ah ah, moscow condemns a decision by the g 7 and e, you to impose a price cap on russian oil exports well below current market rates. that's after an earlier warning that it won't comply with the plan deal on must backs up allegations of a shadow. censorship scheme by twitters former management with the muzzling of the hunter bite and laptops. scoop apparently just the tip of the iceberg. this is the epicenter of the world's wars industry. dissolves death, a disaster that changed the face of the city forever. it's been 38 years since the worst industrial catastrophe in india, where a gas leak at an american factory killed 13000 people. archie's correspondence

brings us a report with just after 5 pm here in moscow, and you're watching r t international. i am your host donald quarter. welcome to the program. our top story, moscow has condemned the collective west's decision to impose a price cap on russian oil exports. the g 7 and the you have agreed to limit the price of russian oil supplies to $60.00 per barrel. that's run $20.00 lower than the current market rate. the measure is part of sweeping sanctions against russia over the ukraine conflict. we deliver on the commitment of g 7 leaders to prevent russia from profiting from its war of aggression against ukraine, to support stability and global energy markets and to minimize negative economic spill overs of russia's war of aggression, especially on low and middle income countries who have felt the impacts of hooton's war disproportionately washington strategists hiding behind plausible goals of

supporting the energy security of developing countries diligently conceal the fact that the current imbalances at energy sites are the result of their own rash, actions. with a tenacity worthy of better application. the collective west is trying to solve the problems it has created from scratch. rushes repeatedly stated it will not supply oil at prices below its market value if it contradicts the country's national interests. moscow was also lashed out at western attempts to manipulate the commodity markets as r t contributor rachel marston explains. so the european union has finally decided i $60.00 barrel ceiling for russian oil. now i guess european commission president and de facto i'm elected queen of europe. ursula underline can brag about how europe is united for ukraine, together without partners. we stand united and firm in our opposition to russia's atrocious war. yeah, well that's her didn't take very long. wagner line also tweeted that price,

capital quote, help us stabilize global energy prices, benefiting emerging economies around the world. sure. or a could spike prices and deregulate everybody's economy. and our particularity of benefits, europe, that really is having a hard time paying the energy bills. now that take of itself off of cheap russian gas, but not sure what planet she was schooled on in market economics. but former us treasury secretary, steve minucci and certainly doesn't agree with the idea of a price cap when he called it unfeasible last month. and quote, the most ridiculous idea i've ever heard, look a price cap, the market is going to set the price. so if you put sanctions on at higher prices in a way, you're just making the situation worse. the big concern here among american officials, he wanted a higher calf is a spike in oil prices and a deregulation of the global market. it's almost like there is pressure for the you

to ram something through before the weekend to avoid the embarrassing optics of getting to monday the day. the price cap is supposed to be implemented in december 5th and not actually having agreement in place behind the scenes. there's a lot of talking to you about how much this is already worth, since rushing truth has already been selling for less than the proposed cap. and this move also introduces another risk factor. that is, russia's position is that they simply won't sell to any countries implementing the ceiling. but white house national security spokesman john kirby welcomed the news. a pros, carpool helped limit mister put his ability to profiteer off the oil market so that he can continue to fund a war machine that continues to kill innocent ukrainians. so we welcome the progress of our e partners are making on this. the whole idea is to reduce rushes revenue so that vladimir putin can't spend it in ukraine or, you know, fulfill is amazon wishlist or maybe finishes christmas shopping. what kirby didn't

say is that the us treasury department has already granted exemptions to american companies transporting russian oil, even if they're transporting it to some landlocked european countries, as long as they abide by the price out. so much for europe cutting off russian oil revenues. here's what the estonian prime minister cry, a callous thinks is happening with the price go. every dollar collins, every dollar that was negotiated down, mince an estimate, a $2000000000.00 less income for russia. the initial proposal was to set the price of $65.00. i think poppins who agreed to come down to $60.00, this man's $10000000000.00 less for russia to finance a genocidal war against ukrainians. but europe has also been importing russian fuel transferred to the tankers of other countries off shore right before they offloaded into europe. and they're also buying it from countries like china and india that

