really, frankly, a proxy war on russia's border that is being pursued by the u. s. to the neo powers . mm ah, the crimean bridge reopens for vehicles and trains across the current straits after a deadly explosion on saturday morning with many in the west and ukraine, celebrating the explosion. russia, slum is the reaction as revealing, quote, the terrorist nature of the kiev regime and its nato partners. and in the stories that shaped the news this week, a u. s. law make a slum. the saudi arabia is boiled back stabbers, following the opec plus decision for slash oil outputs. we are those says the u. s . is fully responsible for the energy crisis in the country. and

burkina faso leda flees the country after anti french sentiments among citizens on the military led to accrue last week with it's sunday and that means it's the weekly hail, nazi international. peter scott and here are some of the top stories from the week just gone. we start with the crimean bridge, which is reopened after that deadly explosion on saturday morning. our vehicles have already started crossing with the railway section, also open for cargo and passenger trains. now, here is some of the latest pitches cause you can now see a heading in both directions, and they are being accompanied by traffic a lease russian officials the say a successful test run did show that the bridge is safe now, although one section of the crossing the most heavily damage still remains closed, or vehicles and rains are being carefully inspected before answering the bridge.

and now you can see the surveillance footage of the actual blast itself, the russian anti terror committee says that 3 people died in the explosion. the exact cause of which is currently under investigation. it's act destroyed 2 sections of roadway and sets a nearby fuel cargo train on fire. one chinese official one, the southern side of critical infrastructure could spark a dangerous pattern. the explosion on crimean bridge less than a month after a norse, from sabotage opens pandora's box and destroying keen for structure. and once it becomes new normal, the whole world will face raising security threats. meanwhile, many western media outlets have been celebrating the deadly bombing of the crimea bridge. the daily mail, for example, called it's 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 russian occupation and called the bombing a blow to putins war effort in the silver police went even further comparing the

attack to the results of the recent referendums at so for new regions joined russia . while you case our boy, the son and some ukranian media suggest the key of special forces were responsible for the bombing is russia's response to that. the reaction of the key regime to the destruction of civilian infrastructure reveals at st. therese nature. they're really keen to emphasize that this is a blow for russia, that this is a devastating tragedy for vladimir putin and what a great presence. just see, you know, odd, twist the knife a little bit more about again, even though no one is confirming that ukraine was behind, it were seen some countries in particular in europe. not only alluded to the fact that it was indeed ukraine, but there also applaud in them for it. i believe this target has been around for a very long time. is tonia certainly welcomes this and congratulations, ukrainian special operations units who are expected to be behind the separation

motivation. alicia said it says it's a bone for the soul, especially even yesterday was put into personally. they squeaky research such gifts about i wish him more of such gifts to present the thing though. can you imagine of something like this happened in the united states or in israel or in any other country in fact? and then you would hear statements like that it's, it's a despicable really, especially when we know that 3 people died, people lost their lives. and this is what i mean when, when russia is saying that this reaction coming from the ukraine and also those who are supporting it abroad. this shows that success, city of kias regime and that success, city of the west, and also the terrorist nature of key of regime of the latest, the photos that were seen emerging from ukraine. our people actually taken selfies in front of a banner. we can see it right now, a banner that they've put up all the explosions on the bridge. and what's interesting is, is how fast they managed to to get our banner up there. but also we're now seeing

reports online that the photo of this banner 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. and they would love to, to blow all because of course, it's linking russia. so crimea, so again here we saw that the 2nd largest banker in ukraine is already issuing debit cards featuring as a 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 tweeting 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 or 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, singing, happy birthday miss the president. of course, allude into the fact that this is a great gift for vladimir putin 70th birthday. and then we had the ukraine's

security service that sweets id 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 the landscape presidential 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 employ. we don't care about the crimean breach. once we perceive the necessary technical options, it will become a target for us. that is nothing to discuss. we don't have an opportunity yet, but once we get it, we'll target her to the point where she should. and it seems that they found the opportunity and the way to do it. and they did just that. even though now again, they're saying that somehow russia did it, and this somehow helps us out on, i don't know, in what way shape or form this would help russia. but again, those are the latest claims from t if falling an initial outburst of praise for the attack,

ukraine's presidential advisor then suggested the incident was staged as part of the power struggle between russia's defense ministry and the f. s. b. however, the washington post has revealed a ukrainian government official admitted the key of special services would behind the bombing. earlier, journalist thomas roper told my colleague, nicky iron. it would be odd if russia were to target its own infrastructure. russia always attacks itself. there bombing to nets, clear bombing, the nuclear power plant, a destroyed north stream to another bridge. this is the normal key of propaganda in you can look at history every, every time and conflict, something like this happens because it's the, well, the enemy, who 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 regional thing is pass all that the u. s. was also aware chance to bond the crimean bridge, considering the training officials have quoted,

