ill, genocide, in only 20 years the policy of the belgians lead to the death of nearly 10000000 people alongside the holocaust, that genocide of the congo population is considered to be one of the greenest pages in the history of mankind. with breaking news this our on our teeth, the russian ministry of defense wardens that he is preparing for all vacation incident and we'll try to frame moscow for the deaths of civilians in portico. must go. they 600 ukrainian soldiers helping killed in wanted this. rick tele, atoria, attacked for t as deadly new years strike on russian troops. the among the stories that shaped the weak british intelligence following his own russian forces

on behalf of kiana. according to legal documents reported by the grey zone. media outlet, violation of free speech on the rights. all the journalists, rushes foreign ministry, described to the attention of the regional director of the sputnik news agency by authorities in lafayette, who could no face decades input with the big stories from the 1st 7 days of the year. and right up to the moment developments as well. welcome to the weekly and our team. my name's unit order. we begin with breaking news. ukraine has prepared a large scale provocation aimed of accusing the russian armed forces of committing war crimes. according to the russian defense ministry, which said the bodies of those who died of natural cold says in the heart, cold region have been dug up and deliberately disfigured then dumped in specially

prepared pits to create false evidence of torture on executions by russian soldiers . ortiz remind cost rep can tell us more. well, our russian defense is free us sounding all of the alarm is possible. now they're saying, 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 died off of natural causes. and not only that, russian ministry saying bad the people who are digging out those grades, they're just figuring the people are the corpses. and they're taking those courses and putting, putting them into other, some math grades nearby. and they're already documenting them. and they said they started doing that on that christmas eve,

they're 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 so called witnesses, they're taking pictures. and it's a thing a trying to imitate the fact that people are tortured by russian military. and of course, that is very, very reminiscent one word a last year in the city, and that's in the northwestern ukraine. now that says he was under control the russian armed forces by then due to a progress at that point in negotiation between russia, ukraine, a russian forces are retreated from boucher and was left a few days later ukraine started coming out with the footage that there were

a lot of courses and bodies on the streets that were a mass graves. and at that point they said that this is all. this was the deed of the russian, the military and presented absolutely no fax and that was needed. why? western media, both mainstream media, social networks as well, without any proof with russia, hold on, no rush has been denied. all of those like stations obviously are rush for security council meeting. you and we was at that point headed up by the united kingdom, but russia was refusing type of investigation and he's saying that bus are 42, all the evidence that russia has had at that point answer having left. so lucia pointed 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 this special minutes with russia, had left a couple of places and right away you create a began there. so ration operation for many people to videos who have been accused of collaboration with russia have disappeared and have been found that so now russian ministry of defense are saying that you great is preparing another old lag operational as much as that which happens in boucher now the other thing remains to see at this point. so whether the world, at least this time, we'll see what you crave. this is attempting to narrowly or on some day russia said, hundreds of ukrainian soldiers have been killed and what is called

a retaliatory operation for a key of deadly new year's eve strike on the city of makia, which came the lives of 89 russian soldiers in response to the criminal attacks of the key regime on the 1st of 2023 in the city of my case, the russian military organized a retaliation operation. locations of the grant and military forces were found in cremmit tours. and more than $600.00 soldiers were killed. while this later on verified frontage appears to show the aftermath of moscow retaliatory operation. according to the russian m. o t. the ukrainian forces were located into university dormitories. the retribution comes after kiev shell, the city of makia k using us supplied high mars rockets on new year's eve. 2 of those rockets were intercepted by rushing or defensive, but for at 3rd targets killing. scores of russian troops staying with

the latest report from the russian military 50 service men have been freed from ukrainian captivity and have no arrived back in moscow after a prisoner swap was negotiated with he have. according to the ministry of defense, the m. o. d. odds the troops had been in mortal danger. dar said to receive treatment and rehab and home. so you also local officials say ukrainian forces fired at least u. s. applied highmore rockets out a rural town in the done yet republican sunday to people i think confirmed kills. while another 2 are trapped under rubble, while nearby to their a ukrainian missile was reportedly intercepted by russian ur defenses. but to power plants were damaged. oh, okay, to a developing story now from brazil, president lula da silva has reportedly been evacuated to a safe location following the storming of government buildings. supporters of the

former leader, your impulse scenario entered the federal supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace, which is home to the leftist leader who was inaugurated as president on january. first. rioters are clashing with the police while calling for the military to act against lou luck. protesters managed to break through police barriers to run the national congress, but the parliament buildings and last week protests were held against the arrest of an indigenous leader who colfax of civil deed. this obedience against the brazilian press the home ukrainian forces are allegedly being held by british military intelligence in collaboration with a u. s. tech firm. know that was according to a cache of li. documents reported by the greys own news outlet. it states 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 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 and 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 say us firm called and normally sick sounds being providing intel on russian military movements in real time. the data is allegedly sent to british intelligence by the private military group, prevail partners and then handed over to you crane. we discussed the revelations with gray zone editor kit kornberg using anomaly. 6,

the technology, the defense intelligence agency and voice extension. the ukranian military can very easily identify the small firms of, of very individuals whether they are civilian military or it's highly specific and talk. but if there is also a higher risk of cation, this might be why barrier was, was mad. but yes, it's innocent. russian 1000000 innocent pains were wrongly identified and the soldiers spot for collaborators. and then yes, i mean, not to losing context. this is almost never to be going to lead to that data, or that capture and torture pregnancy compunction about the brutal consequences to capture war, telling them or mass which is

