just such as like when you thought that i was on, the bill says to sabrina alluding, what i see the senior bus is the little gear lation says diesel tutorial. don barza a ah, we are trying to get gay catchup. we cannot afford paying ketchup. opec plus officials say they're not gamblers, as they defend their decision to slash oil production. as pressure from the biden administration fails to achieve an increase with joe biden's marks after he was caught praising himself on the same day. opec plus coach oil production with us media branding, the move, the president's personal failure also in the program with europe scrambling for african oil while telling the continent to reduce its carbon emissions. the

industry says it's up to the region to decide the pace of transition as africa, oil week is in full swing. it is not just good enough to, to linda. whoa, whoa, find out. so we have to push for what is enough for a century. focus on our energy is on energy. ruth is just on 12 o'clock here in the russian capital. mine is peter scott's, and here's how the world is looking this thursday lunchtime. welcome to the program . we start this out with some braking and tragic news from thailand where at least 34 people have been killed in a mass shooting as a nursery, according to police. now warning, you may find the following image as disturbing. police say the gunman was a former police officer. he opened fire in a nursery in the north eastern province of thailand. among the casualties are 23 chill and as well as teachers, according to regional officials,

local media report that the perpetrator also killed his wife and child before turning the gun on himself. a motive for the attack is still unclear how the police say he had recently been dismissed from his job. in the news opec plus members, including russia and saudi arabia, have approved. a major cuts of around $2000000.00 barrels per day in their crude outputs. now is the biggest reduction in over 2 years, and it's designed to proper prices on world markets. saudi arabia's energy minister explained the reasoning behind the decision. we are not in the gambling business. we have to be careful. i have had a 35 years of experience in this field. i would like to challenge anybody who could come and say, we've been through a situation assimilated as it is today. and if we are not to be

a tentative old ticket likely next. hm. either did and look at what is happening, did back building. they're trying to cut a ketchup. we cannot afford paying ketchup. so on the one hand, we have the intentions of the e. u and the wes which are crystal clear, they want to punish russia with low oil prices by introducing a price cap. on the other hand, we have the group of all producers, cold, old pick plus, which is surely interested in higher prices for years. they have been achieving that through limiting their output. and guess who's running the show as the biggest players when it comes to opec plots, that's saudi arabia in russia. now i do want to point out that washington work hard to convince the oil rich gulf countries not to agree to an output cut. so the number one question right now is what comes 1st to for saudi arabia and it's opec

plus allies, their own economic interests, or friendship with the us today, the answer was given. opec plus decided to go for the move that would drive the prices up. this is said to weaken the efforts by the west, anger the us apparently, and help rush up at the end of the day. now this is what perhaps led to the following exchange between a journalist and the saudi energy minister at that press conference in vienna. the gas price is widely seen in europe and much of the western world as having been manipulated by russia, which is cut supply. people will know see, so the arabia and the core members of opec, an opec plus cooperating with russia? brian raised the oil prices with the simplicity of david will be the of you there. do you want to twist it to your end? fine. it's your prerogative. it's your right. it's with what we've been

collaborating with opec plus countries ever since december 2016. so it is not an accident of, of mutual convenience if you could call it. well, it wasn't the only exchange between the saudi energy minister and members of the western media. the official refuse to answer questions from reuters accusing the agency of disrespecting saudi arabia and spreading an accurate information about the countries policies. it was referring to an article based on anonymous sources, claim that oil price collusion took place between re add and moscow. i like solo from reuters news agency. i had 2 questions. the 1st best learner i actually have to talk to you about. so yeah, i got it wrong. okay. i knew you hadn't got it wrong twice. you did it right. i did not do a proper job, you talked about and i her doing this and that. and actually the day that you as

tardy came out. no one from i shall talk to me, nor i talk to anybody from rush. you repeated that again with another 10 of her story. be priority to that, that to saudi and let her love love le congregating. and i wonder, $100.00 price that is not to but if you have question directly to others, but not me, i'm not talking to roy to until you'd expect the source which is the energy minister on behalf of showed you government. the move comes the same day that the you agreed to a price cap on russian oil to start in december, and that's part of a new round of sanctions. the buns, maritime transportation of russian oil sold up of the cap said by g 7 members hungry whose p m has repeatedly questioned the effectiveness of e u. sanction policy, previously stressed to the measures, wouldn't the fate pipeline oil, which has responded with the countries deputy prime minister warning that moscow

might not sell oil to those unwilling to pay a fair market price soonest. lucian, that that same old prices are 37 percent higher than last year. if the price capt mechanism is implemented, i wouldn't rule out arise in prices since there might be a deficit. we are against such an intervention and impose in prices on our production by non market means. so we'll make a decision and our company's say they will not supply oil to countries and imposing a price cap about a former senior adviser to the saudi arabian energy minister dots mohammed al sedans says that the price cup could cause a russia to cut supplies, which in turn would mean an increase in prices. rise cab is in and says, and it will not, it will never walk it. is it like a dream, like i wish for thinking for your peers. but if you don't,

