an engagement trail when so many find themselves well, did we choose to look for common ground? a breaking news reports suggest the european union has tentatively agreed on setting a $60.00 per barrel price cap on russian oil move warmly welcomed by washington. a warning, disturbing images ahead. 3 people are killed after cubes. forces shall residential areas of done yet. local officials say nato supplied shells that were used in the attack. my dear is president raises the alarm that weapons sent to ukraine are ending up in the hands of african militants, are to speak to 2 concerned citizens of nigeria. now that the president knows that

small arms of end to the region, he should do something about it. because we don't want more killings, we just want all this to stop. i live close to the lake chat basin. and with what i've heard, it's not safe living there because some who traveled there had to escape because of insecurity, oklahoma attacked them, making a fan congolese, people protest against the presence of a un mission in their country thing. it's only worth and the security situation there that was a cease fire between the military and rebel forces breaks down with hello there. you're watching arc international. i'm your host donald quarter. welcome to the program. and we start this news hour with some breaking news. numerous reports suggest that the european union has approved a price cap for russian oil following long lasting wrangling on the issue. the white house is john kirby welcomes this move. but to get more details on it,

we're going to cross live now to our teeth correspond. caleb martin. caleb, what does this news mean for both you and russia? while there has been some delay in this announcement, back in september, the g 7 countries agreed that they would set up a price cap for russian seaborne crude oil. but there has been quite a bit of delay, but it appears that now they have set an agreed price. they are set on capping russian oil at $60.00 per barrel. this announcement is tom. we are expecting a formal announcement on sunday right now, but we do understand the european union has agreed this. well, have there been any international reactions for this decision yet? well, so far we've heard from the united states john kirby representing the white house that they welcome to decision and. ready we also heard that the white house is waiting for the full details of the decision to be disclosed, but the united states seems to be welcoming this decision. it is the result of what

was already agreed upon as well. could you also take us through some of the disputes that there have been along the way to reaching this agreement? sure. busy poland has been the major obstacle in the negotiation. there was there was a disagreement on the part of poland. there have been long negotiations and this has come much later than expected. but ultimately we understand that the formal announcement will be given on sunday. and the peers they have agreed on this $60.00 per barrel price cap on rushing crude oil. this is yet another sanction being imposed on russia as the western countries and the nato countries to punish russia or what they perceive as aggression. grain, even though russia kind the aid the region to the base and bombardment act in russia responding to real security, breast, and situation. regardless of the countries the they seem to have agreed to this,

the nato countries are on board. the united states is voicing support. this is where things stand at the current moment. we're expecting a formal announcement on sunday. all right, r t is caleb mop, and thanks to bring us those details. how to get more on the story. we're also going to cross to richard werner. so could you take us through some of the ramifications you see with for both the you and russia because of this decision? well, this, it doesn't really come as a surprise because those have been debated for a long time. there's been a bit of to and fro, that's being discussions. why should this price cap b and poland has been saying it's, it's too high. this gives too much money to russia. at this level it should be lower. and, but yes, so it's, it's going to go ahead and essentially what we see is further sanctions on russia in the form of europe cutting off. it's opportunities

of delivering, you know, receiving supplies of energy supplies to the gas supplies of oil from, you know, reliable, otherwise, reliable sources and cheap sources. and then we russia, so it's a european decision to impose restrictions on it, suppliers. now the price cap is quite a ridiculous idea because, you know, if you're the buyer and if you're saying well where the, by end of something, let's say b m, w, cause we're going to impose a price cap on the price of being w, cause, well, obviously you're free to do that. basically you say ok if it's more expensive than my price cap, i'm not going to buy it. it's really, europe is going to say that they will not buying russian an oil. there's going to

