the and then after she did this flush, it will act on richard way. the sour ruining glass in our political, ah ah, ah, you will, will you please you, nato has declared our country an immediate threat on the way to total u. s. dominance. in a un general assembly session, russia's foreign minister says moscow security proposals were arrogantly rejected by the west as the 2nd day of voting wraps up in the dom bus for osha and kept song regions. we continue our special coverage of the ongoing referendums on whether to join russia on here from some locals that this means everything to us. my son has been fighting in the lugens republic for 8 years. for me,

this is everything. yeah, this is our choice. i've been waiting for this since 2014, almost a 1000 international observers are also working at the referendum in the den. yes, the people's republic. with some noting the high level organization on enthusiasm, of many voters, dealing with the putting station we've been to, there's a very friendly atmosphere. people came to the polls willingly and with smiles on their faces. we haven't detected any violations, and it all runs in compliance with the needed level of transparency and international norms. with thank you for joining us early this sunday morning. you're watching the weekly here on our team on is peter scott, and these, the top stories from the week just gone. for 1st the you has become addicted tauriel organization, or that's the view of russian foreign minister said again, love rav 4. in his address to the 77, un general assembly in new york,

where he covered key geopolitical questions, including what he claimed was the inability of the collective west to negotiate with moscow. the volume, the student h. e has a sense of permissive, miss misconstrue, still stating that they are the only ones who can make judgments. the european union and principal is becoming a rigid and dick tutorial organization. a very important press conference took place here at the united nations headquarters with the russian foreign minister, sergei lab ra. now the press was not exactly friendly to the russian foreign minister, but he made a point of answering their questions with strength and consistency. one issue that was brought up was the referendums taking place where the people of the eastern regions will vote on the future of their regions. and whether or not they will be joining the russian federation. now, when pressed by foreign reporters about whether or not that would mean that russia would somehow be using nuclear weapons, the russian foreign minister pointed out that it was actually present the lindsey

of ukraine, who raised the nuclear issue and talked about how france had nuclear weapons and escalated the war of words to include nuclear threats. now it's also important to know that the russian foreign minister highlighted the issue of cancel culture in western media and talked about how now it seems like western leaders are canceling the history of the entire conflict. ignoring the fact that the crisis started in 2014, when leaders backed by the united states, toppled the government in kiev and moved to had with installing a government that was very hostile to russia, the russian foreign minister from there. he went over the various allegations against russia that have been debunked. he also went over the various crimes being committed by the government and that had been ignored by western media. he talked about the suppression of the russian language. he talked about the crimes being committed, people being burned alive, books being burned, attacks on civilians, all of which have been ignored by international bodies. he talked about the need

for international bodies, not simply to become tools of the united states, but to serve multilateral and international purposes. and furthermore, the leader of russia, the foreign minister, spoke about the need for real dialogue and how he would be open for there to be dialogue with united states, even if these talks had to take place in secret. and then from there he talked about how at the end of the cold war, it seemed like us leaders appointed themselves as emissaries of god on earth with the right to intervene in any country that they wish. and often the targets were countries they saw as rivals challenging their hedge and only on the global stage. he talked about how it appears that right now with the moves of you as leaders, they are taking aim specifically at asia. human you, it is very clear to any on bus observer for the anglo saxons who have completely subjugated europe. ukraine is only expendable in the fight against russia. nato has declared our country an immediate threat on the way to total u. s. dominance and has identified china as

a long term strategic challenge. at the same time, the collected west led by washington, sends a frightening signal to all other countries without exception to any one who dares to disobey can be next. now the russian foreign minister and his speech went on to condemn the practice of unilateral sanctions being carried out by the united states, which prevent people from getting food for getting medicine. and a number of states have been targeted. he specifically highlighted the blockade of cuba, which the un general assembly has condemned over and over and over again. but the united states persists in instilling on the small island nation. now from there we had the russian foreign minister talk about the need for the un to be restructured in a way that countries around the world that are from the developing areas. latin america, africa, and asia could be given more adequate representation on the security council. he talked specifically about africa and how it is under represented in world affairs misuse. legal noon was conflict situations in africa. require abandoning the

temptation to make them the subject of ju, political, and 0 sum games on consolidating external plays. supported the initiatives of the african union during the un general assembly session. there were other speeches that raised important issues facing the globe. for example, we heard from the representative of india, the cold war reformed multilateralism with the reforms of the security council at school. and joyce considerable support among you and members. it does so because of the widespread recognition that the cut into catholic church is anachronistic and ineffective. it is also perceived as deeply unfair, denying entire continents and regions a wise in a forum, deliberate their future. we also heard from the representative of china was the chinese foreign minister who took the podium at the un general assembly and emphasized the need for representation of impoverished countries around the world

