and archie, see you next time, remember crossed up with with the way for a number of years to west, to shamelessly siphoned and exploited. ukraine's resources encouraged genocide and terror in the dom boss, and actually turned this country into a colony. russia's president vladimir putin, slums, western powers for creating hot spots in sitting ukraine across the world. also added the program today, a high level prisoner slop russian business men. victor boot returns home after more than a decade and us custody and exchange for american basketball. player brittany greiner. from serbia, consider sending a 1000 troops into kosovo for hundreds of police officers in the breakaway region.

take control over its serv, majority district. ah . fly from moscow. this is our t, my name's unit illegal in 30 minutes of news and views start. now. the russian president has taken aim at western countries for their a, quote, shameless exploitation of ukraine both historically unto they latimer, potent remarks came as he addressed top defense, department officials of the shanghai cooperation organization. commonwealth of independent states. the virginia silhouetted her number of years to west as shamelessly siphoned and exploited ukraine's resources, encouraged genocide and terror in the dumbass. and actually turned this country into a colony. and now cynically uses the ukrainian people as cannon fodder as a battering ram against russia. continuing to supply ukraine with weapons and ammunition, sending mercenaries and pushing it on

a suicidal path. i'm convinced that the nature and scale of modern threats, places increased, demands on our co operation. it is necessary to work together to form a more flexible and stable system of security cooperation. adequate to the current challenges where it cannot be based on some mythical unwritten rules that no one has seemed not on someone's dominance and monopolies them, but only on international law and respect for each other's interests. in terms of the video address that vladimir putin gave earlier, and that the kremlin made public that focused on quite a bit more on the kinds of external threats that the west is posing to the region. vladimir putin said that the meeting between these defense ministers of the shanghai cooperation organization and the commonwealth of independent states could not have come at a better time. because right now the west is doing everything. it can to dominate other countries across all spheres, economically, ideologically, politically, et cetera. because according to the russian president, this is

a result of the unipolar western world order in decline. a multi polar world is emerging. and according the russian president, there's nothing the west can do to stop it. but you load the newly with new challenges are emerging and powerful. geopolitical shifts are taking place. the shape of a truly multi polar world is being born with new centers of development are being formed in asia, africa, and latin america. we, which are increasingly defending their national interests, protecting their sovereignty, and the right to their own path of development. it is simply impossible to ignore the process of the way history is developing, say it to him. at any rate, the west's attack is to hold on to its global position are presenting external, regional, and global threats to the ration community. according to the russian president, the u. s. and its satellites have chosen to forcibly expand nato and try to thwart any sort of alternative strategies for the development of countries, economies and societies by spreading color revolutions that to stabilize the nations in which they take place. so basically,

the main takeaway from the russian president to these organizations was to continue cooperation and integration on the same basis of mutual respect that has been seen for years prior. ok to another over a headline stories today on use of a high level prisoner swap between moscow and washington. russian, businessman victor boots, who had been in a u. s. prison for 11 years, has returned to his homeland. he shared some of his thoughts after landing of an airport in the capitol on thursday night. 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 allegations of arming terrorists and conspiring to kill american citizens. he denies all those accusations on moscow sais, his case was politically motivated. mister booth will exchange for american

