what we're facing, which is fascist thing, with russia's foreign minister, breaks down the reasons for the global food crisis as he stops by ethiopia during his tour of african countries rather due to the absolutely. and then to put the reaction of the wrist mission, those sanctions of undermining the availability of food on give articles this rag not well. just as the musician looters know the what the name itself is one, what keeps west didn't politicians. president probably minutes is a general only good night. we get an exclusive look into the inner workings of a high profile russian private military agency during it's classified operations

against ukrainian forces and done boss. plus a new report warned that the islamic state terrorists have set up basis across africa and are launching an increasing number of deadly attacks in the region with just after 4 pm here in the russian capital. and you're watching r t international. i'm donald quarter. welcome to the program. now the u. s. is trying to run a unipolar world, where those who don't submit to it's will are to be punished. that's according to russia's top. diplomats are gay lab, rob speaking in ethiopia on the last leg of his tor across africa ortiz maria phenomena is there with the details. if you don't be a, is the fulls african country. the russian foreign minister visited in the last 5 days. and this is way he finishes he's to, we're on the continent here in ad is ab of, or mr. law of met the countries leader. and he's,

if your be in counterpart and just like every way during he's african to or mr. loughborough here was greeted and accepted as a highly respected guess. there was a special coffee so many as we were explained with fresh green grass on the floor. symbolize and prosperous dynamic, vibrant relations between the 2 sides, loss of traditional incense and also the gas symbolically shirt. traditional if the op in brad, there was whole. so another ceremony here on the territory of the russian embassy here in ad is adver miss oliver, of and he's, if your be in counterpart wanted to endemic trees, here is one of them a, to support the ethiopian government green legacy initiative. and here in the russian embassy is where miss lover of address the ambassadors all the african union. it is a very influential continental buddy. united, 55 countries. moscow has always been saying that it will do its best to strengthen

africa's position in more than multi polar world. and this is what lobby visit here on the continent stands for. and this more than world is something mr. law of talked to lot about in his speech in front of the ambassadors, the world in which despite eights, old vis, multiple i re, to west, is still trying to impose its position and punish all those who disagree. the policy that mr. law of cold, a colonial policy in human, a moral and very dangerous, something that here in africa the and is stand very well. he aroused some of the most interesting points of mr. law of speech. and yes, the, the situation of ukraine do. the 5th edition, negatively affect the o food food markets, but not because of, of the russian special iteration. rather, you to the, oh, absolutely, in there that with the reaction of the risk which announced sanctions, ah,

undermining the availability of food on the markets. it's a period of history where we will have to choose either to go though and the current which the west throws to, to move. oh saying that so the world must bear on not by international law, but by the rules. if you analyze the behavior for western colleagues in international arena, you would understand that this rules differ from case to case. there is no single criteria. there is no single principle except one. if i want something, you have derby, if you don't obey, you would be punished earlier sergei lab rav made stops in egypt, uganda and the congo. he received a warm welcome at every location,

despite the u. s. earlier claiming that russia has successfully been isolated by western sanctions. now, despite the projected damage of western sanctions, russia's economy is actually weathering the storm. a lot better than expected. that's according to the latest report from the international monetary fund. brush is economy is estimated to have contract during the 2nd quarter by less than previously projected with crude oil and non energy exports holding up better than expected. in addition, domestic demand is also showing resilience thanks to containment of the effect of the sanctions on the domestic financial sector and the load than anticipated weakening of the labor market. the i m f also says that the european union is bearing the brunt of the sanctions fall out, given its reliance on russia for energy, while the growth of major global economies, like the u. s. in china, is slowing down. the i m. f has upgraded russia's estimated g d p growth for this

year by 2.5 percent. and that's despite western sanctions aimed at isolating russia from the global markets. the country's economic growth has been partly attributed to the recent surge of oil prices from 80 to over $100.00. professor of economics jack rasmus told us that western sanctions have backfired on the very countries that imposed them. basically the sanctions have not worked very well if their major objective was to really shut down the russian economy. even even western corporations leaving did not have the effect that they thought it was when this thing began late last year. and the sanctions were on the table with us. they didn't think him through very, very clearly. what could be some of the ramifications and some of the negative consequences? i saw estimates that it would cause a contract in the russian economy. 12 to 15 percent. of course it served and much,

