a daily dazzling w. c l. my last little a lot you this little things and when i was wanting fun theater, that i got a headlines this hour belgrade accuses itself proclaimed republic of calls ago at phasing a majority substance in the regions north. just dow is off, the christina officially applied to your membership, we report from the ground the us to use it for some it to highlight what it calls russia and china is quote, these stabilizing activities in the region with us is washington shipped from africa, acute issues leaves painting fall from please. contact with africa is not gonna re

enough a big public games, but the loan, the target of all the tree prussia from any country old person. washington should respect the will the african people just that will let me pay the 4th to step down and made an unprecedented corruption prob it's seen a number of top european parliamentarians arrested with a very welcome from all of our team here we're in moscow. this is all t international with the world news update. it's good to happy with that. with the usaa africa summit in full swing, washington is already pushing gets narrative accusing. russia and china of the stabilizing activities in the region of the 3 day event hits. it's seconds day, the u. s. defense secretary set out his own priorities. we're witnessing the purity expand its footprint a on, on a continent on a daily basis. and that creates problems that will be eventually destabilizing if

they're not already. or we see russia continuing to puddle cheap weapons, employing mercenaries across the continent. and so the combination of those activities by those 2 countries, i think, are that bears watching. and certainly, i think their influence, again, can be the stabilizer, is really disappointing to hear these kinds of warnings. still being lamented when american president joe biden, from is a relationship of mutual respect with africa and one that will be different. but there are to, rick is still pretty much the same. the comments by you as a defense, she really was almost expected by african countries. i mean, african countries have only as for one thing, and one thing only can you, can you let us make our own decision when it comes to who we want to trade with? who we want to be friends with? because only we are the custodians of our own development,

but that is not america and true to american form. they cannot engage in much without necessarily dictating terms. now it's true that america has lost much of its ground here on the continent, particularly economically. you know, to, to the likes of china, we've moved in was the americans created that way, but it's kind of rich for the americans to start talking about things like that. when, you know the immediate acute needs of the continent. i still, they, within their reach and within their grasp, i mean, you look at countries in this a hell that are going through really difficulty in terms of, in terms of conflict in types of people being displaced. and food insecurity is really acute in areas like that, but that is not what you're finding what you're fine. it is that america did not invite their leaders to this washington shindig, where they will be at availing the new relationship with africa is pretty much the

same old, same old and very, very conditional. i was a bit surprised when i, when i saw, especially the kinds of comments that have been leveled to what's russia and towards china? the russian comment is that the are peddling cheap weapons on the continent and they could lead to a civilization. and one don't really know, one written one, there's just how long the american memory is. i mean, ticket situation like libya, libya was a stable country, and m y m a godaddy come 2011 denito led coalition, which was during obama's administration. you look at libya now, no post conflict funds, no post conflict plan, and has really been left in ruins and china. on the other hand, i guess it came with the territory that it had to be a choose than like evasion here is that china is lending african stains money and an unsustainable debt and sustainable range, getting them in a debt trend. but

a lot does not, according to death justice, the u. k based organization to love than african states. oh, more to west thin banks. asset managers as well as oil traders than they do to china. in fact, almost 3 times more that says something about the, the open temp that the west thin banks and institutions have had to us africa. what china and righteous entry into africa as than is allowed the continent to move on to look is to explore other friendships and not only be tied by friends that hold and know where your finger only to tell us what we can't and cannot do. but here is the chinese official response to that accusation about easy and available chinese money. for sure me, you see what we hoped. the u. s. could view china africa cooperation with an open mind. africa is not an arena for big power game, so let alone the target of arbitrary prussia from any country or person. washington

should respect the world, the african people, and take concrete actions to help africa's development. but instead of concentrating its efforts on smearing and attacking other countries, and that is really ally in that america, this i large, used to, they used to live taking turn, or the least still look at africa in separated means. and in their engagement, even the re you to galen. if film freely, much feels like the same mode, same mode script, americans have been devoid of the continent the they've left the void here that has been filled because it will eventually had to be filled. they still didn't seem like the people who recognized a potential of africa, especially youth demographic, to come into the fall and be a real force over the next couple of decades. that was seen by friends in the east . as sony, angelo professor andre thomas house and told us that washington should review its priorities when it comes to respecting the choice of africans. america is just

trying to distract from the fact that for the past 8 years, they have actually done nothing in africa that they haven't been present. and they shouldn't complain that trade with china is now 4 times the amount of the trade with us. this is the continent of poverty. people in many countries are surviving on a, on the equivalent of $1.00 per day. and, and obviously they are trying to, to, to jump out of that situation if they ought to work together with russian companies, use opportunity or trade with russia or with china. well than, obviously, that is their sovereign choice. americans shouldn't complain about russia being available to those excluded countries like my central african republic about them having invited private military companies from brochure actually private charity companies. because the, the inventor of mercenary activities of cost america,

