and the youth is constantly ross by political and corruption scandals. oh, but old didn't stop mo, google obtaining a new candidate status in 2022. ah, ah pins again announce is a multi $1000000000.00 military aid package for kia fame and it's the largest military delivery since the conflict and ukraine begun to crane shells number of cities in the dumbass on orthodox christmas injury, multiple civilians. despite moscow calling for a truce, and ukraine exported almost 17000000 tons of rain last year for report suggests that europe received most of it, leaving those most affected by food insecurity in africa with

a very warm welcome to you from a pretty chilly moscow to day my name is peter scott's here with all the latest on wherever you joining us from. welcome to the broker. the u. s. has announced its new ministry aid package for ukraine with almost $4000000000.00. climate is the largest military delivery since the conflicts and ukraine begun. the war in ukraine is at a critical point right now, and we have to do everything we can to help the ukrainians continue to resist russian aggression. today's announcement, the largest security assistance package in total value that we have committed so far reflects our enduring commitment to support ukraine. the pence again says the package will include 50 bradley, infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armored personnel occurrences, carriers, hundreds of unsee on the rockets on more ammunition for high most rocky systems. and that's just

a fraction of the lethal aid washington's that to send. and so to us, this provider, ukraine with almost $25000000000.00 in military assistance center flounders use, the co director of the international action center says the rapidly growing spending on the military means all the sciences of the u. s. economy will be a thanks for republicans and democrats support military appropriation. they cannot reach an agreement on health care months that never happens. but on the military budget, yes, military budget grows. they reach an agreement and it happens so fast that dudes without real debate, but it can mean devastating cuts in education funding schools, housing infrastructure in the u. s, which is decaying rapidly, things like that they will do again and again. well meanwhile, the republican leader of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has proposed a code of $75000000000.00 to the defense budget. the proposal came shortly after

before he was elected as the speak of the house, and is believed by many have been a concession to secure his now victory amid divisions among g o. p. lawmakers, who for years have pushed for increases in military spending. sara, founder again says mccarthy has always voted in favor of boosting defense spending and change his dance in order to become to speak of the house every year. they make promises that they're going to cut military budget every year. and yet it doesn't happen. so it certainly will not happen under kevin mccarthy who has always voted for the defense budget and is a complete hypocrite, actually called in march of 2022. that fido was 2 soft when ukraine wasn't doing enough, should give more money and more weapons. that was what he said them. and it's not

much different now, except that he is maneuvering in order to become the speaker of the house. and while washington prepared another, a package for ukraine kids using us supplied weapons to share the don bus as orthodox christmas begun ukraine report to leave 5, dozens of nato supplied shells at the city. i've got a lot of wounding civilian ortiz room costs reports missing this friday by ukraine military, in this purely residential area, took place just before 2 a. m. that's the time when the local residents were returning from religious services attributed to russian orthodox christmas. take a look at where the strike took place. the woman was sleeping in her bed at that point. and she survived purely miraculously, mom. my mother lives with his address. she's like, but the apartment is completely destroyed. mom is in shock. van, which was, well,

i was sleeping at night. it made me jump. there were 3 strikes, it was awful. everything trembled. of course, the apartment is already boarded up. this is this something that locals are used to doing home with the last 9 years. as soon as the strike by ukrainian military takes place. once it's over, people start fixing their apartments right away. unfortunately, it once again is something that they've been used to over the last 9 years, or among cost or a party girl of the nest republic. kia has also twice shelled the dumbass city of marquis of care. now you can see the moments of that strike on christmas eve captured here on c, c t. v. locals reported its air defense systems i'd surveyed said to intercept the attack, but no civilian casualties were reported for the strike has reportedly heavily damaged an apartment building or so on. also, it also christmas eve,

which is celebrated by both russians on ukrainians. he have security service agents rated multiple churches across the country, and the pro russian materials were founder. at the same time, you couldn't officials claim to be impartial towards religious domino denominations . more details on ukraine. suppression of the church can be found not documentary. looked upstairs. orthodox churches are being shelled from crime in positions. c rocket was fired from ukraine and drone and a groups killed her november 22nd 2022 outraged orthodox christians confronted ukrainian security service

