ah, ah ah, in the face of a complex and ambiguous international situation, we are ready to step up strategic cooperation with russia and provide each other with opportunities for development at withstanding old tests. that's the summary of russian and chinese bilateral relations from vladimir putin. after a friendly video chat held with his counterpart. meantime, beijing hits back at western criticism over its removal of cov restrictions coming off to the very same nations called from china to do just exactly that. i'm footballing icon. a pele has died. the brazilian passed away age to 82 in his homeland for a long battle with

all right. thursday evening here at moscow and the final 30 hours of 2022. it's a great to have your company tonight for what is a pact programmer. so the best in history and withstanding old tests, so that according to vladimir putin is the state of relations between russia and china. the russian president held a video conference with his counterpart, gigi, and ping today in the run up to the new year, they summed up the 2 nations bilateral cooperation in 2022, including some colossal trade numbers. and they also took a moment to offline goals for the future. have a listen was listed in the context of increasing geopolitical tensions. the importance of the russian chinese partnership as a stabilizing factors increasing are relations adequately withstand all tests and demonstrate maturity instability. continuing to expand dynamically,

as we noted earlier, our relations are the best in history. they represent a model of cooperation between major powers and the 21st century. dear friend, we're waiting for you to come on a state visit to moscow and springs. this will demonstrate to the whole world, the strength of russian chinese ties on key issues and will become the main political event of the year in our bilateral relations. despite the unfavourable external environment, illegitimate restrictions and direct blackmail by some western countries. russia and china have managed to ensure high growth rates of export commodity turnover. russia has become one of the leaders in oil experts to china. and today we're in 2nd place in terms of piped gas supplies to china, and forth in terms of the volume of imported liquefied natural gas boom. the internal potential of bilateral cooperation is becoming more and more evidence from january to november of this year. our trade turnover exceeded 170000000000 u. s. dollars. our investment cooperation has been optimized and integrated and

cooperation in the energy sector plays a cornerstone row, a number of joint projects and prior to sectors. i steadily been implemented into regional cooperation is gaining momentum in the face of a complex and ambiguous international situation. we are ready to step of strategic cooperation with russia and provide each other with opportunities for development to be global partners with russia for the benefit of the people of our countries and in the interest of stability throughout the world. president sheet declare that china's partnership with russia is in the best interests of the world, are russia's liter offer, congratulations on his counterparts reelection a. she also noted that the 2 ladies had been in constant contact this year. and i was talking earlier to our general political analyst and ortho don mclean, gail. he gave us his perspective on ties right now between russia and china. the virtual meeting between both leaders is definitely significant holding such meetings will be a pragmatic step for us, given that both

a share concerns regarding the shift taking place in international political landscape. both states seek to emphasize of course, the emerging multi polar dynamics of the world interstate relations do not have to be perfect for them to work. and as we can see, what matters most is that the alignment of common concerns, interests, and goals towards particular issues in the system will sustain. and so will the strengthening partnership between russia and china. so the china, russia partnership will definitely evolve based on the reality that isn't for the and international politics. la china has accused a number of western media outlets of misrepresenting the situation of the country after it's strict antique cove. it measures were lifted. and now a number of nations that previously urged beijing to drop the barriers of imposed travel restrictions on chinese nationals authorized marina culture of a household take on what summer calling a state of conflicting messages. it's the case of damned if you do damned the if

you don't know the china is relaxing. it's read 0 covert policies after 3 long years, which is 1st and foremost as the expense. so it's economy. but for the sake of its people, what's for me? they are having a field day with headlines like these for did you know about as of may this year, more than 1000000 people have died from call it in the us. we learn that more than 1000000 americans have now died from the disease a milestone. we didn't want to think about, but new was coming it pandemic that's far from over. that's more than any country in the world now did was see the same hysteria in the media as we're seeing now with china. of course, not as the us took the headline lead in the number of deaths and cases during the pandemic or american singled out and forth to be tested more than other war travelers. know china is asking how come a small number of western media have deliberately hyped up and even misrepresented

china's covert policy adjustment. and yet avoided reporting on the deficiencies and heavy price paid in their own countries called response. this is nothing but double standards and is clearly against journalistic ethics. just a few weeks ago when we saw dozens of protests across various cities in china against the countries strict cove measures, western leaders were keen to push bathing to compromise and meet the protesters, demands calling season, paying an authoritarian dictator. china has to figure out a way forward on dealing with was covered a way for that answers the of the health needs, but also answers the needs of people. locked down is not a policy that we support here. but obviously there are people in china that, that have concerned about that, and they're protesting that. and we believe they should be able to do that piece for i think we're seeing the chinese people speak up for more freedom against the coven lockdown policies. i support that, well, what happened?