much less than that, maybe 64 to 6 percent. and not, not that much different, probably from what we're going to see in europe. so the whole idea of the sanctions was to deny russia revenue, especially from its commodities exports. well, that didn't happen. actually, revenue increase because the price increased. but because revenue increase the rubel, the currency did not collapse like the, the sanctions were supposed to make it. and because that didn't collapse, they didn't have to raising banker, russia didn't have to raise interest rates and shut down the russian economy. so all of those indicators did not actually happen the way that the advisors thought it would happen in terms of, you know, western sanctions club. you know, it doesn't come through in western media that well, but most of the world is not on the on board with the sanctions. it's mostly the g 7. and now to the latest from ukraine, russia's defense ministry says it's high, precision weapons have killed 200 ukrainian soldiers in the southern city. of

nikolai of russia. missiles are said to have been targeted at a concrete factory where key ebs troops had set up a base. moscow also says it strikes have destroyed for ukrainian military command posts in the past 24 hours in the near prop. pretty petroff screech in an arm stock pile was targeted and more than a 100 rockets for western supplied high mars launchers are said to have been destroyed. with $120.00 ukrainian troops also killed there. meanwhile, and done boss. the multiple explosion have shaken the city of done yet because local authorities say ukrainian forces targeted residential areas there using nato supplied. heavy artillery. 3 civilians are said to have been killed and at least 3 others wounded. the cities infrastructure, also sustaining heavy damage that says rush and lead forces continue to advance on

the ground and on boss with logan sc authorities saying the allied army has taken control of the course power station in done yet. will guns, officials say ukrainian forces minds the area before retreating and now a clean up operation is underway at the facility, which is europe's largest thermal power plant. among the russian troops involved in the operation are members of the wagner group, a private military company ortiz moran gas, d. f. reports from the area where he exclusively accompanies the groups operations . ah, there were no safe roads leading to where we were going. 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 regular

group. they're known as the orchestra wagner. just as the musician, very little is no the barber, but the name itself is one that keeps western politicians presidents by 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. russian massively back in a is recruiting, and is making it known. and not just them give to, has learned to fear the world's most talked about. and enigmatic private military company.

with the whistling sound you heard was not an audio artifact. that was the sound of you pay. the and plus the mon rockets disgorging hundreds of bands appear to have one mines, which characteristically flutter down to the ground. signed by the ottawa anti personnel mind mentioned which ukraine east party 2 weeks now. they have attempted to stall, or at least slow the orchestra's advance by carpet form in 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 thing. wire, careful, careful, back and over there, something that shouldn't even be here, a man, 50 anti personnel non. what you can signed a convention, promising it would never use it, it would destroy what the ensemble sappers can remove, safely. they do what they can't, what they deem could be a trap. they blow with the thomas said, for a 150 seconds is going to be quite the by were 1st time say this 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 mortar jewels here are definitely and endless had minutes to not pass

without an impact nearby of they go. i $120.00 millimeter mortar themes far in that ukranian positions gotta be fuss. 123 or 4 enemy counter battery fire kicks in. uh huh. g of has thrown everything it could spare at the ensemble gradient special forces units, the nationalist battalion, ida and the elite, had mounted assault brigade, all arrayed against them. thousands of mines and avalon troops, shells and rockets. nothing's helps. the orchestra marches on silent, secretive and relentless to a symphony that only they can hear glad

gasdio, haughty from clean latoya idiots people's republic to libya now were dozens of people have reportedly been killed and wounded and fire fights between local militant groups. meanwhile, britons envoy to the united nations has called on the warring sides and libya to restore oil production and exports. we urged libby an actors to refrain from the politicization of state institutions, including the national oil corporation. libyan people need to see the full resumption of oil production and the equitable distribution of the states oil wealth. that was a statement at an international meeting on the libyan crisis. the un itself warns

of a dangerous situation in the north african country as civilians they are, are being increasingly caught in the crossfire. the overall situation in libya means highly volatile. despite congress achieved, the constitutional and political steel meet persist, prolonging the 10 security environment. with an increased number of clashes in and around tripoli, they cannot make situation remains dire. in addition, the human rights situation in the country still remains of serious concern. nearly 11 years after the u. s. declared a successful transition to democracy and libya, the instability, turmoil, and violence that came with it remains and the west still has lost its interest in the resource rich nation. clashes between rival militia have spilled over in recent weeks with reports a more than

a dozen civilian das. this comes amid attempts by the united nations to push for an official national election once again, as the country is still gripped in an economic crisis. the renewed fighting pits, those who support the government installed by the west, against those who support the libyan war. lord co leave a half tar does my plans for elections back in december that never took place, talks were held in geneva last month. however, the instability has continued leading to warn over resurgence of terrorism activity that stands to have an impact beyond libya's borders. and the frustration is over more than just who will be the country as a nation's economy continues to face a massive energy crisis that has led some cities to enact power cuts for as long as 18 hours a day. that in turn has led to protest from desperate civilians. ah,