officers, docking entrances and exits to keith's oldest monastery. they were looking for alleged russian spies among the monks or bridge or more. on march 3, 2015, i was abducted by as b officers from the monastery and it was kept here in the department and 77. your gifts, customers, they tortured me for the 1st 3 days. yes. really . okay. well it nationalist battalions use metal bars and fittings and they began to be the orthodox, the clergy, and one of the priest died from beatings. shanika alternate to roll. the lawyer for his gun shell said, but just think of my father. nikolai died from the beatings he received during defending the church in louis karima was

a she to her mom. a subordinate in 2008 tens of thousands gathered in cave. the more to welcome the russian orthodox church hierarchy. the people challenging here don't oh, of course it in a few short, he is those who welcome to moscow patriarch and keith will be efficiently regarded as enemies of the ukrainian state. i can head over to r t dot com to watch the full documentary on ukraine. suppression of the church and see of the breaking news from around the world. well, was a miniature personnel serving and ukraine have joined orthodox christmas celebrations as well. the festive service was organized for the service men and women of the russian m. o. d, emphasizing the importance of the holy festival. the service was also attended by those mobilized in autumn. you have now completed the military training earlier the head of the russian orthodox church patriarchy real cold for unity urging to pray

for russian of those believers who have been persecuted in ukraine was during his traditional address ahead of the festive service in moscow's main cathedral. o, o christmas is celebrated on the 7th of january in russia, in accordance with the old julian calendar of a 1000000 people have attended traditional midnight services throughout the country, which began in the late hours on friday and continued into this morning. the will meanwhile, hundreds of orthodox pilgrims have flocked to bethlehem. the city where christians believe jesus christ was born ortiz. maria phenomena follows in mother mary's footsteps. retracing her journey from nazareth and reports on modern age political obstacles from pilgrim's face. the city of nazareth they says, where christians believe the annunciation happened. an angel appeared to mother

mary some believe on the side of the church behind me, telling her she would give birth to the son of god. and it's from here that her journey to bethlehem started where jesus is believed to be born. what would that 150 kilometer journey look like today? what would the pregnant woman face on her way? we decided to take this trip and see with our own eyes. nazareth is the largest arab see teenager, l. arab israelis, many of whom identify themselves as palestinian citizens of israel, form more than 20 percent of the country's population. but it would only be possible for mother married to be here if she had an israeli id. or if not, she would have to go through a number of difficult procedures with israeli authorities to apply for permission to enter and stay. and she could still have been rejected. no one can know for sure which room mother married to 2000 years ago,

but that would more likely be the shortest one which runs through what is today the occupied west bank. we are entering the border right now and we'll have to go through the checkpoint. hi, how are you? yeah, good. what's be going to be. it was rather easy for me. i'm a foreigner and a journalist, but it was mainly because we were traveling from israel to the west bank to go the other way around is an almost impossible task for the west bank. 3000000 arab population guy up shortly after the checkpoint, we are in the town of uni now in the northern part of the west bank. it has been in the news. the last recently, almost daily military raised by the railway army here had often turned violence with casualties among civilian population. the officials from the palestinian authority, a more than 50 children were killed since the beginning of these here alone, we meet a local watch outside. janine knew the little greek orthodox church thought to be

the 4th oldest church in the world. it is believed that mother mary made a short stop here on her way to bethlehem. i was leaves in the west bank, just him in his drive from nazareth. but he cannot go there well enough that all goes on as i thought the jewels and i need a special ferment from those really occupation items from the start of the phone. it is. and in order to do that, that sort of criterias that number apply to many palestinians. so it is a very limited access to the seniors to vote. and as it ought to utilize him, even if you get the permit. it says on the front of humiliation full of obstacles and something these engine at all. it makes me sad because after all this is the holy land. we are angry towards the international community. in fact, we're seeing the international focusing on what everything that is happening. goal at the world, every single law that has been broken by the states, yet it is supported by the west. it is not even blamed by the way i stand.

