humiliating, traditionally, the party out of power performs much better, particularly since now the economy is in such a poor state and biting is unpopular. these elections proved the country is as divided as ever a . now in the vicinity of children, up up up. can you remember this is the new frontline how to stabilize the covers the activities of attention battalion, which is defending watson lines and the new guns to public 27 held the western countries shift to make energy despite their previous condemnation of african nations during the very same thing, and this is that could have provided africa with reliable energy many years ago. as president speaks out against western power has been lecturing the east african

country about is pipeline project with neighboring, near. i do not really understand why even our president is writing someone telling them you are he he let him be any book with hello and welcome to all t international. rural crossing alive from the capital is just part of the our i'm miranda mommy and we're happy that you joined us. let's start with the top story this out. we start with it. i just developments in the conflict between russia and ukraine. also the re shelling is reported in the has all region as a rush admitted to relocate troops away from the embattled capital city. amid concerns that ukraine forces could destroy critical dam suburbs over the regional capital have been reported to be targeted, as well as

a vital bridge across the jennifer river that is regularly shell to by ukraine force is a hydro electric power plant. further upstream is also said to have been under attack there also, so i supported elsewhere and then dance republic targeting the city of the huddled where authority say us supplied high miles from its hit. civilian air is damaging 6 for residential buildings, as well as a local business and infrastructure occasion battalion is stationed at the repub, his front lines easier systems of trenches and artillery exchanges to protect the land from ukraine attack artesia, moran garcia. if reports this 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. out

of the gulf. we are now in the vicinity of children. up up up can you cream and no this is the new frontline has it to 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 caddick 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 there 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 these 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, or 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 long as 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 to an army of tens of thousands, hardened into veterans by merciless battles in the streets of mary u. 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 kid europe in our commanders. more ad gasdio, haughty from the guns creegan. you great authorities have said they've detained us . suppose kremlin propagandist and published a photo with an uncanny resemblance to the german journalist thomas rooper. ukraine's national security service hasn't disclosed the suspects name,

but it's $15.00 shirt, a blurred photo that appeared to have been taken from an article by thomas roper. we reached out to him and he said he wasn't the guy who was detained, but he added that it wouldn't be the 1st time inquiring the authorities have tried to clamp down on free press in the country. ukraine. of course, everybody, a russian propagandist who was not a celebrating ukraine and this is not the 1st journalist was arrested in ukraine since the beginning of the operation. and so these are things that are happening there all the time. and we know that the ukrainian law or is, well, it's prohibited to say anything which is not in line with ukrainian official propaganda. and asking questions are criticizing. ukraine is a standard in this country. we have so many examples of journalists who disappeared in ukraine. we have the french guy and who told what he seen in butcher,

which is not in line with ukraine, and they even tried to kill him in the stumble when he was there. now we have, we have enough examples and, and international reaction. you know, this, the western media is ignoring this as if it wouldn't happen. so again, it's an inflammation war and the west view and ukraine are, they only tell what they want to tell and everything else and they're ice is not happening. so these are the conditions we're living in already for, for a long time. a honda in the program, the u. s. i'm going to the you and less is out of allegedly violating the organizations also with filtration plane. ignoring washington's own invasions of multiple sovereign countries in recent decades for more on this and other stories, say tuned to r t international not on like saudi gunners,

president has slammed worse than double standard about green energy reports have emerged that germany is dismantling a large wind farm to make way for a new open fit coal mine. now with europe reinvesting in its own fossil fuel power industry to bring more bold power plants back online. in a truly perverse twist, we are 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, further was came. i made a long laughing dispute over the east african crude oil pipeline, and joint project by uganda and tans and m. now let's take a look at the map. the pipeline will start in booley seat up there in the west of uganda. it will work his way down through towns, an impostor, to slum, and to the point of conga, well, expecting it to continue with the exports. now,

this is an important pipeline for the country, and it looks like they will help utilize the will in the region. ah, the project was lost, my friends all joined the total energies bottles criticized by the e. hollarman over alleged violations of environmental and human rights principles. therapy in union hold on the international community to pressure you gander. and underneath us of the project in the resolution that was revolt only 2 days before the u. m. for $27.00 as the currently on the underway. now the east african legislative assembly is ignoring the eas pressure calling for the project to continue. i being that the, you should intervene less in african issues. do you, parliament is of the legislative. what they should do is go back to the, you and focus on the issues that affect the people of the european union. all see

africa went see emma to ask as roses, how they felt about the issue. there's never been a better lawyer list of the western concept of extractive industry like my head of state. but today, streaming the french when that something of national interest is at speak. i've always had 3 questions. the issue of sovereignty. who owns it, our democracy or bears? who owns africa? is it still the loopholes of this world over the past? ought to be, we gaining independence. i feel these guys are envious of us, that we don't have to esl for natural resources for when they come they really need to sub process. if we never come to an understanding of owning ourselves, then we shall always be running on someone's finger drops and tips you know. so we need to make that choice of moving forward. we don't have to wait for someone to