basketball player, brittany greiner, who had been convicted of drug offenses in russia. the swap was conducted in the united arab emirates of the months of negotiations. looking at the other participant in this one, then professional basketball or brittany brian are being detained by moscow or a company officers back in february for a police dog on cannabis oil. they partridges in her lives. in july, she pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges. despite saying it was an honest mistake, brunner was sentenced to like yours. she filed an appeal which was rejected by a russian court. meanwhile, there's mounting dissatisfaction among us politicians are both the prisoner exchange republican congresswoman, marjorie taylor green, even call for a job biden, to be impeached over it with donald trump and former national security adviser, john bolton, both slumming the deal the boot for griner 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. what kind of a deal is that to swap brittany griner, a basketball player who openly hated country for them and known as the merchant of death? what a stupid an unpatriotic embarrassment for the usa. the president of the united states in his feeble administration, gave up a russian arms dealer. meanwhile, the marine and good american paul whalen, has sat in the russian prison for 4 years to rot. for years, the u. s. being pushing the normative of victor boots, being a so called merchant of death, his lawyer steve's spoke to r, t a by the k sound, his lines 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. and no one was ever heard. and no one was ever done at the sentencing the u. s. government, prosecutors asked that victor be sentenced 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 and victor's trial, a judge gentlemen, made some very important findings at his sentence, 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 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 if you look the older you get, the more, the more likely you are to suffer some sort of ad slavic illness. a sudden and victor was getting up there in years as well to the fifty's now. and you know, you just don't, you can't just so you just 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 the swath. steve, as i know, i both know of free prisoners receive presidential pardons before they were released or t corresponding kill him up and has been looking into the roots of victor boots 40 after almost 15 years in captivity. 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 lord of war, was even released in reality. victor is the son of a book keeper. 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 grand stand 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 in columbia approached him and had a hypothetical conversation about a possible arms deal. no crime actually ever took place. that's what told me when i interviewed him back in 2019. this is a 100 percent qualify as a political prisoner because if i'm off my nationality, i deny to call a size and i'm standing off. they didn't do anything else, and we'll fight for my innocence. i'm a state department couple years ago. i'm going to keep him, as example, as

a model was a boy for whipping. saw the russians would be more polite to go bridge with us when to go off. so there are up through 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 central you there. if you know that some dirt about food turn and how car, off this regimes on. so i said, you know, you can to the person, they don't for over the deal. that's why i went to 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 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 failed to do so. this was the case in the number of instances with victor boot konstantin. yet i shan't go for them. and a number of other people who are transferred to the u. s. with the tacit approval of 3rd countries. now, victor is journey home did not come 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 fail at martha archie, new york. can want to show you this now on the program, a massive blaze which ripped through a sprawling shopping center in moscow suburb firefighters bottle to contain the

blaze. after it spread across a reported spiral of awe. following the results of this year, the eurasian academic union shows very good results. so on all accounts, are she thought, what is behind all of that? because the situation in the global economy is very complicated. we are see more and more new sanctions talk about how to explain such these good results. so what are the results of today's meeting and what's the years of the nation? how is the eurasian economic union going to develop, going forwards or in the short term ended the longer term, not just took a soda while resumed her speaking on the good results that we've achieved. i mean, we've always could have gotten even better results and that's, we've always wanted, it was one's better results. they predicted that we would have a 20 percent decline in our economy. there is a decline,

but it's only 2.9 percent. and that's a great difference. so those who promise every to that's an issue where would be actually losing while they were mistaken and we were not rational, but those are this. i wouldn't exactly say that said no, we are disputed doing perfectly because there is a decline till a william. however small are we are better lettering better than see how many countries are much like a compared ourselves to europe. we're hands, we're going to have it shipped to wealth points, which are 2 or 12.3 percent of inflation and her in europe. they're going maybe 70 or 20 or beset inflated percent of inflation or even higher and theater. but i'm going to use the great when it comes to construction, we're also doing better. but speaking of the european union of europe as a whole,

there well enough while then, but yes, to assure our situation is more stable. i found it because, and because one of the main indicators is sir, it unemployment acquittal to no future. so why does it happen? why do we have a lower unemployment than in other countries? well, that comes from the fundamentals of the russian economy, which has to do your to a major extent for stability with the measures that we employed to stabilize our economy, both in russia to and across, surely nations of the region economic union. we are not the closing of the law down in the, our economy, and we do not. we, amir, give her a great, undermine the foundations of our economy, lives. sure does. what would know it? what we are doing is opening pathways for the flows of capital and workforce and

goods. and that's important, that's important for our sales teachers and for our partners within the eurasian academic union. and speaking of our macroeconomic educators, we're seeing a very stable situation when it came to the washing currency with the, with the russian rubel like and that has a very positive effect, but on positive effect on the missouri, which is a colony of our partners. so come, going back to unemployment, our unemployment is lower than before the transfer make. it has to be 4.7 percent at night, a 3.9 percent. and 2 hour to amelioration economic union partners are that matters a lot because, but hundreds of thousands of their citizens come to russia to look for just city work or so on you, they are in demand. so that means that these families, this people can hear, send back the, the money they earn in russia, back to their families, back home, the thought. so, and that's

