ah, a now in the vicinity of job with the new front line policy covers the activities of attention with finding, often lined in the republic. again, that's why there previous from the nation of african nations doing the same thing. and they should have provided africa with reliable energy. many years ago and canyon tax players are expected to pay almost $37000000.00 of the next 6 months . and the see the struggle

with hello and welcome to all of these. i saw the light from the russian capitalist just passed the hour. i'm glad to have you with us. i am rods. mommy, let's take a look at today's top stories. we start with the latest development in the conflict between russia and ukraine. artillery shelling is reported in the hires on region. as the russian military relocate troops away from the embattled capital city. amid concerns that you claim for this could destroy critical die suburbs over the regional capital a have been reported the targeted as well as a vital bridge across the jennifer river. that is rigging the shell, the by including forces a hydro electric power plant for the upstream is also said to have been under

attack. fears at the dam, connected with it could burst and potentially calls devastating flooding. there also strikes, supported elsewhere in regards to public targeting the city of so hun, of where authorities say us so fight. i miles rockets hit civilian errors, damaging 6 residential buildings as well as a local business and infrastructure. a teshan battalion is stationed at the republic front lines using a systems of trenches, an artillery exchanges to protect the lime for me. quine attack of season one josie, of reports. these is, am matt battalion, thousands upon thousands of it's fighters are stationed along some of the deadliest sectors of the front lines. and this is no exception with

we're now in the vicinity of children up up up. can you claim a no, this is the new frontline has the stabilize the frontline. there are multiple layers of defense mine fields trenches bonkers as well as mobile reserves all over the place. rushes pulled back from havoc of region following ukraine successful counter attack only and did hear the ukrainian military and nationalist groups have been unable to break through. daniel, naturally when we 1st arrived, there was nothing here, just a few dugouts. they attacked then and tried to cut us off to keep us hold up under cover. i don't know where they were firing from, but everything they had, they scented us cooked. oh, but they couldn't get through. no, they were unable to, breakthrough digging is survival. how deep and how quickly you and trench dictates whether you leave or die.

there has never been a conflict like this where no bomb was, can fly where drones rule the sky and see everything night and day guiding barrages of artillery at the nearest sign of movement or heat signature. a silent war fought between the east and the west. group of there aren't many ukrainians, mostly foreign mercenaries. for example, poles and germans are boys hear them. they mostly work in trios, tanks, mortars and drones, the shelves and mortar rounds flying overhead. there's very little to do for infantry in a situation such as this other than keep watch in case ukrainian infantry decides to press forward, ah, e ina, in

a mass mobilized attack from what we understand. they currency don't have the necessary manpower, the necessary vehicles, ammunition stores to push forward. so the situation, he has turned into something of a standstill with just artillery jewels by local standards. this was considered quiet when things heated up. however, temporarily we would rush to the closest dug out a well, i flat battalion has come a long way once made up almost exclusively of chechen fighters. now he concludes all ethnicities and creeds, though still answerable to check and lead of rams. and could thereof, a band of just a few 1000 has grown torn the army of tens of thousands,

hardened into veterans by merciless battles and the streets of mary. you pool and cities, fields and forests of east and south ukraine. work for gordon. the enemy is well prepared. there are many foreign mercenaries. you can hear yourself. mercenaries are firing at us, but we are holding our positions. thinking ahead and we've got everything we need. thanks to could europe in our commanders? more ad gasdio, haughty from the gun, screeching. western countries of in turning to nuclear power as an energy source. thus one of the latest takeaways on the cop $27.00 us. despite the worth criticising africa for his own efforts to develop nuclear power and such foot reliable and affordable energy unties correspondence covina sattler looks into the story. when last year's united nations climate change conference in class. busy 17

african countries expressed an interest in acquiring nuclear at the base load to support its people and economies and moved that was not embraced by the rich west the nations or their financial institutions. but they stand here now for the 1st time ever had a you and climate change conference, this one happening in egypt as cop 27. nuclear is not only back on the agenda, but it has its own pavilion. so what's changed? well, there was a super critical because we're actually told that nuclear is a no go, you know, and it's a source and should not even be pursued on by any closer comes. so suddenly we hear that the western countries are now actually pursuing nuclear viciously. you know, you k, it would not be on the table nor have france that is expanding his nuclear based. you have germany, that is actually now looking at even building up nuclear plants and expanding his

current capacity. so we, we, singer hypocritical starns, but western hypocrisy is nothing new to most africans. earlier this year we saw european lead us rushing for africa, fossil fuels, while preaching the exact opposite message to africans. and in august, south africa's coal exports to europe. we're up 720 percent and they have not even picked yet. and it's the same story for the north african natural gas exports to europe, which leave many africans to ask. the question, is climate change only a concern? when it suits the global, not german changes or crisis only when it suits the you know, you know, the western congress, particularly as for certain the global not which is currently being the dominant player on pushing full time at change mitigation. but we are not seeing any aspect of actually ensuring that article, which is currently the list of tops,

