[000:00:00;00] ah ah 2023. the bronze new year has already arrived in may the nearly the entire world with countries across the globe, celebrating with stunning firework and spectacular life. also a difficult year for many we discussed the main social, political and economic trends that will define the coming month with and will the new year bring a new world order. as more countries look towards a shed, multiple, the structure of relations on the 2022. so crap in

a long funding unipolar world. ah, a warm welcome and a very happy new year to you. it's 11 am on the 1st of january here in moscow, and this is ancy international. now starting with the new year where the west coast of the america have just joined the new calendar year, we've seen countries around the globe, celebrating with stunning light shows and spectacular fi. what displays pyrotechnics paid in the united arab emirates, reportedly breaking to get us world records. also, the brazilian capital was celebrated with thousands of spectators watching the night sky from the beach. meanwhile, china has celebrated the new year with an impressive light show. and also celebrations were seen here in the russian capital where thousands of people flooded the streets to ring in the new year. and despite many rounds of western sanctions, posting economical pressure on moscow, russia was able to stabilize its economy. not teeth,

steve sweeney brings us this report from the capital. we will, seeing the sensation is head gardens. moscow is ground to a wholesome, completely shut down. life in russia will never be the same again on the country, has once more retreated behind the iron curtain. well, i'm here in the capital with the opportune is he to show you what life is really like have on the ground. and the spoiler is very different from the so called iron curtain portrayed in the western media. first of all, no, we're not hit by some kind of social media blackout cut off from the outside world . a good vpn gets you everything you need. i'm even up to speed with the light is going on in our square of the february, the 24th. the news came flooding in about shots and businesses leaving the country in some kind of mass exodus. if you believe the headlines there were no shops left in russia at all, but that's not quite true. many of those that didn't leave, did so at great cost,

but more than 1000 foreign companies are still doing business have in russia. starbucks is simply re branded itself as stars. and mcdonalds has a new owner and a new name. but it's pretty much the same and we're still loving it. we spoke to people in the streets and asked them if they'd noticed any differences. 90 percent, there are many lem conference at an invoice in the horn. once we found a placement for them. we started to support ration brands and maintain quality. coca cola double to las coca cola is gone, but we have a replacement is in the local brand, aubrey color school. a lot of beverages, good ones have appeared since coca cola left russia and i almost see no difference without mcdonald's either. i don't expect that brand to return, and i think the russian version, tasty, full stop is quite delicious. did you see that we manage to partially substitute for the brands that last for furniture, for example, ikea, we've replaced a portion of their products. it will be silly to deny the impact of sanctions on

the russian economy. of core things aren't quite as they were before the special military operation. but at the same time is not quite as the west hoped, as it ramped up the pressure. remember biden as result of these unprecedented sanctions, rubel almost immediately reduced to rubble. well, soon after the military operation began, the rubel did indeed tank 30 percent to the dollar hitting record lows. but the situation was stabilized. it's now $65.00 to $70.00 roubles to the us dollar, meaning that russia's currency is now stronger than it was before the military operations began. in fact, according to bloomberg, the rubel is the best performing currency in the world this year. but now, as the situation has stabilized, so has the wes realization that it's overplayed it's hand. take the economists, for example, back in february, it was reporting doom and gloom that the collapse of the rouble was continuing and

compounding the isolation of russia. yet just months later in august, it was asking the question, how does the ruble continue to defy expectations? well, maybe the answer is a simple one. perhaps those expectations shouldn't have been lowered in the 1st place, but not to say that there's no awareness of what's going on in the conflict. so it's a topic that is not just discussed 80, but also exist in the public survey. across the city you'll see billboards adorned with as ed logo posted like this one declaring glory to rush and heroes, different pictures, different faces of different soldiers of all run a q, r code. how to find out more information. was there a serious discussion about how best to support those on the front line? this new year will look different for many russians. a lot of towns and cities have scrapped by celebrations altogether. here in moscow,

a compromise was reached. i city wide boat was held. the outcome, well atone down celebration without firewood, but the mer says that it important to keep those traditions alive. to day when thousands of men husband's fathers and sons are fighting for the independence of our mother lands. when blood is being shed, when hundreds of thousands of civilians are suffering, we also face a choice in the name of the economy in the name of compassion, to abandon these holidays. or to spite the tragic circumstances to still remain human. people who adhered to their national traditions do not lose their spirit. they do not get discouraged. they believe in victory, nor with tears, but would deeds. they support those who are on the front line to day. so yes, there have been some hiccups along the way. and for many, life will never be the same in roger again. but rushes,