a legitimate target finance. now working there, not only am that did not, not only know i think van wolf um, we know for example that the u. s. has to confirm each tire, which is hit by how much rockets we know that did the u. s. and the britons, the brits are planning offenses of ukrainian army together with the ukrainians such and such an act of whatever terrible war how you call it. i would not have been done by here without a support or at least knowledge of the western. the supporters residence zalinski is now i have a back pedaling. on his comments, calling for a preemptive natal strike on russia. he claims you simply misunderstood. they said you have to do preventive kinks, not a dex yahoo! just because at the shore that amber g, a t as in order to port and those do ab ruin excited them with g a. there was that us in the term of daunting priorities. again gabled it poor jim followed him is

zalinski insist that he was just urging the west to impose 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. what the wedding he used however, does translate from ukrainian literally as preemptive strikes. there was little criticism from the west of the provocative words of the ukrainian leader. meanwhile, russian officials say they are unconvinced by the backtracking good shopper, we met a boy there. 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 russia nuclear strikes and then say, oh no. okay, then take this gera, yesterday, zalinski called on his western masters to launch

a preemptive nuclear strike on russian. 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 sort of attempts by zalinski secretaries to claim that he meant something else. are ridiculous. so, in these situations, lensky like his entire regime, has got a taste and is beginning to dictate his own conditions, both to nature and to the e. u. yoga comb. or this all comes as joe biden says, the risk of nuclear armageddon is at his highest since the 1962 cuban missile crisis, where we discussed that issue with a panel of guests. 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 is that. so the 3rd world war, because russia is going to retaliate against all natal member states, and that would be easy and over, over europe and perhaps over humanity once we start playing these kinds 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 lessons 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, or how to get out of it. you know, john f kennedy worker. 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 aching the missiles out of cuba. that is, it had been negotiation. we need to day. but you don't see any of that happening from the u. s. you don't see the u. s helping i to negotiate a solution and back you see them interfering to prevent solution from being agreed

to. so that is very, very troubling. and now the latest from the region of done yet square civilian was wounded after the ukranian army, shelter the center of the regions capital. let's take a look at some of the latest images from the scene. a residential building was struck in the attack. the streets thankfully were mostly empty with one person wounded in their home. this comes as officials say that 3 civilians were killed and 6 wounded in ukrainian thanks across the next republic on saturday. and officials into the esc also claim a local school was targeted by ukrainian forces. these 2 shells hit the 3rd floor of the building, causing heavy damage. no casualties have been reported, and no children were there at the time of the attack. it comes as residential areas remain on the constant shelling by key of meanwhile, ukraine has said that russian forces have reportedly shelled civilian

infrastructure in the city of zapata, georgia. these are on verified images of the aftermath of that attack with key of claim in multiple people were injured or killed, which has repeatedly denied targeting civilians and infrastructure. a moscow has not yet commented specifically on this incident. the done yes. gun the guns republics, as well as the headstones up roger regions are now part of russia following the signing of documents by putin. on wednesday, the unification comes after locals in the territories voted in favor of the move and russia, lawmakers, along with nations constitutional court ratified the joining of the new regions. however, ukraine and its western eyes have condemned the referendums as an illegitimate sham, and they refuse to recognize those results. brushes that ministry of defense says they have evidence that ukrainian forces have been using informants to identify targets and they sometimes include civilians. rushes eager are teeth, eager, done, of, sorry, spoke to a man who revealed places of must gatherings to obtain

a reward. and now he faces up to 2 decades in prison. we should warn you, this report does include an interview with someone who's in custody and he could possibly be speaking on the dress 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, some of them went out for a walk with my dog. i saw a guy, i asked him for cigarettes and he gave it to me when 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, young. i went to look and gave him the address and he went to check up 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. they can be only a handful of such places, mainly points of humanitarian aid distribution, whole 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 dentist flocked to because that was something that they badly needed and still badly need. but now it stands, whole destroyed and burned down to ashes by the ukrainian military. this is one of the 1st places obliterated by ukraine's artillery. shortly after denis 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 of m. o. warner. after he gave me the money and left, there was shelling at this address and i heard from people that civilians died that over 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. 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 sever the nets 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 for you. 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. chris walsh, true. those people are scum. what else can be said about that? people rebuild the infrastructure and they keep destroying it and it looks like the

shelling come with help of informers over poor lawful. 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 torn town. i'm august done of reporting from the don boss, r t. royal back stabbers. well that's what one us lawmaker has called saudi arabia. overreacts move to reduce oil outputs for in the opec plus decision. the u. s. has blame the kingdom for rising living costs in the country while the saudi minister of states, as, as america itself, is responsible for those high prices. and the reasons are nothing to do with crude oil supplies. every kitchen table cost is going to go up, not down. i realized costs are going up front food. i was able to bring gasoline down. well over a $1.60 bridges, essentially because of what the russians and the saudis. i'm not finishing the idea

that turned you into into would do this to harm the us or 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 a refining shortage that has been in existence for more than 20 years. you haven't built refineries in decades. opec plus opted to cuts oil production by $2000000.00 barrels a day starts in next month. now that may have caused anger amongst us lawmakers, with many calling to re examine ties with key oil producers who they allege a damaging washington's economic interest. this comes up the years of the u. s. praising the kingdom as a strategic partner and supplying the country with large amounts of weapons. some of 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 u as well, according to foreign policy chief your set barrell, the decision was to cuts oil production of was

