because hitler portraits a new have s s division patches on the uniforms and and for me for my visa gets and flows off and us government spine, you sent them. the ana bill goes up at and fears if you hit them with the gun. it might not, my lilian, the 2023. the brand new year has already arrived in nearly the entire world with countries with perfect globe, celebrating with sterling fireworks and spectacular light shows and difficult for many we discussed the main social, political, and economic trends that will defined the coming months and will the new year bring a new well, the older as more countries look toward the shares, mostly polar structure relations, up to 2022. so crack them a long sounding you to polo world news.

very happy new year. mid day here in moscow, on the 1st day of the new year, we internationalist, great to have you with us today that we start with the new year celebrations, where the west coast of the americas was the latest to join the new calendar year. we've seen countries around the globe, celebrating with stunning light shows on spectacular firewood displays or techniques paid in the united arab emirates reported a breaking to goodness well records. also the brazilian capital celebrated with thousands of spectators watching the nice guys. 8 from the beach. meanwhile, china has celebrated the new game with an impressive light show. also, celebrations was seen here in the russian capital west. thousands of people flooded the streets to ring in the new year. and just find many rounds of western sanctions putting economical pressure on moscow, russia was able to stabilize this economy. ortiz at the sweeney brings us this report from the castle. with saying the sensation is headlines. moscow is ground to

hold and completely shut down life in russia. will never be the same again, and the country has once more retreated behind the iron curtain. while i'm here in the capital, i with the opportunity to show you what life is really like have on the ground on a spoiler. it's very different from the so called iron curtain portrayed in the western media. first of all, no, we are 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, the deadly did so great cough, but more than 1000 foreign companies are still doing business have in russia.

starbucks has simply rebranded itself as stars, and mcdonalds has a new owner and a new name. but it's pretty much the same. i, we're still loving it. we spoke to people in the streets and asked them if they'd notice any differences. you thank you for entering our mainland conference at an invoice in the horn. once we found a placement for them, we started to support ration brands that maintain quality. coca cola double to las coca cola is gone, but we have a replacement as in the local brand aubrey color school. a lot of beverages for good ones have appeared since coca cola left russia and i almost see no difference without mcdonald's either on it's. i don't expect that brand to return. and i think the russian version, 60 full sofa is quite delicious. did you see that we managed to partially substitute for the brands that latin for furniture, for example, ikea. we've replaced a portion of their products, it will be city to deny the impact of sanctions on the russian economy. of course, things aren't quite as they were for the special minutes your ration. but at the

same time, it's not quite as the west hope, i think ramped up the pressure. remember biden as a result of these unprecedented sanctions, the 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 at hand. take the economy, for example, back in february, it was reporting dubin 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 concrete though, it's a topic that it's not just discussed 80, but also exist in the public spread. across the city you'll see billboards adorned with as ed logo. posters like this one declaring glory to russian heroes. different pictures, different places of different photo of all run a q, r code, how to find out more information. but there are serious discussions 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. have in moscow, a compromise was reached i. my boat was held the outcome, well,

a toned down celebration without firewood the mer says, but 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 motherland. 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 adhere to their national traditions do not lose their spirit. they do not get discouraged. they believe in victory, not with tears, but with 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 filed to materialize as 2023 began. people around the globe looking ahead to a positive yet now thought the 12 month, which still protests, military conflicts, and research, and pandemic, and a deepening economic crisis. early i discussed the prospects for the new year for the panel of guests. 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 sanity been 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 tension 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 says, germany 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, in, to 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 cope, kosovo, serbia, nevada, can 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 russia largest banks has currently developed a new payment gateway that goes between russia and iran and allow people to lose money more that instantly between the 2 countries. so 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 the goal and now we're seeing that on we're going to see, i think, a whole bunch of new and exciting companies from china, russia, india, iran, all these as everyone saying, all these new company, these new companies that will be sat in this new multi poder well, that will start really exciting payment technology that we've really been stopped for in the financial industry to generations now. at times square just mark the new year. let's rewind to some memories. americans will remember from the last one, president biden was able to make the highlight reel. it's a great asset. more inflation super here with no matter what their call to 101215 step on on

a black anyway. i'm not concerned about with concerned about with i think the context is that whether or not they're pulling back from fallujah in the army from the, the care sa inflations worldwide problem. right? because a war in iraq can impact on oil and which russia is doing more in ukraine. and i think interactive is. that's my son. i guess. well, we got a lot to do with me. we go back a long way. she was 12 hours 30, but anyway,

a very much with his wife. got your biggest my cat. i there's that man. i hope we're on the same side. you know, so he's russian, i don't care who it is. got some real bisection that we call them guns. hm . looking back 2022 was

a year the so cracks form in the long standing modeled unipolar world news rolled in every month that showed the balance of power shifting and the newer shed. well daughter rising, but when i was it before our very eyes, the world is changing and really becoming multi polar. however, some countries are trying to preserve their teetering gemini, 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 you, horace is rising, the biggest new block is coming up and with a tidal wave. this is briggs 25 percent of the world's d,