you got what you wanted, didn't you? and now people are a change, a note soon applaud in china's original success in. ringback concerning the virus and saying that now it's a disaster, even japan, which was asking china to relax its quarantine measures just a month ago, is now afraid of chinese travelers and in america. as always, the double standards are comical. remember when the by the administration will smear in trumps china travel back at the start of the pandemic as racist. no republican president nor democratic president, we have racist, and they've existed, they tried to get elected president, is the 1st one that has an amazon chris. this is we're a credible year president is most needed, as he explains what we should and should not do. this is no time for donald trump record of hyster xenophobia historical jennifer. you fast forward to

this if you've been to china, get ready because the cobra tests are back even for those who have been vaccinated . so what was the plan, or is it more of a make it up as you go along kind of approach, as long as it's against china? who knows either way, it's clear that in today's reality, whatever beijing comes up with, it's wrong. it locks people up authoritarian, it opens up its reckless and that's right to the world. but maybe it should be about letting countries sort their problems out themselves. bella ross has summoned the ukranian ambassador of the men's stay that a ukrainian missile had been shot down over better russian territory. these are the remnants of the es, $300.00 projectile. they're out there in the middle of a field. the incident didn't cause any casualties. ukraine's military issued a statement saying the missile could have been a stray weapon that had been meant to defend against a russian attack. well,

let's learn more of crossing live now to argue correspondence, sophia nunez. for more details on this software, it's been a tens 24 hours along the russian border there. remind us of what happened with the miss allan. any updates you can add has thank you. on thursday bill a russian air defense intercept that the ukrainian missile shortly after straight into the conscious airspace. miller was defense, ministry said that it was as 300 rocket soviet era air defense system currently used in ukraine. and that it was shut down around 1011 local, a local time with its fragments landing near a small village, some 15 kilometers from the ukrainian border. fortunately and all casualties were recorded. nevertheless, it was the 1st time something like that happened since february. consequently, the ukraine's ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry means to receive a formal protest. the incident has been under investigation. and as of now, the bill of russian defense ministry said that the probe has narrowed down to 2 versions of the event. god,

it was also roger william is ules. the target that arrived from do ukrainian side was taken out by air defense systems, as are combat crews responded accordingly. questions remain about this incident and we are considering 2 versions. either. this is the unintentional launch of an anti aircraft missile due to insufficient combat training or missile malfunction. or this is deliberate provocation by the armed forces of ukraine. we're rolling through early on the st. there is there? russia fired scores of missiles across ukraine, ukrainian military spokesperson acknowledged the miss al ended and bella roost was the ukrainians tree. explaining that it was a result of air defense and something that has happened more than once. ukraine's defense ministry stated it was rated to invite experts to help investigate the incident, but only from countries not allied with russia. it also sat, it did not rule out a deliberate provocation in which moscow launched its grease me a cruise missiles on the path where they would be intercepted over bela russian

territory. that statement corresponds with the recent claims by ukrainian officials that russia would be planning and offensive from bellows. however, western governments maintained that they have seen no evidence of that. this latest incident is similar to that in november when as 300 miss, i landed in village in poland, killing 2 people, and spartan concerned that nato would be drawn into the conflict reg van russia deny it. keeps delegation that the miss al came from its territory later. warsaw and washington confirm that it was a ukrainian air defense me style launched to intercept russian attacks. i dont correspondence sophia newness. thank you. order shifting gears to africa. now where as we understand ethiopian airline says, resumed flight to the capital of the t grey rebel held region, a stating this will allow people who were stranded to reunite with their families. so we heard from some of the 1st time travelers who shared their relief of going home come with us. uh huh. doesn't i lived here and has been separated from my

