is actually that should go, since we're not an arnold a people for me, it's time to move on and see what we can do for the congress said committee to return back home. there is no support from the nomination. high commissioner, again, united miss, i don't care about chug or send people ah, breaking news this our on our to see the russian ministry of defense wardens that he is preparing a new pro vacation. i will try to fray moscow for the deaths of civilians in harkell with head on the program. moscow say 600 ukrainian soldiers have been killed and wanted to strides as a retaliatory attack for key and deadly new years. trying on russian troops on among the stories that shaped the past week. british intelligence spies on

russian forces on behalf of kiana. that is, according to lead documents reported by big gray zone media violation of free speech. and the rights of journalists are russia's foreign ministry. the scribes did that tension of the regional director of this public news agency by authorities in lafayette, who could love face decades in prison with the big stories from the 1st 7 days of the year. and right up to be moment developments as well. welcome to the weekly rti. my name's ethan o'neill. we begin with breaking news. ukraine has prepared a large scale provocation,

aimed out accusing the russian armed forces of committing war crimes. the bays, according to the latest statement by the russian defense ministry, reminiscent of perhaps what occurred in bucetti some months ago. we will at be fought what we know about the details from the breaking use this our leader in the program throughout the day and bring it to you as well. but for now, let's move on to more world and regional stories. today. earlier this sunday, russia said hundreds of ukrainian soldiers had been killed and what is called a retaliatory operation for kias is deadly new years strike the city of mckee, of which claim the lives of $89.00 russian soldiers in response to the criminal attacks of the key f regime on the 1st of 2023 in the city of my case. the russian military organized a retaliation operation. locations of the grant,

military forces were found in crematory, and more than $600.00 soldiers were killed. staying with the latest reports from the russian military, 50 prisoners are returning from ukrainian captivity and prisoners. according to the ministry of defense, the m. o. d said the service men were in mortal danger and are set to be full into moscow for treatment. then we have also, local officials say ukraine forces fired at least 6 us high. mars rockets out a rural tone in the done yet republic on sunday to people hoping confirmed dead while another 2 are stuck under rubble. while nearby to their ukrainian missile was reportedly intercepted by russian or defenses, but to power plants were damaged in the attacks. ukrainian forces are allegedly being held by british military intelligence in collaboration

with a u. s. tech firm. that's according to a cache of lee documents reported by the gray zone uses that it saves the u. k. provides data for key ebs forces to fight 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. the report states a u. s. firm called anomaly 6 sounds been providing intel and russian military movements in real time. that data is allegedly censured british intelligence via the private military group, prevail partners and then handed over to ukraine. we discussed the revelations with

gray zone editor kit chlorine burg, using normally 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 for me for the occasion to be. this might be why barrier was mad. but yeah, it mean innocent rushed to be innocent. pains were wrong, identify the enemy, soldiers, or spot for collaborators. and then guess, i mean, i could, was saying context, this is almost inevitably go me to that. or indeed, that capture and torture pregnancy compunction about the

brutal consequences to capture war carrying the mass, which is a great war, cry and serious if it's not killed. as a result of this, when that completely is i think they get the counselor attack could be quite some where they were. the grey zone has also previously reported on the involvement of u. k. intelligence in the ukraine, conflicts back in october. the outlet said that prior to the deadly attack on the crime in bridge senior british intelligence officers allegedly drafted and labrat plumb on how to blow it up. while in a separate report, the grey zone se had obtained documents revealing plans by british military intelligence to train covert ukrainian troops along with ways to attack other

russian targets in crimea. will kit kornberg again said western powers are not being held to a coach for the consequences of their espionage operations against russia. there has been no consideration. all the limit school restrictions, but london trace shall be the crime. these files make pretty clear that there is none of you trying to do or anything like that will be helped every step way. what prevent prevail was heavily involved in the blood bridge explanation. and what did you go far? what actually happened? there's 0 recognition or the on the all of these to almost every month. another european implicates the music style of the activities of activity. john, this is a civil civil society more white and there is 0 accountability and there is up to, you know, consideration of what happened to the doors box. and that was any use use

equipment typically reserved for. ready for intelligence agencies, or indeed yes to something really, really needs to meet needs to be done about this just for the sake of innocent people in the foreign, but also the governments and become companies that will be consequences down the line. ok. let's try to return to our top story breaking news this our at that of ukraine, preparing a large scale provocation aimed at accusing the russian armed forces of committing war crumbs, not according to the russian m. o. d. let's try non cross to remind cluster of who's in the den. yes. republic. remind. hi there. the latest statement by the russian defense ministry reminiscent of the boucher situation take us through what's being said. absolutely. well,

our russian defense is free us sounding all of the alarms of possible. now they're saying that are you creating an authority? ukrainian, law enforcement have been digging out grades in the secretaries in the article for region. grease to belong to people that are often natural causes. and not only that, russian ministry saying bad the people who are digging out those grades, disfiguring the people, the courses. and they're taking those courses and putting, putting them into other i've got mass grades nearby and they're already documenting them. and they said they started doing that on that christmas eve of their russian or for those christmas. in other words, from the 6 to the 7th of december and the moment the already brought so cold investigators and criminal experts and also witnesses,

they're taking pictures. and it's a thing a trying to imitate the fact that people are more tortured by russian military. of course, that is very, very reminiscent. one word a last year in the city. all that's in the northwestern ukraine. now that city was under control, the russian armed forces. but then due to a progress at that point in negotiation, this, the russian ukraine, russian forces are retreated from boucher and why the left a few days later ukraine started coming out. so with the footage that there were a lot of forces and bodies on the streets, them were a mass graves. and at that point, they said that this is all the, this was the deed of the russian,

