ah, i with almost every conspiracy theory that people had about twitter, it turned out to be true. so you on last, moth and twitter is dark past revealing how federal agents pushed it to sensor negative information about your brain, labeling it russian dis, information fortino, fos, those expels of un coordinator, declaring her persona non grata, accusing be official of painting a negative picture of the country security situation, but i'll really know where we stand and where are we going? we need to talk know, some people will come to dictate their loyal to us or give us their opinions. and china calls out the us as a direct threat to international order, say,

washington is behind regional turmoil in many countries with hello and good morning for martine or national studios in moscow. from wherever you may be watching. welcome to this hour's top stories from around the world. i'm fearless about twitter, seo, ellen musk has mock the social media platforms, previous policy of censorship, and its ties to the f. b i as dubious claims, have become a shocking reality. almost every conspiracy theory that people had about twitter turned out to be true if it's so thick. if is there a conspiracy theory about twitter that didn't turn out to be true? i so far they've all turned out to be true. and if not, maybe more true than people thought, the latest exposure of twitters, a, legit, shady behavior shows us intelligence agencies aggressively push twitter to sensor

anti ukrainian narratives, dismissing them as part of a so called russian propaganda campaign. here's our teeth. marina casa river, with a closer look at the leaks, the west has long been accuse a rush of lead in an elaborate coordinated effort. a line with its bots and shawl forms, few in kremlin propaganda or, and c, ukrainian views twisting facts and spreading misinformation. the social media platform is trying to focus on the false rumors that are spread during times of crisis. this can be, for example, armed conflicts like russia's invasion of ukraine kremlin is actively deploying misinformation and this information, i guess we already knew something like this was coming. we knew that they were out there spreading all this sad, dishonest information it. and once the russians infiltrated the online community, they would slip in other messages. manipulated was 13 russians who allegedly tried

to influence the 2016 presidential election using social media. ah. parts when push comes to shove, the evidence is nowhere to be found. foreign meddling had been the ostensible justification for expanded moderation. since platforms like twitter were dragged to the hill by the senate in 2017, the hash tag twitter files show exec sir under constant pressure to validate theories of foreign influence. and unable to find evidence for key assertions. and if you can't try and try again or does bad everyone with an alternative points of view, which is exactly what they did using foreign meddling as an excuse. so accounts which post that valid concerns about neo nazis in ukraine or reports of human

rights abuses committed by the ukrainian army were simply dismissed as russian propaganda. these people might exist, but if a russian person is talking about it, it must be deleted as it doesn't fit the narrative. instead of looking at to the validity of the claims, the f, b, i instructed sweater to get rid of such posts. twitter executives who are apparently under pressure to validate government claims of a russian meddling campaign, but often came out empty handed for my checks. i could not find any decatur to suggest that the account is russian. however, going by the contents, a narrative coming out from the account. it's definitely pro russia i can brainstorm and see if we can dig deeper and try to find his stronger connection due to lack of technical evidence. so now rent, i've generally left to be waiting for more evidence. i think that all windows that is closing, given that government partners are becoming more aggressive on a tribulation, the f. b,

i allegedly paid twitter more than $3400000.00 in taxpayer funds. since october 2019 in return, they had switzer employees analyze in domestic users. i. p data and phone numbers checking for any foreign connections, even to see whether a name was rush and sounding. there was even a foreign influence task force was held regular meetings, attended by twitter, f, b i personnel, and virtually every major tech firm like facebook and microsoft. o g, a or other government organization can be a euphemism for the cia. and that's according to multiple former intelligence officials and contractors. and what was being discussed in those meetings was from restricted to just international affairs. they kill 2 birds with one stone in that one burring the hunter by the laptop story and the presence of neo nazis in ukraine