husband and child whom i love. i came here for my daughter's examination and was suddenly stuck here. when i heard of the news, i fell to the ground and cried. i'm extremely happy and i wish it will continue like this. i pray the piece will be sustained when there is peace. there is everything there. so with this is a joyful moment because we're going to meet our relatives. after a long time. i am very excited. i pray to god that the remain in things like communication and other issues will also be addressed soon. oh, i came here to see my daughter who was giving birth at the time. my plan was to say just for 2 weeks and then everything shut down suddenly. it has been more than a year and a half. all righty. i'm very happy that pieces returning and excited that i am finally going home for the move comes off. the ethiopian officials visited a tig raised capital, met kel, for the 1st time in years following the feast, seal broke by the african union, or the truth, as expected to end of the conflict,

which broke out on november 2020 between ethiopian federal forces. and the takeaway peoples aberration front. the conflict in ethiopia has left a thousands of people on the brink of starvation, the un corner, get one of the worst famines in generations. well, india needs global assistance on crypto regulation and a common approach as needed, about se, according to a financial stability report issued by the countries reserve bank. although the crypto acid market remains volatile, they have not yet been any spillover is on the disability of the formal financial system. the accumulated experience, however, suggests that they form an unstable ecosystem to address potential future financial stability risks and to protect consumers and investors. it is important to arrive at a common approach to crypt her assets. all right, well let's so learn a bit more about the serenity international crossing live now to to aroused mental

dia, vice president of the indian. it was, you had an ex crypto platform, a very good evening to you. so thank you very much for joining us here on the program. what, what, what do you think, what, what's your general opinion on the need to regulate crypto currencies and ultimately the ability to do so. thanks for having me, rody, i'm, so what the r b i has said is nothing. you know, every 6 months the, i'd be a shoot, a similar statement than similar warnings about on crypto. so what the idea has said in its latest missive, is just what they've been saying all along. are things get interesting in 2023 because india has become the president of g 20. what that means is that, you know, india against your global discussions on crypto, the indian prime minister b, m, or d, as well as the frame or the finance minister in there. but i see that i may have been speaking about the need for a concert, a global effort to regulate crypto. so i think of that in 2023. you will see

a lot more action on those lines. are all of us know that could still cannot be banned by the regulation is a step in the right direction because it was a frame for all stakeholders to abide by. i thought though, i thought one of the big appeals about crypto current is, was that there wasn't this ability or this oversight to regulate a cuts out the middle man and, and essentially cuts out the bank is where am i wrong? maybe i'm wrong on this. i'm so worked up central banks have is tremendous control over traditional finance. sophia, on ramps to crypto exchanges are controlled by the central banks of most countries . these banks actually influence the local banks, especially in india, are about being very weighty of crypto. so that's what's happening. most indian exchanges have a very tough time getting feet on ramp or banking connections or to crypto

exchanges. so it's very clear that you know, things are and they are making things as difficult as possible for could to exchanges or could be companies to survive until business in india. so, well that's, that's a very interesting point. you make there because some people say that the top one percent of the world, the banking lead, that they're worried about losing control of a common man that the common man. so we say like you or me who owns a monthly salary, shouldn't be allowed that much, independence with his or her monetary position, the banking called tail perhaps. are they afraid of losing some sort of power to think in the wake of crypto occurrences. so rudy, a no central bank will ever give up the power to issue currency. it's a solvent rate, and most central banks around the world has speaking in one voice. when it comes to complicated seas, they don't like it. but what they've realised is that over the last 10 years,

they cannot bennett many countries have trade and have not succeeded. so what they're trying to do is make things difficult in uh far crypto to for crypto companies to do business. that is, that is the, that is the game planet, despite of thing. because one of the things, you know, i've been into being a guest called chris m hireology international. he and he's a bit of a crypto currency grew, i assume, much like yourself. and he was saying the for russia in the wake of these anti western sanctions, for example, the western and he rusher sanctions, i should say. and cutting russia off from the swift, the russia has found a way through crypto currencies, in a sense to divert its way around certain sanctions. but then again, that being said, there's also perhaps a concern that currencies, crypto currencies, these days of a nose diving bitcoin isn't worth nearly what it was a year ago. so i can answer your question and go potty rody. what we've understood is that power corrupts an absolute power corrupts absolutely. if companies can