have been bingeing on russian oil. and then, you know, selling it to europe and elsewhere. also since this price have only effects russian oil, transported by c, hungary, pipeline oil from russia has received an exemption to the cap. and the country's foreign minister said just a few days ago that that's the case so, well, harry also got an e u exemption to import russian crude via maritime transport until the end of 2024 . so that gives you an idea of how united the you really is on all of this. and by the way, japan has already reportedly been given a green light by the us to keep importing russian oil from their joint project with moscow. one thing's for sure, though, the so called defenders of the free market are pretty quick to throw out even their most cherished values and principles. if it means taking another while swaying at russian president vladimir putin, even though they're batting average so far,

isn't very good. if they were hitting home runs, they probably wouldn't be talking already about a 9th round the sanctions. ah, the german national football team is on its way home from katara after a lackluster performance that despite the team winning their last game, it's the 2nd consecutive time that the squads failed to qualify for the next stage of the tournament. having been kicked out from russia 4 years ago, the german team made headlines early in the tournament for politicizing. their 1st match covering their mouths during the group photo to indicate they've been silenced in their protest of country laws on same sex marriage, country fans hit back by holding pictures of former german player measured audio who quit the national team after becoming a target of racist abuse for his turkish roots. german interior minister nancy phaser criticize the awarding of this year's world cup to katara,

specifically mentioning the human rights situation in the country. in the meantime, germany is set to receive new supply of country liquefied natural gas after 2 sales and purchase agreements that were signed covering at least a 15 year period. these agreements are mentors for several of them on the 1st long term energy supply agreement to germany. with a supply period that extends for at least 15 years, this consist anything to germany is long term energy security. they also presents a combination of efforts between the 2 thrust of energy and concur for this many years to provide reliable kinds of energy supply solutions to customers across the globe. and to the 2 gentlemen and uses the deal. the 1st of its kind for europe will provide germany with 2000000 tons of l. n. g annually. an american subsidiary company is also part of the deal and will be responsible for the delivery of the

fuel. the german chancellor has welcome to this new deal as berlin has been scrambling to replace imports from russia. but to get more on this now, we're going to cross slide to dr. kelly in our cuts or a specialist in monetary policy and political economy to further discuss this subject. thanks for joining us on the program. dr. so what can you say about the significance of this energy deal for costs are in germany. well, this indicates the dire need of germany for an energy the probably did doubt surrounding the plan to do is depending on what fuel significantly all of these 2 decades. and as i mentioned earlier on your channels here that sooner or later this country will strike a deal because jeremy is in need of energy and the need to diversify sources of energy and kind of provide the reliable source of energy in the mean time. but i

was also, just, if you're long term contract in order to genetic income today isn't by it's the economy. i think the 2 countries will sign for that in the future. that's my believe for this or not sure, this will not solve the short term issue as your project in germany or europe, as we said before, is can not do anything to europe initial bundle, but a short term because n g o is already contracted under long term basis to east asia. so they have to come up with something, goes over the short term that you are lying, mostly on storage, but what, what does next are they are now to restore it before they come up with that to then i think the situation is not as good as we think as it is now,

so yes, it's important, but it's not going to focus short the issue in the and you and germany. why do you think germany is agreeing now to a 15 year contract when it's repeatedly spoken against long term contracts? what do you think illustrates or explains that behavior? that's what i just said, you know, cut out as a giant supply of natural gas. and they think, you know, it's relying on tentative sources such as wind solar in you are not that reliable and still, and a g or national guys is as proven to be efficient and clean sources of energy and kind of provide that to jeremy, to notice that there was for them to be reliable and sustainable supplier of because it will supply energy to there was a crisis even when to touch people for political crisis where the