be a ban on seaborne russian oil from next monday. and it's just attempt an attempt to enter in rhetorics to blame russia once again, and have the opportunity to say in the media that are likely to not give the full story. things like, well, brush has now beside it, not to deliver to us. well, it's a market out there and if the buyer says, oh we're, we're not gonna pay the market price. we want to pay a price below market price. and if the supply then says, well, sorry, we need the market price, that's, you know, that's economics, that's free market. then you can't really blame the supplier. but that seems to be one of the aims of this exercise to try to cut off energy supplies that a badly needed in europe. and the cost is, will have serious consequences for ordinary people in europe. this seems to be

a desire to then strengthen the argument that somehow russia is to blame when really it's european leadership's decision act on by the united states of america to cut off russian supplies. well, what you're saying is it is interesting because actually it kind of echoes a response that we recently heard after these reports came out from lee. and it's lucky who's the head of the committee for international affairs of the state to mon russia. he said that this decision is going to just damage the energy security of europe for itself. so, and, and for the interests of the united states actually. so how do you think the u. s. is going to benefit from this whole situation? well, what we've seen already since 1914 as already 2014. there's other things that makes it died to 14 that are not good for europe and russia is true. but since 2014,

what we've seen is that u. s. businesses have simply stepped in, as the u. s. has asked europe to cut trading ties with russia, and instead american companies have stepped in. and so it's, it's like in the, the american empire forcing, it's a vast souls to rely more and more on the empire itself. even though the west cannot fully supply and cannot in time supply these energy needs and of course, at a much higher price. so it's a huge price to pay for europe that benefits america. we've also seen that often. now, what's going to happen is that some other suppliers, whether in the middle east or elsewhere, or, you know, or in asia, will import energy from russia and then sell it on to europe. which is another

crazy exercise. it also seems that the recent deal that germany made with a gulf state to receive energy supplies from 2026 has to be done through an american company that's going to actually ship this to, to germany. and so we see there's, there's clearly american business interests, profiting from this. and really, it seems to be the end of market economics and 3 markets in europe because no sensible business men would make these decisions. and they are really wasting european tax payers money. and then not delivering the goods, which is energy and this winter. so you spoke a little bit about how, obviously if these reports are correct, european countries might have to buy russian oil through 3rd come to countries that

will of course be very expensive. of course, there's also the option that perhaps they might start importing oil from the united states. but how, what kind of overall effect at the end of the day, do you think this is going to happen on that this is going to have on the european economy as a whole, when it's already going through an energy crisis. essentially. exactly, we're witnessing a very historic moment, namely the wholesale de industrialization of europe, and particularly as economic and industrial powerhouse germany. and this was described in the and in the american plan for post $945.00 germany, the morgantown plan. and it looks like, you know, something like this is happening where you turn germany back into an agrarian nation, which it was a long time ago. you gotta go back 250 years for that. and, and, you know, some of the key points in this plan seemed to match the current policies. ah,

richard warner, professor, banking and finance. thanks a lot for joining us on the program and sharing the insight with us. thank you very much. now in other news, at least 3 people have been killed and done yet, and 5 more wounded after ukrainian forces shells civilian areas in the den. yes, people's republic. that's according to local authorities. a warning you may find the following video, disturbing official sake he of forces have launched dozens of artillery shells including those supplied from nato states against civilian areas since friday morning. number of residential buildings and shops were also damaged. and archie is ramin. culture of reports from that area. again, a warning some upcoming images are disturb ukrainian. nationalists continue to terrorize peaceful civilians. here in that done as one of the bodies is right here . behind me, this woman was probably walking into a store where

a shell landed right here on the very busy street right next to her, her bus stop judging from what i'm seeing here on the ground, her head was blown off. now there are plenty of shops here, plenty of pedestrians. i've spoken to a woman who was in the store. ah, well doing her work during the shilling and this is what she said. yeah. what the other i was working on a see machine. when the 1st shell hit, the windows rattled, and when the 2nd felt the glass blue inside, i dr. run deeper into the building, then there was silence and the smell, something burning. i went out into the street and saw a dead woman and another wounded, and they say in a nearby store, another woman died. so as the day progresses, the number of casualties continues to mount. there is another person who was killed by ukrainian nationalist. so looks like his body was ripped into 2 pieces and are

