support a to look for common ground. ah, known as the orchestra wagner, just as the musician looters know about that, but the name of soap is one with politicians. plug that it's 5 minutes has a general, a really good night. r t gets an exclusive chance to join the russian private military company. the wagner group, currently taking part in operations in ukraine. preparing for the worst this winter europe commit to a 15 percent cut and gas consumption until next spring. but on a voluntary basis with numerous exemptions to the energy savings plan also ahead one day they ask me a question or you wish. wish i should you much, much. ok,

i'm one of you. i'm through my should have you gotten the president spells out his foreign policy views after talks with russia, foreign minister, who's in the african country, on the latest top of his tour of the continent. ah, good morning from wherever you're tuning into the program. i'm pure allah is about and here are the top stories. this our starting 1st with the latest situation and ukraine we're kiev forces have gain, have again targeted a strategically important bridge in the city of hudson, which is currently under the control of russian forces. local authorities claim the structure wasn't damaged as a city of air defense systems intercepted the attack. the incident is just one of many attempts to destroy the bridge with it being targeted an average of 3 times a day. it has previously been struck several times before. the incident came after

a lot of years, the lensky confirmed ukrainian forces. i've started a counter attack in the region as russian lead forces continue to advance in the don bass. lou ganske authority say be allied army has taken control of the key leg horse power plant in don. yes, lou ganske officials claim ukrainian forces mind the area before retreating and now a clean up operation of the territory surrounding europe. largest thermal plant is underway among the russian troops involved in the operation are members of the wagner group, a private military company, r t 's, maria garcia, reports from the region where the exclusively companies were the where he exclusively accompanies the group on an operation. ah, there were no safe roads leading to where we were doing but then again, the people we were visiting. specialize in forging parts where there are none.

the factors who took this village good enough where they go there many different names. they're known as the regular group. they're known as the orchestra wagner. just as the musician, very little is known about that, but the name itself is one, but keeps western politicians, presidents, prime ministers, and generals awake at night. we turn out something called the wagner. the e u has announced sanctions on the russian private military company van as the church for the wagner group, as we know at 1st to have popped up in ukraine. the british defense ministry says more than a 1000 fighters from russian private military contractor. the wagner group are being deployed to the country. the russian massive banner is recruiting and is making it known. and not just them here to has learned to fear the world's most

talked about and enigmatic private military. competing with the whistling sound you heard was not an audio artifact. that was the sound of you pay the and plus the my rockets disgorging hundreds of band appear to have $1.00 mines, which characteristically flutter down to the ground. signed by the ottawa anti personnel mind could which he crane his party to for weeks. now they have attempted to stall, or at least slow the orchestra's advance by carpet forming the countryside with

band butterfly mines and other things besides his, her supplies left behind by ukrainian troops nationalists as they retreated from clean of oil. you may see this very thin wire, careful, careful, back and over there, something that shouldn't even be here, a man, 50 anti personnel, man. what you can find a convention premise, he would never use it. it would destroy what the ensemble sappers can remove safely . they do what they can't, or what they deem could be a trap. they blew who thomas said for a 150 seconds is going to be quite the by. with thief was a rare opportunity. could you please do not hugely take kindly to outsiders. they work alone, where they operate. cameras are almost always absent,

see who conditions that they work in. our permanent health hazard. artillery and more to jewels here are definite and endless. minutes to not pass without an impact nearby they go. 120 millimeter mortar themes, flooring, ukrainian positions. it got to be fun. 123, or 4. enemy counter battery fire kicks in. uh huh. g of has thrown everything it could spare at the ensemble. premium special for is units the nationalist battalion i's dotted. at the elite tense mounted assault brigade, all arrayed against them. thousands of mines and avalon troops,

shells and rockets. nothing's health. the orchestra marches on silent, secretive, and relentless to a symphony. the truly, they can hear what gas t o r t from fin the lawyer that it's people's republic e u. countries have committed to a 15 percent reduction in gas consumption until next spring. although small print shows that the energy saving plan is voluntary and comes with a pretty sizable chunk of extensions, it follows russian energy, giant gas prompt announcement that it is to further cut supplies to europe from wednesday. that's led to natural gas prices cramming their highest level since march. meanwhile, e u chief ursula of andrea praised the box, moved saying it shows the unanimously of member nations. 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 refused to cut their gas use. agree that those who have had no choice and no alternatives should really well. yeah, ration their supply. so there's really no solidarity at all in brussels. 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 stand up to american pressure to sanction its pipeline projects with russia. and then 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, a gun 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. it freaked out over attending maintenance shut down of the nord stream on pipeline, and is now panicking again over gas prongs, reduction of delivery volume by 80 percent starting tomorrow. so to give berlin a hand, the blocks number 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. it really can't make this stuff up. malta, cypress, ireland, and portugal aren't 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 germany did by launching headlong into green energy. but then a dodged

