ah, ah ah, the headlines are right now on our team international as russia riggins in the new year with president vladimir putin delivering his traditional midnight speech to the nation. and other parts of the world, of course, welcoming in 2043 with spectacular fireworks displays and mass celebration with. although apart from the celebrations, we understand blasts are reported across ukraine. explosions have been seen in the nation's capital po, tell damage to the unconfirmed report, saying that hotel has been housing foreign, military advises, as we understand here at all, to be more than 18 russian soldiers are returned from the ukrainian captivity,

where they were in, quote, mortal danger that, according to the russian ministry of defense, the men are set to receive treatment and rehabilitation on homes with as we are entering the very 1st hours of the new year, it is finally 2023 here on the russian capital. so good to have you with us as we go straight to our top stories right now. and as we do celebrate the arrival of the new here, let's listen in for a moment to what the russian president vladimir putin had to say in his traditional annual address. for new year to the nation. it's a book based. this wasn't aware of the pivotal but most nathan faithful events that set the foundation of our common future and our true independence of noble national option. boucher machine. easterling is ab simmers. this is what we are fighting for

today. they swear for exaggerating our people, not in our historic lands, new constituent, territories of the russian federation. we're building and creating together global now the fate of russia is above all, that she, our sacred duty. you know, our ancestors school in generations to come home this to protect our homeland if we are right morally not. and historically, she outgoing year has brought significant change to russia. it and the whole world it live here when you on bill napoleon, while, even though it was full of worries and anxiety, are multi ethnic country at all. it has demonstrated its courage and dignity. i see it as it always has during times of trouble for russia either doing they have supported in word and lead the defenders of our homeland are soldiers that officers and all others engaged in a special military operation. we have always known,

i send this confirmed to day that a sovereign independent and say a future for russia depends on us though, and no one else on our side rank healey and our will. for years the western leeds visited and hipaa critically assured us all that their intentions were peaceful don't, including the attempts to address an incredibly complicated crisis in the dumbass me of in reality however, they promoted neo nazis who continued to wage war and carry out terrorist attacks against civilians in the people's republic of the dumbass, the west lied about peace while preparing for aggression that you're today. it acknowledged this this openly and is not ashamed of it. you're not a cynically exploit ukraine and it's people lobbying to divide and we can russia will not allow this to happen. we never did, and we never will. that was dear friends. he just found it's time to leave our

grudges and disagreements behind the leech near to share our true feelings with our loved ones. william awfully to tell them how much we love them, how important it is to look after one another, always and any time. but in glitter kind words and when all feeling the season in still emotional strength and confidence, we put together the we can overcome any hurdles and preserve the greatness and independence of our nation that we will never turn back. i will always prevail for the benefit of our families and russia for the future of our one he moved and only beloved homeland, happy, new year, friends. good, happy, 2023. well meanwhile us of course, some other locations have already been welcoming in 2023. and of course there earlier time zones starting with australia, it's already past 9 in the morning and sydney, they've been partying for many hours into the new year. the city celebration

started with a voc pyrotechnic display from the sydney harbour bridge continued with enormous fireworks. a thousands of fire works is set to be set off worth millions of dollars . so from sydney harbor all the way to new zealand. charming in the new year. of course it's now just after 11 am there. the show was held in oakland with the sky's power behind the river bridge was lit up with a light show and a fireworks display from australia to new zealand to china as well with crowds of people enjoying the atmosphere. have a look at these pictures and enhance the addition of a light symphony with a colorful fireworks display lighting up the capitol, beijing. some amazing pictures right now. coming out of china tonight as it rings in 2023 and all the way to taiwan capital, city type pay, the city government organizing new year's eve, count down the events, to usher and 2023. and i have a look at this type

a one i one that's the towering skyscraper in the city. loaded with fi was, i guess they let them off and hope for the best. it looks like the little blue, the top of that building. amazing pictures right here. or nazi international i just a bit more from asia when thailand kicked off the new year just about 3 hours ago. now the celebrations are taking place in bang call, where they definitely know how to do the fireworks. we understand all the canals with the face of the pictures, all the boats were forced to the sides to avoid some sort of calamity life pitches i should say. fireworks from 2023 new year fireworks and ot the international 3. the. and so the chinese leaders using paying, he summed up the result of 2022 in his new year's address to the nation in it, he underlined the importance of unity on that of the tie. one straight jing long,

