by political and corruption scandals. oh, but old didn't scope mo, google obtaining you can do the 22022. ah, ah, washington decides to supply care with $31.00 a brown's tax fully off that berlin's announcement of sending 14 of its length of time as one is giving the note to allies to do the same. we are fighting a war against russia and not again each other. think germany is foreign ministers. the ear should unite. and it's more against russia with moscow labeling berlin's decision as a theory of the escalation, as they see the way should focus on its own financial problems. instead of pointing the finger of blame at bay jane for an economic crisis across the african continent

with welcome, it turns 9 pm here in moscow. and this is the international with the latest to world news up days. get to have you with us. our top story, this, our washington has announced it 131 m one abrams tanks and other alma vehicles to ukraine. but i didn't confirmed the decision claiming it is not to aimed against russia. monopoly and united states will be sending $31.00 abram tags to ukraine. that's what this is about. helping ukraine defend to protect ukrainian land. it is not an offensive threat to russia, for there is no offense for fred to russia. this follows germany's approval to send 14 of its main battle tanks to ukraine following months of pressure from nato allies and t. f. russia has accused berlin of north, encouraging

a peaceful solution to the ukraine conflict saying its instead focused on permanent escalation, but should close this damn sister get a minute cookie. you once again, we see that germany, like it's closest allies, is not interested in a diplomatic solution. to the ukraine crisis, it is focused on this permanent escalation and unlimited pumping of the key regime with more and more deadly weapons. red lines are a thing of the past trust. elaine has pledged to provide 14, let her 2 a 6 tanks from their buns as their stalks, as well as provide trading to ukrainian crews. germany also promised to issue all necessary transfer permits to allies that want to deliver tanks from their own stalks. the country is that a foreign minister called on e u madness to unite in their war efforts against russia. and therefore, i have sent already in the last days. yes, we have to do more to defend ukraine. yes, we have to do more also on tanks. but the most important in the crucial part is

that we do it together and that we do not do the blame game in europe because we are fighting a war against russia and not against each other. thank you. this is really just all about projecting unity appear. exercise, essentially berlin said that it wouldn't send modern leopard tanks and less washington sent its abrams tanks. apparently it was enough for word to come out of washington on tuesday that the u. s. would do that for jury to probably take a flying leap, sending 14 of its own leopards and allowing other european countries to send theirs as well. so now germany finds itself a leading the way in escalating a military conflict for europe and the west. yeah, that's always turned out super well. so it's hardly surprising that some german politicians are pretty upset about this right now. the delivery of leo pon battle tanks, which leaped another taboo, potentially takes us closer to wardwall 3 than towards peace in europe. the

decisions are contained in making germany a war policy doesn't have the support of the majority of the population. lip, our tanks, all the prelude to a possible sly towards a catastrophe. so the german public is split on the tag issue, an m d r survey found that 94 percent of listeners are against the deliveries. but that was before the broadcast. her said that it wasn't representative. yeah, that would kind of be a bidding convenient. according to an infra tests survey, 54 percent of germans were in favor of sending the tanks and b a r d morning magazine found 46 percent in favor. so roughly split half, 4 and half against sending the tanks, but no real sign of any massive public outcry and germany to send these tanks to ukraine if that people say ever mattered. remember, foreign affairs minister anna lena bear box said not that long ago that she personally would do what it took for ukraine, regardless of what germans thought. so now it's a race to see whose tanks can get blown up. first. it's hard to imagine this

playing out any other way because it's not like there's air superiority to protect them. there have also been issues with german fighting vehicles in the past. it's puma, infantry fighting vehicles, didn't survive or recent military exercise, none as in 0 of these vehicles were operational afterwards. and he's left for 2 tanks, the same ones heading to crane or used by turkey against isis in syria and ended up destroyed by things like anti tank missiles. i. e d. 's rockets and mortars. actual pumas in leopard should probably see for defamation. it sounds like these cat vehicles are more ready for a petting zoo than for battle. and apparently they're all so high maintenance to and it's unclear whether the ukrainians will have the training necessary to maintain and handle these leopards. the whole take issue is mainly a p r exercise that allows nato to project unity just a few days ago,

