the the plot of mere potent and she's paying harold the start of the 4th of russia. china energy business forum saying the economic partnership of their countries is needed now more than ever submit pressure from the way the politicians from 2 ethnic groups in russia. slam comments from the pope said, soldiers from these minorities are the cruelest on the ukraine front, lives at p for representative conference data flag, the world cup of the ukrainian neo nazi as off italian and had been unfurled by spanish fans during their teams match against german who's

the just after 8 pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r t international. i'm your host donald quarter. welcome to the program. now strengthening business ties and developing new ways of economic cooperation. that's the agenda of the 4th russian chinese energy business forum. where she's paying and vladimir putin shared messages for the need to further cooperate amid western pressure artes fiorella isabel has all the details on that story. the 4th russia, china international energy business forum, took place in moscow on tuesday and kicked off with russian president vladimir putin and president teaching thing. both addressing the event and acknowledging the ever growing cooperation between the 2 countries. in spite of western pressure and challenging political international landscape. despite the complexity of the

international situation, relations of a comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between the russian federation and the people's republic of china continued to develop in a positive direction. china is willing to work with russia to forge a closer energy partnership, promote clean and green energy development, and jointly maintain international energy security on the stability of industry supply chains. the foreign focused on maintaining agreement between the 2 countries and also expanding on trade and economic development. several announcements were made deputy russian prime minister, alexander novak noted that russia and china are already using their national currencies, under gas contracts, and are actively seeking independence from western back swift and try a new form of payment. they are also looking to a potential energy alliance between russia with pakistan and catholics. and the 2 latter countries already have

a positive relationship with china. and as far as the g 7 countries in their attempts to put our oil cap on russian oil, russia has stood firm against this. and this attempt to impede it from beeping the profits of its sales, saying that this is unacceptable, and that they will simply stops applying to countries who actually push this agenda and spite of how low the prices may go. this is, as of course, russia has other markets in china and india which have high demand. but the e u is finding itself in a precarious situation with the winter coming. it has no other options for affordable gas that it has relied on heavily for a very long time. that of the catholic church, pope francis has labeled to ethnic groups within russia, the cruelest soldiers of the ukraine conflict. when i speak about ukraine, i speak about the cruelty because i have much information about the cruelty of the

troops that come in. generally, the cruelest are perhaps those who are of russia, but are not of russian tradition such as the chechens, the variety and so on. the pope's remarks led to a huge pushback in the 2 russian republics. here's what they had to say. how can a spiritual leader who's dying this includes the majority of the peoples of the world, allow himself to reason to primitively on the ethnic issue. to hearing assessment from the head of the catholic church about the cruelty of specific nationalities, namely barriers and chechens, protecting civilians is at least very strange. we don't have to go too far into history to recall that the capital of a european state, the city of belgrade, or an entire state like olivia were bombed without the participation of the barriers, chechens and other people of russia. political analyst, alexander poverty, questions whether the pope stance could have come about through foreign influence. he certainly couldn't have known this 1st tact. so i think the poll,

i'm with unwillingly be calm, a channel of the key x propaganda. it was the goal to actually try to will form and some sort of ethnic, i'm arrest story ethnic division within russia, or was it just simply misunderstanding on what russia is? and russia is a multi ethnic stay? you know, the pope has kind of forgotten once a people from the catholic tradition i've done for centuries. i mean, they've done the most heinous crimes and i'll keep genocide to the inquisition torture. just in the 20th century, we had instances like the independent state of croatia while you no longer with the support of the catholic church. you had a genocidal, bought a 1000000 orthodox christian service and the vatican was never really distance himself from the 1st that the vatican should set his own house in order for condemning anyone for anything. including suppose it cruelty for which they really