a major part of 4. there will be another component of all that is in the kitchen. karina is the energy market is over. like i said, the router in europe, driggers curly with gas prices are going over the top. i think it's vicious. and so the $1017.00 about $1700.00. i think it was yesterday a day before yesterday it was something like that got walsh, which of in the summer countries we are selling gas water shoot natural gas, lighter stability that cannot front but neural tenfold. 10 times as cheap, right. so this allows us to stabilize the economy of fellow a supreme eurasian economic union member states. so as we help them by selling them these cheaper energy,

we held them develop their agricultural their industry. if you are not positive, i'm a product i'm yet when it comes to some basic foodstuffs expert children, there are no problems in russia. in fact, where expert worthington of our food reaper that will suit and when our partners need that when they need our help, of course we sell them. we export them everything. they want, everything they need to do. so it all comes together and what we missed was intimate and mary looked at it. this is all part of the not reason, obviously about why we're doing the soviet union. there's a thumb daniels, so we're looking for solutions, petroleum league affiliates. the question in places over on the star listener that result when where we need it. and sometimes it took a lot of time to negotiate. but we did negotiate. we sort of mr. de your deed, all that hard work and that policy finally yielding some really good results. let

him let you mention that you schedule a president and you have a boss or assistant as about a book that i she told my question is about the prisoner swap pool of priscilla victor boot ship. sorry, i'm sure also he of the previous question was, are you asked about the recipe bearings and development of the ration from union in the short term and the longer term? so please, because there was so much she asked about shaggy and so about the prostate c or our development. i think we've got some really good prospects, country and the next specific steps that we're going to thank take our people. they're very specific steps to go in the stephen, it's something that we agreed upon really i think that's really critical. we really essential. we've agreed to create a mechanism to support our it's only get a 60 cooperation activities when it comes to practical to production in the industry, the upper oceania,

nationally or real industry. like when it comes to improving our technological sovereignty, our independence, that's really important. and that's one of the very solid results of our work today . and in the upcoming few years, we are planning to carry out and implement the agreements we've reached before they beat us of the new specifically and talking about creation, creating a common gas market. and if it is, we are planning to formulate specific principles of our joint work. we're also planning to create a common share version flores leonard g. a. markets are about electricity market. we're part of salesman so, so there's a lot of hard work ahead of us when it comes to negotiating all the details. but we've had some really productive discussions today. and a lot of the things that were clarified, i see, to coordinate just not just about it, put new, might russia,

it's not russia's position to keep prices high and block someone from a buying a new with lewis or energy. i know it's about coordinating and harmonizing economic policies of different countries acquitted on the thread. for example, if she did well, you know, to nuclear, we have different modal, subsidizing our work, we should industries and our producers man, i'm each ortega fully teach sky, so she cannot make all political with the threat as like the school in some countries booted. we're not real, preferably new, she silly surprises, forkner, she wouldn't come out for consumer goods are subsidized, but the next day they are unable to subsidize them because of those. and so she political or economic reasons, so it takes time. so you're in and take other country, they're less subsidies, they're molar initially to know, but it's more market driven economy and,

and in the spot that maybe they have differences for se, tariffs, for transportation. take the western border of russia in your example on us, per se, premium. the 30 from after start over all throughout russia. of tariffs are different . but we do sure. we are trying to level them out, cutlery, where's the cheapest gas do you think? the one, the place where gas is extracted, but we don't use mockery on in the jam alo, we're sure natal serrano region was it has to be the cheapest title, but the, the country is enormous. rose on tarka and cannot we cannot get the so as up in the guarantee sir, gas at $1.00 price at cheap prices in one part of the country and or sell it as high prices in other parts of the country. so we have to subsidize a for example, this specific sector of the economy principles. so there have to be it's

