no strings a have out, i will i there. mays. i don't know. i just won't go crazy. the reason that i am a fan of guaranteed income because it is this idea that everybody is deserve it and just live virtue of your being here. ah, and i'm still shocked. i can't believe this is really happening. the main thing is that we've finally returned home. thank god and emotional we're turn moscow and key at conduct another prisoner swap. this time exchanging more than 200 captured soldiers. the russian troops have arrived back in their homeland for rehabilitation and treatment. and john by soldiers who are free from ukraine captivity a few days ago, speak and how they were abused. despite efforts by the red cross to assist them

with the officers beat us during interrogations. and just because they felt like it, they really beat me up when they asked me who's doing that because it and i replied that it is. of course, russian. hundreds of people gather outside of hospital in pakistan to show support for former prime minister in moran con. who was wounded in assassination attempts. we hear from a former vice chancellor of austria, who admits nato countries are deliberately feeling the ukraine complex and the sanctions against russia has backfired. we now witnessing the situation in which the european union, without discussing the reasons and the underlying reasons, has taken us down on the matter and is not advocating negotiations and the policy negotiation. one must understand the underlying reason. i'd also nato's eastwood expansion, which ultimately led to this escalation, a

for lost out of the world. this is our t international. i'm rachel blevins. and these are the top stories this out where we begin with the latest in the ukraine conflict. moscow and he had conducted a prisoner swap on thursday with each side changing $107.00 captured soldiers. those russian troops had now returned to their home land. now this footage was film to ride after the plane carrying the russian soldiers landed at a military air base in the moscow region. russia's defense ministry earlier warned that armed service personnel could face mortal danger in ukrainian captivity. all of those free soldiers will now undergo a rehabilitation period in a hospital. in the deal, russia has also released 107 ukrainian soldiers. most of them surrendered back in may at the as of style. still plant in mar, you pull in. the donnelly republic, we heard from some of the russian soldiers as they arrived in moscow. she'll go

a good. i'm still shocked. i can't believe this is really happening. it's hard for me to talk about it now. you wellness level flooded the more the main thing is that we finally returned home. thank god with my nephew is still being held captive. he's wounded there of m with on that there are still men over guys being held that they must be returned. and it's really hard for them to stay that especially hot on them mentally. russia and ukraine carried out in neither prisoner exchange 107 russian military personnel, 65 of whom are from de logan's and donates people's republics. have been released to day. and some of them just landed at the airport near moscow from where they will be transported to the capitol and given all necessary psychological and medical help. ukrainian officials have already confirmed that they received the same number of soldiers in return. to be honest emotions, kara overwhelming. today's b. o. w exchange is the latest in the series of prisoners swaps de la swan, came

a den of october and involved the release of a thief to russian and $52.00 ukrainian soldiers, including regular soldiers, national guardsmen, navy personnel, and border guards. and even though these prisoners swaps are sometimes very difficult to achieve its old worth it in that beaten and false and humiliated, that's how other capture done by soldiers have described. 7 months of captivity in ukraine has lost the key at increase their prisoner exchanges. more and more harrowing stories have come to light r t roman coast reports. some of the de nest republic soldiers has spent at least 7 months in ukrainian captivity. there, there were tortured physically and mentally. finally, they have made their way back home to john that's i've spoken to some of them. and they told me horrific stories of their activity in ukraine. here the are

lou in the article showing up of linea. we were near harko fall in the village of alpha, and suddenly ukraine's forces fired a massive artillery barrage than we saw the we were surrounded, but 1st they put us in a hanger. they stripped one of us naked when it was freezing outside willow. a chance thrashed them, but it was very carried. we didn't know what would happen to us when we were in the hangar. near harkell were constantly beaten until their commander came. the relentless dom, bullet, and insulated us. they bid me on the soles of my feet was combat boots, baton rouge, la says she jane, but he then we were tied up and taken to kiev, ukraine's main intelligence directorate, where we spent a month and a half in the basement songs. the officers beat us during interrogations, and just because they felt like it, oh, they really beat me up when they asked me who's didn't ask, is it? and i replied that it is, of course, russian tongue. then there was a briefing. they told us where we need to say as they wanted to use us for