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 ex, florida. algeria once in, iran is also key, and it was right here in south africa. the president followed on the plaza, told us about saudi arabia's interest as well. egypt and turkey allured and pondered, 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 medalie in each other's business. all dictating how they should handle their own face, each with equitable global governance. radio, not a new world is coming to san antonio. it was the ear, the word dollarization went a bit of ira just as the geopolitical ask about changing with new regional powers. emerging. the global financial system is getting a bit of a make over 2, for example, major his painful rash energies of, with national currencies and even 5250 splits between rouble and new that. and if the plans of shanghai corporation of an invasion come to life will always be they strand accelerate with alternative him in a system also on the horizon, the reliance on the dollar as the instrument supporting the world at one minute. this is not so very promising for him to speak that that is not somebody used to

them that more and more countries are shifting through or using cur, alternative currencies, shifting to use national currency more and more. and then the lease process. so we will be, will be gaining momentum. we have see how washington assist. hundreds of billions of dollars are fresh assets. we know promised that there will be returned. i m f day to show that tennis un, i counted for almost to 3 percent of the highest level since the data began in 2016 at the same time, the dollars share job to, to below 59 percent at the lowest level in 25 years but 2022 saw the momentum growth tours break. his dominance and age aren't ringing a new fear or 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 been cleared the position of neutrality. after all was good. been an old friend too, when you deli and also an old trading thought. so what india did instead was it started building new banking channels to be able to trade with more school in rubies, in the as appetite for russian could also increase from around one percent. imports in february to almost 22 percent now, which is nearly $1000000.00 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 if we couldn't about who we are that i think it's better to engage in the world on the basis of who we are rather than try and pleased the one that would be limitation

was this idea. does the final got you know, somewhere and we need to get the approval of the waters. i think that's it. all we need to put behind in the us foreign policy has been very, very clear that is to promote its own interest. first, for despite western pressures and more judgments, india has been very clear that it's not going to be dictated by anyone. 2022 was also remembered for the instability in energy markets with commodity prices all over the place. was the sanctions on russian energy supplies like to spikes and fluctuations. repose, phone calls within 2023. the sector will be negatively affected by the e. u. and g 7 private cap and russian oil that's comes as moscow say, that won't play by the western rules and will been exposed 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, friends, drivers have until midnight on december 31st before their own pars risk getting brick, 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. and 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 hikes 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 free 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 embry pioneer, we can like start bashing our rocks and the fire to hobbled bad. 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. before we get to the perception that when russia is being sanction lifted in sanctum, don't go to this point. so these stupid phones are from the russian prestone from the russian federation. douglas said the record straight, that's not going to come in here. and video games, as you know, the oil and gas, or the energy as controlled, went in washington, especially the european countries of the ones that i have to suffer from just to creep. vibe to the ones that are offering the state to russia. i don't to get them back much, it's only the western countries that are more of an issue that i show you that would benefit him from the resistance of russia that are going to stop. and now the conflict to in ukraine and new year's night. so the shelling of don, yes, my ukrainian force is the wounded 3 people including an infant that's according to

local officials. if i'm verified footage posted on line shows massive fires near the residential areas. local officials, at least 25 shells which erected the city, sent him before to leave. russia responded and attacked infrastructure and cranium that he was wrong with. the 3 new explosions were reported in kiev overnight. that his 1st pitch when the capital were part of the electricity supply have been not. and there were loads had been declared throughout ukraine earlier, sunday was some of the new territories that have joined russia, trying to regain a normal life mario put on the black sea coast while they hot spots fighting during the conflict early in the year to contribute to even bartlet has more on the efforts to rebuild the city. 2022 is coming to an end. it was a year of great sorrow for the people of the don bass, and especially here mary opal. mary opposed a city that sy massive battles to victor,

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 officials. so 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, which will is this school was restored in 2 months, plus, was it already has frederick 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 we've 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. 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 i thank you. in syria and late 2016 after al qaeda and other terrorist groups were expelled from the city of a lap o, 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 com and not the u. s. state of alabama where at least one person is being killed and 9 more injured after a shooting occurred during a new year's eve celebration. and the city of the bill. ah,

it was you see people was seen running for cover following the shooting. the incident happened to thousands of people on the streets of downtown, awaiting the cloak, to strike. 12 police are working out the scene on the status of the assailant is still unknown. and more in the u. s. a machete, welding man. in new york attacks the police, a local report state, the 2 officers were wounded in the incident and with a cut to the head and the other stuff at a skull fracture. authority say they are investigating it as a possible terror attack. the suspect was shot and detained, no word yet on how he's doing it this time. and in afghanistan, an explosion has reportedly occurred at the entrance to cobbles, that military, i filled the reports that have just come in, say at least 10 people have died in the blast with investigators and rescue work is on the scene. the area is currently still off by security forces.

ah, during his new years speech, the chinese president shifting ping address one of the most pressing issues, his country faced in 2022, the covey, pandemic, and quote, for unity. shing war, jenco, georgia, the northeast from our colossal efforts we overcame unprecedented difficulties and challenges which were not easy for every one. 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 or victory lungs, or recently china accused western media outlets of misrepresenting the situation. the country after had strict to anti cove, it measures were lifted. now, a number of nations that previously urge spacing to remove those barriers are imposing travel restrictions on chinese nationals amid renewed phase of the virus. spreading ortiz, marina calls, or if that takes a deeper look into the issue, it's the case of the damned if you do damned the if you don't know the china is

relaxing. it's shred, 0 comb, with 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 the me, the, are having a field day with headlines like being for did you know about as of may this year, more than 1000000 people have died from call it in the u. s. we learned 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 a pen demik 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 world travelers. no time 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 country, strict cove and measures, western leaders were keen to push bathing to compromise and meet the protesters demand calling fusion, 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 to wanted, didn't you? and now people are a change in their soon applaud and china's original success. and. 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 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 elective resumes. the 1st one that has enormous lloyd 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 xenophobia. fast forward to this.