because of a don't know who steve, you got to know point a to them it comes to the. so if you use for us to play in, you can also come up with an ukraine trade attacks and made in pennsville. i think the 1st week of it, as hundreds of soldiers are reported, killed a cafe of legal documents reported by the great news outlet. a russian forces on behalf of me trained a free speech. i'm the right journalist. back to town rushes, 4 minutes. he describes the detention of the regional director of the news agency. i was like south africa wants to let more countries join

the briggs as it seems of rotating presidency. this here with good every whatever you are in the world. welcome saudi international. i'm right, mommy and it's just on friday and gmc, today we have a round up, a few weeks up stories. let's get started. in terms of, i think, between ukrainian or russian troops, mom, the 1st week of this year were the devastating attack on russian barracks in the dumb ass republic. we are to leave the raj y ukrainian forces using u. s. a clip. hi marcia. shortly after midnight on new year's day coming 89 russian troops and said it will provide all necessary assistance victims families credit for his report. we use mobile phone data target the vicinity of soldiers

that attempted to call witnesses during the holiday hours later. a russian missile attack, this sort of ukrainian military base pots with ammunition and high mas rocket launchers. allan 2020 the soldiers were killed in the strike, which was captured like, by a french television group. is the footage of the incident also? yeah, the week the multiple ukrainian sites on residential areas and done buses for civilians killed another 14 wounded. as dozens of apartment buildings were destroyed, dislikes violated the orthodox christmas truce, offered by russia. we heard from logan with deliberately broke the cease fire. who chose you? somebody do a street was bombed here yesterday to women were injured, but thank god, not seriously. there's also house there of course destroyed. it's like this every

day my aunt was killed a week ago on a neighboring street. you live right across the street and just bird hands with the record heat the house directly. it's nightmare here. ukrainian army on the bomb civilians because there's no military and no warehouses. russia all his responded to those attacks on civilian areas with retaliatory strikes on ukraine, energy infrastructure and military facilities. air raid sirens could be heard throughout the country. moscow revolted, the hundreds of kids troops were killed and dozens of tanks and other major vehicles were destroyed. the greater news outlet turns published a cache of legal documents for the ting to show how the british in tones agency has been colluding with the us tech company to aid ukraine's war efforts by flying on russian forces and sharing the data with keith through aggressive harvesting of data,

the technology has enabled the planning of military offensives in artillery attacks, assassinations, asset recruitment, and other measures. the leaked files raised serious questions about whether anomaly 6, a technology has been used throughout the ukraine conflict in an array of targeted operations against specific individuals in infrastructure. if it has britain bears ultimate responsibility for the outcome of these disturbing actions, which in some cases amount to crimes against humanity. her voice said a you, a firm called anomaly 6, have been providing info on brush, a movie movers in real time using smartphone tracking devices. the data is allegedly said to bridge and toners bar, the private manager group prevail partners and is then handed over to ukraine. to hell his all the target russian forces. grey's own editor chit clara mug says those bridge and tug tip off could lead to collateral damage. anomaly. 6, the technology,

the defense intelligence. and she said that she extend should be pretty ministry can very easily identify the small firms of, of very individuals whether they are civilian military or it's highly specific and talk. but there is also a higher risk of cation. this might be why barrier was met. but yes, it mean innocent russian innocent pains were wrongly identified and the soldiers or spots for collaborators. and then guess, i mean not that was a context is always never to be getting to meet or does that capture torture, pregnancy, visual compunction about the brutal consequences to capture the war, kingdom or mass, which is a great war,

growing serious if it's all killed, as a result of when that completely is i think that they get the counselor type could be quite some this isn't the 1st time the raise has reported on involvement of the k intelligence agencies in the brain conflict back and outside the outlet said the prior to the deadly attack on the crime me embrace senior british intelligent offices and need drafted an elaborate plan to blow up the capital infrastructure in a separate report, the greys and also said it taint documents revealing plans. vibration, military intelligence, to train coolage, cleaning tubes with instructions to attract other russian targets in climate. the grey zone kit karma and says again, that was somehow is lack accountability for the consequences or the espionage

operations against russia. there has been no iteration. all the limits or restrictions, but london places what it shall be, the crime. these files make pretty clear that there is none of you trying to do or anything like should be held every step of the way. what provide prevail was heavily involved in the block bridge explosion. and what did you guys actually have the 0 resignation or the on the, on all of these to almost every month. another european government implicated in style of the activities of occupations. a job, this civil civil society more widely and there is 0 accountability and there is up to, you know, consideration of what happens in the doors box. and that was anyone use use equipment typically reserved for. ready for intelligence agencies, or indeed yes,

