my sorry that i decided to fight for my country. no, i'm not. could have done things differently. yes, absolutely. do i now think that violence is not the means to achieve anything? absolutely. me the headlines on off the international terror attack on russia. it's war hit on new year's eve. that's what the country's m o. d 's says that ukrainian forces were planning using drones for the russian military neutralized a key weapons factory. so we are now in 2023, but what will the new year bring? the program we tackle pressing social, political, and economic trends that will define to the upcoming next few months will the new year bring a new world order. a 20 to 22 certainly sold crackers emerging in a long standing uni polo system with new geo political alliances coming to the full

the and so with the top stores of the hour and of the week, welcome to the program here went out to you to national we just thought this out now in don bass, where a hospital in the low county region was shelby on new year's eve. local officials or the attack was carried out by ukrainian forces using american supplied hi maurice rockets. the following footage, from the city of a part of my school, you can see the extent of the damage caused according to authorities. 6 people were injured, we understand still has not commented. now, one of our ot crews managed to get to the scene very quickly. we can show you what they filmed the damage done to the hospitals, interior next area, also some patients getting ready for evacuations along with the 6 people who have been injured. other sources of reporting and fatality as well, although we con, confirm that right now. so here's what one hospital had to say. i should warn you

in advance, you may find the following images disturbing. general bluetooth to vote in the 1st rocket stroke during an operation. we drank the patient, who stomach was open out of there and sent them for further treatment. thank god, all the medical personnel survived in the operating room. a all there is the human body. when the rubble is cleared, it will be understood who that was. the hospital was struck 3 times. this suggests that they wanted to kill as many people as possible. we kill on the front and they kill here behind the front lines unfortunately. but meanwhile rushes armed forces, se they prevented a quote, terrorist attack on a country by ukraine's military and the russian ministry of defense states. it was planned for new year's eve, but was prevented by preemptive strikes on a facility making drones and launch site. so the more details get to us, we will get them to you promptly. now across all 11 that time zones from clinton grant to camp chattooga,

people in the world's largest country certainly hit the streets to welcome in the new year. are the biggest celebrations, are seen right here in the russian capital. and despite many rounds of what were western sanctions, putting pretty serious economic pressure on russia over the past year, the country has been able to stabilize its economy. now, over to ortiz, at sea sweeney, he gonna take us through this. the sensation is headlines moscow's ground to a halt and completely shut down. life in russia will never be the same again, and the country has once more retreated behind the iron curtain. wall. i'm here in the capital i with the opportunity to show you what life is really like here 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'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 speed with the light is

going on in our with square of the february 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 diddly did so at great cost, but more than $1000.00 foreign companies are still doing business here 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. i keep it in our many local transit, unknown waste and the horn. once we found a placement for them, we started to support russian brands that maintain quality. coca cola double to las coca cola is gone, but we have a replacement as in the local brand, aubrey called a lot of beverages. good once have appeared since coca cola left russia and i

almost see no difference without mcdonald's either on those. i don't expect that brand to return, and i think the russian version, tasty, full stop is quite delicious. did you see some of that we managed to partially substitute for the brands that left for furniture, for example, ikea. we've replaced a portion of their products, it will be sydney to deny the impact to sanctions on the russian economy. of course, things aren't quite as they were before the special military operation. but at the same time is not quite as the west hope as it ramped up the pressure. remember biden as a result of these unprecedented sanctions ruble almost as immediately reduced to rubble. well, soon after the military operation began, the rubel did indeed tank 30 percent to the dollar. hitting record lows. put the situation a 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. 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 a west 3 alizay sion but it's over played 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 so the expectation shouldn't be 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 this not just discussed 80 could 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 rush in heroes. different pictures, different places of different phone to of old 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 scrap by celebrations altogether. here in moscow, a compromise was reached, a city wide boat was held. the outcome well atone down celebration without fireworks, but the mer says that it important to keep those traditions alive. to day when thousands of men husbands, 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 had here to their national traditions do not lose their spirits.

they do not get discouraged. they believe in victory, not with tears, but with deeds. they support those who are on the front line today. so yes, there have been some hiccups along the way. for many life will never be the same in roger again. bought rushes, total isolation on its collapse. i predicted by the, with a seemingly file to materialize to brazil now where it's a half or 3 in the afternoon in the capitol police detainer man armed with an explosive device and a knife who apparently tried to a she was a interrupt. the inauguration of president elect lula da silva in brasilia also had inauguration alluded silva met actually with the head of a russian delegation who passed him a message directly from president vladimir putin. or the russian delegation chief disclosed that i lu desilva has been invited to moscow to work on strengthening bilateral ties. she also said the 2 countries have

a similar vision for an emerging multi polar world where she left the store. it is very important that fresh and brazil have the same vision of the future of the world, a fair and multi polar world. we have ample opportunities for cooperation within the u. n. and other international platforms. with the emotions of multi polar world, challenging the traditional dominance of the west became ever more apparent this past year and use rolled in essentially every month showing the balance of powers shifting in a new a shad world order on the rise that she wasn't before our very eyes, the world is changing and really becoming multi polar. however, some countries are trying to preserve their teetering hegemony 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 t. d p. that the quarter of the world 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 that

president followed. i'm a poser 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, or dictating how they should handle their own affairs, each with equitable global governance. radio, not a new world is coming to san antonio to you was the it, 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 to, for example, major his painful rash energies of, with national currencies and even 50,