nato had an image problem with western press report, suggesting a fracture of the alliance over the tank issue, but actual western military experts i've express skepticism over the real value of these tanks on the battlefield. how anyone thinks it's 14 challenger tags or 14, the leopard tanks are 14 am was, will make any damn difference is beyond my imagination. you have a feeling that in washington we got to get the most out of our investment in this ukraine proxy war. and you do that by postponing an end to the conflict. you drag it out and drag it out. but that seems to be the strategy or the goal of the current strategy if you want to call it. oh, but guess what tanks getting blown up means that more have to be made. which means that the undisputed winner of this whole tank debate is the military industrial complex. don't take my word for it, just ask ukrainian president climbers,

lensky and ruwan can become a big business by walking with ukraine in all sectors, formula, weapons, and defense, to construction from communication to agriculture, from transfer to id from banks to madison. everybody can make money in weapon sector working with you. craig clarity, it looks like the american abrams tanks won't arrive by the spring. that's according to western press report, citing u. s. officials. so the leopards will be 1st up in this circus. and also in the firing ride and everyone will be watching to see how they manage with their jumping through the flaming hoops trust. maybe the u. s. can even sell europe some replacements for those, particularly if they fail and leave the audience disappointed. last cross live now to my committee from a senior politic political security analyst. many thanks for joining us on the program. michael. always a pleasure to have you on. and so what do you make of the timing of washington's

announcement? it comes to the hours off to berlin, announced it would be sending a tank since ukraine and now we have biden. i met with this. what was very strong statement, really, isn't it from nato. and what do you think? well, i think it's been so it's mostly psychological, it's there's clearly a, a reluctance to, to, to send the tanks from a military standpoint in terms of their capabilities. and also, they're very limit limitation in numbers and coming at this time and what the logistical necessities would require. it couldn't be met in time if you're going to look at this realistically. so this is been more of a political endeavor by germany. and by and by the united states, there is a psychological impact in that,

put in these tanks in place would create a more of an offensive capability by and raised the anti. but given the numbers, i don't, i don't see that that, that, that will be significant. and i might add that the russians themselves have the t nineties in ukraine and, and the armada says they're called and they're, they're now being fielded in ukraine and they're just as capable as the abrams and in many respects in terms of capability. so but, but as i say, given the numbers the ukrainians of estimated, they need 300 tank to try to turn the, the tide in turn on the battlefield. there's nowhere near that many going to ukraine from either from germany, from the united states, or even from other countries that the germans have allowed to do to send the apart

. so i think that this is more a, a political discussion trying to show who's, who can be more loyal to the, the ukrainians to be there, to provide whatever it takes as they said. but, but the reality on the battlefield is that the abrams, even though it's the, the most capable tank, it's never been destroyed and warfare. unlike the other tags, is, is much more complicated, requires extensively greater training and requires a logistical pathway. that is, that is, that adds even greater complications to, to just provide in the tanks. how do you and it requires jet fuel, jet fuel, the, the live parts require diesel,

which is much more prevalent in europe. so it's, it's, this, this is turning quickly into a logistical nightmare besides providing and what appears to be in an adequate in adequate means of countering russian tanks and trying to turn the tide on the battlefield. so i think that they're trying to show greater weaponry, going, going into ukraine on the one hand. but on the other hand it's, it's so infant testable in the contestable to what they need in reality. and secondly, too much escalation of heavy armament could tip the tied a toward much more aggressive russian actions. and, and i would add that just the takes the limited number of tanks once they reach the

bad. if they can reach the battlefield, can easily be taken out by a hypersonic. it's a if this is a case of one upmanship as you say. it's not the case of like, how long can this go on nato. nathan, the choosing escalation at which spelled death, mood, death, and destruction over pushing for peace talks about how low can continue. but the but it's limitation, but it's limited in numbers. those tanks in those the, that limited number of tanks will not turn the tide on the battlefield. as colonel mcgregor, i just said, just before me, this is, this is really showmanship more than anything else. and the united states has to look at where they're going to begin in these tanks. they have a, they have a limited stock in germany. they probably pull from existing supplies in,

