as really, frankly, a proxy war on russia border that is being pursued by the u. s. and the neo powers, ah ah, the crimean bridge reopens for vehicles in trains across the kurt straight after a massive truck explosion on saturday morning with many in the west. and then you praying, celebrating the explosion. russia says the reaction reveals the terrorist nature of the kiev regime and it's nato partners and stories that shape the weak us lawmakers slam the saudi arabia as royal back stabbers, following the opec plus decision to slash oil output. reorder though, says the u. s. is fully responsible for the energy prices in the country. and burkina faso as the leader for the country after anti french sentiment among

citizens and the military lead to a coup last week with from. * out of the world, this is the weekly, on our key international. i'm rachel blevins and these are the top stories of this week. and today the crimean bridge has been reopened for passage after a massive truck explosion on saturday morning. cars and buses have already started moving with the railway section, also open for cargo and passenger chains. here are the latest pictures. cars are now heading in both directions, accompanied by traffic. police russian officials say a successful test run show the bridge is safe for use. although one section of the crossing the most heavily damage remains closed, all vehicles and trains are being carefully inspected before entering the brit. and

here is the surveillance footage of the blast. the russian anti terror committee says 3 people died in the explosion. the exact cause of the destination is still under investigation. the attacks destroyed 2 sections of the roadway and set a nearby fuel cargo train on fire. and as this comes less than a month after another attack on critical infrastructure, the north stream pipelines and now some are asking if this could be a dangerous prop, patter the explosion on creamy and bridge less than a month after a norse frames. habitat opens pandora's box of this drinking infrastructure, and once it becomes new normal, the whole world will face raising security threats. meanwhile, western media outlets have been celebrating the deadly bombing of the crimean bridge. the daily mail, even called it a birthday present for vladimir putin who turned 70 on the eve of the attack on what's been described as his prized bridge. some headlines say the crossing is

a symbol of so called the russian occupation, and called the bombing a blow to peruse war effort. the slavic police went even further sarcastically, comparing the attack to the result of the recent referendums, this off for new regions during russia. while u. k. tabloid, the sun, and some ukrainian media suggest kia, special forces were directly responsible for the bombing. russia says the reaction reveals the terrorist nature of the kiev regime, and it's nato partners was

actually circulating back in september. of course, we know that the bridge was a targets all along that there is no secret to that there would love to, to blow it up because of course it's linking russia to crimea. so again here we saw that the 2nd largest banker in ukraine is already issuing debit cards featuring of the collapse bridge. so there is happiness all around that this happened. let's not forget that 3 people died. but again, this doesn't concern them. they're just,

they're, it's, we thing things like, let's start by taking a look at some of the suites we saw coming out as early as this morning. first of all, we have the secretary of the national security and defense council of ukraine. here he is saying, good morning ukraine and a side by side of the bridge on fire, and marilyn monroe sing, and happy birthday miss the president, of course, alluding to the fact that this is a great gift for vladimir putin 70th birthday. and then we had the ukraine's security service that sweets it on the bridge is burned in well greetings from ukraine's armed forces and not to day is a great occasion. and we heard from zalinski residential advisor this summer. he said that the bridge itself is a target and will be a target and they will try to destroy it as soon as they could improve it. we don't care about the crimean 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 at a point where synergy. and it seems that they found the opportunity and the way to do it. and they did just facts, even though now again, they're saying that somehow russia did it, and this somehow helps us. i don't, i don't know, in what way shape or form this would help russia. but again, those are the latest claims from t if following in initial outbursts or praise for the attack ukraine's presidential advisor put a different twist on the story. hours later suggesting the incident was staged as part of a power struggle between russia's defense ministry and the f. s. b. however, the washington post has revealed the ukrainian government official and made the key have special services were behind the bombing. earlier journalist thomas roper told my colleague nikki aaron, that it's ridiculous to see ukrainian officials repeatedly accusing russia, bombing its own territory. russia always, it takes itself, they're bombing to nets,

