ah, a need to resist. is this in power of wanting to direct a double standard form of international con, toward a relation to the other 2 things for mrs. talk to pull corporation beyond western influence. a international state is that some choice. poland has given germany and but anyway, the on given the ok on the re export of this weapon. great security services launch is a corruption investigation and his own ministry of defense. but i accusations of

good faith in food prices in the recent contract with hello, well the dog a lie from las go, i'm not a mommy and it's great to have you with us. let's take a look at today's top stories. during joint press conference with russian counsel of south africa for mr. has on the line. the country independence and address is 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 are africa. that is an abuse of international practice. wellness have you immune your school. africa itself must 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 african, for example, in countries like molly, sedan and mozambique. the international community is 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. a few spots are. these are called those are the conference inventory. a shares this report 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 and african south africa to continue to develop in the way they have since that time as well. we also heard at this

press conference about what exactly they are going to do to deepen 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. this 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 join military exercises has displeased that 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. only 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 are engaged in exercises within the framework of in those 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 blows. ab asked 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, i asked 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 um, 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 is 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 list of what he said for a minute. it's them good. 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 u and head 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 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 laugh rov explained which has a flat out reject it 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. delivered to sway african opinion, the u. s. is sent to send you an invoice to the continent. then as little as a recent visit bar, the us treasury secretary to zambia, said a girl was she attempted to portray moscow. the troubling issue for africa, which is boar and weapon, the station of food is exacerbated food insecurity and caused control suffering. and the global economic kid wins caused by the actions of a single man president who is creating an unnecessary dram on africa's economy america. meant right now, he's trying to rescue their influence here in the african continent, and sometimes to change the opinion of the countries in the war

in the ukraine. this is the 1st thing you see. most them be korean canyon and other countries are the quality countries are part of the members of the security council of the united nation. so this is the 1st resent debt, the secretary mozambique to mozambique and other countries to to try to change. did your pin, your african government trust in the russian or russian government? this is all right. can say right now, because the western countries are coming here are coming here and they have to confirm a few years ago and tried to make some things to say, we have development of the piece and etc. but we don't see anything under carriers . we see always wars in some parts of the african continent. so this is the 1st

reason we're, we are look for the other friends. the fact so we impose on is on the voltage, has way to speak, says country a raise topic such as the resolution of the cost of conflict and the influence of the west on soviet this was live now to all, to contribute to a nuclear you, which are great to have you on the show. now, what did the serve improvement say, or the regulation of the course of conflict? well, more or less, this additional is clear even before his statements, but now things are, let's say, blue and well known. because now we have recognition that the western powers, grade 5 is that we'll just call them sharon, let's say more or less the ultimate them sort of saying that they shouldn't have the agreement console. otherwise they will do at least 3 things as they did 1st of all, further integration which will be blocked. second foreign investments will

stop and terms and the most important got and they will suffer be they didn't say exactly the sanctions economic sanctions. but they said that they have a mechanisms of punishing. so for this it's not, not willingness to cooperate. saying that regard to he didn't mentioned a specific some disagreement. you want to said that it was arranged and agreed with all the members on the 13th of december, and that even though the member countries didn't recognize possible, said that they are okay with the agreement then that they can go further with the implementation of that. so now we will see what the specifics of that will be, what you said regarding the service side. there is not much to be joyful about there not much to be kept regarding the statement on the, on the agreement. so best to hear from the president himself and what you said

about that topic, bring him a total and concern. there is no longer a rational approach to solving problems. i saw the said, the g 5 meeting, no matter what i said, no matter what facts i provided, no one listen to me. intelligence no longer plays a role. they have their own agenda, which is the deceit of russia. and everyone who gets in their way will be purged. so that's more or less center stated. this question is a separable from ukraine one. and he said that the prime minister, of course, has been trying to since there are some special needs, there are no depression started to provoke any type of, of war or any, any kind of escalation of violence, impossible with serbia to basically make from to suffer and to drag it into the war we need to, so he can solve it while the west and the restaurant needs to be their own business

