for a, [000:00:00;00] with the world pays tribute to the late soviet leader and mikhail gorbachev for ending the cold war. it overlooks a number of consequences from his policies such as the eastward expansion of nato ledge. the conflict with the russian defense ministry safe p. f forces. i'm struck a radioactive waste processing buildings of the zappa rogia nuclear. not as a team from the u. n. nuclear watchdog is on its way there and made rising concerns

or what conclusion it will draw. also with the you can be reaching the limits, all the weapons are available to give to ukraine. media report suggest the u. s. good. been running the one scott to, although that claims firmly rejected by the pentagon, live reaction on coming off with us out for 8 in the evening in nairobi in bucharest. and here in moscow this wednesday august the 31st welcome to the news lock on arthur. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev. house died. the 91 year old passed away in moscow central hospital after a prolonged illness. let's take a look through his legacy now in our special coverage here on our team. the

who's mikhail gorbachev. overhaul the soviet union foreign policy by introducing the new political thinking doctrine, which thought relations with the west and brought up by the end of the costly cold war. gorbachev called for the world to be seen as united, interdependent, instead of divided into communist capitalist countries. though he saw the balance of interests of different nations as a way of solving international problems. universal values had to be recognised above all others, whether they be religious or national. the soviet leader also wanted to see the world free from all nuclear weapons by the start of the 21st century russian official. it's how been expressing their condolences with the kremlin spokesperson dmitri passed off, also highlighting gorbachev's, quote,

romanticize view of the world order. precisely. mikhail gorbachev is a statesman who will forever remain in the history of our country. many argue about the role he played, but the fact that he was an extraordinary person, a unique person, is unequivocal. he is known, remembered and will be remembered all over the world. gorbachev gave impetus to the end of the world war, and he will not leave that that would end and they would be handled romantic period between the new sober and the collective west. romanticism was not justified. was it the remainder of the honeymoon century did not. what count them, northern flood sickness of our opponent show when they, when it was covered, knowing that let's expand on by following mikhail gorbachev, world altering decisions. the nato military block expanded to the east. conflicts were seen in post soviet countries. another consequence, some alleged from his overseeing of the clumps of the soviet union,

is the ongoing crisis in ukraine. left the fall of the ussr, the post soviet space erupted with so called color revolutions. the 1st state to face such an uprising was georgia. back in 2003, the rose revolution took place in the country, triggered after it was claimed, parliamentary elections were rigged. daily mass protest broke out in the states with people demanding the resignation of the then president protesters eventually storm the government building, forced the president to flee and proclaimed a revolution. a few days later, opposition leaders came to a few years after that. the ship revolution is witnessed in the central asian country of curtis spun oscar parliamentary elections in 2005. the opposition started and must protest calling for the results to be an old and the vote to be held again. thousands storm the capital government building with the opposition seizing control. it ended with the formation of

a new government and the resignation of the president. but not all the revolutions worked out for those pushing change in 2009 in moldova. the opposition angered, selection results turned rallies into rise, destroying the parliament building the presidential residence, showed up with romanian flies, demanding to join the neighboring states. the then leader painted was attempted to an acoustic risk of provoking the class. the vote was recounted the balance of power in parliament didn't change the consequences of the fall of the ussr in any sort of nuance discussion of both them has largely been absent from western mainstream media reports which have been remembering. mikhail gorbachev and headlines today. well indeed there's been a different reaction in the chinese media victories. they are criticized the last will be president for numerous mistakes at the beijing global times. for example,

said he catered to the us, the west with our principal and ruined the domestic economy. and also accused mister gorbachev of being naive. an image for the law was pleasure to welcome live onto the brougham victor guy. victor is vice president of the center for china and globalization think tank hello to you. yes, indeed, we've seen a different reaction. how can we from western chinese media outlets to the death of mikhail gorbachev? why such opposing views of the sea, the soviet leader? do you think 1st of all allow me to pray for the soul of mister gorbachev. now that he passed away from the historical scene, and he has been a very awkward figure in modern history. and i think lots of people around the

world mom is passing away make mister gorbachev is controversial. in many ways, he has been held as a hero by many people in the west. inside russia for example, many people also attribute the collapse of the former soviet union to many of his mistakes in china. we also look at his legacy in a very objective way. we think he eventually turned out to be to romantic, as a said to idealistic and he lacks pragmatism. and the really good sense is like the states and he was also very condos. all the false promises that the united states and others made regarding, for example, of the space of nato, and many other things to such an extent, many walls that russia for they suffers from actually,