clear bombing the nuclear power plant. and they destroyed and all stream to another bridge list, a normal key of propaganda. and you can look at history every, every time and conflict, something like this happens because it's the, well, the enemy, you did it and trying to blame somebody else. it's obvious that russia wouldn't blow the bridge. it needs himself for, for supporting the crimea regions. thing is pass all that the u. s. was also aware of tons to bond. the crimean bridge, considering the training officials have quoted a legitimate target for months now. well, i think they're not on the did not on, you know, i think van wolf, we know, for example, that the u. s. has to confirm each target, which is hit by how much rockets we know that did the u. s. and the britons, the grids are planning offenses of your credit, our together with the ukrainians and such and such an act of whatever terrible war

how you call it. i would not have been done by keith without a support or at least knowledge of the western. the supporters in line with ukrainian officials repeated backtracking is also president zalinski himself who is actively back pedaling on his comments. calling for a preemptive nato stripe on russia, he claims he was simply misunderstood. and i said, you have to do preventive kinks. not a dex. yahoo! just goes out the show that amber g at the of multiple of those do a bruin excited through, but g a, there was a 0 in the trim, a do month improve days ago gabled it. poor jim wat amir zalinski and says he was just urging the west to impose more sanctions, claiming the kremlin is preparing society for the possible use of nuclear weapons. he added, he would never call for nuclear armageddon as that would equate him to a terrorist. the wording he used however,

translates from ukrainian literally as pre emptive strikes. there was no criticism from the west or the provocative words of ukraine leader. meanwhile, russian officials say they're unconvinced by zalinski is back tracking a tense joke. well, we met a boy. 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, to wait for rushes nuclear strikes and then say, oh no. okay, then take this 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 keep regime, which the special operation was launched to neutralize sort of attempts by zalinski secretaries to claim that he meant something else,

are ridiculous. so in these situations landscape, like his entire regime has got a taste and is beginning to dictate his own conditions, both to nature and to the union. kirkland, you sure viewed the video as kansas job. i that says the risk of nuclear armageddon is that his highest has been 1962 cuban missile crisis. we discussed the issue with a panel of guest. if there was any doubt thus far, he is unhinged. i am concerned for his mental health. he is obviously willing to risk nuclear armageddon to preserve his regime. and i don't think that russia or other state leaders are that are dealing with him. can any longer consider him to be a rational actor. and we also have to take this in the context of his recent actions . he has ordered his military forces in the law over the last 2 months to continually shell and attack with kamikaze drones. the zappa rosure nuclear power

plant, whatever his absurd denials to the contrary. if western leaders do not immediately denounce his statements and back away from it, i think we have to consider them complicit if they go back in any way. russia, that's a 3rd world war because russia is going to retaliate against all natal member states . and that would be the end of, of europe and perhaps over humanity once we start playing these kind of games. and i cannot understand why the leaders of the, of the west are urging themselves to commit suicide. i cannot understand that. i don't think they've learned last is from history, because i don't,

i don't think they know history. i mean that especially in the united states. yeah . i mean, we should look to the cuban missile crisis for how to get out of it. you know, john f kennedy and, you know, he worked hard to negotiate a deal with crew chef. it was a given take. he agreed not to attack cuba. he agreed to take nuclear weapons out of turkey in return for crews taking the missiles out of cuba. that is the type of negotiations we need today. but you don't see any of that happening from the us. you don't see the us helping to negotiate a solution and back you see them interfering to prevent solution from being agree to. so that is very, very troubling. now to linda from the russian region of done ask where a civilian was wounded after the cranium. army shell, the center of the regions capital. let's take a look at the latest images from this scene. the attack had residential building.

