is this just a joke by imposing these sanctions on russia has destroyed the american economy. so there's your boomerang. ah, ah, if the firm know to blackmail when it comes to foreign affairs, that's the message from russia and the republic of the congo of the talks between the countries top diplomats, the circle of robs african floor in full swing. the buck is done, a business community is keen to develop trade relations with russia that the president of the pakistan, the business foreign notes, the attractiveness of the russian markets for the countries export and restrict thing the flow russian energy dined. gas from says it's taking another gas turbine offline for maintenance. cutting already reduced gas flows to europe by almost

a half, and seeing an immediate spike in europe, gas prices with it's just on 7 am in the morning kit and the russian capital peter scots. and here's how the world's look in as tuesday gets under way. welcome to the program. russia and the republic of the congo, stand against political blackmail and being dictated to over global affairs. well, that's the message coming from the country's top. diplomats during the russian for ministers historic visit that move was to poems a. we both stand for democratization of international relations for equality of all nations in a global dialogue. in line with the un charter, we stand against dictatorship ultimatums and blackmail relations between southern countries. for stance on the russia, ukraine crisis has remained unchanged since it broke out, and it relies on the position of the african union from the very beginning. we did

not want to do as the romans to add fuel to the fire. we wanted to reach out to both sides to find a negotiated solution. the congo, a sort of a lover of also met the countries president for the global feud crisis. being one of the key issues of both talks single of all of the russian foreign minister, once again stressed that russia isn't creat seeking to create obstacles, to exporting grain from ukrainian pulse ortiz, maria phenomena has been following the foreign minister with his tool, which is now in full swing, congos leader who has been ruling the country since 1979 and new all soviet and russian leaders since lonny braxton, of greet set, a gay lover of like he is a family member. the 2 size discussed a wide range of issues including mutual efforts in li, big reconciliation. pro says congress president is preparing a huge conference there with representatives of all tribes and forces invited. russia supported the idea and also creation of a joint laboratory for this study. and prevention of the spread of dangerous

infectious diseases. russia stop to plummet, came to africa at a hard time to confirm that moscow and its partners in this region has tail on the same page, which is also through the shim lenders. we cooperate closely in the international arena and we have practically identical positions and most issues. we appreciate this cooperation with our friends from the republic of congo, congo was the 2nd country oliver visited as part of his strategic african to work before congo was agent. russia's plans on the african continent, a huge, but not everybody seems to be happy. it is becoming clear that russia is recognizing that his own actions have caused it to become a prior foreign minister lab. rob is to you to engage with countries to try to slip says try to stem the onslaught of outrage against rather just a hat of labrems to visit a group of western diplomats sent a petition to the egyptian government and the arab league,

calling on condemned russia for his special military operation in ukraine, not to deal with moscow and even not to take pictures with lover of the arab legs. answer was clear. mr. law roof was already here. you know, gone down and other busy day full of high ranking african meetings as a had atheist be a follows. the russian side expect small criticism and disapproval from the west. but as moscow says, these barking will not stop the caravan. you will see the metal people on their social media and new deals with. you see how people are really thinking about the very good opportunity for the week on not only for us may be like a very, very positive side for the russia come come back in africa doing something, you know? so it's also because of the context in which we are going through the most of the country. for example, in country later,

mccracken scholars 1st in big issues of security. really giving hope to people take on the expect more in terms of security and also got r t for these up for leadership. and also in terms of, you know, being un un, they have more positive decisions in terms of support for russia on the vehicle. so it's really giving a sense of a home well, definitely come rejoined men in their office. and in general, as correspondence mentioned earlier, said a lover of has arrived in uganda, which the 3rd stopped on his toll on monday night. he's already held a short meeting with you can then count parts and the schedule to meet the country's president later on tuesday. love rob's trip will wrap up in ethiopia. and as the russian foreign minister continued his african visit, our t contributes. rachel marston analyze is what it is about africa that so fixates the u. s. and the you the problem for the west is that it is spent years pratt