can be attributed to the mistakes that got much of made for the integration, this integration on the former soviet union. so i think they will probably be more objective to the states. and yet she wants them as much of me to say and i think the will remain american. so those who will think from perspectives and in china, you remain very controversial figure just as you're speaking there vectors, so many pictures of mister gorbachev being greeted, and hale by western officials. but what about eastward? what were relations like between chinese officials and corbett shelf? during his presidency. well, 1st of all, china, remember the mr. go, but, you know, very strong to live for his great contribution in normalizing relations between china and the former soviet union,

which lay the groundwork for very robust dynamic relations between china and russia in subsequent years. in that says he made a great contribution to china. russia relations and further is even is to push for paris programs. last a was actually very much admired by many people in china. however, we also believe that mister gorbachev called the wrong, should have your motive. mamma, group long before promoting very dramatic political reform. and also he should focus on improving the living standards of the people rather than seeing arguments about the operating systems. for example, eventually i think the burden on the former soviet union was so much and the arguments among the people, the general public,

homeless of the union. and between us as our and other socialist countries. the eastern europe for example, became manageable eventually need to call him and the collapse of the problems over . you're not in this sense. i think there's been more which off will be known for many, many centers to come more great achievement to mathes. if you use the western perspective, but also the men and mistakes and the walls that he left behind as a very bad legacy for, for example, the current de russia and many other countries and this probably the world. so i hope history will be more objective in looking into all aspects of the legacy that mister gorbachev left. the always appreciate your take. thanks for coming on the program and expanding on the fixture guy from the center for china and

globalization thing. many times. thank you. or i to the latest developments then in the ukraine conflict on the program, the russian defense ministry said key of forces bomb, the radioactive waste processing, building, and the sample rosie, and your trip plant. on tuesday, the m o d states that one shell hit the building, but radiation levels have remain normal. there have been numerous recent tax on the nuclear plants and even nearby city of a neuro good dart as well. drew was reportedly shot done in the region on wednesday by the russian military. you can see, especially water is left of it. here the remains appear to have come down close to the power plant. another drone and kept the city administration in the nerve. it on the building sustain considerable damage. local officials say at no one was hurt in the incident while the attacks come,

the instructional atomic energy agency team is on its way there from there are expected to reach the power station at some stage. today, moscow stays in hopes the mission will help stall few frames for nuclear black mill forever. ukrainian officials want the international nuclear watchdog to put all the blame for the situation. russia when she was a boy. and we hope that the visit of the international atomic energy agencies mission to this approach a nuclear plant will help stop here, provoking a catastrophe and stop it's nuclear blackmail as well. so it is urgent to demilitarize, the plant withdrawal russian military clear, our plan to organize the demilitarized zone, both inside and around the nuclear power plant and transfer the entire plant under the control of the ukrainian state. we expect a clear statement from the international atomic energy agency mission about the violations of all nuclear safety protocols. we know that russia endangers not only ukraine, but the whole world, exposing it to the risk of a nuclear catastrophe. the visit comes after another international watchdog on this

. the international came under fire for its criticism of ukraine. earlier this month, they published a reports accusing the ukrainian military and violating humanitarian law. honestly, claim the military was putting civil in lives at risk by placing as military human shoes, close to civilian infrastructure. the report spark fury in kiev, which led to the steve on issuing an independent experts are set to review the funding of the board. but they are a former senior security policy analyst in the office of the us defense department . mike maloof told me the investigation must be impartial because the alternative would be catastrophic. it's. it's very west and dominated, as you can imagine. so it's going to be, it's going to take a western more western perspective on things and, and that seems to be the crux of this entire crisis in the 1st place. is these

versus west that i but i'm hoping that they give them more impartial analysis of the safety upkeep of the facility. because the, the alternative would be very, very, very serious for all of europe and perhaps the world because of the radiation leaks. and it's really imperative that the inspectors ensure that they're, that leaks are minimized and that there is no way that and to encourage ukrainians, especially this to quit firing on. it just makes a logical sense. i mean, the apocryphal of the ukrainian statement is just numbing. it's, it's amazing and i think that this is just something that they stop showing it naturally. it's going to lessen radiation concerns. the eas weapons stockpile