you are according to the principle of a cannot make one or one. you will see it will not work. and i shall already said that if there is any ceiling, then definitely that's where the hell bratia to block or so to use. it's oriented gas supplies by 1000000 or 2000000 by block or to europe. so they need to think twice before taking any such nicholas decision by that. but they've got to this. i don't think there would be consensus around that. your member by the way, your member of live in the state of town, they don't know what to do. they are not calculating the cost and benefit of many decisions that, that they have been taken as far as the economic sanctions. again,

russia, morgan stanley indicated that if this was taken, then definitely russia would reduce production by one or $2000000.00 additionally, and that would get price a little bit about why it's also reacted angrily to the plan for production. cold calling is short sighted, but some media outlets have labeled to move a personal failure of you as president joe biden, as it may push the gas prices up a month before the countries mid term elections. the production codes were agreed despite the binding administration, reportedly making last made efforts to convince gulf states to abandon the plans and adding insult to injury. joe biden himself is be marked over the opec production code after he was caught on microphone during his trip to florida. no one president says, no one adds with a bite and good appears. opec plus has done just that. i mean,

other than opec bicycles, china stairs, russia, et cetera. joe biden, no one the biden. opec. when you start begging, you know, the gulf states when you are beg, middle eastern countries have changed their already declared policies. it's an act of desperation as an act of short sighted foolishness. when the solution is literally right in your hand, the relationship in the us and gulf states has not been particularly good at any point in recent memory. we have regimes that are propped up by the united states, but still resent the united states for their infiltration and meddling. so it's not that the that the relation has gotten considerably worse. they just weren't very good to begin with with bite and try to convince them to change their minds. it's really showing that he himself is unwilling to change his mind. all that would need to happen to end the fuel shortage is to get rid of all the sanctions that prevent

american companies, individuals from buying fuel. if biden was simply changing his mind, then he wouldn't have to beg saudi arabia to change their minds to the russia ukraine conflicts now over 90, ukranian troops were allegedly killed in multiple military vehicles destroyed in the class nearly mon area on wednesday. that is, according to the russian defense ministry. russia withdrew its troops from the strategic 50 and the done yes, republic, last week to stop its forces from being encircled by the ukrainian military. the head of the done. yes, republican now says the situation around cross the man is stabilizing ortiz egos. donna, its one town located on the done back from line. these rushes new defensive lines on the very edge of the former la guns for public before ukraine's counter offensive. this town, than far off from combat was in the midst of revitalizing its peaceful,

mundane life. now, all these efforts have been uprooted. remini once again, a frontline found this is where russian crews fell free successful code or offensive on this front. they are trying to learn by their mistakes and as they are building up their fortifications quite hastily. but what is staggering to see here is that logos, they're going about their daily lives. there are just, well, they go to supermarkets. the life just goes on for them as if nothing has changed to since the ukrainians captured more territory. and well came closer to their homes. many ran to safety as ukraine's troops approached, but many stayed 2 and often not out of desperation, but with a clear intention and principle at the foundation of this heart wrenching choice. elijah did it in as long as 3rd nath. i'm sure that the russian trips will not live . i want to believe in the past due until february,

the 24th. i do not want war. and now i do not want to be with ukraine because it's cache right here. now if it's carry, many people are leaving in a panel key. cuba hurtled. many had last. the neighboring street is empty. you go to bed and you don't know if you wake up, though. yeah. how long will it be awarded? after all, we are human beings and we all have one life. if you go to hardener, locals here are defying the threat of inevitable persecution and even torture of the pro russian population. if the town fools, amid shillings they go about their daily routine. the towns tony, mark had shrunk to a fraction of its former size for one merchant here, a personal, devastating tragedy conclusively sold the stay all leave dilemma. we'll walk more a packet era every year for good. i'm still here

to you when you, when russia is busy, a marching troops on this part of the front. the garrison is partly made up of volunteer veterans who have been repelling caves outnumbering forces for weeks until receiving an order to retreat. reinforcements are being drawn here to answer your fresh suit. we are trying to hold the territory and russian help is coming. every one, support and fighting spirit is already rising. national still part so that our troops are advancing. the artillery is firing accurately. the infantry are at their post in our support that the fighting spirit is excellent. every one is ready to fight for their land. boy, the rush has lost control over large swathes of land over the past 30 days. now it's carrying out a total realignment of forces aiming to curb ukraine's advance stop it and restart the offensive. i'm again done of reporting from the don bass art c