the military and presented the absolutely no fax and that was needed. it's all white, western media, both mainstream media and social networks as well. without any proof with rush, hold on, no rush has been denied. all of those like stations. obviously, a rush for a security council meeting that you had, which was that one handed out by the united kingdom. but russia was refused any type of investigation any any say in that by 42, all the evidence that russia has had at that point answer. i left so boucher it points out to the fact that this was a false flag operation and all of those atrocities were actually committed by ukraine. and of course, that is no surprise either because it during the special minutes, reparation or russia had left

a couple of places. and right away you create a began there. so tradition operations are many people civilians who have been accused of collaboration with russia have disappeared and have been found that so now rush minister of defense are saying that's great is preparing another post migration such as that which happens in boucher. now the only thing remains to see at this point though, whether the world at least this time we'll see what ukraine is attempting to like. ok, taken us through that there are breaking news this our, our team from on cost of life from the done. yes. republic, thank you. ah. okay, moving on to more world news today, sir, be as president has said, nate, so has no right to reject the country's request to send serbian security forces to

kosovo. some hours ago, alexander virginia confirmed that the case for international peacekeeping mission, led by nato forces, had turned on belgrade school. they referred a resolution $1244.00, but they did not invoke the part of the resolution, which actually allows the sanction they have no right to reject that request. we will wait. we will point out how and where in what places that did not protect the serbian population. how long have i got service defense minister has also questioned why k for responded to belgrade request on orthodox christmas eve, pointing outs. it was the same day that to serbian boys were shot and wounded in the celtic, their republic in a drive by shooting. and in another episode of violence, one young man was beaten while returning from midnight mass. on christmas. while following the spates of recent insur, then sir, but residence in cosmo gathered to protest attacked by ethnic albanians in kosovo.

a large number of coffin police officers are at reportedly sent. there are 2. the demonstration. as stopping vehicles for inspection care for soldiers are also located near the entrance to the city where the protest is taking place. earlier we discussed the peacekeeping forces decision with european studies scholar stuffing gauge here in the studio. he says that the decision violates international law. this is a clear violation of the resolution. 1244. it is a clear violation of the international law because once for 23 years ago, the resolution and before that the corner agreement were signed, they are obliged to provide the serbian military and police force to re enter serbian problems, of course. and the thought here, the atmosphere that is being built up in which it is a legal basically,

or let's say it is not punishable to ah, to commit violence against the set against the serbs. and i mean i, i personally blame, i've been quality and the go so many leadership on one hand. on the other hand, the serbian government has been letting this happen for years in the sense that it was not active. now finally a since this became really unbearable for the people in the ground, it is reacting so far diplomatically. it has used it stools, one of them being asking for, for to do what it is supposed to do. and that is provide the serbian forces to re enter the province. south africa said the bricks, grouping of countries, which also includes brazil, russia, indian china should admit more members the country assume the chairmanship of the block. on the 1st of this year, they set to consider possible membership. all the other states seeking to join our

tea africa correspondent carol litigator, reports from jasper. 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 pays 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 our 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 the advanced interest of the collector of 5 countries,

as well as the interest of the global on various fronts. including advancing the african agenda because bricks has always been about south africa and the continent when we have the opportunity to check. so we will use our chair, shipped to bird on the successes of past presidents is 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 bricks 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 the 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 d. 20 were regional organization. they have been union member. so there's a good case for the african union to become 2022 was a year of 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, he also showed a growing group of countries like saudi arabia, algeria, egypt, khaki,

and many more that i came to join and become part of the alternative to the west. the po, chrissy and narrative. but brief 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 the 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. i'm no longer the most important largest global economy. china and india. i ranked amongst the top 7 global economy is today, you can take not this. and so you have major economies from the global cells that are growing faster pace. 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 assault including bricks, countries will not grow at the foster space, while a number of countries were going to recession this year. in its 15th year of partnership and co operation. 2023 will be the year, the bricks propels it story forward. the slump has not had a new member in south africa. back in 2011. the growing level 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 mega and powerful breaks got i'm will, is that 40 in jonathan. ok, another important story to bring you today a violation of free speech on the rights of journalists. that is,

our russia has described that attention of the regional director of the sputnik news agency by. busy authorities in latvia, the journalist, murat calcium is a lothian citizen. he was detained on charges of violating e u sanctions chronicling how this appears parts of a broader e you cracked on, on media outlets that don't go along with the blocks mainstream, normative. here's our t senior correspondent, murat test if the freedom of expression, then 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 dire 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 sputnik 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 chisel 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 chisels. 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. for reference. merit cas m is an e. you national, laughing and citizen. all he did is, is she worked for years as editor in chief of spook mic. lithuania, one of his work is online. there's nothing crazy there. you find strange stuff and

she and then he now faces decades behind bars, charged with violating sanctions because he worked for russians and reportedly espionage because why not a little bit of some of the merits can possibly lose his freedom due to allegations of violating anti rush and sanctions, the sanctions are 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 as opposed to look at that to matter which affects every day unless 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 an unbiased information and had nothing will kind of spies a pass and who works in the public eye for media and hide 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 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 are writing things in a way. they don't like to think that that these people, once leg should the world, the 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. there is an oddness in the charges of violating sanctions. the fact is that the european union has no sanctions against sputnik. they have personal sanctions against dmitri castle, of who was the chief of receive subordinate media group, which includes sputnik therefore, 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, you citizen are in fact a pure policy of the european union, though lex that we dig into the psychology behind one very modern phenomenon in modern society and one which year upon your roles, the biggest chunk of internet traffic port worlds apart with zelma takes us through that a moment to stay with

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