[000:00:00;00] ah, ah ah ah, we don't recall a similar reaction in the west in 2015 when residents of crimea were left without water and electricity due to ukraine's actions. moscow heads out what it calls western hypocrisy of the un security council. that's in response to an emergency session over russian strikes on ukraine's critical infrastructure. also coming out this hour with 35 russian prisoners of war are released often. negotiations with kathy has some of their hiring stories. but in

the for some of us were forced to walk and crawl after being shot in the knees. they brought one guy to the camp. a man had been shot in the knee. they told him crawl, do it somehow. we don't care on militants reportedly kill at least 30 people in ethiopia, sparking face of another armed conflict. less than 3 weeks after the 2 great war ended in a cease fire. a very warm welcome to this thursday morning. my name is peter scott taken over from rachel blevins. i'm here with all the latest news on r. c. thanks for joining us. rushes represent states the un pointed to what he called weston double standards. one criticizing russia, 4 sections and ukraine, while not mentioning ukraine's blockade of crimea, and the dumbass that says the un security council gathered for an urgent meeting over damage to critical infrastructure across ukraine. following russian strikes, sewer no more use as

a manual. the man said that the residents of ukraine are at risk of being left without electricity and water. but we don't recall a similar reaction in the west. in 2015 when residents of crimea were left without water and electricity due to ukraine's actions. that is not to mentioned, the dumbass, which has been starved not the comic oxygen for 8 years. on wednesday, ukraine witnessed country wide blackouts after a series of russian missile strikes and major cities. the water supply in some areas was also cut off with ukraine's energy infrastructure severely damaged after 2 months of russian air operations. moscow says his goal is to weaken key of operational capabilities as a response to the flow of western arms, countries to supplies to the country or care of blamed russia for causing damage to residential areas. on wednesday, miss r fragments fell on a residential building in key of the rush ambassador to the un says ukrainian defense systems are to blame for the casualties. miss

r. debris found at the scene were march, with the words no lift, which appears to belong to an s defense system. similar to those washington sent the key of 2 weeks ago amid blackouts in ukraine neighboring. moldova has also faced power outages with the country pointing the finger at moscow citing strikes against he has energy infrastructure. moldova officials have summoned the russian ambassador for discussions. meanwhile, power is gradually been restored there. meanwhile, the european parliament has recognized russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. the move was slammed by moscow as well as some emmy peas. jerry mariani was among those voting against, he told art. see that the resolution seeks to push that you insert direct conflicts with russia. so can you penetrate, seek the sub normal that the actions of the e u lead to an escalation of the conflict, instead of contributing to the conclusion of a peace treaty? having voted this week for resolution, recognizing russia as

a state sponsor of terrorism. the european parliament pursues exclusively its own communicated tasks. since there is no concept of a state sponsor of terrorism in the european legal system, i call our parliament is saturated with unconditional hatred towards russia. these parliament will support any measure that goes against moscow's policies, even if it will not bring any benefits. the e u has exhausted all possible means in this war. we are already at the stage of preparing a 9th package of sanctions against russia after 8 months of war. and some believe that it is necessary to insist that beast shameful sanction being pose and moscow, which we did not want to apply to the taliban movement in afghanistan, nor to his lamb as groups in the sa, held up what is left for us after the exhaustion of all possible sanctions against moscow. it leaves war, the sponsors of this resolution, want to push us to war. absurd. well, that's the reaction coming from moscow on the label, fulton, russia by the you, parliament. we delve deeper into western and you lawmakers selective approach

regarding the ukraine conflict a bit later in the program for the state, you voted. ah no, the news, a 35 russian prisoners of war had been released to after negotiations with kia. thus, according to the russian defense ministry, the ministry claimed that the troops faced grave danger in captivity. the fighters are now receiving medical and psychological help and will soon be taken to moscow for treatments. we heard some of their stories with former, the former prisoners describing torture by their councils. stephen mccaney, mrs. to some of us were forced to walk and crawl after being shot in the niece. they brought one guy to the camp with a man had been shot in the knee. they told him crawl, do it somehow. we don't care as crooked pony show, just only some people were forced to participate in videos in propaganda. and in my camp it was very cold, they didn't really feed us. my friend was taken to the resolve battalion. they beat him, drove needles under his nails, or if he had a word, they just removed the bone and that's it. no,

