[000:00:00;00] a go so good, i'm up with a 30 years is a lengthy after that. so to push back against russia and try wising influence on the continent. this what have visit officially being all about developing corporation with russian again along the river area does have become a major component of the 5 different don't buy a lean more fat correspondent report from the front line

with in remains to fire against us pressure i'm for now was send advanced tracks to give a rush theme mid to face in germany. and the privacy of the central african republic speaks about the importance of russia's ties the country, an exclusive interview with you talking about. now we're talking about the fact that the president met with president putin, to agree to come to the rescue to protect democracy in a good morning. and welcome to our international, both austin like from the out. as always, it's great to have you live. i might have already, let's take a look at today's top stories. the us treasury is on

a lane feature of africa as washington seats of strength them is tied with the continent. her agenda so far has appeared focused on riding russia. i'm china. but i mean, from troubles in the region, which is war and weapon ization of food is exacerbated food insecurity and caused untold suffering. and the global economic head winds caused by the actions of a single man, president poon, is creating an unnecessary drag on africa economy. we believe that the international community, including china, needs to provide meaningful debt relief to help countries regain their funding. de la dylan did not. mens her words as she is trying to portray a counterweight to the influence that the americans see as the chinese having on

the continent as well as the russians. she said that she blames russia and therefore trying to solicit the same kind of emotive emotions from her captive audience that she blame. fresh air for africa's exist debated food shortage problem . she also says that the continent mustn't be weary about unfettered chinese loans, which she says are highly collateralized and can prevent a dead trip for their said countries. and she has presented the case of zambia as a, as a cautionary tale if you will. 2 other african states that, that the chinese are dragging their feet when it comes to talking about that reform in that country. but china only holds a 3rd of zombie as that. the real question is, who hold the 2 thirds? and that is western multi lateral institutions that have continuously not lead the way either because they haven't been

a reason why they can't push through on this agenda. jenna dylan says that america is here and it's back and is going to impress upon africans as the pardon of trace . she says that they will be making invest into the continent, but they will also be demanding transparency from the said governments and accountability. and she says that her government and the g 7 as a whole will try and impress upon multilateral banks to look more fairly towards developing countries, specifically in africa and to have and developing agenda in mind. now, a couple of things that come to mind as an observer of such movements and such a rhetoric from the americans. is that why is it only happening now that the multi lateral or bangs should focus on one, the development agenda of africa when it could have clearly happened such a long time ago?

there was nothing stopping it for shore. and another thing is that the americans are really worried about the influence of china and russia on the continent. and you can really see that they're trying very hard to impress upon these economies that the petro dollar should survive because they fear that a, in this multi polarity world, that africa might not necessarily side with them. another part of this re, of this visit, of course, is to impress upon the states that would be hosting a american top senior officials coming into the continent that they take it seriously. i also understand that among some of the visits that we should be expecting this year is that of american president, mr. joe biden. of course this visit by jenny dylan builds upon a visit that we had last year in august by the u. s. secretary of state,

mr. anthony blinking, who also try to present america as a, as a country that is very much interested in africa and no one, none of these top officials from the united states have ever dared to mention the fact that they have been absent for 56 years. that like that there hasn't been any meaningful american investment on the continent. and that african countries would not be where they are without the support, without the trade, without the investments that they received from china as well as russia. this visit by jana dell and thought to the synagogue and were also taste down in zambia as well as here in south africa. so there is still more to the story and more to come . germany has been defiant again. if you are a fresh earn her silvery, no decision about send me advanced leopard to oftentimes to ukraine, even though q has been asking for them for a long time. says anita meeting was held at the rom,

seen movie base in germany. many of us thought that today we will have a breakthrough in the discussion about heavy metal pence. you did mention that at all. i don't have any announcements to make on your watch. and you heard the, the german minister of the french say that they made a decision, a leopard. so no shiny new toys, just a lot of the hand me downs that had already previously been announced. now all eyes were also on nato defense ministers as they met at this ramstein airbase, near frankfort tom on friday. secretary lloyd austin, basically just used the opportunity to ask america's allies to toss more cash into the pot for the u. s. military industrial complex. oh, i mean ukraine military support spoken like a true board member temporarily refused for 4 years by the way. and

