ah, a, this, our russia and ukraine conduct yet another exchange of prisoners of war. this time releasing 50 soldiers from the side. we heard from some of them as they arrived in la la coverage. yeah. we were abused, tortured, they insulted us. they only gave us food from time to time. they handcuffed us, exclusive access to the trading base of the private mentoring company. wagner, one of the russians most successful unit and the number of it is present. faith is spiraling corruption, accusations i have the national problem is soon to consider whether to begin and

teach from process against him. and the u. s. congress rejects demand by railway workers for extra days of sick leave. i had to please legislation to prohibit them from conducting a labor strike in comparison, congress has easily authorized millions of dollars with caroline gasoline. good evening whenever you are in the world. welcome to our teens . and actually i was just going am here in the russian trap on. it's great to have you with us. i'm rather mommy. let's take a look at today's top stories. we start with the latest in the don bus region as an emergency work. there has been reported killed and 3 civilians wounded. and then they just found to be cleaned up 3 attacks on the city of don't ask local officials, safe and new forces have used domestic and native supplied artillery shells to

attack areas throughout the next republic. more than 30 times over the past day. public infrastructure and dozens of residential buildings were damaged by the strikes. a kindergarten was among the structures that were damaged. fortunately, no child was reported injured in that attack. russia and ukraine have conducted get another exchange of prisoners of war over the past day. this time releasing 50 soldiers from each side. the fried russian troops of arrived in their homeland and emerging air base in the moscow region. russia and ukraine have exchanged a total of $500.00 prisoners of war since the beginning of last month. i'll take course for english, done of has more details about the reason slot. we are witnessing the latest prisoners of war exchange that just happened between russia and ukraine. this time, it was a 50 full 50 deal, meaning that russia has managed to retrieve 50,

hobbit soldiers bring them back to their families, to their loved ones and to their friends. they are leaving this military jet as we speak. now i'm being told that the feel it was, well, all of his technicalities there was sorted out very quickly, meaning that, well, they seized the opportunity when they could and but it happened rather unexpectedly quickly. i was told unfortunately, this means that the relative of these people, they haven't really been notified and that if you look closer, there are those who have been injured. they needed help. they need help with getting off the plane. so that's an ambulance here, waiting for them. and again, it's unclear whether will these people, whether they were injured during the back during the battle, whether they were injured on the battlefield or if they received their a wounds in ukrainian captivity out rule. the stories of torture. 7 not unheard of, we've had some spine chilling accounts. poor father had said we were abused,

tortured, they insulted us. they only gave us food from time to time, the handcuffed us, and they would shoot near us, threatened to kill us by step in us to death. beat us up to interrogations. the singer officer always humiliated everyone constantly insulted us, sir, this up with false information about attacks on civilians. we were given food just twice a day for a small rations. they didn't behave like human beings are in the prison in wolf. they forced us to loan the ukrainian national anthem. if we refused, we will forced to do squats and push shops, even though we were injured. they mocked us. the prison warden insulted us, told us die. the buses will take all these people to a place where they will get the much needed in so long awaited proper rest. these exchanges is the only side where diplomacy still lives in the relations between

russia and ukraine. the rest of the talking is done on the battlefield. the private military company wagner group, has been one of russia's most successful fighting forces in the dom bus. wagner soldiers recently gain control of a strategically important townlin done as republic. paving the way for a possible offensive to take one of the regions largest cities, r t as receive exclusive access to vargas main training camp in southern russia and spoke with some of the soldiers. there is course for the american mishenko with the reports. the wagner's cook. hi, this military company. this is one of the most secret organizations in russia who i be soldiers, how i be trained, but we are the 1st spell could to get an axis. their main training base in southern russia just now will show it to you. mm.

