a, with a report of the killed and 2 power poles, damages ukraine in shelling of infrastructure in dunbar is that more people are literal cache of legal documents reported by that great news outlets shows how the british intelligence boy is on russian forces on behalf of ukraine a free speech and the writing journalist how russell for me to describe the detention of the regional director of the sputnik news agency by authorities in

south africa was a little confused. join the briggs group as it is, feels of growth through taking pregnancy this year with promises to promote the more just melting. whoa, whoa. hello and welcome to international i was a lot of it is just get a m g m t. today. we'll take a look at the week talk stories, but let's start with the news from earlier today. 3. so that is have been ripple that killed in ukrainian facts on energy infrastructure in the dentist republic. the robot, of course the ro bought us more details from the scene. ukrainian military continuous are getting a civilian areas here in dunbar, so plus civilian infrastructure as well. overnight saturday, going on sunday to thermal power plants had been at sack. now one of them is

a right said behind me, this is located in seattle basheba, near john as, according to officials say here, this plans was attacked by 6 rockets of the high mars multiple launch a rock had system. as you can see, the plant is still in operation, so it was the portion damaged. now, according to the information from the local administration. here, one woman just celebrated her 60th birthday on the 5th of january. and the other woman was much, much younger. in her twenties, now once again the power plants, the thermal power plant is currently in operation. we can get access there because emergency workers are still trying to extract to more potential victims from the rubble this in use or for how they're doing will be coming out all throughout the day. but so this power plan wasn't the only one that was attacked.

overnights in other area about couple of hours away from here towards logan's. and now the thermal power plant was that fact, however, tosca missile, which is an old soviet missile, capable of carrying a nuclear weapons. well, it was intercepted by air defense. however, there was still damaged by the plant itself is an operation. now, this is not the 1st time that ukraine is attacking a civilian. the infrastructure here in done boss. not just a power plants, but water plants and electricity and other objects as well. now, thousands of people are currently without running water without electricity, and even gas pipelines have been targeted as well. for example, in a neighboring low gas people's republic, a local emergencies ministry are suspecting that somebody actually blew up

a gas pipeline. and these things are, of course, i happening all the time. and besides, the civilian infrastructure, civilians are also falling a victim to ukrainian artillery. shelling who are using nato supplied weapons against civilians just over the last 24 hours. besides the victims that we have here, another 2 people were wounded by ukrainian artillery shelling her is also very intense fighting between ukrainian and russian fib throughout the 1st week of this year, including an devastating sac on russian barracks in the dentist republic. the artillery barrage, why you could, you force is using u. s. a clip highmark roggette stroke. shortly after midnight on new year's day cooling 89 russian troops, authors defendant, as he has said, it will provide all necessary assistance. the victims, families, great and full, his repose in these mobile phone dates is target the facility is sold as their full

relatives during the holidays. how's it later? a russian miss. i'm a fax to saudi cranium is the base fax with ammunition ad high miles rocket launches. or the 100 soldiers was killed in the strike, which was captured life by a french television crew. his the footage of the incidents doing what could you now where across my talkers pon, pon, although throughout the week there were multiple ukrainian times on residential areas and on boss with 4 civilians killed another 14 wounded dozens of apartment buildings were destroyed. the strikes violated the orthodox christmas truce offered by russia. we heard from the local rooms, who, se ukrainian forces deliberately fire vivian areas who chose you somebody to do

a street was bumped here yesterday to women were injured. but thank god, not seriously. there's also house there, of course, destroy them like this every day. my aunt was killed a week ago on a neighboring street to live right across the street and just for it ends with the record heat. the house direct political is nightmare here for the crane, an army on the bomb civilians. there's no military, no warehouses, most role has responded to those attacks on civilian areas with retaliatory strikes on ukraine imaging, infrastructure, and military facilities. air raid sirens could be heard throughout the country. moscow report to the hundreds of his troops were killed and dozens of tanks and other measure vehicles were destroyed. you cranes, war effort has allegedly being supported by the british military intelligence in collaboration with us tech firm. the article into a cache of the documents reported by the great news outlet. it says the u. k.

provides data for the use forces to attack russian troops 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 raise 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 whole survey, you are firm called anomaly 6 has been providing intel on russia, movie movers in real time, using smartphone trucking devices. the data is allegedly said to the britain tells us why the private move to prevail, partners, and is then handed over to ukraine to help it's all me. targets rush and forces.

gray zone editor kit herringberg says those british intelligence tipoff could leads to collateral damage using anomaly. 6, the technology, the defense intelligence. and she said that she extension the ukrainian military can very easily identify the small firms of very individuals whether they are civilian military or it's highly specific. and tug, there is also a higher risk of cation. this might be why barrier was mad, but yeah, it mean innocent, rushed to be innocent. paintings were wrong. identify the enemy, soldiers for collaborators. and then guess i mean inactive losing context. this is almost inevitably go to lead to that data or does that capture torture? pregnancy?