and the need for the un to be restructured in a way to give voice to developing countries whose will realty comp, we must sit cooperation and oppose confrontation as we face a host of global challenges. we should jointly oppose group politics and block confrontation. major international issues should be handled by all countries, should you know, countries above others and no country should abuse its power to bully, others sovereign countries. now, in addition to his press conference and his remarks before, the un general assembly, the russian foreign minister sergey lab, rob also had a number of very important bilateral meetings. india sat down with russia and talked behind closed doors, as did shina earlier in the week. so it's been a very important development. there are clearly big differences between major countries in the world when it comes to the issues that were discussed. but the russian foreign minister held his own, stood up to the challenges of the press and gave

a clear assessment of events going on. not just in ukraine, but around the world. the 2nd day of voting has wrapped up of the referendums and don't bus. and 2 of the regions we local that making a choice on whether to join russia. we bring you all that i just now in our special coverage. aah! who's aside from the dumbass referendums are also being held in the head of san ins,

up erosion regions a years ago, both and yet, scandal guns voted to declare themselves independence after refusing to recognize regime change in key. f. officials said that turnouts on the 2nd day of polling remain steady despite the continued shelling by ukrainian forces. according to an election committee's participation has been highest in the dance republic where 35 percent of those eligible eligible excuse me, have cast their votes and the guns republic some 45 percent have voted in walter nazi both. roger and his son is above 30 percent, is all locals in hassan feel about the referendum this so this means everything to us. my son has been fighting in the longest republic for 8 years. for me, this has everything. it's a matter of life and death. you ah, this is our choice. i've been waiting for this since 2014. i want to live a life without fascists. i'm fed up with them. god willing, we will have peace and everything will be safe. so the talent, children,

and grandchildren will leave and grow up in peace. they 2 at the referenda here in the city of them. so as you can see, the huge lives of people at voting stations of us. if you the spot weeks, months of your credit in attempts to take out of the population does scare them away from voting here. that there is some apprehension left as much as them as yesterday. you claim national aj, paper fairway from both the extension for their own safety. many people have fear but bad for bam. good bit loud that i've met with stations or another publication and add from tara vin. wow. little. com and i'm a little common now people have seen that on the 1st day of the referendum, things went well that was safety. there weren't any violations, any serious violations or did robin said now,

now they're out of the the biggest turnout is expected. of course on, on sunday, but 15 percent was the turn out for a stay with which local officials are very happy because those same officials, by the way, the election committee members there were threatened, they were bombed some of them, them a several carbons planted, or that they received endless death threats. the houses of property were brand. a levels the ref. 2 to me is, is on the way you claim has of course threatened any person here who will, who participates in this referendum with will persecution and hall situation perhaps even jail sentences. but there is a greater and greater understanding here in your song as well as a ne brings up, an orange of that you crave, isn't going to come back. the busha is here to stay with the votes. now entering it's 3rd day, we got some assessments of the process by international observers from italy and

coming to the object if her visitor tool oh, pulling or fish and, and see in that it is the wish of the population. so we are trying to see of the process. it is free. yes, it is free. we are looking for how many people are standing. we are seeing that a lot of people are ending and expressing that since 2014 don't want to be a part of the country. deaf susan's dilemma is rugged reset. we visited the pouting station, ambrosia come, we're planning to visit to mall at putting station we've been to. there's a very friendly atmosphere. people came to the polls willingly and with smiles on their faces. we haven't detected any violations. we're pretty sure the situation and other putting stations is the same. i can't tell you for sure what's happening at the other putting stations at the moment. but from what we've seen so far,

no violations have been detected, and it all runs in compliance with the needed level of transparency and international norms. are evidence of the dom boss, have mold, choosing the own path well ahead of the referendum, back in 2014 rizzi regime. changing here launched a so called anti terrorist operation in south east and ukraine. events became a point of no return for people in the don bus. let's take a closer look at one of our documentary on how those events unfolded. a with a picture of what's in the quarter, included throughout the blood

ocean at 1st, pershing or showed he was ready to negotiate, but then totally changed his mind. negotiation only victory. what hold final victory before that he was playing around in ukraine, resumed filming, and shutting us citizen with us, your only town here. what are we terror in the upper book report. so when they come to your house with guns to kill you, you don't have to think about whether you need to pull the trigger. you need to defend yourself. the enemy has come. these people aren't him and they come to kill you and your family. thousands joined the protest in the southeast in regions.