with tier mazetti, i got that letter. i know such a person will show. mm hm. and also i was saying, i did. well, not a big one is, is about awards of our training ground here wants to stay in combat exercises are carried out according to a method. it's simple to complex to get off at 1st, our employees begin with solar training, and then they end up as a well coordinator team specialist who individually train specialist for certain weapons filter mortars and all kinds of artillery spaghetti. we also train snipers or fighters come to us from all regions of russia. examples they also come from abroad. i see all our instructors have combat experience of each instructor has had

more than one combat to work with them. because the instructor near of not come when you're talking about the focus, but the complex edible, yes, a full medical training is a set of matches to path. so now for 1st aid on the battlefield a lot. so the main emphasis is on what sam please will walk with directly during the performance of the service and combat missions. this is thought last to look at more than means. i used to stop bleeding with torn the kids. he must have substances will make sure to tell employees about all stages of conducting and of occasions when he come. yes, cousin, observed eloquence. ah what to do all the good deals? any wells are trained encumbered. sambo served to be arminian. i came to wagner to further my education in milton. are there any philosophy? wagner crusoe, phillips philosophies, burst simpsons,

and we have one common goal to defend our motherland. but over the south african now where the country is, parliament is soon to consider whether to begin an impeachment process against the country president who has been facing spiraling corruption allegations, including a multi $1000000.00 embezzlement. r t correspond uncountable. a tattler as the details. b, i me, is south africa seat of power the union buildings, particularly the west doing of which is occupied by the countries number one citizen in this case settled, i'm a puerto but the question is for how long? following the report findings of an independent panel that was set up by parliament, the president finds himself against all kinds of damming allegations, the back, sorry to this, is that settled? i'm a pause. i had a robbery at his private game farm in limpopo, in february of 2020,

the president failed to tell the south african police services about the fed. robbery was also alleged that there was undisclosed amount of money that was stolen, which was mostly in foreign currency, breeching the country's laws against holding on to large amount of current or foreign currency without declaring it to the reserve bank. and that is south africa, central bank. seldom up was a, is now facing an appeal. he is fast losing friends and his enemies and opposition leaders. i just waiting to actually take advantage of the live being president that they are currently facing. he could possibly face an impeachment process in parliament, and he may also face charges as a sitting president for failing to declare and breaking his own code of ethics that he undertook when he became president. the president has come out with the, with his most person saying that he may address the country. the question is to

when and how the, where no details coming forth as to that. but let's hear what people in the street the say who got a lot of tricks. was hust with reaching every month. my friend, you know, so the question is are the wipers? you don't, don't get the tricks. you put the money in these brought finishes places. so why come from deadman does a cushion? i'm not personally thing that a pristine must go. i just wanted double politics to over think what happened if there is something that is happening in our government. it needs to be looked at truly, even over the management to get them saying, not only the president, how do keep the such money under the carpet and then you expect people not to keep that money out there. at the curb with rama was a huge and he just continued to be a political sort of because there's not allocate the dis, disney that, that, that, that, that report is not, it's not a far report. what doesn't the say this?

it maybe if you just that person, if you're not a person, just say you are some to say no, i'm telling the president because of this and didn't. so there's no other than that, there's no touch. the findings of the report could not have come at always time for south africa. the country is currently facing severe electricity shortages. and people have to enjoy as much as 5 hours without electricity every single day, nationally. and also there's a high, an endemic employment crisis game, south africa with unemployment figures as much as 40 percent of those that are able to join the labor market being without work. south africa also has a serious problem of lawlessness and particularly corruption. and that has been seen in both the private and the public sector, but also felt on the street as generally people have to endure the. the realities of that south africa is quite an unsafe country. all 3 things that settled,

i'm up with us. government had promised to tackle the man was on an investment drive to try and bring much needed investment to the country in order to create job opportunities. terrible. if at 40 in pretoria, ah, but let sale the continent, nigerian person has fame that weapons use in the ukraine conflict have ended up being obtained by insurgence in africa. regrettably, the situation in the saw heel and the raging war in ukraine service, major sources of weapons and fight is the boast of the ranks of the terrorists in late chad. region weapons being used for the war in ukraine and russia are equally beginning to filter to the region. washington has been killed main weaponry supplier, and it's been reported the both made to us political parties. now agree that the need to strengthen the monitoring of all is being sent to claim some lawmakers are

