ah, or remain in the shallows? ah, ah, a africans need to resist. is this impulse of wanting to direct a double standard? form of international conduct toward us as independent, has relations with russia, a corporation beyond western influence. while sending time see greater, lose your intellectual status, that's the choice. poland doesn't give them germany and berlin labels are given you . ok on the re export of it for you for a security services launch is

a thorough investigation and a list of defense probably accusations of grossly and please include prices in the recent contract with hello and welcome to international course in life. for most of the i'm a more, as a mommy, and as always is great to have you take a look at today's top stories during a joint press conference with her russian counsel for south africa for minutes, the has on the line, the country independence entrusted 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 munious to 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, sudan and mozambique. the international community is obligated to support the paths african countries have chosen for themselves. russia will contribute to the resolution of conflicts in flash points across africa, including the training of local peacekeepers. response. i think doug quarter was out of the corner of inventory and share 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 russia and south africa are going to deepen their cooperation in the future. leverage also mentioned that russia is dedicating itself to 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 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 loosely in the slim. we do not violate any norms of the law of the sea. so i don't understand the mixed reaction from the medium america beliefs that only its forces are allowed to conduct exercises anywhere in the world . so they are 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 blows. able 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 academy. 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 on 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 survey 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 a minute. it's the magus we have repeatedly provided confirmed facts. proving the problems in the food markets began. long before russia's military operation, according to the u. s, we turn everything into weapons, oil, gas, sports, and so on. i handed over a text today and that sets out the situation in the food markets. after the,

you 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 or 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 unsurprisingly, 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 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. in the business way african opinion, the u. s. has said the sun, is you an invoice to the continent? the amount will follow the reason does it bother you as far as research breaches, zambia and senegal was she attempted to portray moscow as a troubling issue for africa, which is war and weapon. the sation of food is exacerbated food insecurity and cause control suffering. and the global economic hit wins caused by the action of a single man president who is creating an unnecessary grant on african economy. america. government right now, he's trying to rescue their influence here in the african continent,

and sometimes to change the opinion of the grand countries in about the war in ukraine. this is the 1st thing. if you see more than be korean canyon, the other countries are the quality countries are part of the members of the security council of the united nation. so this is the 1st reason that the secretary, is it 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 in the 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 receive 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 of security. so as long as an investigation to the corruption within the ministry of defense. and what mean the claims to be the worst corruption scandal to go on forces? there's a beginning of the grading conflict in korea are using the diversity of buying overpriced food frequently. and so just having signed a dealer price is $2.00 to $3.00 times higher than the current rate. for instance, eggs, which was around 19 us census shops will bought for $0.46. the deal side, the december is estimated to be worth $30000000.00 in credit defense minister. i like 7 reason of denied the allegations but announced the ministry would launch an into old. it all tease kellum open 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. so this is what the ukranian president recently sat on the issue of corruption. yeah. what you, 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 as comments about what's going on in the past, are quite interesting. when you 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 contact 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 here by washington. that's 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 mr. misuse these, these resources, it's gonna, it's gonna sanklo 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 government officials. they're doing detailed software, they're keeping track of every spare part that comes into the country. were 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 was 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 statement 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 and cranes image because the neat the surface people realize there is a very big problem and that lots and lots of money is being ord, india by washington, with very little accountability. the question now is how long will the american public continue to tolerate?

this is published footage claiming, showing you claim, placing military personnel i'm times alongside. buildings in does c populated sibling in areas inside the city, ukrainian forces, all making fortifications ah, loins of soviet era. tanks and armored vehicles are concealed amongst the buildings you say as denying such claims. this was a report by amnesty international made in august 2022 when it was clearly safety that military bases was set near schools and hospitals attacks a lot from civilian areas to reform. his war crimes outrage, ukraine officials are the organisation subsequently apologize for causing distress, but was some leader has ignored evidence of his crimes. instead, wages campaign of russian hates just this month and time door to the sort of how he

couldn't drill. writer's filled a wounded, dying russian soldier suffering in a trench for 3 hours. it noted the video was recorded and repaid from visiting journalist the following morning. the article also provided the intimate thoughts of one euclidian 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. you have all this hate inside of you. i look on the monitor and it just becomes a question of hunting them down. i could have a gun independent just jason. michael believes that most media turn a blind eye, t ukrainian war, carm's, jude to the ross, a phobic narrative, prevalent among western hours. well, this is something that has been happening since the beginning of this conflict and has been happening on the plane site since the conflict began almost a year ago. we have seen social media a wash with. ready images of tanks,