. so all this time that washington has been accused in russia or using social media to shape public opinion. and it turns out that they were pulling the strings of one of the most popular social media platforms. in the world, journalist martin jay said some social media platforms are being used as a tool for western information warfare. you know, i think there is a very strong push from western leads to manipulate social media platforms because we should, don't forget that one of the war is going on on the ground. and ukraine was the greatest victims in mind. few humble ukrainian people. there's a big war going on outside of ukraine, which i think is possibly even bigger and more significant, which is an information in an american's wherever they go around the world. get involved in local political scraps. they always fun of this doctrine of horizon issues dumbing down everything. and then following up with a disinformation campaign, i think it was more,

we look at the social media platforms, we see that they seem to come for more with that ideology with those those morales . if it's the right word didn't objections, i should say anything else? so it's out there, you know, it's very, very hard to western social media platforms. as soon as you, when there is this real lucid objective to root house, anyone who doesn't really agree, who actually threatens to even start a debate on how we interpret the news. every day from c n, n and b, c and b, b, c, et cetera. you can get more details on all the twitter files. revelations, including the hunter, bite and laptop, scandal, security agency, sponsoring of social media. as well as the outrageous russian election meddling playing on our website at r t dot com. despite twitters, new c, e o l on must calling himself a free speech absolutist his platform has been feeling the heat for an inconsistent

banning policies. as washington based, palestinian journalists has been banned from the social media platform for reporting on the israeli armies. actions the social network has previously banned several palestinian news outlets without specifying any reasons. the last week posted on the reporter's account before the ban was a photo of 2 israeli security officials during an attempted arrest of an arm, palestinian, who later died sight erica himself spoke to us about his case saying is reporting on the palestine conflict was the main reason behind his suspension i think it's related to the palestinian israeli conflict and i definitely, you know, i wouldn't say i'm a loud voice but i'm a voice that speaks of what is going on to the house 10 years old with on daily basis in the press pretty thing, and i think that may be a cause for annoyance or cause for discontent by those who are

constantly advocating for israel. i do believe that there is sent, you know, maybe some point to parents, maybe from israel, maybe from the re the think tanks and it's read maybe not probably really lobby. and then i'd say, i never heard back from them. i know there was that a few journalists, liberal journalist, they call them and because they were suspended because they, it, we do things about eli and musk, and the issue was raised in the state department on the 16th of december. and you know, i, i said i was banned as well. i was suspended as well. and lo and behold the following day, all the others were reinstated, but not the. so i continued to be suspended. i believe that it is directly related to the past in the issue. there is no other reason, you know, we've reached out to twitter for more details and will update you on their response

. if we receive one now to us africa, we're burkina, faso government has expelled a top un official for quote, discrediting the country. a local reporter has the details. the country representative will be u 8 in book in fossil is no longer will come in the country. the government over transition decided to expel by borrow, mainly because they believe she's going to pillow is group and she's painting booking, fossil with dark color. government commands that the you and book it will, killer, has decided to classify what i do as a long company plays for you and stuff enough the, the love believe some will cannot be cause some about the impact of this decision. somehow. what's in this is told me it's the right decision, even if it's not necessarily welcome because given the way the you and

representative behave, she should be replaced. i read the articles, antonio, good terrorist uses in defense of her with. i don't think the us should have priority and such issues, but kina foster is sovereign and has a right to make some decisions. all you do, i would say that book enough, a solo as mature, without really know where we stand and of are we going currently we need partners. so not people who come to dictate the law to us or give us the opinions. volcano decided friday to expel, but is it under preventative of the you know, what they do saturday. the un general secretary replied recoverable kinda thing that is not possible for the government to think that in the past. and i know in other words, but it cannot be expelled by the governor will. the doctrine of persona, non grata, does not apply to united nations officials. only the secretary general has the authority to decide after careful investigation with respect to the withdrawal of

any united nations official for a late gallo political analysts and civil society leader. the fact that she's that kit was to be in touch, we've groups is not a good reason to complain. just a couple of people say, i've heard that senior un official. barbara massey was in touch with some terrorists, but i don't think it's accurate. humanitarian workers have to communicate in many countries grips with conflicts as they're there to provide relief. and therefore sometimes they encounter armed groups in order for them to access people in need. so if it's not explained, well, it can give the impression that there's complicity. personally, i think it's unbelievable that a senior united nations officials would team up with arms militants. it has also been said that she regularly goes to this. it's a disaster area, an area with strong humanitarian needs. so it's normal that the united nations who are involved in humanitarian issues will be there. the arguments are not valid.