a bullet when at success really logging brussels to reclassify nuclear power is 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 weren't 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. greece in spain had also said no to the proposal, insisting on maintaining sovereign control over their own supply and hungry is while already in king me, russian, yas, deals even as the rest of the u rings. it's hands over how it can possibly continue to keep ukrainian 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 is that you states were meeting, repeating his mantra, that the you house to head 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 with 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. german economist and publisher i camera believes its ordinary europeans will end up paying the price for the ease plan to cut gas consumption. i'm afraid that the european bureaucrats really think that they are in charge and they can take the order of ordering people . busy that to, to limit their consumption of, of gas. we have no chance of influencing who is going to be in the, in the european headquarter. and these people are just ruling from top to down. and this is all falling apart. it does not beneficial for their own people,

they're not only paying more for the gas they have. they get limits from what they get. and on top, they using that jobs because the companies are breaking apart and on top, the euro is losing ground and is getting worthless and work less so no holiday and other things in the foreign countries anymore. this is an uncontrolled demolition of the economy with an m punishment of the european people. russia's top diplomat has hinted that a key cause of europe's energy crisis lies in pure politics survey. love rob stress that the nordstrom to pipeline, which connects russia germany, but doesn't currently have berlin's operational approval. is capable of meeting demands. just was the was now witnessing the bus around the decision by 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 we're being asked to violate the rules as particular german representatives doing? as far as i'm concerned, germans a famous having committed to rules, how can they call for the violation of rules and which depends 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, to chew them. sir gay lover of was speaking from uganda during the 3rd leg of his african tor ugandan president praised russia as a partner in its struggle against colonialism. and in a joint press conference. both men confirmed their refusal to contribute to the polarization of the world window of the cold war. one day they asked me questions. are you perused? or for a wish? i should, you must, you mustn't come when you do it. when you think of my,

my minute job is to be for somebody i am through my city and i did with all other people are good and how the lives with my own interest is people think it. ready really stupid question is your to question sure. to my your refurbished or bro, as i am through my should of symposium began his present, gave the only right answer when asked whether he's pro western or pro eastern politician. an answer which you can expect from a serious political figure. but unfortunately, right now, these instincts have colonialism emerge in the politics of western countries when they demand the whole well take their side umbrella 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 in food sectors, which wouldn't depend on the whim of western partners. for his for 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 lobrado met both his counterpart and the country's leader were gone days, a long term strategic and economic part. no russia, that was one of just a few countries supported a gun. this independence from bridge empire, gandhi's highly dependent on russia's grain, the 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 the 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 op? yeah, that's our t correspondent, maria the notion of from the ugandan capital earlier love rob was in egypt and the

republic of congo as part of his 4 country trip. after uganda he travelled to his final destination. ethiopia, russia's top diplomat also spoke with representatives from over 20 arab league nations. it's a visit that hasn't gone down well with the u. s. department of state a spokesperson claiming that the tour demonstrates just how isolated russia is. it is becoming clear that russia is recognizing that his own actions have caused it to become a we have good relations with russia. all countries of africa have sovereignty and are free to choose their own policies, quicker or stance on the russia, ukraine crisis has remained unchanged since it's break out. we never wanted to how, what the wolves as to will, to the fire independent global affairs analyst. when

p. ocoee domini says, african nations are happy to engage with any partner they that any partner they just, they don't like being dictated to i think it's very kind of by country, by general. it's very positive because, you know, i think i needs as many tape i can get as many security, but now it's can get western countries tend to impose their values. and i've been on up in countries. russia in china are just larger champ, or taped. and for atlanta, so it was in countries are willing to meet african country that is required in the same way that they are willing to meet with the rebate requires and notes and not pitches without a bet on human rights and detrimental, homosexual people, for example. and be willing to take the kind of on the same time, the not crease to them and the piece last. and i think everyone is welcome to take enough. the kinds of life is enough because global energy and food crisis have left

many people in a fight for survival with free longer. just one of those feeling. the heat with food inflation exceeding 80 percent are recent government decision to restrict feel imports came as the country faces a severe shortage of foreign exchange reserves. with what, while fi, food supplies, and local markets, a crucial food stable are also running low. the country generally hit by a lack of essential r t. 's review sharma has the report a around 20 kilometers from sheila, gauze, largest city, colombo is elecom though. here this community official men is deeply affected by the crisis. the lack of fuel has meant that they haven't gone fishing for days. boats headed out to see here is a rare sight of the 75 whistles based here today,

only 9 had fuel and the luck to go fishing. what about 90 percent of the vote? sad grounded here because of lack of fuel, they'll fishermen community or find me and extremely hot to stay afloat. the fishing sector employees one tend to sheila gas population and helps to feed many more as i took out my boat off the 3 weeks today. it's been very tough for us on the island also explored what fish do not crabs and prompts to several countries, including china, japan, as well as the us. now majority of these orders cannot be fulfilled right now. we don't have fewer for the board boards conroe for long days, and congress actually isn't going to need you to get drawing. so the season is actually supposed to be the seasonal problems and coffee those days. if you dig with last year, december bronze, wind up to around $500.00. that's been now we go. 1001,