everybody is asking palestinians, the people who are under occupation under opposition to be more than it. and not to, i mean it's a world full of progress. we continue our journey to the south without. i was as a resident of the west bank, he's blocked from entering jerusalem where our tree takes us. some of the roads would also be restricted abra habitate for him as a philistine in soon we approach one of the settlements. a wad mentioned around nobliss, the center of d and samaria. the biblical name of the west bank that israel uses homes for around half a 1000000 israelis. we are now inside the settlement known as the car, which has a reputation of being home to the most extreme israeli settlers. they are at the full frontal, the subtler movement, so called price tag policy, which calls for violent attacks against palestinians is a price to pay in retaliation for actions against settlements within the west bank . navigator kept telling me go straight.

but it looks like we had the data and now we have to go back. the west bank barrier was billed by israel in the early 2 thousands when we have left the wall and all the checkpoints behind us we reach bethlehem. the atmosphere is in contrast to everything we so on the way, but the wards aren't as the person from bethlehem will have the green card. oh, it has a green passport. as a green idea. i can visit gerald whenever. so i think that's my 1st time and it's so different. the news for trade is such a hot tick and it's such a big mess. but it's, it's beautiful everyone. so friendly and lovely, but didn't totally get into the christmas spirit, but it's now getting, getting to me it is a special place and i thought it was a great chance to be here once in a maybe in the lifetime. i don't know,

but i'm around i'm coming all year so so great morning. so, so happy christmas here is the exciting, i think take the pinch so you might not know what it's like and so you actually have and i think you might have a completely different perspective if you're actually experience the sign. and that's the kind of christmas holiday of love and family. yeah. well i think everyone knows about the senior situations and everyone is facing. so yeah, the order to take action for this terrible people that. busy separated from the families policy and especially we have finally in bethlehem, his mother mary would make it here today. she would find the city richly decorated for christmas and full of celebrating crowds for the 1st time in 3 years. the town

believe to be the birthplace of jesus except christians from all over the globe. but mother, mary would not see here today, leaving him the nearby guys, a trip or those living in the northern part of the occupied west bank. those who are not permitted to enter bethlehem and left celebrating with tears in their eyes . nationality from bethlehem and merry christmas israeli authorities have banned dozens of christians from the gaza strip from entering best them to celebrate christmas. every year israel increases the number of permits. it denies fighting security concerns that some surprisingly spas, i'm among people who are sold to celebrate the holiday with their families. and we used to apply for permits and send our documents, including our photos and identity papers, through the church, and deliver them to a civil affairs department. it confirms that our locations are under examination by the israeli authorities, and we will be informed whether our applications are accepted by israel or not. i

sent my application about 3 weeks ago, and 2 weeks later i found out that my request was rejected every year. i hope that my application will be accepted. my wife and children have received permits, but i have not my kids always tell me, we hope you go with us to bethlehem. celebrate as well. probably every year at least $200.00 christians get a rejection from its rhonda authorities to visit the holy sites in jerusalem. bethlehem the occupational is not c, palace, teens. as humans, therefore christians and muslims of forbidden from visiting the holy site. it's a denial of the basic human rights. israel on the relies on being a strong parted against a weak alon regarding the punishing and territory. and it doesn't comply with any united nations mechanism. it feels that it is above the law and immune from an accountability to kia has reported that around 17000000 tons of grain have been exported by the ukraine grain deal, colorado since it came into force in july in 2021 before the war. ukraine harvested

around 32000000 tons of weeds. now, the initiative is supposed to soften the global food crisis, especially for the countries worst effects at votes. it's appears that that hasn't been the case. she's corolla cutler brings us more already facing struggles with mazda se flayson and stroud n resurgence of g. i'd as groups africa is now in the grip of a major food crisis. the world food programs 2022 global report on food crisis. estimate the close to a 193000000 people on the continent phase. i chewed food insecurity and that one in 5 go to bed hungry. we're scaling up our operations in countries lay. so malia kenya nigeria and became faster as well as many others to try and help as many people as we can. but the number of people going without food and water is staggering. factors behind the food crisis, very, from conflicts leading to miles displacement to climate shocks, including drugs and floods. acute food insecurity has by dramatically other themes,