falling all around africa and african seemed to be getting a little bit tired of it. france was leading an e u security mission, the to cuba task force in the hell region of africa since 2020. but it was kicked out earlier this year after it failed so badly at stabilizing the country that the missions host country malley underwent to cruise. clearly a resounding success for the showcase of what a european union military alliance could achieve, which is an objective that has long been voice by french, present, a mentor at my home, malley has since turned to increased cooperation with russia on the security front . and it's a trend that we're seeing all across africa as western countries failed to deliver . and washington is reacted and it's typically subtle fashion to its loss of influenced by both threatening and trying to bribe african countries at the same

time, the countering malign russian activities in africa act introduced in congress back in march targets african governance officials and businesses doing business with russia, a qualifies such dealings as manipulation and exploitation of africans sells a lot leggy countering russian influence in europe and eurasia act of 2017. that led to the demise of the german russian gas project, nordstrom, to, and from which we're all suffering here in europe. now, as citizens of scramble for energy at high prices, it also sounds a lot like the countering america's adversaries through sanctions act, targeting iran, russia, north korea. and you know, all this legislation effectively just deters other nations from dealing with americas geopolitical competitors. and no doubt that by design, at the same time, the g 7 group of western allied nations pledged a $600000000000.00 plan for africa and latin america last month.

so what do you think the odds are that the west will allow countries to both take that money and also to do business with russia and china? it really does seem like an effort to compete with china's belton road initiative in the same regions. but well, it's a day late and a dollar. sure. in already smacks of desperate attempts to keep africa squarely in the western sphere of influence as growing multi polarity opens up their options and over to pakistan. know which is one of the countries that hasn't embraced the western trade blockade of russia, where the president of the pakistan business form says that the business community in the country is looking forward to strengthen trade ties with moscow. the forms heard odds that the russian market harbours a huge growth potential for pakistani exports. both current bilateral trade is hampered by banking sanctions imposed against russia,

as well as under developed logistical routes between the 2 countries. now pakistan's, exposed to russia, amounted to more than a 170000000 dollars last year. but the forms chief said that could grow exponentially in the near future. so as much as 2800000000. if trade barriers are removed in the textile, agricultural and medical sectors, however, international lawyer and global affairs analyst has on as la mashhad believe's, the new governments in islamabad may not take up that opportunity because of us pressure. i don't expect much from the current current government. and the reason why i say that is because in my view with this government has come with a specific agenda, which is to undo all the good work that has been done by the former prime, the state, and run on who had extended all the price to russia, it want to expand montana to create, but there are sure it's unfortunate that they see it as a 0 sum game because for them appeasing washington

d. c is the be all and the end all of their entire geopolitical outreach. as you know, diplomacy is a delicate balancing act and one relationship should not be exclusive of the other . it's not, i don't, or you can always have a relationship with all to all more countries. we live in a month and after. but, you know, i always give the example of neighboring india, which has maintained a close relationship with russia, which is a legacy of the last few decades. at the same time, india has managed to get very close to the us, let risks of western alliance so. so it's possible to balance out both, but unfortunately the current government of august found to be viewed as a 0 sum game because they have been given a strict they have been told that you have to undo the work that was done by iran. and now the sooner the story will cross to day russian energy dines gas problem has announced that it will take offline. all that sir binds, that helps pump gas through the nordstrom one pipeline,

to germany. the company says the move is part of routine maintenance for that does mean that from wednesday, the already restrictive gusto to europe will be caught by close to the 50 percent. earlier unit o'neil discuss the issue with our team. rachel blevins. we know this pipeline was already down to 40 percent capacity, and of course these cuts come just days after the pipeline went back online following routine maintenance. now guys from is saying that they're going to have to take another turbine down. they say that it's due to technical difficulties and the need for even more maintenance. and we've seen really just those ongoing saga involving the north stream one where gas problem is also saying that they still have not received back that turbine, that they've been waiting on, which was sent off to canada and then held up due to a lot of back and forth over whether or not canada was even able to release it because of course the west has so many sanctions on russia that that turbine gotten

