political and corruption scandals. wow. but all that didn't stop mo, google obtaining you turn to the truth is in 2022. ah, ah, a high level prisoner swab russian businessman victor booth returns home after more than a decade in u. s. custody and exchange for an american basketball player. brittany crunch. the u. s. government devised a plot if you will, to create a crime of this retired russian citizen, mister boots lawyer. it gave us his exclusive insight on the case saying the main challenge to freedom was overcoming and unjust western normative authorities. client, serbia consider sending a 1000 troops into kosovo after hundreds of police officers in the breakaway region,

attempt to take control over a serb majority district. that's all ahead enter news block. it's a one minute post 11 a. m and the russian capital. i'm you know, the meal with the news ramp, this our hello and welcome. we begin with that means of a high level prisoner swap between moscow and washington. russian, businessman, victor boots in u. s. custody for a decade has returned to his homeland. he shared some of his thoughts after landing out a report in the capital or near cd. i was awoken in the middle of the night and told to get ready. no additional information was provided. the most important thing is that i got there. victor boot was sentenced by us authorities back in 2012 to a quarter of a century in prison on allegations of arming terrorists and conspicuously to at

killed the american citizens. he denies, as he, as always, those accusations moscow as well say his case was politically motivated. mister brute was exchanged for american basketball player, brittany greiner, who had been convicted of drug offenses in russia. the swap was conducted in the united arab emirates. after months of negotiations. the release man's family was elated that the news of his return, the captain august, the 6th of course we always had ad hope that lake sandwich returned home all these years, especially in the last 6 months. an information began to savage that his release was possible level when maria booted and called me and said fine, you're hanging that i realized in hog bait that the exchange has been carried out. i mediately got the shakes, and my heart was beaten so fast looking at that in a nice case. we're very grateful. tell president and as a mother i sincerely thank our foreign ministry lead by sag left off that diplomats . their employees visit him no matter what. even during a bizarre in your customer,

they make sure people do not lose hope and knows that their motherland does not forget them when you are a long way to for them. we're looking at the other participant in this swap. brittany greiner have been detained by moscow. airport customs officers back in february, laughter, a police dog fun cannabis oil vapor cartridges in her luggage. no. in july, she pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges. despite saying it was an honest mistake, griner was sentenced to 9 years. she filed an appeal which was rejected by a rush of courts. will us dubbed mister booth a so called merchant of death with officials, washington and normative pushing. not really his lawyer, steve dissolve, spoke to r t about the case. the difficult battle for his clients release. 15 years ago, the u. s. government devised a plot, if you will,

to create a crime of this retired russian citizens living in moscow. committing no crime against anyone. they target him simply because they didn't like what they thought he had been doing in previous years and, and at victor sentencing. and i don't, it's hard to believe or this talk crime that nothing ever happened with. no one was ever heard. and no one was ever done at the sentencing. the u. s. government prosecutors asked the victor be sent to life without rule, meaning he would never be released that's. that's the, that's the insanity. we were fortunate that the judge at victor's trial, a judge genuine, made some very important findings at his certain saying that were really strong and supportive. and pointed out several of the things that undermined this merchant of death. the narrative that had taken hold in the us. the 1st thing i did was i gave

her call. she had been retired at the time. to my great surprise she, she not only spoke to me, but she stood by her words and was willing to go public with her views that the sentence that she was forced to impose. ready on victor was way too high and she would have given him a much lower. ready sentence, if she had the ability to do so, i'm surprised to survive it because you know, you don't, it's not like the older you get the more, the more likely you are to suffer some sort of catastrophic illness suddenly. and victor was getting up there in years as well into fifty's now. and you know, you just don't, you can't interest. so each don't call 911 there. they don't have actual physicians . you know, they don't ship you off to a hospital unless you're in a coma. so he had several serious elements. but victor is,

is exceedingly strong man, he knows how to take care of himself to protect himself. he made sure to, to the extent that he can eat properly. so there were times when i was concerned that he would, he would even survive to make it to this was, steve is our speaking to the program earlier. know if there is mounting dissatisfaction among us politicians about the prisoner exchange at republican congresswoman, marjorie taylor green, even called for joe biden to be impeached over the deal. while former national security adviser, john bolton said, it essentially amounted to washington, surrendering to russian. the boot for greiner prisoner swap is not a trade. it's an american surrender. this is not what american strength looks like . terrorists and rogue states are smiling. this is a gift to vladimir putin and it endangers american lives. the president of the united states and his feeble administration gave up