conflict with i would never apply to the county. so it's just jim think to sign a deal with that with the, with the fact that i'm jeremy is in meet sooner or later. you know, they are in need. i you cannot depend on when i was at the i think it should be mature. even try and longer term with with asia when it gets um, jeremy is 15. he is mostly contracted with over 2022 decades and even over it's been longer $360.00 with that with china with the 7 years. so i'm not surprised why you said, obviously germany is in dire need of this kind of energy right now. and according to the contract, the wait time for the 1st delivery for germany is going to be until 2026. so what do you think that's going to mean for the german economy that's already in an energy crisis? i mean, they have to, i mean the data line,

but mostly on the storage, you know, but you know, they have to come aboard. so with other sources over energy over to short term from the supply or other places, there's nothing that can be done over the short term as long as far as part of time . do even the choices are limited to the gentleman to themselves. you know, the only way is to, you know, to have the tools with russia for a while, probably until the, you know, already you know, there is no other solution. i don't know what it was when they would have done it probably go back to the all, i'm not sure have done to use the call to all the nuclear station and you know, generation and these kind of things. but this will not solve the problem. so there

will be deficiency and energy or speaking about the actual energy deliveries. why do you think the an american company is being used as the middle man? because after all, germany is not going to get these deliveries directly. that's f company is not involved in the production or, and be transported patient or something of that sort. and i don't know what, why, why they have no idea to be honest. i well going to the world cop. i mean, obviously it's already seen a lot of drama, and not just on the fields we've seen many western nations raising the issue of l. g p t writes and ca tar. what do you think about this politicization of the sport? i think it was not in the position to luxor us on human rights or on moral values because they basically they don't have it on the certifications are mostly motivated by the supremacy and approach are leaking on political exploitation. does that surprise you and all of the fact that they've not the

yeah, good not doesn't surprising. know. and the reason why specifically i think they said the standard. i think the german, in this case, you know, they just trying to deal with us and in the meantime they are choosing us. so i think human rights, i think this is a courtesy and double standards by the west and by the gentleman in this case, or the thought is such a bad country where the body of the human rights. so why accept its energy, understand, vestments? and in this case, to generate income to us for a state that's violates human rights. so then this is a property and you have no principle and no, i think if you are accurate and if you are correct anyway. and if you are not, then you are lying and the, using this to exploit country and you are using it for other different purposes, whether it's bias, parker, c, or by racism,

or by supremacy or whatever, or by other political, or economic or objective or to impose your culture on other nations. i just want to ask you one more question here. dr. cutter is reviewing its investments in london after the organization running the capitals transport system band, the countries advertisements on basically public transport. what do you make of that? i think this is the right approach and have suggested some of the things with the finance over previously from on it. and this is, you know, this is the right approach to maintain it with, do understand this language rather than battery heartache and racism, or what, what we are the bilateral should be built on a between because it should be but it on a neutral, enters and also i hear that the, what do you want to impose

a condition on day to state to, to legalize homosexuality or to promote someone situation in order to get to do a visa. and this is really and so that's on top of the and then issues related to culture under which is even about solving in this case, you know, gcc country are ready to country and they're citizen of providing reviving tourism . and you know, i think and come to this country. so a waiver is, is legitimate in this case we that way. but in this case, so in this case, the european parliament, they are coming up, tell us, you know, we know what is best for a little more than god himself. and you know, we have to accept giving you a value on your religious right. and believe, and this is actually violating our basic religious and human rights in this case, or imagine if we come and we impose another one mission on them in this case,

which is more legitimate, by the way we say, you know, we, we don't, we will not supply with energy and investment, unless you are the train, disconnecting among your citizen based on religion and ethnicity and refrain from discriminating amongst your religion. and in this case, we can go on and on. when you say it's an issue that should not be politicize, you know, in this case relation between the bet on him use was enter this. ready were for way, but in this case, for an expense or visa, visa, a rad that i've done, and posing a different issue, or, you know, i want a home with sexual if you, for the spent on this case. i think both sides have many things to worry about basic human rights and basic issues. rather than trying to promote homo homosexuality. what does 1161 have to do with obtaining