in ukraine. so that's one thing that generally is, is always threatened. the suggestion, praying is impossible. and the other way around you to suggest that some special that some hours are urged and hurrying up to finish the work in also because as the president himself said, there are a swiping golf. everybody who is supportive or russia or even not supporting but not willing to clean bully sanctions. and so in that regard is a threat in their perspective. because for one, we did not impose sanctions on russia and to, as i said to dana, trying to provoke another, another escalation because of the current crisis. the new crane and the president said that you're the factor in staples war. and in that manner everything there, there are basically not and i need anymore to pretend the matter that they are

willing to give us something acceptable, but they're rather pushing to close the deal as soon as possible. you say that but have, how's the present? did the president told about the the influence of the pressure the west is giving on serbia? well yes, of course the pressure is everlasting and it hasn't stopped. basically, they said that the, even the barricades which serves as their means of self defense. and because their status and their security is being con, that even those americans were seen as a matter of these fabulous nation by serbia. and as i said, the pressures are here and ever present, especially since the beginning of the russian, especially the oppression in that regard. as the situation on the, on the front lines are getting queued up. so is this additional cost?

you basically have a correlation of the $2.00 topics and in that regard to do several days on the, on the training front and several russian successes we can say we see that depression survey basically it's, it's like a mirror perspective by looking at $11.00 problem. you see the reflections on the other and then the other way around r c a, which is always a pleasure talking to you. that's the reason we will keep an eye on this one for show. thanks for is a security service, has launched an investigation into corruption within the ministry of defense and what media claims to be the worst corruption scandal to go for the armed forces. since the beginning of the cleaning conflict, ukrainian media are using the defense initiative, buying over price food frequently. and so just having signed

a deal that price is $2.00 to $3.00 times higher than the current rates. for instance, eggs, which cost around $19.00 us citizen shots were bought for $0.46. the deal signed in december is estimated to be worth $30000000.00, including differences like say a resume called denied the allegations, but i'm now so busy with laws and internal audit is karen morgan has more. this comes on the heels of yet another scandal. now it's now being reported that the national anti corruption bureau as just arrested, the minister of infrastructure in ukraine. and it is reported that he may have received a $400000.00 bry in order to secure contracts for machinery and equipment. john, this is what the ukranian president recently sat on the issue of corruption. yeah. what i want this to be clear. there will be no return to what used to be in the past to the way various people close to state institutions or those who spent their

entire lives chasing a chair used to live. i think law enforcement officers who protect the law, the interests of the state, and ensure justice. now his comments about what's going on in the past are quite interesting. look over the pandora papers, it's become obvious that zalinski got filthy rich as a result of these corrupt practices. but now as zalinski is making these comments, and as a big conference is being held in, denouncing the issue of corruption, it's important to understand the context. there is rising discontent in the united states. u. s. public is not thrilled about the fact that their tax dollars are being spent by the billions and what appears to be a very, very corrupt country. here's some of what we've heard from us. officials regarding the billions and billions of dollars being handed to kia fi, washington dash one of the things that i really was focused upon. in fact,

i raised it was present zelinski himself. i said, look, if you have a scandal, if you miss of mr. misuse these, these resources, it's gonna, it's going to saint cloud, the support in the u. s. and he got that. and then we had a later meeting with a lot of their defense officials and, and government officials. they're doing detailed software, they're keeping track of every spare part that comes into the country. we're sending over an inspector general from the pentagon this month. so i came away very impressed by the level of accountability. now some of the very same officials that were in that room are reassuring this figure from the united states. so there was no wasting of us taxpayer money are now under arrest and it appears they were doing just that. there is quite a bit of legit concern among the u. s. public about the fact that billions and billions of dollars are being given to a country that is notoriously corrupt. and one looks at the recent statements by