burkina faso is weak at the moment to launch a show down with the united nations. were too fragile. were one of the most fragile countries. this is ridiculous, at the same time, among the 3 countries, molly niger and burkina, we have 10 times more displaced people than niger and molly. serbia has reportedly increased its military presence on the border with the breakaway region of kosovo. the move comes amid reports of shootings coming in from the northern part of the area. crystal then special forces allegedly try to take control of an abandoned police station located in a small, ethnically, serbian city officers are sent to a flat following morning. shots fired by local serbs coast of immediate claims that local started the offensive shooting at the nato troops. serbian leader alexander routed, has called an emergency meeting and sent a top general to the border. the west has reportedly demanded the president diffuse

a situation threatening to handle the situation themselves. ah, tensions in the bargain seemed to be relentless with demonstrations against the rest of serbs and the undermining of bell res integrity, both kosovo and serbia. blame one another, bringing more troops to their common border to follow the development. check out our t balkan telegram channel and read more on our website at r t dot com. the u. s. is a destabilizing force in the world creating disruption in other countries for its own gain. that's according to the chinese ministry of defense. facts, having repeatedly proven that the united states is a direct threat to the international order and the driving force behind regional turmoil. the united states stubbornly pursues its own interests 1st and the willfully wages worse and creates conflicts with other countries for its own self

interest, causing the large number of innocent civilian casualties and displacement. the resolution of the taiwan issue is the chinese people's business, and china's eternal affair, which does not allow any external interference and the u. s. has no right to make a responsible remarks. the strong statement came after the u. s. t authorized up to $10000000000.00 over the next 5 years to modernize tie one security capabilities. the islands defense ministry says the decision shows. washington is committed to defending its ally. u. s. arms sales to taiwan have continued to grow despite the issue straining beijing's relations with washington. in the eyes of the chinese people, the importance of us china relations has seen a decrease over the past year and is now at less than 37 percent according to a global time survey published yesterday. in contrast, relations with russia are viewed as the most crucial for chinese diplomacy. china's

top diplomat also took time to praise the relationship between beijing and moscow. cities which along with the call but the china, russia relationship which is based on non alliance, non confrontation, and non targeting of any 3rd party remains. rock solid. such relationship is free from interference or any attempt to so discord between the 2 countries and is immune from change in the international environment. lead crossed s c, j can correspondent don fray, who joins us from beijing. dawn, can you tell us how bilateral trade has developed between russia and china over the past year? also so i wanna say is that, you know, china and russia has always been trading regularly, you know, from energy commodities in agricultural food that all of these sectors have been, you know, the main drive for the grow growth in the past couple of years. well, i got a couple of numbers with me from january to september of this year, all over

a $136000000000.00 us dollars have been traded between these 2 countries. that's about 32.5 percent increase. you know, as i mentioned, the, you know, trading include and gas energy, agricultural products and, and etc. and china has exported to russia with a volume of over $52200000000.00 us dollars. that's another $10.00 increase. and at the same time, china, the import, china as in cords to a from russia, is valued out of $83.00 billing us dollars. that's a over 50 percent increase. well, this is the, the growth between the trees as obviously, you know, i've been spotted, you know, both countries had had these complimentary under the free trade agreements, which will benefit both countries. for example, on china's auto exports to russia had increased significant, significantly feeling the blanks of feeling,

the vacancy left by european and american firms as they quit the russian market due to a lot of, you know, political driven factors. and in addition to that, the infrastructure, cooperation between china and russia, including the of race and to opening to the traffic to the 1st on china, russia, really a highway bridge, excuse me, this july i had also, you know, boosted the flow of trade. so you talked about the numbers and in regard to national currencies and the use of them in freight. what impact could this have both domestically and globally as the world shifts away from the u. s. dollar? well, i'm not sure how exactly, you know, the, a global trade will be shifting away from the, from dollars buy a for china. and the russia continues to, you know, trade with this a bigger with the significant amount. i'm sure you know how you, my also aware, you know, how digital currencies in the how green transfer transfer are popular in china.