their entire war in iraq and kuwait in libya, has been fought with private military. america really should reflect on his priorities whether they want to continue to think that this is the dark continent, or whether they begin to take it seriously as 54 sovereign nation states that have a voice internationally. tensions on spiraling in northern casa with a serbian representative to the region, has accused christine as government of seizing power, and the majority serv area of mich rivets with help from local police when it comes to 1000 after the officials of south proclaimed kosovo. applying for e u membership with belgrade condemning the move and the urging brussels to block it, or to contribute at nickel a unit which reports from the ground flows doors. dorothy without any la visiting the organ or even in respect for their own logs. and chosen the new

city council, 60 new members, and there saw this war and the for the power without any democratic procedure. so basically, a month ago and all the sort of left this edition, the server that got those positions the election new elections were held. and you know, left early to share a new city of forces and they did so by bringing in from the side their own on occasions who are now the city council and amongst, amongst them there is one sort of in. so just to have that multicultural perspective and they did, as i said without any, any law or respect for, for the standard to just reach can be implemented. and that came as a shock local service because they feel check again. they feel that they are again being played out because they said new elections being the cur,

and they are now being governed by people nobody chose. and they were elected basically by brute force in the launch of police and army, securing the whole events in the center of committee. and chevron mostly by serves the russian ambassador to serbia told us the cost of the membership. it was apparently sanctioned by brussels in advance. you reach liam, stern tree and you would like the school sales, but is not all members of the european union recognized kosovo as an independent state. that means that you does not have a unified position and cannot achieve overall consensus when it comes to this issue . however, if we take any country in the balkans as an example, even the process of submitting the application for you membership and a public declaration of such intentions, who's always agreed at the very political top of the you in brussels. this is not something that is done by the balkan states themselves or like other candidates for

you membership. in this case, the european union does not allow any kind of independence. that is why we should not exclude the possibility, but rather we should actually assume that some kind of agreement was already in place beforehand. brussels has not objected to this, and christina received permission to publicly, formerly such a request of several thanks, have appeared in court for a close pre trial herring. i have an unprecedented corruption scandal in the european parliament, which is already seen several high profile resignations and arrests in brussels and amber of any peace from the socialists block of both have been asked to step down amid the investigation on t contribute to rachel, miles. them explains the blast radius of the scandal seems to be growing by the day . the belgian prosecutor's office treated the hollow grounds of the european parliament like a giant crime scene. this week. seizing tack equipment ostensibly to prevent data from potentially vanishing. meanwhile, right wing politicians who have accused the

e. u. in the past of using corruption allegations as a potential sledge hammer in an effort to marginalize them, are now having a pretty good laugh of all this and pointing out how it's directly touching darlings of the establishment and not a bunch of fries. the european union loves to give lessons to the entire world. it would do much better to start cleaning its own house. the european parliament is not a transparent institution and support for socialists like eva kylie exposes the values of the european parliament and ridicules this he, you institution, bellville authorities are now talking about 20 separate searches and 750000 euros. seized, including several 100000, just sitting around in a suitcase in a hotel room in brussels. who, how intrigue and dramatic it sounds like somebody involved in this fiasco watched a few too many hollywood dramas. and decided to become the main character in one of their own european commission. president ursula vander line has now proposed an

independent ethics body for you institutions where there are quote, very clear rules. yeah, like how vote use a badge and not your luggage to sore massive wides of cash. if you're an elected official, she said that it would be quote, a big step forward. yeah, it would hold european union officials to the same high standards as teenagers who might be tempted to dip into the tail during their shift at the local fast food restaurant and take on the proceeds. since authorities also said that a $150000.00 euros were found in a euro deputies apartment. there are now 6 people arrested in this whole affair, including 4 members of european parliament, most notably for you parliament, vice president, eva kylie who was just stripped of her title in a vote. all this loose cache has been tied to had tory lobbying efforts, but doha denies having anything to do with it. the state of guitar categorically

rejects any attempt to associated with accusations of misconduct. any association of the katara government with the reported claims is baseless and gravely misinformed. it's probably worth pointing out that state officials don't usually carry around and hand out suitcases full of cash or wives of cash or anything like that. if that's going to happen, it's generally what middle man and had outs are for here in france. for example, there have been countless bribery and corruption scandals and they almost never ever bring down the highest level officials an organization founded to protect the rights of journalists world wide has refused to support russian media outlets and individuals made reports of looming, g e u sanctions all spotty if it would support russian reports as the committee to protects journalists said it does not view them as unbiased and would therefore do nothing to help. c p. j protects journalists facing reprisals for the journalistic