in europe itself. then you have the problem of training. it'll take 6 months of training just on the abrams. they look the lay apart or are a little more easily trainable on and they can be deployed much more easily. plus, the logistical support for them is a little, much easier than, than for the abrams. but it's, it's, it's something that europe is going is, is being very reluctant because they fear escalation here. they see this as a slippery slope. and i think that's why schultz was very reluctant in giving, in, initially one in the united states actually to take the lead so that he would not be the fall guy and be held accountable as an, as initiating the escalation. so we'll see how long it goes,

the in europe, and in the united states. industrial basis right now cannot support mass production of these units in any sizable way or in any foreseeable time. so this, the, that the question you just ask remains unanswered by the, by the ministration. how long will we be doing this? i see a war of attrition here that will be occurring. and if it's going to take time to field those units and they can, and they're probably supposed to be ready for some spring offensive that the ukrainians want to take. but i see the russians undertaking more of a winter offensive that they could negate whatever advantage the ukrainians would hope to gain. and yet, with all this military hardware is pouring into ukraine by didn't, it's still saying the decision poses no offensive threat to russia, but isn't a tongue, an offensive weapon in nature?

yes, yes, but it, it's got limitations in terms of distance, again, logistical support, limitations and numbers. if, if, if ukrainians began to roll them into the federation that would create real or into areas that have that russia has annexed, that they, they will be, they will be targeted, i'm sure. and that would constitute an escalation by, by the ukrainians. but there's a lot, there is an underlying reluctance to continue this indefinitely. and we're going to be seeing this played out increasingly here in the weeks and months to come back home and a always a pleasure. thank you so much for speaking to us this evening. within speaking to a former senior political security analyst, my company, thank you. now let us talk, diplomats like a lot of his praised moscow's growing relations with the african continent during

his latest official visit to and go over. he went tons of slammed the west financial pressure on developing states for proposing to create new currencies when the bricks under the frameworks is up with, with his actions. the west has proved, as it can trample at any moment on all the values and mechanisms of globalization that it self created and promoted. including the viability of property fair competition, and the presumption of innocence, just as it can betray its allies at any moment, which was proved not so long ago in afghanistan, iraq, undoing the so called arab spring, syria self respecting countries are well aware of what is at stake, they see what the owners of the current international monetary and financial system are capable of. and want to create their own mechanisms to ensure sustainable development, which will be protected from outside dictates it is in this direction that initiatives are moving, which were voice recently just the other day on the need to think about creating

a single currency within the brick framework and the framework of the association of latin american and caribbean states. and this in particular, will certainly be discussed at the brick summit in south africa at the end of august to which a group of african countries have been invited, including as i understand it, the president of angola, russia farming mean you still said gala vog visit to angle that is like that, hon, coming of not friends in this part of africa. russia was one of alone that's shown get support during the could work period. and doing it, see the word after independence for over 3 back at this russia and on god. i have a head and he also diplomatic relationship based on a common interest in the military. and the st. did x for and the be like that. i'll trade the country's i now straightening thus ties further. rash as these angola as a strategic partner in the south west than africa. and, and lawless is russia as

a partner in each economic integration region. now security and safety pick vectors, late last year, russia assistant angola in the lecturing a communications fatality. and gonna was one of only 19 countries that did not vote for sanction against russia in the united nation. so it's not confidence that russia in a gala, both oil producing countries are looking at way to improve b allotted o relation and cooperation. like many out the ask them, pansies, angola is now l. so looking east for economic solution to china, russia and india. because after many, dec that as the kind of the continent ties to western countries have not yield is sufficiently positive results for the african people will only allow for vasa visited south africa and east were teeny where he sailed some important deals. we spoke to the director of the center for african studies at the val di for him,

