ah ah ah, breaking news on obs. he the moment a massive blast rocks, the crimea bridge is caught on c, c t v. the russian anti terror committee says the truck exploded, causing a massive blaze. and is just the beginning. ukraine responds to the explosion on the crime in bridge. russia says the remarks revealed the terrorist nature of the key of regime the de crane saying several times previously that the crossing is a legitimate target. ridiculous moscow isn't buying kids. attempts to retry to president landscape cold of preemptive strikes on russia by claiming he

was actually calling for sanctions. also coming up on the program, the u. s. a slam is the saudis, as a boil back stabbers, are following the opec plus decision to flush oil outputs. we are those says the u . s. is fully responsible for the energy crisis in the country with committee alive from our studio here in moscow. you're watching our t international. my name is peter scott's here with all the latest news. it's 1 o'clock this saturday at lunch time. thank you for joining us. we begin this our with breaking news from crimea. the russian anti terror committee says that a truck has exploded on the crimea bridge, which connects mainland russia and crimea, causing damage to at least 2 sections that as well as a massive fire. now this is the latest video from the explosion. it was captured on c, c t, v on the bridge. local officials say that sanker caught fire after the explosion

with the cause of the bust currently under investigation. lodge fires, including one on a nearby train have already been extinguished according to russian emergency services. has local journalists, veronica cup, cova, reporting from the ground with it. yes ma'am. what him? so i think it now we are in the territory of the former coach airport. here we have established the car park for trucks. all the trucks that came from crania, are being turned around to it. there are already several doesn't cause waiting for the promised, very crossing to open today at about 6 o'clock and emergency occurred. and coach residents heard an explosion and saw a fire in the railway section of the bridge. according to preliminary information, a railway tank was in fire. now there are representatives of the ministry of emergency situations who advise drivers and what to do next. everyone has the same question. when will the ferry crossing be launched and what the tickets price will be? there is a small private gas station here where

a key of several dozen causes lined up in the city. there is a rush for fuel. now, gasoline runs out very quickly, right in front of us at the gas station. they raised the price of gasoline by a few roubles, or the bridge is the main trade connection between crimea and russian territories. the damage could see the peninsula face shortages of essential goods, boats at the head of the republic of crimea, said gay, oksana reassured people that there's enough food on fuel supplies in the republic for more than 2 months to the republic of crimea has plenty of fuel and fooling, he said, we have more than a month's worth of fuel and more than 2 months worth of 1st. it was it that there are no risks or reasons for excitement. eddie sca with a check or joining me live now in the studio. is archie correspondence, marina course river marina, thanks for joining me. now. we don't know exactly what happened. what the cause of this explosion is. there's an investigation underway. i'm books. can you tell us about the ukranian reactions this incident so far?

absolutely. they are thrilled. they're very happy if we just take a look at some of the suites that we saw from ukrainian officials. let's start, for example, with this one that's showing a marilyn monroe singing. happy birthday mister president. and we'll know that a few days ago vladimir putin celebrated his 70th birthday, so perhaps that were alluding to that. and then they're also showing the bridge. so if we take a look at that suites it saying, good morning ukraine and marilyn monroe sing in there. and then if we take a look at the ukraine security service and what they were posting were saying the bridge is burning well. and the greetings from ukraine's armed forces were about to see that next. again, you would say, is this an admission that they are the ones who are behind it because it's coming from officials, not just regular average ukrainian citizens. so there we can see dawn, the bridge is brennan, well nightingale and crimea. and today is

a great occasion to paraphrase a little bit. the lyrics of their coves are so, and here is another one. let's take a look both sting that soon notorious symbols of russian power have gone down. there. we have a defense of ukraine and they're asking, what's next, the russians. so this of course, has our russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, slightly puzzled. if i can say the least. and this is what she had to say in response to that. the reaction of the key for him to the destruction of civilian infrastructure reveals its terrorist nature. so terrorists made her again if we go back with the north stream, a gas attacks once again muddy as a hot of all was asking this question. is this an official admission in that case? it was a slightly different story with the u. s. involve bots. again, we're seeing them talking through their it's witter,