maybe that is another solution for both on the russia to consider a new future ing when it comes to trade between these 2 countries. and western sanctions have clearly targeted many russian sectors affecting the economy to a degree. how did china see the sanctions and how do you expect any partnership between russia and china to help get through these times? well, you know, china, russia relations goes way back in a way. and also in recent years, we've seen quite frequent, high level exchanges that include, you know, bilateral talks as war as and various leaders summit in a multilateral on organizations or chinese stay counselor and foreign minister. wong e emphasized a yesterday during her, our finals spear while he, while he was giving his final speech on china's foreign policy dap of progress in 2022. he mentioned that in china, russia, heis is rock solid on the basis of,

of not targeting any 3rd party in both countries. should a continue to promote a multi polar world and democracy in international relations. and going back to your question on how china see these as anxious unit that china has always believes that sanctions are never the way to solve any issues, you know. and also china as always, oppose this any illegal unilateral sections. sanctions only china only adheres to the international law systems. a go abided by the united nations and also av regarding the of ukraine. ukrainian prices and china has are repeatedly emphasized that conflicts of war. all wars were never produced in winners. and there's no simple solution to a complex issue and the confrontation between major countries must be avoided. i think charlie is trying to play, he's a been play. it's role in terms of by, you know, how chinese are consistently a hold is peaceful,

foreign policies in either to you praying or to russia. yeah, and you mentioned the chinese foreign ministers remarks. can you say something about the current state of washington and beijing's relations? well, i think a foreign minister wall had made a very clear point to one she had brought up a one he a brought up r u. s. president biden's words when i, when it comes to the china, us ties, you know, which by them had re, affirmed us positions which was summarized as of 5 knows a value s does not support 2, china's or one china, one taiwan or does not seek to use the taiwan question as a tool to contain china and has no intention to seek decoupling from china and to hot to china's economic development or contain china. or these are, you know, as well mentioned the are the foundations of china. us ties in order for both countries to develop a further what this november,

when chinese president shooting pain, met to we the president abiding in bali on the sidelines of the g. 20 summit. and before the face to face meeting, they had all these 2 had already had 2 phone calls, exchanged their opinions regarding the bilateral bilateral relations. what these frequent high love exchanges had, obviously sent a signal that both countries are attached of great importance to the bilateral ties . not only you know for his own good, but even to the world. looking at the u. s. his actions on taiwan. are there any parallels to the ukraine conflict and is the u. s. using this to put pressure on china? what i think i'm regarding to the taiwan question that china has repeatedly, you know, demonstrated these positions that, you know, tie one question isn't the red line that you cannot be which cannot be crossed. if the u. s. wants to, you know,

continue to develop and grow the bilateral ties. so as taiwan palostio, china, this is a no crystal clear. so in order to have of the bilateral relations to back on the healthy and stable track, i think you have to understand that, you know, to read, read respect, one china policies, not only the words is not only the promise falls, but more important. the more importantly is how a u. s. actions, you know, to fulfill a se, commitments, you mentioned what the u. s. could do. but is there anything that can be done at an international level to ease this increasing tension between the u. s. and beijing, over taiwan, or as i mentioned, you know, taiwan belongs to china. this is crystal clear. any country, any, you know, international organizations wants to deal with china wants to cooperate with china . they have to understand the, you know, a tie. one question is the red line that chinese government is not allowed a be

a broken by any government or any organizations, as long as they respect to one china policies, i think that would be the basis to, to grow any type of relations with the beijing cg tan correspond that dong fry. thank you. ah, despite criticism from e, u and u. s. officials, russian president vladimir putin said moscow has never shied away from peace talks with ukraine, adding they have been prevented by its western counterparts. we seek destiny me list. um, we have always sought to resolve all arising disputes via peaceful negotiations. but unfortunately, the other side functions differently, it began carrying out harsh military measures and we were forced to defend the people living in these territories. i believe that we are acting in a justified manner and we're provided no other choice even so we are ready to