propaganda purposes. and they told us that we should say that we were young students taken to the front lines, but we were volunteers. we went to defend our mother landscape. then we were transported to pull tava to a pre trial detention center on lake rusnick. it has to be did in that, and i get we saw the red cross for the 1st time and pull tower. it was impossible to talk confidentially because ukrainians were sitting behind the wall. you could hear everything all. and before that the administration approached us and told us not to tell much, otherwise we would pay for it. so all of ukraine's defeats on the frontlines when the political front affected us and they would threaten us in a heartbeat. they said we're garbage that the world doesn't need us, that they could just shoot all of us. they even intended to car was set in to us. one of our soldiers had his teeth knocked out the we and on the one wanted them to simply kill him because they were tormenting him so much. authorities in the don ask republic say to civilians were wounded on thursday in ukrainian artillery

attacks that use nato caliber shells the regional capital as well as the cities as my cats, cat and yes, to nova tire were targeted. several explosions were also reported. and the opera ship region, and across the border and ukraine's net pro for traverse province air raid alerts were also declared and central and southern ukraine, including the major port city of odessa. hundreds of supporters of pakistan's, former prime minister, and moran con, have gathered outside a hospital to show admiration for him. after he survived in this nation attempt, khan was transferred to the facility and package down the 2nd largest city la hoar . after being shot twice during a protest, march the former pm who was allocated earlier this year in which he described as a us backed who has been rallying supporters throughout the country. as he tries to

return to power con, suffered to gunshot wounds in the leg during the attack, and then more the eastern city of was the are a bad. the following footage shows that exact moment and a warning it does contain disturbing images. ah, this inspected gunmen has reportedly confess saying he acted alone. however, it's unclear whether his statement was forced. con, had been leading at protest, march to the capital of his long and bad, with a demand for new elections. local media footage has shown the 7 year old with a bandage leg as he was moved to a vehicle with the help of the security team. in the aftermath of the attack, thousands of con supporters have taken to the streets and cities throughout the country, including the capital of islam of bat, flames and snow could be seen as protesters burn, tires and other objects. while speaking out against the current government,

supporters say they are fully behind emerald khan, and are even ready to sacrifice their lives to support him. but a little athens up with them. we prefer him wrong cons healthy john, we can sacrifice our lives for him. our blood is for him wrong. can you let me say that a tough time for this government has begun that we will overthrow them ada longabaugh user. don't know, elena, we are not afraid of these cheat tactics. we are ready to die for ali to him. run con in our country at the home sub or what look as an, as a nation. so we all standing with him run, come. we appreciate the way him run. con is leading the nation and giving awareness, trays to him. and so we are standing in front of the ciocca promise memorial hospital. this is a cancer hospital. the amazon con, built this hospital for before people with donation for the guy. now today, his insight in the dorm taking grass, he says you are successful and we have seen tears. we have seen flowers. we have

seen anger, and we have st paper that he be from be at heart, and they're praying for him. and we hope the next morning, even he's again as a father of the nation. like been many people say he's just like a father of these young gender, some of pakistan. mike pompei, who previously served as the head of the cia and the top u. s. diplomat under then president donald trump is being sued on claims that he spied on several journalists as they visited julian, a sorry at the ecuadorian embassy in london. as honors organization, weeki weeks has released this video. ah, well, we have 2 lawyers and 2 journalists who have filed a lawsuit,

claiming that their 4th amendment rights were violated, that their private information was surveilled by the us government, along with dozens of others when they went to visit julian sanchez. he was hold up in the ecuadorian embassy in london. essentially, they are arguing they were spied on without proper justification, had their rights violated had their personal information access by the government without due process. this is what they put forward in their lawsuit. prior to their visits, each visitor was required to surrender his or her electronic devices, smartphones and laptops to the employees of u. c. global. unbeknownst to each of these visitors and without their consent. employees of you c global, acting without the knowledge of the ecuadorian government. copied the information stored on the devices. you see global then provided that information to the defendant, united states central intelligence agency, the ca, then headed by defendant, michael palm pale. now they are calling for damages as