right next to him. his his dog that he was proudly walking when ukrainians showed this area in the next. judging from the remains of this shell, ukraine used multiple launch or rocket systems to sar gets this neighborhoods. and judging from all of the shrapnel holes in this building, this particular show was a design in order to cause as much damage as possible to take a look at this car. thankfully, the owner was not in it, but it looks like its damage, as well. from one coffer have ard seed on this republic. luxurious president has claimed that weapons used in the ukraine conflict have ended up in the hands of african militants. regrettably, the situation in the saw hill and the raging war in ukraine service,

major sources of weapons and fight is the boast of the ranks of the terrorists in lake chad. region weapons being used for the war in ukraine and russia are equally beginning to filter to the region watts from luxurious presidents. that weapons from the conflict of ukraine had found their way into the hands of extremist and elect charge region has come us no surprise to the people and the military that have been battling terrorist groups like book warren, for the past 20 years. i live close to the lake chat basin and with what i've heard, it's not safe living there because some who traveled there had to escape because of insecurity. local her arm attacked them and there is no food to sustain any one. the president says he knows that the place is not safe so he knows what to do. now that the president knows that small arms of entered the region, he should do something about it because we don't want more killings. we just want all this to stop. so we can go back and continue with normal lives of fishing and

farming. but yet in may do thousands of people displaced by conflict and now being integrated back into communities, concerns about the availability of weapons in areas where there would be a reset, too close to the chart bees. and if you look at this as a program or, or devote out of probably process, we started before do, and you can, so what is happening you can is different than what is happening noise. the peculiar thing. and i think we're focusing on what's on the ground as well. now we're dealing with a problem, but the government here in northeast and nigeria said it's not worried us. many other regions may be simply because the part to, to this book or her i'm terrorist on extremist, has been very intensive over the last few years. security for the child base in hop reason to be gone,

son of way. ponds from conflict in all the parts of the world becoming available yet on the list. 3 ducks, the regions of nigeria, the child came out on our quote, actually a very sensitive stage of the fight, i guess. so the only thing and tomorrow we punch will just make the honda currency be chose out of the news. maybe green washington has been key, has main weapon supplier. but following the republicans recent taking over of the lower house and congress, both major us political parties. now reportedly agree on the need to strengthen the monitoring of arms being sent to ukraine. some lawmakers say the current system is not adequate considering ukraine's high corruption rate. but there is no consensus on how it should be reformed. and our investigation has confirmed that weapons sent ukraine from the u. s. britain and other nato countries ended up for sale on the dark web. these are screenshots of some of them. the issue has long been recognised

on an international level and back in june, the head of interpol warns that arms being sent to key of would emerge on the black market. also called on nations that have been providing weapons to ukraine to more adequately monitor where those supplies end up agirri and geo political strategist adama guard. but the 2nd says weapons trafficking, particularly in africa, is a massive problem. awarded your blessing. you live in cordele country. you know, bill believe i've been getting to that 1341 corporate as what you know, i don't joining now. we have these them. we boise, you good. i mean into on. so he's not a good mob. the company blood much and well with that as i went to be shipped into our when people, when destabilize, is actually a bit of seniority on your own, will need to move that. we need to really come to judah to see what we can do to prevent the kind of which is one important. again, if all listed in the blue, one of all, $13.00 is looking about intelligence. i mean,

we points flowing into dr. digital florida exacerbate d, usages it briefly. i'll take a bit of sucrose because all of them can no just talk anyhow. we hope connect to one stroman 40 something to the thought on doug data on those 2. what is up on the politics of mc char is actually one of the majorities, is why we have this beautiful juice, is that a communal violence has erupted in the east of the democratic republic of the congo between government forces and rebels. that despite a truce that was called last week, the congolese government has accused the rebels of violating the ceasefire and of continuing to loot and fight. according to local officials, clashes erupted after rebel forces crossed, 2 major bridges in the region and opened fire on the congolese military breaking the truce, reached at a summit a week earlier. the meeting called for a cease fire and the withdrawal of rebel forces from occupied territories. and although no withdrawal was observed,