ukrainian ambassador in kazakhstan. he caused controversy with his remarks about the mass killings of russians will leave us. donna once care finds replacement officials in kazakhstan, brandon, his words and incitement of ethnic hatred and asked of line for diplomats that comes after the ambassadors. inflammatory comments on the conflicts and ukraine back in august for am. so we tried to kill as many as possible. the more russians were killed. now, if he were, our children will have to kill. western media outlets have also appeared to endorse similar statements about killing russians. britton's newspaper record, the times published an article where the headline saying quotes dead russian soldiers are good to see. it was later dropped on replaced with a headline about having pride in serving in the ukranian army, jealous of shin. rats on this as the controversial headline, exposes the western media narrative on ukrainian conflict. the fact that the murdock times has had to change its headline, which was so gruesome about the well,

that most of the world might say celebrating the murder of russians shows how in a mobile journalists, in the so called stenographer, media all over the european union, britain, the united states are that they believe that the publics out there at the lodge, sympathize with death and destruction in this war on russia through ukraine. only later, do they think? oh, russians are humans, maybe our audience will be offended by this within the united states and in the nato countries. and of course, that was exacerbated by the fact that are officially, especially in the european union in britain, any dissenting media. the dissenting media has been banned censored, and the journalists persecuted. in addition to the controversial headlines, the new york times has recently posted a tweet describing ukrainian as of battalion as celebrated. let's take

a brief look at how the newspapers attitude towards as of has dramatically shifted from condemnation to praise over the years. now just 7 years ago, the newspaper described as of as an openly neo nazi group to help the ukranian army to fight against the population of don bus. that in 2019, he became a neo nazi paramilitary organisation, contributing to this spread of rights being extremism. then a year later, it was a paramilitary units and sorriest for his association with neo nazi ideology. journalist ashan read sandy again says the western media narrative changes as nato countries for money and weapons into ukraine. the family own new york times tweeted out a picture celebrating the as of italian lived only recently. not, not that long ago, all mainstream media in western countries, most of it appeared to connected to nazis neo nazis the far right and fascism. i mean that those supporting ukraine say, don't call the as

a battalion and call them that nazi's because then should everyone in the armed forces, should the armed forces of your grain be labeled as terrorist? you'd have to say that if the as of italian were neo nazi links all manner of to see and then all manner of western media. because all of them were saying before february that there were near nazi elements in the groups there. now celebrating today, as the nato governments or weapons and money me into kia, to fight russia through ukraine. ah, another news with africa oil week in full swing industry representatives, say it's up to the continent to decide the pace of its carbon transition. now says africa comes under pressure to conform to the global green agenda as our teeth corolla top line explains. a brick is leading oil gas and energy eve and has kicked off in, keeps out the africa oil week,

bring some of the big names in the industry. and the 28th edition comes on. the bank of europe's attempt to wean itself off of russian fossil fuels. alternatives are being sought and the continent has seen plenty european lead us as well as see he owes of global energy companies coming to africa to look for the same cobbler and resources that they're telling the continent to turn their back on . but africans, it says that they and they alone should be the one to determine the pace and the nature of their energy transition. it is not just good enough to to blend the wall where we find ourselves. we have to push what is enough for a century to focus on our energy is on energy grew summer to get into go about to cool. that is all western finance institutions and climate campaigners one the african oil and guess to stay in the ground. but africa include some of the least

per capita emitters of college and asking them to 10 their back on these discoveries is at least hypocritical, especially at a time when the continent has been making unprecedented number of new natural resources discoveries such as has been trying to find legacy early seventy's, we've had 4 was lucifer, 3 of them had excellent all and that shows in them is just a question of getting a fuel well. and now hopefully making a commissary discovery recent entrance in the oil and gas sector, ghana in namibia see they intent on developing the economies and businesses by supplying hydro cupboard to energy intensive global uses with. and it means that he's more revenue for trinity's. and i think based on a very good step to work

on the program, we also want to see 3 where says that we are very much aware of the implications of energy transfer potential one to produce our hydrocarbon sigma iris, and run mentally responsible manner. we wanted the pin for skills transfer integral you transferred to our people, want to develop done in businesses on a buckle foil the european scramble for african resources. it's not just a u turn on europe's own promises, but it's also behind new money coming into the sector. but there are some trust issues last year. oh, for 3 before you are very countries kind of reduce investment in africa and today because our prices are coming back for i don't know is probably better. i'm about to come back for sure to deal in terms of benefit from this instance. how i mean is in search of new carpet out in the market. south africa, minnesota of mining and energy was coated at the conference saying that fossil