a result of distress and anxiety. they suffered from having their personal information violated their privacy, essentially violated by american intelligence and the cia. now it's important to note that you see global, the firm that is mentioned in the lawsuit. this is not the 1st time that they have been investigated for these activities and former employees of u. c. global have come forward and confirm that they were indeed bugging and spying on julian assange and his associates. there is testimony from former u. c. global employees. they were investigated in spain. now it's interesting to note the lawsuit specifically talks about mike pompei and his role is the director according to reports. he was obsessed with julian. if you had sketches made about possible methods of assassinating doing on the civil rights attorney who is

representing the the plaintiff in this lawsuit, she gave specific comments regarding the former, the director mike pale. if a foreign journalist can be prosecuted for publishing factual documents, then no journalist is safe. and apparently mike pompeo believes that attorneys representing journalists, should not be safe either. these actions are outrageous. now the irony is that this lawsuit was served to mike on the very same day that the current us secretary of state with tweeting out about support for journalists and freedom of the press. now it's important to know that currently juliana time is being held in del mar prison in the united kingdom, has been fighting extradition is currently appealing the possibility of being extradited from united states. if he ends up going to the united states, he would face over possibly a 175 years in prison, and prosecuted in the united states standing trial in the united day. meanwhile, we now see my tale. the former, the director and former us secretary of state,

served with a lawsuit over violations of the rights and individuals who met with you in violating their privacy. it is yet to be seen if this will ultimately result in my pay. oh, actually having a day in court, we heard from independent journalist dro laurie, who says the outcome of this lawsuit will determine the future of the freedom of press in the united states. would be a very grave matter if this law sick was defeated. if it were somehow thrown out motions by the defendants beforehand, or if it did go all the way that they lost because it would validate the behavior of the government of united states. but principally, particularly to ca. it's a very, very serious matter because it shows that they can get away that the impunity that u. s. government is enjoying when it comes to a san so far, it would extend to even these journals. and that would make very hollow the

statements by anthony blinking the secretary of state about and he's made these statements repeatedly press freedom, days and whatnot. that us stands with journalists and they decry the arrest of journals around the world and the imprisonment of journals. i mean them, it's breathtaking hypocrisy to the point where you wonder whether they think twice, whether blinking things twice before he says these things, or is he so diluted his self righteousness, that he cannot see that the united states as arrested in jail. the journalist for exposing their wrong doing. ah, meanwhile, in austria, the only major political party calling for an end to the sanctions against russia is a leading and several opinion polls. now, after showing strong results in local elections back in september, we spoke to a prominent member of the freedom party and christian strata who previously served as the country's vice chancellor and learn when he thinks about the current challenges facing europe. ah, i've been,

i've been busy the pudding neat, was saying that the sanctions decided on damage oneself and cause hom to austrian population. when we renounce oil, when we renounce gas, even though there are valid binding contracts and yet payments have to be made even though we're practicing this renunciation. if this leads to shortages in gas, but also electricity than this can lead to dramatic developments which we are already experiencing, namely price increases, shortages that could lead to electricity. black out to the situation where it could get cold in winter to a situation where the industrial companies, the businesses can perhaps only produce for a few hours. and the people, yes, could become unemployed and experienced price increases that they can no longer afford. and this could lead to a new mass poverty. these are all the developments that are obviously not being thought through. and of course, one must ultimately blame those in political power for such developments. capital so is appears to prosperity central. europe's prosperity also,

germany's and austria's prosperity was essentially based on the fact that gas i. e rule materials could be cheaply acquired in the last decade. so that the industry has the corresponding capacities to produce and ultimately to be mocked to both on the global market. if gas shortages, electricity shortages and price increases lead to developments that make it impossible to maintain this competitiveness in the global production sector in the situation can become dramatic then that this can lead to a situation where you to this competitive disadvantage. we see businesses on the verge of closing down people no longer produce unemployment will result. many citizens will no longer be able to cope with the food price increases, and also electricity price increases in the private sector and desperate because they can no longer fold the costs. we also see blackouts. so power outages will, may be audi, shut down some electricity and wind at it they are you notice that is the sort of, you know, in australia way grateful to obtain trinity off to, to insane. that murderous world was ultimately this was also