to 50 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 payment system. also on the horizon, the reliance on the dollar as the instrument supporting the world autonomy is not so very promising for him to speak. and that is not somebody used to them that more and more countries are shifting through or using co alternative currencies. shifting to use national currency more and more and then the this 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 promise that there will be return. i am a day to show that tennis un, i counted for almost 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 tours break. it is dominance and aids 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 or the history. india did not speak sides. in fact, in disposition has been cleared the position of utility after all law school has been an old friend to new delhi and also a all trading pot. so what india did instead was it started building new banking channels to be able to proceed with more school in ruby's india as appetite for russian. crude also increased from male on 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 come up who we are the i think it's better to engage in the world on the basis of who we are rather than try and pleased to want to be 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 india foreign policy has been very, very clear that is to promote its own interest. first, so despite western pressures and more judgments, india has been very clear that it's not going to be dictated by anyone. so, so 2023 gets on the way people are on the world. of course, like all of us, are hoping for a more positive year. ahead and follow the previous 12 months of well mass protests,

military conflicts. so there was cove at all the mid a deepening economic crisis. so i colleague nikki aaron discussed the prospects for the new year. the number of guests just when i think i have figured that the human race has somehow exhausted, every possible means of destroying itself or its culture already. 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 and going to 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 was, you'll take on that and doesn't look like tensions between some of the worlds and

major powers are reaching that critical points. i see 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 see in a 2nd war next year. and that, what is that war? that is basically co kosovo. serbia? it was announcement recently, for example, that thanks, i, the bank, one of russia's largest banks as company develop a new payment gateway that goes between russia and iran and allows people to lose money more or less instantly between the 2 countries. that's where we're living. 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 from around the world. now that's gone, now we're seeing 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 ever was saying all of the new company, these new companies that will be in this new multi power. well, holder will start helping really exciting and technology that we installed for in the financial industry. generations now. ah, that's for a moment here. turn our attention state side. now let's rewind to some moments

where well, so i think that some people will recall over the past 12 months, but of a spoiler alert. president joe biden made the highlight reel more than once a year, a new matter what their call to $101215.00 step on on a black. anyway, a, i think the context is that whether or not they're pulling back from food, you, in the army from the, the care side conflation worldwide problem right now. there's more in iraq can impact on oil, which russia is doing more in ukraine,

a requisition merchandise. ah what guess what 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 price gesture. biggest my cat. oh, there's it man. i hope we're on the same side. you know, so he's russian,

i don't care who it is. it's got some real biceps that we call them guns. mm hm. so good. have your company with us for this program from moscow. so new year's celebrations in france descended into outright violence by night. a place reporting throughout the country, more than 600 cars were burned, and some 400 people detained. were in your images on the outskirts of the french capital. he could see there's a fight as they working at the scene. authorities though in the western city of north a reported that police cars were targeted with molotov cocktails. they specified, however, that fuel vehicles were destroyed in comparison with the same time last year apparently more than $800.00 cars were burnt out. 12 months ago.

of course 2022. so no end of instability on the energy markets. i mean, commodity prices are just all over the place. western sanctions on russian energy supplies of course, led to spikes and fluctuations. and the sectors expect to get even rougher next year because of an e u. n. g 7 price cup on russian oil. and moscow says is simply one play by the rest and was it, it will not play with that. it should, it will actually ban any exposed to any country that is complying with a so called price camp. 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. thanks a really not looking very good here in france right now. and moscow's response to the g 7 in european union's price cap on russian oil. that is to band 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 bricked turning into pumpkins because of sticker shock at the pump. because the discount that alive drivers here, france 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 a 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. i 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 wood 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 heroes. 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 france 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 em replies me. we can like start bashing our rocks in the fire to hobble 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 this, when the perception that when russia is being sanctioned, lift right and sanctum, don't go to this point. so this, the service phones for from the russian president from the russian federation douglas said never quite straight. does he not going to come in here and play your

games as you know, the oil and gas or the energy? so as controlling went in washington, especially the european countries have the ones that i have to suffer from just to creep by to the ones that are really sticking to russia. i'm going to give you african bed mom, and she's only the western countries that are more of until russia. yes, it would benefit from the resistance of russia brother going to suffer during his new year speech, the chinese president teaching ping addressed one of the most pressing issues as country faced in the past year. that of covert any, a cold for unity among the people jingle or jenco, ga, the, nor the from our colossal effort. 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. everyone is working hard, persevering, and the dawn is ahead and in persistence in unity is our victory. so i recently

china acute western media outlets of miss representing the situation of the country after it's a strict anti covered measures were lifted. and now a number of nations that previously urged evasion to remove as barriers are themselves imposing travel restrictions on chinese nationals are centrally of it. when you fears of some sort of spread the virus. lottie that marina cause her ever has her take on this. it's the case on damned if you do damned 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 of its economy. but for the sake of its people. western media are having a field day with headlines like b for did you know that as of may this year, more than 1000000 people have died from call it in the us. 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 pandemic that's far from over. that's more than any country

in the world. now, did we 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. 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 country, strict cove and measures, western leaders were keen to push spacing to compromise and meet the protesters, demands 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 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 concerned about that and their protesting that. and we believe they should be able to do that peaceful. 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 in 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 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 ban 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 an amazon chris, this is we're a credible year president is most needed. that explains what we should and should not do. this is no time for donald trump record of esther xenophobia historical jennifer. fast forward to this, if you've been to china, get ready because the culverts hoss are back even for those who have them 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 it's reckless and a threat to the world. but maybe it shouldn't be about let in countries sort no problems out themselves. i just by wrapping up this i was program here one or 2

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