activity as long as they adhere to the principles of unbiased objective reporting. when we looked at the names of people associated with the media outlets you mentioned in your e mail and who can be included in the new list of sanctioned individuals. we found out that they did not follow this rule of unbiased journalism. therefore, we cannot protect them. i draw to you blacklist reportedly includes the r t as well as state television on radio company v g t r k, which could potentially how bad assets flows in in a countries. while we're c a one, ren tv, and other channels could lose that broadcast licenses over 100 russian media personalities, including popular tv present. this could also be sanctioned. meanwhile, the committee to protect journalists continues actively supporting global pro western media outlets. earlier this month it demanded a band be lifted on us from the broadcast radio free europe radio, liberty, enough gallons, dawn. well last month the group demanded access be restored to the western board. constance website for care gets them. now the committee is

a failure to live up to its international problem. it comes as a member of germany's main opposition party attempts to sought her own campaign against russian media. christine social union representative. andrea lynn's holds, has proposed the creation of a committee to control the spread of russian media influence the danger of russian propaganda and does information in germany should not be underestimated, especially now when everything is getting more expensive, there is a risk that people will become more receptive to pro russian fakes. according to some media reports ortiz, german language channel uses 3rd party outlets on huge have channels to spread information. sure, let's see. publish so called pro russian information sets be connected to moscow affiliated media. let's discuss these developments with august. jesse mohammed has international security research at the university of bone many thanks for joining us on the program this evening. it's lovely to have you on. so i'd like to know your reaction to the refusal by the committee to protect journalists to stand up

for the rights of russian media outlets. and journalists sure, i believe the decision at all were taken by zach the german commitee license a ban or russian r t in a don't. sure, virgin. i believe this is an unfair because they thought that this is broadcasting good may be supplanting the this information. as far as i know here we are in your mother all for democracy. i believe almost all the people they are not feel happy with the citizenship. so i believe it should be a broadcasting, but that matter that was all for the german mccormick. g. a license, they said it's not a politic attitude. this is in december

2021. but i believe that after december 20 2021, the decision was taken by foreigner ticket, not. busy by administration or leach timothy, they said that the rti it was and he just started in serbia and the, the r t, they should just are in, at berlin. so there is a, a kind of usually about a registration r t in germany. i think at the question on people's mind, is it what this particular case also say is about freedom of the press and the freedom of speech in general and the west. what are your thoughts? ah, when we talk about your freedom, the other side, we should consider the sensor. sure. and during the war it is what we

call it, misleading of media. and i believe it's a good that we hear from the other side. and it is better to not to hear all your from the european side. we need also to ignore the fact that the information and the development of the war from either side. but this one, it's misleading war, media war, a saw. and generally during get all corranio corranio war, i believe that there is also a parallel war. it is a media and diligence security war on social media war saw, i believe, right now, europe, for the mc, misleading you war on russia. now this is, i believe, personally, as a researcher on counter or security international security. i believe it's not good

. sometimes i go to the r t. i need to know the info motion from the other side. indeed, as i was source of reaction, do you think we would see from western officials in the media, or if it was the russian journalists in refusing to support the rights of their western colleagues despite all their different says, what kind of response would that be? thank with the regulation here in germany, maybe they are very tough. i believe that the misleading war is also a good to war. so it is on media, a newspaper, and also we have here russian people also they need to know their homeland news. i believe it's difficult to explain or to show your support to a ratio from inside the euro or from inside a germany. and mostly when we talk about journals, it would be like a censorship,

and maybe it will be bought or blocked. and now of course, i have this latest proposal in germany to create an office, especially dedicated to reporting on alleged russian dis, information. you think it's really all about fighting circle propaganda or do you think there's a bigger picture at play here? for b, i believe that r t, they give a chance to all journalist for example i for myself, i participate and joined the arabic, a r t. and also sometimes i have an attitude with or i get the i have the or i took sibley in my opinion on r t. so i believe it's is good that we give a chance to the r t. i believe it's good to stop a bun or censorship on r t a and other version. i believe that since december last year,

last year, 2021. we can follow up with the russian media. so i believe that germany may need to maybe to review attitude european abroad, and also they need to review is the or attitude. it's a matter of freedom. and i believe in this case, i believe we lost, we lost 11 channel that we could get information from it for in data. as you show you know, dislike, and for us he has always been questioned more. the whole aim of the channel is to get a broader picture and present in west india with an alternative take on events happening around the world. and that includes of course, the situation in ukraine and don't pass as well as the energy crisis in the way itself. but doesn't look like it's ever going to be prepared to tolerate and

