he comes to africa and engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look so common ground. with the world pays tribute to the late soviet leader and miguel yield gorbachev for ending the cold war. it overlooks a number of key consequences from his policies, such as the eastward expansion of nato allege the conflict in your brain. the russian defense ministry saith key, of course, is off star, a radioactive waste processing, building up erosion. nuclear plant does a pain from the un nuclear watchdog is on its way there. and it's lighting concerns over what conclusions it will draw. all the e u is reaching its limits on the weapons available to send to ukraine according to

the blocks foreign policy chief out the mid media report suggesting that us maybe running low on stocks. although the claims firmly rejected by the pentico with protel thing from our international new center in moscow, this is our take good to have you with us. i'm you to know the of the loss leader of the soviet union. mikhail gorbachev has dined, the 91 year old passed away in moscow central hospital after a prolonged illness. lets take a look through his legacy now in our special coverage here. all righty. aah!

mikhail gorbachev overhauled the soviet union's foreign policy by introducing the new political thinking doctrine which thought relations with the west and brought about the end of the costly cold war. gorbachev called for the world to be seen as united on interdependent instead of divided into communists and capitalist countries. he saw the balance of interests of different nations as a way of solving international problems. universal values ought to be recognized 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. the russian officials have been expressing their condolences with the kremlin spokesperson dmitri pess golf, also highlighting gorbachev. quote, romanticized view of the world order shakespeare. ciara delight,

mikhail gorbachev is a statesman who will forever remain in the history of our country. many argue about the role he played with 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 sincerely wanted to believe that that would end in there would be an internal romantic period between the new soviet union and the collective wes, this romanticism was not justified. will that the romantic honeymoon century did not walk out? i'm not a bloodthirsty dennis of our opponents, shouted seneca with melinda, which though impressed colon marine oh, let's expand on that latter point. following mikhail gorbachev, world altering decisions. the nato military block expanded to the east and conflicts were seen in post soviet countries. another consequence, some ledge from his overseeing of the collapse of the soviet union is the ongoing crisis in ukraine. and after the fall of the ussr, the post soviet space erupt, it with so called color revolutions. the 1st state to face such an uprising with

georgia back in 2003. the rose revolution took place in the country trigger. and after it was claimed, parliamentary elections were re daily mass protest pro guides in the state where people demanding the resignation of the then president protesters eventually storm the government building, force the president to flee, and proclaimed the revolution. a few days later, position leaders came to power. the tulip revolution was witness in the central asian country of kurdistan, as well after a parliamentary elections in 2005, the opposition started protest calling for the results to be in the vote to be held again. 1000 storm the capitals government building with the opposition seizing control. it ended with the formation of a new government on the resignation of the president. but not all the revolution

worked out for those pushing change in 2009 in moldova. the opposition angered election results turned rally into rights destroying the parliament, building on the presidential residence from showed off with romanian flag. and i'm going to join the neighboring states. the been leader claimed it was an attempt to accuse bucharest of provoking the crisis. the vote was conduct again, the balance of power in parliament didn't change significantly on those and other consequences of the fall of the ussr. along really with any sort of nuanced discussion about them, has largely been absent from western mainstream media reports which have been remembering. mikhail gorbachev in headlines today on quite a different reaction in the chinese media, a bitter ease. there are criticize the last soviet president for what they say are numerous mistakes, the beijing global times. for example,

said he catered to the us in the west with a principle on ruin the domestic economy and also accused mister gorbachev of being naive. an immature russian lawmaker, alexandra kin shine told us why gorbachev policies lead to internal conflicts in the post soviet, the space of mass, one of gorbachev, maine and the major mistakes was his policy of complacency. his sincere belief that western foreign countenance were really interested in an equal and mutually respectful dialogue as why he implemented his i dare view thinking, not securing any official decisions, not enshrining agreements in specific documents. he took them but their word, the key factor in the collapse of the soviet union was of course, the rise of into ethnic conflicts, spots of which began to appear with alarming frequency in different parts of the soviet union on the national fringes called, which are phased perhaps the most perceived, most popular domestic ruler in the west. this is quite understandable in the

memoirs of his associates and his assistants, yet had stated that since 1989 who go which of the reaction from abroad on the west . what was more important to him and what had got inside his country? the one in this beautiful fact is that mikhail gorbachev through lead to the ends of the soviet union. the r t documentary team has been recalling one of the most important historical events of the 20th centuries and not bricked on runs through the day. ah, you never dreamed that the use of hardwood collapse when you said that i let me go and about to leave the work for the union. but it will be help for the end of soviet power for everything to turn out wonderful. everything to lucy to do to the current situation. yup. you're going to show you where you did miss.

