ah, ah ah, preparing for the worst this winter europe commit to a 15 percent cut in gas consumption until next spring, but on a voluntary basis with numerous exemptions to the energy saving. well also when do they ask me a question? are you pleased with? i should you must listen. when you do, i'm throw away sort of you down to this president's salad. his foreign policy views on the comes after it talks with them out who's in the east african country on the later stop of his tour across the continent. about that done by the city of them yet comes under further shelling from ukrainian forces local authority, say

a psychiatric hospital on an oil terminal where hit and pointed us supplied weapons with 5 in the evening. here in moscow this tuesday, july, the 26th i'm you know, leave on. you're welcome to the news. our an e countries have committed to a 15 percent reduction in gas consumption until next spring. although the small print shows that the european energy saving plan is voluntary and comes with a pretty sizable half of exemptions, it comes on the heels of russian energy giant gals problems and i'd spent on it's the further cut supplies to europe from tomorrow. you chief 1st love underlying praise, the blocks move showing it shows the unanimity of nations within it. i strongly welcome the endorsement by counsel of the regulation to reduce gas demand and

prepare for the winter. it is a decisive step to face down the threat of a full gas disruption. thanks to today's decision, europe is now ready to address its energy security as a union. the only really entity on this issue is the countries that refuse to cut their gas use agree that those who have had no choice and new alternatives should really well. yeah, ration their supply. so there's really no solidarity at all. embraces the central request that all $27.00 member states reduce their gas consumption by 15 percent. this is really all about the entire e. you coming to the rescue of germany, the blocks top economic engine, which lacked the courage to you, stand up to american pressure to sanction its pipeline projects with russia and men stood idly by while that you did exactly the same thing. all apparently, without any viable back, a plan for their own national economy. berlin, me to really foolish, strategic mistake by depending so heavily on renewables when it's pretty clear that they aren't ready for prime time. so berlin egg on by brussels, talked

a good tough game about being strong and independent, not needing any russian energy. but well, i guess was all bluster because it's still so reliant on that russian gas that freaked out over attending maintenance shut down of the nord stream on pipeline. and is now panicking again over gas problems reduction of delivery volume by 80 percent starting tomorrow. so the berlin hands the blocks member states have decided today that if brussels ever imposes the 15 percent cut as a binding measure, well in all their spirit of unity, they'll just opt out. that's the kind of unity over which you officials are all pad each other on the back today. you really can't make this stuff up. malta, cypress, ireland, in portugal, art connected to the you grid aren't reliant on gas. and well, they want to maintain their independence and sovereignty france almost made the same foolish choices that jeremy did by launching headlong into green energy. but then a dodged a bullet when at success fully lobbied brussels to reclassify nuclear power as green earlier this year. so now it figures that they can just fire up

a few more radioactive energy plants again and whether this turbulence. so as a french ecology ministry says they really were cool with brussels proposed dictate . we do not want to introduce uniform objectives that would not be adapted to every one's reality in which ultimately would not have an impact on our ability to export gas to our neighbors. grayson's vein had also said no to the proposal, insisting on maintaining sovereign control over their own supply and hungry is while already in king the russian, yas deals even as the rest of the u. rings. it's hands over how it can possibly continue to keep ukraine president library zalinski happy without completely bleeding out their own economies. oh, and by the way, they really can't keep him happy clearly because he's been popping off yet today, even as the states were meeting, repeating his mantra that the you have to hit back with even more sanctions, apparently oblivious to the fact that sanctions are exactly why the situation in

europe is this bad as much as the you is paying lip service to the idea of solidarity and making a lot of noise about it in public. the reality is that the increased pressure is causing any unity to start falling apart at the seams. russia's top diplomats has hinted a key cause of europe's energy crisis lies in pure politics. sir, go up rob stress of the nord stream to pipeline, which connects russia to germany, but doesn't currently have berlin's operational approval. is capable of meeting demand just what it was. the was now witnessing the bus around the decision, my gas problem, that one more gas turbine of north stream one has to be taken to maintenance. and the e. u is conveying some extraordinary energy session on the matter. in this regard i simply wanda, there are rules which provides secure operation to the pipeline. did i get it right? that way of being urged to violate the rules as particular german representatives during. as far as i'm concerned,