is actually given priority of developing a snotty asset as ensuring that we can have nuclear capacity bays, and more from all our sources. almost all africans are affected by the lack of reliable baseload energy. every single day, african countries needs to be very decisive. we need industrialization to with the development. and we need a really robust energy solution, which in this only case we're nuclear is the only solution available right now. an african cultural should be pursuing naughtier solutions viciously and ensuring that they can stand independently. and because of the pollution that has been caused by many was encounters, this would actually be making sure that african countries are not punished for something that didn't cost and went south africa wanted to pursue more nuclear in 2015 west than financial institutions. had closed the tabs on funding it, but now 7 years later, it themes, the tabs are opening again. last time we're south africa,

could have used to plan to has building more nuclear power stations as well as reducing their emissions. so that, that as an added country doesn't have water. when you have you clear, then you're also answer the issue of water provision because you can then successfully de saline. that is a direction we should be growing, but nuclear so regulated that there's an ingredient of time on how long it will take for you to commission nuclear. so the longer we delay to actually commence with nuclear installation, the more we're gonna put this country in a state of arrested development. it is not only about renewables is really about cleaner and less emitting technologies. and nuclear is, is one big source of low cabinet, a power so we should leave it on the table. africa. energy demand is projected to grow by 80 percent by the year 2040, and 4 people on the ground reliable,

consistent, and affordable energy is more important before any talks of emissions. especially in the face of what themes like energy apartheid. but as they did when south africa needed them politically, the west is yet again showing its craft the double speak and climate hypocrisy. gobble if that's what he enjoyed his back. meanwhile, in gun those present has slammed worse than double simon's about green energy. the liberals have emerged from germany, dismantling a large wind farm to make way for a new open pit. coal mine. now with europe reinvesting in its own fossil fuel power industry to bring moth bawled power plants back online. in a truly perverse twist, we're told new western investment in african fossil fuels as possible, but only for oil and gas resources that will be piped and shipped to europe. this

is the purest hypocrisy. now the presence was came amid a long loss in dispute over the east africa crude oil pipeline, a joint project for you, gannon 10 so near. and we can see that the pipeline plans are to start and bully, see travel some 1500 kilometers through turns in air and to pass doris alarm and to the ports there. now, this would utilize the gunners, large oil reserves and also supply other countries through the port of southern air . the plan is to help, of course, all prices in the region to return to stable levels. now, the project was launched by french old giant total energies, but was criticized by the parliament of alleged violations of environmental and human rights principles. theory unit hold on the entire community to proceed. gander, assault the project in

a resolution that was revoked only 2 days before the un hope 27 currently. and no way the east african legislative assembly is ignoring the eas pressure, calling for the project to continue adding that the ease intervene less in african issues. do you, parliament is over legislative? what they should do is go back to the you and focus on the issues that affect the people of the european union. we spoke the south african global and n g c o. kelvin kim, who thinks europe shouldn't impose it, solutions on africa with desperately needs to develop and she says the strength to think for themselves and do what's in their own interest for, for too long. we've been prepared to accept solutions coming from europe. that might almost not work in europe often they don't even take to work well day. and they come here on the assumption that al conditions was similar with the same as

this. and then not, not only are the sizes of the countries different day for the long power lines in the case, electricity, long delivery lines. it's dry here. we have nowhere near the rain that they've got this numbers of things that are different. so we've got to start resisting this attitude of they know what's good for them, therefore it must automatically be good for us. and therefore we must do as we told in africa, we produce a little carbon dioxide. we should not be bullied into being major players in reducing carbon dioxide. we make a tiny difference in comparison. some of the much bigger place in the world. and in doing that, it will be highly detrimental to people, the people who need electrification. we need electricity to, to build the economy in advance economy. we cannot be made to be the victims of other people's strange ideas. ah, why and to the u. s. congressional it says where republicans are the projected to

in slim majorities in both the senate and the house of representatives. however, the congress, his makeup is still not settled. i was counting on those in the midterm elections, 30 minutes towards its completion for the senate, for the races in arizona and nevada, and julie to remain and decided to do a whole the run off election on december, the 6 reported expectations the see in almost even the balance makeup in both houses of congress and as you estimate terminations, fall out, continue. biden has hinted at the plan to stop donald trump from running for the us presence in 2024 by legit. using the power of the da department of justice. we just have to demonstrate that he will not take power by if we, if he does run on making sure here under legitimate efforts of our constitution