haven't offered any. any proof anyway, another day, another headline having nothing to do with football from the world cup spanish fans on for all the flag with the emblem of the ukrainian neo nazi as one battalion. shortly after, however, the flag was confiscated by representatives from fifo journalists, esau lee brought us this report from cutter or of been saying, go through this wall cup is a i wouldn't say the foot will being overshadowed by issues off the field, but certainly them taking a more prominent role, not by accident, perhaps without the western media seeking to use this wild card as a bull horn for promoting their own causes. and in the latest episode of control to see if you've seen this issue from the spain game, where a group of fans wave the as of battalions flag. of course, a neo nazi group. hugely controversial group play,

whose existence in the ukrainian military forces has been a source of real concern to those in moscow and policy makers. there. now you think that everybody would be united in supporting the security at the stadium who removed that flag, who instructed those people not to carry that flag, but not everyone sees at the same way and roman xhylia and he's a former ukranian national team football us actually spent time playing football in spain, and he was one of those who took the facebook in a post that he has since deleted. praising at the us or battalion fee for our the victims of fresh and propaganda. i hope that the ukrainian football association and the minister of youth and sports will also respond to such shameful behavior of the fee for representatives. and for those single celled organisms that prohibit our flag been raised in the stance, i hope they will apologize. and finally study the real history of the issue,

not according to the kremlin back media. now those claims might ring hollow. one looks at the history of this particular of football player romans. those really has taken the social media before to praise the as of battalion. he's posted pigs with an image of stephen ben dera, who is of course, one of the big neo nazi collaborators who groups like out of battalion, look up to go with great respect and also a post. he posted himself a photo ah, posing with the numbers 1488 of course more symbolism that by a. ringback with regards to the nazi type of sympathies that so unfortunately many in those ukrainian armed forces seem to have what he was playing in spain. as i mentioned before, he was playing for a club called at c, f. true and broad. and while he was at the club,

he was kicked out for holding extreme political views. and in fact, in one game that he played in the spanish league, the game had to be called off because, or some of the funds of the opposing team bring him. so much because of those that far right, beliefs that he holds on to. now of course at this time chief, i've managed to stock the waving of that neo nazi flag in coordination with the inside the organizes and the security at the stadium. they to been kept busy by other issues. for example, iranian riots as a supporters of the riots as in iran, also trying to wave slogans and banners. and increasingly, we're seeing the security at teams here at the stadiums cracking down on that, especially ahead of that iran usa game lights are on the 1st shipment of free russian fertilizers heads to africa. the u. n. has praised moscow for the donation, which it says will help avoid a food crisis on the continent. but to get more on this now we're going to cross

live to our teeth, caleb mop and caleb, can you take us through the you an announcement? sure. well, the united nations has said that they welcome and that they are proceeding to go ahead with this donation of fertilizer coming from russia. now the 1st shipment has departed. it's $20000.00 metric tons of fertilizer headed for the african nation. i'm allowing now, in total, russia will be donating $260000.00 metric tons of fertilizer. these will be headed for african countries that would be having a food crisis without it are very much in need of this fertilizer in order to ensure their food supply. now it's important to note that the west has imposed post sanctions on russia and made it very difficult for russia to export rain as well as to export fertilizer. and this recent deal, which is being praised by the united nations, the world food program and others. this, this deal basically refutes

a lot of the claims that we heard from western media. this notion that somehow russia was trying to blackmail the world and create a food crisis or profit. somehow from this, it's important to be very aware of the facts here. russia is not materially or financially benefiting from this deal. the fertilizer will be exported, being given at provided by russia with no, no compensation being provided to these african countries that would have a food crisis other. why now, it's also important to point out that the ukraine grain deal that western leaders made a big deal about. they talked about how important it was that this grain deal in which the brain from ukraine was being provided supposedly to developing countries . the details of it revealed that it was that western leaders made it out to be the ukraine grain deal largely resulted in grain ending up in european union countries,

not in countries in the developing world that are having issues. the hearing recently, we heard the russian president vladimir putin talk about how african leaders are confused. because on the one hand they hear the rhetoric of western countries saying they want to help countries deal with food security issues. but on the other hand, they see the unilateral sanctions imposed on russia, which make it difficult for these countries to get the food, the grain and the fertilizer that they need. this is the russian president given used company leaders of several african countries have contacted me directly about this issue. they cannot understand what is going on because the constant message is that assistance must be provided to the poor countries, including on issues that are not connected with food security. yet these deliveries, even free of charge ones are being blocked. this is absolutely unacceptable. yet this is happening now the 1st shipment of fertilizer is already on its way. so it