germans of famous have been committed to rules. how can they call for the violation of rules on which dependence the security of people, when it comes to the north stream to it, is completely ready to make up for the demands of europe, which needs this particular fuel. however, it's close for purely political reasons. in particular, the remarks come, sir, gala ralph is in uganda. on the 3rd leg of his african tour, the country's president's nets, russia's foreign minister on, while speaking to the media, both confirm the refusal to polarize the world. this is what we are looking for. when we, when, when for vivid avoided in the one on disposable. so this is this idea over rivalry . it should not part of law. but british and movement struck to, you know, although it was your new quartering with those will walk around nice little sort of you follow me, but we, we forgot about that and we're moving for when that was the quarter rule one day. the awesome new question, are you perused or pro was a should you must,

you mustn't come when you do. why do you think of my, my men job is to be pro some good. i am through my city. symposium if you can't, as president gave the only right answer when asked whether he's a pro western or pro, east and politician. an answer which you could expect from a serious political figure. but unfortunately, right now, these instincts have colonialism emerge and the politics of western countries when they demand the whole well, take their side and running against all the others. we also discussed the root causes of the unfolding energy and food crises, african friends understand that the origins of that have nothing to do with the military operation. when it comes to bilateral relations. we agree to keep that in mind and look for opportunities in the energy and food sectors, which wouldn't depend on the whim of western partners. precious foreign minister is an honored guest here on the side stresses all the time. the delegation has been accepted at the presidential palace. this is where la met both his counterpart and

the countries leader, well gone days, a long term strategic and economic partner, russian. that was one of just a few countries supported a gun. this independence from bridge empire, gun days, highly dependent on russia's grain, their global food crisis, that followed western economic sanctions against russia was among the key topics on the agenda. well, russia is very active here on the african continent. the west express has concerns about that and he's trying to put pressure on all original players working together with moscow. or gander is the 3rd country minister lobrado visits as part of his african tour. next comes is he rpm? yeah, just to flesh studs earlier, minister lover all fours in egypt, the republic of the congo as part of his 4 country trip. after uganda he indeed travels to his final destination. ethiopia, mister la force also spoke with representatives from over 20 r a league nations. earlier,

though the u. s. department of state spokesperson claim the tour only proves how isolated russia currently is. it is becoming here that russia is recognizing that its own actions have caused it to become a brian with with we have good relations with russia. all countries of africa have sovereignty and are free to choose their own policies. our stance on the russia, ukraine crisis has remained unchanged since it's break out. we never wanted to how with the wolf's as fuel to the fire well, international policy consult tend to ecological, don't believe you can. they seeking economic and political ties with russia as it seeks a departure from colonial partners. what i think you,

you gotta kinda hope to get it to find a way where they can get some concessions from russia because no rush is trying to pivot toward africa. because they're starting to see the african frontier that had been largely untapped by the western countries and the rhetoric towards africa from western countries based on sanctions, right? violations and poor governance. whereas russia and china are looking towards more political and economic relations with the continent african leaders as soon as they don't have to be beholden to the way they can make their own decisions. and look at the vote of the accurate how african nations voted at the general assembly. many things never taken a formal side with ukraine or with russia. many of them are even saying they're not there to force them to take aside. african leaders are looking towards solutions, they want investment, they want financing. and if you look at it example, i give this recently in the past 2 years, the chinese have invited all african liter. the russians have all the african

leaders, the us housing. and that will send a high profile diplomatic delegation to the solomon islands in august that comes after china on this side. pacific nation signed a security deal in april, washington plans to include the solomon islands and the u. s. a. program that's according to americans, ambassador to australia, the upcoming visit of us. the maps is not the 1st one this year. american officials previously met the nations prime minister to voice concerns of chinese influence in the pacific region. beijing slammed washington criticism over the chinese deal. the other stablished a security agreement with the island nation. now the 1993. the us state department closed its and the c in the solomon islands. and now, almost 30 years later, washington plans to reopen the american embassy in the capital city. honey are according to us and buster to trulia, carline kennedy,

the less cross live now to beijing. mr. chin do a shoe senior fellow, the pango institution, think we appreciate your time this our what those, the visits of american diplomats to the pacific region signifying your eyes? well, i think of the us, obviously, and the vision of a strategic competition with china. so this is part of the competition. ready called, well, trying to, you know, it self is not competing for the us. the question the often ask, are you like competing for what? but for us anyway, the, for the global domination, including in this region, probably because over the next the rest, the years there is the question can be gauging the interest rate and investment or infrastructure road building over there. so there's a concern in the us somehow as the fact that, you know, it's really obviously,

this is a backyard that, you know, be sure to be the dominant force. and somehow the chinese presidents in these, the ration you've seen as a threat, you know, as a challenge to the control of this region at, you know, behind on data kind of mentality or, you know, a logic basically like this as a backyard back to the collection of garbage instead of independent sovereign nation, which have choices to develop a relationship either with china with also whether us for their own benefits. so this is why the us, you, the responding in their rather speed away and in a forceful way, so called, in their words to contact the rise of china to con, to the president of china. yeah, as we pointed out, the u. s. hasn't had a diplomatic presence in the solomon islands for almost 30 years. and now all this sudden attention you believe that's primarily because they believe that china is