a key to our constitutional anchoring of the new freedom that austria received after the 2nd world war in 1955. and this new trinity is also one of the pillars of our austrian constitution. and the austrian population stands behind this neutrality, more than 85 percent of austrian citizens want this neutrality to be implemented. this is a constitutional principle that, unfortunately, in my opinion, is not really implemented by those holding political responsibility. because as a neutral country, we never have to take size as a neutral country. we have to ensure that we provide humanitarian aid if necessary, but never take sides with a warring policy. and we also have to ensure that no alms deliveries for warring party policy through austria, this is always been discussed, must therefore be condemned, and of course, alike many austrians. i us, that we return to the basis of our austrian constitution, namely neutrality, and that we should also be a credible mediator in this conflict. and i have the impression that this role is unfortunately not being sought and not really practiced. apparently the austrian

federal government no longer plays this credible neutral mediator role. and this is also in the background of y turkeys. president, oregon is apparently playing a role in the negotiations again again to day. and this makes me very sad and thoughtful because austria had a very credible role as a mutual nady asap. because i believe that we can only go beyond the realm of mediation and negotiation if both sides concerned and warring parties also approach each other and are prepared to seek and find peaceful solutions by making compromises. and i believe that that must be in every one's go, not a further escalation and an escalation of the wool with his unbelievable number of victims which have already occurred. they are my political position has always been very clear on neutrality is sacred to me, but also to us austrians. we therefore never want to become a member of the military launch, no matter which military laws. we are now saying that neutral, she's like sweden and finland have also applied for nights

a membership which has been accepted and does not necessarily help to ease the situation. yes, one often gets the impression that a situation has arisen in ukraine of the last few years in which the united states of america has also brought his interest to bad. and the proxy war is being fought on the back of ukraine. a proxy will between the united states and russia, which is taking place here, and in which we as europeans should do utmost not to add fuel to the fire in this conflict, but to ensure a peaceful solution it ah, what some analyst has her them on the on the one hand, it is dramatic that we have to experience a war in the middle of europe, in this case in ukraine, and that we have a conflict situation where actually every rational and responsible person should do everything to contribute to peace and negotiations. we now witnessing a situation in which the european union, without discussing the reasons and the underlying reasons, has taken a stance on the matter and is not advocating negotiations and the path of negotiation. but his evidently favoring the supply of weapons and fun escalation

and is also pushing a policy of sanctions to the detriment of its own citizens in the european union. and that makes the whole situation extremely dangerous, because instead of relaxation, there is a further escalation. and i think we have to ease the tension and look for solutions on how we can ensure peace in europe and in ukraine. they had a couple of you. well, i can any say that i hope the all sides involved a so rational that this will never be the case. but we have to take the development of the wall that we're currently witnessing in ukraine into account. and yes, we're talking about a war of aggression by russia, but it, as a history and underlying reasons, the underlying reasons are coo on my dom in 2014 the events before 2014, including the european union ukraine association agreement. at that time, as an opposition lead of the freedom party, i demanded that russia should be brought into a common table to discuss common interests with the european union and ukraine to find a good, sustainable common path. unfortunately,

this was not done and was rejected. then the crew on my dad took place and we all remember victoria newland, and her famous statement which was uttered during an intercept, a telephone conversation. i'm quoting her now. the e u. that was a topic and then we had to witness the civil war that lasted many years, resulting in 10000 deaths in ukraine. and the european union did not get involved as a party of peace. these and many developments without justifying anything but one must understood and the underlying reasons and also natives eastwood expansion which ultimately led to this escalation. this is not dismissing any responsibility, but we must understand the underlying reasons. and we have also experienced walls such as in afghanistan in syria and libya, and also in serbia where one did not act in accordance with international law. they ha, but during college c, while i certainly can't talk about peace conditions because that's what the respective conflict parties have to do if they have the willingness to seriously approach each other through negotiations than they also have to find compromises

