a me, the task was tremendously difficult, but to the plant it was determined to complete it. we had personal accounts to settle with the ukrainian nationalist a declaration of martial law in the 4 year russian territories. don't ask, can, will god's republics, as well as the here? so, and there was a priori here. regions were all under martial law even before they joined russia. the time is now come to make this official right within the law in full russian territories on the front line with the plane. we break down the ramifications of the move as a refuses to divert and graphics from agency europe. and he will, you may run out of supplies unless it starts buying more fuel from russia.

by any measure, the usaa is falling behind a russia and china when it comes to hypertonic weapons. that's the warning from ex, expert as a panel sponsored by a major us defense contractor with hello, i will go to the international court and live from moscow just past the hour. i'm not a, let's take a look at today. so source level administrative office in the city has been severely damaged as the sender has come on the route and then showing by you quin forces on thursday, shock waves from the attack broke windows and nearby buildings and scattered gloves . next to the administration. a bank in the area also has also been severely damaged. no immediate reports of casualties have followed the attack. meanwhile,

on the other side of the front line air raid sirens found across several regions in southern and central ukraine. president zaleski, and i was another 3 energy ta. this of the country have been destroyed, but says ukraine's energy research center says 40 percent of the country entire power infrastructure has been damaged and the attacks as ukraine troops are perio source on the russian city has on the letter that there has declared martial law in for new territories, that recently joined russia. the president amounts of the decision jury and meeting of the countries security council. with little lease public life signed the declaration of martial law in the for you, russian territory. you don't s, can guns republics as well as the here. so, and i was on the road here. regions were all under martial law even before they joined russia. the time is now come to make this official pay them,

but then says the decision to impose marshall will comes in response to terrorist threats from ukraine. according to russian presents decree, regional leaders have been granted additional power, social security, and enforce measures to meet the needs of the russian army, russian prime minister, miss mchale, mikhail michigan has been appointed to lead a special new council to coordinate security efforts. the deputy head of the harrison administration says martial law will help defend the russian region from western banking backs. ukraine assaults still what is the way your map are for the introduction of martial law so magically means the her son regional will definitely be defended. we create a new analyses are now wait in a war against russia with help from a convert block of nato countries. according to russia's legal system, martial law will expedite mobilization and utilization of obstacles towards

ensuring the russian military, defense and logistics of the hearse on region. now let's have a look at the implications of the law. the restrictions are put in place during situations of external aggression or an immediate threat is aimed at securing public order and limiting the places where residents can go. even curfews are a feature with the limitations on the timing of when people and traffic can be on the streets. local residents will be temporary, me settled if they are living in danger zones. marsal law also allocate additional protection for military and critical facilities. we spoke with alexander stepan of a russian ministry expert who says terror tactics used by grain mixed martial law. the only way to protect civilians. protecting our population is the priority. now ukraine may use unconventional methods of confrontation, including terrorist acts. their command is unpredictable in terms of how they may

attack. we understand that a terrorist war has been launched against us. for now, the introduction of martial law is the only option to maintain control of the situation. we understand that sabotage groups might have already penetrated these border areas. and now the main task is to identify and prevent possible terrorist attacks. god has only one that has all europe. it will for isn't even worse energy crisis next winter without rush and gas. this comes off of the walls, 3rd biggest gases for there has refused to divert more gas flows from asia to europe. this winter. you just don't have enough volume to bring in to replace the gas for the long term. unless you're saying i'm going to be building huge nuclear plants and going to allow coal. i'm going to burn fuel oils according to look at. sorry, melissa, europe doesn't have enough gas to get through this winter, but says that blood block will be hard pressed. once those reserves run out,

are these india pets or anchor explains what european countries are doing to stay warm? the u. s. trying really hard to save its members from soaring gas prices while sticking to the goal of giving up on gas imports from russia. the european commission has just come up with a set of proposals. they include joint gas purchase, the creation of a liquefied natural gas pricing benchmark, and also default energy solidarity between members. states, one of the lifelines for the e. you could have been long term supply deals for l. n g with guitar, one of the world's largest l, g producers. but the problem is that could tar has most of its volumes already contracted under such deals with buyers outside europe. recently, chinese ellen g importers have been selling their excess inventory to europe, which has been a relief for brussels,