the streets were fortunately mostly empty, with one person wounded in their home. this comes as officials say, 3 civilians were killed and 5 wounded and ukrainian attack across it on us for public on saturday. the don't get lugens republics as well as the hearse on end. zapper or she regents are now officially part of russia following the signing of official documents by president. on wednesday, the storage unit vacation comes after locals and the territories voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move and russian lawmakers, along with the nations constitutional court ratified the joining of the new regions . however, ukraine and its western allies have condemned the referendums as a quote illegitimate sham. russia ministry of defense says they have evidence that ukrainian forces have been using informants to identify targets that include civilians are cheesy or should on up spoke to

a man who revealed places of mass gatherings to obtain a reward. and now safe is up to 2 decades in prison. we should warn you that his report includes an interview with a person in custody who could possibly be speaking under duress, bribes and brainwashing are the favorite tools of caves, intelligence agents on the russian home front in the dawn bass. they look for people eager to sell the lives of their neighbors for a thin wood of bills. dennis here is one of those who fell for the temptation. me a whistle somewhat of long. i went up for a walk. with my doke, i saw a guy. i asked him for a cigarette and he gave it to me. i talked to him and he offered me a job. i asked him what kind of job. he said nothing much. i just need addresses

whether a mass gatherings of people. yeah, i went to look and gave him the address, he went to check when he returned, he said that he was satisfied with everything and offered me the equivalent of $80.00 for one address. but locations of russia's military excuse or supply depos were of no interest for this client. all he wondered, was where mass gatherings of civilians were in a town cut off from water and electricity supply. there can be only a handful of such places, mainly points of humanitarian aid distribution hold piles of baby food, diapers and medicine. leave no questions as to what this place used to be. this sports arena was repurposed, it served as a major warehouse for humanitarian aid, where the whole town of several minutes flocked to because that was something that they badly needed and still badly need. but now it stands all destroyed and burned down to ashes by the ukrainian military. this is one of the 1st places obliterated

by ukraine's artillery. shortly after denise submitted the information by then it had dawned on him already what he was responsible for and who his mysterious contact was. he wasn't phased by the realization though, and stuck to his newly found blood business memo one after he gave me the money and left that was shelling at this address and i heard from people that civilians died . that then he asked for more addresses. i found a hostile, where civilians were given water and gave the address to him. and 2 days later, there was shelling there after he was interested in other addresses. and i gave him the address of the hotel where humanitarian aid was given out. a thick stench of ash is still very present in the air here. this is one of the places that the ukrainian military had destroyed off to getting an anonymous tip off. apparently it came from someone who relocated to several minutes from western ukraine. it came

from over there, but the locals here, they don't know why the man the foreman chose this place, because according to them, the military, the russian soldiers, they have never been here. dennis hands tremble now as he faces up to 20 years in jail for state treason. they didn't shake. they didn't slip though when he was providing more coordinates, which entailed another deadly strike, oregon real. there was a strike over there. one unexploded shell is still stuck on the roof. then another strike came over there. the guy was sitting here, it was around 10 p. m. he was killed by a fragment. for the 1st time dennis has the opportunity to look in the eye of a person. he marked as a target on caves artillery maps. as a play, a short message, the victim paused with us. the soldier to those people are scum. what else can be said about them?

people rebuild the infrastructure and they keep destroying it. and it looks like the showings come with the help of informers or proposal. it's too late. now. there's nothing to return to the ukrainian command has been systemically, targeting vital civilian infrastructure elements. in this war, toontown. a mac is done over pu in from the dorm bus, r c o royal back stabbers. that was some new as lawmakers are now calling saudi arabia over rianna has moved to reduce oil output falling opec plus decision. while the u. s. calls saudi arabia's actions hostile to washington. this thought a minister of state says, america itself is to blame for rising gas prices, which had nothing to do with crude oil supply. what saudi arabia did to help putin continue to wage his despicable, vicious war against you. crane will long be remembered by americans. we are looking at all the legislative tools to best deal with this appalling and deeply cynical

action. there's no question that mohammed been salman, particularly the crown prince of saudi arabia. shares coons world view more than he shares ours. he doesn't appreciate american advocacy for democracy in the world. the idea that's huge into into that would do this to harms in us. so 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. opec plus opted to cut oil production by $2000000.00 barrels per day, starting next month. the move caused anger among us lawmakers was called to reexamine ties with key oil producers, who they alleged are damaging washington's economic interest. this comes after years of the u. s. praising the kingdom as a strategic partner and supplying the country with large amounts of weapons. some have even called for the u. s. to withdraw military support from saudi arabia and

