is muscle, but honestly it is a headline stories this, our russia is top diplomat surrogate law for all phase. he's received a message from the u. s. secretary of state delivered by his egyptian counterpart who is now in moscow. will del, further into south africa molds declaring a national state of this ester amid a crippling energy prices that regularly sees block outside, across the us. exports of liquefied natural gas are set to reach record highs out. washington makes a big profit satisfying me. use hunger for energy following september's attack on russia's north stream with

live around the clock across the world. this is our team. great to have your company today. i'm, you know, neil the ukraine conflict should be resolved peacefully. bounced the message from the u. s. secretary of state to russia's foreign minister. the message indeed was passed directly from sir gala ralph's egyptian counterpart during their meeting today in moscow. however, mister left ralph, save the words betrayed the context behind them and should be seen as quote, the conflict should be resolved peacefully. that is, after russia's defeated, whiskers brim, chemical story answering the previous question. the minister said that he passed on a certain message from the secretary of state lincoln who visited carol recently. and i can confirm this. we have always said that russia is ready to listen to any serious proposal that would be aimed at settling this entire issue. and in this regard, we've heard, once again, via the minister, the statement, the russia should start withdrawn leave and then everything will be fine. the 2nd

part of this a pure mr. blank and didn't talk about this is what the secretary general of nato said. what, visiting the republic of korea, he said in one of his speeches that russia must lose russia should be defeated and the west can't allow ukraine to lose. this meets and comes just a day after the egyptian foreign minister met over the u. s. secretary of state and his lincoln, which is why and how he had that message for sir j lateral with sir elaborate said is incomplete, cuz what the was would really like to say is that if you cray loses, that means the world will lose. and they took some time at the cranium prices that were there, a little longer works with them out much earlier and it were delayed for about an hour regular. did say that the spoke about the ukrainian crisis at length and he explained to his egyptian count support about the minsk agreements, for example, how no one was ever planning to implement them. the one i say, no one,

i mean the freight you great. and also the was that they were using it to buy time so that they could prepare for a full scale escalation of the conflict. now aside from this issue, are they also discussed of course, bilateral trade, which we've seen that this time, the trade turnover has increased significantly to now $6000000000.00. let's hear some more about this in here. mostly you, our trade relations have reached historical levels. we've worked hard to reach the possibility to trade the national currencies and are doing everything to increase those values. russia is a key supplier of grain to the world market and we look forward to further deliveries. we are satisfied with our trade levels and aimed at increasing the pace of deliberate and expanding of the range of trade. we are looking for new ways to expand our relations. russia is also currently building and financing egypt. first, nuclear power plants is also upgrading their railways nurse. so many more projects

that they touched upon. they also discussed so not only international conflicts like ukraine, but also regional conflicts and the need to ensure the stability in the region. they mentioned iran, then mention, or israel and palestine and the need for all sides to get back to the negotiating table as soon as possible and find the solution. libya was another country they spoke about, the political instability there, and the rival faction and the fact that the need to ensure that no selection sarah take place and that there is no interference from outside sources. ok, another update on the story we've been following for quite some time. south africa's considering whether to declare a national state of disaster admitted debilitating energy crisis. the move would unlock extra funds, unmeasured, designed to and crippling power cuts in the country. it is necessary to have a national state of disaster. this would enable us to have the instruments that

would be necessary to fully address the challenge that our nation faces. it's been a really frail over the last 6 months in particular, towards the end of last year. we had over $200.00 vase of power had switch with up to think when we already have and without any rest paid this year has been the same . we have not known a single day without power cuts in the country. and at a minimum you, you shed some 5 hours without electricity, and at a maximum, we think that we are in there, by the way. we feel like it could, it could really go past anytime soon. people are people here talking about an entire grid collapse. that would mean that the country would mean a couple of weeks, at least, to restart the energy supply stream and that has not gone unnoticed. of course, south africa is not alone. here is also in partnership with the united states,