a deep black farm or the president of the united states, you know, you'd better know, extend that is no end or to the control that they will exercise over the ordinary people up. so could do is a life board when it comes to national security for countries across the world. that's one o 2 is that when it comes to the sub, the price of bitcoin, of egypt, we have to be clear that they will only be $21000000.00 bitcoin ever mind. now, thus, the price of bitcoin is determined by supply and demand. and as central banks across the world increase interest rates are to fight inflation. what happens is that all the money is now flowing to the u. s. dollar. and it's flowing out of the sky assets such as crypto, such as stock market. so if you look at the stock prices of microsoft, of amazon, of, of, you know, snap of facebook meta,

they're all down by 60 percent. so bitcoin is altered on by 60 percent. so it's not too bad. i think of and you have the tech companies that have been in business from you know, 20 years down by 40 percent and became as roughly the same. so the price of bitcoin has got nothing to do with the proposition that bitcoin actually delivers. raja wanted to ask you before i let you go and it's so good to have you on the program with us tonight here on our international. so thanks again for joining us there. i wanted to ask you though, there are people out there, some would call them conspiracy theorists or the others would call them quite the opposite. but some people say that the, the western economy is facing a looming collapse that fear currencies are almost at the dodo but they're, they're, they're a dead man walking. and that it was either going to happen last year or is going to happen next year. but people certainly saying in the wake of cove, it, the western economies mean looking at a crash and governments around the world know this. and some people say the governments around the world are preparing their own digital crypto currencies as a national currency in england. they might have the brit coin you might have the

digital ruble here in russia. in fact, i've seen reports. there are, there are dozens of countries around the world preparing their own national currencies as a crypto currency. raj is that what we're looking at in the future? interesting that you mentioned that rody because in november and december, the central bank of india depos a bank has initiated by electron for c b disease. so it comes into box. one is a called a wholesale c pdc which is a b to b solution which entails banks cooperating with each other using c, b. c. s 2 settlements. and the 2nd part of the motor dressing bar, which is that heat dancy bdc. now we haven't done it. this was launched in the 1st of december and we haven't seen much of it. okay, in the white. but up this i think is a step in the direction of ours centered bank. they've seen that up in a bit as a demand that is almost an insatiable demand for could be currencies across the would. and if you can beat them,

might as well join them seems to be to thinking of more central banks. so we'll have to wait and see how the c, b, d. c is due, because unless they solve a problem, i don't see them doing, you know, taking off the we bitcoin hazardous tedium has unique to solve a very unique problem. that defeat currency doesn't do, or which i haven't seen yet in a c, b, d, c. but roger, appreciate you saying that, but when it comes to cbd c's, government issued national crypto currencies, one of the concerns is the issue of control. if your government, if you set up on a bank account with your government, let's say, let's say you have a rouble account, it turns into digital roubles. is that going to be like a lack of control on my part? if i want to spend these digital roubles, but the government says, no, your social score, for example, isn't up to par. is there a lack of control that i might have over my assets? if the government is, is doing c b c's?

oh, the issue with a cb dcs is that the bings and i don't think the ordinary people like you and me would take too kindly to that up. so the. busy success of a c, b, c bill of data will be determined by how much the government snoops on you if that is in. if that goes a step too far, i don't think cbc is but peak of the way the government's at envisioning them. well, it is little bit, i mean it's a little bit worried the way you put it, but i was the, you know, a lot more about this and i do rush last question before i let you go. what would you say to the person watching this? right now, who doesn't understand that much about about crypto car? it is. i mean, i would be a perfect candidate, frankly, but what would you say to someone like me about the future and should i be worried? should i have any reservations about pursuing some sort of credit line of bank account with these crypto currencies? what i would advise is ready. all of us invest up, you know, part of our savings in a bunch of investments. it could be stocks,