a different viewpoints. yes, sir, as i, as i said that there is a misleading tolerating the information of wrong with the german. aside on this matter for all the german, a comb with the license, a comb with your license, they justify the decision. it's not a politic is a matter of administration. it's a matter of legitimacy or for your session, pure or office in berlin. but to the fact it is very clear. so political attitude, because i believe that it is related between media and governmental or a state or on media. so what's the overall new? it's been in germany and across here. what i mean, we've understood that there has been some frustration in europe because we've been

covering the protests that have been their protests on the street against there at the sanctions against russia because of the impact is having on their own lives. do you think that that criticism of it is going to continue to grow? what do you think is going to be silenced? i believe that the, the german, they have their political attitude and they all continue to buy on the r t. that may be the other channel, so i believe that there will be no change in the german altitude. they justify a matter of legitimacy. and now they are the creation of these so called anti dis, information offices, which has been proposed. it would naturally come at an expense say you are p and tax payers. you already have a heavy economic burden. a coming in to windsor, do you think russia media influence is really that serious of a deal in germany and other countries that taxpayers,

that spend their money on dealing with it? of course it is very important that our t it be in european country and here in germany we need i believe that since 2005 full we listen deutscher the are to you in an arabic and english on sometime in votes for brocker. so i believe it's a good idea to continue what maybe a sense that there is your corranio war. i believe the german european mostly brought the european union abroad, so they have very tough are to, to talk a she saw the section, the embargo, the, i believe, the so it's included. it's like a punishment. we could say it's a punishment to or russia. so i believe it's a matter of politic attitude. this,

i could say that it's richie that we are here in germany in euro. we saw that there is a sense of sure. so we need to really to voice our sounds a r t a resume is activity in europe and in germany. many thanks for joining us on the program. just see mohammed international security research at the university of bond. appreciate your time. i know several, you, i saw makers of announce bipartisan legislation to ban chinese on social media platform. take talk. the american politicians came the app can be used to spy on us citizens. this isn't about creative videos. this is about an app that is collecting data on tens of millions of american children and adults every day. we know it's used to manipulate feeds and influence elections. we know it answers to the people's republic of china. tick tock is digital fentanyl. that's addicting.

americans collecting troves of their data and censoring their news the bipartisan anti social ccp act as a strong step in protecting our nation from the nefarious digital surveillance and influence operations of totalitarian regimes. well, it's very hilarious to listen to those words because what they're describing, how they're arguing about how tick tock seems to be operating bits pretty closely with the details that are now emerging regarding how twitter and mehta, facebook and other outlets interfered in us politics take for example. busy the hunter biden laptop story. this was a scandal regarding the son of the president united states and his business deals and his relationships with his father. and will recall how it's been admitted that us social media giant works to suppress it in coordination with the f. b i,

here's what we heard from mark zuckerberg. the distribution on facebook was decreased, but people were still allowed to share it. so you could still share it. you could still consume it, but we weren't sort of as black and white about it as, as twitter. we just kind of thought, hey, look if, if the f b i, which i still view is a legitimate institution in this country. it's like very professional law enforcement. they come to us and tell us that we need to be on guard about something that i want to take that seriously. now a new poll shows that 71 percent of americans say that a truthful interpretation of the 100 biden laptop story may have changed their vote and could change the outcome of the election in the united states. so the effort by facebook and twitter to suppress that story certainly had an impact. now, it's also interesting to hear the owners of tick tock, accused of news, depression. let's not forget that social media outlets have dand r t all throughout western europe. r t is being widely suppressed,

it's been shut down from youtube, etc. and then you want to get into the other accusation that they make about data that. let's look into the details they've been revealed by edward snowed about how data collected by us social media outlets and tech companies get handed over to the f b i. and how there is a coordination with the f b i. and this information regarding users activities is provided to the american authorities without any warrant, no warrants or are needed. they simply go to the tech outlet and get the information. there's actually been a 260 percent increase in the providing of this data to us officials. and they've been getting it without war. and the amount of data that they've been acquiring on us individuals has increasingly gone up. this is the information that's been revealed, and we also know what they tend to use this information for david's description of

what you can do with metadata. and quoting a mutual friend, stewart baker is absolutely correct. we kill people based on better data. so the hypocrisy in us condemnation of tick tock, allegedly suppressing new, allegedly interfering, and us politics, or allegedly collecting people's data for nefarious purposes. the world can hear the hypocrisy and what the us lawmakers are saying. as they found the podium against chip talk to africa. now, where the armed forces of the democratic republic of the congo have held confidential talks with members of the m 23 rebel group. this is leticia obtained by r t show some of the military officials arriving for the meeting, which took place near the city of drama, and the d. r. c. the m 23 group has confirmed that negotiations have happened but declined to mention any of the details. officials are also expected to make.