tell us what to do or not to do. yeah, we have lived like that as his, as i've lived like that i do not really understand waive in our president, is writing someone telling them you are hypocrite. he let him be any book re, to where he fell to south african globe, learned the c o kelvin kemp who thinks europe shouldn't impose it solutions all africa was desperately needs to develop african countries have 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 or might not work in europe often they don't even protect 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 any of the sizes of the countries different they, for very long power lines from 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 most automatically be good for us. and therefore we must do is we told in africa we produce a little carbon dioxide. we should not be bullied into the 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 would be highly detrimental to people, the people that 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. in the meantime, western countries of, in terms of nuclear power energy. so some of the latest takeaways on the 27 this might do was criticizing africa for his own efforts to develop nuclear power in its search for reliable and affordable energy correspondence kind of looks into the

story. following last year's united nations climate change conference in class. busy gold, 17 african countries expressed an interest in acquiring nuclear at the base load to support its people and the economy. a move 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 club 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 who 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. suddenly we hear that the western countries are now actually pursuing nuclear viciously. you know, you okay, it would not be on the table nor have france that is expanding his nuclear base.

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 as rushing for africa, fossil fuels, while preaching the exact opposite message to africans. and in august, south africa's coal exposed 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 leaves 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 actual insured in that article, which is currently the list. meet us 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 bays load energy every single day. african countries need to be very decisive. we need the industrialization to, we need to 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 latiere solutions viciously and ensuring that they can stand independently, en, because of the pollution that has been caused by many western congress. this would actually be making sure that african countries are not punished for something that didn't cost. and when 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 were 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 provisions 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 would 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 sauce of a low cabinet, a power so we should leave it on the table. africa's 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 terrible effects of what he enjoyed his rec, ah, kenya is sending truth to the d. r c to help and so piece. this decision isn't space, it's cost taxpayers almost $37000000.00 over the next 6 months. and many kenyans why the government's moved to be a mistake. our country is not stable yet. we have just come from elections, of reasons we're being told by our elected leaders, that we don't have enough fans in our fisheries. now,

the question that we are asking ourselves, was it necessary for the so just to be sent to the etc. now, a time when kenyans are languishing in an hunger languishing in, i'd get poverty language in total drought. you know, as a country which will be in a position that we are not satisfied with the, with the what do we have fast before we help? thus, the amount of funds to will be needed to to ensure that little stability, india, to sequel, to so lot of money kenya engaging to dispute a lot. i think it took very hard. it is very hard. he won't manage the allocated money covers filing for equipment operations, an allowance valence a joint decision to send soon to the d. r. c was made by east african committee member states, last summer. warranty and south to diana or the deployed mass mutual sit with uganda and title the neg space. it's enjoy soon. these since have a mandate,

the allows says the use of force to restore peace. the country. we spoke to human rights activists and political commentator, chris martin, sylvia who supports his government's decision. this ability of convoys are an issue that should have been dealt with the long time ago. is an issue that should of sorted out because we cannot be dealing with the same problems of the 19 sixty's. there is nothing wrong with that skin and talk spare ah, putting the costs over e a. u acadia deployment in the congo because of comb with these african progression. those are all brothers. the people in coma are our brothers. so we do not know which particular parts the acadia for the day the katie of has been deployed. but of us, what it has been deployed in those are asking for much of the people from east africa actually come from la combo bisson. composite so many resources. it's going

to run the aspect of electric in electrical energy. there were then it vickers and so on. so much of the uranium and, and even the cobbled that he's running the wire comes from the congress. so the under, we simply combo the bitter and that he's white. i'm supposing that meanwhile, the democratic republic on the and now some ablaze ation them 23 minutes in groups offices and offensive in law has been gaining ground and the eastern part of the country is the conflict broke out. tens of thousands of people have been displaced . the v r c. government uses rwanda support in emergence, but the matter denies the obligation to go. my base journalist dounia, and shed his opinion on the reasons behind the accusations. rhonda has been saying that the government is supporting the if the allow the who to people who flew in 1994 here in

d r c. and that's why they want also to fight back re they who to people because they are lack of threats for, for their government, especially for run the future. that's what is the reason why rhonda is being supported bed am 23 also surely they are denying by waves the un mapping with prove the doc ronda is supporting the m trinity rebels. and so they have been denying official lead by rhonda has always been present to negotiate. we've become the government, the only one problem the especially a bout they indifference of the international community. they have all the proof that ronda is attacking the fee, but there is no political we'll to resolve this crazy