with each other. one thing we know is that from a military point of view, crimea as a military port, including that of the soviet union, has of course, always been a right of claim, even historically, for russia as a military port in the black sea. and we have a strong russian minority in ukraine, his rights ought to be guaranteed. and this results he not really put into practice after the my don qu, in some cases the russian language, which was part of the official language in addition to ukrainian has been banned. and i think the solutions can only be sort of the strong russian population group and minority, 40 percent, or more than 40 percent of the people living in ukraine have. russian brutes is also guaranteed autonomy rights, but that is not my responsibility. in fact, it could have been insured in recent years through various agreements such as the minsk agreement, et cetera, which unfortunately have not been did to. and i believe that the only way to find a solution is come to the negotiating table. but the 2 parties concerned together with credible mediators struggle for a solution and hopefully find it. it would be in the interests of all concerned

because yes, people are afraid that this conflict in the heart of europe in ukraine, which is already dramatic, might not a limited g, a crane. and that might be a fun escalation here. and we want to avoid that. we do not want to have a nuclear threat. that would be the downfall of humanity, and that would never be a win adult. but that would be the downfall of humanity and we would all be loses. ultimately, i would say it is our responsibility to avoid this and to do everything we can in the interests of our children and our children's will turn to promote peace. and i miss this european peace movement to day. to day one often gets the impression of the former posse, such as the grains. but also these social democrats who for decades went out on to the straits of base as a peace movement and out doing the opposite and are almost acting like warmongers. i'm very appalled by this situation in europe. all 2 of his jaga, i've been asking to organize an event in vienna in december. and i've now completed the invitations and i've started the final planning. and my goal is to hold an

event as a platform for pace neutrality in vienna with interesting discussion partners, i've invited many people. i've also invited the former ukrainian ambassador and the current ukranian ambassador to austria, but i received a negative reply. oh, invited the brushing embassy and i received a friendly rejection. i proceed commitments from interesting speakers from belgium, germany, and austria, including former politically active personalities, as well as currently active representatives of national parliaments who will ultimately discuss the topic of bass and neutrality. what are the underlying reasons for this war and ukraine? what will happen next? how can we get out of this madness and how can we make a contribution so that hopefully a peaceful solution can be found as a feeder basil. so i find this very, very sad that the ukranian ambassador has criticized me, but i maintain my invitation to him despite his refusal. and also, despite his 30 discrediting and partly insulting statements that he's made, he has contacted dis, stand it an austrian newspaper,

which did not provide me with the opportunity to reply. i think it's sad because he's operating with untruths. here. i politely invited him to join the discussion on this topic to express his position and opinion that in the spirit of freedom of opinion and discuss it with yes, i would say very interesting participants. what he then said that he did not fail somehow compelled to discuss with someone who'd already been in crimea or in the dumbass. well, i was neither in crime in or in the dumbass. but he said that there an existing policy partnership between my policy and the united russia policy, which is not true because it's already been terminated in 2019 accuse me of having been in moscow. yes, i was in mosque, i admitted the political late. i've always sought and cultivate the forms of diplomatic cooperation at all levels. not any with russia, but also with republican party representatives from the usa, as well as from many other european union countries. and yes, that we are dealing with the conflict and the war. yes. also a war of aggression. i've explained this in public, but i've also stated in

a differentiated manner that there are underlying reasons and that they were also proceeding undesirable developments which must be addressed and analyzed openly and honestly. and that ultimately we must also find opened an honest ways of dealing with the undesirable developments which have been criticised by the holy father. the pope, the holy father, has himself stated that they have been sent provocative developments by the usa that have led to this conflict. and that at least contributed to this colony flight . and he was very open about that and we should not just ignore that. i believe that this is necessary if we are serious about finding ways out of the crisis, out of the conflicts and out of the war, and that we find a need to take rushes justified. security interests seriously. that's all for now. we're here to check out our tea dot com to keep up with all it is breaking news and that days we'll see right back here at the top of the hour.

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