i'm resigning as president of the usa so that the bowler switches rolled up our sleeves and st with yet yoga wish to fall semester. yeah, nice. i said firmly for the autonomy and independence of the peoples and sovereignty of the republics, while preserving the ussr as a state and countries territorial integrity. ah, events have taken a different part. ah ah

ah right, let's move the program or not to the latest developments in the ukraine conflict, the russian defense ministry. saskia forces bond or radioactive waste processing, building up the zappa rogia nuclear power plants on tuesday. the m o d states that one shall hit the building, but radiation levels have remain normal. there have been numerous recent attacks of the nuclear plant down on the nearby city of inert guitar. a drone was also reportedly sharp, done by the russian military in the region on wednesday. you can see here what's left, all that remains appear to have come down close to the park. with another drone anti kit, the city administration in the dark, the building sustained considerable damage, local official saying no one was hurt. in the incident,

leah tucks come of an international atomic energy agency team and it's traveling there from here, something at russia has been requesting for some time. moscow sees it hopes the mission will help stop that. ukraine's quote to nuclear black. however, ukrainian officials want the international nuclear watchdog to put all the blame for the situation when i should enter. so the blended on we hope that the visit of the international atomic energy agency is mission to this approach. a nuclear plant will help stop here, provoking a catastrophe and stop it's nuclear blackmail as well. so, a little more. it is urgent to demilitarize, the plant withdrawal russian military clear, our plan to organize 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, a global watchdog amnesty international came under fire for its criticism of ukraine. earlier this month, it published their reports accusing the ukrainian military and violating humanitarian law. honestly, claim the military is putting civilian lives by placing its military assets close to civilian infrastructure, the report on human hearing, which led to the issuing apology. now, independent experts are said to review the findings, words the former senior security policy analyst in the office of the u. s. defense department micro maloof told me the investigation must be impartial because the alternative would be catastrophic. 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 their, that leaks are minimized and that there is no way that and, and, and to encourage ukrainians, especially this to quit firing on it. it just makes a logical sense. i mean that a poxy of, 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 french prime minister has worn citizens, they could face to our power cuts in their homes this winter. so as the energy crisis grows, amid the anti rushes sanctions for the one that we are producing less electricity. and there may be moment if it's very home, where we can have a problem to supply electricity itself is such case, we cut off by a rotation neighborhood by neighborhood pocket for no more than 2 hours. one does well, that statement comes amid scales, problems warning now they won't provide major french based utility, n g with any lore gas for the company failed to pay for the energy transferred in july gas from sale of the won't be resumed until the french for pays in full, for all the energy delivery dot prompted,

claims back from paris. moscow is using energy as quote, a weapon of war. well, fears abide, power shortages, have strawn, again, after russian energy, john gas. from this we halted the gas supply to germany via the north stream one pipeline due to scheduled 3 day maintenance work about adds to the already existing issues in europe, which has seen yet another hike in inflation. a new record, in fact, of 9 point one percent. let's get the views of economist on political commentator. i get hammer on that. i can welcome to you. what do you make of the sky high inflation in europe? what is driving the figure up? we had to wear more options, why the inflation is so high, it starts quite a few years ago and it was on purpose that the e c. b run mainly by. busy southern european countries who are always in debt and

danny wanted inflation and we wanted more money out of the e. c. b. so they were printing like hell and now it starts that this money that was printed without any thing against that is taking the market. and the market of course reacts with increasing prices. number one, number 2, that some are task politics made by the corona. politics was to destroy some, some supply chain. so many products were not available than the shortage of products. make the increases the demand for the product and that increase the price that is the 2nd driving force of the price. the 3rd is that in already 2000. well, that's how beg, threatened us that he will take away the fossil fuels from the germans once

in government. and now he is in government and this is exactly what we see. so without an alternative energy policy that the patient you have for brother, right? he be the main office for the i they just, they have that we hear these figures don't we? and, and, you know, it doesn't signs like very exciting, but it effects ordinary citizens considerably. how does that manifest itself? are people feeling the impact? because when inflation, his prices go up, but they very rarely go down afterwards. it hits the people severely. the people already have very little this from their disposable income. they can spend on, on any products, not but what number one?