donnette can lugens, but claim themselves people's republics. ah, if you jeez, from ukraine's eastern dumbass region have been granted the right to vote in the referendums on the future of the homeland footing is underway in the done yet. can lugens people's republics, as well as his upper origin, has some regions on whether to join the russian federation. according to roast of authorities, more than $4200.00 migrants from dom bus are living in the region, including $1700.00 children. most of them were forced to flee their homes due to the ongoing conflict in ukraine. 135 pulling stations are open across the region, enabling those eligible to cast their vote. or keep you

updated as sunday, march the 3rd day of voting in those referendums. ah, a fox news channel host tucker carlson, has condemned what he called kias attempts to push the us into a nucleus. stand off with russia evening questioning the soundness of mind of president lindsey's office. this week president landscape ukraine gave an interview to the left wing newspaper, the guardian in it, he casually called for the united states to nuke. vladimir putin seen. people do not talk this way ever. oh, carlson's reaction follows a statement from president zalinski is office that i should be ready to hit russian nuclear launch sites. as soon as moscow quotes even thinks of carrying out nuclear strikes, less cross live now the done kovachick human and labor rights lawyer done thanks

very much for your time today to join us here knotty. thank you. well, just this, this statement. now. some would argue that it's a fairly reasonable reaction, given some of the nuclear saber rattling, we've seen coming from russia. what's your assessment? no, i think it's insane. i think that's a correct categorization of. what's the landscape saying? you don't threaten to new can other countries, by the way, it all in russia has been doing that. i think what russia has been saying is that it will defend itself and use every means. it has to defend itself, but it's not threatening the new, get anyone and certainly not offensively. i think what he's saying is he wants to west a juniper drive, a part of which would be that it's the moral and it's awful. i think we lost you there for

a 2nd. i think we got the gist of what you going to say. so in your view, this isn't just part of the ongoing war of words between 2 countries who are in conflicts on the battlefield. what do you think of the dangers of such rhetoric? i think the more you talk about nuclear war, the more you talk about anything, the more that the likelihood of the, of that being happening. right. i think the fact that nuclear war has been discussed in a very serious way over the last months, including it comes to mind the new prime minister of the u. k. before she became prime minister, saying that she would be willing to use nuclear weapons. you have to believe that people are saying that at some point they'd be willing to follow through with that . so i think it's very dangerous. and i'm not the only one saying that the bulletin

of atomic scientists, which has kept the nuclear clock since the beginning of the cold war says we're closer to a nuclear war than we've ever been in human history. now it's clear, what do you say even closer compared to the, the cuban missile crisis, because that was certainly a very risky time by then. absolutely, i would say we're about on par with that. okay. do you think there's any likelihood that the u. s. would consider resorting to, to nuclear strikes. i mean, obviously, president biden has condemned russia doing the same thing, but from the u. s. side, what would you say the chances that would be i don't think it's great, but i think the chance is there, again, what i'm hearing from western leaders in the us leaders. sounds like they are willing to go to war with russia at any war with russia has

a great likelihood of nuclear war. so i think we have to take it very, very seriously. i think the american people are not taking it seriously enough. i think they should be on the streets, protesting this, saying that they do not support nuclear war under any circumstances. and it's sad not to see that type of peace movement mobilized at this point. while don kovachick, human and labor rise, but thank you very much for your time today. i'm not take from the statement by president lindsey's office. thank you. thank you. an act of economic racism. that's how you've gone to has branded an e resolution aimed at blocking major oil pipeline project fighting a legit environmental and human rights abuses. the deputy speaker of you got this parliament accuse brussels of violating the country. sovereignty. the resolution is based on misinformation and represents the highest level on neo colonialism and imperialism against the sovereignty of uganda and tanzania. it also seeks to deny

ugandans and east africans the benefits and opportunities from the oil and gas sector. this represents the highest form of economic racism against developing countries who has the right to explore and developed from their own natural resources and under what conditions. that's the knob of the fight between uganda, tanzania, and the e mail. on friday, the e u. parliament issued a statement saying they advise all companies, the stakeholders linked to the east african crude oil pipeline project, to abandon all activities and to seize any production. now, the worries for the u parliament, as cited in the petition, ah, environmental, and linked to human rights abuses, they say detract us of the project. have been arbitrarily jailed and that an oil spill already from this underground project could infest among the many rivers connected to the great lakes region. and could be a detriment to millions of people who live in that area. hits little from the you,

the european parliament calls for the you and the international community to exert maximum pressure on ugandan intensity and authorities as well as the project promoters and stakeholders to protect the environment. and to put an end to the extractive activities in protected and sensitive ecosystems, including the shores of lake albert and commit to using the best available means to preserve the culture, health and future of the communities affected. what the petitions will not tell you . however, in the energy poverty of the east african region as a whole, and then many of the east african countries can not afford to go green. it is estimated that 66 percent of ugandans, a multi destination, and the energy pool. and the 33 percent of them have always suffered from acc, shoot energy, poverty. uganda is one of the countries that could greatly benefit from this pipeline. it's estimated that uganda has some 1400000000 barrels of oil