appears that despite efforts by western leaders to interfere, there is now no way to stop this proceeding effort by russia to move ahead with aiding the countries around the world that are struggling with food security or to kill them off. and thanks for bringing us up to speed on that the girls between the us and israel simulating strikes on iranian nuclear facilities have gotten underway. it comes just a day after a list of sensitive sites circulated in the media, reportedly showing what iran considers its top targets ortiz. maria phenomena brings us the details in this report from jerusalem. iran and the usa bitter enemies for decades. we'll meet later on tuesday on a see fall peach in college. are probably the most politically sensitive face, so of these years world car. but even before the game started,

the 2 countries already had a fight with the iranian state media calling for the us to be kicked out of the theory, games for pasting the iranian flag on their social media platforms. without the islamic, the emblem on it. interesting is that the very highly and piece of paper much comes the same day as america joins these railey air forces here in a row, to launch massive military drills, largest in years that will last for 3 days and will simulate offensive tribes against iran nuclear program. that has been lawn warren a row. it will also include long range flights that these really pilots might need to take to reach iran. jerusalem says that these military exercises are clear message warning to test her, and this is what they rally. air forces, curnow and former chief of staff, old days, rarely air force and special operations told us before on this matter, day iranian nuclear centers in bunker under ground,

buried deep underground. the training should be how to attack from the air, with 5 drops to bunk and to penetrate the bunkers with derived ammunition. and this needs a lot so straining to be accurate places between the 2 middle eastern countries have recently been rising dramatically and the latest to wrong are the media outlets close to the official to her and published at least of a very long list of sensitive sides here in israel that could potentially become targets in case of an open military conflict between the 2 states, the least includes to that nasa, for example, that you can see behind me also the prime minister's office and some other governmental, military and financial facilities. and also earlier the rent and revolutionary god warned jerusalem that there will be a very firm response and reaction from tatt her and falling israel, murdering top

a red, an officer in syria, colonel w jeffery, one of iran military advisors in syria and a member of the guards aerospace arm was killed with him, make sure bomb planted by the roadside. undoubtedly, the criminal zionist regime will receive an adequate response for this crime plus to make during his official visit to the united states of america. the idea of chief of staff said that the situation with iran is right now at a critical point, pushing washington to unite efforts and to strengthen corporation include in military, in order to stand against the red in nuclear threat and the region to her and responded to that, that taser ill and the united states of america will quotation, be defeated in a war bay wage against iran. and also earlier, the outgoing israeli defense minister said that israel has the capability, an ability to act in iran. but each step like these should be considered very

carefully as at this would be a very dangerous scenario. so, despite rise and temperatures, hopes all that the sides will be able to cool down and that the tensions will not go beyond air drills and food bowl peach. the future restoration of ukraine's critical infrastructure has been the focus of a meeting of nato. foreign ministers currently underway in romania present fulton is failing in his group look. war of aggression. he's responding with more brutality. we see it wave after wave of the liberal, me saw the tax on cities on civilian infrastructure, striking homes, hospitals on power grids. this is terrible for ukraine. you are a secretary of state antony blanket has announced a new $53000000.00 assistance package to help repair ukraine's electricity grid. the fresh batch comes on top of $55000000.00,

which has already been committed for emergency energy sector support. however, blankets plans and the choice of words by the alliances chief gen stilton berg has drawn some flashbacks, 2 words, said in a speech given by nato's leadership some 23 years ago when the tables were turned during the bombing of serbia. i'm afraid electricity also joins command and control systems if president milosevic really wants all of his population to have water and electricity, all he has to do is accept nate as 5 conditions and we will stop this campaign. but as long as he doesn't do so, we will continue to attack those targets, which provide excuses for his armed forces. well, to get more on this, we're in a cross live now to nebula molig. she's a serbian american journalist, blogger, and historian. thanks for joining us. on the program, the nevada. ah, so basically my 1st question, just how comparable are these 2 statements from nato back in 1999 and right now?