no pain killers are like louisa. what is his coupon? so as soon as i saw the russian uniform, i immediately calmed down, but i immediately thought thank god this night mary's over the days there was very long. it was very cold. permit me while as intense fighting continues in the dumbass, our correspondents rod gasdio was at the front line reporting on some of the weapons deployed to russia. awfully. he's vase at the very some weapons we see. awkward, some less. so this

is the sort of thing special forces tug along wall yet devastating. if you use it right or the part is you single walking fluids system was standard grad rockets but does so in a highly more mobile way. you can set this up any way in the clearing in the woods, for example. it's very easy to set up very easy to dismantle. i'm very easy to get away with it, but i love chickens. but even this is designed for sabotage and recognizance groups will not drive out, set it up, fire and fleet. it's very quick we, they don't understand what it is and words firing from a couple days back. our voice frontline told us they couldn't hear our shotzel on you. the explosions of over the hotel is this is accomplished at least for now,

largely for in the trenches. artillery is king. rockets are aces. there is also something else. something that stalks these fields and did spas, tara, a mo, ukrainian, and nationalist fighters have the t o. s one. sponsor pill or sun fire, thermo barrick multiple rocket launcher system. that flash burns everything within range. trenches to protect from vis. ah, traits be the testing route for both native states and russia. both sides have learned which of their weapons work well, which don't and what to do about it. a least battle ground. the next generation of

conventional weapons are being born more precise and more deadly than ever before. more at gazda of archie from logan's creegan, ah, 10 soldiers were killed on tuesday and the latest terrorist attacks in chad. the african in the west, african, the situation, excuse me. the west african country still remains unstable. the soldiers from charge had been sent to support an army post where they were attacked by bo, her. i'm terrorists that you had his group remains active in the region regularly attacking both soldiers and civilians. gone as president, i share concerns over the islamic insurgency in the south. hell that threatens to destabilize the entire region of west africa. he made those comments at the meeting of the accurate initiative, which is a group comprising 7 west african countries. today, the terrorist groups, emboldened by their apparent success in the region,

are seeking new operation grounds. a development that has triggered software drift of the menace from this a hell to coastal west africa concerns loom over the possible return of terrorist groups in the region which includes burkina, faso, nyja, chad, and others. these comes as western powers led by france, withdrew peacekeepers from molly after nearly a decade of operations, their reports released from the african center for terrorism study shows that $179.00 sacks took place in the 1st parts of this year. and this represents a quarter of all acts of terror committed in the continent, bringing the total number of casualties to over 1900 business journalists. winston sockets told us more about the crisis in the style region. and the actress summits problems in combating the regional threats. this is a house in the most rapid, gorgeous vall, in texture miss activity of any region in africa where the past 2 years. the region is also at nexus of criminal networks, an illicit traffic in it,

and others periods arising pharma head, valez, a 2005 volunteer went observed. indeed, so hell, specifically, book he enough, our soul. and molly and western, the j 2021 represented 70 percent increase of the previous year. he discontinuous an uninterrupted escalation of balance evolving a militant islam as groups in the region says 2015 has caused a lot of devastating impact and property in life of individuals in the country. deeper cra, he should, you pass, resulted in little tangible action in 2084. he started ginger nights in men back countries conducted joint military operations on the borders. witcher's author in the arrest of about 70100 suspected terrorists and gang members. and caesar of a whole meat weapons says then the tread of g. i'd is bruce pasquale grown and

staying in africa. the conflicts in the romeo region of ethiopia has intensified with militant groups, reportedly killing at least 30 civilians in this cons. less than a month after warring parties in a secret war, reached a cease fire. clashes between the over mo, liberation army and nationalist militants. group and government forces have shaken the region here. oh, people are the country's largest ethnic group and accused the prime minister of felons. contained the growing crisis, the governments has also allegedly armed local militias who are accused of attacks on civilians. these factors have led to national sentiment gripping the region. earlier we spoke to african studies professor is a kilogram better. he says, the scale of this conflicts may even exceed the temporary war. well, it is absolutely worrying. lumiere is the largest, stating the federation, with 50 to 60 percent of the population, in the area of operation of the liberation army. for me,