saying that the current system isn't adequate considering cranes high corruption rate. but there's no consensus on how it should be reformed. and our t investigation has confirmed that weapons sent a few grain from the us. britain and other nato countries. ended up for sale on the web. these are screen shot. so some of the items this issue has long been recognized on an international level. back in june, the head of interval warned on being sent to ukraine would emerge on the black market. he also called on countries that have been providing with us ukraine to more adequately monitor where their supplies and former nigerian presidential aspirant and jupiter will see just as in regard to the 2nd says weapons trafficking remains a serious issue. now we have the award,

did you flip the grid? it will country feel how buildable as i've been working today, wondering what most what you know i don't joining now. we have these them. we boise, you good. i mean, into, i don't for you, for the good know of the company. what much? well, with them for when to be shipping for when people, when does the blind is actually a bit of cedar of you. and you will need to know that we need to really come together to see what we can prevent the kind of from that, what it again, if our president approved and i've often to spoken about intelligence or i've been flowing into that region for the exacerbate usage is it really applicable to us because often they can not just talk anyhow, we have a claim to one strong 40 talking diligence around that area to on those to what is happening on the politics of lake charles is actually one of the majority, is why we have this is joseph that are coming right, u. s. federal lawmakers have approve legislation to prohibit

a railway workers from conduct labor strike president joe biden has backed that decision as a nationwide railway. busy protest could cost the u. s. economy up to $2000000000.00 per day. are these kind of warping as the story? well, essentially, this bill would outlaw a potential upcoming strike. i would forest the railroad workers unions. that's 4 different unions that represent 55 percent of railroad workers in america. they would force them to accept a contract that they have already rejected. now, the onions themselves are saying that they will go on strike anyway, regardless of whether or not it is illegal, but the biden administration has long presented itself as a friend of organized labor to no, you've heard me say many times i intend to be the most pro union present in the most pro union ministration, american history. i try credit the white house task force on worker organization

and palmer to make sure the choice to join a union belongs to workers along union is, are more fed, more support today in america, and public opinion than any time in 60 years now. that's joe biden. the u. s. president who has presented himself as the most pro labor pro labor union president in history is such a big, strong supporter of labor unions. but now he's pushing forward this piece of legislation that would outlaw a strike and basically take away the ability of railroad workers to withhold their labor in a strike. and he's saying, well, this has to be done because of the economic impact of such a strike. it would be devastating on the u. s. economy. well, many americans are looking at that and saying, well, what about all the inflation is provide presided over. i mean, that's going to certainly have an impact on the u. s. economy. but when it comes to ukraine on the u. s. congress, both the house and the senate are happy to open up their checkbooks and pass legislation in may. there was $40000000000.00 provided to ukraine by the united

states in september, an additional $12300000000.00 was passed by the us congress and provided to ukraine. meanwhile, if one looks at the polls, the u. s. public isn't deeply concerned about you. ukraine just isn't showing up among the top issues that americans are concerned about. americans are concerned about inflation, the economy. they're concerned about the danger of war. but this notion that ukraine and sending weapons and a do grant is one of their top concerns, doesn't seem to be a priority. but regardless, we'd now see the bind administration on the brink of essentially turning it back and really doing significant damage to one of the strongest allies. the labor movement taken away, the ability of railroad workers to withhold their labor and go on strike. meanwhile, when it comes to ukraine, an issue that americans have just shown in poll after poll after poll, that they aren't deeply concerned about. we've seen the bind administration never

