on russia continues, how things will escalate is anybody's guess. with the referendums in the bathroom publics and to break away regions of ukraine, have ended with all 4 voting to join russia. video evidence emerges, showing what's been described as unprecedented damage to the north stream pipeline system with german media, claiming possible sabotage, also ahead of time to just union. this situation has not changed. it's a complete sham from western countries. a russian president vladimir putin says the west of broken promise for ukrainian grain to go to countries and need as only

a small fraction of the supplies went to africa with from moscow to the world. this is our tanner national. i'm rachel blevins and here are the top stories this out where we begin with our special coverage of the referendum and the don valley republics. and to break away ukrainian regions to determine whether they will join russia. ah

voting has now finished and the results have been announced. the final results of the referenda have come in for ukraine's break away zap hiroshi and her song read is with 93.11 percent, and 87 percent. respectfully voting in favor of joining russia. final results for lou gone republic indicate 98 percent of people voted for joining russia with the don us republic showing 99 percent voting in favor. ortiz a garage. it on our reports from lou, god's republic, where the referendums results have been announced. finally, the results they have come and more than 98 percent of people here have chosen to say yes to russia and no to ukraine. the results were announced by the head of the august people's republic learned positioning himself. now we did have a chance to talk to the head of the republic himself,

and we asked him about what emotions he feels right now that everything has been resolved. and what's next for the republic. the way to day we have reached our ultimate goal. we have achieved what we all wanted so much. i think that the president of the russian federation in the entire russian nation should take the decision in accept us into the russian federation. and then we'll come hard painstaking work to further strengthen the russian federation. we will work for the good of our great country, which is why all this began the future for which everything began back in 2014. next week. already he will be traveling to russia to see of latimer potent, the president of course, and well to discuss the results of the referendum, obviously, bidding on behalf of all the of more than a 1000000 people here who showed up to the polling stations, well, tooth. so that russia recognizes their choice and again, this choice wasn't an easy one, not in terms of as to where their hearts were, but raw. the kid did everything in its power to intimidate the people here into

staying home and to not voting. it has been shelling little against people's republic relentlessly. in the past 5 days, while the for the 5 days when the referendum was taking place, it was shelling polling stations and polling booths. people had to interrupt the voting and go to and go hide and bomb shelters. just to stay safe, just to keep on going with their daily lives and no matter what they still showed up, they showed up in hundreds of thousands. again, the attendance is also very, very close to a 100 percent. and so this is what they did. this is that what they did despite the shelling to, despite everything being against their odds. now the authorities here, of course, the try to make it easier and as safe as possible for the people here. for example, for the 1st 4 days, there were no stationary polling stations. the one that were used to instead, buses were taking members of the election committee door to door almost if they were visiting different neighborhoods and regions and remote villages. so the

people had, could have a chance to vote and to have their say without attracting and without participating in large crowds of people. but all this bloodshed, all this violence spearheaded by cave, it failed to crush the spirits of the locals. here we talked to some of them and they shed what this moment means for them. no, it wasn't such a bitter feeling when your mother land turns its back on you. well, the land you had always thought to be your mother land. it's very sad, isn't it? that the one young i am so angered by this, but this is wool. that's all i can say when you know crazy. we aren't living in ukraine. we are living in the la guns republic. and we do hope they won't be able to get the hands on us unless you dusta the head of the darnedest republic has just announced the results of the wrapper random and declared that the don vass is coming home. those yes, my friends, the referendum has finally happened, but i can't say i didn't believe it would happen. i believed and still believe in

don bass. we've all wanted this for a very long time. we dreamed about it in 2014. and then we realized that dreams about it, we made history. these are historic days. we are reuniting with our great homeland with russia. i know what you and i have been through what we continue to go through . now we are not alone, sir, but certainly feels like tougher holiday. it's very fest if you're as the results. kate, results of the referendum came in just before midnight on a tuesday. now the head of the nest peoples of republic is a speaking right now. just behind me i was asked to be a little quiet her while i'm speaking with you, but definitely the mood ad here is a very festive and just like was sad to 99.23 percent of the voters said yes. in the referendum she to, i had joining with russia now this referendum was taking place over the last 5 days