stockholder that he is now canada actually did that by the way, canada bought a u. s. made miss how the fed system as a gift to ukraine. so they're basically throwing money at the u. s. military industrial complex for ukraine. and now austin announced all the western allies that are also donating their old us patriot missile systems to ukraine gas. that means that the u. s. needs to make more to replace them for their allies. how about that? i had of this meeting there. is there been a lot of pressure on berlin, notably from ukraine and from some of its european allies to cough up leopard 2 tanks, which no country can re export under german law without berlin's permission and berlin's position and has been that it won't budge on the issue unless washington sends its abrams tanks 1st. so germany has basically been telling the u. s. i won't jump unless you do and the u. s. is looking at germany and saying no, you go 1st. so they're both just kind of staying there at the edge of this cliff

with no one willing to take the leap on this tank issue. now. as recently as week, there were report citing senior pentagon officials, including under secretary for defense policy calling call. who said that washington simply wasn't ready to take that leave of sending tanks. abram tags to keep citing maintenance and training issues. now even nato supreme allied commander, europe, or u. s. general christopher can volley said this week of western tanks, quote, there is not a particular weapon system that is a silver bullet. a balance of all systems is needed. so these statements by actual us military experts clearly diverged from the ideologically driven take of politicians who keep framing western tanks as some kind of magic solution for military victory for ukraine over russian forces. on friday, zalinski made a direct request for the new tanks to the nato defense ministers meeting in germany . poland prime minister,

mateus moore wiki even said that either warsaw gets berlin's permission to send its leopard tanks to ukraine. or they'll just go ahead and do it calling consent, a quote to secondary importance. nice example of european unity there when it comes to being careful about potential escalation. apparently it's okay to run around off leash as long as their hearts in the right place. it's like the drivers slams on the brakes, trying to play hero to pedestrian waned across the street, not realizing that he's going to get a whole lot of people run over and killed with this chivalry act. by the way, what exactly is this all this talk of tanks, world war one. if only this crowd could see fit to put as much time and effort into resolving the conflict peacefully as they are in serving up words, salad and paying lip service in response to whatever demands key if tosses at them . earl jones have become major means of warfare in the fight. saddam must. the

aircraft are used for conducting recognizance operations. those destroy any positions all season. senior correspondent, miranda gov. the f reports from the ground this close to the front lines. roads are immortal. hazard. artillery is trained on every stretch. only trees offer cover, even that scant. ah, relatively less the closest they are is 700 meters away at 3 o'clock through in a total of 3 directions. also a 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock. our boys are there to the rotating today. they're doing well in this area, but recently ceased from ukrainian forces. they know every path, every clearing troops heading out to relieve those at forward positions must be extra careful. drones guide them along.

ah, we're scouting ahead to make sure that the way is clear and then our boys will get there safely. these soldiers are all volunteers of the act, my battalion answering to the church and president rams, and could thereof, to ensure everything went smoothly. afar support team, armed with an automatic grenade launcher, was ordered to dissuade the enemy from trying anything. some of the most intense rising he's underway, ukrainian units are desperate to reverse russian gains along the river. here through the rotation was the success. but as the drone flew back,

it noticed something unusual. fresh fortifications and the enemy troops concealed under the tree cover or span. yeah, we've discovered enemy positions at a distance of 450 to 750 meters away from us. their group targets enemy fortifications, armor and vehicles. within minutes coordinates were reported to h q and orders went out to nearby artillery. yeah, i don't know. the way the mission had changed. they were now to keep it a distance and correct artillery fire rebel corrections were relayed. the next barrage struck home on my little alpha, this is biker, right on the target. repeat. this is modern warfare. this is the dominant form of combat across the front lines, artillery and drones, in

a seamless lisa link on the front lines. soldiers have learned to fear drones. they always watch and listen for the characteristic buzz that harolds a barrage of iron, fire, and shrapnel, or ad gazda of r t from le ganske. ah said to south america now, or at least one person reportedly kill them more than a dozen wounded in a violent sand over to him for justice and police in peru this week. ah, the state is made up mainly of indigenous people trying to storm an airport in the nation's 2nd biggest city, but we'll stop by police flashes over the sleeping peru for more than a month now with protesters demanding the resignation of prison. deena who are there, who took off his last month off,

her criticism was offset. the head of state says the situation is under control for him in the unrest has been field from abroad. layla peruse feature and that of its natural resources have been up for discussion, the usaa busters of the south american country, a former c i. a agent has met with peruse, energy minister little business. then we'll see later release or same express in gratitude to the us for its support of the sector minister vera thanked the u. s. government for its support on mining and energy issues and reiterated the will of the national government, whose priority is the massive vacation of natural gas, energy security and petrochemical development in the south of the country. peru is a key global producer, copper, silver, and zinc, with