even the 1400000000 chinese work with one heart and one mind and stand in unity with a strong wilson. but no task will be impossible and no difficulty. insurmountable. the people on both sides of the taiwan strait are members of one and the same family. i sincerely hope that our compatriots on both sides of the strait will work together with a unity of purpose to jointly for the lesson prosperity of the chinese nation. as one of the highlights of 2022, j ping on the lie, the success of the winter olympics and the power limpid games, of course, station and beijing. he added china as yearly accomplishments included the launch of its 3rd military aircraft, carry a fuji on and the 3 shenise you spacecraft. chinese leader also touched on the countries work done this year and it's battle against cope. it is a little bit more on that story. ah, a marathon battle against the name of iris china's campaign to contain the spread

of coby 19 has lasted for 3 years. saving lives has been the utmost priority. the country, it's transitioning towards the pulse and make recovery. koby 19 has taken millions of lives worldwide. and china has been one of the safest places from the deadly virus. it has kept severe cases, death rates among the lowest in the world. how you doing with us again, 5, mean the heroic battle against coming i t improved once again. that the common pursuit of beauty, our community was a shared future for mankind is the right way for tackling humanities, common challenges, and building a more prosperous and beautiful world. since the beginning of the academic china has revised this, toby, 900 control protocols, 9 times the measures are all backed by science. china has also been accelerating the research and develop and vaccine madison. so young don't gotten good up the key

to china, the n t average amec efforts in the past 3 years is prevention. now we have come to a stage to upgrade the efforts with more targeted measures. it's a normal process. more than 90 percent of china's population is fully vaccinated against corona virus. among the highest rates in the world. the total number of i c . u beds in china has reached a 138000 close to the level of one bed for every 10000 people. there are 80000. i see you doctors and 220000 nurses. china, the average life expectancy rose from 77.93 years in 202278.2 years. in 2021. china also played a positive role in tackling the global pandemic to maintain social stability. china sought to reduce the economic impact of the academic policies to support business enterprises were known as national and local level at

a central economic more conference. in december, the general secretary see are efforts to optimize the coping response, taking time and circumstances into consideration for us to better coordinate academic prevention and control with economic and social development. after 3 years of resistance, the country has come to a time to revise is measures facing a weaken strain of coven 18, and enhanced immunity among the population. china describes the battle against the coping, itin as a peoples war. it's a race against time and also reflects the wisdom unity of the people. and so the outgoing year 2022 was certainly marked not only by technological breakthroughs, but also by violent clashes, a struggles for political power. and of course, the deaths of common in figures, interest for a moment here on off into national, taking a look back at the year. that was ah

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for this i could have your company for this program from moscow. let's go straight now to the ukraine conflict, where a series of attacks reported all across the country in the past 24 hours. show you a video out of key of what several explosions have been seen. a hotel near city center was damaged with unconfirmed reports that foreign military advisors were staying there at the time. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say electricity in the city and surrounding regions has been partially restored. the strikes aftermath was also captured in this video from the city of camella litski in western ukraine as well as in nikolai, of our senior correspond that is more at gusty f. with this report regarding the latest strikes all across the country in kiev and defense of

weaponry is active. there are exclusions around the city. those may be explosions incoming missiles or outgoing air defense, anti missile rockets firing into the sky. we've already seen the wreckage pictures showing the reported wreckage of western supplied and t. m missiles on the streets of key of the capital. it wouldn't be the 1st time ukrainian missiles add the fence. besides have struck at urban areas fallen on people's houses. nevertheless, and key of itself, ah, we've seen the remains of one strike, at least one miss al, reaching its target a hotel in the capital of ukraine, where according to reports, again, this is our verified information. but where there may have been foreign advisors, presumably, nasal member states advisors,