the fighting had ceased since saturday. a top general accused am 23 rebels of killing 50 civilians and kidnapping even more from villages near the conflict. so now, meanwhile, in the city of gama, which is the capital of the besieged province, it saw mass protests against the presence of the un mission. in the d. r. c, demonstrators claim, after 20 years, the mission as achieved, nothing. and even worse, and this ration their protesters also called on the international community to take action to lift an army ban on the darcy, which was prolonged the summer by the united nations. until 2023 is a look into what people on the streets had to say about old. oh sure it was. who do we have the pure into complicity of international community of new school and east african commune fee. if forces came to our country to fight alongside to campbell's armed forces, put fields, the ultimate from gibbons would be empty with you through rebels expired on sunday

. we have seen the forces of the east african commune. she becomes inactive. i got a mom. we're asking that embargo and our republic vizier see to be lifted, and also to remind the international community that we cannot continue to have people kill like that and remain calm. otherwise, it shall sterile complicity with what we're seeing. as a joint military exercise held by the u. s. and india near the chinese border comes to an end. one of new delhi is former army generals has warned that cooperation with washington beyond the countries quadrilateral security dialogue comes with inherent risks that can be detrimental for the state. while it's geared that we are part of the quad, it will be in our interest that we moved cautiously with the us because washington has never made itself trustworthy. in its dealings with every strategic and defense allies. the u. s. extricated itself 1st from vietnam, then twice from iraq and recently from afghanistan,

we must be very cautious in dealing with the u. s. r t is runjun sharma brought us this report on the reasons for india's concerns. on one hand, the us wants to go ahead and conduct these military drills. but on the other hand, remember the u. s. has been constantly pressurising, india a see, for example, over its relationship with russia. remember by doing in march had called india stand on russia invasion of ukraine, somewhat shaky. constantly. we've seen the u. s. the different u. s. government bodies walk in the r pressurize india when it comes to india neutrality. but then guns oil. we've also seen in the are constantly being pressurized through lecture and by the u. s. soft for buying discounted oil from mos school. that saw in fact been something that the u. s. s. one simply has

poked india about, but as far as the concerned has been very, very clear in dallas foreign policy is nautica warned by the western new moscow. in fact, india has always been cleared and wants to promoted. so an interest forest. but also, as far as history is concerned, remember more school has always been a reliable partner to india when no one was an, especially in the defense sector. as far as the military rules are concerned. they started on november 16th for like a fortnight long drilled between india and focus on. the other reason that it's china is the very fact that these drills views the military drills took place about 100 kilo mattel's from the l e. c, which is the line of actual control in already and all throughout conned and of

course, saw china has raised strong objections to it. and not the 1st time that china has asked the us not to interfere between the shipple shy, now germany, defense ministry is facing flack over concerns that she's failed to procure enough ammunition for the country. earlier in the week, she sent a letter to the country's finance minister asking for urgent funds to plug the gap . however, he made it clear that her request will not be accommodated. the sluggish availability of amunition and equipment is not caused by a lack of budge to refunds, but by complicated partly non transparency and inconsistent planning and bureaucratic ordering processes. it looks like germany has been trying to keep up with the jones's and has now placed its own defense capabilities in a real bind. western allies are obsessed with this idea of being present everywhere, all around the globe. even just this week,