but bay jean has told their energy giants to stop that practice ahead of winter. in february this year, could tar already warn europe of serious consequences if it were to quit gas import from russia. but as we understand, these warnings fell on deaf ears. russia provides a thing 30 to 40 percent of the supply to europe. there is no single country that can replace that kind of volume. there isn't the capacity to do that from l n g. now the energy crisis has indeed gone so far that you officials are admitting that the blogs, green commitments could be in jeopardy. the risk that there is in these are symmetric consequences of these cries, this is for europe to lose competitiveness. and so our 2 main commitments 1st on the clean energy transition and 2nd on

implementing reforms and investments of next generation you. last week the russian president vladimir pointed out that one of the 2 north stream to gas pipes remains on damaged. so if youre being buyers, one extra russian gas, all they have to do is certify the operation of nord stream to well for now the you hasn't made a single step in that direction. media specialist and a ride to the saw, the house radi says the e u countries have blame themselves for the energy classes as kata has contractual obligations with other consumers. if you might not be, so there is no doubt that in the near future, the situation in europe will worsen as no alternative to russian gas has been found . and no agreements have been reached with guitar and gas supplies. guitar has been a priority country approached by europe because of the infrastructure and ketter's

proximity to europe. it was necessary to agree on the timing of deliveries between guitar and the you. but the timing did not suit guitar. this is a normal situation. guitar has the right to refuse, because the country has contractual obligations with other consumers. i believe that the countries should blamed themselves, they did not plan anything. unfortunately, the european union countries stood up against russia and did not want to hear moscow and did not support it against the position of the united states, which tried to put pressure on russia on this issue. therefore, could char or other exporting countries are not responsible for this crisis. find the russian pros lawford's, a set up, a new joint project toolkit is set to become the law just gas up. present add on, says approved. it will enable the you to get russian gas through the noun transit

point. this you need to get turkey a will be a hub for natural gas as well. in our last meeting, we agreed with russian president vladimir putin on this issue. and then we will create a hub here with gas coming from russia. and in his own words, putin announced to the world europe can get its natural gas from turkey a little john is a, the insurance, stable energy supply as of whether the person has to tear the most reliable delivery route to europe in countries. the block is currently dealing with the backlash of their own sanctions against russia. earlier we spoke with who uses aaron and foreign news i did so at all. however, if saw a jeweler about the significance project with russia, duty is actually the reliable part. mr. put in the president has said

that the policy with russia is actually getting more and better and better situation right now to speak about the gas because the gas was declared during during that meeting with seed been be that this way sions are going to take place because the only way that we can do this together was to resolve this issue and red death. you were a should read. yes, europe has more news ready? not working anymore. there are high to be pollution and $0.30 to be a solution for that to get. we're just stickly geographically, it's always been a very important location for gas producers, gas providers. it makes financial and logistic sense for to get to become a natural gas hub. there's, there's

a factor winter's coming. how much will you reserve last this winter that remains to be seen, but at the end of the day, the politicians need to get reelected. their mandate is to serve their country's interest, their people's interest. and if it gets to the point where people are praising, if it gets to the point, people are protest, there is going to be flexibility on buying gas. and it is the country that is selling it to a candidate member of the e. u to the nato member, which is, is part of the alliance with many you member states as well? yes, it is rushing yes, but it is coming through to yes. so it makes it a little more power of the ball. it makes it a little more explainable today you public maybe by going forward. but again, that depends on how cold the winter is and how much the reserve european reserve last the washington post has published in biscuits,

a report revealing that more than $500.00 us retire medicine, men have taken a high thing, jobs abroad since 2015. most of the veterans also taken jobs in the persian gulf. countries in saudi arabia 15 retired us generals are reported to have work full crown principal home. i've been some most defense ministry since 2016. expose a, revealed, at some american offices fall in jobs even while still on active duty. this, this vide washington's to system claims of the pose and go, countries are notorious for human rights abuses. in previous, each level that he's asians against the saudi companies of pers, improving the murder of john. this jim, i'll show the, however, the countries have maintained economic amplitude corporation or things of both article has come out of the final and us found the nations are less than stable as

job by them. just recently warned, there will be consequences for joining other open plus countries in cutting oil production. there's going to be some consequences for what they've done with russia . what kind of consequences manenda says suspend all arm sales. is that something you'd consider? i'm not going to get into what i'd consider what i'm have in mind, but there will be, there will be consequences. we sell massive amounts of arms to the saudis. i think we need to rethink those sales. i think we need to list the exemption that we have given this opec plus cartel from us price fixing liability. and we need to look at our trip presence in the middle east. they're supposed to live out to this so, so much more with retired us and full time close can, can tell you can thanks a lot for joining us here at sea now was behind this published article by the washington post directing the anger if you like,