you know, to something really, really needs to meet needs to be done about is just for the sake of innocent people in the far but also the governments and become companies that will be consequences, down the lines, onto the use our thursdays in the bowls that nation of last year have the same, the regional director. so the russian news agencies, sputnik on charges of espionage and ease sanctions violations. the joe mark cassim, is a lot the citizen. russia has condemned his attention as a violation of international law. course. one of them or a gun, says it was part of a broader you crap down on media outlets, but haven't followed in lockstep with the blogs, official narratives. the freedom of expression than press. but once sacred, they are founding principles of the union, protected by the,

the treaties of the european union, the charter of fundamental rights. and the european convention on human rights as close to gospel as law can get. every one has the right to freedom of expression. this right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority. and regardless of frontier us, the freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected. but these principles, these values, have been sick for years. they've been die in spanish, crackdowns in barcelona, in poland, as the government monopolized the press in eastern europe, where it had been building up for years and old began many years ago. and 2016 when latvia blocked spook nick on lod. just. she's the domain address, no frills,

then they began harassing and threatening journalists, e u. nationals who worked for sputnik with jail time, with sentences prosecution that detain them for talks with security age and state security agents then came arrests and persecution level to finish a slit. it would take me several hours to simply name all the journalists who come under pressure eastern europe. this new record here is just one of my own stories in breelan, which is off, back in 2019, i was detained at villainous airport. what concert and question for 5 or 6 hours you knew state security officers performed a role playing? oh, good. com, godaddy caputo the bad one shouted at me that you're working for tittles. why did you come here? the other one asked me that you're a latvian citizen, so why are you working for them? you know who they are, though you're not really people of russia's peculiar countries, only finally said, you're lucky, you're not a russian citizen, or we wouldn't be having

a very different conversation. and now we'll just kick you out and close the border for you for 5 years. come on the full reference merit cas m is an e. you national, a laughing citizen. all he did is, is she worked for years as editor in chief of sputnik lithuania. one of his work is online. there's nothing crazy there. you'll find strange of stuff and she and n he now faces decades behind bars charged with violating sanctions because he worked for russians and reportedly espionage because why not own was admission for some of his own merits can possibly lose his freedom, due to allegations of violating anti rush and sanction simons the sanctions are lawful as well as morality. this is lawlessness of europe before when a person can be arrested for his journalistic work of opinion or the information he provides. there can be even harsher chargers such as espionage or treason. some

we've dealt with this before and we shouldn't rule out such dark perspectives. and of up roscoe luca fatima to which effect every gen less. because if anybody can be taken in custody for their opinion and be charged with espionage which is not uncommon these days, and nobody say funny, as i say, all people should stand together in this situation. natalie sam did not violate any laws who did his job as a journalist. legally. he provided to an advice information and hid nothing from i . what kind of spies a person who works in the public eye for the media, and hides nothing for the accusations or froze you and we need to understand this. there are people who will be overjoyed. those who believe that any opinion, but there's all ones that they agree with should be removed and censored. the soviet union was, was big in this said sitting on the hiding on restricting and we all know how that turned out. you cannot restrict expression at was once the european

union's mantra, how ironic. look at them now. terrorizing journalists for writing things in a way. they don't like to think that these people once lectured the world, been lush, new to poor, been in this case is totally political espionage charges against merits are complete nonsense. pressure on journalists working in the baltic states is a standard matter. it is an obvious fact that the baltic states are a platform for testing new methods of fighting against journalists because there was an oddness in the charges of violating simon you are fact is that the european union has no sanctions against sputnik have personal sanctions against metering. kissella, what was the chief of receive subordinate media route from which includes sputnik on the barrier for attending these personal sanctions to all the people who work there is a strange precedent. many european human rights organizational does oppose this interpretation of sanctions. the baltic states are

a testing ground for lawlessness concerning really harsh measures and such as intimidation, a ban on the profession, urine, and criminal prosecution for journalists, latvia, stony and lithuania, do not act on their own. they, as we assume, act either on direct instructions or in coordination with their superiors and the european union. angela us on the accusations of espionage under the threat of imprisoning him for 20 years. as an you citizen, are in fact a pure policy of the european union. the south africa has said the greg through both countries, which also with brazil, russia, indian, china, should admit more members as it sits, a prominent position on the world stage. south africa, the seeing the road tainting championship over the block. this year. i'll t correspondent, carabiner cutler has the details from john's book. the youngest member to join the bricks group of nations. south africa is again taking over the chairmanship on the

club. 2023 will be the 3rd time that the african power house caves, the rings following successful hostings in 20132018. as it did before, south africa is expected to bring along not only the neighboring countries from the south african development community, but also the greater sub saharan africa community to there will be high level meetings, conferences and summits through this championship, which will all focus on sustainable development, but what does that really mean in real terms? gives us an opportunity not only to advance our national interest, but also to advance the interest of the collector if 5 countries, as well as the interest of the global on various brands. including advancing the african agenda because bricks has always been about south africa and the continent