total isolation on its collab, i predicted by the with a seemingly file to materialize. as at 2023 begins, people around the globe are looking had to a more positive year. as up to 12 months, which so, protests, military, conflicts. there were certain pandemic and a deepening economic crisis. earlier i discussed the prospect for the new year with a panel of guests. i'm not being a pessimist, no pessimist is somebody who is irrationally negative. who is just always dower when there is no need to be just when i think i have figured that the human race has somehow exhausted, every possible means of destroying itself, or it's cultural reads and or it saturday. i'm disappointed because there's a new way. no, i think things are going to be much worse. and, but the only thing that will help most people is the diluted effect of the social

media platforms which allow people to recess and to revert from reality can go into la la land and take pictures of their food. while society collapses famous, the astrologer nostradamus, he made many interesting and unusual prophecies, as we know, he said, to predict the 3rd world war being on the horizon next year. what's your take on that? and does it look like tensions between some of the worlds and major powers are reaching that critical points? i say the possibility of potentially for a forefront war facing the united states, especially because it's out there with it's a gemini, stirring all of the sub has created the mess. and in 2022. and i think it's, it, it just doesn't know how to help itself, and it's going to continue on that path. and it's going to create even greater tensions or in 2023. and we got to be watchful and any think and there can

be something out of nowhere that could absolutely cause a, a catastrophic event and a cascading events that could lead to, to this war front war that i just mentioned. they stem from the middle east to the, to, into, in the pacific to, or of course, europe, europe could in a 2nd war next year. and that, what is that war? that is basically coke casa, both serbia, the vatican, the world health organization, the world economic forum, the u. n. again, a reconfiguration and realignment of power structures that we've never seen before . and most people per usual have nary a clue. so watch carefully and be aware that was announced recently, for example, that the tv by one of rushes, largest bank, has currently developed a new payment gateway that goes between russia and iran,

allows people to lose money more or less instantly between the 2 countries. that's where we're moving. the dominance of the financial system, which at the moment is controlled by a private company called swift, which is basically how most of us move our money to and fro around the world. now that's gone and now we've seen that gone. we're going to see, i think, a whole bunch of new and exciting companies from china, russia, india, iran, all of these as everyone saying, all these new company, these new companies that will be stopped in this new multi poder. well, that will start really excited payment technology that we've really been install for in the financial industry to generations now. the times square just marked the new year. let's rewind to sun memories. americans will remember from the last one, person 5 and was able to make the highlight reel. it's a great asset. more inflation supercede. i know the fry moves in no matter

what their call to 101215 well step on a. let's black anyway. now concerned about this is in concern about person i think the context is that whether or not with their coin, back from fallujah and the army from the, the care sa inflations worldwide problem right now. because a war in iraq can impact on oil and which russia is doing distributed war in ukraine. and i think interactive is, that's my son. i guess. well, we got

a lot to do with kind of me we go back a long way. she was 12 hours 30, but anyway, a very much with his vice gets your bridges, my caps, what you're gonna say there's that man. i hope we're on the same side. you know, so he's russian with i don't care who has got some real bisection that we call them guns.

ah, looking back 2022 was a year there. so cracks form in the long standing mold, old unipolar world news world in every month i showed the balance of power shifting and the newer shed. well, daughter, my thing, well, no, no, she was it before our very eyes, the world is changing and really becoming multi polar. however, some countries are trying to preserve their teetering germany at any cost using a wide range of political, military, economic, informational, and other methods and means. since the end of the 2nd world war, it felt like the world was ruled by a very few power, seemed concentrated in the hands of the global north and represented by the g 7 group of economies, all singing to the same west than him. but this year and new horace is rising,

the biggest new block is coming up and with a tidal wave. this is rick's 25 percent of the world's t. d p. that the court of the was gross domestic product and 40 percent of its population. when measured in land was, it is a quarter of the world, this is what you and i, and the rest of us have been waiting for. a multi polar world is rising. and along with it many more keen to join in african biggest country by land mars and the continents biggest guess export algeria once in. iran is also key. and it was right here in south africa that president settled on the plaza, told us about saudi arabia's interest as well. egypt and turkey allured and pondering why it's the spirit driven in co operation and inclusiveness, heightened in trade, finance,