a shipping emma, it's unanimous and it's the week freeman you joint and common shifted principles of subsidizing across the country and across the region. it all takes time and harmonizing all of these things. and the same goes what extension, for example, can use media logo in court when it comes to regulations and then you're on your cell. ok? facts curl is the functioning of the tax system and the usually not. if you more than digital technologies, you might know kachim spoofs mom with ashley that we to, to his realtor. i have a common understanding that we need to move towards that goal. it requires a lot of hard work in the coming couple of years, but we have a common understanding that it's necessary and i think we will achieve great results, prof sparkling. we have amazing prospects for the development of transportation infrastructure, and we'll just look chain logistics channels into so on of so many nations of the world are interested in creating theories. new logistics corridor is south west and south, or north and east and west logistics corridors. can connect the repair to remind i

surely that we missed several projects that were announced. our we've heard our partners and other other countries express their interest in those projects, and these projects also involve those corridors. so apart from that, there are any other exciting projects. jessica, you there interest to all members of the original economic union, and i'm sure that the, the organization will on to become stronger. i can with us implementing all this projects. i guess all that a she'd be back to your question. yes, i asked about victor. booster. russia has been trying to get him back for a long time. finally, we did a lot. i'd like to hear of some details if you can share them or who negotiated his return and that may be offered delagarso american values or is a herald's unsure do not return to contact again or is can as well and more mature lila 2, so 2 to a better, more friendly negotiations with us with well,

when it comes to prisoner exchanges, that the federal security him a left, you'll like to get out of pocket or, and bureau and her contact to put those routes agency. and they are responsible for that. they continue to have contact with the various intelligent services and everything is possible. of course, if we go to but this specific curve done, which result was this specific victory was a result of a hard work. and we will certainly wet an eager to continue to work well with our counterparts that emotionally additional in the future. now if it's whether we could consider this as a yellow prelude to the euro. so improving our dialogue with the u. s. on other aspects. images in other matters. that's not something that we specifically

intended to do from the outset. if you kick into the room, i don't think we could just go from these talks from these negotiations to resolving some other matters. but this does create some kind of a different atmosphere, maybe that will yield some positive results now to pursue as for the context between the various intelligence services national, the cia and the current i and others. that was not our initiative that was initiative of the american side president biden fil, a propose that we did that and your german show, we didn't expect those to know talks to result in anything too positive. they were jessica business. as usual, we have agreed to continue to talk in the future. h a while debated garcia with russia alone and yet you got well, going back to sue with jim puffin, orland gas prices recently. yes. introduced a welcome to the bottom of a cat,

a price cap, war, oil and gas. how is russia going to react to that? how are we going to respond to that? will it be a symmetrical response? a nickel response, and what will happen to the russian budget? will russia has enough money to deal with all that deal with shim do of toaster? well, don't worry about that. i looked at the cap that was proposed. her is very much in accordance with the price. so is we are using to sell me at the oil and gas right now that's in from so it's not really that important. so no natural smith or treat punishment may be brimmed prices for one user. brent's oil, the price are a bit higher for other mixers, it's a little lower that so i think we're all, we won't see any problems. we won't lose any money if in fact is across all of that, he doesn't have to do. it doesn't really have to do so much with wash. it has to do

with all produces all the oil and gas produces. because if anyone agrees at some point, that is a consumer that absolutely will define the price that would lead to the collapse all the industry itself because the consumer always wants the price to be lower 0 and the industry itself. the energy industry is under finance. will go under invested as it is, and if we listen to consumers, then investment will go back, go down to 0. that, that at some stage would lead to catastrophic, a rise, an uncontrolled rise and search of prices. this will be a collapse of the economy. this is a foolish decision, it was not a deal and calculate its ideal and was foolish. so it thought about after thought about russia, it's about the state, all the energy markets globally in it's bad decision is bad for the global economy, for the global energy markets. so don't worry about russian budgets,

nothing or about the russian budget. nothing will, nothing wrong will happen to it for sure us. but let me say that again, record flew the coma, near english num, vietnam would issue non billable globally, using gorgeously lip. how could it be these solutions that are, that go counter to the markets and to the intro to say, of the markets and all the consumers will produce only better results. because even if they are successful in reducing the prices and the prices did go down, that investment will investment will also go down them to again and in the facility and renewables. you consequently, prices in the end as a result, ah, the key usually don't store cassette lashley prices will search at some point 2 years ago, more than you wouldn't and everyone will suffer. absolutely. so as for russia, we will just not sell our energy resources to the countries that sir make decisions like this. and when.