the united kingdom, that you, germany and france over something called the just energy transition partnership. now that is how south africa is trying to map its way out of its reliance on fossil fuels and making its way into green and spaces these 2 things in this country. a scene of conflicting that we are essentially giving up our own coal, which we have in copious amounts. and we are going to rely on the sun and on water and on wind, which is not necessarily in that much of a band is in this country. but dead did not stop gen ed yell and the us treasury secretary who along with many of the american counterparts have been making a bee line for the african continent. as you know, south africa is the 1st concrete with a just gene transition partnership,

or key to which the united states was proud to come in to support our technical and us representing only the interest that we have seen sol further fully from the way. and they have been pushing this green agenda not only on south africa, but on the continent as a whole. you'll feel like a guinea p when you're watching the new of european leaders who come to the continent looking for the same fossil fuel, claiming that they are doing an inventory of energy security. because i guess that from everything, but we are the pressure to, to not only conform but to lead in this green energy revolution. and one can only wonder how far we can go when we can even have been supply of electricity using our very own cold combust words. next, the united states is ready to use nuclear weapons if necessary. that is the message

from defense. secretary lloyd austin, who pledge that america will defend site korea by whatever means it takes our commitment to the defense of the r, okay, remains iron plat, united states stands firm in it and it's extended deterrence commitment. and that includes the full range of us defense capabilities. ready including our conventional nuclear and missile defense capabilities. well, the u. s. defense chief arrived in sol for security talks us washington 6 to reassure their key asian ally amid a legit growing threat from north korea. that's while officials from both the u. s . i'm side korea have when the young young may be preparing to test its nuclear arsenal for the 1st time since 27. for when the united states onside korea conducted joint military drill was late last month, north korea launched 2 elliptic missiles into the sea off its east coast,

and miss young young reportedly sold the drills as a provocation, preparation for a possible attack. however, washington and sole describe their drills as purely defensive in nature. earlier we spoke to geopolitical analysts and or 3rd don mclean, gil his phase. there's huge inconsistencies in the policy. the u. s. is pursuing in asia. lighter miscalculation and the slightest misperception can lead to catastrophic results, particularly for the stability and security of the korean peninsula. and this is what south korea is trying to do is try to look for a middle ground in order to really alleviate the escalating situation. but at the same time, trying to spearhead areas where it would be more secure, so it does not want to escalate the situation further. but however, because of the reality on the ground, there's really not much of an option for south korea to do or for north korea and the other side. you have to understand that there is

a significant inconsistency when it comes to us foreign policy, particularly in asia. so what we can expect is that is the grant in the grander scheme of things, you know, in asia, particularly us hopes to improve its image and strengthen the geopolitical position and effectively balance against china's rise. but given the current reality isn't of asian, political and economic affairs, you know, achieving these goals will not be a walk into park. hence, you know, we are to expect more strategic competitions. geopolitical shifts, the patients in the distribution of power. record high gas production is forecast in the us with it. big profits, the countries energy information administration saves liquefied natural gas exports are set to increase 16 percent. you're on europe. looking at how european consumers have hard to reach deep into their pockets to help bring that about your chart

contributor, which will marson online as the green europe is stealing a black gold rush in the u. s. the nation's power authority. the energy information administration just announced the gas production is had a record high and it's set to spike even higher this year. and the great gas station, i mean, the great state of texas also achieved a record personal best for natural gas output. exxon mobil hit the jackpot with record profits last year of $55000000000.00. so guess what? that means. green dreamers. it's big oil spending spree time. here comes another new exxon power plant for you to protest. scheduled for 2027 or 2028. sure. it's a higher than plant, but how's that hydrogen going to be produced? hydrogen is mostly produced from fossil fuels, inconvenient, dirty little secret there are. but hey, that's okay, because exxon says it's going to bury that carbon footprint in the ground. and, well, who cares about the ground? right. it's not like it's air so big victory for the big oil bros in america. but