and is ground. and that the 1400 kilometer pipeline plan between it and tanzania could lift millions out of poverty. and according to the president of uganda, he had a warning on twitter for total energy, which is one of the companies linked to the pipeline project. he says that should they follow in the footsteps of the wanting from the parliament, uganda, and tell them you stand ready to take their feet into their own hands and chat a cause for their own destiny. and then if tom towel pulls out, they will be ready to find another partner. in the news, the pentagon has launched an investigation into its own clandestine information warfare. it comes as social media giants put down, multiple fake accounts, reportedly run by the u. s. military. the pro follows mounting concern in the white house over the defense department's manipulations of foreign audiences. last week, the u. s. under secretary of defense,

instruct to those responsible for conducting military psychological operations on line to provide a full account of the activities met to shut down more than $150.00 fake u. s. accounts in august for spreading pro western propaganda in middle eastern and central asian countries. with some promoting unseat russian narratives. let's cross live now to former pentagon officials, michael muller. michael, thanks very much for joining us here on archie today. i'm now given the contest i nature of the pentagon itself, do we think we can expect a completely independence on chance barn investigation? i think they're going to try and deep 6, a better these. these kinds of things are often times used are approved through other channels that are not going to be ever be revealed. ca is, are always done it. i know the defense department is also done this in the past,

but it's under very carefully orchestrated things and everything is so compartment that one hand may not know what the other hand is doing to try to keep it to try to keep this type of activity to publicity to a, to a minimum. and i think that this is what we're seeing. they're going out on facebook and, and other means. and if this is, these are, this is this in itself is a special operation. and the fact, the fact the fact that facebook can actually cover it is quite amazing. and i think that that blows any cover they thought, but the intent is to because most p young people especially and even overseas get their news and, and their influences from the social media platforms. i think it,

it's only logical that this would be occurring. and i don't think that they, that the defense department or even cia ever would expect that something like this would be uncovered, but it has. and i think the problem is, is that it was an embarrassment and it may be shut down or, or closed up for time if it can be detected as to who the sources were. but it'll resume and do in due course, particularly census, trying to foster a pro western point of view on, on, on a, on a given crisis. do you think they're effective at doing that? there was an article in the washington post. the said the, although they did get some traction, you know, the posts that would decide the pages that are genuine people running them were actually more effective in disseminating. you know, the desired information. yeah,

i think it is. it can be effective if it's not detected. again, because most people, young people are gaining their information, their news from the social media platforms and then the word spread. it's an incredible means of proliferating this type of narrative or point of view. and if people hear it often enough, and it's so widespread that people will just assume it's true. and i think that's why you're seeing a lot of the anti, the pro western narratives being expressed in this fashion because it has such an incredible outreach. that's why you cannot just trust one source for news. if you are a responsible citizen and an individual, and you really want the facts, you really gotta go to different sources, independent sources if you can find them. and that's why you hear the term today.

fake news news, nobody knows what's true anymore. and this is what we're running into. yeah, it's certainly very difficult, isn't it these days, especially if you, you know, you don't send your brain on, you know, you can quite easily just believe something that's written in some very, very visually looks quite authentic. now. depends. you can have previously been accused of spreading fake news and using fake social media accounts. i mean, maybe this is something that countries in general do. but why do you think that's something to investigate now? again, referring to the washington post so that these researchers did say that were taken down in the past 2 or 3 years. why now this pro? well, i think because it is because it got caught pure and simple. and eventually it's going to be in a resume as i said, and they'll just do a better job to try to detect where the slippage was and then try to figure out

how they can do a better job at the next time. but this is part of the hybrid war that we're seeing from all sides. whoever engages in it. and that's why it's, i mean i heard a report this morning for me pop news. claiming that jim ping was arrested. i haven't seen that anywhere else. and then i even made separate inquiries of some of my other sources. they hadn't heard it. so how did that come about where, what the origin agenda, oftentimes you don't know what the origin is. and that's why the military and the ca have gone through these types of channels to try in that and, and mask the sourcing of this is probably very deliberate. and if any, anyone knew that it was the military or, or the us intelligence agencies automatically, people are going to scuff at it. but if it looks like it's in this,

from innocent sourcing and hearing and hear say from, from friends and colleagues in it so voluminous and they hear it enough times are going to start believing it. and that's why it's very difficult for a discriminating person to try and understand it. it has a care, is it, it's a source, it's, it can be one source and it just goes full circle. and then everyone else starts picking it up and that has been the tendency of news media is they don't seek to independently verify anything. they'll just run with because someone else is saying that. and there are other deadlines and all that. and before you know it, people are absolutely duped. liquid, it took 3 years to investigate this information about it, because a, a, an election conspiracy between russia and the, and the trump campaign. 3 years of intensive invest separate investigations. there's all turned.