to the cross hairs well now gaz promise saying they did receive some documents on its return. however, those documents lead to even more questions than answers here. so there still is a lot up in the air regarding this very vital pipeline that europe still continues to rely on even the head of this news, the general mood in europe regarding energy, where it's coming from was far from boy in to it is, it is very tense right now and, you know, you see this growing crisis, we've seen these skyrocketing energy prices that only continue to sore. and yet the response from top leaders and europe has not been to lead to any sort of meaningful answers. so far. the european commission is now saying it expects countries with a block to simply cut their consumption of natural gas next month by 15 percent. now reports are saying that member states are already speaking out and asking for exemptions, saying that that simply is not

a possibility. and when it comes to the real world, impact of those skyrocketing energy prices, we see that everywhere from the homes that are seeing those large bills to also the production germany specifically saw a survey of into drill companies and nearly 20 percent of them so that they were already pulling back on production due to the fact that they simply could not afford it. now, surely, there are a lot of people in europe who are thinking that they just can go forward like this, but the prime minister of hungry is the one who's actually speaking out. here's what he had to say about the situation in the war. the western strategy is based on 4 conditions. the 1st is, the ukraine is not alone, and it needs anglo saxon instructors for the country to win the war with russia using nato weapons. the 2nd is sanctions which should weaken russia. the 3rd is the aftermath of sanctions, which we should have handled, but russia could not. the 4th element is peace that we could have built. instead, we are sitting in a car that has punctures in all 4 tires. it is absolutely clear that the war cannot

be won this way. so there is still a lot up in the air here, especially when it comes to looking at how this latest cut to the neurons during one pipeline is going to affect the overall supply. and of course, how europe is going to respond to it. bloom around europe's energy crisis is still growing amid mo western lead on seat russian sanctions. that comes as europe is trying to win itself off. russian. gus impulse both exposed to dig. russ prices all said to remain elevated for years to come. international criminal lawyer, christopher black calls into question the legitimacy, the legitimacy of those sanctions. philosophically, when they would use the word sanctions, quote, in quotes, it's an attempt by somebody who consider themselves superior to the rest of the world that they can punish somebody else. it's really an attempt by the west to impose economic war on russia under the guise of some quays,

illegal concept leg sanctions, but it's all a legal impact. it's just nothing but gangster isn't not proportionate because they're meant to cripple russia and destroy the rushing people. the world now is resisting and must resist and help and support russia and china and all the other countries are south and the 3rd world form of the world. so call to combat and resist the attempt by the united states. britain and as allies to control the world for their own. financial interests are not the interest of the rest of people. the alternative is to use international law, diplomacy and international cooperation. respect of sovereign nations and their right to pre determination to run their countries the way they see fit, create a world order in which the benefit of the people of the planet is the main purpose and objective. and not the interest of the financial industrial, capitalists of the united states and britain and germany. americans have no

reason to worry about a potential recession of the according to the us treasury secretary, you said that despite slow economic growth, there are jobs for those who want them. this is not in the economy, it's in recession. but we're in a period of transition in which growth is slowing, and that's necessary and appropriate. janis yellen also said that rising inflation in the country can be controlled. but despite the rate surging to 9 point one percent in the last month, which is the highest, it's been in decades, miss ellen's optimism isn't a shared by everyone though, including a form advise it's a bar bama. you said that the recession is basically inevitable. pressure on american consumers does continue to increase with food energy and been becoming ever more expensive. and with jo biden's ratings reaching another old time low of tease. caleb moore pin has been looking at the public supports for the presidents.