number 2, as everybody knows, the germans are mainly a society of rent renting the people who rent their, their homes. so this rent are skyrocketing because of the gas prices, electricity prices, and so on. last the inflation, but already hit income. and so many people are really getting poor now and do, do not know how to survive with the little disposal. so income we are among the poorest in europe, the government is the richest by far, but the people are amongst the poorest in europe. and so this inflation is the beer father society and it really device up the society and could lead to, to riots. and i can, i just want to touch on that other issue gallons problems halting of its deliveries to france. do you think the move by the russian gas company is justified? we need to take into consideration course that the french utility provider did not pay for the gas delivered from russia. well, it is, of course,

it is justified because if the europeans tell them we don't pay you, we would pay euro's. but those euro's we freeze right away, so basically not pay. who would supply anything? when he told you, you won't get paid. i mean, that's totally normal and guess. and then europe is not the view. the only client forgets problem. they can sell the gas wherever they want in the world. and india and china, they demand the guess they want to go. they pay for the guess, so it's totally normal that you don't supply anything anymore. the people don't, don't, don't pay. i care as always, thank you for your time. i k hammer economist on political commentator on our t. thank you right now the you have council down agreement with russia on issuing simplified visas. that's of european

ministers are divided over the idea of a total ban on russian tourists, which has been opposed by countries such as hungry, the netherlands, and licks and burg. here is to take all, not of our tea contributor, rich marse. so what the minister settled on in a majority vote at this meeting in prague was to suspend a simplified an expedited visa regime for russians. concretely, this means that russian tourists applying for a visa will have to wait up to 6 months for visa processing, as opposed to the current 3. and they'll be charged 80 euro's for the visa instead of the current $35.00. they may also be subjected to more probing as to the reason for their travel. and it's also important to note that this is a political consensus that's been reached. it's not yet legal taxed. also, the european commission is going to have to figure out, joseph burrell says, what to do with the russian visas that have already been issued. now the blocks 27

foreign ministers spent the past 2 days. unable to come to an agreement on the full ban on russian tourists that estonia latvia and finland had been demanding. so you countries that share a board with russia and which of already adopted their own bands for which the use chief diplomat, joseph burrell just said in a press conference today that they have the use blessing to implement so much for speaking with one united you voice apparently anything goes in the you, when the unilateral actions of member states target russians. burrell also said that the, you won't recognize russian passports issued in territories of ukraine, controlled by russia. hungary opposed their proposed ban and germany and france had also been circulating a memo, calling for the quote, need to strategically fight for the hearts and minds of the russian population. and suggesting that the band would hinder those efforts, winning hearts and minds. god be kidding me. you slap the average russian with

sanctions multiple times and now you want to seduce them. sounds a bit like an abusive, toxic relationship, or maybe like a bad french romance movie. by the way, is the average russian even know or care that, that you think it's fighting for their hearts and minds when all they can be seen is animosity. and what are france and germany doing to win the hearts and minds of their own people as they insist on maintaining sanctions on their own energy supply that punished the average citizens with sky high energy bills and threats of crackdowns to rationing. he had been lobbying you nations to impose the strictest ban on all russians, regardless of the tourists individual political position visa viva ukraine conflict . figuring that would put pressure on moscow to abandon its objectives and interests with respect to ukraine. because apparently they're resorting to targeting the average russian in the street. now in the ease since there sanctions