negotiate acceptable solutions with the inclusion of all participants in the process. tedious. turkey as president and the hungarian prime minister have expressed similar views. the latter has said he believes that if the u. s. wanted to end the ukrainian conflict, it would do so. neil's you. but to unfortunately, the west has only made provocations and failed to make efforts to be a mediator in the ukraine, russia war. ukraine can only fight as long as the united states supports it with money and weapons. if the americans want peace, there will be peace. however, former italian prime minister mario druggie recently claimed it's the kremlin which is unwilling to de escalate. while nato's chief accused moscow of trying to take advantage of any proposed cease fires, recent weeks have seen a number of top western officials attempt to persuade kiev that now is not the right time for negotiations with russia. our job to continue to sustain

our military support to ukraine, so they are in the best possible position on the battlefield. so that if and when diplomacy is ripe, they will be in the best possible position at the negotiating table. that moment is not right now. we have no illusions that to a 2 piece negotiation that would be possible in the immediate future. we must be clear that any unilateral coal for a cease fire by russia is completely meaningless. in the current context. i think it would be a false call. it would be used by russia to regroup, to reinforce their troops. meanwhile, the chinese foreign minister has defended his country's position of neutrality in the ukrainian conflict, saying beijing aims to deep and ties with russia in the coming year. it comes as moscow continues to strengthen cooperation with multiple countries in asia, africa, and the middle east. russia. foreign minister survey live,

rob said the world is now moving toward multi polarity with the majority of states, not sharing the west as anti russian stance level program. loss used blown the ranks. we have plants within the framework of the eurasian economic union, the shall high corporation organization and also breaks. certainly the overwhelming majority of the world's countries donald may make their aggression illegal sanctions, blackmail, and threats to. so the dominance that the united states and its western allies during the international rena, nobody likes it. one such example of the west is the aggression lathrop pointed out, is the constant threat to russian finances. russia has reportedly begun removing its gold from european banks in response to sanctions. artie brings the details of moscow's plans to build a self sufficient gold reserve, instead of relying on the u. s. dollar. after western sanctions froze, nearly half of russia's golden foreign exchange reserves. moscow is doubling down

on its efforts to counter the increased economic uncertainty with the russian finance ministry now suggesting to replace foreign cash reserves with gold bars. the initiative has found a vocal support among lawmakers. you wouldn't, under the current circumstances, people do not have many financial instruments to protect their savings. therefore, this measure is aimed at allowing citizens to protect their savings and at d dollar ice in the economy. especially since now there are various risks when trying to make exchanges for other bank notes that will be impossible to use in russia. gold bars are safer than traditional currencies of so called unfriendly states. the 1st steps on the way to achieve greater independence were made back in march. when new legislation scrapped a 20 percent value added tax on purchasing gold for individuals and allowed buying gold bars with foreign currency, the movies spark, they sevenfold rise and demand for gold on the domestic market, with 30 tons being sold so far. this year the finance ministry expects those

numbers to continue to rise. people have started buying more gold bars. these are not necessarily bank standard 12 kilogram bars. they can be much smaller. i talked to manufacturers as well as the minting company goes knock. they say there are no problems and there is no shortage of gold. it should be borne in mind that russia is one of the leaders and gold production. this is our competitive advantage. we have to use this, especially at such a difficult time. the latest twist in a tory corruption scandal which has engulfed the whole of the european union now has a moroccan spy at the center of the investigation. mohammed bell erect the a legit moroccan secret agent is suspected of corruption targeting european m e p's in recent years. and it turns out he's been on the european intelligent services radar for some time. according to media reports. he's one of the links connecting

former european parliament member pierre antonio pines area to the moroccan secret service. pons ary the former president of the n g o phi impunity, which was found to be a link between many key suspects. now faces charges for money laundering and corruption, the former e parliament vice president ever kylie was also arrested and faced a similar accusations other e you politicians involved with fight impunity. we're also investigated by police including major union chief luke of it's and teeny, who was subsequently arrested and socialist m. e p. mark terra bella, who's home with rated. here's how one of the board members describe the situation she found herself in i feel extremely used. pans airy has used our names, our reputations. it's just such a betrayal. if this is now a big laundromat, which it seems to be then it's so cynical because our vital human rights work, it is something that is so badly needed in.