polls indicate that the biden administration is not popular. 59 percent, almost 60 percent of americans seem to disapprove of the job. the joe biden is doing. and that is consistent with other polling data that has been taken. an interesting poll that came out earlier this summer showed that 28 percent of americans felt that it would at some point be necessary possibly to take up arms against the american government. that's how alienated that they feel. now this discontent has manifested itself on the streets of america. here's a recent incident where a heckler confronted 1st lady jill, by the way, now joe biden has provided his critics a series of bloopers, of which they control him on the internet and point out his flaws. joe biden seems to have quite a habit of reading off instructions either in his notes or in a teleprompter. not being clear what it is he supposed to be speaking about and

saying, and rather what it is that our instructions, he says things like now take your seat to repeat the line. now make further comments and he continues to do that as he speaks. there are also some other notable flop is where he talks about the selfishness of. ready troops in saudi arabia, for example, but at the end of the day, the driving factor behind jo biden's unpopularity is be inflation, which is a 40 year high. the rising cost of gas. ready rising cost, the food americans are just not happy with the buying in ministration, and it's performance material director for the reactionary times news and commentary side. julio rivera, he believes the jo biden's presidency because he's downward spiral from day one. if you look at the, all the failures of the binded administration is started on day one with his executive orders. you look at the border crisis, you want to hold a border construction. immediately after he won the election,

he was running around in the media, talking about the possibility of legalizing up to $11000000.00 illegal residents that cause the search to the southern border, which we're still dealing with. you talk about the energy crisis in america. you know, he tries to blame the conflict that's going on in ukraine for the rising price of energy in america. but the truth of the matter is he was handed an energy independent country. i think the route of the economic a crisis, the america facing it, and really every sector has to do with leadership. i mean, joe biden is in competing, the democrats have become economically incompetent. joe biden deserves his poor poll numbers. bottom line, russian lead forces say they destroyed 2 ukrainian boats with sub deters in ukrainian water. south of nikolai of russian artillery also hits a deborah with ammunition for american supplied high mas launches and incense exchanges. of artillery fire are taking place along the entire from line in don bus . c no abates since last week. meanwhile, in done yet, city,

russian humanitarian services have delivered another batch of aid to the city under fire. his ortiz at rome casa village is still under fire, and it's very difficult for people to bring of food here. so all these people are relying on humanitarian aid. there are at least 1200 residents that live in this village alone. and the russian humanitarian mission has been delivering food here for quite a few months. and according to the people, if it wasn't for them, there would be starving. we just look at what i thought this isn't our 1st time here. we've been 4 or 5 times. this is my 3rd visit. this time we brought a standard humanitarian package. each box contains around 15 kinds of products. apart from food, we've also brought valuable things like water filters in the weight of our cargo today is 2 and a half tons over all since the war started. we've brought some 600 tons shallow in

there, but i'd say now we've been in this village for about 10 minutes. mind you. there is no network here sold the telephone settings on work. but somehow that people found out that the humanitarian aid was brought. and as you can see, there are now coming from everywhere cuz people from coming from afar. and this shows how much this humanitarian aid is needed. yoga forgot to ripple order. we've had no pensions, no salaries for 6 months. some shops have opened, the prices have gone up 3 times for the last time i got my pension was in february, and that's it. there's no money to pay for food. and this, this is a significant health so that watching federal shape or much, it's very needed help human. we are refugees. we left a broken house and everything in it. we took only a few bags with us. we are grateful for the help he battled. the village of storm linen cabinet came home 2 hundreds of refugees from other areas that ukraine is

currently shelling very heavily. now right now i'm going to speak to a one of those refugees he and wants to be shown on camera because his relatives are still on a territory controlled by ukraine, but he has some very important information to share. gotcha, uncle, the one ukrainian sold her head from the shelling in our courtyard. i call him in and hit him in the basement. he repeatedly use his walkie talkie asking for further instructions. he was very afraid, but he was told to come down and sit tight after a while he was told it's time to leave and to you civilians as a shield. he didn't even turn to us, but it's unlikely he could take 2 strong men as a shoe. anyway. this village saw some of the heaviest fighting since the start of this special military operation. although it's a relatively quiet here right now, we can still hear the sounds of artillery. this village of the moment is also