enlarging. this is a way to stop, but no, i don't think that they can stop the chinese a growing pregnancy, this region, or any particular region focused up with africa, america, the rock chinese investment. and the belgian role, the initiative, which is, well we'll come to by countries in the region. otherwise, countries simply say no, we don't want to corporation. we don't want the best mentor. so it's really a sovereignty suggested by regional countries in the same here. as you mentioned in the us, closer the emphasis $9893.00 almost a 30 year. why did they close their embassy in the 1st place? well, use the weekends are not really important that you at. and the, remember only in february this year that you're not, there's a sense for the 1st time in history, their sexy off stage. they believe him to visit the solomon island. what does that say? if not for china, these origin beautiful gotten?

nobody probably give the damn about that the development of the challenges their problems of development or lack of mental like structure simply because of japanese investment. and i think there's that probably can be an outcome that is like of the joy in the attention of the united states. sometimes you can say lisa island, the countries that the playing very well china against the us and they always hear that chinese investment. and then the washington, the afraid of the ammonia from china. and they said, oh, we are back. i will p school. we are coming back with an embassy. it's a bit laughable. you know, there's nothing to compete. the u. s. move cannot fall to its own or increase its own. like the presence it should be also for the interest of the nation in the, in this region, just like a ton of you know, probably yeah. the overall situation there, mr. she, what, what is your take?

because there increasingly seems to be various pockets of tension in the pacific between the u. s. and china. is there a danger this could come together into a conflict, a large one? well, i do see that the danger is not handled well. i think the danger fond, mentally live in this kind of a mentality that is, this world is somehow you still being ruled by the only superpower that is, that you not to space. they want to maintain their pre eminence or superiority every part of this world. unfortunately with the rights of china with a weiss of the rest of the time, number of the old washer. and also with this, the ukraine, conflicts that you can see clearly, i mean that it kind of foot. so unipolar system is gone and these are being claps. there is a collapse, you can hear this cracks of this clap collapse of this system,

you know, bite in the middle east. not long ago. you see these basically know com and the, the hall. he was treated by audible missions, you know, that they know the rest of the world beside the west. they see that, you know, we are entering a market polar new older, a market pull a world where the u. s. is not the dominant force, and in more is not of the domain in the 4th. and the more to say the least. so this is a new reality. and even us it's, you know, somehow it refused to accept the new reality. you know, who knows? they have this is tom electric power, steel. they might result to the military method and then that will be some conflicts. always a pleasure to have you on the program. we appreciate your take on the show, mr. chin to issue senior fellow with the panel institution ambition packet. ah, russia is right. that's this logan, a former greek energy minister,

has placed on his election posters si 6 returned to government. apology artists laugh as anus expanded on that in his campaign material, stating that the u. s. and nato have quote created hell in ukraine. he told r t i'll turn the voices needed in greece mer my food. yeah, we ended so this initiative because we feel the need to inform the greek people and to express an alternative voice increase the voice that says that russia is on the right side of history on the ukraine issue, that the russian ministry success will not only be positive for all ukrainian people, but also for europe and the world. today in order to achieve its imperialist aims, the west has to weaken russia and changes leadership. we strongly believe that russia does not simply fight a corrupt and subordinate regime that was established in ukraine with my don croup in 2014. but they find the efforts of the u. s. nato and hardcore western circles

to restore unit polarity to mankind to bring back to the world empire of the u. s. yeah, and it comes at mid member states plugging in the us. we mentioned over the proposed commitment to cut gas consumption by 15 percent until next march. of course, throughout the winter, greece is seeking unexceptional from the agreement as the countries heavily reliant on russia guess, mr. loft, as anus believes, that imposing economic and political sanctions against russia has not helped his country at all. somebody but he, as is normally of whenever a government imposes sanctions against russia. it's well understood that the sanctions do not benefit the country imposing the sanctions. and even worse, greece has irrationally imposed sanctions on a country with which he has no disputes. on the contrary, russia supported greece and cyprus in their essential national interests. the greek ruling status quo is not acting with national interest in mind. there is certainly

growing was the phobia, not only in tourist resorts, but in the whole country, as had been cultivated by government circles and the established political class in greece. because in broad terms, all of the civil political forces of the country stand united against russia phobia . i think the greek people have a tradition of friendship with russia and with the russian people. the greek people understand that the partnership with russia benefits our country, benefits, peace, and stability, and benefits our region. that's why it was a phobia, isn't growing with in greek society. now the new head of rushes space agency has announced in his 1st report to president putin of the country will suspend its participation in the international space station. racial blevins told me more about that earlier. we know that the international space station is already in its final decade, but now russia is confirming that it will end up work with the i s s after 2024.