people who are on the ground advising the ukrainian ha, ukrainian military again, this is, this is something that needs to be verified of them that they have been strikes all over ukraine, east, west, south and north, the city of haddock, of left without pallet. we've also heard of strikes in the outskirts of how to come in kev region to ah, we've, we've seen images showing plumes of smoke great plumes of smoke above buildings, which again says that at least part of the missiles struck ho, the cranium, a ministry of defense has a tendency to come out and, and claim that you know, the vast majority out of 90 missiles, they've taken down 80, which year which has turned out in the past to be untrue. they have also been complaints from the ukrainian military regarding the air defense weapon system supplied by nato countries that they've been unable to shoot down russian cruise

missiles. and this is presumably what this, today's wave of strikes is being launched with cruise missiles launched by the strategic palmers from russian asked space. they've also been reports of tactical missiles, iskander missiles launched from the vicinity of the front line, the range on those as ease my shorter, but again, strikes in care of in odessa, down on the black sea coast in kotik of bordering rushes by bill. good region strikes and come autodesk, which is very near the flow frontline in the east of the country and also strikes in the west of the country. again, these are, these are ongoing so perhaps we learn more details. official comment from the russian side, which there hasn't been much by way of. let, meanwhile, in don bass, local official, say a terrorist attack and no guns republic has been foiled. a warning you may find the

following images disturbing. ukrainian special services agent was planning to attack government offices in the regions capital. but he was taken out by russians special forces before he could do so. reportedly, amid his attempts, he killed a regional serviceman and a civilian. and the russian security services discovered a cache of ukrainian weapons. also in the suburbs of lucas city, stock balls included an anti tank guided missile grenade launchers. and more than a 100000 rounds at last count. so for the meantime, 18 to russian soldiers over time home from ukrainian captivity interest in time for the new year of the russian minister. defense says they escaped mortal danger. the men are set to fly back here to moscow and receive both mental and physical rehab. an equal number of pier w's were exchanged by both sides. some of those returning

to russia, agreed to speak about their experience in ukrainian captivity. quickly, believe me, let me fill full bottle of thanks to russia and thanks to the ministry of defense. so on new year's eve, this is the best gift they gave me a phone, contacted my mother, and told her everything was fine with me. she knows that i am alive and well. and that's the most important thing. they beat me with an electric shock. we were adding drink for 2 weeks for adding sleep. i didn't eat. i was in captivity since november 25th. when i was with others i so they were beaten up very badly. it was the blood is already pouring from the ears. we set naked in our underwear and they mocked us. thank you to russia that we can celebrate the new year. you know, native land to marry a whole now a city which certainly suffered an awful lot this year. and the conflict, though it's set to usher in the new year with some optimism, at least the city is being rebuilt by the government and is being rebuilt very quickly. the author contributed eva bartlett picks up the store. 2022 is coming to

an end. it was here of great sorrow for the people of the don bass and especially here in mary ople mariel. paul is a city that sy massive battles to evict ukrainian forces and the nazis that were embedded with them. consequently, there was much destruction, but in contrast to what western corporate media would have, you believe the city was not destroyed. western corporate media also would not like you to know that. in fact, there are positive developments like massive reconstruction projects, including new hospitals, new and rehabilitated schools and new apartment complexes. this is one of them at that global official. this school existed for the last 40 years and has been here since 1982. during the war, the school suffered 6 direct hits. the offices assembly home and the school was significantly damaged. life is great, everything is being restored now. and as you can see, literally this school was restored in 2 months. plus, was it already has frederick lies, st. lighting, electricity in old houses,

water supply and gas supply is already returning to many houses in the city. and communications are working. there was work. but we will wait, we are happy and we like everything already. douglas, there are big construction projects happening. life is getting better slowly. everything is fine for with your clothes that are sitting with of course after the destruction it was difficult. but now you can see the massive construction going in the city. this can be called the construction of the century, and life is getting better. life is becoming more interesting. it's even easier for you to breathe. everything is great. it feels good to know that we're under the care of the russian federation for which our thank you. in syria and late 2016 after al qaeda and other terrorist groups were expelled from the city of a leper, a leper residents erected a christmas tree in christmas decorations and celebrated the new year and their freedom and their future. so to our residents of mary up already to celebrate their futures now that the city has been restored. to con, get this venezuelan members of paula vote to do this soul. the interim government