saudi arabia well, the washington post is a washington d. c. political propaganda, oregon. i mean that is, that is no i'm on the other hand, they did have to do the pentagon in the state department in court to get this information. the federal government was not willing to provide any information about what was going on. i general. so i give the washington post, you know, it's for conducting a lot of students of the same article. certainly the timing relates very much to be answered by the, the, the, the sort of had to sue the government to get the information out. was it, i mean, all these journals at the end of the day, once i retired, can they just go well wherever they want to work? well, actually they do. i think that's part of what the article revealed did of the registered

generals and retired officers and enlisted men who worked for foreign governments. hardly a small percentage of them actually asked permission to do it. and a larger percentage of those don't need to ask permission because they work for an american company. it has contracts with these foreign company is foreign countries . so there's, there's far more people doing this. it's actually quite common. i think what it is is there is some embarrassment when you have high level officers who are actually have bad reputation. i mean a number of these guys, when they retired, they lost rank. they had done things that were embarrassing to the pentagon. and some of these people are pulling in, you know, tons of money working for a foreign countries here. so when the timing of this off, it was quite interesting. we just had job. i'm listening for, you know, bad mouthing of saudi arabia, especially about this opec plus decision. even those will probably nothing to do

with the energy and what's going on between russia and ukraine. but do you think this article has come out because of how saudi arabia has reacted with the open, open pos meeting. i just wanna add more attention to this i think so. i think so because the host and it's editorial board is very in tune with the bike administration and serving the bike in serving the democratic party, especially as were 3 weeks away from a big congressional election. it's not looking good for the emigrants. so, you know, they're throwing their, there's 2 towards bite, but it's really not much can be done. all right, let's just follow up on that. we've heard the relation between washington, i'm sorry, i haven't been great. we know that it is strange or how would you like to look at it if you think when we look at come out to show these incidents, us of turned

a blind eye when it needed energy. now we have more focus of the military, sort of it working or excellent working for these regions. and they also connect to the thing. is it really up to aggression in the middle east or, or especially with the upcoming mid terms. i don't know about aggression, but i think any country, including the middle eastern countries that are dealing with the united states need to understand that in the american view, they are not equal. they're not in an equal partnership. the united states, in washington's perspective, runs everything, and they run it for washington's interest. and that's all it is. if you angered them, it, past relationships, me nothing. you are, you are intended as a foreign country. and this is a demonstration that. ok. karen,

thank so much for joining us. it early for us late for you there. thanks again for your time. thank you. ah, and i really nasty to compete it without the hedge received the heroes. welcome on her it since it's a wrong, it comes to spite western media is speculation over her safety and well being competitive climate of the says she's got to where her head off of the asian championships in. so she explained that she was caught off guard and she was called out to perform ahead of schedule. she was waited cheered by large crowds when she arrived at san international airport. as iran is grips by demonstrations west and media hours have speculated about the woman's face. some reports suggest the athlete refused to wear her job as an actor slip dorothy with protesters and alleged her official sports was given under due rest. while she was

prevented from seeing her family, re officials denying claims, a miss or a copy has been prosecuted. bashing out the western fake news. just lost it. j shed his take on the context of the rain after its case. and the reaction to it, which he says is part of a, with an agenda. there's a sort of a somewhat of a revolution going on in iraq. iran has always been a divided country, is, was going to to speech those conservative and those on the modem side. and with, you know, dozens of now demonstrations. and in some cases, quite a lot of riots spreading through the country on this job issue. no one wonders whether people like mr. coffee will be you know, so errors will be held up as champions of the course. you know, you'd have to be very, very naive to believe that the west,

the americans and british probably is railey, is not involved somehow in this job, protest that a lot of just information floating i thought. and you know, it's difficult to put everything into perspective as to really how significant it is i think, will know the next few days. it was a mis mister cubby is in good health and is not in prison. whether the authorities are still money, whether was to with the i think they want to media by letting it come through the apple and letting all the people cheer on and little. but you tube material get put out for us is lagging behind russia and china when it comes to hypersonic weapons, officials and make fools warned. and julia panel on the matter. on tuesday, sponsored by raytheon, a major pentagon supplier we had fallen behind russia and especially china. every time we did war games and certain scenarios around the world,

we found out that when the rated states was facing an opponent and had developed hypersonic abilities, if we didn't have that capability, we last testing is something we're behind on. we're behind china, into even even russia, for that matter, horsing things, capabilities and offended, so from such weaponry is also being questioned as a congressional ripple ones. the countries radars are, quote, insufficient for tracking the russian and chinese miss os high was like missiles flight these 5 times as fast as than the speed of sound they also can maneuver was traveling to their target. in 2017 russia became the 1st country to feel such weapons to play in the job as the service miss out. the range of such weapons in moscow has also includes the avalon god system carried by intercontinental ballistic missile and 0 on anti ship miss out. the u. s. is not expected to be able