i am rich western nations including the united states. and it's in you. partner countries have turned their attention and deep wallets to ukraine, at africa's expense. green shipments were also affected and able to depart the black sea due to this conflict, but things to the me, the asian by turkey and the united nations. a deal was struck between russia and ukraine, allowing for shipments to resume. the question has not been what is good for one side or the other. the focus has been on north america is most for the people of all worlds. and let there be no doubt this is an agreement for the wolves. but as it turns out, most of the 14000000 tons of grain was not delivered to the african continent. 11, just 11. out of the $615.00 ships that left ukrainian was between august and december would dock in sub saharan africa. but i did give sure here to know who was

the almost all of the green exported from ukraine is being sent to the e. u. instead of to the world's poorest developing countries, many european countries are now acting as colonizers once again, just like they did for decades and centuries in the past. for, for the of simply deceived the developing countries once more and are still deceiving them. at this very moment, western power downplayed the accusations, claiming that 47 percent of ukraine's grain was central asia, with 36 per cent than to europe and 17 percent to africa. and they also promised to buy more of ukraine's grain to reduce prices. since the inception of the solidarity lanes, more than 15000000 tons of ukrainian agriculture, goods, grain, oil, seeds, and related products have been exported by road rail and through black sea and the new pores. in addition, since august, the black sea green initiative has helped relaunch grand shipments from ukraine's

black seaports, thereby further reducing food prices globally. but what is this solidarity if these lanes end up shipping to you countries? why is africa not part of the so called, fully verity as a result muzzle ended up with grain and fertilizers. it couldn't even sell due to you, an american sanction to luxor, or as far as access to russian products is concerned, the african union members are facing swift related sanction problems. as most of our banks have ties with european bunks, the usual payment procedures are no longer available to them. babs, in an effort to college, so the impact of e u sanctions i having on rising food prices, the block, exempted russian weed and fertilizers from restrictions. it even lifted sanctions on chemical and fertilizer companies under the guise that africa needs them. but must go, went further and donated food to vulnerable african countries,

as well as fertilizers, saying, put in, in my phone call with vladimir putin. he sat let sent these grain to countries such as to booty, somalia, and so done for free, and we agreed to mediate the situation and the world. today's really bad. unfortunately, africa has been starving and will continue to starve. we as a company, have decided to supply fertilizer to africa for free, as we are a part of a global supply chain which needs to produce food. when president vladimir foods, it said that russia had made that donation to african states to support its efforts . the west responded in its usual manner. african societies continue to suffer from russia's weapon, ization, of food and fertilizers, exports. many of against faith's including south africa, have voiced, confers that humanitarian aid is being politicized with the threat of food being used to pressure countries to support ukraine in the conflict. global is that for

oddity in johannesburg, are staying in africa. zimbabwe is taking action to limits foreign exploitation of its natural resources. the african countries governments has suspended the processing of permits, the extraction of strategically important minerals. it was doors become necessary, does in our initials, interest were temporarily stop accepting and persistent applications for my new licenses for deflated minerals on the, for the notice dow moans, copper, lithium, nico, and red minerals. the abil derek use to go into effect immediately. the move comes after some local minus failed to declare the discoveries of certain minerals. the new restrictions are also aimed at providing more oversights on the activity of foreign mining operators in zimbabwe. now the country holds the largest lithium

reserves in africa with the metal in strong demand for high tech production lines in many countries. and by earlier reports is billions of dollars in losses due to the illegal extraction of its lithium lithium, which is also known as white. gold is the valuable components of electronic batteries and its price has shut off by 1100 percent in the past 2 years alone. and it doesn't look like it will stop there with demand projects. it's arise 750 percent by 2030 with the world looking to shift to clean energy. many countries will be seeking secure supplies of the methyl bob ways, the world's 6th largest lithium exporter with the government, hoping to meet one 5th of the world's total demand. when it fully developed its lithium money capacity. we heard from some local politicians on the significance of the new restrictions. the country been losing billions of dollars in the export of lithium, which is on very high demand globally because lithium is used for electric batteries full up, but trees smart for that. so try to try and i think that was