of 4 of those days. we had some mol pile referendum, a group. so walking from a home to home from the portland building to an apartment building of how calling on that people to come down and voter that was done outside of the pulling stations for safety reasons. because ukrainian nationalists continue shelling and the domestic people's republic. of course has shelling results in her tragedy said people have been killed over the ha j's people have been wounded. of course, a critical civilian infrastructure was damaged as well as gsa i key if a regime of forces or trying to do everything possible in order to disrupt this so voting process. now, despite all that voting took place that sir, now was actually on believable,

at least 97 percent of the population came out to vote. and now we know the result as well. now, i walked around with these mobile referred new groups as well. and obviously i spoke to the people who were voting and sam y and you know, they were doing it absolutely freely. not like the west media port crated to be as if they were forced to vote him this referendum, you know, under the barrel of a gun. absolutely not. now, i suppose many of those people and so you can hear their opinion about this referendum right now. gordon. garden to will no one forces us to come. you can see yourself. people come voluntarily, i'm so happy i'm about to cry. you blocker live people crying with joy. there were people from the russian control territories in ukraine. who said this there has finally come. i'm so glad i leave to seal this day, i am really happy if come

a long way and have been waiting for it for ages. around one and a half 1000000 people had cast their votes and the darnedest republic by the end of the 4th day of voting and la gone to republic. the latest data shows the turn out exceeded 90 percent on the hearse on ends approaching regions. the turn out was roughly the same as $77.00 and around 90 per cent. respectively. we spoke to the president of the bricks, international forum who came to the don bass as an international observer. and she says the mood of people there contradicts the western establishment narrative. i found that to people about holywood hearing, that they are under the gunpoint or having go controlled by that issue. and i really found that they had very 3 there participating. and i find them like a celebration and for instagram lea really giving message to the word that there is

no fear, nor any pressure, and they are taking their own right you wish. and garment did not buy display, do they only provide it logistic and infrastructure to along the lines and don't stick people to conduct the voting. when you come to dial grounds, then you will understand what is that he energy from my united nation office. you can not say everything. so this is not what they were in international media is going on and it is. most of the time there is a fake news doing last 9 months. we observed that so many fake news cycle it to the by the western media to eastern word code word. and now, as the polls are now closed in logan's republic, international observers from france and italy have shared their 1st hand accounts of how the voting was conducted there. oh,

we worked is international. observe is nas up rogia region in the city of multiple based on what we saw. i can say that the problem is not the ukrainian artillery, which can create fear. but actually it's saboteurs and intelligence groups wants to an inspection of a polling station. people who came to cast their ballots head from journalist cameras. they didn't want to show their faces. they wanted to keep their voting secret. you've asked me whether i'm afraid of returning to france. it's hard to give an unequivocal answer to that question. i write for many media outlets under my own name, and of course, that causes a certain degree of distress. when it comes to my job in france, there's less and less to do there. that's partly because france as a member of the e. u has pivoted towards the globalist agenda. i know a frenchman who stayed in the don bass on a humanitarian mission and part of the funds he had collected in france for children's hospitals. and the don bass was confiscated by the french authorities. he is even currently under investigation. it's evident that the french political

system is now faltering, and that can explain such a hysterical reaction. meanwhile, referendums held by russia in the dark mass, and to break away ukrainian regions where the key i am on the agenda, i do united nations security council meeting rash as ambassador to be un issued a statement on the matter. but it would, would, the direct expression of citizens will, has long ceased to be an indicator of a democratic choice. recognition as such, takes place only if approved in the west. in general, the western version of democracy has deteriorated into a dictate of a liberal minority over a conservative majority. less cross alive to our chief caleb mop, and to get more on with the russians, i had to say at the meeting. now caleb, what were the main takeaways from this meeting? while the un security council, the 15 member body that leads the united nations, convened the meeting today and the security council chamber. now,