a great war growing serious if it ends up killed as a result of when that completely is i think that that, yes, the counter attack could be quite something where they just to point to the grey zone has also previously reported on the involvement of u. k. intelligence in the ukraine, conflicts back in a tobar. the outlet said that prior to the deadly attack on the crimean bridge, senior british intelligence officers allegedly drafted the elaborate plan on how to blow it up. well, in a separate report, the grey zones, it's obtained documents revealing plans by a british military intelligence to drink, covert ukrainian troops along with ways to attack other russian targets in crimea. kit chlorine berg again said western powers are being held to account for the

consequences of their espionage operations against russia. there has been no iteration. all the limits or restrictions london places what it shall be, the crime. these files make pretty clear that there is none of you trying to do or like will be held every step the way what provide prevail is heavily involved in the plotting bridge. explain what you guys will actually have. there's 0 reflection on the, on the, on all of these to almost every month. another european government implicates the style of the activities of occupations. john listen is civil civil society more widely and there is 0 accountability and there is up to, you know, consideration of what happens if you dollars box. and that was anyone use use equipment typically reserved for. ready for intelligence agencies, or indeed yes,

you know, 200 and 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 line to another story we are across today serve as president said, nature has no right to reject the country's request to send serbian security forces to kosovo. some hours ago, at like 200 food church, confirmed about the k for international peacekeeping mission, led by nato forces, had indeed turned down belgrade call they referred a resolution 1244, but they did not invoke the part of the resolution, which actually allows this action they have no right to reject that request. we will wait. we will point out how and where in what places they did not protect the serbian population. serbia's defense minister has also questioned why k for

responded to bell grades, requests and orthodox christmas eve, pointing out. it was the same day that to serbian boys were shot and wounded in the self declared republic in a drive by shooting in another episode of violence. one young man was beaten while returning from midnight ma some christmas. following the spate of recent incident, served residents in kosovo gathered to protest attacks by ethnic albanians in kosovo. a large number of carbon police officers were reportedly sent to the demonstration, stopping vehicles for inspection k for soldiers are also located near the entrance to the city where the protest taking place. earlier we discussed the peacekeeping forces this session with european study scholar stephan guy edge here in this today . he says that the decision violates international finance. 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 coolant of agreement were signed. they are obliged to provide the serbian military and police force to re enter serbian problems of causal in the door. here the atmosphere that is being built up in which it is a legal basically, or let's say it is not a punishable to, to commit violence against against the serbs. and i mean i, i personally blame, i've been quality and the gospel, manian leadership on one hand, on the other hand of 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 on the ground, it is reacting so far, diplomatically. it has, i used it stools,

one of them being asking for gave or to do what it is supposed to do on that is provide the serbian forces to re enter the province law. it could be an interesting geo political year ahead because south africa has said that bricks grouping of countries, which also includes brazil, russia, indian, and china should admit more members the country assume the chairmanship all the block on the 1st all this year. this set to consider possible membership of other states seeking to join our t africa. corresponding code apo, let's out to reports all not from johnsborough 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 pays the reins following successful hostings. in 20132018 ever 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 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 advanced interest of the collector 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 the african continent when we have the opportunity to check. so we will use our chair, shipped to bird on the successes of us presidencies in addressing some of the key challenges that we are facing. the ongoing challenges facing the global economy

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 in union. he's

a 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, 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 bring 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 are 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 a 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 to space while a number of countries we're going to the recession this year. in his 15th year of partnership and co operation. 2023 will be the air, 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 grow wary and eager to find an alternative. 2023 is finally here, and with it, the chance at a more mega and powerful briggs got. i'm willis at 40 in jonathan. and finally, this news are another important story to bring you a violation of free speech. and the rights of journalists are russia, has described the detention of the regional director of the sputnik news agency by authorities in luck via that journalist. murat calcium is a lothian citizen. he was detained on charges of violating you sanctions chronicling how this appears. parts of a broader you tracked on, on media outlets that don't go along with the blocks, mainstream narratives. here's our

t senior corresponded broadcast 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 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 scrutiny gone. 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. there will diminishes lead 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, 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 kissing hills. 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, a laughing citizen. all he did is she worked for years as editor in chief of screwed nicholas through a near one of his work is online. there's nothing crazy there. you'll find strange of 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 listen to some of his merits can possibly lose his freedom, due to allegations of violating anti russian sanctions. 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. we've dealt with this before and we shouldn't rule out such dark perspectives of africa that to matter which affects every turn less. because if anybody can be taken in custody for their opinion and be charged with espionage which is not uncommon these days, then nobody safe. so all people should stand together in this situation. lat to sam did not violate any laws. he did his job as a journalist, legally. he provided to an unbiased 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 are writing things in a way. they don't lie to think that that these people once lectured the world. though lush mood bore 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 kessler love, who was the chief of rossi, a 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 bad 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 and 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, though no ha, gulf islands may not be well known to most but half a century ago. it witnessed an episode of which the ramifications still reverberate . today are short documentary, another paradise recaps. and it's next from

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