a russian arms dealer. meanwhile, the marine and good american paul whalen, had sat in the russian prison for 4 years to rot. americans are tired of capitulating to terrorist regimes. another view on this, we got from former intelligence almost in the ca, lori johnson, who sees the prisoner exchange, revealed the degree of weakness and the current us administration. i think from russia standpoint, this was laughable. it's just that it underscores the weakness of the. ready foreign policy team that surrounds joe biden. as far as the families are concerned, it's a 1st swap. i would know the difference. now. what's interesting is there is a lot of blow back in the united states. complaints that he left behind. i think it's phil wayland, former marine, there was arrested on espionage charges in russian that many say that he would have been a more appropriate exchange because he was actually there for some, you know,

perceived political pushback as opposed to miss grinders case. she was, she was carrying drugs that were prohibited prescribed. clearly the united states has lost some of its mojo when it comes to these kinds of things. are both now free prisoners receive presidential pardons before they were released. r t correspondent, kill mark has been looking into the roots of victor boots or do you after almost 15 years in captivity and at the i sting operation frame of the sham trial. and in addition to that, solitary confinement and difficulty even being able to visit his family, victor boot is now free and back home in russia. the negotiations were kept secret and even victory, why it had no idea what was coming. so let's review the details of this high profile case. well, back in the 990 s. western leaders started psyching up the public against the british home office labeled him the merchant of death and hollywood movie

demonizing, him called board of war, was even released in reality. victor is the son of a bookkeeper. he served in the soviet military before starting his own cargo company. u. s. officials alleged that he ran guns for al qaeda and that he was involved in supplying weapons to various sides of african conflicts and across eastern europe. these are allegations he has repeatedly denied while us leaders seem to have no problem supplying weapons to some radical groups. it seems like after this, hollywood movie was released. and after victor's name had been dropped by various officials, they felt it was time to grandstand against him. victor had his assets frozen, but there was no law at that point under which they could prosecute him for his international business dealings. so u. s. officials decided to go to the f b i. a sting operation was set up and eventually he was entrapped in thailand.

so under cover f b i agents pretending that they were members of the fark rebel group and columbia approached him and had a hypothetical conversation about a possible arms deal. no crime actually ever took place. that's what doctor told me when i interviewed him back in 2019. this is a 100 percent qualify as a political prisoner because i'm off my nationality and i was denied to corporate side and i'm standing. they didn't do anything else. i know we'll fight for my innocence or misstated bottom a couple years ago. i'm gonna keep him, as example, as a model boy for whipping father rations would be more logical bridge with us when to go off. so there are up 3 us leaders clearly had

a motive for grabbing him after he was dragged to the united states from thailand due to an extradition agreement. he was then allegedly offered a deal to bring forward dirty laundry about the russian government and president. well, they've been during pre trial during the trial what they've been through the public defender, they approach and said, well, we're going to get through it all your primary, green car and subtle you there. if you know some dirt about, you know, how car off this regime shines, old i said, they know you can't do the 1st and they don't for all the deal. that's why i went through the trial. russian authorities offered victor support throughout the lengthy legal proceedings, and they also describe how us officials abducting him and dragging them to the united states from thailand was an example of how they felt they have license to do whatever they want in the international arena times to us there is no doubt that they have abducted a russian citizen in the 3rd country. we have a consular convention with the us, and we have

a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. under these agreements, the u. s. should inform us of any suspicions they may have about a russian citizen. yet they fail to do so. this was the case in a number of instances with victor boots konstantin. yet i shall go and a number of other people who are transferred to the u. s. with the tacit approval of 3rd countries. now, victor, his journey home did not easily the negotiations took place at a time when relations between the usa and russia are anything but good. needless to say, a lot of hard work has gone in to making sure this russian citizen could finally return home and be with his family vale mob. archie, new york case, something else to tell you about to day this friday, a must have blaze has ripped through a sprawling shopping center in a moscow sir burb. video footage shows firefighters containing the blaze after it

spread across the reported spawn of 7000 square meters. thick smoke billowed into the early morning sky in the city of him key with the buildings roof collapsing. authorities say at least one person has been killed in the inferno. it's unclear what started the place. official said it might have ignited in a home improvement retailer amid flammable ursula or paints being stored there. the damage including the mall, its contents on nearby park cars, particularly has been estimated at up to half a $1000000000.00. serbia has been considering sending a 1000 troops into kosovo after hundreds of police officers in the breakaway region attempted to seize parts of a served majority. district sada, you may, which you recruited, has continued with the legal actions aimed at occupied the north of kosovo. and montoya belgrade will consider the return of 1000 members of our security forces to

the area of kosovo. natasha in accordance with resolution 1244, not above it. while a serbian government allege, kosovo police have also committed crimes against serv. majority areas in the breakaway province, including stealing wine stalks from a vineyard. local reporter nicholas: you rich centers this from belgrade. nice. around 9 o'clock in the evening, group of over 200 armed men came to the not the most was sort of live. we can over the medical for that. also president of indian army or regular military forces of vignette. we were present here in valley court in order for us which is a violation of resolution 4 to 4 of the united nations and of every other agreement signed by serbia. and this is the 2nd publication of the day, or even 3rd, because during the day we already had the one incident in each one of the