for ukraine is running low. the situation was acknowledged both by individual member states, such germany and on a wider level by the blocks foreign policy chief i'll come you mostly with day to be an industry for defense. how can we pool the memphis stage? buying more equipment because we are depleting our stocks. we up wising so many capacities for your credit that we have to refill. i wish i'd serve tidings minister linda as germany's defense minister, i have to be honest. does. in the case of deliveries from boone as their stocks, we have now reached the limit wednesdays of a pistol mimic else. meanwhile, the u. s. could also be facing a lack of munitions impacting significantly on its own military capacities. american officials fear the assertion was made by the wall street journal, citing an army source that daily claims you estimate falls of recycled uncomfortably low level over the pentagon, rejected the claims when asked,

i reckon all weapons stalks for the u. s. lo and in what instances is it happening? the short answer to your question is no. we take our readiness into account before we make a decision. and so i can assure you that a number of those questions are number one. do we have the ability to execute operations ourselves if it were ever to come to that? and number 2, do we have the requisite equipment and munitions available to continue to train ourselves at a high state of readiness? and in both those cases, we're able to provide what we have provided and still maintain our readiness as a military force. well, let's get the take on this from former c. i, a analyst and ceo of business consulting firm burg associates, laurie johnson, where you're most welcome. the collective west has been providing ukraine with a huge number of weapons for some time. not has that policy, then contributed to their own vulnerability. plenty of time

in russia of spring clean, but in the united states, spring cleaning is where to get all rid of the trash and the dirt, things that you're not using anymore up. a lot of the weaponry that has been supplied to ukraine is old. outdated hasn't been used for a while. of it's not like the united states and nato have not been selling their best. they've not been sending their most sophisticated, their most technologically advanced weapons. they've been sending the stuff that's in warehouses that hasn't been used. and frankly, some of it can, could have been reaching an expiration date. and as we've seen, much of that weaponry has not been really been effective. and in many cases, it's fallen into the hands of russian forces and militias from the don boss. so there's sort of another agenda here, and that agenda is this, because all of this material has flowed out to ukraine,

the industry and the defense of the united states later when europe are able to now argue, oh my god, we need to be refunded. we need to, we need to spend more money to send these to replenish the stocks that have been depleted. only this time we're going to replenish them with more modern for costly, potentially more sophisticated weapons. and so there is a bit of deception involved with all of this. thanks for breaking that down. very interesting. do you expect the, the e, you, who's officials, though, have openly admitted to running low in terms of arms to continue to provide care with lee plate. now the, the economic reality of higher fuel prices liquid natural gas in particular is driving businesses in the united kingdom in germany and france, they are going bankrupt or they're being forced to close. and so i think there's going to be

a growing domestic political opposition to continue to expand money in ukraine when even western reporters who are tend to be a propaganda mouthpieces. or even acknowledging that a large percentage of those weapons that are being sent to ukraine are not making it to the front lines, but are being diverted into the hands of criminal organizations and black markets. so i think the patience of the citizens in, throughout europe is going to come to an end and they're going to demand that the government start taking care of needs at home. as opposed to engaging in this weapon generosity. ready has been thrown at the ukraine. you may have touched on this on your, in your 1st, i'm sure lori, in terms of countries signed up their defense spend using what's happening in q a type of excuse. but why do you think overall western states haven't been

restoring their arms reserves earlier? part of us just a budget budget process. and the 2nd laid, the west has never seen. we haven't seen in 50 years. a war, such as is unfolding and ukraine. this is a peer to peer battle, and frankly, the ukranian army that was fielded against russia is larger than all of the armies in europe combined. so this is, this is sort of a vicarious way for nato to have tested itself to see how it could stand up to the doubt. sure ground that the russians are far more effective force than they ever imagined. and some of these weapons system, such as the javelin, and the other anti tank guided missiles that have been sent to the front. that they've not proved at all effective and halting the russians and stopping their

advance. so i think this has been the really cold shower of both figuratively and literally for the, for the pm's nato. they've got to recognize that these weapons systems are they thought were going to be effective or not. pleasure to see you again. laurie, thanks for your time. today, former cia analysts on burg associates sio, laurie chilton says, you know, to our special continuing coverage on us chemist them one year on since the u. s. military withdrawal from the country the with of today, the taliban is marking 12 months since the withdrawal of the american forces with

crowds taking to the streets of couple with guns and flags to celebrate the anniversary of the political movements takeover in the country. and it's exactly a year since the last foreign troops left afghanistan, august 31st 2021. the date, the final american soldier, departed the country celebrations broke out overnight with fireworks and gunshots, fired into the skin. let's bring, you know, a timeline of those events from around this time last year delving into what was happening in afghanistan then and where the country stanza of the state, one year ago, america last the longest had moved expensive war in its history. oh i