a clear majority of the countries exports about 58 percent coming from the mining and extraction sector. the rest of the country's eggs was about to just over 40 percent. the acid present. pedro casias says the u. s. as long try to have control over perused lucrative mineral resources. the visit of the u. s. ambassador to the government palace was neither unreasonable nor in favor of the country. it was to give the order to take the troops out to the streets and massacre my defenceless people. and incidentally, to leave the way clear for mining exploitation. interesting coincidence in this story, the u. s. i'm buses for root. lisa camera who previously worked for the cia reportedly met with the south american countries defense minister, the day before the then president was deposed. last month, we heard from latin america and james, who expert daniel show,

who sees washington's hand in the overthrow of the peruvian leader. lisa ken is a long time employee of the ca, and now is the us ambassador to do. it's certainly curious timing, to see her meeting nudges with the minister of energy and natural resources in a meeting with a former generals who are now ministers in the unelected government of being about why the but it's amazing how quick lisa kenna and the rest of the state department officials and the biden administration were to rubber stamp is to and get behind it because it means the, the nationalization of peruvian resources room. one of the biggest export is the gas. now because the european union in the u. s. cannot rely on russia for their gas because it, the thanks is, this is the same

a playbook that we saw and some of the neighbors this would have been for new go in, in part of why is what happens is a lie in with any type of by national is inside imperial is true, patriot or left leaning. president comes into power. the us immediately sees them as a threat is to quote you on must be very proud the posted on twitter. they're willing to qu anybody any time whenever they please. some us officials think there is not enough of a us presence in latin america. a couple of miles in general has warned washington, the needs of the us needs to step up its game to compete with the growing influence of russia and china in the region. this is very concerning to me, to see the tentacles of the people's republic of china in the countries of the western hemisphere. we are very much in a strategic competition in the western hemisphere. a total of 9 countries have

ration equipment in them and we are working to replace that russian equipment with united states equipment. we have a lot at stake. this region matters. it has a lot to do with national security. we need to step up our game. general laura rinse, his son has the u. s. southern command, responsible for security corporation in central and south america. it also includes the protection of washington's moon, she assets there. this is not the 1st time, but richardson has emphasized the strategic importance of the region for the us especially is really rich resources. 3 genesis, so rich and resources. it's off the charts, rich. 60 percent of the world's lithium is in the region. you have heavy crude, you have light, sweet crude, you have rare earth elements. there are adversaries are taking advantage of this region every single day,

right in our neighborhood. and i just look at what happens in this region in terms of security impacts our security, our national security, i in the home land and in the united states, washington lasers. some of this latin american neighbors have been particularly strange since last year, when it refused to invite the needles of cuba, venezuela am nicaragua to the summit of americas, but it was hosting. meanwhile, try man, russia. the increasing investment in the region, including 4 critical infrastructure, was providing military equipment. we heard from a political expert who says the us stars on that of hedge. a monic rule over the western hemisphere is no longer fits with the rising multiple world. i think that for most americans, their interests are not the same as the interest of the pentagon on the interest of wall street. so in my view, american people have and have

a great influence in latin america. it just cannot be in the, in the form of oppression or in the form of a subjugation of the peoples or the plundering of their natural resources matters. so who should worry is gone, is was street because what they want is to maintain that relationship dependence from buying america towards the us, the all on the road doctrine to call latin america. it's back yard or as president biden said, its front yard ultimately latin america is should be free and indeed is becoming more. busy and more free being able to think its partners, its allies, its relations throughout the world. and russia and china are 2 great powers that one cannot help. but to have some relation, when there is no country that due to ideological preferences can afford to ignore russia or china. the prime minister of the central african

republic has praised russia for, quote, help england sect. democracy in his country. by mister phillips, mother made those commas in an exclusive interview with r t. he said that mutually beneficial partnerships are among the highest interests the african nation. take you listen to the interview and will be back at the top of the al. ah, plaintiff moth, mister prime minister, thank you for agreeing to answer our questions. your visit to russia comes amid the growing fresher on moscow from the west. weren't you afraid that western rage will spread upon you? bill? thank you for this opportunity and thank you. feel questions, i'll be glad to give some ounces. the c a are in my opinion, like all other african countries would not want such pressure to be exerted. oversee this war between russia and ukraine affects the whole world. all countries and africa is no exception. but we,

