to learn more, we came here to help us to speak to victor a couple of years ago, she ologist who devoted his entire life to the topic. it is a fascinating at times dangerous and very important job. a africans need to resist. is this impulse of wanting to direct a double standard form of international conduct toward us? south africa breath is, is independence, and addresses relations with russia as the to foreign ministers. a course for cooperation beyond western input. also ahead in the program. fines of soviet era tanks and armored vehicles are concealed amongst the buildings. guy, news releases footage, showing signs that ukraine places troop and combat vehicles near buildings and civilian populated areas. meanwhile,

the west remained silent on the violation of international law. and the swedish anti islamic politician who publicly burned a koran outside of turkish embassy says he has no regret despite backlash from the international muslim community. and this is a huge provocation. this is an attempt to get a reaction out of 2 are key in the muslim world. this has nothing to do with freedom or democracy with hello, good afternoon for mark, international studios in moscow and from wherever you are. welcome to the hour's top stories from around the world i'm fiorella is about during a joint press conference with our russian counterpart, south africa's foreign minister has underlined the countries independence and address states relations with russia. we as africans need to resist,

is this impulse of wanting to direct a double standard form of international conduct toward us that what i do is okay for me, but you cannot do it because you are developing country or you africa. that is an abuse of international practice. wellness, who do you live in your school? africa itself from us determine the ways to solve problems on their continent. we share a partnership for accelerated growth and wish south africa speedy development. we talked about conflict resolution in africa, for example, in countries like molly. so don and mozambique, the international communities obligated to support the paths african countries of chosen for themselves. russia will contribute to the resolution of conflicts in flash points across africa, including the training of local peacekeepers at the beginning of this meeting between the 2 foreign ministers. one of the things that the south african foreign

minister mentioned right from the get go was the, i actually, the neo colonial, the anti neo colonial, rather legacy of the soviet union. and the amount of aid that the soviet union gate africa throughout the 20th century. she said that she wants warm relations between russia and south africa in africa and south africa to continue to develop in the way they have since that time as well are. we also heard at this press conference about what exactly they are going to do to deep in cooperation. we heard that specifically in the sphere of atomic energy and infrastructure. those are 2 areas that russian south africa are going to deepen their cooperation in the future lever . i've also mentioned that russia is dedicating itself to a further helping peacekeeping efforts in conflict zones across africa as well. now another thing we heard what that was mentioned here were upcoming joint military exercises between russia, south africa, and china is something that washington has taken issue with. it's called it

provocative, but both foreign ministers basically said that every sovereign nation has the right to decide who it's going to conduct a joint military exercises with. so obviously, that's that stance that washington has taken on these upcoming joint military exercises has displeased these 2 countries as well as likely other other countries who find themselves in the same position. let's take a listen to what they said this williams. we do not violate any norms of the law of the sea, so i don't understand the mixed reaction from the medium. america believes that only its forces are allowed to conduct exercises anywhere in the world. so they're engaged in exercises within the framework of indo strategies, right next to china. and this does not cause a mixed reaction in the media. our exercises are transparent and russia, china, and south africa has made all the information public was, was able to ask them about these claims by the united states that russia is somehow weapon ising food,

and that the actions of russian president vladimir putin are somehow, ah, harming the african economy, i was able to ask both foreign ministers about that as well as the kind of pressure that washington has been putting on african countries that dare to say that they're going to have warm relations or even cordial relations with the russian federation in terms of the south african foreign minister, she focused really on the grain deal, the ukraine grain deal. and the fact that i'm, that most of that grain is not even going to the countries that need it the most. it's actually going to western europe. so the south african foreign minister actually called on journalists to find where exactly that grain is going. she said, it would be really nice to see some sort of investigative report into that. to understand why that's happening. as for sir gay leverage, he laid the blame squarely at the feet of the west, slits at the west. let's take a listen to what he said for linda. it's them again. we have repeatedly provided