who explained, however, the past 60 years the balance has shifted. and now the continent influences if ex colonizers more than they influence africa, it is fresh use to loan. it is in russia's interests to establish server and independent states in africa. the decision made on this has fully justified itself because of course, after cover these 60 years, it is difficult even to compare significance and weight and world relations, political and economic. the relative wait, a fewer of course, is decreasing gradually. but this is a process that will stretch for tens of hundreds of years. now we can talk about the opposite of the influence of african countries on european politics. here we're talking not even about the colonization, but about the fact that their relations with europe are becoming more equal and balanced. now, the balance is shifting towards africa. africa now influences europe. more than europe influences africa is just reaching me mozambie a has been put in the middle of a diplomatic span between china and the u. s. beijing has criticized washington and

its relations with africa after the us treasury secretary accused the country a failing to help zambia solve its debt problems. even if the u. s. one day solves its debt problem, it is not qualified to make groundless accusations against or press for other countries out of selfish interests because it cannot at all alleviate us. tremendous responsibility for the reason of the world debt issues. south african journalist, cadillac, i must say me breaks down the latest diplomatic, that between the us and china, the tensions between washington and beijing is based on the increasing geopolitical tensions between the current nations. i mean, washington is seeing beijing as a country that is making very big inroads within the african continent and is focused on that military power and the economic influence that it has on the continent. the also worried that the influence that china now has on africa will

soon surpass that of the u. s. i mean the u. s. has gone on to accuse china off making inroads with regards to an unfair trade and also taking out to natural resources unfairly on the african continent. but of course, china has come out to say that all the a cooperation as well as the trade agreements between themselves and the african continent have been above board and rather for the benefit of the african people. now we do know that in the last week the us treasury secretary jenna t. ellen has been on the african continent, her state again on saturday in senegal. and this comes weeks after china had already come on to the continent to solidify some of the relations that it has made inroads with the continent of a number of decades. who also know that the russian foreign minister is also on the continent and solidifying. we know that he wasn't swaziland in south africa and now in angola and as typical of the western jaelyn came out to say that the

chinese have contributed towards the debt that has been accumulated. in zambia. we do know that zambia has had very close ties with china with regards to some of the influence and the economic growth in that country. now it's quite typical of the u . s. as we do know that they are trying to weaken the relations that the chinese have with the african continent, but a little too late. since we do know that the americans have spent more time not solidifying they stance in terms of growing africa. but all the in creating wars and instability among many african countries, while china was making those inroads in terms of policy making, it has made many investments, most of which have been loans to the zambian nation. however, we've seen 2 upgrades of a ports we've seen, dams, we've seen telecommunications roads, many of the countries infrastructure has been developed over the years in ensuring that zambia is not equal to many of its african counterparts with regards to being

able to be more economically active with the kind of infrastructure that has been placed on that and the country. the inroads made by china in the zambian region has really benefited that region in terms of economic growth. and can only seem to benefit them even more from a u. s. that quaternary off state, mark pompei has played down the outrage of demarcus. so jeez murder. the official believes that the media inflated this story because cassandra was a journalist to be clear, cuz shoji was a journalist to the extent that i and many other public figures or journalists in truth could, shoji was an activist who supported the losing team in a fight for the throne, unhappy with being exile or that after years of media outcry over the murder in a saudi consulate in turkey with washington holding the country's crown prince accountable for the killing. now with pompei diminishing cash or jeez, roll from journalist hymir activists. some say it reminds them of how the u. s.

tried to spin their own narrative of wikileaks founded julian assange. let's go slice a journalist on political analysts, john for rowley. now many thanks for joining us on the program. john. i gave research the kiss or j family and their ties to the us, what conclusions have become. so when, when he, when news of his murder 1st happened, and the for your that was in the us press, it shocked me. why suddenly the u. s. press so worried about a saudi arabian journalist who was murdered, of course itself. the crime is heinous and deplorable, of course. but why does media focus so much attention and energy on this specific journalist? so it began to as my context in washington dc. i began to do some research online. sure enough, it wasn't very difficult to figure out why the answer to my question. because the uncle of mr. now deceased shoghi his uncle was one of the most powerful arms dealers in the seventies and eighties. i think rebecca,