i have extended all the way to the neighborhood of canada, and instead of responding to the honest lot from the liberation army, the government has taken to bombing them with drones. so if this escalates, it's going to bore what was happening in the northern part of africa. so it's absolutely worried, or people are asked, they're demanding that they should be included in the governing of europe and self govern in a region that should be simply seen as a legitimate demand and legitimate demands must be addressed. and we're on the topic of the t great warri. theo appears to be along the civil conflict, saw a sci fi agreement earlier this month. that included a disarmament plan which agreed to reconstruction projects and distribution of supplies. great militants are also supposed to unite with the federal army. the war began back in 2020 falling a break down in salts between the governments and the t great people's liberation.

front paramilitary group. formally, the ruling party of ethiopia, the conflicts led to thousands of death, bringing the country to the verge of famine. professor is a killer to be so if there is the conflict could quickly spiral out of control. in borrow mia, the elf operation of the rama liberation army is larger, much larger than to cry integrate, what worked was basically the c h that they could envelop the area of to drive from the north area from the south or far aha, nbc, up in national defense and sources are mere is not going to be put under siege. it's really large. it's also the heart of the economy of ethiopia. it's where the captain city is located, which is about 50 percent of the european economy. if it's not resolved very quickly, it's going to spiral. busy out of control, and that would be really bad for not only for example,

but the former faculty in general now for another story were across today, the u has reportedly failed to reach an agreement on a price cut for russian oil. meanwhile bulgaria says it will allow russia's 2nd largest energy company, luke oil, to export crude oil products to europe, partially bypassing unseat russian sanctions. the deal will generate to 350000000 euros for the country and will transfer production revenue to bulgaria instead of the netherlands or switzerland like before. the agreements also paved the way for russian crude products to be delivered to other you states. now let's take a quick look at how this deal avoids the ban on russian energy exports to the european block. the u has an embargo on russian all exports in place. but since the crude will be refined on bulgarian territory, it will be considered as a products of bulgaria, becoming eligible for exports to europe. and a g journalist eeriness law of believes that you shouldn't be motivated by ideology

only when it comes to bunny, russian and it supplies. okay, this is good news. i mean the next to him, what about the refinery has been the property of russia for years. i think the european union must find the way between ideology politics and you know, politics pregnant is big is the true faith that they particularly insure supply globally. europe is where the inflict wall stuff ring on its own citizens in all those who continue days. but you're signaling or who knows how long it's ironic really, and it's a bit ridiculous that europe is stalking up on, on oil, on cold coming from russia. as well as internal divisions that you is also facing a clash with united states. germany and france have joined forces against

washington pushing for tougher industrial policies such as more states subsidies for businesses. the u. s. implements economic policies, the deemed a threat to the european economy, also contributed rachel mazda has more so it turns out that all the talk of unity from american officials about the need to confront challenges together with the european union. and precisely where us profits begin. even if it means that those economic gains come in europe, expense and european officials seem to be panicking over what now increasingly appears to be an inevitability. as washington makes a powerplay for european industry. we must clearly tell our u. s. partners that it is a major problem for us. it could create a major shock on european industry. the u. s. has just entered this new globalization before our eyes to develop its industrial capacity on american soil. europe must not be the last of the mohicans. there are only a few weeks left. once the act is implemented,

it will be too late for us to achieve any changes. it was only earlier this month that us treasury secretary, janet yellen vowed to work with european allies to help them understand how the biden administration's inflation reduction act was actually a good thing for europe. but france and germany in particular still aren't seeing it that way. the leader of german chancellor, olaf shoulds his social democratic party, lars cling bile has just warned that german industry is on the verge of bailing to the u. s. which has reliable cheaper energy, attractive tax incentives and the supply chain and labor climate that hasn't been hopelessly deregulated by the incompetent tinkering of brussels bureaucrats. western economic analysts generally concur with the dire assessment and warren of industrial shut downs for germany and the looming recession for the euro zone. meanwhile, the french government is shoveling 10000000000 euros in aid out the door to