confirmed facts, proving the problems and the food markets began long before russia's military operation. according to the us, we turn everything into weapons, oil, gas, sports, and so on. i handed over a text today that sets out the situation in the food markets. after the you and hed proposed the initiative. we immediately agreed. and now we've implemented 2 agreements about the grain deal, which is somehow being implemented. but everything goes to the you and not to poor countries. as for russian, fertilizers and grain, the un didn't help the west remove obstacles to our exports. and indeed, there is no line about food and grain in the sanctions. but there are points about bands for ships to enter ports where a ban on our banks using swift. but the west continues to insist that food is not under sanctions. all the important issues are being sidelined, those now and surprisingly on the a number of topics that were discussed was of course, the ukraine conflict, which russia said it's always open to negotiating an end to war, at least

a ceasefire. and it's actually a key of that live rov explained, which has a flat out rejected any sort of negotiating. and he pointed to the fact that vladimir zalinski had a made it so that it would be illegal in ukraine for ukrainian officials to actually have any sort of negotiating going on with the russian side. so we heard a bit about that, but that's basically a rundown of the main topics that were discussed at this press conference here in pretoria. some locals in johannesburg had told us the russian foreign minister visit will help both countries move forward together. believe that he was coming true, then it has to be a good thing for me that he's coming here to do good things. so we can try to work forward in the food as a country. maybe they're going to be a solution for this country. cut into experiencing a high level of unemployment that youth outside of most of do people are done with. we are not more friendly it and we all with america may because we have

a little bit more freedom to make our own choices. and the south africans just choose to go with russia and with america. ukraine's army is intentionally hiding military targets behind nuclear power plants to provoke a russian military strike. that's according to the countries foreign intelligence service, which says kia has taken such a dangerous step thanks to western support. our teaser mon call center has the details. according to the director of the or russian for intelligence service, they received reliable data that the ukranian armed forces are storing weapons and ammunition provided by the west on the territories of nuclear power plants in ukraine. now the head of the service are going to risk and claims that the weapons in question are some of the most expensive that ukraine received from nato. a countries other statements also mentioned some missiles for multiple launch rockets,

systems from the united states called a high mar, sub various foreign air defense systems, as well as large caliber artillery ammunition or the warning issued by rushes for intelligent service. clearly states that the forces of the key of regime are employing terrorist tactics in using civilians as shields. take a look. the ukranian military command hides ammunition depos behind nuclear reactors. if a large scale detonation of warehouses and the destruction of a nuclear power plant happened due to another stray ukrainian air defense missile than such, a tragedy can always be blamed on moscow. t f is absolutely convinced of this. given the silent encouragement by the west of ukrainian artillery strikes on the zap, hiroshi nuclear power plant had the foreign intelligence service as that. so what key of is doing right now is a method often used by international terrorists. the only difference is that the hostages are not individual civilians but sense and even hundreds of thousands of

residents of ukraine as well as neighboring countries. now the claims a maids are not unfounded. as ukraine had already shelled easter europe's largest nuclear power plant in supper. roger region, where a nuclear catastrophe was narrowly avoided and nuclear facilities are not the only location where keith is hiding. troops and artillery as sky news has published footage clearly showing ukraine placing forces and tanks, alongside buildings and densely populated civilian areas. inside the city, ukrainian force is all making fortifications. ah, lines of soviet era tanks and armored vehicles are concealed amongst the buildings . ukraine has denied such claims despite a report by amnesty international made in august 2022, where it was clearly stated that military bases were set near schools and hospitals

and attacks were launched from civilian areas. the report on calves war, crimes outrage, ukrainian officials, and the organization subsequently apologized for causing distress. but western media has ignored evidence of cabs crimes. instead, waiting a campaign of russian hate this month. a times article described how ukrainian drone operators for 3 hours filled a wounded dying russian soldier suffering in a trench. it noted that the video was recorded and replayed for visiting journalist the following morning. the article also provided the intimate thoughts of one ukrainian soldier on the matter. they aren't humans to us. it's a totally different feeling, shooting an enemy in front of you and when working from a drone. but after the 1st time, it's like your hunting. do you have all this hate inside of you? i look on the monitor and it just becomes a question of hunting them down. let's cross now to jason michael and in