zalinski and you know, convening of ukrainian officials to make statements and pound the podium against corruption. you could almost look at that as an attempt to reinvent the cranes image because the neat, the surface people realized there is a very big problem and that lots and lots of money is being poured into kia by washington with very little accountability. the question now is how long will the american public continue to tolerate this? and the lengthy chief n and so young has put cleanser as acute announcing of prose into corrosion as a well shown worse and allies that ukraine can be trusted. this is a deep, nice burgundy trying to whitewash there. are there problems? of course the western propaganda uses this as an example that there is some kind of monitoring system and it can be you is doing some investigation. they want to convince the world that they can be trusted. oh,

but i think and also in the same time, those window or i'm sure evolution started on the real corruption. we do the highest possible image level, the neural, all people knows to, to grade. it was o corruption, ukrainian armies using their power to put these black margaret beasley is going well good. they're all pockets. and in doing, but everything was donna to use to me or to brought to prices and, and this is, this is also touching the very core of the conflict in crane. so what we see here is a show for the western audience that you can rely and we will check that none of these will happen again on the top british to morrow. again, poland has warned that germany will face international isolation and the weakening of its position and will politics if impedes in the re exporting of the level 2 tanks to cave, germany, not agreeing to send tanks, risks,

internationally isolating them and their position will be very weak if they continue, so this is interesting, poland, calling the shots over germany, now way better. send those tanks, berlin to prove that you are a real man. by the way, quick reminder, germany has been funding funding. the bills for the block has its largest contributor with poland, being the top recipient of that funding, which means that poland job is basically bossing around germany over tanks like the teenager making demands, were of his parents while living in their basement, taking a weekly cash allowance and if that wasn't enough, poland has also been demanding reparations from germany for the 2nd world war. basically having a tantrum that berlin has blown off completely. and now poland has been demanding that germany let it give its toys away to its friend ukraine. when the deal was that, if germany gave poland some tags in the 1st place, they wouldn't be allowed to leave the toy box without dad's permission. but the

polish prime minister has recently told dad, you're not the boss of me, have a listen. we will ask germany for permission, but this is a 2nd to re even if eventually we do not get this permission. we within this small coalition, even if germany is not in this coalition, we will handle our tanks together with the others to ukraine. so in recent hours, german foreign minister and alina bare bar, basically signal that they'd be willing to let poland give it's tanks to ukraine. so some of the playground kids have joined in to gang up on dad chanting, free, the leopards now in front of german chancellor. well, i've schultz is office last friday, the leopards being those german tanks. so the pressure has been on former british prime minister boys johnson, remember him while he crawled back out from wherever he was hiding in obscurity for a trip to keep over the weekend where he was hanging out with ukrainian president

live here. zalinski talking about the need to quote, gives the ukrainians all the tools they need some in the u. s. or even saying that president joe biden should send abrams tanks, which both defense secretary austin and joint chiefs. chair, general milly are both reportedly against, but they're saying that binds should do this only as sort of a ruse to suck germany and to sending its tags directly to ukraine. are you arguing here for the us, sending abrams tanks to ukraine? 100 percent. we don't have to send very many. all we have to do is send enough to unleash what germany, how's, and was the 10 other countries in nato have nato has to share the burden. remember, germany's position has always been up till now that unless the u. s. sens, it's abrams tanks to ukraine than it won't be sending any of its leopard tanks directly to ukraine. meanwhile, french president emanuel my call seems to be trying to buy time to avoid being

ganged up on like schultz is over the issue, michael is refusing to rule out sending look left tanks, but also saying that he quote, asked the army minister to war chronic all this drama is over tanks that have already been described by supreme allied commander, europe. that's u. s. general christopher rivoli and not even being a silver bullet for turning the tide and ukraine's favor. so a lot of thanks germany is getting from its so called european allies for footing, the bills all these years. and now being treated like a pariah because it won't cave to their whims. lavolle in a group has confirmed that it has repeatedly hold americans special. so as agencies hood for 2 lines, assassination attempt is the goose was formed for all these request. more than once,