the c a are also do not want to get involved in this j political game. we want to develop relations based on bilateral, mutually beneficial cooperation, when each country defends its interests. when each country respects the sovereignty of the other, the c. r presidents is a man of dialogue and a man of peace, and he stands for dialogue, said that peace reigns again on the whole planet. and so that we deal with the development of all peoples. therefore, the c i is not interested in commenting on this j political position. it remains open to all countries and is ready to operate with all countries they put on the western media says that the central african republic is becoming the russian sphere of influence. so called colony, what is your take on beth law? you know, there are so many manipulations on this topic. these are opinions that do not reflect reality. i've already told you, and i emphasize again that the c i r jealously protects its sovereignty and is ready to develop and strength and cooperation with all other countries establish

mutually beneficial partnerships. so the ca, aunt is not enter into such discussions because it's simply not interested in this . it is interested in its own development, improving the living conditions of its population. this is why the head of state often talks about it expresses his willingness to work in this direction. we do not exclude any countries, but we zealously, god, independence will daniel. the head of the russian house has been attacked in the central african republic. how's the investigation going? we expressed regret over this events. we strongly condemn this. the fact that the son of a friendly country who is working on the development of corporation between our country was subjected to a terrorist attack. we would like it to be condemned everywhere, but unfortunately, some media outlets, as you said, find ways to cheat and minimize all this with very sorry, that this is happening with some media handled social networks. i visited this where the son of russia with home praise, the lord, everything will be fine. what are people praying for him?

we hope that he will recover and return to his activities. you know, this terrorist attack is not the 1st such case. then we also found out about a plane that flew out of a part of our country's territory and drop bombs on people. this incident is also being investigated and the investigation must be brought to an end. we hope that the un will take care of these matters. who would like to see such action strongly condemned in all states striving for peace. as i've already mentioned, we strive to maintain good relations with old, neighboring countries, so that our borders, every library protected the russian side is concerned. there is a french trace in this case. is there any evidence for that? you know, at the moment, as i've already said, an investigation is underway and now it is wrong to draw any hasty conclusions. the investigation is ongoing. we must wait. and as soon as they are all results, it is possible to speak out on this matter. many, many western experts believed that the central african republic is becoming a kind of a battlefield where the interests of foreign states collide. do you see any neo colonial aspirations in this? well,

perhaps the fact that it is the position of the c a r is misunderstood and interpreted . this country is fragile, this country has a huge potential. this country has no, nothing but conflicts. and the president, the republic is fighting for peace. the way he imagined it, it was as a poet that he extended his hand to all armed groups so that everyone could unite. after all, we have 623000 square kilometers. and if we develop them, every one will find something for themselves hip for there are so many manipulation . so many geopolitical interests that some do not understand the position of the c a all. there are such people, but there are others, those who voluntarily maintain good relations and cooperate with our republic. and we don't want to waste energy discussing such position. we want to work to achieve peace, to develop cooperation with all countries without exception. although when talking about the central african republic, many people immediately think about the wagner group. what is your opinion on them or the c a r does not know what wagner is. i've already said that, and i will repeat again at

a difficult moment in life when they see i was attacked by armed groups whose actions were aid at d, stabilizing the country, the prison appeal to all friendly countries. i repeat 2 old friendly countries without exception, including russia and bewanda. here are those who responded and provide his support to the armed forces of the c a. r to reverse the situation. to thought this treacherous plan and did, our country continues as cooperation with russia in this framework of defense in order to prepay young people to more reliably protect that country. and this is thanks to the instructors in bang, go. by the way, thanks to this, the un security council approved a resolution according to which these instructors can be in band go in the ca all. so you're talking about wagner, and we're talking about the fact that the president met with the president putin, who agreed to come to the rescue to protect democracy in the caea. so commentating and interpreting is a free choice of those media. we follow a different logic and i say again and again that it doesn't matter which country it

is. we're always open to discussions, state within the state, mutually beneficial cooperation. does the vitamin group really to stabilize the country, so no, not told on the country. if that were the case, the people would not have asked for their presence before coming here. i participated in a discussion and some people even said that we should invite the russians to the territory because i'm groups exaggerate, claiming that they allegedly protect the population. rather it is they who are interfering with the population robin killing it in the interests of whom are these are groups acting? that's the question you need to ask who sponsors them. we should also talk about this. i would like the european media to comment on the situation focusing on these on group who supplies them with weapons. as i've already told you, they're better off than the armed forces of the c a r t a. for example, the very plain that freeway over a country whose is it may be it belong to armed groups. we don't know that such a question arises and the investigation will show. but the level of material

support for these armed groups. we do not enter into such discussions, but we want that in the case of destabilization all a democratic countries could raise their voices to condemn it, to say no, said the people striving for pace you want to live together in harmony can breathe freely and i call on all peace loving countries to do this. and then the c, i all will be able to interact and cooperate with them for a

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