through their social media express in how happy and thrilled they are. so you're quite a lot of follow pops on surprisingly, between russia and ukraine, given the situation on the bridge. it was the wider international reaction beans. the situation. let's remember that ukraine hasn't officially admit that admitted that it's behind the, the incident that happened on the bridge. but we're already seeing the countries in so far we've seen the one as stoney, i in particular, that's not only saying that ukraine is behind it, but they're also applauding them for it's. let's have a look. i believe this target has been around for a very long time. it's tanya certainly welcomes this and congratulations, ukrainian special operations units who are expected to be behind the separation so much for diplomacy there from estonian. but once again, we're not really surprised that this happens and that ukraine may be behind it, because we have seen time and time again,

ukrainian officials threatening to target pro russian regions and also the crimea bridge. in particular, if we go back a couple of months ago, during the summertime zalinski adviser himself said that the crimean bridge would be a target. and i look getting some clue. we don't care about the crime in breach once we perceive the necessary technical options. it will become a target for us. there is nothing to discuss. we don't have an opportunity yet, but once we get it, we'll target tension. so perhaps they found a way that they could retrieve that, and that's exactly what they did. this is what we're waiting to hear from that investigation, and no doubt we'll get the the results from that in the next couple of days. well, i hope you keep us up to date on, in developments in the investigation. i think you'll have your work cuts out today, keeping us abreast of the situation. not so mean across a quarter of a thank you very much. to discuss the incidence. let's cross live now to john mark and do going to form a us marine and geopolitical analyst john mark to thank you very much for joining

us today on artsy now. investigations are underway and russia pointed the finger ukraine as been behind the blast. ukraine hasn't admitted responsibility for it. what do you make of the situation? well, i mean, it certainly wouldn't surprise me if it was ukraine. we've seen this all along from them. for years they've been bombing civilians in the dumbass. they committed a terrorist attack on daria. do you know that a month and a half ago and you know, now we have this and it doesn't help that. you know, we have the united states and its allies going round blowing up civilian infrastructure like the north stream pipeline. so when you send a clear message to ukraine, it, this is going to be tolerated with us also hasn't a taken responsibility for the north stream pipeline and investigation is still

underway. but coming back to the bridge, there is off to obviously a lot of speculation over what exactly happened. we've seen the cctv footage. it appears like a truck exploded. we don't know if it's a suicide bombing offers planted there. or if there were explosives on the bridge, what do you make about what's happened to the bridge? what are your thoughts about some how what caused the explosion? ah, well being that it was a truck. ah, it very well could have been. it's was planted inside the truck. ah, you know, in the driver the driver may not even have known about it. so, you know, i think it's too early to rule anything out. ah, it could have been that or it, it could have been something launched a. um, like a, from a, you know, some kind of missile there was tracking it. i mean, it's too early to say, or cave has previously said that the bridge is

a legitimate targets for some time. and obviously you can see from the ukranian point of view, that is one of the main links between the russian mailand and crimea. what impact do you think this will have on crimea and the wider warf as a whole won the war effort job probably not much because russia could controls most of the co land bridge going going in through our, through the north. ah, north of the the, the bridge. ah, but i think mostly it's going to impact the civilians that are in crimea because a logistically it's, it's, it makes their life a lot more difficult. now we just heard from my colleague the marina abouts of the reaction from a stone is foreign minister who appeared to congratulate ukraine on, on the, on the attack. even though ukraine has an admitted responsibility for it. what do you make of that response from estonia?