it could be mutual funds now is a good time to start thinking about the currencies don't start to big, don't become too aggressive. or what you could do is that, you know, we spend on weekends, partying, and also wide by to put that part. you know, you spend about $200.00 on a night out. we're going to put that $200.00 in your favorite trip to currencies one that has been around for a long time. do that. would be that of time. you know, and look at the long term, you know, horizon 3510 years. and even if the could put that as it goes to 0, you don't lose much to you. but it's a very interesting strategy to diversify your risk. and if things go south, you have something that you could hold on to. and if the price is explored, you will, you will be when happy as engine that when you talk about diversifying your portfolio, for example, have a bit of money in a digital currency, for example, have a bit, a gold or silver, or whatever it is to protect yourself against what some calling the not too distant future crash of fayette currency. but more details about that online ability. dot

com or raj, mandarin, a vice president of the indian was the or x crypto platform. really appreciate your time. thank you very much. thank you for having me. thank you. so the man simply known as the king of football, palo has died. the brazilian passed away at the age of 82 in his homeland after a long battle with cancer. now regarded as football is greatest by many play one the world cup 3 times the only player to ever do. so he also still holds the record as the youngest player to score the tournament just 17 years old and is loaded as a god like figure. and time nation of brazil, it's government has declared 3 days of official morning following the death of hell . i would like to bring you in now part of an exclusive interview that we did with pele, dedicated to the previous world cup here in russia, where the icon, where he shed his view was on sport and life. i saw my father, he was with another players in my house to to loosen the game,

could that that didn't have to be then i saw my father lives with his friends. i didn't understand as to why my father cried because they always they say me, ok, main don't. the guy made them to guy. we got the fun. somebody make the connection, but the connection some time go out to, let's say, look what father, we will want to walk up or we want to walk up. i have to go outside, tell to my father you. so we welcome back to was of the good when the case was step, there's a different award to know that that was very important to me because a lot of 70 i was on my 1st will club, open the door of the world from if you can tell much further into the legends legacy at r t dot com a lot of right up there and commentary as well in the wake of pele leaving this one . well, thanks for joining us here on our t international. a pleasure to have your company as we come to live from the heart

of the russian capital. plenty more of the worldwide headline still to come when we return that will be at the top of the hour in with with ah, with

ah ah hello and welcome to cross stock were all things are considered on peter lavelle by all accounts 2023 will probably be a continuation of the year that it's just ended more transformation and change more instability and uncertainty. on this edition of cross talk,

we examined the likely trends for the year ahead of us. i cross sucking 2023. i'm joined by my guests, george samuel leon budapest. he's a podcast to read the gaggle which can be found on youtube and locals, and mirror cash. we have martin j. he's an award winning journalist and commentator . and here in moscow, we have dmitri bobbitt. he's a political analyst and editor, and he knows me internet media project. i gentleman cross talk roles and the fact that means you can jump anytime you want. and i always appreciate the me go to george 1st in budapest, george, we just ended a very tumultuous year of so many things have changed. there's so many uncertainties ahead of us here. i'm kind of kind of gambling that tad 20. $23.00 is going to be a lot like 2022. your thoughts? i think so to oversee always very dangerous,

to extrapolate from the yeah that's just coming to an end of the year. that's coming to be on the other hand, last year we had just had the, the to draw treaty is presented by president hooked into the united states and nato. and we knew then that the response of the united states and nato would be nothing doing. we're not interested, and that in response, russia will launch some kind of what they called the military technical operation. and indeed that's what happened. and that it was indeed a transformational moment before the world. i suspect that so this wasn't having the moment we'll continue into the next year and they will continue to be this essential transformation of the geo political scenes. no. the western power decided that this is the way they want to go. they want to go on

weakening, debilitating, and bleeding, russia dry, and that's up, all of them are not going to stop from it. they don't care about what happens to your premiums, and they just want to continue down this and why that, whether successful or not. it's also a very dangerous because the risk, oh this, what's, what's happening now and your grades into becoming a full fledged shooting war between nato and russia is a real presence. i mean, it's not something we can just get.