to deploy hypersonic weapons before next year. the concerns over hypersonic weapons come as the annual heritage foundation reports warned that the u. s. military has become weaker than it was of the previous year. it gives a low assessment of the state of air and naval forces and only a medium assessment of the states of the ground forces despite ever increasingly fee spending in the u. s. s. course alive now to speak with a former marine corps intelligence officer. scott, thanks for joining us here. ok, now you are experts and official recognize that country is falling behind russia and china in terms of these hypersonic weapons. but how much of a disadvantage is this for the u. s. military? well, it's a tremendous disadvantage because it gives russia literally the ability to a reach out and destroy

a critical targets command and control targets logistics targets. ah, the you of the concentrations of troops using weapons that cannot be interdicted. ah, so it's a singular advantage for the russians, and there is no american counter capability to do similar to the, to the russian. so, you know, the russians have a very effective air defense, integrated air defense system that can protect against almost anything the united states can throw at it. um, united states has nothing to protect against the russian hypersonic capability. so it's a, it's advantage russia and, um, you know, in any protracted conflict, even even a short term conflict, the ability to inflict damage on an opponent that can't be reciprocated, tends to indicate who's going to when the, when the confrontation i,

since i say when i raytheon being held behind this sort of push coming with. so it's spending being yield huge, bothered by that. so we say on research and development, how does the u. f full behind you know, when, when it comes to this sort of technology? well, this, this, you know, a to, to develop this technology to give you an example of, for russia, china, there was no break in development out when they began their initial, you know, research into this, off from the time they began research until the time they deployed the weapon that there was no break, they had a singular focus of producing these weapons because they were singularly focused on having a military capability to stand up to united states or a nato like opponent. united states has spent the last 20 years fighting low intensity conflict in iraq and afghanistan. our focus hasn't been on building

weapon systems capable of confronting peer or even near peer opponent. so china, russia, even the iran. ok. so, you know, now we're trying to play catch up and, you know, the, the american defense procurement system is not a one that is, you know, a good at doing a rapid development of weapons. it's it, it's specializes in dragging things out over the long term that helps to make more money in. and so we're, we're trying to play catch up in the defense industries a letting congress know that, you know, the, the, the old way of doing business isn't going to give you that weapon anytime soon. if you want this weapon out in the near future, you're going to have to invest significant amounts of money. but congress is a little hesitant because they've been taken for a ride in the past by these very same fins, contractors who have a tendency to promise something up front,

and then they have cost overrides require more money, a contract extensions. so there's, there's not too much good faith here. so the defense contractors are trying to develop a sense of urgency that will compel congress to overlook a pass. since i raise us in to see how that path than now this new report, the heritage foundation. i mean, is it an important point? i mean, states that the, the u. s. naval and, and force as of a week or a weaker than last year, should i say, but it is an important to know marker when it comes to this sort of thing. well, i mean, it's useful for political consumption. what i mean is to put pressure on or to give you an munition to members of congress who are inclined to cite this report as justification for even more defense spending. the most important you

benchmarks aren't the ones put out by think tanks like go, the heritage foundation and others. it's the internal of benchmarks, the internal metrics that are put out by the united states army in, you know, assessing the combat, readiness of an infantry battalion of a, of a more of a, you know, mechanized division of the navy. being able to talk about, you know, the combat preparedness of its carrier battle groups and mystic missile submarines . these are classified numbers and you know, the members of congress are on the appropriate committees have access to this information. so, unless the heritage foundation numbers replicate the real numbers, it's just, you know, fluff though, the real numbers are the ones that the military puts out on itself. and these are the ones that are members of congress use a to a dictate. the um, you know, the, the real need of the military and i,

i will say that the military tends to be fairly honest when it comes to these kinds of assessments because we're dealing with issues or a life and death of a no, no, no, no, no, army officer wants to be told that his a, his battalion is not combat ready. so if he fails to test the arm, he's going to do everything they can at battalion up to speed. so i'd be more interested in those numbers than i am of the heritage foundation access scott raisa . thanks so much for joining us there. odyssey always a pleasure to live here. thanks me time. thank you. thanks ram right now, rob's offer this an is our thanks. antonio's here odyssey in moscow, international force we've got vo only owl, and more of stories from around the walls of england. ah

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