i think it's pretty disgraceful. you know, ah, this whole incident is a very tragic and tragic time for all sides. and it could have been avoided very easily in the beginning. had zalinski, herb, you know, had considered some very reasonable demands. and for anybody to be for any heads of state, ah, that are going round. excited that does kind of activity is taking place. it's it shows you their mentality. and how do you think that western countries more widely will react to this explosion? and do you see this as an escalation points in the war between russia and ukraine? i don't, i don't see it as an escalation point. i think that in the west is considered this a legitimate target all along. and i, in fact, the ukraine wanted to, ah,

take it out a lot earlier. ah, and as far as what a ukraine's partners in the west are going to say, they're just gonna, they're going to look the other way. they're gonna, you know, of course, a lot to wait and see what the why to fall out. is of this incident, jama, duke and former. yes. marina geopolitical, unless, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts today with us on the incident on the crummy bridge. thank you. have a good day. well, the incidents in crimea comes as ukraine's president is now back tracking on his comments, urging a preemptive nato strike on russia. he claims he was misunderstood, and i said you have to do preventive kinks. not a dex yahoo! just because the sure that am but g a t, as in multiple of those do apprehend dena sanders intermediate. there was that of the tramadol month in priorities ago gabled it poor jim ovello to mister lensky insists he was just urging the west imposed more sanctions on russia,

claiming the kremlin is preparing society for the possible use of nuclear weapons. now he added that he would never call for nuclear armageddon, as that would equate him to a terrorist. the wedding he used private translates from ukrainian literally as preemptive strikes, russian officials say they are unconvinced by zelinski is backtracking. oh sure will we met a booty? what should nato do? eliminate the possibility of russia using nuclear weapons. i once again appeal to the international community as it was before february 24th. we need preemptive strikes, so that russia would know what awaits them if they use nuclear weapons, not the other way around him to wait for rushes nuclear strikes, and then say, oh no. okay, then take this yog after yesterday, zalinski called on his western masters, to launch a preemptive nuclear strike on russia. with this statement, he's essentially shown the whole world, more evidence of the threats emanating from the key regime,

which the special operation was launched to neutralize order attempts wise alaska secretaries to claim that he meant something else. a ridiculous person in this situation landscape like his entire regime has got a taste and is beginning to dictate his own conditions, both his nature and to the union. kirk on you show you what is a legal and media analyst line all says it's incomprehensible to even discuss nuclear threats. have we as a species forgotten what nuclear conflict is? have we honestly do we need a refresher course into what we're talking about. i mean, i, i understand that we have various degrees of amnesia. tall story said history would be a wonderful thing if the were only true. but i'm hearing about this and i'm hearing about war and aggression as though we're playing some kind of a game. and i, i think this is the insanity even to be discussing this cavalierly because also

it's not so much that a nuclear war could be triggered it or, or i actually are directed, but things could be triggered once this starts, there's no calling it back, you know, it's interesting, okay, added up, that was a mistake. that was a, that was a typographical mistake. i, i didn't really mean that this, i can't believe. i'm frankly hearing what i'm hearing or the winners of this years . nobel peace prize were announced on friday with ukrainian presidents absent from the list. and he was nominated for the procedures award by the european parliament back in march. during criticism from some quarters. european parliament is proposing the president of ukraine as a candidate for the nobel peace prize. how is one of the actors in the war going to receive the nobel peace prize on there others who fight for peace? why not? pope francis or the u. n. director. there must be many others. well let's now cross

alive to the director of the trans national foundation for peace on future research . dr. young over. busy a young thank you very much for joining us this afternoon on art somewhere. so speaking of zelinski as a candidates for the nobel peace prize, how appropriate do you think his nomination was? i don't know what to say because of those, those who got it. and if president zelinski had received it, it would have been a garage violation of our friend. no bells will. and that is my focus on this because journalists, politicians, and others who nominate people don't even bother to read. 2 and a half lines on the internet to where they can read alfred nobel will and i shall quote from it. he wants to give it to those who have quotation done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations. the abolition

reduction of standing. com is on the establishment and promotion of pete congress is. now none of the 3 organizations all are not the to who received it last year. president zelinski were in any way match. alfred no bells will. and i'm a pull by the fact. let me get around the world, do not ask how can it come? how is it possible that this committee repeatedly can give the price to any amend abolition, et cetera, which was alfred nobel will. this is a legal issue and should be investigated. how can you deliberately move away from amended and still be a legal organization? my son is some quite strong words that dr. young. i'm not russia is accused the lensky of calling for preemptive strikes or kicks, as he said,