hosting refugees from other parts of the nest people's republic still under control of the ukrainian military. but be in here. there are always these constant reminders of the armed conflict remark author of arte done as people's republic. and finally, canadian farmers have gathered in also where to show solidarity with their dutch colleagues. they're also protesting against new environmental laws which could affect their livelihoods. the me hundreds gathered near the dutch embassy in kennedy's capital to voice their concerns about mister dunn's plan. they cut from a mission by 50 percent. they say it will directly affect production potential and damage and already shaky financial situation for farmers. canadians themselves, dealing with the new burden of taxes on russian fertilizers, chanted no farmers,

no food outside the building. in the past, the monsters farmers have you tried to, to block highways and distribution centers in the netherlands. that protesting against regulations that would in some cases for pharmaceutical herds, under modernized facilities in the hope of cutting nitrogen and ammonia emissions. earlier, ryan cursed like a canadian farmer, told us that the changes of farmers can make themselves without being forced to do so. by the government there's going to be a lot of sentiment and worry about what that might mean for the bottom line of these producers and mixed reactions to that. i think that there's still could be more opportunity for us to be heard and really outlined different types of storage programs like the for n, a nate nutrient stewardship program where we do see a reduction for leisure without having huge impacts in yields. what the for, are standing for right source of the fertilizer, the right rate, the right time in the right place. so i think that there are efficiencies that

farmers could be implementing without having kind of a forced hand reaction from government. so i think that we want to make sure that as we try to move more towards a green agenda, that we're not putting farmers in the red. and that they're able to take advantage of this as a, as a benefit of, you know, a price, a price increase or, or know, taking advantage of the value that they add a result of going green. and not just simply, you know, having to have a forced reduction in yield, as the farmers are forced to by governments. that's how the world is looking this tuesday morning. that's all for me peter scott, for now. but he stay tuned for cross talk. coming up next with these people of l ah . ah ah

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struggle ah, discuss these issues and more. i'm joined by my guess, george samuel in budapest. he's a pastor and the guy which will be found on you to the locals. and here in moscow we have to meet bob and she's a political analyst and editor at you know me internet media or a gentleman crossed up rules and back. that means you can jump anytime you want, and i would appreciate it when i start out with george in budapest, georgia. very simple question. does the you have a coherent energy policy because it seems like, you know, and i don't want to use a heat metaphor, but i, well there their hair is on fire talking about how to deal with energy during the summer in the upcoming winter. they want to cut so dependence on russia,

but they're terrified as i said in my introduction that it can be shut off. i mean, what is it? go ahead. that's exactly right. and so we have on the one hand, also home diane, you president of the commission, we said we are going to cut us off completely from russian fossil fuels and we will never be dependent on them again. and then the next day, she turns around and uses russia, although withholding energy supplies, you know, holding back gas, you know, and they, using gas is a political weapon. so, you awesome, well, do you want russian gas or don't you want russian? yes, you can get a straight answer. i mean, depends on what time of day you ask the question and this is really low point. they have been using russia for months and months of using a gas as a weapon. when the only people would be using energy as a weapon, as in the, you know, i mean the, you know,

that was what they say they back russian colon pause then they say, we're not going to have any russian oil info starting in december. and then they close down the stream to before it even started a grain closing off one of its a due transport, russia, gas, europe. and then we have the, you know, the, the sanctions coming from canada when a compressor that was needed repairing was sent to siemens and germany. germany sent it to canada, canada. so no, we're not returning it because it's sanctioned as well. all the issues being driven from the western end of the propaganda is the somehow in russia is using energy as a weapon. when, when did that happen? well, a demon. i mean, the real political weapon here has been sanctions. the only thing that really change with russian energy policy be the be europe, is that the russians said this,

the base started charging in rubles, which it makes perfect sense because of the sanctions and the, and then those swift system, russia being shut out. i mean, if they continued paying in dollars or euro's it would just be froze, it encompass dated. so i mean, that's the only significant change. and we all of the upper or over north stream one. well it's, it's back in business. ok. most of the gas is flowing again. i mean, it doesn't really make any sense to me what they want to do, and there is no unity in the european union. so what russia is supposed to do, these are the, the, the, you have to deal with independent in the, in the, of the individual members of the.