does not become the next president. basically the sitting president, united states saying that he will use the power of his office to keep someone else out of office. and you know, this is the kind of thing that the american public is used to hearing our politicians say about latin america or about some other country don't abuse. the process don't be a threat to democracy. joe biden just expressed what i think is a threat to democracy. his, his idea that he is going to be the judge of who's allowed to run for office. these people are using power regularly to get after their political enemies. so i do think they have a plan, i do think that they intend to execute a plan that will be putting donald trump in some jeopardy. the problem is, they keep saying donald trump has the walls closing in that he's in trouble. and yet they can't bring anything up. that's a real serious charge. so it's,

it's like the little boy who cried wolf over and over again. but when the little boy cried, wolf controls the american government like joe biden. it's very frightening and it's a real threat. and again, it's a real threat to the american way of life to have a president willing to say that out loud, and then do it. now on to other us affairs, several problem republicans have said that if that policy wins of the jersey in the house will open an investigation to present job of handling of the afghan thong crisis. democrats, imperfect defined with 0 congressional investigation into the afghanistan withdrawal. accountability is coming. we demand to know how $1100000000.00 of taxpayer money, went to the taliban under job biden's watch. we will investigate for 2 long years. the biden administration has gone unchecked. that's about to change. accountability is coming on afghanistan. the us oversize authority on our ass on said recently

that it was unable to report to congress about the financial actions by the by ministration, leaving many people guessing where vast sons of taxpayer money actually ended up cigar for the 1st time in its history, is unable this quarter to provide congress in the american people with a full accounting of this u. s. government spending due to the non co operation of several u. s. government agencies. u. s. a has a past 2 trillion dollars, including over a $1000000000.00 for a while since americans withdrew from a country last year. but still numerous international organizations have raised concerns about, increasingly, di, humanitarian crisis unfolding in the nation as it emerges from 2 decades of u. s. military occupation. this course live now to form a u. s. air force to turn cold concord tusky. thanks so much for joining us here.

now this top us over agency on i've says it can't report on the expenditures right now because the u. s. authorities have failed to cooperate. what do you think about that? well, it's interesting that they, this, this failure is right before the election is that we just had this week. so it's possible that they are withholding it temporarily, but most likely there's, there's dirt there. there is a lot of things that they didn't intend to happen, that we're probably not authorized to happen with some of the billions of dollars. and so, you know, they're, they're gonna slowly hoping that it will go away and it might, it might go away. do you think there is? do you think there is a corruption here? was it just incompetence? well it's, it's, there's always incompetence that goes without saying you're talking about government, all governments. but i think clearly it's corruption as well. and also there's the

idea. the taliban took over their receiving money even after that. this is not something that will go over well with most americans. many of them were disturbed by the abruptness of the withdrawal, even though you know me and were tired of having troops in afghanistan. the way that withdraw was handled by, by the, by the administration was a problem. and if they find out that even after that billions of dollars are going to the taliban was nothing to show for it. we didn't have much to show for the previous 20 years. this could be a bad political thing. now again, our mid term elections have ended, so perhaps information will flow or i will say those that will be used for that of now. we heard that all. we know that over a $1000000000.00 in aid has gone to of grass on since withdrawing over st farsi. but you personally didn't order the american people to they think that money

was well spent. i'm not sure that americans have any idea that a $1000000000.00 have gone traffic incident since we withdrew. most americans believe we are finished with afghanistan and that effectively we lost because the taliban is in charge and we were fighting them. they have. i think most americans have no idea that american tax dollars and borrowed funds are going into afghanistan and all so yeah, they would probably, this would be a wake up call if this information gets out and gets publicized. but of course, our media is very careful with what is publicized now us, but we know you spent a lot of money on money efforts in afghanistan, south vanilla murphy efforts and ukraine. ah, is there a co listener? oh, absolutely. i mean, the industries in this country and the politicians scratch each other's backs,

have relationships that cause profits to be made and money to be put in the pockets of their friends. i'm being part of america's military exports is about this. and certainly in ukraine, it's not just about making money for the defense establishment, but also protecting the politicians who have participated in previous corruption visa v. ukraine. so it's, it's kind of a washington d. c. game and most americans are largely unaware of it. they don't see it, it's not reporting or discuss year or war is big business. i also know the most politicians, most presidents do well when the country is at war. this is ivan case is violent. sort of trying to clench, you know, his popularity has gone down a horse. but if he doesn't wanna claims on to this sort of,

you know what we are at war, you need me here at the helm. well, he might be, to some extent, he's it, he's a terrible candidate for that because most people in america laugh at him and understand that he's mentally challenged. but what we're does for governments, especially ours is it allows the control of information flow to your population. it controls what is allowable to question and what is allowable to critique to criticize in your own country. and so, so sure they love the war. and again we see it with ukraine very specifically. in that, if you say anything that is not 100 percent supportive of ukrainian democracy, you, you are labeled immediately as an enemy of the, of the interest of the united states. that's really not right, that's not free speech. and that's what we're allows governments to do. it puts us