show any restraint and go ahead and provide whatever is asked for whatever is needed in a conflict that most americans just aren't interested in taking a look at the earth, he's a previous 40 when the aid package was passed by the senate with overwhelming majority. now the senate has ruled against an amendment that would have given 7 days of sick leave to railway workers, which could have a potential nationwide strike. paid sick leave has been a sticking point for negotiations for the railway workers. they approve legislation has provided the only one extra paid day off. we heard from civil rights attorney, robert patricia who says the us government is sending a president by choosing which side is the winner of this labor disputes wearing situation now, or the government gets to pick and choose winners and losers them like labor

disputes are setting a severely negative precedence until those 2 things, one, the american public will remain behind with all and support for the war. and secondarily, we're also seeing the influence of the military industrial complex on congress. these republicans may hate everything to joe biden does when he love military contractor. so as long as lockheed martin is in your district or martin marietta, honeywell, or bowinger in these of a large military main factors that are making billions of dollars, hand over fist out to supply supply weapons to ukraine, that they will make billions of dollars handle. we're 5th to restart the supply weapons that are being split in the ukraine. that is why you're seeing some of bipartisan support because at the end of the day, the military industrial complex and the most powerful lobby wants you to see a major european take. manufacturer says the u. s. has allies, a band sales of more computer chip production equipment to china, bicycle into ease, 2nd largest semiconductor equipment maker,

a s m. i. the u. s. is putting a lot of pressure to make sure that the dutch government and the japanese government followers. well, d, u. s. government is hoping that this is going to be a multilateral thing going forward because they need to stop everybody from selling high and tools to china. having successfully pressured europe into breaking off from its chief russian energy supply to the point where the e leadership was running around, repeat this mantra of bam. take that putin like a bunch of brainwash heap. apparently, washington is now decided to see if europe can be talked into doing a bam. take that. she's in ping and cut off their largest economic trading partner china. remember that for washington? everything's always binary. you're either with them or you're with the terrorists, and now it's either with us or with china. and washington is so afraid of losing to china on the global economic plainfield that is now demanding that its allies pick aside. particularly when it comes to cutting china off of western technology with

which beijing can make semiconductors, thereby hindering its ability to compete with the u. s. on the global playing field in the technological market place. so now here's one of your, it's 2 largest makers of semiconductor components. the dutch company, s am i complaining of washington pressuring allied states to cut their own, multinational corporations off at the knees. despite china, by getting into sign on to new proposed ship related export controls. look, it doesn't take a genius to figure out how bad that is for european business. s m, i has already taken stock, have the potential damage our equipment sales in china at 16 percent of our total revenue in the 1st 9 months of 20. 22 have been a growing part of our business with a strong contribution to grew profitability based on a conservative scenario. we expect the new exports restrictions will affect more than 40 percent of our sales in china. the u. s. already managed to believe the u.

k. into for in a chinese own company to sell britain's biggest chip maker citing national security concerns, which we've heard so many times when the u. s. is bullied its allies to ban while away from their 5 g networks. for example, french president, emmanuel mccoy, is in washington this week, visiting with u. s. president joe biden, and he's expressing concerns over when he considers to be price gouging. now, that europe is heavily dependent on american gas as a replacement for the russian fuel. and he's also concerned about the inflation reduction act that seduces energy strapped european businesses to the u. s. with energy and tax incentives all while sticking it to the european car industry by giving us consumers taxes actives to buy american particularity over european products. so it's no surprise that european officials are in hysterics. it's important that we defined oh, own interests, our national safety,

but also our economic interests. if we put that in an e u baskets and negotiate with the us, and in the end it turns out, were you way deep ultraviolet to saga machines to the us? well, worse self, there are only a few weeks left. once the act is implemented, it will be too late for us to achieve any changes. i think it's time for our see reappearance to tell are american france that we are very concerns about the inflation reduction act and that is good cause the de industrialization of europe, despite reportedly trying to appeal to u. s. congressional officials directly on this trip to washington mccoy's learning . the hard way that elected representatives are going to do what's best for the people who elected them, regardless of how much a foreign leader complains about it or wines. it's just too bad that michael didn't learn that lesson earlier when it came to sacrificing the interests of his own country. people for ukraine by jumping at the chance to be upon for washington