immediately russia spoke up at the beginning of the meeting, making clear that they objected to the fact that last year's the lensky, the granting president, was given a platform to speak via video link to the un security council meeting. they said clearly that this was simply turning the un security council chamber into a place to put on political shows deserve a geopolitical agenda. it did not fit with the rules of the un. russia made clear their objections. then we heard from rosemary, decarlo, the undersecretary. we heard from zelinski who then addressed the video link and then when members of the security council spoke, it was very clear that there were differences among the major countries. now we heard from both russia and the united states, both permanent members of the security council. here's the clear differences between the 2. we know the outcomes of these sham referenda were predetermine in moscow. they in no way represent a legitimate expression of the will of the ukrainian people. some a groom can,

could you could if you knew gun mercy was the loudest critics of referendums in the don bass zap hiroshi and care san regions at one time were at the forefront of support for cost of it was independence due to the you know, referendums were held in kosovo at all, only a declaration of independence adopted by the provisional self governing body in excess of its powers. but back then, it was enough for the west to recognise castillo's independence. didn't you close the loop? suddenly now as the meeting went on, we did hear from the chinese representative called for a political solution. and there was a lot of talk about the black sea grain arrangement, which is at least arranging for some food to be exported and deal with the fact that that food exports have been badly shaken out by the war. so it was quite a meeting in the un security council chamber. russia made clear their objections. now, what was the reason for the meeting aside from the referendum or are there other major issues to discuss here?

well of course i have the, the elephant in the room was really that you asked secretary of state antony blanket. just before the meeting i had made clear odd that he had no objection to the ukrainian government carrying out a tax against these regions. if they become part of the russian federation, it that he had no problem with, with russian territory being attacked with us, made weapons provided to the key of government. this is what antony blank and the u . s. secretary of state said, just before this un security council meeting bill, the us still allow ukrainian troops to use us weaponry to defend against russia. and in those territories, no matter what the outcome of these referendums and this, these possible annexations ukraine has the absolute right to defend itself throughout its territory. including to take back the territory that has been illegally seized one way or another by russia. so are we just heard the us

secretary of state prior to this meeting, giving his blessing to attacks on russian territory, which is something that russia would be obligated to respond to. so that was the context of this un security council meeting in which these statements were made. russia made clear, they wanted to have a real meeting about resolving tensions in the world, actually carrying out the agenda of the un, which is de escalate and global tension. but it seemed like with, you know, having the lensky speak via video hook up and all these, you know, allegations that are on proven about people. void voting at the point of a gun and all these kinds of things being unfurled, that, that the united states and its allies didn't really want to use the meeting to further world peace. they simply wanted to use it for grand standing against russia at a time when this conflict could get much more serious in short matter of time. our case caleb mop and thank you for that update. i just got the late

as well as cross lives. you journalist, an author, daniel lazar. now daniel, it's great to have you on the program today. so with the referendums, having concluded what's next for the regions? well, i think it's next to the region as the war will go on. i mean the, the u. s. is pushing the, the, the cranium to behave ever more aggressively and to, to try to, to push the russians back and to. ready liberate all that territory that was seized by up by russia, up to and including the crime in peninsula and, and russia is equally due to, to, to sweep the, the, the key f forces back. so i think therefore we're going to see an intensified conflict escalation reading of the war and that is not

a good thing. and i know over the last several months there's been a lot of questions about when and if there will be talk. we heard from the un security council meeting earlier where you, cranium, president zelinski said that if russia recognizes the referendums, results that quote, they would have nothing to talk about. if negotiations are out of the question, then how could this situation develop? they, they will develop, the war will intensify. i mean, wars don't, don't, don't die down by themselves. any wars have they have an in a tendency to grow and grow, to escalate and to spread. and that's exactly what we're seeing here. the, the, the, the car car offensive, essentially through russia, back. but russia is now a scrambling to be mantas. and the result for the war will be a further escalation, a further heightening of conflict, which will lead to, we know,