businesses in an attempt to buffer the skyrocketing energy costs. that is, even though french president, a mighty red michael, had previously accused schultz of distorting. and i'm leveling the european economic playing field by giving a hand out of 200000000000 euros in aid to german businesses. but now, rather than squabbling with each other exclusively, europe's 2 largest economies, germany and france, have officially announced that they're going to team up and go head to head with washington. well, hey, you don't change a team that wins, right? no doubt the bite administration is shaking in his boots, particularly when those boots have done about $200.00 laps around shoals and mac hall. while they've been busy trying to tie their own shoes while ost also fighting over whose brand of shoes provides an unfair advantage over the other. nonetheless, berlin and paris are now announcing a new europe in sovereignty fund to help businesses invest and stay in europe.

basically, it's now a contest between the u. s. and the you over who can out spend any other with government subsidies. we're talking massive transfers of wealth from taxpayers to select corporations. so much for those free market capitalist values that the west is always talking about. now on both sides of the atlantic, western governments will be picking the so called winners who get government cash fellows. and the losers who don't just like during the coven pandemic, or with the economic crises of the past 2 decades. and bailouts for businesses aren't the only thing on which washington and brussels are set to square off. take a listen to the blocks chief diplomat, yoseph burrell. certainly the united states are our most important allies, but in some cases we will not be in the same position or on the same approach towards china. we cannot think that we can build a future without taking into account the enormous strength of a country that is called to play its rightful role in the world due to its size due

to its economic strength. nice to see that you hasn't yet completely lost at survival instinct and is so far refusing to follow along with washington's demands to get belligerent with the world's 2nd largest economy. or to cut ties with the use own trading partner. but one can never underestimate brussels propensity for enthusiastically leaping off a cliff whenever washington comes along, offering a friendly slap on the back. a european parliament's resolution brundis, russia, a sponsor of terrorism, was condemned as absurd by russia's permanent mission to the you. the russian foreign ministry had a similar response. the european parliament adopted to resolution recognizing russia as a sponsor of terrorism. i proposed to recognize the european parliament as a sponsor of christianism. the resolution was passed with 500 outs of 705 members voting in favor,

58 against and the rest abstaining. while the motion has no legal consequences for moscow, the block house called for a legal framework to be developed in the u. this is different from the u. s. list of state sponsors of terrorism, where countries face economic consequences once listed r t takes a closer look at western double standards, which have once again emerged. amid the recent resolution declaring russia, state, sponsor of terrorism. the deliberate attacks and atrocities carried out by the russian federation against the civilian population of ukraine, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and other serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. amount to acts of terror against the ukrainian population and constitute war crimes that you pay in parliament seems to have a very selective memory. and that appears that the only people who are categorized as victims are those that the west supports anything else or anyone else is ignored

. so let's break it down a tax against the civilian population of ukraine. well, where was the european parliament in the last 8 years? thousands of ukrainians had been killed by their own so far. and remember the tragic scenes from the odessa massacre, no outfit, no accountability whatsoever. the ports and the resolution about russia targeting residential areas, schools, hospitals, and so on. i haven't got confused for a 2nd, assuming that this was about the ukrainian forces bots, no. crimea, bridge anyone at one point they mention a threat to a european security. well, hoop law process, nordstrom, gas pipelines which passed through europe. russia says it's not guilty. how about the videos of russian peel doubling has been tortured in violation of the geneva convention. that doesn't matter either. they only remember rules and regulations when it's time to use them against russia. the resolution also blames russia for the global food crisis. even though russia agreed,