when french president emanuel mack ho visited joe biden at the white house, there was a lot of talk about how the u. s. expects france and europe to help out in the indo pacific with a military presence to contain china. you know, on the other side of the world now for france, a kind of makes sense because it already has overseas territories in the region. but what's berlin's excuse for hanging out on the other side of the world? you know, we all have that body in college who wants to go partying drinking top shelf liquor every weekend. and you know, if you keep up with them who either end up broke or with a really bad hangover or both. now, in any case, the german military leadership has been talking since at least this summer, about quote, consolidating its presence in the end of pacific, sending a flea of ships there and having troops join western military exercises in australia. berlin also start hanging out in bosnia and herzegovina over the summer to contribute to this fantasy of a european army that mac ho,

in particular wanted to use frances military mission in africa to showcase well until france got kicked out of molly. but oh yeah, berlin has announced that it's going to stick around. and molly now as well until 2024. so germany is so busy playing police man, running around left and right all over the world, trying to keep up with us and west from the agenda, wand containment and deployment, that it kind of forgot to look at for itself. what? so now the defense minister is asking for cash to buy ano for german troops to use in case you know, germany needed to defend itself. and the finance minister just said no, and he's the defense minister for planning and the out. well, no kidding. because there are reports that germany has about 2 days worth of ammo to defend itself if ever needed to largely as

a result of giving so much of it away to ukraine. germany's greens have slammed the defense minister for the egregious lack of foresight. even before the russian war of aggression against ukraine, it was known that the bundeswehr was a long way from meeting natal requirements in the area of ammunition. it was unclear why ammunition was not at the top of the department of defense to do list by february 24th at the latest. however, the shortage of ammunition not only poses major challenges for the bundeswehr or partners in the e. u. a. nato also want to stock up on ammunition. the need for ammunition is great, but the capacities of the industry are tight. german chancellor, olaf schultz threw himself in the firing line to diffuse the criticism of his minister. that's coming from all political sides. but the lack of ammo for self defense is a systemic problem for other nato countries as well that have been giving away all their stock to ukraine. estonia, for example,

faces the same challenge in staying property arms. that's according to its defense ministry. the bus to dickie to the national defense of nato allies have been very much focused on the out of area operations, where amunition requirements are not as lodge, which has some slavery into very low ammunition stalks is clearly unfortunate who had also coal, who responsible. but now it's not true to time to play the blame game. now it's time to find solutions. maybe these western countries should be focusing on their own, actual defense, rather than running around the world playing footsie with china or in africa, trying to keep up with whatever expansionist ambitions that washington throws on the table. russia must be destroyed and stop its existence. that's directly from ukraine, secretary of the national security and defense council. his call also noted there can be no peace talks with the russian side. this comes after statements for moscow that it does not object to sitting down at the negotiating table. equal to the bas

lucia, this woman would have been the was the law. they just need to be destroyed so that they stop to exist as a country within the borders in which they exist, that just barbarians. and when they say that we should sit down at the same table with these barbarians and say something, i generally think this will be unworthy. ukrainian official made the remark, stirring key of security forum where a number of nato and e you representatives participated as well. professor at the institute of european studies, steven guy ich said that the west has never considered russian equal. and that the ideas expressed by the ukrainian official have roots in radical ideology. let me just remind you that this was the idea of the ideologists, the national socialist party of germany, of nazi the system of international relations, as seen from the political wise is racist to the core. even when we look at,

you know, these calls for creating a war tribunal. let's look at the word tribunal for the crimes in former yugoslavia . right. well, these are crimes only applied for the locals. doesn't matter on which side of the of the, of the front in the yugoslav civil war people were fighting. but if it says that the mandate of a court is for crimes against humanity on a certain territory, and it only applies for the local and not for for foreigners. so nato's war crimes that happened in, during the wars of, you know, he was love learning. he was of civil wars and they were not even considered. so the same racist logic is applied to russia. russia is seen as an object. and as a problem, the point is that russia was never seen as equal. and

the idea that it can have a, if you have a c and, and power to defend its interest is dangerous by itself for the creators of policies in the west. and i think that's where all this comes from. that's all for this. our thanks for watching our international and we hope you have a great day ah ah.