we've caught armed groups and employees of the american special services who tried to harmed the wagner group and organized assassination attempts. each time we gave them a kick in the butt, fed them lunch and dinner, and let them go in peace. there are plenty of video materials. well, the question that he post to him was, why now is it that the united states has chosen to label or designate wagner as a criminal organization and a mr. precaution, the head of the private military company. wagner said that the question touched it, but he had a lot to say about it. he started off by saying, look, what is good and evil for, for the united states, anything that goes against his interest is evil. for russia, anything that goes against him, it's interest is also evil. he said, you can pay double speak or you want, but when you look at hard facts, russia in the united states are sworn enemies. and also, if you look at the reality of what has happened rather than talk

a disgusting rights and good and evil, he says the united states remains the only country in the world to have dropped to, to nuclear weapons on cities, civilian cities, it has started was the world over iraq, libya, syria, many other countries. he, he listed it, he said, look, we're wagner has done is around the world and tried to put out these fuzz started by the united states. he says, wagner used merely a company, a private military company. this is a state but in the mind of the united states, i. e, these criminal organization, mr. pentagon said that if wagner is a criminal organization, and if we go by what both sides have done. so wagner and the united states that would make the united states a criminal syndicate. he says that the, the wagner couldn't touch. he went on to the, to mentioned how it is that the united states rule. he says the united states

exists because of, i don't say a share of the world economy that it controls from money that belong to the countries, but that the united states ends up with. he says, look, look, any country, any entity, state her that resists the united states, is labeled on democratic, eventually criminal. any state that confronts or entity that confronts the united states becomes a terrorist state were terrorist entity. he said, look, we have no problem with the united states. we won't, we don't cheap to take. what is america? what we want is to keep what is russia and that he says, we're not prepared to give up. he went on into details, as was mentioned, that there have been assassination attempts by us sponsor groups as well as bio employees of united states intelligence agencies aimed against the wagner group. he says, there are plenty of with the video and his the organization is the position of plenty

of videos that would prove this turnidge person or to provide all says his country won't bark. sweden's bid to join nature, the announcement kansas response to the bernie of the could on outside ankles, embassy, and still whom those who turn a blind eye to this outrage have undoubtedly calculated the consequences. it is clear that those who allow such blasphemy should not expect any support from us regarding nato, when someone dishonors us, when someone commits injustice, we let him know his place. if you are so respectful of rights and freedoms, you will respect the religious beliefs of muslims. if you will not. i'm sorry, you will not receive support from us during the nato membership process. the incident took place on saturday when anti is on a position burned, a could on outside turkish embassy in a silk room. his action sparks, a severe backlash from the international community. hundreds of demonstrators

gathered info. the swedish consulate in a sub will to express their anger. people in shouldn't, he is largest, since he was seen bernie, a picture of the anti immigrant politician who in a recent interview said he had no regrets for his actions. here's what some turkish locals had to say about the controversial as ragamuffin. 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 tora was burnt, there would be an uproar. why is it acceptable when it is the koran that we have up to? so 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 little garrity, this is unacceptable and it should not be forgiven. i suppose we don't want sweet and admitted into nato. it would be absurd. they should not be allowed in. they

belittle our religious values. this shouldn't be done. i condemned them. when did, maybe 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. main laura leather symbolism occurred on sunday the side of the dutch city of den holl. we're the leader of empties. i'm a group of pig either toward a copy of the koran. the acts which took place in front of the house of representatives had been announced by the pick either lead of wire twitter, the activist who had previously held to similar demonstrations. i was detained by authority. he was not arrested. this time we heard from officials by hud off made from an indian and was in scholar. he says, puzzled, discontent of any religion should not be a basis for such actions. the burning mcclain easily just show you

something which is absolutely unacceptable which is in human. it is something which is really sort of learning well, i mean scripture is not the solution. and i believe the one of us on the way to find the only one he might have actually been unhappy with some bad. i mean, does of islam with some policies of it's not which is really common, which is happening everywhere and maybe with some muslims eat well, that person, the one the one might be displeased, but this is not going to be i think, you know, discussion is the best will, so i also condemned on, you know, anyone who is of a meeting person who actually has a voice of reason and sanity.