on every other aspect of the russian economy have been such a whopping success. so basically it's another, questionably effective symbolic half measure. see how that goes? the e use weapons stockpile for ukraine is running low. the situation was acknowledged both by individual member states like germany on the, on a wider level by le blocks foreign policy chief. i'll tell you mostly whistles because they will be in it. and just re, for defense, how can we all the members stage? buying boy women, because we are the bleating our stock. we up wising shall many capacities for your credit that we have to refill our stocks. i'd serve a title, osman is done. and as germany's defense minister, i have to be honest does. in the case of deliveries from buddha's mer, stocks, we have now reached the limit warranties of

a peaceful image else. also worth pointing like the u. s. could also be facing a lock of munitions impacting significantly on its own military capacities. american officials fear the assertion was made by the. busy wall street journal, citing an army source that daily claims us stockpiles have reached that quote. uncomfortably low level over the pentagon rejected the claims when asked direct all weapon stalks for the u. s. lo and in what instances is that 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 is a military force or former c i. a analyst, laurie johnson believes the economic crisis in europe is likely to make e,

you citizens of post continued arms deliveries to ukraine. 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 the being forced to close. and so i think there is 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 citizens in, throughout europe going to demand that the government start taking care of needs at home, as opposed to engaging in this weapon generosity that has been thrown at the

ukraine. the u. s. is holding its free cobit 19 at home testing program, funding a lack of funding. that swell approving more than $4000000000.00 of military aid to ukraine and taiwan. to discuss the cross to new york and our correspond to kill my pen. hi, caleb. yeah, take us through then. hi, washington is prioritizing its budget nowadays. sure. well the united states seems to have plenty of money to throw around. there's just been congressional approval for biden's, sending $3300000000.00 to ukraine military aid. there's also been an armed sale to taiwan for $1100000000.00. it's also been approved, so there's plenty of money being thrown around, but not for everything. bordering through this program will be suspended on friday, september 2nd because congress hasn't provided additional funding to replenish the

nation stockpile of tests. now there won't be any more at home coban tests that will be available to people. this program has been going on since january the u. s. department of health has provided over 600000000 people with at home free cobra tests. now, at this point, this program has been shut down due to lack of funding their stockpiling tests for what is being predicted as an autumn winter serge in co. now, many americans are reacting to this in somewhat of a negative way, wondering why are their concerns not being put 1st. they should just say the covey tests or weapons for ukraine, and there will be plenty of funding. they should call it tests for ukraine, because then the funding would be unlimited. amidst record inflation, washington has spent some $50000000000.00 on weapons for ukraine since february alone, while seizing all cobra 19 relief funding and targeting social welfare benefits for

millions of americans. now this isn't so totally surprise the other people are many, were familiar with the patterns of us spending of observe these kind of actions. for example, last year, if you look at the congress's discretionary spending and $22011.00 trillion dollars was spent on military matters, whereas only 9 percent went to cover. the public health. now to 2022 has been a rather top year for average americans. there have been rising gas prices rising energy costs rising cost of food. we now have the federal reserve saying that americans should expect some pain in the future. others talk of at this point job cod i had but the d. c. elite seems more concerned about an international agenda of hostility toward russia and china. then about the concerns facing average american that seems pretty clear. are he correspond to kill us up and taking us through the

thanksgiving? ah! the opening ceremony has been hell for the voss stock. 2022 military drills rushes, being host 2 participants from china, india, syria, kazakstan, and others. during a solemn ceremony, soldiers raised the fly to commemorate the start of the exercises which involve tens of thousands of service men on thousands of pieces of equipment. combat training tasks will be performed at 9 different training rise. the exercises are aimed at teaching troops to operate and interact with operational, tactical at levels, rushes deputy defense minister, stress. those participating are united not only by the need to strengthen military security, but also by long time friendly relations between the nations and lovers. it for not, but if you're in the mood for some further news and views

r t dot com has you covered? i'm, you know, neil saying good bye for now. ah . so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it treat even foundation, let it be an arms race is on, often 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 ah, the 2nd world war i think 2 millions of people.

during the conflict, the balance of power was held by the leaders of 3 nations. the united kingdom, the united states, and the ussr. ah. march the 31st 1945, a british royal air force plane lands in crimea with a very important passenger, the british prime minister's wife, clementine churchill. to boot by daughter cathedral, you will preposition, she assures me you see you believe both clinical roughly the should you? yes, panella should dish or a clovis the secret service is historian explains why that unusual visit took place .