. and we have the opportunity to check. so we will use our chair shipped to a bird on the successes of the past presidents in addressing some of the key challenges that we are facing. the ongoing challenges facing the global economy, the economy, 5 countries, south africa will be aiming to advance not only the bricks agenda and the role which the new development bank should play, but also the role that the brakes should and can play on the continent. last year, south africa amplified the call for the african union to be made a permanent member of the g, 20 group of nations. and the very interest that both china and russia having on the continent are proving that, that question. once again, it's not out of place, there are 5 so countries and when we looking at expansion of breaks, it will be looked at from the perspective of sovereign nation,

wanted to join bricks and looking at how we can take that process. ready what does it as a, as breaks the leaders ever instructed us to do? so it's a different scenario. you already have a president within the g 20 were regional organization being in union member. so there's a good case for the african union to become that 2022 was a year of a major geopolitical shift spread on by the ukraine conflict. but it also sent free the idea of a multi polar world following 5 decades of western union polarity represented by energy semen. but lastly, also showed a growing group of countries like saudi arabia, algeria, egypt, to turkey. and many more that i came to join and become part of the alternative to the west, tennessee. paul chrissy and narrative. but brings should expect

a rebuttal. they will not be thinking that will be business as usual because particularly in an african context, african countries are united in their quest for power, for energy, for climate justice. and i think these are the issues that they look are no longer looking at the west, or they're looking eastward because solutions will be coming from the as this formation becomes more powerful. and south africa has a stronger voice within the g 7 and no longer the most important largest global economies. china and india ranks amongst the top 7 global economy is today. you can take not these. and so you have major economies from the global self that are growing at foster pace. if you also look at the predictions of global growth in 20 really 3, it's not very positive. but if you look at what the, i'm have i m f and world bank predicted in terms of global growth. the countries of the global start including bricks, countries will not grow at the foster space,

while a number of countries were going to recession this year. in his 15th year of partnership and co operation, 2023 will be the year that bricks propels it story forward. the club has not had a new member in south africa. back in 2011. the growing double speak of western countries has seen many global south countries. crow, wary and eager to find an alternative. 2023 is finally here and with it, a chance at a more mega and powerful briggs got. i'm willis as far as he enjoyed this work. not a stay with the african continent, the west african nation of tina, faster has expelled the french ambassador and made rising anti french sentiment throughout the region. a local reporter, as the details above well hello,

is no longer desire the book, you know, 5 to the transition or teasing book in i believe that live a lot is constant sending an hour to get well enough. fossil flooring for melissa is our bread and lucretia later last month, present in manuel. my call to ask him to find any representative of his country is looking at 5 different book, you know, upper ship. well this decision, some of us government to cut are popular. she, we've got, i'm very excited by this issue. i wouldn't complain. even earlier we are when a slender is spell, such people must be changed. so why wasn't he kicked out so they want him to leave due to his actions. cutting off relationship with friends is not a big deal. there. other oper anyways, and it's not something that surprises me really regarding a racial relations between france and work and as shown by numerous public

demonstrations as pictures, bus issues are not that surprised at all that content. the decision is the will of our leaders. then i can say that it's good because what the people don't know are leaders do know also perhaps the ambassador realizes what he did and so do the authorities and they know why they are urging france to recall, you know, commit from the government. a book, you know, possible yet the communication oh, fisher price and this is what i contacted to they said it's local meant to fossil is not challenging, but the person of luke a lot. but shouldn't worry about variable as a 2nd set of decision to come. a couple of weeks ago the us system called meter in booking fossil was expense. so this is the 2nd diplomatic, made your decision from the government of me never seem to love the

case in looking up and actually called the wind is blowing indifferent embassies. what google is, they don't know who is the next live we then we will see what good of all of our last it all goes faster to fans and told us that paris face new realities in africa. you food enough to love. it isn't necessary for the actors or friends and politics to accept and that there has been an evolution in african states with an increasingly educated view. more and more culture, people need to assert their autonomy and personality. a little more. our french partners must also take this into account. africans are not naive anymore. they know that russia also defense. it's interesting. it is a g o strategic position to defend, just like france does. what africans are looking for today is

a way to effectively strengthen their autonomy from the great powers, but also to be able to acquire many more advantages for their development onto energy and use that russia is set to run public natural gas via the power of serbia. pipeline system to china was a new extension of the route called power to bass, part of an effort to replace capacity that had been slated for the no same route to europe following a series of devastating explosions on that line last year. now all tease course, one of the racial blevins has the details. just one year ago, construction on the nordstrom to pipeline had been completed and the $11000000000.00 project was ready for use. it's goal was to double the flow of natural gas from russia to germany. but while berlin spent years arguing in favor of the project and all of the ways it would benefit the economy, it also went into 2020,