a visa or waving a visa for a, for sensory which is legitimate by the, by the way. and in the case of the gcc cc company, you know, because these are people out there for tourism. they are biding, what is the max you can settlement or walk in that case. so they are squeezing this home with searching for most of the homosexuality issue out of nowhere. that is has no case in this, in this, in this case. so it's, it's very obvious that this is a sizing will find an issue that even needs them against our day to be against the existent if human race itself. so there is a case for the dcc country to, to, to not legalize homosexuality and not. and to fight it's not going to live or the

promoter promoting it. and so you, you know, so i think this is into this on our sovereignty. and issues is even above shovel in this case, this is a cultural value, this religious value. and they are themselves violating the basic human rights and basically right of the country in this region, and not the record where the colonial and human right or was following the record. then you might write in their former colonies or in their own countries . they discriminate against your own citizen based on race and ethnicity and mystery refugees and immigrant workers. so please giving us lecture or look, selling us on human rights and mortality. and in this case,

you know, wesley new york and german, they have a tendency not. and i am not generalizing, they have a tendency to be a racist and supremacists, and it's a long time even to the nazi time on, even earlier. and just the was just reveal it. it's more clearly to the war, more clearly to those who still believe in the value of civilized west. so imagine that a common teacher on public tv, from more than one channel marking. i'm saying that really simple in the hosting the nation publicly and mocking. i want to close publicly without no reason. and this seems to be ok, a legal and publicly acceptable back home. no, we cannot do this year and is in this region. we have respect and we can do it

publicly by the way. and they are trying out what can you make them that's trying to push so much 61 of the other p on either of nation on either of those. but they did believe and against nature and the human existence of humorists, etc. so we, as the words of the was, you know, implement the idea and the practice of home sexuality or homosexual. then the human race would see. so this and if you did ration, you can growth what holds it, because it's a driver offer on the growth and what was the total one. so there is a debate, at least over this issue, and you have to accept this debate and you have to accept a freedom of choice if you are calling and think about human rights and freedom of speech and freedom of us, chris, you know, what are they going, i do not understand. it is only gained by prejudice, by

a racism, and by feeling of supremacy and the colonial mentality that the worst can not get rid of it until today. all right, dr. kelly, and i'll cotter, specialist and monetary policy and political economy. thanks for joining us on the program. thank you. thank you. ok. now another news, new details are emerging and the hunter biden laptop scandal. twitter is new owner . ilan mosque has confirmed claims that the platforms previous management went out of its way to sensor controversial issues. surrounding the u. s. president, son allegations were brought to light by a prominent american journalist. twitter took extraordinary steps to suppress the story, removing links and posty warnings that it may be unsafe. they even blocked its transmission via direct message, a tool hitherto reserved for extreme cases. for example, child pornography, ellen mosque knows how to make

a headline and he is already referring to this as the twitter of files. now this is supposed to be you on giving the public a look into the inside decisions that were made within twitter, especially over the last few years when it comes to some of their more controversial decisions regarding content, moderation. and what we're finding is that they were taking these tools that were used to target spam or violent content. and they were increasingly using them for political purposes. based on political figures, we're reaching out making certain demands and twitter was going right along with it . now we have a very lengthy recap of these files that was made by independent journalists, matt t i e e b. here's a portion of what he had to say. some of the 1st tools for controlling speech were designed to combat the likes of spam and financial fraudsters. slowly over time, twitter staffing executives began to find more and more uses for these tools outsiders began petitioning the company to manipulate speech as well. first, a little, then more often than constantly by 2020 requests from connected actors to delete