a response to the ease plan to adopt a price cap, this comes as brussels announced an 8th package of sanctions on russia, which includes a price cap and further restrictions on the maritime transportation of russian crude oil and petroleum products. however, letting their putin want earlier that russia would stop exports, in cases where a price cap was implemented, the host of ortiz will depart on a boy coach, told us that more countries are pursuing their own interests. instead of going with the u. s. the white has already described, they smoke as a hostile act, and it's a very interesting warning because if you start from a promise that the rest of the world is supposed to be serving your interest and everything that's for your interest would be fulfilled, act. but i want to remind you, i'm sure are the results. i know that that saudi arabia and many of the opec members are considered traditional us, alice and the fact that they have pretty much ignored the very, very active american law being shows that things are changing in the world. and

countries are starting to pursue their own interest. a white house has yet again tried to put all the blame on russia. but i think the current division shows that even closest american alice and no longer paying attention to anything that washington is saying, or doing directly pursuing their own interest, the vitamin mr. she has done everything to eli and made my menu with allies. the ear is the only one that seems to be left in the so called american camp. and surprisingly, the ear is, you know, it is a book of countries. it has absolutely no oil reserve. it would be interesting to see how they will be doing with, with that situation. certainly they will be blaming russia. but i mean, again, you cannot warm up with the homes of your citizens with blaming somebody. so it's, we are also very, very interesting time on like the year the united states does have its own strategic all reserves. and the bottom administration has been living heavily on it

over the last year. and the, besides the reserve diminished by almost a 3rd from more than 600000000 barrels to some with about 400000000 barrels and the vitamin ministration. and i'll see it again, that they are going to release another $10000000.00 to try to heat to try to ease the markets and those, those additional barrels will hit the market right around the time of the mid term elections that may provide some respite. but the problem is that when you are emptying your reserves on, on a such a short term perspective at 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 they've been a couple of years a couple of months and to add insult to injury joe biden himself is b motes over opec production cuts up to he was caught speaking on a microphone and during his trip to florida. oh, okay. president says no one apps with abiding good and peers. opec plus has done just that. i mean, other than opec, bicycles, china stairs, russia, et cetera. joe biden know when 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 as an act of shortsighted foolishness. when the solution is literally right in your hand, the relationship of us in gulf states 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 is unwilling to change his mind. all that would need to happen to end the fuel shortage is to get rid of all the sanction 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. aquino fossils ousted leader has fled to the neighboring west african country of toko last, after a miniature cru last sunday, forced him to resign. now, one of the reasons for the rising is said to be widespread disdain for the country's cooperation with the former colonial rule of france. the military overthrow of the government is the 2nd queue. that peculiar fossil has seen in just

8 months. supporters of the new government to the streets, to celebrate showing their discontent with france by stepping a part of the french embassy on fire. versus flags could even be seen in the crowds as people call for the countries to step away from france and build a stronger type with other nations. are put on that 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 treating. like, you know, it's france who's responsible. they better move back. we will look for another partner. city lepeu pleasure. no more. france. our choice is russia. france is stealing from us soon. we are starving. life costs are very expensive, but russia would be nice to work with. france, just plunder our resources or france claims to help us. but it's not true. some of frances depriving us ruining us. they should leave our country now. we need russia, no jobs, no money, no business, we are poor, i sort of it, we are unemployed,

and the whole day we have nothing at all to do. and i never 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 in the country. france denies any involvement in the events occurring since yesterday in burkina faso. the french forces camp has never had paul henri san dal grew to me, but stay there, nor has our embassy. then you government, led by 34 year old captain ibrahim try, will re believes that france is helping the ousted leader lieutenant kennel de amoeba is believed to have taken refuge in the french base at camp winston 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 for us. they disliked the colonial nation 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 cruise kills their heads of state, ignites terrorism and fuels, wars and genocides. but gala fossil expected assistance and protection from france and his luck just latina fossil other countries in the region did 2 in the j. the sentiment is the same. there are anti french slogans because we demand the immediate departure of the bar came foreseen nyja, which is alienating our sovereignty and destabilizing the saw, heal the rise of the islamic insurgency. and thus, the 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 the finger to help them with the security in the region. molly had several pieces of evidence that these flagrant violations of malin airspace have been used by france to collect intelligence for the benefit of terrorist groups operating in the cell 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 form our french colonies have had enough. they have started looking elsewhere for new partnership in their fight for sovereignty and peace in the region. gobble, it had oddity enjoyed his back. those are some of the stories that shaped the week's news here on oxy international do. stay tuned for worlds apart. coming up next with oksana boy. ah, 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 on often very dramatic development. only personally,

i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very critical time time to sit down and talk with welcome to wells apart and taken a go. when historians were revisiting the origins of the.