supply chain and smuggling fracturing. here no one is more over another with in the group, and there's no meddling in each other's business or dictating how they should handle their own affairs. each with equitable global governance. radio, not a new world is coming. 2022 was the in the word i did dollars, aisha went a bit of ira just as the geopolitical landscape is changing with new regional powers. emerging, the global financial system is getting rid of a make over to look sample major. his painful rush energies of with national congress is uneven, 50 to 50 splits between rouble and new that and if the plans of shanghai corporation organization come to life will always see this trend accelerate with alternative payment system. also on the horizon,

the reliance on the dollar as the instrument supporting the world economy. this is not so very promising for him to speak, that it is not by use of them that more and more countries are shifting through or using cur, alternative currencies. shifting, still use national currency more and more and then the, this process will be, will be gaining momentum. we have see how washington says hundreds of billions of dollars of fresh an assets. we know promise that there will be return. i am of the day to show that tennis un, i counted for almost to 3 percent to the highest level since the data began in 2016 . at the same time, the dollars share dropped to below 59 percent to the lowest level in 25 years. but 2022 saw the momentum growth towards breaking his dominance and

h. r frame. a new fair war daughter. when the conflict in ukraine started, western leaders said that anyone who doesn't sign up for their sanctions will be on the wrong side. all the history. india did not pick sides. in fact, in that position has been cleared the position of neutrality. after all, while school been an old friend to new delhi and also an old trading pot. so what india did instead was it started building new banking channels to be able to treat with more school in ruby's india as appetite for russian could also increase from your own one percent imports in february to almost 22 percent now, which is nearly 1000000 barrels of crude di now in the ongoing geopolitical shift as far as india is concerned, its view or more school is not defined by how western countries see it's, we wanted in the model we,

i think it's better to engage in the world on the basis of who we are rather than try and pleased to one of the limitation of what this idea does define us somewhere and we need to get the approval of the waters. i think that's it. all we need to put behind this in the form for the seas been very, very clear that is to promote its own interest 1st. so despite western pressures and more of judgments, india has been very clear that it's not going to be dictated by anyone. 22 entity was also remembered for the instability and energy markets with commodity prices all over the place within sanctions or russian energy supplies lead to spikes and fluctuations. report was forecast within 2023. the sector will be negatively affected by the e. u and g 7 price count on russian oil as comes as moscow. se one played by the

western rules and will bind the exports to any country complying with the cap. we are prohibiting supplies of russian oil and petroleum products to foreign legal entities and individuals provided that the contracts for the supplies directly or indirectly apply a price kept mechanism. things are really not looking very good here in france right now. and moscow's response to the g 7 and european union's price cap on russian oil. that is to ban deliveries, to countries that abide by the cap. does even kick in until february 1st. and the useful embargo on russian oil also hasn't been fully felt yet. because there's also a grace period there until january, so ships don't get caught out at sea, but already there are some signs of trouble here. hey, you know the fairy tale of cinderella, where she had to be home by midnight, or else her magic carriage turned back into a pumpkin? well, french drivers have until midnight on december 31st before their own cars. risk

getting bricked turning into pumpkins because of sticker shock at the pump. because the discount that a live driver's here friends weren't even aware that the government had built into the price of fuel for the past few months to help offset the rising cost of energy is coming to a crashing halt. at that point, the prices are set to go up by $10.00 to $0.20 per liter for everyone, except about $10000000.00 french citizens who will qualify for the help that's replacing it. in the case of workers who make less than $14700.00 euros per year, who will need to fill out a government form to get on all whopping $100.00 euros to cover the entire year of energy price heights for 2023. meanwhile, french factories are already planning to ring in the new year by not reopening after the holiday. citing skyrocketing production costs, one manager of the company that produces isolation material,