tweets were routine. one executive would write to another more to review from the bite and team, the reply would come back handled. now this all came to a head on october 4th of 2021. of course twitter moved not just to sensor the release of the new york post story on hunter biden's abandoned laptop, but to actually block links to that story from being shared. whether it be posted on twitter or even indirect messages. so there have been a lot of questions as to what led up to that decision who made it. and of course, who exactly influenced it. now what we did learn from these files was that that decision was made at the highest levels of the company. however, it appears that then c, e o jack dorsey was not directly involved. here's what was said on that. the decision was made at the highest levels of the company, but without the knowledge of c, e o. jack dorsey, with former head of legal policy and trust, virginia, again playing a key role in amazing. so blood of the twitter hunter biden laptop affair was how

much was done without the knowledge of c, e o jack dorsey, and how long it took for the situation to get on. as one ex employee put it even after dorsey jumped in. now there are also a number of cases where the bite and team did reach out directly, not just about certain accounts, but also about certain tweets that they wanted taken down. and the biggest take away from this isn't just that the bite and team was reaching out is that the employees at twitter who are responding weren't giving them any pushback. and they were responding with terms like, handled to just go along with what was being requested of them without questioning why these were top government officials and figures and political figures who were reaching out and asking for content to be censored. what's notable is some of the reaction that we saw from employees within twitter that's mentioned in these files . you had employees going back and forth and really voicing their frustration, saying they felt like these decisions were just being freelance when it came to this very serious content moderation that was happening. and speaking critically of

what twitter was doing and at the precedent that was being set by it when it comes to those reactions. again, we're just really starting to see that pushback. but this is a bombshell story about what twitter was doing behind the scenes now being laid out by its brand new. see this tease it up almost perfectly for those republicans coming in to power, who have already been concerned about the moderation that they've seen. of course we have to remember twitter previously took down the account of the sitting president donald trump. so you have republicans coming in with a vengeance here wanting to know why those decisions were made. and also wanting to make a name for themselves. and it comes to their response to this and take listen to some of the reaction that we've heard from them. so far. we're learning in real time how twitter colluded to silence the truth about hunter biden's laptop just days before the 2020 presidential election in 32 days. the new house republican majority will get answers for the american people and the accountability they deserve. says am that this is just getting started,

you on mask is already promising and at the so 2 of the twitter files so will likely be right back here talking about this as those releases continue. the saturday march, the 38th anniversary of the bo paul gas leak disaster in india. it's considered one of the worst industrial disasters ever to occur on earth. archie correspondent runjun sharma has the report on the 9th december, 2nd, 1984 poisonous gas leaked from an american owned factory. union carbide and spread silently throughout the sleeping city of pope all around 3000 people died instantly. another $10000.00 died within the 1st 72 hours off the leak . around half a 1000000 are estimated to still be suffering from side effects. this is the epicenter all the walls, worst industries, disaster, a disaster that changed the face of the city for ever 42 tons of toxic,

mythical ice, the cyanide in famously known as m. i. c. gas escaped from this very factory and turned the city of lakes into a gas chamber. 38 years later, the bhopal gas tragedy continues to want this town. jackport gosh nigger katy chola, gary busty, as well as other slum clusters within a 5 kilometer radius of the union. carbide continue to be victims of poisoning most here live in extreme poverty generation after generation suffers from the aftermath of that deadly night shot and vehicles whose parents survived the disaster lost their ability to speak and walk as soon as they were born. a common occurrence in the area, but as little or no research on how to treat the children with such conditions. to this date, there is no consistent treatment for the children off the gas tragedy. from the

doctor in all these years, we've been to many doctors, many hospitals, but no one has helped. they have no answer for why my children are suffering. it would be better to not live at all than to live like this study every 2nd hall next to the union carbide factory has a tragic story. wounds of 1984, yet to heal wounds that are caused by an american dream. him for panel all getting the job at union carbide was a dream come true. but little did he know the job would cost him his child's life and break his family bunion guard road where i thought my life was set after getting a job with an american company, but it poisoned our lives forever. the union carbide sightsee left a bitter legacy that continues to affect people. the soil and water contamination have led a high rate of chronic diseases in.