the united arab emirates, the opec plus decision has echoed in the european union as well. according to foreign policy chief, joseph burrell. the decision to cut oil production was a response to the e. you plan to adopt a price cap. this counts as brussels announced an 8th package of things on russia, which includes the price cap and further restrictions on the maritime transportation, rushing, crude, oil and petroleum products. however, lot of mere more earlier that russia would stop exports, in cases where a price cap was implemented

to try to ease the market and those, those additional barrels will hit the market right around the time of the mid term elections that may provide some response. but the problem is that when you are emptying your reserves are on such a short term perspective, the time to pay for that will come and it will come very soon because those

reserves will have to be replenished and they will have to be replenished with much higher prices, so it's essentially they are trying to use that strategic reserves to aid the biden's standing in the polls. but even if they win, even if the democrats, when they will have to address that problem, a couple of months down the line, not even a couple of years, a couple of months and adding insult to injury joe biden himself as being marked over the opec production cause after he was caught speaking on a microphone during his trip to florida. oh, okay. president says no one apps with abiding good and here's opec plus hes done just dad. 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 start beg, middle eastern countries have changed their already declared policies. it's an act

of desperation. it's 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 mind. it's really showing that he himself was 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 change his mind, then he wouldn't have to beg, saudi arabia to change their minds. for came of out of austin leader has fled to the neighboring west african country of togo after

a military coup, last sunday, forced his resignation. one of the reasons for the uprising is said to be widespread disdain for the country's cooperation with former colon over ruler, france. the military overthrow of the government is the 2nd coup that also has seen and just 8 months. supporters of the new government took to the streets to celebrate showing their discontent with france by sending a part of the french embassy on fire. russian flags could be seen in the crowd as people called for the country to step away from france and build stronger ties with other nations. as we've been working with france for a long time in the end, it's a bloody situation. people are starving. people are eating while tree, lee. it's france who's responsible. they better move back, but we will look for another partner. seagal, up of leisure, no more. france, our choice is russia. france is stealing from us soon. we are starving. life costs are very expensive. russia would be nice to work with france,

just plunder our resources. are france claims to help us, but it's not true. somewhat. france is depriving us ruining us. they should leave our country now. we need russia. no jobs, no money, no business. we are poor sort of it. we are unemployed, and the whole day we have nothing at all to do. and i live are the cool in between the fossil is the 2nd one this year, but the anti french sentiment has never been higher. many of the residents of the former french colony believed that france has a hand in the current situation. the country france denies any involvement in the events occurring since yesterday, and burkina faso, the french fos, his camp has never had paul on re sal. good to me, but stay there, nor has our embassy. the new government led by 34 year old captain ibrahim trial, warri believes that france is helping the ousted leader. lieutenant colonel dunbar is believed to have taken refuge in the french base at cam boynton in order to plan

a counter offensive to stir up trouble in our defense and security forces. but it is not just the people of booking the fossil, many of the former french colonies seem to find reason to dislike france. they dislike the colonial nature that paris has with their governments. and there has also been anti french protest. they, the summer france cleans miserably to its former african colonial empire, which it planters exploits its resources, and instigates clues kills their heads of state ignites terrorism and fuels, wars and genocides. but gina fossil expected assistance and protection from france and his luck just between a fossil other countries in the region did 2 in the j. the sentiment is the fate. there are anti french slogans because we demand the immediate departure of the ball cane, forcing niger, which is alienating our sovereignty and destabilizing the saw here. the rise of the islamic insurgency in the us a hell region is one of the reasons why france has come under fire. molly was left

to fend for itself at the front, seemingly couldn't lift a finger to help them with the security in the region. molly has several pieces of evidence that these flagrant violations of molly and aerospace have been used by france to collect intelligence for the benefit of terrorist groups operating in this a hell and to drop arms and ammunition to them. piece of security and stability of notoriously been elusive in this region of africa. despite the influence of france and several former french colonies have had enough. they have started looking elsewhere for new partnership in their fight for sovereignty and peace in the region. bearable it had oddity enjoyed his back.