academic and independent journalists, a welcome. jason. what's your take on the video released by sky news? the video all the, the weapons sunday artillery pieces being hidden in urban areas. you mean? yes. well, this is something that has been happening since the beginning of the conflict and has been happening on a plane site since the conflict began almost a year, a goal. and we have seen social media a wash with images. ready all kinds of calorie pieces and soldiers in the hospitals and schools. the western media simply has refused to cover any serious traction for public consumption. but why has there been no international condemnation of actions that they are so obvious as you just mentioned? well, that has been no international condemnation of the very simple reason that the international community defined as the collective west is very much russell phobic.

we are looking at the swift development certainly within the media and the political fear in the west of a new cold war. so we're essentially going back to a default position of cold. ready reporters in the west where those enemies of russia are effectively get from whole pastors for human rights violations, war crimes, and various other cravings in the international sphere. well, in august of 2022, amnesty international made a critical report on the ukranian war crimes and received massive criticism. and then they of course, apologize. why again is the why silencing the truth when it comes to cabin further? why is, is this, have a get, it just hasn't received any sort of attention even from the organization. non general istic organizations are showing proof. the answer to that is very much the same that this is a war. it's very much

a war of the west vascular russia and the media is an instrument of warfare. yet every now and again in yellow journalism with integrity, various institutions such as homeless the international will inadvertently report the truth because the truth is they have for all to see. and when these, you know, when that happens, when the truth is released into the media. for public consumption, then there is a backlash because it falls against the narrative of the, the media at mobile. i used for water the way well, from the beginning. moscow has insisted that he has used civilians as human shields . now there's even more solid proof. do you think anything will change, given the certain revelations that just happened? well, i don't think anything a toll will change. realistically speaking, we have to accept that this is

a conflict happening in urban urban areas. so we must expect a certain amount of conflict to happen in and around populated areas that much is almost unavoidable in any conflict of the scale. though with that said, is incumbent upon the combatants and the administration of the, the belligerent forces to do for the come to avoid the situation is going to protect civilian population. the ukrainian government has made it clear that it is willing to do this. we saw this from the very least, very early days of the incursion into kiev. we've seen it certainly runs out a portion of undecided and the east. it seems to be a tactic that has been deployed almost from the beginning, all a strategy of defense or counter conduct against the russian forces using the urban population using strategic times as cover the just seems to be programmatic for the

ukranian authority. well, apart from the bias narrative, there are obvious signs of campaigns of hate, against russia, with censorship and the banning of russian culture. how in this age and time does, do these efforts remain so unchecked? i personally, i would say making any appeal to the d, an age of these age and times is almost non sensical. we have come through perhaps 2 decades, perhaps even 3 decades old. ah, a systematic is, lama will be in the way to, to make an appeal to say that we live in a modern age. therefore, we will not allow you to sort of bias slide from the face of what is normal for media coverage in the way. russia has simply replaced what has been de la more tattered a threat, which in turn can only replace the of the soviet union in the west on imagination. so what i would say is that it's not that this is being a load, it's more the case,

but this is the normal case for media coverage in the west of those perceived to be the west rather me. well, western leaders have repeatedly said the conflict has entered a decisive phase. what does this actually mean in your opinion? well decisive. i think i would have to fall in line with the president lansky says former advisor. he of that, it seems almost impossible for ukraine to emerge from the war as the victor decisive. they are probably meetings. i tell them of propaganda. you know, that this, this constant refrain in the western media of russia as being defeated. we are wearing russia. it's essentially affection and decisive is yet another tokenistic