get one kilogram norma to an official segment by the local to do on live and from the range of 430200. well, did i go up to $700.00? so you both use the price is only getting was with these days, very expensive if you will lose a how often do you come here now? once a week? no. i know you're not able to afford the fish. yeah, maybe if you go, the big question remains, will the new president toronto to become a single be able to stop the island from sinking deeper into the crisis and will the people give him a chance to do so? crunch and sharma, sri lanka, r t god willing, we're not going to see a recession. the words of president joe biden, who appears to be seeking help from

a higher power to save him from some upcoming potentially crushing g d p. numbers. i wish rapid growth to stay gross and so she will she some coming down or ish, while there's no official definition of recession, it's commonly seen as an economy shrinking for 2 consecutive quarters. the white house seems to disagree with that. instead, proposing to take a, quote, holistic look at the data. the biting administration says in this case, the country is not in recession. even if g d p ends up falling in the 2nd quarter of the year to g, d p in america shrank 1.6 percent in the 1st quarter. us treasury secretary, janet yellen claims rising inflation in the country can be controlled. the current rates sits at 9 point one percent the highest number in decades, which is putting pressure on american consumers with food, energy,

and rents continuing to get more expensive. even cnn, generally seen as pro democrat channel hit out at joe biden for apparently misleading his countrymen. you can't make this! no, i was just. i was laughing to myself with the in my view thing that caitlin highlight, it's not really matter what you think it's. there's a, there is a technical definition to st quarters with negative economic growth. geopolitical and market analysts. tom longo thinks washington is either out of touch with reality or just doesn't care. joe is, is, is out the lunch on this. it's very clear that we're looking at the working at a recession and that's fine. actually, the, the thing that's really worrisome is that everybody's afraid of it. it's about the mid term elections. let's not kid ourselves. the democrats are looking at an historic wide balance this fall in, in the mid term elections. there's no way of getting around that. at this point,

all they're trying to do now is just trying to find away the problem and hope that they can massage the situation to the point where they can say, well, you know, experts say that it's not really a recession. if we have 2 quarters of g, a negative g d p growth, this is the product of what happens when the echo chamber and d. c is insulated as it is from outside ideas. and that's just simply where we are here. these are talking points, these are a political the likes and strategies that could only be birth inside of and out of contract. ok. so out of touch with what's going on on the ground in reality for real people and washington plans to send a high profile diplomatic delegation to the solomon islands in august with the goal of significantly boosting a u. s. a. i b program in the region that comes after china in the south pacific nation signing security deal in april. the u. s. visit is not the 1st to the

country this year with washington efforts to push back against chinese diplomatic inroads. a previous delegation met the nations prime minister and raised concerns about china's growing influence in the south pacific. beijing has slammed us criticism of its seal to stablish the security agreement with the island nation. the visit comes almost 30 years after the u. s. state department close at the embassy in the country's capital, but now washington plans to re open the office shin. do a shoe senior fellow at the beijing base. think tank says the u. s. is waking up to a new global reality where it is not the dominant force anymore. the usaa obviously, and they are visioned up a strategic competition with china. so this is a part of the competition. ready called, well china itself is not competing for the us. the question, the, all the ask a is like competing full what. so there's a concern in the u. s. somehow, you know,

at least you did add their back yard or, you know, australia, this is their back. they should be the dominant force. we are entering a marty polar new order, a martin polar world, where the u. s. is not the dominant force anymore is not a single dominant force and more to say the least. so this is a new reality. and if you exit, refuse, accepting the new reality, you know, who knows, they have this install military power, steel, the my, to resolve the, to the military method. and then there will be some conflicts. and that's it for now. thanks for watching. we will be back again at the top of the hour. ah, ah

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h t m e w. what rushes created over the past 1500 years. there's no questions, partially condemned, reviled and rejected. just sort of like a bullet bramble. there's a lot closer on a whole bunch. anytime i guess it'll show them the list. joining total condemnation gross daily, and now enclosed does dance gauge to cascade shostakovich that, that i need to you a left. but yes, she says that what the time will you do? obama lee, you're not going to that. a little ah, when you're losing a battle with little or any possibility of victory,

that's when you should start to think about ending the conflict. but this is not the case in ukraine today. the longer the conflict last, the worse it is for you, it would seem that is washington's plan. a ah, go welcome to wells fargo, depression general and military theory that karl told 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 this day and age sanctions to you are bouncing the cause of war. and in the case of the ukrainian conflict,

we have both isn't likely to leave a lasting peace or to discomfort. i'm now joined by hans kirk, later president of the international progress organization. dr. koreans good to talk to. thank you very much for your time with now. let's 1st deal with um class with a search and war is a continuation of quality. by other means, i know that you disclose you use it 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 her. the war is for politics. by other means. if other forms of politics have fails, that means in particular if diplomacy has failed. but certainly whatever

may have been said since 1945. since the foundations of the united nations, the use of force by one state against another state, is still a kind of almost regular method of the conduct of international affairs. we are told quite often that this was supposed to have changed with the adoption of the united nations charter. but unfortunately that is not true. i'm sorry for interrupting. i just wanted to sort of narrow our attention a little bit to the complaint that listing attention to you now. and by that, i mean, of course, the lens and ukraine. he's a very difficult decision for the russians. we will have to deal with the

consequence.