not so great for europe, which is just basically hitched its wagon for the foreseeable future to us gas, with no real end in sight, over this sov. with this over dependence, of course it's now expected that europe will hurry up and turn its green fantasies into reality so it can reduce that dependence on us energy. but we see now how wonderfully that's worked out so far. if those green dreams weren't such a big bust than europe wouldn't be, so strap for power right now. after cutting off it's cheap russian gas, lifeline by dating, tangled up in its own sanctions, the same energy lifeline that subsequently mysteriously blue up. and as you can hear, us officials are really broken up above that. i want to be clear with you today. if russia invade ukraine, one way or another nord stream to will not move forward fearful if russian rage emmy's to truth crossing the on the border of

ukraine's again, then there will be a we, there will be no longer on our stream to we will bring in and i am and i think the administration is very gratified to know that lord stream too, is now as you like to say, a hunk of metal at the bottom of the see these pipelines that is more streamlined words from to what we're not pumping gas into your at this time or through to never became operational, knew that offers tremendous strategic opportunity for, for the years to come. yeah, no more nordstrom too, so sorry to hear about your divorce. hey, want a date last year, european imports of us liquefied natural gas for a 148 percent higher than in 2021. and they're paying multiple times more for it than they did for russian gas imports. or even compared with what the u. s. domestic market pays, but what's a little price? gouging between pals right?

keeps things kind of spicy. european officials are high fiving each other right now because the lights are still on such high standards. they basically can thank the mild winter weather for that. actually, it's not like they found some kind of competence somewhere along the way, but europe really isn't out of the woods yet. recent drops and wholesale gas prices have raised hopes that the worst of the energy crisis in europe is now behind us. that these hopes are misplaced, the large energy price shock still lies ahead for european court brits. we expect corporate gas utility bills to increase by over 100 percent in 2023 compared to 2021. in italy and spain, for instance, against around 60 to 70 percent in germany, france and the united kingdom electricity bills are expected to rise borrow 35 percent of germany, but 80 percent in italy and spain. european countries like here in france are showing out cash just to keep businesses afloat with the cost of that u. s. energy coming down hard at the end of smart on those businesses. so they need

help. german chancellor, olaf schultz said that that country would avoid a recession this year. but western experts are now saying that germany is actually in one with the economy contracting 0.2 percent in the last 3 months to december. so things aren't exactly going as previously advertised for germany or for europe that don't worry, europe has everything under total control, and that's why they're trying to dictate shower time for you and promoting turtlenecks as a viable energy strategy. and it's big usa oil. that's laughing all the way in the bank. the chinese foreign minister has coal for ties between his nation, a middle east countries to be further strengthened. he sees the creation of a free trade zone with the 6 states of the gulf cooperation council should be done quote, as soon as possible in a coal with his saudi counterpart, chin gang announced the plans while underlining the necessity of further developed

eyes in the infrastructure investment and high tech spears, while the study finance minister earlier stated reality is open to trade and other currencies besides the u. s. dollar. there are no issues with discussing how we settle our trade arrangements, whether it is in the u. s. dollar. whether it is the euro, whether it is the saudi re all global affairs, academic anom rhonda chin, neu believes the petro dollar puts countries in the dead simply of washington. it can change the balance of the global geo political economy. this is the material basis of the multi point, was moving oil in trade to trade to the you and zone. as the economist said, of a few weeks or a few months ago, could dig almost $600000000000.00 out of the dollars zone and bring china to the center of the world economy. so this is a huge step,

and many countries want to shift to buying oil and major commodities with their own local currency, including india. that will save us $4000000000.00 of foreign exchange among a lot of countries would like to do this because so far because of this federal dollar, every country has had to buy oil in dollars and make it for the strategic reserve. this. what's country in countries into debt and the u. s. use of it to finance? it's whatever wars can of the story we are following this choose the really in president, but our him right is the, is expected to give reaction today to statements emerging from talks held between the u. s. and israel, i made a recent drone attack on a really an infrastructure washington, and israel accused iran of what they call exporting aggression. it's