term being used by the western belligerent media in order to encourage ukraine on the ukrainian forces to continue to fight. but it's not based on any object to truth. the objectives of this conflict is that this is not working well for ukraine at all. well, germany is so hesitant on sending its leper tanks to ukraine. do you think there's a chance that the west will be able to persuade berlin to do this? to simply chance of this, of course, because of part of the european union and tied into the nato alliance, the will be increasing pressure on the gentlemen federal government. to do this, though, germany height of a certain embarrassment about the history of war in poland on ukraine and in the whole of eastern europe and western asia. so there is the family within actually and within germany there is a much greater civil protests than public protest against the war,

which again is not being covered largely in the western media. we hear very much of, we have very little of the saudi and mainstream media, but yet all indications from social media and from the government, people on the streets themselves, but not in favor of it. so there is no serious conflict in bad letting between what the public want, what the state wants and what the natal lines from the european union because the germans, the jason, michael academic and independent journalist. thank you. thank you. i can burn the ukrainian army to the ground. those are the alleged words of measure psych, communications director of ukraine's foreign legion. a group of volunteers in the conflict fight is now reportedly being accused of robbing the legion and has blackmailed senior military officers to protect her position, threatening to go public was damaging evidence if they refuse. and that's according

to a new leak in the media. did you just say that you were going to throw eagle in green check the the bus and the 1st battalion. yeah. and how are you hoping to throw on to the bus lieutenant colonel and whole battalion? watch me if i go and if i start talking about everything i know and everything i've seen in the army and how spineless people are, is going to burn the army to the ground. like imagine if the keith and dependent publishes an article on everything, i know everything i know would be very damaging for the army and for ukraine if it became public knowledge, the corruption, the going missing the treatment. foreigners, gout. if we start talking about dish, this army is going to fall apart with all the internal investigations fight, join ukraine's foreign legion in april last year. according to the daily mail. she is currently under investigation by cab on suspicion of stealing money and medical

supplies. and even potentially spying for russia. fike, a hungarian national, had previously been exposed as a con women in australia, in europe, where he allegedly forge blank checks, fight talks at reputation, didn't bother ukraine's foreign legion members, though, as they gave her a senior post before, apparently also falling prey to her schemes. this comes as ukraine's defense ministry is in hot water over corruption charges, alleging that military contracts were signed at inflated prices. meanwhile, some of the foreign bond tears who joined the conflict on cab side have since become come out was damning revelations about the country's military. political commentator anthony webber says the case of emerge, fight is only the tip of the iceberg. stretch with his slate. 8th, one of the things she would prevail, his people in the crime crushing,

although fighting for are needed. some of the mass to research are saying that very well, i should have persuaded to sign up for the foundation, the crying that were given a false fletcher wolfy to come for a whistle. we're bounce a. he certainly do a stories of a lot of them. one seems to come back to, for countries for from there's a lot of additional house which certain countries are giving. she cried, which they don't want to make her public barking would be home full for their polish issues by her, whichever country it was, because i would be sharon is to saving her i'm, i'm public. whether it's the tray, the, or say, or, or some other countries in, in western europe. a swedish anti islamic politician who burned

a koran outside or turkish embassy sparking backlash from the international community, says he has no regrets over the act. hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in front of the swedish consulate and is stumble to express their anger over the act. people in trick he is largest city, were seen burning, a picture of the anti immigrant politician. now in the 2nd day of protest, her kia has slammed sweden for allowing the offensive of that from taking place. deepening tensions between the 2 countries, that as on car is still blocked sweden's bid to join nato. here's what some turkish locals had to say about the controversial incident. livable film, this is a huge provocation. this is an attempt to get a reaction out of turkey in the muslim world. this has nothing to do with freedom or democracy. if the bible or the torah was burnt, there would be an uproar. why is it acceptable when it is the koran hillock officer,