artillery pieces and soldiers in hospitals and schools. the western media simply has refused to cover this or give any serious traction for public consumption that has been no international condemnation for the very simple reason that the international community defined as the collective west is very much russell phobic . and we are looking at the swift development certainly within the media and the political sphere 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 given whole passes for human rights violations, war crimes, and various other cranes in the international sphere. poland, the germany will face international isolation and the weakening of its position in will. politics if it impedes in the react. moving of its leopard, 2 tanks to cave,

germany, not agreeing to send tanks, risks, internationally isolating them and their position will be very weak if they continue. close 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 footing. 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 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 and 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. who lost germany for permission bought this a 2nd to re even if eventually we do not get this permission. we within this small coalition that 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 barbara, basically signaled 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? well, he crawled back out from wherever he was hiding in obscurity for a trip to achieve 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 soon enough to unleash what germany has and what the 10 other countries and 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 amended 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 the class tanks, but also saying that he quote, asked the army minister to work on it. 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 b 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, cave used face tubes of in russia and ukraine, but they were held in bella luce, surely off the cof. it began to buy time for you tre, with no intention of a diplomatic solution. that was admitted by the hand of ukraine's main intelligence

direct to it. in his latest interview, the main task we set for mr. careers was to delay the process in order to buy time since he personally knew to people in the negotiation process who represented the russian side. while this is quite a revelation, hey, we have a senior, ukrainian official, openly admitting that it was participating in peace talks with russia in bad faith caves. defense intelligence chief has said that he tasked the negotiated a. he said and his curve with heading to bella luce, i'm just 4 days after the law to the special military operation, to delay those discussions. now he was very clear that it was in order to buy time . but what did he mean by this? well, korea had been asked to use his contacts, to slow down the talk, so the ukraine armed forces could take action to quote, repel the enemy. remember, this came at a time when western countries were drawn up sanctions packages against russia and were discussing the supply of weapons to ukraine. yet ukraine security forces

seemed so concerned with a peace talks that they kidnapped and killed korea dumping his body on the side of a road in the ukrainian capital. now, of course, all of this comes as ukraine and their western packers accuse russia of not acting in good faith at the negotiating table. i am extremely concerned how russia has been acting at the negotiating table. actually, i don't trust what russia is doing at all. any negotiations, it needs to be real, they need to be a meaningful. they can't just be a fig leaf, full russian re armament. and for the recruitment of soldiers and moscow, of course, reject such allegations and accuses ukraine's packers of mischief. and let's not forget that a russian see spar proposal for the orthodox christmas was rejected earlier this month. all this guy goings, i, it doesn't seem like the collective worst once piece. i mean, all these tactics are they, are they in fact fix for these war games you thing will x,

remember that it is here is a been alleged that this piece process has been sabotaged by the direct intervention of western leaders. most notably, british prime minister, boris johnson, who is settled, told zelinski that peace is not an option during one of his visits to the ukrainian capital last april. now this came a time when there was a you reported to be a tentative piece there on the table between russia and ukraine. and, and he told us lensky reportedly told zalinski to break off those talks. now the, you, the united, united nation, sexy general antonia gutierrez, just last week said there is no serious chance of pistol was during his address to the world economic forum. at the same meeting, of course, western leaders were talking about am more alms and selling more arms or more weapons or to ukraine. so for while russia has consistently underlined its commitment to pace, it appears others are not negotiating in good faith. we do know that the minsk

agreements which hang to bring peace to the dumbass were not signed by the west in good faith has been pretty much admitted by the, than leader of ukraine and the agreements, main sponsors, germany, and france is a reminder of what they said to 24 t minsk agreement was an attempt to give the crane time he can use this time to become strong. as you can see today, the ukraine of 20142015 is not the ukraine of today. since 2014 ukraine has strengthened its military posture. it is the merit of the minsk agreements to have given the ukrainian army this opportunity. thus the time the pudding thought was an asset for him turned out to be in fact an opportunity for the ukrainians with his latest revelation appears to undermine the west plains. and i was very serious questions about whether pigs is really on. it's a gender at all over and a war correspondent tell us, roper says that while russia sat down ready to strike a p still in march last year ukraine was mine time,