4 municipalities in the north where most terribly we had a station where police forces of sofa also entered kindergarten. when where children were over sleeping and they interrupted the work of this also indelicate survey, serbian and club near article that they took over 40000 please. there's a wind from local, turbulent producers, wind. and they also banned construction workers for, for, from putting on and bathing the road, leading to only serving left in the region. the prime minister of so called course of course, continued his provocation. and his intentions to violently solve the problem of leaving this duces of so called possible

a month ago and to try to impose his will on them due to the fact that he needs to organize your elections, which will boycott as things are for now. history to bring enough from africa were local languages have been receiving a renewed prominence in nigeria with the government setting out an educational policy to promote the study, all those local languages in schools. the recently approved national language policy. well, it's aimed at shifting the focus from english to local languages in the west african nation. students are to focus on developing their skills in their mother tongue during elementary school, and then combine it with english only later on. however, the initiative has been complicated by the huge number, all those local languages at which will require the government to adapt schoolbooks and other educational materials. we heard from a nigerian school director who expressed an overall positive view of what's going

on when i had thus instruction from to go from a true deal. he shall gazette. i was so glad her in as that she had to the family as wills. no, he said the primary gentle socialization. that is the 1st school that is shide is born into that the side is introduced into. so starting our college d model model language stats in the fest, each of the education of a child with the use of the model language that he's your bod, evil outside the case may be is the best that should happen in the education sector? well, we also spoke with the head of a nigerian teachers union in lagos,

who expressed appreciation for the reform to wayne. you treat or teach we do use of what act on it is so matter does eat it has on death. standing on the side of the student is it, we are killing the potentia in our younger generation by him forcing another language, i see medium of communication. no doubt there was landed so that the come favorite gluco beach in time of you know, sick in job internationally. that way you understand english or you understand french or you understand jama dando, a powerful your local language. that where has your chess, you know, to secure job across the globe. what you cannot give what you don't

r u. s. secretary of state anthony blinking has said it's basically a don't deal for sweden and finland to join the nato alliance. i'm confident that never will formally welcome finland sweden's member. soon since the nato summit in madrid are both countries have taken significant concrete actions to fulfill their commitments, including those related to the security concerns on the part of our ally, turkey. alamba sweden has refused to comply with nato member turkey's request for a to extradite. 2 people suspected of ties to a terrorist organization, a major sticking point just to go through that briefly. stock homesafe. it doesn't have sufficient grounds to believe the men in question committed criminal offenses, while ankara is adamant. it won't allow sweden to join the alliance on till it couldn't ducks, though, was extra additions among the views we heard on this,

the overall picture, anti war activists. sorry flounder should believe the u. s. has not properly addressed. turkeys security concerns. sweden and the u. s. of course are talking out of both sides of their mouth house. now they're saying we have a deal. no, we don't have a deal in the bargain and no matter how you look at it, they want turkey a to acknowledge that there's a deal so that this nato official membership can move forward. certainly it's the u . s. who is behind the steel and it's also the united states. it was pledged to be the protector of the kurds. but as we can see, once again, they're just willing to use them as a bargaining chip. whether or not this officially goes forward in a real sense, it is a done deal. and it shows that the u. s. is absolutely has no interest in peace and diplomacy or negotiation. they are all about aggressive us war planning. they want

nato expansion official or unofficial employees of the european central bank have been left fuming after authorities rejected their demands for a pay rise to keep up with inflation. we're not happy with inflation in germany and the euro area likely around 8.5 percent. this year, a lack of a pay rise means a substantial loss and push since our this is damaging workers morale and also their trust towards the institution. while the workers wanted a pay rise of just over 4 percent, but the current inflation rate in the e use largest economy, germany has been reported around twice that level approaching 10 percent. really. this gives a stark imagery of what is happening there on earlier. my colleague peter scouts spoke with financial technology entrepreneur,