to know to no one knows what to a, to a desperate all our struggle that neither side can afford to lose. this is not where the world should be and the, and the world to be asking how things arrived at this kind of desperate impact. now, when it comes to really the talk that there has been about the historical precedent here. i mean, the russian ambassador to the un in his speech emphasize that the most vocal western critics of the referendums are those who supported the independence of kosovo. are these cases really different, or is there simply more double standards that are being applied here? it's more double standards and in america approves of some election, some referenda that go that, that go which way and, and disapprove of those that. so that's simply the way it is. so you know, so, so. busy america, you know, america pursues an obvious and gross double standards. the coast of parallel is

very similar, though, is the, is the golan heights, which israel c o $2973.00, and in contravention of international law and expelled the, the arab population. and of course wouldn't dream of holding a referendum today to determine that that regions future condition. so it's, you know, the america picks and chooses to which elections, which referenda it like that it does. and i know we've certainly heard from a number of people there on the ground in those regions who have talked about how this is a day that they have waited for for 8 years. we've talked about how much they have struggled and gone through in the face of the ongoing clashes with ukraine. now are we get a situation where the so called global international security architecture has been completely destroyed?

i mean, is there any chance that all sides can hear each other's point of view here? well, it's, it's not been completely destroyed, but it certainly has been greatly weakened. i mean, the u. s. essentially has blundered to war. i mean, it's a gram nato's aggressive eastward expansion triggered off the worst conflict in europe since since world war 2. and now, no one knows what will happen next. and meanwhile, by the way, the u. s. is pursuing the same aggressive, bellicose policies in the western pacific. so things are on track there, worked out precisely the same way with consequences that will be more horrendous. u . s. foreign policy seems to know no balance here. now, germany's foreign minister and the head of the council of europe both claimed today's before the referendums that people would be forced to vote at gunpoint. does that suggest suggest

a collective effort by the west to undermine the voting process even before it has begun? of course it does. i mean it's, it's based on no evidence whatsoever. it's pure propaganda it's, it's verbal aggression. so, so, so yes, in the west accident to discredit the referenda because it doesn't believe that the people in those areas have a right to choose which country they want to live. and i mean listen, it's very clear. and 2014, the us back far right wing nationalist. and in so doing toward the ukraine apart, those nationalists instituted highly unfair, highly on democratic language language laws. that frightened and dismay, the russian speak population in the, in the, the southern portion of the country. so i, so the breakup of, of, of the ukraine was navigable because essentially pro rated and washington

d. c. and now would now we're just seeing the results they ran, this war that has broken out and people, and in the eastern break away districts who want the protection of russia and no longer want no longer trust ukrainian authorities to deal with them. and they are matter. yeah, certainly a lot of daycare journalist and author daniel lazar. thank you so much for your time and insight. thank you. well, keep you updated on all the latest on the events in the da boss, republics, and break away regions and what the future holds for them. the sabotage cannot be ruled out. that's a comment from denmark's prime minister on damage to the north stream pipeline

system, which resulted in a sharp drop and pressure. it's hard to imagine that it was an accident. we can not rely sabotaged, but it's also too early to make such a conclusion. this is a video from the location of the leaks, according to swedish media size mala, just have registered powerful blast in the area and that countries authorities have begun an investigation and a possible sabotage. the kremlin has called the situation unprecedented, saying the reason why the pipeline system has developed problems remains to be determined, but no possible scenario could be excluded which entails and this is very concerning news. it's true that we're talking about some kind of damage to the pipeline in denmark, economic zone. although the exact nature of the damage is yet to be determined, the pressure in the pipeline has significantly drops. this is an unprecedented situation and it must be immediately investigated. last year,