case of double sand is now the highest ranking us many of this month. my little milly has left out russia over the conflict. and you claim saying is a 1000000000 casualties, and the refugee prices apparently getting bother devastating calls like multiple us invasions of sovereign countries in recent decades. the latest example uh, double standard is the u. s. invoice to the u. n. and fusing also breaking the organization's charter. this is an attack on the un charter. they had challenged the charter after returning from kiya. the u. s. ambassador to the united nations is not wasting any time. she's unloading moralistic sermons on us waxing and waning about the evils of russia and the imperative of prolonging the war. now the un charter is a document that u. s. leaders pick up and put down at their convenience. sometimes they find it useful in rhetoric to invoke it, but other times they seem to forget that it even exists. the un charter says that

countries can only use military force in their own self defense or with the authorization of the un security council. so let's be clear under the un charter, almost every recent military intervention or regime change operation was illegal. iraq, afghanistan, yugoslavia, none of these countries posed any threat to america. furthermore, the un did not grant the white house permission, john lease shock and awe in 2004. the un secretary general actually admitted that the us invasion of iraq was illegal under the un charter. i have indicated it was not in conformity with the un charter from our point of view. from the charter point of view, it was illegal. the intervention in libya was shady as well. all the un security council approved was un arms embargo, yet the nato countries fudge to the definition and use that to unleash cruise missiles and then eventually topple the islamic socialist government us airstrikes

on syria. and the continued presence of u. s. troops on syrian territory are also completely illegal, no threat to america, and no approval from the u. and so when linda was lecturing the world. 4 about the use of force, she forgot to look in the mirror, or perhaps she forgot what country she represents. also, biden has made a number of interesting friday and slips when discussing the war and ukraine. inflation is war award problem right now. here's a war in iraq can impact on, along with russia's doing this. you ms. war in ukraine, whether or not they're pulling back from felicia and the army from the the care song. buffalo, georgia, is a city in iraq. biden must have thought of it because he voted to authorize the illegal unilateral invasion back in 2002. that was justified with lies about weapons of mass destruction. u. s. officials have actually admitted that in 2004

when their forces storms, felicia, they actually use that chemical weapons, a powder substance, called white phosphorus that burns the eyes and skin. joe biden, son was actually among the u. s. troops occupying iraq after the illegal invasion, he served there in 20082009. so it's not really surprising that old joe might have lucia on his mind, but it's not just biden getting the conflicts confuse. remember bush's epic gaffe, the result is an absence of checks and balances in russia and the decision of one man to launch a holier justified and brutal invasion of iraq. i mean, of ukraine. correct. anyway, biden and bush seemed to remember iraq pretty well, but it slipped linda's mind when she was giving us a lecture on why kiya needs more boatloads of american weapons. linda also likes to talk about alleged russian war crimes and the need for accountability. yes,

enforcing international law and holding people accountable for war crimes is certainly important. isn't it? linda? is that why the united states put sanctions on the international criminal court prosecutor who was investigating u. s. war crimes in afghanistan? these coercive acts directed and an international judicial institution and its civil servants are unprecedented, and constitute serious attacks against the court. the rome statute system of international criminal justice and the rule of law more generally. now, it's not shocking to hear the u. s. ambassador to the united nations talking this way, but we know that much of the world is rolling their eyes and laughing as they hear these words noting the utter hypocrisy of what's being said. but yet mainstream media just keeps nodding along as if there's nothing wrong with what she's saying. it's yet another case of the emperor has no clothes. have to say that the hypocrisy shown there was absolutely staggering because just since world war 2,

the entire 70 years since that time has been a litany of american aggression and invasions and brutality and savagery. unprecedented in the world in world history since the 2nd world war, they tried to dominate the world through absolute terror. we have to remember when they attacked iraq in 23. what they call that 1st day of attack was shock and awe. and we all watched on television, the cruise missiles plowing into baghdad that night, explosions, hundreds of explosions, thousands of people incinerated. and then the staggering brutality of the occupation after the world has not forgotten these crimes and everything they've done since they say there's a rules based order. well, no, there, there is the un charter, there's international law, but they're speaking of something else, but they never defined what that is. and i think the president put defined it very

well when he said their rules are nothing more, nothing less than we do. what you do, what we tell you to, no matter what it is or else and now to the us congressional midterms were republicans of in projected to win slim majorities in both the senate and the house of representatives. however, the congress makeup is still not settle as a county of votes in the us, mid term elections. slowly move towards its completion for the senate, have the races in arizona, nevada and jordan remained undecided. georgia will hold the runoff election on december. the 6 reported expectations were seeing almost evenly balanced makeup in both houses of congress. and as you estimate terminations, full ap continues by them has hinted at a plan to stop donald from,

from running for the us presidency in 2024 by actually using the power of the 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 or 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.