to dragging its feet on the process of certifying the pipeline. that's, as germany appeared to be trying to balance. what was best for its economy with what its allies in the u. s. actually wanted, and when it came to nordstrom to washington was very clear on where it stood. if russia, they'd ukraine one way or another nord stream to will not move forward. i'm literally talking ball rolling back the, the pipeline, and loosely to find that. but i mean taking action that will prevent it from ever becoming operational. there will be no longer a nor steam to we. we will bring it into. how will you do that? we will, i promise you will be able to do and there was no one happier than the us when germany announced it would freeze all of the work on the project in february, in response to russia's announcement that it would officially recognize the

independence of the don ask a new golf people's republic, while the flow on north street one continued to be reduced with russia, citing a host of maintenance problems that were impacted by western sanctions. nordstrom to state out of the headlines for month. that was up until late september, when both pipelines were crippled with explosives right on the sea bed in international waters near denmark and sweden and investigation was launched the next day. but here's the thing gas prop, which is the owner of the pipeline was not allowed near the western lud pro, raising questions of its legitimacy. and those weren't the only questions surfacing, especially as a former defense and foreign minister from poland took the twitter to write quote, thank you, usa with a photo showing the aftermath of the damage. in fact, russia wasn't the only one calling it sabotage. several western officials were doing the same with the prime minister of denmark, even saying it was hard to imagine that it was an accident. at the danish forties.

has said that this, this is not an accident. this is something that someone has planned to do in the economic, so sweet and then the mac. but despite the questions of who would benefit from such destruction, the western media made their verdict on day one and continued to stick to it. russia is most likely behind those. i'm 99 percent. certain of the only people in that region who have both the motive and the capability to have done it are russian or russian forces who sabotaged ignored stream to pipeline the russians. the ockham's razor of it all does seem to point in the direction of the us. what do you make of this? i don't think that i think the outcomes ridge points to russia. this is very much in keeping with putin son decision to have this annexation referendum. they of course, didn't seem to consider that if russia wanted to take action,

it arguably could have just stopped the flow of natural gas from its end. instead of causing expensive damage to the pipeline. it spent billions of dollars building . as for the accusation that the u. s was involved all that simply wasn't allowed to be aired and the liberal, mainstream media and the columbia university professor who did suggest it had his bloomberg interview suddenly cut short after he said too much, i would bet was a u. s. action perhaps us and poland. this is so generally don't stop there. that's, that's our quarter statement as well. why do you feel like that there was a, you worse action? what evidence you have of that usa helicopters, military helicopters that are normally based in good. and i were circling over this area, and there was very little set about the evidence that came to light. and the days after the incident, which included the revelation that nato had conducted special exercises back in june, that just happened to be near the area the pipelines were damaged just

a few months later. dom julia was tara born whim mater exercise is using deep sea equipment. we're also held there in the born home island area. in general, the region is filled with major infrastructure. isn't that a factor or will know when know to sit? that also wouldn't be the 1st time as gaz prompt noted that back in 2015, nato apparently lost an armed underwater drone right under the north string pipeline. then there are the reports from flight radar, which show that u. s. military helicopters circled over the north during pipeline for hours before the explosions for several days in a row. the timing of the damage to the pipelines is also notable as it came just days after german citizens were seen taking to the streets, demanding the launch of nordstrom to, to help save them from soaring energy prices. and speaking of high prices and who benefits from the profits, u. s. secretary of state antony blanket,

wasted no time in referring to the damage as a tremendous opportunity. ultimately, this is also a tremendous opportunity. it's a tremendous opportunity to once and for all remove the dependence on russian energy. that's very significant. and that offers tremendous strategic opportunity for, for the years to come. so what should come as no surprise that that the incident was followed by an increase in sells of ellen g from the us to europe. now, as for that investigation, a swedish prosecutor determine that the damage to the pipeline was in fact sabotaged the attack on russia's energy infrastructure and the impact it will have all across europe was referred to as international terror is up by roches president who blamed the u. k for carrying out you summoning at the little north, your eddies, there is no doubt that this is an act of international terrorism. aim to undermine

the energy security of an entire cotton in the logic is cynical to block sources of cheap energy and force them to buy a much higher prices. satellite is clear who is behind this, and who is the beneficiary, but it is now possible to oppose liquefied natural gas from the united states on to european countries on a large scale, which is clearly less competitive with russian pipeline gas. and so what action was taken in response? well, nothing so far from the west was sweden, claiming that there is still quote no information yet to indicate who may be behind this action. but it has not been forgotten. and it was just the start of a number of other attacks targeting russian infrastructure, all of which sent the message that if there's anything we've learned from 2022 is that nothing is off limits, no matter the dangerous precedent. it set right? a power of siberia that's an interesting one to keep an eye out. now up next to the commentary called phosphor to fascism.