the 60 and of course in arms dealer who work closely with the u. s. government pro pentagon cia as well as with nato allies. so you see here it's the washington elite taken care of their own one of their own. this journalists, shoghi was the nephew of a powerful arms dealer who service the washington security states, the washington d. c. secured state. so of course they are upset and angry when he's murdered naturally, as opposed to something like a son who is not a member of this inner power, elite, global power power lead in the west well in the western world. so of course the sun is not in quite the contrast signs, of course is attacking the western us power really. therefore, he is an enemy, as opposed to a shockey, who is one of the family, a member of this powerful family that you know that washington the rules in washington d. c. so what's your view on such rhetoric and what if anything,

does it say about the priorities of american officials when they take care of their own? that's the bottom line. they take care of their own the. so whether you're saudi or british or german, if you are, if you facilitate in assist the washington power leads, you are a member of that family and it reminds me a lot like how are mafia clans work in the seventy's and eighty's in the us. they're very good with their own, they take care of their own. but if you dare crossed them, like a sonnet, that's it, they will destroy you. they will, they will muster all their resources to destroy. the next thing to see if you see this power though, between how might compare downplays console g. so how the u. s. portrayed julian and songs well, pump pail. first of all, his comments are very strange because it's quite obvious that her shoulder was a journalist. i mean, the man i've been working as

a journalist the 30 years. so perhaps the question that comes to my mind here is mr . palm pale. does he really understand what's happening in the world? is, is he really cognizant informed of what's happening if he cannot understand basic simple facts. so says this man wasn't journalists for over 30 years. i mean, should this man be in power? surely should he be trusted with authority and power? if he cannot even understand basic simple facts about the real world, and this is what, this is the question that comes to my mind. this is what i find very disturbing about mr. pump. am trying to sound political and i don't really mean thanks for joining going to program really great to get your insight into the story. thank you . thank you. thank you. hundreds of iraqis have taken the patrice of back guides in protest against the evaluation of the nation's national currency, leading to a deterioration and living conditions. demonstrators, mainly young people gathered near the central bank carrying flags and making

a big depression, the government to the local currency. the rock has been not has recently hit a new low in comparison to the us dollar, almost 7 percent value since mid november. i think it would contribute to. kristen examines how the country got to this point and how the root cause of the financial prime minister has facts the head of the country, central bank over the total collapse of the national currency, the iraqi dinner. today the central banks governors request for discharge was approved, as was the request for retirement by the president of the trade bank of iraq. despite being one of the waltz most oil rich countries, iraq currency continues to plummets. unlike its fellow oil rich nations in the gulf, such as saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, which we enjoy all time highs as they capitalize on rising oil prices, iraq suffering from unprecedented levels of inflation with the cost of living, but compelling, unaffordable for most people but why is this happening?

you guessed it, uncle sam has its thing in the pie yet again. most of iraq's oil wealth is still helping us dollars, instead of in its own suffering currency. it's still, they've been held in 5 countries own central bank, but did a current account in the us say, this means that the oil revenues that should support iraq sulfur currency, a propping up the u. s. economy. instead, everyone knows how the americans use the currency as a weapon to star people. iraq keeps billions of dollars of its assets offshore with the americans fed holding the basketball combat money off the bush and blair illegal invasion of the country. their so called partners continue to rob the bank and get away with it struggling in iraq by literally holding it to ransom. now just imagine the western out quite if russia and china did the same thing, the countries in which they hold significant interests. so was it really any wonder why so many nations are moving away from the so called petro dollar, and seeking to trade in alternative national currencies, or even crypto times running out frankl sam and his rules based order. and it's no

longer a question of if, but when the clock strikes midnight, when you think the company here in our international, we're back at the top of the a i ah, with hello and welcome to cross stock where all things are considered. i'm peter lavelle . if you've only followed the pronouncements in the so called analysis from western governments and they're pliant media been, you know, very little about the conflict in ukraine. the fact is ukraine.