a sadly, this is nothing new violent clashes and libya has been ongoing since nato supported the legal overthrow of margaret dorothy in 2011. in addition to the thousands of people who have lost their lives, in the aftermath, the un said in 2020, that the overall losses in the country were impossible to calculate. with over 900000 people. still in need of humanitarian assistance. it's certainly a far cry from the freedom and mocker seat. former president obama claimed he was bring to libya. all those years ago were under no illusions libya will travel a long and winding road to full democracy. there will be difficult days ahead of the united states together with the international community is committed to the libyan people. so if not for the benefit of the people who lived there,

then who has benefited from nato intervention in libya, well, it's no secret that the nation has the largest proven oil reserves in africa. and that opportunity for profit was clearly on the minds of western leaders who made it their mission to take out gadhafi. in fact, and new york times article from 2011 noted that the nato countries that provided crucial air support to the rebels were also moving to make sure their companies were in a quote. prime position to pump would be in crude the results. europe has benefited directly on the receiving end of 63 percent of libya's oil supply in 2020. and while europe doesn't want the refugees fleeing from conflict and the war torn nation in does want unlimited access to libby is natural resources be use spokesman for the middle east and africa said earlier this year that they see libya is one of the countries they hope to rely on as

a look to reduce their reliance on supplies from russia. as for the reason why the west is suddenly taking interest in libya, once again. well, the increase in clashes has led to a decrease in production at a time, one global output is already unstable. so the same countries that claim to care before are showing once again, that they only really care about the people of the devastated nation. when there is a way to profit off of that, ah, the notorious islamic state, terrorist group is regrouping and gathering its forces in africa. that's according to a new report that also says that the extremists are pushing for an even bigger presence in the region. as ortiz, policy or reports from south africa, terrorism in africa is on the wise in nigeria. new threats have emerged against the president by members of boca rom, a group with links to islamic state, and the threats i'm not empty. in this chilling video,

you can see members slugging innocent train passengers with a warning that they'll be thoughtful for slaves. if the government doesn't to meet the demands, islamic state has not ceased to exist. yes, it was defeated in the middle east, but now more than ever, it is active in africa. to new official islamic state provinces court, we layers were created in march in this a hell and in may in mozambique. and now most of his law mixed a provinces, 7 out of 13 are based in africa, known as is swapped in western africa. the group operates mainly in nigeria, chad, nyja and cameroon. and actively use us propaganda to recruit people from all over the world. for terrorism on the continent, the islamic state released a 39 minute video from west africa province, entitled a book that guides and a sword that helps very interesting video. lots of military operations are shown. meetings, speakers, children, people interviewed with microphones. they,

they had us take advantage of poverty, religious and ethnic conflicts, and we can governance to attract supporters. the islamic state weekly newspaper number pads devoted 28 out of 52 additions to africa. in recent times, its main branches in syria and iraq released a series of videos praising their brothers on the continent between january and june, the viet, maybe half of islamic state activity happened here in africa. it's what was to speak to, to be behind a church massacre last year in which at least 40 people were children. oh well no. jerry at the group was also behind a prison break near. they're not driven capital, boucher in which at least 800 prisoners, a large number of whom were high profile g. how does escaped the islamic state capitalizes on the african jihad to continue to exist? many people have put their foot down for reasons that are not necessarily religious,

but it's not enough. anti terrorist coordination is put in the saw hel, frances leaving molly after 9 years of counter terrorism. and the united nations mission is on hold. coordination is going badly apart from france in the european union. is this a priority issue? no, we ignore it. our own detriment. growing number of points has come from southeast asia, many go to the middle east and north africa for religious education and work, raising the stakes that they can be read sized tempted to join islamic state and find themselves in africa. what's more, a growing number of african cells exist in se asia between 20142019 members of african terrorist groups, such as bob, alice shari'a, all tramecia, and the egyptian muslim brotherhood rested in malaysia. some of whom were putting attacks in foreign countries, highlighting the cross border nature of terrorism, and the fact that no one in the world is safe. whether in europe, america, asia,

africa, policy or south africa based security consultant, jasmine oberman, told us that islamic state is pulling the strings of smaller terrorist groups in the region. as we go into central and northern africa, be all grievances, grievances, have a long history. these grievances related to government and the social mobility of these people extremely confine. so we, the opportunity exists for these tater groups to find a presence and expand the extremist ideology. they will do it. and it's clearly at blake, you talk about an extremist ideology that needs to find a sole social structure that supports it. that what is clear is that these guided guidance and that the direct support for beef and buckets of occupation by the east lamb. each type be are several main challenges. i think the 1st one