a time where many in the international community, i would say, most of the international community have seen the true face of iran. we've seen the barbarism of this regime against its own people. they've seen how it exports regression beyond its border just as around as long supported terrorists that attack israelis and others. others, him is not providing drones that russia is using to kill innocent ukrainian civilians or just some background to what we mentioned there. the iranian military can, from one of its ammunition storage facilities was targeted in a drone attack on sunday morning. busy several western media outlets, some accused israel, of carrying that attack out. meanwhile, iran has some of the singer ukrainian diplomat to explain comments made by a high ranking official and key f. the advisor to ukraine's president said it was no surprise that iran was attacked because he alleges it's been providing military drones to russia for use in the ukraine conflict. moscow insist by the way, it's drones are manufactured domestically. but iranian american international

affairs, specially aside mohammed mirandi, says that if the drone attack on a run was carried out by an ally of the west, silence wilful, i think it's become the new norm where western countries and their proxies like this, or any regime, they carry out attacks and then they blame the victim. i mean, of course, iranian intelligence would have to tell us, ultimately, what exactly happened. the drawn track was a complete failure. there was no real damage cause and i, it was, it was a fly. the attack itself with the important thing is that there's really regime carried out an act the war and which it does regularly in syria, which it does in gaza. yet, as you rightly point out, there is complete silence in the west, and that is the, the world order that the americans and europeans want to preserve those laws. and

international laws that they keep speaking about are where you abide by their rules, yet they don't have to abide by any rules. well, related to that and is really human rights group has urged the u. s. state department to rethink its plans about building a new embassy in jerusalem. they claim the land had previously been confiscated from local palestinians, some of whom are u. s. citizen. if the us proceeds with this plan, it will be a full throated endorsement of israel to legal confiscation of private palestinian property in violation of international law. additionally, the state department will be actively participating and violating the private property rights of its own citizens. just to point out the usa, no plans are yet finalized. when we heard from a palestinian anthropologist whose ancestry lands were seized,

he's expressed anger about the potential new hello good and good, very disappointed supposedly do is transfer human rights or equal rights for justice. and in our case, it don't apply it. we as soon as the scene was of justice for them, they have other priorities. our rights are overlooked, that our land, that our properties are not considered important for them. we have complained repeatedly, they don't just phone simply. they ignore all our complaints as it might take over our properties. this is what's upset and that expecting that there will be enough pressure that the lives of the palestinians living in palestine and this should have brought up access to their property should get them something should be done on an national level. so as sure that we will give you access to some

force about well, that all accountants made an ongoing visit to the region by the us secretary of state anthony blinking. he's met with top is really on palestinian officials concerning recent tensions where dozens were killed during violent clashes in the west. the controversy around the new embassy initially started back in 2018 when the then us president donald trump, formerly recognised jerusalem of the is really capital. well, we got reaction from the director of the really human rights group, which has call for a rethink of the embassy. she believes they can't go ahead due to the broad international consensus on the status of jerusalem. i guess it's so politically, mat in another position. it clearly violates the international consensus and international law. in this regard, both the level of the set, the switch, it was an m and a special status in jerusalem and on

a matter of the rights of the palestinian refugees. it followed, of course, the tramps, administration, and decision and disregard calling. well, i'm 2017 and unfortunately the why didn't administration is following and complying with that decision that raised a lot of concerns internationally and on the palestinian level of force in. but it seems that the by didn't administration is a, again, following the same decision, it and even establishing a wide diplomatic compound and johnson. and next up on the u. s. secretary of states tour was the westbank city of ramallah, where he met with palestinian president mac mood. abbas locals though, took to the streets in protest to the american delegations, visit people gathered with palestinian flags and banners demanding freedom for