was formed under the western bred leader one. why don't this coming off the years of cropping up what many of called a puppet of the west, whose only purpose was to oust and replace the democratically elected president. mister my daughter, the so called interim president. kristen didn't 2019 with the blessing of the u. s, and it's media is now set to leave on january the 5th. so it is kellum up and now brings us more on one why dos eviction that is, wayland opposition has voted to remove juan waco as the leader of itself declared interim government. now this is a significant blow to us efforts for regime change in venezuela, a policy that was quickly followed by europe. the usa has tried almost everything possible to remove the socialist government of venezuela. there been 2 attempts economic sanctions. none of that has work to now the false president that they've

conveyed recognition on the expensive venezuela's actual leaders has come crashing down. one great owl was one of the wealthy pro u. s. students who took to the streets to protest against socialism. he took his cues from facebook, twitter, and none other than the us state department. eventually, he was elected to the legislature. us media loves to promote the anti madura protest, but it chooses to ignore the very big mobilizations to support him and to support the united socialist party. once more the old world can take a stand in support of freedom in the new world. time has come for the united nations to recognise interim president want why don't as the legitimate president of venezuela and seat his representative in this body with all due respect, mister ambassador, you shouldn't be here. you should return to venezuela and tell

nicholas madeira that his time is up. it's time for him to go. oh la. i'm mike pence, the vice president of the united states. and on behalf of president donald trump and all the american people, let me express the unwavering support of the united states as you the people of venezuela. raise your voices in a call for freedom. all options are one of them. all options are on the table. all options are on the to call options or on the table. who can forget when humanitarian aid became central to the regime, changed narrative about than as whaler? the story was that venezuelan leaders had lit a food truck on fire to prevent food from being delivered to their own people. mast thugs, civilians killed by live rounds and the burning of trucks carrying badly needed food and medicine. yes, has been maderos response to peaceful efforts to help venezuelans, countries that still recognize maduro should take note of what they are endorsing

with announcement doris refusal to let humanitarian assistance reach venezuela. what kind of a sick tyran stops food from? get into hungry people? the images of burning sharks, filled with aid, are sickening. but later the facts came out. we learned that it was actually the anti maduro forces who lit their own food truck on fire, in the hopes of provoking an uprising. and let's not forget the qu, attempts and conspiracies to kidnap that as well as legit president and replace them with mr. guido inside a glittering miami high rice representative sort of in his well known position, sat in the room, don't with summarize sorts and listen to a bitch that had been appointed by opposition leader who on going door to explore options in the u. s. back quest to asked when his well president nicholas madura, but the language of the agreement left no ambiguity on the objective. an operation to capture, detain or remove nicholas maduro,

removed the current regime and installed a recognized when his well president, who on guido venezuela's assets around the world, had been frozen billions of dollars, had been stolen outright. as part of us efforts to weaken the government, washington offered a reward of up to $15000000.00 for information leading to the arrest of nicholas madura maduro remains wanted on the us state department website on the basis of widely disputed claims about drug trafficking. only a few years later, we have u. s. officials now willing to shake his hand after all these years and all these efforts of demonizing him and calling the dictator. a quick handshake between 2 worldly or is this going viral? former secretary of state john kerry seemed shaking hands with venezuelan leader nicholas my doodle. oh, that it is a with

it live with. but what about the pony america? picked one greater that person that you recognize as a leader, democratic leader in minutes, and he's not here. what do you think about this of one way? they'll hear by him one wide ho this to press a kiss message that memory problems more like rising oil prices. venezuela has got lots of oil and the ukraine conflict am subsequent sanctions. backlash now driven the prices sky high. desperate to import. washington put a big crack in the embargo they placed on venezuela, chevron. the only american company allowed to continue operating in the country was

told they can go ahead and start pumping all this democracy. rhetoric doesn't scream as loudly as the u. s. economy. venezuela has got oil and the united states needs it, so it looks like finally one guido is out of the picture. caleb martin, r t new york. and so that i'll just about wrap up this. i was program from moscow on this the 1st day of the new year. it is january the 1st here on the russian capital, roughly 1 30 in the morning. so for all of us here at our to international, we wish you'd love happiness and success in the new year. and with that, thank you. i'm good with

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