so grain deal with the cranes to ensure those who need food the most will get it so far. it's europe who got most of the grains, apparently under the u. n. world food program, which implies assistance to countries in need, only 2 ships were loaded. i emphasize only 2 out of 876-0000 tons of food were exported on them. of the 2000000 tons, this is only 3 percent that a sent to developing countries grocer doesn't need any good pain deal or the crane to help out those in need. it has announced that it will not only send $500000.00 tons of grain to the poorest countries for free, but it has also already exports at sand point $5000000.00 tons of grain to countries in asia and africa 30 more on their way. and they're aiming to bring that number to 50000000 tons with fertilizers by the end of this year. and now let's see what the european parliament is accusing rush of. whereas russia has been weapon,

ising food and hunger since the beginning of the war. whereas russia's deliberate actions, including destroying stocks, disrupting production and imposing quotas on its own exports of foodstuffs and fertilizers, have exacerbated the global food security crisis. and let's move on to another aspect of this resolution, which is just comical when you consider who it's coming from. the european parliament is accused of russian armed forces and proxies of targeting civilians in other locations other conflicts, including during the 2nd chechen war, the 2008 to russia, georgia war, and the syrian civil war, as well as libya and it goes on and on so when russia defends its own region from terrorism, like in chechnya, it's terrorism where russia response an attack on its peacemakers. like in georgia, that's also terrorism. and when a country asks russia for help in the fight against terrorism and russia provides it like in syria, you guess that that's actually also terrorism. however, when america, europe provide weapons and funding that ends up in the hands of terrorists,

they are freedom fighters. thankfully, the world is much bigger than the european union and the united states of america, no matter how hard they tried to silence voices that refused to follow their line. ortiz roy, sushi was joined earlier by experts in the fields of human rights on its natural law to discuss the potential consequences of that measure. i think it just adds fuel to the fire, certainly. but i just want to say that how ridiculous that is, you know, people need to be reminded that the 1st world leader to call george w bush, after 911, was put in to offer condolences offer help on the war and terror and pollutants gave help in the war and terror, particularly in afghan, stay where russia still had assets after the soviet presence there. and of course, well, i've been to syria twice. i was last year and there you see that the russians have help fight ice is there while it's the u. s. in the west,

which is help them at time. right. so that's the irony of these types of resolutions, but they're dangerous resolutions because what it means is that it's going to cut russia off from the west on a, on a fairly permanent level. but on a long term basis, and i just don't think that's good for anybody. you have just return from don bass . if you would give us a, a sense of your experience that what's, what's happening on the ground there right now? well, we spent most of the time internet city and. 1 what i was impressed with, i mean honestly, is the normal see in the city, you know, traffic, people going to work, people go into restaurants, people gone shopping. and i was told that actually that type of vibrancy really started happening after the referendum in september. the people feel a little safer and better now with that said, there were some shelling while with we were they are school was hit,

a place where people go to get water because the water treatment facility had been damaged quite a while ago by shelling from the key of government and the stadium was shelled. so there's regular shelling. but with, in their context there is a feeling of normalcy. and that, that, that's what i was impressed by actually, well, in the nascar, there's this sense of normalcy. but it's kind of a of something that induces you into thinking it's normal. it's a defense mechanism. people need to carry on with our lives. at the same time, mom, we really understood that at any moment you could be targeted. whether you are a school or pending student, whether you're going to a hospital, whether you attending the market. so people have been integrated, you know, some kind of a defense mechanism bearing on trying to reduce the risk. but the risk is always there. and this can strike all the time, but that's all for now. do you feel free to check out our website or the latest news on the dates?

and i'll see you right back here at the top of the hour. thank. he's the one with a with, to see proud to see because of the application and engagement. it was the trail. when so many find themselves will to part, we choose to look some common ground for, for it almost seems like europe is afraid of

winter, which is almost laughable in this day and age. given that the e u is by all accounts a fully modernized and developed group of countries. just days after europeans breathed a sigh of relief that russian gas giant gas prom announced that it would resume supplies to the north stream one pipeline. it had actually announced that flows would be reduced yet again. so where does that put europe this winter? i'm christy i and you are watching the cost of everything. where today will be breaking down the true cost of winters for europeans missed this tens political backdrop. and what this means for the average citizen with germany is the largest economy and traditional growth driver. and it's particularly reliant on russian gas. the government is now concerned about how it will keep the lights on over the winter, and it's working on a plan to reduce gas consumption,