well, leaders playing the typical who, whom game tactic is either glorious when they use it or evil when somebody else does it, if attacking infrastructure. but that can be used to, for military purposes. and russia is on the record saying that they're attacking the power grid because it's being used to power railways, which are being used for troop movements and transportation of equipment. that nato is supplied to ukraine, which is basically ukraine's entire logistics. then debt by nato's own rules is a legitimate military target. the reason they don't like it is that they are not the ones doing it. it's russia this time. so it's, it's one of those doesn't matter what is being done. it's only who's doing it. and as the comparison to 909 makes it abundantly clear, to what extent would you say the lessons from what happened in belgrade have been learned in nato right now? a day they haven't been learned at all. nato is convinced that their 99 war was

entirely righteous operation. that everything they did was right there that you know everything to serbs that was wrong. and that it was supposed to send a message to russia due to know its place in the new world order. but russians being in nato's minds both stupid and evil, they, the lesson just didn't take and so they had to ramp things up with you crate. not even today, as you know, the u. k. is having issues with ethnic albanian migrants doing now, you know, parading around with flags as they used to do in serbia. nobody's stopping to question in 1909 war or the mere possibility. they could have done something wrong . and re examining the tactics isn't even on the map, it's not nobody's nobody thinks of that because again, and i was just. ringback talking about the the earlier today, the nato is fundamentally an american alliance. and everybody else in there is a hanger on. and america,

do united states specifically reveres the kind of tactics used by general sherman during their own civil war, which was deliberately targeting civilians in order to destroy the opposing side. general sherman is still a hero in america. so what are we even talking about? the americans are never going to question that tactic. the only the only thing that they're going to question is, who's doing it? while a lot of people on twitter reacting to this quote from 1999, have actually said basically when it comes to nato, russia should just do as i say, not as i do. what do you think about these kind of reactions? well, i mean, obviously if, according to nato, russia should just submit and probably self abolish. while while at it, i mean, it's clear that the russian leadership doesn't really care what nato thinks. i mean, this entire conflict that escalated in february, but has been going on since 2014 is being fought because of this altima dichotomy of russia wanting to be

a sovereign state and the american empire as exemplified by nato saying, no, we are the only sovereign state in the world, everybody else does, as we say, mean that's, that's been a thing. since 99, the ward, that was blatantly illegal. it was a clear violation of the un charter nato's own charter and it was like, ok, fine, whatever. nobody cared because nobody was in a position to do anything about it. well, the world is changed is not the same. it's not the same world anymore. and i would argue because of 99, the world has changed. and we're in a position where we are today. well, at today's nato meeting in bucharest, do you think any mention was made about the belgrade bombing? i would dare hope that at least somebody in the alliance would have raised the point. but i don't think that's what happened because the people who are delegated to these nato structures are the people who know what to say and when to say it.

and they recite the specific words starting with style. tim burks himself who essentially every every utterance of his pre scripted somewhere and he hasn't had an original thought in 20 years. so i'd, i'd, i would like to think that there are people inside the lions who can actually, you know, put the 2 and 2 together. boy, i don't, dear hope because in that that's just the way things work. i never shamal, it's thanks law for joining us on the program. thanks for having me. a zombie and national fighting for russia has been killed and ukraine. that's according to the founder of the wagner, private military group, who says the man had volunteered to go to the front lines. yes, i remember this guy. well, i asked him a question, why do you want to be in this wool? after all, the chance of dying is quite high. remember that? and he answered what i expected. he said, you russians have been helping us africans gain independence for many years. when