on a war footing, which impacts the level of discussion and awareness of facts in the society. so it is good for politicians, particularly weak ones, like like a jo bite. and they can, as it was pleasure talking to you. thank you so much for joining us there. and i will see you again soon. know that once again. thank you. ah. but now, so thing to central africa now where the democratic republic of congo has announced a mobilization of youth, the national army crashes with the m 23 madison group who are involved in is a part of the country get increasingly violent with the nation is in danger and it needs it's worthy sons and daughters to serve it's under the flag to defend the integrity of the territory. the armed forces of the democratic republic of the congo are already recruiting a large number of young people to serve under the flag. as i speak,

there are more than 2000 of them and gama alone, the law is ation comes off of the countries present address. younger citizens lawfully calling on them to form militia groups. as the m 23 fighters gain ground in the eastern part of the d r. c says then hundreds of young ladies of decided to join the national army. we asked young recruits and d r. c. active through about my decision. was ordered to d north keep a promise along have more than 3000 candidates who have responded to the call of the head of state so that together we can pull the am 23. and there rondon army allies out of action. well, i be general mostly about the other young people to come with the older friends and i look at me, i'm a graduate, but i joined the army because i have faith. i left everything and joined our army to fight me not to go back in march, and the employee thrills are known as the condo leads,

revolutionary army thought and offensive in north he view province on the border with uganda, and rwanda says then tens of thousands of people of in this faith for the you in the alarm. in october, the m $23.00 intensify their tax off the week of com and advanced significantly. point large sections of nov hither. 2 days ago d r. c, 5 to just bomb the m 20 feet tall is that this process has been the stabilizer you have the stabilize relations between nations. as the dnc government uses romando supporting the militants, the robot, an ambassador was also expelled from the country last month. he galle denies these allegations. meanwhile, kenya is sending troops to the d. r. c to help are still peace. the decision is expected to cost taxpayers almost $37000000.00 over the next 6 months. as many, many canyons find the government's move to be mistake. our country is not stable

yet. we've just come from the election of reason. we have been told by our elected leaders that we don't have enough funds in the law. pressure is now the question that we are asking ourselves, was it necessary for these or just to be sent to see now i pay when kids are languishing and in hunger languishing in poverty language, in total doubt, you know, of the country which will be in a pollution that looks like this, play with the, with what we have 1st before we have the, the amount of funds will be needed to, to ensure that nearly stability in the sequel. it is a lot of money in gauging into this issue. a lot thing to be better. 100, which is very hot. you weren't manage. this is what the part of the challenge is. the government has approved the operation. the allocated money is supposed to cover equipment, operations and allowance payments funding,

joint decision to send to the d. c. that has been bogged down and fighting since 90900. it was made by east african community member states last summer. burgundy and south to have already deployed many forces, the d. c with the gander and towns. and they expected to join us in alarm like the un peacekeeping mission in that country. these forces have a piece in force mandate the allows ease of force to restore peace. these folks are human rights activists and political commentator chris, go via who supports his government's decision. this ability of convoys, an issue that should have been dealt with long time ago, is an issue that should have sorted out because we cannot be dealing with the same problems of the 19 sixty's. there is nothing wrong with that skin and taxpayer ah footing the costs over i. e u. a u acadia deployment in the combo.

because of comb with these african for duration. those are all brothers. the people in columbus are our brothers. so we do not know which particular parts the acadia for a day, the katie has been deployed. but whichever that, what has been deployed in those are before much of the people from east africa actually come from my, the coma bisson coma so many resources. it's going to run the aspect over the electrical, electrical energy. they're within it, vickers and so on. so much of the renewal and, and even the cobbled that he's running, the wild comes from the congress. so the earlier we settle, campbell, the better. that is why i'm supporting that ain't leading german and companies including bush diamonds and the chemical giant b a s f of help isn't joint article for cooling, for the 2nd look aggressive measures the intake and against chinese investors and businesses such as a jeremy's so called china, city of blues work,

holding its work with a tenant giant while way, the federal government and the you are currently waiting to see whether an exchange with wall they can be maintained. also against the back ground to the current relations between roger and china. gas, it's hard to come up with an independent policy when americans congest lean over and breathe down your neck from military bases inside your country. right? german chance are all i've shown probably isn't even over the jet lag yet from history. china, during which he said, quote, the world needs china and objected to this idea of decoupling from china and there's already back paddling on that good. will. the city of deuce, berg signed on a few years ago for that smart city's collaboration with wall way called shina. city now they're trying take the china out of it and well, maybe even the smart part out of it as well. parent license local officials cited beijing's relationship with russia.