their people. with some accusing the us of being imperialistic. others held are pictures of palestinian children, journalists, and soldiers that have been killed in the violence or t had a chance to speak with some of the protesters would hear to protest against the american positions which are totally by us, to israel, and to send a message to mister lincoln, that he cannot pass away from the massacres that are committed against palestinians . and the united states has done really nothing to stop the the, the freshest government in israel, from committing crimes against relished indians every day. every day to we have 160 thanks by a legal settlers against palestinian civilians. and this is unacceptable. unfortunately, the united states is incapable of playing any constructive role as long as it is totally by us. closer. united states has consistently cited with his will. no

matter what and that in itself, that betrays the principles that the americans claim regarding self determination, equality, freedom for all, all this. they say it as a fury, but when it comes to practicing it, especially with the listing in people, it doesn't exist no matter what happened to you regarding the israeli. a process is that's happening. janine and other places that silent that all are silent. anytime the palestinian resists, be considered terroristic. or with more on the u. s. secretary of state's visit to ramallah ortiz, marina finacialow file. this report from the west banks, it the un secretary of state comes to ramallah in the west bank after a wave of violence that took the lives of both palestinians and israelis intensified idea of military raids,

especially in the camp of jeanine in the north. although few pied west bank that made january the deadliest month for palestinians in several years was at least $35.00 people killed. and after a terror major attack in an israeli settlement in east in jerusalem. the worst in the city since 2008 with 7 civilians, dad, the palestinian authority blamed israel for these dramatic escalation, claiming this is the result of its decades long occupation policy and consequences of the countries new ride tween governments harsh, roach in the palace feeding the fairies at his meeting with blink and president a bus said it is time for the international community to interfere adding the palestinian authorities ready to get back to peace negotiations with israel. but with conditions we are now ready to walk with the u. s. administration and the international community to restore political dialogue in order to add these railway occupation of the land to the state of palestine on the 967 borders with east

jerusalem as its capital. that his meeting with abbas here in that are my love blinking said it is important to ensure that he's rallies and palestinians have equal rights. but he did not make any comment on these rarely policy. that is far from serving this goal. just days ago, the country's new national security minister gave a green light to house is demolition and eastern jerusalem that israel considers were built illegally. the move that put thousands of families under threat of being left without a roof. israel also reinforced its military troops in the west bank and made several statements and promises to strengthen and expand settlements there that most of the world sees as illegal. there are also huge tensions around alex m most . the said ho place for all moves and according to long time agreement, jews are allowed to enter the holy place with con prey there. and we have been hearing in a recent tweak several promises from these rally side that the status will not be

changed, but the national security minister's visit to the mall can later group or female israeli police officers a inside the holy place angered palestinians of course, linkin came here to the region to ensure that washington is committed to the idea of 2 state solution to these rarely palestinian config. but the ra actually knew particular tabs towards helping these go come through. and this is what the palestinians here on the ground hours faster than happy with 100 can the seems to be a little bit. lawson is determination of the situation here on the grounds. as days ago, the folk person of the state department refused to recognize the west bank as occupied by israel. what kind of ignition give that they reside in those territories died and totally independent as if it were

a different planet occupied. you do subscribe to the fact that they are and then military occupation say technical question, i'm occupation. so let me say a couple of things to the point and i believe i think i they not occupies. what is the status that you give? this moment what kind of status they said, the recent period. i've seen a strong recent doing, i am saying about legally. how do you often use what invest? yes, i understand the question you're asking, and as we've said previously, it is vital for both sides to take action to prevent even greater loss and we condemn any violence escalation or propagation. profit juris. lemme ramallah the u . s. secretary of state blinking is expected to visit guys on wednesday, and theories are that not only it will be able to help the tensions on the grounds,

but it will make it worth maria. phenomenal, wrapping up this news our but stay with this because next we have another visit right ahead to the world's apart studio. see who is engaging in conversation. stay a moment and i'll catch you again at the top of the ah me me. i don't welcome to wells far as the father of.