chris ends who noted that the same institutions which essentially created inflation in the 1st place. the banks are neither one suffering. so well, the funny thing is, although not for the stuff is the, you know, the c, b missed its own inflation target on its employees. now seem to be paying for it. do you think it as a duty of care or the certain geopolitical factors are just out of control? absolutely, i think that definitely is the duty of care. but there is a great irony that you've just mentioned, the very people that have caused this massive inflation and now paying for it. right. and i think, you know, when we're looking at, when we're looking at these institutions in the way they operate and run, it's really, really morally bankrupt to say, look, pay for something that we ask you to do. and that goes across everything from transport to any kind of public service, right? why should the public service worker have to pay for the mistakes made by their employer? that just happens to be a state institution. there is we say not as we do. absolutely. now the c, b a said that he doesn't want to increase the wages of it stuff because it's

worried, as it says that it would fuel a damaging wage price spiral. define the argument convincing. not at all. i think anyone with half a brain cannot believe that argument. if you've got to a business, an organization, a company, and your employees are struggling to, to inflation it. you know, in my opinion, it's your moral responsibility to make sure that they can feed themselves and close their children if people can't eat and they can't feed their children. and really, i mean, they're saying that inflation is up. this percentage reality is real times inflation for people is a lot higher. you only just have to ask anyone living in europe right now, as we know a lot of people living in europe coming from there originally and, and the price, the real times price of everything from energy to food, to transport the everything is way higher. it's, you know, some people even saying it's, you know, 20 percent more in real time. so if the c b were to raise the wages of his employees as they are demanding. do you think that was so set some sort of

precedent for all the national banks and do you think there will be a full offense where employees, employers, excuse me, would raise the the way just absolutely. that would what we would hope that would be the effect that surely that's a good thing, right? we're seeing across, across europe, we're seeing, you know, well the u. k. u k. right now we've got nurse is about to go on strike. we've got railway is going on strike, they're not really asking for much pizza, what they're asking is to be paid enough so that they can not be out of pocket to the bad necessities that become way more expensive because of institutions and the decisions that have been made by, by western governments there's no doubt about that. they were saying that they were saying, look, we, we've made decisions over the last year that, of course, these problems and you are going to pay for it. well, that's not fair. is it? well, not unrelated to that the season of goodwill may be fast approaching, but not everyone in italy will enjoy a christmas dinner this year. that's what a major organization which distributes european aid is warning. the fun states that

increasingly more italian, something descending into poverty. oh, [000:00:00;00] i thought i meant to not put you are going to be there are thousands of requests for help from families who will be suffering greatly over the christmas period. due to the increase in energy prices. they find it difficult to eat at lunch and dinner, which is why we're giving them all free groceries at christmas. it's an economic disaster. oh. ringback i haven't, i'm interested if you can stop having great difficulties. we make a contribution, but people need much more help families with children of finding themselves in

difficulty. they don't even have the money to pay for milk and diapers. ah, the messenger the see here. i have a rather difficult life. we also lived on the street i and little, and therefore i had to ensure the survival of my family in one way or another. i couldn't pay for the house. and so i was reduced to living in a call with my wife for several months. ah . ringback you know, did i put it? i mean you're here, we are starving and i'm a georgia maloney is do nothing good for us. poor people. she's actually destroying . we can't even pay the bills. we're desperate and everything is increased and there's very little money. ah, ah,

and finally, before we go 75 years of official diplomatic relations between russia and india is being marked with an art exhibition in moscow. art correspondence, severe nunez attended the opening. certainly. the russian academy of art is presenting a large scale exhibition dedicated to the 70 fif anniversary, says the establishment of diplomatic relations between russia and india. the opening ceremony began with the lighting of an oil lamp. the hinder, re chill billy to create to positive atmospheric can bring prosperity and welfare. it was followed by traditional indian music and dancing among the things he's with the legendary culture and paint as it up said it daily. as well as in this ambassador to russia, who is in his opening speech officially presented digs, ambition and highlighted the long lasting cooperation between the 2 countries. i would like to thank the russian academy box and mr. rob said italy,

personally for hosting this event to mock 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between indian russia, which also coincides with 75 year celebration of india independence. we must expand our understanding of traditional art and culture. do incorporate new developments including of technology, and also factoring the choices of all you. only then will be be able to truly keep the human connection going between all peoples. the exhibition goes more than 7 decades back as it tells the story of relations between this 2 countries, through the arrangement of art, over a 100 feet to works as well as valuable archives, materials and even the collection of personal items. some of the artists will be shown to the public from the 9th of december to the 15th of january and the senate, bailey art gallery in moscow. the long history of in the russian relations has proven to be an antique. these is a common belief that there is no friendship in politics, yet 3 quarters of a century and still going strong. not whenever we hear of the front line in

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