against russia. now has to be said, the kid has denied and we tried to those comments and said that they were misinterpreted and immense. in fact, sanctions, but what do you make of his recent statement? i don't make anything of it. everybody now talking more or less responsibly about nuclear warfare. but let me say we're living in the nuclear age. well, of course, nato building on nuclear weapons. we have thousands of them. we can destroy the globe, hundreds of times over. i think it's time that we talk about the fact that this is what led to security based on in the only 2 met situation in this sense. i think it's good that somebody is talking about nuclear weapons because they are they legal, according to the abolition treaty decided by the united nations model because

nobody has a right to write out humanity. and then i mean it really stupid because if you use them, you cannot use them to have taken in using them weapons. and it's good that somebody talks about the risk when you're in. i would have preferred if i had any say in the decision this year that the single person has done most nuclear abolition is daniel ellsberg, the man who has devoted his life. and he's now is a referendum to say, i want my country to have nuclear weapons because the nuclear country leaders

death to have shot you want, including russia, including china, including friends, including the us. none of them would dare to ask the people whether they want the nuclear, a waters i'm afraid, does all, we have time for dots, yoga. we can get something discussed in this for hours to come. i'm sure. the thank you very much for your time today. that was dr. john ober direct said the chance national foundation for peace suture. he said, thank you. thank you. ah, royal back stabbers. that's what to so my us lawmakers are now calling saudi arabia over rewards moved to reduce oil outputs fall in the opec plus decision, or the u. s. officials are even calling for the president to cut the cuts off. weapons applies to the gulf kingdom. the saudis need us more for weapons than we need them. prison violence should make it clear that we will cut off weapons if upper plus doesn't reverse the decision to make drastic carson production in

congress. we should also explore waste rainy notebooks control over energy prices worldwide. the white house has long praised saudi arabia as a strategic partner selling the country large amounts of weapons despite joe biden, once pledging to make re add a pariah during his presidential campaign. some u. s. congress members are also calling for a re think of the country's relationship with opec plus members with saudi arabia's actions being described as hostile to washington. meanwhile, the saudi minister of state says, the us itself is a blame for rising gas prices, which have nothing to do with food, all supplies. the idea that told you to include would do this to home, the u. s. o to be in any way politically involved is absolutely not correct at all was to respect the reason you have high prices in the united states is because you have the refining shortage that has been in existence for more than 20 years. you haven't built refineries in decades. latino kayla more been has more details on rewards decision, as well as the u. s. reaction to it?

well essentially we have opec announcing they will be reducing the oil output by $2000000.00 barrels per day. now that is rattling the circles of power in the united states. there's quite a bit of outrage of the 2 days since the announcement already we're hearing the leaders of saudi arabia being described as back stabbers, putting a night in the back of the united states. here's what we've heard from unanswered questions about 911. the brutal murder of journalist jamal cas shogi and the exporting of extremism to dubious jailing of peaceful dissidence in conspiring with vladimir putin to punish the u. s. with higher oil prices. the saudi royal family has never been a trustworthy ally of our nation. it's time for our foreign policy to imagine a world without this alliance with these royal back stabbers back stabbers. that is the language being used to describe the long time ally of the united states, the kingdom of saudi arabia. and it appears that they consider this to be

a humiliation of joe biden. they consider this to be hurting the economic interests of the united states. and apparently the united states feels that it has rights over saudi arabia's oil. you'll recall economist magazine recently. i, you know, over the summer they tweeted out, meet mohammed ben solomon, that's the count. brown, prince of south, of saudi arabia, the millennial autocrat who controls our oil. now that tweet was deleted because it is not, they are oil. it is by right, the oil of the kingdom of saudi arabia, according to the constitution. but apparently, the united states feels it has some rights over it, as do the british. now, at this point, what can the united states do? but rant and rave at the saudis for not doing what they want. hear some of what we've heard, what saudi arabia did to help putin continue to wage his despicable, vicious war against ukraine will long be remembered by americans. we are looking at