compunction about the brutal approach question to capture prison is war, kingdom or mass, which is a great war, cry and serious if it's killed as a result of when that complete. yes. i think that the counselor could be quite some whether this isn't the 1st time the grade has reported on in both of you. k intelligence agencies in the brain, conflicts back on the outlet, said that prior to the did the attack on the crime mean bridge senior british intelligence offices, let's just need to often elaborate plan to blow up the critical infrastructure in a separate for the greys and also said it pained documents revealing plans by the

british mentors, intelligence and train the ukranian troops with instructions of tact other russian targets in crimea. the grades a again says west some power, lack accountability for the consequences of their espionage operations against russia. there has been no racial, all the limits, restrictions that london place and want to chat with the follow me pretty clear that there is not. i'm trying to do anything. it will be held every step way provide prevail, was heavily involved in the bridge explosion. i wanted to go to actually have a another you got it on, on the activities with civil society more widely and

there's 0 accountability and there is actually, you know, the situation what happens with those box and that was and he was a. ready full intelligence agency, or do you just like, you know, to find something really, really needs to be done? just for the know, are you the center innocent people are, but also the governments become companies that will be consequences down the line. so that for there has said the breaker's group of countries, which also includes brazil, russia, india, and china should admit more members as a prominent position on the world stage. south africa has assume the rotating chairmanship. oh, the local this year. i think correspondent carabiner has the details from janice, but the law and the youngest member to join the bricks group of nations. south

africa is again taking over the chairmanship of 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 that will be high level need things, 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 above south africa and they have in

continent when we have the opportunity to check. so we will use our chair shipped to a bird on the successes of the past presidencies 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. he's a 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 wold following 5 decades of western union polarity represented by the g 7. but last, the 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. 30 paul chrissy and narrative. but breaks should expect

a rebuttal. they will not be thinking that will be business as usual because particularly in 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 for 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 this. and so you have the major economies from the global cells that are growing faster pace if it, if you also look at the predictions of global growth in 2023, 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 south including bricks,

countries will not grow at the foster space. while a number of countries we're going to re sessions this year in his 15th year of partnership and co operation. 2023 will be the year, the bricks propels it story forward. the club has not had a new member since 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, the chance at a more bigger and powerful breaks gonzalez's party, enjoying the violation of free speech and the rights of journalist. that's how russia described the detention of the regional director of the sputnik new agency by authorities in latvia, the journalist or mont cassette is

a latvian citizen. he was detained on charges of violating ease sanctions. of course, all of them are gazelle says it's part of a broader e u crackdown on media outlets. but i haven't followed in lockstep will the blocks official narratives, the freedom of expression and 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 of come under pressure in eastern europe. here is just one of my own stories in brief. so back in 2019, i was detained at villainous airport,

searched and questioned for 5 or 6 hours to state security officers performed a role play of good cop bad cop. the bad one shouted at me, you're working for tittles. why did you come here? the other one asked me, you're a latvian citizen, so why are you working for them? you know, they, are there not really, people rushes, a peculiar country. finally, he said, you're lucky, you're not a russian citizen, or we would 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 for reference. mary cas. m is an e. you national, a latvian 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 was

admitted for some of his or merits can possibly lose his freedom due to allegations of violating anti russian sanctions, i mean the sanctions are a lawful as well as the arrest. this is lawlessness in europe when a person can be arrested for his journalistic work opinion or the information he provides. there can be even harsher chargers such as espionage or treason. and we've dealt with this before and we shouldn't rule out such dark perspectives and of up north america that to matter which affects 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 safe. so all people should stand together in this situation. morocco, sam did not violate any laws. he did his job as a journalist, legally he provided to and, and vice information and had nothing. what kind of spies a person who works in the public eye for the media and hides nothing. the

accusations are false 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 centering 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, looked at them now. terrorizing journalists were writing things in a way. they don't like to think that that these people, once leg should the world been lush, new to poor, be new. 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 sanctioning. the fact is that the european union has no sanctions against sputnik have personal sanctions against dmitri kelvin. was the chief of receive subordinate media group from which includes sputnik little but here for extending these personal sanctions to all the people who work. there is a strange precedent. many european human rights organizations oppose this interpretation of sanctions. the baltic states are a testing ground for lawlessness. concerning really harsh measures, such as intimidation, a ban on the profession, 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 in the european union. and in the u. s. the accusations of espionage and the threat of imprisoning him for 20 years. as an e. u citizen are in fact a pure policy of the european union that though 2032 was

a year of independence movement for latin america was new governments coming to power in a pivot away from traditional u. s. inflows. all these fearless isabel explains. the tide is turning left in latin america, but in an air of multi polarity, the region will be a key battle ground for the east west power showed out after decades of civil war. naval partner columbia, historically elected its 1st ever left as president, gustavo petro, a critic of the u. s. and its role via the so called war on drugs. petro push for ending fracking projects and rating in oil exportation, which accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's exports, of which the u. s. is the number one customer, the united states is practically runing all the economies of the world. they make decisions to protect themselves alone, sometimes without thinking about what will happen through their measures. the economies of latin american nations are being drained. the u. s. has invested over

