the domestic politics in the us. you see that by doing this right now, facing, skyrocketing high inpatient and rec, fricking low approval rating. at this point in his presidency, not looking good for his upcoming return election. so plain tough on china is a car to settle americans domestic, political conflict. so the fact that they do have an incentive to send next and that's it to, to, to china. a former school teacher has crossed the half way more towards becoming india's new presidents. as after steaming ahead in this week's election, archie contribute to our t ticket reports from new delhi drop would be more and more is going to be the 15th

president of india. besides being a school teacher, she is also a tribal leader, and therefore she is going to be the 1st tribe will lead to a view the highest office that is president's office in india. well, apart from that, the fact is that dr. bull's community is actually 10 percent off of population in india, that does it all 100000000 people. and this population is scattered across the country. at tribal communities also are one of the most backwards communities in terms of the growth and development. however, grad mr. movies, government has made it abundantly clear that they are going to follow dr. boost. they are going to follow them in which is something that his critics used to say

that b, b, j, b, or mode. these government is because the rate of andrew aggressive but clearly the fact that dropped would be normal is going to be the president of india in the next couple of odds when the counting is over. she's already, as you rightly said, she has drawn the 50 percent mark of the working and it is clear that india is headed towards the progressive boss. as far as women empowerment and under privileged amenities, like tribals, arkansas, and ukraine. now, where russian forces are targeting the ammunition, deposed on the 45 strongholds of the ukrainian military, the russian defense minister has said this footage of the saw swan multiple rocket launcher in action. the weapons are being used on the phone lines to targets

falsified positions of ukrainian army. and officials say the weapon system has proved effective against well defended positions. meanwhile, in dog boston, yet still faces shelling from the ukrainian military which targets the capital city of the dentist republic, from the neighboring city of gave co, which is one of keith's most fortified strongholds in the dawn. boss ortiz roman casa, if join to russian lead forces on the ground to day were working near the town, all 4 of dave cal, which is still under control of ukrainian military. now we're here along with nascar international brigade who had been at the forefront of defense against ukrainian or me here in dynamic. now i spoke to a few soldiers and here, and they told me that it's not only ukrainian army that they're fighting against as positions very close to here are full of foreign mercenaries as well. with the new to korea at the fog. still, it's no secret. it's a fact that

a lot of mercenaries are fighting for ukraine, both nato and the european union help them. it doesn't matter whether they do this openly or not, but that yes, there is. the georgia legion which is located opposite us. there are also polls and americans. we came across them and everything has been filmed on video cameras. everything is recorded. they have very different uniforms. of course, they fight differently because they are instructors themselves in that we have been preparing for this for a very long time. and ukraine has been preparing for 8 years, and the nato instructors help them train them, supply them with weapons and teach them to use these weapons. ah ah

ah ah, ah ah. international brigade, but not a consist mostly of volunteers from what i understand. it's really hard to get into this particular unit. now they have been at the forefront in this conflict against ukraine over the last 8 years. and of course, they have shown their strength over the last 5 months, as well as they have been at the front here in a day of god and deterring the ukrainian army from entering this city. and they have been shilling ukrainian positions from where they at sac peaceful civilians. here in the next, i've heard the group go horny. this is the agony of hopelessness. like when an animal is cornered,

it sometimes bites itself on the tail. why else are they shelling civilians? they probably hope the civilians will rebel and say stop this go and surrender. for 8 years the people endured this lawlessness and now all their agony is heavily concentrated. that's why they do this. ukrainian army have been div guy and pesky near, didn't ask for the last 8 years. so there are positions there have been really heavily fortified by the situation has changed drastically over the last 5 months. and the fighters off did not pay international brigade are waiting for their chance to liberate those cities. vermont costs or have arti done as people's republic? a rob of 530, i am moscow time. do you head over to the website for more on any of those stories? one is be just got to be back again at the top of the hour with another one down of all the latest. ah,

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