a very positive, double move that was made by the government was about which because we're at a stage where we are supposed to be a story that we makes about which learn to lay economy. and we can only do that when we are preserving what we have into to mining the prices of what we have and how we're going to be trading with other countries. that me know is sources that we have in our country. they've been a lotto for all the time, export in the country and as a country we have benefited little is my true every one of the biggest liter deposit in the world we've benefitted to federally. so we came about with this policy to buy and export over only can to encourage her companies to come and sit a bit in the country. ah, the friendship ministry of ecology has become the latest targets of so called eco activists campaign, as

a spray painted the facade with orange to denounce the french governments, perceived inaction on climate change. while the arts of vandalism only had a minor impact, some of the activists, other actions are reportedly threatened to people's lives. artie contributed mitchell marson, gives her take therapy in union, has long wanted to turbocharged its green energy agenda. 2022 was the year they realized that their tank was on empty because, well, they sanctioned their own gas supply from russia. so after years of banging on about the found to see of fueling the european industrial economy by praying for solar powered, sunny days and sufficient when to turn landscape destroying windmills. europe realize this year that that plan is far from ready for primetime and they were desperate. so the blocks industrial engine, germany started firing back up cold plants, france scramble to blow the rust off of its decommissioned nuclear power plants,

both casualties of the blocks, green energy obsession, newly appointed prime minister of britain. re she soon arc preached to the climate change faithful ahead of the to cop 27 climate summit. he said he was going to turn the u k, into a green energy superpower. but apparently he didn't get the memo that britain was on the verge of opening its 1st coal mine in decades, or that coal was so badly needed in the e. u, as people faced exploding energy costs due to the use own anti russian sanctions. that citizens and poland were trying to dig around in their own gardens, in the hope of striking pool, which is illegal by the way. so desperate times mean desperate measures. the european union simply reclassified gas and nuclear energy as green power tossing environmental activists overboard. busy to face the icy waters of pragmatic reality . elsewhere in australia, leaks,

documents blew the lid off the scam of so called clean coal, suggesting that it was little more than a ruse to justify selling it at a higher price, which the customer can then ostensibly recoup by claiming lower carbon taxes for bern. faced with frustration and disappointment, culture, and intellectually sophisticated environmental activists of the lead stay generation or last generation took matters into their own hands by running around europe and physically attacking priceless works of art, which obviously weren't just exposed in such a way that any toddler with a marker who just scribble all over them. during the cold 27 summit in egypt, these activists glued their own hands to john constables, the hey wayne, in london's national gallery. then they tossed mashed potatoes at french impressionist club, monet's lay mud on display in germany's potsdam barbara rainy museum. when

taught, they were told to crouch, with their hands pressed against the wall below the masterpiece. now in both cases, perhaps they should have just been left there with their hands stuck and made a permanent part of the exhibit that would have been fund. i'm satisfied with the impact of their efforts on actual environmental policy. they then took to super gluing themselves to the tarmac at munich airport. now this town term meant that airplanes trying to land had to blow through even more earth killing fuel as they were forced to circle around above while trying to figure out where to land until they could ultimately be routed. meanwhile, down below police work to literally dig up the road in order to remove the activists from the pavement. there is also just stop oil movement that took center stage this year with a message for government to stop all new exploration, development and production of british fossil fuels. as british citizens grappled with skyrocketing energy prices. these economic survives, we're defining a quote,

livable future as one with no fossil fuel gas, scott livable future doesn't include being able to afford a roof over your head or heating or reasonably priced food or anything else that factors in the availability dependent cost of energy. ha ah, nor to such a livable future apparently include the ability to get to work to earn a living. as politicians took issue with the protesters, disruption we recognize the right in the united kingdom under our democracy for peaceful protest. however, we are vehemently against protest that include wilful vandalism. the disruption of individuals attempting to earn a lawful living the blocking of roads that impedes parents from taking their children to hosp.