it was difficult for us, you extended your hand to us and continued to do so. now, the wagner private military company saves thousands of africans. and if i go to wal his, the least i can do to pay back the debt. and if i stay live alone to fight for my homeland. zombies, foreign minister had earlier confirmed the death, asking russia to clarify the circumstances. the man was a student in moscow before being sentenced to prison 2 years ago on charges of drug trafficking. that's according to his father. that's unclear. at what point he joined the wagner or wagner group, russian officials have also yet to confirm or or comments. rather, on that incident, i tried as a firm that sticking to its 0 coven policy, despite mounting criticism from the west, and china's foreign ministry responded to r. t over the western attention to anti lockdown protests in the country. if those countries, politicians have time and energy, they should take care of their own affairs 1st,

to resolve their own problems. protestors have been pouring on to the streets across china, demanding an end to anti coven locked els. but the government insists that the policy is effective in preventing the spread of the disease accusing some social media. users of distorting the facts, to stir up anger. some western countries which had previously clamped down on anti locked down rallies at home are now condemning china's approach as they speak out in support of the chinese protesters, dagger elton's laws as a democrat, i can only say that the freedom to express one's own opinion is important saying i can only hope that authorities in china respect the right to freedom of expression . get mentioned is ogden. there are people who say that we have a corona dictates ship and germany, ladies and gentlemen, this is malicious nonsense because it reflects not only contempt for our democratic and constitutional institutions, but also an insult to us. all the western mainstream press has been gushing with

sympathy for victims of government, coven crackdowns, and their cheering on protesters spilling into the streets and referring to the quote, remarkable bravery of the protesters fight against draconian state locked downs. well, you know, just as long as the people protesting against these code, the crackdowns are in china. but it is citizens demanding to preserve their basic freedoms, to assemble, to work, to move around and to decide you know, what to inject into their body or not happen to be in the west. well then the western media treats them like a bunch of nut job conspiracy theorists who are a threat to society and deserve to be suppressed and marginalized for having the absolute gall to resist government policy. ah ah

ah, what was the last time to anyone? witnessed a massive, nearly unanimous outpouring of support in the western mainstream media for anti cove mandate protesters in europe, for example, who took to the st every weekend in places like here in paris for weeks on end. where was there support for the freedom convoy in canada, who supporters wanted nothing more than to restore equal rights as a federal government engineered a 2 tiered society with travel and work prohibitions for those who failed to comply with government job mandates. all while prime minister just intruders government declared martial law to stop these protesters from taking to the streets and ordered the freezing of their bank accounts. using protests to

demand changes to public policy. is something that, that i think is, is, is worrisome when their own fellow citizens are standing up to government oppression. the western process is quick to denounce them as lawbreakers. but when the same phenomenon is unfolding in china, well, you know, you can't stop the spread of freedom, right? just ask germans de broadcaster, deutsche valley if he's an extraordinary moments in china, and it's spreading further, i'm wide protests which for the most part are illegal. have become more militant in recent weeks. what a brilliant example of objectivity and reporting that same sort of protests in 2 separate places may be opponents of western authoritarianism. she go waves and science denouncing their own governments, coven crackdowns over there in china. if they want the western media to help them

denounce locked downs while pretending to objectively report the news. victor gao is the vice president of an eastern, focused thinktank. and he says, the west spends more time being preoccupied with china than on its own domestic problems. protest, i'm not common in china. a protest are common in many european countries right now in many european capital. that is, it cetera. and there are huge protests stripes of all kinds, for example. and in the united states, you have massive kimmy, gamble is, is really a curse. now, they do not talk loud much about these disturbances, for example, and they focus on the protests in china. now, i do care about the protest in the chinese cities. and i do hope our countrymen will suffer less inconvenience as a result of the imposition of the dynamics. 0 called the policy. but i also hope the protesters each other will realize that there is a high,

you're good to be achieved for greater stability, greater house and less deaths among the chinese people because other adamic, thanks for watching r t international. we'll be back with more news in just about half an hour. so stay tuned. ah, what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy going from taishan. let it be an arms race is on offensive bearing dramatic development only personally and going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very difficult time. time to sit down and talk ah.