i cannot accept this attack on the holy book of my religion. this is not toleration and it will not receive tolerance. and this is not freedom, this is vulgarity. this is unacceptable and it should not be forgiven with we don't want sweden admitted into nato, it would be absurd. they should not be allowed in. they belittle our religious values. this shouldn't be done by condemned them. when did mimic, they shouldn't be invited and they shouldn't be supported because what they have done is wrong. this man has burned our holy book. now they are talking about visiting our country. they are talking about being accepted into nato. every one must respect each other's beliefs. as a muslim, i believe that this action should not have been allowed are to correspond at sophia noon as explains how the protest could affect the relations between the 2 countries . as sweden, as desperate to get turkey is approval for its nato bed. these demonstration is a flagrant violation of the commitment of sweden under the tro. let from memorandum

regarding the prevention of the propaganda of terrorist organizations. declaring to be balanced by the commitment sounded through less from him, runs him and delivering them ought to different matters. the statement comes in response to the latest protests where rasmus bolden and infamous fire i fully teach and set fire to the koran. holy book near the turkish embassy and sweden, just one year after he is either caron burning rally spark riots across the country . his official police, he should permit, save that. his protest was held against islam and against arcus, at samson, influenced freedom of expression and sweden. not surprisingly, the fire ignited waves of negative reactions across the muslim world. saudi arabia calls for spreading the values of dialogue, tolerance and co existence, and rejects hatred and extremism. this senseless and provocative islam of foaming act hurts the religious sensitivities of over 1500000000 muslims. worldwide. the

incident heads must have sentiments across the woods and amongst serious provocation in response, swedish authorities has resorted so the usual virtuous words and no action. freedom of expression is a fundamental part of democracy, but to what is legal is not necessarily appropriate, but in books, it's a whole, it's in many is a deeply disrespectful act. i want to express my sympathy for all muslims who are offended by what has happened in stockholm to day freedom of expression as part of democracy. fair enough, but incitement of hatred or violence stalwarts a particular group is criminalized as sweden. nevertheless, swedish police approved the permit, and it's not like they didn't know what would be going on there. as a prior cherokee, canceled the plan to visa by the swedish to fast me the ship to ankara and salmon sweden's ambassador over the failure to restrict the protest. it was the 2nd time in just a month when sweden some bass of their has had to answer to turkish authorities. 2

weeks ago, it was related to a stand during which occurred this group hung a mannequin of target president and stockholm. on the same day as the koran burning protests, hundreds of activists marched through the swedish capital in support of the kurdistan workers body, also known as b k, k. and even though the group was considered that saras, argon is ation in the european union, it supporters protested legally with an official permit. little judge did it. in this, we offer more c p k case demonstrations on the streets and install hm. and warn about them, though, the sean, the, the president of the parliament's, we're going to pay us a visit. and our speaker of the assembly rejected that visit. all this is happening at a time when the north country desperately needs darkest vote to be able to join nato, a stark. it is the only alliance members steel holding back, his vertification jerky demands that sweet and clam down on what it sees as terrorists and has also submitted an expedition request for those in sweden with

links to the p. k. k. in june 2020 to finland, sweden and circus signed a trilateral deal guaranteeing that circus demand would be addressed in return for lifting its veto. but that hasn't happened yet. now once again, the west tries more than this is being tested. a turkish political scientist says some western countries are trying to provoke an aggressive response from ankara. oh, incident, a politician? amen. hey, he, he burn holy crohn in name of for freedom of speech. but i think that isis, or american army, or di smith, who burn, run in civilian, they all serve 2 to one mean targets they want. they want to provoke kind of a collection of civilization in the girls. and they are not just talking to islam, but they are talking to common values of humanity. they also organize

a demonstration against church in stock. and just after this that there are many burn, whole ground in stock or so i mean that it's a kind of a same plant. they want to provoke chathoochie to react in the accuracy big parties, a c design company. and we know very well that the, the best answer to this prohibition is to use our right of little ag, sweden's membership to nato. those are the hour's top news stories for more up to the minute news updates had over to r t dot com. and don't forget to follow us on social media on odyssey, rumble. and god, thanks for tuning in to see back at the company our ah

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