these scenes were not how anyone imagined it would n no would predicted that it would be. these bad civilians would cling to the wheels that wings of evacuation a croft in a desperate and sometimes fatal bead to escape. ah those last moments were absolute chaos. we were there when tens of thousands of civilians flooded the airports in capital, when the nicest suicide bomber detonated his exclusives among the american marines guarding the air strip. and we witnessed the aftermath of panic. the american troops spring bullets into the crowd. i want to be sure that he, then there was a crowd, everyone tried to flee,

and apparently the american storm that there were terrorists among us who could still make an exposure. so they open fire explosions, killed few afghans because it happened on the side where the americans, where, so people died in the crowd with the shooting from different sites. the police get out of money, wasn't and not sure if my brother was killed by an american bullet or a fragment of an explosive device. the americans open fire to protect themselves because they fear you now the explosion he came on. i was standing right next to my brother, so the right side of my neck was slightly cut and i also have problems with my right ear. i was compared to the other. there were 3 vacancy good, pre patients, the critical condition that we admitted to issue ha, ah, one was a general 3rd notice he was a short in chest and abdomen and leg and it also in the hand. and he did 5, so he had 5 boom. he had will,

many warms from bartow, i couldn't say that all of them are from bullard, somewhat somewhat below. but it and all the while the hated taliban stood and watch me in meters, from american troops at the air field. after 2 decades of insurgency, they had won with kalashnikov rifles and home made bombs. they had defeated the world's greatest superpower. well there's, there's a lot of gun fly these gun fire isn't. it isn't voluntary value, there are no clashes and the capital, the taliban. i celebrating it is everywhere. tracer rounds. you may see them behind me flying into their, into the air in their thousands. we saw it all happen. we saw the afghan government fall apart through most of a nice. yep. gun army armed to the teeth by american taxpayers crumbled in

just weeks. galveston was alive, everything that american citizens had been led to believe about the war by the government and the media was all but fiction. total victory over the taliban to taliban fled the end of the taliban. taliban leadership on the run. and now the question is, how do you handle that success? ah, with the taliban just walked into the capital. there was no fight, no resistance. as in much of the country, they entered unopposed and took over inheriting tens of billions of dollars and weapons left behind by the united states and its allies in

2001. it began with, with righteousness and pomp, invade afghanistan, to fight for freedom, to fight terrorism and make the world a better place. 19 years, 10 months and $25.00 days on, which is america's legacy destroyed and sabotaged equipment. a country bought a ruin and still in control of the taliban. what are the black hawk helicopter that were left behind? also the evacuation. the united states has said that the all the ground have been sabotaged. we can see certainly signs of that. the wires, for example of have been cast. there are various electric blocks that are missing and a lot of electronic equipment lying round near the or the hanger and the obvious. he,

a sledgehammer or something of the sort of been taken to them. 2 decades of war, 200000 people killed. 2 trillion dollars wasted. the united states sunk more than a $100000000000.00 into rebuilding of data stocks for reference adjusted for inflation. that is more than the united states spent on the marshal plot to rebuild europe. after world war 2 and the tragedy of it is that for civilian the side from all the american weapons and the taliban hands berries almost no evidence that any of that money ever passed through here from broken roads that lead to no way to abandon the hospitals from twisted contractors and corrupt leaders. galveston could arguably be called the largest money on during operation. in human history, you would think that that be held to pay the fact that the afghan army that we in

our port restrain simply melted away in many cases without firing a shot, took us all by surprise and it would be dishonest to claim. otherwise, we need to consider some uncomfortable truce that they were, we didn't fully comprehend the depth of corruption and poor leadership and the senior ranks. but we didn't grass a damaging effect effect of frequent and unexplained rotations by president ghani of his commanders. i was there a couple times in 2006. i was there in 2011. i was there and but i, every time we got worse it and get better. so just kind of a surprise, isn't it true that you've left americans behind on august the 31st? there are americans, there were americans or were still in afghanistan and yell are we continue to work to try to get those americans out. yeah, that, that's a yes let's, let's not repeat please the, the frankly fall so that we didn't leave americans behind. so in august we all

witnessed the horror of presidents own making. we biden blamed every one but himself and his administration on the democrat said it was all the republicans fault, the african governments corruption and the afghan armies calla dice. at santa read, not one head rolled, not even police. a deadly drew strike conducted by us forces. just days before the last of american troops left epitomized, the afghan war, natal family, 3 adults had 7 children blown apart. pentagon, blame faulty intelligence, the guy, the biden administration drone, was he an aide worker or an ice, his k operative? ah. the administration is, of course, reviewing that ah,