the simon of moon to the fail to minsk agreements brushes. we have the place we're waiting for or ukrainians announced to come they delayed, then 4 hours, 4 days so that the ukrainian part was playing for time. this is nothing you we have this, this matter thing from a, from, from a chance love america, which she opened. he said that i, with the risk agreement was only 2 by time the medical story was an interview in the german site, but not german news outlet. after that asked questions, put this topic on the, on the roll. nobody did it, and this is the same. um, western news will not cover this. what he said about were playing on time and they will still say, hey, russia is the one who doesn't want to talk. but what we see right now they don't what they don't want to negotiate anything. and we see from the past that music agreement was only 2 by a time and whatever they proposed to russia end of march last year. anyway, we,

we saw whole march that you were all the brochures that they were always playing. surveyor was targeted by the worse because of its position on the confidence in ukraine, according to serve him for alexander woodridge. western countries are threatening bell gray was stopping european integration, those freezing vestments and sanctions for the trip. they told us, you must succeed. this plan of negotiations with christina and if you do not accept it entirely, ill, thirstily face a halt in the european integration process. secondly, as topic and withdrawal of investments. and thirdly, comprehensive political and economic measures that will cause great damage to the republic of serbia. moral as the situation was clear, even before his statements about now things are, let's say, out of the blue and the well known, because now we shall the recognition that the western powers that be great 5 as the

will cause them here. let's say more or less the ultimate them and serbia saying that they should accept the agreement though it does on possible. otherwise they will do at least 3 things. as stated 1st, for further e e o. integration with serbia will be blocked. second, foreign investments will start and 3rd, and the most important assortment academy will suffer because they didn't say exactly sanctions, economic sanctions. but they said that they have a mechanisms of punishing sort of b r for it. so this is fun. it's not, not willingness to cooperate. let's say in that regard that he didn't mentioned the specifics of disagreement. he only said that it was arranged and agreed with all of you members on 13th on december, and that even though the member countries have been recognized, also said that they are okay with the agreement and that they are,

can go further with the implementation of it. so now we will see what was the specifics of the agreement will be thought will she said that regarding the southern side there is not much to be of joyful about there. not much to be happier regarding the statement of the agreement. so best to hear from the president, the m himself and what she said about that topic printing with coastal and so there's 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 defeat of russia. and everyone who gets in their way will be purged, the pressure is everlasting and it hasn't stopped. basically, they said that the, even the barricades which service would dump as their means of self defense because their status and their security is being con,

that even those americans were seen as a matter of for the stabilisation by serbia. and as they said, the pressures are here and are ever present, especially since the beginning of the russian, especially the oppression in that regard. as the situation on the, on the ingredient frank lines are getting heated up. so is the situation goes through basically have like a correlation of the 2 topics and the in that regard to do to do several abbas days on the, on the training front and several russian successes, we can say we see that the brush on serbia who basically it's, it's like a mirror perspective by looking at 11 problem. you see the reflections on the other and then the other way around you are a little maintenance plan to change the way the country is. national debt ceiling is calculated to of a his, i propose a change of national debt sitting from a fixed dollar amount to a percentage of the countries g. d p. the plan comes in mid report with

a record highs of us debt now exceeding $31.00 half trillion dollars, as well as investors concerns over future market stability. as the contributor chris adams gave us more details on the matter describing the move as fraud, the u. s. power plants, it's inflation based on what it calls a consumer price index. and the problem with this index, when it's calculated, is that doesn't account for huge amounts of items and it calculates. and it also does not calculate a difference in price search and through quantity. so what my quality is, if you buy a new car and the next year the car company comes out with another model of that car and that car is more expensive. they won't count that as an increase in price. now the trouble is global markets in the financial analyst, and i was saying this is the joke that it is right? so really that having to come up with a new solution in order to, to divert attention elsewhere and to help the new way to crates. you know,

very interesting numbers for the global markets. essentially what i think they're trying to do is to completely wipe the slate clean, right? because the minute that you stop being able to measure inflation or debts as we prefer, or government debt in line with actual economic growth, it becomes impossible for us really to see how much money they're borrowing and how much debt the countries it and ask the u s controllers, the global reserve currency, which is the u. s. dollar. it's more impossible for us to add up all the dollars in the world to see if that printing any more. so really, it said it might need some massive scam that, that probably hoping is going to reduce the concern in the global market as to how many dollars they're printing and how much debts they're accumulating. day by day is just going to put the markets into further turmoil, right? because as a, as an analyst, as an investor. right now, i'm trying to look at the u. s. economy, which is basically tagging anyone trading in us dollars around the world and figure out where, where will, if i deploy my capital the minute i cannot see the debt on the balance sheet. not spoken to fill me with confidence in that money, not just in the you.