all the legislative tools to best deal with this appalling and deeply cynical action. though the no peck bill is up for discussion, this is a bill that would allow the united states to sue opec countries take them to court, possibly have you escort, seize their assets. if they don't do what the united states wants, it would allow civil actions against opec countries by the united states in retaliation for move such as this, that bill is up for discussion. in addition to that, the military relationship between the united states and saudi arabia is being questioned. this is what's been said as well. i just don't see any good reason for us to maintain troops that are there almost solely for the purpose of protecting their oil fields. and their security interests. there's no question that mohammed been solomon, the crown prince of saudi arabia, shears putin's world view more than he shares ours. doesn't appreciate american advocacy for democracy in the world. now it's been 70 year,

so the united states has been aligned with the kingdom of saudi arabia. they've been one of the most loyal allies of the united states and nato in the region. you can recall after the 1979 iranian revolution, the reagan administration saying that they would never allows the travelers to take place in saudi arabia. that is a steadfast, long time partner of the united states. but now we're seeing the circles of power in washington, turning on them pretty rapidly in response to recent moves around opec people will recall the words of former us president george w bush, who said you're either with us or against us. and that kind of thinking seems to be prevailing in washington dc. why can't i by get american oil companies to increase the output? they just won't do it. because american oil companies are doing is raising prices at home to make up for this slowing of demand. well, it's the same thing that the saudis and opec are doing globally, ah, you know,

negotiate the go on right now between us, well, companies and biden, about exporting oil from the u. s. a to job. so, you know, that's gonna cause more of a supply problem, the u. s. and raise prices, even more. prices are going up fast. the u. s. a. partly because the oil companies are shutting down their refineries. no, they're not. they're having these a regular maintenance and then there's the out so called fires and everything and none of the real bottleneck is that the refining capacity. and that's been manipulated. i believe there's nothing really different going on, except it's a good excuse to blame out of the saudis and opec. i said, pointing the finger at the u. s. oil companies right before an election bus latest world news. i'm peter scott's on the back again at the top of the hour, but whatever you want to, i hope he'll weekend is off to a great start. ah,

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with, ah, told me is the aggressor tune chose is war. today, i'm authorizing the additional strong sanctions. i think you're a stranger, as you speak. i'm assuming you mostly mind the branding, all imports of russian oil and gas turbine and imposing these sanctions. i brush your has destroyed the american in fact there's your boomerang. i where you're suffering the, i mean they key is really hitting people in the pocket book. boys or girls was only there. i see you using your your router visit or not you. this is gonna impose

severe cost on the russian economy of immediately and overtime or east of that on there. i thought it by the we have list for social and then use that for them out a little bit. it's this all the emeralds. bamboo i am very and absorb it. sort of help it's big body. how did show that 21st century is going to be the asians it? russia is also an asian country and began to develop military cooperation. similar to what nato does in europe. cross with, for, to swing by, look at, you know, we're here to trade was the search for new markets in port substitution. the word sanctions has become part of our data vocabulary. neutralizer, flooded with more and more reports of restrictions, however, sanctioned this as an instrument of influence and nothing new. they've been used

against russia for decades. some contributor going to be strategic is porters that you can store milk for pickup, stayed with nobody in your convenient move for you. oh. and then did the net to say hello. this is the concept of sanctions instead of real military action operation sanctions can be imposed when you don't know what to do. does the united states want to go to war with russia over you, craig? i can tell you right now bed that would not be a popular outcome. a given the fact that russia has 6000 nuclear weapons, we have 5500 in any war with russia will tend to cause a global temperatures to rise by say, 200000 degrees. meaning the end of the world today, russia is the country with the most sanctions imposed against it. a number that's constantly growing most restrictions against individuals. the rest imposed on.