13000000000 in the country, so petros, re establish relationship with their enemy. then as well as nicholas maduro, also, an ally of russia might seem to present a huge concern for washington. meanwhile, russia no more immediate threat is increasing its engagements in the hemisphere as potent looks to keep his options open and maintain relationships and our near abroad. and it's not just columbia in brazil, even a mid protest of election fraud. right wing populous ball scenarios out and progressive lula. da silva is in yet lula who is no fan of washington reminded everyone that they went after him and other nations to get a hold of their resources. i was very clear that the american prosecutors were interested in my imprisonment. and i think that the goal was to change the logic of petro brush. most of the big was, we've had, have been over petroleum, iraq invasion was because of petroleum, the libya intervention was because of petroleum. the attempt to invade venezuela

was also because of petroleum in total, a plethora of left. his leaders, more critical of the west have recently emerged in latin. let's take a look. your mar, castro, one be on doris's presidency. and on the 2112 years after her husband then president was removed a military to push by then secretary of state hillary clinton, under the obama administration. and in sheila center left gabriel burridge presenting a liberal alternative to the piano. shay era one last year. left us rural leader and union leader petro castillo, one peruse presidency and june of 2021, and a near by bolivia. lease our say of the movement towards socialism was elected in 2020 recuperating the country from the one that ousted ever. morales in 2019 with backing of the trumpet ministration. no surprise, it didn't take long for the us to suggest there is

a reason for that shift. the chinese communist party is actively exporting its governance model across to hemisphere. it's conducted party to party engagements. so we simply can't afford to let the chinese communist party expand its influence and absorb latin america and the caribbean into its private political economic block. according to forbes, china has invested $17000000000.00 and projects and le tom bricks, which accounts for 40 percent of the global population. as a quarter of the world's g. d. p is growing and displaying the incoming power in a multi polar world. the war in ukraine also had its influence and brought back pre existing anti imperialist sentiments, leading many countries to seize the momentum against western germany. but it's clear latan shift to the left is driven more by what the new allies can offer in terms of helping their economy rather than ideology. however, washington is missing. one thing, latin american leaders are not coming to the podium with hammers and sickles.

perhaps these countries aren't bringing in the communist china and maybe just want the us out of their affairs. what a concept considering us politicians admit to be expert at pose, but then deny them while they're actually happening. i disagree with that as somebody who is health plan, coo data, not here, but you know, other places it takes a lot of work. this is clearly not a coo, we recognize one guy though as legitimate interim president of venezuela. and in reality, the u. s. alienates itself instead of villa fine china washington, the exclusion of nicaragua, cuba and venezuela. from the summit of the americas, back in june, sparked harsh criticism and further expose its weakness in up. there cannot be a summit of the americas if all the countries of the americas do not participate or there can be. but we consider that this is a continuation of the old approach. know me what i do not like the exclusion of cuba, venezuela in nicaragua,

exclusion only foster's isolation and does not work. as we have historically learned. maybe that's why latan leaders are pushing for a new currency. a lesson dependency on the dollar. others are wanting to nationalize our resources, like the western coveted lithium do you study? so hopefully you'll, we industrialized or leaf him. they want to take it from us. unfortunately, the west only once land america to guarantee the supply for all materials and doesn't want us to add value to our natural resources. how surprising that after decades of neo colonialism, coups and the exploitation of resources, latin american leaders turned away from the u. s. and toward new allies, offering equal standing and respect. clearly the u. s. is unilateral hold on the continent, is that in all time low and bill, fine, russia and china with the specter of communism isn't quite as effective as it used to be. but make no mistake, it's also

a parent washington has its eyes on the region and won't let it go that easily. nazism window, whether news from russia and lima with more than a 180 people slid off the runaway. during that time, i'm got stuck in a pile of snow and in the central city of pam, the visitors he had that to be closed on the policies are investigating. fortunately, no one was reported injured and the airport has already resumed its normal operations. well, that's all for me today. i'm on the lake who is up next on was apart. really, sushi will be here with you the top of the hour. i'm at my time on me wishing you all a splendid sunday. ah, [000:00:00;00]

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