interests against russia. it looks like reality is starting to set in now with a germany, connie minister, robert havoc saying that they're putting together a response plan to what michael has qualified as quote, unfriendly american protectionism. but the big question now is whether the u. s. will succeed in cutting europe off from china, either through sweet talking or coercion, or if europe will finally just stand up for itself and say enough is enough. our program go under ground, has returned with a new episode coming this saturday. the dream former up foreign policy advise of the you, here's an excerpt for me, interview your accounts. did las took themselves. i mean, you know, russia didn't put the sanctions on them, vague sanctioned russia at the behest of a washington and against the advice of the federal reserve, as i understand it. and again, the advice of other banks to do this,

to sanction this russian central bank. they did this in the misguided expectation that this was going to be easy. victory for europe. it's turned out to be anything . but that has this decline, operates at a hastening pace this winter, that the deaths in britain excess deaths, what tens of thousands of people as the lights go out in them across monuments, let alone in the houses of the poor in european countries. can the media attenuate any opposition to power so that the peoples of europe will blame moscow rather than blame their own governments for destroying their livelihoods? oh, that's going to be of course, i mean, repeated every time you can't listen to a speech without. you know, the push in energy, the pu tins, food are hostage making us hostage on food every time. it's, you know,

pollutants, inflation pollutants, energy crisis, of course. but i think, i mean, they're willing to work the role low. it's certainly not going to work because it's going to be really severe this crisis. and this is why they're trying to protect themselves. because you know the narrative, the european union narrative is collapsing, not just the western one, because the european union narrative has been the europe has agency because it is a big economy, a current deal on an equal footing with the united states, with china and russia. and now this is exposing it as complete nonsense. it just has to do what washington tells it to do. it is just, i mean, they, as one french commentator, put it, we're just of essence, oh, washington is now apparent. and i think europeans will be angry

about our main stories. the e u has. busy warned the world root just man in a mosque to do much more to tackle this information on twitter. if he wants the platform to remain available to europe in users. i welcome milan musk statements of intent to get twitter 2 point oh, ready for the e. u. digital services act, but also be clear that there still huge work ahead. twitter will have to implement transparent use of policies, significantly reinforce content, moderation, and protect freedom of speech, tackle this information and resolve and limit targeted advertising. the pass legislation this year for centralized enforcement of data protection rules, meaning tougher oversight of the major online platforms such as twitter. if the company is found to be in compliant, it can be fined up to 6 percent of his level revenue and even be banned from operating in the u. s. must has this wide, you know, so as

a free speech absolutist and has said, he would allow almost anything to be said on twitter. but his chaotic acquisition of the company earlier this year cools quite a stir. the number of high profile celebrities quit the platform, improved test against policy changes such as the reactivation of former president donald trump's account. we heard from independent journalist lucas reweigh, who says the criticism of twitter shows the block is uncomfortable with online freedom of expression. democracy is not to rule any more in your course. he would fight this information. but what do you mean? what do you call this information? the european commission is race. guess that if a twitter is given free reign, people can comment as much as they want. if they have freedom because on twitter, real freedom will be lacking the subsidized press. there is this warning shot by

jerry what one by european commission. but actually, they know that they will have to, to, to, which are developed in europe all continue its work and be free as must wants it to be. why this rob, some of this is our next take, a very good may documentary pulled heaving from hate. will be back low, the top of the hour with more international news. so we'll see that ah, because of nato's insistence to expand eastward, we have the conflict in ukraine and ukraine is quickly becoming a failed state and to humanitarian crisis. nonetheless, nato is undeterred. this alliance continues to be the biggest threat to pan

european security is also indifferent to the damage it does to the international system. a russian state will never be tied up on the north landscape with speaking with we will ban in the european union the kremlin. yup. machine, the state on russia today and split the sport that even our video agency, roughly all band on youtube said with.