fuels will remain that economic drive of african economies for many years to come fuel to says that the pressure, especially from the e u, as well as the u. s. for the continent to transform at a fast, the pace was unrealistic. this sentiment was echoed by attendees and the africa oil week in africa was begin to focus on how do you realize you could argue that he thought you are respectable? the fillings are under was so you can focus stuff resource on your area, interest of the waters in the forthcoming cop. 27 climate change conference to be held in egypt in november. this year will be the litmus test on african solidarity on the issue of energy transition, as well as how the continent will go about it. but judging by the sentiments at the africa, oil week, africa intends to develop it's economies and natural resources at its own pace. that i will atlanta out of tea in johannesburg. and finally,

the connections between washington and big tech companies are coming under increasing scrutiny. that's as a conservative legal group has sued the f b i for failing to disclose the agencies ties to networks like facebook and they're sensing of some controversial content artes. caleb more been delve into the story? well, the notion that big tack is very much colluding with the democratic party almost functioning as a wing of the democratic party has been around for quite some time. however, we now have this non profit going ahead the lawsuit against the api. i basically demanding that they make their records public disclose their relationship with the big tech companies. so the whole us public can know the truth about their relationship. the evidence is that during the 2020 presidential election campaign, the f. b, i conspired and combined with large corporations, including facebook, to sensor and suppressed the damning evidence of bite and family corruption and

influence peddling, found on hunter biden's laptop. this was done to help joe biden and the democrats when the 2020 election, now arrogantly disregarding the law, the f, b i as stonewalling, america, 1st legal efforts to expose the f, b. i. e mails detailing the trade craft behind this collusive attack on our elections and identifying the persons inside and outside of government who were responsible for it. 2 months ago, mark zuckerberg, the ceo of facebook, admitted on a podcast that he was approached by the u. s. security agencies and asked basically to suppress the entre biden laptop story ab, because they believed it was possibly or likely to be what they called russian dis information. this was that bombshell admission from mark zuckerberg. i mean basically the background here is the f b i, i think basically came to us some, some folks on our team. ok. just so you know,

like you should be on high alert. there is the we, we saw there was a lot of russian propaganda. 2016 election. we have it on notice that basically there's about to be some kind of dump of of am. ah, that's similar to that. so just be vigilant. now, it's also important to note that hunter biden's former business. so see it at this point has come forward and said the at the i really showed no interest in all the evidence he provided, showing 100 biden's wrongdoing than his crimes. and it seems like they just weren't interested in getting the facts on 100 by here's what the former business associate had to say. they were supposed to be working a follow up interview. and tim t. mo, in his last discussion with my legal counsel, was listen, we know tony cooperating. we appreciate all the information you provided. we will follow up with you. we're definitely going to have them come in for a follow up interview or spend some more time on this. and i haven't heard from them since. now this seems to reinforce the notion that the f b,

i just really had no interest in investigating the crimes of the biden family and the presidents, family members. now at this point, we're also seeing with ilan mosque, assuming leadership of twitter, some pretty blatant examples of how solidly twitter is in the democratic party camp . there are reports circulating about twitter employees crying out the song, should i stay? where should i go is being played in the twitter cafe and it becomes apparent that a number of twitter employees are afraid that the company may be moving in a different direction. perhaps the algorithms are going to be a little bit different. perhaps different tweets are going to be circulating out the way new speeds are going to be operating will be different and it won't be the standard liberal line. so when we look over all the facts here with this new law suits and other revelations that have happened, it becomes pretty clear that the stranglehold that the democratic party has over the tech giants and their control over information and discourse in the united

states is becoming more and more obvious. furthermore, there is more and more outrage about it. presidents of the eagle forum at martin says it's american should be wary of the actions of the f. b. i. with flipped over, what was a, a warning from ronald reagan memoranda. ragged famously said, trust and verify in america right now when it comes to our intelligence community. when it comes to the f b i, it's distrust and verify. our starting point is that we've been misled. we've been misled. another example is on january 6th. there's a guy named ray apps, none of the f b, i will answer positive or negative. what ray ups was doing that day looks like he was breaking the law court in the f b i. they won't answer the question. we know our intelligence community has a problem. they don't tell the truth and so we're not going to trust them and we shouldn't trust them until they can prove until they can verify what they're saying . and the bigger problem very candidly, is that big tech is aiding and abetting. but so as our big media and big media is

happy to run these stories, you'll have john brennan, who has admitted he lied under oath to the u. s. senate. he will be on t v and he'll be saying things about what's going on that are, there's no reason to believe she's true. he's a, he's an admitted liar in the past. so we've got a real problem right now in this country. and the good news is we have an election in just a 5 or 6 weeks. that will, i think, change the dynamic a lot, plus your bank up to date with all that i just use for around the world. do you feel free total with so our websites are t dot com for more stories and analysis on pizza scott's on the back at the top of the hour. mm hm. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy, even foundation, let it be an arms race is often very dramatic. development only personally and getting to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful,

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