north stream one accounted for 35 percent of russian gas exports to europe. the pipeline supplies were then slashed and later suspended with gas problem. siding maintenance reasons. now with the latest incident is unclear when the pipeline will once again be operational. earlier my colleague nikki errant, discuss the matter with our team marina coast. we have sweden saying that it has 2 leagues, has discovered leaks, and it's in the nordstrom one pipeline penmark discovered the leaks on the nordstrom to pipeline. and this, of course, comes after germany was also reporting a drop in pressure in both pipelines. now, this situation is extremely rare. it doesn't just happen like that. that's why everyone is saying, how could this have happened? and was there anyone involved? was this perhaps an act of sabotage, but we'll talk about that a little bit later. first, let's hear what the operator of north street has to say. damage to 3 sections of the nord stream pipeline system in only one day is unprecedented. it is currently

impossible to know how long it will take to restore this infrastructure to operational condition. so a situation where this would be just coincidental is not really on the cards. exactly. but right now, what's also tricky is that there are conflicting reports as to how long it will take to fix the situation. some say months, others are same even years. and right now this was critical with winter approaching this energy crisis that we're seeing unfolding could become even worse if the pipelines are completely not operational. what are the possible scenarios? what could have happened here somewhere saying that if this was a targeted attack like the german daily, for example, we're saying that everything speaks against the coincidence, numb quotes. and here we cannot imagine a scenario that this is nor a target to the time. but it targeted attack would involve, i read it in some of the reports, but involve a submarine. someone will actually go and stay under the water and cause in damage

this kind of damage. because like i said, this is extremely rare for such a leak to happen. and here we're talking about 3 leaks already, so who stands to benefit from that class? we know that there is an energy crisis unfolding you. this is, of course, a sensitive time in russia. we have the conflict on fold them with the crane. russia has already hold to the supplies to 20 percent from the north stream one pipeline north soon too is idle right now at the moment and we have the sanctions. and we also had a technical difficulty which affected the north stream one pipeline. so supplies have been halted completely, so the european union has had to look for alternative solutions. they're looking for other suppliers. among them we have the united states. energy prices are skyrocketing, of course, some reports. so saying that they haven't seen energy prices like that in 25 years . and here's an interesting point. let's hear what the us president has to say at one point about the notes from 2 pipeline. if russia invades that means tanks or

troops crossing the, the border of ukraine again, then there will be, there will be no longer a north steam to we, we will bring it into. how will you do that? exactly. since the project and control of the project is within germany's control, i promise you will be able to do it's a complete sham. that's our russian later. vladimir whom describes a west promise to export grain from ukrainian ports to the world's most impoverish countries. staying in at about 32 according to the latest data on september 23rd out of 203 ships with great left from ukrainian ports. only 4 went to impoverish countries as a part of the un program. the situation has not changed. it's a complete sham from western countries. the situation is very dramatic and why my port no later today has accused the west of provoking and now deepening global food

crisis, mostly by sanctioning supplies of russian grain and fertilizers that the harvest is so dependent on abroad. he tries that the dramatic situation folding now has nothing to do with moscow's special military operation in ukraine. but the responsibility lies completely on the collective west and 8 sanctions fever. one report has also described their wishes countries. behavior is predatory here reminded as you heard earlier, that only 2 percent of the grain had so far left the unblocked ukrainian pores following the break through un and turkey. broker deal went to the countries in needs. while most of it i radically was sent to the you, while the whole idea was to help starving africa. well, it seems that african keys are still waiting. here's the president of caney sharing his anger and his concerns. these unprecedented confluence of intensely adverse

events. how's accessor baited? what does custody? and starvation wasn't by rising food prices thus complicating kenyatta roadmap to was delivering good quality of life to our citizens. we cannot afford to waste another moment debating the merits of doing something because of the doing nothing . it will soon be too late to revise the course of events and then even the best possible interventions would not suffice. wagner potent has also pointed out that in this unstable situation in the world where i should think about its own food security and here. sure, there will be no problems with that. as these here are the harvest promises to be a record, har experts say that it may easily reach 150000000 tons of grain of which 2 thirds will be so desperately needed wheat. that's all for now. we should check out our t v dot com for all.