told the french press that he seen a 100 percent increase in material costs, and 500 to 700 percent spikes in energy prices. oh, and this, the french energy transition minister, i guess penya, who now she tweeted on tuesday that if you hear home with would in france, the government will now offer you assistance of between 50 and 200 euros. the state acts against rising prices from this tuesday, december 27th. if you want timber to help you warm up, you can benefit from assistance ranging from 50 to 200 euro's it was just so surreal. this tweet that you think you're looking at, a parody account, but nope, and apparently the energy transition minister, i guess, is going to help friends transition straight back to the cave mandate. hey, maybe the government can toss in a freed bag of marshmallows so that at least french citizens can all feel like they're having fun. camping out at home rather than huddling around the fire. like they're back in the stone age. maybe we can even like, since production is troublesome right now because of every pioneer we can like

start bashing on rocks and the fire to hobbled that. it's hard to believe that this is supposed to be one of the world's most developed countries, which at one point prided itself on its nuclear energy independence. when only a we spoke with a number of experts on the masa. russia has exposed already new mach case, and the increasing consumption all russian oil to china and india. and also marcus on is the negotiating our with the russia on impulse called push in crude oil and trying to make a few changes into refineries. before we get to that, this been the perception that when russia is being sanctioned, left right and center, and i'm not able to respond. so this, there is forms for from the russian president from the russian federation. douglas said that quote,

straight does not going to come in here and play your games as you know, i live and guess what the energy sent as control want in washington, especially the european countries have the ones that i have to suffer from this decrease. but the ones that are offering the state into russia, i do to get up in bed, mom. and she's only the western countries that are more of an issue that i share yet that would benefit him from the resistance of russia that are going to suffer not some breaking news from the state of alabama in the us. and he's one person has been killed and 9 injured off the shooting occurred during a new year's eve celebration. the incident happened, his thousands of people were on the streets of downtown, awaiting the clock to strike 12 winkie. more details as they come and do stay with us, but i'm also an explosion has walked the area outside pitbulls military airports. the reports that have just come in say at least 10 people have died in the bloss

with investigators and rescue workers on the scene. the area is currently filled off by security forces. this is also a story will be closely following and keeping you updated on in the coming our stay with us. not the conflict in ukraine new year's night. so the shelling of don yet ukrainian forces that wounded 3 people, including an influence, according to local officials. this unverified search posted online shows massive fires and the residential areas. local officials say at least 25 shells were directed at the city center. reportedly, russia responded on the top team for a structure in several ukrainian cities. the 3 new explosions were reported in the overnight. this is footage from the capital where parts of electricity supply has been knocked out. an alert had been declared throughout the ukraine earlier sunday. meanwhile, some of the new territories that have joined russia trying to regain

a normal life. mario upon the black sea coast was a host of fighting during the conflict. these contribute to eva bartlett, has more only efforts to rebuild the city. 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 the school a beneficial for 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 hall 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 this, it already has traffic lies. st. lighting electricity in all 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. i don't wish there are big construction projects happening. life is getting better slowly, everything is fine for yourself with your clothes that are sitting with of course, after the destruction it was difficult, but now you can see the mass of 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 calm during his new year speech, chinese prizes in shame, ping address one of the most pressing issues, his country. faith in 2022, the cobit pandemic. he's called for the unity jingle or jingle, georgia, the ne, from our colossal efforts we overcame unprecedented difficulties and challenges which were not easy for everyone. now the prevention and control of the epidemic has entered a new stage. every one is working hard, persevering, and the dawn is ahead and in persistence in unity is our victory. or recently china accused western media outlets of misrepresenting the situation in the country after its trick to anti cove, it measures were lifted. now one number of nations that previously urged painting to remove those barriers, i'm posing travel restrictions on chinese national summit where nude fear of the virus spreading. ortiz marina cause whoever takes

a deeper look into the issue. it's the case of damn, the few dudes and the if you don't know that china is relaxing, it's spread 0 co with policies after 3 long years, which it says that and forms as the expanse of its economy bots for the sake of its people, was from me the are having a field day with headlines like these for did you know that as of may this year, more than 1000000 people have died from cove it in the us. we learned that more than 1000000 americans have now died from the disease and milestone. we didn't want to think about, but new was coming yet. 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 forced to be tested more than other war

travelers. no, 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 the 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 country 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 address the needs of people locked down is not a policy that we support here. but obviously there are people in china that, that have concerns 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 co had lockdown policies. i support that, well, what happened? you got what to wanted, didn't you? and now people are changing their tune, applaud in china's original success in containing the virus and saying that now it's a disaster. even japan, which was asking china to relax. it's 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 was sneering 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 resumes. the 1st one that has, and i was like 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