that needs to be put on the table is the rick a commission of a domestic problem that has regional implications to counter terrorism. you need to deal with the actual grievances at brain in terms of freezing the expansion of terrorism. what is needed? ease militarization. what is needed? east? a military corporation that the we need to win the trust of the communities, a centrifugal, encountering be extremist, ideology. otherwise, we can have individuals viewing this extremist ideology. viewing the x so violence, ashby only option available for them to show day dissatisfaction with a current position. meanwhile, the african country of molly face is a high risk of escalation of the conflict between the government and the former tall reg rebels who were earlier fighting for independence and are now accusing the

authorities of breaching a 2015 peace agreement. the opposition group say the situation in the state is drastically deteriorating and are putting all the blame on the hunter that came to power 2 years ago. the authority have promised to transition to civilian rule, but the violence has only been growing since then leading to thousands of deaths and the displacement of civilians. molly has been in turmoil since 2012 when she hottest groups seized northern territories and proclaimed the creation of a new state in the country. earlier this year, molly and officials decided to quit the g. 5 saw hel alliance, which is fighting against you. hottest groups that's after molly was blocked from assuming the groups presidency. some experts and politicians say that this stepped endangers the organization and also, and that also includes mauritania. chad, burkina, faso, and new share. local journalist bob are off med, largely blames the lack of western help for that situation,

o cylinder. but i believe that the main problem lies in financing, the joint forces of the 5 countries of the cell, which has been an impossible thing to do. but this is the basis of the entire anti terrorist struggle in the region by jim, let us not forget that this a hell 5 are the poorest countries in the world. and they do not have the operational capacity to relocate funding for the combined forces of the cell 5. the military contingent of all of these countries in the joint force is approximately 5000 soldiers who this is a burning issue. the partners of the sal 5, such as france, the e u, the u. s, and others are still cannot mobilize the necessary resources for this enough in dallas france is one of the countries that took the most action when the brutal conflict and molly erupt. it back in 2013 paris, sent its troops to the country to help bring stability. however, this year france withdrew its army due to disputes with the governing, mullin, hunter. and as president micron is currently on his 3 day trip to africa,

he is avoiding visiting molly to check the situation there for himself. the director of the center for security and strategic studies in the saw hell told us that molly's relations with france are far from being restored. what a good that would be 2 months ago speaking about diplomatic relations between bama co and paris, there's nothing surprising about the absence of molly and president microns african trip program. relations between the countries remain extremely tense. first, these relations must be normalized, and then it will be possible to talk about an official visit to molly by the french president or representatives of the french political elite. given the pace at which diplomatic relations between france and molly are developing official visits in the short term look impossible. only in the interests of democracy. that's how a former c i a chief, has justified. his agencies meddling and for an elections which he has admitted took place. whoever tried to meddle in other countries elections. oh probably. but

it was for the good of the system in order to avoid the communists from coming over, printed out. oh, i don't mess around. i think when i'm them, i'm only for a very good, you know, do you mind video pharmacy? i don't really for a very good cause. i'm interested in the book x director. james woolsey named greece and italy is both being targeted by the agency in the late 1940 s, in an effort to prevent communists from coming to power. there. at the end of world war 2, the cia sponsored right wing organizations in greece to prevent the country from coming under the influence of the soviet union. the countries communist party was banned and greece was ruled by right wing dictatorships for decades until an uprising finally over through the military junta in 1974. in italy, a communist led coalition was considered to have a good chance of success in the 1948 general election. however, the vote was won by a centrist party, which the cia later admitted funding. and while the former c,

i a chief didn't clarify all of the agencies activities in those countries. he's not the 1st to make such revelations. i was the c, i, director, we lied, we cheated. we still thought that somebody who is health plan coo data, not here, but you know, other places it takes a lot of work. we will not promote democracy through costly military interventions or by attempting to overthrow authoritarian regimes by force. we tried these tactics in the past. however, well intentioned, they haven't worked. what we really are not talking about is what happened in iran in the 1950s. what happened all through latin america in the 19 fifties and sixties into the 19 seventy's. you know, it's not just a handful of countries around the world that the cia did this in, but it's dozens and dozens of countries and overthrowing, a government or stealing and election is not democratic. i, you know,

we used to say the cia, that every country should be free to choose the kind of government it wanted. and we used to use saudi arabia as an example. you know, if you're, if you're looking from a reale politic point of view, we didn't want democracy in saudi arabia. so the, the better policy is to, is to leave other countries alone to leave them to their own devices. it's not up to these arrogant intelligence officers in the united states to decide what country gets, what kind of a government it's just simply wrong. besides being a violation of international law. that's all for this our join us again and just about 30 minutes or more world news. mm mm.