now that will also notably and a decades long partnership involving nasa and the european space agency. the announcement was made during a meeting between russian president and the newly appointed head of ross cosmos. numerous. now we are continuing to work within the framework of international cooperation on the international space station. of course, we will fulfill all our obligations to our partners. but the decision to leave this station after 2024 has been made. i think that by then we'll begin to construct our own russian space station. now this announcement comes just days after the us confirmed plans to resume flights to and from the i s. s. with russia, as pass statements have indicated that it plan to continue to work with moscow until at least 2030. now all of this comes, of course, as the u. s. has imposed historic sanctions against russia, raising questions about how that partnership was even possible. and when it comes to those tensions between the 2 countries,

they have made their way all the way to outer space. as earlier this month, the u. s. accused russia of using the i assess for political purposes. after photos were published, that showed russian cosmo not holding the flag lugens people's republic following a major victory for russia. now when it comes to the future in space, the i s s is set to officially expire in 2031. now russia has said for months now that it plans to move forward with its own projects, specifically working on its own space station. now that is a major thing, as we've seen this ongoing partnership that has involved both the us and russia. but now we're likely to see just how much weight moscow carried in that partnership as it moves on to work on its own station. and as it officially says, good bye to now the and to b, i s. s. now when it comes to those projects, era also been reports that russia is planning to collaborate with china as well. moving forward now, as for where the us and europe in all of this,

nasa has yet to say how it plans to make up for that reliance on one of its most important partners in space. but i'm sure that there will likely to be a statement on that in the coming date. a psychiatric hospital in done yes, because come under attack from ukrainian artillery shelling according to local authorities . the official say an oil refinery in the city was also targeted by key forces using us high morris system and tense exchanges of artillery fire is taking place along the entire front line in dawn bus with no lead officers on the russian defense ministry has released this footage of attack helicopters in action not subs. russian forces continued to target the military positions with the thing around 40 foreign mercenaries were killed over the past 24 hours in

a single strike by high precision and behind the front lines in the done yes. for a public russian to humanitarian services being, delivering more a to villages and need r t from on culture vision the grow, their incentive this report on the mission the 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 sher alone and her 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 our for this isn't our 1st time here . we have been 4 or 5 times. so this is my 3rd visit. and this time we've never was 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 to day is 2 and a half tons over all since the war started. we've brought some 600 tons social away and i thought i'd say never been in this village for about 10 minutes. mind you there is no network here sold the telephones on work. but somehow the people found out that the humanitarian aid was abroad. and as you can see, there are now coming from everywhere cuz he, people from coming from afar. and this shows how much this humanitarian aid is needed. just was so close to the border. 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 hello, that watching federal shampoo much, it's very needed help. human, we are refugees. we left a broken house and everything, and as we took only a few bags with us,

we are grateful for the healthy battle. the village of storm lin, of kirby came home to 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 doesn't want 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. got you on color 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 when he was told to come down and sit tight with them after a while he was told it's time to leave and to you civilians as a shield. so he didn't even turn to us, but it's unlikely he could take 2 strong men as a shield anyway from scalars, vest 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 arm conflict remark author, if arte don't ask people republic no, our sanctions, the continuation of war by other means that's the issue exactly. gets into right ahead on the worlds of parts they close for that they'll, i'll see you again. ah, what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy even

foundation, let it be an arms race is on very dramatic development. only personally and getting to resist, i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very difficult time time to sit down and talk with

ah, a welcome to wells fargo, depression general and military theory called klaus with famously said that war is a continuation of politics by other means, i guess today it takes a bit further by suggesting that in the same age sanctions to you are bouncing the cause of war. in the case of the ukrainian conflict, we have both isn't likely to leave a lasting peace. i'm now joined by a president of the international progress organization. doesn't

a good to talk to. thank you very much for your time with. now let's 1st deal with a search and war is a continuation of quality. by all means, i know that you disclose you use in your writing quite a bit as cynical as it may sound in our progressive age. is that still to is that still the case? not only in the ukrainian context, but also broadly around the world. it is still the case. indeed, of course we have to have the war is politics by other means if other forms of politics fails, that means in particular if diplomacy, history, but certainly whatever.